(02/12/2017 10:11)Atlanteanfan Wrote: Do Fairbrother's operate evenings/weekends?
No but no doubt at weekends and in the evenings the NW services slacken off. What's the frequency of NW's services in the area on a Sunday?? Hourly? You can bet your dollar if Fairbrothers suddenly registered a Sunday service NW would be beefing up there's.
Your last comment is questionable. Certainly where Network Warrington is concerned anyway. Some of the changes that have implemented have certainly been interesting. Eye watering fare increases that left a lot of passengers extremely angry, network changes that again met with not the best reaction and of course a bail out by the council to keep them afloat. Yet now their in a position to offer discounted fares on the very services they see so much as a bit of minor competition.
(02/12/2017 18:38)Mayneway Wrote: Your last comment is questionable. Certainly where Network Warrington is concerned anyway. Some of the changes that have implemented have certainly been interesting. Eye watering fare increases that left a lot of passengers extremely angry, network changes that again met with not the best reaction and of course a bail out by the council to keep them afloat. Yet now their in a position to offer discounted fares on the very services they see so much as a bit of minor competition.
I think it is very much a war of Link/Fairbrothers vs Network Warrington. Unsure what you guys see but at Warrington bus station, especially in the morning and evening, there are 6 NW buses all parked at the back blocking Fairbrothers and Link from heading there for layover and are even starting to park the staff minibus there on occasions despite Stand 1, 13 and 19 being completely empty for almost all day, everyday. NW are consistently departing late on 16/21 to get those few passengers from Fairbrothers. The reason I mention Link is because the manager at NW knows Link is associated with Mr Fairbrother (MD bus & coach) so throws both eggs in one basket despite Link not being any competition apart from Winwick Road and Sankey Bridges. I would definitely say it is a war. Fairbrothers and Link both can compete with lower prices as premises is cheaper as are driver costs. Though Fairbrothers don't have loads of buses to flood routes and stuff, people will start to wait for the price difference.
Fairbrothers do run on Saturdays though unsure of proper times as the Fairbrothers website says one thing, traveline says something completely different. Again, morning and evenings are slightly different on all the different websites. According to Fairbrothers timetables, the 16 runs early.
Network Warrington are being daft. 2 fares of £2 are much better than 1 fare of £3. Charge high, less people will use the service. 3 has First along it's entirety. Sankey and Penketh already have 8 buses per hour with Arriva, Link on 110 and Arriva 7. 21, 1/2, 16/16A all have competition with Fairbrothers. Also Halton on the way to Stockton Heath. All this competition and yet they are still charging rocket high prices.
I genuinely think it will come to a point where Warrington won't have it's own bus company and it will have to be taken over by Rolta or someone like that because the routes just simply won't be viable if Halton, Arriva, Link or Fairbrothers expand locally. There are quite a few routes which make money and could be jumped on. All the companies need is vehicles, licences and drivers. Sounds like a lot but I think companies can get hold of things a lot quicker these days.
(02/12/2017 21:03)iMarkeh Wrote: I think it is very much a war of Link/Fairbrothers vs Network Warrington. Unsure what you guys see but at Warrington bus station, especially in the morning and evening, there are 6 NW buses all parked at the back blocking Fairbrothers and Link from heading there for layover and are even starting to park the staff minibus there on occasions despite Stand 1, 13 and 19 being completely empty for almost all day, everyday. NW are consistently departing late on 16/21 to get those few passengers from Fairbrothers. The reason I mention Link is because the manager at NW knows Link is associated with Mr Fairbrother (MD bus & coach) so throws both eggs in one basket despite Link not being any competition apart from Winwick Road and Sankey Bridges. I would definitely say it is a war. Fairbrothers and Link both can compete with lower prices as premises is cheaper as are driver costs. Though Fairbrothers don't have loads of buses to flood routes and stuff, people will start to wait for the price difference.
They need more than that - they need a lot of money. It is foolhardy to expand too much unless you have plenty of spare money. Just look at the number of small independent operators that have got into trouble, and ceased operations, because they tried to expand too far, too soon.
Either maintenance standard decline, or operations become unreliable, and they get an invite to the traffic commissioners, or they run out of money and cannot get finance to continue.
Fairbrothers have had 'issues' with the TC recently haven't they?? I wouldn't think NW worry to much about them as there's only so much Fairbrothers can do really. Don't think they would get a VA increase anyway.
Problem with Mr Fairbrother is he comes across as somewhat lazy. Seen him ask his loyal passengers so many times what they want and it's always the same evening and Sunday buses yet nothing comes of it. If your going to take on NW do it properly!
The other issue is the appearance of his fleet. Last time I was in Warrington (in the summer) the fleet was a mismatch of liveries and them god arful destination boards in the window.
(02/12/2017 22:42)Bevan Price Wrote: They need more than that - they need a lot of money. It is foolhardy to expand too much unless you have plenty of spare money. Just look at the number of small independent operators that have got into trouble, and ceased operations, because they tried to expand too far, too soon.
(02/12/2017 23:04)Mayneway Wrote: Fairbrothers have had 'issues' with the TC recently haven't they?? I wouldn't think NW worry to much about them as there's only so much Fairbrothers can do really. Don't think they would get a VA increase anyway.
Yes, you need money and I get that side of things. I mean if someone wanted to expand onto a route, it can easilly be done if you have the money. I never said anything about expanding quickly or too far, I just said there are routes that can be jumped on quickly and make money. If a company was in a position to expand, the routes would be easy to register and make money.
Now, I wouldn't say it is being lazy. For the duties Mr Fairbrother has so far, it is really easy to have just one driver on all day and take him off for breaks. By the time they have done schools before and after, the driving hours are a little low to go back to service work for such a length of time. IT would require more drivers and also some bosses like to head home and rest easy knowing all the buses are in the depot. When buses are on the road, anything can happen like breakdowns etc. If you don't have someone in the office at that time, the boss would be called. Yes it is a part of business but if Mr Fairbrother doesn't think he can make the money or doesn't think it is worth the hassle running later, that is his decision. Though yes it would help competition and stuff. The schools alone could probably not far off keep Fairbrothers afloat. I think the service runs are just topping up profits or possibly schools make just under the 'break even' line so service again tops it up. I know schools make a lot of money. He can't do earlier really due to the schools which then makes the evenings useless as people will already have returns on Network Warrington.
I do agree about the livery and destination board side of things. I think that could look better but then is that price you pay for cheaper fares? Cheaper fares, cheaper buses. The more money he puts in, the more he needs to make then upping prices.
Link Network may expand, they may not... I haven't seen anything about ops disks being increased. I know it takes 3 months for them and nothing has been on N+Ps. Only way it could expand is earlier, later and weekends. Unsure what position they are in to expand but I guess like the 110 you mean, against Arriva but NW runs along the route. I suppose that is a wait and see.
I have heard NW are after the 329 and 360. Truth or rumor, only a few people know (bosses at NW). If it is true, it will be interesting to see what happens.
From what I've seen the odd few times I've been in Warrington recently Fairbrothers have stopped using the old destination boards as most if not all of their fleet have got LED displays fitted which give route and fare information on them, the same with Link Network.


