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John McClane is now almost a full-blown alcoholic and is suspended from the NYPD. But when a bomb goes off in the Bonwit Teller Department ...
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A successful operative for an elite private intelligence firm is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.
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INTERPOL General Assembly Elects UAE's Al Raisi as New President
Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi (INTERPOL)
The INTERPOL General Assembly has elected Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi of the United Arab Emirates as the Organization's new President.
Mr Al Raisi was elected following three rounds of voting. Under Article 16 of INTERPOL's Constitution, 'a two-thirds majority shall be required for the election of the President; should this majority not be obtained after the second ballot, a simple majority shall suffice.'
In the final round Mr Al Raisi received 68.9 percent of votes cast by member countries.
As President, Mr Al Raisi's role during his four-year term will include chairing meetings of the Executive Committee which supervises the implementation of decisions taken at the General Assembly.
"It's an honour to have been elected to serve as the next President of INTERPOL," said Mr Al Raisi.
"INTERPOL is an indispensable organization built on the strength of its partnerships. It is this collaborative spirit, united in mission, that I will continue to foster as we work to make a safer world for people and communities."
Secretary General Jürgen Stock, the Organization's senior full-time official who oversees the day-to-day running of INTERPOL's General Secretariat, welcomed Mr Al Raisi's appointment.
"For the past three years I have worked with Mr Al Raisi in his former role as Delegate on the Executive Committee. I look forward to working closely with him in ensuring that INTERPOL continues to fulfil its mandate and support international police cooperation.'
The President and other Executive Committee members are elected by the General Assembly on a 'one country one vote' basis, with each vote carrying equal weight.
The role of the President, which is part-time and unpaid, is to chair the General Assembly and three meetings of the Executive Committee each year.
Human rights groups had lobbied against his candidacy. Human Rights Watch, for example, accused him of failing to investigate credible complaints of torture against UAE security forces.
Read the announcement at INTERPOL
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FC Barcelona Lassa remain unbeaten in Europe. Having won three in a row they made it four from four against Kadetten Schaffhausen of Switzerland with a clear 38-25 victory. Xavi Pascual's team played excellently and dominated throughout.
The Catalans started the match strongly and once ahead they never let the lead slip. Sorhiando, Víctor Tomás and Lazarov scored freely whilst Pérez de Vargas, who saved two penalties, was a calming influence in goal. With Barça attacking superbly, N'Guessan got in on the action with three goals and the half-time whistle gave them an unassailable nine-goal lead (21-12).
The second half started in much the same way as the first: Barça were clearly the better team and they gave Kadetten no chance of closing the gap on them. Lazarov, with three goals in a row, and Syprzak, with an impressive total of five, extended the Catalans already considerable lead.
During the final minutes of the game, Pascual's men didn't take their foot of the gas. They kept playing until the end, even though the victory was assured, and showed why they are one of best teams in Europe.
This most recent victory by a 38-25 scoreline gave the Catalans both points and made it four wins out of four in the Velux EHF Champions League. Barça are out in front of the pack in their group with all eight possible points.


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Андрей Владимирович Белофастов (2 октября 1969, Киев, СССР) — российский ватерполист, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в Барселоне (1992), заслуженный мастер спорта.

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Белофастов окончил тренерский факультет Киевского Государственного Института Физкультуры в 1994 году. На Олимпиаде в Барселоне выиграл бронзовую медаль в составе объединённой команды.

Возглавил юниорскую женскую сборную на ЕвроИграх 2015 года в Баку наряду со вторым тренером Федосеевым Александром из Нижнего Новгорода, где сборная России в ходе упорной борьбы вырвала золото у испанок, после серии напряжённых пенальти из 14-ти мячей.

Роль в команде — центральный нападающий.

С 2017 по 2018 год — главный тренер в клубе «Синтез».

Спортивные достижения

Международные
 Бронзовый призёр чемпионата Европы в составе сборной СССР (1991, Греция)
 Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в составе сборной СНГ (1992, Испания)
 Обладатель Кубка дружбы (1986, КНДР)
 Серебряный призёр чемпионата Европы среди молодежи в составе сборной СССР (1987, Греция и 1988, Голландия)
 Серебряный призёр чемпионата мира среди молодежи (1989, Франция)
 Чемпион и обладатель Кубка Хорватии (1993 и 1994) в составе «Младости» (Загреб), 2001 г. — в составе «Юга» (Дубровник)
 Чемпион Франции (1996), серебряный призёр (1995, 1997 и 1998) и обладатель кубка Франции (1996, 1997 и 1998) в составе «Марселя»
 Чемпион и обладатель кубка Словении (2002) в составе команды «Триглав» (Крань)
 Обладатель Кубка европейских чемпионов (2001) в составе команды «Юг» Дубровник (Хорватия)
 Обладатель Кубка «Лен Трофи» 2006—2007 в составе ВК «Синтез» (Казань).

Советские и российские
 Серебряный призёр чемпионата СССР — 1990, 1991, 1992 в составе «Динамо» (Москва)
 Обладатель Кубка СССР 1990-91 в составе «Динамо» (Москва)
 Бронзовый призёр чемпионатов России 2004—2005, 2008—2009
 Обладатель Кубка России-2005
 Серебряный призёр чемпионата России 2005—2006, 2007—2008
 3-е место на Кубке России-2006
 Чемпион России 2006—2007 в составе ВК «СИНТЕЗ» (Казань).

Клубы
«Динамо» (Киев) 1986—1989, «Динамо» (Москва) 1990—1992, «Младость» (Загреб) 1992—1994, «Марсель» 1994—1998, «Дубровник» 1998—2000, «Юг Дубровник» 2000—2001, «Триглав» (Крань, Словения) 2001—2002, «Боляско» (Генуя, Италия) 2002—2003, «Бизолати Кремона» (Италия) 2003—2004, «Синтез» (Казань) 2004—2009.

Ватерполисты СССР
Ватерполисты России
Ватерполисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1992 года
Бронзовые призёры летних Олимпийских игр 1992 года
Ватерпольные тренеры России

