Little Errol has been with us now for exactly two weeks and it feels almost like he has always been part of the group. We are incredibly relieved and thankful that he integrated himself so smoothly into the household. But it did take a little work to ensure everyone involved was and stayed happy during the process which is why we wanted to tell you a bit more about it.
In our previous blog post we already discussed the "Why" of getting a third cat. Today I would like to discuss the "How" in terms of introducing little Errol to his sisters.
Do we think our resident cats would accept a third cat? - Now this one is difficult to answer usually. Cats are individualists and their characters change and adapt with age. You will have to know your cats very well to make a judgement on this question.
We could answer all these questions with a "yes" so we decided to start thinking about the next questions we needed to consider.
We were thinking long and hard about this one, but decided that a male kitten would be the safest route to go, especially since Xafi and Auri, our resident girls, are still fairly young. Older cats can sometimes find kittens a little annoying but overall they do not pose a threat to the "top cat" position when joining a cat household and are often more easily accepted than adult cats. That is not always the case however and every cat owner will have to judge for themselves what they think their resident cat would be more likely to accept.
The first thing we did once we knew Errol was going to join us in a few weeks was preparing for his arrival. We decided to make the office into "his" room and ensured nothing the girls needed was in there anymore about a week before he arrived.
We also bought extra resources for him that we kept away from the girls so he could mark them as his once he arrived.
This included not only his kitten food, but also his own cat bed, scratcher (which they use to mark their territory), litter tray with fresh litter, food and water bowl or fountain and his own selection of toys.
We do not have any photos from the first couple of encounters between Errol and the girls. We made sure our entire focus was on them and making the experience as stress free as possible.
We brought Errol home on a Sunday afternoon and put the carrier into "his room" that we prepared with the above mentioned items. We opened the carrier and he came out purring, demanding cuddles and then explored his new home. We ensured he was happy and relaxed before going out to the girls to greet them properly and make sure they were okay. We also took the blanket that was in Errol's carrier and that he used the past days with us to give the girls to sniff.
Luckily Errol is a very confident kitten and the girls seemed so relaxed we gave them a first chance to meet that evening. The first meeting has to be timed right and should only happen when you are sure the new cat or kitten seems relaxed, confident and eager to explore beyond his designated room. This can take a little while for some new arrivals. Errol was extremely confident which is why we chose to do this so early. Equally the resident cats need to be relaxed, happy and curious about the new addition.
When first Errol met the girls they were absolutely fascinated by him. Errol on the other hand was a little scared and growled and hissed at them when they were near. However as long as the girls kept their distance he was happily exploring the rest of the house tail up and purring.
After about half an hour we put him back in his room, played with him for an hour or so until he fell asleep and then went to our usual evening routine with the girls. For us it was very important that the girls didn't feel like anything would change for them because of Errol. They still got their cuddles and playtime as usual and both slept in our bed as always.
For us everything moved very fast. The next day we let Errol out in the morning and that was it really. He was still growling and hissing at the girls a little who stalked him at a safe distance. Auri gave a few hisses back, but Xafi seemed quite eager to adopt the little baby if Errol would have let her. Because all three seemed quite content we did not close Errol back into "his" room. It might have only caused confusion for him and the girls: One second he is there, the next he isn't etc.
They tentatively started to play with each other and even Auri (who is still a little wary) made a few awkward attempts at playing with Errol. In the past days we have even seen first cuddles between Xafi and Errol. We never expected to see those in just a few weeks and are over the moon that both girls seem to have taken really well to Errol.
Don't neglect the resident cats - a new cat or kitten is of course wonderful, fascinating and addictive. But this is the time to pay attention to the resident cats who will feel insecure, scared and threatened by the intruder into their territory. Make sure they get lots of reassurance and fuss in the process.
Keep calm - when a new cat comes into the house they will hiss, growl and bat at each other. Don't interfere unless they are getting violent and stay calm using a reassuring voice. Don't punish them for hissing and growling. They need to do this to establish rank. Just praise them whenever they managed to be close without a growl or hiss.
Don't force it - by no means try and pick one cat up to carry it to the others or try and trick them into being close to each other using toys or treats. It's frightening to them and they are keeping their distance for a reason. Give them the time they need and they will slowly get closer and closer in their own pace.
So really my most important advice is: Stay calm, listen to your cats, don't be an "uber-mum" and trust your gut.
Lastly I wanted to address one of the questions many of you asked us on Instagram: Did the relationship between Xafi and Auri or between them and us change? The answer is no.
The girls are still as close as they were before Errol joined. They still go about their daily routine as usual and seek time with us as well as each other. They don't currently cuddle because it's 30 degrees outside, but during the first days of Errol's arrival we saw some very sweet moments between the two girls. Auri was a lot more put our by the whole situation than Xafi. Everytime Auri seemed to get a little worried she hid in the bedroom. Shortly after that Xafi would seek her out and check on her to make sure she was okay. They'd share a quick headbutt or lick and Auri visibly calmed down.
We were really surprised and warmed by our girls and are so proud how they handled the whole process. We are now a very happy three cat household. Not something for everyone, but for us it definitely was the right decision.
I probably forgot to answer a load of questions so please feel free to ask those in the comments below.
Lastly I would like to say a huge thank you to Marjan, cat mum behind the wonderful Instagram account @lillmanlulu_luigi_and_co. She was a huge help in the entire process and a fantastic, knowledgeable and supportive friend. Marjan's account featuring the four cats that rule her home is also one of our absolute favourites. But be warned - these four cuties will steal your heart!
Thank you all again for reading and big kitty kisses from us all.


As BCI has been widely studied in recent years, lots of BCI applications have been de-veloped. In this thesis, to implement BCI into individual devices is simulated by con-trolling a robot. Before discussing the experiment, a literature review is outlined. As the experiment is based on the Emotiv system, a framework of implementing the Emotiv system on NeuCube is stated. The objective is to develop a new feature on NeuCube, which can record EEG data in real-time through the Emotiv headset. The limitations and potential future research areas are highlighted at the end.


