Farnaz Hamid Makeup and Hair Studio is a unique and sophisticated boutique specializing in bridal, engagement, and party makeovers, as well as, Pro eyelash extensions for all occasions. Owner and artist, Farnaz Hamid, graduated with a diploma from the prestigious Complections College of Makeup Art and Design located in downtown Toronto. To further her passion and refine her skill she interned with, and received yet another diploma from, none other than renowned makeup artist Shahzad Raza at Ather Shahzad studio in Lahore, Pakistan.
She also took courses at Dreamlash academy in Canada and is now a Pro lash artist, providing semi-permanent eyelash extensions. Her expertise lies in South Asian bridal makeup and hair styling, and her romise is to deliver exceptionally innovative results catered to each clients individual desires. "A girl hould be two things...classy and fabulous" said Coco Chanel, that's exactly how you will feel leaving arnaz Hamid Makeup and Hair Studio.
She also took courses at Dreamlash academy in Canada and is now a Pro lash artist, providing semi-permanent eyelash extensions. Her expertise lies in South Asian bridal makeup and hair styling, and her romise is to deliver exceptionally innovative results catered to each clients individual desires. "A girl should be two things...classy and fabulous" said Coco Chanel, that's exactly how you will feel leaving Farnaz Hamid Makeup and Hair Studio.
Natalia's journey into the beauty industry began at a young age. By grade 11 she was registered with the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and enrolled in a 3 year Hairstyling and Cosmetology Program. By the time she graduated her secondary education she had already completed her training and was well on her way to be becoming licensed. In 2007 she received her licence certification and started building up her clientele while continuing her training at a prestige high end salon and spa.
Natalia says,"The secret to delivering results is in the details," and while your hair is entrusted in her hands you will see just that. "Every person is unique and deserves a one-of-a-kind hairstyle that is meticulously crafted to complement their inner and out personality."
Being naturally drawn to the industry's glamour side, Natalia was captivated by the beauty of makeup and received her Advanced Cosmetic & Makeup Artistry Diploma in 2009 after a two year Makeup and Special Effect Program at Sheridan. Today her specialty lies in creating a high definition canvas using the airbrush application method.
In 2013 Natalia felt the need to expand and opened Salon Pandoras, a full service salon, downtown Toronto, catering vegan and ammonia free hair care options to the families and businesses of the surrounding community.
Natalia joined Farnaz Hair and Makeup Studio August of 2015 and is excited to bring her skills and expertise to a whole new level while continuing her one true passion.
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Left to right - Derek Stirling, of Alford and District Rotary Club, Barry Adams, of Alford Public Hall Committee, Mrs Margaret McLeod, Gary McLeod.
A public access defibrillator has been donated to the Alford community by a long-established local business.
Gary McLeod, of industrial firm John McLeod and Son, Whitehouse, decided that the impending 90th anniversary of the company would be the ideal time to give something back to the village.
The life-saving equipment has been installed outside the public hall in Kingsford Road and Gary will also cover future maintenance and upkeep costs.
The McLeod family link to the village goes back nearly 90 years.
Jock McLeod served his time as a mechanic with W and R Murray in Alford and built a garage on rented ground at Whitehouse Station in 1927.
The business carried out motor repairs and sold Fordson tractors, employing up to five mechanics and a clerkess.
In the early 1960s Jock's son Ron and his wife Margaret took over the business and diversified into railway sleepers and storage containers.
With the closure of the rail line under the Beeching cuts, Ron uplifted the railway sleepers from Alford to Kintore, and from Parkhill, Dyce, to Fraserburgh.
Gary took over the business from his father seven years ago.
Alford and District Rotary Club helped in the acquisition of the new defibrillator and Alford Public Hall Committee agreed to its installation on the outside wall and to provide the power supply.


Paul Forsythe from McMaster University, Canada will join the Porto Microbiota 2018 Congress which will be held in October 28-30, 2018, at Porto, Portugal and will talk about "Psycho neuro immunology and gut microbes" during the congress.
Paul Forsythe highlighted: "There is increasing evidence that gut microbes can influence brain chemistry and function, and disruption of the microbiota may contribute to neuro-developmental and mood disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying communication between gut microbes and the brain are complex and still poorly understood. This presentation will focus on the relationship between the microbiota, immune system and behaviour, describing recent experiments that highlight gut microbes as key agents in psychoneuroimmunology."


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Ongoing Constellation Work & Body-Focused Facilitator Training Programs in Santa Barbara, CA.
as well as to develop personally and professionally.
Dyrian & JoAnne trained in constellations work with its founder, Bert Hellinger, and others in the early 1990s.
The Learning program we offer is a two-year program that participants register for six months at a time. It is geared towards two types of participants. Firstly, those who want to work on their personal process, while in a conscious and safe community.
Secondly, it is for participants who want to learn about Family Constellation work, from a somatic/body-focused perspective.
CEUs are available for our Monthly Groups: LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs & RNs, Provided by the Family Therapy Institute. Learn more.
There is a dual emphasis on both the participant's personal healing process, as well as their understanding of constellation theory and how the work can be integrated into various professions. Former trainees have included physicians, educators, performing artists, as well as a broad spectrum of consultants, therapists, and helping professionals.
Our format is designed to enable students to absorb the essential tenets of the work and to practice integrating the tools into their own professional and/or personal practices. The process is experiential and offered in a gentle, safe and supportive environment.
The Learning Program generally meets once a month for a 2-day weekend. The full training lasts two years and is broken down into four, 6-month segments (though recommended, it is not necessary to take back-to-back segments in order to complete the program). A certificate of completion is given at the end of each 6-month segment and at the end of the full training.
We welcome participants, especially those with an established background in a form of healing work, to "drop in" on the Learning Program for a weekend without committing to an entire 6-month segment. However, we do limit the number of participants per weekend, depending on what phase the ongoing Learning Program is in.
Priority is given to ongoing participants with a commitment to full 6-month segments.
The weekend themes are centered around the needs of the Learning Program participants. Special attention is given to tracking the thread of the Learning Program participants' personal work and professional/technical development.
Students are encouraged to form smaller learning groups that meet between sessions to begin practicing constellations, as well as to share insights.
This training enhanced my work far beyond my expectations.
It was deeply transformational and full of heart.
Lectures, constellations, group practices and reflections, as well as experiential learning will be the primary modes of learning in this program. Each participant's personal work, is highly educational for the entire system/group.
The unique style and composition of each learning group will significantly influence and change the way in which the material and the experiential practices, as highlighted below, are presented and explored.
Construction of a family abode.
The practice of cultivating presence.
Exploring your own personal issues.
Learning to tap into the "informing field."
Video demonstrations of Bert Hellinger's work.
Practicing the facilitator role in a supportive setting.
Being a representative in the constellations of others.
Practicing being an observing member & holding the field.
Learning circles, collaborative group learning, writing projects, and small group exercises.
The specific content of each program is determined by the interest, skill, and practice experience of the group.
Who belongs to the family system.
Turning towards or away from life.
Relational Constellations – the basic orders and concepts.
Exploring Bert Hellinger's unique phenomenological approach.
Recognize the Orders Of Love operating with parent-child, couple, and family.
Honoring our roots of time and place: including races, peoples, nations, and cultures.
Exploring what it is that works in constellations.
Practical facilitator attunement and presence skills.
How to integrate constellation work into individual sessions.
The effective sequence of steps in setting up a constellation.
How to interview, collect information & proceed with the constellation.
Work with concealed constellation, organizational, colored fields, & more.
The many applications of constellations for individuals, couples, groups & organizations.
Recognizing and dealing with opposing inner forces.
The significance of the living and the dead family members.
Receiving support and strength through the relationship to our ancestors.
Lessons from Relational Constellations for your own life and relationships.
The function of conscience in regard to guilt & innocence in family & relationships.
Recognizing the influence of lost or forgotten family members and of family secrets.
Integrating constellation work into your professional and personal life.
Revealing and resolving intergenerational system dynamics and entanglements.
The use of actual facts, incidents & events, e.g., stillborn children, illness, early deaths, adoptions, etc. as a basis for intervention.
Explore the power of consenting to one's fate.
Finding the movements of the soul toward resolution.
Words of power: sentences of resolution and strength.
Recognize the interplay of constellations, presence and guidance.
Learn to reveal system dynamics of entanglements, substituted persons and missing members.
Support what provides the individual and family system with deep inner strength and avoid what weakens.
Learn to work with your own personal issues.
Recognize when constellations are least and most indicated.
Learn how to look for solutions and when to finish a constellation.
Know how to transfer the constellation learning to work applications and to life.
Understand the connection of family therapy and Relational Constellations.
Become skilled at bringing presence to issues, to questions of life & death, and our relationship with all living beings.
We reserve the right to monitor who is appropriate for the kind of learning that we offer and we reserve the right to decline participation to any applicant at any point during the learning/training programs.
To register for the Learning Program, fill out this form and we'll be in touch with you.
Background with this work or other healing modality, intention, etc.
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$2,400 for each 6-month segment. If paid 1-month in advance, the fee is $2,300.
Weekend dates are generally the first or second weekend of each month.
Please register at least one month in advance of the workshop you'd like to take. Email or call 805.563.0558 with any payment questions.
The facilitators for the Learning Program are Dr. Dyrian Benz and JoAnne Chartrand. Both trained directly with Bert Hellinger and are among the most senior teachers and facilitators of Constellation Work in the United States.
Dyrian is an educator and trainer with decades of experience. He has taught Constellation Work on the graduate level at Antioch University and at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.
JoAnne is a European Trained Practitioner.
She has been in private practice since 1981. Her specialty is in Somatically-Based Transpersonal Psychology, Trauma, and Relational Constellations.
Diamond Heart Approach, and Internal Family Systems.


