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Battle of the Sexes: Women Find Perfect Practice Partners- Men
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Kate Kreager, a forward on the women's basketball team, is dribbling downcourt during practice when a defender suddenly moves out to stop her. She cuts in a different direction and continues driving to the basket. It's a typical scene except for one thing: the defender is a guy, Matt Mayer.
The women's team recently began bringing in men to practice against, thinking that working against players who are taller, stronger and heavier than they are will give them an advantage when it's time for the games. And Xavier isn't alone in its thinking. Most schools on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level have male practice squads, including Notre Dame, Iowa State and the University of Tennessee.
"It's just been this last year that we've had enough guys to have a practice team," says women's coach Melanie Balcomb. Six years ago, she began having a few guys show up occasionally to practice with the women. Today, there's an eight-man squad that practices against the women. "That's why the improvement is so noticeable," Balcomb adds. "Now we have the commitment of the guys every day."
The women's team generally doesn't have females try to walk on to the team for the simple reason that the number of women on campus with adequate skills to push the players to become better simply isn't there. One day there might be a large enough pool of women athletes to choose from, at which point women's sports will have come full circle. In the meantime, the guys add an extra challenge to practice.
"Every day the women practice against someone who's quicker, stronger and can jump higher," says Balcomb. "They have to work harder, so during games it's easier. That's what you want."
It's not just a matter of the guys being bigger or stronger than the girls either. They're also adept at transforming themselves into the team's rivals.
"Whenever we play against a conference team, the guys wear red T-shirts with the players' numbers on them," says guard Reetta Piipari. "They learn the different players and their moves. It helps because when you come to a game you know what that player is going to do."
And while the guys' presence makes the women work harder on the court, it also gives them a chance to catch a breather off the court, something head athletic trainer Jody Jenike appreciates.
"They've helped us with injuries. We can go longer at practices without the athletes having to overextend themselves because there's more people in the rotation. The women can play harder because they can rest when guys rotate in."
"I see a difference in the kids' attitudes, too," says Balcomb. "It's hard to play against the same people every day. When they get to run their offenses against the guys, it helps them to have a change. Instead of playing against each other, it's a game situation."
It's not just a one-sided deal, either. The guys, two of whom double as student managers, receive some tangible benefits from the experience as well, such as practice gear and use of the Cintas Center workout room. Last year, the managers received Atlantic 10 Conference championship rings, too. But it's mostly the intangibles that keep them coming back.
"Later on, I plan on coaching basketball, and I'm getting to learn a lot of the ins and outs of being a coach," says Mayer. "It's exciting the opportunities they've given me in this program. Our girls are very competitive. I've gotten into shape and my game's improved."
After winning the regular and post-season A-10 Conference titles last season, plus defeating six-time national champion Tennessee to go to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, it's not surprising that the women keep the guys on their game.
"I haven't had anybody give me any slack for playing with the girls yet," says Brett Ballinger, another practice player, "and I don't think I will."
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Jeovanny Landeros, a 24-year-old male from Hemet, is accused of impersonating police and other crimes.
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help and to come forward if they believe they were contacted by Jeovanny Landeros, a 24-year-old male from Hemet, accused of impersonating police and other crimes.
Landeros was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 for possession of an assault rifle, possession of ammunition, and child endangerment. Landeros was also in possession of a law enforcement badge and law enforcement equipment with him indicating he may have impersonated a law enforcement officer in the past.
Investigators said Landeros' vehicle, a 2015 white Mercedez Benz, was equipped with red and blue flashing LED lights and believe Landeros may have used these items to commit crimes. They said they think Landeros may have contacted unsuspecting victims posing as a law enforcement officer and that many of the victims may not have noticed a crime being committed.
If anyone believes they were contacted by Landeros and have any information that would help investigators, they are asked to call Investigator Alfaro or Investigator Manjarrez at (951) 955-1700.
Investigators with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department believe Landeros may have used his car, outfitted with red and blue lights, to commit crimes while impersonating a law officer.


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The Best 60 Love Quotes From Books
"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight." - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
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When we are in love, we should prove our love to that very special person. We can do that with actions and we can also use some words. We must choose the words well if we want our loved one to really get how we feel. Love is in the air!
We are generous today and we would like to help you express your feelings with this compilation of romantic quotes from books. Whether you are a frequent reader or not, read each one of them and get some inspìration for your declaration of love. Don't worry, we're sure you'll find what you need in this article.
"You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought."
The White Company by Arthur Conan Doyle
"Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same...If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger."
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
"He sweeps her hair back from her ears; he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement. He says he will never leave her, not in a million years."
"You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not."
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
"If it weren't for her, there would never have been an empty space, or the need to fill it."
The History of Love by Nicole Krause
"Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches."
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
"It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight."
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
"Each time you happen to me all over again."
The Age Of Innocence by Edith Wharton
"For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home."
"In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you."
Selected Diaries by Virginia Woolf
"There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment."
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
"If it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts."
"When you love something it loves you back in whatever way it has to love."
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
"If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one."
"And when one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy."
"If you ever have need of my life, come and take it."
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature."
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
Airman's Odyssey by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them."
An Autobiography by Agatha Christie
"We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness—and call it love – true love."
True Love by Robert Fulghum
"We are who we are, because of those we choose to love and because of those who love us."
The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse
"Love, it never dies. It never goes away, it never fades, so long as you hang on to it. Love can make you immortal."
"You know, when it works, love is pretty amazing. It's not overrated. There's a reason for all those songs."
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
"And then I did laugh, even though the future was a dangerous place, because I loved her, and she loved me, and the world was beautiful."
Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
"There I was, way off my ambitions, getting deeper in love every minute."
"I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't do anything but think about him. At night I dream of him, all day I wait to see him, and when I do see him my heart turns over and I think I will faint with desire."
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
"We've loved each other so long I've never been a man and not loved her."
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
"So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you."
The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it."
A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
"Happiness is holding someone in your arms and knowing you hold the whole world."
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
"And I'd choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I'd find you and I'd choose you."
The Chaos of Stars by Kiersten White
"In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
"Here's to all the places we went. And all the places we'll go. And here's to me, whispering again and again and again and again: I love you."
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
"How do you spell love?" "You don't spell it. You feel it."
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
"I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life. I will always be yours."
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
"We loved with a love that was more than love."
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
"Is love this misguided need to have you beside me most of the time? Is love this safety I feel in our silences? Is it this belonging, this completeness?"
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful."
"I do love nothing in the world so well as you - is not that strange?"
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
"Love is a great beautifier."
"Her love was entire as a child's, and though warm as summer it was fresh as spring."
Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
"It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all."
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
"You and I, it's as though we have been taught to kiss in heaven and sent down to earth together, to see if we know what we were taught."
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
"I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love."
Love In The Time Of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
"Wheresoever she was, there was Eden."
The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain
"All this gladness in life, all honest pride in doing my work in the world, all this keen sense of being, I owe to her!" And it doubles the gladness, it makes the pride glow, it sharpens the sense of existence till I hardly know if it is pain or pleasure, to think that I owe it to one - nay, you must, you shall hear" - said he, stepping forwards with stern determination - "to one whom I love, as I do not believe man ever loved woman before."
North And South by Elizabeth Gaskell
"I would love to say that you make me weak in the knees but to be quite upfront and completely truthful you make my body forget it has knees at all."
Love Language, Chasers of the Light by Tyler Knott Gregson
"He was my north, my south, my east and west, my working week and my Sunday rest."
Stop All The Clocks by W.H. Auden
"You might not have been my first love, but you were the love that made all the other loves irrelevant"
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
"Love starts as a feeling, but to continue is a choice. And I find myself choosing you, more and more every day."
Bending The Universe by Justin Wetch
"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you."
Persuasion by Jane Austen
"Balance, my darling, is not letting anybody love you less than you love yourself."
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
"The way her body existed only where he touched her. The rest of her was smoke."
The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
"That the last two letters in her name were the first two in his, a silly thing he never mentioned to her but caused him to believe that they were bound together."
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous, love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offense, and is not resentful."
A Walk to Remember by Nicholoas Sparks
"I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul."
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once."
The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene
"Soul meets soul on lovers' lips."
Prometheus Unbound by Percy Bysshe Shelley
"By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her."
Clarissa, or the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
"I wanted to know you moved and breathed in the same world with me."
Benediction by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Parents want their child in school, on time, ready to learn.
Staff want a reduction in interruptions caused by pupils appearing late to the lesson and not knowing what to do because they have missed vital information.
Poor punctuality is often related to poor/reduced achievement and can lead to disengagement from learning.
Parents want their child to be on time to maximise their learning.
A child will be met at the entrance on arriving late by a member of staff and the reason established for the lateness. Depending on the circumstances this may result in a detention slip being issued. The detention will last only 15 minutes at the end of the school day on the same night as the lateness.
Why Are We Changing The Procedures?
To simplify our approach and tackle issues of disruptive lateness.
If there is a genuine reason for your child's lateness, please write this in your child's planner and sign it.
If you are having difficulties getting your child to school on time then discuss the issue further with their Guidance Teacher.


