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SDR ~ Software-Defined Radio
gqrx-ghostbox
A software defined radio tool for talking with the dead
by Doug Haber
[Source: https://github.com/DougHaber/gqrx-ghostbox ~ Local Source ]
This program makes it possible to use software defined radio (SDR) as a ghost box / electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) tool. A ghost box is a device sometimes used by paranormal researchers to talk to spirits, the dead, disembodied entities, shape shifting lizard people, and other intra-dimensional fauna.
Some ghost boxes have electronics that give them distinct properties, and others are effectively radio scanners. This tool is of the radio scanning style.
This utility controls the Gqrx SDR receiver program. Unlike more traditional ghost boxes, which are stand alone devices, this setup makes it easy to experiment with different options. Gqrx provides a live visualization of the spectrum and the ability to fine tune and control many parameters of the radio, such as gain, demodulation, squelch, and noise filtering. Ghost boxes usually scan AM or FM. By using SDR, we have a vastly larger spectrum available (though AM may require an upconverter, depending on which SDR is used.)
If we assume that the phenomena is a real thing, this style tool provides researchers with more options and controls than traditional ghost boxes at a lower cost. A cheap USB RTLSDR is enough to get started, and it is easy to experiment with different antenna configurations as well as radio and scanning parameters to figure out what is most effective.
If this tool works for you, please share any succesful results here.
Installation and Dependencies
In order to use this program you must have a software defined radio device. A $10 RTLSDR could work, as could more expensive and capable options. For people starting out, I recommend picking an R820T2 based USB stick. Many well reviewed options can be found on Amazon for between $10 and $25 dollars. (Note that these will not support tuning the AM spectrum without an upconverter.)
Traditional ghost boxes usually scan the AM radio spectrum. With this tool you can scan any range of the spectrum that your SDR supports. Unfortunately, the cheaper SDR devices, such as what was recommended above will not receive AM. To receive AM you will either need a more capable SDR device or another device known as an upconverter.
This program is written in Perl. The only dependency beyond a recent version of Perl is the GQRX::Remote module. This may be installed via the package on GitHub, or from CPAN. Here are some notes on installing CPAN modules.
Gqrx is required, and must be setup to allow remote connections from the host this program is running on. For some notes on settings that up, see the GQRX::Remote README and Gqrx's documentation. The Gqrx application itself officially runs on Linux, MacOS and Raspberry Pi. An unoffical version exists for Windows. For more information, see the Gqrx download page.
NOTE: SDR and Gqrx are not always trivial to work with and this is a command-line tool. A final dependency would be some level of comfort working with these types of things and a willingness to tinker. If you have not used SDR, Gqrx, and the command line before, do not expect it to work without some effort.
To use this program:
Begin by running Gqrx.
You must enable remote control via Tools->Remote control. Gqrx has to be setup to allow connections from the host this program is running on (localhost, or otherwise.) The configuration options are found under Tools->Remote control settings.
In a terminal, run the gqrx-ghostbox command with any desired options.
Modify any parameters in Gqrx as needed, such as the gain, squelch, and filtering.
Enter a deep trance state and begin your communion with the spirits.
Many examples of ghost box usage can be found on youtube. Generally, it involves asking questions and then listening for a response. Some people believe a medium or trance state is necessary in order for it to work. If you search for "ghost box" or "spirit box", you will find information on different usage styles.
Usage: gqrx-ghostbox [OPTIONS]
-h, --help Display this detailed help message
-q, --quiet Quiet mode - only output errors
-H, -- host={IP_ADDRESS} GQRX Host IP (default is 127.0.0.1)
-P, --port={PORT} GQRX Port (default is 7356)
-h, --help Show this help message
RADIO SETTINGS:
-d, --demodulator-mode={MODE}
The GQRX demodulator mode to use (default is 'WFM')
Options: AM, CW, CWL, CWU, FM, LSB, USB, WFM, WFM_ST, WFM_ST_OIRT
SCANNING SETTINGS:
--min, --min-frequency={FREQUENCY} Minimum frequency to scan in KHz
(default is '88000', FM min)
--max, --max-frequency={FREQUENCY} Maximum frequency to scan in KHz
(default is '108000', FM max)
-m, --scanning-mode={MODE}
Method of scanning
(default is 'bounce')
Options: forward, backward, bounce, random
-s, --scanning-step={STEP_SIZE}
How many KHz to move when scanning (default is 150)
This has no effect in "random" mode
--S, --sleep={TIME} Time to hold a frequency for each step
in ms. (default is '30')
# Run gqrx-ghostbox with the default parameters
$ gqrx-ghostbox
# Run against Gqrx on a remote server
$ gqrx-ghostbox --host=10.0.0.1 --port 1234
# Perform random scanning between 800mhz and 900mhz
$ gqrx-ghostbox --min=800000 --max=900000 --scanning-mode=random
The speed of the scan is controlled by two options. The --sleep option determines how long in milliseconds the program waits after changing frequency. There is no timing loop. Instead, after an update cycles completes, the sleep is performed for the defined duration. The --scanning-step option tells how far the frequency is adjusted in KHz. Normal values would range between 50 and 500.
Scanning starts at a random point within the --min and --max frequency. When in bounce mode, the starting direction is also random.
The --scanning-mode supports 4 different options:
forward Each step increase the current frequency by the --scanning-step size. When exceeding --max, start back at --min.
reverse Each step decrease the current frequency by the --scanning-step size. When exceeding --min, start back at --max.
bounce Start randomly in either forward or backward mode. When exceeding the --min or --max limit, switch to the opposite mode. (This is the default)
random Each step choose a new random frequency within the --min and --max range.
• If you do use this tool and have good results, please share them to help others. A GitHub issue has been created to share these details. Please include:
• A description of your usage, what happened, and external links to any media
• The command line options used to invoke gqrx-ghostbox
• The type of hardware used (type of SDR, type of antenna, upconverter)
• Any notable configuration options in Gqrx
• Any other notes on your setup and usage (antenna placements, ancient ghost evocation ritual, etc)
Copyright (c) 2016, Douglas Haber
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gqrx-ghostbox: A software defined radio tool for talking with the dead
submitted by DougHaber, Reddit Source
I wrote a tool that allows you to use SDR as a ghost box. A ghost box, or sometimes spirit box, is a tool used by paranormal researchers. The simpler ones are effectively radio scanners, so it seemed like a good fit for SDR around Halloween.
The tool controls a Gqrx instance via the remote control protocol. To make this possible, I wrote a Perl module named GQRX::Remote for providing a simple interface to the Gqrx remote control protocol.
Everything is open source. Here are the links:
gqrx-ghostbox:
GitHub: https://github.com/DougHaber/gqrx-ghostbox
gqrx-remote:
GitHub:
https://github.com/DougHaber/gqrx-remote
CPAN:
http://search.cpan.org/~dhaber/GQRX-Remote-1.0.0/Remote.pm
An example using gqrx-remote to plot signal strength by frequency:
https://github.com/DougHaber/gqrx-remote/tree/master/example/
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This is, I repeat, the best way of life to be found on the road the world has been taking. This is not a way of life at all, in any true sense. Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron. ... Is there no other way the world may live? [Dwight D. Eisenhower, The Chance for Peace, April 16,1953]
History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap. [Ronald Reagan]
War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength. [Big Brother, George Orwell]
The "Birthday Party" provided an easy cost-effective way to restore political balance:
should be a valid choice on voter ballots
Unfortunately, a jaded two party system rejects this simple fix because Nobody has all the answers and believes: If a majority of citizens voted for None of the Above, rather than lesser of evils, voters would have to find someone competent to lead them! The media said, "Nobody could argue with that logic."
Gallery: Nobody For President
Thanks to Sharon Paltin, M.D. aka Sharon-Sharealike
Source: Creative Resistance; A Showcase for Activist Art
Soldier of Love, Sade from Mark Summers ~ https://vimeo.com/144630075
A 75 year old speech in the 21th century
from Bertrand Thomas ~ https://vimeo.com/90663890
Nobody brought peace to our time, lowered taxes, balanced the budget, fed the hungry & destitute, established a corporate death penalty, created free health care, ordered Congress & Senate to use same benefits as "The People," reminded everybody Jesus said, "Love one another;" (NOT murder or maim), and ...bakes apple pie better than Mom!
Mr. Donald Trump
Not-A-Politician
She's A Liar, Donald Trump (Impersonator Tim Watters) on Hillary Clinton
from William Gold Entertainment ~ https://vimeo.com/161220760
Mr. Trump is a Reality Show TV Host and Corporate CEO with No political history to speak of. He supports the Patriot Act. Did not oppose illegal Iraq war (Addendum: On September 26, 2016 Mr. Trump stated he 'did not support the illegal Iraq War' and 'was against it').
Mrs. Hillary Clinton
Hillary's Lies ~ FBI's Cowardness from Toby Dodd ~ https://vimeo.com/173563677
Mrs. Clinton voted for an unread Patriot Act and an illegal Iraq war, ...knowing fifty percent (50%) of the Iraqi population were children under the age of 15.
Mrs. Clinton is also Mrs. Bill and...
wife of an Impeached President
via forquignon ~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIP_KDQmXs
Herein Lies the Problem
Not only did Mr. Bill lie to the American people,
he is also considered a Sexual Predator:
via Chris ~ https://vimeo.com/176545534 ~ Story line below:
The saga of a girl who has been abused for 20 years,
Monica Lewinsky, 1995-2015
Monica Lewinsky (DOB 7/23/73) admits that Bill Clinton (DOB 8/19/46) made her have sexual intercourse with him when she was only age 22 when he was age 49, in the White House. Many, many multiple times while she was an intern in the Oval Office, every day from 1995 through 1997 until the story broke just after Christmas and New Years 97-98. This is the saga of how a sexual predator used a young idealistic girl and then dumped her, accused her, and threatened the safety of her family. She is still afraid to this day.
Raising the question, "Does maternal America want an
impeached, lying sexual predator in the White House?"
Click to read what Politicians did to voters starting with the:
Patriot Act Controversy
John Ashcroft's [Republican/Democrat Supported] War on Terrorists
A large government eye watches a couple in bed, who are trying to sleep.
The USA PATRIOT Act has generated a great deal of controversy since its enactment.
Opponents of the Act have been quite vocal in asserting that it was passed opportunistically after the September 11 attacks, believing that there would have been little debate. They view the Act as one that was hurried through the Senate with little change before it was passed. (Senators Patrick Leahy and Russell Feingold proposed amendments to modify the final revision.)
