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Anybody following this possile rigging of a big lottery game called Hot Lotto using a USB drive with a "root kit" on it to have his numbers come out for a $14.3 million jackpot prize. He had access to the equipment ... so are these lottery games trustworthy ??? "Authorities believe Tiptop used a USB flash drive to install a self-deleting computer program to give him the numbers he needed to win big. Tipton was “obsessed” with these kinds of programs, known as root kits, co-workers told prosecutors." Lottery Employee Rigged $14.3 Million Win for Himself on Iowa Ticket http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/lottery-employees-rigged-14-3-win-officials-article-1.2185601 ... this is from another article at Lottery Post ... "Prosecutors countered this motion by claiming they have a "prima facie," or at first glance, case that Tipton tampered with lottery equipment. In their reply to the defense's motion, prosecutors argued that Tipton's co-workers said he "was 'obsessed' with root kits, a type of computer program that can be installed quickly, set to do just about anything, and then self-destruct without a trace." The prosecution claimed a witness will testify that Tipton told him before December 2010 that he had a self-destructing root kit." BOMBSHELL: MUSL employee Might Have Rigged Hot Lotto Computerized Drawing http://www.lotterypost.com/news/288274 ... so this guy got caught but have other "computerized" drawings also been rigged ???

Well as I remember, his wife had already passed away so I guess he didn't have that concern. He was a short, maybe 5 ft, happy go lucky type of guy. He would have been perfect running a pizzeria but I don't know what he had done in his early life. .... just a smiling cheerful fellow when I ran into him on the sidewalk ... like to talk about gardening.

Some interesting reading and photos ... Lost Medieval Cemetery Found Under Cambridge University By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor 01 April 2015 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/archaeology/11507042/Lost-medieval-cemetery-found-under-Cambridge-University.html The mass cemetery contained around about 1,300 burials, including about 400 complete skeletons. A lost medieval cemetery discovered under Cambridge University contained graves that had been pre-dug in anticipation of winter deaths, archaeologists have discovered. The huge graveyard was found during excavations beneath the Old Divinity School at St John's College during recent refurbishments. The mass cemetery, which was far larger than the small burial ground which archaeologists had expected, contained around about 1,300 burials, including about 400 complete skeletons. And experts made the sinister discovery that many of the skeletons did not fit their graves. An Archaeological Journal report on the excavation said: “This suggests that some, but not all of the graves may have been dug in advance of being needed. “One possibility is that this occurred prior to the winter, when ground conditions would have potentially made digging graves considerably more difficult.” The bodies, which mostly date from a period spanning the 13th to 15th centuries, are burials from the medieval Hospital of St John the Evangelist which stood opposite the graveyard until 1511, and from which St John's College takes its name. Craig Cessford, from the university's department of archaeology and anthropology, said it was one of the largest finds of its kind in the UK. Although the existence and location of the cemetery have been known to historians since at least the mid-twentieth century, the sheer scale and extent of the burial ground was unclear until now. The vast majority of burials were without coffins, many even without shrouds, suggesting the cemetery was primarily used to serve the poor. There were very few bodies belonging to women and children - probably because its main purpose was to cater for "poor scholars and other wretched persons" and pregnant women were excluded from its care. Grave-goods such as jewellery and personal items were only present in a handful of burials but they included a jet crucifix and the head of a woman. Dr Cessford said: "Evidence for clothing and grave-goods is rarer than at most hospital cemeteries. "This is principally because this was a purely lay graveyard with no clerics present. "Items were found in graves that might represent grave-goods, but their positions were ambiguous and it is equally possible that they represent residual material from earlier activity at the site." Originally a small building on a patch of waste ground, the hospital grew with church support to be a noted place of hospitality and care for both university scholars and local people. Despite local rumours linking the hospital cemetery to the Black Death, no evidence of this disease was found on any of the remains and the team did not find any sign of large burial groups from that period of the 14th century. In later centuries, plague victims in Cambridge were buried on local grazing land such as Midsummer Common, and it is likely that the same locations were used in the medieval period as well. Most of the bodies were buried in neatly laid-out rows or deposited in a building on the site. The cemetery was found to have had gravel paths and a water well, along with seeds from various flowering plants, suggesting that much like today's cemeteries, it was a place for people to come and visit their deceased loved ones. The bodies surprisingly did not exhibit many serious illnesses and conditions that would have required medical attention. ...

