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Commuters pass by the front of the Bangladesh central bank building in Dhaka March 8, 2016. REUTERS/ASHIKUR RAHMAN
After misspelling the word "Foundation" hacker's attempted billion dollar heist was stopped short. But, not before siphoning 80 m USD from the Bangladesh Central Banking System.
The initial attack took place last month in the Bangladesh Central Bank's online files where payment transfer credentials were accessed.
With the proper, albeit, ill-gained data obtained the hackers solicited the New York Federal Reserve successfully triggering four transactions totaling 81 m from the Bangladesh Central Bank to numerous private and individual recipients in the Philippines.
According to Reuters, banking officials revealed that the hacker's fifth out of 30 requests raised a red flag, causing Deutsche (routing) Bank to seek clarification for the destination of the funds.
Apparently, the intended recipient, a Sri Lankan non-profit organization's title ended with the word "Foundation" and not "Fandation."
Banking officials also told Reuters that they have retrieved some of the funds from the Philippines with hopes of further recoveries.
Abul Maal Abdul Muhith — Bangladeshi —Minister of Finance said, however, "The Fed must take responsibility" — or, his country may resort to suing for any unrecovered funds.
You may think it's another doomsday conspiracy theory. Or maybe just another plot written for the next "Terminator" movie or video game. Truth is—the scenario is real and not as far-fetched, or futuristic as many may believe.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) already controls much of the world's decision-making on defense and is a heated topic of discussion among many "big guns" of our world today. It's here, and it's getting smarter by the minute.
But, don't take it from me. One doesn't have to be a fly on the wall in one of the many round table-board room discussions on the topic to get the buzz.
In a 2015 "Ask Me Anything " Reddit interview, Bill Gates stated—"I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage it well. A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern. I agree with Elon Musk and some others on this and don't understand why some people are not concerned."
Some MIT Professors and leading scientist disagree. and believe a computer-run society if ever realized, is well off into an unforeseeable future.
Still, one only has to look back over the 30 years Microsoft Windows alone has been around to see the astronomical technological leaps and bounds.
On November 20, 1985, Windows 1.0 was introduced to the open market. On November 20, 2015, Computerized "Plant Life" was introduced.
Of course, there have been countless innovations since the introduction of personal computers and operating systems, but as far as AI is concerned the most exponential advancements have come about in the past ten years or less.
Artificial intelligence can be thought of as a sponge. The more it interacts with humans the more it learns about humanity — As is the case with any intelligence-gathering operation.
In October 2004, Google Inc. purchased a small C++ program designed by two Danish brothers, Lars and Jens Eilstrup Rasmussen, at the Sydney-based company "Where 2 Technologies." The program was soon redeveloped and released as a web-based application known today as "Google Maps." That same October, with financial backing from the CIA's In-Q-Tel, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency among other sources, Google purchased Keyhole, converting its marquee application Earth Viewer to the ever so popular Google Earth.
Among Military strategies of the world today, the most alarming are the research and development efforts toward unmanned drones, automated robotic soldiers, and homing devices geared to self-select, identify, and destroy potential enemies.
Companies that receive funding from the U.S. Department of Defense such as Boston Dynamics, a company also purchased by Google, have already produced Six-foot, 320-pound humanoid soldiers.
Elon Musk — dubbed as the real-life 21st century "Tony Stark", foresees imminent danger in the implementation and rapid development of AI — especially if the market becomes encapsulated by one or two major corporations such as Google, or Facebook with the sole intent of capitalizing its revenue.
Musk, co-founder of Pay-Pal, CEO of Tesla Motors, founder of SpaceX, two-time bachelor degree recipient in applied Physics and Engineering, to name a few, has now co-founded a non-profit research center called OpenAI.
Along with fellow entrepreneur Sam Altman and other investors, Musk basically states he's funding the OpenAI program to help keep an eye on companies and individuals who might develop and distribute the technology to the highest bidding Dr. Dooms of the world. Musk himself was at one time an investor in artificial intelligence companies such as Deep Mind and Vicarious but said it was also to keep an eye on them.
Previously in an interview with CNN, Musk stated — "Humanity's position on this planet depends on its intelligence, so if our intelligence is exceeded, it's unlikely we will remain in charge of the planet,"
Altman stated — "I believe it's better to empower humankind with distributed artificial intelligence than a central artificial intelligence controlled by a single company,
How Musk or anyone else intends to distribute such AI among the masses other than in a conceptual sense is unclear. We already have Siri, Alexa, Cortana, and Google Now. And the more they "Help" us – the more personal information they gain from us. And of course, the more information they gain from us — the more they can "Help" us— But, unto what end? History reveals mankind as its own worst enemy – so, when the world is busy chasing its tail — who'll be watching? And what perception could a pre-programmed police agency consisting of emotionless machines possibly arrive at? Moreover, what conclusive action would it take to remedy the problem?
In an op-ed for The Huffington Post Stephen Hawking stated that success in the creation of AI will be "the biggest event in human history" — "Unfortunately," he continued, "it may also be the last."
I agree with Elon Musk in what I perceive to be his most profound assertion on the matter and that being — we are summoning the demon.
"I'm increasingly inclined to think that there should be some regulatory oversight, maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don't do something very foolish. With artificial intelligence, we're summoning the demon. You know those stories where there's the guy with the pentagram, and the holy water, and he's like — Yeah, he's sure he can control the demon? Doesn't work out." Elon Musk
Clement Lefebvre, head of the Linux Mint operating system posted early Sunday, February 21 that the Mint 17.3 Cinnamon edition was compromised on Saturday.
The IP trail led to three particular names in Sofia, Bulgaria whom, if truly the culprits, have written a counterfeit version of the ISO containing a "Backdoor" security trap.
Upon gaining a data shell script through the WordPress platform, the hackers implemented a redirect code into the official version of the OS, pointing the default gateway to absentvodka.com. A site, which upon my attempt to ping, and tracert from the command prompt timed-out, unable to locate a path.
I also tried googling the site but came up dry as you can see here—probably suspended after the attack was found to be ongoing.— And the Vodka was Absent too! What's the world coming to?
Lefebvre added — "the situation happened today, (Saturday) so it should only impact people who downloaded this edition on February 20th."
Anyone who's computer was affected is urged to contact Linux Mint.
Lefebvre and Linux Mint were commended by users who had questions in the blog's comment section, thanking him for the urgency of addressing the issue, forthrightness, and attentiveness to their concerns, via the self-hosted WordPress Linux Mint Blog.
He responded to them saying. "We've always been transparent. It's something we owe people to a certain extent, and it's also easier to just say things the way they are. That's how I was brought up anyway, so that's how it is. Regarding servers, there are more and more servers all the time, yes. The only attacks we suffered in the past were DDOS though, this is new. It's also important we communicate about this attack because we're not talking about downtime or inconvenience here, this is a call to action. We need people who are affected by this, to understand that they are, so they don't get hurt or used going forward."
In a prompt response to this comment published to the blog about 45 minutes after the original post was made — "it seems like the download pages still point to the hacked ISOs." Lefebvre stated, " Thanks for reporting this, this is a second attack so it means we're still vulnerable. I'm shutting the server down right now.
Lefebvre admits that Linux Mint doesn't know the motivation behind the attack as of yet, and haven't called for an official investigation.
" If more efforts are made to attack our project and if the goal is to hurt us, we'll get in touch with authorities and security firms to confront the people behind this." Lefebvre said while adding — " We took the server down while we're fixing the issue."
On the surface, this looks like an isolated elaborate hoax – or does it? It's certainly cause for concern.
I still say — Wi-Fi may be the rave of the air-wave age — but how long can we keep the back door open? The flies are taking over.
What do you think?
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's President, and CEO, Allen Stefanek told NBC news reporter, Angie Crouch, that the hospital's staff noticed "significant IT issues on Friday, February 12 when they were locked out of the system and "declared an internal emergency."