The sheer magnitude of the Act itself was noted by Michael Moore in his controversial film Fahrenheit 9/11. In one of the scenes of the movie, he records Congressman Jim McDermott alleging that no Senator had read the bill and John Conyers, Jr. as saying, "We don't read most of the bills. Do you really know what that would entail if we read every bill that we passed?" Congressman Conyers then answers his own rhetorical question, asserting that if they did it would "slow down the legislative process". As a dramatic device, Moore then hired an ice-cream van and drove around Washington, D.C. with a loud speaker, reading out the Act to puzzled passers-by, which included a few Senators.
However, Moore was not the only commentator to notice that not many people had read the Act. When Dahlia Lithwick and Julia Turne for Slate asked, "How bad is PATRIOT, anyway?", they decided that it was "hard to tell" and stated:
The ACLU, in a new fact sheet challenging the DOJ Web site, wants you to believe that the act threatens our most basic civil liberties. Ashcroft and his roadies call the changes in law "modest and incremental." Since almost Nobody has read the legislation, much of what we think we know about it comes third-hand and spun. Both advocates and opponents are guilty of fear-mongering and distortion in some instances.
One prime example of a controversy of the Patriot Act is shown in the case of Susan Lindauer.
Another is the recent court case United States v. Antoine Jones. A nightclub owner was linked to a drug trafficking stash house via a law enforcement GPS tracking device attached to his car. It was placed there without a warrant, which caused a serious conviction obstacle for federal prosecutors in court. Through the years the case rose all the way to the United States Supreme Court where the conviction was overturned in favor of the defendant. The court found that increased monitoring of suspects caused by such legislation like the Patriot Act directly put the suspects' Constitutional rights in jeopardy.
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has criticized the law as unconstitutional, especially when "the private communications of law-abiding American citizens might be intercepted incidentally" while the Electronic Frontier Foundation held that the lower standard applied to wiretaps "gives the FBI a 'blank check' to violate the communications privacy of countless innocent Americans". Others do not find the roving wiretap legislation to be as concerning. Professor David D. Cole of the Georgetown University Law Center, a critic of many of the provisions of the Act, found that though they come at a cost to privacy are a sensible measure while Paul Rosenzweig, a Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation, argues that roving wiretaps are just a response to rapidly changing communication technology that is not necessarily fixed to a specific location or device.
The Act also allows access to voicemail through a search warrant rather than through a title III wiretap order. James Dempsey, of the CDT, believes that it unnecessarily overlooks the importance of notice under the Fourth Amendment and under a Title III wiretap, and the EFF criticizes the provision's lack of notice. However, the EFF's criticism is more extensive—they believe that the amendment "is in possible violation of the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution" because previously if the FBI listened to voicemail illegally, it could not use the messages in evidence against the defendant. Others disagree with these assessments. Professor Orin Kerr, of the George Washington University school of law, believes that the ECPA "adopted a rather strange rule to regulate voicemail stored with service providers" because "under ECPA, if the government knew that there was one copy of an unopened private message in a person's bedroom and another copy on their remotely stored voicemail, it was illegal for the FBI to simply obtain the voicemail; the law actually compelled the police to invade the home and rifle through peoples' bedrooms so as not to disturb the more private voicemail." In Professor Kerr's opinion, this made little sense and the amendment that was made by the USA PATRIOT Act was reasonable and sensible.
The USA PATRIOT Act's expansion of court jurisdiction to allow the nationwide service of search warrants proved controversial for the EFF. They believe that agencies will be able to "'shop' for judges that have demonstrated a strong bias toward law enforcement with regard to search warrants, using only those judges least likely to say no—even if the warrant doesn't satisfy the strict requirements of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution", and that it reduces the likelihood that smaller ISPs or phone companies will try to protect the privacy of their clients by challenging the warrant in court—their reasoning is that "a small San Francisco ISP served with such a warrant is unlikely to have the resources to appear before the New York court that issued it."They believe that this is bad because only the communications provider will be able to challenge the warrant as only they will know about it—many warrants are issued ex parte, which means that the target of the order is not present when the order is issued.
For a time, the USA PATRIOT Act allowed for agents to undertake "sneak and peek" searches. Critics such as EPIC and the ACLU strongly criticized the law for violating the Fourth Amendment, with the ACLU going so far as to release an advertisement condemning it and calling for it to be repealed.
After suspected abuses of the USA PATRIOT Act were brought to light in June 2013 with articles about collection of American call records by the NSA and the PRISM program (see 2013 mass surveillance disclosures), Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, Republican of Wisconsin, who introduced the Patriot Act in 2001, said that the National Security Agency overstepped its bounds. He released a statement saying "While I believe the Patriot Act appropriately balanced national security concerns and civil rights, I have always worried about potential abuses." He added: "Seizing phone records of millions of innocent people is excessive and un-American."
[All 2016 Presidential candidates support this illegal Patriot Act which Nobody attempts to protect voters from ...because an obsolete Two Party System continues to resist NONE of the ABOVE as a valid choice on Voter Ballots ~ Click to continue reading]
B Movie, Gil Scott-Heron from Alex Benson ~ https://vimeo.com/10139610
Well, the first thing I want to say is…"Mandate my ass!"
Because it seems as though we've been convinced that 26% of the registered voters, not even 26% of the American people, but 26% of the registered voters form a mandate – or a landslide. 21% voted for Skippy and 3, 4% voted for somebody else who might have been running.
But, oh yeah, I remember. In this year that we have now declared the year from Shogun to Reagan, I remember what I said about Reagan…meant it. Acted like an actor…Hollyweird. Acted like a liberal. Acted like General Franco when he acted like governor of California, then he acted like a republican. Then he acted like somebody was going to vote for him for president. And now we act like 26% of the registered voters is actually a mandate. We're all actors in this I suppose.
What has happened is that in the last 20 years, America has changed from a producer to a consumer. And all consumers know that when the producer names the tune…the consumer has got to dance. That's the way it is. We used to be a producer – very inflexible at that, and now we are consumers and, finding it difficult to understand. Natural resources and minerals will change your world. The Arabs used to be in the 3rd World. They have bought the 2nd World and put a firm down payment on the 1st one. Controlling your resources will control your world. This country has been surprised by the way the world looks now. They don't know if they want to be Matt Dillon or Bob Dylan. They don't know if they want to be diplomats or continue the same policy - of nuclear nightmare diplomacy. John Foster Dulles ain't nothing but the name of an airport now.
The idea concerns the fact that this country wants nostalgia. They want to go back as far as they can – even if it's only as far as last week. Not to face now or tomorrow, but to face backwards. And yesterday was the day of our cinema heroes riding to the rescue at the last possible moment. The day of the man in the white hat or the man on the white horse - or the man who always came to save America at the last moment – someone always came to save America at the last moment – especially in "B" movies. And when America found itself having a hard time facing the future, they looked for people like John Wayne. But since John Wayne was no longer available, they settled for Ronald Reagan – and it has placed us in a situation that we can only look at – like a "B" movie.
Come with us back to those inglorious days when heroes weren't zeros. Before fair was square. When the cavalry came straight away and all-American men were like Hemingway to the days of the wondrous "B" movie. The producer underwritten by all the millionaires necessary will be Casper "The Defensive" Weinberger – no more animated choice is available. The director will be Attila the Haig, running around frantically declaring himself in control and in charge. The ultimate realization of the inmates taking over at the asylum. The screenplay will be adapted from the book called "Voodoo Economics" by George "Papa Doc" Bush. Music by the "Village People" the very military "Macho Man."
"Company!!!"
"Macho, macho man!"
" Two-three-four."
" He likes to be – well, you get the point."
"Huuut! Your left! Your left! Your left…right, left, right, left, right…!"
A theme song for saber-rallying and selling wars door-to-door. Remember, we're looking for the closest thing we can find to John Wayne. Clichés abound like kangaroos – courtesy of some spaced out Marlin Perkins, a Reagan contemporary. Clichés like, "itchy trigger finger" and "tall in the saddle" and "riding off or on into the sunset." Clichés like, "Get off of my planet by sundown!" More so than clichés like, "he died with his boots on." Marine tough the man is. Bogart tough the man is. Cagney tough the man is. Hollywood tough the man is. Cheap steak tough. And Bonzo's substantial. The ultimate in synthetic selling: A Madison Avenue masterpiece – a miracle – a cotton-candy politician…Presto! Macho!
Put your orders in America. And quick as Kodak your leaders duplicate with the accent being on the dupe - cause all of a sudden we have fallen prey to selective amnesia - remembering what we want to remember and forgetting what we choose to forget. All of a sudden, the man who called for a blood bath on our college campuses is supposed to be Dudley "God-damn" Do-Right?
"You go give them liberals hell Ronnie." That was the mandate. To the new "Captain Bly" on the new ship of fools. It was doubtlessly based on his chameleon performance of the past - as a liberal democrat – as the head of the Studio Actor's Guild. When other celluloid saviors were cringing in terror from McCarthy – Ron stood tall. It goes all the way back from Hollywood to hillbilly. From liberal to libelous, from "Bonzo" to Birch idol…born again. Civil rights, women's rights, gay rights…it's all wrong. Call in the cavalry to disrupt this perception of freedom gone wild. God damn it…first one wants freedom, then the whole damn world wants freedom.
