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His culinary pyrotechnics have boosted the bottom lines of firms ranging from Waitrose to Little Chef. But now Heston Blumenthal, who was once days from bankruptcy, is finally reaping the fruits of his own labour.
He has paid himself and other family members a £750,000 dividend from his company SL6 Ltd, latest accounts have revealed.
It is the first time that SL6 — which owns his three Michelin-starred Bray restaurant The Fat Duck, and receives the income from other ventures such as the "Delia & Heston" advertising deal with Waitrose — has been financially secure enough to make such a payment.
It follows the most successful year yet for the "king of molecular gastronomy" which included the opening of his first London restaurant, Dinner, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Knightsbridge and his TV series Heston's Feasts and Heston's Mission Impossible.
However, the achievements were overshadowed by the breakdown of his 20-year marriage to Zanna, whom he left for American cookery writer Suzanne Pirret.
The accounts for SL6 show that turnover grew by 22 per cent to £10.1 million in the year to end June 2011. The company made a pre-tax profit of £768,566.
Friends of the 45-year-old chef, who opened the Fat Duck in 1995, say he has struggled to make money — unlike celebrity rivals Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay,
One said: "He's got no idea. It ends up costing him so much to do the TV programmes. When he does that programme Feast he puts so much of his own resources into it, it ends up costing him a fortune. Sure he's got a nicer life than ever before but in comparison with some people in his position? You're having a laugh."
Blumenthal, who has a fondness for incorporating accessories into the cooking process such as vacuum jars and liquid nitrogen, is said to plough hundreds of thousands of pounds into his research laboratories.
He has admitted being a spender rather than a saver and once described how he flew out to Spain "at the start of the week, knowing that we did not have enough money to pay the wage on Friday".
He was only saved by the award of his third Michelin star, which boosted bookings and allowed him to stay afloat.
The accounts show that the SL6 is owned by Nevis registered Cape Proprietary Inc, which in turn is controlled by Isle of Man registered Lowenthal Corporation.
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Inuyasha - Season 2 Episodes
"Miroku Falls Into a Dangerous Trap"
After Miroku sucks a mantis demon into his Wind Tunnel, the demon manages to rip the tunnel. Panicked, Miroku returns to the home of his mentor, Mushin, to repair it. Haunted with memories of his father's death, Miroku must come to terms with his Wind Tunnel as demons attack Mushin's temple.
"Miroku Falls Into a Dangerous Trap"
A demon injures Miroku's Wind Tunnel. Miroku visits the temple of Mushin, the man who raised him, for help treating the injury. Mushin is possessed by an Urn Grub and attacks Miroku. Furthermore, Miroku is paralyzed and is surrounded by many demons.
"Sango?s Suffering and Kohaku?s Life"
Sango's younger brother, Kohaku, who's supposed to be dead, is alive. Naraku reveals that Kohaku is living because of a sacred jewel shard that is planted in his back.
"Tetsusaiga Is Stolen! Showdown at Naraku's Castle!"
Sango steals the Tetsusaiga and is led to Naraku's castle. Sango tries to use the opportunity to kill Naraku, but she is seriously injured by an attack from Kohaku. Inuyasha and the gang catch up to her, but they are in danger from Naraku's miasma.
"Jinenji, Kind Yet Sad"
Kirara has been weakened by Naraku's poison. Inuyasha and Kagome go looking for an antidotal herb. Jinenji, a demon who is protecting an herb field, is actually a half demon and is picked on by the villagers because of his weakness.
"Kikyo and Inuyasha, Into the Miasma"
Inuyasha and Miroku come across a cave when they go looking for the source of a strong evil presence. The Fuko no Jutsu has been placed on the cave. Hundreds of demons will fight to the death and are absorbed by the victors.
"Kikyo, Captured by Naraku"
Inuyasha and the gang go to save Kikyo. They are struck with Death by Illusion, a demon technique. Kagome is not affected by the technique. Kikyo takes away her Shikon Jewel shards and tries to kill her?
"Tetsusaiga and Tenseiga"
The Tenseiga and the Tetsusaiga, two great swords that were forged by swordsmith Totosai, have been left to Sesshomaru and Inuyasha by their father. Sesshomaru wants a sword to fight with and is unsatisfied with the Tenseiga, a healing sword.
"The True Owner of the Great Sword!"
Inuyasha's eye is closed by poison from Sesshomaru's claws. He relies on the smell of demon energies clashing to find the wind scar. He releases his sword's true power and forces Sesshomaru to withdraw. Totosai accepts Inuyasha as Tetsusaiga's owner.
"Kagome Kidnapped by Koga, the Wolf Demon!"
Koga is the young leader of the demon wolf tribe, whose wolf minions were killed by Inuyasha. He places Shikon Jewel shards in his arms and legs, which he uses as weapons, making him an even match with Inuyasha. But it's Kagome who intrigues him?
"The Man Who Fell in Love with Kagome!"
Koga and the demon wolf tribe begin their attack on the Birds of Paradise. Kagome senses that the sacred jewel shard and tells Koga it's in the mouth of the brothers who lead the Birds of Paradise.
"Two Hearts, One Mind"
Kagome is angry that Inuyasha is suspicious of her relationship with Koga and returns to the present day. She goes back to school for the first time in a while, where she has to deal with the advances of yet another suitor.
"Trapped in a Duel to the Death!"
Kagura, a wind-using demon, used rumors of Shikon Jewel shards to draw out demon wolf tribe members and kill them. She lures Inuyasha and the gang out and attacks them with the corpses of the demon wolf tribe members.
"The Deadly Trap of Kagura the Wind Sorceress!"
At the end of a desperate struggle, Koga corners Inuyasha, but he is extremely weakened by the poisonous shard in his arm. Kagura appears and controls the wind in the battlefield. Inuyasha stands up, but she tosses him about.
"Kagura?s Dance and Kanna?s Mirror"
Miroku is reunited with Koharu, a girl he once made advances on. He leaves her in a certain village, where Kanna, the older sister of Kagura, appears.
"The Wind Scar Fails"
Kanna's mirror fails to absorb Kagome's soul, probably because of its size, but it reflects Inuyasha's Wind Scar, the Tetsusaiga's special technique. Inuyasha is injured by the blast of wind blasted back at him. Then Naraku appears.
"Tetsusaiga Breaks"
Kikyo gave the sacred jewel shards she had stolen from Kagome to Naraku. She appears before Inuyasha and tells him not to kill her until she is wiped out along with the Shikon Jewel and Naraku.
"Kaijinbo?s Evil Sword"
Totosai repairs the Tetsusaiga using one of Inuyasha's fangs. Meanwhile, Sessomaru takes the fangs of the deceased Goshinki to swordsmith Kaijinbo. He brings the fangs back to life with the Tenseiga.
"Sesshomaru Wields Tokijin"
Kaijinbo the swordsmith, manipulated by the sword Tokijin, charges at Inuyasha. In the end, he is wiped out by the force of the Tetsusaiga. All that is left is the Tokijin, which is untouchable because of the evil energy it emits.
"Juromaru and Kageromaru"
Naraku's new minions, Juromaru and Kageromaru, attack Inuyasha and the gang. Koga comes to save Kagome from danger. He fights the two demons as he bickers with Inuyasha, but he struggles against Kageromaru, who digs underground.
"Onigumo?s Heart Still Beats Within Naraku"
Because of the incident with Koga, Kagome has a fight with Inuyasha and goes back to the present day. Meanwhile, Naraku wants to get rid of Onigumo's feelings for Kikyo by sending a giant Shinidamachu to kill Kikyo.
"Return to the Place Where We First Met"
Kagome returns to the present day. She senses that Inuyasha has chosen Kikyo and wonders if she can ever go back to the past, but she still has the Shikon Jewel shards.
"Kohaku?s Lost Memory"
Sango finds the bodies of her father and the other slayers at the ruins of Naraku's castle. Her brother Kohaku is nearby but can only remember that he escaped the castle.
"That Unforgettable Face!"
Sango's brother Kohaku is being manipulated by Naraku and is after Kagome's life. Inuyasha and the gang have been separated from Kagome, but Kohaku doesn't take Kagome's life.
"Inuyasha?s Soul, Devoured"
Just as Inuyasha and the gang overcome Naraku's trap involving Kohaku, Sesshomaru investigates the secrets of Inuyasha's transformation by visiting Bokusenno, a demon tree whose wood was used to make the sheaths for the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga.
