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Shenan Stanley
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Pixie Stix wrote:
> Renetly I have been getting alot of pop ups and I get one advertising > a casino which pops up quite alot and when I check my desktop it is > full of unwanted icons for casino games and cell phone ring tones. I > have spybot on my computer and run it very often as well as pop up > blocker but nothing seems to work. Also at times my home page resets > itself to search200.com. Any ideas on what program I should get or > download to correct this issue? You are not doing enough to protect yourself and you are using websites that are designed to infect you with such crap. Tip 10 should help you cleanup, although you may need to boot into Safe Mode for some cleanup. The rest (along with tip 10) will help you secure your system a little bit better to prevent it in the future. Microsoft has these suggestions for Protecting your computer from the various things that could happen to you/it: Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ Although those tips are fantastic, there are many things you should know above and beyond what is there. Below I have detailed out many steps that can not only help you clean-up a problem PC but keep it clean ,secure and running at its top performance mark. I know this text can seem intimidating - it is quite long and a lot to take in for a novice - but I assure you that one trip through this list and you will understand your computer and the options available to you for protecting your data much better - and that the next time you review these steps, the time it takes will be greatly reduced. Let's take the cleanup of your computer step-by-step. Yes, it will take up some of your time - but consider what you use your computer for and how much you would dislike it if all of your stuff on your computer went away because you did not "feel like" performing some simple maintenance tasks - think of it like taking out your garbage, collecting and sorting your postal mail, paying your bills on time, etc. I'll mainly work around Windows XP, as that is what the bulk of this document is about; however, here is a place for you poor souls still stuck in Windows 98/ME where you can get information on maintaining your system: Windows 98 and 'Maintaining Your Computer': http://www.microsoft.com/windows98/u...s/maintaining/ Windows ME Computer Health: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsME/u...alth/articles/ Pay close attention to the sections: (in order) - Clean up your hard disk - Check for errors by running ScanDisk - Defragment your hard disk - Roll back the clock with System Restore Also - now is a good time to point you to one of the easiest ways to find information on problems you may be having and solutions others have found: Search using Google! http://www.google.com/ (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html ) Now, let's go through some maintenance first that should only have to be done once (mostly): Tip (1): Locate all of the software you have installed on your computer. (the installation media - CDs, downloaded files, etc) Collect these CDs and files together in a central and safe place along with their CD keys and such. Make backups of these installation media sets using your favorite copying method (CD/DVD Burner and application, Disk copier, etc.) You'll be glad to know that if you have a CD/DVD burner, you may be able to use a free application to make a duplicate copy of your CDs. One such application is ISORecorder: ISORecorder page (with general instructions on use): http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/beta.htm Yes - it is BETA software - but very useful and well tested. More full function applications (free) for CD/DVD burning would be: DeepBurner Free http://www.deepburner.com/ CDBurnerXP Pro http://www.cdburnerxp.se/ Another Option would be to search the web with Pricewatch.com or Dealsites.net and find deals on Products like Ahead Nero and/or Roxio. Tip (2): Empty your Temporary Internet Files and shrink the size it stores to a size between 128MB and 512MB.. - Open ONE copy of Internet Explorer. - Select TOOLS -> Internet Options. - Under the General tab in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, do the following: - Click on "Delete Cookies" (click OK) - Click on "Settings" and change the "Amount of disk space to use:" to something between 128MB and 512MB. (Betting it is MUCH larger right now.) - Click OK. - Click on "Delete Files" and select to "Delete all offline contents" (the checkbox) and click OK. (If you had a LOT, this could take 2-10 minutes or more.) - Once it is done, click OK, close Internet Explorer, re-open Internet Explorer. Tip (3): If things are running a bit sluggish and/or you have an older system (1.5GHz or less and 256MB RAM or less) then you may want to look into tweaking the performance by turning off some of the 'resource hogging' Windows XP "prettifications". The fastest method is: Control Panel --> System --> Advanced tab --> Performance section, Settings button. Then choose "adjust for best performance" and you now have a Windows 2000/98 look which turned off most of the annoying "prettifications" in one swift action. You can play with the last three checkboxes to get more of an XP look without many of the other annoyances. You could also grab and install/use one (or more) of the Microsoft Powertoys - TweakUI in particular: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx Tip (4): Understanding what a good password might be is vital to your personal and system security. You may think you do not need to password your home computer, as you may have it in a locked area (your home) where no one else has access to it. Remember, however, you aren't always "in that locked area" when using your computer online - meaning you likely have usernames and passwords associated with web sites and the likes that you would prefer other people do not discover/use. This is why you should understand and utilize good passwords. Good passwords are those that meet these general rules (mileage may vary): Passwords should contain at least six characters, and the character string should contain at least three of these four character types: - uppercase letters - lowercase letters - numerals - nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., *, %, &, !, Passwords should not contain your name/username. Passwords should be unique to you and easy to remember. One method many people are using today is to make up a phrase that describes a point in their life and then turning that phrase into their password by using only certain letters out of each word in that phrase. It's much better than using your birthday month/year or your anniversary in a pure sense. For example, let's say my phrase is: 'Moved to new home in 2004' I could come up with this password from that: 'Mv2n3whmN04' The password tip is in the one time section, but I highly recommend you periodically change your passwords. The suggested time varies, but I will throw out a 'once in every 3 to 6 months for every account you have.' Tip (5): This tip is also 'questionable' in the one time section; however - if properly setup - this one can be pretty well ignored for most people after the initial 'fiddle-with' time. Why you should use a computer firewall.. http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...wbenefits.mspx You should, in some way, use a firewall. Hardware (like a nice Cable Modem/DSL router) or software is up to you. Many use both of these. The simplest one to use is the hardware one, as most people don't do anything that they will need to configure their NAT device for and those who do certainly will not mind fiddling with the equipment to make things work for them. Next in the line of simplicity would have to be the built-in Windows Firewall of Windows XP. In SP2 it is turned on by default. It is not difficult to turn on in any case, however: Enable/Disable the Internet Connection Firewall (Pre-SP2): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283673 More information on the Internet Connection Firewall (Pre-SP2): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320855 Post-SP2 Windows Firewall Information/guidance: http://snipurl.com/atal The trouble with the Windows Firewall is that it only keeps things out. For most people who maintain their system in other ways, this is MORE than sufficient. However, you may feel otherwise. If you want to know when one of your applications is trying to obtain access to the outside world so you can stop it, then you will have to install a third-party application