This is all very interesting ... "1,000-year-old remedy worked 'as good, if not better than' traditional antibiotics". I grew up with knowing older people from Europe and they all grew onions and garlic in their gardens ... they never seem to be sick with the flu or disease in general until "old age" finally took it's toll. I remember a very nice Italian fellow who told me he rubbed a cut garlic bulb on toast every morning ... never had the flu. Probably are many cures from earlier times that might be of use today ... but will the "million dollar drugs" be pushed aside by cheap garlic and onions. We all have access to onions, garlic and leeks and many can grow their own. "The Daily Telegraph reported that the recipe, which dates from the 10th century, calls for two species of Allium -- a scientific type that includes garlic, onion, and leek -- as well as wine and oxgall, or bile from the stomach of a cow. The paper reports that the recipe specifically calls for the mixture to be brewed in a brass vessel, purified through a strainer, and left to sit for nine days before use. Dr. Christina Lee, a professor at the School of English at Nottingham University, recreated the treatment to see if it could work as a modern-day remedy. To her surprise, it not only cleared up styes, but also worked effectively against the potentially deadly superbug. The Telegraph reports that the mixture killed about 999 of 1,000 MRSA bacterial cells present in mice wounds. Dr. Kendra Rumbaugh of Texas Tech University, told the Telegraph that the 1,000-year-old remedy worked "as good, if not better than" traditional antibiotics." Anglo-Saxon Cow Bile and Garlic Potion Kills MRSA By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor 01 April 2015 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11504166/Anglo-Saxon-cow-bile-and-garlic-potion-kills-MRSA.html Medieval Remedy to Treat Eye Infections Found to Kill MRSA Superbug http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/04/01/medieval-remedy-to-treat-eye-infections-found-to-kill-mrsa-superbug/ ...

Just found out today from others posting at the KM forum that the latest version of K-Meleon 75 is now also a portable version which I myself have been waiting for ... "K-Meleon 75 Release Candidate 2" by Dorian ... March 31, 2015. http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/list.php?8 There is still the installer version and now a 7z download version also ... there still seems to be much work but now it should be easier to try or test the newer K-Meleon. New K-Meleon 75 Release Candidate 2 thread ... http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?8,132917 K-Meleon 75 Release Candidate 2 Posted by: Dorian Date: March 31, 2015 Download installer Download 7z Differences with RC: fixed session tab order, search macro, wine transparency (?), shorter privacy bar. Flash seems to block some keyboard accelerators. --------------------------------------------------- Posted by: k0st1x Date: March 31, 2015 06:03PM thank you very much for the portable version ...

I see more comments have been posted ... they are trending positive. It's a company with an address which many times is not the case and it seems to be OK with Windows 7 and 8.1 ... just reading the replies. It did install OK on my XP setup. I am not sure if I have it working correctly ... it might be worth trying out. Another plus is that the software provider is answering questions as posted ... that doesn't always happen. There are links posted now for a Guide and a video on the program. Guide: https://covert-pro.com/first-launch-of-covert-pro/ Presentation of the program video: https://covert-pro.com/video/ ...

There's an interesting program being given away today on the Giveaway of the Day website. It's called COVERT Pro 3.0.9 ... if anyone wants to check it out. It also works with XP or it's listed to work with XP. Requirements: Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8; Minimum screen resolution: 800×600; Pentium processor or higher; 128 MB RAM; 90 MB of free disk space If you have a way to test it and easily "go back" or return to your previously configuration, in case it doesn't work as described. There are 14 comments so far with a good majority giving a thumbs up ... read the comments anyway for extra information. Additional ... it seemed to install OK on my XP setup. Now I have to work with it or try it out. COVERT Pro 3.0.9 is available as a Giveaway of the day! You have 18 hours 48 minutes to download and install it. http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/covert-pro-3-0-9/ COVERT Pro – an innovative solution to ensure total privacy while working at the computer. It protects against spyware. When working in secure platform, all user’s actions in all applications (browsers, email clients, office software, messengers, etc.) are safely hidden. Capturing data from keyboard input and monitor screen is blocked. Using special features of COVERT Pro (Network monitor, Driver monitor, System processes, System services) allows you to detect and remove all hidden applications. To protect against spyware, COVERT Pro uses the masking method. It is the most reliable method against spyware — masking action of user. It means creation of secure platform, inside which user can run any applications, while remaining invisible to the spies. Search for spyware on the hard drive is ineffective if it’s not in the malware databases. Analyze the code or behavior is also pointless — it is not known who and for what purpose carries specific to spyware actions. Intercept keyboard input and screen captures can perform legitimate software and it is not prohibited actions. COVERT Pro has user interface in five languages: English, German, Italian, Czech and Russian. COVERT Pro is compatible with other antivirus programs and enhances the protection of your PC. ...