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A quiet gem on the southern tip of Siesta Key. Parking is tough but not impossible and the off the beaten path beach is pretty quiet used mostly by locals. Condos and hotels to rent nearby. Permits required.
On Anna Maria Island you can have your wedding at the end of any street with limited access and parking. We have a few go-to spots. Permit Required.
Have your wedding on Venice Beach or the Venice beach Jetty Area. Great Restaurants and Banquet Halls are nearby. Permits required.
In the center of Anna Maria Island you can have your wedding at the end of any street with parking and plenty of public access areas. to the beach. We have a few go-to spots.
Plenty of Parking but it does get crowded. We set our weddings on the North end in near proximity to a bathroom and some protective dunes. The South end is far from bathrooms and will cost additionally for the 500yd load in. Permits required.


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Syrian Kurds celebrate Newroz amid tensions
This year's celebrations were bolstered by recent Kurdish declarations of an autonomous federation in northern Syria.
by Andrea DiCenzo & Jonathan Brown
Tue Mar 22 2016 08:31:40 GMT+0000
A women sews Kurdish People's Defence Units flags in Amude, Syria. The flags are for Newroz celebrations organised by the Democratic Union Party. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Qamishli, Syria - Large crowds of Syrian Kurds gathered in towns and villages outside Qamishli in northern Syria on Monday to ring in the Kurdish new year.
This year's Newroz celebrations were bolstered by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and allied groups' declaration of a "federal democratic system" in Kurdish regions of Syria's north. "Even if Newroz wasn't happening, we would still be celebrating," Rukan Butan, 23, told Al Jazeera in Amude, a village outside Qamishli.
In the days leading up to the celebration, municipal workers in Qamishli could be seen stringing large banners picturing Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), across the city's four-lane streets. The banners were emblazoned with the slogan: "Freedom of the Kurdish leader is freedom of the Kurdish people."
In recent months, the city has been targeted by a string of bombings, attributed to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group. Last year in Hasakah in northern Syria, an ISIL bombing attack on the city amid Newroz celebrations claimed the lives of more than 20 people.
Despite the celebratory atmosphere in Qamishli, events marking the new year were subdued compared with previous years because of security concerns, locals told Al Jazeera. Kurdish intelligence officials have taken stringent measures to guard against further attacks. Imports to the region were limited before the holiday, while motorcycles, which were used to launch previous attacks, were banned inside the city in the days leading up to the celebrations. The location for the day's events was announced on the morning of Newroz.
"We can be under attack at any moment," Kameran Said, a commander in a volunteer protection force, told Al Jazeera.
Women dance by lit tyres in celebration of the Kurdish new year of Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A young girl on the back of a pick-up truck waves at bystanders on the streets of Qamishli with flags of two Kurdish political parties: the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Workers' Party. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
YPG fighters sleep in one the group's tents outside of Derbasiya, Syria. The fighters have been monitoring the Derbasiya Newroz celebrations. Security is tight because of previous suicide attacks on the holiday. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A family picnics outside Derbasiya, Syria, to celebrate Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Because of security risks, other cities in the area cancelled or postponed holiday celebrations until next year. More than 1,000 people from neighbouring cities such as Qamishli and Hassaka gathered on a hilltop outside Derbasiya to celebrate Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Women celebrate the holiday of Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Some festival-goers brought framed pictures of loved ones who were killed. The YPG has been a prominent player in Syria in the fight against ISIL, while the Turkish affiliate, the PKK, is engaged in a bloody conflict in Turkey. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A bonfire is lit during the large gathering in Derbasiya. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
YPG members greet one another during the Newroz festival. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
The large crowd chants revolutionary songs and the name 'Apo' - a nickname for Ocalan [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A festival-goer holds up a Kurdish flag during the holiday celebrations. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Kurdish people from surrounding villages stage a traditional Kurdish folk dance during the Derbasiya Newroz celebrations. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
YGP members watch over Derbasiya's celebrations from a hilltop. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Women in traditional Kurdish dress celebrate the holiday of Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Festival-goers hold up a large PKK flag at the gathering in Derbasiya. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
Women in traditional Kurdish dress dance to ring in Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A young boy holds up a portrait of his brother who was killed while fighting ISIL in Syria. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
In the villages outside of Qamishli, families gather in fields for picnics to celebrate Newroz. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
A young girl wears the Kurdish colours of red, green and yellow. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]
After the celebrations, families head back home, some still celebrating with music and singing. [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]