LAPD and FBI forensics experts were called in and gathered evidence that the attack likely began a week earlier.
A staff Doctor who wished to remain anonymous stated that the computer system was the victim of a ransomware attack, to the tune of 9000 bitcoins — equivalent to 3.6 million USD.
No reports were released revealing any patient identity or medical records, but, many were transported to other hospitals, as files containing crucial lab results, CT scans, and X-rays were encrypted pending ransom demands.
The Doctor also called it a very dangerous situation due to inaccessibility to any previous inpatient, and outpatient medical records.
Falling on the heels of many similar attacks in the U.S. and around the world— it is not an isolated incidence.
CNNMoney reported July 2015 of attacks on hospitals, universities, and lofty insurance firms, compromising 4.5 million patient records within the UCLA medical center network, 310,000 University of Maryland records, and numerous Federal Agencies.
Wi-fi may be the rave of the air-wave age but how long can we keep the back door open?
Jason Murdock At International Business Times has more.
What is a ransomware attack?
Ransomware attacks are frequently carried out by hackers and cyber criminals to extort money from internet users by 'locking' sensitive or personal data which they will then unlock for a fee – usually demanded in the form of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Using the dark web as a cover, an entire criminal underground economy has been built from this form of cybercrime.
With such extortion attempts rising, security experts increasingly warn firms not to pay the money as this only fuels the online crime wave.
Recently, Lincolnshire County Council was hit with a ransom-style cyberattack in which hackers demanded £1m to unlock its computer systems. The attack resulted in a total shut down of the council's network for almost a full working week and was blamed on "O-day malware".
While in a separate incident, a blackmail-style cyberattack against Israel's Electricity Authority recently paralysed some computers for more than two days and led to fears the critical infrastructure had been compromised.
Although Ask.search.com or the Ask Toolbar has finally come into the cross-hairs of Microsoft's proverbial "silver bullet" — causing some to make claims that MS "automatically" removes the hijacker from hell— it isn't automatically automatic.
Even though Microsoft stated last year that it would change its evaluation criteria to detect products that prevent user's control over their preferred browser and search engine settings, there are still steps to be aware of — and taken by some to remove it from their computer.
While tracing the path of the Ask toolbar to remove it from a customer's computer that had become almost useless under its spell — just last week —I was reminded of that fact.
The incident solidified my suspicions as it was not the first time I've had the honor of performing the necessary exorcism on a customer's computer since Microsoft's new detection criteria went into effect June 1, of 2015.
A Spokesperson for IAC, Ask.com's parent company rebutted at the time that Microsoft's new security measures only apply to and affect less than 1% of the Ask toolbar installs, as their newer versions do not include the browser search protection functionality.(formerly known as the conduit virus)
If this is true it is due only to the unlikely possibility that 99% of the Ask toolbars installed since 2010 when the company started using the nefarious methods of hijacking have all been uninstalled.
Personally, I can't see anyone who recognized the sluggish, redirected, and sometimes frozen screen they struggle with as a direct result of the toolbar wanting to not uninstall it.
That would be like going back to AOL with dial-up!
The saddest part for Ask.com, from my perspective, is that many, including myself, may have chosen it as our homepage, search engine, and default browser at one time.
That is, after following their legitimate advertising campaigns via my favorite medias, such as Nascar, (and in retrospect wearied from the browser wars already taking place) I actually tried it —
for about two minutes…
The problem was that at the same time they were running the legitimate campaigns trying to get a foot in the door of a cornered market, they were also trying what other browsers had done for years —but apparently they just sucked at it.
Honestly, that's probably not a fair assessment. The issues were more likely due to conflicting struggles between the toolbar and the other shared definitions within the bundle itself. I can't imagine Ask.com deliberately causing one's computer to lock-up. They just made bad decisions on how to qualify a search engine for the race.
Browser wars go back a while. As long as I can remember there being more than one browser they were vying for notoriety and a place in the market. There were redirects and frustrations enough to make you pull your hair out.
Ask.com didn't start it… Ask.com just Asks for a place in the market. Which, in my summation, explains why Microsoft has such a soft spot as to not have already "Black Flagged." them as intentionally malicious.
Nonetheless, I commend Microsoft for addressing the issue — even if they refuse to call it what it is — I was elated to find a one click removal process under the Internet options tools of Internet Explorer. Trust me — that wasn't always the case.
Firefox, Google Chrome, and other browsers, on the other hand, still required manual removal procedures. And if you've ever removed one of these hindrances manually you know the process can be painstaking, and time-consuming – to say the least.
Extensions attached to URL's on each browser must be removed, and the browser closed.
Unearthing the name of the service, or program title the creäture is hiding under, (the bumbling bundle medium it slithered in on) is half the battle — because these days it's not as simple as adding or removing a program in the Control Panel.
To help narrow it down to the most recently installed programs, you can click on the "Installed On" column, or the drop-down at the top right of the Uninstall Program page and compare installation dates. That is if you have any idea of when the problem first came about.
The customer I was assisting, as is often the case, had no idea when her computer became infected, or what caused the loss of navigational reliability. I asked how long she'd been using the Ask toolbar and she said—
"I didn't know I was using it. I just know that cute little thingy showed up one day and — Eeeek! You Removed It?"
"Yes ma'am," I responded, "I thought actually being able to USE your computer might take precedence over a "cute" little thingy."
After it was all said and done — she very much agreed.
More oft than not, while trying to remove a program in "Programs and Features" Uninstall a Program" or the "Task Manager," you'll experience a pop-up stating that a process of the program is in use and cannot be removed or— a similar prompt in more recent Windows Operating Systems. You then have to "end" each process related to the culprit or "end process tree" in your "Task Manager" before proceeding.
You can force a non-responsive program to uninstall through the registry, but this is only recommended for advanced users and technicians.
In many cases, it is necessary to remove hidden files from the registry to completely remove such viruses, e.g., the "RootKit"
As far as Microsoft Security Essentials, or Windows Defender "Automatically" detecting and removing the problem child from your computer — there are configurations to consider or certain steps to be aware of.
Windows Defender, as an example, may be on your computer, but, if you have a third-party Anti-Virus, or Malware security program installed (which was the case with my customer ) Windows Defender turns itself off to avoid conflict.
Microsoft Security protocol may eventually detect the bad coding, and remove it with a later patch (update) of your computer, which can sometimes add to your confusion, but, in this case, it did not.
In summation, you may need to do a little research to make sure Microsoft Essentials or Windows Defender is working behind the scenes to detect and remove search.Ask.com, or one of the many titles or bundled names it goes by.
Also, we can't really blame Microsoft for the all- too -many independent publications of how it was going to magically slay the dragon — because as you can see on its original statement the industry Giant only said it "May" be detected—"Any program using code that can potentially perform search protection may be detected, regardless of whether the code is active"
On the flip side, as repulsively time-consuming and frustrating as the removal procedures of the toolbar have been at times, I hold no personal animosity toward Ask.com. And if you want my opinion of whether the newer versions of the Ask installations are truly Malware free and less repulsive… Just don't Ask.
Thoughts and Writings from Robert Borochoff @ https://robertsinterests.wordpress.com/
Java installer flaw shows why you should clear your Downloads folder | CSO Online
On most computers, the default download folder quickly becomes a repository of old and unorganized files that were opened once and then forgotten about. A recently fixed flaw in the Java installer highlights why keeping this folder clean is important.
On Friday, Oracle published a security advisory recommending that users delete all the Java installers they might have laying around on their computers and use new ones for versions 6u113, 7u97, 8u73 or later.
The reason is that older Java installers are designed to look for and automatically load a number of specifically named DLL (Dynamic Link Library) files from the current directory. In the case of Java installers downloaded from the Web, the current directory is typically the computer's default download folder.
