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The Amber Sword Volume 2 Chapter 11
TL: Unedited.
Chapter 11 – Into the night
As they rejoined the refugees, Brendel got to know that Tamar was searching for him ever since he woke up from his coma, so that he could thank Brendel. When he saw Brendel and Ciel leaving away from the refugees, he followed them and waited till they were alone.
But Brendel was not too worried that Tamar would whistleblow to the Holy Cathedral of Fire because he did not appear to be that sort of person.
While Brendel was surprised at Tamar's identity, the latter felt he was mysterious. The middle-aged man had only seen the descriptions of the Blood Transmutation circle, and even he did not know how to use it. However, he could feel the negative feedback within Brendel's body and guessed that he was using this forbidden magic.
But this talent of detecting negative magic did not come to many people.
Tamar did not have any opinions on this particular magic. To him, many nobles did illegal things. The Holy Cathedral of Fire forbade the black markets and illegal slavery, but the market for it in this area was just as prosperous, and the irony was even some members of the holy church participated in these dirty businesses.
The truth was, Tamar actually hoped to discuss the techniques of alchemy with him. He thought for a while before asking.
"My lord, what exactly are you trying to create?"
When Brendel heard the future Grandmaster call him 'My Lord, he actually felt smug about it.
"I need a batch of spirit crystals. I have some higher undead bones, and I need it to make a Soul Statue."
He needed a Soul Statue (White Deer). This was a simpler type amongst the soul statues. It was able to summon a white colored male deer's spirit that was able to detect undead Shades. In Vaunte's old legend, the white deer resided in place where souls went for their eternal rest, thus they were particularly sensitive to them.
[This is one of the mid-ranked undead types that we might encounter, and one of the most terrifying units that an undead necromancer can employ against us.]
"Soul Statue?" Tamar felt that it was unthinkable. That was nothing more than a simple alchemy tool, and the only difficulty was getting the materials for it. He found it hard to accept that Brendel would use a forbidden magic to make such a simple item.
"Sir Tamar, there's really no need to be suspicious. It's because I lack alchemy tools to do it….."
Tamar nearly tripped and fall to the ground after hearing his words.
The reason why Blood Transmutation was powerful was because of the incredible speed and clean execution in the battlefield, something that normal alchemy could not compete with. But the price for transmuting a high level item was also an incredible burden on the user.
In the past, where the holy faction fought with the undead faction, there were many who sacrificed themselves to summon powerful creatures for the sake of victory. Ultimately, this went against the teachings of the church, and forbidden to be used.
But now this noble youth actually used this as a substitute for magic tools…. Any alchemist would bring their tools along with them, even if they had to risk their lives…
"… Errr, my lord. Actually, I have magical tools with me. If you don't mind, you are free to use them. Blood Transmutation magic is a forbidden magic that damages your body greatly, it's best not to use it." Tamar finally reacted to his words after a long time.
"Of course I wouldn't mind, please let me use them." Brendel was not silly enough to use his own blood if there was a set of magical tools at hand. He saved his own HP and obtained a future Grandmaster alchemist. His mood rapidly improved and he discussed alchemy techniques with Ciel and Tamar leisurely. (TL: Pokeball thrown.)
As a wizard apprentice in Karsuk, Ciel had seen a lot of archmagi who were as proficient as a grandmaster alchemist. Even if he himself was not proficient in it, he had a natural disposition for alchemy.
As for Brendel who had level 5 alchemy, he would easily be able to obtain a professional first-grade alchemist rank if he went to Aouine's formal alchemy exam. At this point of time, he was more like a genius compared to Tamar who was still knocking on the door leading to 'genius'.
The more Brendel discussed with Tamar, the more shocked he was. Some of the ideas that Tamar had were extraordinary, and Brendel was certain that he would become that legendary Grandmaster someday.
Alchemy was something that was incredibly expensive. In the black market or wizard's market, a lich's tooth cost more than three hundred coins, and a simple White Deer Statue required thirty teeth.
They continued to the refugees's camp, and Brendel suddenly spotted Freya walking around in a daze. He walked up towards her and waved his hand in front of her, but there was no response, so he had no choice but to tap on her head—
Freya jumped up and looked for the person who did that: "W-what the hell are you doing!" After realizing it was Brendel, she showed a furious expression: "Brendel! Where did you run off to, there are so many people that came over that I can't handle it anymore!"
Her voice became softer and softer, as if she was suffering from great injustice rather than complaining. She had tried her best in leading the refugees, but with the increasing numbers, she felt she was completely exhausted. Just like Brendel, she had never not slept for days, and she was under more stress than Brendel did because she had to constantly settle the problems that the refugees had.
Ciel and Tamar stepped away when they saw Brendel and Freya talking together, and they continued discussing about the topic they had. As for the things that were happening to this pair of youths in front of them, they pretended like they have not seen anything.
It was evident to the others that Freya relied on Brendel, but the latter was not aware of it at all. Ciel watched them like it was an interesting story, while Tamar thought the young lady was the noble's fiance.
"You didn't sleep at all?"
"There's no time to do so when so many people are coming in to join us. I had to assign a place for them and distribute the rations… Brendel, did you know that the White-Mane army was defeated? We just received a lot of soldiers that came from the River of Sharp Rocks, I heard that many people died……." Freya rubbed her eyes that were as red as a rabbit and grumbled unhappily.
Brendel looked at her with a slack jaw. He rubbed his forehead as he realized that this silly girl actually took care of everything all by herself. "Did you really take everything on by yourself?"
"T-then what was I supposed to do?" Freya looked at him in bewilderment.
"Aren't the veterans Leto and Mano there? Even if they are unable to do it, you should choose a few reliable people from the refugees and give them the authority so that they could assist you." Brendel felt that this girl had a great lack of common sense.
"Wha–, Y-you should have told me this earlier!"
Brendel knocked on her head: "This has nothing to do with me, you're just too silly."
Freya's face turned bright red and pushed his hand away. "I-I'll talk to you later."
She ran away as if her skirt had caught on fire, leaving behind a swinging ponytail behind her. Brendel shook his head as he laughed a little
"So how is she?" Ciel grinned and walked up to Brendel once Freya left.
Brendel raised his water tumbler and asked puzzledly "What do you mean by that?"
"Freya, she's a pretty good girl. She's kind and serious till the point of being adorable. Can't you tell, my lord, she actually likes you."
Brendel had poured water into his mouth and he spat it out with a 'pfff'.
"I say, Miss Romaine and Miss Freya are in serious trouble, my lord…"
Brendel spent the entire afternoon trying to carve a suitable statue. Because it was the first alchemy tool he made, he wanted to create the statue all by himself, but after ruining a few blocks of fir wood, he realized there was a great difference in reality and dreams.
His best product looked like a carrot of stick and not a deer, and had no choice but to leave it to Tamar to finish it. Most of the alchemists were actually accomplished in sewing, painting and even blacksmithing, unlike Brendel who was cheating his way through.
When he got out of his carriage, it was nearly evening. The sun was setting into the western mountains, and it painted them with a copper color. The tip of the fir trees seemed to glitter, as if there was gold dust scattered onto them.
He looked at the evening sky and could not resist thinking of going into the western region. If he did, he would be able to reach an island in the Fallen Moon Sea if he traveled far enough. It was also the first time that he traveled a long journey in the game.
[This world is really right before my eyes….]
After a while, Brendel tried to spend time to find Romaine, but after searching for a long time, he still could not find her. It was impossible to find her most of the time. That girl seemed to have endless energy, and her warm heart must had gathered considerable fame for her, since he overheard the refugees discussing about her when he searched for her.
He looked at the sky again. It was already turning dark. At about 7.30 pm, Brendel ordered the refugees to stop in between a deep valley. The lack of light made things look dark. The two sides of the wall seemed to brighten and darken from time to time. The fog started to settle and they could not hear the night birds warbling, making them feel exceedingly uneasy.
[This is the only place that can avoid the bone eagles. But when it comes to night time, it's when the Shades would appear…]
After settling the refugees, he commanded the defensive team to cut down wood. He wanted to make a badge of spears to equip the newcomers.
His true force was still the mercenaries and the cavalry from Fortress Riedon, but he planned to add additional personnel like the mercenaries that he accepted early, as well as the White-Mane army's infantry. By enlisting even more civilians, their numbers might possibly grow to two hundred.
Right now he did not lack manpower, he lacked weapons.
He had told Ciel to gather the leaders of the patrol Leto, Mano, Gaspard and Batum. He had to talk about the plan in the evening otherwise there might be repercussion.
8 PM, the final ray of sunlight made its exit, and the first star of the Witch-king appeared in the sky.
Brendel and the leaders stood on top of a hill. He looked at the refugees who were busy setting up a tent. He spoke.
"I think everyone knows what happened. You have most likely heard about the outcome of the White-Mane army. Madara's strategy is not merely about pursuing us, they want to destroy us completely, and allow the news of the Fortress Riedon's fall spread to Vermiere"
"Then what should we do, my lord. At this time, the number of the undead army far surpassed us. Our scouts said that there were a sea of skeletons. They might have been slow in the daytime, but once evening sets in, they would be all over the place."
"And there are zombies." Someone added on.
"There's definitely a way, but it's impossible to avoid them. Because of Luc Beson's failure, [Undead Maggot] Medes and Kabias's army is right in front of us, and we need to consider taking a shortcut. Has anyone heard of the [Land of the Holy Saint's remains]?"
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Why do they insist on ruining every character in these novels by making them completely dense… is it some sort of fetish or something?
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More than dense, he just can't believe as she's the future of goddess of war by his knowledge, and in his knowledge she doesn't have lover. Remember that he still think this just like in the game, so he maybe doesn't consider that possibility.
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I mean it doesn't change the fact that he's dense, since if he really has eyes he should understand the obvious signs. It's true that he probably still thinks of them as NPCs but didn't NPCs have normal emotions in he game too? Not to mention that he is technically an NPC now, even if he doesn't feel like one.