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These autobiographical pieces and corresponding photos are part of a special edition of 60PLUS featuring local residents who prove that fashion has no age limits.
Evelyn Zaloudek, 86
My family moved to Omaha in 1945 from a farm in Woodbine, Iowa, where I was in the 4-H Club. My project was raising two Hereford steers, one of which won the grand champion of his class at the Harrison County Fair. I showed him at Aksarben, and he won a blue ribbon. It was a sad day when he was sold with a group of other blue-ribbon calves to a hotel in New York City. Of course, in those days, they sent the calves right over to the packing house and then shipped them back East. That was the end of my farming days.
I graduated from South High where I met my handsome, hardworking, successful husband, Eugene Zaloudek. We have been married 66 years and counting. We have a son, Steven, two daughters, Wendy and Kris, and six adult granddaughters. I am blessed with nine great-grandchildren, four boys and five girls.
Because of the Korean War draft, Gene enlisted in the Navy in 1951 and was stationed at the Olathe Kansas Naval Air Station. We lived in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Gene received orders to go to Guam, where I joined him with our 11-month-old son. Guam was quite an experience. There were Japanese guns still on the beaches and Japanese soldiers hiding in the hills. Our daughter, Wendy, was born in the new military hospital just three days after it opened.
We left the island by ship in January 1955. After 18 days at sea, we docked at Oakland, California, where Gene received his discharge. We returned to Omaha by train.
We bought a home in Papillion, where our daughter Kristen was born. All three of the children graduated from Papillion high schools. We built a home in Bellevue in 1974 and still reside there. I love the area, with all the wildlife, trees, and good neighbors.
I worked at Mutual of Omaha for 10 years, the Sarpy County Court judge's office for 10 years, and in the Sarpy County office of Dakota Title & Escrow Co. for 26 years. I sat on the board of directors of Midlands Community Hospital for five years in the 1980s and saw the hospital come out of receivership. I have volunteered in the gift shop for over 35 years.
I have wonderful happy memories of skiing in Colorado, sailing on Gavin's Point Lake on weekends, wintering in Florida after retirement, and the great trips we have made. Many of these memories include family and good friends who are no longer with us.
We adopted a nine-year-old rescue westie, Stella, who is now 13 years old. I cannot help laughing when I call her to come into the house; it reminds me of Marlon Brando in the movie On the Waterfront. I hope I outlive her.
My advice for others? If you have a talent, share it, even if it is a green thumb. I have given away many varieties of hostas that I have collected over the years.
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Perdikkas II (Latijn: Perdiccas), was koning van Macedonië van 454 tot 413 v.Chr. uit het huis der Argeaden. Hij was een van de vele zonen en uiteindelijke opvolger van Alexander I van Macedonië.

Opvolging Alexander I
Toen Alexander I vermoord werd, besloot de Macedonische volksraad dat hij moest worden opgevolgd door drie volwassen zonen die elk een deel van het land kregen: Philippos, Alcetas en Perdikkas. De drie broers voerden echter al gauw een onderlinge strijd en de Macedonische volksraad zette Perdikkas' broers af, zodat deze de troon besteeg als Perdikkas II.

Conflict met Athene
Perdikkas II raakte in conflict met Athene dat zijn grenzen probeerde uit te breiden in het door interne conflicten erg verzwakte Macedonische koninkrijk. Athene vestigde zelfs koloniën om dit te onderstrepen. Daarop deed Perdikkas II een oproep aan de steden in Chalcidice om in opstand te komen tegen het Atheense gezag. Zijn oproep werkte: Potidaea kwam inderdaad in opstand tegen Athene, maar werd na een belegering door Athene ingenomen. Dit leidde weer tot een slepende strijd tussen Athene en Sparta: de Peloponnesische Oorlog zoals verslagen door Thucydides. Daarin liep Perdikkas II telkens over aan de hand van wat hem het beste uitkwam. Zo wist hij een einde te maken aan de Atheense dreiging, doordat Sparta en Athene elkaar erg verzwakten.

Cultuurbeleid
Op cultureel gebied zette Perdikkas II het werk van zijn vader voort. Hij haalde veel dichters, filosofen, schrijvers en kunstenaars naar het hof en zorgde zo voor een grote culturele bloei. Hij nodigde zelfs Socrates uit, maar deze weigerde volgens Aristoteles omdat hij de corruptie en slechte reputatie van het hof verafschuwde.

Nageslacht
Perdikkas II had een hoop kinderen, ook een zoon, Archelaüs I van Macedonië, uit een relatie met de slavin van zijn broer. Deze zou na zijn dood door veel intriges de macht krijgen.

Koning van Macedonië
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For Prabha Sanjay, center, opening a preschool in Foster City, California, fulfilled her dream of providing an inclusive educational experience for the community.
Time was running out for Prabha Sanjay to fulfill her dream of opening a Montessori-based preschool large enough to meet the community's demand for her education services.
It was 2009, and even though her company, Odyssey Preschool, had been open for less than a year, positive word-of-mouth from parents had resulted in a waiting list of new students for the small, in-home day care in Foster City, California.
She needed more space but lacked the financing to secure a commercial building to accommodate additional students. The lenders she had met with were unwilling to provide additional funding due to a previous loan rate modification on her home mortgage.
The two began working together to develop a plan to obtain financing for the expansion of Odyssey Preschool. The first step was a secured business credit card from Wells Fargo to pay for day-to-day business needs and help strengthen her credit profile. Then they worked to refine Odyssey's business plan, providing a path forward for the company's success and helping to build the case for financing a business loan and line of credit, despite her credit issues.
The business plan was a success, and a loan for $100,000 was approved, which allowed Odyssey Preschool to relocate to a commercial location and cover the cost to update the building to meet the needs of a larger-scale child care facility.
Today, Odyssey Preschool cares for 130 children ages 18 months to 6 years old and employs 20 teachers from China, India, Spain, and the U.S.
The young students at Odyssey, 90 percent of whom are immigrants, learn through language-immersion programs, including Spanish, Hindi, and Mandarin. In addition, Montessori teaching methods, which value the human spirit and the development of the "whole child" — physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively — allow the children to explore their natural eagerness for knowledge.
Prabha Sanjay grew up in Bangalore, India, and moved to the U.S. with her husband in 1996. She raised their two children as a stay-at-home mom, but once the kids were in middle school, she felt it was time to pursue her passion — early childhood education.
"Being an immigrant myself, I realized that there was a need to improve inclusion in preschools, with the goal of helping young children connect culturally," she said.
After going back to school for her early education degree and working at a local preschool, she ventured out on her own. And since its opening, Odyssey Preschool has become known in the local community for its inclusive, culturally diverse teaching methods.
That strong reputation and the resulting success have her business expanding once again.
Through a U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loan from Wells Fargo, Odyssey Preschool will soon open a second location in Palo Alto, California, that will support more than 50 additional students.


Called "Living Things," Douenias and Frier's project explores how photosynthetic algae can be used to produce food, fuel, heat and light for its users in the home. Their pieces include glowing lamps and tables, each equipped with hand-blown glass bioreactors that support the growth of spirulina.
Living Things is designed for the dining and living room and all of its pieces are interconnected and managed through a central control system that sits within a cabinet. The growth system is supported by a set of pumps, tubing, manifolds, LED drivers, heater connections and filters, all of which can be controlled and adjusted manually using the knobs atop the table.
Though what's being grown is not quite as appetizing as carrots and broccoli, spirulina does prove far more functional and sustainable. The designers chose the algae for its rich green hue, light absorbency, and its adaptable culinary qualities.
You can see more innovative green designs by Jacob Douenias here, and have a peek at Living Things in action at the Mattress Factory Museum in Philly where it's currently on show.