If an attacker manages to place a specifically named malicious DLL into a…
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If you think connecting your website, or blog across the web, to gain more traffic, and repeat clientele is as simple as linking to every similar site or niche — it's likely you're not hearing the full harmony being played by the band, SEO.
I often think of SEO in terms of musical composition. Like that of a tenor Violinist playing a stretto, over the arpeggio of a cello, rising and falling together in perfect time, simultaneously combining with a harmonic chord of the bass, to form a fantastic crescendo, climaxing together in an explosive sonata motif and —
Not exactly.
It's more like that "little Ol' band from Texas." Yep — Like ZZ Top, "On Page" SEO is comprised of three major "On Stage" band members who not only depend on one another to form perfect sound but often rely on other accompaniments, well-placed harmonies, and intricate networks to achieve world-renowned musical status. – Or, for the serious webmaster, as it were, an even sweeter sound of "SERP" Success.
Incidentally, I'm particularly fond of the Drummer— "Frank Beard." You guessed it! He's the one without a beard.
In the grander scheme of SEO ranking and analytics, many will say that I, like Frank Beard, lack the facial steel wool to weigh in on the matter. And granted I don't work for fortune 500 marketing clients, or, maintain 1000-TB web servers. Still, while holding SEO marketing professionals in the utmost reverence, and respect of their well-deserved positions and expertise — as website owners, bloggers, technicians and writers, you and I —"The Little Guy" do have the right to practice, and use SEO page ranking tactics.
If you self-host and monetize a site in any way, shy of paying huge amounts for monthly rankings you should learn as much as possible about page ranking, and SEO. Two of the best sites I've found to help with this daunting task though there are many, are SEOBOOK.COM and RedFusionmedia.com.
Search Engine Optimization begins at the development stage of the site with proper HTML, HTTP, XML, and URL structuring. And, of course, some sweet little secrets such as "Hidden" Meta tags.
Make no mistake, these are crucially important. For me, though, "Content Is Still The King" — so — I'm speaking here about —"On Page"—"Off Page" – and any "Gray Hat" strategies administered by the webmaster through content and social media transactions.
Even with a Free WordPress.com blog site; Who by the way take care of most of that for you, your search engine indexing will benefit greatly by learning and utilizing SEO methods.
Some of these strategies include Keywords and internal links from one of your related post to another — and especially getting incoming links from other sites throughout the internet.
What's more, enough can never be said about the many free tools Google offers to help webmasters devise a plan, project, or campaign such as the priceless Keyword Planner.
Personally, I don't believe "Black Hat" SEO strategies exist anymore. "Black Hat" SEO isn't a "Hat" worn by SEOs but the bottomless pit across the void of "Gray" into which, should one fall, will never be seen again—
Above a 1—3 page ranking anyway.
That is, websites, where such pervasive methods are discovered aren't long for this world and are in danger of being —
And that, just this side of oblivion is where an immensely variegated sea of Gray was blue-penciled in, to defuse the darkness.
Or, maybe that's just how it looks through the rose-colored glasses I wear.
Some will disagree with me as SEO isn't an exact science, and there are lots of opinions based on "Assumption." Butt, assuming we all know the word "assume" can make an ass out of -U- and Me. And, well— I assume we all know? Anyway… Though categorized or, labeled differently by many "Search Engine Optimizers" the three major players of "Applied –On Page SEO" are:
If you're familiar with SEO tactics you may already be yelling at me through the screen things like:
"Okay, Beavis— you don't have a clue — you left out the most important thing — keywords are the most important thing in SEO." And you would be right — to a point.
Proper placement of "Keywords" is crucial for "Brand" building, and target conversions but the wrong keywords can keep your post from ever seeing the search engine light of day. e.g., Overly used keywords that are in constant competition across the web in nanosecond frequencies are not being indexed equally by the search bots, therefore, are certainly not the most important thing in SEO.
Other search engine optimizers claim Keyword density is the most important aspect of site optimization — and though there are recommended keyword per total post word ratios — Keyword density (KD) shouldn't be meticulously calculated to where it is obviously vulnerable to the reader.
You the reader have most likely deduced from what little I've covered thus far that — there is no #1-star front man of the band – SEO.
Besides, Search Bots are not your targeted audience to begin with. Are they? They can't truly understand the message you intend to convey, therefore- reader-friendly sites with sincere content gain more sustainable, returning traffic. And after all, who's really paying the bills?
Relevant internal links will broaden your site's chances of being indexed thereby increasing strategic reliability, and initial clicks — but fresh, captivating content is what builds confidence, clientage, and conversions.
On this note, I can't stress enough, regardless of your desired purpose as a site owner, be it an outlet for your creative arts, or selling Real Estate — one doesn't have to resort to SEO spam to generate readers or revenue. There are ethical ways of leading the "Search Engine Crawler Parade."
With proper optimization, your site, could be the "Pied Piper" of the product you are promoting without having to offend readers with obvious redirects, and adware tactics.
"White hat" methods can not only attract more readers than crudely placed "Gray hat" techniques but, also, when followed up on, secures more patronage. This isn't to say that "ALL" Gray Hat methods are evil, and should never be implemented. The fact is that many SEOs and online-marketing companies couldn't stay in business if they didn't use some "Gray Matter" technique in their marketing plans.
In the ever-changing world of SEO, rules are occasionally bent to secure a client(s) significant search engine page rank. Therefore, every SEO who occasionally wears a "Gray Hat" can't be fitted with the same size as a blatant burner-site, redirecting, link mill, re-marketing spider hog.
If you are one of those, who either maliciously sabotage other sites or just "Bad" at using "Gray Hat" marketing — in the words of "Kristine Schachinger" @ "Search Engine Watch" "You, my friend, are an asshat SEO."
These SEOs, Kristine adds, "aren't SEOs at all, but they make money using our techniques while making the rest of us look bad.."
This to me is where the "Gray" really begins to get darker — and, in fact, in an area called "Grayware" truly does become "Black," as Malware by any other name is Malware and should be labeled as such. Still, it stands to reason as in every area of life — there truly are more than 50 shades of "Gray." And obviously so with two different spellings for the word -"Grey."
And with that — as "Grayware" is an IT security label regarding shadowy webs spun by "Mad Hackers" more than "Mad Hatters," I will save the topic for another day — as this one now fades to "Black."
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When diagnosing computer issues, in addition to the more commonly used tools provided by Windows like Event Viewer, MMC Plug-ins, Task Manager, and Performance Monitor, there are some very useful, lesser known consoles as well. A well-hidden helper, though with several ways to get there, is the ever-so- trusty —
Introduced with Windows Server and Vista in January 2007 as an MMC (Computer Management Console) Plug-in, Reliability Monitor at the time doubled with the Performance Monitor as a dual-interface diagnostic tool. Windows 7 however, brought it out from the MMC and made it much easier to get to and utilize — once you know where to find it.
In Windows 10 either type 'reliability' and click the "View Reliability" link. Or — go to —
Control Panel>Security and Maintenance>Maintenance and then click the "View Reliability History" link.
Unlike many Microsoft and industry labels, seemingly having no logical relevance to the feature they identify, "Reliability Monitor," and "Reliability History" are spot-on accurate terms. A fact readily realized in that it keeps a live-feed record of your computer's stability factors for up to one year.
While still displaying Event Management readouts, Reliability Monitor is exceedingly more tech-friendly and reliable instrumentation. Its main objective is to keep tabs on five major areas of performance, and configuration counts that could have adverse effects on the stability of your computer. These could be either hardware or software problems, or changes.
The five categories are as follows:
Regular monitoring of these five crucial data points coupled with accurate evaluation of the provided stability index could absolutely help avoid an otherwise inevitable "SPOF" — (Single Point Of Failure.)