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Younger STEM School shooting suspect is sentenced
If you'll recall, in May of 2019, two teenaged gunmen opened fire inside of STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado. Before it was all over, 8 students were wounded and 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo was dead. Kendrick had rushed one of the gunmen in an attempt to stop him but was fatally wounded.
The gunman who fired the fatal shot was 18-year-old Devon Erickson. His cohort and the supposed ring leader was 16-year-old Alec McKinney. McKinney is trans and was transitioning from female to male. McKinney tried to claim that he heard voices that instructed him to kill, however, there was little evidence to support that claim. Both McKinney and Erickson were said to have indulged in cocaine prior to the shooting. McKinney is also said to have studied the Columbine shootings and tried to track down the social media accounts of suicidal Columbine fangirl Sol Pais.
McKinney was charged as an adult and earlier this year, he pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder charge but also six counts of attempted murder among various conspiracy and weapons charges.
Yesterday, the now 17-year-old McKinney was sentenced to life plus 38 years with eligibility for parole in 40 years. He could have been sentenced to an additional 400+ years, not a typo.
Kendrick's father John Castillo had the opportunity to address McKinney and he didn't hold back.
"We never got to see Kendrick until almost a week later, when the coroner was done with the investigation," John Castillo testified, recounting the day he learned that his son had been killed. He said he could barely recognize Kendrick when he was finally able to see his son's body.
Castillo called McKinney "a monster" and, addressing him, said "I condemn you to hell."
He added: "Your plan didn't work. You're pure evil and you were met by good. You weren't counting on Kendrick Castillo. Remember that name. Remember that face. I hope it haunts you every day of your life."
McKinney himself offered an apology and it kind of sounds like he's taken responsibility for his own actions.
"I don't deserve leniency nor forgiveness," he tearfully said. "I don't want a lighter sentence."
Neither Mr. Castillo and another witness who was targeted in the attack believed McKinney's apology and that is their right. 99% of the time I would agree with them as most school shooters who are apprehended are only sorry they got caught.
However, McKinney said the following which I don't think I've ever heard from a convicted school shooter.
McKinney also sent a message to anyone thinking about committing a similar act: "Get help now. The amount of pain it causes to everyone who ever cared about you and innocent people outweigh anything you are going through right now."
Hopefully, some columbiner out there will take these words to heart and what could be the next school shooting won't happen. Unfortunately, that doesn't change the fact that McKinney had an active role in the murder of Kendrick Castillo and as such should spend the rest of his days in prison.
(Sources)
'We Will Never Find Peace': STEM School Shooting Victim Kendrick Castillo's Father At Gunman's Sentencing
STEM School Highlands Ranch shooter sentenced to life in prison after emotional, day-long hearing
Younger STEM shooter sentenced to life with parole plus 38 years
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Rik Emmett says:
Is McKinney going to a male or a female prison? Since McKinney is Trans, the taxpayers will be on the hook for the associated medical procedures.
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03/02/2019 In Circus, DJ/Dance Party, Electro, Festival, Food and Beverage, Jazz, Music Festival, New Media, Other Music, Pop, Rap/Hip Hop, Rock & Indie By Giselle
Top 10 Sydney Revelry On this week 03/02/2019
It's February. The festive season is officially over. Time to return to normality. And by that of course we mean clandestine alcoholism.
10) Blackout Pub Crawl
What: Dress in all black as you party across Sydney with the best mix of internationals, students, and locals! Experience for yourself Sydney's highest rated pub crawl!
Why: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But in this case they've actually called it 'blackout'. So morally you're off the hook too.
https://on.com.au/search/events/Blackout-Pub-Crawl/8e8e3bb0-2686-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
9) Homemade ft. KYRO
What: KYRO is back for another jaw-dropping performance! Ladies take note and wear dance-appropriate shoes because KYRO will have you on your feet and dancing the night away!
Why: We'll admit we didn't know who or what Kyro was, but after listening to a few samples of this music mixer, we can't argue against the notion that Kyro will have you on your feet. On your feet is the only way you will be able to escape the amplified sound of a preteen's experiments with MixPad.
https://on.com.au/search/events/Homemade-ft.-KYRO/0fa0b640-2684-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
8) Chin Chin Sydney Chinese New Year Banquet
What: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a Chinese New Year Banquet, specially curated by Executive Chef Graeme Hunt. Be entertained with Chinese Lion Dancing Performers, thirst-quenching drinks and plenty of good fortune for the year ahead!
Why: There's no better way to drown yourself in another culture than literally with alcohol.
https://on.com.au/search/events/Chin-Chin-Sydney-Chinese-New-Year-Banquet/6abf1630-2683-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
7) Contemporary Cocktails
What: Cocktail guru Ben Davidson will take you through how to make 4 delicious cocktails using premium spirits and lovely fresh ingredients, which you will try. Each attendee will end the session with an Espresso Martini.
Why: It's like one of those moronic new age cooking classes your worst acquaintance keeps harping on about except with liquor; vastly superior and you won't come out of it with a stomach full of kale-induced methane.
https://on.com.au/search/events/Contemporary-Cocktails/fa94c370-2685-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
6) emersion #2 Boat Party – #170 + Echo Nights
What: Get out on one of the world's best harbours. With the 'Supercat' as the vessel, you'll float around with amazing music for 5 hours covering 2 floors with prog rock and tech minimal vibes.
Why: What better way to enjoy prog rock and tech minimal than on an isolated boat far, far away from the rest of us?
https://on.com.au/search/events/emersion-2-Boat-Party-170-+-Echo-Nights/1c754710-2683-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
5) Bondi Beats: Sun Gazing, Music & Celebration
What: Meet new friends, sun gaze, meditate, play music, connect, ground and feel uplifted on the shores of Bondi in this festival of vibes.
Why: Or, in other words, grind against strangers, contract skin cancer, drink, pluck the one chord you know and, eventually, uplift the contents of your stomach into the ocean.
https://on.com.au/search/events/Bondi-Beats:-Sun-Gazing-Music-and-Celebration/c0dbc3b0-2683-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
4) The Island LIVE: Norman Jay MBE & DJ Marky
What: The Island LIVE returns with a very special international double-header. Norman Jay helped birth the 'Rare Groove' movement, pushing the boundaries of the UK's club culture. DJ Marky took his sound from Sao Paulo to London forging close relations with Hype and Goldie and landing a residency at the iconic End nightclub.
Why: Second wave funk and Brazilian bass? Well, it's like a cultural education for all you dreadlocked white kids but you don't have to understand any of the deep-rooted implications. This event is almost…posing as something it's not.
https://on.com.au/search/events/The-Island-LIVE:-Norman-Jay-MBE-and-DJ-Marky/15b5f100-2682-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
3) Waitangi Day with Garage Project
What: To celebrate Waitangi Day the crazy people from Garage Project we will coming in to showcase their beers. The beers to be featured are: Hapi Daze Pacific Ale, Garagista IPA, White Mischief Peach Sour and Pernicious Weed IIPA.
Why: Beer? Respectful cultural acknowledgement? Not actually having to live in New Zealand? Need we say more?
https://on.com.au/search/events/Waitangi-Day-with-Garage-Project/08ca43d0-2685-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
2) Red Hot Summer Tour Bella Vista 2019 feat. Chocolate Starfish, Richard Clapton, Diesel, The Living End, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Jimmy Barnes
What: The red hot summer tour is back featuring Australia's favourite son Jimmy Barnes, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Living End, Diesel, Richard Clapton and Chocolate Starfish.
Why: Hey kid, wanna see a dead body? How bout six?
https://on.com.au/search/events/Red-Hot-Summer-Tour-Bella-Vista-2019-feat.-Chocolate-Starfish-Richard-Clapton-Diesel-The-Living-End-Joan-Jet-and-The-Blackhearts-and-Jimmy-Barnes/e2d25510-1a03-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192
1) St Jerome's Laneway Festival
What: With Australian debuts from future RnB superstar JORJA SMITH, beloved heartstring puller REX ORANGE COUNTY, teen sensation CLAIRO, hip hop's brightest new star DENZEL CURRY plus unmissable sets from the mighty GANG OF YOUTHS (their headline set will be their last Australian appearance for a very long time), peerless electronic pioneer JON HOPKINS, Australian songwriter royalty COURTNEY BARNETT and much, much more, the original boutique touring festival is setting up to be the highlight of your summer.
Why: If the highlight of your summer is listening to generic pop on a hot patch of land, well, we can't help but feel this is one argument in favour of denying the existence of global warming. We can't begin to imagine how tedious every other season of the year must be for you. Why not make the hottest season get progressively longer, year after year, until you finally die on the same hot patch of land from heat exhaustion and stop depressing your loved ones?
https://on.com.au/search/events/St-Jerome's-Laneway-Festival-2019-Sydney/f9d35160-1a12-11e9-b14f-a713526e5192


Angelina Jolie is arguably the sexiest woman to ever be tattooed, but she is also the subject of many stunning tattoos. Hollywood's golden girl has proudly sported a number of tattoos throughout her career, adding more with the years. The Maleficentstar also endured the hugely painful tattoo removal process about 13 years ago after she and actor/ex-husband Billy Bob Thorton split. The shoulder placement now marks the birthdates of she and Brad Pitt's six children. Not only is Jolie a beautiful canvas, but a gorgeous subject as well. Her one-of-a-kind beauty will forever be with these super fans.


