Websites get hacked as often as users' accounts, be it a blog, an eCommerce website, or a portfolio. This is especially true for WordPress websites. The WordPress content management system (CMS) continues to be the first choice for anyone running a website. There is a reason its popularity continues to grow several years in a row: it is free, flexible, extensible, and, of course, easy-to-use. According to recent data from W3Techs, 30% of all websites on the web are powered by WordPress. Consequently, WordPress-based websites have become the main cybercriminals' target.
Google blacklists 20,000 websites affected by malware and around 50,000 sites for phishing every day, so even though the core software of WordPress is considered to be extremely secure and is regularly checked by hundreds of experienced software developers, website owners should still pay close attention to the best WordPress security practices to improve their WordPress websites' security. This applies to the owners of smaller WordPress websites who think that nobody cares about their tiny blogs too. Usually, cybercriminals do not analyze such factors as the website's popularity, traffic, or content published before hacking them. In other words, a bunch of websites get hacked simply because it is possible to do that, so no matter what kind of website you own, adopt the best WordPress security practices you will find listed further in this article.
Why do hackers need access to websites?
Personal details remain one of the most desirable pieces of information, so no doubt cybercriminals search for personal information, e.g. banking credentials on websites they manage to hack successfully. It does not mean that they are no longer interested in the hacked website if no personal information is found. According to specialists, three main purposes these websites can be used for can be distinguished: drive-by-downloads, redirections, and resources.
Drive-by-downloads: hackers might use hacked websites to distribute malicious applications. If a hacked website is opened by an unsuspecting visitor, backdoor, ransomware, or any other harmful threat might be automatically installed on a person's computer without his/her knowledge.
Redirections: a hacked WordPress website might be used to redirect visitors to third-party websites. Cybercriminals do not drive traffic to third-party websites just for fun. Instead, they get paid for these redirections.
Resources: hackers can take over servers of hacked websites and then use them to send out spam emails, carry out DDoS and brute-force attacks, and perform other malicious activities. As a consequence, the server and the website get blacklisted in no time.
A sudden decrease in traffic: a drop in website traffic might be one of the first signs that your website has been hacked. In most cases, this happens due to malware causing redirections from the website to other third-party sites. Alternatively, you might notice a sudden traffic decrease because your potential visitors see warnings like "Deceptive site ahead" when they try to enter your website.
Impossible to log into WordPress: hackers can delete admin accounts from WordPress too, so if you one day notice that you can no longer log in, the chances are high that your WordPress website's security has been compromised.
Website's homepage has been changed: even though cybercriminals try to stay unnoticed for as long as possible, some might decide to change your website's homepage to tell you that it has been hacked. They might even demand a ransom from you. Never pay money to hackers!
Unknown files/scripts: if unknown files or scripts are found on the server, they must be removed ASAP since they could have been illegally dropped by hackers.
Slow/unresponsive website: your website could have become the victim of the DDoS attack if it has suddenly become slow. In some cases, cybercriminals only send too many requests; however, they might actively perform malicious activities with the intention of hacking the website too.
A reputable hosting provider has a huge impact on the WordPress website's security, so specialists say that website owners should choose a provider only after inspecting what it has to offer. The hosting provider that focuses on security should be at the top of your list.
There is nothing easier than hacking a weak password (e.g. 12345) and default login (admin) combination, so do not forget to set strong WordPress credentials. A secure password cannot be your birthday, address, child's name, or another dictionary word that could be easily deciphered by hackers. Instead, it should consist of at least 14 characters with a mix of letters (both upper-case and lower-case), numbers, and symbols. It is not that easy to come up with a strong password, so we suggesting leaving this job for Cyclonis Password Manager. It will remember a complex password for you too so that you would not need to memorize it.
Crucial updates for WordPress are released regularly by software developers working behind it. The same can be said about plugins and themes third parties maintain. It is a must to install all available updates to keep security and stability of the WordPress website.
The WordPress website security can be considerably improved by installing the two-factor authentication plugin. Once you do this, it will start requiring two methods of verification, i.e. something you know (e.g. a password), something you posses (e.g. a security token), or something you are. This extra layer of security might seem to be a great hassle at first, but, believe us, it is worth enabling it for the sake of your website's security.
To protect your WordPress website from hackers, you should get rid of themes and plugins you do not really need. Also, it is advisable to keep all installed components up-to-date. Last but not least, plugins and themes must be inspected carefully before the installation because they might be employed by website hackers.
The above-listed best WordPress security practices will surely strengthen the security of your website, but, unfortunately, there are no guarantees that cybercriminals could never hack it, so it is very important to back up the website on a regular basis.
Recovering from website hacks might take money, time, and energy, so the best WordPress security practices should be adopted by all WordPress sites owners. Have you got hacked? Stay calm. You will fix the damage in no time if you have the most recent backup of your WordPress website.


