Is Need for Speed: V-Rally still good?
Need for Speed: V-Rally is a rally racing game released for the original PlayStation
back in 1997.
Despite the game's title, this is not actually a Need for Speed game, with Electronic Arts
simply tacking the brand onto the game for the North American market.
In fact, when the game was ported to the Nintendo 64, it was simply called V-Rally '99, and
published by a different company.
Anyway, semantics aside, V-Rally was developed by Eden Studios who would go on to release
a trilogy of V-Rally titles and then developing Test Drive Unlimited along with the Alone
in the Dark reboot, before closing down in 2008.
As you would expect from a popular franchise spawning an entire trilogy, Need for Speed:
V-Rally was met with mostly positive reviews.
Play Magazine gave the game an 8.7 out of 10 stating, "Without a doubt this is the
prettiest racing game so far and there's plenty to see and do, but as for the difficulty level,
just don't say we didn't warn you…"
IGN scored the game an 8 out of 10 noting, "With the sheer wealth of racing games available
on the PSX, the appeal of Need For Speed: V-Rally really comes down to personal interest.
If you're more of a CART/F1/weird futuristic kind of a racing dude, it probably won't deliver
the thrills you're after.
If you like the thought of driving a powerful car off-road, V-Rally's balls-out racing will
definitely deliver the goods.
If, like me, you really like rallying, it'll blow your socks off."
Finally, GameSpot disagreed and gave the game a 5.4 out of 10 proclaiming, "All in all,
V-Rally could have been one of the best driving games ever, but because of its shoddy control,
it simply becomes a great-looking game that isn't worth playing.
If you're in the market for a driving game, there are several better choices out there."
So, is Need for Speed: V-Rally still good, or is it not worth playing?
Let's take a look.
There are two main modes to choose from in V-Rally: arcade and championship.
The arcade mode features three different events to compete in, easy, medium, and hard.
In addition to each having an increased difficulty, each feature an increasing amount of events,
4 for easy, 6 for medium, and 8 for hard.
There are two goals in the arcade mode.
The short term goal is to make it to the next checkpoint before the timer runs out.
Making it through the checkpoint will reward more time as you race off to the next one.
When the timer runs out, it's game over, though you do have a few credits so you can try again.
The long term goal is to finish quickly.
Even though you are racing against a trio of opponents, what matters at the end of each
stage is how long it took to complete.
If you have the lowest overall time after all of the stages, you win the championship.
Backing up a bit, I should mention the car selection.
There are 11 to choose from and they are not broken into any meaningful categories.
However, based on horsepower and weight, there appear to be three different classes.
Whatever car you choose, you'll be racing against other cars of the same class.
This means you could choose the lightest, slowest cars, and compete on the hard championship
if you so choose, rather than being forced to use the most challenging cars on the hardest
rallies.
Moving on, let's talk about at the controls.
While V-Rally received generally favorable reviews upon release, it's most notable today
for the quirky handling characteristics.
Simply put, Need for Speed: V-Rally is twitchy, extremely twitchy.
For as difficult as the checkpoints are, especially on the hard rally, most of the difficulty
is derived from the controls.
A slight press of the d-pad will have a dramatic effect on the front tires, rather than a gradual
effect.
This means the player will have to lightly tap the d-pad for slight corrections.
Weirder still, the cars exhibit a strange pause while turning.
While holding the d-pad, you'll experience a sharp direction change, followed by a lull,
and then another surge in steering.
It is an extremely odd sensation and unlike any other racing game I have ever played.
This makes V-Rally a brutal game for novices and experts alike.
The learning curve is steep and trying to correct even the smallest of mistakes will
require some serious concentration.
It's worth noting V-Rally does support Namco's Negcon controller as well as traditional racing
wheels.
Unfortunately I do not own either of these to see if analog control improves the situation.
Additionally, some have noted the Greatest Hits release adds support for the Dual Shock
Analog controller, but I don't have the Greatest Hits version of Need for Speed: V-Rally,
so I can't confirm if that helps the issue either.
All I can do is report on my particular setup, which is the original release with the standard
controller of the time.
On the plus side, V-Rally does have some control nuances in addition to the twitchiness.
There are multiple different road surfaces including pavement, sand, gravel, mud, and
ice.
Additionally, there are weather effects like rain and snow.
All of these drastically affect the handling of the cars.
Tarmac is obviously grippy, allowing the player to take turns considerably faster than say,
mud, which requires the player to slow down considerably to make it around.
Despite this, the controls still feel off, like there is a disconnect between the tires
of the rally car and the road surface itself.
This becomes apparent when going over bumps and hills.
While in the air, hitting the brakes will cause the nose of the car to dive down.
This type of dramatic weight transfer should be impossible while in mid-air, even accounting
for the centrifugal force of rotating tires.
I wouldn't normally go this in-depth with the physics of a 20 year old racing game,
but I don't want to undersell how bizarre it can be to drive the 11 rally cars presented
in Need for Speed: V-Rally.
In any case, the controls can be mastered and while the hard rally is especially tough,
it's not impossible to come out victorious.
So with that, let's move onto the championship mode.
The championship is broken into a long season, with three stages at each stop.
Unlike the arcade mode, a stage in the championship can be either a three-lap race, or a more
realistic point A to point B affair.
Additionally, there are no checkpoints or time limits.
What is the same are the three opponents in your way, and the ultimate goal being to have
the lowest time in each stage.
As this is a racing season, championship points are awarded after clearing each event, 5 for
first, and zero for last.
You can also save between each country and continue the championship later if you so
choose.
There is also an option to change the difficulty which appears to be a global setting.
Rookie is the default level which I used for the arcade mode.
I bumped it up to Pro for the championship, and played around with the highest difficulty
level, Ace, as well.
Ace basically requires track memorization with fast opponents, while the Rookie mode
is very forgiving, with some seriously slow competition.
Pro is a nice happy medium.
I mention this because as a whole, I did not find Need for Speed: V-Rally all that difficult.
Even on my initial try, I was able to finish first on all three arcade modes in addition
to the long championship mode.
I even placed first on every event in the championship mode, dominating my opponents
with a flawless performance.
The artificial intelligence simply isn't very good, and once you dispatch an opponent,
they'll stay behind you, barring any major mistakes.
As bizarre as the controls are, they can be tamed.
This starts with some basic tuning adjustments.
My initial experiment was choosing the suspension level, and selecting soft allowed the car
to race through the mud with much less drama.
This works the other way as well, with a hard suspension making the paved roads much more
neutral to race around.
The second adjustment is the over-steer meter.
Dialing this back a bit does correct a lot of the twitchy behavior.
I assume this is sending more power to the front wheels resulting in understeer, though
I may be giving too much credit to the game's tire model.
Still, after finally coming to grips with the controls, and then experimenting with
the tuning, which is curiously accessible during the race, I began to tame the beast
that is Need for Speed: V-Rally, and finally start having some genuine fun.
Graphically, V-Rally is a great looking PlayStation game.
Now, the car models are extremely primitive, no doubt about it, but the actual environments
to race through look fantastic.
The road surfaces each look unique and distinguished, and the road side detail is exceptional.
Be it the jungle, a swamp, or the side of a mountain, everything blends together seamlessly
to make the player feel like they are at an actual location, rather than driving through
a video game tunnel.
The framerate is also quite good, hovering at a smooth 30 frames per second without a
hiccup.
Even the night races with real time lighting, don't phase the game engine one bit, with
no framerate loss whatsoever.
V-Rally is not flawless though.
There are some seems in the polygons, a weird glitch when the replay camera changes, and
some pop-up.
The pop-up isn't too bad if I'm honest, never impeding gameplay but also reminding the player
this is an early 3D racer, on the PlayStation.
I will say the texture warping isn't bad either, sometimes vanishing completely, other times
more prominent.
Still, all of the graphic issues are extremely minor.
There are some nice little touches as well, like the background shifting up and down matching
the perspective of the car, rather than remaining a static plane, and there is some obligatory
lens flare.
Overall, the smooth visuals and rich environments do make for a visually appealing experience.
The sound is also of great quality, though expected for a CD based game.
The engine notes are realistic enough, though somewhat muffled, with a smooth transition
as the motor winds through the rev range.
It's easy to hear gear changes and it even helps in the corners, as the motor loses revs
as friction slows the car down.
It does a nice job helping to communicate grip and power levels to the player.
The engine sounds even echo in tunnels, which is a thoughtful touch.
The background music is also pleasant.
From what I can tell, this is not a licensed soundtrack.
To my ears it sounds like a house band cranking out some generic rock tunes.
This is not a bad thing either.
The style ranges from lounge to metal and everything in between, and the crystal clear
sounds, with minimal computer interference, matches the rawness of racing a rally machine
down the rally circuits of the world.
The only issue I have is the slight popping sound between tracks, like the end of the
music was not faded out or cut correctly.
Still, this is a minor gripe.
So, with all of that out of the way, we arrive back to the question asked at the beginning
of the video.
Is Need for Speed: V-Rally still good?
First, there is no doubt this game is showing its age.
It is a 1997 PlayStation game after all.
The polygon counts are low, the textures are pixelated, there are glitches, and many road
side obstacles are bill-boarded, meaning they always face the camera.
While I find it charming for sure, games released on the next generation of consoles look considerably
better, both technically and artistically.
This should come as no surprise.
However, it's the controls that continue to baffle me.
When I think rally racing, I think drifting sideways while my tires chew through dirt.
Drifting and rally are like peanut butter and jelly.
Sadly, V-Rally features no such marriage.
Even worse, I'm not convinced the tires are even meaningfully connected to the road.
The tiniest bump will send each car wobbling side to side while the player wrestles to
regain control.
I find it odd most mainstream reviewers of the day gave them a pass, except GameSpot.
Perhaps this is a sign of the game aging.
Perhaps driving physics for 3D racers was still unrefined in 1997, and reviewers were
more forgiving of such flaws.
But for me, I cannot recommend this game to casual racing fans.
The controls are neither forgiving like an arcade game, nor realistic like a simulation,
and certainly do not accurately convey the feeling of racing on dirt and snow.
However, for hardcore racing fans, there is a lot to like in Need for Speed: V-Rally.
The controls feel foreign and strange, and present a brand new racing style to learn
and conquer.
And in this regard, V-Rally provided me with plenty of enjoyment.
The game demands precision and I found myself rapidly tapping the brake button to avoid
locking my wheels, allowing me to get a better entry into a turn, and then accelerate out.
V-Rally also does a nice job communicating the car's behavior to the player, and it's
easy to tell where the limits of each car are.
If you dig this type of thing, you'll find a rather enjoyable racing game lurking within.
On top of this, the track design is very good, with the just the right amount of speed sections
and technical sections, along with a good amount of elevation changes, and most importantly,
the track design always works within the limitations of the cars.
The navigator is spot on as well, allowing the player to find breaking points on upcoming
turns without having already memorized a circuit, and then further mastering a circuit on subsequent
laps.
It's the type of game I can really zone out on, with the constant left and right handers
presenting a Zen-like experience.
Sadly, there is little reward for getting past the learning curve.
All you receive for victory is a little screen offering congratulations for the winning.
There are no new cars to unlock, no new modes, no tracks, nothing.
The back of the game's packaging advertises 42 tracks and 11 cars, and this is truly all
there is.
A more structured game play experience; with new tracks and cars being rewarded every few
stages would have been a welcome addition, enticing the player to keep racing.
Instead, the massive 24-race championship is presented in one large chunk, with no rewards
along the way.
Another sign of Need for Speed: V-Rally showing its age.
However I must give credit where credit is due.
There is a lot of variety.
This comes in the form of 8 different locals including Indonesia, England, Spain, Safari,
Corsica, New Zealand, French Alps, and Sweden all offering a wide variety of racing challenges,
from wide open circuits to narrow village streets, different road surfaces, tight turns
and sweeping bends.
On top of the previously mentioned weather, the time of day changes from mid-day, to sunset,
and of course night.
No two races feel alike and it prevents Need for Speed: V-Rally from ever feeling boring
or stale.
Nothing is repeated, ever, and that is kind of amazing.
So yeah, V-Rally is still a good game.
It is not amazing by any stretch, and I wouldn't even call it great, but for hardcore racing
fans there is more than enough here to sink your racing teeth into.