For those head scratching glitches that only rear their ugly heads in nanosecond ticks of time — i.e.— the ever-so-evasive "intermittent failure" — The Reliability Monitor is your go-to tool!
SSI= System Stability Index
As seen here the SSI is based on a scale from 1 to 10.
10 – Being "Very Reliable" and 1 – "Not So Much"
Respectively, each time there's a failure the SSI line spikes down toward the "Less Reliable" part of the graph, and an icon appears alerting you of the type of error. You can get information about a failure or error by clicking the event on the graph. Likewise, For a more detailed description of the failure, click on the item in the Action column.
When you're troubleshooting an existing problem or complaint with a computer, or an intermittent issue, you can use the arrows on either side of the graph to go back to a specific time. This is tremendously helpful in gathering suspicious patterns between points in time to compare them with the frequencies of the complaint. Similarly, you can click on "Days" or "Weeks" to view the System Stability Index results between points in time.
Incidentally, you'll find that "Most" of the failure and error messages are not all that critical — even the ones marked as critical. This is because many applications or services will fail, or stop when Microsoft is implementing a security patch or an application issues an update of some kind. But, all is well there too, as Microsoft has added an extra Troubleshooting help link at the bottom of the console labelled:
View All Problem Reports:
This view is helpful in diagnosing actual errors, or issues as it doesn't list the peripheral events included on the Reliability Monitor, such as software updates. Listed below is a full page view, and a partial snippet of a "View All Problem Report"
Overall, as earlier stated, depending on the workload of one's computer, the "System Stability Index" will range from 10 – 1. i.e., A new operating system or computer may start off with a reading closer to a 10 and balance out around a 5 the more it is taxed with installations of applications and services. As failures and errors begin to occur, a healthy computer may average from 5 to 10 while making the occasional plunge, or spike towards the 1. Below are examples of a healthy, average home use computer, and a healthy like model, but with a highly taxed HDD. (Hard Drive)
As you can see both computers are constantly being monitored by the Reliability Monitor — and both computers inevitably have application, service, and system failures, stops, and errors. In conclusion, whether you're trying to heal an over-taxed, highly used test computer with over 50% of its disk space used — or maintaining a year old computer with only 28.0 GB used on its disk — The Reliability Monitor is just what the Doctor ordered.
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Officials on eastern Long Island claim theirs is the first municipality in the country to raise the age limit for purchasing tobacco products — and electronic cigarettes — to 21.
New York City last year passed a law raising the age limit on tobacco sales to 21. Several communities and states around the country are considering raising the limits for purchasing tobacco and e-cigarettes to 21.
Suffolk County claims it is the first to enact such a wide-ranging ban.
A county legislator who is also a pediatric surgeon sponsored the bill. William Spencer says it will save lives.
The law being signed Monday by County Executive Steve Bellone goes into effect Jan. 1.
Businesses that sell tobacco to customers younger than 21 face fines of $1,000 or more.


text: After a rather marvellous Christmas and New Year it's time to recharge the batteries. The club is closing, for the first time in three years, for a January break and this will become our annual holiday shutdown. Our final day will be Sunday January 8th and we'll be back, refreshed and inspired, on Thursday 26th . We've already for some lovely events planned for our return see our event calendar for the end of January and for February. If you want to find out our plans for March, we'll get the plan up in early February or you could sign up for our newsletter and be the first to know as soon as the plans are hatched.


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Financial Aid
Dragons offers financial aid to outstanding summer and semester applicants who demonstrate financial need.
The information below is intended for students applying to summer or gap semester programs with Dragons. If you are interested in applying for a scholarship for a college program, please click here.
Who is eligible?
Any student that demonstrates reasonable financial need is eligible to apply for financial aid. When awarding financial aid, we look for applicants who are curious, driven and ready to fully engage with communities around the world. These students are interested in cultivating self-awareness, global citizenship and leadership skills within themselves, and we hope that they'll inspire others to do the same. Due to the high volume of applicants, the process is competitive. Approximately 20% of our students go abroad with some level of financial assistance each year. Please note that applying for a financial aid does not guarantee a space on a Dragons program.
How to apply for a financial aid
Step 1 – Fill out an online application.
*Please DO NOT submit a program deposit. The $850 deposit is waived for all financial aid applicants.
Step 2 – Write us a cover letter to accompany your online application.
The cover letter should include:
- Your top 3 program choices. We cannot guarantee a spot on your first choice program, and being flexible will increase your chances of receiving aid.
- The exact amount of money that you can contribute towards the cost of your program. (It is very rare for Dragons to offer a full tuition coverage). The more you are able to contribute, the greater the likelihood that we'll be able to support you with aid. Please be precise; if we do not have this information, we cannot consider your application.
- Specific information about any previous financial assistance that you have received for summer programs or school tuition.
- Information about the parent/guardian who will be covering the remainder of your tuition costs.
- Anything else that we should know about your financial situation.
Step 3 – Include copies of your most recent Student Aid Report (SAR), FAFSA Form or BOTH of your parents' most recent Federal tax return.
*If only one parent is contributing to the cost of the program, please explain the circumstances in your cover letter.
Submit your cover letter and pertinent financial aid information via:EMAIL: firstname.lastname@example.com
MAIL: Where There Be Dragons
741 Pearl Street
Boulder, CO 80302
When we have received your completed program application, cover letter, and supplemental financial documents, our Admissions Team will conduct an initial review. If we determine that we may be able to support your financial aid request, we will contact you to schedule an admissions interview. Please note that this is the next step in the process and not a guarantee of receiving aid. Once your file is complete with the addition of the phone interview, teacher recommendation, and counselor form (if applicable), our Review Committee will evaluate our ability to provide you with aid. An offer or decline will be communicated by email.
Aid applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit your request early so that we can consider it in our first round of reviews.
- For SUMMER applications, we will begin our decisions mid January and will accept applications until all spaces have filled.
- For FALL applications, we will begin our decisions mid April and will accept applications until all spaces have filled.
- For SPRING applications, we will begin our decisions mid September and will accept applications until all spaces have been filled.
Our Advice
Be patient and pro-active. We receive many more financial aid applications than we are able to support.
TIP: Would you like more help navigating this process, including advice from past recipients of financial aid? Take a look at Dragons Financial Aid Advice Sheet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much financial assistance can I expect to receive?
Dragons awards aid based on demonstrated financial need. An aid package may support anywhere from 10% of the land cost up to 80% of the land cost for a course. The average package covers 40% of the land cost.
How can I reserve a space on a specific program?
The only way to guarantee a spot is to pay the $850 deposit, which takes you out of consideration for financial aid. Please do not submit a deposit if you are applying for aid!
What happens if my first choice program is full?
We ask that students be flexible in their program choice. Depending on course enrollment, we are able to offer more financial aid on specific courses, and thus we do our best to match your level of financial need, as well as your course area interest.
How many scholarship students does Dragons support each session?
We support approximately 35 students each summer with financial aid, and 20 students during the fall and spring semesters. The amount of aid provided is based on a variety of factors, including: the number of program participants, the number of financial aid applicants, the amount of need, the student's enthusiasm and an appropriate fit for our program.
How else can I support my trip?
If we are unable to accommodate your level of financial need, don't give up. Students fund their experiences with Dragons in many ways. This could be a good reason to get a job, to start a Kickstarter or Project Travel account, or research other ways to support your travels abroad.
Can I use my federal financial aid to pay for the program?
Maybe. Please review the answer to this question and other FAQ about tuition and scholarships, please visit our Tuition & Financial Aid FAQ page.


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On Sunday we went to the Camera Obscura - we enjoyed making our way through the various floors of holograms and optical illusions - there are several hands on exhibitions. On the top floor is where the Victorian Rooftop Chamber is - this is how the camera works. You get an allocated time slot to see the moving pictures of Edinburgh on a large circular table - it lasts around 10 minutes. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that great on Sunday so the pictures were quite dark but still fascinating. However, the views from the outside at the very top are amazing - even in the rain!
