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Better than finding a bag of gold coins. From the article: "Card experts in Southern California said Wednesday that they have verified the legitimacy — and seven-figure total value — of seven identical Ty Cobb cards from the printing period of 1909 to 1911." Southern California man finds cache of century-old baseball cards in paper bag March 03, 2016 - Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/03/03/southern-california-man-finds-cache-century-old-baseball-cards-in-paper-bag.html?intcmp=latestnews LOS ANGELES – From a crumpled paper bag in a dilapidated house came a baseball-card find of a lifetime. Seven of them actually. Card experts in Southern California said Wednesday that they have verified the legitimacy — and seven-figure total value — of seven identical Ty Cobb cards from the printing period of 1909 to 1911. Before the recent find, there were only about 15 known to still exist. Joe Orlando, the president of Professional Sports Authenticator in Newport Beach, California, who verified the find, said it is "spectacular" and "miraculous" to have come across such a cache. "I am not sure if any other baseball card find is more remarkable than this new discovery," Orlando said in a statement. The family who discovered the cards in a neglected paper bag at the run-down house of a deceased great-grandfather has asked to remain anonymous. Publicist Donn Pearlman, who helped announce the finding, said only that they are from a southern state and that the cards were first taken to a dealer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina That dealer, Rick Snyder of MINT State Inc., said his initial reaction after getting a voicemail from the family was "absolute skepticism." "I doubted they were authentic because finding seven of these cards at one place at one time seemed almost impossible," Snyder said. But after examining photos and then finally seeing the cards themselves a week later, he became convinced. Orlando said he was also dubious at first. But after his office and an outside expert examined the cards, he became a believer. The cards with the famed Detroit Tigers slugger come from a lot known as T206, the group most prized by collectors that also includes the Honus Wagner card, arguably the most famous sports card ever. They say on the back "TY COBB — KING OF THE SMOKING TOBACCO WORLD" in green ink. The cards' value is sure to shift now that there are so many more in existence, and an exact figure is difficult to pin down. But Orlando said the total worth of the whole cache should exceed $1 million. It's not yet clear what the family who found them intends to do with them. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being mint condition, the cards range from 3.5 to 4.5, which is high for cards that are more than a century old. "This is one of the greatest discoveries in the history of our hobby," Orlando said. ...

This article is from May 2013 and deals with smaller billboards as you walk by them. So three years later ... have these smaller billboards become more "enhanced" ... now also picking up phone data with eyes and face ID ? New Billboard Tracks Your Eye Movements by Fox Van Allen May 01, 2013 http://www.techlicious.com/blog/new-billboard-tracks-your-eye-movements/ Welcome to Minority Report: Researchers at Lancaster University in England have created a new type of digital billboard capable of tracking your eye movements. The system, called Sideways, uses a small camera to locate faces, identify eyes, and then track their movement. The content displayed on the screen can change as your eyes move, allowing you to scroll through menus simply by looking at them. Of course, more interesting to retailers is the possibility of using the tracking tech to perfect the art of the advertisement. Say you were in the supermarket checkout aisle, and a candy bar catches your eye. The monitor might display an ad for a different type of candy, or possibly highlight a discount. Shift your gaze to a tabloid, and you might get a few tidbits of hot gossip. And while the advertisement is tracking your eyes, it’s capable of tracking the eyes of 13 other people as well. You can be forgiven for thinking this brings us uncomfortably close to Minority Report, the sci-fi movie where billboards can identify individual passersby using facial recognition. After all, if Facebook can identify you from a picture, so can an advertisement. Technology also exists to track your reaction to ads, so if a pitch isn’t working, the billboard might change its style to better grab your attention. Isn’t technology simultaneously awe-inspiring and terrifying? ...