Nostalgia, that's what we want…the good ol' days…when we gave'em hell. When the buck stopped somewhere and you could still buy something with it. To a time when movies were in black and white – and so was everything else. Even if we go back to the campaign trail, before six-gun Ron shot off his face and developed hoof-in-mouth. Before the free press went down before full-court press. And were reluctant to review the menu because they knew the only thing available was – Crow.
Lon Chaney, our man of a thousand faces - no match for Ron. Doug Henning does the make-up - special effects from Grecian Formula 16 and Crazy Glue. Transportation furnished by the David Rockefeller of Remote Control Company. Their slogan is, "Why wait for 1984? You can panic now...and avoid the rush."
So much for the good news…
As Wall Street goes, so goes the nation. And here's a look at the closing numbers – racism's up, human rights are down, peace is shaky, war items are hot - the House claims all ties. Jobs are down, money is scarce – and common sense is at an all-time low with heavy trading. Movies were looking better than ever and now no one is looking because, we're starring in a "B" movie. And we would rather have John Wayne…we would rather have John Wayne.
"You don't need to be in no hurry. - You ain't never really got to worry. - And you don't need to check on how you feel. - Just keep repeating that none of this is real. - And if you're sensing, that something's wrong, - Well just remember, that it won't be too long - Before the director cuts the scene…yea."
"This ain't really your life, - Ain't really your life, - Ain't really ain't nothing but a movie."
[Refrain repeated about 25 times or more in an apocalyptic crescendo with a military cadence.]
and finally, this:
American Dream, George Carlin from Ishtar
https://vimeo.com/20452708 ~ [Not Work Safe (language)]
Nobody should have that much power
should be a choice on voter ballots
Sacred Clowns
From Word Worlds, Where simplifying complexity becomes art.
The Heyókȟa symbolize and portray many aspects of the sacred, the Wakȟáŋ. Their satire presents important questions by fooling around. They ask difficult questions, and say things others are too afraid to say. By reading between the lines, the audience is able to think about things not usually thought about, or to look at things in a different way.
Principally, the Heyókȟa functions both as a mirror and a teacher, using extreme behaviors to mirror others, thereby forcing them to examine their own doubts, fears, hatreds, and weaknesses. Heyókȟas also have the power to heal emotional pain; such power comes from the experience of shame--they sing of shameful events in their lives, beg for food, and live as clowns. They provoke laughter in distressing situations of despair and provoke fear and chaos when people feel complacent and overly secure, to keep them from taking themselves too seriously or believing they are more powerful than they are.
In addition, sacred clowns serve an important role in shaping tribal codes. Heyókȟa's don't seem to care about taboos, rules, regulations, social norms, or boundaries. Paradoxically, however, it is by violating these norms and taboos that they help to define the accepted boundaries, rules, and societal guidelines for ethical and moral behavior. This is because they are the only ones who can ask "Why?" about sensitive topics and employ satire to question the specialists and carriers of sacred knowledge or those in positions of power and authority. In doing so, they demonstrate concretely the theories of balance and imbalance. Their role is to penetrate deception, turn over rocks, and create a deeper awareness.
Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren't really important unless they're heard...It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. And there's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action. So I dedicated this Emmy to all the people who feel compelled to speak out and not afraid to speak to power and won't shut up and refuse to be silenced. ~ Tom Smothers
Cree Prophecy
Only after the last tree has been cut down,
Only after the last river has been poisoned,
Only after the last fish has been caught,
Only then will you find money cannot be eaten.
North Dakota oil pipeline protesters stand their ground:
'THIS IS SACRED LAND'
Pipeline's planned route takes it close to Standing Rock Sioux reservation and Cannon Ball, which could endanger drinking water and threaten sacred sites [Click to Continue Reading]
Indian Country Today ≈ Indianz.com ≈ #NoDAPL
Neil Young Joins Pipeline Protest With New Song
[Click to View] Video For 'Indian Givers' via Amestizo ~ Lyrics:
There's a battle raging on the sacred land ≈ Our brothers and sisters have to take a stand ≈ Against us now for what we all been doing ≈ On the sacred land there's a battle brewing ≈ I wish somebody would share the news ≈ Now it's been about 500 years ≈ We keep taking what we gave away ≈ Just like what we call Indian givers ≈ It makes you sick and gives you shivers ≈ I wish somebody would share the news ≈ Big money going backwards and ripping the soil ≈ Where graves are scattered and blood was boiled ≈ When all who look can see the truth ≈ But they just move on and keep their groove ≈ I wish somebody would share the news ≈ Saw Happy locked to the big machine ≈ They had to cut him loose and you know what that means ≈ That's when Happy went to jail ≈ Behind big money justice always fails ≈ I wish somebody would share the news ≈ Bring back the days when good was good ≈ Lose these imposters in our neighborhood ≈ Across our farms and through our waters ≈ All at the cost of our sons and daughters ≈ Our brave songs and daughters ≈ We're all here together fighting poison waters ≈ Standing against the evil way ≈ That's what we have at the end of day ≈ I wish somebody would share the news
Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/10-protest-dakota-access-pipeline/
Cannon Ball, ND – While many Americans passively support the Standing Rock Sioux's fight to stop the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, aside from showing up in Cannon Ball, North Dakota (which many simply can't do) – to actively participate in the protests – most people are unsure of what they can actually do to support the Sioux at Standing Rock aside from posting on social media.
Here is a list of ten things that people can do to show their support. Some methods may be more effective than others, but the key is utilizing multiple avenues of resistance in an effort to provide full spectrum resistance against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.
1. Call North Dakota governor Jack Dalrymple at 701-328-2200. When leaving a message stating your thoughts about this subject please be professional.
2. Sign the petition to the White House to Stop DAPL: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/…/stop-construction…
3. Donate to support the Standing Rock Sioux at http://standingrock.org/…/standing-rock-sioux-tribe…/
4. Donate items from the Sacred Stone Camp Supply List: http://sacredstonecamp.org/supply-list/
5. Call the White House at (202) 456-1111 or (202) 456-1414. Tell President Obama to rescind the Army Corps of Engineers' Permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline.
6. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp Legal Defense Fund: https://fundrazr.com/d19fAf
7. Contribute to the Sacred Stone Camp gofundme account: https://www.gofundme.com/sacredstonecamp
8. Call the Army Corps of Engineers and demand that they reverse the permit: (202) 761-5903
9. Sign other petitions asking President Obama to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Here's the latest to cross my desk: https://act.credoaction.com/sign/NoDAPL
10. Call the executives of the companies that are building the pipeline:
a. Lee Hanse Executive Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400 San Antonio, Texas 78258 Telephone: (210) 403-6455 Lee.Hanse@energytransfer.com
b. Glenn Emery Vice President Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. 800 E Sonterra Blvd #400 San Antonio, Texas 78258 Telephone: (210) 403-6762 Glenn.Emery@energytransfer.com
c. Michael (Cliff) Waters Lead Analyst Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. 1300 Main St. Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone: (713) 989-2404 Michael.Waters@energytransfer.com
The most effective means of showing support for this cause is to actively participate in protecting this sacred land. Anyone who is able to travel to the peaceful encampments is encouraged to do so. For those unable to make the journey to North Dakota, please utilize the alternate methods provided to show your support for the Standing Rock Sioux who have united over 100 tribes from across the U.S. Please join this effort to stop this pipeline, which desecrates sacred lands and has serious potential to damage or destroy the Standing Rock reservations lifeblood – its water.
Be the change you wish to see in this world. — Mahatma Gandhi
Develop Your Mind, Not Sacred Sites
Standing Rock Reservation ≈ Blankets ≈ Thanksgiving Is A Celebration of Holocaust
On Saturday's Boptime we begin at 6am (EDT) by heading back to this day in 1945 when the musical Carmen Jones was on Broadway, then at 7am (EDT) we continue to play the music from this day in 1945, in the wake of the ending of World War II. At 8am (EDT) we'll play the music from this day in 1950, beginning by visiting some of the venues in New York City to hear who was providing live entertainment in the Big Apple, just as the War in Korea was heating up. At 9am (EDT), we visit this day in 1962, right in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crises. We'll hear the music of this day in that year. For the early bird, on the Freebox at 3am (EDT) we'll feature Bristol, a very innovative trip-hop cover band creating their versions of some recent tunes. Also featured will be the Tied + Ticklied Trio's "Electric Avenue Tapes." Also included will be selections from Methyl Ethel, ZGA, Tom Waits, Aphex Twins and Bradford Reed. ~ Steve
Karl Cohen ~ Association International du Film d'Animation-SF Newsletter
ASIFA-SF NEWSLETTER
Association International du Film d'Animation
(International Animated Film Association)
KEN PONTAC IS BUSY WRITING A SERIES OF INSANE COMICS, GEARING UP TO WORK ON A NEW SERIES OF OUTRAGEOUS "HAPPY TREE FRIENDS" ETC. He worked on the Netflix show Kong - King of the Apes which was picked up for a second season so he will write half of the episodes with another writer doing the other half. His comics project is a six issue run of a DC comic book called Wacky Raceland, which is a mash-up of the old Hanna Barbera series from the 60's and Mad Max. http://www.cbr.com/the-gloriously-insane-hot-mess-that-is-wacky-raceland-1/ He is also working on the videogame, State of Decay 2 set in a zombie apocalypse world. He believes, "Many of the lessons learned in that game will be useful in a Post Trump world." Work on the next Happy Tree starts soon.
Ken was co-producer of Bump InThe Night made locally ad was art director of the last Gumby episodes made in Sausalito.
THE ACADEMY AWARDED 4 STUDENT OSCARS FOR 2016 IN ANIMATION They were awarded to Die Flucht by Carter Boyce from DePaul University; Once upon a Line by Alicja Jasina from USC; The Wishgranter by Echo Wu from Ringling College of Art and Design and Ayny by Ahmad Saleh from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne, Germany.