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Google's first video game strives to entertain with Maps data
By Will Shanklin
Google's first video game stri...
Ingress is less video game, and more location-based strategy
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Will gamers flock to Ingress?
Yep, more holographic maps
Is Ingress fun, or not worth it?
Google Maps gets a holographic overhaul in Ingress
Google missed an opportunity with the lack of CGI augmented reality
Will gamers get off their sofas to play Ingress?
Nerdy guys will dream of meeting this young woman, but they'll probably just meet other nerdy guys
If you think Apple Maps is the only service that can guide you to an alternate universe, think again. Google today unveiled its first stab at video games, Ingress. "Video game" is a loose term, though. The title is less of a classic game, and more of a Maps-based multiplayer strategy app.
The "Project Niantic" story has promise. Mysterious portals emerge around the world, which only a select few can see (those with the app, of course). The energy surrounding these portals has mind-control capabilities. Your allegiance is based on your perception of this energy. If it's a good thing, you side with The Enlightened. If it's dangerous, you're part of The Resistance.
It's a brilliant way to implement one of Google's biggest strengths, its Maps data. You travel to real-world landmarks, claiming the portals for your side. Google's population data comes into play too, so a Chicago city block may be more valuable than a 100-mile stretch of Montana highway.
Ingress' in-game layout gives Google Maps a facelift. Streets have an Android-like holographic look. Once you arrive at the portal, its status will determine your options. If the portal is unclaimed, you "hack" it and make it yours. If it's claimed by the opposing faction, you can attack it. If it already belongs to your side, you can reinforce its defenses.
It's a bold vision, but it has challenges. Gamers will have to get off their butts and travel. Once there, they just push a few buttons and are done. Isn't it more absorbing (and inexpensive) to immerse yourself in a traditional game while lounging on your couch?
Ingress also requires gamers to take their geekiness out in public. For most, gaming is a way to entertain and blow off steam at the end of the day. How nerdy will you look, running around public locations, "hacking enemy terminals"? Good luck getting a date on that trip.
Google also appears to have missed an opportunity. The app consists mostly of overhead Maps views. Once at the "Portal," a still shot of the landmark sits above a few buttons. The obvious killer feature would be camera-based augmented reality. Think augmented sci-fi animations as you point your phone at the landmark. But Ingress doesn't (yet) have that.
Fun?
Ingress may not be a global phenomenon, but it can still be fun. Maybe you'll walk an extra two blocks on your lunch break to amp up your portal's shields. Or maybe you'll get off of the train one stop early to attack an enemy's base. Ingress' biggest strength is that it doesn't require your complete attention. You can have fun with it while going about your daily business.
Ingress is available now for Android, but you'll have to wait for a beta invitation. Google says the game will eventually come to iOS as well.
For more of a sneak peek, check out the trailer below. You can then sign up for the beta at the source link.
Source: Ingress via IGN
Ingress - It's time to Move.
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Will Shanklin is New Atlas' VR and Mobile Editor, and has been part of the team since 2012. He covers a broad range of consumer tech, including virtual reality hardware and software, smartphones, tablets, laptops and smartwatches.
Leon Radford November 15, 2012 05:33 PM
Oh no, this looks like a kind of Where-in-the-world-is-Carmen-San-Diego spinoff...
apropos626 November 15, 2012 07:48 PM
turn on mock location. win.
Francesco Ferrazzino November 16, 2012 11:33 AM
Well, this is a great project and i'm so happy it's made in google. We are working so far on a similar concept, but instead of map we are using a contextual augmented reality solution, for a massive multiplayer real life first person shooter wich alterate the reality: if you want to be in the list of beta tester check http://uwar.co/ by the way using a game for introducing google glasses contextual capabilities is a great marketing move.
Claudio Pagan November 16, 2012 01:56 PM
"If you think Apple Maps is the only service that can guide you to an alternate universe, think again." LOL
Bryan Paschke November 16, 2012 02:49 PM
Geocaching for those who are too lazy to place a cache or search for one once you're within range?
smallone March 20, 2013 06:20 PM
I am wondering how to change Google Maps layout to look like that facelift in Ingress (change color of streets, ground etc.)... anyone knows the way to achieve it on Android? Please Help! :)
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Around 4:30, I arrive home after sitting in almost an hour of traffic. I have just finished my work week and I have already taught a yoga class on both Wednesday and Thursday evening. But, I have one more to teach at 5:30 every Friday night.
I come home, maybe rest for a minute or two, or maybe I have a quick errand to run, a phone call to make or an email to reply to. At 5:00, I am packing up again and heading to the juvenile detention center in my community to teach a yoga class to incarcerated youth.
Why? Because peace begins with me.
Peace begins with me has become one of my favorite mantras taught to me by Gabby Bernstein. It has been a source of comfort and empowerment when I felt like the world was falling apart around me. When I hear about another mass shooting, another case of child abuse, another delay in the trial of my dad's murder, I remember that I cannot bring about world peace, but I can start working on peace within myself and hopefully effect the world around me.
I hope to impart that to the boys of Central Valley Juvenile Detention Center. My intention for them is to feel a sense of peace on their yoga mats and to be able to take that off of their mats. Even as they are incarcerated, even when they are released, even when they are in a conflict, a trying situation or feel out of control of the world around them, can they access the peace that resides within them, that they hopefully find in their yoga practice?
18 year old male-"Yoga has helped me manage stress and difficult times. To take a breath and look at the whole picture."
17 year old male-"Thank you for coming to teach yoga. It has helped me a lot in the past ten weeks. It has helped me with my anger and lower back pain. Thank you so much Ms. Angie. Very appreciated."
17 year old male- "Yoga has helped me change my life. It has brought light within me. Thank you for that. I never thought I would see myself doing it but it helps me on and off the mat. Off the mat it has changed my perspective of life. Thank you Miss A :)"
The following quote is from a youth who has been coming since the very first class. The population is highly mobile, so some youth I only have for a few weeks before they are off to somewhere else. This particular youth is pretty special and deserves a post all to his own in the future so I can share the transformation I have observed in him over this past year.
18 year old male- "I just want to be a very good person free of evil thoughts and actions. Yoga has helped me a lot in my life. At times it becomes the most important than any other. That's why I keep coming back."
This past week, we ended class by chanting "Peace begins with me" over and over. In reminding them of this powerful concept, I remind myself. Instead of complaining or feeling despondent about the world around me, I will chose everyday to effect my world in a positive way. I will chose to see the good, to be the good, to cast off judgment, to practice empathy, to be honest, to strive for integrity, to meet people where they are at and hold space for them. I will mess up, but I commit to try and try again. I owe it to the kids I serve, my community and myself.
How can you practice peace today?