and configure/maintain it. I have compiled a list with links of some of the better known/free firewalls you can choose from: BlackICE PC Protection (~$39.95 and up) http://blackice.iss.net/ Jetico Personal Firewall (Free) http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/jpfirewall.htm Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) (Free and up) http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html Outpost Firewall from Agnitum (Free and up) http://www.agnitum.com/download/ Sygate Personal Firewall (Free and up) http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall (~$25 and up) http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/ ZoneAlarm (Free and up) http://snipurl.com/6ohg You should find the right firewall for your situation in that list and set it up. Every firewall WILL require some maintenance. Essentially checking for patches or upgrades (this goes for hardware and software solutions) is the extent of this maintenance - you may also have to configure your firewall to allow some traffic depending on your needs. ** Don't stack the software firewalls! Running more than one software firewall will not make you safer - it would possibly negate some protection you gleamed from one or the other firewall you run. Now that you have some of the more basic things down.. Let's go through some of the steps you should take periodically to maintain a healthy and stable windows computer. If you have not done some of these things in the past, they may seem tedious - however, they will become routine and some can even be automatically scheduled. Tip (6): The system restore feature is a new one - first appearing in Windows ME and then sticking around for Windows XP. It is a useful feature if you keep it maintained and use it to your advantage. Remember that the system restore pretty much tells you in the name what it protects which is 'system' files. Your documents, your pictures, your stuff is NOT system files - so you should also look into some backup solution. I have seen the automatic system restore go wrong too many times not to suggest the following.. Whenever you think about it (after doing a once-over on your machine once a month or so would be optimal) - clear out your System Restore and create a manual restoration point. 'Why?' Too many times have I seen the system restore files go corrupt or get a virus in them, meaning you could not or did not want to restore from them. By clearing it out periodically you help prevent any corruption from happening and you make sure you have at least one good "snapshot". (*This, of course, will erase any previous restore point you have.*) - Turn off System Restore. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310405 - Reboot the Computer. - Review the first bullet to turn on System Restore - Make a Manual Restoration Point. http://snipurl.com/68nx That covers your system files, but doesn't do anything for the files that you are REALLY worried about - yours! For that you need to look into backups. You can either manually copy your important files, folders, documents, spreadsheets, emails, contacts, pictures, drawings and so on to an external location (CD/DVD - any disk of some sort, etc) or you can use the backup tool that comes with Windows XP: How To Use Backup to Back Up Files and Folders on Your Computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422 Yes - you still need some sort of external media to store the results on, but you could schedule the backup to occur when you are not around, then burn the resultant data onto CD or DVD or something when you are (while you do other things!) A lot of people have wondered about how to completely backup their system so that they would not have to go through the trouble of a reinstall.. I'm going to voice my opinion here and say that it would be worthless to do for MOST people. Unless you plan on periodically updating the image backup of your system (remaking it) - then by the time you use it (something goes wrong) - it will be so outdated as to be more trouble than performing a full install of the operating system and all applications. Having said my part against it, you can clone/backup your hard drive completely using many methods - by far the simplest are using disk cloning applications: Symantec/Norton Ghost http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ Acronis True Image http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage Tip (7): You should sometimes look through the list of applications that are installed on your computer. The list may surprise you. There are more than likely things in there you know you never use - so why have them there? There may even be things you know you did *not* install and certainly do not use (maybe don't WANT to use.) This web site should help you get started at looking through this list: How to Uninstall Programs http://snipurl.com/8v6b A word of warning - Do NOT uninstall anything you think you MIGHT need in the future unless you have completed Tip (1) and have the installation media and proper keys for use backed up somewhere safe! Tip (8): Patches and Updates! This one cannot be stressed enough. It is SO simple, yet so neglected by many people. It is especially simple for the critical Windows patches! Microsoft put in an AUTOMATED feature for you to utilize so that you do NOT have to worry yourself about the patching of the Operating System: How to configure and use Automatic Updates in Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306525 However, not everyone wants to be a slave to automation, and that is fine. Admittedly, I prefer this method on some of my more critical systems. Windows Update http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ Go there and scan your machine for updates. Always get the critical ones as you see them. Write down the KB###### or Q###### you see when selecting the updates and if you have trouble over the next few days, go into your control panel (Add/Remove Programs), insure that the 'Show Updates' checkbox is checked and match up the latest numbers you downloaded recently (since you started noticing an issue) and uninstall them. If there was more than one (usually is), uninstall them one by one with a few hours of use in between, to see if the problem returns. Yes - the process is not perfect (updating) and can cause trouble like I mentioned - but as you can see, the solution isn't that bad - and is MUCH better than the alternatives. Windows is not the only product you likely have on your PC. The manufacturers of the other products usually have updates. New versions of almost everything come out all the time - some are free, some are pay and some you can only download if you are registered - but it is best to check. Just go to their web pages and look under their support and download sections. For example, for Microsoft Office you should visit: Microsoft Office Updates http://office.microsoft.com/ (and select 'Check for Updates' and/or 'Downloads' for more) You also have hardware on your machine that requires drivers to interface with the operating system. You have a video card that allows you to see on your screen, a sound card that allows you to hear your PCs sound output and so on. Visit those manufacturer web sites for the latest downloadable drivers for your hardware/operating system. Always get the manufacturers' hardware driver over any Microsoft offers. On the Windows Update site I mentioned earlier, I suggest NOT getting their hardware drivers - no matter how tempting. How do you know what hardware you have in your computer? Break out the invoice or if it is up and working now - take inventory: Belarc Advisor http://belarc.com/free_download.html EVEREST Home Edition http://www.lavalys.com/products/down...?pid=1&lang=en Once you know what you have, what next? Go get the latest driver for your hardware/OS from the manufacturer's web page. For example, let's say you have an NVidia chipset video card or ATI video card, perhaps a Creative Labs sound card or C-Media chipset sound card... NVidia Video Card Drivers http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp ATI Video Card Drivers http://www.atitech.com/support/driver.html Creative Labs Sound Device http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/ C-Media Sound Device http://www.cmedia.com.tw/e_download_01.htm Then install these drivers. Updated drivers are usually more stable and may provide extra benefits/features that you really wished you had before. As for Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP, Microsoft has made this particular patch available in a number of ways. First, there is the Windows Update web page