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Ransomware Attacks Demanding Crypto Are Unfortunately Here to Stay
Year after year, the ransomware landscape changes dramatically. In 2019, a new resurgence of attacks occurred as businesses and government institutions became the main targets of ransomware, given their capacity to yield larger payouts.
The most recent attack was against Garmin, a navigation systems company, on July 23. Due to the attack, many of its online services such as customer support, website functions and company communications were affected. Reportedly, the Russian cybergang Evil Corp launched the attack, demanding $10 million in cryptocurrency to restore access to Garmin's services.
Overall, according to a report by anti-malware software firm Malwarebytes, there was a 365% increase in ransomware attacks against businesses between the second quarter of 2018 and the second quarter of 2019.
Other reports show that 948 United States government agencies and healthcare and education institutions were affected by ransomware attacks in 2019. Apart from the cost of paying ransomware to attackers, government institutions in the U.S. also spent at least $176 million on rebuilding and restoring the networks, investigating the attacks, and putting up preventative measures.
Increased attacks in 2020
So far, 2020 has seen an increase in the number of attacks, partially due to the coronavirus pandemic. Already, government and health institutions, private businesses and educational establishments have spent a whopping $144 million to deal with ransomware attacks. Most worryingly, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation recently reported a 75% increase in ransomware attacks on healthcare entities. Most of these attacks are conducted through email-based phishing exploits, and the attackers demand crypto as payment.
Alberto Daniel Hill, a whitehat hacker and cybersecurity consultant, told Cointelegraph that "attacks on medical providers/hospitals are something that cybercriminals target as it is much likely for that kind of company to pay." Hill further added: "Being a victim of a security incident for medical providers is really serious and complicated for the company to recover in terms of image, as well as reputation and therefore they have to pay."
The rapid spread of crypto ransomware attacks
Fast-paced technological developments in the ransomware landscape make it extremely difficult for law enforcement agencies to investigate and solve ransomware-related crimes. In particular, cryptocurrency is one of the technological developments stigmatized for its use by hackers as a payment. In the event of a ransomware attack, strong encryption is used to lock an institution's data, which is only decrypted after confirmation of payment. Given that cryptocurrencies have built-in pseudo-anonymous transactions, attackers may choose to demand crypto over fiat money.
In the first quarter of 2020, there was a 300% spike in so-called "cryptojacking" attacks in Singapore. These ransomware attacks are mostly conducted against a user's device whereby that device is commandeered to mine cryptocurrency. Hill agreed that the use of crypto by ransomware attackers will taint the image of cryptocurrencies. However, he added, "Lack of knowledge about cryptocurrencies is what makes people link cryptocurrencies with crime, as they do not know all the good things cryptocurrencies involve."
With that in mind, here is a list of some of the most notable crypto ransomware attacks from the most recent past.
Salisbury Police Department attacked
On January 9, 2019, ransomware attackers encrypted the files of the entire Salisbury, Maryland police department, rendering them unusable. It was reported that officials attempted to negotiate with the attackers for an undisclosed amount of money as payment in exchange for the key to decrypt the data. However, the negotiations quickly ceased. This was not the first time the agency suffered a ransomware attack.
A $400,000 payout in Jackson County, Georgia
Throughout 2019, barely a month passed without news of a local government institution falling victim to a ransomware attack. In March 2019, Jackson County, Georgia was struck by ransomware that demanded a $400,000 payment in Bitcoin (BTC), which the officials agreed to. The Ryuk ransomware that was used in the attack affected a large number of offices and county agencies. Jackson County's manager said that they "had to make a determination whether to pay," as the damage would result in a loss of money and time rebuilding the system.
Baltimore attack
2019 also saw hackers seize thousands of government computers belonging to the city of Baltimore. The attackers used a variant of the Robbinhood ransomware and demanded payment of about 13 Bitcoin (around $100,000 at the time). Although reports suggest that Baltimore City Council officials refused to pay, it took weeks to get affected systems back online, and it cost about $18 million to repair the damage.
Two Florida cities hacked
In a spree of attacks against local government entities, two cities in Florida were held hostage in 2019. Lake City was required to pay 42 Bitcoin (around $426,000 at the time) to end a 15-day standoff. The second city, Riviera Beach, voted to pay the requested 65 Bitcoin (around $600,000 at the time) after the hackers disabled the city's online services. In a twist of events, despite paying the ransom, reports show that it took Lake City weeks to recover its data.
Escalated attacks in 2020
While attackers focused more on public institutions throughout 2019, this year has seen an escalation of hacking tactics in addition to higher demands. In mid-May, the computer systems of an entertainment and media law firm were hacked by the REvil group.
REvil claimed to have possession of hundreds of gigabytes of private data belonging to public figures such as Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige and Madonna, to mention a few. While the hackers initially asked for $21 million, they doubled their payment demand to $42 million and announced that they would also target U.S. President Donald Trump. According to reports, the law firm did not negotiate with the hackers.
University pays a 30 Bitcoin ransom demand
In February, the University of Maastricht in Amsterdam agreed to pay hackers a 30 Bitcoin ransom after an attack that threatened to damage the work of its students, staff and scientists. According to the university's vice president, the decision to pay the hackers was made in order to avoid the high costs of rebuilding the entire IT network.
Attacks on healthcare and medical institutions
During the first half of 2020, reports show that at least 41 hospitals and healthcare organizations were successfully hacked in ransomware attacks. Despite the devastating effect of the coronavirus pandemic, experts predict that the rate of attacks is set to increase as more employees return to work.
Given the sensitivity of medical data, victims have had to meet the exorbitant payment demands to secure their data. For instance, the University of California, San Francisco recently paid $1.4 million in ransom after several of its medical school's servers were hacked.
Tackling ransomware attacks
As several industries including healthcare, finance and government face increasing threats from hackers, experts recommend public and private organizations invest more in ransomware prevention and response. Hill suggested that the first step in protecting against hackers is awareness of how phishing attacks are conducted, as they are becoming popular with hackers. Hill added that a good backup policy is also important.
Related: The Most Malicious Ransomwares Demanding Crypto to Watch Out For
Ransomware attacks have proved to be a lucrative business for most cybercriminal groups. A 2016 study shows that the number of new ransomware families increased by 172% in the first half of that year alone, with hackers bringing increasingly sophisticated tools and widening their pool of potential victims. Given the high costs of rebuilding a network, Hill recommends — contrary to popular opinion — that "it might be smart to have some cryptocurrencies as the last resource."
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ransomware-attacks-demanding-crypto-are-unfortunately-here-to-stay
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I have broken the curse!
At about 28" he's not big or legal size but he's perfect for my first.Caught him on a #4 gold Vibrax plain treble.
good for you! I find there are a lot of muskies that size in Balsam...things should be real good there in 5-7 years!
Congrats - healthy looking fish!
Ahh the first always leaves you wanting more doesn't it???By the way how'd it taste???
Congrats, or condolences?.. cuz you're gonna be obsessed now!
Congrats. Your smile says it all.
You know the old saying though......Were theres little ones theres bigs ones !!!
Congrats. I was on Balsam this weekend, also 'ski hunting, but no luck. Caught a nice walleye on a big spinnerbait. Good job!
I knew there still had to be some Musky in Balsam!
I have had this disease for a couple of years now.Unfortunately when I started to try for them the MNR up and closed it in couchiching the following year.Sooo,that left me in a dilemma-where to go?After camping in Balsam a couple of times previous and loving the fishing for walleye (Thanks to a few board members suggestions ) I picked it as my go to lake for musky and other than a couple of days on other lakes with musky in them I have really concentrated on them in Balsam.I can only say that BIG eyes and BIG BIG largies have an affinity for trolled believers and spinnerbaits in the late fall respectively.I'm bettin' on that lad's momma's gonna say hello and give me a piece o' her mind this fall.
Anyway He was very clean,no marks,came in without too much fanfare and swam away as if I hadn't even held him.Can't complain too much about that.
sweet deal! Can't wait to see more pics now that you broke the curse!