Found this ... I didn't see this posted anywhere. Microsoft to axe Internet Explorer Microsoft giving up on Internet browser http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/03/17/microsoft-to-axe-internet-explorer/ March 17, 2015 We’ve known for months now that Microsoft was working on a new browser currently named Project Spartan for Windows 10, but it always appeared as though the company planned to keep Internet Explorer front and center. But the negative connotations with the name were just too much — Microsoft is finally giving up on IE. Many Windows users associate Internet Explorer with terrible performance and badly rendered websites, but that hasn’t actually been the case for a long time. The most recent iterations of the browser have worked well enough, yet the legacy of the monstrosity that was Internet Explorer 6 loomed large over them. Even Microsoft took shots at the browser in ads for later versions, but that wasn’t enough to remove the stigma. At yesterday’s Microsoft Convergence event, Microsoft’s marketing head Chris Capossela said that the company is focusing on Project Spartan moving forward, and according to The Verge’s Tom Warren, it is looking into renaming its new browser. While we knew that Spartan would be included in Windows 10, it wasn’t clear if it would be the operating system’s default browser, and if it was, whether it would eventually carry the Internet Explorer name. It’s not quite the end of the line for IE, however. The to-be-renamed Project Spartan will be the default Windows 10 browsing experience, but Internet Explorer will be included in some versions of the OS for comparability purposes relating to enterprise software. And while Spartan won’t be released under the Internet Explorer banner, Microsoft isn’t yet sure what it will be named. It is likely, however, that the company’s name will be part of the branding. “Just by putting the Microsoft name in front of it, the delta for Chrome users on appeal is incredibly high,” Capossela said. Project Spartan is shaping up to be a promising browser, offering a cleaner look and features like Cortana integration. Without the burden of the Internet Explorer name, maybe users will even give it a try. Meanwhile, the Explorer team has been on a bug hunt of late, patching over 40 IE vulnerabilities in a mid-February update, including one that was disclosed prior to the big patch day, to ensure that we stay safe while the company makes the transition. Keep your fingers crossed: Windows 10 is gonna be a fun ride. Digital Trends has reached out to Microsoft for confirmation and additional details. This story will be updated will more information as it becomes available. ...

Just a heads up ... Solar eclipse, Supermoon, Spring equinox: Friday will see three rare celestial events Monday 16 March 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/solar-eclipse-supermoon-spring-equinox-friday-will-see-three-rare-celestial-events-10111592.html As the eclipse plunges the UK and other places into darkness this Friday, two other rare if less spectacular celestial events will be taking place, too: a Supermoon and the Spring equinox. A Supermoon, or perigee moon, happens when the full or new moon does its closest fly-by of the Earth, making it look bigger than it normally does. And the spring equinox refers to the time of the year when the day and night are of equal duration, mid-way between the longest and shortest days. The solar eclipse refers to a phenomenon where the sun and moon line up, so that the latter obscures the former. And while it won’t be affected by the two other events, it is rare that the three events happen even individually. Supermoon Most of the time, there are between three and six Supermoons a year. There is set to be six in 2015, two of which have already happened. The next will take place on March 20, the day of the eclipse, and the others will come in August, September and October. Eclipses can only happen at new moon, when the moon appears is entirely in shadow. And the spectacular Supermoon images that are often spotted can only happen when the moon is full, since it can only be seen then. As a result, only the last three Supermoons of this year will be visible — because the moon is new rather than full on March 20, it won’t be seen. But it will be gliding past us closer than ever, and its shadow will be visible as it blocks out the sun on Friday morning. Spring equinox The equinox will also happen on March 20. While it won’t have any discernible, direct impact on how the solar eclipse looks, it will contribute to a rare collision of three unusual celestial events. On March 20, the Earth’s axis will be perpindecular to the sun’s rays — which only happens twice a year, at the two equinoxes. After that, it will start tipping over, making the days longer in the northern hemisphere. As such, the equinox has long been celebrated as a time of beginning and renewal, by a number of historic cultures, and is linked to Easter and Passover. The equinox will happen at the same time as a solar eclipse in 2053 and 2072, though it doesn’t always appear as close together as that. ...