above. Then there is a direct download site and finally, you can order the FREE CD from Microsoft. Direct Download of Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP http://snipurl.com/8bqy Order the Free Windows XP SP2 CD http://snipurl.com/8umo If all else fails - grab the full download above and try to use that. In this case - consider yourself a 'IT professional or developer'. Tip (9): What about the dreaded word in the computer world, VIRUS? Well, there are many products to choose from that will help you prevent infections from these horrid little applications. Many are FREE to the home user and which you choose is a matter of taste, really. Many people have emotional attachments or performance issues with one or another AntiVirus software. Try some out, read reviews and decide for yourself which you like more: ( Good Comparison Page for AV software: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ ) AntiVir (Free and up) http://www.free-av.com/ avast! (Free and up) http://www.avast.com/ AVG Anti-Virus System (Free and up) http://free.grisoft.com/ eset NOD32 (~$39.00 and up) http://www.eset.com/products/products.htm eTrust EZ Antivirus (~$29.95 and up) http://ca.com/store/home/us/hp2/ Kaspersky Anti-Virus (~$49.95 and up) http://www.kaspersky.com/products.html McAfee VirusScan (~$11 and up) http://www.mcafee.com/ Panda Antivirus Titanium (~$39.95 and up) http://www.pandasoftware.com/ (Free Online Scanner: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/) RAV AntiVirus Online Virus Scan (Free!) http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus (~$11 and up) http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/ Trend Micro (~$49.95 and up) http://www.trendmicro.com/en/home/us/personal.htm (Free Online Scanner: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/hous...start_corp.asp) Most of them have automatic update capabilities. You will have to look into the features of the one you choose. Whatever one you finally settle with - be SURE to keep it updated (I recommend at least daily) and perform a full scan periodically (yes, most protect you actively, but a full scan once a month at 4AM probably won't bother you.) Tip (10): The most rampant infestation at the current time concerns SPYWARE/ADWARE. You need to eliminate it from your machine. There is no one software that cleans and immunizes you against everything. Antivirus software - you only needed one. Firewall, you only needed one. AntiSpyware - you will need several. I have a list and I recommend you use at least the first five. First - make sure you have NOT installed "Rogue AntiSpyware". There are people out there who created AntiSpyware products that actually install spyware of their own! You need to avoid these: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm Also, you can always visit this site.. http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm For more updated information. Install the first five of these: (Install, Run, Update, Scan with..) (If you already have one or more - uninstall them and download the LATEST version from the page given!) Lavasoft AdAware (Free and up) http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/ (How-to: http://snipurl.com/atdn ) Spybot Search and Destroy (Free!) http://www.safer-networking.net/en/download/index.html (How-to: http://snipurl.com/atdk ) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner (Free!) http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/ (How-to: http://snipurl.com/ate3 ) SpywareBlaster (Free!) http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html (How-to: http://snipurl.com/ate6 ) IE-SPYAD2 (Free!) https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm (How-to: http://snipurl.com/ate7 ) CWShredder Stand-Alone (Free!) http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract..._download.html Hijack This! (Free!) http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html (Log Analyzer: http://hjt.iamnotageek.com/ ) ToolbarCop (Free!) http://windowsxp.mvps.org/toolbarcop.htm Microsoft AntiSpyware BETA (in testing stages - Free!) http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...ware/software/ (How-to: http://snipurl.com/fqur ) Browser Security Tests (Free Tester) http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/ Popup Tester (Free Tester) http://www.popuptest.com/ The Cleaner (~$49.95 and up) http://www.moosoft.com/ Sometimes you need to install the application and reboot into SAFE MODE in order to thoroughly clean your computer. Many applications also have (or are) immunization applications. Spybot Search and Destroy and SpywareBlaster are two that currently do the best job at passively protecting your system from malware. None of these programs (in these editions) run in the background unless you TELL them to. The space they take up and how easy they are to use greatly makes up for any inconvenience you may be feeling. Please notice that Windows XP SP2 does help stop popups as well. Another option is to use an alternative Web browser. I suggest 'Mozilla Firefox', as it has some great features and is very easy to use: Mozilla Firefox http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ So your machine is pretty clean and up to date now. If you use the sections above as a guide, it should stay that way as well! There are still a few more things you can do to keep your machine running in top shape. Tip (11): You should periodically check your hard drive(s) for errors and defragment them. Only defragment after you have cleaned up your machine of outside parasites and never defragment as a solution to a quirkiness in your system. It may help speed up your system, but it should be clean before you do this. Do these things IN ORDER... How to use Disk Cleanup http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310312 How to scan your disks for errors http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265 How to Defragment your hard drives http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314848 I would personally perform the above steps at least once every three months. For most people this should be sufficient, but if the difference you notice afterwards is greater than you think it should be, lessen the time in between its schedule.. If the difference you notice is negligible, you can increase the time. Tip (12): SPAM! JUNK MAIL! This one can get annoying, just like the rest. You get 50 emails in one sitting and 2 of them you wanted. NICE! (Not.) What can you do? Well, although there are services out there to help you, some email servers/services that actually do lower your spam with features built into their servers - I still like the methods that let you be the end-decision maker on what is spam and what is not. I have two products to suggest to you, look at them and see if either of them suite your needs. Again, if they don't, Google is free and available for your perusal. SpamBayes (Free!) http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ Spamihilator (Free!) http://www.spamihilator.com/ As I said, those are not your only options, but are reliable ones I have seen function for hundreds+ people. Tip (13): ADVANCED TIP! Only do this once you are comfortable under the hood of your computer! There are lots of services on your PC that are probably turned on by default you don't use. Why have them on? Check out these web pages to see what all of the services you might find on your computer are and set them according to your personal needs. Be CAREFUL what you set to manual, and take heed and write down as you change things! Also, don't expect a large performance increase or anything - especially on today's 2+ GHz machines, however - I look at each service you set to manual as one less service you have to worry about someone exploiting. Configuring Services http://snakefoot.fateback.com/tweak/winnt/services.html Task List Programs http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm Processes in Windows NT/2000/XP http://www.reger24.de/prozesse/ There are also applications that AREN'T services that startup when you start up the computer/logon. One of the better description on how to handle these I have found here: Startups http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php If you follow the advice laid out above (and do some of your own research as well, so you understand what you are doing) - your computer will stay fairly stable and secure and you will have a more trouble-free system. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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To quickly solve this problem try Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta1.
