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Latest online scams to watch out for - Loose Change: Internet security

Loose Change: Internet security

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Latest online scams to watch out for

We rundown the latest tricks that online criminals are using to try and get your cash. How to protect yourself »

Ursula Errington on which internet scam to keep an eye out for in 2014, and how to protect yourself from the scammers.

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/video/loose-change-internet-security-110124621.html

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Loose Change: Internet security

Sky Yahoo Originals

Latest online scams to watch out for

We rundown the latest tricks that online criminals are using to try and get your cash. How to protect yourself »

Ursula Errington on which internet scam to keep an eye out for in 2014, and how to protect yourself from the scammers.

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/video/loose-change-internet-security-110124621.html

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Photography that's out of this world

Photography that's out of this world


'Receiving the Galatic Beam'. The photographer has managed to catch the moment when the Milky Way appears to line up with the giant 64m dish of the radio telescope at Parkes Observatory in Australia (Wayne England)

'Leaning In'. Stars and constellations form a stunning backdrop to this windswept tree in Dartmoor National Park in the south-west of England. Just above the horizon is Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, followed by the unmistakeable outline of Orion the Hunter. Above this lies the triangular face of Taurus the Bull with the orange star Aldebaran, the disc of the Moon and the bright, compact cluster of the Pleiades (Anna Walls)

'A Flawless Point'. The photograph shows the Milky Way arching over Yosemite Valley in California’s famous national park. A lens-shaped (lenticular) cloud hovers over the distinct granite dome of Liberty Cap, which rises to an elevation of over 2000m, near the centre of the photograph (Rogelio Bernal Andreo)

'Hunters Moon over the Alps'. As the full Moon sinks in the west, the Sun rises in the east, lighting up the snow-capped Alpine horizon in dazzling fuschia. Although both Moon and mountain are illuminated by sunlight in this image their different colours reveal the scattering effects of the Earth’s atmosphere on the white light of the Sun. The rays of the rising Sun pass through the full thickness of the air causing the blue, green and yellow light to be scattered in all directions and leaving only the red light to reach the distant mountains. The Moon is slightly higher in the sky, so its reflected sunlight is scattered less severely, and retains a warm yellow glow (Stefano De Rosa)

'Orion Nebula'. Modern cameras are able to detect light which the human eye cannot see but many images capture faraway space in shades of grey. As such, astrophotographers must make practical and aesthetic choices about contrast, brightness and colour in their images. Here, the photographer has chosen an unusually subdued palette of colours to represent the Orion Nebula, replacing the familiar colour spectrum of reds and magentas with subtle greys and salmon pinks which emphasise the delicate structure of the nebula’s dust clouds (Nik Szymanek)

'Venus Transit at the Black Sea'. The black dot below the silhouette of the bird is the planet Venus. Venus Transits, where the planet crosses between the Earth and the Sun, are rare events only occurring in pairs eight years apart, with each pair separated by more than a century. The last transit, from when this picture was taken, was in 2012 and the one before was in 2004. The previous pair of transits were in 1874 and 1882. The next pair of transits will be in 2117 and 2125. The transits are brief, as Venus only takes around six hours to cross the disc of the Sun. Astronomers have a small window of time to capture the stunning sight (Alexandru Conu)


'Herbig-Haro Objects in the Pelican Nebula'. The birth of new stars is a complex process which astronomers are still trying to understand in detail. One fascinating aspect of stellar formation is the production of jets of material which blast out from the poles of some new-born stars. Here, these jets, or ‘Herbig-Haro objects’, can be seen emerging from the thick dust and gas clouds of the Pelican Nebula, a stellar nursery in the constellation of Cygnus (Andre van der Hoeven)


'Photographers on the Rim of Myvatn Craters'. Snappers stand in awe of the auroral displays in northern Iceland (James Woodend)