HE MUST SEE FEATURE AT THE MILL VALLEY FILM FEST IS MICHAEL DUDOK DE WIT'S 'THE RED TURTLE' It won a Special Jury Prize at Cannes, got A+ rave reviews, and was picked up by Sony for US distribution (opens Jan. 2017). De Wit won an Oscar in 2001 for Father and Daughter and was nominated in 1995 for The Monk and the Fish. This Robinson Crusoe inspired feature was produced with Studio Ghibli. Indie Wire called it a "touching odyssey… elegant simplicity that points to deeper truths... a quiet little masterpiece of images, each one rich with meaning that collectively speak to a universal process." [Click to continue reading]
Paul Krassner ~ The Realist, Writer, Comic, Investigative Satirist
Three daughters of groundbreaking comedians, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor & George Carln. ~ pk
Daughters of Comedy Godfathers: Kitty Bruce, Kelly Carlin, Rain Pryor
via TheFIREorg ~ https://youtu.be/2MIzDQwWkf4
Mike Wilhelm ~ Charlatans, Flamin' Groovies, Loose Gravel, and more
Don't Put Me On, Flamin' Groovies, 1978 w/Mike Wilhelm
from PK Purvis ~ https://vimeo.com/22856565
Peavine, Rev Rabia w/Mike Wilhelm & Hired Guns
from ed chatham ~ https://vimeo.com/120887512
Sprung ~ Harley-Davidson® Springer® Enthusiast
Ride Free II from Paul Bokhari ~ https://vimeo.com/60233269
Notes from ~@~
Carlin Step, DJ Steve Porter & Eli Wilkie
from Roland Kardeby ~ http://vimeo.com/21162532
The Great Bell Chant (The End of Suffering)
from R Smittenaar ~ http://vimeo.com/6518109
One Day, Matisyahu
from 100% ~ http://vimeo.com/11520225
Unsung Hero ~ Still Anonymous
from Rattakarn Srithavatchai "Garn" ~ http://vimeo.com/90853494
Lowrider Roll Models
from Escape Plan Media
Lowrider Roll Models 1 from Escape Plan ~ https://vimeo.com/185999088
'Suena, Suena', Casa Verde Colectivo	from Suwanne ~ https://vimeo.com/147843867
Oh, I hope that I see you again I never even caught your name As you looked through my window pane ~ So I'm writing this message today I'm thinking that you'll have a way Of hearing the notes in my tune ~ Where are you going? Where have you been? I can imagine other worlds you have seen ~ Beautiful faces and music so serene ~ So I do hope I see you again My universal citizen You went as quickly as you came ~ You know the power Your love is right You have good reason To stay out of sight ~~ But break our illusions and help us Be the light ~ The Promise by Mike Pinder
Why I Think This World Should End, Brandon Sloan ~ https://vimeo.com/105589124
Without love in the dream, it will never come true. ~ Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. ~ John Lennon
On Saturday's Boptime we head back to this day in 1947 beginning at 6am (EDT) with the Broadway musical "Annie Get Your Gun," and filling out the hour with Paul Bowles' Pastorela Suite, and some rare sides from Duke Ellington in 1947. At 7am (EDT) we'll have more from this day in 1947. At 8am (EDT), we'll give the same treatment for this day in 1952, including news from the front in the Korean War. At 9am (EDT) we'll head back to this day in 1959 with the music, what was playing in the movies, television and current events. ~ Steve
On the Web via ~@~
Sunrise on the Ganges from A Year To Think ~ https://vimeo.com/56608203
Music: "Nothing But The Water" by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
A Tribute to Dr. Strange
In October 1965, a small commune called the Family Dog threw an unusual dance at Longshoreman's Hall, starring a rock band called the Charlatans that had played the previous summer at the Red Dog Saloon, a restored silver rush dance hall in Virginia City, Nev. The second-billed group, which had an even weirder name, Jefferson Airplane, was making its first appearance outside the Marina District nightclub it had opened the month before. The third act on the bill, the Great Society, featured a former model from Palo Alto named Grace Slick.
George Hunter, Dan Hicks, Mike Wilhelm, Mike Ferguson, Richie Olsen
The Charlatans, 1964, Golden Gate Park Conservatory
More than a thousand people turned up for the dance. Hair flowing over their collars, the revelers were dressed cheerfully in colorful discards plucked from thrift stores. Many were on LSD, as were many of the musicians. Virtually everyone who attended "A Tribute to Dr. Strange," as the dance was called, seemed to have the same thought about the gathering: "I didn't know there were this many of us."
Summer of Love: 40 Years Later / 1967:
The stuff that myths are made of
Joel Selvin, Chronicle Senior Pop Music Critic ~ Sunday, May 20, 2007
The other development that helped form the Haight's early temperament took place at a Western-style dance hall, the Red Dog Saloon, in the ghost town of Virginia City, Nevada. In June 1965, a San Francisco band, the Charlatans, took up residency at the saloon. Their easygoing attitude and meandering performances--as they played sometimes under LSD's influence for an audience also sometimes under LSD's influence--set another model for psychedelic gatherings, one less tense and sardonic than Kesey's.
Ken Kesey ~ Photographs: Chris Nelson ~ Archived in Alerts
In San Francisco in October 1965, some Red Dog veterans, now calling themselves the Family Dog, staged an evening of bands and dancing at the Longshoremen's Hall; billed as 'A Tribute to Dr. Strange,' it featured the Charlatans, Jefferson Airplane and the Great Society. The event spontaneously fused the lenient spirit of the Acid Tests with the Red Dog's focus on dancing and proved a pivotal occasion in the psychedelic scene's history. Over the next two years, San Francisco dance ballrooms--primarily the Avalon and the Fillmore--became not merely a central metaphor for Haight-Ashbury's reinvention of community but also a fundamental enactment of it.
Ken Kesey ~ Boulder, Colorado 30 July 1982
Photo: Chris Nelson ~ Archived in Alerts
What a long strange trip it's been
Charles Perry | February 26, 1976
Event: First Rock Dance Concert. Saturday, October 16, 1965.
Short Note: Produced by the Family Dog at the Longshoreman's Hall.
Long Note: The first rock dance concert ever held took place under the sponsorship of the Family Dog at the octagonal meeting hall of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union near Fishermen's Wharf. It was billed as "A Tribute to Dr. Strange," and featured the Jefferson Airplane, the Charlatans, the Great Society, and ?the Marbles [who later metamorphized into the Loading Zone]. A light show was operated by Bill Ham.
Rock Pilgrimage
Roberto Northport, Alabama
Family Dog collective dance and concert, a tribute to Dr. Strange, at Longshoremen's Hall with The Jefferson Airplane and the Charlatans, and the Great Society. Russ "The Moose" Syracuse of KYA was master of ceremonies.
The Digger Archives Chronology
http://www.diggers.org/chrono_notes.htm
The Family Dog, Mike Wilhelm on right with rifle on shoulder
Columbus Day Is A
Celebration of Holocaust
WANTED: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Grand Theft, Genocide, Racism, Initiating the Destruction of a Culture, Rape, Torture, and Maiming of Indigenous People and Instigator of the Big Lie.
500 YEARS OF TOURISM
Indigenous Elders Share Ancient Teachings ~ http://vimeo.com/27572771
Native Americans Have Been Fighting Terrorism Since 1492
Elemotho ~ A Dose of Reality, featuring, John Trudell ~ http://vimeo.com/74573491
NO MORE GENOCIDE ~ ABOLISH COLUMBUS DAY
John Trudell ~ Perceptions of Reality ~ http://vimeo.com/8022177
United Native America
Dahbud Mensch ~ is SANITY the PLAYGROUND of the unIMAGINATIVE ?
Editorial: Yahoo story reinforces
need for online user bill of rights
By MERCURY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD
PUBLISHED: October 7, 2016 | UPDATED: October 8, 2016 ~ Mercury News Source
The Reuters report that Yahoo scanned hundreds of millions of customers' emails for information requested by U.S. intelligence officials screams out — once again — the need for an online users' bill of rights.
We will say it for the umpteenth time: The United States, home of Silicon Valley, remains the only major developed nation without fundamental online user protections, and that is appalling. Congress has to establish clear privacy protection of personal data, both from unwarranted government intrusion and from tech companies' widespread sharing of personal data for profit.
Two weeks ago, Yahoo announced that hackers had stolen the credentials of 500 million users. Now Reuters says the company complied with a federal government request to allow a mass scanning of email for a specific string to uncover possible wrongdoing.
This government demand would mark a major, troubling departure. Usually requests have a particular target and are based on findings of probable cause.
Consumer trust in tech products is essential to the continued success of the industry that drives the U.S. economy — and mistrust grows with each massive hack and government fishing expedition. Polling today shows American trust in U.S. technology is strong, but it can quickly erode with more revelations like the Yahoo reports.
President Obama tried twice, in 2012 and 2015, to introduce a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, but each time tech companies argued that it would stifle innovation. That's the politically acceptable buzzword. They also fear their profits will be affected if they can't monetize customers' private data at will.
Things could be worse for the industry. Imagine the Supreme Court settling online privacy issues on a case-by-case basis based on laws written in the Dark Ages — and the average age of the justices is 75. Most say they don't even use email, let alone smartphones or Snapchat.
Federal law limits how much tech companies can reveal about Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Security Agency requests. Hence, Yahoo's lame initial response to the Reuters report: "Yahoo is a law-abiding company, and complies with the laws of the United States."
Later Yahoo added, "The (Reuters) article is misleading. We narrowly interpret every government request for user data to minimize disclosure. The mail scanning described in the article does not exist in our systems."
Reuters is standing by its story.
The Yahoo report and the Apple-vs.-FBI fight last fall build the case that further delays in consumer protection will hurt the industry as well as consumers. If user trust in Silicon Valley crumbles, customers will look for products and security systems from other countries.
Business concerns aside, here's a radical thought. Basic privacy protection of personal information should be a fundamental right of Americans. Can't we just get it done?
[March 2015 Archive]
Remembering Obscure Computer History
Once upon a time, a group of bright, responsible computer professionals, under an illusion computers could be used as a tool for educational enlightenment, realized most data was not safe and offered the powers that be a complete security encryption upgrade, with full source code, for free, because they felt it was their civic duty and right thing to do.
In turn, the powers that be rejected this upgrade and told these responsible computer professionals, "If you use or distribute this encryption code, we will tell the public you are criminals, hunt you down, and arrest you."
This response left most of these professionals scratching their heads because they did not understand why the powers that be would refuse a free offer to ultimately protect end users; however, after thirty-five plus years, it is now becoming obvious, and here is one of many articles that may indicate a reason:
"The government's cyberterrorism 'concerns' are a pretext for their own hacking operations. Invoking the threat of terrorism is the most common mechanism used to deny citizens both due process and free speech in the 21st century."
Call For New Corporate Top-level domain:
.nsa
The following needs repeating in order to help decipher truth:
Most people mistakingly believe NSA was responsible for current surveillance ... and that is an outright lie!