The US National Security Agency (NSA) and Treasure Department have expressed interest in a secure storage device that hard drive manufacturer Seagate is developing. Seagate spokesperson Michael Hall told vnunet.com that the company has met with the two US government agencies over its Momentus 5400 FDE technology. He said that the agencies are investigating the device's implications on their ability to fight organised crime, but stressed that so far they are only gathering information.


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Call for calm over Korean hostages
S Korean president calls for "cool heads" as stand-off continues in Afghanistan.
South Korean anti-war protesters have demanded the country withdraw troops from Afghanistan [EPA]
The group has threatened to start executing the South Koreans abducted five days ago unless Seoul agrees to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and also make Kabul comply with their demand to free 23 Taliban prisoners.
A Taliban spokesman said the extension was to give time for the South Korean government to open direct talks with the kidnappers.
Earlier on Monday a Taliban spokesman said the South Koreans were in good health, but added that negotiations with Afghan and South Korean officials were "not going well".
'Good health'
South Korea's president says he believes the
hostages are still safe [GALLO/GETTY]
He said: "They are in good health and fine, but … any use of force will claim the lives of the hostages and the Taliban then would not be responsible."
Afghan government troops have surrounded the area where the kidnappers and their hostages are believed to be holed up
The South Koreans, who belong to the Saemmul church in the city of Bundang, outside Seoul, were seized last Thursday.
Eighteen of the hostages are women. Most are in their 20s and 30s and they include nurses and English teachers among their number.
On Tuesday a South Korean foreign ministry official told the Associated Press that the hostages were all believed to still be safe.
The official, who was not named, said Seoul was "maintaining contact"' with the hostage-takers and mobilising "effective means" to resolve the crisis.
The South Korean embassy in Kabul said the hostages had been working for an aid organisation in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold.
Meanwhile the fate of two Germans and five Afghans taken hostage by the Taliban earlier this month remains confused.
The group had earlier said it had killed all seven hostages, but on Monday a Taliban spokesman aid it had only killed one of the Germans and was continuing to hold four Afghans after one man had escaped.
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JNN 03 Sept 2014 New York : A New Jersey woman who worked four jobs, who sometimes "wouldn't sleep for five days," according to a co-worker, died Monday while napping between shifts in her car on the side of the road.
Maria Fernandes died in her 2001 Kia Sportage after inhaling carbon monoxide and fumes from an overturned gas container she kept in the car, according to the New York Daily News.
The 32-year-old Newark woman pulled into a WAWA convenience store lot in Elizabeth, New Jersey for a nap early Monday. She left the car running. The carbon monoxide and gasoline fumes were the likely cause of death, authorities said.
Fernandes was found dead in the car around eight hours later when EMTs responded to a 911 call of a woman found in a vehicle with closed windows and doors. Emergency workers sensed a strong chemical odor upon entering the vehicle, authorities said.
"This sounds like someone who tried desperately to work and make ends meet, and met with a tragic accident," Elizabeth police Lt. Daniel Saulnier said, according to NJ.com.
An autopsy this week failed to determine the exact cause of death. Police are awaiting results of toxicology tests, Saulnier said, adding that no foul play is suspected.
Fernandes emigrated to the United States from Portugal. She was beloved by co-workers at the Penn Station Dunkin' Donuts in Manhattan, who called her a model employee.
Fernandes also logged shifts at the chain store's Linden and Harrison, New Jersey locations, co-workers said.
Co-workers said Fernandes often sang Michael Jackson songs at work, mimicking his dance moves on the job. She had planned to take a break from her jobs this Friday to celebrate Jackson's birthday at a Central Park memorial, according to NJ.com.
Police have attempted to contact Fernandes's sister in Portugal, Saulnier said. Police are also seeking a brother who works as a trucker out-of-state, he said.
About 7.5 million Americans are working more than one job, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those jobs often leave people short on income compared to full-time work, said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Following the recession that began in 2008, many Americans were shuffled into part-time employment, working two or three such jobs to make ends meet.
"The average person who lost their job took a 10 percent pay cut (after returning to the workforce)," Van Horn said.
Workers in the United States are earning an average of 23 percent less than earnings from jobs that were lost during the economic recession that began in 2008, according to a recent report, as wealth inequality in the US has shot to record highs, according to various indicators. Many long-term unemployed are considering abandoning their job search following years of stagnant economic growth.
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Q: Spring Boot not render JSP view I use Spring Boot 1.5.3.RELEASE. This is class MvcConfiguration
package hello;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.ComponentScan;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.LocaleResolver;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.ViewResolver;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.EnableWebMvc;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.InterceptorRegistry;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.config.annotation.WebMvcConfigurerAdapter;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.LocaleChangeInterceptor;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.SessionLocaleResolver;
import org.springframework.web.servlet.view.InternalResourceViewResolver;

import java.util.Locale;

@Configuration
@EnableWebMvc
public class MvcConfiguration extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {

    private static final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MvcConfiguration.class);

    @Bean
    public ViewResolver getViewResolver() {
        InternalResourceViewResolver resolver = new InternalResourceViewResolver();
        resolver.setPrefix("/WEB-INF/jsp/");
        resolver.setSuffix(".jsp");
        logger.info("Register ViewResolver success.");
        return resolver;
    }

    @Override
    public void configureDefaultServletHandling(
            DefaultServletHandlerConfigurer configurer) {
        configurer.enable();
    }

    @Bean
    public LocaleResolver localeResolver() {
        SessionLocaleResolver slr = new SessionLocaleResolver();
        slr.setDefaultLocale(Locale.US);
        return slr;
    }

    @Bean
    public LocaleChangeInterceptor localeChangeInterceptor() {
        LocaleChangeInterceptor lci = new LocaleChangeInterceptor();
        lci.setParamName("locale");
        return lci;
    }

    @Override
    public void addInterceptors(InterceptorRegistry registry) {
        registry.addInterceptor(localeChangeInterceptor());
        super.addInterceptors(registry);
    }

}

Controller:
package hello;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;

@Controller
@RequestMapping(path = "/")
public class HomeController {

    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
    public String home(){
        return "currency";
    }

}

When debug app, I see log
2017-05-02 07:41:48.970  INFO 3333 --- [           main] hello.MvcConfiguration                   : Register ViewResolver success.

but webapp return plain JSP text:

I added necessary dependencies at build.gradle. I prefer run web app on standalone Tomcat. How to fix it?

A: You need to add dependency for tomcat-embed-jasper. Dependencies in your build.gradle file should be like below.
dependencies {
    compile("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
    // JPA Data (We are going to use Repositories, Entities, Hibernate, etc...)
    compile 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
    compile 'mysql:mysql-connector-java'
    compile 'javax.servlet:jstl:1.2'
    providedRuntime 'org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-jasper'
    testCompile('org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test')
}

Now you can run your Spring Boot application like below.
gradle bootRun

If you want to deploy in standalone tomcat then don't add tomcat-embed-jasper dependency. You would need jstl jar in your war file.
gradle build

A: According to Spring Boot Documentation:

JSPs should be avoided if possible, there are several known limitations when using them with embedded servlet containers.

here is the link:
http://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/docs/1.5.3.RELEASE/reference/htmlsingle/#boot-features-spring-mvc-template-engines

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Marsy's Law for Montana Releases Second Television Advertisement, "My Life"
News | Breeanne Howe | October 11, 2016
Chuck Denowh: 239-5952
(Helena, Mont.)—A new television spot in support of CI-116 features two Missoula-area women who were abused by the same offender nearly a decade apart. According to one of the women, if Montana had had Marsy's Law, she may have been able to prevent the abuse of the second victim.
The advertisement can be viewed here.
"He strangled me and tried to kill me. When I came to, there were five cops in my bedroom and Terry was in handcuffs," said Debra Ricci who lives in Missoula. "They charged him with attempted deliberate homicide, and I thought that was the end of it; that he went to prison. I had no idea that he pled down to a misdemeanor and was out of jail in a few months."
Debra's attacker, Terry Flowers, went on to find his next victim, Patty Walters of Hamilton. They lived together a few years before the abuse began, culminating in a severe beating and strangulation that nearly left Patty dead as well. Terry placed her unconscious body in a shallow grave outside their home, but she was able to escape when he left her unattended.
"The criminal justice process didn't work for me," Ricci said. "I should have been informed that Terry was entering a plea deal and that he would be let off with a slap on the wrist for the horrible crime against me. I would have told the court what a dangerous man he was and that they shouldn't accept the deal. And if I'd know he was let free, I could have warned other women about him."
Flowers entered a second plea agreement for his attack on Walters, reducing it to a misdemeanor charge. But a subsequent arrest for drug possession eventually put him in prison for ten years. Today, both women are still dealing with the aftermath of the crimes against them.
"It's so hard to get your life back together after a horrific attack like this. You've got PSTD, which affects every aspect of your life. I lost my job and I lost my home." said Walters. "And on top of all of it you're expected to navigate the complicated criminal justice process on your own."
Marsy's Law for Montana, CI-116, would empower crime victims by requiring that they be informed of all proceedings in their case, including plea agreements, as well of notifying victims of an offender's release. Furthermore, Marsy's Law requires that victims be given an opportunity to be heard by the court in proceedings and to confer with prosecutors.
"Marsy's Law would have made a difference for me," said Walters. "Debra and I were connected because we both had violent crimes committed against us by the same man. Had Deb been given more information in her case, we may have been able to connect before my abuse started."
The television advertisement featuring Ricci and Walters begins airing across Montana today. It is the second advertisement released by the Marsy's Law for Montana campaign; the first featured an endorsement by United States Senator Steve Daines.
Recent polling shows a strong majority of Montana voters support Marsy's Law. The poll, conducted in July, had 75% of voters saying they would vote for CI-116 and only 12% against.
Marsy's Law for Montana is named after Marsalee "Marsy" Ann Nicholas. Marsy was a beautiful, vibrant University of California Santa Barbara student who was stalked and killed by her ex-boyfriend in 1983. Only a week after Marsy was murdered, her mother Marcella and her brother Nick walked into a grocery store after visiting her daughter's grave and were confronted by the accused murderer. They had no idea that he had been released on bail.