"The Demon?s True Nature"
Inuyasha transforms into a demon when his life is in danger. He quickly destorys Gatenmaru, who has become a giant moth. He attacks the escaping bandits with his claws, and he cannot hear Kagome trying to stop him.
"Father?s Old Enemy: Ryukotsusei"
Inuyasha visits Totosai's workplace by himself. The Tetsusaiga was broken by Goshinki, and Inuyasha's own fang was used to repair it. Inuyasha's fang isn't compatible with that of his great demon father, so the Tetsusaiga has become heavier.
"The Backlash Wave: Tetsusaiga?s Ultimate Technique"
Ryukotsusei knocks away the Tetsusaiga, and Inuyasha transforms into a demon. Totosai tells everyone to retreat because they are in danger, but Kagome decides to stay behind.

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Taylor Holiday: Drafted in the 19th round last season, the Cal-Irvine product led the Staten Island Yankees with 16 stolen bases in just 66 games after swiping 19 bases earlier in the year for the Anteaters in his final year of school. He could reach the 35-40 stolen base plateau if he's able to grab a starting role with one of the long-season leagues this coming season.
Austin Krum: Krum finished second on the Staten Island club with 11 thefts last season, which was quite the feat considering he struggled at the plate with just a .238 average, limiting his opportunities on the base paths. The former Dallas Baptist University stolen 19 bases in his last year of school and he could be quite the sleeper for the Yankees going forward.
Jose Pirela: One of the Yankees' top International signings in the summer of 2006, Pirela had a solid professional debut season with DSL Yankees1 last season. He finished second on the team with 15 stolen bases and most scouts believe that he has a lot more in the tank. A bit too tentative at times, his stolen base totals are sure to go up as gains more confidence.
|Justin Snyder could have a significant impact on the bases if he let loose and took more chances. (Photo: Patrick Teale/PinstripesPlus.com)
Justin Snyder: There weren't many disappointing facets in Snyder's game last season with the Staten Island Yankees. If there was one negative, however, it was his reluctance to run more often. He stole just ten bases in the NY-Penn League but, considering his ability to get on base so consistently, that number should have been much higher. He has the speed to be more of a factor.
Eduardo Sosa: The Yankees' top International signing out of Venezuela last summer, and ready to make his professional debut this coming season, the diminutive outfielder has an impressive set of wheels. While he might not have the natural speed in comparison to the names atop our rankings, he is a very aggressive runner to could compile some impressive stolen base totals.
Damon Sublett: Like Snyder, Sublett stole ten bases with the Staten Island Yankees last season. And just like Snyder, that number was a bit disappointing considering his ability to get on base so frequently. He has a bit more speed than he has shown thus far and he could afford to turn up his aggressiveness in that department.
Jose Tabata: The developing slugger, one who projects to hit in the heart of the order, has seen his speed game become less of a factor. He still has averaged better than 17 stolen bases per year in his first three professional seasons and he has worked himself into arguably the best shape of his career as of late, giving him an opportunity to possibly improve those totals as he continues to climb through the minor leagues.
Top Ten Speed Prospects
10) Mitch Hilligoss: We mentioned a year ago in this very article that Hilligoss could have a significant impact on the base paths and that's exactly what he did last season, stealing a team-high 35 bases for the Charleston Riverdogs. He doesn't have the natural speed of the people ranked ahead of him, but his aggressive style of play and all-out hustle in the field makes him a game-changer on the bases.
|Eduardo Nunez should steal more bases as he gets more consistent at the plate. (Photo: Patrick Teale/PinstripesPlus.com)
8) Seth Fortenberry: Fortenberry actually stole ten less bases than teammate Mitch Hilligoss last season despite having much more natural speed. In fact, how Fortenberry didn't steal a minimum of 40 bases for the Charleston Riverdogs last season is one of the more puzzling questions. He has an incredibly quick first step and is one of the fastest players in the organization overall. His rather low stolen base total from last season is very misleading - expect those numbers to go up.
7) Reegie Corona: Corona has been very consistent on the base paths the last two seasons. After stealing 28 bases in two minor league stops in 2006, he stole 29 bases in two stops last season. Approaching nearly 79 percent in his success rate, however, he just needs to take more chances. He has the speed and base running intelligence to be a much bigger factor on the bases if he would make it a stronger emphasis in his game.
6) Austin Jackson: 'Action' has averaged 35 stolen bases per year in his first two professional seasons, thanks in large part to his incredible athletic ability. The truly scary part for opposing pitchers, however, is he has a lot more room to improve. He is a much better runner once he's in motion. If he could improve on his first step a bit more, and learn to read pitchers' moves better, he has the natural speed to get into that 40-50 stolen base plateau each year.
|Tim Battle is still the fastest player in the organization in time trials. (Photo: Mark LoMoglio/PinstripesPlus.com)
4) Tim Battle: Put him in a race against any other player in the organization and Battle is sure to win. Stealing 40 bases for the Charleston Riverdogs back in 2005, he saw his total drop to 30 in 2006 and just 20 a year ago. His inability to get on base consistently is the only thing preventing this speedster from being one of the best stolen base threats in minor league baseball. If he can improve his batting average - watch out!
3) Abraham Almonte: He went from swiping 36 bases in his professional debut season with DSL Yankees1 in 2006 to stealing just eight bases with the GCL Yankees last season. Enduring a position change and a bit exhausted after a draining Extended Spring Training last year limited his effectiveness on the base paths. There aren't many as naturally fast and his 2007 performance on the bases was more of an aberration. He has the speed to lead the organization in stolen bases in any given year. Expect a return to his 2006 level - and probably even higher - this coming season.
2) Brett Gardner: A strong argument could be made to make Gardner the top choice in this category but loses the number one spot by mere percentage points. Boasting an incredible 84 percent success rate in his career, he saw his stolen base totals fall from 58 in 2006 to 39 a year ago - mostly because he battled a couple of different injuries. Armed with arguably the quickest first step in all of baseball, he has the ability to reach the 70+ plateau if he continues to get more aggressive on the bases. The sky is the limit for his impact in the base running game.
1) Justin Christian: Like Gardner, injuries in 2007 had a negative impact on Christian's stolen base totals. He stole just 35 bases at two minor league levels last season after stealing a Trenton record 68 bases in 2006. His nearly 86 percent success rate is unbelievable and he is arguably the best at reading pitchers. He has the ability to approach triple-digits in stolen bases if things broke right for him - securing a starting role, batting leadoff, and remaining healthy for an entire season - he is that much of a game-changer with his legs.


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|Video: Marc Savard excited to practice with Bruins
|11.20.10 at 1:10 pm ET
Bruins center Marc Savard spoke about a number of things Saturday, including the rough time he had while dealing with post-concussion syndrome symptoms, one of which was depression.
"I need to understand that is just the way I was feeling, because you think that maybe it's because I didn't want to play, but this is the game I grew up playing, I loved and love. Again, I think that love went away for a bit because I wasn't sure about anything," Savard said. "Obviously now I've had time to heal and I can't wait to get back out there with the guys and play some games."
Here's some video of Savard talking about how glad he was to return to practice with his teammates. He was cleared on Friday to practice in non-contact situations and will undergo further tests next week.
Here is the complete transcript of Savard's briefing with the media on Saturday, thanks to the fantastic folks at the Bruins:
On how good it felt to be out with the rest of the boys skating:
It felt unbelievable. You know it's been a long time. You know it's pretty special to be… To make it to this step, and hopefully gradually get better and go from there;
On how he's been feeling over the last couple of weeks:
Fantastic. I would say for about two or three weeks now that I really haven't felt any ill effects and things are heading in the right direction, that's for sure.
On if there was a turning point where he just started feeling better:
Yeah, I mean I think it's been a combination of stuff and working hard and working with the doctors carefully. The whole staff has been excellent you know Dr. Asnis and Dr. McInnis , Dr. Durant, Donny [Don DelNegro], Whitey [John Whitesides] obviously for keeping me in shape and you know the whole training staff back to Keto [Keith Robinson], Matty [Matt Falconer], I'd like to mention everybody. I think a big thing too you know the fans, they've been great. I've gotten a lot of really nice letters. It really helped me through this time and I appreciate that stuff.