NSA were following orders established by (sic) Republicons and Democraps.
Examples of Possible Second-level domain names:
google.nsa | apple.nsa | microsoft.nsa | facebook.nsa | aol.nsa | at&t.nsa | yahoo.nsa | snapchat.nsa | sunmicrosystems.nsa | verizon.nsa | paltalk.nsa | skype.nsa | twitter.nsa | youtube.nsa | gnu/linux.nsa | freeBSD.nsa | solaris.nsa | apple/darwin.nsa | etc.
Integrity ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Integrity is a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. In ethics, integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one's actions. Integrity can be regarded as the opposite of hypocrisy, in that integrity regards internal consistency as a virtue, and suggests that parties holding apparently conflicting values should account for the discrepancy or alter their beliefs.
Hypocrisy ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hypocrisy is the state of pretending to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually have. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie.
Judas Iscariot ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judas Iscariot is infamously known for his kiss and betrayal of Jesus to the hands of the chief Sanhedrin priests in exchange for a payment of thirty silver coins. His name [Judas] is often used to accuse someone [or a corporation] of betrayal.
SELinux Background ~ Researchers in the National Information Assurance Research Laboratory of the National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Secure Computing Corporation (SCC) to develop a strong, flexible mandatory access control architecture based on Type Enforcement, a mechanism first developed for the LOCK system. The NSA and SCC developed two Mach-based prototypes of the architecture: DTMach and DTOS. The NSA and SCC then worked with the University of Utah's Flux research group to transfer the architecture to the Fluke research operating system. During this transfer, the architecture was enhanced to provide better support for dynamic security policies. This enhanced architecture was named Flask. The NSA integrated the Flask architecture into the GNU/Linux® operating system to transfer the technology to a larger developer and user community. The architecture has been subsequently mainstreamed into GNU/Linux® and ported to several other systems, including the Solaris™ (Sun Microsystems/Oracle) operating system, the freeBSD® operating system, and the Darwin (Apple) kernel, spawning a wide range of related work. ~ Source
Images Via Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Why? Because Loyal Users Should Know it was Politicians and Corporatists Who Sold Them Out == Not NSA
The National Security Agency has obtained direct access to the systems of Google, Facebook, Apple and other US internet giants.
The NSA access was enabled by changes to US surveillance law introduced under [Republican] President Bush and renewed under [Democrat] President Obama in December 2012 ~ via Dahbud Mensch
US tech giants knew of NSA data
collection, agency's top lawyer insists
NSA general counsel Rajesh De contradicts months of angry denials from big companies like Yahoo, Apple, Google, AOL, Microsoft, and Facebook
Spencer Ackerman in Washington, theguardian.com, Wednesday 19 March 2014 14.40 EDT, Article Source
De said communications content and associated metadata harvested by the NSA
occurred with the knowledge of the companies. Photo: KeystoneUSA-Zuma/Rex
The senior lawyer for the National Security Agency stated unequivocally on Wednesday that US technology companies were fully aware of the surveillance agency's widespread collection of data, contradicting months of angry denials from the firms.
Rajesh De, the NSA general counsel, said all communications content and associated metadata harvested by the NSA under a 2008 surveillance law occurred with the knowledge of the companies – both for the internet collection program known as Prism and for the so-called "upstream" collection of communications moving across the internet.
Asked during a Wednesday hearing of the US government's institutional privacy watchdog if collection under the law, known as Section 702 or the Fisa Amendments Act, occurred with the "full knowledge and assistance of any company from which information is obtained," De replied: "Yes."
When the Guardian and the Washington Post broke the Prism story in June, thanks to documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden, nearly all the companies listed as participating in the program – Yahoo, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook and AOL – claimed they did not know about a surveillance practice described as giving NSA vast access to their customers' data. Some, like Apple, said they had "never heard" the term Prism.
De explained: "Prism was an internal government term that as the result of leaks became the public term," De said. "Collection under this program was a compulsory legal process, that any recipient company would receive."
After the hearing, De said that the same knowledge, and associated legal processes, also apply when the NSA harvests communications data not from companies directly but in transit across the internet, under Section 702 authority.
The disclosure of Prism resulted in a cataclysm in technology circles, with tech giants launching extensive PR campaigns to reassure their customers of data security and successfully pressing the Obama administration to allow them greater leeway to disclose the volume and type of data requests served to them by the government.
Last week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said he had called US president Barack Obama to voice concern about "the damage the government is creating for all our future." There was no immediate response from the tech companies to De's comments on Wednesday.
It is unclear what sort of legal process the government serves on a company to compel communications content and metadata access under Prism or through upstream collection. Documents leaked from Snowden indicate that the NSA possesses unmediated access to the company data. The secret Fisa court overseeing US surveillance for the purposes of producing foreign intelligence issues annual authorisations blessing NSA's targeting and associated procedures under Section 702.
Passed in 2008, Section 702 retroactively gave cover of law to a post-9/11 effort permitting the NSA to collect phone, email, internet and other communications content when one party to the communication is reasonably believed to be a non-American outside the United States. The NSA stores Prism data for five years and communications taken directly from the internet for two years.
While Section 702 forbids the intentional targeting of Americans or people inside the United States – a practice known as "reverse targeting" – significant amounts of Americans' phone calls and emails are swept up in the process of collection.
In 2011, according to a now-declassified Fisa court ruling, the NSA was found to have collected tens of thousands of emails between Americans, which a judge on the court considered a violation of the US constitution and which the NSA says it is technologically incapable of fixing.
Renewed in December 2012 over the objections of senate intelligence committee members Ron Wyden and Mark Udall, Section 702 also permits NSA analysts to search through the collected communications for identifying information about Americans, an amendment to so-called "minimisation" rules revealed by the Guardian in August and termed the "backdoor search loophole" by Wyden.
De and his administration colleagues, testifying before the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, strongly rejected suggestions by the panel that a court authorise searches for Americans' information inside the 702 databases. "If you have to go back to court every time you look at the information in your custody, you can imagine that would be quite burdensome," deputy assistant attorney general Brad Wiegmann told the board.
De argued that once the Fisa court permits the collection annually, analysts ought to be free to comb through it, and stated that there were sufficient privacy safeguards for Americans after collection and querying had occurred. "That information is at the government's disposal to review in the first instance," De said.
De also stated that the NSA is not permitted to search for Americans' data from communications taken directly off the internet, citing greater risks to privacy.
Neither De nor any other US official discussed data taken from the internet under different legal authorities. Different documents Snowden disclosed, published by the Washington Post, indicated that NSA takes data as it transits between Yahoo and Google data centers, an activity reportedly conducted not under Section 702 but under a seminal executive order known as 12333.
The NSA's Wednesday comments contradicting the tech companies about the firms' knowledge of Prism risk entrenching tensions with the firms NSA relies on for an effort that Robert Litt, general counsel for the director of national intelligence, told the board was "one of the most valuable collection tools that we have."
"All 702 collection is pursuant to court directives, so they have to know," De reiterated to the Guardian. Read more at Telecom Crimes & Punishment
Knowledge can be helpful:
[Old material from: March 2015 Archive]
Massive Anthem health insurance hack exposes millions of customers' details
United States' second biggest health insurer says hackers breached its security
The government's cyberterrorism 'concerns' are a pretext for their own hacking operations
Invoking the threat of terrorism is the most common mechanism used to deny citizens both due process and free speech in the 21st century
Ebay urges users to reset passwords after cyberattack
Auction site's database containing encrypted passwords and personal data has been hacked
Hackers target Sega Pass database in latest computer gaming attack
Games giant Sega sends email to users to say email addresses, dates of birth and passwords have been accessed
Home Depot: 56 million credit cards compromised
Data theft from US-based DIY retailer began in April and represents one of worst breaches of customer data ever recorded
Zappos database hit by cyberattack
Online shoe retailer says personal information may have been hacked and urges customers to change passwords
Did your Adobe password leak? Now you and 150m others can check
Leak is 20 times worse than the company initially revealed, and could put huge numbers of peoples' online lives at risk
Beware the hackers who take over your Gmail account
Your friend emails you from holiday saying he's been mugged and could you urgently wire him cash? But it's a scam – hackers are controlling his Gmail
eHarmony, Last.fm hit by same hackers that leaked LinkedIn passwords
The breaches come as LinkedIn grapples with fall-out after 6.5 million of its passwords were posted online
Apple insists it did not work with NSA to create iPhone backdoor program
Tech giant denies knowledge of DropoutJeep tool to retrieve information and insists it 'cares deeply about customers' privacy'
As it stands, IT will only get worse
...and You Have Been Warned
Yahoo slammed over privacy
after reports of mass email scanning
By ETHAN BARON | ebaron@bayareanewsgroup.com
PUBLISHED: October 5, 2016 ~ Mercury News Source
In the wake of a second explosive report alleging that Yahoo scanned users' emails for a federal agency, critics are attacking the company's stewardship of customers' private information.