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Country Rock Wedding in Tuscany for Giacomo and Elena. The couple celebrated their wedding in the beautiful majestic church os Santa Maria delle Grazie in Arezzo. After the ceremony the newlyweds have celebrated with their guests in the Santa Maria a Pigli, a location with wonderful tuscan landscape view. All in the spirit of country and fun.
I am happy to share with you the pictures of this Country Rock Wedding in Tuscany.


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Kited checks. Misappropriated funds. Untruthful loan applications. Identity theft. Synthetic ID. Account takeovers. The nightmarish list of banking fraud grows as institutions offer more mobile banking and payment services to satisfy consumers' appetites.
Thanks to advanced banking analytics, however, financial institutions have their own technological tools to stop fraud in its tracks. Big data and fraud analytics have become the lens and the leverage for financial institutions to prevent bad actors from causing harm.
Criminals are working steadily to break through the banking industry's defenses. Historically, substantial resources were required to protect financial data. According to Johnny Lee, managing director of forensic, investigative and dispute services at Grant Thornton, defending a bank from cyberfraud is a demanding task. The first step is to protect accounts from intrusion; if a criminal is unable to access the data, the opportunities to commit fraud are limited.
"We have clients in the financial services industry who log a million hits per hour that are some form of attack," Lee said in a recent interview with me. "Differentiating signal from noise in a log that fills up a million rows per hour — that's really a full-time job, and not just for one person."
Forty-four percent of banks exposed to corporate or commercial credit card fraud suffered financial losses as a result of the crime in 2013, according to a J.P. Morgan report.
One in every 2,200 phone calls placed to a bank or retailer in 2013 was a fraud attempt, according to Pindrop Security research reported by American Banker.
37 percent of U.S. consumers who had their identity stolen were compromised via their bank accounts, according to recent Bureau of Justice Statistics research.
The scale and scope of bank fraud is far-reaching. However, advanced banking analytics can provide industry leaders with an immediate response.
Search for patterns in transaction data, credit card history, signatures and loan applications. Whereas this was once a manual process of searching and comparing records, data analytics allows investigators to dedicate algorithms to transaction history. This frees up internal resources while ensuring an even deeper pattern assessment.
Apply analytics to the stream of incoming data. Banks must draw upon inbound data before it is stored to get ahead of criminals. Stream processing and analytics now allow fraud-prevention experts to see data in flight. "Patterns happen within 15–30 second windows, during which thousands of dollars could be lost," according to InfoQ. Banks need to be responsive in the same time frame and ready for bursts, not long arcs, of attack. Advanced banking analytics provide a new lens into the stream.
Expand the field of observation. Preventing fraud requires a wider scope of data that stretches beyond internal sources. Banks can compile a risk scorecard, which includes watch-list information and known fraudsters, to help developers of internal fraud detection algorithms proactively seek details about already visible external risks. When a connection appears, it allows security leadership to quickly remedy the situation.
Banks are working with the latest technology to help stop banking fraud, and they are increasingly able to assess, in granular detail, the actions of would-be perpetrators.
"A lot of the time there are telltale signals, even in the way [criminals] click on the website and type in the application," said Michael Li, founder of The Data Incubator, in a recent interview with me. "That's just one example of the trillions of signals banks are getting from their websites that, ... in the past, they haven't been able to leverage."
As banks look for criminal patterns with data analytics, they're preventing the next fraudster in real time. The key to stopping the associated losses is information. Advanced banking analytics provide the tools that give banks a data-driven advantage.


In 1961/62 and 1963/64, the Oriental Nubian Expedition excavated cemeteries, the ancient fortress, and the late Christian town of Serra East in northern Sudan. This volume, the first in a series of reports, looks at the ancient burials and outlying structures. In the New Kingdom, Serra East was the site of an important center, one closely connected to the family of rulers of Teh-Khet. Just east of the fortress, the expedition excavated great tombs that probably belonged to forebears of princes Amenehmet and Djehutyhetep on the high desert and smaller chamber tombs cut into the side of a small wadi that would have belonged to members of the court. These cemeteries not only illuminate a great provincial household of the early New Kingdom, the great tombs mark an epoch in the history of architecture. Although the substructures were large chamber-complexes of Egyptian type, the earlier tombs had large low tumuli paved with bricks and surrounded by rubble and slab rings. The latest of the group was a brick pyramid. The great tombs of Serra thus illustrate a direct transition from tumulus to pyramid that anticipated the adoption of the pyramid by Kushite pharaohs many centuries afterward.


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Q: What causes: "Job failed (system failure): aborted: " in gitlab? Recently jobs started to randomly fail on my build server. Sometimes it happens on compilation step but sometimes as soon as
Running with gitlab-runner 11.8.0 (*hash*)
  on BUILDMACHINE01 *hash*
Using Shell executor...
ERROR: Job failed (system failure): aborted: <nil>

My problem is my google searches for reason  didn't give ANY results. I also tried looking for some documentation of all errors from gitlab but couldn't find that either. Can someone shed some light on what could the problem be?