I am a homeschooling mom of two. My daughter(6 years old) is a caring, inquisitive little person, always hoping to make a new friend. My son(three years old) is a rambunctious, silly guy, that loves climbing. My favorite ways to pass the time include exploring nature with my little ones. I follow gentle parenting techniques, and see the world as moments of learning opportunities. When I'm not with my children, I practice yoga, and love to snowboard in winter. My family recently made the move to Utah, from Colorado, last fall, where I was a full time nanny, along with having my kids. I have over two years experience being in charge of four children. Once my husband was offered a better career, we made the move to Orem, and couldn't be happier. We love to spend our days learning and crafting in our homeschool room, or playing outside on the jungle gym. Our home is everything we always worked for, and we love to share it and make wonderful memories with friends.


Ah, they're sold out of VIPs and it wasn't reflected on the site yet! Box office folks were very nice.
Anybody in the Chi having trouble upgrading to a VIP ticket? We went ahead and bought our tix but can't figure out how to buy/upgrade for Meet & Greet. E-mailed and LAM with the box office of course, but wondering if I'm the only one.


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Small Business Administration sees strong early response to its newly expanded protégé program
Small business may be in the middle of a teachable moment, as October demand ramped up to participate in an expanded federal mentor-protégé contracting program, based on new rules from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The SBA on Oct. 1 launched a web portal for small businesses to team up with other companies on federal contracts for which they may have the right skills but lack the capital, staff or proficiency with government practices to fulfill on their own. The small-business mentor-protégé program, traditionally available only to companies majority-owned by disadvantaged minorities or other groups, became more widely available to all qualifying small businesses under a new SBA regulation that took effect Aug. 24.
And demand has been healthy so far, said Holly Schick, director of the newly formed all-small mentor-protégé program at SBA. About 450 of the 5,000 disadvantaged businesses in the SBA's "8(a) program" had active mentor-protégé agreements at the time of the rule change, but 300 more have requested applications for the program online, and 20 have been approved for it, Schick said, just since it became accessible to other small businesses a month ago.
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Is it possible to find a gorgeous, diverse vacation spot that can offer a large geographic area to explore and promise that there will be little congestion? Yes, it is, and that perfect destination is the province of Guanacaste. As the largest province in Costa Rica, with beautiful white-sand beaches, Guanacaste is a surprisingly quiet vacation destination, as it is also the most sparsely populated in the country side. The infrastructure of this region is growing, and the climate is hot and dry, making it an attractive escape for tourists that are looking to get a reprieve from cold, harsh winters. While visiting, be sure to add surfing, volcano hikes, waterfall viewing, beach-going and nightlife activities to your to-do list! Besides the natural beauty and famous beaches, Guanacaste is also filled with history. If you are looking to learn more about the traditions and local culture of Costa Rica, your stay in Guanacaste province won't disappoint.
As many of the towns in Guanacaste undergo expansion to accommodate visitors, more and more choices are available for travelers, making it easy for them to find just what they need. Whether you are traveling as a family, group or individual, or looking for short term or long term accommodations, there is something for you in Guanacaste. The vast accommodation options include luxury all-inclusive resorts, hotels, lodges, budget cabinas, vacation rentals, and even some golf resorts.
If your budget isn't tight, and you're looking for a no-hassle trip with plenty of luxury, consider staying at an all-inclusive resort in Guanacaste. You can enjoy the view of the crystal blue water and other gems that nature has to offer, while treating yourself to some room service or taking a personal tour or excursion to one of the many local attractions. The Papagayo Gulf is a great option for the traveler that wants privacy during their stay on the beach, while experiencing high-end services and finding the perfect balance between nature and relaxation.
Guanacaste offers many options that are affordable and won't ask you to sacrifice comfort, or your view. Nicoya Peninsula is a great place to search for a budget-friendly beach stay, as there are cabins and smaller hotels that can offer some privacy and personal service, while letting travelers indulge in local culture. Often times, you'll find these accommodations offer rooms that house several guests, but it can be a great way to meet fellow travelers and to see if your Spanish needs any work! Friendly on the wallet, with a high standard of cleanliness, these smaller options are definitely worth keeping in mind when planning your trip to Costa Rica.
If your trip to Guanacaste is going to be a long one – and why shouldn't it be? – there are options for you too! Whether you are planning a family-friendly stay, traveling with friends or anything in between, you can find a rental unit that will meet your needs. If you plan to stay mostly local, you can find a fully-equipped rental for a hassle-free stay. If you plan on being gone often and need a little extra help, or just want a pampered experience, there are high-end rentals available that include staff and top-notch amenities. From modest cottages and cabins to luxury condos and bed & breakfasts, most vacation rentals in Guanacaste are on or near the beautiful local beaches, up and down the coast.
Guanacaste offers more than just gorgeous weather and serene beaches; the region is also known for its world-class golf resorts. These resorts on the largest province in Costa Rica offer golf courses that are located along the beach front. With an ocean view, renowned courses and resort services, staying at a golf resort in Guanacaste is a great option for adventurous spirits.


