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1day =max lvl?
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by M0rbid
250pts was a full build but it is vastly different than what is being talked about here. In themepark MMO's there is a very clear end goal for every character/class and that is max level. In SWG that was not the case, most times you didn't need a master profession at all, you didn't need 250pts spent to participate in any of the content and still be useful. Everyone had different end goals that they wanted to accomplish and those could take a long time. If we are saying 250 was the end goal then which professions? I mean some took considerably longer to level than others. Bounty hunter+Politician? I will also say that no one had a maxed out character in SWG days after launch. bad armor, bad weapons, little resources, no vehicles, no buffs, and it took groups of people to take out a famba. The only way to level a build that fast would be on a server that has been running for awhile. It's easy when you can get good armor, buffs, etc; at launch that was not the case.
If we really want to equate 250pts as the SWG leveling experience though, then we should use the absolute hardest class to level. Jedi took months to level, heck after the village patch it would take no less than 4 months to even hit jedi padawan and probably another 1-2 months of grinding to hit full build. Even if we want to go with the hologrind system that's still 33 professions(iirc) you would need to grind out. Ignoring the insane number of resources and credits you would need to grind out to do the professions, even at 1 day each that's anywhere from 6- 33 days, call it 19.5 days average.
So Distopia is most definitely making a very bad comparison by trying to bring SWG into the argument.
Early signs that the Imperial Edition is selling very well
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by Iselin
Correction, this has more to do with MMO developers than it does MMO players. Most of the new games try to pull off the WoW style MMO and simply lack the gameplay, content, and community to hold people more than 3 months. Copying what WoW did is no longer enough to hold people for a sustained period of time. There hasn't been an MMO for a long time that has come out with either retention mechanics or more than 3 months worth of casual content. The entire reason that SWTOR failed is because all they had was the main storyline and once you did that there wasn't much else to keep you there. So yes the subs will drop after 3 months, but only because the game itself lacks anything to retain players.
What you'll get for becoming Emperor in The Elder Scrolls Online
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by xerri
This is an incredibly bad mechanic and will certainly break RvR but not because the skills are OP themselves. The hardcore players that really want the emperor title and skills will join the winning side. Since these individuals will most likely play more than your average player you now have a side with greatly increased coverage, population, and possibly skill. This means that the opposing factions will get crushed and ultimately stop playing or switch sides causing further imbalance.
This is seriously amateur hour in terms of game mechanics and design. This makes the population imbalances that would have already been a problem that much worse. Unless Zenimax starts spitting out population/timezone control mechanics to actually keep things at least semi balanced this games PvP will not last very long. How do Devs keep coming up with these mechanics that simply aren't thought out? Do they just go with whatever sounds good without thinking about the ramifications? The idea of an emperor and an alpha skill line sounds neat until you actually think about it, but clearly no one at zenimax is doing that.
TESO and EQ:N - Where did the Hypetrain go?
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ESO just looks like the same old same old. They been showing nothing new or exciting and what they do reveal are bad mechanics(faction locked races). On top of all of that they tried to distance themselves from calling it a MMO, which just reeks of a game that will try to combine single player and MMO, of course we all know that this does not work out well for the overall state of the game. Single player stuff runs out and they leave, the MMO fans leave because the MMO framework is underdeveloped in order to shoehorn in the single player stuff. The result is a game that no one really wants.
EQN is still just a big question mark and just too far away to be riding the hype train. What we know looks really good, but the main mechanics will ultimately determine what the game turns into. Voxels and breaking stuff is cool but whether its fully sandbox or more themepark, weapons break or remain forever, how things get crafted, PvP, etc will determine the final hype. EQNL is what's close but with it being a minecraft-like game it isn't really going to hype the MMO crowd. SOE didn't do themselves any favors with the paid/kickstarter beta thing they just announced, why on earth would you charge for beta when the game will be f2p?
The MMO genre is just in a major lull since nothing "revolutionary" has been released in over a decade. Developers seem to realize that rehashing the same themepark design again and again isn't the best idea. GW2 started the push towards change, but ultimately fell due to poor game direction and development. EQN is the first massive technological change for MMO's, we just need to see what SOE will do with it.
[Review] Neverwinter: An Astral Diamond in the Rough
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Originally posted by evilastro
1. "Regarding Cleric self heals, they will likely remain fairly minor for the Cleric. This is to help balance the fact that Clerics don't need to use as many health potions as other classes. Before the self heal reduction, Clerics would pretty much always have more gold than all other classes.
That's from the IAMA on Reddit and shows just how inept the devs are. At 30+ this is anything but true. A TR with cleric companion will use far less potions than a DC because the TR can kill mobs about 100x faster(exageration but not that far off) where the cleric is left tanking the mobs and slowly killing them while popping pots alongside all of his heals.There really isn't a relief until 50 when we get AS and even then some mobs have some serious dps. We certainly aren't tanking in dungeons either because unless there are 2 clerics for AS stacking the adds alone will drop a cleric. I know this happened around BW2 so perhaps other classes got buffed after? Feats were put in? Either what matters is that clerics healing can safely be brought back to 100% and it won't be OP in the least.
2. CW short stuns are more than long enough to kill pretty much any class so it doesn't matter if they are shorter. The GF do hit hard but they are incredibly easy to get away from and kite. Plus their shield is now pretty buggy with one of the recent patches. I also imagine the TR daze circle from stealth means a dead GF but perhaps I'm wrong. The GWF I have never seen one dominate either on my team or on the opposing side. Sure they do decent damage but they don't drop people nearly as fast as a TR or CW can, plus they are vulnerable. I've done a few 1v1's vs GF and GWF and at least I have a chance at winning. A TR or CW there is ZERO chance. I've outplayed rogues numerous times but it still ends up with me dead because of poor class balance. I've never outplayed a CW though, well because choke->dead, or the more complicated combo of push me out of AS->Choke->dead.
My take on PvP balance is TR and CW damage needs brought down, GF and GWF stay right where they are for now, and DC need some damage buffed and righteousness removed. Then implement DR on CC, as well as make AS stacking not give near invulnerability.Once that happens and the TTK is no longer 2 seconds we can get a better feel for where balance is.
[Review] Neverwinter: An Astral Diamond in the Rough
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Neverwinter is probably a 5 at best currently.
Class balance is an utter mess. TR and CW dominate and clerics are there only to drop astral shields. DC's actually have a passive "buff" that makes them heal themselves for 40% less just to give you an idea of how horribly put together the classes are(the reason given is because they wanted clerics to use potions...). Many skills do not work how the tooltip says, some are broken, and others are so broken they do the opposite of the tooltips.
Dungeons are boring because every single boss/trash pack are exactly the same; red circles and tons of adds. As a cleric it's the worse experience ever because not only are you the healer but now you're tanking because aggro is broken. Don't assume you'll be getting loot either if you're in a PUG because everyone needs on everything because they want Astral diamonds.
Leveling becomes monotonous because every single zone is setup the same Intro quests->followups->Instanced dungeon->next questhub->repeat. Again there is little mob variety and if you're a cleric(low dps) past 40 becomes dreadfully slow since everything heals, summons more adds, or has a ton of health compared to your dps.
