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By Josh White
The Michigan DAILY
In what could be a precedent-setting case for Internet communications
law, FBI agents arrested LSA sophomore Jake Baker yesterday on charges
stemming from e-mail messages and Internet postings he had written in
the last two months.
Abraham Jacob Alkhabaz, also known as Jake Baker, was arraigned in U.S.
District Court following his 1 p.m. arrest at his attorney's office in
Ann Arbor. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas A. Carlson denied bail for
Baker, who was admitted to the Wayne County jail at 6 p.m. as a federal
prisoner. Baker goes by his mother's name, instead of Alkhabaz.
U.S. Attorney Saul A. Green said in a statement that Baker has been
charged with criminal "transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of
a communication containing any threat to kidnap any person or any threat
to injure the person of another."
A further hearing is scheduled for tomorrow in the U.S. District Court
on Lafayette Street in Detroit, where prosecutors will ask for bail to
be set at $100,000, said Sam Hutchins, who works in the Detroit
U.S. Attorney's Office.
Baker was denied bail because Carlson deemed him a threat to society.
University officials met yesterday in a hearing to discuss Baker's
suspension from school. The hearing lasted until 5:30 p.m., when
officials postponed proceedings until next week. Baker, due to his
arrest, was unable to attend.
University President James J. Duderstadt suspended Baker after learning
of the Internet messages.
The federal charge against Baker carries a maximum sentence of five
years in prison, Hutchins said. He also said that this case is the
first of its kind.
"As far as this office can determine, there is no precedent for a case
that involves Internet," Hutchins said. "This case will probably break
new legal ground."
David Cahill, Baker's attorney, will not represent Baker in the criminal
case because he does not do criminal work. "We're in the process of
retaining a criminal law specialist who does federal work," he said.
Cahill continues to support Baker in the case.
"I think its been blown completely out of proportion," Cahill said.
"Nothing's happened. It's admitted that nothing's happened."
Cahill said he will continue to counsel Baker for the University's
suspension hearing, and will act as an advisor for the criminal case.
FBI Special Agent Greg Stejskal filed the official complaint against
Baker. He said in an affidavit that federal agents were alerted to the
case after Department of Public Safety officers discovered questionable
messages in Baker's e-mail account. Officers were originally led to
Baker after a University alum in Moscow found a sexual fantasy Baker had
posted on the Internet.
Baker signed a letter of consent that authorized DPS to search his
belongings, including his computer files. He also initially waived his
Miranda rights.
DPS came across a posted Internet message in which Baker described the
"desire to commit acts of abduction, bondage, torture, mutilation,
sodomy, rape and murder of young women" according to Stejskal's
statement. The Internet message specifically named a female University
student, who was in Baker's Japanese class during fall semester.
Stejskal said the female is aware of Baker's message about her and that
she is "frightened and intimidated by it."
The female student's father told The Michigan Daily last night that he
did not want to comment on the case.
"This is her situation," her father said in a telephone interview from
his home. "She's a big girl. She takes care of herself. That's all I
care to say about it."
Cahill said a psychologist in Ohio who examined Baker on Tuesday
determined that he was not a threat to himself or others.
"We had a local psychiatrist who said the same thing. Fantasies are not
threats," Cahill said.
Charges against Baker come in large part from the uncovering of e-mail
messages he sent to an Ontario man identified as Arthur Gronda, the
court affidavit said.
Following the initial DPS investigation, Baker signed consent forms that
allowed DPS "to search and/or access his room, personal papers and
computer files,"the affidavit says. In searching his e-mail account, DPS
found messages in which "Baker and Gronda discuss actually getting
together to commit the acts Baker had previously depicted and
In one of the letters sent to Gronda, Baker described taking action on
fantasies he had created.
"I don't want any blood in my room, though I have come upon an excellent
method to abduct a bitch," Baker wrote. "As I said before, my room is
right across from the girl's bathroom. Wiat (sic) until late at night,
grab her when she goes to unlock the door. Knock her unconscious, and
put her into one of those portable lockers (forgot the word for it), or
even a duffle bag. Then hurry her out to the car and take her
away...what do you think?"
In a preface to a previous transmission, with an unnamed victim, Baker
wrote, "Torture is foreplay, rape is romance, and snuff is climax."
The FBI and Canadian authorities are currently investigating the case.
Note: Daily Staff Reporter Ronnie Glassberg and Editor in Chief Michael
Rosenberg contributed to this report.
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I'm looking for a gaming headset for Xbox 360, like a Turtle Beach or Tritton but cannot find a website that will deliver to Hong Kong.
Does anybody know a store or website in Hong Kong that I could purchase one from?
Thank You
Go to Wan Chai Computer Centre and look around. Wan Chai MTR Exit A4.
The store Foresoon on the first floor has a good selection for example.
Thanks axptguy. I'll give it a shot this weekend.
I would add that online shopping is not very big in HK. You're better off hunting it down.
Had a look in SSP last night, no look, everyone just thought I wanted the original Headset. I'll try Wan Chai on the weekend. Anymore ideas? Website would be perfect.
Yes it would be. But a typical HK computer shop website is incomplete, unorganized and in Chinese. ;)
Golden Arcade where you were is geek central. WCCC is smaller. Then again it is all about finding the right stores and the right people. You'll have to hunt a bit I'm afraid.
The more console oriented center is 188 Centre on 188 Wan Chai Road. Perhaps there? Also in the same area you have 298 ComputerZone on 298 Hennessy Road.
Thanks, I'll give them a go. Just hunting round on the net now with no luck :(
Its driving me crazy that they offer so much online retailers for US/UK but zero for Hong Kong/international.
Anyway I'll just hope Wan Chai has them.