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Below is the text only version of the proposal made by the local community for purchase of the 5.6 hectare (14 acre) Scout land bushland in June 2013. Scout rejected the community's proposal to purchase the land via the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife for donation into the surrounding Royal National Park. Scouts sold this community land to a private developer for a reported $25,000 more than the community offer.
The full version contains photos, illustrations and maps.
Download full version [PDF 2.8MB].
The Case for Conservation
The community recognises that the Boy Scouts' Camp land is pristine undisturbed natural bushland. It contains:
Sydney freshwater wetland.
Sydney sandstone gully forest.
A large, beautiful meadow of sedge grasses.
Tall stands of cabbage tree palms.
Spring fed tributary gullies with mossy rocks and water pools.
A magnificent woodland of large angophoras forming an uninterrupted tree canopy over a substantial understory of banksia trees.
The land contains the headwaters of Spring Creek and a freshwater wetland, vital to the water quality and flood mitigation control of Bundeena Creak and the Bundeena catchment area.
The land is steep sloping and comprises fragile sandy soils. It is highly bushfire prone land and lies wholly within the NPWS Spring Gully strategic fire advantage zone.
The land is habitat to a large number of protected species and migratory birds.
The community understands that any development of the land, regardless of how small and "eco-friendly", would require clearing a large area of the tree canopy and undergrowth (a minimum of approx. one hectare) due to the steep westward facing sloping aspect (the most likely direction of flame attack) requiring large asset protection zones under the bushfire building code as well as the requirements to provide satisfactory access and water for fire fighting and evacuation needs. Clearing of large sections of the intact and uninterrupted forest canopy and undergrowth would be a very negative outcome for the local environment and would visually impact on the surrounding national park.
The land is surrounded to the West, South and East by the Royal National Park, Australia's premier national park and is strategically located at the entrance to the world famous Coast Walk. A world heritage listing nomination for the Royal National Park is currently under preparation.
The Community Offer
The community has partnered with the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife to purchase the land so that it can be donated and added to the adjoining Royal National Park.
In March 2013 both the Spring Gully Protection Group and the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife wrote to Scouts NSW and Ray White Bundeena offering to purchase the land and seeking to negotiate an acceptable price and terms of purchase.
In May 2013 the Scouts' real estate agent contacted the Spring Gully Protection Group asking if it could match a competing bid and for our proposed settlement timeframe.
In response, the Spring Gully Protection Group and the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife agreed to offer Scouts $300,000 to match their other offer and we are seeking a six month option to purchase to allow the time required to raise the additional funds.
The community has raised $120,000 towards the purchase and both the community and the Foundation are very confident there is sufficient community support to reach our target of $300,000 within the time frame offered.
Benefits to Scouts of a Community Purchase for Conservation
We are mindful that the community at large holds several conceptions about the land and expectations about the role and value of the Scouting movement in our society.
Many members of society have been a part of the Scouting movement during their youth, including many members of the local Bundeena community and indeed the Spring Gully Protection Group.
The community is aware that the land was donated to Scouts by Mr Eric Mobbs in the early 1960s and that it was created from the family estate for the purpose of providing Scouts with a bushland property neighbouring the Royal National Park to use as a camping ground. Some older locals personally new Eric Mobbs and purchased their land from him.
The community has an expectation that the Scouts stewardship of the land will include the conservation of its natural values in alignment with the Scouting movement's values and traditions and the intentions of the benefactor.
The Community purchase of this land for donation and addition to the adjoining Royal National Park will allow Scouts to responsibly hand on stewardship and conservation of this land while raising the much needed funds required by Scouts to continue their community activities.
A community purchase for donation to National Parks avoids the risk of a negative association between the Scouts and any subsequent development proposals and land management issues which would inevitably arise into the foreseeable future should the land pass into private hands.
A community purchase will reinforce the Scouts standing in the community, uphold its values and the meet the expectations the community holds of the Scouting movement and its role of fostering leadership in our society.
Seeing this land handed into the national estate will create a conservation legacy in alignment with the Scouting movement's values, in perpetuity, that all Scouts past, present and future will be able to look upon with pride.
The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife provides a living legacy by transferring privately owned land with high conservation values into public ownership for protection and ongoing management. In its 43 year history the Foundation has acquired over half a million hectares of land for the national reserve system in New South Wales. These acquisitions are the result of direct bequest, land donation or purchase from fundraising efforts.
The Foundation is a non-government, non-controversial, independent not for profit organisation. It works with the wider community, engaging them in conservation and providing a platform to support conservation projects.
The Foundation supports the local community in their efforts to fundraise to purchase the Scouts' land at Bundeena for permanent protection.
The NSW Office of Environment & Heritage has advised the Foundation that they see the land as a suitable and beneficial addition to Australia's first national park, the Royal National Park.
In February 2013, at the suggestion of the Scouts' real estate agent, Shellie Boswell, the local community was canvassed for people interested in joining a community purchase of the Boy Scouts' Camp property with the primary aim of conserving the land. News of the intended sale of the property initially caused some anger and anxiety in the community. Many were not aware that the bushland was not already under conservation and had assumed it was part of the adjoining national park.
After several community meetings it was decided that the community would approach the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife with the aim of purchasing the land so that it could be added to the Royal National Park.
A core group of volunteers formed a working committee informally named the "Spring Gully Protection Group". This group has been liaising with the Scouts' real estate agent, the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, raising community support and financial pledges and is lobbying both state and local governments to financially support the proposed community purchase.
The group has published a blog www.springgully.org to inform the public about the land, its sale and the goal of purchasing the land for conservation.
In March and April 2013 over six hundred residents signed a petition to the NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage asking the minister to assist in the acquisition.
One hundred and forty internet users have signed an online version of the petition.
Two hundred and sixty community members have joined our mailing list to receive updates.
The National Parks Association and the Friends of the Royal have publicly supported our proposal.
Committee Members (current)
Mark Da Silva, Spokesperson
Gail Edwards
Michelle Clark
Jo Keohan
Georgia Wallace Crabbe
Steve Partridge
Walter Bienz
Brett Barlee
History of the Boy Scouts' Camp Land
The first formal European settlement of Bundeena, by land grant, was in 1832. In 1879 the Royal National Park was formed ensuring that Bundeena would be forever surrounded by its bushland setting.
It was not until the sealed road into Bundeena was completed in 1961 that the "Mobbs Estate" also known as "The New Estate" was subdivided by the Mobbs family and sold as residential blocks. It was around this time that George "Eric" Reginald Mobbs had the vision to preserve a large portion of Spring Gully and give something back to the broader community and he gifted a large part of the southern end of Mobbs Estate, bordering the Royal National Park, to the Boy Scouts Association of NSW. These 14 acres of land became known locally as "The Boy Scouts' Camp". The local scout troop and the girl guides had hoped to build halls on the land but they could not secure access from National Parks. The Water Board gave permission for the Scouts to access the land via their property but this was not seen as practical and the land has remained in its natural, undisturbed state to this day.
George "Eric" Mobbs (1899-1991) was a horticulturalist who specialised in growing carnation flowers at Castle Hill. He supplied cut flowers to Coles. He served as a councillor on the Hills Shire Council from 1956-1977. The George Eric Mobbs Award for Excellence in Gardening continues to be awarded annually at the Hills Shire Orange Blossom Festival. Eric Street, Bundeena is named after him.
"Noise Like Thunder"
"Bundeena" is a Dharawal name meaning "Noise Like Thunder". Despite Spring Gully being a protected gully, tucked away from the Port Hacking and the coast, sounds carry along the gully and on most nights the sounds of the waves crashing on the shore can be heard loud and clear from within the gully. Depending on the direction of the swell these thunderous sounds are either the waves crashing onto Hordens Beach to the north or waves crashing onto the coastal cliffs to the east.