PvP is not even worth doing unless you're a TR or CW due to the horrid class balance. There is no real matching so you can be at GS 5k and be vs a premade 5 man with GS 10k. If you PUG queue you have an equal chance of getting an AFKer or having the group leader(given to a random player) kick you because he can. Honestly 3/4 my PvP gear(which isn't even that great) was bought with glory from losses due to either AFKers, going against premades, or bad class comp(not enough TR or CW).
The economy is essentially fixed to AD's but getting them is a pain. You can do your dailies(which at 60 are incredibly tedious especially since you're forced into doing things you don't really want to do). I just hate when they add a 2nd gated currency that cannot be earned through normal play. GW2 did the same thing with laurels and it makes playing the game tedious.
What's wrong with the game is easily shown in the profession(crafting) missions. Do I send out my crafters out on a 2 hour mission and I get 200 astral diamonds, 1s, and 40xp or an 8 hour mission and I get 300 astral diamonds 2s and 40xp. The game isn't balanced, lacks polish, lacks variety, and lacks depth. If 10 is the best MMO and 1 is the worse, Neverwinter is a 5.
Why do they have race limited factions?
General Discussion « Elder Scrolls Online
Originally posted by Delavega86
There is a 100% chance that factions will be imbalanced and it will ruin RvR. I think the devs believe that by having 3 factions it will solve the population imbalance issues and that's simply not true. Having a 3rd faction helps but doesn't solve the issues. In fact it can end up making things worse if the system is setup incorrectly. Take GW2 for example, the #1 server beats on the #2 server to widen the points gap and the # 3 server attacks the #2 server because they are an easier target. It needs to be setup that the #2 and #3 server/faction lose equally so they have motivation to stop the #1. The other major problem is what they plan to do with night capping/non-prime time. People from different countries tend to group up with players from their region. This ends up leaving 1 server/faction grossly imbalanced at certain parts of the day. if one faction can steamroll with zero resistance during the day the RvR will not last long.
Faction locking races/classes is a rookie mistake when you're trying to add RvR. It just adds one more thing to try and balance and no MMO has EVER balanced it. At least GW2 had the right idea with each side having the same races/classes, just messed up on the gameplay mechanics. ESO is going to end up with faction imbalances that ruin RvR, I also imagine that a lot of players will also be resentful towards the game when they want to play an Argonian but their guild picks DF. The game is basically setting up hurdles in front of itself, I hope they have plans to clear those hurdles.
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by Timzilla
Ummm where did you see that GW2 was supposed to entertain you for 30 days? Did ArenaNet ever make that claim? They are under no moral obligation to provide 30 days of entertainment. Do you expect 30 days of non-stop entertainment from a single player game? No.
Take a look at the actual value of GW2's entertainment though. Say a movie is 2 hours long and $8 a ticket. My fastest level 80 was 70 hours. That means the actual value of GW2 is $280. Even at half that you cannot find a better entertainment value.
So yeah, screw ArenaNet for providing $280 worth of entertainment for only $60....RIGHT? How do they sleep at night?!
"It gets better later on?" hmm
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by wrightstuf
Depends on what isn't compelling to you. Story? Like most game stories it starts small and quickly becomes epic. Combat? If you find combat too easy then I can tell you it definitely gets harder as you level. Around level 50 or so all the mobs have more abilities, almost all of which have a poison or bleed(sometimes both). The mob density also increases to the point where you'll almost always fight 2-3 mobs at a time. Learning when to dodge, condition management, and other counters is vital to staying alive.
Currently I'd rate the leveling in this game as the third most fun in my experience
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by FrodoFragins
I disagree. I feel absolutely no grind in GW2 leveling. I mean heck I logged in quick last night just to get to the next waypoint and ended up finishing the zone some 4-5 hearts, 6 poi's, 3 vista's, and a handful of events later. If all you want is your xp bar to go up then you might be missing the point of the game. GW2 has so much variety that it never feels grindy to me. From throwing bottles of rum at pirates, smashing rats, killing bosses, repelling invasions, picking up ettin refuse, etc. They have done a nice job of breaking things up so you don't feel like you're always doing the same thing.
SWTOR was incredibly grindy leveling. The only thing that made it even passable was the personal story, but with only 3-4 of those quests a planet it was a long hard slog through each world. Not the mention the quest variety in SWTOR was non-existent.
Vanilla WoW was a better leveling experience than other games at the time, but by today's standards, it was grindy. Do you remember leveling prior to the zone/xp revamps? Leveling past 40 was grindtacular, on my mage I skipped the quests and did the maraudon slimes because I couldn't take quests anymore. BC had a few interesting quests but mostly just more of the same.
If I had to rate MMO level experiences, I would say: #1 GW2, #2 The Chronicles of Spellborn #3 Warhammer(oddly enough).
Game lacks direction
Reviews & Impressions « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by DKLond
I just don't get what more you'd want in direction. I mean just going from heart to heart doing all dynamic events you come acrossed will level you through the zone. Do you REALLY need a quest saying "Go do heart 1!" "Go do heart 2", etc? You want a more indepth story but going heart to heart is too complicated? The game gives you a completion listing for each zone, need even more direction? Get 100% completion. Do that and you will be overleveled for everything.
You just want everything spoonfed to you while your hand is being held. Too much direction is tedious(WoW and every clone since), but too little direction is overwhelming and confusing(sandbox games); GW2 strikes it just right with providing some handholding elements, you know those hearts I mentioned were put in just for people like you, wtihout forcing it on people but keeps some of the openness of a sandbox.
Drunk Gaming
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I do better while drunk, my group of friends has won more ranked matches while drunk than when sober. There is a tipping point though when you go from drunk to fading to black, that's when I start to suck.
Raid Haters are coming out of the woodwork.
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
There is nothing wrong with raiding per say but it only caters to a certain set of gamers and having the entire endgame dedicated to that subset of gamers kills it for others. When all there is to do is raiding, it gets boring. WoW overplayed raiding/instances and now they are pretty boring in any MMO unless they are drastically different.
When raids finally get back to being a special occurance they will become epic again. GW2 is taking a step towards that by making them linked to a large chain of events so they aren't always available. All I can say is that I definitely won't be missing raid nights or being forced to join a large guild while playing GW2,
Looking for an excellent 3 thumb button gaming mouse.
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by ariboersma
The G700 is both corded and wireless. The cord allows you to use the mouse like a regular corded mouse and charges the battery. So if you like corded it works just like a corded mouse, however I think you'll quickly find that wireless mode does have it's usees.
I used the Mx518 for like 5 years. The one broke, optics died, within warranty so they sent me a new one. Used that one for a year or so and the cord got a break in it. I used the cord from the previous mouse and used it for probably another 6 months. I ended up picking the G700 as my mx518 replacement because I got a 50% off code from logitech, at $50 there was no better mouse. Not to mention that Logitech's warranty service is great. I actually just had my G700 replaced because the left mouse button switch was messed up. It would multi-click and unclick even when held.
Why SW:TOR is not down for the count!
General Discussion « Star Wars: The Old Republic
SWTOR is down for the count, it would require far too much time/money to change the game into something people would play for years.