The bakery plant that makes Sara Lee products in Madison will shut down in January.
Employees were notified Tuesday of the pending closure.
Bimbo Bakeries USA, which runs the plant, says it will cease operations by January 2. The facility is located at 3401 East Washington Avenue. Production will shift to other facilities in the region.
According to Bimbo, the Madison bakery produces bread and buns and employs 158 people.
Bimbo says customers of Sara Lee won't see a change in products.
Human resources representatives will meet the people who are losing their jobs and union representatives to talk about severance packages and other benefits.
"We truly value and respect our dedicated associates at the Madison bakery and will assist them throughout the transition," Tormena says.


Deadline April 30 (must be received by this date). Sutra Press, "an independent micro-press that publishes chapbooks that serve to change our lives and wake us up," is currently open to no-fee submissions of poetry chapbook manuscripts, 12-32 pages. Accepted authors receive $200 and publication of a hand-stitched limited-edition chapbook. Poets in their catalog include Claire Bowman, Caroline Kessler, and Brendan Walsh.


Decorative Cosmetic Silk Screen Printing on Squeezable Tubes, Mascara, Airless Bottle, Jars, Lip Sticks and Compacts.
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Are you testing a new product, starting a skincare company or looking to switch from labels to screen printing. Blue Line Labels will print as little as 100 pieces for $190 plus a $95 film, prep and screen charge. Less money than buying and applying labels on small quantities. See additional quantities by clicking this link Short-Run Screen Printing prices.
Silk screen printing is a craft and we take it serious! Every cosmetic bottle, jar or tube that we print goes through 2 proofing stations, gets printed 1 color at a time and is handled like a piece of jewelry.
2 color screen printing is a craft that is done manually with hand/eye/laser coordination. With a second or third color being being printed, this can cause the additional colors to shift a hair when compared to each printed piece. For perfect positioning, an optional tooling can be purchased for approximately $350. This will only be an option for bottles and jars that has a molded base notch.
Each order goes through multiple quality proofing checks to ensure we deliver superior silk screen printing.
UV inks cure immediately with a superior gloss providing your containers with a clean and professional look. A sign of quality is when you rub your fingers over the cured uv ink and each letter feels raised. Blue Line Labels has been in the printing business for over 25 years.
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Moisturizing Lipsticks with satin finishes that is formulated with botanical extracts, essential plant oils and antioxidants designed to moisturize your lips. Available in 33 beautiful shades.
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Old Spice Guy And Jennifer Aniston: Together At Last
By Andrew Magary
Published Jul 28, 2010 at 1:09 PM | Updated at 2:40 PM EDT on May 30, 2012
Isaiah Mustafa, who from now on will always be referred to as "the Old Spice guy," might well be the hottest actor in Hollywood right now. On the heels of signing a deal with NBC to make appearances on "Chuck" and develop other TV projects, he's also attached to star in Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf" (Tyler Perry School of Wisdom: The longer the title, the better the drama!). And now he's now teaming up with Jennifer Aniston and Kevin Spacey for "Horrible Bosses," a big screen comedy. The actor himself dishes to The Hollywood Reporter:
It's a smaller role, but who wouldn't want to be in one of these funny, irreverent comedies? The cast is great. I'm playing a cop because I play these authoritative characters well. I don't know exactly who I'm in the scene with -- maybe Jennifer Aniston!
I went to see "Inception" the night of its premiere, and by far the loudest the crowd got in the theater was when Mustafa showed up in an Old Spice ad before the movie began. No joke. People cheered for a freakin' AD. That's how successful the Old Spice campaign has been, and Mustafa's rise shows no immediate signs of slowing down.
I think we all know what's coming next. Aniston and Mustafa will fall in love on the set of this film. The couple will become a tabloid sensation dubbed Mustaniston (or Anistafa). Then the two will get engaged. Then Mustafa will ditch Aniston at the last moment for Megan Fox. Then they'll have 90 kids together and Aniston will be forced to slum it with the Maroon 5 guy.
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Mustafa will do all of this while on a horse. He's a man like that.


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Kenan Thompson is Living the Life He "Always Dreamed Of".
If you've been around for more than 20 years, you'll be familiar with Kenan Thompson. He's been the funny friend on Nickelodeon's "All That", one half of the teen comedy duo "Kenan and Kel" and now a key player in nearly every skit on Saturday Night Live!
Thompson's career in comedy began when he was just 15 years old and now, 25 years later, he's reaping the fruits of his hard, but hilarious, labor.
In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Thompson sat down to discuss his nomination for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, his personal life, with his wife and two young daughters, and how it feels to be at this point in his career.
Thompson told reporters that his entire summer has been a dream. He and his wife have welcomed their second daughter and their oldest daughter loves being a big sister. Everyone is healthy and the Emmy nod is just icing on the cake.
"It's one of those things that you always want and dream of—especially growing up and watching those awards shows every single year," Thompson said "But you never really think it's gonna happen, and then all of a sudden, it's like 'Maybe it can happen.' And then what if it happens? What do you say?"
One thing is definitely certain, Thompson has earned awards in the hearts of his fans over the years and winning an Emmy will just solidify what we've always known. Thompson has staying power in the comedy community and his 15 years on SNL proves it.
Fans won't have to worry about Thompson leaving SNL anytime soon as both he and the shows head honcho Lorne Michaels have no intentions of severing their relationship. When asked what he'd like his legacy on the show to be Thompson said:
"Everybody wants to be a solid performer on here, you know?" he said. "I look up to Phil Hartman and Will Ferrell as two of the greatest who have ever done it, as far as reviews are concerned—but we all know certain individuals' names because of their time there, and when they did it right, they're the ones that are household names. I want people to say that I did it right."
You're definitely doing it right Kenan! Keep up the good work!