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Ana Consuelo Matiella talks fact and fiction about Nogales, Sonorans and Mexican-Americans.
By James Reel
Ana Consuelo Matiella
"Sonora is tought," Ana Consuelo Matiella will tell you, but in the next breath she'll describe Nogales in the 1960s as "Leave It to Beaver for Mexicans. It was this wholesome town where I could walk from my house on the American side of the border to my grandmother's house in the hills on the Mexican side without worrying about anything. But now, between the drugs and the maquilas [the low-wage, foreign-owned border factories], the town has been transformed."
It's the old, wholesome Nogales that figures in much of Matiella's The Truth about Alicia and Other Stories, a sometimes magic-realist, always gently cynical collection of short fiction recently published by the University of Arizona Press. Matiella's Nogales is a town where old women still dodge hexes, where a crow explains adults to a child, where a dead grandfather comes back for a Christmas visit and, more realistically, where women gossip about how to deal with unreliable men. But although those women are sometimes abused, they don't let themselves become victims.
They're Sonoran. They're tough.
"I didn't know any submissive females," says Matilla, sitting tall and solid in a hotel café in Santa Fe, where she now lives. "You didn't mess with my mother or my aunt or my grandmother, and I think it's because they're all from Sonora.
"In the south of Mexico, they call Sonorans 'broncos' because we're loud and ill-mannered, and we exaggerate," she says, noting that the preliminary title of her collection was Gossip, Stories and Lies. "Sonora has always been full of tough ranchers and a ruling class that ran everything with an iron fist. And the Indians weren't submissive in Sonora, either; the Yaquis were as fierce and mean as the ranchers."
Matiella was born on the Sonoran side of Nogales, but her family moved to the U.S. side so she could attend school here. Which side of the border she was on didn't matter much in the 1960s. She crossed easily to visit relatives, or to pile into a car with other high school kids to explore the forbidden pleasures of Canal Street--"Not a cool place to be if you were a girl," she admits.
"Being a border person--you can't shake it. The border is like another country all its own. We Mexicans forged a whole new race out of the Spanish and Indian, and in the same way the border is both Mexican and American without being really like either one. One of the reasons I'm an adaptable person is because of the dichotomies and dualities I was raised with."
Matiella graduated from Nogales High School in 1970, then enrolled at Pima Community College when it was housed in hangars on Old Nogales Highway. "Yeah, I couldn't get away from being in a place called Nogales even when I left town," she says, "but Pima was this totally happening college."
Eventually she transferred to Northern Arizona University--one of her stories revolves around a college professor in Flagstaff--and obtained a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1976. She worked as a rehab counselor for the Department of Economic Security in Tucson for 10 years, getting a master's in English as a Second Language at the UA along the way. Then she worked a while for an educational publisher in California, and in 1991 wound up in Santa Fe, where she produces educational fotonovelas and writes a monthly newspaper column on Santa Fe life.
"The good thing about New Mexico is it embraced all the cultures," she notes, sitting in the elegant hotel owned by a Native American tribe.
It took years for Matiella to embrace her potential as a writer of short fiction. She'd draft the stories longhand, in bed, then put them away for as long as a decade. At last her writing coach persuaded her to send a query to the University of Arizona Press, and the result is now out in paperback. A literary agent saw a favorable review of it in Publishers Weekly, and asked Matiella if she happened to have a novel ready to go. Indeed she did.
"She liked the first six chapters, but I haven't heard if she liked the other 21," says Matiella. "It's a stalker romance that takes place in Tucson and Spain, about a bad boyfriend you can't get rid of."
Right now Matiella is working on a historical novel set in Guaymas, and what she calls "a really cool short-story collection. It's 13 Mexican feminine archetypes--the virgin, the whore, the witch, the old maid, all those. I offer it up with a good dose of Mexican cynicism, so although it's about the archetypes, it challenges the myths. That's evident in these Something about Alicia stories. There's always some sort of twist, so it's not like the Henry James female archetype, where if you're a woman, you're gonna lose, no matter what."
Despite her subjects and settings, Matiella doesn't talk about being part of any Latina literary movement; in fact, she's skeptical that much progress has really been made in Mexican-American arts and letters.
"People keep announcing that this is going to be the Decade of the Hispanic," she says. "Well, I've been living the Decade of the Hispanic for 30 years. Where's the literature? Where are the movies? People watch soap operas on Galavision and they think we're really like that! It's terrible! It's telebasura--trash TV! They finally come up with a good series about a Mexican-American family, but they have to put it on PBS, not on mainstream television. And then they don't even tell you when it's on! [American Family airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on channel 6; consider yourself told.]
"It's enough to make you think there's some big plot against us, but then it's really up to us to write the stories and get them out into the world, isn't it? It's a good thing I'm not paranoid, that's all I have to say."
James Reel
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It seems like every household appliance is turning into a smart device nowadays! Modern fridges have tablets built in, you can search the web on your TV, and self-driving cars are on the horizon.
Who could have predicted the proliferation of technology back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s?
Not the architect that designed your home, that's for sure!
Technology is constantly moving forward, almost at a rate that's too fast to keep up with!
And while your home or office might have been perfectly adequate as late as the mid 00s, your home wiring might need a bit of an upgrade if you want to keep up with the relentless march of technology!
But what exactly does this entail? What might you have to change? And does your house or workplace need rewiring?
Why does your wiring need an upgrade?
When the 2010s rolled around, you upgraded to a smartphone, bought a tablet, purchased a streaming device for your TV and got a Wi-Fi modem to connect it all.
The average home is jam-packed full of devices and appliances nowadays, with the average household consuming a lot more electricity than it did in the past.
And that's just today. Who knows where we'll go in the next decade – electric cars are taking off – we'll likely see another jump in your household electricity usage very soon!
Unfortunately, many older buildings weren't designed for this level of electricity usage in mind. Perhaps there aren't enough power points to support a modern lifestyle – alternatively, your existing wiring mightn't have enough capacity.
Whatever the cause, the result is the same: your existing system simply doesn't supply enough power.
In these cases, the only safe course of action is to talk to a licensed electrician about getting your wiring upgraded.
Depending on your circumstances, your electrician might recommend rewiring your home with higher-capacity circuits and fittings to safely handle all your devices and appliances.
In other cases, your local sparkie can help by installing additional power points and connecting them to your home's electrical system.
And in many cases, your electrical woes can be traced back to an old switchboard that was designed to handle the appliances of its time. Older switchboards can act as a bottleneck for your home's electrical system and may need to be upgraded.
Is your home experiencing electrical problems? Explore the common signs here.
Ethernet ports, phone jacks, data cabling, oh my!
Did you know: the average Aussie home has 2.2 TVs and 2.53 computers.
And with the number of screens in each house set to rise, data cabling and networking points are rapidly becoming standard in many newly built homes.
The only problem: many older buildings simply weren't built with the necessary infrastructure in place.
If this presents a major hurdle for many older homes, it's especially challenging for older office spaces!
While modern Wi-Fi lets you beam high-speed internet throughout your house without resorting to using unsightly blue wires, it's still worth setting up a few cabled access points around your home.
Most desktop computers still rely on wired connections, and you'll need ethernet connections for your Wi-Fi router.
As a leading commercial electrician, Briggs Electrical offer a wide range of high-speed networking and data solutions.
Some of our services include installing new data and telephone points, as well as implementing high-capacity fibre optic wiring for businesses that need a super-fast internal network.
Over the years, building codes have been updated to keep up with increasing energy use, more efficient appliances and to better protect homeowners from electrical hazards.
However, many older homes would have been grandfathered in. This means there are many homes in Melbourne with wiring that's 40, 50 or even 80 years old!
For your own safety, we encourage you to get your wiring inspected and upgraded to meet modern building codes.
Not only does this protect you from electrical fires (the vast majority of which are caused by old wiring) and electrocution, but they can also bring down your insurance premiums. Many providers are hesitant to insure homes with older electrical systems!
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Does your home or workplace feel like it's stuck in the last century?
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Our fully-licensed and highly-experienced team is completely up-to-date with the latest in electrical and networking trends. We'll make sure your home is future-proofed, up to code and most importantly, safe!
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Large shout-out to the assistants who booked for us a very nice train on Christmas day. Like, really nice. They (the train people) fed us, they provided toothpaste and slippers and boot polish and chocolate and tea we can't drink and various other things. Also we spent basically all of two days on trains, and a day in Toliatti for Christmas conference, so we haven't been doing all that much work around here, and I don't entirely feel like I'm doing that much. But we soldier on.
There's some investigator/part-member-family/less-active people that we've been trying to get to church (and for the last two cycles too) but they always bail at the last minute, so we finally just showed up at their house Sunday morning and knocked on all the windows and told them to get dressed and get in the taxi. They did. Also thanks to the taxi driver for helping us break in to their gated yard. Maybe it was a little extreme, but it worked.
Christmas conference was awesome and I would like it known that Sister Schwab is the best and that I ate far more food than was actually comfortable once it was inside me.
Our branch decided to have yet another Christmas activity, but fortunately we didn't have to dress up. It was basically like the other one but with fewer children and more recited Christmas rhymes, (probably) famous poems, and parables (all things I don't understand because they use big words and artistically move around the word order). So it was pretty Russian.
The elders have an investigator who isn't really making any progress but who likes talking to missionaries and especially likes my companion. So he has decided to become our investigator. And he's been pretty successful at it so far. You wouldn't think he'd be able to crash our lessons, but he has. I'm not really sure what to do about that.
And finally, it would not be a letter from Sister Nielsen if I didn't talk about the weather, so it has been warm and slushy, which is gross. One day we were out in the rain for two hours and the rain managed to soak my winter coat, all the way through in parts. I thought it was going to freeze solid when we went outside again that night, but it hovered around freezing so I just walked around trying to keep my proselyting material dry and looking like I'd fallen into a river. I'm hoping it gets cold again.
I've been thinking of grace a lot lately because I'll admit, I always kind of thought of it as this bonus extra part of the gospel that you can study if you feel fancy or inadequate. But I've realized that it's the power by which all of the gospel is actually possible. It's the power by which Christ did everything he did. It's not an extra part that you can find out about if you graduate from the essentials.
So I'm trying to thank God more often for the things that I think of as mine and forget aren't really mine, but are from God. You can never be too grateful.
You are all excellent! I love you!


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Nick Hurst is an English writer who in 2012 published his first book Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster.

Hurst was born and grew up in London where he began Shaolin kung fu. Having gained a black belt he gave up a job in advertising and went to train with his grandmaster Sugong in Malaysia aged 30.

He was faced with a daunting prospect as his grandmaster had a reputation as an extremely short-tempered man with fearsome martial arts abilities and a background of run-ins with gangsters. Furthermore, Hurst had not received any assurances Sugong would teach him before he left.

Hurst was allowed to train under Sugong and eventually wrote his book about him. This was an undertaking complicated by Sugong's temperamental character which saw Hurst and his translator suffer numerous verbal onslaughts.

Hurst studied at the University of Sheffield and academics from their School of East Asian Studies assisted him to ensure the historical accuracy of his book.

It has been described as 'part biography, part social history, part memoir' and received positive reviews.

Hurst's second book Falling From the Floating World was published in 2019.

Despite being a thriller set in modern-day Tokyo, a twist in the plot meant it was illustrated with Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints sourced from museums across the world.

In a further departure from convention, Hurst's research into Japanese irezumi tattooing resulted in him getting the same full-back tattoo one of the characters in the story is forced to have. This was done in the traditional hand-poked tebori method by leading Tokyo master Horitoku.

In addition to his books, Hurst has written articles for newspapers and magazines including the Guardian and Time Out.

Works

 Sugong: The Life of a Shaolin Grandmaster (2012), tells the life story of Hurst's kung fu grandmaster, interspersed with Hurst's experiences living in Malaysia to train with him.
 Falling From the Floating World (2019), is a thriller set in Tokyo and features yakuza, corrupt politicians, call-girls and murder.

