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Thursday, January 21, 2016

Rancho Cucamonga PI



Call a Private Investigator in Rancho Cucamonga for a free consultation:
714-592-8000

Experience is key! And we have 100 years in combined experience in the city of Rancho Cucamonga in Southern California that includes paralegal services, surveillance and polygraph tests, child custody, financial fraud, background checks, and much more! Everything that is said to us is completely private and we complete our assignments with full discretion. We are advanced group of Rancho Cucamonga private investigators, and proud of our employees within our firm, who are trained by law enforcement and investigation experts. Most of our personnel are members of law enforcement and the military. Find the truth for your case today; call us any time at 714-592-8000.


Popular spots in Rancho Cucamonga: Victoria Gardens Shopping Center Mall, Rancho Cucamonga Epicenter, Joseph Filippi Winery, Thoroughbred Christmas Holiday Lights, Chaffey College, Central Park, Quakes Stadium.


Ontario PI



Call a Private Investigator in Ontario for a free consultation: 714-592-8000

Experience is key! And we have 100 years in combined experience in the city of Ontario in Southern California that includes paralegal services, surveillance and polygraph tests, child custody, financial fraud, background checks, and much more! Everything that is said to us is completely private and we complete our assignments with full discretion. We are advanced group of Ontario private investigators, and proud of our employees within our firm, who are trained by law enforcement and investigation experts. Most of our personnel are members of law enforcement and the military. Find the truth for your case today; call us any time at 714-592-8000


Popular spots in the City of Ontario: Ontario Mills, Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario Convention Center, K1 Speed Ontario, Fast Lap Indoor Kart Racing, Ontario Mills Shopping Center Mall, AMC Ontario Mills, Edwards Ontario Palace 22 Imax & RPX, Scandia.


Chino PI




Call a Private Investigator in Chino for a free consultation: 714-592-8000



Experience is key! And we have 100 years in combined experience in the city of Chino that includes paralegal services, surveillance and polygraph tests, child custody, financial fraud, background checks, and much more! Everything that is said to us is completely private and we complete our assignments with full discretion. We are advanced group of Chino private investigators, and proud of our employees within our firm, who are trained by law enforcement and investigation experts. Most of our personnel are members of law enforcement and the military. Find the truth for your case today; call us any time at 714-592-8000

Popular spots in Chino: Prado Regional Park, Yanks Air Museum, Chino Youth Museum, Corral Bar and Grill, Prado Equestrian Center, Massage Envy Spa Chino. 



TSCM Bug Sweep



The revelation of who Deep Throat is, the secret information from the Watergate scandal, are examples of threats faced today known as "bugging" or as the technical term used in business call it, "technical surveillance."

What is a bug? A bug is a device/object that is hand placed by someone in a specific area that intercepts communications such as audio or even video and transmits the information out to a listening post

What is a TSCM Bug Sweep and how do we use it? TSCM stands for Technical Security Counter Measure operations and is what corporations use to perform a bug sweep in order to counter a bug. TSCM is specialized in a specific area that requires expensive equipment and we have the most advanced equipment of them all in order to provide an accurate bug sweep. The equipment requires regular updating (which ours always are) and sweeps are usually pricey, although not as expensive as how much potential losses from a bugged office could be. Some firms charge more than $10,000 for just one floor of an office building so you probably want to limit the scope of the sweep to sensitive areas. A trained private investigator with training in TCSM and bug detection techniques can sweep your house, office, or other buildings efficiently and quickly. They can also assist you to investigate how and by who the devices were placed. You most likely would want to know what they learned, who was responsible, and how you can prevent this from happening again. This is why we recommend a professional.

A sweep is operated by professional investigators who go over your security that involves phones, computers, and other potential areas for eavesdropping. Once the device is found, the investigator will help what action is best to take next. There are also many types of detection methods that are utilized by investigators. You may immediately want to have these devices removed if found, but usually the best thing to do is to use counter measures to assist gathering info on the source of the device. This lets you take the correct legal and civil actions against whoever committed the crime. The actual sweep is completed using many different techniques. Sophisticated detection tools are used to find devices that are well hidden. Visual searches are made to find other devices and computers may need to be looked at to find malware that has been installed to capture keystrokes and screen images.


