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RaaS / Ransomware-as-a-Service stories
Healthcare has 650% increase in ransomware attacks - report
June 2022
Zscaler's annual ThreatLabz Ransomware Report reveals the healthcare and restaurant and food service industries had the biggest jumps in ransomware attacks.
2022: A year of deep suspicion and stronger access controls
February 2022
Just when we all thought COVID-19 couldn't possibly make the cyber risk environment any worse, 2021 brought us a supply chain shock induced by the global pandemic.
How to make a business 'invisible' to hackers
February 2022
Critical to every organisation is how to stop a cyber-security breach AND the damage it causes and do so within available budgets.
Ransomware black hole pulls in other cyberthreats to create one massive delivery system
November 2021
The gravitational force of ransomware's black hole is pulling in other cyberthreats to form one massive, interconnected ransomware delivery system with significant implications for IT security.
Cybersecurity experts weigh in on BlackMatter ransomware shut down
November 2021
Given the lucrative activity of RaaS we are likely to see them reappear in the near future. The battle against ransomware is far from over.
Research uncovers connection between BlackMatter and DarkSide ransomware-as-a-service
August 2021
Speaking about the two ransomware types, Sophos says it's not a simple case of rebranding.
How Microsoft security infrastructure can sink a business
July 2021
Organisations that are heavily or entirely reliant on Microsoft infrastructure, services and applications can take several steps to shore up their security.
Minimising the impact of REvil delivered via Kaseya servers
July 2021
In this case study, Darktrace explains how it detected the first signs of ransomware on the network 'as soon as encryption had begun'.
Ransomware-as-a-service rising as cyber threats grow at alarming rates
July 2021
Attacks are driven largely by the emergence of Ransomware as a Service gangs that are cashing in on critical infrastructure organisations.
Recent high profile cyber attacks show rising threat of ransomware-as-a-service
July 2021
"This trend of ransomware-as-a-service is continuing to evolve and cybersecurity providers need to stay ahead of the risk."
Ransomware decreases as criminals customise attacks on larger, more lucrative targets - McAfee Report
June 2021
McAfee has released its latest cybersecurity report analysing cybercriminal activity related to malware and cyber threats in the first quarter of 2021.
New ransomware Epsilon Red discovered - how it works
June 2021
New ransomware Epsilon Red has been found by Sophos researchers who detail the tools, techniques, procedures, and behaviour of the attackers behind it.
How to shore up cyber-defences of financial institutions for the future
May 2021
Accenture's latest research defined four key risks: Supply chain attacks, cyber-fraud, insider threats and extortion and ransomware.
Report reveals which industries are most vulnerable to new ransomware attacks
May 2021
Zscaler has announced its new Ransomware Report highlighting the most prolific ransomware actors, their attack tactics, and the industries being targeted.
Ransomware attacks surge in 2021, Triple Extortion threat comes to light
May 2021
Ransomware attacks have seen 102% increase this year compared to the beginning of 2020, and there are no signs of it slowing down.
A brief history of cyber-threats — from 2000 to 2020
January 2021
Many significant cybersecurity events have occurred since the year 2000 — not every one of them 'firsts', but all of them correlating with a change in security behaviour or protection.
The current state of ransomware — and its future
January 2021
Discoveries made by analysts at Sophos have unearthed a new development: ransomware code appears to have been shared across 'families', and some of the ransomware groups seemed to work in collaboration more than in competition with one another.
The rising threat of human-controlled ransomware
October 2020
Until recently, most ransomware attacks have been automated affairs. But things are changing, writes Attivo Networks regional director for A/NZ Jim Cook.
Sophos deconstructs Dharma, the 'fast food franchise' ransomware
August 2020
"Dharma is fast-food franchise ransomware: widely and easily available to just about anyone," says a Sophos threat researcher.
The real winner of 2019? Ransomware
February 2020
Trend Micro discovered a 10% increase in ransomware detections, despite a 57% decrease in the number of new ransomware families.
Opinion: 4 Ransomware trends to watch in 2019
February 2019
Recorded Future's Allan Liska looks at the past big ransomware attacks thus far to predict what's coming this year.
Ransomware infection? Here's how you control the damage
November 2018
Ransomware has evolved to be more sophisticated and targeted, and remains a threat to businesses of all sizes.
Just how dark is the dark web? The rise of Ransomware-as-a-Service
January 2018
These packages allow individuals with little technical skill, to attack businesses and individuals with relative ease.