After having installed the latest Updates you can use the "Browser Hijacking Settings Restore" (Tools>>Advanced Tools) Having done so you can enable "Realtime Protection" that keeps you protected of future Browser Hijacking. Please run a full system scan to find and quarantine all infected items on your computer. -- Ruben Sutter |
Bruce Chambers
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Pixie Stix wrote:
> Renetly I have been getting alot of pop ups and I get one advertising a > casino which pops up quite alot and when I check my desktop it is full of > unwanted icons for casino games and cell phone ring tones. I have spybot on > my computer and run it very often as well as pop up blocker but nothing seems > to work. Also at times my home page resets itself to search200.com. Any > ideas on what program I should get or download to correct this issue? > What specific kind of pop-ups are you seeing? There are at least three varieties of pop-ups, and the solutions vary accordingly. 1) Does the title bar of these pop-ups read "Messenger Service?" This type of spam has become quite common over the couple of years, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit, you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that swept across the Internet last year and the currently active Sasser Worm. Install and use a decent, properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just "putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is particularly foolish. Messenger Service of Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default...B;en-us;168893 Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904 Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...e/stopspam.asp Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer security. The real problem is not the messenger service pop-ups; they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this helpful? 2) For regular Internet pop-ups, you might try the free 12Ghosts Popup-killer from http://12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm, Pop-Up Stopper from http://www.panicware.com/, or the Google Toolbar from http://toolbar.google.com/. Alternatively, you can upgrade your WinXP to SP2, to install IE's pop-up blocker. Another alternative would be to use another browser, such as Mozilla or Firefox, which has pop-up blocking capabilities. (But I'd avoid Netscape; it carries too much extraneous AOL garbage.) 3) To deal with pop-ups caused by any sort of "adware" and/or "spyware,"such as Gator, Comet Cursors, Xupiter, Bonzai Buddy, or KaZaA, and their remnants, that you've deliberately (but without understanding the consequences) installed, two products that are quite effective (at finding and removing this type of scumware) are Ad-Aware from www.lavasoft.de and SpyBot Search & Destroy from www.safer-networking.org/. Both have free versions. It's even possible to use SpyBot Search & Destroy to "immunize" your system against most future intrusions. I use both and generally perform manual scans every week or so to clean out cookies, etc. Additionally, manual removal instructions for the most common varieties of scumware are available here: PC Hell Spyware and Adware Removal Help http://www.pchell.com/support/spyware.shtml More information and assistance is available at these sites: Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm Neither adware nor spyware, collectively known as scumware, magically install themselves on anyone's computer. They are almost always deliberately installed by the computer's user, as part of some allegedly "free" service or product. While there are some unscrupulous malware distributors out there, who do attempt to install and exploit malware without consent, the majority of them simply rely upon the intellectual laziness and gullibility of the average consumer, counting on them to quickly click past the EULA in his/her haste to get the latest in "free" cutesy cursors, screensavers, "utilities," and/or wallpapers. If you were to read the EULAs that accompany, and to which the computer user must agree before the download/installation of the "screensaver" continues, most adware and spyware, you'll find that they _do_ have the consumer's permission to do exactly what they're doing. In the overwhelming majority of cases, computer users have no one to blame but themselves. There are several essential components to computer security: a knowledgeable and pro-active user, a properly configured firewall, reliable and up-to-date antivirus software, and the prompt repair (via patches, hotfixes, or service packs) of any known vulnerabilities. The weakest link in this "equation" is, of course, the computer user. No software manufacturer can -- nor should they be expected to -- protect the computer user from him/herself. All too many people have bought into the various PC/software manufacturers marketing claims of easy computing. They believe that their computer should be no harder to use than a toaster oven; they have neither the inclination or desire to learn how to safely use their computer. All too few people keep their antivirus software current, install patches in a timely manner, or stop to really think about that cutesy link they're about to click. Firewalls and anti-virus applications, which should always be used and should always be running, are important components of "safe hex," but they cannot, and should not be expected to, protect the computer user from him/herself. Ultimately, it is incumbent upon each and every computer user to learn how to secure his/her own computer. To learn more about practicing "safe hex," start with these links: Protect Your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp Home Computer Security http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/ List of Antivirus Software Vendors http://support.microsoft.com/default...kb;en-us;49500 Home PC Firewall Guide http://www.firewallguide.com/ Scumware.com http://www.scumware.com/ -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH |
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Dashi may not be a familiar ingredient. It is broth made from seaweed and flavorings. It can be vegetarian (seaweed or mushroom based) but is often made from bonito. You can even get it in convenient powder form, where you just add hot water, similar to bouillon. I have se..."
"This was quite good, but I think the cheese overpowered the other flavors (garlic, onion, parsley), even though I used a lot of garlic. I might try making it again with less parmesan or maybe even without it entirely. This is a nice side dish but can also just be a meal in itself."
"This came out a little sweeter than my preference, but that might be my fault. I halved the recipe because I only had one bag of cranberries, but my can of crushed pineapple was 8oz, not 10... Since I didn't want to use less pineapple than called for, I also opened a 20 ounce can of chunked pineapple, so I had a full cup of pineapple juice (rath..."
"I wish that I'd left out the sour cream. I tasted it before adding, and it was plenty creamy already. The sour cream just made it bland, even though I only used 1/2c. I used fresh mushrooms (cooked separately in butter) and added a few splashes of worcestershire sauce. If I were to make this again I would leave out the sour cream, and maybe add s..."
"I tried the recipe as posted, but it was a bit too sweet for my preference, so I added more green onion, as well as onion powder, garlic powder, and white pepper. After that the balance of savory-and-sweet was just right. I brought this to a party as a dip with crackers (instead of tortillas) and got many compliments from the other guests. I love..."