Learning the nuance of the controls is a satisfying experience, mastering the courses is fun,
the crashes can be entertaining, and the overall presentation is top notch, featuring some
wonderful visuals and a solid audio presentation.
For casual racing fans however, Need for Speed: V-Rally is probably one best to avoid.
The title lacks the easy to learn, tough to master quality something more accessible like
Burnout has, allowing that title and others like it to have a more universal appeal.
V-Rally's borked controls hold it back from being a classic, and the dated structure void
of any sort of reward system means if you don't love the simple act of driving a four-wheeled
machine through the mud and snow, there is little here to keep a casual fan engaged.
Thankfully, this is the first in a trilogy, and I look forward to seeing how the series
progressed across different platforms, from V-Rally 2 on the Dreamcast and V-Rally 3 on
the Xbox, among many other ports.
So that about covers it.
This first installment of the V-Rally series is a good game, but definitely not the media
darling it once was, and is certainly not for everyone.
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16 Top Biggest Dog Breeds!
16.
Komondor Also known as the Hungarian Sheep Dog, the
Komondor is a very large, typically white-colored livestock guardian which is distinct not just
for its size, but the strange nature of its coat.
Komondor dogs are also typically called "Mop Dogs" because their coat clumps together
and very closely resembles a floor mop.
The earliest mention of the Komondor is a Hungarian codex from 1544, and the breed has
since been classified a Hungarian national treasure.
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the Komondor is the perfect companion for a shepherd and is well equipped to carry out
its duty.
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were brought to the region by nomadic people who originally fled their homeland after the
Mongols invaded in 1237.
15.
Newfoundland dog Known for being a robust working breed, the
Newfoundland dog is instantly recognizable not just for its size, but its full, long
coat.
Males of the breed reach a maximum weight of 176 pounds on average and a height of about
28 inches, while females are just a couple inches shorter on average and weigh up to
143 pounds.
They are ideal dogs for a cold, wet climate due to their water-resistant coat and webbed
feet.
These dogs are ideal for working close with as well as being owned as pets by humans,
as they have a very cool temperament and are generally fairly calm in nature.
As the name states, they originate in Newfoundland, Canada, and it's thought that they gained
their mastiff-like characteristics from breeding with Portuguese Mastiffs brought over by fishermen
in the 16th century.
14.
Caucasian shepherd dog Originally registered as having been bred
in the USSR but native to Georgia and other parts of Caucasus, the Caucasian Shepherd
Dog is well known for its size.
Males get between 27 and 31 inches tall and typically weigh in between 110 and 220 pounds,
while females average 25 - 28 inches tall and weigh anywhere between 100 and 180 pounds.
As the name implies, Caucasian shepherd dogs were originally bred for the purpose of aiding
shepherds in the Caucasus mountains.
Now they are widely kept as pets, but can still frequently be found aiding in their
original occupation.
They do require special training, however, as they don't typically get along well with
other dogs, and their large size can make them difficult to control.
13.
Scottish deerhound The Scottish deerhound is another very large
breed of dog, originally bred to hunt Red Deer by a type of pursuit hunting known as
coursing.
Males of the Scottish deerhound breed reach anywhere from 85 - 110 pounds, and up to 32
inches in height at the shoulder, whereas the females come in at 28 inches and up to
95 pounds on average.
These dogs have a long lineage, too - their ancestors reach back long before recorded
history in the region.
While they aren't as fast as a Greyhound on smooth surfaces, Scottish deerhounds can
easily outpace a Greyhound on rough or uneven terrain.
This, along with a better disposition toward rough weather, is some of the reason why they
were so popular as hunting hounds.
12.
Neapolitan mastiff Another example of the massive mastiff family,
the Neapolitan mastiff is revered for its absolutely colossal size.
Males of the breed can easily reach 150+ pounds and a height of 30 inches or more, while females
aren't much smaller at anywhere from 24 - 29 inches and 130 pounds.
Because of this large frame, Neapolitan mastiffs are well known for their usefulness as guard
dogs.
Aiding in this role is the fact that these mastiffs are known to be extremely protective
of their family and property.
Around their family, though, they are known to be gentle and loving - rarely barking unless
they are provoked.
The breed has existed for hundreds of years, but the modern iteration derives from Italy,
when after World War II an Italian painter who sought to establish the breed by way of
a kennel he built specifically for breeding these dogs.
11.
St. Bernard The St. Bernard is perhaps the most well known
breed of large dog, due mainly to the celebrity status of certain individual St. Bernards.
Most famously, the movie series starting with 1992's Beethoven featured a lovable but
unruly St. Bernard.
Another example is 1993's Sandlot, in which A St. Bernard portrayed "The Beast".
Additionally, the 1981 Stephen King horror novel and subsequent 1983 movie Cujo starred
a St. Bernard.
However, the St. Bernard was not established as a breed to be movie stars.
In fact, the breed goes back far beyond the invention of motion pictures; the earliest
written record of the breed dates back to 1707.
At a maximum weight of 260 pounds and a height of up to 35 inches, they are ideal working
dogs.
This was indeed their primary use - serving farmers and dairymen as well as pulling duty
as livestock guardians and hunting dogs.
Most notably they were supposedly used as rescue dogs, and this is where they get their
iconic barrel of brandy around the neck.
The legend says that St. Bernards would carry these barrels of brandy to victims of avalanches,
who would drink the brandy to stay warm until rescuers arrived.
10.
Alaskan Malamute Well revered for their beauty and intelligence,
the Alaskan Malamute is a favorite by far among lovers of large dogs.
In terms of functionality, the Malamute is well suited for things like sledding and pulling
large loads, with an emphasis on serving as a draft animal due to its robust strength
and the fact that it is not quite as fast as other sled dogs.
These dogs are also one of the oldest breeds of large dogs - with their lineage dating
back as far as 12,000 years, when dogs first arrived in the region.
The Alaskan Malamute itself was first bred at least 1000 years ago, when the Thule people
moved to Alaska from Siberia.
These dogs can reach as much as 130 pounds and stand as high as 30 inches tall, though
they often appear to be much heavier due to their thick, double coat.
9.
The Irish wolfhound Another very popular breed of large dog is
the Irish Wolfhound.
Given this name not for their appearance but rather for their original purpose, Irish Wolfhounds
were bred specifically to hunt wolves.
They were very successful at this task too - their huge stature was not only intimidating
to wolves, but when it came time to fight, they were formidable.
The American Kennel Club considers the Irish Wolfhound to be the tallest of all dog breeds
- males reach a minimum height of 32 inches and females reach at least 30 inches.
Additionally, males weigh at least 120 pounds and females weigh at least 105 pounds.
8.
Russian black terrier When most people think of terriers, they probably
picture the tiny breeds like the Yorkshire or the Jack Russell, but it's worth noting
that dogs of the terrier name reached the complete opposite end of the size spectrum
as well.
The Russian black terrier, for instance, is a huge dog which can reach 130 pounds and
30 inches in height.
Interesting to note is that the Russian black terrier, despite the name, are not true terriers.
They are somewhat of an amalgamation of many dog breeds, with up to 17 different breeds
believed to have been used in their creation.
This is another breed which was developed in the USSR - having been made specifically
for working tasks within the Russian military.
As a result they're one of the younger breeds on this list - the first examples showing
up in 1955.
7.
Leonberger Another large dog to come from Germany is
the Leonberger, which was originally bred in the city of Leonberg, Germany, to serve
as a symbol for the town.
The city's crest featured a lion, and the legend says the the Leonberger dog was developed
to mimic the lion on the crest.
This was done in the 1830s by a dog breeder named Heinrich Essig, who also happened to
be the Mayor of Leonberg.
Males of the Leonberger breed can get up to 170 pounds in weight and 30 inches in height,
with females reaching up to 135 pounds in weight and 28 inches in height.
6.
Tosa Inu Another version of the mastiff is the Tosa
Inu, which originates from Japan.
These dogs are considered to be a fairly rare breed, and as a result purebreds can fetch
a high price.
The dog was developed in Tosa, Japan, ostensibly for the purpose of fighting, and it is still
used for that purpose today.
The Tosa Inu also has one of the most varied size ranges on this list, with individuals
of the breed which are born in Japan typically reaching between 80 and 135 pounds, while
breeders outside of Japan have focused on larger size dogs, allowing them to reach up
to 200 pounds and 32 inches in height.
5.
Bernese mountain dog One of four large and closely related dogs
bred in the Swiss Alps, the Bernese mountain dog is regarded not just for its large size
and usefulness herding livestock, but also for its beautiful and full mountain coat.
The breed was officially established in 1907, and these dogs are most at home in the Swiss
mountains, whether they are pulling loads, herding sheep, or just being generally helpful
around the farm.
Males of the breed reach up to 120 pounds and 28 inches tall, while females are only
a little lighter at 110 pounds and just slightly shorter at 26 inches.
They are distinctive for their tri-colored and shiny coats, which are known to shed year-round.
4.
Boerboel
Also known as the South African mastiff, the Boerboel is yet another example of the far
reach of the mastiff family of dog breeds.
This particular breed was originally developed for use on the farm but most notably as a
guard of the homestead - their large and fearsome appearance coupled with fierce loyalty to
their family has made them an ideal breed for protection and general guard duty.
At an upper weight range of 170 pounds and heights of up to 28 inches, the Boerboel is
known to be one of the more powerful dog breeds, thus they've made great worker dogs as well
throughout their history.
The breed is thought to date back to 1652 when Jan van Riebeeck arrived in the region
and began breeding dogs with those indigenous to the region.
3.
Anatolian shepherd As the name implies, the Anatolian shepherd
dog originates in the Anatolia region of Turkey, where it was originally bred as a protector
and herder of livestock.
Its large stature makes it well suited for this task, with males of the breed weighing
in at around 140 pounds and standing 32 inches tall at the shoulder, and females of the breed
not being much smaller, at up to 120 pounds and 31 inches.
It is thought that Anatolian shepherd dogs have been doing their job at keeping wolves
and other predators at bay in the region for as long as 6000 years.
2.
Great Dane It's nearly impossible to put together a
list of the largest dog breeds without at least mentioning the Great Dane.
Like the St. Bernard, the Great Dane is one of the most iconic large-stature dogs, coming
in at up to 180 pounds and 30 inches tall.
Notably, the famous cartoon dog Scooby Doo is a Great Dane.
The breed itself, however, originates long before cartoons.
Dogs resembling Great Danes can be found dating back to Ancient Greece, with depictions recorded
in at least the 13th and 14th centuries BC.
Nevertheless, the modern breed is known to have originated in Germany, and was used to
great success as a hunting dog.
The name, which was originally the "German Boarhound", was changed in the 19th century
after tensions with Germany began to grow in the rest of the world.
1.
English mastiff By far the most prevalent kind of mastiff
is the English Mastiff.
They are best known for their huge size - with males reaching sizes of 30 inches tall at
minimum and weighing up to 250 pounds, and females coming in just a few inches shorter
and 180 pounds on the higher end.
English Mastiffs have led to many other breeds of mastiffs around the world - which can be
confusing for people who don't know how to tell the breeds apart.
English Mastiffs, however, trace their lineage back quite a ways.
There are depictions of English Mastiffs in paintings as far back as the 16th century,
possibly even farther back.
The modern breed dates back to the late 19th century, when a dog named Beaufort outbred
all other dogs of the type and became the progenitor of the modern English Mastiff breed.
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REVEALED THE MOST UNKNOWN FREEMASON SECRETS - Duration: 5:55.
REVEALED: THE MOST UNKNOWN FREEMASON SECRETS
Perhaps you have heard of the Freemason but if you haven't here is a brief description
of exactly who the Freemason are.
The Freemason are a religious group who have apparently been around for centuries.
Over the years the actions of the Freemason have been the stuff of scandal and urban legend.
Many things have been said about the Freemason, including that they are a sort of religious
cult.
Whatever, the truth is about the Freemason's the practice and the culture have been passed
down through generations.
As for what these practices are here are some claims about the Freemasons that we may have
heard of or maybe not.
FREEMASON'S REFUSE TO TESTIFY AGAINST EACH OTHER A word of caution to the Judiciary system.