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Social Democratic Party leader Algirdas Brazauskas was confirmed as the new prime minister of Lithuania on July 3. His elevation, confirmed by an 84-45 vote in the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, follows the June 18 walkout of six Social Liberal (New Union) government ministers from the Social Liberal/Liberal Union coalition. The walkout forced the resignation of Prime Minister Rolandas Paksas on June 20 and introduced two weeks of a caretaker administration under Paksas' Economics Minister, Eugenijus Gentvilas. Brazauskas will form a new coalition between his SDP, the Social Liberals and smaller parties in the Seimas.
Underlying the government's collapse are ongoing disputes over the sweeping privatisation of Lithuanian state assets. All the major parties want privatisation to be completed, but are deeply divided over the distribution of the spoils—whether Western or Russian companies should be the main beneficiaries—and over the amount of shareholding to be retained by the Lithuanian state.
Lithuania, along with the other Baltic states and former Soviet republics of Estonia and Latvia, has no energy assets of its own, but the country straddles a nexus of political and industrial interests arising out of the changing political landscape of Europe. Lithuania borders on Russia on one side and Poland on the other and has a transport corridor kept open to the disintegrating Russian military enclave of Kaliningrad. It is seeking to join the European Union and NATO while rebuilding relations with Russia.
Over the last few years, Lithuanian politics has been largely dictated by the potentially vastly lucrative deals being cut by Western companies seeking access to Russian energy and raw materials, and Russian companies seeking to provide the same. While the majority of the working population has suffered deep impoverishment, the Lithuanian elite has sought to extract a cut of the expanding East/West traffic in oil, gas, and state property while attempting to manage the deepening social tensions their policies are creating.
Rolandas Paksas' recent career is revealing. A former stunt pilot and flight instructor, Paksas' June 20 resignation from prime ministerial office was his second in two years. In 1999 he resigned as prime minister from the conservative and free market Homeland Union government over the terms of the sell-off to Williams International of 33 percent of the Maziekui Nafta oil refinery. To some popular support, Paksas claimed that the terms of the deal negotiated with Williams, under which Lithuania would pay for substantial upgrading at the refinery, would ruin the Lithuanian state. Russian oil giant LUKoil, the sole supplier of crude oil also wanted to buy Maziekui Nafta and opposed the Williams deal. As part of its negotiation efforts it attempted to turn off oil supplies. It was suggested that the supplies were disrupted as a means of pressuring the Lithuanian government over maintaining access to the Kaliningrad enclave.
In the 2000 general elections, Paksas, now leading the equally free market Liberal Union, re-emerged as prime minister following the electoral destruction of the Homeland Union.
Ten years of plummeting living standards and exposure to the instability of the world capitalist system has provided no sign of the prosperity that was supposed to accompany Lithuanian independence and capitalist restoration. The Homeland Union, the party most associated with aggressive pro-market policies, formerly led by Vyautas Landsbergis, fell to eight percent of the vote, from 40 percent in 1996. Paksas' "New Policy" coalition of the newly formed Liberal Union and Social Liberal parties sought to continue the old policy of privatisation, along with a more aggressive push to join the European Union.
But the Paksas government became mired in controversy and scandal. In January, Lithuania joined the World Trade Organisation and immediately cut petrol duties. Subsequently, the Lietuvos Taupomasis Bankas (Lithuanian Savings Bank) was sold to Estonia's Hansapank. In April, the government pushed through a deal to sell 76 percent of the state-owned Lisco to Danish-owned DFDS Tor Line for 190 million litas (US$47 million). Transport Minister Gintaras Striaukas resigned after his wife's share in a state-favoured road repair company was revealed. Two ministers resigned after being incapacitated at EU negotiations because of hangovers. The head of the SoDra, the state social insurance fund, was charged with negligence by the tax police while the government announced that pensions would be reduced from a previous guaranteed monthly figure of 645 litas (US$191) to just 138 litas (US$41), to prop up the SoDra. Despite the difficulties this caused the government has generally kept to its timetable for EU accession.
Government policy has triggered a wave of protest. Adding to the public outrage at the attack on pensions, in March thousands of people protested outside the offices of Lietuvos Telekomas (Lithuanian Telecom) against increased telephone and heating charges. Farmers have blockaded the Polish border and launched protests to the EU against low farm prices and reduced subsidies. Sections of workers have opposed the "liberalisation" of employment law, which allows employers to more easily sack workers and change their working conditions. This law is one of the requirements of EU accession.
The main political beneficiaries have been the opposition Lithuanian Social Democrats, the largest party in the Seimas and most significant winners in the 2000 elections. Led by Algirdas Brazauskas, the then Democratic Labour Party (formerly the Stalinist Lithuanian Communist Party) won 51 seats. Early in 2001, Brazauskas' party merged with the Social Democratic Party of former dissidents, Aloyzas Sakalas and Vytenis Andriukaitis, to form the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party. Sakalas and Andriukaitis' party, affiliated to the Second International, has long cooperated with its former Stalinist persecutors and fully supports privatisation, as well as EU and NATO membership. To the extent Brazauskas and the Social Democrats have programmatic differences with "New Policy", they centre primarily on the proportion of state shareholding to be retained after privatisation.
Brazauskas has a long record in Lithuanian politics. He was elected as leader of the Lithuanian Communist Party in 1988. As part of the Lithuanian nationalist Sajudis movement, along with the Homeland Union, the Lithuanian Stalinists split from their Russian counterparts in 1989 and took advantage of the deep popular hostility to the Stalinist bureaucracy in Moscow due to its brutal rule in Lithuania, to push through capitalist restoration. Brazauskas, elected Lithuanian president in 1994 while his renamed Democratic Labour Party was in government, was the first leader in the Baltic states to apply for NATO membership and is a close political ally of Polish president, ex-Stalinist Aleksander Kwasniewski. Brazauskas was forced out of office in 1996, after an economic collapse that at one point saw inflation reach 400 percent. The reappearance of such a discredited figure expresses the chronic instability of Lithuanian politics and the desperate crisis of political perspective in the Lithuanian working class.
The final collapse of the Paksas government came only eight months after its formation. In early May 2001, Brazauskas and Social Liberal leader, Arturas Paulauskas, were reported to be having secret meetings in Berlin on forming a new coalition government. By early June, the first more concrete rumours of coalition splits emerged with the Lietuvos Dujos (Lithuanian Gas) sell-off and a new Mazeikui Nafta deal as the principal bones of contention. After the Social Liberal walk-out on June 20, the battle lines became clear.
Firstly, the Social Liberals, and Brazauskas favoured a deal with another Russian oil company, YUKos, which Paksas opposed. A June 26 article in the oil industry website www.baltenergy.com noted that Paulauskas considered Paksas to be speaking for an unnamed rival Russian oil company—by implication LUKoil—in his efforts to undermine a new deal. Under this agreement YUKos would take a 28.5 percent share in the Mazeikui Nafta at a cost of 253 million litas ($75 million), with another 168 million litas (US$50 million) in loan guarantees coming from the Lithuanian government. Williams International's share would be somewhat reduced from 33 percent, creating a three way partnership between YUKos, Williams and the Lithuanian government.
For their part, the Social Liberals and Brazauskas Social Democrats insisted only that an incoming coalition should not be overburdened with loan obligations. No sooner had Brazauskas given the deal the nod, than fellow party member and former dissident Vytenis Andriukaitis accused Williams of "corruption" and vowed to "fight them to the end." Caretaker prime minister Eugenijus Gentvilas demanded that evidence of corruption be presented, while Williams insisted that all was morally perfect with their operation. Brazauskas immediately reassured the company, stating that "No one is trying to expel Williams from Lithuania", yet days later he opined "this type of the deal, regardless of how it was formulated, is detrimental for our state".
Such was Williams' alarm that, in a remarkable intervention, President Bush and Powell penned a letter to Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus expressing support for Williams' deal with YUKos, applauding Williams' profitability, and mentioning the US government's support for Lithuania's efforts to join NATO. The clear message was that any moves against Williams would prejudice US support for NATO accession, a policy agreed by all the Lithuanian parties.
Secondly, the Social Liberals and Brazauskas wanted to alter the terms of the Lietuvos Dujos sell-off from the initial proposal, under which 75 percent of the state's 92 percent shareholding would be sold to a consortium led by the supplier of all Lithuania's gas supplies—the Russian gas company GAZprom. As soon as Paksas resigned, the Social Liberals, SDP and Gentvilas announced that Lithuania would retain 34 percent of Lietuvos Dujos. Another 34 percent would be offered to a "Western" company, with only 24 percent being offered to a supplier, presumably GAZprom. Privatisation is to be concluded by the end of 2001. GAZprom's Lithuanian partners immediately denounced the proposal, with one Social Liberal deputy, Viktor Uspaskich, describing the arrangement as "pure corruption". Gentvalis responded in the Lithuanian press, hinting that Uspaskich had offered him, "the possibility to make my life financially independent, but I can't call it a bribe..."
The most visible contender for the 34 percent share of Lietuvos Dujos is the German gas company Ruhrgas, although other German, French, Belgian and Finnish groups have expressed an interest. Ruhrgas, like all European energy companies, is desperate to integrate its operation across the continent, as currently just 19 percent of its share value are held outside Germany. Ruhrgas has recently expanded its share of Swedish gas company Vattenfall (Sweden) to 30 percent, while on July 4, the company announced its purchase of Congas, a Rumanian gas supplier. Ironically, given the circumstances of Paksas' political demise, Ruhrgas also owns five percent of GAZprom.