A: One case when this is happening - it's when configuration directory comprising config.toml is a symbolic link.
At least this was my case.
Sure it's a bug.


DENVER (AP) — Colorado's House has endorsed spending $12 million to stimulate participation in the 2020 U.S. Census, which will mostly be conducted online.
Colorado Politics reports a Democrat bill to provide grants to nonprofits and local groups to educate residents about the changes passed on Thursday.
The co-sponsors, Reps. Yadira Caraveo and Kerry Tipper, say they're concerned residents in areas underserved by internet service and other groups won't be counted.
An undercount means the loss of federal dollars to the state.
Caraveo and Tipper say the U.S. government is hiring fewer people to go house to house than in past census years.
House Republicans opposed the bill. They note the federal government plans to spend $2.8 billion on census outreach.
The Senate now acts on the bill.


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Q: Classification when training data contains probability I am trying to use basic classification algorithms in Python using sklearn. Unfortunately my dependent variable in training data are probabilities of whether it will rain or not. I know how to do this if my dependent variable is "rain" or "sunny". But now it is a probability. Can I use sklearn classification algorithms for this problem or should I use regression? Please advise.

A: I do not see any chance to model a continuous output between [0,1] as a classification problem.
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'The Maker' is a Parody of Those Hipster Short Films
By NY - NewsRoom on March 21, 2016
TH Swiss has announced a new line of lenses called Irix. The first lens in the family is the Irix 15mm f/2.4, a "photographer's dream" lens that was "built by engineers and perfected by designers.
Here's something lighthearted that may put a smile on your face. A designer named James Fridman is amassing quite a following online by fulfilling people's Photoshop requests… way too literally.
Want to see how two of the best smartphone cameras on the market stack up? The Verge posted this 9-minute camera shootout video pitting the iPhone 6S Plus camera against the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge's camera.
For me photography is not portraying what exists, but portraying what exist in me.
So much of the world today is invisible to cameras. Technology operates in a light-less world of zeroes and ones, electromagnetic waves that fly over our heads in ever-increasing abundance.
For his fascinating project Digital Ethereal, designer Luis Hernan set out to capture one of these invisible signals, WiFi, using a creative combination of long exposure photography and an Android app.
If you've been following the most recent rumors regarding the long-awaited Canon APS-C flagship 7D Mark II, you know that the latest news is that Canon has some fancy new sensor technology in the works, and that it's supposed to re-establish Canon as an imaging leader.
None of the rumor sites have been able to pin down what this sensor tech actually is, but its existence seems a near certainty; and now, it looks like the 7D won't be the only release to benefit from it. Canon may be refreshing the 5D and 1D lines as well.
In 1976, Walt Disney World opened River Country, its first water park. In 2001, the park closed its doors. Since then, it has been left to deteriorate, and nature has begun to take the park back.
Want to see the face of the tiny insects that live in your home? For his project "Suburban Symbiosis: Insectum domesticus," photographer Daniel Kariko shot close-up portraits of common household insects. The images are gorgeous… and terrifying.
Many of the short documentary films about artisan makers these days follow the same recipe — things like slow, dramatic music, close-up shots with a super shallow depth of field, and more. Photographer Patrick Kehoe decided to parody that style.
Big Apple. 3 A.M. The day is Saturday and my phone alarm is screaming. It's vibrating furiously and crawling away from the table, trying it's very best to drop to the floor and escape my desperate attempt to shut it. It's time to wake up and head out to shoot sunrise.
Suppose you come home from a trip in which you shot many rolls of film. You want to develop your film chronologically, but found that you forgot to label them with their order. What do you do? I have a solution… a chemical solution (photography joke): smell your film.
Since launching the MagBeam via a Kickstarter campaign two weeks ago, MagMod has raised nearly $200,000 for the flash extender and gobo. But at least one notable photographer has an issue with how the product is being marketed: David Hobby calls one of MagMod's claims "100% bulls**t."
Here's one of those bizarre things you'll find on the Internet: the YouTube channel Hydraulic Press Channel posted this 2-minute video showing an already-broken Nikon P300 compact camera getting flattened by a hydraulic press.
Want the look of an 8mm film camera but the convenience of digital? Instead of using a filter app and your phone camera, you can hack together your own digital 8mm camera using Raspberry Pi.
Mastering composition is the best way to get more keepers in your street photography. That makes sense, right? If you know how to make a visually pleasing image, then you can discipline yourself to capture the remarkable photos that tell a story.
Here's a fascinating 6-minute video that explores how Ansel Adams went from being a rather mediocre amateur photographer and into the legend we now know and revere.
Have you ever cursed your camera for missing that special moment in the streets? Do you ever struggle to get the subject quickly in focus before the fleeting moment is lost forever in the aether? Well then why not try manual focus?
Here's episode 57 of the PetaPixel Photography Podcast. You can also download the MP3 directly and subscribe via iTunes or RSS!
Leave a comment in this post, or use our voicemail widget for feedback/questions for the show.
Your Instagram feed is currently a chronological list of photos posted by those you follow, but that's about to change: Instagram says a Facebook-style curation algorithm is on the way.
The US and EU both have regulations that prevent you from flying your drone above ~500 feet. Someone in the Netherlands decided to ignore the law and fly their camera to 11,000 feet.


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William Fife Knowland (Alameda, 26 de junho de 1908 — Guerneville, 23 de fevereiro de 1974) foi um político e editor de jornal norte-americano, filiado ao Partido Republicano. Foi senador dos Estados Unidos pela Califórnia entre 1945 a 1959. Após a morte de Robert A. Taft, assumiu o cargo de Líder da Maioria do Senado, que ocupou entre 1953 a 1955. Quando os republicanos perderam a maioria no Senado, passou a exercer o cargo de Líder da Minoria, que ocupou entre 1955 a 1959.

Como o membro mais poderoso do Senado e com o seu forte interesse na política externa, ajudou a definir as prioridades nacionais de política externa e de financiamento para a Guerra Fria, e as políticas em relação ao Vietnã, Formosa, China, Coreia e NATO. Se opôs a enviar forças americanas para a Indochina Francesa (Vietnã) e foi bastante hostil a China de Mao Zedong. Knowland representava a ala da direita do Partido Republicano e considerava as políticas do presidente Dwight Eisenhower muito moderadas.