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The Magic of Disney Animation is Now Closed at Disney Hollywood Studios
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On 6/24, darthmaz314's Disney Snapshot of the Day featured the signage display for the Magic of Disney Animation attraction. Little did we know that this attraction would be announced as closing forever a few days later.
Animation Courtyard Archway at Disney
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The Magic of Disney Animation was an original attraction of the then-named Disney MGM Studios and was situated at the far end of the Animation Courtyard beyond The Voyage of the Little Mermaid and Playhouse Disney. At the time of the attraction's debut, one of the most innovative and unique of its experiences allowed guests to look down on Disney animators as they worked in partially glass-walled offices, eerily bringing to mind some sort of voyeuristic human workplace safari. The attraction was the front end of the actual Walt Disney Animation Studios Orlando division, which turned out some impressive work before its closure in 2004. Some of the most notable work to emanate from the Orlando studios was ink and paint work for The Little Mermaid, the "Be Our Guest" sequence from Beauty and the Beast, the "I Just Can't Wait to be King" sequence from The Lion King, and full production work on the features Brother Bear, Mulan, and Lilo and Stitch. However, as the years passed, any semblance of actual studio production, live action or animated, was slowly extracted from the park but a few of the safari-like animator offices/studio tour elements remained.
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The Magic of Disney Animation also featured a short film that examined the process of bringing a Disney animated character to life. In this experience, a cast member interacts with an on-screen incarnation of Eddie Murphy's Mushu the dragon from Mulan, as they comically describe the process of creating an animated character, from the first pencil marks on paper all the way through its explosion on screen as a vibrant and seemingly living creature. The original version of the film featured an animated Robin Williams as the comic relief alongside legendary newsman Walter Kronkite, who functioned as a guide and narrator for guests. In this iteration, Robin Williams is transformed into an animated version of himself as a Lost Boy from Disney's Peter Pan. Williams portrayed an adult Peter Pan in the 1991 Disney film Hook. The Williams/Kronkite version of the attraction film was quite entertaining and endearing and can now be looked back on with great nostalgia, since both men have passed on.
For the those who enjoy a look behind the scenes at the animation process, both films were enjoyable and worth the time, particularly since they provided a respite from the oppressive Orlando heat. For those not wishing to sit through the film, it could be bypassed by walking through the back of the theater and out into the next section of the attraction.
You're A Character Interactive Station at The Magic of
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Another major portion of the Magic of Disney Animation attraction was the "Animation Station" area which featured interactive computer consoles that allowed guests to paint animation scenes, try their hand at adding sound effects to a
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scene from a Disney film, and play a game called "You're a Character" in which they answer a series of questions to determine which Disney character best represents them. This area was also home to the Animation Academy, which was a scheduled attraction during which guests are given a crash course on creating a character sketch by a Disney animator.
Also featured in the Magic of Disney Animation were several character meet and greet areas, the two most significant featuring Sorcerer Mickey and characters from the most recent Disney/Pixar film. The last area included a waiting queue that was always very cleverly and heavily themed around the featured characters' film.
Toy Story 3 Themed Character Meet and Greet Area at
Ratatouille Themed Character Meet and Greet Area at The Magic of Disney Animation - courtesy darthmaz314.com
Huge Ratatouille Scenery Animation Cel Used as Theming for
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Wreck It Ralph Themed Character Meet and Greet Queue Are at The Magic of
Lastly, the Magic of Disney Animation pavilion also housed a museum-like section that featured concept art, storyboards, sculpted maquettes, and other story development and promotional materials from a recent Disney or Pixar release. Adjacent to this was another room with a display case that housed Academy Awards won by Walt Disney and the Walt Disney Studios.
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While it is true that I am among those extremely excited to see Hollywood Studios revamped and expanded to include a Star Wars Land (and hopefully a version of California's Carsland), I am sad to say goodbye to some of the attractions (like Magic Of Disney Animation) being closed to make room for these changes. This attraction offered a variety of experiences that were uniquely Disney and fit the "behind the curtain" production experience that was once a part of Hollywood Studios concept. It was also a great spot to escape the sauna that is Orlando in summer, while still being entertained in true Disney fashion. An addition, the character meets and greets often featured some of the more rare characters, many of which you would not find anywhere else on property. Some examples I personally have witnessed included Stitch, Jafar, Mulan, Miko the Racoon, the Incredibles, Frozone, Pinocchio, Geppetto, Captain Hook, Smee, the Genie and more.
Characters That Have Appeared at The Magic of Disney Animation
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In fact, one rainy and not so crowded day at Hollywood Studios about five years ago, my family had some of the greatest character interactions ever in the meet and greet area with several of the characters mentioned above, all of
whom were at the top of their games in terms of guest interaction. Particularly memorable, was Stitch, who truly created one of those unforgettable Disney moments for my family, which included wrapping himself around my wife's leg and refusing to let her leave.
The Magic of Disney Animation officially closed on July 12th. It now exists only in our memories and the photos and videos in which we may have captured it over the years. If you have interesting photos of the attraction, feel free to e-mail them to darthmaz314@gmail.com and we may include them in follow-ups to this post.
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New survey shows school IT breaches increasing
By Tech & Learning 2009-05-25T14:00:00Z News
On May 18, CDW-G announced the results of the 2009 School Safety Index. Based on a nationwide survey of over 400 K-12 district IT and security directors, the index measures 10 indicators and four contraindicators to set a national benchmark to determine the current state of school security.
This year's Index found that although K-12 districts are taking steps to improve network and building security, increased breaches of security caused an overall decline in physical and cyber security scores. Other key findings include:
• In the past 12 months, 55% of districts reported an IT breach, such as unauthorized user access or viruses.
• 67% experienced a physical breach such as break-ins, unauthorized persons in schools or vandalism.
• 75% of respondents rated their cyber and physical security as adequate.
• Most IT breaches originate internally, with 41% from students and 22% from staff/employees. Physical security breaches are usually caused by unidentified persons (42%) and students (37%).
• Districts' top IT and physical security barriers—lack of budget, too few staff resources and security tools—remain unchanged for the third year.
The national cyber security average for 2009 is 22.2, out of a scale from 0-100. The Index also found that 88% of districts are using wireless networks to give students more access to the Internet and other resources, and 92% of districts are using some type of encryption to protect data. 65% of schools that do not currently have wireless networks are considering or implementing one within the next year.
Although nearly all districts have acceptable use policies that govern how networks are used, only 40% of districts said they actively enforce these policies, and 40% said they spend 4 hours or less each month reviewing questionable Internet activity.
The 2009 national physical security average, also measured on a scale of 0-100, was 32.2. The Index found a slight increase in security camera use, with 79% of districts reporting that they use cameras—an increase in 9% from the previous year. Half of all districts only use cameras to monitor outside areas, missing opportunities to view incidents inside school buildings.


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<title>GFF Format Summary: Microsoft Windows Clipboard</title>

Microsoft Windows Clipboard

Also Known As: CLP

  Type
  Metafile

  Colors
  Bilevel to 24-bit

  Compression
  None

  Maximum Image Size
  32Kx32K and 2Gx2G pixels

  Multiple Images Per File
  Yes

  Numerical Format
  Little-endian

  Originator
  Microsoft Corporation

  Platform
  Microsoft Windows

  Supporting Applications
  Microsoft Clipboard and ClipBook Viewer

  See Also
  Microsoft Bitmap,
   Microsoft Metafile, DIF,
   SYLK, RTF

Usage

Used as a "one-format-saves-all" solution for easily storing data
in Windows to disk.

Comments

A useful and under-utilized format. Programmers can safely assume
that every installation of Windows will have the ability to read and write
Clipboard files.

The Clipboard file format is used to store Microsoft Windows
Clipboard data to disk. The Clipboard is an area of shared memory found
in the Windows operating system, and is the simplest mechanism
available to exchange data between applications running in the
Windows environment.

Contents:

File Organization

File Details

For Further Information

A set of functions in the Windows API is used to transfer data between
the Clipboard and Windows applications. For example, the Cut, Copy,
Clear, Paste, and Undo functions found in many Windows applications
all use these function to access Clipboard memory as an area for
temporary storage and data exchange. However, only one Windows
application may access the Clipboard at a time. The Clipboard can also
be accessed directly using the built-in Windows applications Clipboard
Viewer and ClipBook Viewer.

The Clipboard Viewer is a simple application used to view the entire
contents of the Clipboard and to save its data to disk using the CLP
file format. The ClipBook Viewer is an extended version of the
Clipboard Viewer that allows stored data to be divided into separate
pages of information and shared over a Microsoft (NetBEUI) network
using the OLE or DDE protocols. Each page in the ClipBook may hold the
data captured by a single Cut or Copy operation. ClipBook may contain
a maximum of 127 separate pages, each identified by a name up to 47
characters in length, and limited in size only by the amount of
available disk space. Each page of the ClipBook may be stored in a
separate CLP file.