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Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt expecting baby boy
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are expecting a son.
The reality TV couple, who first found fame on The Hills more than a decade ago, revealed in April (17) that they are getting ready to welcome their first child into the world.
No strangers to publicly sharing every detail of their lives, the pair have now let slip that they will take delivery of a little boy.
"I ran into the room and said, 'It's the doctor's office!'" recalled to Us Magazine, adding that Spencer was laying down when she got the news. "The doctor said, 'It's a boy!' I started screaming.
"(Spencer) was really excited! He trains jujitsu all the time, so he's excited to have a little grappler. He'll be doing jujitsu and soccer with him."
Admitting both her and Spencer wanted a boy for their firstborn, Heidi confessed she'd also like a little girl at some point in the future.
Since news of the baby broke, the blonde star's former castmates Kristin Cavallari and Audrina Patridge have both reached out to the 30-year-old to offer their congratulations and parenting advice.
"I've actually been in touch with both of them for a while now. And I obviously asked both of them for advice. Kristin sent me a whole list of baby things you need in the first few months, which has been really helpful," Heidi smiled.
The Hills' Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port are also pregnant with their first children.
"It's crazy. You would think we all like got together one night and discussed this master plan," Whitney recently joked.
"Just totally a coincidence and it's been really awesome."
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A. EARL CULLUM, JR. 1909-1985 BY ARTHUR A. COLLINS AND JERRY STOVER A EARL CULLUM, JR., a pioneer in modern communications technology, cried of a heart attack on January 3 I, 1985, at the age of seventy-five. Cullum's work in the fielcl of radio, tele- vision, anc! microwave communications helpect weave the electronic network that binds the nation together. At the age of twenty-seven, he formed his own firm (A. Ear! Cullum, Jr., and Associates, Consulting Engineers) and soon became a widely known and well-respectecl authority in the problem solving associated with radio and television broadcasting. During his lengthy career, his name became synonymous · · . · . wit n engineering Innovation. Cullum was born in Abilene, Texas, on September 27, 1909. He moved with his family to Dallas a few years later, where he worked as a technician at radio station WFAA from 1923 to 1926 when he was a student at North Dallas High School. After high school, he enrolled in several courses in math ant! physics at Southern Methodist University before leaving the Lone Star State to attend the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology. Following graduation in 1931, Cullum went to work for American Airlines as an engineer in its communications re- search and development departments in St. Louis and Dal- las. He performed a similar function a few years later (1934) for the Southwest Broadcasting Company (SBC) in Fort 107
108 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Worth, but this time in the post of vice-president. After leav- ing the SBC's research and clevelopment operations, he formed his own company. During World War II, Cullum was associate director of the Radio Research Laboratory at Harvard University and a con- sultant to the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Devel- opment ant! the National Defense Research Committee. The projects he supervised were vital to national defense, and uncler his guidance sophisticates! electronic weaponry, such as radio jammers ant! radar receivers, was developed. He also served as a consultant to the U.S. Strategic and Tactical Air Forces in London, England. For his service cluring the war, Cullum received the Presi- clential Certificate of Merit in 1948. Following the war, he was appointed one of the original directors of the Joint Re- search and Development Committee of the Army, Navy, and Air Force in Washington. In 1948 he was also awarded a fel- lowship in the Institute of Electrical ant! Electronics Engi- neers. Cullum was responsible for developing a number of im- portant engineering practices ant! innovations in the broad- casting fielct. For example, he originated the wiclely user! multiplication method of (resigning and analyzing broadcast and directional antenna systems involving more than two towers. Early on, Cullum appreciated the necessity of contin- uously monitoring the amplitude and phase of currents in an indiviclual tower located within a complex array of towers clesigned to avoid! radiation of energy in a direction that would adversely affect another station. Consequently, he de- velopecl the first coaxial sampling loop used to adjust and maintain the components of a broadcast directional system. Cullum also demonstrated that as directional antennas be- came more complicatecI, accuracy of adjustment became in- creasingly important, a finding that stimulated the develop- ment of unusually precise monitoring systems. Another Cullum pioneering practice was the use of ele- vated ground! screens to stabilize critical directional charac-
A. EARL CULLUM, JR. 109 teristics against changing ground conditions—for example, tides on the New Jersey meadows and sunflowers in Kansas. These techniques were first used at WINS-AM in New York. In his continuing efforts to improve the design of broadcast antenna systems, Cullum also originated the idea of using the area under the currents distribution curve to define ac- curately the radiating "moment" of an individual tower of a radiating system, thereby taking into account the effect on the current distribution of the coupling between towers. In still another instance, he recognized the deterioration that reradiating structures, such as power-line towers or modern skyscrapers, could produce in a radiating signal, and he devised ingenious methods of detuning such structures to render them harmless. Specifically, Cullum helped to resolve problems caused by the John Hancock Tower and the Sears Tower in Chicago and assisted in obtaining the initial Federal Aviation Administration clearance for these structures. Since its inception, the firm of A. Ear! Cullum, Jr., and Associates, Consulting Engineers, has represented clients in major markets from Boston to San Diego and from Seattle to Miami, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Mexico. In addition to his duties with the firm, from 1960 to 1980 Cullum also served on the board of directors of the A. H. Belo Corpora- tion- the owner of radio station WFAA, where he began his longtime romance with radio during his high school years. Cullum was nominated to membership in the National Acad- emy of Engineering in 1970, at which time he was cited for "exceptional leadership and originality as a consulting engi- neer concerned with radio and television broadcasting." Yet to examine only his efforts to advance technology would be insufficient to describe A. Ear! Cullum, ir., fully, for he was equally renowned for community and public ser- vice during the most critical periods of the DalIas-Fort Worth area development. Among his greatest accomplish- ments was the technical development of the first system to use microwave technology to broadcast classes from a univer- sity to an industrial facility. The system was first made oper-
110 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES erational at Southern Methodist University (SMU), forming the basis for TAGER (The Association for Graduate Educa- tion and Research) and later for SMU's current off-campus en Yucatan program. Cullum was also an original member of the SMU Founda- tion for Science and Engineering anct served on its executive board. He was a member of the Educational Television Foun- clation (KERA-TV, Dallas), the Dallas Citizens Council, the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and the executive committees of both the St. Marks and Hockaday schools in Dallas.
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The Eels frontman, E (AKA, Mark Everet), has always been a bit of a downer, and understandably so: after the release of his first album Beautiful Freak, he was blindsided by the suicide of his sister and the terminal diagnosis of his mother. Ever since, he has worked through his grief by means of his music. His mourning was understandably all-encompassing, which often made listening to an Eels album a rather depressing affair. However, with the band's newest release, Wonderful, Glorious, E seems to have finally turned a brighter corner, but this new positivity comes with mixed results.
Keeping in step with the band's new attitude, the album sounds significantly different from the past few Eels albums. The opener, Bombs Away, fronts a solid beat and a staccato bass line that sounds like the soundtrack from a modern heist film. Several other songs build off of this groove heavy structure. Unlike the starkly minimalist structure of the past few albums, the band is really given a chance to shine throughout Wonderful, Glorious. These songs showcase an energy that has been largely absent throughout the Eels' despondent discography. Despite the band's bold and successful new sound, many of the best songs on Wonderful, Glorious, scale back the energy of the performance, as they did on past releases. On the Ropes, one of the best cuts on the album, avoids overwhelming listeners with distortion and other electronic trickery and focuses, instead, on a stunning blend of acoustic guitar and piano.
Despite the well executed instrumentation, lyrically, the album falls a bit flat. I am so happy that E has begun to recover from his depression. He seems to be having a legitimately good time on this album, though, now that he is out in the sun again, he seem to be a bit out of his element. Lines such as: oh man, feels so nice, that was a long cold night, but then the sun came out, to thaw the ice, on Peach Blossom, and I've had enough of being complacent, I've had enough of being the mouse, from Bombs Away, reveal a new, enlivened side of E that hasn't really come out in any of the band's previous releases, but his phrasing often comes off as awkward, and occasionally embarrassing. It really seems that E's gotten his mojo back, but I hate to say it, he seems to write better lyrics when he's sad.
Wonderful, Glorious is a solid Eels record, with some of the best arrangements they have ever written. However, despite E's sunny new disposition, the subpar lyrics drag the album down quite a bit. The album is good, despite these flaws, and I am truly happy that E has finally begun to emerge from the doldrums that have plagued him for almost a decade, but I can't wait to see how he weaves this positive outlook into his future releases.
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AML Research: What's New in Treatment?
November 4, 2019 /in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, AML Fact or Fiction, AML Treatments and Clinical Trials, AML Treatments FAQ, AML Video ND, AML Video TC, AML Video WN, PEN Blog /by Kara Rayburn
AML Research: What's New in Treatment? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.
AML expert, Dr. Jessica Altman, discusses the future of AML research, and new learnings that continue to improve current treatment approaches.
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Patricia:
Are there any new treatments on the horizon that you can talk about, Dr. Altman?
Dr. Altman:
Absolutely. So, I love to talk about new therapies in AML. Until the last couple of years – it had been 40 years since we approved a sustained treatment in the marketplace in AML. We had been treating the disease the same. And over the last couple of years there have been a growth of therapies. We're now trying to sort out exactly when we're using one over another. We also have clinical trials where we're combining novel therapies for adults with either newly diagnosed disease or relapsed and refractory disease.
We are in an era of looking out at antibody therapy in AML – that's one of the new waves of treatment. We are still exploring targeting therapies in the sense of inhibition of FLT3, IDH, and other mutations. So, it's an era where there's lots of excitement, and I'm hopeful for our patients.
Yeah. Tell me what makes you most hopeful about the future of research in this area, and treatment?
So, I think that's a great question. I think the fact that we now – the deeper the understanding we have of the biology of the AML, why AML happens, what mutations drive the disease, and then how to target those mutations with individual therapies is what excites me the most. So, our basic science research has exploded, and that occurs at a very quick pace, and that's allowing us to develop therapies at a much faster rate than I would have anticipated before.
What a wonderful way to end our chat. Thank you so much, Dr. Altman, for taking the time to join us today.
It's a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much.
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#ElPasoStrong
by James O'Brien
While the city of El Paso, Texas, remains in shock after a mass shooting during the weekend, the Rhinos of the Western States Hockey League announced a number of ways that they plan on helping victims and their families following the tragic events.
To start, the team is donating $10K to the El Paso Community Foundation. They're also planning on donating proceeds from a jersey auction after they play two exhibition contests versus Mexico's Under-20 men's national team on Sept. 28-29.
The Rhinos shared the news, and their condolences, in this tweet, with the hashtag #ElPasoStrong
Rhinos coach Cory Herman spoke about a city in shock with the news to NHL.com's William Douglas, while also pointing out the significance of El Paso's exhibition games against a team from Mexico.
"There were people from Mexico who died that day too," Herman said. "This is a loving city; well, it's really the biggest small town you'll ever visit. This is the type of place that if you're broken down along side of the road, within a couple of minutes you have people stopping trying to help you. People are just in shock right now."
Douglas explains that the Rhinos' $10K donation will come, in large part, from ticket sales the team earned while becoming repeat champions of the WSHL in 2018 and 2019.
The El Paso Community Foundation has a spot where people can donate money to victims and their families
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Q: GitLab says merge conflicts must be resolved but there are no conflicts I have a feature/new-feature branch that I'm trying to fast-forward merge into qc branch. I've been doing this all this time without issues, when all of a sudden today, Gitlab does not allow me to merge due to "Merge blocked: merge conflicts must be resolved.".
I have tried multiple solutions:
1.
Checked out local git checkout qc, and git pull origin qc (it was up to date). Then rebased my local branch git rebase -i qc and forced pushed to origin git push -f origin feature/new-feature.
2.
Deleted local git branch -D qc, then checked out origin git checkout qc and did the rest from step 1.
3.
Unprotected and deleted origin qc. Then pushed local qc to origin and did the rest from step 1.
4.
Did what GitLab suggested, which is to "resolve locally". Once I merged locally, e.g. on qc git merge --no-ff 'feature/new-feature', and then opened another MR there was still the same merge issue.
5.
Deleted my local repo, and re-cloned again.

A: So the issue was related to deleted files/folders as suggested by someone in the comments. I could not figure out what are these untracked files, so I ended up git cleaning the working tree like so:
> git checkout qc
> git clean -fd
> git push origin qc

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Q: actix web test doesn't seem to be routing requests as expected I recently updated to actix web 4, I had some tests that used the actix-web test module that stopped working as expected in the process. I'm sure it's something simple but I'm having trouble figuring out what changed. Here is a minimal example of the issue:
use actix_web::{test, web, App, HttpResponse, HttpRequest};

#[actix_rt::test]
async fn says_hello() {
  let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/index.html").to_request();
  let mut server =
    test::init_service(App::new().service(web::scope("/").route("index.html", web::get().to(|_req: HttpRequest| async {
      println!("Hello?");
      HttpResponse::Ok()
    })))).await;
  let _resp = test::call_and_read_body(&mut server, req).await;
}

running this test I would expect to see "Hello?" output to my console, however, the request handler function I have defined at "/index.html" doesn't seem to be called and I receive no output.
To be clear, the tests are more complicated and have assertions etc, this is just a working example of the main issue I am trying to resolve
actix-web = { version = "4.1.0", default-features = false }

note:
if I change all paths to the root path it will call the handler, I.E.
  let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/").to_request();
  let mut server =
    test::init_service(App::new().service(web::scope("/").route("/", web::get().to(|_req: HttpRequest| async {
      println!("Hello?");
      HttpResponse::Ok()
    })))).await;
  let _resp = test::call_and_read_body(&mut server, req).await;

  // prints "Hello?" to the console

However no other route combination I have tried calls the request handler.

