Welcome to the third edition of ForumKorner News. To read any previous editions, click the spoiler below.
Black Friday Upgrade Discounts
Black Friday has come and gone. In spite of Black Friday, Philly opened a thread exhibiting discounts on all upgrades (except Power+) and donation awards for twenty-four hours only. Those fortunate enough to buy were able to get deals up to 50% off. The discount frenzy is over now, and Philly stated that he has no intentions on doing anymore discounts until Black Friday of next year.
No More Awards Will be Sold
Philly made a recent proclamation that he will no longer be selling anymore award. He elaborated that the only way to obtain award ownership now is to purchase it off a current award owner. Members have speculated that this adjustment will bring increase the rarity and the price of current awards.
Award Transfer Fee Raised to $30
Last Wednesday an announcement was made stating that the award transfer fee had been raised from a previous $15 transfer fee to a $30 transfer fee. Members have also speculated that this adjustment will bring escalate the rarity and the price of current awards as well.
Ηack Forums Discussion Prohibited
A recent manifestation from Philly states that all discussion regarding Ηack Forums is now prohibited. "They disrespect us by not allowing discussion/advertising of ForumKorner their." Our administrator stated. The recent mainifestation also states that any discussion of Ηack Forums on-site will consequentially result in a warning level. The ruling will not be lifted until Omniscient, the ΗF administrator, removes the ForumKorner word filter there.
Time to Create Awards & Groups, & Give Upgrades Minimized
Yesterday Philly made an announcement that the timeframe to create awards and groups, and give upgrades has been reduced to forty-eight hours. His reasoning was "I have had an extreme amount of people coming to me lately saying they purchased 3 groups two years ago, and want to create them, or bought 10 upgrades a year ago and didn't hand them all out."
As most of you know, Paul Walker who was the star of the popular movie series, Fast N' The Furious died just recently. Here is a popular thread that gives you a more in depth look at what happened with him.
Paul Walker Dead At 40 - Rude
A shocking event happened on the popular TV series of Family Guy last week. One of the most beloved actors/character in the show was killed off, for what reason? Who knows. This thread shows what happened and what other members think of the change in events.
Family Guy *Death of Brian* - xSlatzy
Below is a thread containing a very shocking and disgusting video of a farm and their workers abusing pigs in a brutal manner. Details are within the thread and I caution anyone with a weak stomach or very high morals to not watch the video, as it is very disturbing.
**This needs to stop** [Everyone Look] - xSlatzy
The user M has released a new award, it has been called the "Sneaker Head" award and you can find out how to achieve it and add it to your profile with his thread he has posted. Be sure to check it out.
New Award: Sneaker Head - M
Staff member Jason has made it clear that the staff members wish to see more feedback from the members. Check out the thread and maybe create your own feedback thread and help ForumKorner grow with your ideas, it would never hurt.
Feedback - Jason
A huge giveaway by the user Plague is happening over this month for the holidays. The details of the prizes and when it ends is in his thread below. Everyone loves free stuff, right?
Christmas Special - Plague
There is also another Christmas giveaway by Michael! It involves an Xbox One as the featured prize and ends on December 25th, details will be in the thread.
Huge Christmas Giveaway [X1 + MORE] [EVERYBODY WINS] - Michael
User News
• Jay+ hit 2,000 posts. (See more.)
• P hit 1,000 posts and 500 reputation points. (See more.)
• Beats hit 4,500 posts. (See more.)
• Call of Booty reached the 500 reputation points milestone. (See more.)
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Michael: Hi, Raptor! Or if I may, Jesse! I see you are a big asset to ForumKorner and a very respected member, is there anything you would like to start off with or any shoutouts to any members?
Raptor: Shoutout to Chill, Johnny G, Sean, Junior, McLovin, Cann!bal, Flippy, Swear, Bend, Trojan and any members I've forgotten.
Michael: Great! I'd like to firstly ask you, how did you come across ForumKorner?
Raptor: I stumbled across FK when I was looking to buy/sell gamertags after I obtained my first one (a lowly three character), and this site was bustling with activity in the Xbox Gamertag market. I joined, and after seeing the calibre of many of the members on the site, and enjoying its laid-back atmosphere, I stayed.