"Spring Gully contains two of the most significant habitation sites found anywhere in the Port Hacking area containing ochre artwork that demonstrates the connection of the local Dharawal people to the maritime environment and their relationship to the aquatic life of the Port Hacking."
– Bruce Howell, Illawarra Prehistory Society
Spring Gully was a major site of aboriginal settlement. It provided many benefits for the traditional owners.
Several substantial rock overhangs along the southern and northern sides offered shelter in different prevailing weather conditions.
A reliable, permanent source of fresh water.
One stream forms a waterfall that flows over the entrance to the largest rock overhang habitation site on the southern side of the gully.
On the northern side, a permanent spring emerges from between the rocks in the cliff and flows next to another substantial rock overhang and site of habitation.
The freshwater wetland would have been a major source of food and an open hunting ground for wallaby, echidna and reptiles.
Spring Gully was a thoroughfare for the original owners who could move from the Port Hacking estuary, along Bundeena Creek, through Spring Gully and beyond into the Marley escarpment. It connected what is now known as Hordens Beach (Bundeena Bay) and Bonnie Vale (Simpson's Bay) to the Marley escarpment and the Marley basin.
Marley Head is a large and extensive engravings site and was also an important site (along with Jibbon head) for the local people for the "coming of the law" which arrived each year with the whale migration.
An old walking track, used by early European settlers, now overgrown, climbs up along the southern side of Spring Gully, past a site of rock engravings, to join up with the Marley track. This track was very likely originally an Aboriginal track used by the traditional owners to access Marley.
The aboriginal habitation of Spring Gully has left a substantial legacy of archaeological sites and a large amount of aboriginal art – most significantly, a large amount of ochre and charcoal drawings which have survived in several rock overhangs. These include excellent examples of less common white ochre hand stencils and one known example of a very rare yellow ochre hand stencil. A rare ochre drawing of a sea turtle is found in one rock overhang. Substantial middens along with rock tools are also found in several of the rock overhangs in Spring Gully.
NPWS Aboriginal Sites Register, Spring Gully Sites
There are eight catalogued archaeological sites of significance in Spring Gully containing rock engravings, hand stencils, ochre and charcoal drawings, middens and stone tool remnants. More sites may be waiting to be discovered yet.
Site References:
Zachary No. xx
NB: Due to the sensitivity of these sites and the need to protect them from harm the site references have been removed from the publicly distributed version of this document.
Ecological & Environmental Values
Freshwater Wetland and the Bundeena Catchment Area
The Boy Scouts' Camp property covers a substantial area of Spring Gully which forms a large part of the flood prone Bundeena catchment area.
The Scouts' land contains the headwaters of Spring Creek which flows into the wetland that subsequently drains into Bundeena Creek to flow into the Port Hacking at Hordens Beach.
The land contains Sydney Freshwater Wetland – a rare and endangered ecological community.
The two greatest challenges facing the Bundeena catchment are:
Flooding, especially of the low lying residential areas and community infrastructure such as roads, sports fields, bowling club, community centre.
The water quality of Bundeena Creek and Bundeena Bay.
The health of the Spring Gully headwaters and wetland is vital for both flood mitigation (absorbing and slowing water runoff) and water quality (filtering water runoff). Any degradation of the pristine natural state of the Scouts' land would negatively impact on the Bundeena catchment.
Within the freshwater wetland on the property lies a beautiful meadow of sedge grasses through which the water gurgles as it percolates downstream.
Along the floodplain, at the sides of the meadow, are tall stands of cabbage tree palms. The cabbage tree palm was an important food and resource for the local Dharawal people. It is their totem and it is also believed that the name Dharawal could mean "cabbage tree people" (Source, Les Bursill – Dharawal elder and anthropologist).
Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest
Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest runs along the northern slope of Spring Gully including the north-western side of the Scouts' land. This forest itself contains small pockets of remnant littoral rainforest – a protected vegetation in the Sydney region. One such pocket of remnant littoral rainforest exists along a spring that runs just next to the Scout land. This scene was illustrated along with an accompanying poem about Spring Gully in a much loved children's book about the flora and fauna of Bundeena.
Angophora Woodland with Banksia Understory
An uninterrupted canopy of majestic Angophora woodland covers most of the property and contains a substantial understory of banksia trees.
Along the southern slope of the property, several tributary streams flow down small gullies, over waterfalls and through rock pools and into the wetland below. Cabbage tree palms dot these gullies.
The conservation value of both the intact tree canopy and the understory was recognised in the Sutherland Shire Council's Bundeena and Maianbar Development Control Plan 2006 which, in a section specifically relating to the Scouts' land, states that:
"The environmental qualities of the site shall be maintained in any proposal to provide an appropriate facility on this site. In particular the significant tree canopy is to be conserved together with significant understorey."
Under the current building code, any building on this site would result in a significant loss of the tree canopy and understory due to the requirements for asset protection zones around buildings on bushfire prone land.
Spring Gully is a known habitat for many protected species including (but by no means limited to):
Swamp wallaby,
echidna,
powerful owl,
water dragon,
goanna,
diamond python,
grey-headed flying-fox,
tortoise,
frogs.
It is an evening roosting site for sulphur crested cockatoos.
It is also a habitat for migratory birds such as
The Channel Billed Cuckoo,
Japanese Snipe,
Koel.
Bushfire Prone Land
Spring Gully, including the Scouts' property, is a Strategic Fire Advantage Zone under the Royal National Park fire Management Strategy 2009. It is subject to periodic hazard reduction burns.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service fire management plan 2003 warns that "Spring Gully is dangerous in extreme wildfire conditions".
Spring Gully, including the Scouts' land was extensively burnt out in the 1994 fires.
As stated earlier, the building code for bushfire prone land requires substantial asset protection zones around buildings. As the Scouts' land is primarily steeply sloped, and given that Spring Gully slopes up from the west – the most dangerous and likely source of flame attack during extreme fire conditions – even building a single dwelling on the site would require an asset protection zone of up to one hectare. Within this asset protection zone only 15% of the tree canopy would be allowed to remain. Most of the understory, including the banksia forest would need to be cleared.
Of additional concern is that the soil on these slopes is loose and sandy, due to the rare cliff dune formations on the surrounding ridges – a significant feature of the Marley escarpment. Removal of the understory could cause serious erosion of the fragile sandy soil and siltation of the freshwater wetland below.
Any building on the property can only comply with the bushfire code if suitable road access and access to water can be obtained (via the national park or across another property). Even then, that access might not meet the requirements of the Rural Fire Service and it is possible that no development would be deemed as acceptable by the RFS.
In summary, bushfire building codes make any building on this land incompatible with conserving its significant environmental qualities.
The Royal National Park
The Royal National Park is Australia's premier national park and the second oldest in the world. The size of the park has grown substantially since its founding in 1879. The land around Bundeena was within the original boundaries of the park at its inception.
All non-residential bushland surrounding the Bundeena township has now been placed under environmental conservation. The disused council land (formerly the sanitary depot) to the south of the Scouts' land is currently being transferred to National Parks – an outcome that all stakeholders support. The old caravan park, further down Spring Gully, has also been placed into conservation. This will leave the Scouts' land as the only non-residential bushland in Bundeena that is not within the Royal National Park.
The Scouts' land is the only part of the puzzle still missing from the Royal National Park. Yet, it sits prominently next to the entrance to the world famous Coast Walk.
Most people, including many Bundeena residents, had always assumed that the land was already under conservation and part of the Royal National Park.
Given that a submission for nomination of the Royal National Park as a world heritage site is underway, now is the moment to add this missing piece of the puzzle into the Royal National Park.
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Participation is open to those who support the Ten Key Values of the Green Party. Members may not be registered (to vote) with any other political party in the state of Louisiana. Additional membership requirements, as well as procedures for registration, deactivation or revocation of membership, may be specified in our bylaws.
The membership has final authority on all decisions.
This charter is the foundational document which articulates our basic purpose and values. Detailed rules may be further specified by the adoption of other documents, such as bylaws, as needed.
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GPNOLA