'Full view of Noctilucent cloud'. Noctilucent clouds are formed of tiny ice crystals high in the atmosphere, around 80km above the ground. Their name means ‘night shining’ in Latin and they only become visible during deep twilight conditions. This is because they are not competing with the blue daytime sky and the more substantial clouds at lower altitudes. Here, despite the bright urban lights, they put on a spectacular display above the Pennine Hills of northern England (Mark Shaw)


'The Night Photographer'. This image captures the dedication of the committed astrophotographer: camping out in a remote location and spending hours waiting for the perfect shot of the night sky. Here, the photographer’s patience has been rewarded with the sight of a bright meteor streaking across the sky as it burns up high in the Earth’s atmosphere (Tommy Eliassen)


'Archway to Heaven'. The spectacular rock formations of the Durdle Door in this part of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast are more than 100 million years old. However, many of the stars that make up the Milky Way are far older, at up to ten billion years old (Stephen Banks)

'Northern Lights XXIII'. To capture all of the different sources of light – the stars, the aurora light and the streetlights of the distant towns – is a tricky balancing act requiring great skill of the photographer (Mike Curry)


'Comet Panstarrs'. Most of the light in this image comes from the Sun. High in the sky the bright disc of the Moon is shining with reflected sunlight, while a tiny smudge above the sea is sunlight reflecting from the dust and gas in the tail of Comet Panstarrs. Even the aurora’s ghostly curtains of glowing gas are ultimately powered by the ‘solar wind’ of subatomic particles given off by the Sun. Only the stars shine with their own light (Ingólfur Bjargmundsson)


'Eta Carinae and her Keyhole'. The Carina Nebula is a chaotic region of star formation several thousand light years from Earth. In the central part of the nebula, shown here, dense clouds of gas and dust are lit up by the light of newly born stars. One of these is a true giant – the star Eta Carinae right at the centre of this image. More than a hundred times as massive as the Sun, and millions of times brighter, Eta Carinae is unstable and will one day explode as a supernova (Michael Sidonio)


'Solar Max' A full disc image of the Sun showing detail such as dark filaments and sunspots which the naked eye cannot see (Paul Haese)

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Most common fraud scams to watch out for


Most common fraud scams to watch out for
By Sophie Christie | Telegraph – 21 hours ago

Almost three quarters of Britons have experienced some type of fraud attempt, according to First Direct. Here are the top five most common scams to watch out for.


The survey conducted by First Direct also found that 55pc of those who had experienced fraud had been targeted online, yet this hadn't appeared to affect consumers as 80pc said they would still purchase online, with 70pc still banking online.


Over 55s were contacted by fraudsters most, while four in 10 of those aged 16 to 24 said they had never experienced a scam attempt.

 


Most common types of fraud
1. Fake emails: 53pc of frauds were conducted via fake emails claiming to be from a bank requesting personal information, like Pin numbers and account login details.
2. Advance-fee frauds: Advance-fee frauds make up 29pc of the most regular scams committed. Scammers send emails and letters to victims asking for a certain amount of money in order to secure a larger sum.
The Nigerian 419 scam is a common example of this the "419" refers to the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud.
3. Impostor phone calls: Impostor phone calls ( 23pc of the most common types of fraud) claiming to be from well-known organisations, such as broadband providers or software firms. An incident of this was reported recently when an elderly gentleman was conned out of £121 after being targeted by scammers posing as Microsoft.
4. Debit card fraud: Debit card fraud duplicating one or more of your bank cards, makes up 14pc of the most regularly seen types of fraud.
5. Fake lotteries: Fake lotteries also account for 14pc of the most common types of fraud. Victims receive emails notifying them of a large sum of money won in a lottery. Recipients of the scam are often told to contact a 'claims agent' to whom they will pay 'processing fees' or 'transfer charges' in order for the winnings to be paid.

 


What to do if you have become a victim of fraud


• Change the passwords to your computer, email and any financial accounts, especially bank and credit cards.


• Scan your computer to see if rogue software has been installed.