This is a religious organization that refuses to bear witness against their brother.
Even if they are subpoenaed to testify regardless of being sworn in they will lie if they feel
they will incriminate their fellow man.
So, they consider perjury less of a crime than actually turning on a another member.
FREEMASON'S HAVE SECRET HANDSHAKE AND NUMEROUS PASSWORDS
THEY WORSHIP THE SUN There are those who actually do this as a general practice and apparently
Masons are among them.
According to the group the sun is a time of rebirth.
It is said that the Mason's have lodges in the east and west to observe the sun when
it rises or sets.
THEIR SYMBOL IS ON MONEY Look at the back of a one dollar bill and see that triangular
symbol.
Ever wonder what that is, yes some may say a pyramid and rightfully so.
But there are those who believe that this is the universal symbol for the Freemason
group.
So, how did it get there well Benjamin Franklin noble statesman and later President of Pennsylvania
sat on the committee to design the currency, he has also been rumored to be a Freemason.
However, if he was the only known one in the group who was, but at the same token remember
this was a man of great influence at that time that many respected, it maybe more than
just a mere coincidence this symbol appears of the dollar.
MASON'S HAVE THEIR HAND IN SPACE TRAVEL Some believe that Freemasons can't be trusted that
they wish to take over the earth.
But there are others who feel that the organization wishes to go even further they want to take
over the universe.
May sound ludicrous but there are some facts to back up this claim.
Famed astronaut Buzz Aldrin has admitted to being a Freemason and he was the first man
on the moon.
So, these are some of the secrets or maybe fabrications surrounding the Freemasons.
Yes, like anything people tend to talk about stuff they don't truly understand.
Yes, Freemasons are a religious sort of organization, but does that make them some sort of cult.
After all, there are several religions out there today and some seem to rule over a person's
life more so than others.
Perhaps, it's really not a place to judge but to just live and let live, provided what
is going on doesn't effect our way
of life.
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【XSDD】Et si Fast and Furious 8 était un gros Navet ? - Duration: 4:18.
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How do you describe this?(8) (Vocabulary Building) [ ForB English Lesson ] - Duration: 1:48.
Hi everyone and welcome back to another lesson of ForB's English.
In this lesson, you're going to tell us what's happening in the video.
Let's take a look.
So what's happening in this video?
Well: She is putting the kettle on.
To put the kettle on is a commonly used phrase in Britain.
If you go to someone's house in the UK your host will usually say to you "I'll put the kettle on"
when they want to make you a cup of tea or coffee and we do this a lot in the UK.
You can also tell your host if you are a guest to just put the kettle on so you can use it as an instruction.
Now let's practice this phrase together.
Please repeat after me: She is putting the kettle on.
Good job.
Let's try it one more time.
She is putting the kettle on.
Excellent.
Please like this video if you liked it and remember to subscribe to our channel
and you know next time if you go to someone's house tell them to put the kettle on.
See you next time.
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Watch Aria Draw: Watching Over [SPEEDPAINT] - Duration: 4:58.
You say you are my judge
But I don't believe you
You say that I'm a saint
But that's not me
I hear voices, but they aren't me
I'm not Joan of Arc!
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Subway Service Resumes After Major Transit Outage - Duration: 2:31.
TV 1055'S TRACEE CARRASCO IS
LIVE AT THE STATION WHERE THE
PROBLEMS ALL BEGAN.
Reporter: WITHIN THE LAST
HOUR THE SUBWAY STATION HERE ON
53rd AND SEVENTH AVENUE OPENED
BACK UP.
IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR NEARLY 12
HOURS.
IT'S BEEN A REAL HEADACHE FOR
COMMUTERS TRYING TO GET HOME.
NOW CONED IS REPAIRING -- CON
ED IS REPAIRING AND REPLACING
THE UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT
FAILED, BUT THEY STILL DON'T
KNOW WHAT CAUSED THAT FAILURE.
RAIDING ON THE TRAIN FROM
JAMAICA QUEENS STUCK FOR AN
HOUR THIS MORNING DOUBLING
COMMUTE TIMES.
I FELT BAD.
Reporter: SO WHEN AHMED
SHOWED UP TONIGHT AT THE WEST
53rd AND SEVENTH AVENUE STATION
WITH YELLOW CAUTION TAPE, HE
WAS ANNOYED TO FIND IT SHUT
DOWN.
AT 7:30 A POWER OUTAGE LEFT THE
D TRAIN STUCK IN THE TUNNEL.
HUNDREDS WERE PACKED INSIDE.
THIS E TRAIN STOPPED WITH ONE
CAR AT THE STATION PLATFORM, SO
RIDERS WERE ABLE TO EXIT
THROUGH HA CAR.
OTHERS SAT IN THE DARK.
SOME -- THAT CAR.
OTHERS SAT IN THE DARK.
SOME WAITED A COUPLE HOURS AND
LOOK AT ALL THESE PEOPLE
CROWDING PLATFORMS.
THE OUTAGE MEANT A LOSS OF
SIGNALS, ESCALATORS,
COMMUNICATION AND STATION
LIGHTING.
IT CRIPPLED THE SYSTEM.
AT LEAST 11 LINES WERE
AFFECTED.
A SPOKE PERSON SAID THIS WAS
CAUSED BY AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE.
EXACTLY HOW, IT'S STILL
UNCLEAR.
WE HAVE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM
OF WHAT CAUSED THE EQUIPMENT
FAILURE.
EQUIPMENT DOES FAIL TIME TO
TIME.
Reporter: NOT GOOD ENOUGH
TWEETED GOVERNOR COUMO.
CON EDISON'S FAILURE DURING
RUSH HOUR THIS MORNING IS
UNACCEPTABLE.
THE SUBWAY SYSTEM IS THE LIFE
BLOOD OF NEW YORK CITY.
NYC NOT THE ONLY CITY DEALING
WITH A MASS TRANSIT MESS TODAY.
IN SAN FRANCISCO A POWER OUTAGE
FORCED THE CLOSURE OF THE BUSY
MONTGOMERY B.A.R.T.
STATION KNOCKING OUT TRAFFIC
LIGHTS AND CABLE CAR LINES.
I'M VISITING FROM NEW YORK
AND I WANTED TO GO DOWN TO
UNION SQUARE AND SHOP AND
THERE'S NO POWER.
Reporter: THE OUTAGE COMES
ON THE HEELS OF AN
INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD
RELEASED BY THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS THAT
GAVE POOR GRADES TO BOTH
CITIES' MASS TRANSIT AND POWER
SYSTEMS.
GOVERNOR ANDREW COUMO CALLED
FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO
THE OUTAGE AND RESPONSE.
SUBWAY RIDERS HOPING IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.
I KNOW THAT ALL THINGS ARE
POSSIBLE, BUT BY NOW YOU WOULD
THINK CON ED WOULD HAVE IT
TOTALLY TOGETHER.
SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN --
TOGETHER SO THIS DOESN'T
HAPPEN.
Reporter: CON ED OPENED UP
A TEMPORARY SERVICE LINE TO GET
THE SUBWAY UP AND RUNNING.
THOSE REPAIRS ARE GOING ON NOW.
THEY'RE EXPECTED TO GO ON
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
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4/21: Local Political Roundup on State of Mind - Duration: 23:58.
DAN:
DAN: MCGOWAN HAD AN AGREEMENT --
WE DON'T GET INTO THIS BECAUSE
WE ARE CASUAL HERE.
MY GOAL IS TO BE OUT DRESSED ON
EVERY PROGRAM.
AND IT IS WORKING.
SOMETHING IS WORKING.
LAST NIGHT, I OPENED THE SHOW
WITH A MINT IN MY MOUTH AND
ALMOST COUGHED UP HALF AN LONG.
WELCOME.
AS YOU CAN SEE
, FRIDAY NIGHT
PROGRAMS ARE ALWAYS RECORDED ON
THURSDAY, SO DONALD TRUMP AT A
PRESS CONFERENCE YESTERDAY -- IF
ALL HECK BREAKS LOOSE ON FRIDAYPWE TRY TO CATCH UP ON MONDAY,
BUT IT ALSO GIVES A CHANCE TO
FORGET THE RUNDOWN AND
TACKLE X
NUMBER OF MATTERS DEPENDING ON
WHO IS IN THE HOUSE.
IT'S GREAT TO BE IN-HOUSE
LITERALLY -- AS
IT HAD A MORE OR
CATAMOUNT?
I THINK
OF THE BIG DOESN'T.
WE ARE ALL IN THE SAME BUILDING.
HERE'S THE FIRST HEADLINE.
PROVIDENCE POLICE UNION POSES
PROFILING ORDINANCE.
DAN MCGOWAN IS ON THE BEAT WHEN
IT COMES TO THE CITY OF
PROVIDENCE.
IS IT STUCK?
I'ING ABOUT THE COVERAGE
IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
NO ONE DOES IT BETTER AND YOU
KIND OF OWN THAT.
I'M TRYING TO PUFF YOU UP
BECAUSE YOU ARE TIRELE
I SOLD YOU OUT.
DAN M:
THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT,
NO TIES ON DAN YORKE.
DAN: THERE WE GO.
POLICE CAN GO ABOUT THEIR
BUSINESS IN THE SEE OF
PROVIDENCE.
TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS.
DAN M: THIS IS FLYING WAY
UNDER
THE RADAR.
I TALKED TO THE ADMINISTRATION
AND THEY SAY THEY'VE GOT ABOUT
30 PHONE CALLS IN TOTAL ON THIS
ORDINANCE.
THIS IS A HIGH PROFILE THING
THAT LOTS OF ACT VESTS ARE
SHOWING UP AT CITY HALL AND
-- AND AGITATING FOR.
IT'S VERY MUCH FLYING UNDER THE
RADAR FOR VOTERS IN THE CITY.
THE BASIC IDEA, IT HAS BEEN
PITCHED AS A WAY TO CRACK DOWN
ON THE DISPARITY IN RACIAL
PROFILING IN TRAFFIC STOPS.
THAT IS HOW IT WAS INITIA
PITCHED.
WE KNOW BLACK AND HISPANIC
PEOPLE ARE PULLED OVER MORE THAN
WHITE PEOPLE.
LET'S FIND A WAY TO REPORT OUT,
FIGURE OUT WHY AND MOVE FORWARD.
THE THING IS, THIS ORDINANCE IS
INCREDIBLY FAR REACHING.
IT HAS THINGS ABOUT SANCTUARY
CITIES, WHAT POLICE
CAN AND
CANNOT DO WITH FEDERAL
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS AND IT
DESCRIBES HOW THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHOULD HANDLE IT AND
DATABASE WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT
INTELLIGENCE UNIT.
DAN: IS IT COMMON
TO HAVE A
PRESCRIPTION FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO NOTIFY MOMMY AND
DADDY IF JOHNNY IS INVOLVED IN A
GANG?
OR HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING
INVOLVED IN A GANG?
TED: THIS IS DEFINITELY
UNCOMMON.
AND PEOPLE CAN CRITICIZE AND SAY
TOO OFTEN THAT PEOPLE MIGHT GET
ON A LIST THAT THEY DON'T BELONG
ON, BUT THESE ARE CONSIDERED
PRIVATE.
THIS DOES CHANGE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THIS.
IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18,
YOU CAN REQUEST TO BE TAKEN OFF
THE LIST.
THERE'S A NINE MEMBER COMMUNITY
PANEL --
DAN: THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME.
TED: YOU
CAN APPEAL YOUR NAME ON
THAT GANG LIST TO THEM.
IT IS -- I
THINK IT MAKES COPS
HAVE TO REPORT OUT A LITTLE BIT
MORE.
DAN: YOU CAN'T ASK A YOUNGSTER
FOR HIS IDENTIFICATION MORE THAN
ONCE?
WHAT HAPPENS --
IF OFFICER
MCGOWAN ASKS FOR THE ID AND THEN
JUST FOLLOWING UP, CAN I SEE
YOUR ID?