Heh. Yeah I find it very ironic that in the US I can buy most anything, down to very specialized and obscure components, with a google search and a credit card, while in HK I have to hunt and often not find. The irony being that a lot of the stuff is made quite close to here...
Exactly! Its quite annoying. We should start a good online tech store. It must be in demand.
The problem with that plan, I fear, lies in the way the locals seem to shop. They like to hang out and talk in the store with an expert.
In the US, before online there were already superstores. So the shopping experience was already less personal than in HK. Online was just one further step.
The thing is, once you find the good electronics shops, the service is great. The staff in many of the places in the WCCC is remarkably knowledgeable about their products. They run circles around your average Best Buy clerk.
Some shining examples from the WCCC:
- Hung, the shop manager at Foresoon, a generalist computer/networking shop.
- Kiffen at A Class Computer, a computer component shop.
- The guys at Hightech Computer, a small storage specialty shop.
Between those three, I'll find 99% of what I am looking for. The only stuff they don't have is really specialized cooling stuff. For that, you have to go to the specialty shop on the top floor of 298 Center. They have all your Silverstone, Zalman and Thermalright.
Good point, I suppose it is more go out and shop for it style here, I think its the same for holidays also, almost everybody in my office still books their trips threw a travel agent where as every trip I've booked for years now has been with a left click.
Anyway thanks for the advice on the tech heads, that could come in helpful.
I hear you about the trips. And on that note you should try www.zuji.com, a local website that aggregates search results from different airlines/hotels/etc. The local equivalent of www.kayak.com.
yeah I have used that site. Your a one-stop-shop for info sir.
I've been looking for the same headsets, I've pretty much been to everywhere I can think of and nobody seems to do anything other than PC headsets or the original rubbish headsets.
I've pretty much come to the conclusion that my best bet is to either get my brother to get it for me from the UK and ship over, or to try my luck on ebay... the only issue with ebay is that last time I tried it the Hong Kong version was only in Chinese....
A fairly decent - by HK standards - online site that's in English is
They've just started a new gaming section as well.
I've used them a few times to get stuff not easily sourced through the computer centres and have been happy with their service.
For most items, you'll pay a bit more than the comp centres, but there are some pretty good deals on there from time to time.
Forgive my ignorance, what is different/special about a gaming headset?
My guess is that it plugs directly into the controller, or wirelessly to the console.
I ended up going with ebay, it is being shipped from USA so 10 days for delivery. I went to Wan Chai but with no luck in any of the centres.
@ tigerbay... the headsets above (the ones that are 360 compatible) not only give you game sound, but they also need to give you the ability to chat to other gamers. Microsoft only does headsets for the 360 that allow you to chat to other gamers, which means you would still need an alternative source for game sound (such as your tv or surround sound system).
What's great about the Turtle Beach ones is that they have impressive surround sound (the new ones have up to 7 speakers in each headphone. It also allows you to game at night or during times when other are watching something else for example.
@Ken A I managed to get a Turtlebeach X41 with delivery to HK for 145 US. Not cheap but ok if you want to buy yourself I Christmas gift.
Thanks... just currently checking to see how expensive they are in UK... can get my brother to ship it out to me then
Thanks Ken
I understand now.
@Yep - you can get the 120 HDD from SSP Golden Centre or HMV usually have them also but you will pay more there.
Headset arrived today from the US, its a whole new gaming experience! Call of duty is crazy! You can here footsteps sneaking up on you, it's great online and th mic is perfect, I recommend. Thanks for the tech shopping advice peeps
I have used quite a few different headsets but, the best resource I found to get an impartial view on them can be found at http://www.gamingheadsetreport.com
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Prayer Power (Part 1) – The Purpose of Prayer
December 27th, 2007
by admin · Filed Under: Prayer
The true purpose of prayer is to know God, to awaken to and to experience the presence of God. That is the true purpose of prayer. But we don't start there; we don't start in that lofty place.
We usually come to God in prayer out of human need – that's where we start. We have a need, and we expect God to solve our problem because we haven't been able to solve it ourselves.
Most of us don't really come from the consciousness of wanting to experience God's presence so much as the pressing matters that are right before us. We want healing now. We want employment now. We want some person in our life so that we're not lonely any more. That's where we're coming from.
Jim Rosemergy, in his book A Closer Walk with God, differentiates between the prayer of the human being and the prayer of the spiritual being – or what he calls the prayer of the divine being. He says that we pray in two different ways.
When we pray from the prayer of a human being we are praying from our wants and our needs, from our outside experiences. When we pray from the prayer of the divine being or the spiritual being we pray in the realization of oneness with God. There's a difference.
But we come first of all our of our needs. We feel that we need to overcome things; we need to vanquish our enemies, we need to overcome those things that trouble us.
So we ask God, we plead with God, we beg God, and we say affirmations to God. Even when we come to know something of truth principles, we often use our affirmations in a begging way to a God out there somewhere. We want the things we want when we want them – "Get busy, God, do it now" Generally speaking, most of us don't come to God with open minds to have our true needs filled; we come with preconceived opinions, seeking divine approval for what we want. This is what I want, God, here's my list; I want this healing, I want this employment, I want this person to fill the gap in my loneliness, I want my bills paid; these are the things I want.
What we think we know about frustrates our direct knowing of God's presence; we come with minds that are filled with our weaknesses, instead of our strengths, filled with the facts, instead of the unlimited possibilities of infinite mind expressing through us.
All of us do this; it's a human condition. We come to God out of our needs and our wants instead of out of a desire for a deeper relationship with the truth of our being.
There is one thing that changes the way we focus on prayer.