• Contact your bank and credit card companies if you think your details may be at risk. Ask them to freeze the account and issue a new card.


• If you have lost money to card fraud contact Action Fraud and get a crime reference number. This will help pursue a claim with your bank for lost funds. See actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040.

 

 

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Video: Iceberg flips out in front of stunned tourists

Awe-inspiring footage showing an enormous iceberg flipping over in South American waters has been sweeping the Web.

 

Iceberg Flips Over

http://youtu.be/tt6digvuLsk

 

Appreciate the impressiveness of a gigantic iceberg flipping over in the middle of the ocean. It has something to do with ice being less dense than water and when the ice above the surface starts to melt, the larger amount of ice below the surface wants to float and causes the iceberg to flip.
The incredible moment was filmed by Israeli sightseers who were lucky enough to catch the amazing scenes from a catamaran.

During the clip, the bottom edge of the iceberg is seen slowly emerging from the ocean – sending water rushing down its sides.

The excitement of the tourists can be heard in the background as the iceberg flips over at Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Osi Baruch, who filmed the event, provides a description of the video on YouTube, in which he explains how the iceberg was “calved” by Argentina's Upsala Glacier.

He says: “While we were passing by it with a catamaran, the huge berg lost a part of itself (look at the right side sinking) and then flipped over with a huge roar.

“In the process of melting this happens all the time, but it is seldom that it is captured on video when it happens...”

Iceberg calving is the sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier.

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Watch out for Jupiter and Venus

Watch out for Jupiter and Venus

 

Jupiter and Venus will appear closest over the next two nights, according to astronomers.

 

Although the planets are far apart in space, they will appear to be separated by only a few degrees.

 

Amateur astronomers will be excited by the prospect of two of the brightest planets in the solar system appearing so closely together, according to Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society.

 

He said: "Although conjunctions are not that rare, the interest in this one is a result of how spectacular it is.

 

"Both planets are very bright in the night sky. If you know where to look, you can even see Venus in the day. The two being so close together will be beautiful. Last night (Sunday) they looked like two beacons.

 

"It is also interesting for people because it just happens to be something which you can see for yourself. In the northern hemisphere we should look for them in the south west this evening. The pair will appear to move to the west over the course of the night.

 

"While the pair will drift apart after a couple of days, Jupiter will be visible for at least another two weeks."

 

Last Monday, Mars made its closest pass of earth in more than two years, and in June Venus will appear to cross in front of the sun from some positions on Earth.

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OBE

I just had an OBE last night. It actually occurred because I woke up at 4 or 5 am and then fell back to sleep. I've been thinking a lot about OBE recently and maybe it was engrained into my subconscious enough to become reality while sleeping. I don't remember leaving my body (maybe because I was too tired to focus) but I could clearly remember it and I know it wasn't a dream because I remember walking through a wide dark hallway and a female with dark hair teleported in front of me but then walked in front of me. I could see through them- like the ghosts you see in the movies. I was consciously trying to interact with this other person and at the time I didn't realize where I was (in an OBE) and thought it was a ghost. So I tried clearing the ghost by thinking- By the power of Archangel Michael....". I could telepathically communicate and think but then I wanted to speak the words. Then I couldn't speak. I was frustrated because I didn't know where I was. I could think the words but I couldn't open my mouth to speak in the OBE. I tried to touch the person on the shoulder but my hand went through the "apparition". They turned around (since I was following them) and they looked at me and smiled. Then I tried to speak again and was so frustrated I suddenly entered my body and heard myself mumble tongue-tied words while I woke up. I guess speaking with your mouth is a function of the physical body and not an OBE.

I read this here to confirm it:

"More rarely they also claim to be able to influence distant events, although the frustration of being unable to speak to people or touch objects is more common."

From this link: http://psychology.jrank.org/pages/1576/out-body-experience.html

I plan on buying either Robert Bruce or Robert Monroe's book on OBE/Astral Projection
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