TED:
IT HAS BEEN WATERED DOWN IN
A WAY THAT A LOT OF THINGS
THAT
WERE INITIALLY INCLUDED IN IT
ARE NOT -- OFFICERS CAN ALWAYS
FIND WAYS AROUND SOME OF THE
PROVISIONS IN THIS ORDINANCE,
WHICH THE INITIAL ORDINANCE
SUGGESTED HE -- PEOPLE COULD BE
FINED OR FIRED FOR NOT FOLLOWING
THE PROPOSAL.
DAN:
IF AN OFFICER CAN WORK HIS
WAY AROUND AND ORDINANCE, WAIT A
SECOND -- WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF
THE ORDINANCE?
IT'S EITHER COMPLIANCE OR
NONCOMPLIANCE.
IT'S EITHER CONSENSUS AND
MOVES
ENFORCEMENT FORWARD OR IT
DOESN'T.
TED: SOMETIMES THE
PURPOSES JUST
TO SEND A MESSAGE.
SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF CITY
COUNCIL ARE SPEAKING OUT A LOT
AND THEY WANT TO SHOW THEY ARE
TAKING ACTION AGGRESSIVELY AS WE
HAVE HAD THESE CONTROVERSIES
ABOUT POLICE INTERACTION WITH
MINORITY COMMUNITIES.
IT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE
SENATOR WHITEHOUSE SAID WHEN A
LOT OF THIS WAS GOING ON IN
FERGUSON, HE SAID HE WAS PROUD
OF THE PROVIDENCE POLICE BECAUSE
HE FELT THEY COULD TEACH A LOT
TO POLICE IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS
ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE THESE ISSUES
CORRECTLY.
IT IS
INTERESTING TO SEE THEM
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE, BUT IT
REMINDS ME OF HOW
LITTLE CITY
HALL COVERAGE WE HAVE OTHER THAN
DAN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES TO BE
LOOKED AT AND I WOULD NOT SAY IT
SOMETHING A LOT OF PROVIDENCE
RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF.
DAN M: BY MAY 1, HE WILL LIKELY
HAVE A MAJOR ORDINANCE THAT WILL
NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL 2018
BUT YOU WILL PROBABLY HAVE
A
PRESS CONFERENCE AND CEREMONY
THAT IS SIGNED INTO LAW AND A
MAJOR CHANGE, JUST HOW THEY DO
DAY TO DAY WORK.
DAN: WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN'T
COVER THAT A LITTLE MORE NEXT
WEEK.
THERE IS A SMOKING ORDINANCE
ABOUT TO BE THUMBS UP HERE.
DAN M: IT WAS KIND OF SNUCK IN
WITH THE COMMUNITY SAFETY ACT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS MOVING.
MAKE SOME ROOM IN THE NEWS.
I KNEW IT WAS ON THE
AGENDA.
THIS THING HAS BEEN PROPOSED --
THE JUST OF IT IS IT HAS BEEN A
LITTLE WATERED DOWN TO THE AREA
RIGHT AROUND KENNEDY PLAZA, FROM
CITY HALL, ALL OF THAT AREA, NO
SMOKING, PAST THE COMMITTEE WITH
SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO
HAD BEEN AGAINST IT BEFORE.
LOOKS LIKE IT IS ON TRACK TO
PASSAGE.
DAN:
THE FIRST OFFENSE IS A
WARNING AND $50 FINE.
TED: WHEN
WAS THE LAST TIME WE
HAD A REPUBLICAN CITY
COUNCILMEMBER IN PROVIDENCE?
IN A ONE PARTY FOR BASICALLY MY
ENTIRE LIFE
-- JOKES
ASIDE --
DAN: ARE YOU BARELY 30?
TED: 32.
DAN: 32 AND ACTING LIKE HE'S
OLD.
MY POINT BEING
, HAVING NO
POLITICAL PARTY OPPOSITION FOR
DECADES, THERE'S A REPUBLICAN
CITY COMMITTEE.
WHEN
THERE --
IT'S ALL INSIDE
THE COUNCIL DEMOCRATS AND I
THINK THAT LEADS TO LESS PUBLIC
ENGAGEMENT AND DEBATE.
TED: I THINK THAT IS 100% RIGHT.
IT TENDS TO BE THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THERE'S A
HANDFUL AGAINST THE LEADERSHIP
FOR WHATEVER REASON.
USUALLY, THE FIGHTS HAPPEN THERE
BUT IN BIG ISSUES LIKE THIS,
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
COVERAGE THAT GOES INTO IT --
DAN: THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL
ELECTION.
A GUY THAT OUGHT TO BE VOTED
OUT, THE IRONY MIGHT BE --
DAN M: THAT IS A BIG
THING GOING
ON IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WOULD BE
VERY DIFFICULT TO
OVERCOME.
DAN: IS
LISSA PONTY CLEARED UP
HIS
-- HE'S MAKING MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
ONLY IN PROVIDENCE.
RIGHT
NOW, THE MAYOR IS GOING
TO DELIVER HIS THIRD BUDGET ON
WEDNESDAY AND WHAT YOU ARE
SEEING IN CITY HALL IS A
SITUATION WHERE EVERY TIME
SOMETHING GETS GOING, YOU GET
THE QUESTION ABOUT THE CITY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, QUESTIONS
ABOUT KEVIN JACKSON.
IT IS A BIG DISTRACTION IN CITY
HALL RIGHT NOW.
DELOITTE PRODUCED FOR US A
DEFECTIVE SYSTEM.
THE SYSTEM THEY GAVE US WAS
EFFECTIVE, SOME WOULD SAY
BROKEN.
WE DID NOT GET WHAT WE PAID FOR.
WE PAID THEM A A LOT OF MONEY
BUT WE DID NOT GET WHAT WE PAID
FOR AND THEY REPRESENTED TO US
THAT IT WAS IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE
THAN IN FACT IT WAS.
DAN:
YES.
DAN M: THAT IS WHAT THE GOVERNOR
SAYS.
DAN:
THAT WAS FEBRUARY AND WE
HAD A HEADLINE INDICATING THE
JUSTICE APARTMENT IS IN THE
HOUSE ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS
AND ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE
DISTURBING ABOUT THAT.
ONE, THAT THEY ARE.
SECOND, WE HAD TO FIND OUT
THROUGH A JOURNAL STORY.
DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?
WHY, IF THE FEDS ARE LOOKING
INTO OPERATIONS IN A VERY
CONTROVERSIAL, TECHNICAL BACK
OLD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
, THE
DAY NOT TRY TO GET IN FRONT OF
THAT AND BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT
IT?
DAN M:
I DON'T KNOW.
I SUPPOSE WHEN YOU HAVE BAD NEWS
COME AND THEY HAVE BEEN FLAILING
FOR A LONG TIME, SO MAYBE NOT A
SURPRISE THAT THEY DID NOT GAME
OUT THAT THIS WAS GOING TO GET
OUT THE MATTER WHAT.
I'M OF TWO MINDS.
ON THE ONE HAND, ANY TIME THE
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS
SEEKING DOCUMENTS, YOU WONDER
WHAT THEIR INTEREST IS.
I BELIEVE OVER $200 MILLION HAS
GONE TO DELOITTE SO FAR.
CERTAINLY, THINK OF WHAT THE
GOVERNOR JUST SAID THERE.
HE IS A LAWYER AND THEY
REPRESENTED TO US THAT WAS IN
BETTER SHAPE THAN IT WAS.
DID THEY DO SO IN THE INVOICES?
THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS THAT YOU
COULD SEE THIS GOING BUT WE
REALLY DON'T A MUCH.
IN MY LAST SEVEN YEARS, I HAVE
SEEN REPEATEDLY THEY GET EXCITED
ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS
BIG, LOCAL SCANDAL AND IT
HEATERS OUT.
BOTH OF THE STUDIO
INVESTIGATIONS, NO CHARGES CAME
OUT OF THAT.
PEOPLE SEE THESE HEADLINES AND I
THINK THEY EXPECT PEOPLE TO BE
FROG MARCHED OUT OF THE
STATEHOUSE AND WE KEEP SEEING
THAT IT LOOKS BAD BUT THERE'S NO
CRIMINAL WRONGDOING.
PEOPLE SHOULD TEMPER WHAT THEY
EXPECTED THE MOMENT.
DAN M: I
TOTALLY AGREE.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T
JUST CALL A PRESS CONFERENCE TO
SAY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS
INVESTIGATING -- WHEN IS THE
GOVERNOR GOING TO BE IN
HANDCUFFS? WE DON'T HAVE ANY
EVIDENCE THAT IS THE CASE.
THE TREND HAS BEEN
THAT WE OFTEN
SEE INVESTIGATIONS HAPPENING AND
THEY ARE TOUGH TO PROVE
WRONGDOING.
DAN:
I'M NOT SO SURE.
WE'VE GOT THESE GUYS GOING RIGHT
TO THE HEART, THE KNEE-JERK
PUBLIC REACTION OR THE MEDIA'S
APPETITE FOR DRAMA AND THE
ESCALATION OF IT.
I THINK THEY OUGHT TO BE
TRANSPARENT.
WHY WOULDN'T THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT THE INQUIRING WHEN
WE
HAVE SUCH A MESS ON OUR HANDS?
IT COULD GO EITHER DIRECTION.
IT COULD BE DELOITTE THAT IS
PROBLEMATIC, WHO KNOWS?
TED: TIM WHITE POINTED OUT THAT
IT SHOWS THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES INSPECTOR GENERAL IS
INVOLVED IN ALL OF THIS.
THAT COULD HE WHERE IT BEGAN
FROM AND THEY ARE GETTING HELP
AND THAT MIGHT REMIND PEOPLE IN
THE HEAD DEPARTMENT WHICH DAN
HAS COVERED A LOT, SPENDING
YEARS SCRUTINIZING THE
PARTNERSHIP AND I DON'T WANT TO
SOUND LIKE I'M DOWNPLAYING IT
TOO MUCH, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT COULD LEAD TO.
DAN: IN THE MEANTIME, RHODE
ISLAND'S TOTAL THAT IS
INTERESTING.
YOU JUST POSTED A STORY, TOTAL
DEBT IS HOW BAD?
TED:
$10.5 BILLION WITHOUT
PENSIONS AND $17 BILLION WITH
PENSIONS.
UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES.
IT IS DEFINITELY DRY
AND A BIT
WONKY.
IT'S 130 SOMETHING PAGES, BUT
IT'S THE FIRST DEBT
AFFORDABILITY STUDY FOR THE
STATE IN ALMOST 20 YEARS.
THE BOARD THE SET HAS -- THE
STATE HAS SET UP TO DECIDE HOW
MUCH DEBT THERE IS AND HOW MUCH
IS SUSTAINABLE.
TO ME, THE HEADLINES WERE
THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE.
SO FAR
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE
DONE A CREDIBLE JOB GATHERING
MORE DATA THAN USUAL.
THEY GOT THE LOCALS AND THE FIRE
DISTRICT AND THEY GOT THE
PENSION DATA AND HAD BOSTON
COLLEGE DO SOME NUMBERS TO
COMPARE TO OTHER STATES, AND IT
LOOKS LIKE THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND IS A HIGHER DEBT STATE
BUT THANKFULLY, AT THE MOMENT,
IT'S NOT UP THERE WITH THE TRUE
BASKET CASES LIKE ILLINOIS AND
CONNECTICUT.
BUT THEY DO THINK THEY SHOULD
TAKE DOWN THE DEBT TARGET.
DAN: WILL IT
IMPACT THINGS LIKE
THE STADIUM?
TED: IN THE SHORT TERM, PROBABLY
NOT.
7.5% OF ALL REVENUE
-- I THINK
IT FUELS PUBLIC SKEPTICISM.
THAT $10.5
BILLION, IT IS NOW
ACCOUNTED DEBT OF THE TAXPAYERS
AFTER EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE
THROUGH WITH THAT.
MORE CONCERNING
, THOUGH
UNSURPRISING, THEY SAY THE
CITIES AND TOWNS THAT SHOULD NOT
BE MORE THAN 6.5% OF THEIR
REVENUE.
SO MORE THAN THREE TIMES
HIGHER.
PEOPLE FOCUS A LOT ON THE STATE
LEVEL, BUT THE STATE HAS FOUND
SOME RELIEF.