On if he has thought about where he fits in on a team that is playing so well:
I think there's a couple areas I can still help a bit, but no it's great seeing the guys playing well. I think that's been the easiest thing for me, is to have time to get better and then work on my stuff that I need to work on and clearing my head so I am ready to go. The way they've been playing is fantastic and hopefully I can just fit in quietly and go about what I do best and help the team win in some area.
On if he has talked to any of the players who have gone through the same thing:
I mean every incident is different and you know obviously Patrice [Bergeron] has helped me a bit and stuff. A couple players who don't play anymore have been helping me too and obviously I think the biggest thing has been the doctors. Just listening to what the doctors have to say and you know it's been a whole group effort here. Everyone in my family has been incredible and everybody behind me, it has really help the process. Obviously Peter [Chiarelli]'s been one of the best supports for me in helping me out and obviously [Matt Chmura] too. It's just been a long road, but everybody's been patient and that's made me feel a lot better. Read the rest of this entry »
|Marc Savard: Colin Campbell e-mails 'didn't faze me'
|at 12:18 pm ET
After skating with the rest of his teammates for the first time this season, Bruins center Marc Savard addressed his state of mind, his recovery from post-concussion syndrome, and the unflattering light in which his name has grabbed headlines of late. NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell, who coached Savard while the two were with the Rangers in 1997-98, had e-mails leaked in which he called Savard a "little fake artist" and the "biggest faker going."
On Saturday, Savard reminisced on their days in New York and the positive relationship the two had, and noted that it would be unfair to suggest the e-mails conveyed a bias that went into the decision to not suspend Matt Cooke, who gave Savard his concussion last March.
"I have nothing against [Colin Campbell]. I think that stuff was private stuff, and I think that stuff that he was saying got interpreted in a bad way," Savard, who noted the e-mails "didn't faze" him. "It had nothing to do with the Cooke incident.
"Me and Colie got along fine," he added. "He actually joked with me a lot. He made me feel comfortable, and I owe a lot to him. He was my first coach that I broke in with, and he gave me an opportunity. '¦ He was great for me, and I've got no hard feelings against him. I think that the media should maybe take it a little bit easier on him."
As for the idea that he is a "faker," Savard said that he felt the comments were probably less serious than one would think, given that Campbell himself encouraged that style of play.
"I played for Colie, and I think one of the ways when I first came in the league to stay in the lineup was to draw penalties, and I think he encouraged that at the time if you asked him," Savard said. "I think that's what he was referring to, but it had nothing to do with the Cooke situation. "
The situation was made dicier by the fact that one of the e-mails was about a high-sticking call that Savard drew on Campbell's son Gregory, now playing for the Bruins, back in 2007.
"I talked to [Gregory Campbell, a.k.a 'Soupy'] here, and Soupy's a great kid. We had no hard feelings against each other. I can't wait to get back and play with him."
Savard has been cleared to practice with the team, but still cannot take physical contact. He is expected to undergo further testing next week.
|Report: Peter Chiarelli has spoken with Colin Campbell since leak of Marc Savard emails
|11.19.10 at 1:32 pm ET
WILMINGTON — The Bruins did not skate on Friday — well, Adam McQuaid, David Krejci, Marc Savard, Johnny Boycuk, and Tim Thomas did — so much of the focus was on Savard. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said at Ristuccia Arena that Savard is set to join his teammates in practice, though he still can't take or receive contact. Afterwards, he touched on the other news surrounding Savard in talking with Matt Kalman of TheBruinsBlog.
Emails from Colin Campbell that were leaked last week suggested that the league's disciplinarian holds a bias against Savard, whom he called the "biggest faker going." Chiarelli told Kalman that he's had contact with Campbell since the development.
'I've spoken to him," Chiarelli said. "My conversations with him are private, but I've spoken to him.'
Campbell, meanwhile denied holding any bias against Savard, saying that his feelings about the player had no impact on his decision regarding the Matt Cooke hit last March that gave Savard the concussion from which he is still recovering.
"For someone to compare me saying that Marc Savard is an embellisher — a diver — on penalties, and then say that I might think he was faking in the Cooke hit is totally absurd," Campbell said on the NHL Network on Thursday.
|Update: Colin Campbell won't apologize to Marc Savard
|at 1:15 pm ET
NHL senior VP and director of game operations Colin Campbell does indeed plan to speak with Bruins center Marc Savard about his recent email comments calling Savard the "biggest faker going" and "a little fake artist."
But apparently an apology will not be part of the conversation. When the NHL Network asked Campbell if he owed Savard an apology, Campbell said no.
"At some point in time, I'll sit down with Marc Savard," began Campbell. "When Marc first came into the league I had him as a coach first out of Oshawa. We were together with the New York Rangers. When I was fired, Marc was sent down. I think Marc liked the fact I was coaching.
"I don't think it's an apology. I think it's an explanation that we have to talk about."
Savard has been out with post-concussion syndrome, though he has been cleared to practice with the Bruins in non-contact scenarios.
|Update: Colin Campbell confirms e-mails that call Marc Savard 'faker' to TSN
|11.15.10 at 12:16 pm ET
[UPDATE: 4:27] NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell confirmed and responded to the leaking of e-mails that have put him in an unflattering light.
Tyler Dellow, an Oilers blogger, on Sunday posted what he says were some of Campbell's e-mails. (The link appeared to be dead by midday Monday). After doing a little detective work, Dellow determined a bias for Campbell's son, Gregory Campbell, and a bias against others, namely Marc Savard.
Here's an e-mail to former director of officiating Stephen Walkom sent in February of 2007 regarding then-referee Dean Warren:
To Stephen Walkom/Tor/NHL@NHL
Subject Re: Delayed Penalties/High Sticks 02/#/2007 4:24 pm
A bend in the road is a dead end if you round the corner and Dean Warren is standing there. Your answer re: his high stick calls and the score of the game were horse [manure]. The 3rd call on [player] was while they were down 5 on 4 and on a def zone face off vs that little fake artist [player] I had him in [city] biggest faker going. And Warren fell for it when he grabbed his face on a face off. Your supposed to see the act, not call the embellishing act. Dean Warren has to go with [referee] There must be a way to get rid of this guy. Is there a way we can tract sic and total minors called by referees this year. We could then get the minors they call per game. … or with 2 [referees on the ice] it is impossible? Warren and [referee] out of [team's] games. Give them to [referees].
Thanks to Dellow's investigative work, the only Warren-reffed game in February of 2007 in which a player had three high-sticking penalties was on the 24th, a game between the Panthers and the Bruins. Gregory Campbell was called for the high-sticking, and Savard drew the call that Colin Campbell seemed to particularly take umbrage with. The "biggest faker going" remark seems to apply to Savard, given that by saying "I had him in [city]," he appears to be referring to New York, where Savard played while Campbell was an assistant coach.
Campbell spoke to TSN on Monday regarding the matter, but commented only on emails sent to Walkom regarding a tripping call on Gregory in a different game.
"For me, it's much ado about nothing," Campbell told TSN. "Stephen and I would have banter back and forth and Stephen knows I'm a (hockey) dad venting and both of us knowing it wouldn't go any further than that. Stephen would laugh at me. The game in question (when Gregory Campbell was penalized late in the Atlanta-Florida game) wasn't on TV and I was asking Stephen to find out for me if it was a soft call. That's all there ever was to it. The (refs) working that game are still in the league, aren't they? Stephen handled the officials, just like Terry Gregson does now, and I've got a lot of emails to those guys asking about this soft call or that soft call and that's in a lot of games. I'm not ultimately responsible for the (on-ice) officials, that's Terry Gregson's responsibility, but I have to answer to GMs on these calls."
Campbell famously chose against throwing the book at Matt Cooke when he delivered a blindside hit to the head of Savard last season. If one wanted to draw a connection between what the e-mails allege and the lack of punishment on Cooke, they would appear to have a case, depending on the authenticity of the e-mails.
The Bruins politely informed media on Monday that Gregory Campbell, who of course now plays for Boston, would not be taking questions about his father. The league, however, did offer a comment to TSN later in the day.