The Clipboard Viewer and ClipBook Viewer are separate programs, but
both use the executable file name clipbrd.exe, so it is not likely
you will find both programs installed in the same Windows
environment.

The Clipboard Viewer under Windows 2.x and 3.x
is found in the Main group box. Windows for Workgroups
3.x and Windows NT 3.x provide only
the ClipBook Viewer, also found in the Main group box.

Clipboard Viewer is not installed by default in Windows 95. To
install the Clipboard Viewer under Windows 95, you must select
Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, click the Windows Setup tab,
click Accessories, and then click Details. Click the Clipboard Viewer
check box to select it, and then click OK or Apply. The Clipboard
Viewer will be installed and a shortcut will be placed in the
Accessories menu under the Programs menu.

The CD-ROM version of Windows 95 and CD-ROM Extras for Microsoft
Windows 95 Upgrade also includes the ClipBook Viewer, but the floppy
disk version of Windows 95 does not. If you install Windows 95 over
Windows for Workgroups version 3.1, and during Setup choose to not
install the Windows 95 Clipboard Viewer, Windows 95 retains and will
use the Windows for Workgroups ClipBook Viewer.

It is important to realize that both the Clipboard and ClipBook
Viewer are only applications that access the Clipboard and its data,
and are not the Clipboard themselves. This point is often a source of
confusion for both Windows users and programmers alike.

File Organization

Clipboard files use a very simple data format, but can be quite
complicated because they can store many types of data. The CLP file
format begins with a header and is followed by a directory of one or
more records that indicates the type and location of data within the
Clipboard file. Following these records are the actual Clipboard data.
(See Figure Microsoft Windows Clipboard-1.)

Figure Microsoft Windows Clipboard-1: Basic layout of a CLP file

There will be one section of data per record.
The standard Clipboard data formats are listed in Table Microsoft
Windows Clipboard-1.

Table Microsoft Windows Clipboard-1: Standard Clipboard Data Formats

  Data Format
  Format ID
  Description

  TEXT
  0x0001
  ANSI text

  BITMAP
  0x0002
  Windows Device-Dependent Bitmap

  METAFILE
  0x0003
  Windows Clipboard Metafile

  SYLK
  0x0004
  Microsoft spreadsheet format

  DIF
  0x0005
  Soft Arts spreadsheet format

  TIFF
  0x0006
  Adobe Tag Image File Format

  OEMTEXT
  0x0007
  ASCII text

  DIB
  0x0008
  Windows Device-Independent Bitmap

  PALETTE
  0x0009
  Windows DIB Color Palette

  PENDATA
  0x000A
  Microsoft Pen Windows data

  RIFF
  0x000B
  Microsoft Resource Interchange File Format

  WAVE
  0x000C
  Microsoft Audio File Format

  UNICODETEXT
  0x000D
  Unicode text (Windows NT only)

  ENHMETAFILE
  0x000E
  Windows Enhanced Metafile (Windows 95 and NT only)

  HDROP
  0x000F
  Double NULL-terminated list of strings (Windows 95 only)

  LOCALE
  0x0010
  Language and character set specifier (Windows 95 only)

Most of the native Windows data formats are supported by the
Clipboard. The Clipboard is also capable of storing private or
user-defined data formats (Table Microsoft Windows
Metafile-2). Applications such as the
Microsoft Windows Write word processor store a variety of private
data formats using the Clipboard. You can also store any other file
format as private data inside of a CLP file and read the file into
the Clipboard using the Clipboard Viewer or your own Clipboard-aware
application. Your application is then responsible for parsing and
displaying the private data.

Table Microsoft Windows Clipboard-2: Private Clipboard Data Formats

  Data Formats
  Format ID
  Description

  OWNERDISPLAY
  0x0080
  Private data not displayable on the Clipboard

  DSPTEXT
  0x0081
  Display Text

  DSPBITMAP
  0x0082
  Display Bitmap

  DSPMETAFILEPICT
  0x0083
  Display Metafile Picture

  DSPENHMETAFILE
  0x008E
  Display Enhanced Metafile

  PRIVATEFIRST
  0x0200
  First Private Data Format

  PRIVATELAST
  0x02FF
  Last Private Data Format

  GDIOBJFIRST
  0x0300
  First Private Graphics Device Interface Object

  GDIOBJLAST
  0x03FF
  Last Private Graphics Device Interface Object

When a CLP file is read by a Clipboard viewer, the data of the first
usable entry will be displayed. It is therefore necessary to store
the most important data first in a CLP file. For example, you might
store the same piece of text in both the TEXT and OEMTEXT formats.
Windows would use the TEXT data, and other applications that use only
the ASCII character set would use the OEMTEXT data. The same text
data could also be stored as RTF and UNICODETEXT in the same CLP
file.

Not every flavor of Windows is capable of supporting every Clipboard
data format. For example, ENHMETAFILE is not supported by Windows 3.x
and UNICODETEXT is presently only supported by Windows NT. If Windows
cannot find data in a usable format on the Clipboard, it will attempt
to convert a recognized data format to one considered more suitable.
For example, TEXT or OEMTEXT data may be converted to UNICODETEXT;
METAFILEPICT to ENHMETAFILE; BITMAP to DIB, and DIB to PALETTE.
Unrecognized formats are ignored and not displayed by the viewers.

File Details

The CLP header is four bytes in length and has the following format:

typedef struct _ClpHeader
{
    WORD FileId;        /* File identifier (always 3C50h) */
    WORD FormatCount;   /* Number of records in directory */
} CLPHEADER;

FileId is used to identify a CLP file. This value is always 3C50h.

FormatCount is the number of record entries in the format directory.

Clipboard Records

Following the header is one or more records that indicate the type
and location of data within the Clipboard file. The number of records
is specified by the FormatCount field in the header. Each record may
be from 11 to 89 bytes in length and has the following format:

typedef struct _FormatRecord
{
    WORD  FormatId;       /* Format Identifier */
    DWORD DataLength;     /* Number of bytes in the data */
    DWORD DataOffset;     /* Offset of the data in the file */
    BYTE  FormatName[];   /* Format name */
} FORMATRECORD;

FormatId identifies the type of data indicated by this record. Valid
values for this field are listed in the Format ID columns of Tables
Microsoft Windows Clipboard-1 and Microsoft Windows Clipboard-2.

DataLength specifies the length of the data in bytes.

DataOffset indicates the offset of the data within the Clipboard file.
The offset is always calculated from the beginning of the file.

FormatName is a plain-text string that describes the name of the
format. This string will be "Text" for TEXT data, "Bitmap" for BITMAP
data, and so forth. Private data types, such as "Rich Text Format",
will also be described. This string may be up to 78 characters in
length and is always terminated with a NULL (0x00).

The format of an entire Clipboard file can be defined as such:

typedef struct _ClipboardFormat
{
    CLPHEADER ClpHeader;
    FORMATRECORD ClpRecords[ClpHeader.FormatCount];
    BYTE Data[];
} CLIPBOARDFORMAT;

Clipboard Data

The CLP format supports a bewildering variety of data formats. Most of
these formats are documented as separate file formats described
elsewhere in this book. Following is a description of the format data
types listed in Tables Microsoft Windows Clipboard-1 and Microsoft
Windows Clipboard-2.

TEXT is one or more strings of 8-bit ANSI characters. Each string is
terminated by a carriage return (0x0D) and a line feed (0x0A). A NULL
(0x00) byte indicates the end of the TEXT data. The ANSI character set
is the default character set used by Windows.

BITMAP is a Microsoft Device-Dependent Bitmap (DDB). Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Bitmap
format article for more information on the DDB format.

METAFILE is a standard Windows Metafile, but is preceded by an
additional header used by the Clipboard. Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Metafile
format article for the format of the Clipboard
Metafile.

SYLK is the Microsoft Symbolic Link data format used by Microsoft
Excel, Chart, and Multiplan to store spreadsheet data. The SYLK data
is stored as ASCII text with each line terminated with a carriage
return and line feed. Refer to the
Microsoft SYLK
file format article for more information on the SYLK format.