DAN M: THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE
SEEN OF THIS,
HAVING TALKED TO
TED ABOUT IT, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK
AT PROVIDENCE AND THAT IN
GENERAL, $.25 OF EVERY DOLLAR IN
THE BUDGET GOES TO RETIREES,
PENSIONS, HEALTH CARE AND THAT
THEY ARE PAYING DOWN.
DAN: THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
KINDS OF DEBT.
SOME DEBT HE MANAGED FOR
PROJECTS AND THE LIKE AND THEN
THERE IS THE UNFUNDED DEBT WHICH
IS LIKE CHASING YOUR TAIL.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE REAL
IT IS ALL FACTOR
IN ON ACTUARIAL
ASSUMPTIONS.
YOU WONDER IF IT IS A BOMB THAT
WILL EVENTUALLY JUST BLOW?
TED:
WHEN HE SAT DOWN TO WRITE
THE BUDGET, I THINK HE ONLY HAD
$.25 TO WORK WITH OUT OF EVERY
DOLLAR.
SO USE IT DOWN AND YOU FEEL
POWERFUL AND YOU LOOK AND SAY I
HAVE SOME WIGGLE ROOM HERE TO
DECIDE WHERE WE SHOULD
PRIORITIZE BECAUSE SO MUCH IS
SPOKEN FOR.
BUT THE LONGER IT GOES ON, THE
MORE I WONDER, IS IT GOING TO BE
A BOMB THAT EXPLODES?
I GUESS THE CITY AND SOME OTHERS
MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE.
IF THEY STAY SOMEWHAT STABLE, IT
IS AGE RAIN AND PEOPLE NOTICE IT
.
WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A STREET
WITH HOLES, THAT'S BECAUSE THE
CITY IS SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY.
DAN: THE PLACE IS A PIGSTY.
WE DON'T MOW THE LAWN ON THE
HIGHWAY OTHER THAN ONCE A YEAR,
TRASH IS ALL OVER KINGDOM COME.
TED: I AM SO IN AGREEMENT WHEN
YOU GET ON YOUR HIGH HORSE ABOUT
THIS DAN: IT REALLY IS
DISGUSTING, AND I CAN'T BELIEVE
IT.
TED: WE BOTH LIVE IN PROVIDENCE
-- THE ROADS ARE ROUGHER.
DAN: WHEN I ANNOUNCE MY
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR, IT'S
GOING TO BE ABOUT CLEANING UP
THE STREETS.
DAN M:
WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO
GET IN ON THE CAMPAIGN.
[LAUGHTER]
DAN: IT STARTS WITH NOT WEARING
A TIE.
THE --
THERE IS SO MUCH THAT IS
GREAT ABOUT RHODE ISLAND.
WE'VE GOT THE BEST TEACHES IN
AMERICA AND OUR RESTAURANTS ARE
BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE'S.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT
DRIVES ALL OF US CRAZY AND WE
NEED TO FIX IT.
THAT'S THE CAR TAX.
LET'S FACE IT.
THE CAR TAX STINKS AND IT NEEDS
TO BE FIXED.
YOU DESERVE A CAR TAX CUT.
DAN: YES,
WE DO, BUT THE CAR TAX
IDEA --
THE SPEAKER WANTED TO
OWN THIS THING WHEN HE WAS IN
TROUBLE IN HIS RACE AND WANTS TO
ELIMINATE IT AND SHE WANTS TO
CUT THE VEHICLE VALUE BY 30%,
WHICH DOESN'T NECESSARILY
TRANSLATE TO A REDUCTION IN CAR
TAX.
THIS -- SHE HAS STOLEN THIS
THING FROM NICK.
DID YOU SEE THE POLLING DATA?
SHE'S GOT 70% FAVORABILITY.
TED: THE NUMBER HELPED.
I
THINK THAT IS THE CONSERVATISM
AWAY, THAT SEEMS RADICAL.
I THINK THEY USED TO
GIVE RONALD
REAGAN A LIST OF OPTIONS.
THEY KNEW HE WOULD PICK THE
MIDDLE ONE.
DAN: THAT'
THE SALES CONCEPT.
MOST PEOPLE BY THE MIDDLE ONE.
WHY CAN'T WE JUST CUT PROPERTY
IN CAR TAX FOR AND HAVE A FIXED
FORMULA
IT'S AMAZING TO
ME -- WHAT IS
IT?
IT'S MONEY.
DAN M:
30 SOME ODD MILLION
DOLLARS.
DAN: THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A
PROGRESSION IT HOLES FILLING.
YOU PAY THREE TIMES THE CAR TAX
FOR THE SAME CAR IN PROVIDENCE
AS YOU DO IN MY TOWN.
THE WHOLE THING IS
DISCOMBOBULATED.
DAN M: IT IS REGRESSIVE.
DAN: WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
ANYTHING?
TED:
DETHING IS
GOING TO HAPPEN.
I DON'T SEE HOW HE WALKS BACK --
THINK ABOUT IT -- THERE IS CLEAR
ROOM FOR COMPROMISE ON HER SIDE.
THE FIRST STEP AND A HALF OF HIS
PROPOSAL IS FIRST.
WHAT I AM WONDERING ABOUT IS THE
LEVEL OF STATE REVENUE HAS BEEN
TAKING DOWN, NOT UP, AND THAT'S
GOING TO MAKE ALL OF THE STUFF
HARDER.
DAN: ARE WE GOING TO GET FREE
COLLEGE TUITION?
DAN M: I THINK THERE'S A CHANCE.
DAN: YOU LOVE THAT PROGRAM.
YOU LOVE THAT PROGRAM.
DAN M: I'M NOT SURE IT WILL
PASS.
DAN: WHAT
ELSE?
DAN M: I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING
TO COMMERCIAL.
IT'S YOUR SHOW, I DON'T KNOW.
DAN: I HAVE NO TIME.
DAN: THE HERNANDEZDAN: DRAMA,
SAGA, TRAGEDY, ALL OF THAT ROGAN
DOWN AND ANALYZED.
HE KNOWS THE INSIDE ON A LOT
OF
THESE LIFE STORIES IN SPORTS.
THERE'S NO BETTER GUY TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IT.
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
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Insecurity - CS50 Live - S3E2 - Duration: 14:18.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DAVID MALAN: This is CS50 Live.
Now, you may recall just a few weeks ago GitLab,
a popular website for hosting people's sourcecode
suffered a bit of a error, whereby they deleted a whole lot of data
from their customers.
And it turns out just a few weeks later, did another company, DigitalOcean--
this one a cloud hosting provider, whereby you can host your websites
on them in the cloud--
also made a bit of a mistake.
Indeed, they reported this.
"On April 5th 2017 we began to receive alerts
that our public services were not functioning."
They went on to say, "within three minutes of the initial alerts
we discovered that our primary database had been deleted."
The root cause of this incident, they later said,
was, "an engineering driven configuration error."
they went on, "a process performing automated testing was misconfigured
using production credentials."
Now, for more on this, and to explain this failure let's
go to a CS50's own, Doug Lloyd.
DOUG LLOYD: An engineering driven configuration.
No.
Somebody screwed up.
Somebody typed the wrong thing.
And they screwed up.
Back to you, David.
DAVID MALAN: If you'd like to dive in deeper to this particular error,
head to this URL here.
Now, speaking of failures, also in the news of late was CloudFlare.
This time a cloud based company that provides content delivery network
services, or CDN services.
It turns out that this company, which many other websites use in order
to serve up their data, static data, in particular, HTML, and the like,
had a bit of a bug, whereby they were accidentally leaking some customer's
data in other customers websites.
In particular, in some cases, which, to be fair, were rare but common enough
that researchers at Google and beyond saw this,
if certain web pages had HTML like this where the tag was not
fully closed as there at right what would happen
is this, so-called buffer overflow, whereby data actually leaked out
of their servers to the wrong customers.
So for instance, if a customer was very deliberately pulling this music website
here they might actually see, maybe later in the website, or somewhere else
in its source code, text, or specifically HTTP headers,
and other data, belonging to other customers.
Now, who might those customers be?
Well, if I'm visiting this music based website,
I might actually be seeing data from other customers who
have accounts on Uber, or OkCupid, or FitBit, or others,
which is to say, even, if I don't have an OkCupid
account, or Fitbit, or an Uber account, I
might be seeing someone else's data who actually does.
So suffice it to say, this is bad.
But its origins could be traced to a very specific line of code.
In fact, in C, on the servers that CloudFlare were running,
were these lines here.
And notice the check of two pointers, P and PE for equality.
The result of which was this, because of that overflow error
it's possible that PE could sometimes be smaller than P. And so,
simply by checking only for equals equals
was the problem, ultimately resulting.
And so had the check been done using greater than or equal to,
instead of just equal equal to, jumping over the buffer end
would have been caught.
A simple fix, and a relatively simple problem, with massive implications
for customer's privacy.
Now, in other, even scarier, news is in Brazil,
whereby bank robbers actually hijacked and robbed
a bank that was using its website in order
to provide users with transactions, and support for adding online banking.
Unfortunately, they were not particularly secure.
And these bank robbers were able to digitally take over
their entire network.
For more on this particular attack let's turn
to see us CS50's own resident security expert, and only Jeopardy champion,
CS50's own Doug Lloyd.
DOUG LLOYD: Thanks David.
As you point out, this is, in fact, a modern form of bank robbery.
What happened in this case is that customers went to visit their bank
website, or what they thought was their bank website,
but actually were visiting perfectly duplicated clones created by hackers.
And what these hackers were able to do is to hack into the domain name system
to change where the customers thought they were going.
In fact, this attack was even so secure that the hackers were
able to secure SSL certificates, which create those green locks that we
see in our URL bars, and our browsers to indicate that a site is secure.
So the customers were visiting this bank website,
thought that they were accessing something secure,
and they would type in their banking credentials,
and complete the hacker's attack.
Now, to date, the bank in question has not even
been identified because those hackers were
able to change the domain name system records,
and the bank couldn't then even email their customers as a result.
DAVID MALAN: Now, Doug, you keep mentioning domain name system records.
What are these, exactly?
DOUG LLOYD: So David, recall that the domain name system maps, commonly used
URLs that we would type into our browser bars to IP addresses.
And what the hackers were able to do here
was to convince the registrar of domain names
in Brazil to map the bank's legitimate domain
names to the hacker's IP addresses.
DAVID MALAN: Now, this all, Doug, sounds very sophisticated.
What can little customers like me do to protect our hard earned money
in banks like this?
DOUG LLOYD: That's a great question.
And I would recommend that everybody do what I do,
which is to put all of my money under my mattress.
DAVID MALAN: Thanks, Doug.
Well, now, here closer to home has been reports of fishing.
Indeed, all over campus here at Harvard are
posters like this encouraging people to report phishing,
the process whereby adversaries send you an email that might look legitimate,
but is really some form of spam, but that generally contains links,
or URLs to other websites that also look legitimate, but are,
in fact, copies of other websites, not unlike banks, whereby you can then
trick users into providing you with their usernames,
their passwords, thereby, ultimately taking over their account.
In fact, according to this very click-baity headline,
Everyone Is Falling For This Frighteningly Effective Gmail Scam.
Now, what is this?
And how is it plaguing campuses like ours?
Well, if you're a Gmail user you might recall
receiving e-mails that look like this.
And sometimes, of course, your e-mails contain attachments.
Now, Gmail draws your attention to the attachments
by providing with a very convenient downward facing icon
that when clicked allows you to download that PDF.
But what if an adversary, someone trying to deceive you,
has sent you, not an attachment, but simply an otherwise blank email that
contains an image embedded in it that looks, per this rectangle,
exactly like the rectangle that g-mail generates automatically
for actual attachments.
Moreover, what if this embedded image is really
a hyperlink to some other web page that then asks me for credentials,
like my Gmail username and password?
Now, normally this wouldn't be such a concern, because if a link like this
led to a web page on some foreign server where
I'm being tricked into typing in my credentials,
well, Harvard, or my internet service provider,
or ISP could simply block, ultimately, that website so that very few customers
actually fall for that trick.
Unfortunately, it turns out that the web supports
what are known as data URIs, whereby this particular attack was
linking not to a remote website, but to a URL that looks like this.
And notice, in particular, it starts with data colon
followed by a whole bunch of text.