An amazing story ... really doesn't look her age ... hope she goes another another hundred. 100-Year-Old Belly Dancer Still Shakes It in Florida http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/100-year-old-belly-dancer-shaking-florida-article-1.2149202 March 14, 2015 At 100, she can still shake it like a Polaroid picture. Kay Furst, of Florida, has not let her age keep her from her passion — belly dancing. "I don't feel 100," she told WPBF a week after her centennial celebration. Furst doesn't quite look her age either. She dances in a sequined pink bikini top and a blue sheer skirt — an outfit she can still squeeze into 40 years after buying it. Furst, a Long Island native, said she began dancing when she was 30 -- in 1944 -- "when I had a shape." She worked as a hairdresser and let loose in her shop. "They used to come to my shop and they would get their hair done and invite me to come and dance in those gorgeous homes," she said. Now her performances are kept to the Palm Beach senior homes where she volunteers. But she doesn't get the reactions she used to. "Some of them, the senior citizens, they don't like it too much," she said. Her secret to a long and healthy life? Being kind. "The more you do something for somebody, God blesses you," she said in November. "And that's what I've done all my life." ...

In the 1960s there was a US TV game show called Hollywood Squares; but the real power of the show was the one liners that the stars answered the question with before giving their real answer. Someone had posted these in another forum so I posted them here ... I know some of you remember the show and the crazy stuff that went on. These may only be funny to people that actually remember the show and the various guest stars on the show ... I'm sure most all of them are gone today ... probably all of them. Some of the best responses are below! Q. Do female frogs croak? A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough. Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be ? A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. Q. Paul, what is a good reason for pounding meat? A. Paul Lynde: Loneliness! (The audience laughed so long and so hard it took up almost 15 minutes of the show!) Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years. A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes. Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman? A. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake. Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it okay to come out and ask him if he's married? A. Rose Marie: No. Wait until morning. Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older? A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency. Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say 'I Love You'? A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty. Q. What are 'Do It,' 'I Can Help,' and 'I Can't Get Enough'? A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment. Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking? A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget. Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather? A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily. Q. Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during the first year? A. Charley Weaver: Of course not, I'm too busy growing strawberries. Q. In bowling, what's a perfect score? A. Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy. Q. It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at Nudist camps. One is politics, what is the other? A. Paul Lynde: Tape measures. Q. During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet? A. Rose Marie: Unfortunately Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom. Q. Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls? A. Marty Allen: Only after lights out. Q. When you pat a dog on its head he will wag his tail. What will a goose do? A. Paul Lynde: Goose you. Q. If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to? A. Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark. Q. According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people? A. Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army. Q. It is the most abused and neglected part of your body, what is it? A. Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused, but it certainly isn't neglected. Q. Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was he trying to do? A. George Gobel: Get it in his mouth. Q. Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant? A. Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant? Q. When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex? A. Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car, the rest is up to him. Q. Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they? A. Charley Weaver: His feet. Q. According to Ann Landers, what are two things you should never do in bed? A. Paul Lynde: Point and laugh. ...................................

I saw Vivaldi mentioned when I was reading about Otter ... I will follow that one also. I did like the older Opera and want something that works good with XP into the future ... K-Meleon v1.8.24 works good most of the time and I really like QupZilla ... the last version from Jan 2015. Otter still has work I guess ... all volunteers working on the project from what I read. ...