That one thing is the foundation of most religions. The ancient Hebrews expressed it in this way: "The Lord our God is one!" This is the Jewish Shema: "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one!"
In Unity we say the same thing, but in a different way: "There is only One Presence and One Power in all the universe, God the Good, Omnipotent."
When we really recognize the truth of there being only one presence and one power, then we begin to pray from a different perspective.
Until that time, and maybe even beyond that time, we still often pray from a declaration of two powers. We say, yes there's the power of God but then there's the power of this thing that's about to defeat me.
As nations we pray for the power of God to vanquish our enemies. Or we pray for the power of God to set us free from this condition. And we talk about the power of this illness, the power of negative thinking, or the power of the weather conditions.
S o we have a sense of separation, of two powers. And we call upon the power of God to save us from this other power that we think is out here, whether it's the power of illness, the power of another person, the power of weather conditions, the power of the recession.
Whatever it is, we tend to ascribe a power to it and so we pray from a sense of two powers instead of praying from the realization that there is only one presence and one power, God, the good, omnipotent.
There is nothing in opposition to the one power, the one presence. It's not God versus Satan, good versus evil. There is only one presence and one power, God, the good, omnipotent. And we are one with that one presence and one power.
It is sad that one of our greatest resistances to the good within has been that very thing, our resistance to what we call evil.
One of the things that all the great teachers have said, Jesus summed up in three words: "Resist not evil." And yet in our prayers, so often we have resisted "evil."
I remember that, years ago, my wife Kathryn and I went to a seminar at Virginia beach. There was a man there with the name of Tara Singh. He has become quite well know since that time because he began to work with the Course in Miracles and teaches it in a totally different way than the originators of it.
Tara Singh had great insight, and he wrote on the blackboard those three words, "Resist not evil."
He said, "You know, you think you are such great beings, you're so holy, you pray in such a wonderful way, you think you've really arrived at your spiritual consciousness, and you haven't even learned to do this yet!" And he pointed to the three words on the blackboard.
He spent two hours talking to us about that, about the ways we resist evil. And we do, don't we? In our prayers, we resist evil when we start taking about certain conditions as being bad. We label things, situations, people, and conditions as being bad, and then we try to change them; we try to change the outer things. We try to change the conditions, we try to change the people, and we try to change the situations.
And what do we need to change first? Ourselves!
When we begin to look at our true nature as spiritual beings instead of just human beings we realize it's not God's assistance to us as human beings that we need, but it's the spiritual life that we need. We need to know our spirituality, our oneness with God. Our desires change and become the desire to know the truth of our being, to know God, and to experience God.
As we look to God's presence and that presence alone, we begin to change the focus of our prayer. We realize that the purpose of prayer is to know God, and out of that knowing all good comes forth.
We hear this realization expressed in all of the spiritual teachings.
In the teachings of Jesus, we read, "I and the Father are one."
The great poet Kabir, in the tradition of Islam, says, "Behold but one in all things. It is the second that leads you astray." And how often do we get caught up in "the second" that leads us astray.
St. Catherine of Genoa, in a tremendous expression of oneness, said, "My me is God. Nor do I recognize any other me, except my God himself."
Meister Eckhart, German mystic, "The knower and the known are one. Simple people imagine that they should see God as if he stood there and they here. This is not so. God and I, we are one in knowledge."
God, the knower, is right where you are, and you are one with that knowing. God knows your need, whatever that need; and at that level where you know your oneness with God, you know your need and you know the answer to that needs. The knower and the known are one, always. There is no separation, because there is no separation from God.
So we begin to see in a new way. Wherever I am, God is. And we begin to see from that viewpoint. Instead of thinking of God out there or up there, we know what Jesus called "the Father," is not something separate from us, something external to us, but is a dimension of our own being. It is the essential dimension of our own being. The Father and I are one. Wherever I am, God is. Whatever your need is, your answer is there also.
As you abide in that consciousness of your oneness with God, then the answer comes. It comes flowing forth like light. That's why Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." It's like a transparency that the light flows from.
Eric Butterworth tells the story of a man who became blind. It was very difficult and hard for him; the man was an author. He tells the story of how his blindness was so difficult to deal with; how to avoid bumping into things, trees and people and everything. He couldn't reconcile that he couldn't see any light out there.
But suddenly he began to realize that there was still light within. He began to educate others and realized that children were not taught about the light within, but were only taught about the light out here and that we see things as reflected in light. But he said, "When I began to focus on the light within, then I was able to find my way around easily."
That's true of us also, who have our physical sight. If we focus on the light within, we can find our way around our life easily.
The man said whenever he got depressed, or angry, the light within would diminish and sometimes disappeared altogether. He began to focus on that realization that he needed to establish himself in the light, and then he was able to function like the whole person that he was.
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world."
There is a Hebrew word meaning light, "ayin," which literally means "a fountain." You see, the light bubbles up from within. We don't see with the light; we see from the light. We see because of the light. We're not seeing the light when we're seeing; we're seeing from the light.
If you can capture that idea, you'll also capture the idea that you're seeing from the light of God's presence within you. Then your world will be different. Your world will change entirely and it will be the most important discovery that you ever made in your life. You and the Father are one, and the light flows from within you.
So I would urge you, each day, at the beginning of the day, to take some time to become established in the light, to become established in the light of God's presence. Just simply feel that, and bask in the light.
If you want to use a visualization process you might first want to see a symbol of the light out there, like a large sun or something, then see it gradually come toward you and feel it surrounding you and infilling you.
The see and feel yourself falling into the light and going beyond it, so the light is somehow behind you and within you. And you are seeing instead from the light.