References

External links
Hurst's website

British writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from London
Alumni of the University of Sheffield

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Peggy Shumaker's 'Cairn' unpacks a life lived in poetry
Author: David James
Published March 16
Cairn: New and Selected Poems and Prose
Peggy Shumaker, Red Hen Press, 408 pages, 2018. $28.95
'Cairn, ' by Peggy Shumaker
Peggy Shumaker has one of the most extensive résumés in Alaska literature: widely published poet, memoirist, professor emerita at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, one-time Alaska State Writer Laureate, founder of Boreal Books, editor of the Alaska Literary Series for University of Alaska Press, mentor to countless writers, and much more. She's not lived an idle existence.
With that much work behind her, and still going strong, it's fitting that her most recent book, "Cairn," looks both forward and backward. The subtitle, "New and Selected Poems and Prose," only hints at what is contained within these pages: a career retrospective tracing her pathway to now, and work moving in new directions.
Much like Shumaker's life, what's collected here wanders over a broad landscape, but mostly focuses on the Sonoran Desert she grew up in, and Alaska, where she made her home as an adult. There are also brief journeys into the American West, Europe, and Hawaii among other places, and thoughts on other poets. Her reflections range from intensely personal and inward looking, to expansive views of the world around her. And she offers up her story, wherein despite the long odds of her upbringing, and personal setbacks that would lead many to despair, she's continued to rise upward. In its own quiet way, "Cairn" provides readers with more inspiration than can be found from a shelf load of self-help books.
The collection begins with the new works, and they travel in several distinct directions. Immediately there is an overtly political poem (the only one in the book) pleading for women to be allowed autonomy over their bodies. As we learn over the course of the next 400 pages, this is something her mother rarely knew. And as that story emerges, the opening poem makes increasing sense.
This is followed by a tribute to the late Fairbanks photographer Barry McWayne, and then a selection of new poems exploring the wonders and pitfalls of living, perhaps best summarized in the brief piece titled "Healing."
"What we cannot reach / what we cannot yet do / the yet means we're alive. / Wild frustration, growing. / What we cannot ever reach / what we cannot ever do / the ever means we're human."
And then, in the section following, she reaches. Titled "Sparks," it resulted from a year-long experiment between Shumaker and Fairbanks artist Kesler Woodward. The two embarked on a conversation in which Shumaker provided Woodward with a poem, to which he created a painting in response. He didn't attempt to capture the poem on the canvas. Rather, he painted what the poem brought to his mind. Then Shumaker responded in like form.
Interspersed between the poems and the paintings are discussions between the two of how they interacted, and what thoughts and choices led to each response. It's an opportunity for readers to discover the details and results of a synergistic partnership, and it's the most intriguing section of the book.
The final section of new works collects poems Shumaker wrote to honor her good friend, the Homer-based poet, essayist and biologist Eva Saulitis, who died of cancer in early 2016. Saulitis had chronicled her battle with the disease in her writings, and Shumaker memorializes her friend's courage and contributions, while mourning her passing.
The balance of the book is devoted to selections from seven previous poetry collections and her memoir. Here readers have the unique opportunity of watching a poet hone her skills, experiment with ideas, and find her way to the voice she now has.
The earliest works were first published in book form in 1985, and the difference between these poems and the new ones that preceded them is stark. In the early poems from this and other decades-old collections, Shumaker is much wordier, and more prone to a narrative poetry that she appears to have gradually shed. Her newer poems are notable for their spartan nature, but these older ones border on the Whitmanesque.
The shattered relationships of the broken family she grew up in feature heavily in these poems, as does the Southwestern landscape of Tucson, where she spent her childhood. The rich mythological culture of that region also informs many of these works. And while they're stylistically far removed from the recent selections, they show a voice already powerful.
Here we also find Shumaker experimenting and pushing at her boundaries, most notably in "Elegy for Getz," where, inspired by saxophonist Stan Getz, she applies jazz rhythms to Southwestern imagery.
With the move to Alaska, Shumaker's language shortened dramatically. The more recent poems are briefer, their stanzas shorter, yet they reach out farther and ask more questions. "If language is bones, hard parts / of speech," she queries in "Gnawed Bones," "what do skulls of pack rats / crushed into owl pellets / have to tell us?" This, in a sense, is how Shumaker's later works operate. Crushed bones that bear the traces of entire systems.
Those bones are more thoroughly fleshed out in the selections from her 2007 memoir "Just Breathe Normally," which are wisely placed at the end of the book. Here we learn more of her childhood in an impoverished family with a mother and father who couldn't hold relationships together with each other or other partners, much less with their children. It's remarkable Shumaker arrived where she is today, highly educated, widely traveled, and a mentor to others, rather than, say, an exhausted waitress with a nicotine habit. In this section we also read of the accident that nearly killed her, when she and her husband (who she repeatedly expresses her love for throughout this book) were struck while bicycling by a young man recklessly traveling at high speed on an ATV.
Reading of Shumaker's life in these final pages prompts a return to the poems that precede them, to be read with a new understanding. "What are we without language," she asks in one of the new selections. For Shumaker, language is everything, and she employs it remarkably.
David James
David A. James is a Fairbanks based critic and freelance writer.
A $3,000 PFD? Forget about it.


What makes sweet potato gnocchi even better? Brown up some spicy Italian sausage (about 1 lb for 22 oz of gnocchi) and set aside to drain on plate a paper towel. Use one package frozen spinach or steam some up fresh, being sure to drain as much of the liquid out as possible, then rough chop it. Gnocchi can go mushy quickly and you don't want that extra water in there. No one likes a mushy gnocchi. Set aside. The spinach that is. While you are at it, set aside the notion of mushy gnocchi as well. Blech!
Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees. To make the sauce, take 2 tablespoons of butter and melt in a saucepan. When melted, stir in 4 tablespoons of flour, stirring constantly with a whisk for a minute or two until lightly browned. Slowly stir in your dairy, 2 cups of it. Most recipes call for heavy cream, but I'm more or less lactose intolerant (bummer huh?) so I used skim no lactose milk. Not so exciting, but after you add the cheese you won't miss a thing. I know – cheese is dairy but I can't give it up. Sue me. Slowly poor in the milk (or heavy cream if you insist) while whisking so the liquid incorporates into the butter and flour (aka the roux) and doesn't go all lumpy. If it does, no worries – you can always strain it! (I might have done a bit of that tonight…oops. My mind was elsewhere, on my shoulder.) Cook, stirring often, until the liquid thickens to the desired consistency. Add about a 1/4-1/2 cup each of shredded parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and a bit of nutmeg. Fresh ground nutmeg is best! Just get a few "nuts" and microplane grater and break it out for occasions like this. Best "investment-slash-gift" I ever done did got! When the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth and seasoned, add spinach and sausage and stir to coat and distribute evenly. Add more milk if the sauce thickens too much.
Bake for 20 min until golden brown on top and nice and bubbly. You can switch on the broiler if the sauce is bubbling and you just need to brown the cheese a bit more. These dishes will be SCALDING HOT when you take them out the oven, so WARNING – LET THEM SIT FOR 10 MINUTES!! Trust me, it will not go cold.
Now if this food doesn't comfort one over the fact that they are going to have to have arthroscopic surgery on their shoulder, followed by eight weeks of recovery, I don't know what will?! Wait – strike that. Add a bottle of red wine and a good friend to share the meal (and maybe the wine), and NOW you have the perfect recovery recipe. Cheers!
I can imagine few things more comforting that baked pasta smothered in cheese! It doesn't hurt when the pasta (aka gnocchi) is homemade.
I liked the floating picture better tho…. It was SOOOO damn delicious!


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Hephaestion, Hephaistion, or Hephaistio of Thebes (, Hēphaistíōn ho Thēbaĩos) was a Hellenized Egyptian astrologer of late Antiquity who wrote a Greek treatise known as the Apotelesmatics or Apotelesmatika around AD 415. Much of the work appears to be an attempt to synthesize the earlier works of the 1st century astrologer Dorotheus of Sidon and the 2nd century astrologer Claudius Ptolemy.  Hephaestion is seen mainly as one of the later compilers of the Hellenistic tradition of astrology since he mainly draws from earlier astrologers, including Antiochus of Athens, and he summarizes large portions of Ptolemy and Dorotheus, which is helpful to modern scholars since we have no other record of many of the authorities that he quotes.

Hephaestion's intention appears to have been to reconcile the authoritative Ptolemaic tradition with the earlier practices represented by Dorotheus of Sidon.  He wrote at a time and in a place (possibly Alexandria) when astrological ideas were being summarized and consolidated, after the removal of the capital of the Empire from Rome to Constantinople.  His contemporaries included Paulus Alexandrinus (378 AD) and the anonymous author of the well-known Treatise on Fixed Stars (379 AD).

Although influential on later Byzantine astrologers, his work seems to have had little impact in the Arab tradition which followed. The first two volumes of the Apotelesmatics have been translated into English (by Robert Schmidt of Project Hindsight); the third volume on Katarchic astrology (e.g., electional) is in preparation.