The complete title of the Otter project is: Project aiming to recreate classic Opera (12.x) UI using Qt5. I am not sure where I heard about this browser ... I saved a link in Dec or Jan and just started working with it today. So far with XP, I like this browser so I am posting about it with links. If someone already posted about the Otter Browser then I'm repeating everything. I grabbed this link from somewhere, maybe another forum, just don't know at this point. I just finished getting all the settings to my liking and have been using it for about an hour ... so far it's working very good with XP ... I do not know about Windows 98SE but I would think above XP should work. It's updated regularly but it's in development. Current download is from 04 March 2015 ... Otter Browser Website http://otter-browser.org/ Download site http://sourceforge.net/projects/otter-browser/?source=typ_redirect http://sourceforge.net/projects/otter-browser/files/?source=navbar I didn't install anything ... it's portable like K-Meleon ... I used the 2nd download link for the top version: otter-browser-weekly61 2015-03-04 *** I found this posting at the Otter Browser forum ... the poster also likes this browser and he goes into a little more detail about the browser. Wow! I'm so impressed...! on: 2015-02-04, 19:47:45 (1423075665) Thx so much for this effort! I accidentally stumbled with a better browser opinions-related webpage and someone mentioned Otter Browser was Opera "Inspired" :-) (I'm so pleased with old good Opera 12 that I'm still using it as my main browser, despite some shortcomings) so in a flash I was testing it. My Gosh! It's so good! :-o Yes, there is much work ahead but I was in need of a browser capable of what Opera 12 can't do, namely: - MEGA Downloads (Otter Browser can) - Show Dynamic Web pages forms correctly and download (like gov't tax forms online and so on) (Otter Browser proved noteworthy where other wellknown browsers failed miserably) - "Full" Facebook (Javascript was always worst Opera's enemy) (Again, Otter Browser can) I'm sure there will be many more advantages (and bugs :-) that I will be discovering eventually but hitherto I'm really pleased. Again, thank you so much! -------- also this posting about what version of Windows should work ... Which flavours of MS Windows are accepted? Can Otter for instance be installed on W XP? 1. The installer includes Qt. Without Qt it'd be significantly smaller. 2. It seems to work perfectly fine on XP. More detail can be found here. http://doc.qt.io/QtSupportedPlatforms/index.html Additional ... I seem to be having a problem with the Bookmarks ... they load OK but I can't get into the folders. Also, another browser that I like and have been using since Jan is QupZilla ... seems to work OK with XP ... link below if interested. The bookmarks and everything seems to work just fine. http://www.qupzilla.com/ Native look'n'feel QupZilla is using native widgets style on major Linux Desktop Environments. It is also using icons from the active desktop icon theme. If you find native themes too boring or have some problems with it, you can always switch to other themes. ...

JodyT ... thanks for those additional links, I checked them out and they look interesting. I have never seen them before. I will work with them over the next few days or week(s). ...

I don't know if this would completely work against zombies ... I posted this link in another topic but it may be of some use ... if the zombies are scattered. A huge mass of zombies would probably be a problem. From Amazon for $20,000 ... I think it has "free shipping" ! JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser/Tank Carries cargo or a crew of up to five internally or on the roof. Piloted from within the armored shell or from an exposed standing position through the hatch. 6hp Tecumseh gasoline engine, top speed 40 mph. Includes head/tail and turn signal lights, trim and underbody lighting. 400 watt premium sound with PA system, plush interior, and external camera. 1 new from $19,999.95 http://www.amazon.com/JL421-Badonkadonk-Land-Cruiser-Tank/dp/B00067F1CE/ref=pd_sbs_misc_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0T0J0TZ2165J514T3W0K jaclaz ... you reported some time back that zombies were everywhere in Italy ... has anything changed, have they been driven into sea? ...

This is from Missouri ... next to Kansas. Doctors Don’t Know What Killed This Missouri Mom, Son February 26, 2015 http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/doctors-don-t-know-what-killed-missouri-mom-son St. Peters, MO — A mysterious sudden death of a mother and her adult son are raising concerns of a possibly dangerous virus. Zach Smith, 19, and his mother Rhonda Smith, 48, both of St. Peters, died within four days of each other after being in seemingly perfect health. The St. Charles County Health Department has been meeting with infectious disease doctors since Rhonda Smith’s death early Thursday morning at Barnes St. Peters Hospital. Physicians at the hospital were at a complete loss to explain why Smith and her son’s health declined so rapidly and what caused their deaths. “They checked him in, they thought he had pneumonia, and in a very short period of time, we’re talking an hour or two, they came back and told us his health was declining dramatically,” said Scott Dyer, a relative of the mother and son. Zach Smith went to St. Joseph’s health Center Friday after feeling flu-like symptoms. Over the next two days, Smith developed infections, his organs shut down, he went into cardiac arrest and died Sunday. “They said the explanation of death was even more to the fact they felt it was a strand of the flu from Africa,” said Dyer. Four days later Zach’s mother, Rhonda, was checked into Barnes St. Peters Hospital after she went to have a side ache checked. Smith’s blood sugar was so high that she was at risk of a coma, although she wasn’t diabetic. Dyer says doctors told Rhonda’s family that her health was deteriorating rapidly and that they were losing her and didn’t know what was going on. Like Zach, Rhonda had severe respiratory problems. Her heart stopped eight times and was revived before she died twelve hours after being admitted. Doctors told the Smith’s family members to get tested for the flu and chest X-rays in case they had something that could have been passed to them. “When the doctors walk in and tell you there’s nothing they can do, they have no idea what it is, that absolutely concerns me for the whole community, said Dyer. The health department is hoping to get answers from an autopsy being performed Thursday on Rhonda Smith’s body and from lab tests that will be conducted. ...