I dug up some more information on the billboard thing. As for myself, I just find it hard to believe that someone traveling at 50 miles an hour can be "seen" or have their phone ID on record just passing a billboard but I guess it can happen that fast and at a distance. What about many vehicles rapidly going by all at once (rush hour traffic) ... the system can sort all the phones out ? ... what about three or four people in one car, all with phones ... who gets tracked? I suppose if you live in the country and travel old country roads ... with no phone ... but then there are drones hovering around. This is from the article below: "In the United States of America, billboards now see you. Or at least they see certain data from your mobile phone — age, gender, and location — which they can then sell to advertisers." also ... just for walking around with a phone on and certain apps installed, it will be more than billboards tracking a person. They used the term "enhanced billboards". ... also from the article below: "In some cases, Clear Channel will be able to track whether someone who views a billboard ends up accessing the product advertised. If a mobile user has installed the Placed app on their phone, and he or she passes a billboard for a new bar in town, the app will know and be able to report whether the user ever ends up trying the place out. The plan may sound sketchy, but considering the enhanced billboards go on sale Monday in Clear Channel’s 11 major markets, including Los Angeles and New York, it appears to be inevitable. The company plans to open sales to the rest of the country soon as well, meaning the age of billboards that only look one way is effectively over. Now, billboards will always look back at you. Radar also signals the possibility that this strategy may soon be coming to other forms of advertisements including bus stops, signs and city streets. If the data is easily accessible, it would probably pay for the owner of the advertisement to know it." Billboards to Begin Tracking Viewer Locations, Selling Data to Advertisers Radar is the first billboard software that looks back. Adam Toobin February 29, 2016 https://www.inverse.com/article/12141-billboards-to-begin-tracking-viewer-locations-selling-data-to-advertisers In the United States of America, billboards now see you. Or at least they see certain data from your mobile phone — age, gender, and location — which they can then sell to advertisers. Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, an advertising company with thousands of billboards across the United States, will announce its plan, called Radar, to begin tracking information from passing mobile phones on Monday, reports The New York Times. The company is only planning to record demographic data about users in the aggregate, meaning it is disassociated from any unique personal data. So in theory, Radar won’t be able to tell advertisers you’re on a road trip across the country after seeing you jet across the Midwest. There are, however, plenty of ways you make it possible for advertisers to figure that out on their own. “In aggregate, that data can then tell you information about what the average viewer of that billboard looks like,” Andy Stevens, senior vice president for research and insights at Clear Channel Outdoor, told The New York Times. “Obviously that’s very valuable to an advertiser.” Clear Channel is partnering with AT&T Data Patterns, a segment of the company that tracks users, PlaceIQ, an app-based location sensor, and Placed, a program that actually pays users to let it keep tabs on their whereabouts. Radar will have access only to information that has long been accessible to mobile advertisers, according to Clear Channel Outdoor. Tying information like age and gender to a particular location will allow them to sell a more precise profile of the people who see a particular billboard on an average basis. In some cases, Clear Channel will be able to track whether someone who views a billboard ends up accessing the product advertised. If a mobile user has installed the Placed app on their phone, and he or she passes a billboard for a new bar in town, the app will know and be able to report whether the user ever ends up trying the place out. The plan may sound sketchy, but considering the enhanced billboards go on sale Monday in Clear Channel’s 11 major markets, including Los Angeles and New York, it appears to be inevitable. The company plans to open sales to the rest of the country soon as well, meaning the age of billboards that only look one way is effectively over. Now, billboards will always look back at you. Radar also signals the possibility that this strategy may soon be coming to other forms of advertisements including on bus stops, signs and city streets. If the data is easily accessible, it would probably pay for the owner of the advertisement to know it. So it may be an invasion of privacy, but it’s definitely coming to a city near you. ...

It only gets worse ... maybe time to keep the phone turned off ... but then it's not ready to use for a 911 emergency. See That Billboard? It May See You, Too By SYDNEY EMBER FEB. 28, 2016 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/29/business/media/see-that-billboard-it-may-see-you-too.html?_r=0 Pass a billboard while driving in the next few months, and there is a good chance the company that owns it will know you were there and what you did afterward. Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, which has tens of thousands of billboards across the United States, will announce on Monday that it has partnered with several companies, including AT&T, to track people’s travel patterns and behaviors through their mobile phones. By aggregating the trove of data from these companies, Clear Channel Outdoor hopes to provide advertisers with detailed information about the people who pass its billboards to help them plan more effective, targeted campaigns. With the data and analytics, Clear Channel Outdoor could determine the average age and gender of the people who are seeing a particular billboard in, say, Boston at a certain time and whether they subsequently visit a store. more at link ...