References
Apotelesmatics, Hephaistio of Thebes, Book I, [tr. Robert H. Schmidt], Project Hindsight, Greek Track Vol. XV., The Golden Hind Press (Cumberland, MD), 1994; and Book II ibid., 1998.
Robert Schmidt, Project Hindsight .
Late Classical Astrology: Paulus Alexandrinus and Olympiodorus (with the Scholia of later Latin Commentators). [Translated by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum.] ARHAT, 2001.
From the periodical Culture and Cosmos, .
David Pingree, Hephaestionis Thebani Apotelesmaticorum libri tres, I–II. Leipzig: Teubner, 1973–1974

External links
Ἀποτελεσματικὰ Συντάγματα (Apotelesmatica), original text online
•Summary of Apotelesmatics

Year of birth missing
5th-century deaths
Ancient Greek astrologers
Ancient Greek writers
Egyptian astrologers
Ancient Egyptian astrologers
5th-century Egyptian people
5th-century Byzantine writers


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Nov.-Dec.: Hao Shiming's Art Exhibition
0 Comment(s) Print E-mail The Beijinger, November 9, 2011
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 21:00 p.m., Nov.1 - Dec. 31
Venue: Galleria 2 and 3, Hilton Beijing (Location)
Mr. Hao Shiming's art work. [File Photo]
The Hilton Beijing contemporary art gallery is set to launch new art work! Throughout November and December, the Galleria 2 and 3 on the second and third floor of Hilton Beijing will be exhibiting the art work of exceptionally skilled Chinese ink painter – Mr. Hao Shiming, introduced by the Art Scene Warehouse.
Mr. Hao Shiming's art work is understated and soothing to the eyes. He uses a traditional "gong bi" Chinese ink painting medium expressing Chinese women are graceful and melancholic and demonstrating his love of nature. The juxtaposition of female figures with plants, flowers and straw-thatch birds represents the changing social position of women in a country which is undergoing an extreme and rapid social transformation.
Cynthia Zhu 58655254/ 158 1008 0433 or cynthia@artscenewarehouse.com


Q: I'm pregnant or trying to get pregnant and want to start taking a prenatal vitamin, but there are so many choices! What should I look for?
A: When it comes to prenatal vitamins, there are very few "need-to-have" ingredients and lots of "nice-to-have" ones.
Most importantly, your prenatal should contain 600 micrograms (mcg) to 1 milligram (mg) of folic acid, which is critical for baby's proper brain and spinal cord development during the very early weeks of pregnancy–before most women even know they're pregnant. It continues to be important throughout pregnancy to help support the rapid cell division that takes place as baby grows.
Ideally, a prenatal vitamin would also contain the recommended daily intake of iron for pregnancy–27 milligrams (mg). However, if the high dose of iron supplements upset your stomach or make you too constipated, it's fine to skip the iron as part of your prenatal vitamin before you're actually pregnant. Your doctor or dietitian can recommend an iron supplementation regimen once you become pregnant that will be better-tolerated and tailored to your individual iron status; for example, they might recommend taking a "slow-release" iron-supplement daily or taking a regular iron supplement with food every other day. If you have anemia (iron deficiency), your doctor may recommend a higher dose than the standard 27 mg/day.
If your prenatal contains Vitamin A, make sure it's in the form of beta-carotene rather than retinol, and that the dose does not exceed 100% of the daily recommended intake. High doses of the 'active' form of Vitamin A (retinol) can produce birth defects, particularly in early pregnancy. However, beta-carotene, an inactive pre-cursor to Vitamin A that your body converts, has not been associated with these same risks.
Beyond this, most other ingredients in a pre-natal vitamin are 'nice to have,' but not necessarily essential.
Some prenatal vitamins contain Vitamin E, which may help support proper implantation of the embryo in the uterus in early pregnancy, based on research in animal models.
Vitamin D is a nice bonus as well, but typical doses (usually 100-400 IU) may not be enough to keep your blood levels at optimal amounts, especially if you're darker-skinned or pregnant during the wintertime. Talk to your doctor about having your Vitamin D levels checked once you're pregnant if you fall into either of these categories because a limited number of small studies have suggested that some pregnant women may need doses of up to 4,000-6,000 IU per day to maintain sufficient status.
Some prenatal vitamins also contain omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and/or EPA), which is a convenient way to get these essential nutrients that appear to support baby's brain and eye development. However, depending on the dose, your doctor may recommend additional omega-3 supplementation, particularly if you're not eating 6 oz of low-mercury, fatty fish, like salmon, sardines or herring, per week.
You may find a variety of B vitamins (thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12) and/or Vitamin C in your prenatal as well. The vitamin C can help you absorb the iron in your supplement, and the B vitamins, while probably not necessary on top of a regular diet, certainly won't harm you at reasonable doses around 100% of the recommended daily intake.
Lastly, don't expect a prenatal vitamin to deliver much by way of calcium; high doses of calcium interfere with iron absorption and therefore usually do not exceed 150mg in a prenatal vitamin which contains iron. If you're worried about meeting your calcium needs through diet alone during pregnancy, you might consider taking a separate 500mg calcium supplement once or twice per day at least 2 hours apart from taking your iron-containing prenatal vitamin.
PS – Our personal favorite prenatal vitamins are Rainbow Light Prenatal Multi-Vitamins. Buy Now.
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One thing to remember is only your Dr. can recommend exactly what you need. Don't take the advice of a pharmacist etc. as they don't know your specific need. Also, no smoking (not even smokeless cigarettes), no alcohol, eat right and get plenty of sleep.