text:
#include "si_common.h"
#include "si_cra.h"
#include "si_cra_internal.h"
#include "si_cra_cfg.h"
#include "sii_hal.h"
#include "hdmi_cust.h"
#include "si_mhl_tx_api.h"

#if defined(__KERNEL__)
extern uint8_t I2C_ReadByte(uint8_t deviceID, uint8_t offset);
extern void I2C_WriteByte(uint8_t deviceID, uint8_t offset, uint8_t value);
#endif

#if 0 ///SII_I2C_ADDR == (0x76)
static prefuint_t l_pageInstance[SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT] = { 1 };
#else ///default is 0x72
static prefuint_t l_pageInstance[SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT] = { 0 };
#endif
extern pageConfig_t g_addrDescriptor[SII_CRA_MAX_DEVICE_INSTANCES][SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT];
extern SiiReg_t g_siiRegPageBaseReassign[];
extern SiiReg_t g_siiRegPageBaseRegs[SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT];
CraInstanceData_t craInstance = {
	0,
	0,
	SII_SUCCESS,
	0,
};

#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
static SiiResultCodes_t CraReadBlockI2c(prefuint_t busIndex, uint8_t deviceId, uint8_t regAddr,
					uint8_t *pBuffer, uint16_t count)
{
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
	do {
		if (I2cSendStart(busIndex, deviceId, &regAddr, 1, false) != PLATFORM_SUCCESS) {
			break;
		}
		if (I2cReceiveStart(busIndex, deviceId, pBuffer, count, true) != PLATFORM_SUCCESS) {
			break;
		}
		status = SII_SUCCESS;
	} while (0);
	return (status);
}

static SiiResultCodes_t CraWriteBlockI2c(prefuint_t busIndex, uint8_t deviceId, uint8_t regAddr,
					 const uint8_t *pBuffer, uint16_t count)
{
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
	do {
		if (I2cSendStart(busIndex, deviceId, &regAddr, 1, false) != PLATFORM_SUCCESS) {
			break;
		}
		if (I2cSendContinue(busIndex, pBuffer, count, true) != PLATFORM_SUCCESS) {
			break;
		}
		status = SII_SUCCESS;
	} while (0);
	return (status);
}
#endif
bool_t SiiCraInitialize(void)
{
	prefuint_t i, index;
	craInstance.lastResultCode = RESULT_CRA_SUCCESS;

	for (i = 0; i < SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT; i++) {
#if 1
    if( get_hdmi_i2c_addr()== 0x76)
		l_pageInstance[i] = 1;
	else
		l_pageInstance[i] = 0;
#else
    #if SII_I2C_ADDR == (0x76)
    		l_pageInstance[i] = 1;
    #else
    		l_pageInstance[i] = 0;
    #endif
#endif
	}

	i = 0;
	while (g_siiRegPageBaseReassign[i] != 0xFFFF) {
		index = g_siiRegPageBaseReassign[i] >> 8;
		if ((index < SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT) && (g_siiRegPageBaseRegs[index] != 0xFF)) {
			SiiRegWrite(g_siiRegPageBaseRegs[index],
				    g_siiRegPageBaseReassign[index] & 0x00FF);
		} else {
			craInstance.lastResultCode = SII_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
			break;
		}
		i++;
	}
	return (craInstance.lastResultCode == RESULT_CRA_SUCCESS);
}

SiiResultCodes_t SiiCraGetLastResult(void)
{
	return (craInstance.lastResultCode);
}

#if 0
bool_t SiiRegInstanceSet(SiiReg_t virtualAddress, prefuint_t newInstance)
{
	prefuint_t va = virtualAddress >> 8;
	craInstance.lastResultCode = RESULT_CRA_SUCCESS;
	if ((va < SII_CRA_DEVICE_PAGE_COUNT) && (newInstance < SII_CRA_MAX_DEVICE_INSTANCES)) {
		l_pageInstance[va] = newInstance;
		return (true);
	}
	craInstance.lastResultCode = SII_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
	return (false);
}
#endif

void SiiRegReadBlock(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t *pBuffer, uint16_t count)
{
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	pageConfig_t *pPage;
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
#endif
	virtualAddr >>= 8;
	pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[virtualAddr]][virtualAddr];
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	switch (pPage->busType) {
	case DEV_I2C_0:
		status =
		    CraReadBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, pBuffer, count);
		break;
	case DEV_I2C_OFFSET:
		status =
		    CraReadBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address,
				    regOffset + (uint8_t) (pPage->address >> 8), pBuffer, count);
		break;
	default:
		break;
	}
#else
	{
		/*int   i;
		   for (i=0; i<count; i++)
		   {
		   *pBuffer = I2C_ReadByte((uint8_t)pPage->address, (regOffset + i));
		   ++pBuffer;
		   } */
		I2C_ReadBlock((uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, pBuffer, count);
	}
#endif
}