Well, it turns out, you can embed in the URL bar
of a browser enough information, enough HTML, CSS, and even JavaScript,
to make the page that's displayed actually look like a Gmail log
in screen, like this one here.
And indeed, if you then type in unwittingly your username, and perhaps
even your password, and hit enter, that username and password
is sent to the bad guys website.
Not, to the actual Gmail.
Now, how does this work, and how do these URI's actually function?
Well, here's an example of an actual data URI.
And among the compelling uses of these things
is to embed images and other assets inside of web pages
without having to link the secondary files that then have to be loaded,
typically a bit more slowly.
Notice that too begins with data colon, specifying this is a data URI, or URL.
Then it specifies what the type of the file is that follows.
In this case, it's an image of type BMP, or bitmap.
And then it specifies how it's encoded, which in this case
is not binary, not decimal, not even hexadecimal, but base-64,
which is a base system that uses letters, both capital and lowercase, as
well as numbers, as well as a couple of other characters, to represent,
as text, what might otherwise just be zeros and ones, or binary.
Now, the characters that follow, while they
look like purely alphabetical, and syntactic characters
are actually the base-64 encoding of an image.
This image here.
Now, let's enhance.
And you might, indeed, see a familiar face.
That is literally the file that's embedded in that data.
And so with the bad guys did in this Gmail attack
is actually embed a functioning web page that was base-64 encoded, instead
of it being as simple as a simple happy Smiley face.
Now, thankfully, browsers like Chrome can help
us notice when websites are legitimate.
Here I'm at accounts.google.com, and it starts with HTTPS,
and Chrome is telling me, in green, that it's secure.
As a result of this attack, and others like it, has Google also
added functionality to Chrome so that if a user accidentally, or even knowingly
visits a data URI, that begins with data colon,
now are users informed, a little more clearly, in gray,
that this website is not secure.
And now it-- actually, wait, this just in.
I'm hearing from CS50's own Doug Lloyd that there's actually
a hacking attack in progress.
For more on this, let's go to our live feed of the hack in progress.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
And now, of course, no discussion of security of late
would be complete without mention of our own CIA,
or Central Intelligence Agency.
Indeed, it was recently revealed by Wikileaks.org
that the CIA has been taking advantage for some time of bugs in software
in order to wage attacks against owners of the hardware
running that software, including popular devices like Android phones, iPhones,
TVs, and more.
And in Vault 7 in particular did Wikileaks reveal the CIA hacking tools.
Specifically referring to such initiatives by the CIA,
seemingly adorable initiatives like, Wrecking Crew, Crunchy Lime Skies,
Elder Piggy, Anger Quake, or McNugget, which indeed sound delightful.
But when you actually read about what these code names mean they actually
refer to a systematic process for identifying bugs in software,
and therefore, potential exploits, writing
software that take advantage of those bugs, so as, to effectively,
hack into people's software and/or hardware.
And potentially affected are familiar tools like Skype, our own WiFi
networks, PDFs, anti-virus software.
In addition to popular devices like the very phones in our pocket.
But, all too close to home, frankly was the fact
that Samsung TVs seem to be the result, or the victim,
of some of these very exploits.
In fact, adorably, Weeping Angel was the code name
for a project that took advantage of bugs
in Samsung TV'S own software, Smart TVs software, in order
to turn on, without customers, apparently knowing,
those devices microphones so that you could theoretically listen in
on conversations, and even record them, even while giving
the appearance that the TV is off.
So the user thinks the TV is off, and he or she is talking.
But meanwhile, that TV is actually listening.
Now, you may recall it wasn't all that long ago
that the CS50 itself blew the lid off of another problem with Samsung Smart TVs,
whereby at the time, though they claimed and thought
they were actually encrypting such data, because these microphones are
present so that you can talk to your TV, and issue VoiceBase commands,
will recall that data was not actually being encrypted.
Now, what is a Smart TV in the first place?
Well, at the end of the day, our TVs are no longer just televisions.
They are actually full fledged computers with hardware and software within.
And indeed, if you have such a Smart TV, whether it's
Samsung, or something else, you may very well have icons like these on your TV,
much like a tablet, or a phone.
And that's because you can install software on TVs today.
But if you can install software you can surely install accidentally
buggy software, or unknowingly exploitative software,
that's actually doing something it's not supposed to do.
But even scarier is when our hardware has things like these things here.
Cameras and microphones that are supposed
to be used for good and not evil.
As this man here is talking to his TV and using Skype
by talking into his remote control.
That in fact is meant to be a feature.
But when these things can be turned on without our control,
and when they can be turned on even when we think they are off,
therein lies the threat and the scare.
Now, how do you know if you are among those that were affected?
And indeed, if you are suspicious that the CIA is spying on you,
how can you confirm as much?
Well, if your Samsung TV was manufactured in 2011 or 2012
this particular attack is germane.
However, to be fair, the attack requires that the CIA tiptoe into your home,
presumably, plug-in a USB stick with the software,
in order to take advantage of this bug.
But if that too is a threat, consider that the software
your smart TV must be running for this attack to work
is either version 1011, 1012, 1016.
And there have been newer versions since.
But the biggest help, perhaps, is if when you think your TV is off you
actually still see a blue LED light on in the back.
It might actually be listening, and god forbid, watching you.
For more on this particular attack and others, you can take a look at this URL
here.
That's it.
For CS50 Live, thank you so much to CS50's own Ian, and Andrew, Marinda,
Ramone, Skulli, Dan, Arturo, Christian, and of course, CS50's own, Doug Lloyd.
This was CS50.
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Burglar caught on camera breaking into Pyrenees - Duration: 2:03.
OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT..A STRING
OF BURGLARIES AND
BREAK-INS HAVE PLAGUED
BAKERSFIELD BUSINESSES THIS
WEEK.. AND NOW, ONE OF THE
SUSPECTS HAS BEEN CAUGHT ON
CAMERA.
GOOD EVENING I'M JACKI OCHOA.
AND I'M TIM CALAHAN
23ABC'S IVAN RODRIGUEZ SPOKE
WITH THE OWNER WHO
SAW THE FACE.. OF THE MAN WHO
BROKE INTO HIS BUSINESS.
IVAN?
PYRENEES CAFE IS YET ANOTHER
BUSINESS ADDED TO THE LIST OF
LOCAL PLACES BROKEN INTO.
WHILE LOOKING BACK AT THEIR
SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE...THEY
CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE MAN
RESPONSIBLE.
YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 5:30
SECURITY CAMERA FOOTAGE
SHOWS A MAN BREAKING IN THROUGH
THE BACK OF
PYRENEESE CAFE.
HEY WHAT'RE YOU DOING OUT HERE?
HE CONTINUES TO WALK TOWARD THE
CAMERA. YOU SEE HIS FACE FOR
JUST A SECOND AS HE TRIES TO
TEAR IT DOWN. THE CAMERA FALLING
TO THE FLOOR BEFORE RUNNING
AWAY.
VIOLATED. YOU NEVER WANT TO
BELIEVE
THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO BE BAD
ENOUGH TO BREAK INTO YOUR PLACE
OF
BUSINESS. YOU SPEND SO MUCH
MONEY ALL THIS MONEY TRYING TO
MAKE THINGS NICE.
CRAWFORD SAYS THE SUSPECT WASN'T
ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH
MUCH BEFORE HIS EMPLOYEE CAME IN
AND SCARED HIM AWAY.
FEELS LIKE HE HAS TO COME AND
STEAL A
COUPLE OF BEERS OR SOMETHING TO
GET BY. I WOULD'VE GIVEN HIM
SOMETHING IF HE
NEEDED IT.
B-P-D SAYS THE MAN WHO BROKE IN
IS HISPANIC, SKINNY AND HAS
CURLY HAIR. HE CAME IN THROUGH
THE HOTEL AND DOWN THE STAIRS.
HE ESCAPED THE SAME WAY.
THIS BREAK IN HAPPENING THE SAME
DAY -- IT WAS REPORTED
FIVE OTHER BUSINESSES WERE
BROKEN INTO. DESPITE THIS CRIME
SPREE ACROSS TOWN OVER THE LAST
48
HOURS...CRAWFORD SAYS ITS BEEN
GOING ON FOR A WHILE.
I HEARD THAT THE CRIME RATE IS
SUPPOSED TO DROP BUT IN OUR
NEIGHBORHOOD ITS GONE UP. I SEE
IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE'RE
HAVING TO RUN PEOPLE OFF ALL THE
TIME. THESE PEOPLE THAT'RE OUT
HERE HAVE BECOME WAY MORE
AGGRESSIVE. THEY'RE IN YOUR FACE
AND WE HAVE TO CALL THE OFFICERS
ALL THE TIME TO GET THEM TO HELP
US DEAL WITH
SOME OF THESE PEOPLE.
B-P-D SAYS THEY WILL HOLD THOSE
RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE.
TONIGHT ON 23ABC NEWS AT
11...LEARN WHAT STEPS BUSINESSES
CAN TAKE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
BY A SECURITY PROFESSIONAL. LIVE
IN CENTRAL BAKERSFIELD IVAN
RODRIGUEZ 23ABC
NEWS.
TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
TONIGHT AFTER AN
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KOIN 6 5pm Weather Forecast Friday April 21 2017 - Duration: 3:42.
WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE A PARTNER
WITH SOLVE.
IT MAKES YOU WANT TO KEEP IT
CLEAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE
A DAY LIKE
TODAY, RIGHT?
WILL THE WEATHER HOLD FOR
TOMORROW?
THAT'S THE BIG QUESTION.
TOMORROW MORNING, I THINK WE'LL
BE FINE.
A LITTLE CLOUDIER.
AND THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
A LITTLE SPRINKLE OR TWO IN THE
MORNING.
BUT NOTHING THAT WE CAN HANDLE,
THE TYPE OF RAIN WE'LL SEE
TOMORROW.
WILL IT BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS
TODAY?
NO.
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, THE COASTS
ARE AT
68.
LINCOLN CITY, YOU CAN SEE SOME
OF THE HIGH CLOUDS STARTING TO
STREAM ON
IN.
TYPICALICALLY YOU SEE THAT WHEN
YOU HAVE A STORM SYSTEM GETTING
READY TO ROLL IN.
CHANGES ON THE WAY, BUT THIS
EVENING IS JUST GOING TO BE
GLORIOUS.
OUT THERE TONIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU
GET OUT AND ENJOY
IT, BEFORE IT
ALL STARTS TO SWITCH GEARS AS WE
HEAD TO THE WEEKEND.
A LIVE PICTURE FROM --
NO.
A TIME-LAPSE FROM HURRY CASINO
CAMERA FROM LINCOLN CITY.
YOU CAN SEE
THE BLUE SKY AND THE
FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN ENJOYING
THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER OUT ALONG
THE COASTLINE.
GORGEOUS IN THE GORGE.
THE
LODGE, NOT A CLOUD IN THE
SKY.
THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE
THE TREND FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE WE START
TO SEE CHANGES ROLL ON.
MOUNT
ST. HELENS LOOKING GREAT.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A FULL DAY'S
VIEW OF ALL THE
MOUNTAINS AND
VOLCANOS.
69 DEGREES.
EAST WINDS, 12 MILES AN HOUR.
IT FEELS
JUST DELIGHTFUL.
AND THE SUNSHINE.
AND THE WARMEST PLACE RIGHT NOW,
YOU HEAD NORTH OF PORTLAND AND
WE'RE INTO
THE LOW 70'S.
THIS IS A VIEW OF VANCOUVER,
FROM OUR RIVERVIEW COMMUNITY
BANK
CAMERA.
LOW 70'S FROM VANCOUVER TO
KELSO.
AND LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
NOW IN
ASTORIA.
69, 69 IN LINCOLN CITY.
NEWPORT JUST JUMPED UP TO
72.
SO IT IS JUST FEELING SO NICE,
ALL AROUND THE AREA.
THIS EVENING, IF YOU DO HAVE
PLANS, KEEP IN
MIND, SKIES ARE
STILL FAIRLY CLEAR.
ANY CLOUD COVER MOVING IN IS
THIN, SO IT WON'T TEND TO HOLD
IN A LOT OF
THE HEAT FROM THE
DAY.