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Discussion in 'News' started by Louis, May 23, 2017.
MattLP No control No surprise
MattLP, May 24, 2017
Mike needs to keep Chester on a leash
Ben Well-Known Member
Ben, May 24, 2017
MattLP said: ↑
...okay...I'm done lol.
Virgocore Well-Known Member
Virgocore, May 24, 2017
Ben said: ↑
LOL he has a point, though. Chester shouldn't be representing the band with the recent things he has been saying. Even other musicians and shit have spoken on it at this point. Mike is a MUCH better representative for the band. After all, Linkin Park is Mike's band, it's always been. Chester is becoming border line cringe worthy with his comments lately. Meeting him outside to fight? I mean really?
Derek, May 24, 2017
Spencer23 said: ↑
I think most people "get it". This isn't some elaborate album man. It's fine you like it and think it's an A, I'm simply saying when the majority of reviews are almost the exact opposite & you run a LP site it seems a little biased, that's all. And obviously you had a more emotional connection on the particular song OML. (By the way sorry for your loss I know how that can be).
You just kind of verified what I was trying to say here. This album has different meanings and a different impact for each listener. You listen to the album and deem it a trite oversimplified pile of pop garbage, but others see something different. There's been recovering drug addicts who hear 'Halfway Right' and relate to Chester's struggles with addiction. People listen to 'One More Light' and think of a loved one they lost. Others hear 'Heavy' and relate to the feeling of having everything go wrong at once.
To those people? This album isn't garbage. It's an important record in their lives and what they needed right now. Which again brings me back to the point that just because YOU hate it, doesn't mean its bad.
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Blackee Dammet, May 24, 2017
Something I've pointed out before and Mike said a variation of recently (I think it was Chesters "No you're the pussies!" interview) is that a lot of your appreciation of this album stems a lot from how much pop you listened to before. Mike, during the interview, said that if you didn't like pop, it would all sounds the same to you the same way someone completely unfamiliar with death metal might hear nothing but screaming, but a more casual listener will heard subtleties and nuance that others wouldn't.
It seems to be me, like I've said once before a few times, that a lot of people who are vibing on it big time don't have much past experiences with these sounds or this style of music; this is their first real introduction to anything besides Top 40 hits they've heard in passing. Because of that, because it's a style done in a new-but-familiar approach with a band they're already familiar with, it's an entirely new, eye opening experiment. Not unlike the first time they played Hybrid Theory and might not have heard much "heavy" music up til that point.
I can't, objectively, explain to you why that album or those songs "aren't good". Can't be done.
I can, however, articulate what the band is doing and how it stacks up their contemporaries, as someone who has considerable experience with that sound and style of music. I can point out what I find are distracting elements, and I can compare and contrast old "mainstream pop" with a new Park and see how it stacks up. I can also, based on some of the less articulate defenses of the new content, figure out how much of the positive opinion is based on having not heard a lot of a lot of pop, and who themselves will dismiss most of it, even when liking the new LP material. With a lot of the negative reviews, it seems the vast majority don't, in fact, bash the band for the new direction the way I think a lot of fans seem to be dismissing the bad reviews are doing. Indeed, some of the few supportive remarks do seem to be based in commending their balls in striking out into, for them, uncharted territory. The problems arise when they break down into the nitty gritty of why the individual review doesn't think the songs land, and for whatever reason lately there seems to be nothing but dismissive remarks about negative reactions no matter what they are or how they're worded.
I don't think I've ever seen such a sensitive album release period, even for a band that seems to alienate half theirr fanbase with every album. But with those albums, people expected the "this isn't nu-metal!" crybabies and just dismissed them. I don't ever think I've seen people so virulently offended (for lack of a better word) by criticism of a new album before. I think both Living Things and Hunting Party had quite a few very vocal detractors from the times of their release and really had little problems with vocalizing their thoughts on the matter. For some reason this album specifically should be treated as off-limits, or any criticism should be dismissed as white-trash upset that there's not enough screaming. That's just not the case. There's no reason to dismiss literally every dissenting voice as someone personally angry with the band. I think now more than ever, for some reason, that's treated like the case.
I understand how someone would like One More Light. I really don't think any people who do like it think there's a good reason for not liking it. Or that it's fair to articulate problems they might have with it (I've literally been told I had "said the same things too many times" on here, and asked why I was still posting if I "hated" the material...). This, in and of itself, isn't a huge problem (not the best attitude to have but whatever...), but even in this thread, bad attitudes and thinly-veiled personal attacks aside, most of the criticisms of the music is still being dismissed as "You're prejudiced against the style because ____". Don't you think after a certain point that would get annoying?
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Iopia, May 24, 2017
Yes, everyone knows music is subjective. That's a weak response. There's a reason the vast majority are critical of the album and it's because most people realize this isn't good. You can enjoy bad/mediocre albums, I have my albums that I enjoyed that are objectively bad/mediocre.
You keep harping on about how this album is "objectively isn't good", but the only reason you seem to be able to give why is that most critics don't like it. But considering most critics will tell you that their opinions and ratings are completely subjective, that's really not a strong argument at all. I'm trying not to sound condescending, because that's not my intention, but you seem to think that music can be objectively rated as good or bad, and yet you haven't given any parameter that can be used to determine this except for critical reception. And as others have said, many great, classic albums were critical flops on release, so that's a very, very weak argument.
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AThousandLivingThings, May 24, 2017
So, don't know about you guys, but I'm ready for LP8
Voitage Part-time villain
Voitage, May 24, 2017
Can anyone link me to some of the interviews where Chester is saying these things? I thought it was just one incident but it seems like it's been happening across different mediums.
Also, I really hope LP8 is more like ATS or... some R and B rock. Yeah I said it.
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Louis, May 24, 2017
I am sincerely perplexed by this whole discussion.
@Jayhov - your "thesis", which was nothing short of just shitting on @Derek's review of the album and his work on AltWire, was completely unnecessary. I don't want to dismiss any opinion you have about the review, or about the album, or whatever - those are your opinions. But this whole conversation comes down to the same, stupid shit that I encounter in these threads time and time again: "your opinion differs from mine, and whether I give a reason for it or not, you're wrong." That is basically what it boils down to, most times.
It goes without saying that biases escape no one. Nothing in life is subjective - everything we do, from science to album reviews, is embedded with perspective, experience, and bias. However, if we let that stop us from expressing opinions, or from making an effort to conduct analyses - scientific or otherwise - then we might as well never say anything. Yes, Derek gave a very positive review of the album, even after only a few listens. He could review the album a year from now and give it a D, for all we know - but there's really nothing wrong with that either. If anything, the problem is not with Derek - the problem (which isn't even a problem) is that songs and albums resonate differently at different times, depending on where we are in life, what mood we're in, and what we've been listening to otherwise.
So, it's a truly unnecessary effort to come in here and attack Derek, and then disguise it as an opportunity to foster discussion, when really you're showboating your own opinions and perspectives and asking people to respect them while shitting on someone else's. That's incredibly disrespectful, and I don't appreciate it.
Also, I saw some commentary on journalistic ethics... do you seriously want to take an album review and put it in the same category as proper journalism? Writing an album review is much different - categorically it is closer to an op-ed piece, but perhaps more informal. The fact that you want to take a review that Derek wrote on his budding site, AltWire, and hold it to some standard that isn't appropriate for that type of writing is absurd to me.
I'm seriously fed up with those of you who cannot open your minds a bit, and somehow cannot state your opinions just matter-of-factly and not dismiss those of others. You can disagree, you can discuss that disagreement, and that is discussion and dialogue that we welcome here on LPA. But my God, is it really that hard for someone to say, "I love this album" and another person to say, "I don't like this album," and be okay with that? Holy hell.
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Spencer23, May 24, 2017
Derek said: ↑
I understand what you are saying, but there are ways to disconnect the personal emotion from a project and view it objectively. If two people love a song universally hated because they "get it", doesn't really change the criticisms of the song (as long as they are true).
On a positive note the lyrics were better than usual.
This needs to be printed out and framed. Thank you. I can't believe what you're saying here is so fucking hard for people to understand.
Iopia said: ↑
That's just not true. There's plenty of reasons this is bad especially when compared to other pop music (before I get accused of being a DBZ AMV LP style fanboy again) that comes out today. I could get into details but the dude up above me a few posts actually said it better.
As for "classic" albums that were controversial upon released but then acclaimed, that's very rare and I HIGHLY doubt you or anyone else defending this album actually believes that is the case with this record, but only time will tell on that aspect.
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Sonic, May 24, 2017
This is nuts. Reminds me of when A Thousand Suns first came out. I just don't understand why people are wasting their energy if they don't like this album, or any album, from any artist. I can't imagine myself shitting on an artist/band all father I don't even have them on my iPod by choice.
Just move on if you don't like something.
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Mark, May 24, 2017
"Your perspective does not align with my perspective. You must burn."
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Blackee Dammet said: ↑
Excellent post. Be careful though, people like the guy who said this to me will come for you next! -
"Disclaimer: this album is not for those who still watch Linkin Park and Dragon Ball Z anime music videos. This album is not for those who judge an album by it's genre but don't dig into the lyrics, the numerous layers of sound (which you all call generic pop beats), and warm positivity that we almost never get to hear from the band. This album is not for those stuck in the past waiting for Linkin Park to repackage an old sound just to get called out for being unoriginal. Linkin Park never wins with their fanbase and they are well aware of that."
And somehow not one word is said about this stupidity/blatantly offensive paragraph lmao
Jayhov Well-Known Member
Jayhov, May 24, 2017
sub·jec·tive
səbˈjektiv/
based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
"his views are highly subjective"
synonyms: personal, individual, emotional, instinctive, intuitive
"a subjective analysis"
Derek, I'm honestly really disappointed in you and some of the admins. I understand the comraderie you and some of the staff here have for each other, but to say music, or any artistic medium in general can be taken as completely subjective just isn't true. You guys have shit on meterora (again, an album I have grown to dislike heavily, save for breaking the habit), yet people that don't fit the mold of disliking this album aren't being "open minded enough" or other bullshit members have said on here simply screams drinking the kool aid.
If you're arguing that two white girls and Big Bang theory has as much artistic merit as shows like breaking bad and the wire, fine, that's an opinion I don't have but I can respect it if you truly believe that in terms pure subjectivity. Same can be said for other mediums of art, but I'll end comparisons there. It's just.. if moderates can often shit on a Linkin park album and not understand how it offends some people here on a Linkin park website, you have to understand that these people view that album as an "A" album, yet are often shit on by you and others. I feel that has created a lot of animosity between pro-meteora fans that can often spew the antagonistic stuff you see here. Of course that's not every situation, trolls happen on the internet, but regardless, my point stands and I leave you with a question: is music, art, purely subjective in your mind, or is it a combination of subjectivity and objectivity?
Edit: @Blackee Dammet, reading your post really articulated what I've been trying to say and you did it way better than I ever could. Thank you for that post. I agree with you 100%.
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Seems to me that you have a real axe to grind with this place and the staff.
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Yea Chester is acting like a child with similar words
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Nah. I just don't like double standards when it comes to moderating.


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said Wednesday. That 10-year figure is slightly less than originally estimated.
Care Act's marketplaces, the bill would offer tax credits of $2,000 to $4,000 a year, depending on age.
You know, it might look like following through with the health care plan from the House would save the government money; but I'm thinking it will cost a lot more in the long run: People without insurance who become ill will still need care. They will wait until they are seriously in trouble; then go to their local emergency room; hospitals will take care of them, forgive the debt; then pass the cost on to consumers and funds from government grants, among other sources. These people will be less able to look for work or continue in their employment as their circumstances worsen… We will spend money on health care and poverty relief anyway; why not do it right from the beginning.
Another point about services covered by Medicaid and other provisions in the ACA: Part of the funding that seems to be on the chopping block makes it possible for severely disabled people to stay home and receive care from family members. This is by far the most compassionate, cost effective approach. Do away with these resources and those with severe disabilities either die or go to care facilities, hwere they will likely have poorer care. The bent to do away with funding for people in need is very short sighted and unkind.
Then there's this idea of a tax credit instead of subsidized insurance: Most people receiving financial help for their ACA insurance can't afford to wait a year for a tax credit.
*Go after the providers who steal from the government. They take kfar more away from all of us than all of the "moochers" and legitimate recipients together.
*Have people on the front lines contribute to policy making…those who work in the system; those who live it. We know more about the ins and outs than anybody in Congress or the White House.
*Increase incentives for making healthy choices, including preventative care and early intervention.
*Empower natural helpers, such as family care givers.
*Leave the Affordable Health Care Act in place for now; take time to iron out the real bugs.
I limit the amount of politicizing I do on Lifehelps.
Not to worry, my views are eclectic rather than very far left or right, although it is fair to warn you that I am not a fan of the current administration at all.
touting Mr. Trump's accomplishments in his first 100 days as President.
Feel free to go over and check it out.
With fervor for him and his cause.
With fervor for them and their cause.
No fervor for him and his cause.
Of fervor for life and its cause.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama have been in regular communication, a top Trump aide said Sunday.
NASHVILLE – A lottery player who bought a ticket in Lafayette, Tenn., has won a $420.9 million grand prize, the Tennessee Lottery announced early Sunday.
ESPN announced Sunday that Ohio State's 30-27 double overtime victory over Michigan scored a total audience of 16.926 million viewers across all platforms and 16.647 million viewers on ABC.
One of the oddest things about our universe is that it has some fundamental constants. These constants—such as the speed of light in a vacuum—have numerical values that don't change no matter what conditions you test them under.
An ant colony nurtures a Squamellaria plants in the crease of a Macaranga tree. Photo by G. Chomicki/LMU. MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 27 (UPI) — Ants have been farming for at least 3 million years.
I started a new blog after the US election.
It does not mean one who follows the party line and supports it, even when it's wrong.
The idea of Patriotsvoiceblog is to offer my readers a chance to comment on political matters. I also hope to encourage and facilitate some reclamation of our power as citizens.
In the United States, candidates run for President every four years. This time, the campaigns started relatively early in 2015.
I find myself wondering if this is possible. Nations are run by the wealthy elite; the common citizen has limited information and power.
The Trump Administration: America's "Third Reich"?
Trump won the electoral vote; Hillary won the popular vote.
When Barack Obama was first elected in 2008, the mood of the nation was hopeful, cooperative and quite inclusive.
This time, however, anger, violence, racism, prejudice and aggression are in the forefront.
The notion that our government is "Of the people, for the people." is basically obselete.
Admittedly, some of what I write is controversial; I hope so! That's a good thing: That we come at things differently is part of the beauty and struggle of government.
Come read, comment and raise questions of your own.
What would happen if Roe vs Wade were repealed?
As one who belongs to Jesus, I have wrestled with this a lot.
I know that the hope is, abortion would end. That is not borne out in history, however.
Before abortion was legalized, women with sufficient funds went abroad to "have surgery on an ovarian cyst" or something like that. Women without the means went to underground "clinics" and quacks: Dangerous for the woman. Many died; others had irreparable injuries. If a physician did perform an abortion, it would be called something else…and no one had better figure out the truth.
The problem is, the heart of the nation is not in agreement with repealing Roe vs Wade. That means, people will simply go underground once more. If we really want to change that, we must deal with the complexity of the matter. That will take time, conflict, struggles, serious problem solving and a lot of conversation.
I'm thinking we keep Roe vs Wade for the sake of safety; then, let's unload the issue so it can be discussed constructively. Next, we can build on common ground.
Let's get it off the political football field, where rhetoric and empty promises keep it in play.