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"Very good, and easy to make. I think next time I'll try using pepper jack cheese instead of cheddar, since it seemed a bit out of place, and topping with some fresh crumbly queso (you can get it at the Hispanic grocery store)."
"I hate to be the one person submitting a not-so-great review, but I thought this recipe turned out extremely bland even though I added a minced clove of garlic to the roux. I added the cheese, and tasted the sauce - it was WONDERFUL. Peppery and garlicky and cheesey. But after baking, the potatoes didn't taste anything like the the sauce I had ..."
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"I made so many changes to the recipe I'm not sure I should even comment, but the basic idea and spices were great. I used a jar of pasta sauce instead of making a white sauce and omitted the sliced tomato. I used 1 zucchini, 1 yellow squash, and fresh mushrooms for the veggie layers. I also used scratch-made lasagna noodles instead of dried."

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I just bought this Rotisserie Oven and would like to use it mostly as an oven but in the manual it doesn't give no instructions as to times and temp settings of baking in Big George. Does anyone here have one of these and can give me basic instructions on baking in it. In the manual it goes into detail about the rotisserie so I know how to do that part.
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There is a general perception that everyone in England speaks with a plummy English accent. This is not true. In England, there are a wide range of accents that have developed and lived on for a long period of time. Foreigners may have difficulty understanding all these different accents.
In England, the main accent groupings are between the south and the north. The dividing line is believed to start from Shrewsbury to Birmingham and to the Wash. The prestige or posh English accent is known as Received Pronunciation (RP) that is thought to have its roots in the educated language of south-eastern England. It's more commonly known as the Southern English accent.
The accent spoken in the east end of London is called Cockney. The London accent is quite widespread in many parts in Southern England too. The West Country, particularly Bristol, has a very distinctive pronunciation. This also applies to other rural areas like parts of East Anglia. When you go up north you will find that, the West Midlands, especially Birmingham, has a rather different accent of its own. The Birmingham accent is among the most difficult accents to understand according to many people from other parts of England.
Liverpool also has a unique accent of its own which is called the Scouse accent. Many believe that Liverpool has traces of the Irish accent. Other parts of the country that have distinctively different accents are Manchester (Mancunian), Leeds, Sheffield, and particularly Newcastle (Geordie), just to name a few.
I've heard that it could be possible to identify the city or town that someone comes from based on their accent. Some say that accents will gradually start disappearing when people travel more and more. It's still a bit of a surprise that they have lasted this long considering.
Now if I am to tell which accent I like best, personally I would have to say that the more eductated someone is, the more pleasant and comprehensible their accent sounds to me. I also tend to find it more difficult to understand people if they live further away from London. Certain accents which are quite difficult for me to understand include the Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and Scottish accents. Basically, the more northern, the more difficult it becomes.
This can be quite surprising, but the Queen's English is not as commonly spoken as thought. When someone is heard speaking like this, there can frequently be uncalled prejudice against them as being too filthy rich, posh or basically snobbish.
I've myself come across very few people who speak the Queen's English. I've also noticed that recently many news channels are now using broadcasters who speak English with regional accents. For instance, on BBC news I have heard quite a few regional accents where in the past it was dominated by the Queen's English only. As far as I'm concerned, the BBC probably knows that they have attracted more viewers just by including the news presenters viewers from many parts of the country can relate to. England is truly a nation divided by the common language.
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what a interesting composition! I love the languages in general and for me is very impressing know about all of this things. But you know, I used to live in London to learn english and for me the most difficult to understant, the most scotish tey are. It was unbeliveably difficul to understand them, almost an impossible mission.
Congatulations again, it is nice to heard about the peculiarities of all the languages spoken in the world.
yes the scottish accent is very difficult to understand. its like they're speaking a completely different language!
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"An important book dreadful narration"
This book is the first of a trilogy explaining how the Nazis gained power in Germany. It is an important, well written and accessible book. Unfortunately the alleged narrator (and I use that term lightly) manages to ruin it. He stumbles from word to word as though completely unaware that they are in any way connected to one another in things which we call 'sentences'. He manages to pause in all the wrong places as he drones his way through the book, systematically reducing it from fascinating information to monotonous drivel. Whatever this person does professionally he should return to it. Poor Richard Evans. Great writing, preposterous narration. The four stars go to the book with minus five black holes to the 'narrator'.
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No. Each has its advantages. For example, maps in the printed version.
Moshe Dayan - Minister of Defence, Israel. His complex and perplexing character and ability to make sudden changes in regard to the war in the West bank, the capture of Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
Excellent narrator. Pronounces Arab and Israeli names and places flawlessly
The book is a detailed political as well as military history of the events surrounding the Six Day War. It tries to present information from both the Arab and Israeli viewpoints,. It clearly demonstrates the divisions among the Arab nations and the resulting problems in carrying out coordinated military and political actions against a determined foe.
"The Scott of the Antarctic myth destroyed."
Yes with recommendation that they read the full unabridged book entitled The Last Place on Earth
Excellent narration.
The destruction of the myth of Scott, His inept leadership. His lack of common sense. His pettiness and inability to lead. A bumbling amateur. The antithesis of Shackleton or Amundsen whose weakness resulted in the his own death and that of his commrades.
"A Florid Tale"
Hannibal's qualities as a leader are clearly shown.
The sad ending of his life after all that he had achieved
Inanely pompous. So pretentious as to sound like a new language. For example, his pronounciation of the word officer as OH--fizzer throughout the entire book. I often found myself wondering what various words meant until i realized that they were everyday English words spoken through a pompous mouthful of marbles.
At best a reasonable if familiar tale. At worst, the author frequently lapses into pseudo biblical prose for example, armies are 'beset' not attacked. Scenes are described in florid tones that would not have been out of place in a Victorian novel.
"Magnificent Story of Superb Leadership"
A gripping true story of survival and incredible leadership by Shackleton. Excellent narration, wonderfully told Against incredible odds Shackleton brings back his entire crew without the loss of a single man.
I have not heard any other book in its league.
Very good
When Shackleton finally makes it over the mountains of South Georgia and wanders into the whaling station but is so changed as to be unrecognizable
This book is a super example of true leadership in adversity. A testament to Shackleton's qualities.