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Find out what you need to know about combining your finances when getting married.
Spring is here and it's time for wedding season. As you put the finishing touches on your wedding plans, make any last-minute tux and dress alterations, and finish planning your honeymoon, it's important to think about life after the wedding. As your marriage begins, it's important to be conscious of your finances. Find out what you need to know about combining your finances when you get married.
Be Honest.
It's important to discuss your financial history with your partner. You need to know what assets and debts each person brings with them so that you're best able to merge your finances without any surprises. Talk about your financial past, spending habits, any current debt, and anything else that may be pertinent so that you're best able to merge your finances and work on your financial goals together.
Set a Budget Together.
As two different people, it's normal to have different money habits. However, it's important that you're on the same page when it comes to your finances, especially when you're establishing a joint account. Plan your finances together so that you're best able to stick to your budget and make like-minded financial decisions.
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Communication is key in any relationship, especially when it comes to finances. It's important that you and your spouse are on the same page when it comes to your spending and saving. Talk about your finances on a regular basis. As a couple, one person's actions affect the other person. When making financial decisions, both parties need to agree on the decision.
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Just bought Cannonball & Nat Adderley - Quintet in San Francisco. The back cover says it is "live" but live is in quotes.
This landed this past week, recommended by our san anton', and then further endorsed by my brother in the Palmetto State:As yet I have only listened to the Suite which is the bonus track at the end of the second disc, but that is a beauty.
Is that the one with "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"? If so, it is live and really good.
This is a great live recording by them:
30 tracks from 1963.Here is a reviewA two-CD set, with the band in great form drawing on material from all eras. There are full performances of "Suite Thursday" - much livelier than the studio take, and improved by an extended Nance violin solo on "Lay-By" - and "Tone Parallel To Harlem," in addition to the usual parade of hits ("Rockin' In Rhythm," a rearranged "Perdido"), new material ("Theme From The Asphalt Jungle") and some offbeat oldies ("Rose Of The Rio Grande"). Cootie Williams had just rejoined the band after a twenty-year absence, so "Concerto For Cootie" is back, paired with the new "Tootie For Cootie," and the set ends with "Echoes Of Harlem." Hodges is as tender as ever on his features "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and "The Star-Crossed Lovers." Strayhorn's bombastic "The Eighth Veil" is one of the stranger tunes here; Gonsalves's feature "Cop-Out," on the other hand, sounds like any big band you'd hear on a 50s film soundtrack. Oh, and if you want to study the distinct approaches of the various soloists, this is a great place to start, because Duke calls out the name of the featured player at the end of each tune (even each solo on the everybody-blows-a-chorus "Jam With Sam"). (DBW)I continue to be drawn to Duke's music and enjoy the later efforts as much as the earlier ones. And being a live/concert recording junkie, this was just too much to pass up.
This is the first jazz album that I have purchased in my whole life: Tomasz Stanko Quintet: Dark EyesECMSuperb!
You have good instincts. Tomasz Stanko is an excellent ECM artist. He really got noticed after playing with the legendary pianist Krzysztof Komeda, He's put out many CDs, and they are all uniformly good.
Oh man, please report back when you hear this. As another late Duke fan and live/concert junkie, I'm very excited by that description.
Coincidence: I was in the record store (they stock mostly new and used LPs) near my house just the other day, and I saw a Thomasz Stanko used CD for $5. I LOVE the ECM label, and figured it must be good, but I usually don't just buy music by artists I know nothing about. I meant to look this up when I got home, but didn't write it down, so of course I forgot his name...Anyway, after reading this and listening to the sample, I will pop back in there and grab it! His style kind of reminds me of Enrico Rava, who I like a great deal. If you like Stanko, try this (highly recommended):
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Things We Love: Brandon Dubinsky edition
Brandon Dubinsky is a center for the Columbus Blue Jackets. These are a few of his favorite things.
Blue Jackets fans
(Columbus) is a sports city. People are passionate about their sports teams, and they're knowledgeable fans. When things are going well on the ice, they get loud and energize the place and push the team.
House music
I listen to a lot of house music and dance and techno. Some of my favorites are Avicii, Calvin Harris - not so much Tiesto any more.
It's right by the rink, and Sam behind the sushi bar always takes good care of us, leaves it open a little later for us sometimes. It's one of my favorite sushi spots.
I play a lot of golf, and Double Eagle and Muirfield are two of my favorite courses. I joined Muirfield this past year, and with (Jackets majority owner John P.) McConnell owning Double Eagle, he lets us go out there and play. Both pose different challenges so they're both fun courses to play.
"Grand Theft Auto V"
I know many parents out there wouldn't let their children have it, and I probably wouldn't let mine have it either. But it's quite entertaining and quite addicting.
Visiting Alaska in the summer
I really enjoy going home in the summer time when the weather's nice. The sun never sets. It's light out until 2 or 3 in the morning. It just feels like an endless summer day.


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After the game PSV manager Guus Hiddink said that he was delighted about the way his players had pepped themselves up for a game that was played only three days after Wednesday nights thriller against Arsenal. PSV did a great job from a mental point of view by coasting to a 2-0 win over FC Twente."You cannot analyze tonights game without referring to last Wednesday", felt Hiddink. "It is always been hard to play another game so soon after a European top clash. But again we did not concede anything and we have kept a clean sheet. Gomes pulled off one save, but I think he wanted to impress the photographers at the same time. All players did what was expected of them. They have put up a fine display, although I must admit we did not play at a very high level."Hiddink took off substitute Beasley in the closing stages "He picked up a knock just above his ankle and thats why I took him off. Farfán has a slight shoulder injury and Gomes is troubled by a sore thumb. But I think that they will be available for the next game, now that we can rest them for one week."FC Twente trainer Rini Coolen was asked whether he had thought for one single second that his team would score a goal tonight and he honestly replied: "No, not really. We knew it would not be easy to travel to Eindhoven and to get a good result, but our match plan was to attack as much as possible. The first goal came at an inconvenient moment. After the break I wanted to bring on a second striker as partner to NKufo, but then PSV doubled the advantage. We still tried to make it a game, but actually the game had already been killed off. We must earn points in other games, e.g. next week, when we play hosts to FC Den Bosch."


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Know your case before hiring an attorney. If you're not sure about what you need from a lawyer, how can you be expected to choose the right lawyer? This will ensure you make the qualifications and experience you should look for in a lawyer.
Use the Internet to find the right lawyer. Most attorneys will have a strong online presence to promote their services. Look at the official website of the firm to see how professional it is. If the site is clumsy or incomplete, it can be a sign of an inexperienced lawyer.
Look around the room carefully when you first enter a prospective lawyer's office to interview them. Are the books arranged in alphabetical order? Do they have tons of paperwork and unkempt files on their desk? Is their coat neatly hung up or just sprawled out somewhere?
You will have trouble finding a lawyer if you are suing for the wrong reasons. You may be thought of as nothing more than an instigator who will never be satisfied. Sue for money and let the principle be an extra incentive.
If you are disappointed by your lawyer, understand that it is just as important for them to win as it is for you. They have lots of experience in situations like these and they know how to produce a positive outcome.
While lawyers do not get the best press, they are necessary to a functioning society. They offer a service, so if you need them, they can assist you. The following tips should help you choose an excellent lawyer. With any luck, you are sure to have a successful outcome.