Most of SWTOR's problems were discussed years/months before it released. There were those of us that knew full vo/story would cause patches to come out slower or with less content. We were told though "it's Bioware! They know what they are doing!". We also stated how the game would fall flat once the story ended, but again "It's Bioware!". The major problems with the game were all discussed and dissmissed vehemitly, by Bioware fans, years/months prior to launch. Bioware didn't listen then and now the game is built upon flawed design decisions, it isn't going to change.
It took them 5 years to produce the game in it's current form, in order to turn that game around they would need another few years of pure development. We are talking engine overhaul, PvP overhaul, faction overhaul, class system overhaul, world overhaul, etc. You would be basically making a new game with the same assets. It simply isn't feasible and EA certainly isn't going to fund it. EA is going to do the bare minimum to make some more money off the game and that's it. They are going to use as little money as possible to get the most out of SWTOR. Just look at WAR, they reused the same assets for WOH.
GW2 re-did half of the MMORPG.
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by jusomdude
I wouldn't say it is 1/2 but it most certainly changes a large portion of the MMORPG.
In previous games you need to pick up quests, do what the quests say, and return to turn those quests in. The quests force you to go place and pretty much drag you through the game. If your friend logs in he needs to have the same quest your on to be rewarded for helping and if he already did it he gets nothing. If your friend is higher level then he is basically doing all the work.
In GW2 you just run around and do things as they pop up, there can be multiple ways to complete an event, you don't need to return to an NPC to complete it(unless it's a gather one!), and you don't even need to stay until the event finishes. The events don't force you to go places or drag you through the game, you can explore, craft, and do other events to level. If your friend gets on all you need to do is meet up in the world. The only thing required for you to play together is that you do events in the lower level players range. The higher level friend still gets rewarded so he is happy to help. The higher level is also down-leveled she he isn't doing all the work and making things trivial.
Do you see the difference? One is very linear and restrictive, the other is non-linear and offers a lot of freedom. GW2 isn't changing what you do, it's changing how you do it. How you do it is almost always more important than what you do. Killing 20 stationary boars is boring(pun intended), killing 20 boars that are all charging at a settlement is a lot funner.
Missing some basic stuff and buggy
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by BigRock411
You were criticising it though through your "questions". You even further back your criticisms by saying that nothing the OP said was fabricated. All Terrant did was point out exactly where your criticisms were wrong in his eyes.
Criticising the game is fine, but doing so on false information will end up with you being corrected like Terrant did. The whole "5 button swap button mashing" is something that has a small nugget of truth(you can certainly spam 5 abilities, swap, and do it again) but it is used in a false statement, IE All combat in GW2 is spamming 5 buttons, swapping weapon, and doing it again. If you try to do that in SPVP you will die...a lot, and not be useful. If you try that in harder PvE content, you will die a lot and probably never beat it. It's like saying all you had to do in WoW vanilla was autoattack. Could you kill some mobs with auto-attack? Certainly, but were you going to beat all of the raid bosses doing that? Not a chance. In any MMO you can use a bad playstyle and get through most leveling content, that does not mean that is all there is to combat.
At the very least GW2 combat is 18 abilities: 10 for weapons, 1 for swap, 1 for heal, 3 for utility, 1 for elite, 1 for dodge, 1 for class ability. At most it is well over 40+ abilitiess(elementalist+summoned weapons).
Post your class impressions
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by jazz.be
Elementalist and guardian just have more skills that heal making them better healers. I can only be specific from the elementalist side but they usually have 2 healing skills in the water attunement(the frost beam and tidal wave for example) as well as several other things like traits that make swapping into water attunement heal people around them.
Elementalists also have some very nice traits/skills for reducing damage they take, but I wouldn't say they are as good at it as the other 3.
Necro's have their class skill that basically gives them 2 health bars on top of their abilities that return health on damage. So they can certainly be pretty tanky. Guardians have the extra armor, aegis(blocks an attack), healing, and a ton of abilities that block or reduce damage. Warriors have the extra health/armor, shield block, counter attack, defensive banner, and a bunch of skills to stop their opponent from attacking(stun/knockdown).
That doesn't mean the tank classes can just sit infront of an enemy and "tank" or that the better healing classes can keep people healed indefinitely. It just means those classes do it better than others.
PvP is not skilled.
Beta Weekend Event Reviews & Impressions (Archived) « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by jedensuscg
This is anything but a paper/rock/scissors game. A guardian doesn't always beat a necro, a warrior doesn't always beat an elementalist, etc. It all comes down to how you built your class and how well you play it. A build with no condition removal is going to die to an enemy with a condition build.
As for reacting, have you met a warrior in GW2? Dodge the bulls rush or die. No setup? Try playing an elementalist and say that with a straight face, they are all about setups and combos. If you get stunned use a stun break(which is all most other MMO's had). No reaction to the other player except rolling? There is plenty to react to and position yourself for like stuns, stealth, conditions, boons, traps, high damaging abilities(hundred blades!). Just because you can't see the things to react to doesn't mean they aren't there.
As for synergy, what are you talking about? There is a ton of synergy in not only your own skills but your team skills. Again go play an elementalist. You have 16 skills and there are plenty that work very well together. Just off the top of my head static field + Lava font or ride the lightning+stun aura+Dragons breath+ring of fire+burning feet. Even the simple classes like warrior have combos like the overly popular bullsrush hundred blades.
The one thing I will say about GW2's PvP is that the super high burst numbers need a bit of toning down. That's the entire reason the warrior is popular right now, they bring really high numbers to the table. I like the longer fights though, so maybe it's just me.
The bad game designs in GW2
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by Lobotomist
1. What area are you in? Most of the places I've been(Charr, Sylvani, Norn) are fairly open and mob density is perfect. Not so many that you're overwhelmed but not so few that you're spending a ton of time hunting them down. There are places where mob density increases but usually they are area's that should be dense. In an enemy stronghold there should be lots of enemies. Unless of course you're underlevel at which point you'll be aggroing things from a mile away. So I disagree completely here.
2. What? How could you not find "safe" spots. I've AFKed while making dinner and didn't die. I've taken numberous bathroom breaks and didn't suffer a single hit. It seriously is not hard to find spots where mobs don't spawn and won't attack. Heck an almost foolproof way is to just take a waypoint and afk there. Even AFKing at the small towns you're good for at least 30mins unless it is already under attack. My conclusion, you must be just walking into hostile territory and afking.
3. Yeah, it's wonky.
4. That is a good thing, the problem with other themepark games is they force you to ride the rides. GW2 is a hassle free themepark where you have lots of freedom.


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"Of Course, I Never Reply to Spam – Except Sometimes"
Sounds funny, doesn't it? But that's part of the title of a consumer survey recently completed by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG): "A Look at Consumers' Awareness of Email Security and Practices or 'Of Course, I Never Reply to Spam – Except Sometimes.'" The report is issued in two parts: Part 1 is a summary of the results; Part 2 is the actual survey data complete with charts. Here's an excerpt from the report's abstract:
This survey was commissioned by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) to gain a better understanding of consumers' awareness of the risks associated with viruses and "bots" spread through email and to determine how the industry can best work with consumers in dealing with important messaging threats. The research covers bot awareness and also asks the frequently voiced question: "Why did you click on that spam link?" It identifies the specific actions consumers take to protect themselves against viruses and junk mail, looks at consumers' attitudes toward virus mitigation, and seeks to quantify and understand consumers' email habits.