Then begin to think about the things that you are going to do during the day, have a list if you like. Look at the facts; look at the things you have to do. But then get still and feel that you're looking at these facts, instead of from the facts; you're looking at them from the light. And you're shedding that light upon all of those facts of your day.
Then as you go through the day you're bringing a blessing to everything that you do, to every person that you meet, to every situation, every circumstance, and every job that you have to do. Whatever it is, whether it's making a report, or baking a cake, or building a house, or whatever it is, you're bringing the light to it, you're bringing the presence of God to it.
Because wherever you are, God is.
And you know that the true purpose of prayer is to know God and to experience that presence in everything that you do.
God is blessing you right now!
Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham
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IDE to SATA converterUpdated on September 28th, 2010 ( 1,319 views ) No comments
Older motherboard tends to only support IDE hard disk. If your motherboard is one of the old school type, then you may suffer if you want to use SATA hard disk. You can still use IDE hard disk but you can get better space for the same price if you buy SATA hard disk. Not only the price and space, SATA hard disk differ a lot than IDE hard disk in term of speed.
Instead of buying new motherboard that supports SATA hard disk, the better solution is to buy IDE to SATA converter that you can get from pc shop for not so expensive price. You can get it for RM15 – RM20. If your nearest PC shop doesn't sell IDE to SATA converter, just buy it online. RM5 for shipping is not a big issue compare to the price that you need to pay for buying new motherboard.
Before you buy new hard disk for your PC, please at least know one thing; that is ATA and SATA is different though they sound quite similar. ATA 100 and ATA 133 have IDE port. It will be bad if you buy wrong hard disk thinking that your motherboard supports SATA.
opera mini v5 releasedUpdated on September 22nd, 2010 ( 1,880 views ) No comments
After end of the 3rd quarter of the year with stunning profit, opera comes with the latest mobile software which is opera mini 5.1 on september 9th, 2010. This version has already been released for Java, Android and BlackBerry phones and now available for others especially for my se w705 phone. Actually this version is updated from opera mini 4.2 which is widely used all over the world for mobile phone. With several updated features , opera mini 5.1 really make different and will lead the mobile browser for at least 2 years.
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For example of command prompt usage is to check MAC address and ping IP address to check whether the server is online or not.
Retrieve the hidden files using command prompt..Updated on September 19th, 2010 ( 5,561 views ) No comments
The first month of a university time was really hard for me. It's not that difficult but redoes the assignments twice for all six subjects do make anyone frustrated and exhausted. It's not totally my fault that I've to make it again, but it's all due to a virus attacked all over the university computer and a adjacent zone. It will make your files seem to be hidden. Not just hidden, but totally hidden. No one can see those hidden files and was replaced by shortcuts. You can't get access to the hidden file even you double-click all of the shortcuts. In fact, you're not even know that your file still in there.
Since we don't have much time to retrieve those files or find any other ways to get that files back, we just redo all the assignments and it was really frustrating. Before that, we just try to scan the pen drive but no threat was detected. We use the latest Kaspersky database but still nothing. And the time to focus doing assignments begin…………
But after sometimes, someone came out with the theory that the files were hidden by the virus-maybe he found it from the internet or something- and so, everyone start to find a way to unhide the files. I found something that really interesting to solve our problem by using attribute command from command prompt-actually from a friend of mine (credit to rezduan)-… Here's the way to do it…
1. Open command prompt. (Don't know how to do it? refer to this article…)
2. Redirecting your command to the infected partition.
eg: C:\Documents and Settings\user>F:
The above example done if your pen drive is F: it may be G:, I:, W:, or anything…
3. The command will show the partition to be commanded.
eg: F:\>
4. Simply type this, [attrib -h -s /s /d]
eg:F:\>attrib -h -s /s /d
5. Wait until the hidden files being retrieved.
If you're familiar with the command prompt.. You can just type this from the beginning….
1. ATTRIB -H -S [[drive:] [path] filename] [/S [/D]]
I will explain the meaning of -h, -s, /s, /d later, ok? Hope it'll help you and see you later…
change WordPress blog appearance…Updated on September 15th, 2010 ( 2,140 views ) 2 comments
hye.. It's me again. Last time i wrote about WordPress is the easy step to have a wordpress blog's account.(read-article) So now i assume that you already have your own blog. Today i would like to share with you te easiest way to customize your blog so that it'll be neat and well-structured.
Here's the idea, how to add theme, change background and header. For someone who is familiar with social networking, changing theme, background and header won't be a difficult task. For this to make sense, I divide it to three part which every part explain each of the style briefly.
ADDING THEME TO THE WORDPRESS blog.
- Sign in/log in to your own WordPress account so that and directly go to the dashboard of the blog.
- At the left side of the dashboard part you'll find various selection. Under 'Appearance' you will find theme selection. Click on theme.
- Choose from the available theme offered.
- Preview any theme that touch your heart and feeling.
- Don't forget to click 'save changes' when you're done. Read the rest of this entry »
Windows 7 Home Premium vs Professional vs UltimateUpdated on September 2nd, 2010 ( 6,327 views ) No comments
A moderate computer user might only know the different versions of OS such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. They aren't aware that each version of Windows still can be categorized in a few versions such as Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.
The cheapest version of Windows 7 is Windows 7 Home Edition, follow by Windows 7 Professional, and Windows 7 Ultimate.
For easy understanding, you can take a look at the figure below to see the comparison between Home Edition, Professional and Ultimate version of Windows 7.
Windows 7 Ultimate is of course the best choice if you have extra bucks in pocket; otherwise it's better to have the Professional version. I don't really recommend Windows 7 Home Premium since it lacks a lot of feature.