"Any suggestion that Colin Campbell performs his job with any less than 100 percent integrity at all times and in every decision he makes is way off base and just factually wrong," deputy commissioner Bill Daly said. "Because of the potential for a conflict of interest, or more importantly a perceived conflict of interest, the League has implemented various structural protections that prohibit Colie from having any oversight or disciplinary authority relating to any game in which his son, Gregory, plays. Its always fair to question and criticize League decisions as being wrong, but not on the basis that they aren't justly and fairly arrived at."
|Milbury on D&H: 'Mired in this Neanderthal B.S.'
|03.18.10 at 12:50 pm ET
NESN hockey analyst Mike Milbury checked in with Dale & Holley show (audio here) to talk about Thursday night's Bruins-Penguins game and the potential for nastiness involving Penguins villain Matt Cooke. Milbury said he's heard that NHL vice president Colin Campbell will address the teams prior to the game. Said Milbury: "That's what I'm hearing. I don't know what he's going to say, but I'm sure there will be references to past incidents, [Todd] Bertuzzi-[Steve] Moore, for example, and he doesn't what any nonsense and what-not, which is good. We had such a great buzz after the Winter Classic. We had such an incredible buzz after the Olympics, and now we get stuck and mired in this Neanderthal B.S., which is really unfortunate for the sport."
Milbury said he expects the Bruins will seek retribution early. "I hope it isn't silly. I hope it's mano-a-mano and confrontational and sends a message to Matt Cooke that this isn't going to happen. And I actually think if it happens twice, I wouldn't be too disappointed. But I don't want it to deteriorate. … The actual game had such a positive buzz. I don't want to lose that in the circus sideshow here. I don't think it's necessary. I don't think there's a need to go after Sidney Crosby in any untoward way."
Added Milbury: "The Bruins, their macho is challenged, their ego is challenged, their self-esteem is on the line. I think they're going to feel compelled to get even, whatever that means. I'm not so sure they have to. I wish all this stuff happened spontaneously rather than a planned event, but it happens."
Milbury said it's important not to let things get out of hand, for the sake of all involved. "We want a hockey game," he said. "A hard-played and well-fought — no pun intended — hockey game, where if there's a way to get some measure of justice when you feel like justice had not be been served on a cheap-shot hit to your teams' most valuable player, so be it. So be it. Man, oh, man, this is not a real war, this is a professional hockey game to be played hard and within the boundaries of the rules, for the most part. Let's not lose sight of the fact that people get hurt out here."
As for Campbell, Milbury said: "I think he's done … what he thinks is right, by the book. You may have issues with that, but I know Colin Campbell well enough to know he takes the job seriously. … He struggled with it. He struggled with this decision big-time."
Milbury said the Penguins should let Cooke know his dirty play will not be tolerated any more. "It's disgraceful if they haven't addressed it already," Milbury said.
As for the Bruins' chances to make the playoffs, Milbury said: "I think it's going to be Boston or New York, and I give the edge to Boston now."
|Brickley on D&C: Bruins will respond to Cooke
|at 8:31 am ET
Andy Brickley, NESN analyst for Bruins games, checked in with the Dennis & Callahan show to talk about Thursday's night's game between the B's and the Penguins. (For the audio, click on the Dennis & Callahan audio on demand page.)
Brickley said he has no doubt the Bruins will seek revenge on Penguin Matt Cooke for his hit on B's center Marc Savard. "No question [the Bruins] need the points, given the situation that they're in in the Eastern Conference, but that will be secondary tonight," Brickley said. "This is an opportunity for the Bruins to respond, something they didn't do at the time when Savard was hit by Matt Cooke, and they will take every opportunity to make sure their character is no longer in question."
Brickley said he expects both teams will be eager for the confrontation to take place as soon as possible. "If I was Danny Bylsma, the coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, I would make sure Matt Cooke starts tonight. Don't give it a chance to continue to percolate. Wait for his first shift and allow the crowd and everybody else to get behind this. And I would expect Boston to line up guys like [Zdeno] Chara and [Milan] Lucic and [Mark] Stuart, and make sure it's a very long night for Matt Cooke.
"You almost feel like don't suspend this guy, make him have to play the full game, he can't take any shifts off, he has to play the full 60 minutes. That might be the best retribution."
Brickley said the Bruins need to go right up to Cooke and put him on the spot. "You call him out," Brickley said. "It's very plain and simple. You want to make it the longest night you can possibly make it for him."
Asked about the possibility of Cooke refusing to engage a Bruins challenger, Brickley said: "That would not be the best course of action for Matt Cooke, and I don't expect that to happen. I don't think that will be allowed to happen. This is a guy that plays on the edge, he's a repeat offender. If you took a look at the list of players that he's fought in his career, it's not a who's who of the tough guys in the NHL, so I guess there's that possibility, but I don't think that's going to happen."
Brickley said he still is unable to understand the reasoning behing the league's decision not to suspend Cooke. "They got it wrong," Brickley said. "Plain and simple. Colin Campbell got this wrong. This was a blindside hit to a defenseless player in a position where he had no idea the hit was coming. It was predatory in nature, he targeted the head, and he's a repeat offender. How can you not suspend this guy? I don't understand the logic behind it. They had an opportunity to make the right call, the make a difference. … They dropped the ball."
Added Brickley: "There's no logic and there's no reasoning sufficient for me to be able understand the rules that come down from the office in New York. Colin Campbell is going to be in attendance tonight. The two teams will be addressed. Warnings will be put out. They created this culture ' they created it, and now they want to manage it."
As for the Bruins' lack of a reaction in the game when the hit took place, Brickley said: "Nobody really got a real good look at it outside of Michael Ryder, so I will give them the benefit of the doubt. … Sometimes you just don't see it when you're out on the ice."


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Teachers Being Cyberbullied
Shockingly, a 2011 study performed by the American Psychological Association Board of Educational Affairs Task Force on Classroom Violence Directed Against Teachers, found that 80% of the approximately 3000 K-12 teachers surveyed felt victimized by students, students' parents, or colleagues. Among the reports of verbal intimidation, physical aggression, obscene gestures, and theft/damage of personal property, cyberbullying was a relatively common method of harassment reported by teachers.
A different study specifically investigating cyberbullying found that of 630 teachers, 15% reported having been bullied online. Bullying tactics included hate messages/groups targeting specific individuals, in addition to photographs or videos being posted with malicious intent. 45% of teachers reported they knew a colleague who was a victim, and 17% reported being aware of hate groups being set up.
In an even more recent survey performed by the NASUWT researchers, it was found that 21% of teachers have received abuse on social media and online forums. 64% reported abuse from students, 27% reported abuse from parents, and 9% reported abuse from both students and parents. Of the 7500 teachers surveyed, most didn't report their bullying experience to authorities. The 40% who did report abuse to school administration said no action was taken against students and 55% said no steps were taken against parents. In cases where abuse was reported to police, over 75% also reported that no legal action was taken against parents or students.
Despite all of this, there are teachers using social media networks to engage students or create virtual classrooms. Stephen Balkam, CEO of the Family Online Safety Institute, has stressed the need for educators to have a presence in social media and teach students how they can be used constructively.
What perpetuates the problem of teachers getting bullied, however, is three-fold. First, when there is a lack of respect between pupils and teachers and when teachers allow students to engage with them in a personal or private scenario. Teachers should keep their personal profiles to themselves and if desired, "friend" students later when they are young adults and no longer a student. If a parent isn't involved in knowing what their child posts in social media, or isn't specifically teaching their child that it's never, ever OK to be disrespectful, rude or mean to others (including their teachers) online, then those parents are a part of this problem.
In an attempt to foster a healthier online experience within classrooms, Yoursphere is now offering a teacher program where students and teachers can interact in an open and constructive environment with a school or classroom sphere. Teachers can monitor content posted in the sphere as well as allow students to create their own spheres as part of the curriculum. Only members of the class have access to the content in the sphere or the ability to contribute content, which can include research links, personal projects or simply their own creative ideas. All of these interactions are public and there is no friending between teachers and students. All of these interactions are enabled through the teacher program, without the "unknowns" and legal/administrative issues tied to the use of other social media sites in academic settings. Regardless of the maturity of the students and precautions taken by teachers, many social networks have functionality beyond what can be controlled and can lead to abusive remarks or even cyberbullying.
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USA Today: Teachers, students and social media: Where is the line?
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The Australian Council of State School Organisations said unacceptable levels of reading problems among school students required a national effort from state and federal governments to intervene much earlier in children's lives.
The council encouraged parents to read to zero to five-year-olds.
"To wait until a child enters the school is to be 'behind the eight ball', a situation that might never be remedied for some children even by the most effective teaching at school," the council said in its submission to the inquiry into the teaching of reading.