uint8_t SiiRegRead(SiiReg_t virtualAddr)
{
	uint8_t value = 0xFF;
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	pageConfig_t *pPage;
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
#error
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
#endif
	virtualAddr >>= 8;
	pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[virtualAddr]][virtualAddr];
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	switch (pPage->busType) {
	case DEV_I2C_0:
		status = CraReadBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, &value, 1);
		break;
	case DEV_I2C_OFFSET:
		status =
		    CraReadBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address,
				    regOffset + (uint8_t) (pPage->address >> 8), &value, 1);
		break;
	default:
		break;
	}
#else
	value = I2C_ReadByte((uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset);
	/* printk("value=0x%x\n", value); */
#endif
	return (value);
}

void SiiRegWriteBlock(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, const uint8_t *pBuffer, uint16_t count)
{
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	pageConfig_t *pPage;
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
#endif
	virtualAddr >>= 8;
	pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[virtualAddr]][virtualAddr];
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	switch (pPage->busType) {
	case DEV_I2C_0:
		status =
		    CraWriteBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, pBuffer,
				     count);
		break;
	case DEV_I2C_OFFSET:
		status =
		    CraWriteBlockI2c(DEV_I2C_0, (uint8_t) pPage->address,
				     regOffset + (uint8_t) (pPage->address >> 8), pBuffer, count);
		break;
	default:
		break;
	}
#else
	{
		int i;
		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
			I2C_WriteByte((uint8_t) pPage->address, (regOffset + i), *pBuffer);
			++pBuffer;
		}
	}
#endif
}

void SiiRegWrite(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t value)
{
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	pageConfig_t *pPage;
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
#endif
	virtualAddr >>= 8;
	pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[virtualAddr]][virtualAddr];
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	switch (pPage->busType) {
	case DEV_I2C_0:
	case DEV_I2C_1:
	case DEV_I2C_2:
	case DEV_I2C_3:
		status =
		    CraWriteBlockI2c(pPage->busType, (uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, &value,
				     1);
		break;
	case DEV_I2C_OFFSET:
	case DEV_I2C_1_OFFSET:
	case DEV_I2C_2_OFFSET:
	case DEV_I2C_3_OFFSET:
		status =
		    CraWriteBlockI2c(pPage->busType - DEV_I2C_OFFSET, (uint8_t) pPage->address,
				     regOffset + (uint8_t) (pPage->address >> 8), &value, 1);
		break;
	default:
		break;
	}
#else
	I2C_WriteByte((uint8_t) pPage->address, regOffset, value);
#endif
}

void SiiRegModify(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t mask, uint8_t value)
{
	uint8_t aByte;
	aByte = SiiRegRead(virtualAddr);
	aByte &= (~mask);
	aByte |= (mask & value);
	SiiRegWrite(virtualAddr, aByte);
}

void SiiRegBitsSet(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t bitMask, bool_t setBits)
{
	uint8_t aByte;
	aByte = SiiRegRead(virtualAddr);
	aByte = (setBits) ? (aByte | bitMask) : (aByte & ~bitMask);
	SiiRegWrite(virtualAddr, aByte);
}

void SiiRegBitsSetNew(SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t bitMask, bool_t setBits)
{
	uint8_t newByte, oldByte;
	oldByte = SiiRegRead(virtualAddr);
	newByte = (setBits) ? (oldByte | bitMask) : (oldByte & ~bitMask);
	if (oldByte != newByte) {
		SiiRegWrite(virtualAddr, newByte);
	}
}

void SiiRegEdidReadBlock(SiiReg_t segmentAddr, SiiReg_t virtualAddr, uint8_t *pBuffer,
			 uint16_t count)
{
#if 0
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	pageConfig_t *pPage;
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	SiiResultCodes_t status = SII_ERR_FAIL;
	if ((segmentAddr & 0xFF) != 0) {
		regOffset = (uint8_t) segmentAddr;
		segmentAddr >>= 8;
		pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[segmentAddr]][segmentAddr];
		I2cSendStart(pPage->busType, pPage->address, &regOffset, 1, false);
	}
#endif
	regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	virtualAddr >>= 8;
	pPage = &g_addrDescriptor[l_pageInstance[virtualAddr]][virtualAddr];
#if !defined(__KERNEL__)
	status = CraReadBlockI2c(pPage->busType, pPage->address, regOffset, pBuffer, count);
#else
	{
		int i;
		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
			*pBuffer =
			    I2C_ReadByte((uint8_t) pPage->address, (uint8_t) (regOffset + i));
			++pBuffer;
		}
	}
#endif
#endif

	uint8_t Seg_regOffset = 0x00;
	uint8_t regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;
	uint8_t return_value1 = 0, return_value2 = 0;

	if ((segmentAddr & 0xFF) != 0) {
		Seg_regOffset = (uint8_t) segmentAddr;
	}
	regOffset = (uint8_t) virtualAddr;

	TX_DEBUG_PRINT(("Seg_regOffset=0x%x,regOffset=0x%x,count=%d\n", Seg_regOffset, regOffset,
			count));
	if (Seg_regOffset == 0)
		return_value1 = I2C_ReadBlock(0xA0, regOffset, pBuffer, count);
	else
		return_value2 =
		    I2C_ReadSegmentBlockEDID(0xA0, Seg_regOffset, regOffset, pBuffer, count);
	if (return_value1 > 0)
		TX_DEBUG_PRINT(("IIC_SCL_TIMEOUT,return_value1\n"));
	if (return_value2 > 0)
		TX_DEBUG_PRINT(("IIC_SCL_TIMEOUT,return_value2\n"));

}

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It's that time of year again…our last show of the year and we look back at some of the very best Americana albums of 2016. Dave Stroud runs down the list…from bottom to top and even takes a little time to share the runners-up. This was a year of tribute albums (Dr. John, Emmylou, Charlie Rich, Jerry Garcia, and others) and some incredible blues and soul that made the list. Indies, outliers, Canadian songwriters, and breakout traditional revelries abound. Be sure to tune in for a look back at the music of the 'year of darkness'…2016.
3 Dwight Yoakam I Wouldn't Put it Past Me Swimmin Pools Movie Stars.