"An excellent introduction"
A classic history
The myth busting about the BEF and the dreadful leadership of their commander Field Marshall French.
The March of Folly
The narrator has a shrill almost migraine inducing voice that gets worse whenever she attempts to put on ludicrous accents for French, Russians, Germans etc. Her voice grates on the nerves making it difficult to listen for anything but short periods of time. I recommend Tylenol or Ibuprofen be take with this otherwise excellent book.


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Kids, cover your eyes. On second thought parents, just get a sitter. Last week, Regal Entertainment Group, the U.S.' largest theater chain, confirmed it will allow racy ''red-band'' trailers to be shown before R-rated movies. The decision marks a radical change of pace for the industry, which has long been so terrified of leaking risqué content to minors that all movies regardless of rating were accompanied by MPAA-approved ''green-band'' trailers. ''I'm euphoric,'' says Universal Pictures marketing and distribution president Adam Fogelson. ''It is important to the business. Everybody wins, as long as we're responsible.'' As such, Regal president Greg Dunn says they'll vet each clip on a trailer-by-trailer basis. And Hollywood is optimistic that other chains will follow suit. Says Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake, ''We're hopeful they will negotiate a similar pattern especially if the consumer responds well.''
Still, the studios will carefully plan when and where you'll see raunchy footage while scarfing down your preshow popcorn. ''People who go see R-rated movies for violence are not signing up for R-rated sexuality,'' says Fogelson. Translation: Though they're all rated R, he'd only consider pairing the red-band trailer for Judd Apatow's upcoming Forgetting Sarah Marshall which gained online notoriety thanks to some improbable sexual calisthenics between costars Kristen Bell and Russell Brand with a ribald comedy like Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro, not a gory horror film like The Ruins.


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The Godfred Viking Sword from Hanwei was named for the feared 8th century Viking raider, our Godfred Sword is built around a beautifully patterned folded steel blade to replicate the pre-9th century originals. The interwoven leather grip, complemented by a Damascus guard and pommel, is matched by the leather-covered wood scabbard with bronze detailing and integral belt hooks. Superbly balanced, due to the deeply fullered distal tapered blade profile, the Godfred is a true tribute to the legendary Norse smiths. The Godfred Viking Sword is a Functional and Battle Ready Viking Sword. KEY FEATURES: * Interwoven leather grip * Damascus guard and pommel * Leather-covered wood scabbard with bronze detailing and integral belt hooks MEASUREMENTS:
Overall: 34 3/4" Blade Length: 28 3/4" Handle Length: 5 3/4" Weight: 2lb 7oz Point of Balance: 4" Point of Harmonics: 20" Width at Guard: 1.87" Width at Tip: 1.21" Thickness at Guard: .22" Thickness at Tip: .14"
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Every year, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Cardiac Rehab Department promotes heart health during the month of February with various campaigns and educational displays. On February 7, which was the American Heart Association's "Go Red for Women" day, promoting an educational movement about women and cardiovascular disease, the rehab staff offered blood pressure screenings and had an educational table set up near the cafeteria. Employees and visitors of the hospital were given information about heart health and shown the effects of food choices on the heart and circulatory system. During the noon promotion, 61 individuals were given blood pressure tests.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women, which results in more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Most of these deaths could be prevented, however, most women don't recognize the symptoms until it is too late. That is why it is known as the "silent killer." Through the "Go Red for Women" day, employees were encouraged to wear red, uniting with millions of women to help save lives across America. More information is available by visiting their website at: www.GoRedForWomen.org.
Some MBSH Employees dressed red at the Cardiac Rehab educational display in the Cafeteria l-r: Traci Krygiel, GeroPsych Social Worker, Becky Hubbard, Med-Surg/CCU Nurse Manager, Cheryl Higgason, Cardiac Rehab RN, Mike Whitaker, Cardiac Rehab Manager, Alison Tourville, Patient Access Rep., Donna Graddy, Financial Counselor, Dee Bell, Authorization Rep. and Teresa Reeves, Patient Access Manager.


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Today is Friday was my 30th birthday.
While my 30 before 30 list is collecting cobwebs, and making me feel like a failure just by keeping it up on the blog.
However, I was talking with a friend of mine earlier this weekend and I stopped to think… I've done a lot in the past decade. I feel really good about a lot of things. I won't be making a 40 before 40 list anytime soon, but I feel less bad about what I haven't accomplished when I think about what I have. My twenties were a really good decade. I shouldn't undermine that by thinking about the have nots.
Some of my favorites?
I worked in the Massachusetts State Senate as an intern and witnessed some pretty cool shiz – and collected a lot of coffee from the bottom of Beacon Hill. Not as fun but the whole experience was pretty awesome.
I loved. Granted, it was young love. But I loved deeply, and got hurt and hurt someone. Deeply. But I'm convinced you don't grow unless you experience real heartbreak because of what it teaches you about yourself.
I made my own dreams come true by working as an intern for Congress. Also, pretty bad ass. (Fun fact: when I was an intern, Hubs worked upstairs from me in Rayburn. He worked down the hall from Lexi whom I met when I was an intern. He also attended a few of the same receptions as me. Sliding Doors esque no?)
I went to the DNC in 2004. Not as a volunteer but as a freakin' alternate delegate from my homestate. You can even find me in the political graveyard (hubs thought it was pretty baller when we started dating). And Bono kissed my hand at an early morning breakfast reception. Boo. Yah.
I traveled to Singapore, London, Amsterdam. I've traveled with friends, shown myself around a city, went on an amazing honeymoon in San Juan, PR. I've been to Manhattan, Chicago, San Antonio, Fort Lauderdale, Montreal, Toronto, the beaches of Cape Cod and then some. While there's dozens of places I can't wait to visit, now I can visit them with my family.
{in Amsterdam – 2006 at the Heineken factory}
I graduated college and was the first of my siblings and my paternal cousins to do so.
I partied. Oh man did I party. I had a lot of fun. Late nights, dancing with friends, after parties, the works. Things a 21 year old should have fun doing at least once (though I may have done them for a couple of years), but I'm ready to throw that towel in. Long before my 30th birthday, I just got too tired to stay out til last call, and sleeping away the next day hungover.