The council represents more than 2 million parents whose children attend Australia's public primary and secondary schools.
Its submission, obtained by The Age, calls on the book publishing industry and state and federal governments to jointly fund a national home reading campaign, estimated to cost about $40 million annually.
Under the proposal, book lists and guides to encourage home reading would be distributed to all parents by maternal and child health nurses, libraries, welfare agencies, child-care centres and other agencies dealing with young children.
Another submission to the inquiry backs the call for earlier intervention to tackle student illiteracy.
The submission, from pediatricians at the Royal Children's Hospital's Centre for Community Child Health, said doctors were increasingly worried about the fate of 20 per cent of children nationwide whose learning, health or behavioural problems meant they were at high risk of failing to read.
Frank Oberklaid, the centre's director, said reading to a young child was one of the most important developmental activities to do in the first five years of life.
He said a national home reading program would help reduce the incidence of later literacy problems at school.
"Good public policy means getting interested in literacy before a child gets anywhere near a school," Professor Oberklaid said.
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On the Verge: The Civil Wars
'Hollow' victory: In an era of hyper-produced, electronically enhanced Top 40 tunes, the Civil Wars' stark, Southern-gothic folk-pop sounds like it comes from another place and time. That suits Joy Williams and John Paul White just fine. "We opted for vintage instruments and no Auto Tune" on debut album Barton Hollow, Williams says. "Hopefully, you can feel that when you're listening. Hopefully, it sounds honest and emotional, not overly slick and glossy." Since releasing Barton Hollow in February, the duo have quietly sold 104,000 copies of the album, 79% of them digitally. The album's title track recently made the top 40 of USA TODAY's Triple A airplay chart.
Building an audience: Without concentrated radio play, the Civil Wars rely on other media to get their sparsely arranged music heard. The haunting Poison & Wine, released as an individual track in 2009, has been used in Grey's Anatomy and on the soundtrack of the Kate Hudson film Something Borrowed. They've played The Tonight Show twice this year and will appear at the Newport Folk Festival in July. "We kept leaving little bread crumbs, everywhere we could," White says. Those crumbs included a series of videos on YouTube, many of them performances shot by fans, and a live set that they give away for free. Live at Eddie's Attic, a recording of the duo's second show, has been downloaded more than 170,000 times. "Little by little, it ended up all over the world," White says. "Every single one of those crumbs has brought people to us."
Good references: Much of the Civil Wars' success can be attributed simply to word of mouth. But some of those words have come from high-profile mouths. Taylor Swift has given them shout-outs on both Twitter and iTunes, calling Poison & Wine "my favorite duet." Sara Bareilles and Boy George also have expressed their admiration publicly, and Adele picked the duo to open her recent sold-out North American tour. "When somebody like Taylor or Adele expresses belief and support in what you do, it's an unbelievably selfless thing to do," Williams says. "I can't tell you how thankful we are."
The years apart: Williams, who hails from Santa Cruz, Calif., recorded albums for the Christian-music market for several years. Now a Nashville resident, she has written tunes with former American Idol runner-up David Archuleta and several contemporary Christian acts. White, who lives in Muscle Shoals, Ala., tried his hand at writing hit songs for country acts as a staff songwriter. He also recorded an album, The Long Goodbye, for Capitol Records but ended up releasing it on his own in 2008.
A chance encounter: The two met in 2009 at a Nashville "songwriters' camp," when they were randomly paired together for a writing session. "When I started singing with her, everything started getting really eerie," White says. Their music together brings out the best qualities from each — her sensibility of pop melodies and harmonies, his Southern-steeped blend of troubadour country and arena-rock influences — that the other doesn't share. "What was unusual was this strange, creative multiplication that happened," Williams says.
Married but not to each other: A deep, sensual yearning permeates many of the Civil Wars' songs. "Oh, I've got this friend, a loveless romantic," White sings to Williams in one song, "All that he really wants is someone to want him back." Contrary to many fans' assumptions, the two aren't romantically involved. "We have completely supportive and amazing spouses who are gems for being able to grin when other people assume that John Paul and I are married," Williams says. Williams' husband of seven years, Nate Yetton, manages the act; White has been married for 12 years. "There's a unique power to the fact that John Paul and I are not in a relationship," Williams says. "We don't have to write with kid gloves. No one has to worry at the end of a writing day is someone's going to end up sleeping on the couch."
Covering all their bases: In concert, Williams and White break up the somber tone of their original tunes with cover choices that come from out of left field. Their deadpan renditions of tunes like Michael Jackson's Billie Jean, The Romantics' Talking in Your Sleep and Smashing Pumpkins' Disarm add some levity to their shows. "When we pick stuff, it's never the songs that seem obvious," White says. "The ones that seem obvious are always boring. We have to find things that, on the surface, don't really fit into our set and do them our own way. Then it works. But we have to kiss a lot of frogs."
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garage motor keeps running when opening door
As I opened the garage door this a.m. the motor would not stop running unless I pressed the button. I have kayaks that I used this weekend that hover over the motor. Don't remember making contact with motor as I took down the kayaks but there's a possibility. Any feedback would be truly appreciated, thanks all in advance!!
need some more info, brand of opener and what type, (chain, belt, screw drive,etc.). Also a few pics would be helpful.
Mike Hawkins:)
I believe its an older Genie model with a chain drive, ill have pics up by tonight. Thanks!
Most models of Genie openers have the travel limit switches up on top of the rail, they are tripped by a trigger attached to the chain or by a tab on the trolley.
The wires or the switches can be moved, disconnected or damaged if you are storing things above the opener. The trigger pieces can work loose or be dislodged from the chain also.
Sounds like a bad limit switch or wire to switch/control board.
Here is my predicament: no obstructions(manually open and closed door), track is well lubed, all wires are connected. Yesterday morning the door would not go down and this afternoon the door won't open. motor turns on but it seems that it does not want to pull.For a while today it would close on his own but now it won't even do that. Seems like garage door opener is running out of juice or could it be the track?
how old is the unit? springs worn/broken? maybe bad spot in the motors windings? coupler on motor worn/stripped or shot? Just throwing out guesses/suggestions here.
Springs seem fine, unit
no older than 10 years, and that's about all the questions I could answer
Yes!! Was the coupler, bought a new coupler from a local company and the door is working as good as new!! Thank you!!
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BAKER - The city of Baker has a financial mess on its hands after a new company they hired could not complete the yearly audit required by state law.
Now Baker's facing scrutiny from the state, after the audit could not be finished because of incomplete financial records.
"Yes, we do take it very seriously because audit law wasn't followed," said Joy Irwin, director of local government services with the Legislative Auditor's Office.
The report said the city did not balance financial records and did not provide statements to the Baker City Council quick enough.
"It's very important for the council to get periodical financial information accurately and timely, so they can make good decisions," Irwin said. "And auditors said they were not able to provide the statements."
Another issue involved the purchase of a police cruiser at a price of $37,000. The report said the city may have violated public bidding laws with that purchase. Mayor Harold Rideau said that issue has been taken care of.
"That was a discrepancy and it was cleared up," Rideau said. "Chief furnished that info to the auditor."
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(Miscellaneous Tools:)PinMe! 0.8.7
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PinMe! started it's life some years ago, under a different name and for an entirely different purpose, as a plugin for OllyDbg to allow me to set specific windows to TopMost whilst debugging. Eventually it became it's own independent progra [more...]
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(Unpacking Tutorials:)Obsidium 1.5.x.x (Unpacking)
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Date: 22 February 2017 - 05:38
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(Portable Executable Format (PE):)PECOFF Revision 11.0
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This specification describes the structure of executable (image) files and object files under the Windows family of operating systems. These files are referred to as Portable Executable (PE) and Common Object File Format (COFF) files, respectively.
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(Archived Websites:)Crackmes.de (2011 - 2015)
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Crackmes.de, a site for testing reversing skills. Crackmes range from "Very Easy" to "Very Hard" for many operating systems. Archive contains a 2011 release from Malware Ninja... Well after the disappointing take down of Crackm [more...]
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(Archived Websites:)Fravias First Period: Reverse Engineering ("Reality Cracking") (1995 - 1999)
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My reader, this labyrinth of pages (you'll never be able to count them all :-) contains many teachings, and will help you gain knowledge that you will not find elsewhere. Please wander slowly inside: sip a good cocktail, take your time and explo [more...]