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Why was Jesus baptised in the River Jordan?
Part 1 of the Bible Places series
Mark Barnes4 minute readJanuary/February 2019, page 20
Why was Jesus baptised in the River Jordan? (1)
Golgotha - Why was Jesus crucified outside the city? (2)
Conflict, covenant and choice – lessons from Shechem (3)
The city of Nain (4)
Mount of Olives: The Suffering and Glory of the Messiah (5)
There are more than 1,000 different places mentioned in the Bible, from Abana (2 Kings 5:12) to Zuph (1 Samuel 9:5). But we tend to skip over the places as if they're incidental to the Bible's story. We want to know what happened; precisely where it happened doesn't seem that important. So apart from a few familiar places like Jerusalem and Bethlehem, most of us know very little about the places in our Bible.
That changed for me when I visited Israel and Jordan a few years ago. I began to realise that the places weren't incidental to the story — they were a vital part of it. The places matter. For example, Jesus couldn't have been baptised in the Jabbok river — it had to be the Jordan. Read on to find out why.
New life — but also a barrier
In biblical times, the river Jordan was both a source of life and a great barrier.
It's a source of life in a similar way to the Nile, though on a much smaller scale. It rarely rains in the Jordan Valley — but thanks to the river, plants grow in abundance. It's for that reason that for millennia people have chosen to live on its banks.
But the Jordan is also a great barrier. Like most great rivers, it served as a boundary. In biblical times there were no bridges over the Jordan (in fact, not a single bridge is mentioned anywhere in the Bible). The river formed the border of the promised land, and even today, the Jordan is a formidable barrier — you have to cross a minefield to use the only bridge across it!
A life returned
The life-giving properties of the Jordan are seen symbolically in the story of Naaman. This Syrian general came to Elisha to be cleansed of leprosy, and Elisha sends him to bathe in the Jordan. After some grumbling that there's nothing special about the river, Naaman eventually consents, and his flesh is restored as if he'd been given a new life (2 Kings 5:14).
This teaches Naaman that — whatever we may think — he cannot divorce geography from theology. 'Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel', he says (2 Kings 5:15). So when he returns to Syria, he takes several bags of Israelite dirt with him (v17), wanting to ensure that wherever he was, he had something of Israel with him.
The barrier crossed
Because Jordan was a barrier, many of its stories concern its crossing.
After forty years in the wilderness, Joshua leads Israel across the Jordan, with God miraculously stopping the flooded river, just as he had done with the Red Sea (Joshua 3–4).
Several hundred years later, Elijah and Elisha stood before the same river at almost the same point (near to Jericho, 2 Kings 2:4–6). The water parts and they both cross over on dry ground before Elijah ascends to heaven. But this time the crossing is in the opposite direction. Elijah isn't entering the promised land — he's leaving it.
When the Israelites first crossed the Jordan, there was one person who conspicuously stayed behind — Moses (Deuteronomy 31:2). And in many ways, Elijah has been a new Moses. Both opposed a wicked King (Pharaoh and Ahab). Both had encounters with God at Sinai while hiding in a cleft or cave and fasting for 40 days (Exodus 34:28, 1 Kings 19:8). And just as Moses left Egypt after the death of Pharaoh's son, Elijah left Israel after the death of Ahab's son (Ahaziah, 2 Kings 1:17). At the end of their lives, both go to be with their God within sight of the promised land. The two events occur near the Jordan, less than 10 miles apart, and both leave no marked grave behind (2 Kings 2:13, Deuteronomy 34:6). So as Elijah crosses the Jordan to ascend to heaven, it's not that he's leaving the promised land — he's walking in the footsteps of Moses.
All this means that just as Elijah is the new Moses, Elisha is the new Joshua. (Even their names are similar: Elisha means 'God is salvation'; Joshua means 'the Lord saves'.) Elisha is following in both Elijah and Joshua's footsteps. Both Elisha and Joshua were commissioned on the far side of the Jordan, and when Elisha re-crosses the Jordan back into the promised land, he's relaunching Joshua's conquest (2 Kings 9:6–10, 10:20–28). Like Joshua, he follows the crossing by visiting Jericho — Joshua to destroy it (Joshua 6:26) and Elisha to purify it (2 Kings 2:18-22). Like Joshua, Elijah will show mercy to an enemy (Rahab in Joshua 6, Naaman in 2 Kings 5), immediately after which they'll bring God's judgment on Israelites who steal in the aftermath of victory (Achan in Joshua 7, Gehazi in 2 Kings 5:27–28).
Greater than Moses
When we fast forward to the New Testament, we discover that all these themes come together remarkably with John's baptism of Jesus.
John is the 'Elijah who was to come' (Matthew 11:14, Mark 9:9–13, Luke 1:17). Like Elijah, a bloodthirsty queen wants him dead (1 Kings 19:1-2, Mark 6:17–25). Like Elijah, he had a distinctive 'garment of hair and… a leather belt around his waist' (2 Kings 1:8, Matthew 3:4). Like Elijah, John is a lone voice in the wilderness.
There are also links between John the Baptist and Moses. Both were an unequalled prophet (Deuteronomy 34:10, Matthew 11:11), and both prophesied of another who would come after them (Deuteronomy 18:15, John 1:27).
As John the Baptist echoes both Elijah and Moses, John's successor echoes both Elisha and Joshua.
Like Elisha, Jesus receives the Spirit at the Jordan (2 Kings 2:15, Matthew 3:16). He goes on to cleanse lepers (2 Kings 5, Mark 1:40–45), show kindness to enemy soldiers (Matthew 8:5-13), restore a dead son to his mother (2 Kings 4:18–37, Luke 7:11–17), and feed a multitude with a few loaves of bread (2 Kings 4:42-44, Matthew 14:13–21).
Like Joshua, Jesus spends his early years in Egypt, chooses twelve men to be at the vanguard of his conquest (Joshua 4:4, Matthew 10:1–8), and rescues outcasts and integrates them into his people (Joshua 6:22–23, Luke 5:27–31). More importantly, as Joshua defeated those who worshipped evil, Jesus defeated the evil spirits themselves.
So as Joshua and Elisha both received their commission on the far side of the Jordan before immediately embarking on their divine mission, where else could Jesus receive his commission?
Why Jordan?
When Jesus emerged from the Jordan, unlike Joshua and Elisha, he had not walked through on dry ground. God spared them — but he didn't spare his own Son. In breaking across the barrier between the desert and the promised land, he was 'buried' beneath the water before being raised up; dying like Moses as punishment for sin, raised like Elijah as a vindication of his righteousness.
So as Jesus rose up from the Jordan after his baptism, he wasn't just representing our need for cleansing from sin (although he was doing that). God was deliberately indicating that he was beginning a new conquest, following in the footsteps of Moses and Elijah, Joshua and Elisha, and completing what they started. He would deliver God's people from the forces of evil. He would win for them the promised land.
Why was Jesus baptised in the Jordan? It's unthinkable it could have been anywhere else.
Next in this series: Golgotha - Why was Jesus crucified outside the city? »
Mark Barnes is the pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church, Clydach, and the editor of the Evangelical Magazine.
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Am I alone in feeling concerned about the increasing volume of cycle traffic using pavements in and around St Albans city centre?
I know that this is a subject likely to open a can of worms but here goes.
Clearly, in defence of the cyclist, for many years prior to the "Think Bike" campaign and subsequent high profile coverage of the issues involved, many drivers had a cavalier and frankly dangerous attitude towards cyclists. The effect of those campaigns in reducing road accidents and deaths involving cyclists and motorists is to be welcomed.
However, it does seem to me that the balance of responsibility between cyclists and other road users, particularly pedestrians, has moved too far the other way. I am aware that there is an element of discretion in the legislation covering the riding of cycles on footpaths.
Basically, to do so is a Fixed Penalty Notice offence which carries a fine of £50.
Ministerial guidance issued back in 2009 advised that police should exercise discretion in such cases where cyclists used footpaths if said cyclists were fearful of riding on the roads or when navigating difficult junctions. I have some sympathy with that.
However, it does seem to me that riding on footpaths is now becoming the default norm rather than the necessary exception.
I can understand parents with children on small bikes using the pavements in St Peter`s Street. Indeed, last Market Wednesday I observed a crocodile of three - Dad in front with two small ones behind - all wearing helmets and all riding very carefully and slowly down towards the Cathedral on their way to the park.
No problem with that but there are many more adult cyclists using footpaths and even on moderately busy days, our streets in and around town are full of young mothers with pushchairs - and senior citizens who are not always nimble on their pins -- and who, on many occasions, I have seen startled by the sudden appearance of a cyclist weaving in and out of foot traffic.
The problem is compounded when such cyclists are riding at speed and the recent court case concerning the tragic death of a pedestrian in London two years ago is sad proof of how dangerous the interface between pedestrians and cyclists can be.
Am I alone in believing this is a problem and potentially as dangerous to pedestrians as careless drivers were (and still are) to cyclists ?
TREVOR BARTON
By email
The recent report on vulnerable families by Action for Children comes as no surprise to Home-Start in Hertfordshire.
Last year we supported over 600 families referred to us by health and social care professionals.
Home-Start Hertfordshire CEO Lara Norris is particularly concerned that the gap between services is widening and that we should takes steps now to ensure that the children in these families get all of the help they need.
Hertfordshire County Council take their safeguarding responsibilities seriously and those children in immediate danger of harm are top of their agenda.
For families who need a little bit of advice and support the children's centres provide a good general service. The report however looks at those families who fall between the two services.
Many of the families we support do not meet the threshold for child protection. They are parents who want the best for their children but find accessing other services difficult. Less than 30 per cent of our families across Hertfordshire are accessing children's centres when referred by a health professional.
It is essential that we acknowledge the severity of the issues and that it is happening right here in Hertfordshire. We welcome this important report from Action for Children. At Home-Start we recognise the vital services provided by Children Centre's and Social Services.
A recent questionnaire of our referrers found that Home-Start were in a unique position of trust with families identified as 'hard to reach'.
Now is the time to take action and so Home-Start Hertfordshire is holding a crisis meeting open to all organisations working in Hertfordshire with vulnerable families. We have written to all Children's Centre lead agencies and would like to hear from other organisations who would like to take part.
Now is the time to act to ensure that vulnerable families get the support they need in time to prevent escalation. Knowing that this is happening and failing to act is to let down all of the children and families in the area and will cost us as a society in the long run. We hope that other organisations will join with us to ensure that Hertfordshire is the county of opportunity for every child.