Ng will oversee the company's overall channel business in the region and play an important role in unifying Dell and EMC's legacy partner programmes, following Dell's recent acquisition of EMC Corporation. Dell EMC's Partner Program will be launched in February 2017.
Until then, Dell and EMC will maintain separate deal registration and partner programs. Dell EMC will be cross-checking all existing deal registrations to protect partner accounts and deals and ensure alignment: if multiple partners have the same opportunity registered, there are rules of engagement in place to ensure the partners and customers are not adversely impacted.
Based in Singapore, Ng will be responsible for Dell EMC's sales across all of its commercial channel partners, including distributors, resellers and system integrators.
Ng has been with Dell for almost two decades and held senior management roles, including vice president and managing director of South Asia and Korea, where he led Dell's overall business for both commercial and consumer customers. He also led Dell's channel business in the region, developing Dell's partner and reseller network.
Ng will report to Dell EMC's global channels president, John Byrne.


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Call of Duty: Warzone Team Registration
CoD: Warzone Registration
The Afterwork.gg CoD: Warzone Fall/Winter 2021 tournament is open for team registration for players on all platforms.
A minimum of 3 players are required to form a team and enter under their company name. Companies are permitted to enter multiple teams. Teams wishing to enter with fewer than 3 players should contact Afterwork.gg to be matched up with other players in a similar position.
25th Oct, 1st/8th/15th Nov 2021
CoD: Warzone Rulebook
The tournament takes places over a single League stage where teams will compete in one match per game day. Matches will consist of teams of 3 competing in 2 rounds of Battle Royale.
Points will be awarded to teams on a sliding scale based on their scoreboard position at the close of each round with the maximum points available being equal to the total number of teams. For example, in a 20 team round the team in first place will be awarded 20 points.
A total of four matches will be played in the League. All matches will be played on weekday evenings during the tournament period with the first match of each event day beginning at 19:00. Final placements will be determined by aggregate scorelines at the conclusion of all matches.
Final match details will be anounced once team registration closes and before the season begins once we know the exact number of teams. This tournament format section will be updated along with an announcement email for all team captains.
25% of registration fees will be added to the charity prize pot for the tournament.
Register your team using the entry form on this page. Payment of entry fees is not required at the point of registration but must be made before 17th October.
Registration for the Afterwork.gg Call of Duty: Warzone tournament is closed.


The UK house duo has released a nine-minute cut featuring Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara.
Disclosure has released a new track, "Ultimatum," that features the Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara.
In an Instagram post, Disclosure, the project of the brothers Guy and Howard Lawrence, explain how the new track came about. "Hello world! Sorry it's been a while this time," it reads. "We have been missing you all immensely, so we wanted to share something we've been working on with you now the sun is shining and the trees are green! A few months ago we stumbled across an amazing female vocalist named Fatoumata Diawara. While digging through her discography we discovered this beautiful sample and started messing around, having fun and experimenting with it. The result is our new song, 'Ultimatum.'"
Early this year, Disclosure announced they'd take a year off from their Wild Life Festival to work on their third album, the follow-up to 2015's Caracal.