One of the most striking results from this research is that while 82% of consumers are aware of "bots" and malware threats, only 20% believe there is a very good chance their computers could get infected.
What surprises me is the high percentage of consumers who are aware of bots; what doesn't surprise me is that most of those have a "won't happen to me" attitude.
The real eye opener in this study is the responses to survey question 12: "If you have ever clicked on a link or replied to an email that you suspected was spam, why did you take this action?" The majority of respondents (52%) said they had clicked or replied. 17% said they "made a mistake." It happens, especially if you have a twitchy clicker finger. There's no excuse for the 12% who said they were "interested in the product/service" being offered nor the completely clueless 6% who "wanted to see what would happen." Unbelievable! It's these people who are the reason spam won't go away. They're also the folks whose PCs I have to clean up on a regular basis.
Fellow security professionals, we have our work cut out for us.
Fraud Alert: eBay, craigslist Broken?
Bruce Schneier's June 19, 2009 post Fraud on eBay stands as a testament to the fact that all is not well with the online auction giant.
I expected selling my computer on eBay to be easy.
Attempt 1: I listed it. Within hours, someone bought it — from a hacked account, as eBay notified me, cancelling the sale.
Attempt 2: I listed it again. Within hours, someone bought it, and asked me to send it to her via FedEx overnight. The buyer sent payment via PayPal immediately, and then — near as I could tell — immediately opened a dispute with PayPal so that the funds were put on hold. And then she sent me an e-mail saying "I paid you, now send me the computer." But PayPal was faster than she expected, I think. At the same time, I received an e-mail from PayPal saying that I might have received a payment that the account holder did not authorize, and that I shouldn't ship the item until the investigation is complete.
That's one example of eBay fraud. Another report in The Consumerist, "It's Now Completely Impossible To Sell A Laptop On Ebay," shows another variation, clearly a Nigerian scam:
So I re-listed the item. This time, I lowered the minimum bid and paid for the 'featured item' option (which I thought was a stupid idea, but the only way to get my auction seen by any appreciable audience). This time, the auction ended without incident. I got an email from the bidder telling me that he was glad to have won the auction, and was excited for me to ship it… To Nigeria.
Let it be known here that though I may not be the smartest person in the world, I'm not stupid. His email went on to explain (in poor English) that he was 'on business trip to the Nigeria,' and that he was willing to pay me $1000 through PayPal for the laptop. Shortly thereafter I received an email from 'PayPal' (who is now apparently sending out their customer service emails from gMail), stating that I had received a payment, but that it would not show up in my account until I emailed them back the tracking number for the parcel. Very clever, but once again, I'm not stupid.
While I haven't had this type of problem on eBay, I have experienced similar fraud on Craig's list. Here's a short excerpt from one of the emails I received from the fraudster (reportedly sent by USPS):
Thanks you for using Postal Money Order, The payment for your merchandise has been paid for,we have your $500:00USD money order sent to you by the buyer of your item Lewis Jack in our database, as soon as the item is shipped, please forward us with the shipping tracking number, so your $500:00USD money order can be mailed to your address, your money order is secure and save.
We will be glad to inform you that the payment sent to you by Lewis Jack has been processed and verified, your payment is now on hold for 48 hours from the period of time you recieve this email, we will be sending you a shipment notification email as soon as we recieve the shipment tracking number for the item your buyer purchased.
Based on the blatant outpoints in grammar and punctuation, it's pretty obvious that this didn't come from the United States Postal Service. It's clearly a scam and I would never see payment if I were stupid enough to ship the item.
I'm about to list a rather expensive router on eBay and if I have any experiences similar to those of Mr. Schneier and the other gentleman, I'll post details here.
It appears, though, that unless you're selling low value or garage sale class items, the watchwords are: "Caveat venditor" (let the seller beware).
Panda's CloudAntivirus Update
When I turned on my laptop this morning, I was greeted with a red X on the Panda icon in my system tray. When I clicked on it, the program informed me that my beta version would expire in 10 days and I should download the latest release. I was ready for a sales pitch; I'm happy to say there wasn't one. Apparently, CloudAntivirus is still free (it's also still Beta) and will remain so.
The latest release is dated 6/30/2009, Version 0.08.82. That number seems far removed from V. 1.0. I can't imagine what more the program needs—it works very well now with no intrusive behavior. I've tested it with some real malware and it works as advertised. I trust it enough to recommend it to everyone I know.
If you missed my previous article on this nifty security tool, read Panda's Cloud Antivirus (Beta) is a Winner! Be sure to watch the video I have linked in that article, too. Besides just being cool, the video will give you a new viewpoint on emerging security technology in the Cloud. While you're at it, this Panda Security video ad's also worth a look. (Check out the threat characters—very catchy.): Viruses pwned by Panda Antivirus [HQ].
Anyone interested in seeing a security video of the week (or month) column on this blog?
Hacker HighSchool is a Great Idea!
Steve Gibson of Spinrite and Security Now! podcast fame talked about Hacker HighSchool in his most recent Security Now! episode 204. What a great idea! I checked out the site and here's what I found:
The Hacker Highschool project is the development of license-free security and privacy awareness teaching materials and back-end support for teachers of elementary, junior high, and high school students.
Today's kids and teens are in a world with major communication and productivity channels open to them and they don't have the knowledge to defend themselves against the fraud, identity theft, privacy leaks and other attacks made against them just for using the Internet. This is the reason for Hacker Highschool.
In HHS, you will find lessons on utilizing Internet resources safely such as web privacy, chat protection, viruses and trojans (malware), and the over-all focus on how to recognize security problems on your computer. All lessons work with a free "live linux" CD which will boot off any PC with a CD-rom drive to perform the lessons. HHS is a great supplement to student course work or as part of after-school and club activities.
I checked out some of the lesson transcripts and I have to say that I plan to do them all myself. This is great stuff and while I'm no slacker at being a hacker, there's a lot of great information to be had. Not only that, but I think it'll be fun to pretend that I'm 16 in this day and age.
The first lesson (they're in PDF format on the website) is aptly titled "Being A Hacker" and the first paragraph of the lesson starts out with this:
This lesson is about how to learn – a critical skill for a hacker. Hacking, in reality, is a creative process that is based more on lifestyle than lesson. We can't teach you everything that you need to know, but we can help you recognize what you need to learn. This is also true due to the constant advances in the computer sciences.
They go on to say that hacking is a life skill that can be applied to other fields, too.
I suggest you check it out for yourself and if you have teenagers still at home, get them going on these things ASAP.
"I guess I forgot to lock the door."
Physical security is something we often take for granted, but it can be just as important as cyber security. One of my clients recently called to say that some suspicious files had suddenly appeared on one of their servers. Naturally, I investigated, but I couldn't find any breach in the firewall or any indication in the IDS logs that the network had been hacked from outside.
After spending a couple of hours digging around in the server logs, I finally dug into the registry and found that the files had apparently come from a USB device that had been plugged into the server around 9:30 pm on the day in question. Since only three people have access to the servers–myself, the IT Manager and the Controller–and none of us were guilty, I had to suspect that someone had gained unauthorized access to the server room.
Sure enough, the IT Manager recalled leaving early on an emergency the day of the incident and with a sheepish grin told me, "I guess I forgot to lock the door."