If you never played through Shin Megami Tensei IV on Nintendo 3DS, you won't have to worry about feeling lost in the story when playing its pseudo-sequel. Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse takes place during the events of the original game, but through the eyes of a different protagonist. A lot of what's already happened in the plot gets summarized through cutscenes and dialogue, but everything else is a treated like a new story. What makes Apocalypse stand out from its predecessor however, are the adjustments to the battle system that make it addictively fun.
The story of Apocalypse may have been interesting to me, but the combat is what made me want to keep playing. It's simple and somewhat repetitive, but there is a lot going on during the battles you have against various demons you encounter in the game. Not only are the designs of every demon outrageous, but the way you interact with them in battle isn't as simple as destroying everything on screen.
You can bargain and ally with enemies you encounter by simply talking to them and engaging in the right dialogue. Sometimes it'll work and you can avoid battle all together, and other times fighting is simply inevitable. But the choice is still there for you, allowing for multiple ways of approaching the same situation.
This goes hand-in-hand with the ability to summon demons to fight on your behalf. Allying with demons is essential to Apocalypse's battle system, which is fast paced and exciting all the time. Each time you ally with a new demon, they join your party and share their abilities with you in battle as they grow stronger. Much like other Shin Megami Tensei games, you can fuse together different demons to create even stronger ones for use in battle.
After exploring some of Apocalypse's levels, I was able to gather a strong team of demons to progress through the game without a lot of hassle, though there was still a clear level of challenge. There's still classic magic spells and special attacks from throughout the Shin Megami Tensei series, but some of them have moderately different effects in Apocalypse. Depending on the situation in battle, sometimes a spell that inflicts a status aliment may instead insta-kill an enemy because of their weakness.
The presentation of Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is a mixed bag. The 3D environments you explore look OK on the Nintendo 3DS, but it's the extra details within the menus and maps that look good. Small effects like blossoms falling from the trees or magical auras from various locations make the game look polished, while the menus with lots of detailed information about everything are clearly organized to be useful to anyone.
Cutscenes are similar to the original Shin Megami Tensei IV, with dialogue over static images, but there are occasional in-game cutscenes using 3D character models. The character models themselves don't look that good and stand out a bit too much from the 2D drawings, but they aren't a huge detriment to the entire package.
A great addition to Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse is the StreetPass functionality that helps you build up your inventory and the strength of your demon allies. Through the DDS system in the game, you can create a Hunter Card with your character stats and preferred demon to exchange with other players via StreetPass and the internet.
Though connecting to the internet can only be done once every few hours in real time, you get a ton of benefits from doing so. Not only was I able to gain lots of extra experience for my demon allies on my Hunter Card, but I also obtained plenty of new items that greatly assisted me while playing through the main story. This was great because it helped me progress through the game without spoiling or impeding on my enjoyment of the story.
If you own a Nintendo 3DS and want to play a great role-playing game, then you need to own Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. Even if you never played its predecessor or know anything about the Shin Megami Tensei series, you will enjoy Apocalypse's gameplay and story. The combat is great and the StreetPass functionality is an awesome addition to the game. Do yourself a favor and pick up Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse for your 3DS collection, you'll definitely thank yourself later.
This review is based on a digital review code for Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse for Nintendo 3DS, provided by ATLUS.


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\begin{document}
    Package stix.
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\end{document}

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Process exited with error(s)

Any help?

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The Wodonga Tennis Centre (WTC) is one of the region's greatest sporting and recreation assets.
Located in central Wodonga the centre comprises synthetic, Plexicushion (same as the Australian Open) and some of Australia's best grass courts.
The WTC hosts the annual Victorian Junior Grasscourts Championship, the World Schools Championships and Country Week every fourth year.
The clubhouse caters for tennis and croquet players, and can be hired out for social or commercial activities.
Competitions and/or coaching runs every day of the week, and these are open to anyone who is interested.
Currently the club and Head of Coaching Cameron Meagher runs a Saturday morning junior program.
The club acknowledges that without juniors, there can be no long-term growth for the centre.
This program is broken into three sections; 5-7 year olds (red ball), 8-11 year olds (green ball) and 10-14 year olds (yellow ball).
All participants enjoy physical and social activity and learn more about this great sport.
The Albury and Wodonga Tennis Associations offer a fantastic pathway for players, from the Junior Program, through to mid-week competitions, up to Saturday pennant.
We have had some of our exceptional juniors progress to scholarships at American Universities.
We are always looking for new players and members, so call (02) 6024 6354 or email admin@wodongatenniscentre.com.au.