LARA NORRIS
Chief executive, Home-Start Herts
Why does St Albans City not have an outdoor skate park?
Without doing any research I can assume this is due to a stigma against skating. The "gangs, crimes and violence" that comes with a skate park, the underage drink and drugs that the people of St Albans, a city well known for its high house prices, expensive rail links into London and right wing Tory voters, would rather not be associated with.
Today we are worrying about childhood obesity, video game addicts and the young people hanging out on street corners wearing hoodies.
An outdoor skate park solves these problems; it provides a safe space for young people to take part in free physical activity, teach each other and socialize without getting into trouble, because they are not bored.
If you take away the facilities for them to enjoy something for free, young people become bored leading to anti-social behaviour. Skateboarding, like other sports helps tackles physical and mental health, two key issues in young people today.
Young people do this, just like football, tennis and any other sport not especially for these positive gains, but naturally, for enjoyment and as a hobby. These side effects are purely a welcome bonus that we should honour and endorse.
Drink, drugs and anti social behaviour is going to happen on the streets among young people no matter what, skate parks will not encourage it.
However what they will do is create a space, which is designed for the interest of the young person, meaning any anti social behaviour that occurs will be contained dampening the impact. Also having a particular "hang out spot" as the skate park would be, allows parents, locals and the police to be aware of where young people are, isolating threatening incidents and making them easier to handle.
People in and around St Albans Cathedral have complained for years of the young people skating up and down the side of the building.
Young people are doing this because they want to skate and there is nowhere for them to go, other than the pioneer skate park, an indoor park charging on entry with specific opening hours (closing at 3pm on a Saturday).
St Albans Cathedral is located at the top of Verulanium Park, a huge park with a museum, lake, pub, a children's playground including a splash park.
Verulanium has plenty of space and would be the ideal location for a skate park in an area where we know demand is already high. So I repeat my question, why does St Albans city not have an outdoor skate park?
SARAH ORGAN
By email
In response to 'Musicians piping up around removal of 100-year-old organ from St Albans church', published online August 18 [and in this issue on p12-13], I would like to pose Mr Humbert the question: for whose benefit is the church and therefore its organ as well?
St Paul's church opened in 1910 and in the 100-plus years since then has carefully navigated a path between traditionalists and modernisers, successfully keeping up with the times.
Consequently St Paul's, as a congregation, bucks trends elsewhere and continues to grow, welcoming 350-plus worshippers each week across three different services.
With a sizeable congregation comes a sizeable income and a responsibility to use it wisely. For example, the building work completed at St Paul's to upgrade and enlarge its facilities not only enables the church to function for itself but also the community around it.
The church is not just open on a Sunday but throughout the week; 1,000-plus people pass through the doors to attend the many groups that use the buildings. Each week volunteers from the church provide free services to the community such as toddler groups, debt management, counselling and senior citizen lunches, to name but a few.
In order for all this to happen all resources (time, money, space, people etc) need to be carefully managed.
So the church has to consider whether to maintain an ageing, seldom used, conglomerate organ with sentimental rather than intrinsic value and niche interest; or to divert its resources to benefit the majority of its congregation and its 1,00-plus community users.
Should the church be sentimental or pragmatic? Should the church look to the past or its future? Is the church for the many or the few?
LUCY GINTY
Hazelwood Drive, St Albans
I see that contributors have twice been confused in recent weeks as to how freight trains would access the Radlett rail freight depot. If you check the plans as submitted you will see access for trains is clearly shown as via a connection off the "up slow line," that is the one on the east side heading towards London, not the fast tracks which are on the west side.
The new connection would then tunnel below all four tracks to reach the terminal. There has never been a suggestion of access direct from the fast lines.
A little further south huge freight trains carrying aggregate for Redland Lafarge regularly enter the Harperbury Lane freight depot by a siding off the same "Up Slow" line.
There are many similar freight train movements along the length of the Midland line mostly unseen and having little impact on passenger services.
LESLIE FREITAG
Cravells Road, Harpenden
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Ava is an unforgiving, unforgettable coming-of-age film about a teenage girl's loss of freedom in Iran from a compelling new filmmaker, Sadaf Foroughi.
★★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2018, Iran, Reviews March 31, 2019
3 Faces (2018)
3 Faces is Jafar Panahi's fourth film since receiving a 30-year ban on filmmaking (or leaving Iran). It's an involving, compelling, deeply ingrained criticism of the society it quietly observes.
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Gholam (2017)
Mitra Tabrizian's Gholam stars Shabab Hosseini in an intense story of a lonely exiles alienation from two cultures.
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Mohammad Rasoulof laments institutional corruption in Iranian society in A Man of Integrity (Lerd).
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Asghar Farhardi's The Salesman illuminates universal moral arguments about masculinity by presenting them in parallel with a production of Arthur Miller's stage play in contemporary Iran.
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An original supernatural horror movie set in Iran, Under the Shadow is an impressive debut for director Babak Anvari. Under the Shadow CAUTION: Here…
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A multilayered blast of mysterious occurrences in the desert, Mani Haghighi's A Dragon Arrives! is an enjoyable bafflement.
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The emotional secrets of two families are revealed when an Iranian returns to Paris to finalise his divorce from his French wife.
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A World of Music: The Latest Music from Eurovision Stars!
Life After Eurovision, New Music	by eurovisionunion June 7, 2017
We're technically in the Eurovision off-season, but that doesn't mean we have no new music to listen to! Over the last week, a number of former Eurovision stars have reminded us of their talent through new music or video releases, and now we're going to share these songs with you!
We'll start off with an Austrian representative who stole the hearts of many Eurovision fans across the world. Of course, I'm talking about Zoë, who represented Austria in 2016 with the French language song Loin d'ici. Her newest single, titled Dangerous Affair marks the first time that the Austrian songstress has released a song in the English language, but she assures fans that she's playing around with her sound, and that French will always remain as part of her and her music.
We hadn't heard much from Zoë in a while, but during this time, she's been working on her next studio album, which is said to have a release date in September.
Watch the video for Dangerous Affair here:
Heading over to the 2017 Eurovision host nation, Ukraine, where their 2012 representative Gaitana has also released a new song and music video. The song, titled 'Sontsye V Tobi' (The Sun In You) was actually released back in December, but the music video has just been released in the last week, and demonstrates the message of sharing the love.
The song itself is a step away from what she presented at Eurovision back in 2012. Gaitana's powerful voice still packs a punch, but in a more toned down way. The song has more of an R&B style rather than the upbeat dance tune Be My Guest, but the real kicker is found in the music video….
Watch the video here, and you'll know what we're talking about!
Next up on our Eurovision world tour is Croatia, where we're putting the focus on another 2016 act, Nina Kraljić, who released the album Samo last year, of which the current single is from. The song we're talking about is called Vir (Whirlpool), and it features the same mystical sound that we've come to love from Nina.
The music video for the song was released only days ago, and was directed by Krešimir Cizmek. It features Nina herself, as well as two dancers, Martina Ivankovic and Dino Baksa. The video is said to capture and symbolise the struggles of a girl and her subconscious, and you can watch it h
Keeping to the Croatian theme, 2006 Croatian representative Severina has also released a new track titled Mrtav Bez Mene (Dead Without me). It's caused a bit of controversy due to the theme of the song, and especially because of the opening lyrics which translate to 'I regularly dream of choking you with my teeth, pulling out your heart with my hands and putting it on the ice' – she's not holding back!
The song is sung in Croatian, and features her powerful voice against the backdrop of a Balkan pop beat. The song is the third off her upcoming album which will be released in two parts, the first to be released next month, and the second part to be released later in the year.
We're finishing our musical tour in Germany, where the most recent German representative Levina has released the music video for her recently released track 'Stop Right There.' The song is off her debut album, which was released in the whirlwind two weeks of Eurovision, and is called Unexpected.
This song really represents Levina's style and sound, and we're loving the fun and upbeat vibes she's giving off in the song and the music video! She's doin' her thing!
Watch the video here:
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On this option full payment is required at the time of enrolling to secure bookings. Payment can be made either with card over the phone on (09) 430 4072 or by visiting reception in person. Reception opens for bookings from week 7 of each Term.
This option includes the following benefits, automatic rollover, priority bookings and unlimited casual swimming for the enrolled child and an accompanying adult. The direct debit is for a minimum of 6 months, with a one-off admin fee of $10. Payments are not stopped during school holidays, other than the Christmas break.
10 weeks for Monday and Wednesday classes, 11 weeks for all other classes - Public Holidays include Northland Anniversary day on Monday 28th January and Waitangi Day on Wednesday 6th February.
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During the school holidays we run intensive swim classes; these classes run Monday to Friday during the mornings.
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Q: What is the correct site to ask about new stop-start feature in automobiles? Recently I read about a stop-start feature in automobiles.  It is designed to reduce pollution by stopping the engine when the car is stopped, and starting the engine automatically when the gas pedal is pressed.
A friend and I were discussing.  Our gut reaction is to doubt this saves much energy.  Where is the correct site to ask about this?  Specifically, we are interested in the energy saved (running the engine vs. restart).  I know this area could be quite broad, so I want to narrow my question a bit.