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I can't rave enough about local historical societies and their willingness to help. I found the Dauphin County Historical Society, via a google search. I emailed the librarian if they conducted obituary research for the local newspapers, none of which are in national searchable databases up to now. They did. I wrote a check on June 22 for $28.00 and on July 2nd I received the two beautiful obituaries that were just previously posted. As far as turnaround time and cost are concerned--omg--what a bargain.
This goes along with the Westbrook (Me.) Historical Society, and the Swarthmore Quaker Collection, all of which have provided low cost, original research to me remotely (that is I didn't go there). This type of research is quasi-Internet research. I use the Internet to track down societies' web sites and addresses and I email them. After that, we take to snail mail, but these are original records we are talking about, and records that can be found nowhere else.
A further point on the obituaries. I already had the death certificates of Mr. and Mrs. Morrissey so I provided the librarian with accurate death dates. I would never ask for an obituary that was "sometime after the 1910 census," or even a date range longer than one to two months. Simply not fair.


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Hey guys!
So I'm no one to tell you this but, red lips are the biggest trend and an evergreen one might I add. Any outfit can be turned around with a touch of red on the lips.
And though over the last few years I have tried a few shades of red, including Maybelline, Lakme and Color Bar, I have finally found a favourite.
It's not a shock that's it's MAC Russian Red. Though Ruby Woo has been time and again been quoted as the best Red out there, my judgement favours the Russian Red.
It's deeper, being MAC it stays super long and in my opinion will suit almost all skin tones.
Here's my photo review
(Ignore the lil muffin over my shoulder, it was her birthday and she was pretty excited)
I've used Maybelline Colossal on my eyes and MAC Russian Red on my lips. And no, there is no foundation or contouring of any sort.
Most days I like to let my skin breath.
Let me know what you think in the comments below, what would your favourite red be and why?
Much love ❤ The Carnelian Cloak


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Polish photographer Magda Wasiczek isn't interested in showing the world exactly as it is. Instead, her unique vision presents nature as an idyllic paradise of fairy tales.
All images by Magda Wasiczek. They are republished here with permission.
Photography, says Wasiczek, raises awareness to the beauty of nature. "I've learned to see things invisible, to enjoy a million small details [to] which I previously did not pay attention."
Photographing nature "became my way of life and the cure for all evils...I do not know who or why, [or] what strength created the world that surrounds us."
"I hope that looking at my pictures, for a while, [will] wake up a child inside of [us], because the world in the eyes of children [are] always more colorful, fascinating, mysterious and full of surprises."
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- Fundamentals of modelling risk and uncertainty (optional first day one of a two-day course)
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Building from a set of straightforward, insightful examples, this course teaches how simple quantitative models illuminate the dynamics of a decision, revealing the essential trade-offs and building a clear logical connection between options and objectives. The course can be taught as a two-day course including an introduction to the required fundamental probability, or as a one day course for advanced practitioners.
- Fundamentals of modelling risk and uncertainty (optional first day one of a two-day course)
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Back to crawling again after a two year or so break. Good seeing this site is still around.
Have a small 1/18 back yard crawling course to whip back into shape. Building a modular scaler table in the garage.
Two 1/18th crawlers: MRC and ECX Temper.
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The garage door cables and tension springs are what allows a garage door to open and close safely. If one is not functioning, the other will likely stop working as well. Garage door springs do most of the heavy lifting, and over time they will need replacing. Usually the tension springs break first and is followed by the cables. If these break, your garage door will close really fast and it is best to not park your car in the garage because the heavy garage door can crush anything below.
When opening the garage door, the springs unwind and the tension lifts the door as it turns the shaft. Meanwhile, the cable drums turns and wraps the cables around the grooves. When the door is lowered, the cables will then unwind and the springs will become unwound, restoring their full tension. Because of the dynamic and codependency nature of the cables and springs, it is important for them both to be working perfectly. If you are experiencing problems with your garage door cables and springs, call us here at All Right Garage Doors. We will gladly come out to your home in Irvine to repair your garage door and ensure your family's safety.


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Tasked with creating a brand from the ground up. Starting with the identity treatment and on to a social network that would establish credible actions sports editorial and social network for action sports fans.
AOL / Lat34 Action Sports Social Network and Editorial
Asked to head AOL's new Alternative Sports Portal as the Chief Design Officer. This was personally one of my best jobs I got to built the Lat34 brand from the ground up and then build a social network with its own branding, As a past X-Games Athlete, I used my personal experiences to establish an honest brand.