A: Rust tests capture the output and only output them for failed tests.
If you want to show output on all tests you have to tell them to do so with either testbinary --nocapture or cargo test -- --nocapture.

A: I was able to make things work by changing the path in the scope to an empty string
let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/index.html").to_request();
let mut server =
test::init_service(App::new().service(web::scope("").route("index.html", web::get().to(|_req: HttpRequest| async {
  println!("Hello?");
  HttpResponse::Ok()
})))).await;
let _resp = test::call_and_read_body(&mut server, req).await;

// prints "Hello?"


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Q: Adjust space between two axes while keeping it constant on other axes using matplotlib For some reason I couldn't find information on this (I'm pretty sure it exists somewhere), but in the following generic example, I would like to reduce the hspace between ax1 and ax2 while keeping the same hspace between ax2-ax3 and ax3-ax4.
I'd also appreciate any links to an example like that!
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec

def annotate_axes(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)

fig = plt.figure()

gs1 = GridSpec(6, 1, hspace=0.2)
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[0])
ax2 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[1])

ax3 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[2:4])
ax4 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[4:6])

annotate_axes(fig)
plt.show()

A: One way that might suit your need is to create a subgrid (in this example, putting hspace to 0):
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.gridspec import GridSpec

def annotate_axes(fig):
    for i, ax in enumerate(fig.axes):
        ax.text(0.5, 0.5, "ax%d" % (i+1), va="center", ha="center")
        ax.tick_params(labelbottom=False, labelleft=False)

fig = plt.figure()

gs1 = GridSpec(6, 1, hspace=0.2)

# subgrid for the first two slots
# in this example with no space
subg = gs1[0:2].subgridspec(2, 1, hspace = 0)

# note the ax1 and ax2 being created from the subgrid
ax1 = fig.add_subplot(subg[0])
ax2 = fig.add_subplot(subg[1])

ax3 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[2:4])
ax4 = fig.add_subplot(gs1[4:6])

annotate_axes(fig)
plt.show()


...Though Some Call It Magic!
While flying to see Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, Bobbi Morse and Paul Allen colide with a flying beast that forces the plane down. Paul crashes to the ground with the plane while Bobbi is given a parachute and jumps out while the plane is still airborne. Later at the crash site Paul is aided by Ka-Zar as he helps him fight off a pack of lizard men while Barbara is rescued by the British of New Britannia. Unknown to both Ka-Zar and Paul that Barbara has been saved the two venture into the Lost Lake to save her.
Brothers Damian and Joshua Link grew up on opposite paths. While Josh progressed from delinquent to criminal, Damian became the best police officer he could. Their paths crossed one fateful night when Damian and his partner responded to the silent alarm at a bio-genetics lab, Futura Research Laboratories that Josh and his cohorts were breaking into to steal equipment for their boss. When the criminals are caught, their guns are quickly thrown into a nearby acid bath to prevent the crooks from retrieving them. During a struggle, the brothers fall together into a chamber where they get accidentally bombarded with experimental rays that appear to kill Damian and turn Josh's hair white.
Josh's accomplice shoots the other cop and the crooks escape, but two days later a news report reveals that Damian recovered and named his brother as one of the suspects in the robbery and homicide. With their anonymity compromised, Josh's partners turn on him and take him back to the labs to dispose of his body in an acid bath. Josh's fear and desperation ends up triggering a newfound power -- his life essence vacates his body and goes into his brother's. Without realizing why, Damian suddenly knows where to go to save Josh and finds his strength and speed doubled when dealing with his would-be killers. With the danger passed, Josh's spirit returns to his own body just as the police arrive to take him away. Despite the rescue, Josh refuses to forgive Damian for turning him in. The brothers are separated once more, now with a mystery hanging over their heads.
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It is the time of each year in which Dr. Doom is allowed to summon and challenge the devil and try to win back the soul of his deceased mother. After casting a spell to summon the Lord of Lie's presence in his castle, Doom battles the Devil's chosen champion: Kagrok the Killer.
Kagrok proves to be a superior opponent, and the only means that Doom manages to survive is due to his personal force field. However, the creature is able to break through it and easily defeat Dr. Doom. With the contest lost, the Devil and his minion disappear, Cynthia von Doom's soul still in his possession.
Doom revives, and vows that when the next year comes to pass, he will be strong enough to beat the devil and free his mothers soul.
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"This Badge Bedeviled" ended with a note from the editor asking readers to write in if they wanted to see more of the Brothers Link. They never got more of their own stories, but Josh soon gets revealed as the secret identity of the Zodiac Cartel member, Gemini.


Jockey Glyn Schofield is happy to lead again on Sir Plush in today's Listed $150,000 Gosford Quarries Gosford Gold Cup (2100m) at Gosford.
Jockey Glyn Schofield is happy to let Sir Plush, above, stroll to the front in the 2019 Gosford Gold Cup at Gosford. Photo by Steve Hart.
Schofield let Sir Plush stride to the front last start before being run down by Gresham when second in the Kensington Handicap over 1550m on the Kensington track at Randwick on January 5.
The Bjorn Baker trained Sir Plush has drawn barrier two in the eleven horse field and Schofield said that he would adopt the same tactics on the six year old who is stepping up to the 2100m for the first time.
"He's going to roll along and he's probably going to have more speed early in the race," Schofield told Racenet.
"He seems to run his best races when you're rolling on him so you don't have to re-invent the wheel with him to see whether he'll stay the trip.
"If you've got speed and you've got momentum, you'll be hard to run down around Gosford.
Sir Plush might not get it all his own way out in front with noted front runner Fabrizio also enjoys rolling along in front.
Josh Parr takes the mount on Fabrizio and the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained seven year old will jump from gate six.
There is certainly not going to be any loafing in the Gosford Gold Cup with the Chris Waller trained Satono Rasen and Queensland galloper Prioritise also setting the pace at their most recent outings while the Kris Lees trained Singing was an all the way winner in last year's Gosford Gold Cup.
The Richard Freedman trained Roman Son has been well supported and is the race morning favourite for the Gosford Gold Cup at $2.70 at Ladbrokes.com.au and the five year old is really going to relish the hot pace on up front.
Roman Son is coming off a last start fifth in the Group 3 $160,000 Summer Cup (2000m) at Randwick on December when he made up plenty of ground from the back of the field.
Satono Rasen is on the second line of betting at $5.50 just ahead of Sir Plush at $6 and Araaja at $6.50.


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Chandler man pleads guilty to assault for striking vet with SUV
Saundra Wilson
A man involved in a Chandler hit-and-run that left an Army veteran with life-threatening injuries pleaded guilty to aggravated assault Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Police said Cody James Gibson, 18, intentionally struck Stephen Richardson, 31, with his Honda SUV in the parking lot of a Fry's Food and Drug Store near Riggs and McQueen roads on April 7.
Witnesses reported seeing Gibson assault a woman at a fast-food restaurant near the Fry's around 5:45 p.m. When the woman fled, witnesses said Gibson followed her, dragging her by the hair to the SUV.
Richardson, who has served tours in Iraq, saw the incident while driving his pickup truck and drove into the aisle of a parking lot near the SUV to block the vehicle from exiting.
After Richardson and his friend got out of the truck, Gibson pressed the gas pedal and struck Richardson, sending him over the vehicle's hood. Gibson drove away, leaving Richardson on the asphalt.
Richardson sustained a skull fracture, lacerations on the back of his head, and partial hearing loss in his left ear. He was released from the hospital one week after the incident.
Details of the plea deal could not be confirmed with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, but records from pretrial hearings suggested Gibson would be offered a sentence of at least 15 years in prison.
Gibson is set to be sentenced Dec. 19 in Maricopa County Superior Court.


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The overall objective is to use stochastic fractals to represent subsurface property distributions, particularly hydraulic conductivity (K), that are highly heterogeneous. To accomplish this, fractal structure will be illustrated in existing and new data sets. The most appropriate fractals will be selected, and a general scheme will be developed for generating fractal property realizations conditioned on (reproducing) the data. User-friendly computer programs will then be developed for identification of fractal structures, determination of values for fractal parameters, and generation of fractal distributions in three dimensions.
The research will focus on developing further understanding of the type of fractal structure found in natural K distributions, and the development of software that transforms vertically-distributed K measurements into 3D data sets suitable for transport analyses, including input to contaminant transport models. By using fractals to represent the K measurements, heterogeneity and statistical structure present in the data are preserved. Such representations exhibit variations on all scales that is typical of natural heterogeneous systems.
The research aims to put the use of fractal properties in K dis-tributions on a practical basis by developing algorithms for producing 3D, fractal representations. One anticipated outcome is ground water flow and contaminant transport models that are improved significantly. In the area of site characterization, fractal-based approaches allow one to deal with irregular, highly variable, property distributions in a realistic way. This will result in improved simulation methodology in support of risk assessment and natural attenuation studies.