Background Checks

Background Checks and what you should know about them 


A background check is a very important crime fighting technique and is essential for any business out there to ensure they know exactly what kind of person they are dealing with.
Personal decisions must be made in a correct fashion that includes hiring, promotion, reassignment, and employers want to know about the person that is applying. Some of the information includes criminal record, schooling, financial history, work history, medical records, and social media use. There are only specific restrictions with medical/genetic info and it is completely legal for an employer to propose questions on someone’s background or request a background check.
Federal law must be followed correctly when you use a person’s background info to decide on an employment decision no matter how you obtained it. Some of these laws include discrimination on race, sex, religion, disability, age, and nationality. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is who enforces these laws. You must also follow with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when running a background check with a company in the business of receiving background data. The FCRA is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). They elude how to correctly follow federal nondiscrimination laws and the FCRA. All states are different and some regulate the use of data for employment reasons.
Think of a background check as an x ray of a person that could help solve your case at a reduced price for your legal defense. Visualize yourself in a lawsuit and you are able to prove that whoever is suing you is a criminal; it won’t look so great for them in court after that. Background checks is a vital investigator tool that has been used throughout history to figure out some of the most complicated cases. The same exact information can be compiled through the system used by law enforcement and is also used by many federal and local agencies. Background checks can ensure that a name, address, or a Social Security number are accurate. Our investigators use advanced technology that helps you find associations, assets, investigate businesses, visualize complex relationships, and map locations.


Other background check details include: arrests, prisoner info convictions, alias, bankruptcy filings, relatives, past & present addresses, real age, lawsuits, neighborhood profiles, phone numbers, judgment’s and tax liens, corporate ownership, professional licenses, military background, sex offenders, property ownership, domain name ownership, U.C.C. filings, vehicle ownership, driving records, and more! There are a lot of online background check services out there, but prices vary as well as how up to date and comprehensive their services are. A lot of online services do not use all of the verifiable criminal justice agencies and law enforcement bureaus as resources to substantiate these online background checks; and if they do their methods show outdated info. Many also say that they are free background checks, but none of them ever actually are.


The Private Investigation Industry

What is the Private Investigation Industry about? 

The private investigation industry includes a private firm with either multiple employees, a couple, or even only one. To work in the industry, you need to have a keen eye, amazing observation skills, and an analytical mind. The industry uses surveillance and investigative techniques to acquire information on the subject or specific situation. The industry has private investigators that are licensed to practice in the state where they work and could work full time, contracted to work with private detective firms, police departments, and individual clients. Some specific services that a private investigator can help clients with legal problems include background checks, child custody, business investigations, criminal defense investigation, financial fraud, infidelity, locating and interviewing witnesses, paralegal services, worker's compensation investigation, and more.

Why hire a Private Investigator?

When you are experiencing legal troubles, a Private Investigator probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. The first is the police and then probably a lawyer. When the police come to a standstill on your case during an investigation, a PI can come in to finish the job. Unfortunately, most do not go to one at all or if they do they wait until the last minute. It is common to think that once you pay the hefty sum of a retainer to your trustworthy lawyer, everything in your case is going to get taken care of without any more effort needed. However, there are times where an investigation is required to continue further in a specific case and your lawyer may not have started an investigation or even begun to look to hire a PI to help with the case. This is where you the client needs to step in to speed up the process by hiring a PI yourself. It is much better for you the client to have two separate parties (a lawyer and a PI) working separately on your case. It is better financially for a PI to do an investigation rather than a lawyer hiring a PI and then charge you their higher lawyer fee for the hours the PI completed. Also it is morally better for your case if they work separately because both parties can't help each other if mistakes are made and can watch each other's actions so the best work is created for you. If the PI is separate from the attorney, then the private investigator will ensure that the lawyer has paid attention to the evidence gathering assignment and how to implement it in the case. Do not wait until the last day before your court date to see if an investigation has started on your case.  Call us now at 714 592-8000.

There are plenty of ways a PI can assist in a case.

An example of how a private investigator could help in a legal divorce case would be: Video recording where a male client knew his wife was having an affair, but couldn't get any real evidence. They can suggest that the client goes on a short trip out of town, wait for the suspicious car to appear at the house, call the client to come back to town, and enter the house together to catch the two with a recording device. The investigator will rehearse with the client on what to say because it is important that he does not threaten the wife's lover in any way. The recorded film would be instrumental in the husband's case as it can threaten the credibility of the cheating party.


ONIKIRA: DEMON KILLER - REVIEW


Category: Review

Onikira is a hack and slash story of demons, undead, dragons, warriors, huge monsters being taking down by one hero with a few weapons and no sense for gravity.