Interesting ... the same spacecraft, I missed that earlier about Vesta. "Since launching in 2007, Dawn has already visited Vesta, a giant protoplanet currently located 104 million miles (168 million km) away from Ceres. The distance between Vesta and Ceres is greater than the distance between the Earth and the sun. During its 14 months in orbit around Vesta, the spacecraft delivered unprecedented scientific insights, including images of its cratered surface and important clues about its geological history. Vesta and Ceres are the two most massive bodies in the main asteroid belt." ...

This should be interesting ... the Dawn space probe will enter orbit around Ceres on March 6. Some nice pictures at the link with the white flashes. What is flashing us from mysterious dwarf planet? Riddle of Ceres' spots deepens as probe finds ANOTHER flashing mark. 25 February 2015 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2969463/Another-alien-mark-Ceres-Dawn-probe-spots-dimmer-companion-close-dwarf-planet-s-strange-bright-spot.html Ceres orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter, and may have water gushing from its surface. Latest images to reveal the mystery patch were taken by Dawn at a distance of 29,000 miles (46,000 km). Scientists suggest these strange spots may be frozen pools of ice at the bottom of a crater that reflect light. Dawn is currently travelling to meet Ceres in March where it will attempt to understand its geological history. ...

Roffen ... Well with what you posted ... "I will after all soon be 85" ... you were able to get things figured out! ... I've read what jaclaz has posted (twice) and I have no idea what he's talking about. I guess I need to get a little older to gain more wisdom ! I should be greatful I don't have this problem ... probably would have to throw my computer away. monroe

It's good to know that good money is being spent to find these things out ! They say if the zombies are on the East Coast then head West ASAP ... Cornell Researchers Find Safest Place to Hide from Zombies February 25, 2015 http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/02/25/cornell-researchers-find-safest-place-to-hide-from-zombies/?intcmp=latestnews If a zombie outbreak were to strike US shores, East Coasters should head west ASAP. That recommendation comes by way of Cornell University researchers, who have modeled the statistical mechanics of, yes, zombies and will present their findings at a meeting of the American Physical Society on March 5 in San Antonio. The researchers used a number of techniques that are used when modeling real diseases, and the abstract ends with this dismal line: "We build up to a full scale simulation of an outbreak in the United States, and discover that for 'realistic' parameters, we are largely doomed." But Phys.Org relays a glimmer of hope by way of Alex Alemi, a grad student involved in the research: He says those who want to remain safe from the undead for as long as they can should head to the northern Rockies. He explains that while books and movies typically show an outbreak touching all corners of the country immediately, "in our attempt to model zombies somewhat realistically, it doesn't seem like this is how it would actually go down." Yes, major cities could be toast within days, but less populated areas could be unaffected for weeks, and the northern Mountain Time Zone could be safe for months. "Given the dynamics of the disease, once the zombies invade more sparsely populated areas, the whole outbreak slows down—there are fewer humans to bite, so you start creating zombies at a slower rate," says Alemi. "I'd love to see a fictional account where most of New York City falls in a day, but upstate New York has a month or so to prepare."