DIF is the Software Arts Data Interchange Format used to store
spreadsheet data. The DIF data is stored as ASCII text with each line
terminated with a carriage return and line feed. Refer to the
Lotus DIF file format article
for more information on the DIF format.

TIFF is the Tag Image File Format created by Aldus, Hewlett-Packard,
and others, and is now administered by Adobe Systems. Refer to the
Tag Image File Format article
for further information on TIFF.

OEMTEXT is one or more strings of 7-bit ASCII characters. Each string
is terminated by a carriage return (0x0D) and a line feed (0x0A). A
NULL (0x00) byte indicates the end of the OEMTEXT data. The ASCII
character set is the default character set used by MS-DOS.

DIB is a Microsoft Device-Independent Bitmap (DIB). Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Bitmap format
article for more information on the DIB format.

PALETTE is a DIB color palette. Refer to the
Microsoft Windows Bitmap
format article for more information on the DIB color palettes.

RIFF is the Microsoft Resource Interchange File Format. This is
Microsoft's "store anything" multimedia file format. Refer to the
Microsoft RIFF article
for more information.

WAVE is the Microsoft Waveform audio file format (.wav files). A wave
file is nothing more than a RIFF file that stores only digital audio
data.

UNICODETEXT is one or more strings of 16-bit Unicode characters. Each
string is terminated by a carriage return (0x000D) and a line feed
(0x000A). A NULL (0x0000) byte indicates the end of the UNICODETEXT
data. The Unicode character set is the default character set used by
Windows NT and Win32.

ENHMETAFILE is an Enhanced Windows Metafile found on Win32 systems.
Refer to the Microsoft Windows
Metafile format article for the format
of the Enhanced Metafile.

OWNERDISPLAY is private data that is not recognized by the Clipboard,
and is therefore not displayed by the Clipboard Viewer. The
FormatName field of this data's record should yield a clue as to the
format of the data.

DSPTEXT is a collection of private text. This data is stored using the
same format as the TEXT format, and will be displayed as text, but is
not available via the TEXT format ID.

DSPBITMAP is a collection of private text. This data is stored using
the same format as the BITMAP format, and will be displayed as text,
but is not retrievable using the BITMAP format ID.

DSPMETAFILEPICT is a collection of private text. This data is stored
using the same format as the METAFILEPICT format, and will be
displayed as text, but is not retrievable using the METAFILEPICT
format ID.

DSPENHMETAFILE is a collection of private text. This data is stored
using the same format as the ENHMETAFILE format, and will be
displayed as text, but is not retrievable using the ENHMETAFILE
format ID.

GDIOBJFIRST and GDIOBJLAST are a range of reserved values use to
register private GDI objects. GDI objects include brushes, pens,
palettes, and fonts. Under Windows the object is created first in
memory and then saved to the Clipboard using the SetClipboardData()
functions call. The handle of the GDI object and a value in the
range of GDIOBJFIRST and GDIOBJLAST (inclusive) are passed to the
function.

PRIVATEFIRST and PRIVATELAST are a range of reserved values used to
register private data formats. There is no official registration of
private data format numbers, so your reader application needs to both
recognize this value and the FormatName string to properly identify
the private data.

For example, let's say you want to import a 32K IFF file into your
application through the Clipboard. You might construct a CLP file
with a single record and containing the IFF file data:

typedef struct _PrivateIffFormat
{
    WORD  FileId;           /* 0x3C50 */
    WORD  FormatCount;      /* 0x0001 */
    WORD  FormatId;         /* 0x0200 */
    DWORD DataLength;       /* 0x00007FFF */
    DWORD DataOffset;       /* 0x00000026 */
    BYTE  FormatName[];     /* "Interchange File Format\0" */
    BYTE  Data[];           /* The entire IFF file */
} PRIVATEIFFFORMAT;

In this example we see a CLP file that contains a single record
describing a private format with an ID value of 0x200. The data is 32K
in size and begins 39 bytes into the file. Once this file has been
read into the Clipboard the IFF file data may be read and parsed by
any application that can access the Clipboard.

For Further Information

There is no official CLP file format specification. The Clipboard
File Format and Clipboard management functions are described in
detail in:

Microsoft Windows Programmer's Reference, Volumes 2 and 4, Microsoft Press, Redmond, WA, 1990.

The Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) distributes several files
containing information on the CLP format. These files may be found on
the MSDN CD, or on the Microsoft Web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/developr/MSDN/