Worm-like infection targets devices that have seldom-used port 5555 open.
Another reason to dislike The Dragon Box, I guess?
Oh, look, another scam involving Monero. Must be a day ending in "y."
IDK about The Dragon Box, but it is one more strike against the "it's less prone to malware" crowd.
It seems that we're hearing about more and more malware infecting smart devices of all types. It's getting to the point where we'll need to spend as much time managing our smart devices as our computers.
"Viruses, they aren't just for computers any more."
There is no device. This is malware that theoretically spreads to anything running Android: smartphones, TV boxes, smart TV, even potentially your refrigerator, if it's one of the "smart" variety.
It sounds like you'll be safe if you leave the debugging tools turned off, but it's still frustrating, because as a software developer, I tend to turn on the debug tools on my Android hardware. Now this means I'll have to use an isolated network when developing and testing software on smart devices.
It's just sad how much damage will be caused to the owners of these smart devices (I'm sure some will stop working or working well) just so some thief can make $3.00.
It's like how assholes used to break your car window/door and steal your car stereo causing a few hundred in damage just for their $20 of drugs.
There is debug tools, then adb. Now if it takes advantage of a vulnerability in adb that's one thing, but it looks like it infects something listening on port 5555.
Besides, when's the last time you just auth an adb request out off nowhere?
Isn't ADB disabled by default on most (since i haven't used all Android devices i will not say "all" but that is what i mean) Android devices?
That "something" is adb. That's the default port it uses.
ADB is also called the "Android Debug Bridge", and is the (as the name suggests) bridge between debug tools running on the device and a desktop computer running an IDE or debug console. Turning on debug tools is generally how you enable ADB on a device; so turning debug tools off should turn off ADB on the device.
I haven't actually tried probing 5555 on any devices, however, so I suppose it's possible that some devices will respond to the port even with debugging tools turned off. However, if debugging is turned on, infecting a device is trivial - since that's ADB's job.
Normally, yes. However, there are apps out there that interact with a PC through the USB port, and so they use ADB as a communications channel. Also, it's possible that there's a listening process on that port, even if the switch in the control panel is toggled off.
I'm guessing poor default configuration by OEMs could be part of the problem, e.g. leaving adb open on production devices. Wouldn't be the first time an OEM sent out unsecurely configured hardware.
You just wrote this: we'll need to spend as much time managing our computers as our computers.
Ok, but it's not very meaningful.
I'm assuming (hoping) that as long as port 5555 isn't open to the internet I should be okay? I have Fire TVs at home that I have installed Kodi on and left debug mode on the devices. So, port 5555 is available on my local network, but there's no way to get to those devices from the internet. As long as there isn't some other way for these devices to get infected (streaming site?) I should be okay.
However, it sounds like I should start turning on developer mode while I'm sideloading Kodi and other apps, and turning developer mode back off when I'm done.
"Used to?" They'll still do hundreds in damage for the nickel in your cupholder around these parts.
Developer mode is too slutty to leave on.
I just hope my Ubiquity Security Appliance is earning its keep as the sole device attached to the cable modem.
If you have debugging turned on for an android phone, doesn't it prevent the typical media transfer\backup behavior from working normally with most peoples PC\USB? That may prevent some phone infections since it would be off most of the time, but considering industry track record, it wouldn't shock me at all if most non-phone Android devices keep the ADB port open just out of technical convenience (or laziness).
Maybe I missed it in the article, but is the targeting of the ADB tool\port something new? It seems like it wouldn't be but I don't recall hearing about it before.
It's the inverse of the old "When all you have is a hammer" adage.
"When everything's a computer, everyone's a tool"
The problem is lots of these IoT devices are just cheap Linux boxes put together as quickly as possible without much care for security. I hate to suggest this, but perhaps we should have something akin to Underwriters Lab to certify web connected devices for digital safety.
In my opinion, things like this will be detrimental for the cryptocurrency world.
While cryptocurrency it is already not seen with very good eyes by the population at large, attacks like this will only make it worse.
Instead of it possibly becoming in some years "mainstream" it will end up being used strictly for illegal stuff but even then it might have a really low value.
No kidding. The last time my stereo was stolen, it cost more to replace the in-dash hardware than the actual stereo. I also had to do a lot of work to extend the wiring back out to where it was useful, since the jerk cut the harness off when he stole the radio.
Nope, that's 5037. 5555 is for emulator sessions.
No I am merely stating that developer mode takes a device from a more locked down state to a less locked down state. So for instance you may disable strict signature checks and permission requests to make the life of a developer easier. Typing in your complex password 10 times just to launch a new build gets old super fast. Developer mode avoids that, but your security is best served not being in developer mode.
To be more specific to your question, if Kodi requires developer mode i would view it as inferior to competing software that does not. I do not use Kodi though, and the trade off may be worthwhile nevertheless for someone else.
I'm assuming (hoping) that as long as port 5555 isn't open to the internet I should be okay?
As long as you never take any ADB open devices outside your network (use your Android smartphone at the coffee shop on WiFi?) and bring it back inside the network.
My Fire TVs are my only Android devices.
I'm the the developer of adbLink, ( http://www.jocala.com ) a GPL utility for Android devices, which allows side-loading Kodi, among other things. adbLink is a front-end for Android's adb.
adb connections require an authorization ( http://www.jocala.com/usbauth.html ) that the end user must perform. Once you authorize a key is stored on your connecting PC/Mac and on the actual device at /data/misc/adb/adb_keys.
You can bypass the authorization dialog, but it requires root and a USB connection to overwrite the key on the Android device. Additionally, as far as Android set-top boxes go (Fire TV - Nvidia Shield TV, etc), I suspect that the majority don't expose 5555 to the Internet. YMMV, of course.
And yes, you can turn developer settings on, side-load Kodi, then turn developer settings off and Kodi will function perfectly.
There is still a concern that some other device on your internal network could get hacked, then probes all of your computers/devices/IoTs and looks for open port 5555 on them.
Most of those devices are likely to be able to reach out to the internet, so it would be worth their trouble to install cryptomalware on them, especially since it may not be evident that these devices have been hacked unless they overheat or malfunction from the load.
According to the docs(and my limited but nonzero experience) Android devices of 4.2.2 or newer will refuse to do anything useful over ADB unless you respond affirmatively to a confirmation prompt(on the device) that you do indeed wish to trust the RSA key provided by the device on the other end of the ADB connection.
Are these things running an ancient version? Is there a vulnerability in ADB, or at least some flavors of it, that allows you to bypass the keypair auth step? Did the bottom-feeding OEM stub that out because they basically want ADB to be smartphone telnet?
I certainly wouldn't take the extra risk, since it carries little benefit; but [/i]if the design is actually working as intended[/i] exploiting ADB is not substantially dissimilar in difficulty from exploiting SSH set for keypair auth only.
Given that it is clearly getting exploited; my question is "Social engineering, bug; or deliberate misconfiguration?"
You have to manually set you device to use port 5555 via adb over usb first.
Everyone, unless you are running a pre rooted Android box, don't worry about it.
It's good to know that all IoT devices can be managed to the point where they can be secure.
Right, but the point is you need to physically connector to the phone to run ADB. Or at least that is the only way I know how to use ADB.
For those that never ran ADB, it is all CLI. At least on Linux. I can see the need for adblink for the general public.
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This is horrible, especially since a lot of devices don't document how to change the default passwords, or straight up disable it for regular users specifically, and having physical damage on top of the hack is worrisome on several levels, especially if they have batteries that might catch fire due to excessive heat (worst case).
What is a proper defense or work around for this vulnerability?
Would an Android fire wall help/work? A particular AV app? Frankly, some Android apps seem as sketchy as the problem they claim to fix.
Is there a list of problematical ips, ranges, asn, countries, something?
If nobody has brought the answer yet, this malware uses port 5555 "most probably" because most, if not all Monero pools accept low-end hardware connections on ports 3333 and 5555.
If I'm correct, blocking those two ports on your router will prevent any infected device on your network from effectively communicating with almost all Monero pools. They'll still be infected, but won't drain their CPU mining. They'll keep trying to ping the pool address set in the miner's config file.
Remind me, again, why Monero exists?