{one of many after Senate gatherings at Conor Larkins in Boston}
I made great friends. Friends who stood next to me on my wedding day. That I've called when I just need a chat. That have called me when they just needed a chat. That I've laughed with, cried with and shared so many fun experiences with. Friends that are low maintenance and life long – no matter where we live because well, we don't live close at all anymore.
{pre-graduation reception 2006}
{First NU Homecoming as Alumni 2006}
I fell in love. For reals. Not young love. But real, true love. For better or worse love. Each day, I fall in love with him over and over again.
{San Antonio February 2012}
Then, I got married. And it was a great, great day and I will never, ever forget anything about that day.
{wedding September 2009}
I had good jobs, and bad jobs. Bosses that have been amazing and supportive, and ones that have been abusive and degrading. I've learned about myself, where I want to go, what I want to do and who I want to be. While I'm focused on being a mama right now, I do look forward to moving ahead on those goals that I've established for myself over the past few years in regards to my career.
I've ran many miles. Four marathons. Four half marathons. A number of other road races. Getting back into running has given me something amazing to be passionate about and kept my body in decent shape.
{After the Hartford Marathon in October 2008}
I became a mother. The most amazing feat – second only to the whole marriage thing – which for 39 weeks and two days and subsequently the past twenty-one three days have been an amazing – albeit tiresome – journey. Ethan is a blessing and I couldn't be more in love with him.
{Easter 2013 – Ethan at 9 days old}
So turning 30 isn't about what I haven't done. I thought long and hard about what I have done, and the knowledge and life experiences I take with me into this next decade and next stage of life. I'm excited to embark on my 30′s (even this weekend has been…not that great sans lunch on Friday, and dinner Saturday) as a mama, with Adam, while watch Ethan grow and teach him how to be a smart little boy.


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2011: Played 16 games and scored eight goals with six assists named to ALC Academic Honor Roll notched first career assist with one ground ball and one caused turnover in season-opening win over George Mason scored first career goal and added one assist with two draws in win over Mount St. Mary's scored a team-high two goals in loss at Princeton named ALC Rookie of the Week (03-01) dished a career-high two assists and scored on free position in loss to #13 Georgetown scored a pair of goals at Harvard scored in loss to #13 Vanderbilt scored and controlled a pair of draws in loss at #6 Florida tallied one assist with one draw and one ground ball in win at UMBC grabbed three ground balls and caused a career-high two turnovers in win over #2 Northwestern dished one assist with one ground ball and three draws in ALC Quarterfinal loss to #17 Penn State.
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I remembered reading this when I was a kid, so I read this one to the girls and they loved it. Quirky Swedish girl with stick out ponytails and superhuman strength takes on fun and adventure with her neighbors, her monkey and her horse...
I never knew very much about the dust bowl beyond what I learned by reading the Grapes of Wrath in High School (still have to loop back and read that) and a bit more in A.P. US History. So this book was a real eye opener for me. I never understood just how much humankind was at fault, and how quickly it all happened.
Egan has a great map in the front of the book showing the extent of the dust bowl, involving the states of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. He walks you through the history of this area from the times before the dirty thirties. For thousands of years, a stable grassland ecosystem had thrived in this dry region, with buffalo and antelope thriving on an ocean of plant matter. With the arrival of horses in the late 1600s, the Comanches ruled this plain, thriving on an ocean of buffalo. Then in the mid 1800s, white buffalo hunters came and decimated the buffalo herds and sent the natives to reservations. But white cattle ranchers soon filled the void, replacing the mighty wild herbivores with their domesticated cousins, and the ecosystem at least could function in a similar manner as before. Then came WWI and a huge boom in beef prices, followed by an inevitable crash, leaving behind many financially ruined ranches.
The next void-fillers were farmers. They came from all over the U.S. as well as Europe lured by cheap land (via the Homestead Act) and promises of a better life. While the area was known to be very dry, shaky science (e.g. "water follows the plow") and unscrupulous marketing by various land speculators helped confuse the issue for potential farmers. The combination of a few unusually wet years, Russian wheat with low water needs, and new technology such as the use of windmills to pump water from deep wells that tapped the massive Ogallala Aquifer meant that there actually was enough water to produce great crops. City folk ("suitcase farmers") would come in, buy land, plant it, leave town and come back to harvest, the potential for profit was so great... for a brief time.
Ranchers were dismayed to see so much grassland being plowed under and warned that problems would follow. Then came a drought and a lull in prices. Much of the plowed land was left in dirt. That dirt, which had been held down by grasses since the ice age, was now exposed to the wind. And thus was born the dust bowl.
Most of Egan's book is devoted to the stories of those who lived through the dustbowl, and the horrible conditions they were forced to endure. It is a very personal sort of history, filled with hopes, dreams and love, and despair, sickness, and death. He also chronicles how our government tried to mitigate this catastrophe, and what has happened to the land and the inhabitants of the dust bowl.
This book is a must read.
This book is really four seperate short stories about Jody, a young boy growing up in the Monterey Valley early in the 20th century. He lives on a small ranch with his father, mother, and a ranch hand, Billy Buck. In the first story, Jody is given a red pony by his stern father, Carl Tifflin. Sadly, the pony dies. The rest of the stories explore other themes of family and rural life, and growing up.
This is the most comprehensive history book I have ever read, of any kind. Weighing in at almost 700 pages, this book takes you from the landing of Columbus all the way through the War on Terror. But this is American history from a different perspective than usually provided. It is history from the point of view (or at least with a point of concern) of natives, slaves, feminists, workers, soldiers, revolutionaries and malcontents, the poor, sick and huddled masses. It is a history that questions great men, great corporations and great wars instead of exalting them.
I read the Hobbit to the girls over the last month or two. They really enjoyed it, but one thing I noticed is that towards the end (when they reach lake town) the style of language gets more advanced, more like what you find in the Lord of the Rings. And the battle sequence at the end was not very interesting to my girls... so overall thier attention waned towards the end. But I still loved it through and through.
I listened to this excellent Ken Burns / Geoffrey Ward documentary on World War II in the car over the last few weeks. It does an excellent job of giving big picture and overarching plot, and diving into personal details and specific stories as well. The narrator has a very solumn and respectful voice but also brings the tension and excitement this story deserves. I am so amazed by the American heroes of WWII.