7 P.M., BEFORE SUNSET.
SUN DOESN'T SET UNTIL 8:04.
WE'RE IN THE UPPER 50'S BY 11
P.M.
ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN, IT WILL
START TO FEEL CHILLY BUT
IT
WON'T BE AS CHILLY AS LAST
NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT, MANY OF US IN THE
UPPER
30'S, LOW 40'S.
TONIGHT, MOST OF US DIPPING DOWN
ONLY INTO THE LOW'S
AND UPPER --
LOW 50'S AND UPPER 40'S.
CLOUD COVER TRYING TO CREEP ON
IT.
IT
WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
NEXT SYSTEM LURKING UP OUR
COASTLINE IS NOT HARD TO SEE.
THE LOW IS
ACTUALLY BACK HERE.
WE WILL HAVE A FRONT PUSHING
THROUGH.
AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING IN
SOME RAIN.
SO THIS
EVENING, NO RAIN.
GORGEOUS FOR YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT
PLANS.
SATURDAY MORNING, HERE COMES
THAT
FIRST CHANCE FOR A STRAY
SHOWER EARLY ON.
WE GO INTO THE AFTERNOON.
WE'LL STAY MAINLY
DRY, BUT THERE
WILL BE THAT POSSIBILITY OF A
STRAY SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MOST OF THE RAIN HOLDS
OFF UNTIL
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY, A DRASTIC CHANGE.
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING.
ON AND
OFF SHOWERS FOR THE
AFTERNOON.
WE'LL TRY TO GET SUNBREAKS
GOING.
MONDAY
LOOKS WETTER, COOL, AND
WE'RE BACK TO THAT MOUNTAIN
SNOW.
HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR SEVEN-DAY
FORECAST.
AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE
MID-50'S BY SUNDAY AND WE STAY
THAT WAY FOR MOST OF NEXT
WEEK,
WITH SHOWER CHANCES GOING BACK
UP AGAIN.
SO IT IS DEFINITELY A TEASE OUT
THERE TODAY.
NOW, SATURDAY DOESN'T LOOK AS
BAD AS THE REST OF THE WEEK, SO
YOU
CAN'T -- IF YOU CAN'T ENJOY
THE DAY, GET OUT AND ABOUT
SATURDAY.
IT DOES GO
DOWNHILL QUICKLY.
WHY CAN'T WE JUST TAKE TWO OR
THREE DAYS TOGETHER?
I KNOW!
WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A FOUR-DAY
STRETCH OF 80'S?
THAT IS A PIPE DREAM RIGHT
NOW.
ENJOY TODAY IF YOU CAN GET
OUT AND ENJOY IT!
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Amazon is Changing it's Email Policy - Duration: 5:22.
Hello everyone, here's Ted with OAXRAY and today we're going to talk about Amazon's
new e-mail policy and how it affects you.
So, what we're looking at right now is Amazon's actual policy on their e-mail.
And there's one small change if we scroll here at the bottom and it says here „Can
buyers opt out messages from sellers?"
And the answer now is actually yes.
If a buyer calls in, they can now opt out on unsolicited e-mails from you.
So, before when a seller purchased your item you can actually send them out a feedback
request, you can send them out a review request for an item.
So, you sell a brand new item and you wanna get a review for that item, then you can send
them a request saying „hey, do you like the product, can you leave a review?" or
you can say something like „your item should be delivered today, I just wanna make sure
everything is OK with your order, if everything is, please leave me a feedback" or whatever
the many different cases are that you could send somebody an e-mail for the product.
But now, Amazon is allowing people to actually opt out those e-mails.
So, if you have an automatic e-mail responder set up, now you might getting e-mails back
from Amazon and those e-mails might say „do not e-mail this person anymore".
Right now the e-mail does not have a system set up so that e-mail service like FeedbackFive
or one of the e-mail services know ahead of time don't send e-mails to these people.
So, everyone gets an e-mail until those e-mails are updated in their system, and then when
they are, they are gonna stop sending those e-mails.
I've seen a few actual companies say that they are adding a global blacklist system where
once someone gets blacklisted and they know that they are not supposed to get those e-mails
then they put them essentially on a blacklist so that no one ever gets that e-mail again.
And no one accidentally sends's them an e-mail.
So, as time goes you're gonna see less and less of those automatic e-mail responders
getting a kick back to each person because everybody is gonna be on the list eventually.
But for right now Amazon is blocking those e-mails automatically, and what actually happens
if customer contact you because they have a problem, and you actually click respond
to their contact, then the e-mail will go trough to them.
But if you simply shooting a message and it's just to get a review or something like that,
then they are not gonna see it.
So whenever is time for you to send them a message, and it's critical to the order,
make sure whenever you go trough the manage orders, and you actually select whatever the
case is about, whatever you are sending them that e-mail.
Because if you just select „it's a review request" during a dropdown then they're
not gonna actually see that e-mail.
Now, people have reported a few items have been kickbacks to them even thou, it saw a
legitimate question or an order update that they are gonna send but I've just heard
a few people talk about this, most people have just talked about the e-mail that they
got from Amazon because in that e-mail they say if you continuously keep trying to spam
people even thou, they said that they are off of the e-mail list you might be risking
your Amazon account.
So far, all of the different services that send off the emails have updated their system
it seems and they have put out plans for how to deal with and how to remove people who
should not be getting these e-mails from the system.
So, I know Seller Lab has made an actual announcement about this and they actually made a video
specifically about how to deal with their service.
So, if you are using an automatic service that sends out these e-mails, check on their
websites, and see if they made a statement about this, because it might be something
that you need to do, so that if you have an automatic e-mail campaign you don't end
up sending multiple e-mails to the same person who is opted out, and getting yourself in
trouble.
So, make sure that you understand that if you're getting this e-mail from the same
person multiple times that might be a problem with their e-mail service, make sure that
they are now complaining about this new rule that you are not supposed to keep sending
people who have opted out, opted out according to this new policy, they are not sending them
e-mails multiple times and just be aware that over time more and more people are gonna be
added to this list.
Right now the only way to opt out is to call but I'm sure that in the future they're
gonna add one click opt-out.
So that people will be able to easily and quickly click a button and they are not going
to get your e-mails unless it's important to the situation.
Thank you guys very much, have a great day and make some money using OAXRAY.
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[TMT][365] Giới thiệu sản phẩm Laser Blade thuộc dòng Tamashii Lab! Space Sheriff Gavan! (Engsub) - Duration: 3:26.
Welcome back to TokuVN Media Team!
Today we will introduce our new toy from Tamashii Lab...
Gavan Laser Blade!
Tamashii Lab, most of them are high-tech weapon in original size.
The first Tamashii Lab's product is Raygun Super Gun of Ultraman series,
Gavan Laser Blade is the second.
Gavan also have a new another sword that'll be debuted in V-Cinema Gavan vs. Dekaranger - Gavan Laser Origin.
It's also produced in Tamashii Lab, however, you can only buy it with combo Bluray of this new V-Cinema.
The box is image of Gavan with the text...
"Space Sheriff Gavan - Laser Blade from Tamashii Lab"
On the left corner is Gavan's logo with product name in Japanese.
On the top are functions of this product.
Attached with this toy is Laser Blade Special book,
include some informations of Laser Blade and Gavan through times.
Beside it, we also have the signature of Kenji Ohba - actor of Gavan.
Gavan Laser Blade was built in 1:1,
Hilt sword was painted alchemy,
The Blade was made of opaque plastic, and the guard was made of die-cast.
We also have Gavan's hand-bases.
Gavan Laser Blade have switch with 2 mode:
sound effects with Gavan's voices and sound effects only.
On the grip we have 2 buttons: BGMs and effects
Whatever modes we still have 3 these BGMs.
Gavan TV Opening songs,
Battle bgm,
sound when end.
In sound effects button, in without voice actor mode, we only have 3 sword effects.
In voice actor mode, after 3 sword effects, we will have 1 of 4 shouts of Gavan.
these 4 shouts will be random.
The blade is attached with 20 LEDs and sensor function to do final attack.
Actually, we have a small sensor eye in guard that we can touch to light the blade.
So as we see, that was awesome for this Sword in both outlook and its functions.
However, because there are 20 LED inside this blade, so if 1 of them are broken, it look very unsightly.
And its sounds are still small because battery power has focused almost on light.
And that's all wehave discuss about Gavan Laser Blade.
Thank you for watching and see you later!
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"It's hush money," business owner on new ART loans - Duration: 1:25.
IT'S TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
CHRIS: MONTHS LATE, THE SMALL
BUSINESS RESOURCE COLLABORATIVE
IS GIVING OUT ART CONSTRUCTION
LOANS, BUT FOR SOME BUSINESSES
IT'S NOT ENOUGH
>> IS NOT FREE MONEY.
IT'S A HUSH MONEY.
CHRIS: BUSINESSES MUST RELY ON
WALK-IN TRAFFIC, MAKE LESS THA
$2 MILLION PER YEAR, AND HAVE
PROOF THAT THEIR REVENUE HAS
DECLINED SINCE THE ART PROJECT
STARTED.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TOOK
US QUITE A WHILE FROM A LEGAL
STANDPOINT IS BECAUSE WE WANTED
TO TRY TO MAKE THOSE
CONVERTIBLE.
CHRIS: MEETING BUSINESSES MAY
NOT HAVE TO PAY THE MONEY BACK.
>> IT IS FOUR MONTHS LATER.
MANY NEIGHBORS HAVE ALREADY GONE
OUT OF BUSINESS.
I DON'T NECESSARILY THINK
$15,000 WOULD HAVE STOPPED THEM
FROM GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
CHRIS: RIGHT NOW THERE IS
$700,000 AVAILABLE, MUCH LESS
THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
IT'S A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
BASIS, AND MAYOR BERRY TOLD US
IT'S POSSIBLE THE MONEY COULD GO
FAST.
SO THE SBRC IS LOOKING FOR MORE
PRIVATE BUSINESSES TO DONATE TO
ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE.
>> O HOPE IS THAT THE
COMMUNITY WILL CIVIL WISDO --
WILL SEE THE WISDOM OF TRYING TO
KEEP AS MANY BUSINESSES AS
POSSIBLE INTACT.
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Legal challenge filed over Virginia abortion regulation changes - Duration: 1:29.
(LAURA) ALL NEW AT
FIVE-THIRTY:
(LAURA) THE FAMILY
FOUNDATION OF VIRGINIA
HAS ANNOUNCED A LEGAL
CHALLENGE OVER THE WAY
THE STATE MADE CHANGES TO
ABORTION
CLINIC REGULATIONS.
(STEPHANIE) THE
CONSERVATIVE GROUP SAYS
GOVERNOR TERRY
MCAULIFFE'S
ADMINISTRATION
VIOLATED STATE LAW MORE
THAN 20 TIMES. CAPITOL
BUREAU REPORTER EVANNE
ARMOUR REPORTS.
(EVANNE ON CAMERA) "THE
FAMILY FOUNDATION SAYS
THOSE IN QUESTION
WERE AWARE OF THE LAW,
BUT CHOSE TO VIOLATE IT
ANYWAY."
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
VICTORIA COBB, SAYS THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL
ISN'T ABOUT THE SUBSTANCE
OF
THE CHANGES THAT WERE
MADE.. BUT RATHER THE
PROCESS.
<VICTORIA COBB / THE
FAMILY FOUNDATION OF
VIRGINIA>
"THIS ADMINISTRATION
CHOSE TO SIMPLY IGNORE
THE LAW IN ITS DESPERATE
ATTEMPT TO PAY BACK THE
ABORTION INDUSTRY." 22
TIMES, ACCORDING TO THE
APPEAL.
FOR EXAMPLE.. WHEN THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ALLEGEDLY VOTED TO CHANGE
21 DIFFERENT
SECTIONS OF ABORTION
CLINIC REGULATIONS...
INSTEAD OF THE SIX IT
ORIGINALLY LISTED.
"THE PUBLIC HAD NO
ABILITY TO WEIGH IN ON
MOST OF THESE ADDITIONAL
CHANGES UNTIL AFTER THE
BOARD HAD
ALREADY VOTED." ALSO
ALLEGING BOARD MEMBERS
TRIED TO COVER UP
THEIR ACTIONS.. BY
LEAVING DETAILS OUT OF
THEIR OFFICIAL MINUTES.