The water was quite high and at parts quite fast flowing. The predicted storm has been hitting the south of England today with gale force winds and torrential rain. Hubby worked from home as some roads were closed due to falling trees. Today in Edinburgh was a beautifully sunny day, windy but that isn't unusual here! We originally thought we would have lunch in Stockbridge, however, we walked a bit further to have lunch at Bon Papillon. We arrived to find out it is only open Wednesday to Sunday. We will have to go back another time!
Have a good week,
Todays Spooky Spotify Songs;
1. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
2. Feed My Frankenstein - Alice Cooper
3. Love Potion No9 - The Clovers


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The Camille Conte Show 4-8-14
Apr 9th, 2014 by thecamilleconteshow
Our fourth installment of Bites of Wisdom, with nutritionist Nancy Ludwig, not everyone is happy about being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and the drama that is unfolding affecting Thursday's big event. Plus music from Van Morrison, Teh WEeks, Frank Turner and a great new song by D.C native, Eric Hutchinson.
The Camille Conte Show is sponsored by Peggy Beal, Young Living Oil representative.
This week's oil is lemon. http://www.youngliving.com/en_US/products/essential-oils/singles/lemon-essential-oil


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Death Note Films to Premiere in United Kingdom
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Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name, Shusuke Kaneko's adaptations of Tsugumi Ooba and Takeshi Obata's psychological horror manga, will be screened in the United Kingdom for the first time on November 10 and 11 as part of this year's Leeds International Film Festival. The festival will also include UK premieres of Freesia, which is based on a manga by Jiro Matsumoto about a near-future Japan where the government has begun sanctioning revenge killings, and Strawberry Shortcakes, an adaptation of Kiriko Nananan's Sweet Cream and Red Strawberries josei manga. Strawberry Shortcakes will compete for the festival's grand prize, known as the Golden Owl, while both of the Death Note movies and Freesia will be shown in the non-competition Fanomenon program.
Fanomenon, the only dedicated "genre" film festival track in the UK, will also include screenings of anime features Vexille and Tekkon kinkreet, and the UK premiere of Wool 100%. This film, which has won awards at the Sundance and Fantasia Film Festivals, combines actors, puppetry and traditional animation sequences. The track will feature the Moebius Redux documentary profile of Jean Giraud, the originator of the nouvelle manga movement that seeks to combine European and Japanese artistic sensibilities in sequential art.
In addition, a three-day comics/manga/sequential art festival featuring several panels and art exhibitions will be held alongside the main Leeds schedule this year.


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It is the 8 September 1598. A group of hunters are riding in the Fontainebleau Forest. At their head is a cavalier who speaks loudly with a rough accent. His dress is neglected, his big nose reddened, his beard and moustache badly maintained, his fingernails black with dirt, a fairly strong smell emanates from him. This is King Henri IV of France.
Since morning, the royal hunt has been travelling through the underbrush in pursuit of a stag. Soon, they will stop in a clearing to eat some little meat patties and empty numerous flasks of Jurancon wine which the King has transported with him in all of his outings. However, for the moment, they haven't had anything to drink – and it is important to stress this fact.
Suddenly, the King stops his horse and tells everyone to listen. All the cavaliers obey. They then hear, coming from a distant place, which they estimate to be about half a league away, that is to say around two kilometres, the voices of a pack of hounds, cries and sounding of horns…
The King asks his companions if they too can hear hunting horns and hounds. The Count of Soissons, who has cupped his big hand around his ear, nods and declares that it is astounding. The King would like to know who it is who dares to hunt at the same time as himself. Someone suggests that it could be an echo of their own horns. The King dismisses this explanation:
"Our horns have never sounded any of the airs that we are hearing now… Listen…"
It is true, the music coming to their ears – of course very muffled by the distance and the forest's density – does not correspond to any of the airs which have accompanied the group's hunt since morning. The King decides to investigate.
He is about to spur his horse when, suddenly, the same sounding of horns, the same cries, the same hound voices explode at twenty paces from him, as if, by some spell, the mysterious hunt had made a prodigious leap through the forest.
Astonished, the King and his friends turn toward the track near them whence the noise of the horns and hounds seems to be coming. The track is empty. The King asks if anyone can see anything. They see only the sun playing on the ferns, through the trees.
And yet, the hunters, the horns, the noisy pack are there, close by. Calling voices, neighing horses, metallic sounds, like weapons clashing, can be heard.
Suddenly, these sounds, these noises, these fanfares move. They were coming from the right, now they are coming from the front, then the left, then from behind, then, again, from the right. Invisible, the phantom hunt slowly circles the King and his companions. Henri IV is worried. He orders Soissons to go to see what is happening.
Anxiously, the Count heads his horse towards the place whence the noise is coming and soon returns to say that he sees nothing but, like everyone else, he can hear the hounds and the horns.
At this moment, a big, dark, bearded man with long hair and flaming eyes surges from the underbrush and cries out in a terrible voice:
"You wanted to see me! Here I am!"
Then he turns toward Henri IV and says:
"Turn over a new leaf!"
And he disappears.
Immediately, there is silence in the forest. Not one cry, no sound of hounds, no horns, not a hoof beat. The phantom hunt seems to have evaporated. The King orders his companions to find the man.
They search the thickets, the bushes, the ferns, they look at trees, clumps of rocks, nothing! The strange person has also disappeared. The King decides to question the peasants.
And without a word, almost without a sound, everyone starts off and heads towards Fontainebleau. All of them seem to feel superstitious fear to the point that no-one dares to break the silence. Not even the King, who is usually so talkative, so joyful, so prompt to jest.
After half-an-hour of travelling along tracks of moss and Spring ferns, the little troop arrives in a clearing where there are tree fellers and charcoal smokers. Henri IV calls to them and explains that he has seen a mysterious person surge in front of him like a devil, his eyes full of sparks. The woodsmen nod their heads and tell him that it is the Master of the Hunt who often hunts around there. The King wants to know who this Master of the Hunt is.
"It's a ghost who roams in the forest… Oh! He's apparently not nasty. We see him from time to time. But to tell the truth, we don't like it much… Once I saw the Master of the Hunt near Franchard. He came out of the ground, right there, in front of me… He was two strides away. He looked at me for a good moment without saying anything. I didn't dare move. Then he laughed out loud and disappeared little by little like smoke…"
The Count of Soissons asks:
"And you say that this Master of the Hunt is a ghost?"
"For sure he's not a human like us. It's the Master of the Hunt! Or the Black Hunter as he's sometimes called. Sometimes, he's accompanied by a whole invisible hunt. A hunt that makes the devil of a noise, with dogs, cries, horns…"
The King tells him that that was what they had heard.
"Well then, it's the Saint Hubert Hunt."
And the woodsman explains that it is a mysterious hunt composed of ghosts of men and ghosts of dogs who have been haunting the Fontainebleau Forest for a long time.
Most impressed, Henri IV and his companions return to the castle where they recount their adventure.
And the whole French kingdom soon learns and marvels, that the King of France had met a ghost…
Many questions have been raised about this story and the craziest suppositions have been made. First of all, it was thought that an attempt on the King's life had been made, then that it was a diabolical apparition… Finally, people with no imagination concluded that the sovereign had been tricked by facetious poachers who had had fun imitating the sound of horns and the voices of hounds. Henri IV had therefore been the victim of a joke.
If it were poachers, why did they tell him to "turn over a new leaf"?
In April 1599, that is to say eight months after the incident in the Fontainebleau Forest, Gabrielle d'Estrees, whom the King was about to marry, died of poison, and Henri IV took for wife the overweight Marie de Medicis. Rumours then began. It was murmured that at Fontainebleau, the King had not been the victim of a bad joke, but of a plot cooked up by a high-placed person. Which one? The Papal Legate.