I watched this last night. I don't have much time to write about it, but I thought it was fantastic. I watched all the original Star Treks when I was 7 and 8 years old, and many times after that. I think they did a decent job honoring the original concepts and characters (McCoy was spot on) while giving it a fresh spin. They managed to give Kirk's Earth a very near-future feel, not too far out except the space ships and aliens. Though I really wanted to know why Uhura ordered so many drinks (do they come in mini shot glasses in the future?). The Romulan ship was so awesome and the Enterprise got a good update while still being pretty much the same ship.
I was, with everyone, annoyed at the "Siberius" vs. "Tiberius" business, however, perhaps they can fudge this by saying it was the alternate timeline that made the difference. Although "Siberius" is not a real name, and "Tiberius" is... Oh well.
I think they also did a great job engineering an alternate plot line for future movies. Although for all the time traveling in previous shows and movies they always manage to avoid altering their present timeframe, so to have them end up in an alternate future is a change of tradition. I can't wait for the next one in this line, I wonder what they'll call it? I also loved how the end looped back to the series with the original theme music and Spock doing the intro.
Well, my wife and I had to watch this, being Forks natives. It was about what I expected. First of all, it is a high-school movie, which for the most part I can't stand as a genre (with a few exceptions such as Saved and Mean Girls -- both of which actually have the same plot if you break it down). Second, the town of Forks is fairly poorly represented.
This is a fantastic book. For whatever reason, I never read it in Junior or High School when it is apparently customary for people to read Jack London. But I've always wanted to.
This book was not what I expected but still it was pretty good. I really do agree with his thesis that these are the greatest generation of Americans. To pull themselves out of the depression and build an enormous fleet of ships and planes, and train a giant number of men and women, and then take on two fanatic forces bent on taking over the world-- pretty amazing stuff. And then they went on to build the American infrastructure we still are working with today. We owe them so much.
I have to say the writing was not the best, and I would have liked more time spent covering the war years. Still, this is a must read.
I have been listening to this lecture series on CD in the car for the past year or so, as I come across them at the library. It is a 48 lecture series from the Teaching Company divided into 4 bundles of 6 CD's each. The lecturer is Thomas Noble, a professor from Notre Dame. He covers 4,600 years of the history of 'the west' from the Sumerians all the way to the age of European exploration. And he does so in a very engaging way. He has a very good technique of zooming in and out from important individuals and mundane details of life, all the way out to the grand trajectories of history. A mind boggling mastery of the material is evident, and I feel like he could teach a 480 lecture series on this topic and still have plenty left to talk about. Still, he knows just what details to pull out and which to gloss over.
The biggest impression this series has left me with is that there is nothing new under the sun. Even as we've gone from primitive agrarian days with tribal cultures, all the way through empire and monarchy to present day democracy and technology, people have behaved in very consistent ways. So many of the sequences of history have a spooky familiar feeling to them, echoing circumstances today.
I really wish I could hear a version of this lecture series created 400 years from now, focusing on the current time period.
Nineteen Eighty-Four, written in 1949, is set in the fictional future nation of Oceana (composed of Britain, the US, and Africa). Oceana is brutally controlled by a very heavy handed government, led by a mythical figure 'Big Brother'. Constant surveillance and propaganda through the 'telescreen' allows the government to monitor not just actions but even emotions.
The novel follows Winston, a worker at the 'Ministry of Truth', where he works on falsifying records. He begins to question the principles of 'Ingsoc' ('English Socialism', the guiding principal of Oceana) and eventually meets a fellow discontent, Julia. They have a secret affair (sexuality is all but forbidden), and things begin to get very tricky from there...
This completes my reading of what I have gathered are the three great dystopian novels (in English at least), 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', 'Fahrenheit 451', and 'Brave New World'. They all have similar themes of a dictatorial, socialistic government dismantling what it means to be human. In all three, the concepts of sexuality and family are distorted. In all three, pervasive surveillance and/or propaganda media enforce the expectations of the government and change the nature of the human mind. In all three, learning and thought are discouraged or prohibited.
There are some significant differences between them, but I am a bit disappointed not to have seen more diversity between them. They all come from a time when democracy was being pitted against various degrees of totalitarianism, in the forms of communism and fascism. They show great concern about the power of government, and rightly so. Still, I think I should read some cyberpunk dystopias now, which tend to focus on the opposite end of the spectrum, where government has little role and things are run under corporate anarchy. Some strange mixture of the two extremes seems to be what we find here in the actual future...
In this book, Karen Armstrong examines the role of myth thinking in human culture from prehistoric days until the present. She argues that myth plays a crucial role in human life and that modern societies discard myth at their own peril.
This book seems to re-hash many ideas from other books by Karen Armstrong, but in a less compelling or interesting way. I would recommend any other of her books, but not this one.
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month notifying us that we are in the "all-electronic" program and
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I was in a store looking for glass and gems for some projects and I overheard a woman talking about baking marbles in the oven to use in her crafts.
Has anyone ever done this. Seems kind of dangerous to me:-) |
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- Posted by westdublin z5NY (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 20:18
I made marbles once out of scuplty clay and baked them for a chinese checker game. Looking forward to being in NS in July. |
- Posted by adellabedella 7 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 25, 07 at 20:29
I've never done it. I bought some at a garage sale, they look really cool. Check out boiled or cracked marbles. Here is a set of instructions for boileing them. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Boiled marbles
You bake them and then put them in water while they are hot...they crackle...It was a real craze in the 50s...We tried it ...but most of ours fell apart. patti |
I think there were lenghty discussions on that last year. Do a search for this forum on cracked marbles or baked marbles. Might find several. |
I guess the right wording in a serch makes all the difference, LOL I was putting in oven baked marbles:-) I'll have to go through my marbles to find ones without the plastic middle. west dublin, I hope you enjoy your visit to Nova Scotia. July is a great time to come to our lovely province! |
- Posted by desertrat1 Zone8_CA (My Page) on Tue, Mar 27, 07 at 18:57
Textilejo, Here's the post you were looking for. I went back and was looking for soem ideas and found it for you... Love, Jules |
Here is a link that might be useful: Crackling marbles
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