5 main component of a computer..Updated on August 31st, 2010 ( 4,853 views ) No comments
hye every one.. it's been a while rite.. I'm so sorry because I'm too busy lately with the university registration. After all, I have something to share with you. Here, the very basic and the most simple things in computing. But, it'll help a lot to recognize which is the most important for anyone who is plan to buy computer partly.
After doing some research and reading I found that there are 5 most important component in a computer system which three of them are vital. Let me list down all five component before we go through it one by one.
1. Motherboard (MOBO) / Mainboard
2. Memory
3. Power Supply Unit (PSU)
4. Hard disk (HDD)
5. Peripherals.
Let's take a look of the first component which is motherboard or simply called MOBO. Most of us call it a heart/brain of a computer which help do all the process. Actually I combining processor(cpu) with MOBO and call it one component since processor sit directly on MOBO. You can find it two different things later. A matter of simplification, just take it as one. The cpu will do all the needed process. cpu contain 3 component which are control unit (CU), Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) and register. Beside that, MOBO consist of Basic input/output system (BIOS). BIOS is the initial software before load the operating system (OS). Without BIOS, the computer won't know what to do.(we will discuss bout BIOS later on). MOBO is also important for data send/receive purpose. MOBO consists of a web of busses from/to storage or else for the data send/receive. MOBO also consists of HUB which work as a house to many other peripheral devices like mouse, printer and monitor.
The second and vital component of a computer is memory. There's a lot of memory to be covered, but let's focus on this one, the most important memory called Random Access Memory (RAM). RAM is one form of data storage and normally recognized as a primary storage. RAM temporarily stores files & information that it can pull at random when running program or applications. Together with CPU, RAM determines the computer speeds. All data and information stored in RAM will be deleted when the power off. Read the rest of this entry »
Tweaking wordpress template easilyUpdated on June 12th, 2010 ( 1,383 views ) No comments
Tweaking blog template has become easier task once I learnt about FireBug; an add-on in Mozilla Firefox that can help user to see instant change of their blog once they tweak the css or html coding. Actually, the changes are just temporary. So that the changes become permanent, one still need to find the proper coding at their blog template and change it there.
And now, I just learnt that Opera and Chrome already embedded such developer tool out of the box. Looks like there isn't any reason for me to stay with Firefox anymore.
Gotta keep moving and look forward.
Prince of Persia movie trailerUpdated on May 25th, 2010 ( 3,136 views ) 1 comment
Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time is about a prince who work together with a princess from rival country in order to stop a ruler who has the power to create sandstorm that can destroy the whole world. This movie will be released on 27 May 2010. Another must watch movie after Iron Man 2.
How to turn WordPress into websiteUpdated on May 20th, 2010 ( 3,809 views ) No comments
WordPress is usually used as a blogging medium. Despite that, you can also do some change at your WordPress blog so that it will look more like a website. Believe it or not, some web designers prefer to use WordPress as website platform for their client. The reason is simple, WordPress is easy to work with and almost anyone can learn how to use WordPress without much hassle.
If you think that WordPress site looks like a blog, then there are 2 reasons of that. First is the theme that the site use, and another one is the plugin. If you use normal looking WordPress theme, without a doubt it would look like a blog. And if don't use certain plugin, your WordPress blog would be lacking on features.
You can install these plugins so that your WordPress blog can behave more as a CMS rather than blogging tools. Organize Series can let you organize content according to group. It's good if you have posts that are related to each other. Custom post template can let you use different layout template for the post that you want. This is good if you want certain post to have certain feels or functions than the others. Categories Layout let you specify the layout for each categories.There are lot more plugins that you can try. By using proper themes and plugins, Worpress blog can be turned into a CMS website easily.


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ISPs Say Ofcom Is Underestimating Cost of Digital Economy Act
TalkTalk, BT and EE say fighting piracy costs more than you think
A number of major UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have accused Ofcom of underestimating just how much it will cost them to comply with the Digital Economy Act (DEA). BT, EE and TalkTalk have all raised concerns in submissions to the communications watchdog, expressing their disappointment with Ofcom's proposals.
Ofcom was required to draft an anti-piracy code under the DEA, which currently states that ISPs with a broadband customer based in excess of 400,000 must send notification letters to subscribers suspected of breaking copyright laws.
After three strikes, organisations can apply for a court to reveal the identity of the perpetrator so they could be punished by being cut off from their ISP. Currently, BT, EE, O2, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media meet this minimum subscriber criterion and some of them are not happy. BT and TalkTalk have already failed in their attempts to overturn the DEA.
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Under the current proposals, ISPs are liable for 25 percent of the costs of the notification letters while digital rights groups must pay for the remainder. However, the three ISPs have complained that Ofcom has ignored the impact of fixed costs incurred in processing these notifications, specifically dealing with complaints resulting from them.
TalkTalk said that it was wrong that only ISPs with 400,000 fixed broadband connections were liable and warned that it would distort the market. It reckons that at least 20 ISPs should have to comply with the obligations.
The company also said that it was perverse that the more infringement that occurs on an ISP's network, the more likely it was to recover its costs. Ofcom estimates that BT will recover all of its costs, while Sky will only receive 63 percent and TalkTalk – 66 percent.
Ofcom has said that after investigating a number of solutions, it found the proposed method the fairest way of implementing the measures.
The draft code is set to be put before the House of Lords on 8 October and the House of Commons on 24 October. At this stage, the legislation cannot be amended, only passed or rejected. If approved, the first notification letters could be sent out in 2014.
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United States charges Edward Snowden with espionage 22/06/2013 03:35 CET
British spy agency reported to tap fibre-optic cables 22/06/2013 12:47 CET
China says US surveillance has 'stained' Washington's… 13/06/2013 11:15 CET
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Snowden background checker probed 20/06/2013 22:06 CET
The man on the top of the USA's most wanted list, whistleblower Edward Snowden, has fled to Moscow, with reports that an ongoing flight to Cuba and then Venezuela is booked.