And a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a think tank, warns that software Yahoo reportedly created for the real-time scanning could be used to sweep up the private communications of innocent users.
On Tuesday, Reuters reported that Yahoo secretly scanned users' incoming email in real time to comply with a demand from the federal government. Yahoo on Wednesday issued a cryptic denial, calling the Reuters story, which was based on anonymous sources, "misleading."
"The mail scanning described in the article does not exist on our systems," Yahoo said in the statement.
Later on Wednesday, the New York Times published a report alleging Yahoo had been scanning users' emails and giving the FBI copies of messages containing the digital "signature" or fingerprint associated with communications from a state-sponsored terrorist group. Yahoo, in scanning emails for the FBI, had complied with an order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Times reported.
For the scanning, Yahoo created software by modifying existing programs that identify child pornography, spam and malware, according to the Times, which based its report on anonymous comments from a government official and people familiar with the matter. The data collection has ceased, the official said.
The Times report indicated that Sunnyvale-based Yahoo had been ordered to search for "code uniquely used by the foreign terrorist organization" rather than the signature of software also used by others.
But Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a think tank, said just because authorities say they believe the code is uniquely used by one group doesn't mean it is.
"How would you know until you do your scan and realize, 'Oops, the fingerprint we thought was unique is turning up in a lot of places — we didn't know because we weren't spying on those other places because those users aren't terrorists,'" Sanchez said. "Most software is used by good people and bad people."
Commonly, the digital fingerprint or signature that authorities look for is related to privacy-protection software that may be used by criminals, terrorists and other bad actors — but may also be used by innocent people, Sanchez said.
"It is disturbing to think that the court has now accepted the idea that there is inherently suspicious software, and inherently suspicious privacy software, and that all you need to do to get your communications scooped up by a spy agency is to use the same kind of software."
And using a mass-scanning software architecture to comply with a government order creates a slippery slope for citizens' privacy, Sanchez said.
"(The government is) saying, 'We want to look at everyone's content so we can find out who's suspicious,'" Sanchez said. "That architecture can be used for a lot of different ideas about what's suspicious."
Coming after the news two weeks ago that it took almost two years for Yahoo to discover that hackers had stolen personal data from at least 500 million users, reports of mass email scanning by the firm drew further criticism of its treatment of users' personal data and communications.
"People just have to be more aware that your information may or may not be private, depending on the executives within an organization and their commitment to protecting your privacy," said Michael Lipinski, chief security analyst at digital-security firm Securonix.
The reports suggest Yahoo gave in to the order without a fight, and if that is the case, it "just shows where (Yahoo executives') heads are as far as their concern for people's privacy, Lipinski said.
In challenging the order, Yahoo probably would have lost because most companies do, but it still should have fought back, said Dimitri Sirota, CEO of data-protection firm BigID. "Optics matter, and I think the optics around this are that you don't feel strongly enough about the privacy of your customers," Sirota said.
Meanwhile, the head of the U.S. Cyber Command said that a "blanket look at all emails" held by a company such as Yahoo would be "illegal."
"No court would ever grant us the authority to do that," Admiral Michael Rogers said at The Cambridge Cyber Summit hosted by The Aspen Institute, CNBC and MIT.
Yahoo reportedly created software to scan customer emails
Yahoo hack: Security experts worry about ripple effect
On Saturday's Boptime we begin at 6am (EDT) with Miles Davis' soundtrack for the 1957 French film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, then complete the hour with selections from the Modern Jazz Quartet's soundtrack of the film No Sun in Venice, also from 1957. At 7am (EDT), on the Legends of Wilmington Jazz, we'll play some selections from Betty Roché's first solo album from 1956, then a portion of Jimmy Smith's gig at the Club Baby Grand in August of 1956. At 8am (EDT), we'll meet on Clifford's Corner with co-host Larry Williams and Kitty Mayo for some lively chatter, great jazz and rare R&B sides. For the early bird, on the Freebox at 3am (EDT), we'll feature Steely Dan's Kamakiriad album, then Cypher 7's Decoder album, produced by Bill Laswell. Also selections from Bill Frisell, Savath & Savalas, Android Lust, and Arcana. ~ Steve
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Raising the question,
"Does maternal America want a lying
sexual predator in the White House?"
None of theAbove
Unfortunately, a jaded two party system rejects this simple fix because Nobody has all the answers and believes:
If a majority of citizens voted for None of the Above, rather than lesser of evils, voters would have to find someone competent to lead them !!!
The media said, "Nobody could argue with that logic."
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Beginning at 6am (EDT) we'll spend the first two hours on Boptime heading back to this day in 1948. We'll hear the original cast of the Broadway musical "Finian's Rainbow" and selections from "High Button Shoes," also on Broadway this day in 1948. At 7am (EDT) we'll hear more from this day in 1948. At 8am (EDT) we begin with the Morrie Sims Show followed by the Delaware Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Featured will be the Enfields and the Fabulous Pharaohs. At 9am (EDT) on the Club Baby Grand we'll hear selections from local jazz singers Miss Justine, Keli Vale, Sylvia Jackson, Ellen Leibowitz and Alfie Moss. We'll hear a selection from Etta Jones with vibraphonist Lem Winchester, then selections with Jack McDuff and Shirley Scott. ~ Steve
When this was eff'n happening...
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would you have believed me if
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but the operation was successful
& everybody looks happy, despite
Mr. O ending up in Mr. B's body?
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For me being disciplined can be a daily battle.
Especially when I feel like I want to give myself a 'treat' after work.
Most of my summer was long work weeks.
Ritas Italian Ice or Bubble Tea.
Baby Cakes, Moo's Choco Choc and Terra Sweet Potato chips.
When we went on vacation, I started using sugar to help keep myself awake.
I learned that my stomach could handle Starbucks.
I have had 2 more drinks in the last 2 weeks home! Eek!
(which I learned is made of corn, so I shouldn't be eating it).
I bought these bad boys the other night.
Luckily, I only liked the chocolate and threw out some of the other two flavors.
At the end of it all, I feel like crap.
I am waking up every morning sneezing and stuffy.
I am starting to feel a little more sluggish.
My stomach actually hurts again.
It hurts how it used to - before and after I eat.
The pain kind of feels like a knot in my stomach.
Regardless. It is uncomfortable and I know I have messed up.
My body is screaming at me that it is unhappy.
But all I want is sugar, gluten free desserts, chips, etc.
The mental game is what is really getting to me right now.
I don't even know if I really want those foods.
I just think I want them.
The cravings are definitely more emotional than anything else I'd say.
I am figuring out what I need to fulfill on an emotional level.
The more I resist the cravings, the more I figure out.
Yesterday it hit me again how many food items I can't eat.
I am allergic to so many things.
The feeling is overwhelming at times.
I want to just cry.
there are so few places I can buy food.
The majority of the world does not cater to people like me.
Everywhere is full of gluten and sugar.
Dairy is included in most meals on menus.
Of course I can ask for people to alter my meal, but I never wanted to be one of those people.
Reality is I am one of those people.
I shouldn't be eating out.
pumpkin spice everything and apples are in season.
And I am upset at the fact I am allergic to apples and pumpkin.
Apple pie is one of my favorite desserts!
Especially how my mom makes it. She reduces the sugar and makes it with so much love.
I throw a scoop of ice cream on top and BAM!
That won't be happening this year at Thanksgiving.
I tend to go back and forth on these thoughts.
Parts of me feel sad and upset.
and now have to try a new recipe.
Sad that I can't eat so many foods.
Upset at the reality of my gut and my health.
Angry that I allowed my self to indulge so much.
Tired of waking up feeling sick.
All of that equates to a deep sadness in me.
A loneliness that most people don't understand.
To be so limited and disciplined with your diet and exist around people who are not is a true test.
And when people don't understand or question you, it just makes it worse.
If I could eat those foods I would.
Of course I have a choice.
I could continue to eat foods that make me feel sick.
What will happen is I will feel crappy and it will get worse.
For me it is not worth it.
I like to believe that this is all temporary.
It is this idea that snaps me back into better spirits.
This limited diet is just for now.
It has to be and I need to be strict in order to heal.
Once I heal, things may change.
But I won't heal if I treat my body poorly and feed it foods it doesn't like.
Here is a list of the foods I avoid due to allergies.
gluten, dairy, and basically every food item on the list above.
I may have had some soy if it was made in food that I bought out.
Soy is a super sneaky ingredient hidden in almost everything.
Even brown rice at Moe's Southwest!
I don't miss gluten or dairy.
With all the alternative products, it is like who needs them.
Hopefully one day I will be able to have some of the other foods on the list.
Especially strawberries, banana and cucumber.
People say it is possible.
I just need to keep my eye on the prize.
It is a process that will take time.
will somehow help me let go just a little to my cravings and feelings.
THANK YOU for reading this long personal rant.
If you are able to relate to any of this, please leave a comment!
Khrystle, I'm so glad you found me on Instagram this weekend! Most of the autoimmune/leaky gut stories I read are from people who have healed, or are further along than I am, and sometimes I feel like I'm the only one at the beginning, so I can completely empathize with this post! I started trying to follow the Autoimmune Protocol this month as I have sensitivities to gluten, soy, corn, and diary, and have found it to be tough. I share your same struggles about feeling antisocial because everything I do with friends, family, and coworkers seems to revolve around food but gluten and soy are everywhere! It is tough to stay on the program and I beat myself up when I don't, but I'm trying to play the long game. I look forward to following your story, and will keep cheering for you along the way!
Hi Jessica! So glad we are able to connect! It is always nice knowing there is someone out there who is going through something similar :) Thank you for your wonderful comment! How are you enjoying the Autoimmune Protocol?