Em 1958, candidatou-se a governador da Califórnia. Derrotou o governador Goodwin Knight na primária republicana e seguiu para a eleição geral, enfrentando o candidato democrata Pat Brown. Depois de dominar a política californiana por vários anos, foi derrotado por Brown por 59% a 40%, totalizando uma diferença de pouco mais de um milhão de votos. Isto definitivamente encerrou sua carreira política e ele nunca mais concorreu a um cargo político. Para pagar dívidas da campanha, seu pai vendeu sua estação de rádio.

Seu mandato no Senado se encerrou em 3 de janeiro de 1959. Morreu em 23 de fevereiro de 1974 devido a uma ferida de bala feita por ele mesmo, em um aparentemente suicídio. Os jogos haviam tomado todo o seu dinheiro e, ao morrer, tinha uma dúvida de novecentos mil dólares a bancos e mafiosos.

Ligações externas

Knowland Family California at Political Graveyard
William Knowland Political History

Metodistas dos Estados Unidos
Republicanos da Califórnia
Senadores dos Estados Unidos pela Califórnia
Alunos da Universidade da Califórnia em Berkeley
Anticomunistas dos Estados Unidos
Oficiais do Exército dos Estados Unidos
Veteranos da Segunda Guerra Mundial dos Estados Unidos
Suicidas dos Estados Unidos

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The most recent beta (1.42+) versions of Slic3r PE (Prusa Edition) now include more intuitive controls for customized supports. You can download the latest build of Slic3r PE from GitHub.
You are now able to add primitive shapes like cube, sphere, cylinder, etc. You can manipulate the shapes by scaling, rotating, and moving them on X, Y, and Z. This allows more fine tuning of what supports you do and do not want to include.
The horse model below has elements that need supports and elements that most likely do not need supports.
You can see what the default settings produce in terms of supports below. There are supports across almost the entire bottom of the horse as well as some for the mane and ears.
By adding some primitive shapes as support blockers we tell Slic3r where we do not want supports.
Manipulating that element lets you move and change its size and place it exactly where you want to block supports from being generated.
Once you've placed your support blocking element you can add more until you get the supports that suit your needs.
The end results, after slicing, are supports exactly where you want them rather than relying on Slic3r's best guess of where supports are needed. This can save plastic, but more importantly, it reduces the amount of work you need to do after finishing the print. Supports can also leave rough surfaces on models that you print.