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4th August, 2011
Jarv's Birthday Series: Hard Target (1993)
ALRIGHT!!! This is what I'm talking about. Hard Target (release date 20th August 1993 in the USA) was a film I saw on video at the mighty age of 16 and loved unequivocally. I knew nothing about John Woo or various conventions that would become tiresome in his American period (looking at you Face/Off), but this film rocked my little casbah. Man, for a teenager this had almost everything you could ask for: extreme ass-kickery, stupidity by the gallon, 'splosions, more ass-kickery. All it lacked to my teenage mind was boob. To be fair, after the last few films that I've sat through on this list, I was owed this. Owed it big time.
Lance Henriksen plays "big game hunter" Fouchon. He's turned up in New Orleans to hunt homeless scumbags for loads and loads of money. The film opens with him hunting down Douglas Binder (Chuck Pfarrer), who was an ex-services and therefore better than your average hunt. Killing Douglas, unfortunately, has the unexpected side-effect of bringing him to the attention of Nat (Yancy Butler). She hooks up with dirty stinking Cajun Chance Boudreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme), and the rest of the film works on Lance and his gang hunting Chance and Nat down in the Bayou.
This film is, and bollocks to what anyone else thinks, John Woo's best American film. It's fucking more fun than a whole barrel full of monkeys. Incidentally, I'm not convinced a barrel of monkeys would be that much fun. I'm pretty certain that it would make lots of screeching noises for a while, before smelling bad and leaking everywhere. Not fun. Not like Hard Target anyway. If I wasn't doing this film for this series, then I'd be recommending it for Droid's blowing shit up run. Things explode in a fantastically entertaining way here.
Van Damme can act. I know that sounds like a bizarre thing to say, given his pedigree, but when he's been in films that he's required to show some acting chops (JCVD or Legionnaire) he can perform to an admirable level. He hasn't really got anything on that scale to do here, because this is all about kicking henchmen through a car window, or standing on a motorbike pillion to shoot people, or on a duck in a carnival warehouse to shoot people with a bow and arrow. Still, he acquits himself passably leaving the rest of the acting pyrotechnics to other actors. Lance, actually, is awesome here. I love his deranged "You're making me look bad in front of my dogs" delivered in a psychotic growl. It's one of the better performances in his patchy career. Arnold Vosloo is hilarious as Lance's henchman, but my personal favourite is Wilford Brimley as Uncle Douvee, he's fucking awesome here.
Aside from the acting, though, Hard Target is a phenomenally stupid film. Chance kills one of Lance's henchmen by biting the tail of a rattlesnake and then using it as a trap. Nevertheless, who honestly gives a fuck? I don't- because I'm having far too much fun watching idiots get messily killed in entertaining ways or Van Damage kicking some motherfucker really hard. It's so so entertaining that there's no real point whining about it. Even the sheer dumbness of how Lance dies doesn't matter- as by then I'm a giggling wreck sitting on the sofa periodically punching the air.
Hard Target is, and I'm almost disgusted at myself for saying this, a stylish film. Woo was firing on all cylinders here, and Hard Target fits right in with his much more regarded Hong-Kong films. There are directorial flourishes here that are so far ahead of the comparable American work at the time, and even watching it now, having sat through the misery of such films as Mission Impossible 2 (complete with GIANT DOVES), I'm astonished at how great Hard Target looks and feels. This really is one of the quintessential stylish dumbhouse films.
On that note, everything about this screams "dumbhouse". The initial premise is stupider than a paste eating retard, the action is astonishingly dumb, the story is superbly moronic and the whole film just does not give a red fuck about how cretinous it is. Hard Target is a film that revels in its own stupidity, it rolls around in it like a pig in shit and at the end of the day comes up, covered in turd, with a big fucking grin on its snout. This is an epic piece of early 90's cretinism, and as such almost defies any rational criticism.
Overall, Hard Target is a film that I feel incredibly nostalgic towards, and one that I still enjoy to this day. It's incomparably dim, but Van Damme is on good form, the action kicks seven shades of ass, things blow up with no little elan, and the whole package is just a riot from start to finish. The flaws to Hard Target are intrinsic to how much fun it turns out to be, and it still makes me believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, John Woo is capable of directing a great American film. I give Hard Target 3 John Woos not sucking balls out of 4, and I do have to say that if you get a chance when it's on TV late at night stick it on. Hard Target does not disappoint.
Next up is the hugely controversial Natural Born Killers. I haven't seen this in 15 years, so I'm a bit worried about it.
Jarv.
1985 – Teen Wolf (3 out of 4)
1986 –Reform School Girls (2.5 out of 4)
1987 – Dirty Dancing (Orangutan of Doom)
1988 – Married to the Mob (1 out of 4)
1989 – Millennium (1 out of 4)
1990 – Darkman (3 out of 4)
1991 – Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (2 out of 4)
1992 – Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (Orangutan of Doom)
1993 – Hard Target (3 out of 4)
Tags: action, Arnold Vosloo, Ass kickery, Chuck Pfarrer, DEATH BY TAILLESS RATTLESNAKE, Explosions, Film, Great fun, Hard Target, Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Woo, Lance Henriksen, Review, The Birthday Series, Wilfred Brimley, Yancy Butler
38 responses to "Jarv's Birthday Series: Hard Target (1993)"
Xiphos0311 says : 4th August, 2011 at 8:18 am
I've never seen this and from your wonderfully colorful review it sounds like a monumentally stupid but fun movie but I have to ask, how does one bite through a snake and then use it as a trap?
Continentalop says : 4th August, 2011 at 9:00 am
You obviously were never a boy scout. It's in the manual.
I was kicked out.
I can't talk. They didn't let my *kind* in.
But seriously, were you kicked out. Because that is fucking badass…
they didn't let Minnesotans in?
I was an Atheist. I once got kicked out of a Christian camp at age 12 for telling them I didn't believe in God (great camp too; made out and felt up a lot of girls in that camp).
I got kicked out of cub scouts because I took a branch to a couple of kids that tried to beat me up. One of the little pussies was the leaders kid, she was pissed, and got in my Moms face so she slugged that fat cow.
THAT is a cool mom.
Yours, not the fat cow.
She had her days.
Spud McSpud says : 4th August, 2011 at 12:46 pm
To answer your question, Xi, I think the idea is that by biting off the rattlesnake's rattling tail, then hanging said snake over a branch (but not yet, because first Van Damme PUNCHES THAT BITCH SNAKE RIGHT THE FUCK OUT!! Seriously – he does), the rattlesnake can attack the next dumb henchman to come along because he won't be able to rattle, thus alerting Henchman #1 of his imminent demise!!
To think – I only had two years of compulsory CCF cadet training at school, and even I knew that ;P
Droid says : 4th August, 2011 at 12:59 pm
Don't forget you must attach the snake to a tripwire, Spud.
Spud McSpud says : 4th August, 2011 at 1:03 pm
See – now THAT's why I never lasted in the boy scouts. Always forgetting tripwires and shit…
Seen it but can't remember it. Just remember not liking it, but at that time I was going through a very snobby and pretentious phase (I actually thought Hal Hartley & Jim Jarmusch ilms were good back then). I might have to give this one another chance.
you must have been really pretentious or real good at self delusion if you could make yourself believe those two humps made good movies.
In my defense I was trying to get in some college girls pants. The Warriors and TCM don't seem to get them impress them as much as those two.
A broad not impressed by the Warriors is unworthy of your seed.
I know that now, but if only I knew that when I was younger.
Actually, one of the best and dare I say most romantic moments is when I took a date to the Warriors at the New Beverly. When I looked over and saw her just eating it up I knew I found someone special…
…at least for the month.
One of the first conversations Mrs Spud-To-Be and I had were about some of the movies we both loved. When she said THE WARRIORS – well, I KNEW there and then, she was The One.
11 years later, I was right. Any chick that digs THE WARRIORS is a keeper. If only for the month ;D
That said, Mrs S-2-B loves the quote about shoving a bat up my ass and turning me into a popsicle. I said if the combined forces of the entire Upper Sixth of the richest young Midlanders the mid-80s had to offer didn't manage to, good fucking luck – it ain't happening, now or ever
I'm not going to lie. I think I'm fucking drunk. I just went through three bottles of wine all by myself tonight and have barely eaten anything.
so I guess you're not training anymore?
Sad thing is I am still in training. I decide to take one week off and of course I go to shit.
Good news is I just got RushFit for my b-day so I should start that up soon. Hopefully that puts me back on track.
What's Rush fit?
It's a DVD exercise program by George St. Pierre, the UFC fighter. Not saying it is anything great, but a friend did it and talked highly about it. Said it would be perfect for me because I am more about getting in shape and less about worrying about my build, and I can also keep going to boxing and kickboxing while doing it.
St Pierre is in love with the blue steel look and prancing about ain't he? Does he enjoy batting with the same team?
I actually heard from a very reliable source that GSP has the same taste as a brother and likes big fat chicks. Of course that would ruin his image so they have to keep it secret.
is GSP a chubby chaser or is he a harpooner on a whaling ship?
Droid says : 4th August, 2011 at 9:25 am
A few reasons why Hard Target gets AWESOME out of 4…
– The hero sets a booby trap by sucker punching a snake, biting its rattle off and setting it on a tripwire
– Van Dammage has hair that would make Cage slow clap with respect
– Henriksen is hilariously OTT "OOPS!"
– Wilford Brimley appears incapable of bending his legs at the knee while riding a horse
– Brimley's ridiculous Pepé Le Pew accent "Good whiskey make jackrabbit slap de bear!"
Love this movie.
John-Claude?
I've had the workprint of this movie for a couple of years. Never got around to watching it, because it's pretty terrible quality. But it's 15 or 20 minutes longer and apparantly even more violent. Must watch that some time.
tombandob says : 4th August, 2011 at 11:35 am
I have seen S*O*M*E* of this–Van Damme running around in a swamp is what clued me in. Must see it again! this sounds like a 90's version of Commando. Very cool.
just pillow talk says : 4th August, 2011 at 12:21 pm
I haven't seen this in ages, but I remember liking it quite a bit.
I'm going to have to revisit it again.
Jarv, I don't think I've ever agreed so whole-heartedly with any review you've ever given as much as I do this. I was 21, and an avid collector of Dark Horse Comics, when I saw HARD TARGET, and I went along to support the second ever Dark Horse Movie (the first being the enjoyable DR GIGGLES).
HARD TARGET is a stone-cold fucking MASTERPIECE of dumbhouse action cinema.
Not only that, but it is arguably Van Damme's best movie, definitely the best Dark Horse Movie, and possibly one of Lance Henriksen's best movies. And beautifully quotable:
"God, why didn't he go FISHING?"
"Randall, Randall, Randall. I know you wouldn't want to – hurt my feelings?"
"It's hard to put your hand out…"
And yes, JCVD can actually act – you do begin to feel for him with the hard life he's led in this, how he knows all the local homeless, seems to know the local cops, and still manages to keep a rudimentary code of honour regarding protecting pretty (Yancy hadn't got into her pre-rehab antics yet) and rich young ladies who don't know how to behave in a rough neighbourhood. It's a nicely nuanced performance – I'd liken it to Rutger Hauer's turn in HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, where his performance elevates the material while simultaneously being better that it. Not that JCVD is as good an actor as Hauer – nowhere near!! – but it's the same kind of atmosphere. HARD TARGET is a rollicking good time, Arnold Vosloo is loving his badass right hand man role, Henriksen chews the scenery like a starving man just getting in from crossing the sahara, and Vand Damme has NEVER been better. And of course, Yancy Butler when she was still EXTREMELY hot. (That said, she's quite the MILF in her brief cameo in KICK-ASS…)
I should give Yancy a shout-out for WITCHBLADE, though, That was a decent series back in the day…
And yeah, Cage WISHES he had a mullet this legendary. Good call, Droid.
Toadkillerdog says : 4th August, 2011 at 3:32 pm
lemmesee if'n i got this straight, y'all a buncha cub scout dropping out, atheistic, juvenile delinquent, anal bat penetrating,chubby chasing, wine drinking , snake punching, nic cage hair wearing jcvd lovin, bad cajun accent speaking -how would brimley saying dia-beetus with a fake cajun accent? lovers of woo! and not tang or pootie either.
well i was a boy scout – was one merit badge away from Life, when the scoutmaster got busted for taking bribes – he was the deputy mayor as well.
how do you get drunk drinking wine unless it is thunderbird or wild irish rose?
musta been a shitload of the vino! yes, i love this flick too! it truly is retarded fun!
ThereWolf says : 7th August, 2011 at 10:46 pm
I shall have to take everyone's word for the awesomeness that is 'Hard Target' because I was sloshed when I watched it. The following day I told various folk it was crap but said various folk told me I was mistaken and that 'Hard Target' is ace. I think "entertaining rubbish" was my final summation.
I just remember being horrified by JCVD's hair and laughing uncontrollably at that rattlesnake business…
Just Pillow Talk's Birthday Nightmare: Black Samurai (1977)