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(Archived Websites:)Fravias Second Period: Web Searching ("Search Lores") (2000 - 2009)
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I have opened my www.searchlores.org, in Oz, in February 2000. Searchlores seems fairly popular: I receive on my main site alone an average of (around) a million hits per month, without counting the (many) hits on mirrors like www.searchlore.org in t [more...]
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(Archived Websites:)The Immortal Descendants (1997 - 2001)
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The Immortal Descendants started out as members of an IRC group on irc.prodigy.net called "Deadmen.Society" way back in 1995. As we gained skills, we realized that there were better, and more productive ways to spend our time. We (TR0YB0Y, [more...]
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(Archived Websites:)RCE Messageboard's Regroupment (2008 - 2016)
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(Cryptography / Algorithms:)A Practical Cryptanalysis of the Telegram Messaging Protocol
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The number one rule for cryptography is never create your own crypto. Instant messaging application Telegram has disregarded this rule and decided to create an original message encryption protocol. In this work we have done a thorough cryptanalysis o [more...]
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(Hardware Hacking:)A Proposal For a Stateless Laptop
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Modern Intel x86-based endpoint systems, such as laptops, are plagued by a number of security-related problems. Additionally, with the recent introduction of Intel Management Engine (ME) microcontroller into all new Intel processors, the trustworthin [more...]
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(Software Testing and Binary Static Analysis:)Characterizing Loops in Android Applications
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When performing program analysis, loops are one of the most important aspects that needs to be taken into account. In the past, many approaches have been proposed to analyze loops to perform different tasks, ranging from compiler optimizations to Wor [more...]
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(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Context-Sensitive Analysis of Obfuscated x86 Executables
Author: Arun Lakhotia, Davidson R. Boccardo, Anshuman Singh, Aleardo Manacero Jr.
A method for context-sensitive analysis of binaries that may have obfuscated procedure call and return operations is presented. Such binaries may use operators to directly manipulate stack instead of using native call and ret instructions to achieve [more...]
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(Software Testing and Binary Static Analysis:)Control Flow Graph Based Multiclass Malware Detection Using Bi-normal Separation
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Control flow graphs (CFG) and OpCodes extracted from disassembled executable files are widely used for malware detection. Most of the research in static analysis is focused on binary class malware detection which only classifies an executable as beni [more...]
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(Software Testing and Binary Static Analysis:)De-anonymizing Programmers via Code Stylometry
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Source code authorship attribution is a significant privacy threat to anonymous code contributors. However, it may also enable attribution of successful attacks from code left behind on an infected system, or aid in resolving copyright, copyleft, and [more...]
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(Cryptography / Algorithms:)Factoring RSA Keys With TLS Perfect Forward Secrecy
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(Disassembling:)GPU-Disasm - A GPU-based x86 Disassembler
Author: [ Various Authors ]
Static binary code analysis and reverse engineering are crucial operations for malware analysis, binary-level software protections, debugging, and patching, among many other tasks. Faster binary code analysis tools are necessary for tasks such as ana [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:30
Filesize: 474.47 kb
Total Downloads: 521
(Reverse Code Engineering:)Looking Inside the (Drop) Box
Author: Dhiru Kholia, Przemyslaw Weegrzyn
Dropbox is a cloud based file storage service used by more than 100 million users. In spite of its widespread popularity, we believe that Dropbox as a platform hasn't been analyzed extensively enough from a security standpoint. Also, the previous w [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:29
Filesize: 175.42 kb
Total Downloads: 298
(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Obfuscation Code Localization Based on CFG Generation of Malware
Author: Nguyen Minh Hai, Mizuhito Ogawa, Quan Thanh Tho
This paper presents a tool BE-PUM (Binary Emulator for PUshdown Model generation), which generates a precise control flow graph (CFG), under presence of typical obfuscation techniques of malware, e.g., indirect jump, self-modification, overlapping in [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:28
Filesize: 524.56 kb
Total Downloads: 253
(Software Testing and Binary Static Analysis:)Offensive Techniques in Binary Analysis
Author: [ Various Authors ]
Finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in binary code is a challenging task. The lack of high-level, semantically rich information about data structures and control constructs makes the analysis of program properties harder to scale. However, the imp [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:26
Filesize: 363.73 kb
Total Downloads: 284
(Reverse Code Engineering:)Preventing Reverse Engineering of Native and Managed Programs
Author: Michael Kiperberg
One of the important aspects of protecting software from attack, theft of algorithms, or illegal software use is eliminating the possibility of performing reverse engineering. One common method used to deal with these issues is code obfuscation. Howe [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:25
Filesize: 3.09 mb
Total Downloads: 310
(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Reversing An Obfuscated Java Malware
Author: Extreme Coders
Some time in the recent past, I stumbled upon a news on The Intercept, about a malware being used against some Argentine prosecutor, who was found dead under uncanny circumstances (Fig. 1 & 2). Interested, I decided to have a look at the malware. [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:23
Filesize: 1.07 mb
Total Downloads: 357
(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Symbolic Execution of Obfuscated Code
Author: Babak Yadegari, Saumya Debray
Symbolic and concolic execution find important applications in a number of security-related program analyses, including analysis of malicious code. However, malicious code tend to very often be obfuscated, and current concolic analysis techniques hav [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:19
Filesize: 375.2 kb
Total Downloads: 275
(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Translingual Obfuscation
Author: Pei Wang, Shuai Wang, Jiang Ming, Yufei Jiang, Dinghao Wu
Program obfuscation is an important software protection technique that prevents attackers from revealing the programming logic and design of the software. We introduce translingual obfuscation, a new software obfuscation scheme which makes programs o [more...]
Date: 16 May 2016 - 19:18
Filesize: 401.4 kb
Total Downloads: 209
(Exploits:)The Memory Sinkhole
Author: Christopher Domas
In x86, beyond ring 0 lie the more privileged realms of execution, where code is invisible to AV, we have unfettered access to hardware, and can trivially preempt and modify the OS. The architecture has heaped layers upon layers of protections on the [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:36
Filesize: 204.26 kb
Total Downloads: 1311
(Disassembling:)Reassembleable Disassembling
Author: Shuai Wang, Pei Wang, Dinghao Wu
Reverse engineering has many important applications in computer security, one of which is retrofitting software for safety and security hardening when source code is not available. By surveying available commercial and academic reverse engineering to [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:35
Filesize: 284.93 kb
Total Downloads: 1355
(Miscellaneous Papers:)Mass Surveillance
Author: European Parlimentary Research Service
This document identifies the risks of data breaches for users of publicly available Internet services such as email, social networks and cloud computing, and the possible impacts for them and the European Information Society. It presents the latest t [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:33
Filesize: 86.93 mb
Total Downloads: 722
(Keygenning / Serial Fishing:)Keygenning Phoenix-Dev Shrink
Author: BLZPDA
This tutorial is for the experienced reverse engineer and not a beginners help. I'm not going deep into everything, but you should be able to follow my ideas. It took me some time to understand how this protection works and I had to invent some [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:29
Filesize: 1003.74 kb
Total Downloads: 1022
(Reverse Code Engineering:)iOS App Reverse Engineering
Author: Zishe Sha
Software reverse engineering refers to the process of deducing the implementation and design details of a program or a system by analyzing the functions, structures or behaviors of it. When we are very interested in a certain software feature while n [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:28
Filesize: 3.82 mb
Total Downloads: 864
(Obfuscation / Deobfuscation:)Behavioral Analysis of Obfuscated Code
Author: Federico Scrinzi
Classically, the procedure for reverse engineering binary code is to use a disassembler and to manually reconstruct the logic of the original program. Unfortunately, this is not always practical as obfuscation can make the binary extremely large by o [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:26
Filesize: 2.83 mb
Total Downloads: 724
(Debuggers / Disassemblers:)ArkDasm 1.1.0
Author: CyberBob
ArkDasm is a 64-bit interactive disassembler and debugger for Windows. Supported file types: PE64, raw binary files. Supported processor: x64 architecture (Intel x64 and AMD64) ArkDasm is released as Freeware. Main features: parsing PE32+ [more...]