Michael: Interesting! What do you feel could be added to ForumKorner to suit your needs and the members needs?
Raptor: I'd like to see additional uses for koins, as there currently isn't all that many uses for them for upgraded members. Besides that, most of the things I felt FK needed or could revise were fixed with the latest theme.
Michael: There has been a lot of drama with the staff lately, what is your take in this? (Corruption, etc)
Raptor: I generally steer clear of any major inter-personal disputes on ForumKorner, as we aren't always privy to the full extent of what goes on. We get at best, 50% of the story when one side speaks out, and even then, it is in their best interest to only reveal that which will positively reflect upon themselves. I'm satisfied with the work and goings-on of the current staff team.
Michael: What do you think about the recent activity on ForumKorner? Do you think it has increased or decreased?
Raptor: Since the hackings, activity has seemed to dramatically have decreased, however it seems as though it has been gradually building back up and gathering momentum since then. Hopefully this continues, and I'd love to see even more new members joining and staying. Shoutout to Puppet, Lame123 and Jack Goff, as well as any other new members.
Michael: Let's get personal! How old are you and what do your hobbies consist of, in real life and on the internet?
Raptor: I'm 17 years old (almost 18), and my main hobbies include computer discussion (hardware based), gaming (obviously) and the law/psychology. I'm planning on attending university next year, where I'll hopefully either study Law, Psychology, or Criminology, possibly with a double degree in IT security.
Michael: Great! Thank you for being our interviewee for this edition of the ForumKorner news, any last words?
Raptor: Gees, that sounds ominous. Thanks for interviewing me, it's nice to see the return of the FK news.
Egypt Passes Protest Law
Recently, Egypt's interim president, Adly Mahmoud Mansour, approved of a new law which confines Egyptian citizens to protest. The new sanctioned law consequentially and ironically set motion to more protests. Egyptian government officials have argued that the newly authorized law was necessary in order to preserve stability and protect the rights of protesters. The law allows police to use a gradual escalation of force, however, manifests few details about which violations would justify the escalation of force.
Bodies Found In Mass Graves
Police began digging up mass graves in western Mexico recently. They have found a total of 54 victims. Authorities made the startling discovery in the town of La Barca, located near the border of Mexico's Jalisco and Michoacan states, finding dozens of clandestine graves whilst doing an investigation on the disappearances of two federal agents. There has been no confirmation so far on whether the bodies of the two missing federal agents have been unearthed. Prosecutors haven't identified the human remains yet. The victims exhibited signals of them being bound, gagged and tortured, investigators said.
Black Friday
U.S. shoppers spent $9.74 billion on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. That's a drop of 13.2 percent compared with last year, according to data released on Saturday by the research firm ShopperTrak.
The Death of Paul Walker
You may have seen him in his popular movies such as Varsity Blues or the series of The Fast and The Furious. Actor, Paul Walker was a passenger in a Porsche GT with the driver being Rodger Rodas, an experienced race-car driver. The driver had lost control of the vehicle causing it to crash into a tree/light-pole which caused the vehicle to burst into flames, killing the two on impact. Paul Walker was 40 years old, and will be remembered forever.
Student Makes $24,000 By Waving a Sign On CNN
On ESPN'S College GameDay, a student waved a sign with a QR code and the logo of BitCoin. Users on Reddit were able to identify the QR code and sent donations to him, totalling of over $24K whilst BitCoin's are valued at 1/$1.1K.
New York Train Derailment
70+ injured, 4 killed from a crash in the Bronx area of New York City. 11 of the injured are currently in critical condition in hospital. The train did not apply its brakes when approaching a tight curve. It was carrying 150 passengers when it derailed at 7:20am.
Comet Ison For the Many To See
Comet Ison could well be the brightest and most spectacular comet for a generation. It should appear above the eastern horizon from December 2013 as a glorious streak across the sky. Ison has been travelling towards the sun for tens of thousands of years and will make only one orbit disappearing off into the outer solar system.
Helicopter Crashes into Pub, Crew Dead
Eight people are currently confirmed dead after a fatal crash in Glasgow. Three people inside a helicopter and five inside the pub are dead after the helicopter came down on Friday. 14 people are in critical condition. A major investigation is currently underway and the AAI (Air Accidents Investigations) will conduct their very own investigation.