A: What about Skeptics?
From their help center:

Skeptics is about applying skepticism — it is for researching the evidence behind claims you encounter. It is not for speculation, philosophical discussions or investigating original claims.

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And guess what! You aren't the first to ask this. See this well-received question on that site: Does a start-stop system for a combustion engine pay off?.

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Do you eat meat? Do you enjoy a nice tasty roast or a thick juicy steak? Pretend you have to go out to a pasture and pick the beef that is going to end up on your table. What do you look for? Will you pick an animal with long skinny legs, a narrow back, no chest, or 'hams' that are pinched and narrow? Of course not. You will look for a 'ham' that will allow nice thick slices or roasts and a thick loin that will give you good sized steaks – you will pick an animal that has MEAT on it.
It doesn't do much good to look at a pedigree registration to determine how much meat will be on the animal. You will need to look at the places on the animal that the MEAT comes from. It's not the long neck, the long legs, the pretty color - it's the front end, the loin, and the back hams. Does the animal you are planning to buy/raise/breed have MEAT on it in the places that count?
This is not to say that you can't start out with less meaty does and breed up to an animal that carries the meat you are looking for. Other factors are certainly important. When I had my own herd I looked for does that were good mothers and were parasite tolerant. Without good mothering and a good tolerance for parasites it won't matter much if they have meat or not – they or their kids will die. However, if we are raising MEAT GOATS we need to think hard about where the meat comes from and breed for animals that have meat in those places. It should be obvious to anyone who looks at your animals that you are raising goats for MEAT.
Onion Creek Ranch goats are heavily-muscled animals -- unlike those found elsewhere in the meat-goat industry. There are four different meat types to choose from: Tennessee Meat Goats™, TexMasters™, OCR Myotonics, and Myotonic crosses. Each of these meat types has been bred to fulfill a specific function.
When buyers inquire about availability and price, it is Onion Creek Ranch's policy to ask questions about the buyer's goat-ranching operations, experience, and intended goals so that we can provide the proper type of meat goat to achieve those goals. Since most prospective buyers have never seen any of these goats and many people have misconceptions about what they are, this evaluation process is extremely important. Tennessee Meat Goats™, for example, are fullblood Myotonics but larger and more heavily muscled than other fullblood Myotonic goats. TexMasters™ are not simply one-half Myotonic one half Boer or even 5/8-3/8. The precise mix is known only to Onion Creek Ranch management and is the product of multiple complex breedings accomplished since 1995. How these goats perform for the buyer directly reflects back upon Onion Creek Ranch's breeding programs so we have an intense interest in getting the right goats matched with each purchaser.
Developing these animals has taken the better part of two decades. This isn't just about making money. This is about producing the best meat goats on the planet.
Ah.... a refreshing dip! One of the sights you might see as you visit OCR! Lucas, Anatolian Shepherd livestock guardian dog hard at work.
You won't find a Sale page with lots of photos of goats to choose from on Onion Creek Ranch's website www.tennesseemeatgoats.com. That approach doesn't achieve the goals mentioned above. So be patient when you call or write, because the questions are not being asked to be intrusive but instead are asked so that Onion Creek Ranch representatives can best serve your meat-goat breeding stock buying needs. Our success depends upon your success.
Prospective buyers visiting Onion Creek Ranch and Bending Tree Ranch must do so by appointment. At Onion Creek Ranch, it takes four-and-one-half hours to view the goats and learn about them. There is no single Sale pen; the goats are in multiple pastures in their native environment spread over several hundred acres.
Producers interested in purchasing goats should contact Suzanne Gasparotto or Pat Cotten. Suzanne can be reached at 325-344-5775 or email onioncreek@tennesseemeatgoats.com. Onion Creek Ranch's Marketing Director, Pat Cotten, may be telephoned at 501-679-4936 and her email is btrocr@cyberback.com. Suzanne and Pat are in daily contact and work together to provide buyers with the goats that they need, so it is not necessary to contact both of them. Goats of all breeds but not necessarily all ages are usually available year-around.