For myself, the main selling point with the Nophone ... it doesn't need any batteries. So rare in today's world !!! ...

Glad I have kept my flip phone from 2004 ... I can connect with USB to get on the internet all under the "voice minutes plan" ... it wasn't long after I got my phone that the companies started splitting Voice and Data. My internet is slow but it works for news, e-mail and Amazon orders and such ... just can't watch videos. I mostly use WiFi these days but every so often I have to get the old USB cable out and connect with the phone. Digitally weary users switch to ‘dumb’ phones http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/01ba2970-9e70-11e5-8ce1-f6219b685d74.html February 22, 2016 In January, British actor Eddie Redmayne made headlines around the world as he became the latest in a growing band of smartphone refuseniks. “It was a reaction against being glued permanently to my iPhone during waking hours,” he explained, turning instead to an old-fashioned “dumb phone” handset that could only make and take calls. He is not alone. There is a small but busy market for phones that are simple and cheap at a time when smartphones are becoming ever more complex and expensive. Feature phones — handsets with some basic functions such as playing music and accessing the internet — are gradually being replaced by low cost smartphones, according to Francisco Jeronimo, research director for European mobile devices at IDC, the research group. But there is still a significant demand for older-style phones. Strategy Analytics, a research group, estimates that 44m basic phones were sold in 2015, accounting for 2 per cent of the global market. Some phonemakers, such as Sony and LG, have already turned their back on the market. But others like Microsoft and Samsung are still producing devices every year aimed at the feature market. Many smartphone users bemoan having to buy devices that are easily broken, require daily recharging and which will be superseded by a new, better version within a year. Even basic smartphones offer computing power that not many people need. Some users buy phones with limited or no internet connections in a conscious attempt to decouple from the modern digital world. Light Phone founder Joe Hollier falls into this camp. The 25-year-old former skater has developed a credit card-sized phone without a data connection and no extra functions other than to make calls. He describes a feeling of huge relief when the ability to check emails or status updates is removed. Analysts say that there is a growing number of “second phoneys” who use an expensive smartphone or “phablet” during the day, but turn to cheaper, pocket-sized devices when they go out in the evening. more at the link ...

The article below mentions that in 1969 the Apollo 10 astronauts, while orbiting the Moon, heard music from the dark side of the Moon. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3456741/Apollo-10-astronauts-heard-mysterious-music-far-moon-newly-uncovered-tapes-reveal-no-wasn-t-Pink-Floyd.html?ito=social-facebook Was it Pink Floyd? Apollo 10 astronauts heard mysterious 'music' on the dark side of the moon, newly uncovered tapes reveal While orbiting the moon in 1969, the Apollo 10 team heard 'weird music' They were on the far side of the moon, so it couldn't have come from Earth The team debated whether to tell NASA command back home Recordings of the event were declassified in 2008, and will be played on Science Channel's NASA's Unexplained Files this month See the latest Nasa updates at www.dailymail.co.uk/nasa By James Wilkinson For Daily Mail Online 21 February 2016 Apollo astronauts who orbited the moon two months before Neil Armstrong's famous 1969 landing heard mysterious and unexplainable 'music' on its far side, out of the range of Earthly radio transmissions, it has emerged. Recently unearthed recordings made by NASA of the journey, which took the Apollo 10 capsule around the far side of the moon, show the astronauts reacting with surprise and confusion to an unearthly howling noise in their headsets. The sound began once the capsule was on an hour-long trip around the far side of the moon, out of the range of any Earth broadcast. At one point the baffled astronauts can be heard discussing whether they should tell NASA command or not. more at the link ...

I use Youtube Downloader HD for videos directly from YouTube ... it never fails. When you right click to copy the video link ... it is automatically copied to be downloaded. So those videos are no problem so far ... just download into a Video folder or wherever. I only use the "portable" version so if there is an update, it's easy to just delete the old folder and add the new version folder. They don't update too often unless YouTube makes changes. Youtube Downloader HD v2.9.9.27 (current) http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/download.html Main Downloads: Download Youtube Downloader HD Version 2.9.9.27 Free. 9 MB. With installer. For Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 FLV Converter Version 1.2 Free. 3.6 MB. With installer. Handy free tool to convert FLV files to AVI video Youtube Downloader HD - Portable Version Version 2.9.9.27 Free. 10 MB. Without installer. Standalone exe file. For Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 I don't know about Facebook and such ... I will check out what you posted. Thanks again. monroe