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Languages with Different Alphabets
By: Joanne Walker BA (hons) - Updated: 4 Sep 2012 | *Discuss
For English speakers, one of the hardest things to come to grips with when learning a language such as Chinese or Japanese is the fact that these languages use different alphabets. To learn a whole new system of writing down a language is a task in itself –not to mention the fact that these languages are usually structured in a completely different way to English and other languages in its family.
The Latin Alphabet
The Latin alphabet is the alphabet the main languages of Europe use. It is the alphabet you are reading now and the only alphabet many English speakers will be familiar with. It is one of, if not the, most widely used alphabets in the world. The Latin alphabet is so widely used that many other languages which do not use it, such as Greek and Chinese, use a system of transliteration whereby the words of their language are replicated in a Latin alphabet so that anyone will know how to pronounce them as long as they are familiar with the Latin alphabet. These transliterations are often known as Romanizations – after the Roman Empire which led to the spread of Latin.
The Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet today is only used to represent the Greek language. However, it is of huge importance because it was the alphabet from which the Latin alphabet derived. And yet it is the Greek language which is given a Romanization, rather than the other way around. This is because only Greek people and scholars of the language and classics will be familiar with this Greek alphabet in today's world. However, every schoolchild will be familiar with some of its letters, for alpha, beta, gamma, delta and many others are all used as names for items in fields which Greeks have historically excelled such as science and maths.
The Greek alphabet has also given rise to the Cyrillic alphabet – used in Russia and Bulgaria among others. The Cyrillic alphabet looks very similar to the Greek alphabet and is used differently in the languages which use it. So, all of the letters which appear in one Cyrillic language will not necessarily appear in another.
Languages Using Characters
Chinese and Japanese – and some other languages of the Far East – use complicated looking characters rather than the type of alphabet we are familiar with in the UK. These characters have traditionally made up one syllable. There are tens of thousands of them in existence for each language and consequently, learning these languages can seem more than a little daunting. A small number of characters also represents whole words and are known as pictograms.
Other Alphabets
Of course, there are many more other alphabets including the scripts used in Arabic languages. Arabic script is a beautiful looking cursive script which reads from right to left – another tricky aspect for would be learners of the language to get their heads around.
This article can only ever start to touch the surface of all of the many alphabets in the world. Just like the languages themselves they have grown up out of a predominant alphabet in their geographical localities – so Greek for Europe, Chinese for Asia and so on. Although it may be tricky to master them, once this is done, the satisfaction at being able to read a whole new alphabet is immense.
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In about 1949, Marber joined an evening class in drawing and painting at St. Martin's School of Art, London. During this time he befriended a member of staff, Roger Nicholson and a lifelong friendship began, which later included Romek working for Roger, and his brother Robert, on their Cunic office partition system.
When Robert turned to publishing, establishing Robert Nicholson Publications in the late sixties, he enlisted Marber as designer, triggering another successful collaboration. Robert had seen a gap in the market for well-designed, informative pocket guidebooks and in 1968 he produced Nicholson's London Guide, the first of many Nicholson's guidebooks that Marber would design covers for and the all-important internal typography. Marber's ingenious register, clear layout, and attractive presentation of technical information was accessible and simple to use. The book was an immediate hit, at home and internationally. Marber designed a number of other Nicholson's London guides which followed, including specialist guides for students and visitors. The most successful title, Nicholson's London Street Finder, with Marber's distinctive cover design, featured Marber's arrow logo for Nicholson's placed at the bottom right corner of the cover with its street map reveal. Such was the popularity and commercial success of the London street guides that many were reprinted in various editions and formats, in large numbers which brought Marber considerable repeat royalties. At the start of the 1970s, when Robert embarked on a new venture of Guides to London, Marber was appointed consultant designer to Robert Nicholson Publications. Realising that there was nothing about the River Thames, in 1969 Robert published Nicholson's Guide to the Thames. Further guides on other popular themes were then released using the same concept of each section of map including references to pubs, towns and villages, and places of interest. Marber's carefully considered information graphics were well-received. While the Centre Pompidou in Paris wrote to Marber to enquire about the possibility of using examples of Marber's typography for Nicholson's in their cartography exhibition, in the 1971 catalogue, Making The City Observable, the American architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman declared, "Nicholson's London Guide is one of the most convenient and comprehensive pocket guides to any major metropolitan centre in the world".
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Hawks GM: LeBron James probably leaked Warriors rumor
By Dan FeldmanFeb 6, 2018, 5:15 PM EST
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LeBron James would reportedly meet with the Warriors if they clear max space next summer. But LeBron also called that rumor "nonsense."
Hawks general manager and former Golden State assistant general manager Travis Schlenk, via CBS Atlanta:
I would be really, really surprised if LeBron went to Golden State.
The one thing I will say about Mr. James: He is the master at using the media to get whatever story he wants out there. He's perfected the art of the social-media game. I think that those things were probably leaked by them, by Mr. James and his camp.
I don't see a universe where that happens.
It would be interesting to see. It would be interesting to see what he'd be like with the rest of those guys, with his playmaking ability and obviously with the shooting that Golden State has.
I have no problem with Schlenk openly sharing his assessment of the situation. In fact, I agree with it. I believe these leaks serve LeBron's greater purpose of trying to win in Cleveland by reminding the Cavaliers not to take him for granted and spend what's necessary to improve his supporting cast.
But I wonder whether the NBA and National Basketball Players Association will be as forgiving of Schlenk's openness.
While Knicks president, Phil Jackson was widely panned for criticizing LeBron. Using the word "posse" was a flashpoint, but even Jackson admitted he wasn't supposed to talk about another team's player. Though the union spoke out only once Jackson said Carmelo Anthony would be better off elsewhere, the response seemed like a culmination.
This isn't tampering. It's closer to anti-tampering, Schlenk implicitly dissuading LeBron from coming to Atlanta (not that LeBron needed any more reasons). But the line for acceptable remarks by an executive about an opposing player is a moving target.
If he really wanted to convey the opinion that LeBron was behind the Warriors report,* Schlenk could have hidden as an anonymous source. Plenty of reporters would have granted him anonymity to discuss LeBron's media manipulation.
*I doubt Schlenk did. He was asked about it and answered.
Instead, Schlenk put his name behind his comments. Which is why I'm not bothered by this at all.


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Gunman shot by Los Angeles police is identified
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By Vallejo Times-Herald |
PUBLISHED: July 28, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 7, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have identified a gunman who was shot by Los Angeles police in a busy San Fernando Valley shopping district.
The coroner"s office says 44-year-old Seth Raines of Los Angeles died last Friday on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
Witnesses say Raines had fired gunshots into the air as he calmly sat on a low brick wall near a bank.
Police say Raines was shot after he refused orders to drop the gun and instead raised the weapon.
The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/1MwY2Rp ) says before moving to Los Angeles, Raines spent time in Humboldt County, Colorado, Kansas and Oregon.
In Los Angeles, he was charged with city code violations, including camping in a public place, but the charges were dismissed.
He also had a 2008 conviction for resisting arrest.
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Things like the introduction of charges for single use plastic bags are already having an impact on our behaviour: the number handed out in England dropped from seven billion in the year before the charge, to just 500 million in the six months after it according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Meanwhile in Scotland, government figures show there was an 80 per cent drop, and Wales saw a 70 per cent decrease.
Dundee has been named Europe's most visionary city for electric vehicle policies. At the moment, 40 per cent of council vans and cars are electric, along with 15 per cent of Dundee's taxis – with plans for many more. As more of us switch to electric vehicles, smart meters will help us see just how much the vehicles cost to charge.
The growing success of the plastic bag charge is part of a wider shift that is seeing an increasing number of consumers look at how their purchases and behaviour affects the planet.
According to an international study by Unilever, a third of consumers are choosing brands they believe are doing social or environmental good by helping to tackle dangerous greenhouse gas emissions and waste.
While manufacturers are increasingly being persuaded to deliver goods with green credentials, many consumers are also rethinking their own day to day habits – from using energy-saving lightbulbs to watching food waste, car sharing and recycling – in an effort to do their bit too.
Millions of people are also looking to smart meters, which provide near real-time energy readings, helping consumers to identify the areas in their home where they might be able to turn off unnecessary gadgets and appliances, or find other ways to cut back on consumption. By saving on energy consumption, it's a daily means of working towards a greener environment.
As we move towards a cleaner and smarter energy system, energy supplier are bringing in new, innovative tariffs which reward consumers for using energy for charging large-consumption equipment like electric vehicles at different times of day when energy is cheapest. This helps us to better manage our energy system and reliance on non-renewable power when demand is high.
All of which could have a big impact. Recent research carried out by Leeds University has shown more than eight million people in Britain are considering buying or leasing an electric vehicle (EV) in the next five years.
And around a third of drivers are said to be more likely to purchase an electric vehicle if they can programme it to charge automatically at home when energy is cheapest.
Dr Stephen Hall, researcher, University of Leeds said: "Smart meters can enable EV owners to be even more environmentally friendly, by matching charging with the greenest electricity on the system.
Smart meters themselves will play a massive role in change – installed at no extra cost and easy to use, they are expected to save us 30 million tonnes of carbon by 2030.
With the ability to make change at their fingertips – and in our wallets – Britain's consumers are playing a vital role in the shift towards a greener future.