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When it comes to the important things that can make or break an event, few are as essential as the quality, taste and appearance of the food and drinks you serve. A lot is riding on your decision which catering service to work with, and if you think this decision truly isn't that crucial, look at it this way, amazing catering can save an occasion that's on the rocks, but bad catering will often send out guests to the doors.
In addition, since catering is frequently the # 1 or # 2 line-item cost for the majority of events, the caterer you select is also a substantial budgetary decision and can influence how much money you have left over to invest in other areas depending upon food costs and amounts.
Add in that catering services can vary considerably in their pricing and the kinds of meals and services they provide, and the process of choosing a caterer can figuratively and actually feel like you are comparing apples to oranges.
Of all the event and catering professionals we talked with, this came up over and over and over again, mainly due to the fact that how responsive and interested a catering service is throughout your initial discussions is a sign of how they will perform during the length of their contract with you (and more on contracts later).
A potential catering service must be discovering as much as they can about you in your first couple of discussions with them, so you should expect them to be talking and asking concerns about 20% of the time and you offering responses and detailing your requirements about 80% of the time.
So when interviewing your Merricks Beach catering services (and you ought to consult with a minimum of 3 catering services for any event with a sensible spending plan), you need to specify about the kind of occasion you are preparing and the type of food and/or presentation you are anticipating. Otherwise, you may end up choosing a caterer who merely isn't really a great fit for the type or style of your occasion.
Practically every catering service has a standard menu or menus to pick from, and lots of do offer some level of built-in versatility to adjust these menus to your specific needs by substituting particular items and/or personalizing others.
Nevertheless, the standout catering services will surpass standardized menu options and want to produce fantastic fare that matches even more specific theme and dietary requirements.
Some people avoid asking to sample the particular items they want for their occasion because it looks like a trouble for the caterer, but it is standard to request for a sampling of what you are meaning to order before you sign on the dotted line.
In addition, you can ask for wine parings for these tastings if they are appropriate for your event (again, be prepared to pay a charge, it's a small cost to pay to guarantee you choose the right caterer). When you are sampling the food, also address how it exists, as any caterer who makes the effort to properly display a sample will probably be more likely to make that kind of effort on your occasion day.
You may be in for a surprise if you work with a BARBEQUE take-out joint to cater a formal ballroom charity event. Or if you pick a high-end business occasion catering service to serve a barn wedding. Why? Due to the fact that these catering services might not be accustomed to preparing and serving food in such a setting.
Even more standard locations can also have constraints that caterers should follow, like particular setup requirements or disposal restrictions for waste food and water, so having a caterer that is familiar with a location's guidelines can potentially save you great deals of trouble on occasion day.
The catering service's contract must plainly spell out exactly what food, drinks and services the caterer will be supplying on the designated day( s). Additionally, it ought to safeguard you from non-performance as much as it secures the catering service from non-payment/default, so you may wish to consider having a lawyer} take a look at it prior to you sign it.
Every detail ought to be consisted of in the contract, included chosen menus, number of servings and/or individuals to be served, beverage/bar service information (if appropriate) and all rates and extra services.
No catering service in Merricks Beach with a shred of self-respect and scruples enters into an agreement with plans to bail at the last minute, however you need to ensure there is a cancellation clause in your agreement simply in case your catering service needs to cancel.
However, don't stop there, as online reviews are not always reputable (and even genuine); for instance, an excellent caterer might have had a few nightmare/hater clients who alter their rankings, while a really mediocre caterer may have padded their online reviews. So see if you can locate some previous customers of the caterers you are considering and connect to them.
Remarkably, how long a catering company in Merricks Beach has actually stayed in business may not be as critical in choosing a great caterer as you may believe.


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Join us for Carriage Day, a free community and family event featuring carriages of all shapes, sizes, and eras.
Carriage Day will host historic and refurbished carriages from the Piedmont Driving Club(PDC) and Colonial Williamsburg displayed across the grounds of the NSLM from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Looking for a sneak peek? On July 22, members of the NSLM and PDC are invited to stroll the grounds while enjoying fare from Fields of Athenry Farm.
Fields of Athenry Farm is providing a carriage drive themed spread of delicious treats, and a special lantern-lit drive by will visit the front circle. The reception runs 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
RSVP to 540-687-6542 ext. 26.
About Paul Bennett: From delivering two metric tons of beer with Shire horses for Newcastle Breweries, to driving Mrs. Barbara Stockton's magnificent hackney horses to an 1860 Marsden Park drag out of Windsor Castle, Paul Bennett has done it all. Bennett, now Director of Coach and Livestock at Colonial Williamsburg, has driven traditional carriages through some of the most amazing cities across Europe, London, Berlin, Vienna, Sienna, Como, to name but a few. He also drove a 19th century hansom cab in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes movie.
For more information contact Anne Marie Barnes, Educational Programs Manager & Fellowship Advisor, at ABarnes@NationalSporting.org or (540) 687-6542 x25.
Pictured Above: The Wythe Chariot was purchased in 1940 and was originally known as the Lafayette Coach. It was constructed circa 1825-1850 and later refurbished as an 18th century chariot. Photo courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg.


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Q: Tableau Target Vs. Actual - Can not get totals to show correctly I am having trouble showing the correct totals in my tableau worksheet.
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Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county. It is the largest city in Northern Norway, the seventh largest borough and the ninth largest city in Norway. Since 1840 the city has been nicknamed "the Nothern Paris".
Tromsø municipality had 70,059 inhabitants as of 1 October 2012, but with the influx of students staying there over 75 000 people in the municipality of the year. The town of Tromsø has 57 015 inhabitants as of 1 January 2012.
Catch the Polar Museum, Northern Norwegian Art Museum, Perspective Museum, Tromsø and Tromsø Gallery of Contemporary Art Museum. Is there sunshine, you can sunbathe on the sandy beach at Telegrafbukta or drive a little out of Tromso, the Grøtfjord. One can go fishing with veteran boat Signe 1 or go to Håkøybrua or Hella.
In the afternoon you can enjoy delicious cold beer and måseegg under the sun at the restaurant Cormorant. In Polaria need to catch Ivo Caprino grand Svalbard movie and feeding of the seals.
Polar Zoo is the world's northernmost zoo with the four major arctic predators and other animals from the polar fauna.
Midnight Sun is above the northern horizon in Tromsø from May 18 to July 26, but the mountains north of the city block viewing such period is shorter days, which means that you can see it 24 hours a day from about 21 May to 21 July.
Northern Lights zone is a circle around the magnetic North Pole. The part of North Norway north of Vesterålen is in this zone, and as a result, this is where you have the best chance of seeing the Northern Lights. Tromsø is situated right in the center of the Northern Lights zone.
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ST. PETERSBURG — A worker was killed Thursday after he was pinned under a large piece of equipment at a jobsite near Sawgrass Lake Park.
The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. as John Winchester, 53, of Palmetto, was driving a roller on the top of a sand berm. The company he worked for, Woodruff & Sons, of Bradenton, had been hired by the Southwest Florida Water Management District to build the berm. The roller is designed to pack the sand, said Sgt. Elizabeth Brady of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Winchester was pinned under the machine after it slipped and rolled on top of him. Co-workers saw the accident and used other pieces of equipment to free him.
Winchester was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation was under way Thursday night.