We now have an electronic combination lock on the door and only the three of us have the code. The door automatically locks itself three seconds after it's opened, so "forgetting" isn't an option.
Lesson learned. Fortunately, the files were benign.
Lighten up! Computer Humor of all Sorts
June is almost over and none to soon. I'm not one for wishing the time to fly, but in this case, I'm glad it did: It has been a very stressful month. Security can be a tough gig. So, it's time to lighten up a bit with some geeky computer humor I found at http://www.gdargaud.net/Humor/QuotesComputer.html:
Users /nm./: collective term for those who use computers. Users are divided into three types: novice, intermediate and expert.
Novice Users: people who are afraid that simply pressing a key might break their computer.
Intermediate Users: people who don't know how to fix their computer after they've just pressed a key that broke it.
Expert Users: people who break other people's computers.
— From the Jargon File.
Login: yes
Password: i dont have one
password is incorrect
Login: yes
Password: incorrect
"Morons. These people who live in my apartment complex are connected to my wireless. They must think they're super-cool hackers by breaking into my completely unsecured network. Unfortunately, the connection works both ways. Long story short, they now have loads of horse porn on their computer." — Mootar from bash.org.
Helpdesk: Double click on "My Computer"
User: I can't see your computer.
Helpdesk: No, double click on "My Computer" on your computer.
User: Huh?
Helpdesk: There is an icon on your computer labeled "My Computer". Double click on it.
User: What's your computer doing on mine?
I'll leave you with this one (I've actually pulled off a similar prank with backups):
"Whenever my Boss pisses me off, I secretly change the password to his e-mail account.
When he can't log on, he'll piss and moan for 5 minutes, cursing the computer. Then he'll come groveling to me for my help. Once he's groveled enough, I re-enter the right password from my office, go to his and watch him look like a dummy while I log-on easily.
I just love it. Heh, heh, heh."
Here's to a great rest of the summer!
Panda's Cloud Antivirus (Beta) is a Winner!
I've been using Panda Security's free Cloud Antivirus for awhile and I must say I'm impressed. It's there, but you'll never know it unless you look (the little panda icon in the system tray). I rarely get malware of any kind, but Cloud AV has caught a couple of things that were probably drive-bys. It's so transparent that I actually had to go check on it before I noticed that malware had been caught. This is a perfect set-it-and-forget-it AV for the regular user. It's free, self-updating and doesn't require any decisions on the part of the user. You can believe what they have to say:
Panda Cloud Antivirus protects you while you browse, play or work and you won't even notice it. It is extremely light as all the work is done in the cloud.
Panda Cloud Antivirus is truly install and forget. Don't worry about updates, configuration or complicated decisions ever again.
Panda Cloud Antivirus provides you with the fastest protection against the newest viruses thanks to its cloud-scanning from PandaLabs' servers.
But the great part about it is how it works. Watch the video. It's really slick, blocking malware within 6 minutes when encountered by anyone who has it installed; it's truly real time updating.
That's my two cents. You be the judge and try it for yourself.
Accused Spam King Alan Ralsky Pleads Guilty
Once again, I'm behind on the news. This Security Fix report is almost a week old:
Alan Ralsky, a 64-year-old Michigan man that federal investigators say was among the world's top spam kingpins, pleaded guilty on Monday to running a multi-million dollar international stock fraud scam powered by junk e-mail.
Ralsky … and his son-in-law and chief financial officer Scott K. Bradley, 38, also of Michigan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and to violate the CAN-SPAM Act.
Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ralsky faces a federal prison sentence of 87 months and a fine of $1 million. He allegedly earned up to $3 million on the Chinese penny stock scam that he promoted using junk mail sent out by various botnets. It's interesting that the plea agreement doesn't call for the forfeiture of his profits. So, he'll spend his time in a minimum-security "camp" at taxpayer expense and, probably get released well before his full sentence is up the while earning interest on the money he has squirreled away somewhere.
BTW, my apologies for being lax in keeping this blog up to date. I do have an excuse: I tore ligaments in my left hip and have been unable to sit, stand or lie down for the better part of two weeks. Look for a more regular posting schedule next month.
Spam, Phishing, and Malware Related to Recent Celebrity Deaths
Michael Jackson malware? Farrah Fawcett phishing attempts? Billy Mays spam? Ed McMahon notifies you—from the other side of the grave–that you've just won the million-dollar Publisher's Clearinghouse (but you have to send him some money, first)? Yes, expect it. US-CERT is monitoring reports of an increased number of spam campaigns, phishing attacks, and malicious code targeting the recent deaths. Here's a typical example:
To: <redacted>
Subject: Confidential===Michael Jackson
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:25:50 –0400
Vital informations after the death of Michael Jackson's I really need some one trusted & secrective to speak with with informations i have in my possession before its too late Kindly reply me and i will immediately respond back,Its for just secret between both of us.
Notice the blatant misspellings, lack of punctuation and obvious grammatical mistakes from someone who is clearly not a native English-speaking person. If you get this email, delete it immediately. Same with anything related to any of the other celebrities' deaths.
They're all from scammers (criminals) either trying to steal your money, your identity or both.
FAA Gives PKWare's SecureZip Stamp of Approval
It doesn't surprise me that the inventor of the ZIP file format was recently awarded a large enterprise
software license and maintenance agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). What does surprise me is that with my network of security news sources, I hadn't heard about this product before now. Granted, I'm mostly an Open Source guy and SecureZIP is commercial software ($39.95 for a single-user license), but I was asleep on this one.
PKWARE's SecureZIP software will initially be deployed across 50,000 Microsoft Windows® desktops
at the FAA and Department of Transportation (DOT).
I like the way SecureZIP leverages PKI. It enables users to secure files and folders with strong passphrase or digital certificate-based encryption. It also supports digital signatures to ensure data integrity. SecureZIP makes acquiring and using a digital certifcate simple: Upon installation, SecureZIP will automatically request and install (if desired) a digital certifcate from Comodo.
I like AxCrypt and have been using it for quite some time for simple security. AxCrypt doesn't offer compression, however, so you have to create an archive first, then encrypt it. Moreover, you can't use certificates or employ digital signatures. SecureZIP is a clear winner for robust security with compression.
I'm headed over there right now to get an evaluation version.

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Areas of ResearchInformation retrieval in emerging domains such as social media and large collections of digitized books; temporal (diachronic) issues in information retrieval; human interactions with information search and retrieval systems.
Other Professional AppointmentsDepartment Affiliate, Computer Science
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Microblogging services like Twitter are becoming an important part of how many people manage information in their day to day activities. As microblog traffic increases (Twitter currently sees about 50 million tweets per day) information management and organization will become keen problems in this area. The project will define the core problems in microblog search and propose solutions to these challenges in the form of both theoretical models and prototype search systems.
In order for older texts to be searchable, contemporary English needs to be translated into language from various historical timeframes. The project will develop software that will let people enter a query in contemporary English, and search over English texts throughout history—from Medieval times to the present day. The project will mostly involve training statistical models that assign probabilities of the translation to a word or phrase in a target English language.