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Crush Your Enemies Indie Game Review
Categories Indie, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Review, Video Games
We at Geeky Hobbies would like to thank Vile Monarch and Gambitious Digital Entertainment for the review copy of Crush Your Enemies used for this review. Other than receiving a free copy of the game to review, we at Geeky Hobbies received no other compensation for this review. Receiving the review copy for free had no impact on the content of this review or the final score.
Do you love real time strategy (RTS) games? Do you hate all that pesky resource management and base building found in most RTS games? Well Crush Your Enemies may be the game for you. Crush Your Enemies is what I would call a casual or micro RTS game. Basically it takes out all of the mechanics that bog down other RTS games which turns an hour battle into a five minute battle. Basically your goal in Crush Your Enemies is to do as the title implies Crush Your Enemies.
Ever since I was a kid I loved the RTS genre. I remember playing Starcraft and Warcraft for many hours. What I loved about the genre was the resource management and base building mechanics. While it was a really popular genre of games in the 1990s and 2000s, the RTS is not nearly as popular as it once was. You get your occasional RTS like Starcraft 2 but the genre is far from as plentiful as it once was and most RTS games focus more on the battle strategy aspects than the other mechanics that I enjoy most in the genre. Being a fan of the genre I didn't know what to think about Crush Your Enemies before playing the game since it looked interesting but also streamlined a lot of the mechanics I enjoyed most in the genre. I am happy to say that while Crush Your Enemies streamlines the RTS genre, in doing so it creates a truly unique RTS experience.
Basically Crush Your Enemies takes the mechanics from a traditional RTS and simplifies them down to the point where you can just focus on your combat strategy. The game is played on a grid based battlefield with both forces controlling part of the map. Your goal is to take control of your opponent's land and wipe out all of their units. The only controls in the game are to select a group of units and click on the grid space that you want them to move to. The controls are so simple that you could play the game on mobile devices (it is also available on Android and iOS).
In the game you have access to five different types of units: warriors (strong fighters), archers (attack neighboring spaces), shield bearers (deflect arrows), wizards (boost neighboring units) and the default "worker" unit. For a game that "feels" like a casual game, there is actually quite a bit of strategy to how you use the different types of unit. Unless you have significantly more troops than your opponent, you can get destroyed if you don't use the different types of units properly.
This is one area that can turn off people from RTS games. I personally prefer the base building aspects of RTS games since I usually don't care that much for the strategic handling of troops. In a lot of RTS games it is hard to line up all of your troops and get the right proportion of each type to be prepared for each type of enemy. Since I like base building I usually just gather enough resources to build as many units as I can and just swarm the enemy with a massive force of units. This means that I usually don't care for the RTS games that focus mostly on combat.
This is why I think this is the one area that Crush Your Enemies really benefits from is its' streamlining. I generally hate troop placement in these type of games but with the simplicity of it in Crush Your Enemies I actually kind of enjoyed it. Troop placement is so much easier in Crush Your Enemies for two reasons. With the game being grid based it is much easier to line up your troops since you place your troops in groups (of the same type of units) and each groups occupies one space on the grid. This makes it easy to line up your troops to utilize each units strengths and minimize their weaknesses. The other reason that troop placement is better in Crush Your Enemies is that since there are only five types of units it is easy to remember each unit's strengths and weaknesses so it is easy to plan how to place them.
So troop movement and placement is pretty simple, so how do you build your armies? On the battlefield there are a couple different types of buildings. First there are buildings that you use to "recruit" new units. The more units you have on these buildings the faster new units are recruited. The second type of buildings allow units to switch their type. For example if you want to switch a group of units into warriors you bring them to a warrior building that you control. Third there are guard towers that give you an advantage over attacking forces.
While talking about buildings I have to talk about the resource gathering element of the game. In most of the single player campaign missions the only resource is people. Recruiting new people costs no resources so you can create as many people as you want without having to worry about running out of resources. Later in the campaign there are some missions that actually require resource gathering. The resource system in these missions is really simple. There are only two resources: wood and food. You get food by having people stationed in farms around the map and it is used to recruit new people. Wood is acquired by cutting down regenerating trees and is used for constructing buildings on predetermined spaces on the map.
Being a fan of the base building elements of RTS games I wish this element had a little more depth but it works well for the type of game that Crush Your Enemies is. The game is meant to be a quick RTS game that doesn't get bogged down with base building. It succeeds in that goal. The game's focus is more on area control over creating bases since all of the buildings on the map are arranged when the level begins. Basically it is a game of tug of war where both sides are fighting to control the different buildings.
I don't know what to think of the actual resource gathering aspect of the game. The levels that have actual resource gathering play quite a bit differently than the other levels. These levels feel a lot more like your traditional RTS game as your growth is dependent on how fast you can gather resources. The mechanics are really simple since all you do is put units on the resource gathering spaces but it changes the game since these become the most important spaces on the entire map. Whichever player controls the most resource gathering spaces will likely win the battle. I don't really know what to think about these levels since they do slow the game down quite a bit which make them feel a little out of place in the game. I liked these levels though and I think both types of levels are worth playing.
The final significant mechanic in the game is the ability to use items. Each side has the ability to use a predetermined number of items during the battle that gives the team a short term advantage. Some of the items include alcohol that makes your people fight harder for a certain amount of time, tents that let you recruit additional units quicker, decoys, and a couple other items. In the single player game these are acquired by conquering different towns which will give you beer that you can use to buy new items to use. These items are a good addition to the game since their short term benefits can turn the tide of a battle if used properly.
Difficulty wise I would say that the game is for the most part pretty easy. Obviously this should be different in multiplayer. You can beat almost all of the missions on your first attempt since crushing your enemies is not that difficult. Basically the only difficult levels come down to how the AI decides to play the level. For example one of the boss levels comes down to who the boss decides to end up attacking first. If the boss ends up attacking you right away you have little chance at winning but if it attacks your enemies you will win easily. The AI seems smart for the most part but in some levels it can do some stupid things. In one level I was trying to meet all of the bonus objectives and failed because the enemy AI thought it was a good idea to attack a much larger group of fighters with their last set of units.
The only real challenge in the single player comes from completing the bonus objectives. If you want a challenge you should try to complete as many of these bonus objectives as possible. These objectives make the single player missions more interesting because they make you approach levels in a way that you otherwise might not have. It is usually pretty easy to complete two of the three bonus objectives in each mission but in some levels it seems almost impossible to complete all three within one attempt at the level. This means that you will have to replay some levels in a totally different way in order to meet the one objective you couldn't complete the first time you beat the level. Some of the bonus objectives can be quite difficult to complete but most are manageable.
So lets get to the story. In the single player game you are playing as a horde of barbarians that are trying to take over the land of Generia. Basically you play as the barbarian leader who only cares about crushing his enemies with his "lazy" son. After playing through the entire single player campaign I have to say that the story is by far the weakest part of the game. While the story has a couple funny moments, a large majority of the jokes just weren't very funny in my opinion. It felt like the game thought it was funnier than it actually was. Some people will enjoy the story considerably more than I did, but I thought the story could easily be skipped. The story includes a lot of words meant to represent swear words (there is no actual swearing in the game that I can remember) and feels kind of immature. I get that it goes with the theme of the game but I just didn't find it to be very entertaining.
The amount of time you get out of the game will probably depend on how much you end up playing the multiplayer portion of the game. The game includes around 40 single player levels. I finished the single player levels in around six hours while completing most of the bonus objectives. I think it would take around eight hours or so to complete all of the bonus objectives. While you can replay any single player level whenever you want, most of your enjoyment with the game after completing the single player campaign will come from the multiplayer mode.
Crush Your Enemies is trying to market itself as a streamlined RTS and for the most part it succeeds. While the game simplifies a lot of traditional RTS mechanics, it works for the game. The game is fun to play and is much quicker than your traditional RTS game. Instead of spending an hour on a level you will spend around five minutes. Even though the game simplifies a lot of mechanics, the game still has quite a bit of strategy to it. It doesn't have as much strategy as your typical RTS game but it isn't your typical casual game either.
If the idea behind the game interests you I think you will enjoy Crush Your Enemies. RTS players that like the detailed troop strategies or base building might be a little disappointed at first but you adjust to the game and appreciate its' unique take on the genre. If you hate the idea of a simplified RTS game though Crush Your Enemies may not be for you. People who are generally scared off of the RTS genre due to its' complexity should consider giving Crush Your Enemies a chance since the game streamlines a lot of features making the game accessible to most people. While not perfect I have to recommend Crush Your Enemies to anyone who thinks the game looks interesting.
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package com.github.rconner.util;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
import com.google.common.collect.UnmodifiableIterator;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * A minimal FIFO queue implementation, which does not implement {@link java.util.Collection}. This
 * implementation is not thread-safe, and does not even have a fail-fast iterator.
 *
 * @author rconner
 */
@Beta
public final class FifoQueue<E> implements Iterable<E> {

    private Node<E> head;
    private Node<E> tail;

    public static <E> FifoQueue<E> of() {
        return new FifoQueue<E>();
    }

    public static <E> FifoQueue<E> of( final E element ) {
        final FifoQueue<E> queue = new FifoQueue<E>();
        queue.enqueue( element );
        return queue;
    }

    public static <E> FifoQueue<E> of( final E... elements ) {
        final FifoQueue<E> queue = new FifoQueue<E>();
        for( final E element : elements ) {
            queue.enqueue( element );
        }
        return queue;
    }

    public void enqueue( final E element ) {
        final Node<E> node = new Node<E>( element );
        if( tail == null ) {
            head = node;
        } else {
            tail.next = node;
        }
        tail = node;
    }

    public E dequeue() {
        if( head == null ) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException();
        }
        final E element = head.element;
        head = head.next;
        if( head == null ) {
            tail = null;
        }
        return element;
    }

    public E head() {
        if( head == null ) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException();
        }
        return head.element;
    }

    public boolean isEmpty() {
        return head == null;
    }

    @Override
    public Iterator<E> iterator() {
        return new UnmodifiableIterator<E>() {
            private Node<E> node = head;

            @Override
            public boolean hasNext() {
                return node != null;
            }

            @Override
            public E next() {
                if( node == null ) {
                    throw new NoSuchElementException();
                }
                final E element = node.element;
                node = node.next;
                return element;
            }
        };
    }

    private static final Joiner JOINER = Joiner.on( ", " ).useForNull( "null" );

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.append( '[' );
        JOINER.appendTo( sb, this );
        sb.append( ']' );
        return sb.toString();
    }

    private static class Node<E> {
        final E element;
        Node<E> next;