The Papal Legate – who was in Paris at this time – was Alexandre de Medicis, who wanted the King of France to marry his fat cousin. And it is explained that, to strike the King's mind and bring him to repudiate Gabrielle, the Legate contacted the famous poachers and gave them the task of setting up the whole thing. Which is supposedly why the Master of the Hunt was accompanied by a phantom hunt and why he told the King to turn over a new leaf…
Although this explanation was accepted by all of the contemporary chroniclers, the story does not end there. In 1625, in 1647 and in 1672, the Master of the Hunt appears again to stag hunters, still accompanied by his invisible whippers-in and his phantom pack of hounds. And in 1698, it is Louis XIV himself who sees him. He would say:
"A person of supernatural appearance surged before me, making my horse rear, and addressed a few words to me."
Words that the King never repeated.
And that is not all. In 1897, an English tourist who was riding a bicycle in Fontainebleau Forest, recounted that she had met, near the Croix du Grand-Maitre, a dark man who had surged from a bush and who ran with the lightness of a deer, calling out:
"Yak, Yak, Yak…"
These periodical apparitions of frightening men could be simply scruffy, threatening-looking people roaming the forest, whom imagination and the memory of legends transform into supernatural beings. They could also be hallucinations, "concrete ghosts", according to one psychoanalyst. In this case, Freud explains that the hunter is, of course, a sexual symbol because he is hairy!… Apart from this interpretation, the hypothesis of an hallucination – individual or collective – should perhaps not be rejected for the Master of the Hunt is a character who is found in most Western folklore. In the North of Europe, for example, he is called the Black Hunter.
The invisible hunt is an extremely widespread myth. In the Blesois, it is the flying hunt of Thibault le Tricheur, in Touraine the Briquette Hunt, the Arquin Hunt or the Menee d'Helquin. In Berry, it is Rigaud's Hunt or Baudet's Hunt; in Bourbonnais, the Maligne Hunt or the Gayere Hunt; in Bretagne, the Gallery Hunt; In the Maine, the Artus Hunt led by the famous King Artus who governed the Bretons in the IVth Century; in the Orleanais, King Hugon's Hunt; in Sweden, Odin's Hunt; in Germany, the Wooden Heer.
George Sand studied these strange phenomena and collected a few. Madeleine Bosquet, the author of a work on Normandie romanesque et merveilleuse, published a certain number of witness statements which are rather troubling.
One night when Ronsard was returning home, near Vendome, the poet, who was a bit deaf, heard the sound of a hunt and saw a cavalier appear who wanted to take him up behind him. Anyone else would have made the sign of the cross to make this vision go away. Ronsard, who had been a soldier, preferred to draw his sword, and everything disappeared.
But this meeting troubled him to the point that he noted his impressions in a poem, which I shall not try to translate here.


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A Local Dog Who Tried To Save Her Owner's Life is Up for an Award!
Did you ever wonder if, in an emergency, your dog could try to save your life? Well, this dog did just that, and now she could win a national award for it!
Lilly's courage and bravery has made her a finalist in a nationwide contest held by the Humane Society!
Lilly is a Pitbull mix from Beachwood and she is in the running with five other pet contestants for the Pets of Valor award.
During a hike in Double Trouble Park, Lilly's owner Dona Timoney collapsed from a brain aneurysm and fell into the deep bog grass where no one could see her. The dog bravely found the first person she could, and dragged him over 150 yards to help her owner!
Frank Delarosa says that he walked up to the anxious dog on a path at the park and grabbed her leash to try and take her to a park ranger. That's when Lilly dragged him to where the unconscious Dona lay and started licking her owner's face. He says "That dog was unbelievable."
When they took Dona to the hospital, she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm and died 12 days later. But Lilly's act of valor gave the family that time to spend with Dona before saying goodbye.
Dona's daughter Amanda says she never thought Lilly would know how to communicate that she needed help for her owner like she did. And Amanda is keeping Lilly in the family so that she can still have a good home.
The winning dog or cat gets a silver pet tag and the location where he or she was adopted from will recieve a year's supply of pet food.
Cast your vote for Lilly here!


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Name: Centre for Craft Nova Scotia / Mary E. Black Gallery
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The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design´s Mary E. Black Gallery promotes contemporary fine craft by local, regional, national and international artists and artisans. The gallery showcases innovative and thought-provoking works that often succeed in challenging viewers´ perceptions of fine craft.
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Daddy, 47 years old
Location: New York, NY, United States
Relationship Status: Single
Hey guys, my name is Carl and I am the Founder and CEO of the MISTER APP, MISTERAPP.COM and DADDYHUNT.COM.
I also write for Huffington Post on important gay issues and you can find my articles at huffingtonpost.com/carl-sandler. You can also listen to me talk about relationships and dating on The Morning Jolt on Sirius/OutQ radio, usually on Thursdays at 10 am EST.
I love chatting and meeting guys here. I'm also always happy to hear from our members. I am often online testing though and am sorry to say that I cannot always respond to all the great people who contact me but I try to respond to as many personal messages as I can.
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I forever count my blessings in the role I do, as I can't help but feel lucky getting exposure to so many different people in vastly different situations, on a daily basis. One of the most satisfying aspects of the financial planng profession is getting to know people who I otherwise would never have had the pleasure of meeting. And as such, through others I get to experience things that I otherwise never would have been able to (in my own little way – I call it 'vicarious experiences').
Apart from the obvious things such as travel, I also get to hear what others are doing with their lives – their goals and longer term objectives. Recently, I've met a few people who have been talking to me about wanting to retire early. Stop the presses! Well, not really, this in itself is not an unusual thing as I dare say many of us out there would retire tomorrow if we could afford to do so. For me though, there has been a common theme around people being committed to reduce their reliance on 'work' by the time they reach their mid-40's.
This concept intrigues me, not because it's a foreign one, but because to achieve this is not easy and I find that those who have given it thought generally have neglected to consider some key issues. Some of the things I have been discussing with individuals/couples in this position are as follows:
This list is by no means exhaustive but what has been somewhat surprising to me is that many have neglected to consider at least half of the issues above, or if they have, in nowhere near enough detail. In essence, I feel that this goal is something they are very passionate about but if I'm being honest, it's hard to achieve and what makes it more difficult is there are so many different paths of getting there (and some may not actually get you there at all in the end).
For many, property seems to be the obvious choice when it comes to achieving an early retirement. Historically, it has certainly worked for a number of investors and I can't help but feel those European migrants who purchased homes in suburbs like Richmond and Doncaster (to name a couple in Melbourne where I live) may fall into this bucket. But how sustainable is this level of growth and strategy moving forward? And what is the opportunity cost of putting all your eggs into the property basket versus perhaps a more diversified strategy?
I'm not here to answer the question today about property, nor am I here to give you a secret formula that will get you to an early retirement. What I am here for though is to help you make smart decisions with your money and give you the tools to put some science behind the decisions you make. Everybody is in different situations and everybody has the opportunity to go down different paths, but don't feel like you need to do this alone. My job is so satisfying for me because I get to help people on this journey and I believe it's even more satisfying for my clients who allow me to help them get there.
Chris Giaouris, CFP®
Shadforth Financial Group
Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and has been providing personal wealth management and financial advice since 2008. Over this time he has built specialised knowledge in superannuation, retirement strategies, tax planning and portfolio management. Chris also has extensive experience in the UK Pension sector where he has assisted a number of clients with the transfer of their UK superannuation capital to Australia.
He believes financial planning is not solely about investments or strategies, but more importantly it is about helping you (the client) make smart choices with your money so you can focus on things more important than money.