bphlpt ... thanks for the information and the video. I had a few videos last year that I wanted to save but couldn't figure out how to do so. I noticed after I posted the last post ... the ID of the video source. I have downloaded the Comodo Dragon browser and will give it a try. HarryTri ... I was mostly trying to work with sites where you put the actual link in but it didn't work. What bphlpt posted about Comodo Dragon and the Comodo Media Grabber extension may be of interest ... I'm going to work with it and see if I can get it to work for any future videos. thanks again ...

Check the picture out ... it is interesting. Does the the so-called laptop have USB ports or some type of ports in it's side ??? Is This an Ancient Laptop? February 06, 2016 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/02/06/seriously-that-ancient-greek-statue-does-not-depict-laptop.html?intcmp=hpff There's a new conspiracy theory out there, but instead of invoking big government or aliens, it questions whether there's a laptop carved into an ancient Greek statue. That's right — there's a theory out there saying that a funerary statue of a woman, dated to about 100 B.C., shows her looking at a modern laptop or a handheld digital device. The theory, proposed by the anonymous YouTube user StillSpeakingOut, ventures that the ancient Oracle of Delphi may have foreseen the invention of laptops, and told people about it. "Just so we are clear, I'm not saying that this relief was depicting an ancient laptop computer," StillSpeakingOut said in the 100-second-long video. [supernatural Powers? Tales of 10 Historical Predictions] But "Greek tales about the Oracle of Delphi, which was supposed to allow the priests to quote-unquote connect with the gods and retrieve advanced information of various aspects," made him wonder whether the statue represented a prediction, StillSpeakingOut said. In fact, the object depicted on the statue does look something like a laptop, said Jeffrey Spier, the senior curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California, which owns the statue. But, of course, it's not, Spier said. Instead, the object may be a jewelry box, a shallow chest or possibly a hinged mirror, as "we have hinged mirrors from this time period," Spier said. Perhaps it's a box containing incense, although there's no incense burner in the scene, so that may be a stretch, he added. Another historian debunked StillSpeakingOut's idea that the so-called laptop has USB ports in its side. "The 'USB ports' are drill holes for the attachment of a bronze object, or perhaps a separate piece of marble," said Jeff Hurwit, a professor of art history and classics at the University of Oregon. more at link ...

Thanks for IDing the possible container ... I couldn't even do that. Still can't figure out how to save the news video. Just to add ... they ran the trailer for the show last summer in Aug, Sep and Oct ... when this show statrted filming last summer Maya the winner was only 13 ... the youngest one of all the teens on the show ... she learned to sew from watching YouTube videos ... so mature for her age ... the teens were so much better than the adults on the regular Project Runway show. I tried to post the official Project Runway Junior trailer link that ran last Summer but it doesn't work right. Here is a link to the page ... it is eight videos down ... if anyone might be interested. PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=project+runway+junior&page=3 ...

I have tried a few programs but they are not able to capture this video from an Ohio TV station ... it's not a YouTube video and it's probably protected in some way. I can watch it but I would like to save it to show or watch later on. Any ideas if such a program exists ... a local girl from Toledo was the winner of Project Runway Junior last night (Thursday) and there was a show party at a local pizza place with around 200 people watching the final episode on big screen tvs ... when she won the place went wild with everyone watching. http://www.wtol.com/clip/12192895/toledo-school-for-the-arts-student-maya-ramirez-wins-project-runway-junior Maya Ramirez, 14, of Maumee, Ohio was one of four finalists in the reality show. And when they announced her as the winner in the season's last episode Thursday, her fans back at home went wild. I watched this new show on Lifetime when it started Nov 12, 2015 to the end last night. It was really good and she was my pick to win on the first night the show aired last November. That's the TV News web page with the video. It may be two videos totaling 8 and 2.5 minutes long ... they run together. Can videos like this be saved ... I think they could years back but everything is different now. I posted here since I am using XP. thanks ...