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This photo doesn't do our desserts justice! Pumpkin pie made by my aunt and me, and pecan pie from our guest Joan.
Cook shallots in the oil over medium-low heat until softened. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Simmer until cranberries have burst, 10-12 minutes.
Pulse fruit in a food processor until chopped but not mushy. Stir in sugar.
3. Whisk together pumpkin and milk and set aside.
4. Beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and beat until smooth.
5. Add the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the pumpkin-milk mixture.
6. Pour into muffin tins and bake 18-20 minutes.
The original recipe calls for buttermilk icing (recipe here), but I just used a simple cream cheese frosting instead, made up of an 8 oz. package of softened whipped cream, a few tablespoons of butter, and some powdered sugar.
More chocolate cupcakes for my service auction donation this month...this month a double order, half frosted with chocolate and half with vanilla.
The cupcakes are from Martha Stewart and always work out perfectly. The chocolate frosting is from a recipe I found on Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. Both those recipes can be found here, from the last time I made these cupcakes. The vanilla frosting did not turn out as well as I'd hoped...it was just powdered sugar, butter, cream, milk, and vanilla, but I think I might have gotten the proportions wrong. It tasted good but didn't look amazing. All in all though, yum!
Put the dry ingredients into a big bowl (flours, cocoa, sugar, soda, b. powder, salt). Whisk together, then add the eggs and yolk, milk, oil, vanilla, and water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until smooth and combined, about 3 minutes, scraping the bowl as needed.
Divide batter among muffin tins, filling each 2/3 of the way full. Bake about 20 minutes until a tester comes out clean. Cool slightly, then remove from tins and cool fully.
If you don't have cake flour, you can substitute it with one cup of all purpose flour, but I think it makes them extra fluffy.
You can really use different combinations of chocolate based on what you have on hand--more unsweetened and bittersweet will make it darker, more semi-sweet will make it less dark. I don't think I'd use milk chocolate, though. In any case, chop up 8 oz. total of chocolate into small pieces and put in a heat-proof, microwave-proof bowl.
Heat up the cream, stirring occasionally, until bubbles form and break around the edges. Pour over the chocolate. Wait 1 minute, then stir until combined. You might need to microwave the bowl for about 15 seconds to make sure everything gets melted. Add the butter to the bowl and whisk until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the sugar, salt, milk, and vanilla. Whisk until everything is combined and there are no big lumps.
Add the sugar to the chocolate and whisk to combine, then let sit for about 10-15 minutes at room temperature until thickened.
Beat the frosting with an electric mixer until fluffy and a little lighter in color. If this doesn't happen easily, you might need to wait a few more minutes and try again.
Cook down until the fruit is soft, adding water as needed so that it doesn't stick to the pot. When the fruit is relatively soft, add a tablespoon more of butter and a few tablespoons of warm cream. Let the liquid reduce and the fruit soften further until the sauce is to your liking.
My housemate Jessie and I had a girls' night last night, which was superfun and exactly what we needed. As part of it, I made this Florida Pie, which was also perfect given the unseasonably warm weather we've been having. It's got a graham cracker crust, a layer of coconut cream, a layer of key lime pie, and then it's all topped with meringue. I even got to use our house's mini blowtorch to brown the meringue! The best part is that each component is extremely easy, so even though the pie looks amazing and has a lot of parts, it's actually totally possible to throw it together on a moment's notice. It's also completely delicious!
One note of warning--keep leftovers in the freezer...the fridge isn't quite cool enough to keep one or another part of it from getting a little liquid-y and making the crust mushy...not the end of the world by any means, but generally the freezer should prevent this (Dorie suggests letting it sit for 30 minutes to soften up before eating).
2. Put cream and 1 c coconut in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-low heat, stirring almost constantly. Continue to cook until reduced by half and slightly thickened. Set aside to cool in a separate bowl.
3. Beat egg yolks on high until thick and pale. Beat in condensed milk and then half the lime juice on low speed. Add the rest of the lime juice and mix to combine.
4. Spread coconut cream into the graham cracker crust and then pour the lime mixture on top. Bake 12 minutes. Cool 15 minutes and then put in the freezer for at least 1 hour.
5. Put 4 egg whites and sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium low heat until the whites are hot to the touch. Transfer to a bowl and beat until the hold firm peaks. Fold in the last 1/2 c coconut.
6. Spread meringue over the pie and either run it under the broiler or use a kitchen blow torch to brown the top. Put the pie back in the freezer for at least 30 minutes to firm up.
Yum, yum, yum. I made Dorie's Chocolate Chunkers for a student lunch at my church this morning and everyone was delighted with how tasty they were...the cookies are very intense but also very addictive. You can add whatever mix-in-y things you want...I deviated a bit from the recipe but it still turned out great...the trick is just adding lots of them. :) I went crazy in the bulk food area at Berkeley Bowl so I was able to get little bits of lots of things.
Also, check out this awesomer-than-usual photo, courtesy of my housemate Josh...he lent me his mini-tripod and gave me some tips on photographing, so hopefully this will help my photography skillz in the future, too! I know they're not up to the snuff of many food bloggers, but I'm working on it!
Lots of mix-ins...I used a Green & Blacks vanilla white chocolate bar, some chopped up bittersweet chocolate, raisins, dried cranberries, roasted almonds, and toasted pecans.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder.
2. Melt the butter and chocolate until smooth but not so hot the butter separates. Cool slightly.
4. Drop onto baking sheets covered in tin foil or parchment paper and bake one sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes each. The tops will look mostly dry but the interior of the cookies will still be soft.
I just got Mollie Katzen's new book The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without from Amazon and am already loving it. I've totally fallen in love with her past books and this one is not a disappointment at all. The recipe I tried this evening, "Farfalle with Arugula Gremolata" was very delicious. The arugula was a little bitter to my taste; I might do part arugula and part spinach next time.
c) is easy to clean!
Here's the gremolata by itself, along with some slices of these great heirloom tomatoes I got at Berkeley Bowl.
Cook the pasta. Drain and toss with olive oil immediately. Add the gremolata, cranberries, and tomatoes and toss again. Spook into serving dishes and sprinkle with cheese and walnuts. Yum!
And again, don't forget to check out Sweetnicks's ARF/5-A-Day roundup starting Tuesday evening here. I've also been enjoying reading all the entries in Presto Pasta Night, where the round-up is posted every Friday.


Coach Cale Owen demonstrates how to build yourself up to the kettle bell swing with the kettle bell dead swing. The precursor exercise with help build strength in your hamstrings and gluts, ultimately getting you ready for the kettle bell swing. Start with 3 sets of 10-15 reps, as you become more comfortable with the movement and position of your body, increase the weight and eventually move on to the kettle bell swing.


What's hot — I found some work!
In April, I wrote about my search for work here in Hong Kong. I am excited to say that I finally landed my first contract in early June with Premiere Performances of Hong Kong, a small arts organization that presents world-class recitals, an annual chamber music festival, outreach programs and school concerts. It was founded and is run by a Canadian woman (totally coincidental) with a great deal of energy and drive to bring some of the best recitalists and chamber musicians to Hong Kong. I had attended a few of their performances and was impressed by what they were doing. I intended to contact her, thinking it would be yet another cold-call, but happily I was e-introduced to her by a friend here in Hong Kong. This opened the door to a meeting; she said she knew she needed to take her marketing to the next level but didn't have the expertise and couldn't find what she needed here in Hong Kong so she was very happy that I came along. I am working a couple of days a week, mostly from my home office, providing capacity building, planning and general hands-on support to her terrific and talented staff. We've gotten a lot done in a short period of time and I'm having fun. It's a win-win all around.
I am continuing to network and have been told that I am "firmly on the radar" of a couple of other organizations here. But for now, this is a great start for me in Hong Kong and I am so glad to be making a contribution in this way.
Coming from Canada, we are accustomed to working hard but we always strive for work-life balance. Of course it's not all nine-to-five in Canada, but protecting one's down-time, taking work-free vacations and spending time with family are things that Canadians can expect and most manage to achieve.
Not so here in Hong Kong. People here seem to work all the time. In fact, the term "work-life balance" is pretty much non-existent here. It is well known that the Chinese have a very strong work ethic, that kids are driven hard by their parents to achieve, and that adults work crazy long hours. Seeing this in action has been eye-opening. Most shop and business workers start around 10:00 a.m. and just keep going. About 25% of working people put in 52 hours a week or more. It is not unusual for Paul to have meetings scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m., and these are not dinner meetings. Not many workers have two days a week off. There are no laws regulating working hours. After studying the issue for two years, a government committee decided "the way forward" was to let each company work it out for themselves; all they need to do is spell out expected work hours in the employee's contract.
A recent survey showed that 77% of people take work-related calls when on vacation. Vacations more than a week long are rare. Maternity leave is ten weeks. Paternity leave is three days!
There is an attitude here that hard work is what makes Hong Kong great and its competitive edge would be lost without this approach. Perhaps. But some would say this type of work ethnic is what hurts Hong Kong's competitiveness. How do you draw the line and still stay in favour with the boss? Finding the necessary balance when dealing with long-standing attitudes of this type is a challenge when trying to adjust in a new culture, and was certainly not one we had anticipated.
Congratulations on the job! That's a great start.
Your comments re: the work-life balance issues are insightful. On the one hand, we've forgotten that these sorts of punishingly-long work weeks are not such a distant memory in our own society, and that wealth in Hong Kong is a relatively recent phenomenon. On the other hand, it's very striking that they seem caught in a cycle of long, long days, and almost no vacation, despite the fact that it is now a rich society. Is it the competitive pressures of living next to mainland China? The same problems are seen in other Asian countries. Some theorize that it is the difference between the work rhythms in rice-based cultures versus wheat-based. Wheat-based agriculture has a slower rhythm; rice needs constant, ongoing attention. Kind of an interesting theory!
What an interesting theory Vicky. I had not thought of it from that perspective. It's a complex issue and a good topic for further exploration. Thanks for writing.