Time affects information retrieval in many ways. Collections of documents change as new items are indexed. The content of documents themselves may change. Users submit queries at particular moments in time. And perhaps most importantly, people's assessment of a document's relevance to a query is often time-dependent. For example, searchers of news archives might seek information on a past event where relevant documents cluster in a window of time. Users of social media services such as...
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Just installed Redhat 8.0 and was disappointed when SMP and Bigmem both failed to load. They both worked fine in redhat 7.1 . When I press enter on SMP or bigmem, they freeze on the line
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Please help
Why are you using SMP on a non SMP board/system? Also, why are you using the bigmem kernel? Your spec listed 1GB of memory. IIRC, the default RedHat kernel supports high memory (up to 4GB). I think the bigmem kernel is for PAE mode (36bit) to address up to 64GB. On a single processor system with less than 4GB RAM, there should be no need to use either of these kernels.
I think I heard that the largememory stuff on Linux didnt perform well when there was not actually large memory!?
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I am quite sure there are perfectly capable football managers who would be able to replace Mr Hartley at managing Dundee.
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text: medical devices Medical device companies no fans of new drug law By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Feb 6, 2015 Tim Gee An organization of Michigan biotech companies is looking for a permanent fix for a law they say unfairly burdens medical device companies. The Pharmacy Control and Drug Practice law went into effect in September. It was originally intended to improve the safety of drug products sold by compounding pharmacies. Rep. Dingell supports bill to speed up FDA reviews By Michigan Radio Newsroom • May 22, 2012 Tom Varco / Wikimedia commons Congress is trying to speed up the review process for new medicines and devices while still keeping them safe. A bill before the House would increase the amount of money and authority given to the Food and Drug Administration to do that. Congressman John Dingell represents Michigan's 15th District and supports the bill. He says one way the new bill will protect the drug supply is by increasing the FDA's authority over imported medicine. "[The User Fee bill] enables [the] Food and Drug [Administration] to address the problems that we had (i.e. unsafe pharmaceuticals and unsafe commodities and components for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals in this country," Dingell said. "So Food and Drug can control them now." Drug and medical device manufacturers typically pay user fees that fund the reviews by the Food and Drug Administration. The new bill will expand those fees to more companies, including international ones. "This is the best way of leveling the playing field between American manufacturers and foreign manufacturers" said Dingell, "and also seeing to it that everybody -- consumers, manufacturers and all get the services that they're entitled to from [the] Food and Drug [Administration]." Patient safety advocates are against parts of the bill. They say even tougher reviews should be applied to medical devices. -Nishant Sekaran, Michigan Radio Newsroom


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Olga Engl
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Olga Engl (30 May 1871; Prague – 21 September 1946; Berlin) was an Austrian stage and motion picture actress who appeared nearly 200 films during her career in the film industry.
Engl was privately educated in a single-sex monastery and began her acting career at the Prague Conservatory. In August 1887 she made her stage debut as Bertha in the play Die Verschwörung des Fiesco zu Genua in her hometown. In 1888, she moved to the city of Danzig and performed in the theater from 1889 to 1892 then briefly moved to Berlin. From 1892 to 1895 she performed with the court theater in Munich and from 1895 to 1897 in Hamburg at the Thalia Theater, and from 1897 in Hanover.[citation needed]
Engl made her film debut in the 1911 British silent film The Adoptive Child then returned to Germany and began appearing in German film productions. Her first major role was in the 1913 Carl Froelich-directed biopic Richard Wagner. She would work continually throughout the 1910s and appear in a variety of roles for such directors as Urban Gad and Frederic Zelnik and opposite such popular actors of the era as Emil Jannings, Alfred Abel and Lya Mara. By the early 1920s, Engl's career in motion pictures was well established. In 1922 she appeared in the popular F.W. Murnau-directed eerie drama Phantom opposite Alfred Abel, Grete Berger, Aud Egede-Nissen, Lya De Putti and Lil Dagover.[1]
Engl transitioned to the talkie era with relative ease and she often appeared in films as a "Grand Dame" type of character.[2] Some of her most enduring roles of the early talkie era were the 1931 Gerhard Lamprecht-directed adventure Emil und die Detektive and the musical Der Kongreß tanzt (English: The Congress Dances), also released in 1931 and starring Lilian Harvey, Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover. In 1933 she made her English language film debut in the Edwin H. Knopf and Luis Trenker-directed The Rebel. The film starred Hungarian actors Vilma Bánky and Victor Varconi and was a remake of Der Rebell, also featuring Engl and released earlier the same year and also directed by Trenker.[1]
Engl continued to act through the World War II era – appearing in ten films between 1939 and 1945. Her last film appearance before retiring was a small role in the drama Das Alte Lied, which was released in March 1945. In addition to film roles, she continued acting on Berlin stages until shortly before her death in 1946.[citation needed]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Count Varenne's Lover (1921)
- A Woman's Revenge (1921)
- The Black Spider (1921)
- The Blue Danube (1926)
- A Sister of Six (1926)
- Manon Lescaut (1926)
- The Mistress (1927)
- Dancing Vienna (1927)
- The Pink Slippers (1927)
- That Was Heidelberg on Summer Nights (1927)
- Rinaldo Rinaldini (1927)
- Anastasia, the False Czar's Daughter (1928)
- Sir or Madam (1928)
- Column X (1929)
- High Treason (1929)
- The Little Escapade (1931)
- The Rebel (1932)
- Greetings and Kisses, Veronika (1933)
- Scandal in Budapest (1933)
- The English Marriage (1934)
- City of Anatol (1936)
- The Blue Fox (1938)
- Clarissa (1941)
- Doctor Crippen (1942)
- ^ a b Profile, allmovie.com; accessed 17 June 2015.
- ^ Porträt der Schauspielerin Olga Engl by Thomas Staedeli
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- Olga Engl at the Internet Movie Database
- Porträt der Schauspielerin Olga Engl by Thomas Staedeli (in German)


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Milwaukee band Delta Routine lands video of the day on AOL's Spinner
A couple weeks back, Milwaukee garage rockers The Delta Routine released a video for its reverb-cutting single "Switchblade" from its new album "Cigarettes & Caffeine Nightmares," and on Thursday it made its way to Video of the Day status at AOL's music site Spinner.com.
"It's a song about fighting against the man, and not letting him keep you down," frontman Nick Amadeus told Spinner. "I guess you could say the mood of America kinda dictated this one." »Read Full Blog Post
Trail of Dead rides the edge of intensity at Cactus Club
Chaos, wildness, freedom, anarchy: Rock 'n' roll doesn't really embody these states of being; it only simulates them. Some bands are simply better at verisimilitude than others.
At the Cactus Club on Friday night, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead created an extraordinary 3-D simulation of lighted fuses, anticipatory countdowns and shrapnel-filled explosions. »Read Full Article
'Born to Royalty' movie offers history of royal baby-watching
If there's two things America loves about Britain at the moment, it's "Downton Abbey" and the impending royal baby.
There's a movie that can feed both passions while we wait for Prince William and Catherine Middleton's firstborn to take center stage. »Read Full Article
Off to a hungry start? Find a farmers markets — and great eats, too
The oppressive heat has fled, but your need for good eats hasn't.