Eagles Being Taught to Destroy Drones ... Watch a police eagle take down a drone http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2016/02/01/watch-police-eagle-take-down-drone.html?intcmp=hpbt3 February 01, 2016 Police in Holland are touting a unique anti-drone weapon – a specially trained eagle. The Dutch National Police have trained an eagle to take down Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), as revealed in a video posted to YouTube Sunday. The video, which is in Dutch, shows an eagle swooping to grasp a small commercial drone in its talons before landing with its ‘prey’. A quadcopter drone that crashed onto the White House grounds last year highlighted the growing security threat posed by small UAVs. The White House incident came less than two weeks after a drone flew over the French presidential palace in Paris. Drones, thanks to their small size and ability to hover low over the ground, can pose a huge security headache, experts have warned. Technologies touted to combat UAVs include a new breed of ‘interceptor’ drones. Michigan Tech University, for example, has developed an anti-UAV octocopter that uses a net to disable smaller drones. The U.S. military is also ramping up its anti-drone efforts. In 2014, for example, the Office of Naval Research announced plans to build a laser weapon to shoot down drones. Last year Boeing demonstrated a laser cannon that could be used to destroy drones. ...

Who's hacking who ? ... are you actually safe only in an underground cave home with no internet connection? "Hackers release 631 aircraft and radar videos, 2,143 flight logs and data on 2,414 employees" Hackers Allegedly Hijack Drone After Massive Breach at NASA http://www.infowars.com/hackers-allegedly-hijack-drone-after-massive-breach-at-nasa/ January 31, 2016 Members of the AnonSec hacking group have released more than 276GB of data after allegedly spending months inside NASA’s internal network. The collection of files, provided to Infowars by AnonSec admin Dêfãult Vírüsa prior to being made public Sunday, include 631 videos from aircraft and weather radars, 2,143 flight logs as well as the names, email addresses and phone numbers of 2,414 NASA employees. A “zine,” or self-published paper detailing the hack, dubbed “OpNasaDrones,” reveals everything from AnonSec’s motives to the specific technical vulnerabilities that enabled the extensive breach. “NASA has been breached more times than most people can honestly remember… However, this hack into NASA wasn’t initially focused on drones [sic] data and upper atmosphere chemical samples. In fact the original breach into NASA systems wasn’t even planned, it was caught up in a gozi virus spread,” the hackers write, referring to an infamous Trojan that has infected more than 1 million computers to date. The Hack After purchasing an “initial foothold” from a hacker with knowledge of NASA servers over two years ago, the group says it began testing how many machines it could “break into” and “root” – a term referring to an account with complete control over a computer or network. Brute forcing an administrator’s SSH password, which reportedly only took “0.32” seconds due to the credentials being left as default, AnonSec gained further access inside – allowing them to grab even more login data with a hidden packet sniffer (tcpdump). The hackers say while some members mapped the network, others analyzed the “different missions, airbases and aircraft” listed by the agency. Public missions like “OIB – Operation Ice Bridge” and drones such as the “Global Hawk“ were among those mentioned. Deleting records of their presence as they hacked deeper into the agency’s system, AnonSec, who even hacked security cameras and uncovered the schematics to one base’s camera layout, then infiltrated the networks at “Glenn Research Center, Goddard Space Flight Center and Dryden Flight Research Center.” Once inside, the group says it began noticing numerous systems and networked devices “popping up in scans that were not previously visible…” After sniffing a password belonging to the system administrator, the hackers say they were eventually able to gain full root access to three network-attached storage (NAS) devices tasked with compiling backups of aircraft flight logs. more at link ...