I'm a lover of DreamWorks' classic 2D animated features, so naturally I can't help but be a little disappointed each time the studio releases another CGI film. DreamWorks' Home, however, is another film that helps ease that disappointment with its whimsical adventure and colourful cast of characters.
Home tells the story of Oh (Jim Parsons), a clumsy and awkward Boov, and a sassy teenage girl named Tip (Rihanna). The Boov are a race of aliens that are constantly on the run and in hiding, with Oh being the only one that sees the value in things like friendship.
The Boovs set their eyes on Earth as their latest hiding place, relocating the entire human population to Australia. A lucky escape leaves Tip as the only human not to be relocated, but her mother (Jennifer Lopez) isn't so lucky.
After an unlikely encounter, Oh and Tip start their adventure across a variety of colourful locations (Paris, baby!) with a series of montages on a journey to reunite Tip and mum.
After appearing in the abysmal Battleship, I didn't exactly have high hopes when I saw Rihanna's name attached to an animated feature. I couldn't have been more pleasantly surprised with her animation debut!
Rihanna gives a performance that is both beautiful and believable, and fleshes out the truly engaging character that is Tip. It's so refreshing to have a black female character in a leading role – especially in an animation! That's not to mention a female character that actually looks her age with believable proportions rather than a stick thin waist and exaggerated chest.
Tip is everything the character designers at Disney should wish their princesses could be. Rihanna also (unsurprisingly) makes her way onto the soundtrack with past recognisable hits in addition to the original powerful R&B ballad, 'Towards the Sun'. Someone's definitely going to be getting some more love on my playlist.
I can't say I'm a massive fan of The Big Bang Theory, yet I see a lot of Sheldon (Parson's character in the show) in the character of Oh, and it works. Still, I found the character to be far less compelling than Tip. However, whenever he's opposite his human sidekick Oh really shines.
The pair bounce off each other, with Oh's awkward friendliness contrasting with Tip's moody teenage attitude ticking off the good old 'unlikely friendship' trope box nicely. Oh definitely grew on me as the film went on, being the source of many a laugh and heartbreaking moments, despite his weak start.
One of my favourite things about the pairing is that they're just friends! I don't think we're about to see any inter-species relations any time soon in kids' films, and I'm okay with that. It's wonderful to not have a romantic element tacked on to the film unnecessarily (or worse, have the rest of the plot centre around it). It's a trend I'd like to see less of until more animation studios are willing to stand up against the heterocentric nature of mainstream animated film (Here's looking at you Disney! Your efforts with Paranorman are appreciated, Laika!). Given to any other studio, an unnecessary character would've likely been thrown into this film as Tip's love interest. Well done for not giving in, DreamWorks!
In addition to our main stars, Steve Martin provides the laughs as the pompous and energetic Boov Leader, Captain Smek. Here's hoping he and the rest of the Boov aren't subject to a series of sequels and spin offs like Despicable Me's Minions.
A delightful film for the whole family or animation enthusiasts, Home is a surprisingly heart-warming story filled with slapstick moments that'll have you rolling in the aisles and tear-jerking twists, it's got something for everyone. Its lessons to learn might not be all that new and the character development might not even be the most original, but I found myself leaving the cinema with a smile, fully satisfied with my cinematic adventure.
My verdict? Simple, good film!
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We are verry happy to offer Malas in our collections as well now. For a while now we have been looking for the possibilities in doing so and finding the right partner. We are convinced to have found that partner in Manipura Mala.
Tati is the creative force behind Manipura Mala. All malas are designed by her to match Liquido's yoga clothes. These malas are exclusively designed for Liquido Fashion. Tati is a true mala whisperer. She makes the malas with conviction and intent. For each mala she really takes her time. Every mala is made with the attention and respect it deserves.
The malas are made to match a certain pattern legging, but of course you can also order them separately and/or combine them with different pieces of our yoga clothes. A mala can also be a great addition in daily life and protect and strengthen you.
Manipura Mala: "Since 2015 we hand-make gorgeous, meaningful and powerful Gemstone Malas, where quality and intention blend with remarkable gemstones to tell unique stories. Our malas are designed to empower people to discover, love, and shine their true colors. We learn all the time about the special powers of stones and crystals and make beautiful and powerful combinations to inspire and support you on your path.
We are absolutely in love with what we do and believe that wearing the right Gemstone mala can spark a deep and positive change in people's lives. We believe in the power of Earth's stones to support our body and mind, while helping us manifest our heart's wishes.
Malas have been traditionally called 'prayer beads' and they could be found in different spiritual traditions that have any sort of meditation practice. Japa Mala for instance is an ancient Hindu practice of repetition of a mantra as a form of meditation. During meditation, the mala helps concentration with the simple sensation of the beads passing through the fingertips. Malas can found in all facets of religions and cultures throughout history, such as Buddhism, Sufism and others.
These beautiful ancient tools support your spiritual practice as powerful close reminders that bring you back to the present moment. Furthermore, Malas are also believed to shield the wearer from negativity, and regular meditation can even increase their power at that.
While the original malas were made out of various seeds and were therefor mostly similar to each other, over time, more and more malas have been created out of crystals and minerals. In this way, it was possible to harness the powerful properties of Earth's stones into a more complex and unique purpose that could be tailored to the specific needs of the wearer. As we learn more and more about the healing properties and energies of stones, we are able to create malas that are personal, meaningful, inspirational, and in the same time beautiful.


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Media release: Khaya Lam Land Reform Project has effected over 3,000 title deeds since project inception
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Khaya Lam Land Reform Project has effected over 3,000 title deeds since project inception
The Free Market Foundation's (FMF) Khaya Lam Land Reform Project announced today that 3,059 title deeds to their homes have been presented to recipients since the project began in 2013, at no cost to the new title owners. This has been made possible through funding from generous sponsors and in close co-operation with the municipality in which the former rental homes are located. This is a historic milestone in reversing apartheid-era housing conditions and releases an estimated R306 million of former "dead capital" into the local economy. The 3,000 title mark was recently achieved through the generous support of Rising Tide Foundation (RTF), Switzerland. RTF sponsored 100 fully tradeable title deeds, turning registered tenants into proud property owners. These 100 transfers are the first of 1,500 transfers that RTF have committed to sponsor and will be presented to the "new" homeowners at a titling ceremony commencing at 11am on 23 October at the Vredefort Town Hall in the Ngwathe Municipality, Free State.
RTF director Joanna Stefanska said, "At Rising Tide Foundation we are working for a better future, a future of greater freedom, opportunity and well-being. We believe that every one of us plays an important role in cultivating a rising tide of change and the Free Market Foundation's Khaya Lam project brings real change to communities. We are thrilled to not only have been in a position to sponsor the transfer of these initial 100 title deeds, but also to have been part of the process when the significant milestone of 3,000 title deeds transferred was reached".
The Khaya Lam project continues to grow from strength-to-strength and, thanks to the generosity of private donors, the FMF has received funds to transfer a further 4,000 title deeds in various municipalities across South Africa. However, much more needs to be done as the FMF estimates that there are 5 million properties nationwide that are crying out to be converted to full unambiguous title.
FMF director Jasson Urbach said, "Securing property rights is a concrete step towards creating a freer and more prosperous society. We are immensely proud of our project and rely on the generous support of individuals and foundations such as Rising Tide Foundation to enable us to continue our work of ensuring that all municipal owned rental housing is transferred to its rightful owners."
Under apartheid, black South Africans were forcibly removed from their land and were denied any opportunity to advance economically. Now, almost a quarter of a century after apartheid ended, the majority of black South Africans still do not own property and remain tenants of the government. The FMF launched the Khaya Lam land reform project to fight this injustice and transfers title deeds from government to tenants.
Progress through freedom
FMF Media Release, "Khaya Lam", "property rights", "land reform", Land Reform


A cathedral city located on the banks of the River Wye.
It is thought that there has been a cathedral in Hereford since the city was founded around 700AD, but most of the present building dates from the 12th century. Amongst the many treasures in the Cathedral is the finest of only four surviving exemplars of the 1217 Magna Carta, along with the mappa mundi, depicting the world as it was seen in the late 13th century.
The Cathedral also contains the largest chained library in the world, containing about 1,500 books dating from around the year 800 to the early 19th century.
One of the last speed trials to take place in England on public roads.
Rotherwas Road (the B4399), which passes through the Rotherwas Industrial Estate on the south east side of Hereford, today known as the Straight Mile.
Also, Whitecross Road (the A438), to the north west of the city, on the main road between Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Brecon.


A road movie with pleasant twists and turns, pathos, humour and love, the rigours of senility, Old Boys (2009) tells of a group of old men in Denmark who stumble, pant and swear through their football practice. There is an exasperated middle-aged coach whom nobody listens to, yet he still keeps at the pep talk. Preparations are on for the annual game, where the team plays another ageing police team in neighbouring Sweden. The story focuses on Vagn, the team's depressed, unmarried goalie, even as he is forgotten by the team at a gas station and has to hitch a ride from a young man, who makes a living, eh, robbing gas stations. The other strand of the story follows the antics of the rest of the team on the bus on their way to the game. Real as they come, despite some contrived part, Old Boys is an entertaining watch.
As the independent movies screened at PIFF have shown, again this year, that neither Hollywood or 'Bollywood' can claim to have made movies with such disarming sincerity.