As cyclists we often read articles and hear people talking about having a strong core as the key to being a better cyclist. But what does that mean, to have a strong core, and better yet, what's the best way to get one?
Seeking answers, I leaned on my son, 28-year-old JJ Tower, an instructor at Core Pilates LLC. JJ, himself a cyclist, rehabilitated his mother after a particularly nasty year of multiple fractures from falling off my bike.
I asked JJ how core and strength training enhances cycling and reduces the risk of injury.
I liken cycling to moving in a two-dimensional plane. We're very good at moving forward and back, but not side to side.
Most mountain bikers I know are very good at turning over the pedals, seated squarely in the saddle with little dynamic movement.
Lie on your stomach. Tilt pelvis to flatten lower back and pull navel upwards. Lift head, chest and shoulders off mat while keeping gaze down. Inhale to reach arms forward. Exhale to sweep straight arms back to side. Emphasis is upper back mobility and lower back stability.
"In cycling, you're locked on a bike," JJ adds. "Although other sports have risk for injury, cycling is even riskier because of its repetitive nature. On a bike you're in a fully closed chain, meaning, both upper and lower extremities (hands and feet) are attached to the bike which limits lateral and rotational movement.
"So it's not enough to do crunches, or Jane Fonda-style leg lifts, or even planks which for most people is too high a load. Planks and crunches suffer the same pitfalls in that they tend to capitalize on muscles that contribute little to joint stability and are difficult to execute in the proper form for a majority of athletes.
"Pilates is a school of movement that emphasizes balancing stability and mobility to return the body to a safe and powerful neutral position. In order to achieve this, exercises focus both on stabilizing within small ranges of motion to enhance stability as well as dynamic ranges of motion to emphasize mobility. In any Pilates exercise, an athlete has to focus on which part of the body is being stabilized in addition to identifying which part of the body is being mobilized.
Start in a side plank carefully aligned so that head, shoulders, hips, and knees are in one plane. Lift top leg and kick forward while keeping the rest of your body stable. Kick leg back and repeat. Emphasis is lateral stability and hip mobility.
Since I have been training with JJ to strengthen and stabilize, I've felt like a different rider. I'm more dynamic on my mountain bike than before, my coordination has improved, and I feel that my explosive power to get over steep pitches, rocks and roots is better than ever. Perhaps if I had consulted JJ sooner, I would have spent more time on top of my wheels rather than underneath them.
Roll hips onto the ball so that head, shoulders, hips, and knees are in one straight line squeezing the ball firmly with feet narrower than knees. Rotate evenly from belly button through crown of head while belly is held in tightly. Emphasis is hip stability and rotational mobility.
Stand with hips back and hands light on the ball. Reach out to weight ball and straighten spine. Pull abdomen up and in, and kick into toes to return to starting position. Emphasis is dynamic mobility and bike position stability.
Stand with hips level. Pivot forward on standing leg at hip, keeping opposite leg and body in one straight line, with hips square to floor. Focus on hip muscles on the standing leg and pivot back to starting position. Emphasis is hamstring flexibility, hip and trunk stability.


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In this page you can find links to our educational material, namely tutorials on the usage of our software and material for courses we teach at Utrecht University.

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## Courses

* [**NMR & Molecular Modelling**](/education/NMRMolmod/): A bachelor course dealing with both NMR and modelling. This link will bring you the computer practical for this course in which you will be modelling a protein-protein complex based on NMR chemical shift data.

* [**Structural Bioinformatics & Modelling**](/education/molmod/): A MSc course aimed at those interested in learning homology modelling, molecular simulation, and docking of biological molecules. All the material is freely available on our Github repository and makes use of Vagrant/Virtualbox.

## Research projects

We offer various [research projects](/education/research-projects/) to both bachelor and master students, all centered around our main research area: the development of reliable bioinformatics and computational approaches to predict, model and dissect biomolecular interactions at atomic level. Read more [here](/education/research-projects/).

## Online lectures

* Recording of a lecture of Prof. Bonvin at the CECAM BImMS 2019 workshop in Lugano (Oct. 7th, 2019):

  View recorded lecture

* Live demo of the [HADDOCK2.4](https://wenmr.science.uu.nl/haddock2.4) thematic service. This demo given at the [EOSC-Hub week 2020 conference](https://www.eosc-hub.eu/events/eosc-hub-week-2020-goes-virtual) shows in particular how to setup a refinement run in HADDOCK2.4 to assess the impact of a mutation, using the interaction between SARS-CoV2 RBD domain and a peptide extracted from the ACE2 receptor as an example.

  View demo

## Tutorials

* [**Tutorials for HADDOCK version 2.4**](/education/HADDOCK24): Various tutorials from basic protein-protein docking, to the use of cross-linking data, symmetry and homology informations to guide the docking, and advanced modelling of protein-ligand complexes.

* [**Tutorials for HADDOCK version 2.2**](/education/HADDOCK):  Various tutorials from basic protein-protein docking, to the use of cross-linking data, symmetry and homology informations to guide the docking, and advanced modelling of protein-ligand complexes.

* [**Tutorials for DisVis and Powerfit**](/education/Others): Tutorials about rigid-body fitting into cryo-EM maps and assessing the information content of cross-linking data.

* [**Integrative modelling of the RNA polymerase III apo complex**](/education/HADDOCK24/RNA-Pol-III): A combination of our DISVIS, POWERFIT and HADDOCK2.4 portals using cross-links and cryo-EM data to model a large macromolecular assembly.

* [**2020 BioExcel summerschool metadynamics / HADDOCK tutorial**](/education/biomolecular-simulations-2020)

* [**2019 BioExcel summerschool metadynamics / HADDOCK tutorial**](/education/biomolecular-simulations-2019)

* [**2018 BioExcel summerschool metadynamics / HADDOCK / CPMD tutorials**](/education/biomolecular-simulations-2018)

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Netherlands confirmed as winners of Rugby Europe Trophy
They will now get the opportunity to contest for a place in the Rugby Europe Championship
The Netherlands has today been announced as winners of the 2019/20 Rugby Europe Trophy, the second division of Rugby Europe International Championships.
Being crowned champions gives them the chance to contest the play-off match for a shot at promotion to the Rugby Europe Championship, which is the pathway for the qualification to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
As the season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Rugby Europe Board of Directors proposed to the competing unions (Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine) to play the remaining games during the second half of 2020, with the understanding that no one will be forced to play and that no relegation will apply from Trophy to Conference level this year, and with further decisions regarding match points scored in case of inability to play of one or both teams:
Inability to play of both teams = Draw (2 points for each team)
Inability to play of one team = Defeat for that team by 25-0 (0 point) and victory for the opponent 25-0 (5 points)
After a consultation process, 3 results have been confirmed, with another three matches to be scheduled at a later date.
Switzerland / Netherlands: Draw
Ukraine / Switzerland: Draw
Lithuania / Poland: Victory of Lithuania
Games to be scheduled (date to be confirmed):
Poland / Ukraine
Germany / Lithuania
Ukraine / Germany
Considering these results and the matches to be planned, the Netherlands can no longer be overtaken in the rankings and are officially declared as the winners of the 2019/2020 competition.
They will face the country ranked last in the 2020 Rugby Europe Championship to reach the top European competition. Their opponent will be known following the final round of 2020 Rugby Europe Championship competition, which dates will be announced in due course.