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Multi Skills Tutor - ICT (HMP Durham)
- Recruiter
- Novus
- Location
- Durham (City/Town)
- Salary
- £23,323.70 - £28,495.47 (subject to job evaluation)
- Posted
- 05 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 15 Mar 2018
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- Subject Area
- Information and Communication Technology
- Job Level
- Tutor
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Looking for a career where you can change lives?
For more than two decades, Novus has been delivering education, training and employment opportunities to adults and young people in UK prisons.
Over the years we have built a reputation as an innovator in the fight to reduce re-offending rates by transforming people's lives through learning and skills.
Following the re-roll of HMP Durham to a Reception Centre, we now require multi-skills tutors in subjects including ICT on a permanent, full time (37 hours per week) basis.
The role requires you to have different skill sets to fit the needs of the business. We are looking for staff who are creative, adaptable, flexible and resilient as well as having the confidence, positivity, commitment, and willingness to deliver across a wide range of the curriculum within our Academy based model.
Our main ethos at HMP Durham is one of engagement and motivation for our learners so they want to progress and engage with their education or employment on transfer to another establishment or on release into the community.
The purpose of this role is to teach and engage with our learners, in order to give them the skills they need to have a better and brighter future. To do this successfully you'll need:
- Passion and experience at delivering high quality teaching in a subject specialism
- Must have a teaching qualification and/or subject specialist qualification at Level 4 (Level 5 - new standards) with a commitment to obtain the relevant outstanding Level 4 (Level 5 - new standards) qualification within a specified time scale.
- Previous experience of curriculum delivery and a track record of successful learner outcomes
Applicants must demonstrate in their application their ability to meet the key responsibilities, key result areas and Qualifications/Skills and Experience detailed within the role profile.
In return you will benefit from an excellent package including – a favourable Pension scheme, Retail Discounts, Childcare Vouchers, Employee Assistance Program, Cycle to work scheme, Simply Health scheme and technology scheme.
Novus is an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community. All roles are subject to job evaluation.


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Hi everyone! Have you seen the color palette for the Prima PPP this month…it is so pretty and just so much fun! I decided to create a mixed media tag using some old and new Prima products all from the Flying Unicorn store. For the background I have used 2 oversize Prima Tags and some packaging. Then I layered pieces of the Lifetime Collection on it, Prima stamps, and covered it with lots of Shimmerz paints and mists.
The heart is created with the awesome new Prima Wire product! Love this stuff! The Prima chippys are covered with gesso and then misted with some Shimmerz. I finished it all off with lots of Prima flowers.
Well that is is for today… everything here is available at the Flying Unicorn store! Take care and Happy Scrapping!


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When people think of H.G. Lewis, they think of his horror classics. They think of a director who was cutting edge, daring and very not afraid of a little controversy. When I was told of a collection of lost films, I must not have read the full memo because what I got and what I was expecting were two different things. While I am one of the people who always seem to want to test the limits in film with what I watch, sometimes I just want certain directors to give me a certain kind of film. I would not want to go to the movies and see a Todd Solondz family PG film, and I would not want to see David Lynch make a Pixar film. These directors I am a fan of who they are, and what they are in film, I do not want them to give me something that I feel is out of their element and reach. Though, if Pixar gave Lynch the reigns, that would be noteworthy. But, with that being said let's look at the latest sell out Harmony Korine and his Hollywood film coming out later, directors I feel need to think they can do it all. This collection clearly shows that maybe they cannot.
You are telling me this is the work of the man, who redefined horror? Ecstasies of Women is from 1969, it focuses on a character named Harry, he is a man whose buddies throw him a bachelor party before he ties the knot. Sounds simple enough, like most men Harry goes on and on about past conquests, and it seems as the night keeps going the women at the club start to remind him of them. This is 70 minutes plus of just random talk, like listening to an old home video of someone's father talking about who he banged before marrying someone's mom. It had no humor and was just bland talking, but it does feature some nudity and the nudity is pretty impressive for a film that was shot almost 44 years ago. The women in this film are the selling point, and you can tell what would inspire later Lewis works. This film moves at a snail pace, but has enough nudity to keep maybe a pervert happy. It felt like a bad version of a drugged out Bachelor I guess.
Linda and Abilene is our next film, and it plays out like soft porn western. This one focuses on Abilene and Tod who were orphans on this western land. As things in life do happen in the west, Tod and Abilene become sexually attracted to each other, and like most people do Tod gets weirded out and runs away. He meets Linda, who is a local bar woman and they begin having sex and a relationship, because in the west the sex is first relationship later, no questions asked. And of course, Abilene gets taken advantage of by a cowboy named Rawhide, (she should have checked his ID) and all this leads to more problems as Tod wants revenge, because no one can have sex with his orphaned sister but him, and Linda gets jealous and feels like she is being compared to Abilene. Let's be honest, this is not going to be anywhere near Unforgiven level of acting, or even Silverado. But, for what it was supposed to be, I guess it was ok. The nudity while not as raunchy as of what was before it, or what is coming up, it was still a little hardcore. It was interesting, but for the wrong reasons.
Black Love is our last 70 minute lost film; to be blunt it is a black porn film. This has black people having full on sex for 70 minutes. If that is your cup of tea, trust me this one will overflow your glass. The narrator at times is humorous but this was not really something I was really excited about, nor did I get into it. I am not a huge fan of porn, I have maybe in my lifetime seen 10 tops, and those were not so much stimulation or pleasure but because I may have known someone in the film. I mean, I never even been inside a strip club, I have maybe dated one or two, I do not kiss and tell, but I have never been in a club in my life because to me that is not a place of sexual delight it is more of a place for women to degrade themselves for money to men who cannot get it up to their wives but need a fantasy to make them feel more manly. That rant aside, this is not for me. The other two were ok to a point, the 70's no rules film making was ok, but this is not the Lewis I know.
4 out of 10


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Maurice Molyneaux's Design Work On...
Title: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Crossroads of Time
Credit: Designer (lead)
Developer: Novotrade
Published: Fall 1995 by Playmates Interactive Entertainment
Platforms: Genesis & Super Nintendo
Duties on this product were wide-ranging, encompassing research, conceptual work, meetings with programming staff and publisher, numerous design tasks, and hands-on involvement with shaping the product itself. I also acted as a "continuity cop" to assure that all the requirements of the game design and mandates of the licensor were correctly implemented.
Concurrently, I wrote the game story, scripted all dialogue (including some in klingonese), storyboarded and art directed all of the linking animations between game stages, checked for graphic continuity with the TV series and suggested changes, provided the developers with blueprints and diagrams of needed props and objects, and on several occasions drew new graphical elements when immediate on-the-spot fixes were required. I also researched and provided passcodes (again in klingonese) and contributed texts for use in the game manual.The Super Nintendo version was a "port" of the Genesis version, and a very poor port at that! My apologies to anyone who played it!
Personal Reflections
Working on a licened property like Star Trek can be a pain in the @&$. Here are examples of why:
- You're forced to write the game proposal over six weeks before the pilot episode airs!
--and all I had to work from was a draft of the show bible, which described the setting and characters, and, a little later, the first six shooting scripts and a pile of on-set photos. Not much to base a game propsal on!
- Paramount's licensing and legal department sends you "corrections" that are often incorrect.
I distinctly remember being told that I could not use a phaser as an explosive device. I wrote back and named six Star Trek episodes where that very thing had occurred.
- Your developers are foreigners who don't understand the licenese.
This game was developed by what was then Novotrade, in Budapest, Hungary...a very talented group of developers, but they never quite "got" Star Trek and therefore there was a constant problem with their coming up with solutions that violated the license.
- Paramount signs-off on your design. Four weeks later, they un-approve it.
September: "Your design is approved as is."
October: "You can't use the Borg and you can't start the game on the Saratoga."
Your game has been in production for almost two years. You fight. You get to keep the Borg, but the Saratoga goes from being the action packed introductory stage to a flashback near the end, and the whole game balance goes down a wormhole.