        Node( final E element ) {
            this.element = element;
        }
    }
}

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A friend of mine makes this lovely chicken pasta soup and posts it online for others to salivate on. It always looks so irresistibly good, so I decided it was time to cook some at home too. After all, a nice bowl of delicious soup fresh from the stove is always good to have these cold winter nights.
Because this soup has meat, veggies and pasta in it, you can eat it by itself and it's a complete meal. The first few times I made this, I cooked a lot. But as is common with pasta dishes, it's always not so great anymore if you try to reheat it for the next meal. The pasta is already soggy or bloated, and the soup has mostly disappeared. So, recently, I came up with an idea on how to enjoy this dish for more than 1 mealtime, without compromising the pasta.
Heat water in a pot. Add chicken and salt. Let boil until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
While the chicken is cooking, melt butter in a separate pan. Sauté onion and garlic until they are cooked, then add carrot, celery and cabbage. Cook for about 3 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the pot once cooked, but let the pot remain on the stove. Cook pasta in the same water and pot for 10 minutes.
Quickly shred cooked chicken into strips. Add chicken, ham and chicken cube into the pan with the veggies. Cook for 2 minutes.
When the pasta is almost cooked, carefully add the veggie-chicken mixture into the pot containing the pasta. Stir well.
Add cream, salt and pepper into the soup. Cook for about 2 minutes. Be careful not to get the pasta overcooked. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with grated cheese on top.
It's best to eat this soup in one sitting, otherwise the pasta will absorb the soup and become bloated and dry by the next meal time.
However, if you are time or energy poor (as many of us are) and wish to prepare this soup for two meals, but don't want to compromise the quality of the cooked pasta, prepare the dish as is, BUT cook only half of the pasta required. Then, add only half of the veggie-chicken mixture and cream to the cooking pasta, reserving the other half for the next meal.
For the next meal, boil the remaining pasta, then add the reserved half of the veggie-chicken mixture when the pasta is almost cooked. Add the remaining cream and season according to taste.


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Q: JSF get immediate attribute value java program Can any one tell me how I can get the immediate attribute value from Java code ?
I tried to the attribute in both the ways as below: My project is in jsf 1.2
        <h:inputText value="" immediate="true">
            <f:attribute name="immediate" value="true"/>
            <f:attribute name="testAttribute" value="true"/>
        </h:inputText>

I can see the 'testAttribute' in attributes Map but not the 'immediate' attribute.
          if (UIComponentBase.getAttributes().containsKey("immediate")) {
              this.immediate = (Boolean)comp.getAttributes().get("immediate");
          }

The getAttributes() return an attributes map which does not have 'immediate' as an entry.
Please suggest another way to read the value of an immediate attribute.

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I have been honored to contribute to Thresholds in a variety of ways for almost 10 years. Before that time, I occasionally volunteered at a variety of organizations and donated to many causes that I felt were important. I started to feel that I wanted to really make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, and began to focus my time and donations.
There were so many opportunities, so I took some time to think about what really matters. I was so lucky to grow up in a big and loving family! Our oldest sister, Kathy, experienced a major trauma and the onset of mental illness in her mid-teen years. I remember vividly the way my friends looked at her and embarrassingly looked away, or how my brothers and sisters and I tried to avoid getting her upset. Kathy has lived her entire adult live with serious mental illness, and the continued stares and avoidance and neglect are hard to overcome. My parents raised us with strong family values of love for each other, service to others and constant pursuit of social justice. I wanted to give to an organization that shares these values and is committed to creating a future of hope and opportunity for people like Kathy. I fell in love with Thresholds and have been a donor ever since. This feeling grows every time I meet one of the Threshold staff, and I am inspired by their compassionate care!
Over the years, I have tried to share my passion with others in hopes that they, too, will give to Thresholds. I sometimes find a real hesitation, maybe even fear, to support mental health causes, due to the headlines that correlate mental illness and violence, and the stigma attached to it. But when I share stories about the clients Thresholds serves – young mothers and veterans and teens experiencing their first episode – and the services they provide – housing and supported employment – a funny thing happens. Literally everyone has a relative, friend or colleague who has been touched by mental illness. When you think about these people you know, and learn how Thresholds promotes dignity and provides opportunities for them to achieve self sufficiency, it is frankly hard not to give. When you think of it this way, it is more of an investment in our community with a pretty awesome return!
Marianne Doan has been a loyal supporter of Thresholds for more than a decade. She served as the President of the Board of Directors, and still remains on the board today.
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The legalisation of recreational cannabis is weeding out teenaged users
WHEN JUSTIN TRUDEAU promised to legalise cannabis use across the border in Canada, his main reason for doing so was to protect the young. Cannabis is bad for the developing brain and a worrying number of minors were taking the drug. The counterintuitive proposal was based on the idea that regulated sales would drive out illegal sellers, who do not care how old their customers are. Legal sellers, however, will generally abide by age restrictions in sales to keep their licence.
It is too early to tell whether Canada's change, at the end of last year, will have the desired effect. Yet there is a wealth of historical data in America, which has been tinkering with various forms of liberalisation since the 1990s. Today 33 states permit medical cannabis, and 11 have legalised recreational use. The most recent legalisation bill, for recreational use, was signed in Illinois on June 25th.
Until now the evidence on youth use was mixed. In Washington state one study found increased use among 8th and 10th graders after legalisation. A different study found that use among these groups actually fell. However, a new study, in the journal Jama Pediatrics, attempts a more comprehensive national analysis using data from biennial appraisals of high-school students known as the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveys. It found that relatively permissive laws were associated with a 9% decrease in frequent cannabis use by high-school students. There was no evidence that legalisation of cannabis for medical purposes encouraged use among young Americans.
Although the drop is not large, it is notable given policy variation between states. Some states will have been more successful than others at chipping away at black-market sales, regulating licensed sellers and getting the message across that cannabis is damaging to young brains. Though the study showed only that a correlation between policy changes and a dip in teenaged use, a causal connection is plausible.
Across the country cannabis remains a big, and flourishing, business worth nearly $10bn last year, and projected to rise to nearly $45bn by 2024. Yet California has become the first state to shrink its legal market after legalisation. Its value went from $3bn in 2017 to just $2.5bn last year, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics.
The finding on teenaged use will put wind into the sails of advocates for liberalisation. Most of the public across many demographic groups supports legalising marijuana. At the same time, business growth is turning the pot industry into a force in the lobbies of Washington and of state capitols. Witness the Damascene conversion of John Boehner. The former House speaker, cannabis opponent and member of the Republican Party is now a board member and shareholder of New York-based cannabis firm Acreage Holdings.
Earlier this year, Mr Boehner launched a new industry-funded lobbying group promoting "common-sense federal regulation". Were federal law to shift to make cannabis legal, his firm Acreage could complete a lucrative sale to Canopy Growth, a big Canadian cannabis firm. On July 10th a Congressional committee held a hearing on "the need for reform". With the promise of real jobs and investment that could come from federal legalisation, it could even become a vote-winner.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "Unintended, uh, whatever, man"
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Q: How to solve the error Object is of type unknown with VueStripe I imported the StripeCheckout component in my Vue3 App but I have an error with my submit method.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

*

*I imported the StripeCheckout Component.