He left Hong Kong after the authorities there ruled that the American extradition demand had been incorrectly filed and did not comply with the law.
The local press reacted with shock as many had expected the former
National Security Agency contractor, who revealed the extent of covert American spying around the world, including illegal hacking of individuals, companies, and governments, would stay and fight extradition. It has been described as the biggest security leak in history.
It appears Snowden had help from the WikiLeaks organisation, which has supplied him with legal advisors for the flight, and helped him use a asylum-seeker's route. Snowden is reportedly also accompanied by unidentified diplomats.
Snowden revealed the existence of the top-secret PRISM programme, which for years has been trawling the internet for personal details, hacking into accounts and computer systems, and engaging in cyber-espionnage.
Snowden has been charged in America with theft and spying
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David Nichols at Broadmeadows: "The perception is they are mindless zombies." Photo: Craig Abraham
The bogan is a myth, according to Melbourne academic Dr David Nichols, who has written a book setting out all his reasons why.
He didn't write the 200 or so pages - interspersed with drawings of suburbia by his wife, artist Mia Schoen - in his office in the faculty of architecture, planning and design at Melbourne University in Parkville. He might have done some of the thinking and reading and research there. But he wrote The Bogan Delusion on the train to and from Broadmeadows, where he lives. ''I have a two-hour commute,'' he says.
The book is easy to read despite using elements of sociology, cultural studies and suburban and urban theory. Nichols admits it comes from a Marxist viewpoint, ''in a manner of speaking''. The way he sees it, the stereotyping of different kinds of people and places in Australia as ''bogan'' is a dangerous reignition of the class war.
''People don't talk about the working class any more,'' he says.
''They aren't able to say they despise the poor. But people feel free to talk about despising bogans. What they've done is create this creature that is a lesser human being to express their interclass hatred. Something that is an innately inferior and diminished version of a human, like a Neanderthal.''
Nichols thinks this widespread way of thinking exposes the elites' and traditional middle classes' fears, prejudices and ignorance. ''I want people to stop believing that a sector of the population is beyond consideration for part of society. It sucks,'' he says. ''It really does.'' He argues the notion of a ''bogan'' has become a bogyman for those who think they are better than others.
Nichols, 46, has lived in Broadmeadows with Schoen for eight years. While he teaches and writes about suburbia she draws, paints and photographs it. Neither romanticise it but both celebrate it quietly and without irony.
Suburban culture is often used in art and literature (and fashion; witness the hipster appropriation of the flannel shirt and moustache) with good doses of irony - that is, embracing suburbia boosts street credibility and makes you cooler.
But for Nichols, he truly believes in suburban ideals. Academically he has been influenced by historian and professor Hugh Stretton, AC, formerly of Melbourne but now in Adelaide, a famous early champion of suburban life. ''Stretton's thing was, 'Why not suburbia? Why not neighbourhoods? Why not suburban communities?' To me there's nothing intrinsic to suburban neighbourhoods that makes them problematic. Suburbia was built like it was for a reason. Plus, it's where most people live.''
He argues in his book that the suburbs hold the key to a greener, cleaner future because they offer the greatest potential for an environmental revolution: trees, sustainable drainage, biodiversity and food production. If Victorian state governments lived up to their constant promises of suburban ''activity centres'', he says, lessening the need for suburban people to travel to the city and stripping away the perception that ''real life'' can't exist outside the inner suburbs, then public transport would be better, more would use it and, presto, utopia!, the world would be greener still.
The Age recently revealed data from the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator showing Victorians in outlying and traditionally working-class suburbs - so called ''bogan'' suburbs - had embraced solar power more enthusiastically than those in wealthier areas. Epping, in the outer north, is Victoria's top solar suburb with panels installed on one in 16 houses. Other suburbs in the top 10 include Caroline Springs, Altona, Rowville and Sunshine. Meanwhile, Nichols writes, the standard inner-city Victorian terrace sits in rows of identical terraces, notoriously hard to heat and light.
''Sameness'' is thus rendered something of a joke: whole inner-city suburbs (such as Fitzroy) where all the houses look the same and where working-class people once lived were once considered bad places to live. But somehow the sameness became a wonderful attribute. And the people who now live there think - and complain - that suburbia ''all looks the same''.
To Nichols, the bogan bogyman just keeps rearing its head. In his book, he talks about Melbourne lord mayor Robert Doyle in the context of Doyle's comment last year that rather than coming to the CBD to go to nightclubs, drink and, occasionally, fight, people from the outer suburbs should ''bogan it up at home''.
That's it right there, says Nichols. Fear of ''the other'' in terms of ''other places'' and ''other'' people. People who identify as ''anti-bogans'', he says, such as Doyle and such as the authors of website (and now book) Things Bogans Like don't actually know where boganism exists and are happier to assume it is everywhere other than where they are.
Similarly, the definition of a bogan to anti-bogans is vague. Who is a bogan? ''It's in the eye of the beholder,'' says Nichols. To some it's Shane Warne, to some it's Angry Anderson, to some it's the people on Today Tonight or Biggest Loser being nightmare renters or going on fad diets. To some it's MasterChef, to some it's Corey Worthington or Kim Duthie. ''The more you seek to define the creature,'' he says, '' the more you are defined against it.''
He says that in the present culture the spectrum of those accused of boganism stretches from violent criminals (depicted in films such as Snowtown and Animal Kingdom) right up to Julia Gillard because she is from Adelaide and has a strong accent. TV and films make it easier for us to believe bogans exist, says Nicols, using as examples The Castle, Gettin' Square and characters such as Kylie Mole from the Comedy Company, Michelle and Ferret from Fast Forward, Paul Hogan, and Kenny.