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Graphics 
I was instantly captivated into the games visual art style.It has that perfect samurai tone look to it, the fiery flakes rushing across the screen, the glaring sunset coming from the background that connects through objects flawlessly. It has to be up there with some of the best 2D games out there. The flames through out the game is captivating along with the animations. The main character is moving flawlessly. All his attacks are made very realistically. The frame rate did drop sometimes when some of the environment came into play. The levels have a mix of some platforming with running, jumping, and timing your movements. Style meter (reminds of Devil may cry).
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Story 
There is a simple story to the game that flows through text only. It tells of a samurai who has kill demons and monsters so they do not escape and destroy the living world. 
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Sound music and voice
The sounds from the weapons are amazing with the echoes of clank coming off a bad guy's shield that you can actually notice a difference if you are attacking the correct way or the wrong way. This is the type of thing that makes a 2D game much more enjoyable these days.The music is wonderful! Simply amazing, its upbeat and captures the quickness of the game effortlessly. Sometimes the music would stop playing or start over usually when I died, not sure if that was a bug or intended. Either way it would have been better if the music just kept flowing. One thing to notice is that there is no voice, just text. Sort of reminded me of how Zelda games do it except without all the HUH HUH HIYA sounds.
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Gameplay
Onikira is a 2D game where you run through levels, leap across obstacles while you face numerous enemies until you get to the boss with your few arsenal of weapons. The game is not easy as you are graded on combos which aren't the easiest to pull off! Sure you can button smash the same move for some parts, but you will get a weak ass score at the end leading to less points and not much to spend on new moves. The weapons are fucking awesome and there are different combinations of combos for each one. I just wish there were more weapons, or specific reasons to use some for certain enemies. Would have given the game a different spin it could have used. The weapons are instantly switchable which is nice as they give you different situations for your combos. The more you progress the more moves you get and you can raise your health bar. There is another mode of the game called the battle arenas to kill enemies as fast as you can enough to make your fingers want to fall off.
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Difficulty
I couldn't find an option to save? Just some check points here and there that if you die you can return to, but if you wanna leave the game you must start the level from the beginning! Not sure if its intended to annoy the living hell out of you or the developers never heard of the idea.  
There is a cool Dodge move similar to DBZ where you flash passed your enemies. Enemies can be in the air or on the ground. Some have different abilities such as shields that you must get around. Animation for dying is lame as there is none.When you run out of health the screen just fades to black and returns to the previous checkpoint.There are also dragon fragments you can collect that can increase your vitality. Some of the platforming is fun like wall hoping, but for me it was too minimal. It felt more constant hack and slash on the ground. The occasional wave of flames will come after you in which you must avoid quickly or burn alive. This game is difficult for even a hack'n'slash. I died multiple times on the first level and I'm not just an average gamer. The game does get easier after you get this dragon companion dude early on where he will collect red souls from fallen enemies that will revive some health (although in my opinion it starts to make the game too easy).
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The biggest flaw of the game for me was the small bugs and the crashing! I couldn't get through one sitting without at least one crash. The game would crash on the boss causing me to restart the entire level! A lot of times when I came back to the game and wanted to select the 2nd or third level I was on It would just freeze on me forcing me to start from the first level again. My rig is more then powerful enough to run this game and I tried it on my other PC. Maybe I'm missing a patch update? I don't know, but from a clean install I had issues. 
There's a soul portal where you can use skill points to purchase different moves. This gives the game some more depth to the hack and slash instead of only constantly smashing one button. An example is the gaping maw that instantly closes with distant enemies and unleashes a devastating quick draw attack that knocks back smaller enemies. 
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More weapons become available as you progress in the game besides the starting katana. Such as the testsubo, which is sort of like a large red powerful paddle. The naginata is a large spear with a blade at the end which is grants longer distance in your attacks. The kama blades are two rogue like blades on the sides of your wrists attack extremely fast and look awesome. 
The bosses add something different and the art on them is beautiful. Unfortunately, they are as easy as the rest of the enemies and have simple patterned attacks. Usually you just continually move away and easily hack and slash the same spot. 
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Despite its flaws, this game kept me very entertained, especially for a 2D one. It's not easy to make a wonderful 2D side scroller these days, let alone a hack'n'slash. No matter how many times I kept dying or the game kept crashing, I still wanted more. I had to reach the next level or get enough points to obtain that new skill for my other weapons. There is a good balance of difficulty and reward with the stylish points that you get to spend on new moves. Sometimes it felt too easy while other times it was frustratingly difficult. For me this game is a buy at 13.99$ on Steambecause it is just pure fun. You will get lost in this world if you let it take you. 

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Pros
  • Captivating gorgeous art style visuals
  • Phenomenal sound, top notch sound track 
  • Different combos that you can buy keep fresh
  • Wonderful character animation
Cons 
  •  Too many bugs and crashes 
  •  Needs a patch to fix it's issues 
  •  Soundtrack bugs out and restarts 
  •  Cannot customize your controls. 

VERDICT: 7.5/10