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Metal Adventures
There are games that I walk away from a first play saying to myself, I really like this game. I can't wait to play more. Also in the spectrum, there are also games that I walk away from thinking to myself, Wow. I could like this game, but I need to play it more to figure it out.
Metal Adventures is in that second category. We played it a few weeks back, and I liked the game, but there were things we didn't do because we were learning the game. It's not that there are a lot of moving pieces, but it's because we didn't know.
Let's start with an overview.
Metal Adventures is a space combat adventure game. Players have a handful of choices to make in their race to be the first to 9 Glory.
Players are Pirates. Members of the Brotherhood of Pirates, who gain Glory by preying on shipping, planets, and each other.
Each player has a display that has more moving parts than I've seen in a game in a very long time. There are four wheels - Main Power, Damage, Glory, and Judgment of Pirates.
When you move your Damage wheel, it lowers your Main Power. When you are judged by the other pirates, you lose Glory. Despite how fiddly it feels at first glance, it does make sense.
Each turn, you first decide if you wish to go adventuring or if you want to spend a turn to rest and repair or if you want to go pick a fight with someone.
If you take the turn off, you don't have to pay dues to the Brotherhood, you get money from the bank, your ship is repaired for free, your Metal Faktor die is reset to zero, you can swap your Trophies (which are a way to get bonus victory points), and you can buy upgrades at an inflated price.
Or you can take a "normal" turn. There are two things you can do in a normal turn:
1) Take the Tour of Pirates
2) Pick a Fight
You need to do both, but you can do them in either order. But before you do so, you need to pay your dues. It's just one money to the pot
The Tour of Pirates involves going to four different planets and taking advantage of the actions in those locations. The first planet, Exxalia, lets you gain Trophy cards and repair your ship. The OCG Counter lets you cash in sets of ships you've destroyed for money and Glory. You can also buy upgrades for your ship here. Bazaar lets you buy upgrades that other people have discarded and pay off the Judgment of Pirates. And, finally, Karokum lets you swap ships that you looted with ships in the discard pile or turn in Wrecks and/or money for Glory.
You need to take these actions in order, so you can't (for example) go to Karokum to swap ships so that you have three of the same faction so you can turn them in at OCG that same turn.
It's straightforward, but there are ten different actions that you need to go through and decide whether to perform or not. It's a bit overwhelming for new players.
Then there is picking a fight.
You can pick one of three fights:
1) Ships from the Ship Deck. The top half of these are mostly merchants. The bottom half includes a bunch of Pirate Hunters that are tougher to beat.
2) One of the Planets you can visit on the Tour (with the exception of the OCG Counter).
3) Another player.
Battles are all handled in roughly the same way. You add your main power to a die. Your opponent does the same. High number wins. But there is a little bit of finesse, here, too.
The first tweak to the rules is that every player has a Metal Faktor die. You may roll this when you are involved in a combat. It's not a normal d6, either. This number serves as a positive modifier to your roll. It's very nice when combat is going to be a near thing. BUT (and this is potentially significant) that die is then "locked" to that face and provides a penalty to your next roll.
The second tweak is alliances. You can ask another player to assist you. You see, preying on shipping (or planets or other players) can be very lucrative. You can earn Glory (which gets you closer to winning) or money or gear. And you can offer any of these things (other than Glory) to a player who assists you in your attack. You can only have one ally when attacking ships or planets, but you can have multiple allies when attacking another player. There's a risk in recruiting allies, too, because they can turn on you.
For me, the most interesting part of the battles isn't the battle itself. It's deciding what you're going to be fighting - because it makes a huge difference.
When you attack the Ship Deck, you can choose one of three ships to fight, which lets you choose your reward, really. Because these ships can give you Glory, money, and equipment cards. You may also try to get a specific ship for sets you can turn in at the OCG counter.
When you attack a planet, you can steal its treasury, among other benefits. So if your opponents are spending a lot of time spending money at Karokum, for example, there will be more money there for the taking.
When you attack another player, you grab the "dues" that everyone pays at the start of the turn, as well as gaining Glory.
There are a lot of things to keep track of at first, which kept me from relaxing into the game. And I suspect it'll be that way for a few games with new players. We didn't, for example, betray anyone during the game, and I have a hunch that knowing when to betray someone is a key part of the strategy.
I did like this game, and I do want to play it again. But it wasn't an instant win with my group because of that learning curve. With time, that will probably change. But we're already in that "getting ready for GenCon" time of year, so I don't know that it's likely to hit the table again until after the show.
Tags: Metal Adventures
If you can see this, I didn't have time to finish both my revision work and get a post written for this week.
Hopefully I'll be back to normal next week, but that really depends on how much more work is handed to me.
A few weeks ago, I was in a game store in Tacoma - not my usual stomping ground, but one that still feels familiar enough. Either way, I happened to spot Cutthroat Caverns - a game I've always meant to pick up but somehow never saw at a time in which I had money in my pocket.
For years, I'd stumble across the expansions at one store or another, but I never managed to find the base game. Until now.
I've been a fan of Smirk & Dagger's games since the original Hex Hex, which went out of print and was replaced by Hex Hex XL. Curt Covert - the designer/owner/operator of Smirk & Dagger - demoed the game for me at one of my first GenCons, and he's a crazy-nice guy who loves all of the games he publishes.
And he has a knack for finding fun. I'm not always a fan of how he writes rules, but I'm always a fan of how those rules work in play.
So I had been curious about CC for a long time. And so I took the plunge - and I am very glad I did. See, I'm a huge fan of games that are semi-cooperative. That is "games where players have to work together to avoid a collective loss." Sometimes, this is like Shadows Over Camelot, where there might be a traitor working against everyone. This one, however, is more like Republic of Rome, where the Empire can fall if the players don't adequately defend it.
In Cutthroat Caverns, each player is dealt a hand of cards. These cards (for the most part) have damage numbers.
Turn order is randomized, and then players take turns dealing damage to monsters. The player who gets the killing blow in on a monster gains the prestige for having killed the monster.
After every player has resolved their cards, the monster gets to attack back and will deal damage to some or all of the players.
So it becomes a guessing and bluffing game. If I'm acting first and the monster only has a few hit points, do I play a high number to try to kill it? Or do I let someone else get the kill in hopes of snagging a more valuable monster next?
In addition to dealing damage, some of the player's cards do ... other things. You can double someone else's damage. You can cause other players to miss. You can avoid damage to yourself, and so on. There are also a handful of magic items (mostly potions) that can affect the numbers on peoples' cards.
The monsters themselves deal damage based on different criteria, and the monster's stats depend on the number of players who started the game - with six players, an Ogre is more dangerous than it is when there are only three. One monster deals damage to the player who dealt the most damage to it that round, for example. One monster deals damage to the player who hit it first.
Some monsters can inflict other conditions on players, too. One monster, for example, causes a player to deal half damage against the next monster the party faces.
There isn't a lot of healing in the game, so the 100 hit points you start with need to last you a good long while.
Once the party fights through a number of monsters depending on the number of players, the game ends and the player with the most prestige wins.
It's simple, but - as the title suggests - cutthroat. And evil.
And there are expansions, each of which throws a new twist (or twists) into the game. I own them, but I haven't gotten them to the table, yet. Maybe tonight (although I desperately want to try Metal Adventures, and I have a hunch I'll be playing more Nations: The Dice Game).
I'll let you know.
Tags: Cutthroat Caverns
Bag of Fish: Success
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was going to be hosting a Bag of Fish day in preparation for my upcoming L5R campaign.
That day was the 23rd.
The focus of the day was the player meet-and-greet with samurai movies in the background and a few players needed to fight through character generation. I'd been thinking that one player hadn't met the others, but she knew one other player.
One player still needed to do his heritage draw. Remember that I'm not just allowing players to make characters - they needed to draw tokens to determine their family lineage, too.
Out of six players, five of them drew at least one Dragon die. That makes part of the game easier: Assembling the party. When there are that many folks whose heritage ties back to such a small clan, it's not unreasonable for them to be related.
And the sixth player is a Unicorn. Unicorn lands border Dragon lands, so it's not unreasonable for them to know one another. And her heritage roll (from the Great Clans book) gave me another perfectly acceptable story hook to drag her into interacting with Dragons.
The actual draws:
Dragon/Ronin
Dragon/Dragon
Minor Clans/Dragon
Scorpion/Dragon
Dragon/Crane
Unicorn/Crab
In all six cases, the clan they chose to play is the first one on the list.
I don't want to just run a Magistrates Game. Because - realistically - that's overdone.
"So what," one player asked me, "is the core conflict driving the game?"
An excellent question. Honor. Glory. Establishing a legacy. Survival.
The initial survey I had them take indicated to me that my characters are interested in some of the metaphysical underpinnings of the setting, too.
In that survey, I also asked them to rank the seven tenets of bushido in order of importance. I had a broad base of results, but Duty was the most important and Courtesy the least. The order was:
1. Duty
2. Honor
4. Courage
4. Sincerity
7. Courtesy
Note that Honesty and Honor tied one another, as did Courage and Sincerity.
I'm not doing a Magistrate game, but they will be working as part of the retinue for a high-ranking NPC. The fact that we have a Scorpion in the party opens a few doors. The Unicorn's heritage roll opened a few interesting doors ...
Steph and I ordered teriyaki from Happy Teriyaki, where I have been a satisfied customer for more than twenty years. They have a couple of party platters available, and we ordered one of those. We had more leftovers than I'd expected, but we still didn't have a lot.
The next step is to schedule that first session, so the players can meet their host for the winter - Mirumoto Shohi-en.


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