EnviroLink Forum • View topic - AL clarify my personal attack?
AL clarify my personal attack?
Post subject: AL clarify my personal attack?
Al you stated that I made a personal attack against someone, then edited my post.... I disagree that the post contained a personal attack. and request that you withdraw your editorial and replace the post in whole.
Post subject: Re: AL clarify my personal attack?
Calling and or referring to other posters as a "troll" qualifies as a personal attack. I have on several occassion asked for such personal references to be stopped. Now I did not issue any official warning but I am really tired of addressing the same issues and repeately asking to refrain from making these issues so personal.
I absolutely called no one a troll NOR did I refer to anyone as a troll. No need to put words in my mouth Al when my post was right there for you to read. You reacted to what you THINK I said rather than what I said. You made a mistake and I request that you remedy it.
Steve... AL does not have to provide proof to you or anyone else. Read the rules and clamp it.
I didn't violate any rules...she claimed I broke a rule and I did not....her editing was uncalled for ESPCIALLY in light of her stringent denial of ANYTHING except EXACTLY what she posts......Oh well no big deal I did not realize you had washed your hands of the board and left her in complete control. My mistake.


This highly hands-on course gives participants experience in network and system penetration testing. It covers all of the exam objectives for the PT0-001 exam, while taking the learner step-by-step through hacking and exploiting each network and system type. Tools used in the activities are mostly Kali Linuxbased, covering a broad range of real-world examples used by penetration testers and red teams.
The PenTest+ certification is a much-sought-after security certification offered by CompTIA. It is the final step in achieving the new CompTIA Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional (CNVP) or Network Security Professional (CNSP) stackable certification. It is also an intermediary step in achieving the CompTIA Security Infrastructure Expert (CSIE) top level certification.
The topics in this course follow a natural real-world pentest engagement flow, as well as map to the exam objectives.
In this topic, you will learn what a penetration test is, the steps taken to prepare for a pentest, tools used, communicating with the client and your team, and pen testing standards and frameworks.
In this topic, you will learn about the logistics of planning for a pentest engagement including setting scope, determining end goals and deliverables, assessment types, threat modeling, and scheduling.
In this topic, you will learn about documentation required for a professional pentest engagement including contracts, authorizations, rules of engagement, impact analysis, disclaimers, and support resources.
In this topic, you will prepare both the client and your team to start the actual test.
In this topic, you will learn about passive reconnaissance through open source intelligence gathering, including using websites, social media, Google hacking, DNS querying, and other tools.
Activities include using Whois, Google Hacking Database, theHarvester, Recon-ng, FOCA, dig, nslookup, and Shodan.
In this topic, you will learn about the different tools and methods for discovering target systems and the services they provide.
Activities include using the command line, nmap, and Metasploit.
In this topic, you will learn how to obtain additional information from network services, Windows and Linux systems, as you prepare to exploit those systems.
Activities include using Windows and Linux command line commands, nmap, netcat, telnet, rpcclient, dirbuster, and Metasploit.
In this topic, you will use different types of scans including packet crafting to discover exploitable vulnerabilities on hosts, websites, network services, and network devices.
Activities include using OpenVAS, nmap NSE scripts, Metasploit Pro, sqlmap, Nikto, MBSA, hping3, airmon-ng, aircrack-ng, Fern Wi-Fi Cracker, mdk3, and Kismet.
In this topic, you will learn about ways to circumvent physical security controls to gain access to restricted areas.
In this topic, you will learn how to execute both technical and non-technical social engineering attacks.
Activities include using msfvenom and Metasploit for USB stick baiting, and the Kali Social Engineering Toolkit for website login cloning, phishing, and credential interception.
In this topic, you will learn how to assess vulnerability scan results, weed out false positives, adjudicate and prioritize findings, and map vulnerabilities to exploits. You will also learn about both the value and limits of using automated vulnerability scans in your pentest engagement.
Activities include using Metasploit Pro to validate vulnerability scan findings and determine the appropriate exploit modules that can be used to penetrate the vulnerable systems.
In this topic, you will learn about dictionary, rainbow table, and brute force attacks. You will learn how to brute force network service authentication, intercept a network authentication, and pass-the-hash.
Activities include using Medusa, John-the-Ripper, Wireshark, and Metasploit.
In this topic, you will learn how to sniff wired network activity, intercept file transfers, read transmitted email, conduct Man-in-the-Middle attacks using ARP poisoning, hijack TCP sessions, execute network-based denial-of-service attacks, and exploit common network services.
Activities include using Wireshark, ettercap, Low Orbit Ion Cannon, nmap, the Searchsploit database, gcc, and Metasploit.
In this topic you will learn how to sniff and jam Wi-Fi networks, crack WEP, WPA/WPA2 and WPS, conduct Evil Twin attacks, and attack BlueTooth.
Activities include using Netcut, Wireshark, and airmon-ng, besside-ng, bettercap, and Wi-Fi Pumpkin.
In this topic you will learn about common Windows vulnerabilities, exploits, and payloads.
Activities include using Metasploit, the Searchsploit database, and command-line commands.
In this topic, you will learn about cracking Windows passwords.
In this topic, you will learn how to exploit standard Windows components including default protocols and configurations, the file system, the kernel, and memory. You will also learn how to leverage these components to escalate privilege on a compromised host.
Activities include using Metasploit and the Searchsploit database.
In this topic you will learn how to exploit default and user-defined Windows accounts.
Activities include using Metasploit and command-line commands.
In this topic, you will learn about using sandboxing to contain hacking attempts.
In this topic you will learn about common Linux vulnerabilities, exploits, and payloads.
In this topic you will learn how to crack Linux passwords.
Activities include using command-line commands, unshadow, and John-the-Ripper.
In this topic, you will learn how to exploit standard Linux components including default protocols and configurations, the file system, the kernel, and memory. You will also learn how to leverage these components to escalate privilege on a compromised host.
Activities include using command-line commands, Metasploit and the Searchsploit database.
In this topic, you will learn how to attack default Linux accounts.
Activities include using Linux bash commands.
Activities include using msfvenom and Metasploit to compromise and remotely control an Android phone.
Activities include using nmap and WinSCP to access a compromised iPhone.
Activities include using a Raspberry PI to attack an internal network.
In this topic, you will learn about additional hardware-based attacks that can be conducted against specialized systems.
In this topic, you will learn about common scripting elements found in all of the scripting languages including variables, substitution, arrays, operations, logic, and error handling.
Activities include writing simple scripts.
In this topic, you will learn how to test running code.
Activity includes fuzz testing an application for potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
In this topic, you will learn about application reverse-engineering techniques including de-compilation, disassembly, and debugging.
In this topic, you will learn how to exploit authentication, authorization, misconfigurations, browser sessions, and insecure code.
In this topic, you will learn about various injection techniques.
Activities include using a browser, sqlmap, and Metasploit to inject code and SQL commands into a web app form.
In this topic, you will learn how to conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
Activities include using a browser and other tools to perform XSS attacks.
In this topic, you will learn how to conduct other types of web-based attacks including clickjacking, file inclusion, and webshells.
In this topic, you will learn how to use lateral movement techniques including migrating malicious code to another process, pivoting, and using proxy chains.
Activities include using Metasploit to migrate code and pivot through the target network, and Armitage Team Server to pass control to another attacker.
In this topic, you will learn about common persistence techniques.
In this topic, you will learn how to plant persistent back doors on a compromised system.
In this topic, you will learn the difference between bind and reverse shells, and when it is appropriate to use either.
Activities include using Metasploit to create bind and reverse connections to a compromised target.
In this topic, you will learn how to use netcat to set up a persistent back door.
Activities include using netcat to launch both bind and reverse shells.
In this topic, you will learn how to maintain persistence through scheduled tasks.
Activities include using the task scheduler to regularly launch a netcat session that exfiltrates updated data out of the target and back to the attacker.
Activities include clearing logs, changing file timestamps, and impersonating another user when conducting malicious activity.
In this topic, you will categorize and prioritize the data you have collected during the penetration test.
In this topic, you will formulate recommendations for the client based on the data you collected during the penetration test.
In this topic, you will normalize the data you have collected, and organize it into an actionable report aimed at multiple audiences.
In this topic, you will securely hand over the report to your client.
The activity includes examining real world report examples.
In this topic, you will learn about the cleanup tasks required after a typical pentest engagement, including removing artifacts, client acceptance of the findings, lessons learned, and follow up actions.


WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2018 – The National AfterSchool Association (NAA), the lead organization for the advancement of the afterschool professional, has selected Kyla Christensen, Kids Club Kids Site Coordinator, Spearfish South Dakota as one of NAA's 2018 Next Generation of Afterschool honorees.
In selecting NAA's Next Generation of Afterschool 2018, proudly sponsored by S&S Worldwide, the National AfterSchool Association sought to highlight emerging professionals who are active in the afterschool community—young leaders who possess passion, creativity and a commitment to youth; who embrace professional development; who embody the NAA core competencies. Honorees were profiled in the Winter 2018 issue of NAA's AfterSchool Today magazine. To view the digital edition of the magazine, click here.