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Should children play Doki Doki Literature Club?
Andy Robertson | June 28th, 2018
Andy Robertson has three children and enjoys racing R/C cars, playing board games and video games with his family. He is a freelance family technology expert for the BBC. He also runs the Family GamerTV YouTube channel and contributes to a range of national media on the topic of video games and family.
Following the warnings surrounding the Anime 'dating game' Doki Doki Literature Club game, our games expert Andy Robertson offers detailed insight on how it works and gives examples of alternatives games that offer positive benefits to help manage wellbeing and mental health.
Doki Doki Literature Club! (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb5n4JjYa-E) is a game for PC and Mac. It has been in the headlines because, although it looks like a dating game, it has a dark twist about 90 minutes in. Suddenly the characters start killing themselves.
During this process, suicidal images are shown with one girl stabbing herself, and another committing suicide by hanging. There little narrative warning of these events that come out of the blue for the player.
Contrary to newspaper reports, the game does not send messages to your phone, and is not played online.
Why No PEGI Rating?
Because the game does not have a physical release it doesn't legally require a PEGI rating to be sold. If it was sold on Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo or Android online stores it would need a PEGI or ESRB rating because those platforms voluntarily enforce the rating. If it was on the App Store it would have an Apple age rating.
Because the game includes adult language it would get at least a PEGI 16 rating if it was released on these platforms or sold in physical form.
On Steam this isn't the same. However, it is listed as Psychological Horror, Visual Novel, Dark, Gore, Violent and Sexual Content.
The game page also states that "This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed". When you start the game this is re-stated and you are required to confirm you are aged 13 or older.
Are There Parental Controls?
You can turn on Family Settings on your Steam account by:
Selecting Account | Family View.
Enter your four-digit PIN.
You can then restrict access to games and the Steam Store.
Another aspect of the game which makes it easier for children to play is that it is free. There are in-app purchases for £6.99/$6.99 that unlock optional extras but the main game can be played without the requirement to make an online purchase.
Ensure you have your Steam account set-up to an email address that you check regularly as this will inform you each time a new purchase is made. You should install and set up the Steam app on your smartphone (iOS or Android) as this will provide notifications of purchases and let you keep an eye on activity.
Alternative Games
Although Doki Doki Literature Club's bait and switch story-telling can result in players playing the game without realising how it may trigger mental health issues, for those of an appropriate age who are aware of the themes ahead of time it can offer a helpful way to discuss mental health issues.
Games are particularly good at this as they offer players the chance to explore emotions and experience life through the eyes of other characters.
Other games that do this for different age groups are:
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Elude (No PEGI)
A game of metaphorical woodland landscapes. You traverse the landscape looking for "passion objects" to help overcome emotional obstacles. It's designed to help with depression as a meditation on the meaning of passion and fulfillment.
Depression Quest (No PEGI)
This is an adventure narrative where your character lives with depression. You have to balance their mental blockages, job, relationships and even treatment in some scenes.
Robin (No PEGI)
Robin is a short slice of life game that was made to give some visibility to an invisible illness – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
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Night in the Woods (PEGI 12)
A fairy tale about growing up that tackles life's mundanity as well as important relationships. Although each character is an animal, they are surprisingly human and offer a substantial way to discuss the complex messy nature of life.
Oxenfree (PEGI 12)
Oxenfree is a 3rd person single player game that's equal parts coming-of-age tale and supernatural thriller. You play as Alex, a bright, rebellious teenage girl who brings her new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight party on a decommissioned military island.
Journey (PEGI 7)
A desert landscape is explored and found to be largely empty. But as you continue your quest other online individuals join you and transform the experience into something human and collaborative. The power and importance of sharing a journey with other people, even if they are strangers, makes this a really useful game to meditate on wellbeing.
Flower (PEGI 3)
A game where you control the breeze to direct a flower petal around a landscape. What opens up into an expansive world to explore with beautiful landscapes and tranquil music. This is a really good game to relax and escape the day to find calmness.
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Сергуловка — деревня, входящая в муниципальное образование «Городской округ Сухой Лог» Свердловской области России.

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Деревня расположена в 15 километрах (по автотрассе в 19 километрах) к востоку от города Сухой Лог, на левом берегу реки Сергуловка (левого притока реки Пышма).

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Деревня основана татарином по имени Камай.

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Монумент погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941—1945 гг., расположен в пер. Школьный

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Braves fans will see a new jersey in center field this season, as B.J. Upton will go by his given name, Melvin, in 2015, according to Braves president of baseball operations John Hart.
Upton's given name is Melvin Emanuel Upton and he will now be known as Melvin Upton Jr., with "Upton Jr." on the back of his jersey.
"B.J." stood for his nickname, "Bossman Jr." His father Emanuel "Manny" Upton was known growing up as "Bossman," hence the nickname for his son.
Regardless of what he wants to be called, Upton will seek to improve on a dismal first two seasons in Atlanta in which he has batted just .198/.279/.314 with 324 strikeouts.