Since I have never used Google Chrome, I don't completely understand everything being discussed here. I'm using a version of K-Meleon that is not well known, v1.8 ... it doesn't play the H.264/MP4 test page video but does play the WebM and Ogg/Theora videos. I just throw this in for viewing YouTube videos if all options run out one day ... as a backup. Have used it for several years and while the videos have to be downloaded, they can be easily saved if one wants to. I only use the portable version and then the K-Lite Codec Pack (Full) with Media Player Classic included seems to play all videos. It's not as convient as having a browser ready to play any type of video ... but it may be the future with XP one day. Youtube Downloader HD http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/download.html Youtube Downloader HD - Portable Version Version 2.9.9.27 Free. 10 MB. Without installer. Standalone exe file. For Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7/8/10 K-Lite Codec Pack 11.9 http://www.free-codecs.com/download/k_lite_codec_pack.htm Updated: 29 Jan 2016 K-Lite Codec Pack is a comprehensive selection of codecs which guarantees that you will be able to play almost any video or audio file. It offers support for 32-bit and 64-bit codecs and it works irreproachably. You will be amazed by the complexity and the configuration options of these applications starting with installation process, when you have the possibility to choose the settings for each and every codec. If you are a basic user, avoid the advanced mode and trust the program’s default options. In the end you will be able to play media files without any inconveniences. Whenever and wherever you need a complete codec, you can use K-Lite Codec Pack. ...

Came across the new free version of Auslogics Disk Defrag v6.2.0.0 which was just released on Jan 13,2016. I tried and liked the portable version ... no adware, spyware or toolbars so they say. If anyone is interested ... page link below. Auslogics Disk Defrag Free Latest ver. 6.2.0.0 (13/01/2016) File size: 7.2 Mb (Portable version: 4.7 Mb) http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ Portable version is a single ".exe" application that doesn't require installation and can be run directly from a USB drive. Portable version is about halfway down the page on the right side. ...

Ok ... it's clear now, two different cases ... criminal and civil. I'm interested in how the civil case turns out. If you see a later article on it, please post the news ... I will be on the lookout myself. ...

The kangaroo story has taken a twist with a new theory ... still sad for the little one. Kangaroo in Heartbreaking 'Grieving' Photos May Actually Have Killed Its Mate Photos of what seemed to be a heartbreaking death scene between marsupials touched the hearts of many. But experts suggest it may have been the aftermath of a kangaroo killing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/12099012/Do-these-heartbreaking-kangaroo-photos-actually-show-a-brutal-scene-of-murder.html Helena Horton 14 Jan 2016 Pictures of a dead kangaroo dying in the arms of a male kangaroo, while her joey looked on, touched the hearts of many this week. It looked as if the marsupials were showing human-like emotion as the female kangaroo passed away. However, it looks as if this story has taken a shocking twist. Experts have said the male kangaroo may not have been mourning after all. more at link

Thanks for the followup story ... sort of. The article at your link is dated Oct 2015 and the one I posted is dated January 13 ... I assumed it was 2016. It still seems to be "old news" what I posted. Maybe that will be the determining factor in how much air space a home owner actually owns above their property ... the tree line. "According to local television station WDRB, Judge Rebecca Ward found that because three witnesses said that they saw the drone "below the tree line," the drone flight was a violation of privacy. " So if your neighbor has taller trees ... then they own more air space above their house or property ... now if you were very lucky and had giant redwoods growing around your house or on your property, then that should be a major plus. A new selling point for real estate ... property with tall trees, worth a lot more than property with just bushes or shrubs! ...

Just to add a few lines about .NET Framework ... in late December I decided to remove .NET Frame from my XP setup. The highest version that I had installed was v2.0 but I decided to remove v1.1 and v2.0 ... everything. I do remember a few software programs requiring .NF v1 but I can no longer remember exactly what programs they were. I am sure these few programs are probably still on my computer ... however, so far I have not noticed or run into any problems with .NET Framework completely removed. I have always tried to mostly find programs that don't require .NET Frame. ...

You May Be Powerless to Stop a Drone From Hovering Over Your Own Yard January 13, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/13/you-may-be-powerless-to-stop-a-drone-from-hovering-over-your-own-yard/ William Merideth had just finished grilling dinner for his family when he saw a drone hovering over his land. So he did what he said any Kentuckian might do — he grabbed his Benelli M1 Super 90 shotgun, took aim and unleashed three rounds of birdshot. “The only people I’ve heard anything negative from are liberals that don’t want us having guns and people who own drones,” said the truck company owner, now a self-described “drone slayer.” Downing the quadcopter, which had a camera, was a way to assert his right to privacy and property, he said. The drone was owned by John Boggs, a hobbyist, who told authorities he was trying to take pictures of the scenery. He argues in a lawsuit filed this month in U.S. District Court in Louisville that Merideth did not have the right to shoot the craft down because the government controls every inch of airspace in America. For decades, the issue of who controls the nation’s air didn’t matter much to everyday Americans. Planes, after all, typically must stay hundreds of feet above ground while in the air. But drones that can take off or land almost anywhere -- and the tech companies who dream of using them to deliver goods to your front porch -- are igniting a debate over who exactly owns the air just above ordinary homes and lawns. “There is gray area in terms of how far your property rights extend,” said Jeramie Scott, national security counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. “It’s going to need to be addressed sooner rather than later as drones are integrated into the national airspace.” The issue is becoming more urgent as drones are crowding America’s skies: The Consumer Technology Association estimated 700,000 were sold last year. more at link