Date: 20 August 2015 - 04:25
Filesize: 27.57 mb
Total Downloads: 6305
(Packers / Protectors:)Deep Packer Inspection - A Longitudinal Study of the Complexity of Run-Time Packers
Author: Xabier Ugarte-Pedrero, Davide Balzarottiy, Igor Santos, Pablo G. Bringas
Run-time packers are often used by malware-writers to obfuscate their code and hinder static analysis. The packer problem has been widely studied, and several solutions have been proposed in order to generically unpack protected binaries. Nevertheles [more...]
Date: 29 April 2015 - 00:34
Filesize: 1.15 mb
Total Downloads: 1226
(OllyScript - Scripts:)Dyamar Protector 1.3x Unpacker
Author: GIV
Recently I get over a nice easy keygenme protected with this protector and I feel the need to automate the unpacking process. Was a fun journey because the protector insert a unique stub almost every time for OEP jump interlaced sometimes with jum [more...]
Date: 29 April 2015 - 00:30
Filesize: 8.11 mb
Total Downloads: 1212
(Keygenning / Serial Fishing:)Keygenning Using the Z3 SMT Solver
Author: ExtremeCoders
Quoting Wikipedia, In computer science and mathematical logic, the satisfiability modulo theories (SMT) problem is a decision problem for logical formulas with respect to combinations of background theories expressed in classical first order logic wi [more...]
Date: 29 April 2015 - 00:28
Filesize: 122.21 kb
Total Downloads: 841
(Cryptography / Algorithms:)Verifying Curve25519 Software
Author: Yu-Fang Chen, Chang-Hong Hsu, Hsin-Hung Lin, Peter Schwabe, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Bow-Yaw Wang, Bo-Yin Ya
This paper presents results on formal verification of high-speed cryptographic software. We consider speed-record-setting hand-optimized assembly software for Curve25519 elliptic-curve key exchange presented by Bernstein et al. at CHES 2011. Two vers [more...]
Date: 29 April 2015 - 00:25
Filesize: 391.12 kb
Total Downloads: 345
(x64_dbg:)x64_dbg 0.24
Author: Mr. eXoDia, Sigma, tr4ceflow
This is a x32/x64 debugger that is currently in active development. The debugger has (currently) three parts: - DBG - GUI - Bridge DBG is the debugging part of the debugger. It handles debugging (using TitanEngine) and will provide data fo [more...]
Date: 28 April 2015 - 21:38
Filesize: 10.36 mb
Total Downloads: 6935
(IDA Pro Disassembler and Debugger:)IDA Pro Disassembler 22.214.171.1243 (Windows, Linux, Mac)
Author: Hex-Rays
IDA Pro is a programmable, interactive, multi-processor disassembler combined with a local and remote debugger and augmented by a complete plugin programming environment. IDA Pro is in many ways unique. Its interactivity allows you to improve disa [more...]
Date: 28 April 2015 - 21:26
Filesize: 38.71 mb
Total Downloads: 74782
(OllyDbg 2.xx Plugins:)Debug Plugin 30.12.2014
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Allows the debugger OllyDbg 2 plugins.
Date: 24 March 2015 - 06:34
Filesize: 7.51 mb
Total Downloads: 3649
(OllyDbg 2.xx Plugins:)FastPad Plugin 19.01.2015
Author: VieuxCrapaud
Allows you to take notes without the window encroaching on the program being debugged.
Date: 24 March 2015 - 06:31
Filesize: 5.49 mb
Total Downloads: 1247
(OllyDbg 2.xx Plugins:)Imprimer La Selection 28.12.2014
Author: VieuxCrapaud
This plugin allows you to print the selected text using CTRL+I
Date: 24 March 2015 - 06:27
Filesize: 5.43 mb
Total Downloads: 714
(OllyDbg 2.xx Plugins:)Multiline Ultimate Assembler 2.3.1 (2)
Author: RaMMicHaeL
Multiline Ultimate Assembler (formerly MUltimate Assembler) is a multiline (and ultimate) assembler (and disassembler) plugin for OllyDbg. It's a perfect tool for modifying and extending a compiled executable functionality, writing code caves, e [more...]
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Courtney Lee: Joining Celtics 'a no-brainer for me'
|08.09.12 at 9:34 pm ET
Here's all you need to know about Celtics sign-and-trade acquisition Courtney Lee before this NBA season begins: He took less money to play in Boston, and he doesn't care whether he starts or comes off the bench.
"I had a lot of different offers from a lot of different teams, but the one I really wanted to come to was Boston," Lee said Thursday from the Boston Children's Museum, where the Celtics held their Summer Soiree to benefit the Shamrock Foundation. "So, I spoke to my agent and I spoke to my family. It was a decision that I had to take less money to come here, but in that I'll be winning, I'll have a chance to play on TV. That's what everybody wants to do. They want to win big and a chance to win a ring, so it was a no-brainer for me."
In town for his first public appearance as a member of the Celtics and to find a place to live for at least part of his four-year, $21.5 million contract, Lee joins a shooting guard logjam along with Avery Bradley and Jason Terry after being signed-and-traded from the Rockets in a complicated deal that involved the Celtics shipping JaJuan Johnson, E'Twaun Moore, Sean Williams, Sasha Pavlovic and three second-round draft picks out of Boston.
Still, when asked if he preferred starting to backing up Bradley upon his return from surgery on both shoulders, Lee said all the right things while not giving up too much outside of the fact he and Celtics coach Doc Rivers have already discussed his role "in details" over dinner multiple times.
"I just want to win," said Lee. "I'm not the coach, so whatever Doc feels will help the team it's his decision, so I'm just going to go out there and just play. [Coming off the bench] is the same as starting a game. You've got a job and a role to go out there and fulfill, and you've just got to be a professional and handle that."
Lee averaged 11.4 points (43.3 FG%, 40.1 FT%, 82.6 FT%), 2.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.3 minutes a night over 58 games for Houston last season, but he hasn't played in the postseason since his rookie year, when he played for the Magic during their 2009 run to the NBA Finals.
'I'm excited to be back on a playoff caliber team," said Lee. "Doc's a great coach. I get to play under him. There's a good core group of guys here, and I get to join them.'
What can the Celtics expect from Lee? "Just a guy who's going to go out there and play hard every possession," he said. "There's no possessions off. I'm capable of scoring on the offensive end, but I'm going to give the same effort on the defensive end night in and night out."
Joking that he'll be able "to give the old guys a rest," Lee, 26, also brings young legs in place of the departed Ray Allen to a team that's been trying to shed its "aging" label for years.
"When you've got those kinds of caliber players like KG [Kevin Garnett] down low, [Paul] Pierce on the wing and [Rajon] Rondo who's going to find you in transition, you can only be excited about that," he said. "With those guys, I'm sure they're going to have the focus of the defense night in and night out. It's only going to make my job a lot easier: get out there and run, try to get buckets in transition, knock down open shots and also play defense."
Lee isn't the only new player who Rivers will have to integrate into the Celtics this season, as only six players remain from the team that he fielded during their run to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals. But count Lee among those impressed with the rest of the moves Danny Ainge pulled off this summer.
"I think he did a good job," said Lee. "I think he was one of the better GMs during the offseason of getting a team and putting them together to go back and try to compete for a championship. You've got Jason Terry — who's a phenomenal shooter and a scorer that's capable of coming off the bench and giving you 20 — and then you get [Chris] Wilcox back, who's an inside presence, and you get Jeff Green back also, so I think he did a great job."
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Portfolio Recovery Associates is a debt collecion agency. This company has called my home phone number almost every single day for many, many months and even though I have written them two letters asking them to stop calling, they continue to call. I even filed two complaints with the Do Not Call Registry.
I am unemployed and cannot pay whatever debt it is that this company is calling about and in fact, I have no idea what they are calling about. They won't tell me why they are calling, all they say is, "It is about a debt". Well no kidding. Can you be any more vague?
I'm sure the phone calls are computer generated because they come in so frequently but as I stated above, I wrote two letters to this company asking them to remove my number from the system. No matter how many times they continue to call it won't make me want to send them money. [continued below]....
Thankfullly my phone has a call block feature and the phone only rings once when blocked calls come in. I can still see who's calling though.
Collection agencies serve a purpose and I have no problem with that but I DO have a problem when I ask nicely to stop calling me and they don't.
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First a few things..if you have so many debts that you don't even know what debt they are calling about you first need to get your finances under control. Regardless if you think you can pay them..you need to know where you stand. Next..of course they have a job to do. But it appears that you have never actually talked to them..only let them leave a message. They will not give you specifics on a Message. So if you really want to know you must actually talk to them. If that requires you to call them..then that is what you need to do.