That's very good ! This thread used to get a lot postings a year or two ago ... anything from "drones" to "deep space asteroids" and everything in between ... but people seemed to have moved on. I just post for a "heads up" on something, I don't expect many comments or any comments for most of my posts. As a sad note ... it has been almost a year since there's been a post from CharlotteTheHarlot ... some of his last posts he made mention of having a rough winter with the cold and snow ... and then all went quiet. I think the last post might have been last March ... maybe April. I for one miss reading all the information he posted ... waited all of 2014 hoping the posts would start up again. If anyone knows anything or has some information, please let us know. monroe

Could be around in other places ... Kansas Man Dies From Virus Never Before Seen in America http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2962430/Kansas-man-dies-Bourbon-virus-spread-ticks.html 02/20/2015 Man was previously healthy before falling ill after a tick bite and dying 11 days later after organ failure The CDC has called the new virus 'Bourbon' after the man's county The virus belongs to the thogotovirus group, which has only caused symptoms in humans eight times - in Africa, Asia and Europe This is first time the CDC has seen a strain of thogotovirus affect blood cells CDC Discovers New Virus in Kansas 02/20/2015 http://www.foxnews.com/health/2015/02/20/cdc-discovers-new-virus-in-kansas/?intcmp=latestnews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday the discovery of a new virus that may be spread through tick or insect bites. The virus may have contributed to the 2014 death of a Kansas man who was otherwise healthy. Working with experts from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and University of Kansas Medical Center (UKMC), researchers found that the virus is part of a group of viruses called thogotoviruses. The virus was named Bourbon virus for the county in which the patient lived. The case is the first time a thogotovirus has been shown to cause human illness in the U.S. and the eighth known case of it causing symptoms in people. According to the report, the patient, who was over 50 years old, was working outside on his property in late spring 2014 when he received several tick bites and found an engorged tick on his shoulder. Several days later, he fell ill with nausea, weakness and diarrhea. The next day, he developed a fever, anorexia, chills, headache, myalgia, and arthralgia. The patient visited his primary care physician on the third day, at which point he was prescribed an antibiotic for a presumed tickborne illness. The next morning, his wife found him experiencing reduced consciousness and we was taken to the local hospital. Test results for many infectious diseases came back negative and a sample of the patient’s blood was sent to the CDC, which found evidence of an unidentified virus. Researchers used Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) and determined it was a new virus. According to the news release, the CDC is working with KDHE and UKMC to identify additional cases of Bourbon virus disease, determine who gets sick and with what symptoms, and how people are getting infected. CDC experts are also working to better understand the virus itself to potentially prevent and control Bourbon virus. CDC researchers believe other undiscovered viruses are likely causing illness, with this finding and recent discoveries of Heartland virus in Missouri and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome viruses in China. ...

jaclaz ... I probably will not fool around at this time with deleting very small bytes or kb of data, unless it would be stuff that will never show up again ... I never new that some of these folders or items might actually be safe to delete. I am more after larger files for now. For instance, in the C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache" folder I have about 550 MB sitting in there ... I might try cleaning that out ... from the one article: c:\windows\system32\dllcache\ *NOTE*: Don't delete this folder, only the files inside. This folder uses a LOT of hard drive space, it holds a backup of every system file that windows uses. Deleting this will cause a SFC error when you replace a system file instead of windows putting back the original file. For people who want to mod their system, this is a good thing. The other article mentions that it could free up almost 1 GB for some people. submix8c ... I used Windows XP Update Remover which removes both the updates and the Control / Add Remove information. I tried CCleaner but I think it only removes the updates and I already had Windows XP Update Remover installed from last year. Windows XP Update Remover http://www.tech-pro.net/windows-update-remover.html I will check out everything you posted ... I didn't know about WinUpdatesList v1.32 from NirSoft ... I have downloaded it. I have many of the NirSoft programs already installed ... it's amazing all the programs they offer. I guess all this searching and getting rid of unnecessary "stuff" would mainly be for people like myself who have decided to mainly stay with the last official XP updates from April 2014. I am not adding any "unofficial" updates at this time. So if a person has nothing much changing on their XP setup ... then maybe it's time to clean some things out. ...

I use several Nirsoft utilities but wasn't aware of this one ... I was sure it may have already been mentioned in a post somewhere ... but where? Leave it to "The Finder" to find it ... I never had any doubts. He can finds things that haven't even been posted yet ... he's that good !!! Thanks for the mention of pserv 2.x ... I never heard of that program either. ...