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You may already be familiar with this one:
YouTube – Obama: 'My Muslim Faith'
But wait, there's more…
The following comment by GGMac on HotAir (h/t Urban Infidel) sums up Obama's Muslim habits and mannerisms:
There are just too many instances of Obama doing and saying things no Christian would ever dream of doing or saying, but which would be normal utterences or behaviors for a Muslim. Supposedly he's been a Christian for what – at least 15 years? – yet his public actions consistantly dispute such a notion.
He refused to speak in the presence of a cross [spelling corrected]; it had to be hidden beneath a cloth.
In another speech he sarcastically wondered hypothetically which religious lessone might be considered to be incorporated into governing, and very snarkily cited several Old Testament battle/brimstone verses. He was clearly amused by his ridicule of Jews' and Christians' holy book.
His wife does not travel with him when he goes to a Muslim country [Egypt, Turkey]
He doesn't refere to Iran as "Iran"; it's always "the Islamic Republic of Iran"
He doesn't refer to the Koran as "the Koran"; it's always "the Holy Koran"
In his Cairo speech he said "I have KNOWN Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first REVEALED". You can observe a religion; to "know" it, you must belong to it. And ONLY a Muslim is going to describe Islam as having been "revealed".
In the Cairo speech he also said, "…many Muslims recognize that Israel WILL NOT GO AWAY." That terminology would only be used by someone with a hate-Israel mindset – not by a Christian. Loyalty to Israel is part of Christian life, and is non-negotiable. Genesis 12:3
Still Cairo: "American are ready to join with citizens & governments, community orgs, religious leaders, & businesses in Muslim communities around the world to help OUR PEOPLE pursue a better life." "Our people" – he's including himself – can only mean Muslims as most Americans already have the best life possible.
And he said, "The Holy Koran teaches that whoever kills an innocent, it is as if he has killed all mankind, and whoever saves a person, it is as if he has saved all mankind." His audience was Muslims, so they know "the rest of the story", which is that this "all mankind" in the Koran refers to believing Muslims only. Jews and Christians are never referred to collectively with Muslims.
And, "…in the United States, rules on charitable giving have made it harder for Muslims to fulfill their religious obligation. That is why I am committed to working with American Muslims to ensure that they can fulfill zakat." Those pesky rules on charitable giving are in place to prevent Muslims' 'charitable giving' money being used to fund terrorists. How unfair to Muslims!! Barry will fix it.
Cairo, again: "…Holy Land…a place for all of the children of Abraham to mingle peacefully together as in the story of Isra, when Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed (peace be upon them) joined in prayer." Whoa! How come Barry the Christian is telling a story inventedd by the Muslims in an attempt to make out like Jesus and Mohammed were best buds? AQnd how come Barry the Christian is saying "peace be upon them"? For Muslims, some things are reflexive – like saying "peace be upon…" whenever they utter the name of Mohammed. Oooopsie!
Most telling is the New York Times article from several years ago, where the interviewer reported that Barry had recited the Muslim call to prayer in a "near-perfect" accent. That would be in Arabic. And that would be something Barry supposedly hadn't heard since he's left Indonesia 25 (appx) years before. But, but, but…he TOLD us he was never a Muslim. Oh, wait – that was before he told us he was a little bit Muslim, for a little bit. And he also told the Times' reporter he considered the Muslim call to prayer one of the most beautiful sounds on earth.
It could be confusing – except that it's obvious he's been a Muslim all his life. And that he's a liar of the first magnitude.
And more…
Finally, the infamous Imam Feisal Rauf claims to be the source of Obama's speech to the Muslim world in Cairo.
9/11 Mosque Imam Wrote Much of the Guts of Obama's Historic Cairo Speech!
(h/t m of 2.0: The Blogmocracy)
The Shoebat Foundation obtained this shocking audio recording of Rauf's own voice boasting in Arabic that Obama's historic Cairo speech was provided by the Imam and the Cordova Initiative in what the Imam called "The Blue Print" which he said was the solution to the Islamic-American divide. Rauf claimed Chapter 6 of the Imam's work engineered by the Cordova Initiative was the construct for the entire speech:
"This is an example of the impact of our work in a positive way to be used by the President."
The famous Cairo Speech.
(h/t to iam7545)
The long and the short of it
I do not merely THINK that Obama is a Muslim, I am CERTAIN that he is. Islam is a political ideology, not a religion in the sense that most of us are familiar with. Islam is all about one's outward actions, not about one's personal, emotional or spiritual relationship with the Supreme Being. Anyone raised by a Muslim father is considered a Muslim by the Muslims, and that is what counts. In addition, there is no chance that he could have avoided making the Shahada at some point. He still frequents the company of Muslims. His occasional denial that he is a Muslim is nothing but taqiyya. He might be a fairly lax Muslim in terms of personal observance, but he is a Muslim nonetheless.
The only way I would consideer any former Muslim to be an ex-Muslim (i.e., an apostate from Islam) is if that person publicly renounces Islam, permanently eschews all further association with anybody associated with mosques, madrassahs, and the Muslim power structure, never again participates in any Muslim observance, and above all, never supports the Muslim agenda in any way, shape, or form, either at home or abroad. That means never taking the side of, or providing assistance to, any Muslim government or organization.
I make no claim that Obama is a particularly "devout" or "observant" Muslim – only that he is a very dangerous one.


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FREE July 4th Party Printables from Frog Prince Paperie
Paula from Frog Prince Paperie is not only a superstar designer, but has been a friend since the beginning of Catch My Party. You can only imagine how excited I was when she agreed to design a set of July 4th printables exclusively for us! Thank you, Paula.
This "Celebrate America" vintage collection includes: 2" party circles, 4" party circles, tented cards, straw flags, an 8x10" welcome sign, favor tags, and my personal favorite... paper chains to add a fun touch to your decor.
Download the free July 4th printables here!Take a look...
How super cute are these paper chains...
Favor tags...
Straw flags...
Tented cards...
Paula, thanks again, I love the "Americana" feel of this collection!
To learn more about Paula and see all of her fantastic designs, check out Frog Prince Paperie.
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Paula is not only an exceptionally gifted designer, but such a kind and helpful person, too. I'm not surprised to see her generous efforts here!
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(Loco wanted to show off his Holiday Spirit and I wanted to test out this cool App)
I bought the BF "The Hangover" on DVD, but ended up getting it on BlueRay instead of regular DVD. The day after Christmas we went to about 4 Targets looking for that stupid movie to exchange it. Since it was a DVD they wouldn't allow us to refund it (even though I had the receipit and it was unopened) at one point I was thinking about having my mail forwarded to Target, because we were there so much. One thing that did catch my eye was the insanely cute Valentines Day stuff they were slowly bringing out. Target has the BEST selection of Valentines Day stuff, so I get super excited when its that time of the year. I got a ton of stuff for my kitchen, so I took some pictures (please excuse my poor little apartment kitchen)
Now its time to plan for New Years Eve....are you doing anything fun?


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Patnazi Power Limited was formed as a subsidiary of EEPL to undertake development of 21MW Patnazi Bunjwah Hydro Power Project near Thatri, District Kishtwar, and Province Jammu of J&K State on BOOT basis. PPL has entered into Implementation Agreement for this Hydro Project with Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited (JKSPDC) for a concession period of 35 years
The 21MW Patnazi Bunjwah Hydro Power Project is a run of the river scheme on Kalnai Nallah, a tributary of Kaguni Nallah (which further joins river Chenab at Thathri) in Tehsil Kishtwar, District Kishtwar (J&K). The total catchment area of Kalnai Nallah at proposed diversion site (EL 1740m) has been estimated at 347sq.km.
The project envisages diverting Kalnai Nallah inflows by constructing a diverging structure to divert the flow of the river up to desilting tank. The flow would lead to surface power house through a penstock of 290m length to feed generating units comprising 3 units of 7.0MW each.
The land for setting up the Project is being provided by the State Government on lease, for a period of forty (40) years. The evacuation of power will be done from the 132kv bus-bars of the Project through a dedicated transmission line to be laid up to the Interconnection Point. The Interconnection Point for injection of power is envisaged to be 132kv Bus of the upcoming Lower Kalnai Hydro Power Project of JSKPDC which is located downstream to our Project location.
The project site is well connected with the nearest railway station at about 160 Km in Udhampur and the nearest airport at about 220 Km in Jammu. Besides this, the project site is also well connected with the existing road network in the area.


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The Cairo protests have resulted in more deaths and injuries as Egyptian law enforcement shot dozens of pro-Morsi protesters. This occurred shortly after General al-Sisi declared for a motion to crush violence and terrorism. The incident occurred close to a mosque held by the Muslim Brotherhood in the morning during a sit-in by pro-Morsi protesters.
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Ahmed Aref, a spokeman for the Muslim Brother stated that 66 people were slain while an additional 61 were on life support and "brain dead". The nation's department of health put the number at 65 dead. Aref went on to say that some 4,000 wounded or suffering from tear gas effects. Of the incident he said, "Innocent blood was spilled. We have gone back 10 years."
The scene outside a temporary, self-fashioned morgue saw 28 bodies lined up around the construct. There bullet wounds in the heads of some while others had shots through the necks and/or chest. It was said that more bodies were brought to the morgue as Morsi supporters and security forces clashed.
Doctors within the conflict zone have put the death toll at over 100 people while al-Jazeera stated 120. Both estimates are almost double of the accounts from spokesman Ahmed Aref and the department of health. Interim Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that the Muslim Brotherhood exaggerated the number dead to fan the flames and said that the police did not open fire. It's this same lack of clarity that defined the first shooting that left dozens dead. It's a case of "who did what first". Ibrahim stated that protesters and residents near the mosque clashed in the morning when a bridge was blocked resulting in security forces using tear gas.
Of the pro-Morsi protesters and the continued weekly conflicts with security, the Interior Minister said, "God willing, soon they will be dealt with."
The clashes are expected to continue and actually raged on in the eastern Cairo suburb of Rabaa al-Adawiya. Gunfire rang out from security forces as crowd control with pro-Morsi protesters. The supporters hid for cover during the display. Those who were shot were taken to a field clinic of sorts where their wounds were treated, but medical staff ended up closing the clinic after supplies ran out.
When comes to blame, those in the clash zone place it on General al-Sisi who called for the ousting of Mohamed Morsi which ignited things. From the anti-Morsi end, the blame is obviously placed on Morsi himself due to mismanagement of the country and the gathering of power for the Muslim Brotherhood.