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Joseph Nicholas Delahanty (October 18, 1875 in Cleveland, Ohio – January 29, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio), was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the major leagues from 1907 to 1909. He was one of five Delahanty brothers to play in the majors: the others were Ed, Frank, Jim, and Tom.

Delahanty started his professional career in 1897. He had his breakthrough year in 1907, hitting .355 for Williamsport of the Tri-State League. In August, he was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals. He became the team's regular left fielder the following season and played with them through 1909.  On Joe's major league debut in 1907, the Delahanty brothers broke the record for the most siblings ever to play major league baseball (five), a record which still stands.  The previous record (four) had been established in 1901 by the Cross brothers: Amos, Lave, Joe and Frank.

After his baseball career ended, Delahanty worked in a sheriff's office.

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"Passion made me do it" – Adele Dejak. If Adele Dejak's collection exemplifies what passion creates, may we all have the opportunity to pursue what we are truly passionate about. For those not familiar with her work, Adele Dejak is one of Nairobi's most successful designers. Born in Nigeria, educated in England, Dejak blends traditional African material with western designs to create timeless pieces that can be passed from generation to generation. We are absolutely in love with Dejak's peices and look forward to seeing more of her creation. Below are just a handful of totes we love from her collection, if you like what you see, check her details below.
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Angela has a strong belief that having a healthy body leads to a stronger mindset. She specialises in therapeutic Indian head massage, Yoga temple massage, Deep Tissue and Remedial massage with the intention of relieving muscular pain and dysfunction. Angela enjoys working with clients who want to overcome on going muscular pain and soreness in order to live happier, healthier lives. Angela has had great success helping clients who are dealing with pain, headaches, and postural dysfunction associated with office work and regular computer use.


People choose Hypnosis for many different reasons such as phobias, anxiety, obsessive behaviours and past life regression. When clients begin a course of treatment they are usually unaware that they are embarking on a journey into realms that they did not even know existed. For anyone this can be pretty daunting, let alone someone with phobias or Anxiety. To allow someone else to poke around in the unguarded mind can at first seem intimidating or even violating. Just to clarify, true hypnosis is a calm, relaxed state of mind similar to that of a daydream. A good example would be when you are driving somewhere and you reach your destination realizing you cannot remember the journey. Scary hey? Well, no not really, as even though you cannot remember the journey you were still in complete control of yourself and the car. You were perfectly safe and your reactions would be exactly the same as any other time.
Clients often say to me "I won't lose control of myself will I?" and the answer is always the same, you will remain in complete control throughout your session. You will be totally aware of your surroundings, and any noises. Also. you can stop the session at any time if you feel scared or anxious. Whilst stage hypnosis may be very entertaining for some people, it has created the illusion that whilst under Hypnosis the therapist can make the client engage in any activity no matter how absurd it is. This simply is just not the case, no one can force you to do anything you wouldn't normally do whilst under hypnosis.
There are only two types of people who cannot be hypnotised, and they are people under the influence of drink or drugs, or someone who does not want to be hypnotised. The reasons for this are similar in both cases. Firstly, you have to have consent from the client and secondly you would not be able to relax the person enough to hypnotise them in the first place. It would be ethically and morally wrong to try and hypnotise anyone from either group.
During Hypnosis the therapist bypasses the conscious mind and communicates with the subconscious mind. Here is where the Akashik Records are stored. These are the records of your life and indeed past lives. The conscious mind simply does not have the capacity to store such a vast amount of information. Also the subconscious mind stores all memories from this lifetime. A good way to describe the subconscious is to liken it to a library. During Hypnosis the therapist can access memories from any point of your life or previous lifetimes. The subconscious mind only knows the truth, it cannot lie, and it sees and records events precisely. Therefore, making information accessible to the therapist.
It will depend on the initial reason for hypnosis as to how many sessions are needed. Past Life Regression is normally covered in one sessions unless the clients wish to explore further. Also, if it transpires that a phobia or behaviour is linked to a previous lifetime, then we may have to revisit that lifetime on more than one occasion.
So in future, please remember that stage hypnosis is purely for entertainment purposes and indeed nothing like real hypnosis. There is nothing to fear and when performed correctly, hypnosis is a powerful tool used to guide people towards enlightenment and freedom.
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"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a song by American recording artist Usher featuring rapper Pitbull. It is the first single from Usher's debut EP Versus. The song was released as digital download on July 13, 2010, and sent to radio on on July 20, 2010.[ It became a top five hit in Belgium, Australia, New Zealand and United States.
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Long-time readers of ONCE UPON A GEEK may recall I'm a big fan of Norman Rockwell. My good buddy Ravenface recently directed me to a wonderful Norman Rockwell tribute by John Byrne done in 2007. This is a homage to Rockwell's famous "Runaway" painting. Check out the inked work below, and further down is a color version from Back Issue #38.
Such a great piece. I'd love to get a poster-sized version for framing.


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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - SEPTEMBER 16: Bryant Shirreffs #4 of the Connecticut Huskies loses a fumble during a game against the Virginia Cavaliers at Scott Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia Cavaliers quarterback Kurt Benkert passed for a school-record breaking 455 yards and Virginia avenged a heartbreak loss last season with a 38-18 victory over Connecticut on Saturday.
Virginia came in a rare double-digit favorite and the Cavaliers (2-1) jumped out to a 24-0 halftime lead and never looked back. Benkert, a fifth-year senior, broke his own passing record of 421 yards set last season against Central Michigan with a 73-yard touchdown pass to Andre Levrone in the middle of the fourth quarter. Levrone finished with a career-high 127 yards on four catches.
The Huskies offense struggled to keep pace with the constant pressure of the Virginia front early. UConn (1-1) went 1 of 4 on red zone possessions -- including two turnovers and a turnover-on-downs.
Olamide Zaccheaus became the 37th Virginia player to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards with a catch in the second quarter, then added a 30-yard touchdown reception from Benkert in the third. He finished with nine catches for 122 yards.
UConn finally got on the scoreboard with Bryant Shirreffs' 60-yard touchdown pass to Hergy Mayala in the third. Mayala finished with two catches -- both touchdowns -- for 77 yards.
VIRGINIA: The rumored big-play capabilities of the Cavaliers appeared -- and in great frequency. Benkert put up a career day and Virginia had three receivers with over 100 yards with touchdown receptions. Doni Dowling led the corps, tallying 136 yards on six grabs with a touchdown.
UCONN: Shirreffs had opportunities to compete but his two red-zone turnovers cost the Huskies precious drives deep into Cavalier territory. Shirreffs passed for 227 yards and led the team in rushing with 90 yards but missed out on early tone-setting opportunities.
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Virginia defensive end Andrew Brown was ejected in the middle of the second quarter on a targeting call. Shirreffs dropped to a slide after a short gain, and Brown led with his shoulder to the quarterback's head.
Virginia takes to the road for the first time this season to face Boise State in its second straight nationally televised game (ESPN2).
Connecticut will host East Carolina in its first of five straight American Conference opponents.