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Can Farrow be the next undrafted free-agent gem for the Bolts?
Published September 7, 2016 | By Laura Leech
Many would argue that the fourth preseason game is unnecessary and usually only features those players who won't make the cut. Sometimes, though, a player makes a name for himself in that "meaningless" game. For the Chargers, that player is running back Kenneth Farrow.
The Chargers struggled last year in the running game. Rookie running back Melvin Gordon had a disappointing year. Danny Woodhead did very well as a receiving option out of the backfield, but is not an every-down back. Last week against the Minnesota Vikings, the fans watched in disbelief as Branden Oliver suffered a terrible Achilles injury. He is now out for the season after he was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
In an attempt to fill Oliver's position, the Chargers claimed Gus Johnson off of waivers from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. This move was made before Farrow was able to continue to show what he could do after missing the second and third preseason games.
Farrow was an undrafted free agent from the University of Houston. At 5-foot-9 and 219 pounds, the 23-year-old had a good college career, churning out 2,975 yards and 34 rushing touchdowns. He was also the captain of the Cougars for his last three years of college.
In the first exhibition game, Farrow had a decent game. He rushed for 60 yards on 16 attempts, adding two receptions for 25 yards, including a 17-yard catch. This was a positive as the Chargers tend to us their running backs in passing situations.
Farrow surprised Bolt fans after a less-than-stellar performance by the ground game in the first half of the last preseason game. In seven attempts, he had 63 yards and one touchdown. The play which had the most excitement was his 44-yard run in the third quarter. He was tackled within the five-yard line. Then, on first-and-goal, he ran it in for a touchdown.
Farrow was playing against the third-string Niners' defense, but he made some great moves en route to a solid performance. He showed confidence and made good decisions for a rookie. Farrow was able to beat out the aforementioned Gus Johnson to make the roster as the third running back.
As much as I will miss seeing Oliver in action, I am excited to see what the rookie has to offer. He is a little bigger than Oliver, so hopefully he can bulldoze through defenses and get those much-needed yards in the rushing attack.
With the addition of former Giant back Andre Williams, the Chargers should have a formidable running game as long as the offensive line can stay healthy and do its job.
It is difficult to know what Farrow's role will be in 2016, but he will be called upon to contribute until Williams gets up to speed.
It would be great to look back on this article and realize that the Bolts indeed did find their next undrafted free-agent gem; this time at the running back position.
Go Bolts!
Laura Leech
@ChargerChick77
Posted in Blog, Featured, popular | Tagged Bolts, Branden Oliver, Chargers, Danny Woodhead, Featured, free agent, Gus Johnson, Kenneth Farrow, Melvin Gordon, popular, running back, San diego, San Francisco 49ers, touchdown, University of Houston
Keenan Allen to Slot?
Published March 24, 2015 | By Cheryl White
What do you mean, Keenan Allen playing slot receiver? Just bear with me while I attempt to persuade you.
A slot receiver, by definition, is a player in the offensive formation between the offensive line and the player closest to the sideline and at least a yard off of the line of scrimmage. That space can be occupied by a wide receiver, tight end or running back. It is often used when the offense wants to confuse the defense by having more than one receiver on the same side of the field. Utilizing this tactic generally forces the opposing team to adjust their coverage scheme by making alignment changes or adding extra defensive backs to ensure that the player in that "slot" has someone on him.
While at University of California – Berkeley (UCB), Allen was used in several different formations: split wide at receiver, in the slot and in the backfield. He primarily played the slot position while at UCB, so the role would be nothing new to him. Being quick off the line of scrimmage whether the ball is coming his way or if he is being a decoy can only help Philip Rivers in the long run. Although Allen may not have top speed, he does have the ability to change speed quickly. Prior to the draft, NFL analyst Charles Davis stated "…he didn't run very fast at his pro day, but the comparisons for him: he plays the game a lot like Anquan Boldin and has hands like Larry Fitzgerald". Current players also known as slot receivers are: Jeremy Maclin (Kansas City Chiefs), Demaryius Thomas (Denver Broncos), Dez Bryant (Dallas Cowboys), Randall Cobb (Green Bay Packers) and free agent Wes Welker.
Allen has played 29 games in his two years with the Bolts and has 148 receptions of which 95 went for first down. Other than his receiving yardage, there are only punt return statistics for him: 26 attempts for 224 yards with 24 fair catch calls and zero touchdowns. In comparison, here is what newly-signed Jacoby Jones amassed during his first two years (2007-2008 and 30 games) in the league. As a receiver, Jones recorded 18 receptions and 11 of those were for first down. His punt return numbers: 672 yards on 62 attempts, 24 fair catches made, two TDs. On kick offs, 17 attempts for 358 yards (zero touchdowns, zero fair catches made).
Perhaps the argument can be made to move Keenan Allen to the slot since he is considerably younger than Jacoby Jones and Jones has more NFL experience overall in that position. So you are aware, though he is also on the team now, Stevie Johnson was not included in this comparison because he was only used in the return game his initial season (2008).
I know what I would do if the decision was left up to me…however, where do you think Allen lines up this season?
Thanks and Bolt Up!
Cheryl White
Posted in Blog, Featured, popular | Tagged Anquan Boldin, backfield, Berkeley, Bolts, Charles Davis, Dallas Cowboys, defense, Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos, Dez Bryant, fair catch, free agent, Green Bay Packers, Jeremy Maclin, Kansas City Chiefs, Keenan Allen, Larry Fitzgerald, NFL analyst, Offense, offensive formation, Offensive line, Philip Rivers, Pro Day, punt returns, Randall Cobb, running back, scrimmage, slot, Stevie Johnson, tight end, University Of California, Wes Welker, Wide Receiver
Position Outlook: Wide Receivers
The close of the 2014 NFL season for the San Diego Chargers was pretty dismal. The team finished 9-7 behind the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos. The Bolts were 18th in total offense, 10th in passing, a lowly 30th in rushing and 29th in special teams. The signings of free agent wide receivers Jacoby Jones and Stevie Johnson should go a long way toward bumping up some of those rankings.
Offensive coordinator (OC) Frank Reich and wide receivers coach Fred Graves currently have at least four players to devise schemes around in 2015. Reich is entering his second year as OC while Graves is on his third with the wideouts.
Here is a look at who the receivers are to date:
Malcom Floyd: 6'5″, 225 pounds
This will be Floyd's 11th year. After a season-ending neck injury in game three of 2013, the 34-year-old veteran receiver came back in 2014. He played all 16 games last year and he recorded 52 catches for 856 yards and six touchdowns.
Keenan Allen: 6'2″, 211 pounds
The 22-year-old was constantly covered after proving himself to be a viable threat in his rookie year. Prior to missing the last two games of 2014 due to a broken collarbone (game 15 vs Denver Broncos), he had 783 yards on 77 receptions with four touchdowns.
Stevie Johnson: 6'2″, 207 pounds
This may be one of the free agent pickups that really has quarterback Philip Rivers smiling. Johnson's presence gives Rivers another seasoned option at wideout. He played 13 games in San Francisco last year with 35 receptions for 435 yards with three touchdowns. Career numbers for Johnson include 89 games played, 336 catches, 4,267 yards, and 31 touchdowns.
Jacoby Jones: 6'2″, 215 pounds
Jones was most recently a Baltimore Raven. With the special teams unit finishing 29th in the league last year, this signing should prove to be a boon for San Diego. Jones can be a kick returner (165 returns, 4,527 yards, and 5 touchdowns), a punt returner (265 returns for 2,673 yards, four TD's) and a receiver (203 balls for 2,733 yards with 14 touchdowns).
Dontrelle Inman: 6'3″, 205 pounds
Previously a Canadian Football League player, the 26-year-old Inman made San Diego's roster last August. He caught the ball 12 times for 158 yards in two games played. He spent the majority of the season on the team's inactive list.
Austin Pettis: 6'3″, 203 pounds
Pettis has played in 47 games. As a receiver, he has racked up 1,034 receiving yards on 107 catches with five touchdowns during his career with the Rams. Additionally, he has nine kick returns for 75 yards, with 29 punt returns totaling 254 yards.
Although there could be changes among the receiving corps prior to the beginning of the 2015 season, this is how it is shaping up as of now. Perhaps Chargers General Manager Tom Telesco will add another receiver via free agency or the draft. Fans will not have to wait long as free agency is well under way and the draft is right around the corner.
What are your thoughts regarding the wide receiver position moving forward? Please let me know by commenting below.
Posted in Blog, Featured, popular | Tagged AFC West, Austin Pettis, Baltimore Ravens, Bolts, Buffalo Bills, Canadian Football League, coach, Denver Broncos, Dontrelle Inman, draft, Featured, Forty-Niners, Frank Reich, Fred Graves, free agent, futures/reserve contracts, guard, Jacoby Jones, Javontee Herndon, Kansas City Chiefs, Keenan Allen, King Dunlap, Malcom Floyd, Mini camp, NFL, Offensive Coordinator, OTAS, Philip Rivers, popular, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco, St. Louis Rams, Stevie Johnson, Torrence Allen, Univeristy of Arkansas, West Texas A & M, Wide Receivers
Poll: Should the Chargers kick the tires on Dwight Freeney for the right price?
Published May 11, 2013 | By Booga Peters
I have been asked this question via email, text message, tweet and direct message on Twitter. People want to know if I would like the idea of bringing in Dwight Freeney to come in and provide some pass rush to a unit that needs it very badly.
Quite frankly, I wouldn't hate the idea if it were at the right price. That being said, Tom Telesco has his obvious ties to Freeney being that they were both in Indianapolis. There is a reason, or multiple reasons, why he is still on the free agent market. It could be that he is asking for too much money. It could be that he just doesn't have what it takes to make a major impact on an NFL roster anymore. Maybe it's both.
So, since I am on the fence as to whether or not I would be on board with signing Freeney, I figured that I would ask the fans. There is a poll below. Place your vote and let me know why you voted the way that you did in the comment section.
Should the Chargers sign Dwight Freeney for the right price?
Yes. After losing both Phillips and Barnes, he would provide a much needed pass rush.
No. He's too old and doesn't have enough left in the tank.
Thanks a lot for reading and voting.
BoltUp!!!
BoogaP
Posted in Blog, Featured, popular | Tagged Chargers, Dwight Freeney, Featured, free agent, Indianapolis Colts, popular, Tom Telesco