The US government has agreed to pay $50m (£31m) after it was said to have pirated "thousands" of copies of military software.
Apptricity, based in Texas, has provided logistics programs to the army since 2004.
The company said it had discovered last year the software had been installed on many more machines than had been licensed.
There is nothing more important to us than protecting our users’ privacy. To that end, we recently announced that we will make Yahoo Mail even more secure by introducing https (SSL - Secure Sockets Layer) encryption with a 2048-bit key across our network by January 8, 2014.
Today we are announcing that we will extend that effort across all Yahoo products. More specifically this means we will:
- Encrypt all information that moves between our data centers by the end of Q1 2014;
- Offer users an option to encrypt all data flow to/from Yahoo by the end of Q1 2014;
- Work closely with our international Mail partners to ensure that Yahoo co-branded Mail accounts are https-enabled.
"We have the Windows Phone OS. We have Windows RT and we have full Windows. We're not going to have three. We do think there's a world where there is a more mobile operating system that doesn't have the risks to battery life, or the risks to security. But, it also comes at the cost of flexibility. So we believe in that vision and that direction and we're continuing down that path."
Larson-Green said
Windows RT was Microsoft's "first go" at creating a turnkey, closed system, similar to iOS for the iPad. Like iOS, Windows RT isn't as flexible, she acknowledged, but it's more seamless and simplified.
"I think we didn't differentiate the devices (Surface RT vs. Surface Pro) well enough. They looked similar. Using them is similar. It just didn't do everything that you expected Windows to do. So there's been a lot of talk about it should have been a rebranding. We should not have called it Windows. How should we have made it more differentiated? I think over time you'll see us continue to differentiate it more," she said.
Can’t we all just get along?
Some have issued a call for peace but the next-generation console war is inevitable. PlayStation 4 fans and Xbox One fans have their own war going, and market research firms and other industry watchers will constantly pit the two consoles against each other as they fight for sales. While the PS4 undoubtedly took an early lead since it launched a week ahead of Microsoft’s new console, it looks like the Xbox One gained some ground and dominated Black Friday sales at two of the biggest retailers in the country.
The PS4 will be released in the UK tomorrow at midnight finally bringing to an end a long journey of pre-launch speculation and hype going back many years. So for one last time, we’ll go through everything we know about the PS4 and why it ended up being the console it is. We’ll compare it to the competition and look at where a PS4-dominated future might take console gaming.
Leader's Weekly Recommendations
In this section of the news, I will be recommending one movie and one album. Every week will be different, and each week will be better and more interesting than the last.
Film
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
SOURCE: IMDB
This movie is based upon one of my favorite books of all time. J. R. R. Tolkien's vision is brought to life on the silver screen with the help of Peter Jackson. The Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite series of all time, and this prequel is quickly becoming another favorite. With the brilliant actors, stunning scenery, and classic story, The Hobbit is a film that cannot be passed up on.
Music
6 Feet Beneath the Moon
Artist: King Krule
Release Date: August 24th, 2013
This album has slowly crawled into my life and has become one of my favorite albums of all time. With King Krule's deep accent, interesting choice, and raw emotion, this album is an amazing work of art. My favorite tracks include "Easy Easy" and "A Lizard State." If you haven't already heard this album, I suggest you check it out.
In Theaters
Notable releases from the film industry include the following;
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Rating: 9 out of 10
The film begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
SOURCE: IMDB
12 Years a Slave
Director: Steve McQueen
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender
Rating: 8 out of 10
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty at the hands of a malevolent slave owner, as well as unexpected kindnesses, Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon's chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
SOURCE: IMDB
New Music
A few notable music releases include the following;
ARTPOP
Artist: Lady Gaga
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
SOURCE: iTUNES
This album bursts with creativity. Lady Gaga is passionate, and has her own true identity, which is truly shown through her music.
The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Artist: Eminem
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
SOURCE: iTUNES
As much as I like to hate on Eminem, this album is truly enjoyable. Despite the lack of development of Em as an artist, LP2 brings some interesting and nostalgic rhymes and as well as an unforgettable flow to the table.
Videos of the Week
Every week, there will be two videos chosen to be displayed in the news. Most likely, there will be a movie trailer and music video chosen.
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