I really couldn't think of a "good" title for this topic but it does pertain to only Windows XP but could work with another OS (?) but I am not going there. Since the last official Windows XP updates have long been released and my system seems to be running just fine ... I have image backups and hardly do them anymore ... used to be every month or two but now every six months or more works for me. I now have plenty of time to "walk the dog" except for now I don't have a dog. I still get some MS Office 2007 updates for my Office 2000 setup as I did this month (Feb) and just finished adding them and doing a new image backup last week ... of course when I add those new Office updates I also update other regular programs like Flash, Shockwave and so forth. I decided last year that sometime very soon I wanted to search around for information on files and hidden files and anything that could be be removed from my XP setup. Last month I finally removed all the hidden MS update uninstall files ... c:\windows\$Uninstallxxxxxx$ ... I wanted to do that last year but I left them on till now. So yesterday I decided to hunt around for additional information on files, logs, junk and whatever else can be "safely" removed. I don't need the space just want to clean these unnecessary items off the hard drive. So I am open to ideas and suggestions ... I came across (so far) three nice articles about cleaning many items that I knew nothing about. Maybe this might be also of interest to others. 01 Delete Log Files From Windows Directory Using Command Prompt http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/delete-log-files-from-windows-directory-using-command-prompt/ There is a command line mentioned here: "This command line will help you remove such unnecessary files which will help clear the log files from the Windows directory. Simply open the command prompt and type cd\ and hit enter. Then type cd windows to select the Windows directory and hit enter again. This will select the appropriate directory and give you the access from the command prompt to delete log files. Now type del *.log /a /s /q /f and press enter to delete the log files. All log files will be deleted from the directory. In this command “a” signifies all, whereas “s” deletes files from all sub folders, “q” bars from any prompts to ask for a yes/ no question and “f” forcibly removes the files. Being a system administrator, I have used this command line to free as much as 500mb of clutter from systems that had not be formatted for a long period of time. It is worth mentioning here that many cleaning tools had already been used on these systems on a periodic basis including the windows disk cleaner. However, these log files never seemed to be removed until this command was used." 02 [Tip] How to Get Extra Free Disk Space in Windows http://www.askvg.com/how-to-get-free-space-in-windows/ There are many tips here ... I pulled just one out to post here ... there is a link to a WFP Patcher download STEP 7: Disable Windows File Protection Service You can also disable WFP (Windows File Protection) service in Windows XP using WFP Patcher. This service runs in background and checks for system files status. Whenever it finds that a system file has been changed/modified, it replaces the new file with the original file stored in "DLLcache" folder. First disable this service and after disabling the service, open "C:\Windows\System32\DLLCache" folder (it'll be HIDDEN & System Folder, so copy paste the path in address bar and press Enter key). Now you can safely delete all files present in this folder. It'll give you approx. 1GB free disk space. 03 Tips to Shrink the Windows Directory to Create Space http://www.marcofolio.net/tips/tips_to_shrink_the_windows_directory_to_create_space.html There are a lot of tips here also ... is this completely safe to do??? I'm not too worried about "messing" things up to experiment since I have the recent image backup ... I'm open to a little "experimenting". c:\windows\inf\ *NOTE*: Don't delete this folder, only the files inside. This folder contains a lot of windows drivers, if you ever add new hardware, windows looks in this folder, then on your CD drive for the latest drivers. Any hardware you might get will probably come with the drivers on a disk, so this folder is just a wasting space on your hard drive with outdated drivers. If all of your hardware is working fine, and you don't plan on adding any new hardware for a while, deleting this won't effect your system at all. If you don't want to delete everything in it, you can go into the folder, press CRTL+F and search for mdm*.* and delete everything that comes up. These are all modem drivers, and it is very unlikely you will ever need them because you either have a modem installed already, or if you do add one, it will come with newer drivers. I will be doing more searching around ... to be continued. Just to add ... of course a person should have a good backup or something to fall back on ... I will be trying some of these things later today or tomorrow ... so I have no idea what might happen. You could also use the free Rollback XP for "damage" control ... go all the way to bottom of page to get the "free" XP download under the Free XP column. Rollback XP http://www.horizondatasys.com/en/RollBack_XP.ihtml RollBack XP™ is a FREE instant time machine for your XP workstation(s)... A Comprehensive Windows System Restore solution that empowers users and IT administrators to easily restore their PC's to any previous state within seconds!!! ...