The hate, meanwhile, keeps boiling over. Most lately it has erupted, Nichols says, with the phenomenon of so-called ''cashed-up bogans'' - suburban types with high incomes in the building trades who are into conspicuous, uncaring materialism with big houses, expensive utes and leisure toys such as jet-skis and boats.
They not only dare to name their children something other than Jack, Ruby, Thomas or Olivia but they steal the shiny bits of culture - Ed Hardy clothes, music festivals, reality TV - that apparently never belonged to them in the first place.
Jealousy, says Nichols. The class divide in full effect. The idea that the money is in the wrong hands and also in the wrong streets.
''The perception is they are mindless zombies,'' he says, ''who are barging in and taking what should be entitled only to others.''
The Bogan Delusion is out now through Affirm Press.


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Committee co-chairs Ray Lewis and Juliana Childress, along with the entire benefit committee, invite you to join us at LUX, Maryland Art Place's Fall Benefit Exhibition.LUX highlights artists working in photography and digital media within the state of Maryland. These artists have been nominated by leaders in the region's art world, then selected for exhibition by our illustrious panel of jurors: Lynn Silverman, Joshua Yospyn, Colby Caldwell, Josh Sisk and Elliott Landy.
The night's festivities include: music, a live auction of 'LUX-ury' items, a culinary competition coordinated by Chef Jerry Edwards of Chefs Expressions, and signature cocktails provided by Kettle Hill restaurant, along with an evening of 'old Hollywood glamour'!
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5 Ways to Put a Long-Handled Iced Tea Spoon to Good Use
At some point in time I ended up with a long handled ice tea spoon in my kitchen. How this came to be is still a mystery as I equate sweetened tea with the evils of the earth, but this isn't the time or place for the sweet tea vs. unsweetened tea debate. No matter how it came to my kitchen, I've been putting it to use ever since — here's how!
1. Digging In Jars: It doesn't matter if it's the bottom of the peanut butter jar, the jelly, or mayo that might be in your fridge, regular spoons just don't cut it. They're perfect for picking little things out of jars as well like olive or capers.
2. Turning Things In The Oven: Although we have a set of long handled tongs to do most of this, when you need to flip something in the oven, say a piece of chicken, this long spoon can come in quite handy as it's skinny enough to weasel in without hitting any heating elements and getting at exactly what you need. It works even better in a toaster oven as there's less clearance in there for regular kitchen tools.
3. Ice Cream Sundaes: Our local diner makes these "Skyscraper Ice Cream Sundaes and Floats." They're awesome and usually prepared in a large vase and eaten by a small gathering of people. This long spoon often makes appearances when we recreate this at home as it's perfect for getting everything out of the bottom.
4. Comedic Cereal Eating: Cereal can be a late night snack staple in our house and there's nothing more enjoyable than watching my husband eat an oversized bowl of his favorite treat with an extra long spoon. Oddly enough it works really well to get sunken pieces up from the bottom or for feeding your dog without getting licked... not that we feed our dogs with the same thing we feed ourselves... let's move along.
5. Mixed Drinks Of All Sorts: It doesn't matter if you're boozing it up or keeping things clean, mixed drinks are always a hit. Add-ins such as syrups, fruit or bits of herbs are always better incorporated with a good stir. It's easier than having to clean a cocktail shaker and it will help you fish out the tasty bits when the beverage is all gone.
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Really? I eat everything with these things! I have no idea if it's an aesthetic or ergonomic preference, but I'm always digging to find them underneath all the ginormous soup spoons.
All the evils of the world, you blame on sweet tea? :-(
In the South that's blasphemy... but, I'll forgive you... this time.
Honestly we don't have any of these in the house, or have I ever owned one. Generally you add the sugar while the tea is hot so it disolves and then cool it from there. I can see good use for condiments and certain table service (that last freaking olive that just decided to sink).
1 - i am a total yankee from nyc but i love sweet tea!
2 - i have 1 random ice tea spoon and i love it too! i wish i had more - they are great for mixing honey into hot tea in travel mugs too! (among the other uses you list)
Please....keep your sweet tea phobia under wraps!! It causes us suthuners to have severe WTF cramps!
I also have one ice tea spoon that mysteriously appeared! I much prefer it for ice cream.
I eat yogurt with my ice tea spoons. Perfect for avoiding the sticky spoon handle from digging into some of the tall, skinny containers.
I have one, (just one), too. I like it for ice cream. It seems fancier and makes me savor it more.
I wish one would mysteriously appear in my kitchen. I can never remember to look for or buy any. Anyway, they're kind of hard to find in the "not totally cheap, ugly and/or sucky" category.
@splatgirl - I see ice tea spoons all the time at garage and estate sales, even silver or silver plate ones, usually very cheap.
Ice tea spoons are my obsession. Great for digging into the ice cream sundaes that my dad insists should be made in insulated travel mugs... and they make perfect tasting spoons, or spoons to dig lemon seeds out of things into which you've squeezed juice, or retrieving egg shells....
I use ice tea spoons for measuring and stirring my french press coffee in the mornings. The spoon is just long enough so I don't get my fingers in the coffee press.
Reminder: need to get more than 4 next time.
Am I the only one with a full set of these things? My grandmother bought my silverware in Tennessee when I was about 20. Now, over 20 years later I'm living in Chicago and have been shopping few new silverware only to find tea spoons aren't even sold with sets here. Shock. Thankfully, I still have plenty from the set I'm trying to replace.