*I added the  part

*I added all the data and the submit method.

*I have this error : Object is of type 'unknown' on my this.$refs.checkoutRef.redirectToCheckout() method.

Here is my view code
<template>

        retrouner aux calendrier des soirées

Titre de l'événement

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Formulaire de réservation

                    Nom et prénom
                    <input type="text" class="w-input" maxlength="256" name="name" data-name="Name" placeholder="Ecrivez votre nom et prénom" id="name" data-kwimpalastatus="alive" data-kwimpalaid="1626170679038-0">
                    Email Address
                    <input type="email" class="w-input" maxlength="256" name="email" data-name="Email" placeholder="Ecrivez votre adresse email" id="email" required="" data-kwimpalastatus="alive" data-kwimpalaid="1626170679038-1">
                    Téléphone
                    <input type="text" class="w-input" maxlength="256" name="field" data-name="Field" placeholder="Ecrivez votre numéro de téléphone" id="field" required="" data-kwimpalastatus="alive" data-kwimpalaid="1626170679038-2">
                    Quantité
                    <input type="number" class="w-input" maxlength="256" name="quantity" data-name="quantity" placeholder="Combien de places voulez vous acheter ?" id="quantity" required="" min="1">

                        <input type="hidden" name="name" value="Name">
                        <input type="hidden" name="prix" value="Prix">
                        <input type="hidden" name="image" value="Image">

              <stripe-checkout
                :ref="checkoutRef"
                mode="payment"
                :pk="publishableKey"
                :line-items="lineItems"
                :success-url="successURL"
                :cancel-url="cancelURL"
                @loading="(v) => (loading = v)"
              />
              <button @click="submit" class="cta-button w-button">Payer</button>

</template>

Screenshots of the error

Is this a problem with vue3 or TypeScript ?

A: After checking the example code in the documentation, I think the error is how you declare your checkoutRef in your <stripe-checkout> tag. The correct one should be:
<stripe-checkout
  ref="checkoutRef"
  mode="payment"
  :pk="publishableKey"
  :line-items="lineItems"
  :success-url="successURL"
  :cancel-url="cancelURL"
  @loading="(v) => (loading = v)"
/>

Notice that there is no : before ref.
If it still doesn't work, then I guess the problem is Vue 3. As mentioned in this GitHub issue, vue-stripe doesn't support Vue 3 yet.
If using Vue 3 is a must, maybe an alternative library should be considered, such as vue-use-stripe.


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Q: Login and register via ajax is secure or not? My JS Code(Just example, maybe there is some syntax error)
$(document).on('click','#btnEdit',function(e){
    var id = $("#inp_id").val(), ps = $("#inp_ps");
    $.ajax({
        type: 'POST',
        url: 'http://example.php',
        data: {act:'#LogIn',id:id,ps:ps},
        success: function(response){
            if($.trim(response) === "success"){
                alert("Login Successful");
            }
            else{
                alert("Invalid ID or Password");
            }
        }
    });
});

Inside the php
if($_POST[act] == "#LogIn"){
    $userid = Encrypt($_POST[id],$key1);
    $userps = hashPS($_POST[ps],$salt);
    //query...
    if(result > 0){
         $_SESSION['id'] = Encrypt($userid,$key2);
         $_SESSION['token'] = //random code;
    }
}

My question:
Is there any way to make the code secure? Because i think the attackers can just write their own script and send data to the php for getting and id.
Or maybe it is just a bad idea using ajax to login and register.

A: Check out The definitive guide to form-based website authentication [closed]
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Salting from frontend mainly aims at protecting privacy of your users.
While CAPTCHA aims at verifying your user is a real person but a spider and protecting your server from DDOS attack.
To guarantee security you need HTTPS. There are potential risks if you implement login service without HTTPS, such as Man-in-the-Middle-Attack. So I have to provide a backend solution here.
As is mentioned by Raptor, attackers can still test the password via bruteforce. Yes, indeed. Yet if you choose your encryption algorithm correctly, it will take millions of years to crack a single password.
Besides there is one more attack, named Cross-site request forgery. You have to prevent it by simply introducing a csrf_token.
I asked a question(【django-1.11.3/angular-1.6.4】POST AJAX CSRF verification failed) a year ago where you might get some inspiration.
Certbot
Installation
sudo apt install certbot

Configuration
sudo certbot certonly --standalone -d example.com -d www.example.com

Not Certbot
It's sometimes better if you use OAuth and make service providers such as Google or Facebook take the responsibility to take care of login security.

A: The best practices for making it secure are as follows.

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*Implement CSRF token so every request is sent using a CSRF (Cross Site Request Forgery). CSRF insures if the request is valid. You may get further details about CSRF implementation from here

*Apply IP check on the server side. Check from which IP the request is coming. You should only accept the requests which are coming from your own server. You can use $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] for that purpose

*Captcha on the client side to protect from BOTS Google recaptcha is best for this. Details are here
If you apply the above you will be secure enough for POST requests.


Slow fashion, a love for the simple and classic and being relevant regardless of season and trends is the core essence of the brand Sur Le Chemin. It's about shouting the simple and create something timeless and built to last.
Sur Le Chemin is one of the three upcoming brands at this years CFW New Talent Scene. We asked designer Kjetil Aas a handful of questions about his journey with the brand.
Tell us a bit about yourself, who are you?
I'm born and raised in Norway, but moved to Denmark to study fashion design at The Designschool of Kolding, and have after my graduation been part of the Danish fashion scene, working for brands such as Norse Projects amongst others.
What was it that got you into fashion?
During high school in Norway I chose the art and design line, and I guess it all started there. After a year studying history of art at the University in Oslo I decided to continue my studies at the design school. Some of the reasons I ended up studying fashion design was the opportunity to work conceptually and with storytelling, which has always been important to me.
You have a love for detail and craftsmanship how does this reflect your approach to design?
My designs are very much connected to terms such as "simplicity" and "classic". And by stripping all decoration and unnecessary elements off the garments the small things all of a sudden becomes more important: small things such as making sure that when making a buttoned sleeve placket it is functional, or that the inside of a shirt collar has stitching that gives it some kind of personality.
Could you explain a little bit about how you develop your collections? What are the driving forces behind them?
I do not make full seasonal collections anymore. I do believe that there is a need for the industry to think in new ways of working. I also wish to work more slowly. As a result, I look at everything I do as an ongoing process, meaning that the garments I present today are connected to the garments I will present in for example five years from now.
At sur le chemin we are in the process of building up a base of essentials that will always be there and the rest of the work will evolve around that. Being relevant regardless of season and trends is important to me.
Who are your own personal fashion heroes or style icons?
There are so many great, inspiring people out there. But if I have to choose, the designers Margaret Howell and Martin Marigiela have always been inspirational to me, each in their own way. They are two very different designers, but what they have in common is their uncompromising approach to fashion and clothing.
What can we expect at the New Talent Show?
As I do not design the traditional, full seasonal collections the audience will see a selection of clothing that is already in store, mixed with garments that will available throughout the next 7-8 months. It is about simplification and a love for the iconic classics. By looking at wardrobe staples and work wear we hope to create something timeless and built to last. This slow approach is very important to me and I do hope that we will be able to visualize this during the show.
The CFW New Talent Scene is also a competition. Boozt will select a winner among the three talents. The winner will exclusively receive mentorship and coaching from Kasper Staalsø, Strategy & Brand Director at Boozt – to help develop the winning brand and make it reach its full potential. The mentoring process will be documented on the CFW platforms and the winner will be announced on Friday, 2 February.