Not much to say ... the pictures pretty much say it all. The heart-wrenching moment a mother kangaroo reaches for her joey one last time - before dying in the arms of her male companion. A mother kangaroo has been photographed reaching out for her joey while her male companion holds her tight The young joey stands loyally to her side as she lays lifeless underneath the shade of a mango tree The touching moment was captured by Evan Switzer on a bushland property in River Heads, Queensland 13 January 2016 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3396905/The-heart-wrenching-moment-mother-kangaroo-reaches-joey-one-time-dying-arms-male-companion.html This is the heart-wrenching moment a grieving male kangaroo cradles the head of his lifeless female companion as she reaches for her joey one last time underneath the shade of a mango tree. Evan Switzer noticed the touching marsupial interaction while going for a walk on bushland property in River Heads, a coastal town close to Fraser Island in Queensland, on Monday morning. 'I saw the male pick up the female, he looked like he was just trying to get her up and see what was wrong with her,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'He would lift her up and she wouldn't stand she'd just fall to the ground, he'd nudge her, stand besides her ... it was a pretty special thing, he was just mourning the loss of his mate.' The mother's lifeless body is propped up at the neck by the male - who appears to look solemnly ahead, overcome with sadness. The baby kangaroo can do little but hold out its claws and touch its mother softly, before standing upright to her side in a protective stance. Mr Switzer - a keen photographer who has been walking in the area with his dog twice a day for close to ten years - first noticed the kangaroos after hearing an unusual 'thumping sound.' He raced back home to grab his camera and returned to find the protective male in the same position. 'I’ve travelled around a bit and you see a lot of dead roos on the side of the road – but I've never seen anything like that before,' he said. 'The male would chase the other kangaroos that came around away – he was sort of protective over the female.' 'The young one looked kind of confused, it would stand by the mother and then hop off and chew some grass, and then come right back again.' Mr Switzer was unsure how the female - who had no visible wounds - ended up limp on the grass. ...

ROTS "So we are going to take the Sharks glow in the dark DNA and put it, inside of Jaws......................So we could immediately tell when a shark is in the sea." I think that's a great idea ... I would say instead of "in the sea" ... "in the area". That way swimmers along the shore would have a "heads up" and be warned to get out of the water. Of course, this would only work for people swimming at night ... day swimmers would still be on their own with " a hope and a prayer". However, thinking along those lines .. if all sharks could be briefly caught ... have a microchip inserted and then released, like people do with pets ... shark microchip detectors could be set up around various beaches just under the water to detect sharks coming into the area. The DNA glowing shark would have another thing going against it ... it would be more easily spotted for fishermen to catch ... maybe in time there would be no sharks left in the ocean ... the same with an implanted microchip, they would be to easily located. I guess ... to be fair to the shark, we will have to continue swimming at our own risk and hope we come out of the water exactly like we went into the water !

submix8c ... well, I didn't think about that, I will let the Moderators decide since I've already posted about it. I appreciate the heads up ... I looked at some pages of programs but didn't see any MS items. I should have thought that out better ... oh well. ... as soon as I posted this, I did spot this MS program ... Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c, so I guess there may be more.

I just came across this site looking around for an old program ... they make this claim ... "the biggest free abandonware downloads collection in the universe" ... there is a large number of old programs there, the claim could well be true. It's very easy to sign up to download ... name and e-mail and they send you a password for the site. ... the more I think about it, I may have known about this site a long time back but forgot about it. Maybe some others will find it as a "new discovery". Also, click on the yellow title (OS - System - Utilty) on the top line and pages of old programs will open up. monroe