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This seminar offers participants an opportunity to peek behind the regulatory curtain surrounding complaints filed against real estate appraisers and the resulting investigations completed by state regulators. Participants will become familiar with the origins, processing, due process requirements, statutory limitations, and federal constraints at play when a state regulatory board or agency properly investigates a complaint against a real estate appraiser. Additionally, the thresholds and mileposts that lead from investigative findings to a potential disciplinary action against an appraiser's credential are presented. Understanding these findings provides participants with a great advantage on how to resolve such matters. Finally, the seminar outlines the appeal options that are available to professional appraisers for those instances when a genuine disagreement exists as to the regulator's final findings and sanctions.
The Full Conference Pass with the Appraisal Institute 4 Hour Course gives you access to the Appraisal Institute Pre-Conference 4 Hour Course, the Trade Show and the Conference General Session (totaling 18 hours of CE).
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Total War Saga: Troy Review
A solid entry in the long running strategy series
Posted by Daniel Nichols on October 6, 2020 - 10:15pm EST
Menelaus, Helen and Paris walk into a bar. Menelaus goes to the bar to order some drinks while Helen and Paris leave the bar and elope to Troy. Thus, the Trojan War began, more or less. This is the setting for the latest Total War saga but, luckily, this won't be a 10-year long experience.
Personally, I haven't played a new Total War game since 2013. That last Total War game was Rome 2 and it's only recently that I've managed to properly get into it. I've not been as interested in the more tightly focused games like Thrones of Britannia as I loved the grand scale games like Shogun, Medieval or Rome. The more fantastical Warhammer Total War games didn't really appeal either, so we come to A Total War Saga: Troy. Initially released free on the Epic game store, it was an opportunity I found too hard to pass up and perhaps this would be the game to reignite my love for the real time strategy series.
This game is based upon the Trojan War as told most famously by Homer through The Iliad, adorned with characters made famous from Homer's poem like Agamemnon, Achilles, Menelaus and Odysseus to name but a few. In keeping with the source material, this Total War has a Homeric victory option which involves wiping out Troy as the Achaeans or doing the opposite as Troy. Of course, you can research a Trojan horse too but this only allows you to build siege towers and you don't actually see the horse until you besiege Troy. Alternatively, you can win a Total War victory giving, you some options as to how you want to approach the campaign. This Total War has something akin to a narrative (no surprise considering the depictions of the Trojan War in Greek literature) with missions popping up that actually advance the story as well as normal missions to do a variety of things such as vassalize a state or hire an emissary for rewards of stone, wood, bronze, food and gold.
Troy really pushes the narrative of the Iliad and it is the best way to play the game. During a playthrough as Achilles I had the option to allow Patroclus to wear my armour into battle or to deny that request. If you know the story of the Iliad, Achilles gives Patroclus his armour and is then killed in battle. Once Achilles finds out about his friend/probably lovers' death, he goes on a rampage. This is what happened in my playthrough as the game seems to want you to play to the narrative. You are also given Epic missions throughout the campaign which furthers the narrative, such as landing Achilles in Troy. These missions can be ignored but the game is simply better when you complete them. However, once the campaign is over, there isn't much to bring you back as it feels like you have seen all it can offer.
There are some scripted events in line with this. The biggest one I came across was the siege of Troy while I was playing as the Achaeans. When you besiege Troy, you get the option to use a Trojan horse and can select 6 units to hide inside it. When inside you then fight a night battle controlling the units inside the city and the rest of your army outside. These events are generally great fun and it is where the game is at its best.
Upon starting, everything looks like Total War. The advisors are there, the map is as expected and nothing looks out of place. Despite this familiarity, it is a particularly dense game with a multitude of systems which I didn't even get to grips with until at least 30+ turns in. It was only halfway through my game I realised that you can court favour with the gods through prayer or sacrifices for stat boosts. It was even later in the game I realised I can make my game go faster by completing missions that further the narrative. The King of Men system for Agamemnon didn't even cross my path until I focused on the narrative missions and I had to appoint one of my heroes to it. I may have just been dense, but finding out about it at the stage I did was far too late to make the most of it. I don't know if these systems existed in previous games but it took me a few hours to finally get up to speed and for the game to "click". To their credit, Creative Assembly have tried to make these systems as accessible as possible with the advisor telling you to do things as and when required and there is also an overlay whenever you open a new screen which can be toggled, so you're never left wondering what each screen means for too long.
With all the systems the game has in place, it follows that there is a lot of micromanagement to go hand in hand with the resource management. The resource management is much more important in the early game, as by the late game you, and every other faction, will have a nearly limitless supply of resources. Your main resources are Stone, Wood, Bronze, Food and Gold. If you start losing resources, the first and best option to remedy that is to find a minor settlement that deals with the resource you're lacking and to take it over, usually by force. The game itself actively encourages a particularly aggressive playstyle and punishes a slow and cautious approach. A lot of my heroes were met with negative traits and debuffs simply because they waited too long within a settlement that had high happiness. Motivation is another system used to keep you on the warpath towards Troy, as some of my heroes had a loss of motivation as they were idle for too long and had found enjoyment at the bottom of a bottle. As such, there is no room for waiting around or playing a long game, the only way to move forward quickly is to kill as many people and capture as many settlements as humanly possible. As I fell into this groove, I found myself auto-resolving battles and sieges more and more as it felt like a requirement as opposed to a battle I was actually able to invest myself in.
This Total War also necessitates a tactical rethink through the troops available. As part of the Greek forces, the focus will be on infantry and missile units. Infantry can come in the form of militia, spearmen, club soldiers and swordsmen. Missile units will mostly be Achaean slingers, with the occasional bow unit but these are far more uncommon than in previous games. There is also very little in the way of cavalry with chariots being the only option. There are mythological units available such as Gorgons and Cyclops' but these only become available when you've reached the maximum favour with the relevant god.
There are two kinds of mythical units. You have the units you can recruit into your army such as giants, centaurs, sirens and minotaurs as well as mythical agents like the aforementioned Gorgons. These army units are among the most powerful and can only be recruited from certain locations that allow you to construct the relevant building. The mythical agents can be recruited anywhere and only exist for a limited amount of turns. However, if you do use the agents then they have a 100% success chance and disappear once you've used them so they can be a real asset to turn the tide of war if used correctly.
Some of the units do fall down in terms of design, notably the centaurs. While they are famously half human and half horse, the actual centaur models that are used during battle are just people on horseback. No half and half mythical creature, just a normal cavalry unit with a human, with legs, on a horse. The giants are also disappointing as they're not really giant. They look more like a PT Barnum freak show giant as in an abnormally large and hairy person. It is just missing some of that more mythical design. The only unit which is well designed to match their mythical origins is the Minotaur which is a bonus if you're a fan of the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. However, there appears to be a correlation between size of a unit and how good their design is. Centaurs are the largest mythical units, giants in the middle and there is only one Minotaur to a unit. It does feel like the game could have used a bit more time in development to perfect the designs and translate them to the game.
The battle AI itself is quite responsive and I found them attempting flanking moves on me so I was forced to think on my feet and actually react to the other side, which added an extra dimension to battles and tested me in the best way. However, the clever battle AI did not carry over to the campaign and was, by far and away, the most irritating AI I've come across. They constantly spam barter agreements that are usually heavily one sided in their favour. I've had proposed agreements where I would essentially give up my entire supply of Bronze after I worked to get it to a nice income level. Suffice to say that particular agreement was shot down as quickly as it came. Occasionally, a good deal will come in which you will agree to, but for the most part you have the bargaining power and everyone just wants to take from you. As you move later into the campaign, the AI will also declare war on you. Constantly. Even if the faction is far weaker than you, it won't stop them trying and just being a general nuisance and distracting you from actually focusing on the story.