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NEW ORLEANS -— The way to shorten upgrade cycles in the enterprise PC world is to sell product that is able to integrate devices as mundane as the telephone, according to Microsoft Corp.'s chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates.
Gates's comments come at a time when Toronto-based IDC
Canada said Canadian PC desktop growth will be limited over the next five years.
He spoke during the opening keynote address from the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference. Upgrade cycles in the business market are on the order of three to four years, while the education market changes every five years or more, he said.
Ensuring that hardware, software and customer expectations are all maturing at the same level is a problem that has plagued Microsoft and many of its partners in the IT community, he said.
Product improves faster in the technology industry than any other, said Gates. He cited research that suggests that by 2007, processor speeds could easily reach 20 GHz. This will require parallel processors in order to keep the CPU's heat levels down. ""We don't have applications taking advantage of these improvements,"" he said.
Microsoft is gearing up for the release of the next Windows PC platform, code-named Longhorn. With that OS, Gates promises vastly improved graphics capability and a graphical user interface (GUI) that will be able to take advantage of it. The falling price of LCD flat-panels is putting a premium on graphics displays and large screens are becoming essential for enterprise users who have to view a variety of complex data on screen, he said. The release of Longhorn will coincide with the next generation of PCs jointly produced by Microsoft and HP. The Athens PC, as it has been code-named, is a large screen PC with a CPU that can also be used to dock a laptop. Attached to the screen is a camera and docking station for a cell phone. A USB key can be plugged into the machine as a file-storing device, but also to start up the PC as if it were a car. The road to shorter upgrade cycles for the PC market has already been laid by Microsoft's most recent operating system Windows XP, according to Gates.
""We made a faster transition to that version of Windows than any other version of Windows that we've ever shipped. The installed base of so-called Windows 9x has dropped dramatically,"" he said.
Microsoft is aiming to port the manageability of a desktop to data centre management with its Dynamic Data Center initiative.
IDC Canada's Future of the Canadian IT and Communications Market Forecasts 2003-07 report offered another view. Eddie Chan, the firm's PC market analyst, said desktops accounted for 78 per cent of total PC shipments in 2002.
""On a total PC spend-basis, desktops represented 68 per cent in 2002,"" he said. ""Looking forward to 2007, desktops are forecasted to increase to 75 per cent of total PC shipments and 60 per cent of total PC spending. Compounded with the element of good-enough computing, desktop growth will be limited.""
Chan also noted mobile computing is changing the face of computing with both corporate and personal users. While notebook shipments are on the rise, it comes at the detriment of the desktop PC.
""The mobile computing trend is definitely a big inhibitor as computing habits change with time,"" he said.
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100% Malbec grapes, from 80 year-old vines located at the foot of Los Andes Mountain Range at 4000 ft. above the sea level in the Uco Valley, Mendoza. Aged for 18 months in second use French oak barrels, which gave this noble wine an extraordinary complexity of both taste and aroma.
On the sight, intense ruby red colour with violet shades. On the nose, black fruits, plums and violets, mixed with subtle aromas of vanilla, liquorice and some spices. On the mouth, excellent structure and body because of its soft and velvety tannins. Final elegant and persistent. Pair well with Roasted red meats, aged cheese stuffed pasta and seasoned dishes. Serving temperature between 16º and 18º C. Recommendable to decant for at least 30 minutes before consumption This wines has a ageing potential of more than 25 years.Learn More


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John Demjanjuk has died.
Reuters: "Former Nazi guard Demjanjuk dies in Germany aged 91"
BBC: "Nazi camp guard Demjanjuk dies"
Al Jazeera: "Nazi camp guard Demjanjuk dies in Germany"
NYT: "John Demjanjuk, 91, Dogged by Charges of Atrocities as Nazi Camp Guard, Dies"
NYT: Why so circuitous?
Jerusalem Post editorial here.
And, relatedly, a fascinating New Yorker review by Richard Brody of Claude Lanzmann's autobiography, including discussions of the making of Shoah.
Lanzmann got hold of a paluche, or paw, a slender, stick-like video camera.… [and] hid it in a bag with a tiny hole for the lens, and had one of his cameramen point it at an unsuspecting interview subject. He hid a small microphone behind his tie.… 'What qualms should I have about misleading Nazi murderers?' Lanzmann recently told Der Spiegel. 'Weren't the Nazis themselves masters of deception?' He believed that his ruses served the higher good of revealing the truth – and perhaps accomplished symbolic acts of resistance after the fact. As he explained in 1985, 'I'm killing them with the camera.'…
"Lanzmann repudiates the use of the term 'documentary' for 'Shoah,' claiming that the film 'defies and eludes the categories of documentary or fiction.'… Although the testimony in 'Shoah' is authentic, many of its scenes are staged. To film [Abraham] Bomba, the retired barber who had cut hair at Treblinka, Lanzmann got him to borrow a chair in a working barbershop and pretend to cut a friend's hair while telling the story – and Lanzmann maintains that, while cutting his friend's hair, Bomba 'became an actor.' In Poland, Lanzmann rented a steam locomotive for a conductor to drive on the same tracks along which, four decades earlier, he had pushed freight cars filled with Jewish captives.…
"Lanzmann calls 'Shoah' 'a fiction of the real,' and says that he was imagining himself as much into the minds and the souls of the killers as the victims. He was aware of the moral risks he was taking, but he believed he was obeying 'the categorical imperative of the search for and the transmission of truth' and making a work of 'beauty.' At the time of the film's release, Lanzmann said, 'I believe very deeply that art and morality are identical. I didn't try to make a document but a real movie, and I wanted it to be beautiful,' in order to 'make the unbearable bearable.' The result was a resounding response to Adorno's assertion that 'to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric.'"
The whole thing is worth reading.