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Q: DHCP/static IP nomenclature I've just inherited systems administration for a small network, on which we have exclusive access to the first 128 IPs on a private virtual subnet. We have a DHCP server which binds IP addresses to specific MAC addresses, as defined in the /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf file on the server (CentOS 6.2), as follows:
host <name>
{
  hardware ethernet <mac address>;
  fixed-address <ip>;
}

However, in that file there's also comments which basically list a set of core infrastructure, designated
# Non-DHCP STATIC. ONLY critical infrastructure

How and where are non-DHCP static address-MAC binding achieved? I assume the logic for this is that if the DHCP server goes down, these systems (NIS,NFS etc) will remain live - does this make sense?
Finally - clearly DHCP is setting what are, for all intents and purposes, static IPs (i.e. a MAC address and an IP address are bound together). However, then the dhcpd.conf file also refers to Non-DHCP static IPs in the comments. Is there a more correct term for ones of these, or are they both different types of static IP?

A: When a fixed IP is handed out by a DHCP server based on the client's MAC address, that is called a DHCP Reservation and it is not a static IP address.
An address that it hardcoded into an interface's config file with the static option is a static address. It is independent of your DHCP server. The comment is likely there so that people don't make reservations that overlap with statically assigned IPs.
Honestly, it sounds like where you work is a little bit of a mess, you should be doing documentation for used IP addresses or have a proper IPAM system in place. Also, most people would agree that all servers should have static IPs and not have DHCP as a dependency, even with reservations. Of course, to each their own.

A: This sounds like your servers are configured with static IPs -- they do not use DHCP for address assignment.  These are achieved simply by modifying the OS to always use the same IP address, and never even bother asking via DHCP.
Using DHCP to hand out the same IP address to a host every time is a DHCP reservation.  Avoid using static to refer to reservations, even if the IP handed out doesn't change.


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Schools for Today's Students Call for Educational Leadership and Advocates
School & District Management Opinion
By Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers — May 08, 2016 5 min read
Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers
In a capitalist society that values private ownership and making money and defines success in amassing wealth, why are we surprised at corporations seeking massive profits on products like smartphones or products like curricula and testing? So, in the gap created between what was and new standards, teachers were left without much other than the list of new standards and their own ingenuity to plan lessons. The market responded, rolling out information, textbooks, apps and tests.
Textbooks No More
In the past it was the textbook companies who studied the standards and curriculum in each state and developed textbooks that, if followed, would "cover" the curriculum and "measure" the students' acquisition of the knowledge. Great teachers kept the textbooks in the background, using their talent, creativity, and initiative to develop lessons and units that truly taught students what they needed. Sometimes school leaders, when looking at what teachers were doing with their students would ask the terrible question "Where they were in the text?" Either way, with teachers leading the journey or the textbook companies directing it, students learned. It was unthinkable to not have a textbook. It was the anchor for teachers, students and parents as well. The textbook was the standardizing feature.
With the textbooks leading the way, it followed like the day follows the night that the tests were a "fit". We were somewhat convinced that the tests measured what was taught. After all, if we wanted to know the information and sometimes even the skills taught, all we had to do was return to examine the text.
The Internet Opened Possibilities
When the Internet was welcomed into classrooms, a new opportunities were presented and wider perspectives became accessible with the touch of a button. Pioneer Alan November's* second edition of Empowering Students with Technology was released in 2010. In it, he spelled out the ways to use this new database called the Internet to empower students as learners and to offer them a library of information that before this no school could afford to purchase or house. It could also offer access to conflicting views from which to learn. This ran counter to textbooks that were dedicated to presenting one view to be accepted as true. Multiple perspectives allowed for the creation of dissonance from which to teach and learn. Some were excited by this and others, appalled. But, had a variety of perspectives been embraced all those years ago, we might not be wondering about why we see so little empathy now and why many a lack the ability to find common ground with those with whom we disagree. But, not all schools had enough computers, or connectivity, or ready teachers. Not all teachers felt comfortable in this new medium and not all schools offered enough support for them.
The Common Core
Then came the Common Core Standards. The negative responses to them overshadowed any academic freedom they might have brought. There remain questions about the placement of some curricula and skill expectations at certain grade levels. But beyond that, they did offer a new freedom for educators to design the learning opportunities needed with or without an accompanying single text. Along with that new freedom came 'approved' assessments that would measure the new learning for students. And in many places teachers were also 'measured', in part, by those results. On the surface it looked like a logical and good plan. Legislators supported it. But on an informed, educational level, it made little sense and it fell apart.
First, an established rule of thumb for curriculum writing is to write one new "unit" a year. This is frequently done in the summer months when professional colleagues can sit together, offer each other feedback, accept direction from professional development providers, and bring the "unit" to a place of readiness to be implemented during the following school year. Even with the methods developed the Buck Institute when working with districts on problem-based learning, the expectation is for the development of, not an entire year's work, but of a unit to begin.
With standards and the tests, there was a clarion call for examples of curriculum. As they were published, some school leaders and their teachers welcomed them as the replacement for the old curriculum and followed those lessons like some previously followed the textbook. It was an understandable move, since heads were spinning and no experts seemed to be appearing.
Attention has risen, first about this common core and their accompanying measures, and now about the place they hold in the 2016 presidential election. People who were uninterested before are now paying attention. As educators, we have the opportunity to design our future. Educators have objected to the standards, the tests, and the use of the results. Justly so as all are imperfect. Yet all, also, have a sense about them.
So if we have the attention of the public, even to the point of parent's "opting out" of having their students take these tests, we might want to seize the moment. Can we bring the diverse perceptions within our ranks together to reconceive public education for America and rally support for a plan created by professional educators. What would it be? Our plan must meet the needs of the nation and of our local communities. Commentators remark on the emergence of the extremes on within the Democratic and Republican parties this year. So, let's take a page from the popular playbook. Is it time for a revolution in education? Can we begin by agreeing about:
Who are the students coming to school in 2016 and how are their needs different from those in the past?
What do we know about making students college, career and life ready in this century?
Who will be the spokespersons for a new vision of teaching and learning and how will the plans be articulated and implemented?
How do we transition our workforce of teachers and leaders for a new system that is future focused and where knowledge, skills and creativity coexist with interpersonal skills to define our graduates in Kentucky, in North Dakota, in Brooklyn, or South Central LA?
This is an opportunity for local voices to be lifted by astute activists. If we are objecting to the common core and to the standardized tests, are we preparing the alternative? How can we be sure that our local schools are attending to the local needs of our local students while giving them the opportunity to compete with students across the country for the jobs that will await them? We need a voice, a message, while we have the attention of the nation.
*November's website offers resources that help even the Internet novice how to tell if a website is valid, authentic, and its history. There is other information about extensions, like .com .UK, .edu, etc. that are helpful as well.
Connect with Ann and Jill on Twitter or by Email.
November, A.(2010). Empowering Students With Technology. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin
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