Turning to the heroes, I must confess, I'm not a huge fan. For the most part they are souped up soldiers who have abilities that can add more stamina to units in range, add debuffs to enemy units and are able to recruit units at a higher level for example. However, I felt they didn't really add or do anything to the dynamic of the battle. In reality, they appeared to be quite useless. The opposing heroes just serve to be annoyances rather than an actual entity you have to be wary of or think about tactically. I cannot recall a hero ever turning the tide of battle or making an impact like any other unit could. When dealing with characters from the Iliad and characters with such mythos behind them like Achilles, I was expecting a bit more than what I got. It did make me miss when generals were included in their own cavalry/elite unit where I felt they were more useful.
Another gripe with Troy comes with the units themselves. During any given battle there appears to be a tendency for the units to route early. By this I mean they begin to run from the battlefield only for a minute later to have rallied themselves and they return to the fray. Why? When my units route and I'm already on the defensive, it ruins my line-up as the opportunity to flank is open and always used by the AI. This obsession with early routing is also a habit of the enemy AI which is equally frustrating. Just when you think you're winning; the enemy units rally around and prolong the inevitable. I would understand if this was due to an ability from a hero but it appears to happen to every unit, in every battle. Lastly, every battle will descend into all the units just chasing missile units to the edge of the map. This happens if you win a battle and if you lose, well, it'll be your missile units being chased. These units can't be caught either by any unit on foot so you can choose to chase them away, so they don't attack your infantry units and then lose stamina, or just have a throwing contest between missile units, if you have enough.
This is a great looking Total War. The background is made out as a gorgeous Greek painted vase, and the map is incredibly detailed and absolutely stunning to look at with lots of colour. It is a veritable feast for the eyes. The maps for the battles also fare just as well. It is apparent that a lot of time and effort went into the maps and they offer much needed variety in the battles. These maps provide a lot of strategic options with plenty of forest areas for ambushes, valleys for the infantry to duke it out in, hill tops to place your missile units to rain down on everyone else. At no point does it feel like you're replaying the same map as before. You could make your own version of the battle of Thermopylae if you so wished.
With the looks being as good as they are, it stands to reason that this game needs a good PC setup to run. However, even on the medium settings, the game still looks damn good. Just expect the game to start having frame rate issues in the later stages of the game when more of the map is visible and, by extension, more characters on screen. The game also struggles during particularly large battles but never so much that it became a hindrance.
There is a lot here that past and current Total War fans will like, but not enough for them to keep coming back to it. Make no mistake, this is a Total War game, and it is good one, but it's hard to shrug the feeling that things were just done better, and were more engaging, in previous iterations. Personally, I will find myself drifting back to older games such as Shogun 2 and Medieval 2 as Troy doesn't scratch that Total War itch.
Our ratings for Total War Saga: Troy on PC out of 100 (Ratings FAQ)
Without doubt the best-looking Total War with plenty of colour and a gorgeous background in the style of Greek pottery. However, some of the mythical unit designs need more work.
Much of the game will feel familiar to fans of the franchise. There are some new systems that are buried underneath a mountain of information but the real time battles are fun to play through.
Based on Homer's The Iliad, you have the option to play as the Achaeans or as the Trojans and win a Homeric victory but this can be ignored for a more traditional Total War victory. Despite this, there's not much replayability once the campaign is over.
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CPU: Intel Core i7 11700k
GPU: GeForce RTX 3070
RAM: 32GB DDR4
The game runs much smoother at the start but once you reach the late stages, your PC will work harder to keep things running.
Troy is a good addition to the Total War franchise with an interesting setting. However, it does not capture the imagination or attention like previous entries in the franchise.
US: August 13, 2020
Our Review of Total War Saga: Troy
"A solid entry in the long running strategy series"
Total War Saga: Troy is ranked #980 out of 1857 total reviewed games. It is ranked #44 out of 131 games reviewed in 2020.
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The Billionaire's Suite Dreams by Lori Ryan
Her Secrets Are All About to Come Out
Pop star PJ Cantrell's life and career are threatened when an angry blackmailer uncovers the truth about her hidden past. PJ knows it has to be someone close, someone she trusts. She turns to long-time friend Gabe Sawyer for help, but finds more than she bargained for. As she quickly discovers she wants more from him than friendship and support, she has to wonder what he'll think of her when he finally learns the truth.
Gabe Sawyer built a successful chain of luxury hotels by focusing on one thing and one thing only - his work. And, he's now discovering, that just isn't enough in life. He's loved PJ from afar, but he's never felt the time was right for a deeper relationship. When he discovers a blackmailer is threatening her life, everything changes as he struggles to keep her safe and end the threat to her life and to the career she loves.
"What happened, Gabe?" she asked, but it came out more as an accusation. "What aren't you telling me?"
He tried a halfhearted 'it's nothing' kind of response, but she put her hands on her hips and waited him out.
He picked up the envelope and handed her the sheets of paper. "These came to me by courier while you were sleeping," he said as she read the sheaf of papers. <i>It's almost time, Pretty Pru. It's almost time, Pretty Pru. It's almost time, Pretty Pru.</i>
She looked up at Gabe and Zach. "He knows where I am."
Gabe's face was grave as he nodded. "Yes, he knows."
She looked at him and knew he wasn't telling her everything. "What are you hiding? What haven't you told me?"
"This came, too," he said quietly. She knew what it was the minute she saw it. Matthew's baby picture. The one she'd carried with her until it was lost a month ago. The photo of him the day he was born.
PJ didn't hesitate. She dropped the photo back on the counter as though it had bit her, and ran to her room and began haphazardly shoving her things into her bag. She needed to get to Matthew. Gabe and Zach followed her. She felt Gabe's arms come around her, stilling her hands and stopping her frantic packing.
Zach came around in front of her. "PJ, I've got guys headed that way now. They'll have Matthew and his family whisked away within the hour, and they'll get them to a safe place. Somewhere we can control."
And Gabe kept talking to her, his breath warm and reassuring as her heart raced in her chest. "They'll get to them, Pru. I promise. We'll keep Matthew safe. I'll keep you both safe." But PJ didn't care about her own safety anymore. In a heartbeat, she'd give herself to whoever it was that was doing all of this in exchange for Matthew's safety.
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The Rise and Demise of Patent Medicine Abortifacients and their Influence on the Agency of Victorian Women
Home ⟩ Blog ⟩ The Rise and Demise of Patent Medicine Abortifacients and their Influence on the Agency of Victorian Women
Noel Sprenger
BA(Hons), School of Social Science, The University of Queensland, October 2007
Details of abortifacient patent medicines and a study of the social history of their use by women to terminate unwanted pregnancies during the Victorian era are presented. Many commentators have theorised as to causes for the decrease in births throughout the Western world from the mid-nineteenth century and consideration must be given to factors such as the economy, growing secularism, the rise in feminism and the use of contraceptive methods. However, little attention has been given to patented chemical abortifacients as one of these causal factors and it is contended that the rise of patent medicines in the 'golden age' (1865–1907) matched the fall in the birth rate and was, in part, responsible for this decline. The story that unfolds is complex. Its primary focus lies in ascertaining the effects of abortifacients on the agency of Victorian women. Pregnancy and birth, the realm of female healers and midwives throughout history had become a subject of public accountability, and the body of a woman (a permissible topic in polite conversation only in terms of nurturing) was subjected to medical and state intervention. While juridical authorities commenced the task of the management of pregnancy by the introduction of laws making abortion illegal, irrespective of the considerations of women, an orchestrated campaign by the male-dominated medical profession insured that doctors successfully replaced midwives in pre- and post-natal matters. This disruption to female networks previously used to disseminate knowledge of tried and tested chemical abortifacients to terminate unwanted pregnancies should have resulted in the loss of reproductive control for Victorian women, but apparently this did not occur. The manufacturers of patent medicines intervened to provide a range of abortifacient products of varying toxicity and result. The demise of patent medicines, including abortifacients, early in the twentieth century, through the demonstrated power of white, Anglo-Saxon males in the law-making and medical professions, evidently resulted in a reduction in women's reproductive options. For archaeology, the presence of abortifacient containers, as a component of assemblages in Victorian-era sites, can provide significant insights into life (or death) choices of individuals from that period, as well as a good indication of the dating of historical archaeological sites.
Authors: Noel Sprenger
Title: The Rise and Demise of Patent Medicine Abortifacients and their Influence on the Agency of Victorian Women


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