GOVERNOR MCAULIFFE IS
RESPONDING, SAYING... "MY
ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO
BE A BRICK WALL TO
PROTECT WOMEN'S HEALTH."
HE WENT ON TO SAY..
"THIS LAWSUIT IS YET
ANOTHER ATTACK ON WOMEN
AND THEIR RIGHTS."
THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH SAYS IT DOES
NOT COMMENT ON PENDING
LITIGATION.
IN RICHMOND, EVANNE
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The French Election: Donald Trump vs. Barack Obama | Hardball | MSNBC - Duration: 5:03.
>>> WELCOME BACK TO "HARDBALL." PRESIDENT TRUMP TWEETED EARLIER
THIS MORNING ABOUT SUNDAY'S FRENCH ELECTION.
THAT'S THISHIS SUNDAY, AFTER YESTERDAY'S ATTACK IN PARIS,
WHICH ISIS CLAIMED CREDIT FOR. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD THIS TO SAY.
ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK IN PARIS.
THE PEOPLE OF FRANCE WILL NOT TAKE MUCH MORE OF THIS.
WE'LL HAVE A BIG EVERYTHING ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
HE ELABORATED DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS SAYING THE ATTACK WILL HELP CANDIDATE MARINE LE PEN.
ACCORDING TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE PRESIDENT SAID HE
WASN'T ENDORSING LE PEN, BUT HE SAID SHE'S THE STRONGEST ON
BORDERS AND SHE'S THE STRONGEST ON WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON IN
FRANCE. WHOEVER IS THE TOUGHEST ON
RADICAL ISLAMIC TRIM, WHOEVER IS THE TOUGHEST AT THE BORDER WILL
DO BEST. WHY IS THE PRESIDENT INSERTING
HIMSELF INTO THE CAMPAIGN?
JEAN BERNARD, I WANT YOU FIRST, BECAUSE YOU ARE FRENCH.
>> THANK YOU. >> IS THIS A PARALLEL ELECTION
TO OUR OWN FROM LAST YEAR? IS THIS A BATTLE BETWEEN THE FAR
RIGHT CANDIDATE, MARINE LE PEN, WHO OPPOSES A LOT OF THIS
IMMIGRATION OVER THERE, BASICALLY BLAMES IT ON THE
MUSLIM COMMUNITY, THE TERRORISM, AND AGAIN A MORE MODERATE
CANDIDATE AGAINST HER? >> IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
FOR THE SECOND ROUND, FOR THE RUNOFF TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS ON SUNDAY, IT'S THE SAME WAVE THAT
PUSHED PRESIDENT TRUMP HERE, THAT PUSHED BREXIT IN BRITAIN,
THAT IS PUSHING MARINE LE PEN. THAT'S FOR SURE.
ANTI-IMMIGRANT, ANTI-GLOBALIZATION, NATIONALISM.
THAT'S FOR SURE. >> IS IT STRONG ENOUGH TO WIN?
TRUMP WON. AT LEAST HE WON IN OUR ELECTORAL
COLLEGE. >> IT COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO
WIN ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE HAD AN ATTACK TWO DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST
RUN. THIS DEFINITELY COULD HELP
MARINE LE PEN BEING ELECTED. WHY?
BECAUSE IT COULD PUSH HER, BECAUSE SHE'S THE STRONGEST ON
BORDERS. SHE'S THE MOST ANTI-MUSLIM.
IT COULD HELP FRANCOIS FILLON. FILLON IS THE CONSERVATIVE GUY.
HE'S NOT THAT BAD. HE'S LIKE SARKOZY, BUT THEY
COULD BE TOGETHER FOR THE SECOND ROUND.
AND IN THIS CASE, ACCORDING TO ALL THE POLLS, HE IS THE WEAKEST
AGAINST MARINE LE PEN. SO THIS ATTACK COULD IN TWO
WEEKS FROM NOW HELP HER. >> SO RIGHT AGAINST FAR RIGHT,
FAR RIGHT WINS? >> FAR RIGHT COULD WIN OR RIGHT.
OR ACCORDING TO THE POLLS BEFORE THE ATTACK, CENTER.
THE SURPRISE, THIS YOUNG GUY, EMMANUEL MACRON, WHO IS TOTALLY
UNTESTED.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TRUMP GETTING INVOLVED?
I'M GOING TO SAY AT THE END OF THIS SHOW, I'VE ALWAYS RESPECTED
THE FRENCH BECAUSE WHEN THE BRITISH ARE WITH YOU, YOU SAY
HO-HUM, BUT WHEN THE FRENCH ARE WITH US, THEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE
RIGHT. THE FIRST GULF WAR, THEY WERE
WITH US ALL THE WAY. THEY WERE WITH US WHEN WE HAD
MISSILES ON CUBA. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A CHECK.
THEY'RE NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN THEY
AGREE WITH YOU, YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S MY THINKING.
I'VE GOT A FRENCH GUY HERE. >> WHO IS AGREEING WITH YOU.
LOOK, I THINK IT'S ALWAYS DICEY WHEN AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT
INSERTS HIMSELF INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY'S ELECTION, ANOTHER
COUNTRY'S REFERENDUM. AS WE SAW WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA
WHEN HE INSERTED HIMSELF INTO THE BREXIT CONVERSATION JUST
BEFORE -- >> IT DIDN'T HELP.
>> NO, IT DIDN'T HELP, BUT ALSO HE WAS CRITICIZED FOR THAT
ALTHOUGH HE WAS CRITICIZED FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE DID ON THE
INTERNATIONAL STAGE. BUT WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP, WITH
HIS TWEETS, HE CAN DO THE WINK AND NOD IF HE WANTS TO.
OH, I DIDN'T ENDORSE MARINE LE PEN.
BUT HE SAID, AS YOU READ, SHE IS THE STRONGEST ON BORDERS.
SHE'S THE STRONGEST ON IMMIGRATION.
>> HE ENDORSED HER. ANYWAY, DONALD TRUMP IS NOT THE
ONLY AMERICAN PRESIDENT BECAUSE FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA TALKED ON
THE PHONE TO CENTRIST CANDIDATE EMMANUEL MACRON YESTERDAY.
THE PRESIDENT'S SPOKESMAN SAID THE CALL WASN'T AN ENDORSEMENT.
QUOTE, PRESIDENT OBAMA APPRECIATED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HEAR FROM MACRON ABOUT HIS CAMPAIGN AND THE IMPORTANT
UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN FRANCE.
A COUNTRYNTRY THAT PRESIDENT OB REMAINS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO AS A
CLOSE ALLY OF THE UNITED STATES. AND AS A LEADER ON BEHALF OF
LIBERAL VALUES IN EUROPE AND AROUND THE WORLD.
SO WE KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. BARACK OBAMA, BY OUR POLITICS,
IS SOMEWHAT CENTER LEFT. HE'S NOT HARD LEFT BY ANY MEANS.
HE'S CENTER LEFT, AND HE'S ENDORSING A CANDIDATE WHO YOU
SAY IS CENTRIST. >> AND OBAMA, STILL, HE'S
EXTREMELY POPULAR IN FRANCE. PROBABLY OVER 120, HIS APPROVAL
RATING. HE'S STILL VERY POPULAR.
THIS COULD HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON ALL OF THESE UNDECIDED PEOPLE
WHO DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF UNDECIDED.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO UNCERTAIN ABOUT THIS ELECTION.
>> YOU'VE HAD SOME GREAT PRESIDENTS.
DE GAULLE. AND MITTERAND.
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Ballerina Rant: Give Credit When You Repost On Social Media!! - Duration: 5:16.
Hey everybody!
You're watching Ballerina Badass
my name is Georgia Reed
and today I just wanted to do a quick
Yak-Out
Yak-a-thon?
Rant! Just a quick rant, ok?
So we're ranting.
That's why it's called "Ballerina Rant."
A new Ballerina Rant!
'Rina Rant!
Okay.
Reposting people's stuff without asking permission.
[raspberry]
What the hell you guys?
Okay.
I think it was So Bailarinos
who had come under major fire on social media
for posting all kinds of dancer content
without asking permission
and a lot of really famous dancers
were getting super upset about that
I don't know what happened with that situation
but I've had a couple of times where
people have reposted my content without asking my permission
without even tagging me in it
The best are the foot fetish people who do it
They just go and repost my bunion photos
I don't get it, you guys!
I don't know why people are so excited about the bunion thing
but to each their own, God bless, go and
do what you gotta do
however, don't do it without asking my permission
and just reposting my stuff.
You know, if it was Taylor Swift
she'd be like BWAAAAA
How the hell would I know what Taylor Swift's doing
I don't listen to her stuff.
[elevator music]
I'll use people I like as an example:
I don't know how Prince or David Bowie would feel about it
but I can't imagine them being super okay with it.
Watch: someone on here is going to put down
a comment with a link to something where
David Bowie or Prince said
"It's fine if people repost my stuff, I don't care."
You know what, though? I DO care.
I think that people out there
should take the time to be respectful of
the creator of the content
You know, I made a mistake recently
once, I'll tell you this.
I was posting photos
for that competition I was doing back in January.
and one of the people who was creating the event
- the competition -
and marketing it
she sent me some photos of other dancers
and said, "Hey, would you create
"some cool designs with this
"and post them on your Instagram?"
just to help promote the competition.
And I said, "Sure, but I need to know:
"do you have permission to repost all of these photos?"
and she said yes.
She did get permission.
Now, I think she really did ask the dancers
and the dancers all said, "Yeah,
"you have permission."
But the problem is, the dancers themselves
did not ask their respective photographers
if they had permission.
And one of the dancers,
whose name will not be mentioned here,
but I know exactly who I'm talking about
she got her photographs done
with the NYC Dance Project.
This is a major photographer.
They've got a book out!
It's beautiful work - trust me, you see it,
you know it.
So, apparently she had given permission
to the competition to use this photo
but when I reposted it on Instagram,
and I tagged NYC Dance Project
in the photo, specifically
And they wrote to me and said
"Hey. We did not give permission to you
to share this photo."
And I immediately wrote back
and said, "I am SO sorry,
"they told me that they did have permission."
and they said, "no, they do NOT have permission."
And I took it down immediately.
And I wrote them a really nice note
saying "I'm so sorry,
"I really love your work, I so respect it."
I want to shoot with them someday, you guys!
Oh my god
it's an amazing opportunity
BLAH!
So, first and foremost:
you want to share some videos
or photos of other people
on your site?
Number one, ask the person first, okay?
Number two,
let them know you're going to tag them and
make sure that you give them props,
or whatever, and say Hey, OMG, look at this amazing person,
use the repost apps, whatever you gotta do
so you're, you know, being respectful
and using at least a modicum of
legality, or whatever you want to call it.
And then,
Number three,
just --
what's number three?
Just be mindful about this stuff, you guys!
C'mon.
I just want to give a shout-out to
this amazing artist
"Pointe Brush"
on Instagram
She paints gorgeous, gorgeous stuff
and in all of her photos, she says
"Hey, feel free to repost my stuff,
"just be sure to tag me."
And still, people will repost her stuff without tagging.
So rude.
So wrong.
So, yeah.
Anyone out there thinking about reposting stuff,
Tag that!
Tag it!
I wanna swear!
I wanna curse so much!
but swearing is bad.
[laughs]
It's not bad,
whatever - it's AWESOME!
Let's admit it!
Swearing is awesome!
[elevator music]
So, yeah. That's my rant for today.
Be respectful of your fellow artists.
And get out there
and make your own art, for godsake
and if you're going to repost, give respect
okay?
I think it's great that we all
support each other as a community
We Are A Tribe.
But we gotta do it with respect.
Alright, that's it for today!
You've been watching Ballerina Badass,
my name is Georgia Reed,
Never Give Up, Never Stop Dancing
I love you all!
[kiss kiss kiss] Toi toi toi!
[outro music]
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Watch Aria Draw: Watching Over [SPEEDPAINT] - Duration: 4:58.You say you are my judge
But I don't believe you
You say that I'm a saint
But that's not me
I hear voices, but they aren't me
I'm not Joan of Arc!
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