On Sunday, Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American Miss America, was asked a question about Julie Chen, who was told she looked "too Asian" to be on television some 20 years ago. A nice moment, sure. But an Asian woman in a competition that involves being judged on what she looks like in swimsuit isn't exactly progress in the way we talk about Asian-American beauty.
It was a meta-moment: Nina Davuluri, who would go on to be the first Indian-American Miss America was asked a question about Julie Chen, a woman who was told she looked "too Asian" to be on a television screen delivering the news some 20 years ago. "I've always viewed Miss America as the girl next door. And Miss America is always evolving," Davuluri said during Sunday night's pageant, an answer that helped her win the title of Miss America. I wasn't entirely convinced that a woman discussing plastic surgery in a competition where she is scored on what she looks like in a swimsuit was an actual turning point in the way Asian people and our looks are discussed.
Minutes later, stories about social media's most awful racists started popping up — calling the Davuluri a terrorist, mixing up her ethnicity, among other things — in short, these awful people believed that this stunning woman wasn't a good representation of American beauty because she wasn't white. Racists who think Davuluri doesn't represent them because she is Indian-American or whatever race, religion, or creed they mistakenly thought Davuluri was, are idiots. The Internet has mostly called out these racists for their myopic views of what it means to be American.
But in that rampage, and with Davuluri's point in mind, we're still left with this inevitable and unavoidable question: Are Americans OK now that non-white kids are, in fact, the boys and girls next door? And more to the point of Julie Chen: Can we finally kill that irksome idea that someone is "too Asian" to be seen on television?
We cannot turn back time and put the Julie Chen's original face back on television screens to see if that's true. What we can do is look at how people treated that story. And we still have a way to go. One of the stories that covered Chen's admission of her surgery was the feminist site Jezebel.
But there's also the idea, perhaps more disturbing, that American or "Americanize" is used as a synonym Caucasian or white. That's the way many news outlets have been talking about Chen's surgery on her eyelids. "[P]atients who talk about getting an extra crease in their eyes risk criticism that they are trying to look more white," reported Southern California Public Radio. SF Gate added, "she surgically rearranged her face to look more white." Those reports would have you believe that this magic extra crease in someone's eye is exclusively a Caucasian trait that Asian people must obtain surgery to have.
Number two: half of us Asians are born with the double-eyelid. My mother was born with it. My father has one lid that was creased, one lid that didn't get its crease until he hit his late teens. I have one sister born with the creases, one sister born without it, so it wasn't denying my heritage.
Now, there are probably some Asians who get that eyelid surgery to consciously look more Caucasian. And there's no doubt that the fashion and beauty industries have a very real and subconscious affect on people. But lumping in everyone in South Korea into that self-hating category is a bit incorrect, when you consider that it isn't an exclusively Caucasian feature. People may just be getting this surgery because they've been told, by an industry dominated by white people, that it looks better — that doesn't necessarily mean they want to look "whiter."
I'd also argue that the trends in those industries are also determined by class and wealth. Tans used to be considered bad because it was an indicator that you are poor (i.e. working in a field all day under the sun). That's until rich people began getting tans on vacation at the beach and on boats. And now, everyone wants tans. Throughout history, class and wealth have determined what's beautiful. And today there is a lot of money being made in Asia, which is slowly changing the fashion and beauty industries.
You'll notice that Asian models like Liu Wen, Fei Fei Sun, and Sui He are dominating magazines, walking in fashion week and signing lucrative deals with many brands. "At the moment, Asian models are getting a fair degree of representation, in part because the industry recognizes the growing economic clout of the Asian market," fashion critic Robin Ghivan wrote during her Reddit AMA. Asian models are not included in the much-talked about "balance diversity" campaign in part of because there's now a growing incentive to showcasing Asian faces.
"Though we are now used to Indian-American kids dominating spelling bees, apparently it's going to take time before we can accept a young boy in a mariachi outfit singing the national anthem or a dark-skinned Asian-American winning a crown that more often is perched atop blond hair," writes Anna John for NPR. People will have to get used to the idea that American is not a skin color, ethnicity or religion. And part of that is recognizing that these Americans, like Davuluri, believe that too.


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Friday evening the 87 participiants made their way to the first four stages. After 4 stages Christian Riedemann was on the lead with 5,6s in front of Fabian Kreim, just 0,4s behind Kreim Sandro Wallenwein took his 3rd place overnight.
The next day Fabian Kreim made a big attack on Riedemann. After the first two stages Kreim took over the lead in front of Riedemann and Wallenwein, but on the next stage Riedemann and his co-driver Michael Wenzel had a heavy accident with some serious injuries. They both came in a hospital and are on the way of improvement.
The following stages were a real thriller! Kreim lost around 40s and Dominik Dinkel could take over the lead in front of Sandro Wallenwein and Fabian Kreim. Kreim could keep a cool head and won the last 2 stages close and was the winner of the rally. Dominik Dinkel and Sandro Wallenwein completed the podium. Jacob Madsen won the first round of the Opel Adam Rally Cup 30s in front of Tom Kristensson and Calvin Beattie.
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The tech savvy physician: 3 steps to protect your practice from ransomware
Willy Leichter
Medical Economics Journal, Medical Economics March 2022, Volume 99, Issue 3
A recent survey found that 73% of health systems, including hospital and physician organizations, reported their data infrastructures are unprepared to respond to attacks.
Ransomware is perhaps the greatest cybersecurity challenge facing the health care industry right now. A recent survey found that 73% of health systems, including hospital and physician organizations, reported their data infrastructures are unprepared to respond to attacks. The survey estimated that health care providers with 500 or more records are a staggering 300% more vulnerable to data breaches.
Numerous hospitals and medical centers have had operations severely impacted, or even halted from attacks, which is challenging under normal circumstances, but nearly insurmountable in the midst of a pandemic. In the instances reported, files and systems became infected, forcing practitioners to use manual pen and paper systems to keep operations from shutting down completely.
Attackers use a wide range of techniques to break into systems, find sensitive data, deploy encryption tools to lock data, and then demand a ransom in exchange for retrieving encryption keys. By employing the measures outlined below, health care practitioners can help protect their business, their patients, and their data from ransomware attacks in 2021 and beyond.
Invest in an IT staff
One key thing that makes a health care system an easy target is an understaffed IT department. For all the advanced medical technology and expertise hospitals and medical centers have in spades, they are frequently less prepared in the IT department. Technical staff and security funding tend to be in limited supply, and bad actors will schedule their attacks on weekends or off-hours, when they know IT staff is scaled back from the regular workweek.
Investing in a professional IT staff will ultimately save practices valuable time and money. Organizations need to shift to a "prepare and prevent" mindset, rather than "deal with the cleanup after-the-fact."
Upgrade your security infrastructure
Another reason health care systems are easy targets is they tend to have a mix of older, legacy equipment and systems, as well as cutting-edge technology. If the older systems are not properly maintained, updated and/or patched, they become vulnerable.
Older medical devices, such as MRI machines or machines with databases built into them, have vulnerabilities that are well known to seasoned ransomware attackers, such as password-related backdoors due to weak manufacturer-set passwords or poor password security practices.
Future-proofing information systems and the application infrastructure against ransom attacks is essential whether or not the practice has suffered an attack. Practitioners must assume that the precursors to the next attack are already inside the system. Once inside a system, ransomware and associated malware are designed to look like normal operations. This is how they are able to dwell inside networks for weeks and months, executing undetected.
Advanced cybersecurity solutions enable visibility into essentially every application function during runtime, with real-time insight into performance. The aim is to stop exploits as soon as they occur, before any significant damage is done. These solutions are designed to detect and stop any code that deviates from normal.
Educate all employees
All employees, from doctors to front office staff, must be on high alert. Cybercriminals are using increasingly manipulative exploits during the global health crisis. It's important for every practice to educate their staff about phishing email and other potential risks to avoid. Research states that nearly 93% of attacks infect systems from a phishing email with a malware-laced link. "Drive-by downloading" is another method where a user accesses an infected website and becomes infected.
Particularly with an increase in remote work, medical networks are even more vulnerable, and staff need to be extra cautious. Oftentimes medical staff need to access critical data from remote laptops, some of which may be personal laptops or devices that have users other than the employee. Without remote work, server workloads would mainly only be exposed to private networks. Now they are exposed to remote workers' unsecured devices, further exposing practice networks.
Staff should enable two-factor authentication on network devices and systems and follow a password management policy that enforces regular updates and strong passwords. Implement a reliable backup and recovery system protected from network access. Regularly update all software, operating systems and antivirus solutions. These small steps in everyday practice workflow can ultimately be the first barrier of defense from a ransomware attack.
Regardless of how much practices prepare, hackers will continue to hack successfully. The question health care systems face now is whether their network is prepared to handle better and more frequent attacks without shutting down completely. Health care organizations are critical infrastructure, providing essential services for the public. Their many vulnerabilities leave them exposed, but by implementing these key steps to protect their organization, practitioners can strengthen and fortify their security stance.
Willy Leichter is the VP of Product Management at Virsec, the industry leader in application-aware workload protection. He has over twenty years of experience in product marketing, product management, outbound marketing, communications, digital marketing, and demand generation.
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