When I got married and friends knew I was moving to the UK, they made sure I had a set of iced tea spoons to take with me, since in the UK the only teaspoons sold with flatware are short-handled and designed to be used in hot tea. She got them at Bed, Bath, and Beyond if anyone else is searching for any.
I use those thing all the time -- and even in my hot tea. They're perfect for fishing tea bags out of the tall flasks my husband uses for work.
I have a set inheirited from my grandmother and use them often--I do like a little sweetener in my iced tea, but as several others have mentioned, they are also great for stirring milk and sugar into travel coffee mugs, for ice cream sundaes and use as tasting spoons.
I also have a set of these, from my grandmother, and they are sterling silver. I think they were seen much more when people registered for silver place settings when getting married. I use mine all the time and wish I could get more of them that aren't a hideous stainless steel pattern. You see a lot of sets on ebay and sometimes they're not too pricey.
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Let's not forget that optimism about product quality is a factor for job satisfaction for many people. So the fact that there's a correlation between "job satisfaction" and "confidence in current project" does not imply causation. I certainly hope that it's worth keeping developers happy in order to improve the quality of their product, but the results of this survey do not guarantee that to be the case. In fact, I would argue that it's more likely to be the case that working on good projects leads to greater job satisfaction.
|Jorge Ramos
I get that in this state, this could be used as something of a bargaining chip against surly publishers and the like, but to anyone else, this really does feel like a "no duh" kinda study... like, OF COURSE happier workers lead to a better product. And to anyone looking from the outside with an iota of sense, it would seem like a "who wasted money on a study just to confirm this?" kind of situation.
Regrettably, however, many of the bean counters won't budge from draconian perspectives without some kind of documentation or study done on any issue. So at least this can exist for that.
|Sean Monica
Thank you for the article, it explains a lot about EA heh.
Your part about Devs will leave gave me some insight as to how things work. I never really imagined that many devs would leave during this current market. I guess if they are good at what they do finding a job is no real trouble in the long run.
|Jerry Curlan
That would seem to make sense for any work product in any industry - content workers produce superior work product. I suppose fear is also a good motivator - but fear's not sustainable. You can't go through BUDS training every year of your Naval career, but for those several weeks, that fear pushes you to great heights.
|Ian Richard
I think there is a bit more here than the article suggests. There are a number of other possible ways to read the same results.
For example:
Instead of Happy Developers make Better games... It could be that developers who make better games are happier.
I was an unhappy employee that produced poor games. Everything I say here is experience and opinion. But the biggest lesson I learned was that no one thing caused the problems. Noting was cut and dry right or wrong... but everything little thing compounds over the course of the problem.
It wasn't that "We made bad games because we worked too much overtime."
- We worked overtime because we planned poorly and kept running into "To Be Designed" sections
- Because things were poorly planned and written at the last minute... we couldn't polish it or ensure a consistent design.
- Because we worked constant overtime we were all tired and prone to mistakes and poor communication.
- Mistakes and poor communication lead to having to work weekends to make up for past mistakes... rather than to get ahead.
- These led to more problems... which lead to more problems... which lead back to the designer who couldn't catch up and design the TBD sections.
Everything effects everything.
I didn't make a bad game because I was unhappy... and I wasn't unhappy because of overtime. I didn't feel uncompensated because they didn't pay me enough. Every little thing added up.
We made a bad game because of a mistakes in our process. We worked overtime to compensate for mistakes in our process. I was unhappy because the mistakes in our process forcing me to work overtime and the fact that I could see the potential for a great game falling apart. It all added up.
From my point of view, I can't believe the interpretation "If we make developers happier they WILL make better games." but to learn what development methodologies worked best to make better games without killing the developers.


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Last week Tennessee passed legislation that would make drug use during a pregnancy a criminal offense. If the governor doesn't veto it, the state would be allowed to investigate every miscarriage, stillbirth, and baby born with birth defects to try to determine if drugs played a role, turning any pregnant person into a potential suspect.
We've written extensively before about the growing criminalization of pregnancy, but Tennessee's law is actually a first. While hundreds of women — mostly poor, young, Black women who used drugs — have been held criminally liable for the outcomes of their pregnancies under "fetal harm" laws, those laws were never actually intended to the be used that way. If Tennessee's bill becomes law, it would be the first state in the country to explicitly criminalize harm due to drug use during pregnancy.
Lawmakers crafted the bill in response to reports that cases of babies born with "Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome" after having been exposed to opiates in utero are on the rise. But 40 medical experts have written an open letter pointing out that NAS does not cause long-term harm and warning that "reporting about this issue that is not based on science encourages policies that undermine maternal, fetal, and child health." All of the major medical groups in the US think criminalizing drug use during pregnancy is not only ineffective but counterproductive. If women avoid seeking treatment and prenatal care because they're scared of being thrown in jail if a problem with their pregnancy is discovered (and again, that is a legit fear because THAT'S WHAT THIS LAW DOES), the health risks — for both fetus and pregnant person — increase.
The law allows an exception to criminal prosecution if "the woman actively enrolled in an addiction recovery program before the child is born, remained in the program after delivery, and successfully completed the program." Tough luck, I guess, for folks who don't have access to a treatment program. As Cherisse Scott of SisterReach explains, "It's poor women, black and brown women, rural women who will be criminalized."
And the law is vague enough that it could be used against women who commit a variety of "unlawful" acts while pregnant. As Farah Diaz-Tello, a lawyer with the National Advocates for Pregnant Women, explains, "The law is so broad that it could lead to charges against a woman who drives recklessly, gets in an accident, and then loses pregnancy. It could also be used against women who try to self-induce abortions. She becomes a criminal due to unlawful pregnancy loss."
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