Good thing so many farmers markets are open Saturday mornings. »Read Full Article(1)
Crazy Water on the Cooking Channel's 'America's Best Bites' Saturday
Crazy Water, 839 S. 2nd St., will be in the spotlight on Saturday; that's when Peggy Magister and Anthony Betzhold's restaurant will be on the Cooking Channel's "America's Best Bites" show.
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MANILA, July 7 -- President Aquino has approved the proposed P3.002 trillion 2016 national budget after presiding over a Cabinet meeting Monday. This represents a 15.2 percent increase from the 2015 national budget and comprises 19.5 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product, Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma said in a statement. "The proposed budget with the theme, "Paggugol na Matuwid: Saligan sa Tuloy-Tuloy na Pag-Unlad," is anchored on the following principles: (1) Spending within our means; (2) Investing in the right priorities; (3) Delivering measurable results; and (4) Empowering citizens through fiscal transparency, accountability and participation. According to DBM Secretary Florencio Abad, the spending priorities are in the following areas of the administration's 2011-2016 development program, namely: (1) Good Governance and Anti-Corruption; (2) Ensuring Inclusive Growth; (3) Sustaining the Growth Momentum;(4) Managing Disaster Risks; and (5) Forging Just and Lasting Peace," Coloma said. The Department of Education (DepEd) gets the biggest chunk of the budget with P436.5 billion, followed by the Department of Public Works a ...Read more


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Today, Ben Gibbard announced that he is donating $1 for every ticket sold at his Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington DC shows to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts. 100% of donated funds will be regranted from ATC's Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund to benefit organizations helping communities to rebuild and recover in the wake of this disaster. Specific organizations will be announced once the full range of needed funds emerges.
After disaster strikes, the aftermath is broken down into three separate phases: Rescue, Relief, and Recovery & Rebuilding. Governments and multinational bodies are usually best equipped and poised to handle the first two phases. The Recovery & Rebuilding phase is where donors can have the most impact in helping communities over the long-term. It is critical to full recovery but is often the most overlooked and under-resourced phase as news sources turn to other stories and disasters. Thus, we are holding off on announcing specific organizations until the full impacts and long-term implications of the disaster become more clear.
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Gary Bracket poses for a group photo with fellow celeb servers. Monday June 25th, 2012, Celebs and fans gathered at Ruth's Chris for the second annual gary Brackett's Impact Foundation fundraiser where players and media served guests. (Michelle Pemberton/The Indianapolis Star)
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Falke model 70 is a quality breakbarrel spring-piston rifle from the 1950s.
Today is accuracy day for our Falke model 70 breakbarrel. I tested this one at the same time I tested the BSA Meteor Mark IV; and after that horrible test, I was praying that this rifle wouldn't let me down. When I bought the rifle at last year's Roanoke airgun show, the seller told me it shot pretty well. I was hoping to see that — especially after what happened with the Meteor! It did okay in the velocity test, so there was no reason to suspect it wouldn't also be accurate.
The Falke did not disappoint, though it's important to bear in mind that this is a vintage spring rifle made by a company that went out of business a half century ago and not some tackdriver made by a target gun manufacturer. When you shoot one of these air rifles, think in terms of a vintage Diana model 27 rather than a Walther model 55.


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Scottish LGBT organisation faces uncertain future 3
5:31 PM — Staff at the Dumfries and Galloway Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender organisation may be facing redundancies after council bosses cut back on their funding.
Rick Warren denies supporting gay marriage ban 18
5:27 PM — Preacher Rick Warren, who spoke out against gay marriage, has been accused of lying after he said he had never supported Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California.
Gays amongst those hardest hit by recession 12
4:33 PM — A report out today suggests that those in minority or vulnerable groups have been hit hardest by the recession. One in four workers in companies making staff redundant believe disproportionate numbers of people in minority or vulnerable social groups have been among the first to be dismissed.
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3:24 PM — A religious anti-gay group has defended its latest television ad which claims that gay marriage interferes with the way its members live their lives.
Belfast church to challenge ruling on 'homophobic' adverts 3
2:48 PM — A Belfast church has said it will go to the high court to contest a ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority that its adverts were homophobic. Sandown Free Presbyterian Church placed the adverts in the Belfast News Letter last summer.
Confusion grows over reports of gay executions in Iraq 8
2:24 PM — Human rights organisations are working to establish whether a number of men have been executed in Iraq for being gay. Homosexuality is not illegal in Iraq but is seen as a taboo. Last week, six gay men were shot and killed in the Baghdad Shiite slum of Sadr City
Samoa bans film on Harvey Milk's life 9
1:21 PM — The Samoa Censor Board has banned Milk, a film depicting the life of gay rights activist Harvey Milk. The decision was made by principal censor Leiataua Niuapu Faaui, who rejected an application for the film to be rented and sold in Samoan outlets.
Bishop of Manchester calls on faith schools to tackle homophobic bullying 8
12:28 PM — The Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Reverend Nigel McCulloch has voiced his support for an initiative that tackles homophobic bullying in Manchester's secondary schools.
New Hampshire House reverses trans discrimination decision 2
12:00 PM — The New Hampshire House has opted to pass a bill extending discrimination protections to trans individuals. The bill will allow the words "gender identity" or "gender expression" to be added to current laws protecting from discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, creed, colour, sexual orientation or religion.


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The Louisiana Public Defender Board Trial Court Performance Standards for Attorneys Representing Parents in Child in Need of Case and Termination of Parental Rights Cases are intended to encourage public defenders, assistant public defenders and appointed counsel to perform to a high standard of representation and to promote professionalism in the representation of indigent defendants.
The standards are intended to alert defense counsel to courses of action that may be necessary, advisable, or appropriate, and thereby to assist attorneys in deciding upon the particular actions that must be taken in each case to ensure that the client receives the best representation possible. The standards are also intended to provide a measure by which the performance of individual attorneys and district public defender offices may be evaluated, and to assist in training and supervising attorneys.
The language of these standards is general, implying flexibility of action which is appropriate to the situation. Use of judgment in deciding upon a particular course of action is reflected by the phrases "should consider" and "where appropriate." In those instances where a particular action is absolutely essential to providing quality representation, the standards use the words "should" or "shall." Even where the standards use the words "should" or "shall," in certain situations the lawyers' best-informed professional judgment and discretion may indicate otherwise.
The standards were approved by the Louisiana Public Defender Board and were promulgated by the Office of the Governor, as required by the Administrative Procedures Act, in January 2011.
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The New York Jets announced on Wednesday that Mark Sanchez will once again be the team's starting quarterback against the Jacksonville Jaguars this weekend. Rex Ryan's decision to bench Sanchez after a three-interception performance in the first half against the Arizona Cardinals last weekend led to speculation that the Jets could move forward with Greg McElroy the rest of the way. Apparently Ryan and company do not feel McElroy gives them a better chance to win. Ryan's decision to not commit to a starting quarterback earlier this week marked the first time he has shown a lack of confidence in Sanchez when speaking to reporters. As Manish Mehta of the NY Daily News pointed out, Rex has a vested interest in Sanchez since the team traded up to draft him in 2009. However, the decisions the Jets coach makes over the next several weeks could determine whether he returns to New York next season. On Tuesday, the NY Daily News reported that Jets owner Woody Johnson preferred McElroy to start against Jacksonville but that GM Mike Tannenbaum and offensive coordinator Tony Sparano were leaning toward Sanchez. At this point, it's safe to say Ryan's decision to start Sanchez is hardly a PR move. The Jets need to win out to have any shot at making the playoffs. If they don't reach the postseason, Rex could very well lose his job. By naming Sanchez the starter, it's clear he believes the former USC Trojan gives New York a better chance to win than McElroy would. Photo credit: Steve Mitchell-US PRESSWIRE
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For years, dermatologists have been warning indoor tan fans that their UV-induced bronzed glow comes at the price of increased cancer risk and premature wrinkling. Now the government is saying it will also come at an increased cost.