The biggest design challenge in this product was how to make an action game that didn't rely on violence. This was back in the days before Star Trek featured a weekly phaser battle.
My solution was to concentrate on rewarding the player for humanitarian behavior, where constructive acts were more rewarding than the destructive variety. This was exemplified in the first game level designed, the starship Saratoga, in which the player would have to rescue numerous crewmembers in order to solve the puzzle and escape. The only opponents in the stage were a few scattered Borg drones, which became impervious to your weapons after a shot or two, thus forcing the player to use viloence in a very selective and discriminating fashion.
Various circumstances forced me to leave the project after 4 months, but 11 months later I was approached by the (then) new producer at Playmates Interactive and asked to come back onto the project. Unfortunately, a lot of the work that had been done in the intervening months had wandered away from the structure I established, with the result that far too much of the game happened off the station in environments that were not really related to the show, and the developers had worked a bunch of extra play mechanics into the game which made it far too difficult to play. Unfortunately, so much work had been done that it was impossible to get back to what the game should have been.
When the finished game was reviewed virtually every review singled out the Saratoga stage as the best level of the game, a source of immense pride to me as it's the only part of the game that reflects my original intentions.
The Cutting Room FloorA lot of stuff got cut out of this game due to size limitations (the cartridge was to be only 8-megabits/1-megabyte in size).
- The Captive Pursuit Stage.
The big central action bit in original spec. Chief O'Brien would help an alien called "Tosk" escape the pursuing "Hunters". As O'Brien, the player would have to figure out a safe path to docking port, manipulating various devices on the way. The game-controlled Tosk would follow, fight pursuing Hunters when they appeared, buying time for the player. All that remains of this is a test section in a prototype cartridge ROM I have, and a script of the Promenade interaction that was to precede it.
- The ability to play Dax or Kira.
Most of the male figures in the game shared the same graphic set, which had been carefully designed so that changing the color palette would result in different uniforms (Starfleet, Bajoran, etc.). Unfortunately, the developers overtaxed the graphics resources and didn't have enough left to include the full range of running and jumping animations for the female characters. I asked that other things be dropped to accomodate this, but it never happened. In order to make at least one female character playable, I made it Kira who pilots the Runabout through the Wormhole and Asteroid Belt stages, so the player at least nominally controls one of the women.
- The ability to crawl.
Lost for the same reason as losing the animations of the female characters. I was sorely disappointed by this, because I really wanted the characters to be able to move like real human beings: run, jump, walk, climb, crawl. We lost that cool moment where you can't see a way out until you notice the little air duct, throw Sisko on his belly and crawl through. Ah-ha!
- The warp core jettison and the entire 2nd half of the Saratoga.
The best level of the game was originally twice as big as it ended up, and would have been played in two parts. One of the best features of the second half was the way you would buy more time...jettisoning the ship's damamged warp core! A version of this second section of the Saratoga was built, but it was radically changed from my design. Some things had to go for memeory reasons, and this entire stage was one of them. All that remains are images (and a prototype cartridge I have).
- The turbolifts.
You used to be able to ride these around too...but when the game levels were changed this was a no-brainer to toss out because it didn't add much to the experience and took extra code and graphics.
- The Wolf 359 Battle.
Admittedly, this was never planned for the Genesis or SNES versions of the game, but I'd hoped we'd get the go-ahead to do a Sega-CD version, for which I planned to produce a huge space battle where 39 starships get trashed! But, we discovered that a Sega-CD version would have required another license, so the idea was scrapped. Ah well...


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NCsoft gets hammered (and not in the adult beverage good way).
Fifty percent is not the number you want to hear when discussing losses in revenue. Yet that is exactly what NCsoft reported earlier this week. This comes on the tail end of the news that
Richard Garriott is stepping down from Tabula Rasa (which might be seen as a good cut in payroll by some). From GamesIndustry.biz
The Korean publisher put its net income at KRW 5 billion (USD 3 million) down from KRW 6.6 billion (USD 4.8 million) the previous quarter and significantly down from KRW 10 billion (USD 7 million) for the same period last year.
The poor result is reflected in the company's operating income, which also fell almost 50 per cent, from KRW 7.9 billion (USD 5.8 million) to KRW 4.5 billion (USD 3.3 million). The company experienced an overall sales decline to KR 78,270,000,000.00 (USD 57.6 million) from KR 81,201,000,000.00 (USD 59.6 million).
With a culling of the payroll from previous months and now this latest financial return information leading the doom and gloom, there is a bit of silver lining for NCsoft in their Aion beta operations so I'm sure they will be fine over the long run.
To read the latest guides, news, and features you can visit our Tabula Rasa Game Page.


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Category Archives: Kicks
Oak Street Bootmakers – Hunt Boot
A few months back, we wrote a short brand spotlight on Chicago's Oak Street Bootmakers. Now, we bring you the latest addition to their stock, the Hunt Boot. The boots are available in both navy and brown and are hand-crafted to order right here in the USA. They're made with Horween Chromexcel leather with Vibram soles, wax stitching, and rawhide laces. The boots don't drop until January, but you can pre-order now for $356 at Oak Steet Bootmakers.
Thorogood Men's American Heritage Boot
The Made in America tag is one thing that we are all ways on the look out for here at Freshborn Market. The Thorogood Heritage boot brings us just that in a very fresh looking boot. The boot 6″ boot has a moc toe and a good looking white sole. They look a bit like Red Wings but we still like them. Available now for $120.
Sullivan Glove Co. Deerskin Slippers
Check out these deerskin slippers from Sullivan Glove Co. They are perfect for lounging around the house and just kicking it on a hungover Sunday. For $89, they're available now from Sullivan Glove Co. online.
New Balance Ivy League Pack
The shoes guaranteed to make a kid study harder — reminiscent of the 576 Pub Pack that we posted back in early November, New Balance draws inspiration from some of the most prestigious institutions in the world: the Ivy League schools. The various school-themed colorways are all versions of the H710 sneaker and feature university inspired logo tags. We'll keep you updated on a release date.
Steve Madden Duckiee Boot
Check out this very fresh blend of duck boot and sneaker from Steve Madden. With December half over and January and February right around the corner, they'll definitely come in handy. They come with a $99 price tag, available now at Steve Madden online.
Nike Air Royal Mid "Your Time Will Come"
This is one of best looking Nike releases that we've seen in months. They feature a tan colorway and boot accents that give them a slight Timberland vibe. We have seen this before from Supra, but nonetheless we still like the release. These are a part of Nike's Spring 2010 release, we'll keep you updated on their release date.
Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski Mid
Set for release this upcoming spring, Nike has put a new spin on the tremendously successful SB Zoom Janoski's with this mid-top version. The five-eyelet mids feature a ribbed ankle collar for added comfort and, like their low counterpart, the mids are a great skate/casual combination shoe. We'll let you know when we hear more about a release date.
Via Warped
Palladium Winter 2010 Lookbook
Check out these new styles from Palladium Boots. Palladium takes it to the next level with this winter release incorporating higher quality materials and updated silhouettes. All are available now at their online store, palladiumboots.com for $110. See the rest of the book after the jump.
Vans Vault 2011 Derby
Vans puts a new twist on their skate/surf identity with this latest release. The Vans Vault Derby is a new direction for the brand, moving away from anything that could resemble a traditional sneaker silhouette and more towards the casual/dress sphere. As usual, we like what we see coming out of the Vans brand and look forward to seeing more in future.
Vans California 106 Vulcanized Sneakers – Spring 2011
Vans is really on their game lately and this upcoming release is no break from the trend. Set for release in Spring 2011, these 106 Vulcanized sneakers look pretty fresh. We're big fans of the perforated suede. They'll be available in four colorways. See more photos below.