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Opting to become a clinical research patient should never be taken lightly. You should understand what it means to participate in a clinical trial before making your decision. As a clinical trial volunteer, you will be playing a crucial part in the development of groundbreaking medical therapies that may ultimately lead to better treatments or even cures for diseases and disorders.
What Can Patients Expect When They Enroll in a Clinical Study?
All medical research trials have strict guidelines about who can participate in the studies. Usually, you will undergo a complete physical and be asked to provide your medical records. Once you are enrolled, a physician or a research staff member will review your medical history and ask you pertinent questions. During the entire clinical trial and afterward, your health will be closely monitored by a physician and his team of medical research staff.
Questions to Ask About the Medical Research Study
Prior to enrolling in a clinical trial, you should ask lots of questions about the medical research being conducted. You will be provided with a very detailed description of what will be expected of you when you participate in the clinical study. You will also be given consent forms to fill out along with detailed information on the clinical trial.
Here are a few questions that you should ask about the medical research study.
- How long is the clinical trial expected to last?
- What are the purpose and long-term goal of the study?
- Where is the study being conducted?
- Are there any risks involved?
- What treatments will be used during the trial and how will the they be implemented?
- What sort of steps will be taken to keep the patient safe?
- What benefits are hoped to be gained?
- Are there alternative treatments besides the one being tested in the clinical trial?
- Do I have to pay for any part of the trial?
- Who is the sponsor of the trial?
- What happens if I should suffer harm during the trial?
- Can I continue to use the treatment, even after the clinical trial ends?
What Protections are in Place to Make Sure Participants are Safe?
The protection of all clinical trial participants is of paramount importance to any medical researcher. Here are is a list of the protections that are in place for clinical research volunteers.
Scientific Oversight
IRB — All studies are required to be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). The purpose of the IRB is to assure that all necessary steps are taken to ensure the rights and safety of the research participant and that the research is ethical to conduct.
DSMB – Many studies have Data Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMB). The role of the DSMB consists of reviewing all clinical trial data for safety. They also explore the differences in results gained by different research groups.
FDA — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees all clinical trials that involve medication and medical devices that are seeking approval for use in the United States.
Patient Rights
As a patient in a clinical trial, you will be provided with all required consent forms before embarking on the trial. The forms will detail your rights, all medications being used, and all treatments. You can withdraw from a clinical trial at any time. During the trial, you have the right to know about any changes, new risks, or findings that might emerge.
Benefits of Being a Clinical Trial Participant
As a participant in a clinical trial, you will have many benefits. Here are just a few of the perks you experience as a medical research trial volunteer.
- Access to new and innovative treatments.
- Included standard care for your condition.
- Support from a team of qualified health care providers.
- Your health will be closely monitored by a physician and his team of medical researchers.
- The feeling of fulfillment knowing that you are helping others and perhaps participating in scientific breakthroughs.
How to Find Clinical Trials
Here are a few ways that would-be medical research participants can locate suitable clinical trials.
Physicians: Most potential medical research patients learn about clinical trials from their physicians.
Online Lists: The National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, CenterWatch, and pharmaceutical/biotechnology firms maintain lists of clinical trials on their websites. Additionally, all research studies are required to be listed on the website: clinicaltrials.gov
Matching Services: Some online companies, such as EmergingMed, work as matching services in order to match you with a clinical trial that best fits your specific needs.
Being a participant in a clinical trial means that you are helping on the front lines of innovative and pioneering medical research. You will be playing a vital and key role in the development of medications and treatments that may ultimately help countless individuals.


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Eight years ago, the Summer Olympics were in Beijing, and Blizzard commemorated the event with the Competitor's Tabard, an award for participating in any Battleground, win or lose. I got one for Kamalia, but not for any of my other characters who existed at that time (one year after I began playing).
Four years ago, the Summer Olympics were in London, and I created a set of Transmogrification kit ideas to go with the Competitor's Tabard.
This year, the Summer Olympics are in Rio de Janeiro, and, thanks to the new Appearances system, I can have characters actually wearing Competitor's Tabard outfits in-game!
Sleek Sprinter
Regal Armor, Serenity Belt, Shimmering Trousers, Riding Gloves* + Earthmender's Bracer of Shattering, Sage's Boots, Competitor's Tabard, Helcular's Other Rod or Torch of Austen + Tears of Heaven
I originally designed this outfit with the Swoop-Tail Shoulders and Sage's Trousers. I was very well-pleased by how the green on top, red in the middle, blue on the bottom pattern of colors mimicked the pattern of the colors of the rings on the tabard. Now that we can hide shoulders, however, it seemed most appropriate to leave them off, so I shifted the green color to the trousers and the blue color to the shoes.
For the staff version, I chose a plain, straight staff to suggest a vaulting pole.
For the wand-and-off-hand version, of course she had to be running the Torch! I chose this flask off-hand to represent the water that would be carried by a distance/endurance runner.
On a whim, I decided to make the outfits for the other armor types with Alliance characters as well — meaning my low-level Dwarves. Thus, these outfits are rather different from the ideas I presented in my Competitor's Tabard post four years ago.
Plainstalker Tunic*, Pilfered Kaldorei Belt, Bluegill Breeches*, Oilrag Handwraps*, Padded Running Shoes, Competitor's Tabard, Bangalash's Claw
Karolynne is level 22, so I didn't have very many options for this leather kit. I started with the pale golden color of the pants (which I got from a Salvage Crate), then looked for other relatively light-colored brown items. It seemed appropriate to hide the shoulders for this outfit. Given their name, I couldn't pass up this pair of boots!
How can this character be using so many items that are no longer available for this outfit? Thank the account-wide nature of the Appearances collection! I'm a bit sorry about that, as it will make the kit harder to replicate (especially for low-level characters). For high-level characters, I'd probably use the Marshseeker Gloves instead anyway.
Glittering Prize
Glimmering Mail Pauldrons & Girdle, Lambent Scale Breastplate & Legguards, Mail Combat Gauntlets & Boots, Competitor's Tabard, Thun'grim's Mace*, Glyphed Buckler
At level 30, Kjerstin was able to use the chestpiece & leggings from my original Competitor's Tabard mail designs, but she had to choose different gloves & boots. Although the cloth and leather kits looked complete without shoulders, I felt like the heavier appearance of the mail items was more balanced with shoulders included.
This mace was one of the possible rewards from a pre-Cataclysm low-level Horde Warrior questchain.
Royal Champion
Princess Poobah's Tiara, Mantle of the Horusath, Leonine Breastplate, Replica Belt of Valor, Starcaller's Plated Legguards, Judicator's Gauntlets, Slime Kickers, Competitor's Tabard, Royal Mallet
Maybe it was her hairstyle that made me feel like Kyraleia (level 63) needed a headband with her Competitor's Tabard kit when none of the other kits did. Again, I felt like the heavy plate items didn't look quite right without shoulders.
Without the tabard, I've had this sort of kit for a Paladin in the back of my mind for quite a long time.


