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The son of Yevgeny Kaspersky was kidnapped in Moscow on April 19, 2011 while on his way to work at the company InfoWatch, owned by Kaspersky's ex-wife Natalya. Secret service and regular police searched for 20-year-old Ivan Kaspersky but could not locate him. On April 22, 2011 he was released by his abductors, according to the Russian website Life News.
As soon as Yevgeny learned that his son was in the hands of kidnappers, he immediately flew from London to Moscow. The Russian father reportedly has multiple well-connected friends since he finished high school with many who worked for the KGB. The kidnappers apparently demanded €3 million ($4.36 million) for Ivan's safe return. Yevgeny's personal fortune is estimated at $800 million, and while it's not clear how much of the ransom he paid, he supposedly gave in and some sum of money exchanged for Ivan.
Yevgeny co-founded the Kaspersky Lab, a privately held international company that produces antivirus and other computer security products, in 1997. Excluding the energy sector, Kaspersky Lab is considered one of Russia's few international business success stories. The company makes excellent security software and I have personally recommended some of its products a few times. Kaspersky Lab was told, likely by Yevgeny himself, not to comment on the story of the abduction.
This is a sad story that thankfully concluded with a happy ending. Whether the kidnappers were paid or not, we here at TechSpot are happy that Ivan has been returned safely to his family.
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40,000 people dancing to Thriller in Red Square being led by Zombie Lenin?
(Vladimir Illyich, lest there be some confusion)
Oh sweet! I love watching the same scene 3 times in 3 different languages!
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Oh sweet! I love watching the same scene 3 times in 3 different languages!If you'd be willing to settle for watching the same scenes twice in the same movie, but from a different person's perspective, let me suggest "Millenium" Starring Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd.
Besides it's Sci-Fi and not altogether bad: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097883/
It's just that it's only really half a movie, shown twice.
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If you'd be willing to settle for watching the same scenes twice in the same movie, but from a different person's perspective, let me suggest "Millenium" Starring Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd.
Besides it's Sci-Fi and not altogether bad: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097883/
It's just that it's only really half a movie, shown twice.
Haha, I'll check it out capt.
I've always liked old Cheryl. Sweet looking old bird.
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Haha, I'll check it out capt.
I've always liked old Cheryl. Sweet looking old bird.
OOOLLLDDD! you punk!:p
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I've always liked old Cheryl. Sweet looking old bird.Well, the movie is 21 years old. As Ray Davies pointed out, "celluloid heroes never really die". So it follows that they never age either. However, Ms Ladd was born in 1951, which would make her 38 at the time the movie was produced. Not really, "an old bird", just perhaps a bit more grateful for any sexual tension she might still be able to create.
If 38 is still a bit too geriatric for your taste, try reruns of the "Charlie's Angels" TV series. Perhaps there's an episode dealing with kidnapping, which would be serendipitous, since it would steer this thread back at least in the general direction of the topic.
With that said, of the "Angels", Tanya Roberts had by far, (IMO) the nicest a**. Catch up with her topless, in the stinker, "Sheena".
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OOOLLLDDD! you punk!:p
I didn't mean she was 'assisted living' old or anything, but... Dammit Red you know what I mean
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I didn't mean she was 'assisted living' old or anything, but... Dammit Red you know what I meanWell, ATM Ms. Ladd is 59. Despite any hype that may exist saying that, "sixty is the new fifty", 59 is old, or a bare minimum, certainly getting there. But the 38 years young she was in, "Millenium" surely wasn't.
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captaincranky said:
Perhaps there's an episode dealing with kidnapping, which would be serendipitous, since it would steer this thread back at least in the general direction of the topic.
I think we're way past that.
But I'll make an effort: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH1phpBOPgA
"Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this afternoon"
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I didn't mean she was 'assisted living' old or anything, but... Dammit Red you know what I mean
yeah...I know R
Well, ATM Ms. Ladd is 59. Despite any hype that may exist saying that, "sixty is the new fifty", 59 is old, or a bare minimum, certainly getting there. But the 38 years young she was in, "Millenium" surely wasn't.One of my favorite shows of the first half of the new decade was Las Vegas, and she was looking gooooooood!
Oddly enough, when Charlie's Angles was on, Kate Jackson was the one I was drooling over....who turned out to be a lesbian....why does that keep happening to me?
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That's happened to me a couple times also. I think you just need to tell yourself, "she fell, I didn't push her". This mantra can be quite soothing actually. Either that or a primal scream might ease the pain. Like this, "OH NO, say it taint so...."!
One of my favorite shows of the first half of the new decade was Las Vegas, and she was looking gooooooood!
Oddly enough, when Charlie's Angles was on, Kate Jackson was the one I was drooling over....who turned out to be a lesbian....why does that keep happening to me?
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That's happened to me a couple times also. I think you just need to tell yourself, "she fell, I didn't push her". This mantra can be quite soothing actually.
Oh I have moved on...white collar....Burn Notice....Lie to me...what was the thread topic again?
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Topic or no topic, I did a bit of editing, see above....^^
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Topic or no topic, I did a bit of editing, see above....^^
I will give that a go at the next Twins Game when Mr Mauer is up!
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Well, when you're done "primal screaming", check your mail......
I will give that a go at the next Twins Game when Mr Mauer is up!
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looks like easy money.....maybe i should kidnap the kid next time.
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And speaking of covert ops........
looks like easy money.....maybe i should kidnap the kid next time.Smooth move then, posting as a guest and all..
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