Now, they also must obey the laws and regulations. But the Do Not Call Resistry is not one of them. One of these regulations is the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act(FDCPA). It states that if you request that they no longer contact you by phone, they must honor that request. It won't stop them from taking other action..just calling you. If they fail to comply you can actually turn around and sue them for up to $1000 in Statutory Damages as well as court costs in Small Claims Court. But there is a bit of a caviat you need to be aware of. They may decide to sue you as well, and if they can prove the debt is valid you may have a judgement placed against you giveing them more rights to collect. Possibly but not limited to Attaching your Bank Accounts.
In order to show that you requested them to no longer contact you. You must send them a Certified Letter with Return Receipt. You can search the Internet for "Cease Contact" Letters to get some templates. The imporant item here is to be sure to not sign the letter..just type your name.
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Proves once again you have to be aware of your target, what's in between, and what's behind...
This is a discussion on Terminal Ballistics as Viewed in a Morgue! within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; At least two cases that I can think of (there may be another - it's dancing around in my memory, just out of reach) - ...
At least two cases that I can think of (there may be another - it's dancing around in my memory, just out of reach) - one serious injury and one fatality. 9x19 FMJ and .40 JHP. Both bullets passed completely through thick parts of a human prior to hitting the second human.
Shot-placement is king. Adequate penetration is queen. Everything else is angels dancing on the heads of pins.
Proves once again you have to be aware of your target, what's in between, and what's behind...
There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil.
Who is John Galt?
Shot-placement is king. Adequate penetration is queen. Everything else is angels dancing on the heads of pins.
You know!!! I read stuff like this hopping to get a unbiased/ Expert opinion then immediately see that is not the case; nor did it actually come from somebody who sees the whole picture.
I do carry a G23 chambered in .40. Not because I think its "Better" then a 9mm, but because when I compete in IDPA I find My scores are higher with a .40 and I actually shoot better. I Love 9mm's and feel they are very effective when put in the right hands. And if you weight effectivness by Hight body counts in short amounts of time, Cho showed us that a 9mm works very well, I know the laws of physics however I just do.
As for me, I'll take a slow-moving .45 to a gun fight any day. I absolutely despise a 9mm for defensive situations (yes, they will eventually kill but often not quickly enough to prevent the BG from doing you in first)and a .380 as well. These are probably the two calibers I see most often on the autopsy table.
One if you feel most comfortable carring a .45 go right ahead. Its a great cartridge. Saying you despise 9mm because of (yes, they will eventually kill but often not quickly enough to prevent the BG from doing you in first)you are living in a fantasy world and don't understand that its not the gun its the operator behind it who determines whether or not the gun is effective. Equipment helps but its a small % of the equation Actually I understand what is the best caliber and that understanding has led me to there is NO best caliber. Stating your a coroner/expert on ballistics is about as assinign (probably not spelled right) as saying your Doctor because you watch ER/Bones.
as well as a suicide to the head with a .44 Mag that didn't penetrate the skull on the other side.
We had the same thing happen at our range with a Smith 629 similiar consequences as in what was stated. All the more reason shot placement is key.
The .357 is gloriously effective. Interesting a 9mm is almost the same caliber when converted to inches. If you get a +p+ bullet your getting up near velocity. He takes one extreme on the 9mm but the other on a .357 which is almost identicle in diameter.
The .357 is a wonderfully effective round for self-defense from what I've seen, but it's rare that we get them in anymore.
IF I'm reading between the lines this "Coroner" has the gun, shell casings and everything sitting on the table next to the body. I find it very hard to believe that this man can determine between a .38 and a .357 since they are exactly the same unless you have the gun sitting next to him. I seriously think most shootings that hes making comparisents between 9mm, .380, .38. 357 he doesn't have the gun, making it hard to make intelligent Comparisents between calibers.
That said, the 125-grain .357 is marvelously effective.
Umm so whats the overwhelming physical difference that makes a 9mm so inadequate over the .357 when you compare a 124 grain 9mm(.356) +p+ moving at about 500 FPS and a 125 grain .357 Moving at 550-600?
OO crap what if hes shooting RANGER 125 GRAIN 9mm +P+ AWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
The standing joke in the morgue is to guess the caliber by looking at the x-rays. If multiple rounds show up on the x-rays more often than not it's a 9mm or .380 (or .32 or .25 or some mouse gun caliber). If only one round shows up, it could be an inordinately good hit with a .380 or 9mm, but more likely it's a .40 or .45.
So is the other joke that if there are no bodies in the morgue the chances are the guy was shot at with a gun he couldn't handle ( something with a larger recoil signature than others), therefore missed his target completely?
As for the .357 being a well-documented man-stopper, I'm guessing that you guys are right in assuming that it's mainly a function of velocity, but if someone wants to disagree I'll have no issue with it because it's a caliber we almost NEVER see anymore. When I was a cop in Atlanta it was the caliber of choice for law enforcement. Unfortunately, I only rarely got to see autopsies back then so I can't speak from vast experience. With the increasing use of semi-autos, the prevalence of revolver rounds such as the .38 and .357 has dropped dramatically, and although we still see the .38 with some frequency, we almost never get to see the .357 at autopsy
How due to you tell the difference? I know plenty of people who still carry .357 Magnums and .357 shorts (aka .38's) Unless you have the gun on the table sitting next to you all the time every time how do you make a logically comparisent.
The author is well spoken on the subject and knows the lingo; however, its still biased and lacks good support for his argument. Using your credentials as a coroner to have someone believe an illogical argument makes me thinking your not telling the truth about your credentials in the first place, or you have watched alot of CSI ( if you are actually a Coroner/ Former Cop good for you) However, If small calibers are so in affective I'm going to reference the shooting at VA-TECH.
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I'm guessing the writer is just what he says he is and the info is accurate. I think his info doesn't match what you believe,so you knock him.Your argument about v tech is lame.That was like shooting fish in a barrel.I carried a .357 back when I was a LEO , but fortunately never had to use it.That being said, I had the utmost confidence that it was a capable weapon depending on ammo choice.I also liked the .45 acp as a duty weapon. I have always felt the 9mm was fairly lame compared to some other choices and his info seems to back that up.Chuck.
I read it in the past and decided it's "right" from his POV.
But he nevered considered other factors... like during his time many THUGS did not practice enough and had cheap easy-to-carry firearms but did not know how to maintain them. Plus to them any ammo was good ammo and had no clue of FMJ, SWC, JHP, or anything else.
A similar argument was those who tend to repeat buy Hondas LOVE them and care for them better and more than those who buy Chevy. They ALWAYS change oil, do tuneups, clean and polish... etc.
So whoch car seems like it's "better" after two years?
Show me somebody who owns a $2000 .45 ACP 1911 and I will show you somebody who's way more serious about his/her firearm vs a gang banger.
It may be accurate... and true... and even precise... but it lacks relevence to the real world we confront today.
We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm - George Orwell
How do you figure that? He is using real world experience.It may be accurate... and true... and even precise... but it lacks relevence to the real world we confront today.
I'd be willing to be that if you had to shoot someone, that person will fit the "skank" profile.
You probably arent going to have to shoot someone that has your skill level, pays attention to their firearms, has the educational level or beleif system that you do or even takes the time to practice shooting with the same ammo that he carrys in the gun.
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you bash Rob because he questions this guy and you say you believe it is because he contradicts what Rob believes. You are quick to support him and state that basically what he is saying is what you believe. Are you really looking at this with a critical eye here? You can't throw out the Va Tech shootings just because they "were like shooting fish in a barrel". That situation is as real world as you are going to get. .22 long rifles don't gain hundreds of foot pounds of energy when fired on college campuses. What you have is people killed at gun fight range, with a cartridge this guy dismisses.
I found the writing less than credible for a couple of reasons. I have a couple of questions but the author isn't here to answer them. Maybe some of you all can.
1) If he is telling us about what he has seen in autopsies, why does he mention seeing someone hit with several well placed 9mm rounds and survivng? If they survived, why were they autopsied?
2) If he is a logical person, and the .357 magnum 125JHP is such a fantastic stopper, and as he says it is due to it's velocity, why does he then go on to advocate heavy slow moving bullets? Round "A" is phenominal because it is fast and light and that is why I like ( and so should you) slow and heavy!
Does that sound logical?
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