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Crystal Palace Buffet at Walt Disney World
I've shared a LOT of the amazing time we had in Orlando last year, including several of the great places we ate. Today I wanted to share our experience during dinner at the Crystal Palace Buffet at Walt Disney World. If you're a fan of Winnie the Pooh, this is the place to go to meet all those favorite characters while grabbing a tasty bite to eat!
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The Crystal Palace Buffet is located in Magic Kingdom, a little to the side of the main square area before the castle. It does the Winnie the Pooh characters – we saw Pooh Bear, Tigger, and Eeyore during out visit. We saw piglet from a distance, but he never made it to the table in the over hour we were there. There was a family sitting next to us (were done with their meal before we even arrived) who stayed that whole time we ate just because they still hadn't seen Tigger, so probably about 2 hours they waited until he made it there. The characters were great, very happy and friendly and taking their time at the tables.
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We went for dinner, and it had general dinner buffet-type foods such as roast beef (was fantastic), vegetables, fruits, salad bar, and plenty of tasty desserts. When we went, it was super crowded so I never managed to get photos of the actual buffet – sorry! The foods we did try tasted great – nothing spectacular, of course, but a good, filling buffet with plenty of variety for anyone in the family.
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The staff was friendly and liked to chat – when we saw them. Probably due to how crowded it was, it took a long while between visits to our table by our waiter. We never got our drinks refilled while we were there, simply because by the time he came around asking if we needed refills we were ready to leave. The great team at Michael's VIPs can help you know when each of the parks should be busy, or where the best spots to eat based on your preferences are – give them a try!
The atmosphere was very bright and clean – and plants everywhere, like the fun centerpiece with floral Winnie the Pooh characters!
The general theme of the 'event' is that the Hundred Acre Woods is doing their Friendship Day 'Celebrazhun' – and everyone that attends is a friend! They do a song and parade with the characters, and plenty of kids joined in and looked like they were having a wonderful time.
Overall, I was really disappointed with the Crystal Palace Buffet at Walt Disney World – but again, it was super crowded which contributed to the busy staff and slow characters. I am looking forward to giving it another try in the future just because I think it could be a great family meal with fun characters and friendly staff – just maybe not on a night they're doing Mickey's Not-so-Scary Halloween Party so it hopefully wouldn't be so busy. Plus it's very air-conditioned, which was wonderful on a hot day!
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More than a year after being shunted out of the Olympic movement due to tainted officials, India was on Tuesday welcomed back by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) within days of conducting a fresh election in the IOA.
The IOC lifted the 14-month old ban on India after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) barred charge-framed officials from its fresh election held on Sunday in which World Squash Federation chief and younger brother of BCCI boss N. Srinivasan, N. Ramachandran, was elected as the president.
'The IOC has informed us through telephone that the ban on India has been lifted,' newly-elected IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta told PTI.
The decision comes after the IOC's three observers for the elections left Indian shores 'satisfied with the IOA elections promising to submit a 'favourable report to the IOC President.'
Jerome Poivey, IOC's head of institutional relations, event went on to state that the amended IOA constitution was one of the best in the world and it should be implemented fully.
All India Tennis Association (AITA) chief Anil Khanna was elected Treasurer in the polls which marked the exit of corruption-tainted Abhay Singh Chautala and Lalit Bhanot from the IOA.
It all started 14 months ago when on December 4, 2012, the IOC suspended the IOA for adhering to the government's Sports Code and for allowing tainted persons to take part in the election process.
In an act of defiance, IOA went ahead with the polls next day. The world body refused to recognise Chautala and his team of office bearers.
The IOC later proposed a meeting with the IOA and government representatives but maintained that the Indian body must hold its elections solely under Olympic Charter to return to the Olympic fold.
After three postponements and controversy over the participation of two members representing the suspended IOA, the meeting took place on May 15 last at Lausanne, Switzerland with Sports Minister Jitendra Singh and Beijing Olympics gold winner shooter Abhinav Bindra attending it.
The IOC issued the roadmap for India's return to the Olympic fold, asking IOA to amend its constitution before July 15 and elect new office bearers by September 1 last, both under the supervision of the world body. On August 15 last year, IOC stated that tainted persons will no longer be eligible to contest IOA elections.
But, a defiant IOA refused to implement the provision, saying that it had to follow the law of the land. The IOA even proposed to dilute the contentious clause, saying the chargesheet clause must apply only to convicted persons.
But the IOC shot down any compromise formula and asked the IOA to sack 'charge-framed' officials through constitutional amendments by October 31 and conduct fresh elections by December 15 last. The IOC later agreed to IOA's proposal to hold elections on Tuesday after IOA agreed to bar charge-framed persons from contesting the polls.
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The Aurora Borealis takes its name from Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn, and Boreas, the Greek name for the north wind. On clear, crisp winter nights in Iceland, you can experience the Northern Lights dancing magically across the sky. Seeing this magnificent light show with various colours dancing and twirling before your eyes is nothing short of amazing and each display is totally unique. Some say it's a life-changing event. The Northern Lights are one of the biggest draws to visiting Iceland in the winter, the downside being that they are a natural phenomenon and thus elusive and unpredictable. Iceland is your winter wonderland where you can experience snow covered waterfalls at every corner, sunrises and sunsets that reflect pink and orange across the sky and pitch-black lava fields covered with a blanket of snow. Seeing the Northern Lights would be the cherry on top on top of your winter trip, a bonus to an otherwise amazing adventure with quirky experiences.
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Darkness is required. Iceland is located at a high latitude, meaning there is no darkness from mid-April until mid-August. In this period of time, no Northern Lights can be observed. The Northern Lights season is from late August to mid-April. However, from late September to late March, it is dark after 6 pm, and one enjoys maximum chances. On a yearly basis, the Lights are at their peak in September and March. The reasons for this trend are due to the March and September equinox.
As a naturally occurring phenomenon, the appearance of the Northern Lights is notoriously difficult to predict any further in advance than about two hours before it happens. So much is dependent on solar activity and, whilst we can estimate the number of sunspots that might occur on the sun, we can accurately predict neither when they will occur nor how frequently.
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First and foremost, to see the Northern Lights, the skies must be dark. This immediately rules out daylight hours and, contrary to popular opinion, it is not pitch black in the Aurora Zone for the entire winter. Indeed, despite the sun not appearing above the horizon, even the shortest day, 21 December, brings three to four hours of grey/blue light which renders the Northern Lights invisible to the naked eye.
Once darkness falls, the Aurora can be visible at any time of day, but the optimum time seems to be around 9.30 pm to 1 am and that is when we concentrate the majority of our searches.
In the longer term, auroral displays are correlated with an 11-year cycle in sunspot activity and other perturbations of the sun; the more restless the sun, the more aurorae. 2006-7 corresponded to a minimum in solar activity, and 2013 saw a solar maximum. We are now in a decline in activity and according to the 11-year cycle, the next maximum will happen in year 2024 with frequent Northern Lights displays likely for another two or three years after that. Even though we are in a decline right now, that does not mean that there are no Aurora displays, it just means that they are fewer, a little further apart, and not as strong. In Iceland, we are still witnessing some spectacular Northern Lights displays.
In addition to these more or less regular variations in the frequency of the aurora, there are also less predictable, erratic displays resulting from solar storms. Some of these, particularly near solar-activity maximum, can lead to visible Northern Lights remarkably far south if you're in an area with clear, transparent night skies. The "Alerts" section below will help you stay on top of solar activity and prepare for some viewing when a solar storm does occur.
If you want to know more about this topic, we recommend you take a look at our article about How, Where and When to See the Northern Lights in Iceland. And if you are convinced already, then hop on our Northern Lights Mystery Tour and Northern Lights Super Jeep Hunt!
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