Starting July 1, a provision in the new national health-care law will impose a 10 percent tax on indoor tanning, which has the industry seeing red.
"It's not fair. From my perspective, it's just a rotten way to make tax policy," says John Overstreet, executive director of the Indoor Tanning Association in Washington, D.C.
The tanning tax is expected to generate $2.7 billion over the next decade to help fund the $940 billion overhaul of the nation's health care system. The justification seems to be that tanning beds are such a health danger, like cigarettes, that they should be taxed.
Joy Jones, manager of Tan4Less Tanning Salon in Point Loma, says indoor tanning has always been a business based on disposable income and the recession has taken a toll on demand for the service.
"Our business has already slowed down in the last couple of years, so we're hoping that the tax won't keep our customers away," she says, noting that her salon may offer special rates and discount packages to help offset the fee hike.
Not surprisingly, dermatologists enthusiastically back the tan tax as a way to deter tanning salon customers, noting that tanning beds expose the skin to the same type of damaging radiation as the sun.
"I love the tan tax. As a member of the American Academy of Dermatologists, we know there's an association between melanoma and tanning salons and we'd like to ban them completely," says Dr. Darrell Gonzales, a dermatologist at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. While acknowledging that the elimination of the indoor tanning businesses is probably not an option right now, "At least the tax may discourage young people from going into the salon. I hoping that it slows that industry."
Some skin-cancer experts say charging a 10 percent fee may not go far enough to protect indoor tanners, especially the youngest customers. More than 30 million people tan indoors every year in the U.S. and about 70 percent of them are people age 16 to 29, according to the Journal of American Dermatology. The FDA reports that people under 30 who use tanning beds increase their risk of cancer by 75 percent. The International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is affiliated with the World Health Organization, lists tanning beds as "carcinogenic to humans," its highest category of cancer risk.
"When young people are getting this UV light, they don't realize there's a lag time from when they're getting exposure to when they develop skin cancer," says Dr. Mark Vierra, a dermatologist at Palomar-Pomerado Health. "There's a danger in not seeing the ill effects until much later. They don't realize the correlation between tanning salon UV exposure and an increased risk of skin cancer, which may not show up until their 40s, 50s or 60s."


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SAE Tankbag Wall Electrical Cable Pass-ThroughThis unit provides 12V Protective cap that is Water-Resistant to accommodate 12V wires for your Bags Connection system. For use with all Electrified Bags-Connection Quick-Lock tankbags. Electrical tank rings sold separately. Learn More$29.99
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Electrical Connection master ground blockWith new motorcycles using materials other than steel for the frame, questions have arisen as to what may or may not be a good quality ground. To easily answer the question comes the Master Ground Block. It provides 8 individual terminals for connection of ground which can be double or tripled stacked. Learn More$29.95
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SW-MOTECH Handlebar Mounting Bracket for flush-mount 12-volt Cigarette-style socketThis universal fixing bracket allows you to attach a SW-MOTECH flush-mount 12-volt Cigarette-style socket to most handlebar mounting clamps for easy attachment of electrical accessories! Learn More$21.95
SW-MOTECH Handlebar Mounting Bracket for flush-mount 12-volt BMW/Euro-style socketThis universal fixing bracket allows you to attach a flush-mount 12-volt BMW/Euro-style socket to most handlebar mounting clamps for easy attachment of electrical accessories! Learn More$21.95
Coocase Volt Accessory Charger KitThis kit provides a 12-volt cigarette socket for the inside of your Coocase Volt topcase. Connect the socket to the Coocase Volts internal power port, and the sockets blue LED lights up to let you know its got juice. The kit also includes 7 charging adapters. These adapters allow you to charge a host of mobile devices including most or all smart phones. Also works with most of todays mp3 players, and other small electronics from within your Coocase Volt topcase. Learn More$20.99
SW-MOTECH Mounting Bracket for Cigarette Lighter Socket for BMW R1200GS '08-'09 & R1200GS Adventure '08-'09Mounting bracket for cigarette lighter for many BMW model motorcycles with 28mm diameter handlebars, including the R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure. Learn More$21.95
TAPP LITE USB ChargerThis compact USB Charger is the weatherproof answer to charging most cell phones, GPS units, and MP3 players. It mounts easily to your handlebars or any flat or curved surface using the included self-adhesive mount. A tethered seal cap protects the charger from dust and water. The included fused battery hookup harness is diode protected against reverse polarity. Learn More$32.95 $29.66
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Piniella: Soto is 'ready to go' for Cubs
Updated: April 12, 2009, 7:16 PM ETAssociated Press
MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago Cubs got some welcome good news on the ailing right shoulder of catcher Geovany Soto on Sunday, and now expect him to return to the lineup Wednesday. Cubs manager Lou Piniella said Soto could be available as a pinch runner or pinch hitter earlier, but only in an emergency.
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Now in paperback, the intimate and highly original interpretation of the life and work of Charles Darwin, by acclaimed poet and Darwin's direct descendant Ruth Padel.Padel is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, and in this collection of exceedingly readable, vivid verse, she brings us his life, not only following the great drama of his discovery of evolution, but also imagining the fluctuating emotions of the solitary child, the private man, and the tender father. A moving and powerful tribute, with an unquantifiable depth of family intimacy and warmth.
This remarkable book brings us an intimate and moving interpretation of the life and work of Charles Darwin, by Ruth Padel, an acclaimed British poet and a direct descendant of the famous scientist.Charles Darwin, born in 1809, lost his mother at the age of eight, repressed all memory of her, and poured his passion into solitary walks, newt collecting, and shooting. His five-year voyage on H.M.S. Beagle, when he was in his twenties, changed his life. Afterward, he began publishing his findings and working privately on groundbreaking theories about the development of animal species, including human beings, and he made a nervous proposal to his cousin Emma.Padel's poems sparkle with nuance and feeling as she shows us the marriage that ensued, and the rich, creative atmosphere the Darwins provided for their ten children. Charles and Emma were happy in each other, but both were painfully aware of the gulf between her deep Christian faith and his increasing religious doubt. The death of three of their children accentuated this gulf. For Darwin, death and extinction were nature's way of developing new species: the survival of the fittest; for Emma, death was a prelude to the afterlife.These marvelous poems—enriched by helpful marginal notes and by Padel's ability to move among multiple viewpoints, always keeping Darwin at the center—bring to life the great scientist as well as the private man and tender father. This is a biography in rare form, with an unquantifiable depth of family intimacy and warmth.
Ruth Padel is a prize-winning poet with seven poetry collections to her name, including Voodoo Shop and The Soho Leopard, both shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize.
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