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Warren scores 36 to lead Pacers past Hornets 115-104
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NBA Final Spurs Heat Basketball
Reaction to the death of former NBA Commissioner David Stern
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Name dropping: A few up-and-comers who may make mark in '20
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Column: It's the Newby Awards, honoring best, worst of 2019
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The King reigns: LeBron James is AP's male athlete of decade
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Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek
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0.9.0 changes
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- MANDATORY UPDATE
- A functional testnet
- Our brand new logo (not in current linux beta)
- Merged mining with all scrypt coins!
- Difficulty will now retarget every hour, instead of every 10 hours, which will make finding blocks much more consistent.

0.8.6.2 changes
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- Windows only: Fixes issue where network connectivity can fail.

- Cleanup of SSE2 scrypt detection.

- Minor fixes:
  - s/Bitcoin/Tacocoin/ in the Coin Control example
  - Fix custom build on MacOS X 10.9
  - Fix QT5 custom build
  - Update Debian build instructions
  - Update Homebrew build

0.8.6.1 changes
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- Coin Control - experts only GUI selection of inputs before you send a transaction

- Disable Wallet - reduces memory requirements, helpful for miner or relay nodes

- 20x reduction in default mintxfee.

- Up to 50% faster PoW validation, faster sync and reindexing.

- Peers older than protocol version 70002 are disconnected.  0.8.3.7 is the oldest compatible client.

- Internal miner added back to Tacocoin.  setgenerate now works, although it is generally a bad idea as it is significantly slower than external CPU miners.

- New RPC commands: getbestblockhash and verifychain

- Improve fairness of the high priority transaction space per block

- OSX block chain database corruption fixes
  - Update leveldb to 1.13
  - Use fcntl with `F_FULLSYNC` instead of fsync on OSX
  - Use native Darwin memory barriers
  - Replace use of mmap in leveldb for improved reliability (only on OSX)

- Fix nodes forwarding transactions with empty vins and getting banned

- Network code performance and robustness improvements

- Additional debug.log logging for diagnosis of network problems, log timestamps by default

- Fix rare GUI crash on send

0.8.5.1 changes
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Workaround negative version numbers serialization bug.

Fix out-of-bounds check (Tacocoin currently does not use this codepath, but we apply this
patch just to match Bitcoin 0.8.5.)

0.8.4.1 changes
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CVE-2013-5700 Bloom: filter crash issue - Tacocoin 0.8.3.7 disabled bloom by default so was
unaffected by this issue, but we include their patches anyway just in case folks want to
enable bloomfilter=1.

CVE-2013-4165: RPC password timing guess vulnerability

CVE-2013-4627: Better fix for the fill-memory-with-orphaned-tx attack

Fix multi-block reorg transaction resurrection.

Fix non-standard disconnected transactions causing mempool orphans.  This bug could cause
nodes running with the -debug flag to crash, although it was lot less likely on Tacocoin
as we disabled IsDust() in 0.8.3.x.

Mac OSX: use 'FD_FULLSYNC' with LevelDB, which will (hopefully!) prevent the database
corruption issues have experienced on OSX.

Add height parameter to getnetworkhashps.

Fix Norwegian and Swedish translations.

Minor efficiency improvement in block peer request handling.

0.8.3.7 changes
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Fix CVE-2013-4627 denial of service, a memory exhaustion attack that could crash low-memory nodes.

Fix a regression that caused excessive writing of the peers.dat file.

Add option for bloom filtering.

Fix Hebrew translation.

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This is the long-awaited reprint of the highly-acclaimed book 'Athletics: How to become a champion' by Percy Cerutty, world renowned coach to Australia's greatest athlete, Herb Elliott, winner of the 1500m at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
First published in 1960, this book, a classic in its time, has been out of print for 50 years. The books is full of details and ideas for optimum athletic training with specific advice for various distance and field events within the track and field discipline. This book garnered much praise when it was first published. Today's athlete and coach has much to learn from the wisdom of this outspoken and at time controversial figure. Cerutty describes the training regime at his Portsea, Victoria, athletics camp.
The book includes historic images of a young Herb Elliott training under the master coach. Republished with permission from the family of the late coach, this book will inspire and encourage today's young athlete who dreams of Olympic triumph, just as Herb Elliott did in 1960.


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At Domicile we are encouraging all of our suppliers to be conscious of their production and distribution processes.
Bentwood is seriously focused on its responsibility to reduce our impact on the environment by providing the most ecologically sensitive product available while offering you the flexibility to design and create the kitchen you desire. As a business, we continue to find ways to reduce production waste, emissions and energy consumption. We also work with our suppliers to increase their level of accountability to achieve similar environmental goals.
Due to our product flexibility and wide selection of materials utilized we our currently offering "green" options that you value.
All of our domestic sourced lumber and plywoods are supplied by FSC certified mills and distributors. US Forests are the best managed around the world.
Bentwood offers two new interior options that have a significantly reduced formaldehyde content that meets or exceeds the most stringent emissions standards.
It is important to note that we feel water-based finish options provide the most significant opportunity. Emissions are practically eliminated because the material is solvent free. However, it is important to make your client aware that although this finish technology is very promising, it is just starting to be used.
It meets KCMA (Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association) specs for durability but has not been used long enough to fully understand how it will hold up over time. Also, depending on the complexity of some of our finishes there may be times where we will have a difficult time achieving the look of our standard varnish finish.
We are continually learning and will expand or adjust this offering as new information and products become available.
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Tom Millar Quartet: Unnatural Events
The Tom Millar Quartet is modern, fast and busy. They're low on melody but there's lots going on, and it's more about the overall vibe, which is laid back.
Millar said in an interview of his debut album as a leader that he "went on a musical journey", taking in Brazilian and world music, as well as gospel and rock, all played as contemporary jazz.
It all sounds meticulously planned and executed, and the playing standard is high: his band, Alex Munk (guitar), Misha Mullov-Abbado (bass) and Mike Clowes (drums), play fast and tight, with plenty of solos. Although it is fast, it's also chilled, and there's a lot of the late night about it.
Opener Azura Days is pretty much all you need to hear, with a tidy solo from Munk followed by Millar's impressively fast but neat piano. The song was inspired by a trip round the Med.
The Seafarer, which is eight minutes long, starts off with just Mullov-Abbado; Millar tried to start from different points in writing songs, and a couple start with bass. It's reportedly a take on The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, so there's piano sounding like a restless sea and a more laidback feel than the opener, although all the players are kept busy.
The title track features an increasingly famous sitar solo: Munk found an electric sitar lying around the studio and insisted on it appearing on the album, to memorable effect, though his regular guitar solos are more effective.
https://www.tommillar.com/