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Desmond Green kicks us off (@predatortoon) as he will take on Frank Carillo on August 5 at Titan FC 40.
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We close the show with Valor Fights lightweight Damir Ferhatbegovic as he will take on Kevin Smith at Valor Fights 36 on August 13th. At 21 years old, this is a guy you'll want to keep an eye on.
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A mid-sized company was having a terrible time with its internal mail system. People were constantly complaining that they weren't getting their mail. After about a month of this, the president of the company decided to look into the matter himself.
He went down to the mailroom, expecting to see a bunch of workers goofing off. That wasn't the case, though. There was only one worker in the mailroom, a young man who obviously enjoyed his work.
Envelopes were flying out of his hand into mail slots, and the entire time he worked, he sang and laughed and whistled.
"Young man," said the boss, "I want to commend you on the way you work."
"Oh," replied the young man, a big smile on his face. "To me, this isn't work .Its fun."
"What I wouldn't give to have 50 more people with your attitude," replied the boss. "And, like I always say, it's obvious that when someone enjoys his job, he is much better at it. I've never seen anyone sort mail as fast as you."
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"Judges face murky legal issues every day. Today is not one of those days," wrote Walker, who has been critical of Scott in previous rulings. "Flagrantly disregarding [Snipes'] constitutional rights fits into an unfortunate rhythm for Scott."
Walker, of Tallahassee, was explicit that he was not mandating an outcome that Snipes be reinstated and wrote that he was not aware "of any principle demanding such a remedy." But he said that Snipes must have a forum to be heard.
Former Broward elections supervisor, Brenda C. Snipes, attends a press conference in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Snipes announced she is rescinding her resignation after Gov. Rick Scott suspended her Friday.
A spokesman for Scott, who was sworn in as a U.S. Senator Tuesday, dismissed Walker as a "liberal judge" and said Scott "stands by his decision." He pointed to a number of mistakes made by Snipes' office during the 2018 recount of the governor's race and Scott's U.S. Senate race against Bill Nelson, and to past missteps involving the Broward elections office under Snipes. Snipes has been re-elected four times since being appointed in 2003.
"Supervisor Snipes violated state law and turned Broward County's elections operation into a laughing stock," said Scott spokesman Chris Hartline. "She failed to fulfill her duties, and for that she was suspended and should stay suspended."
Still, though DeSantis has also been critical of Snipes — even alluding to botched elections in his inaugural speech — Walker's ruling seems to leave the new governor to clean up the old governor's controversy. Scott began the ordeal in November when he suspended Snipes less than two weeks after she announced plans to resign on Jan. 4.
A day after Scott suspended her, Snipes rescinded her resignation and said she would fight back against claims of incompetence and misconduct.
Scott immediately replaced her with his former general counsel, Pete Antonacci, which according to the Florida Senate sealed her resignation as irrevocable despite her subsequent reversal and attempts to fight to keep her job. That, Walker said, left Snipes no ability to properly contest the allegations that Scott made in removing her — some of which Walker said were erroneous.
Snipes' attorney, Burnadette Norris-Weeks, said Wednesday night that the ousted supervisor's legal team is pleased with Walker's determination that Scott could not legally "vilify" Snipes without giving her a chance to respond (Walker was not taken by an argument from Scott's attorney that Snipes could respond through the press.)
"Scott utilized numerous tactics to bully my client and apply standards to her that he did not apply to any other state Supervisor of Elections," said Norris-Weeks. "We are looking forward to telling our complete story and we're also encouraged that Judge Walker recognized that former governor Scott has a history of disregarding the legal rights of others..."
A DeSantis spokesman had no comment late Wednesday, but Walker's ruling could complicate his apparent plans to suspend Broward Sheriff Scott Israel.
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By Dominic Jones on February 12, 2008
WITH tech titans Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) poised for a brawl, it might be useful for the two to see examples of companies that are right now using the Web to effectively present their bid propaganda.
Ironically, the examples I have to share, whipped up after a quick Google News search for "hostile bid", are from old-economy companies around the world that are currently at the center of unfriendly takeovers.
That's saying something right there that companies in industries as mundane as mining and garments are using the Web more effectively than two of the world's leading technology giants. But as I said yesterday, it's something we've long known about from our research of global IR website practices.
Anyway, let's see how to do this stuff properly. First up, metals giant BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and its mammoth $132 billion hostile bid for industry counterpart Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RTP). If you visit BHP's corporate website, you will immediately see a promo for its bid page. This includes a variety of materials including a video interview with CEO Marius Kloppers, news releases, presentation Q&A transcripts, and webcasts.
BHP's is not actually that great an example of a bid site, but it's still better than nothing, which is what Microsoft provides. I have better examples of bid sites to show later on. Below is a screenshot of BHP's corporate homepage showing the promo on the right with the separate bid information page superimposed.
As the target in this case, Rio Tinto's "response site" could be of interest to Yahoo! It's a fairly comprehensive affair with a strong key message that leaves no doubt what the company thinks of BHP's unwelcome advances. "Rio Tinto rejects the pre-conditional offer from BHP Billiton," it declares.
Rio Tinto's response site includes a section called Our Position, which spells out the board's opposition to the offer; a Media section that includes news releases and presentations; a Shareholder Communication section containing letters to shareholders; a Contacts area, and the obligatory disclaimer page.
Next up we have an example from Japan and the stodgy old-economy company Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI), which also does better than our tech leading lights. Yesterday, it launched a $544 million hostile bid for Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS). At the same time, it put up a dedicated website at http://www.axcelisvalue.com/ to make its case to Axcelis' shareholders.
The deal site includes sections for news releases, letters to the target company's board, information about SHI and its private equity partner in the deal TPG, and the obligatory disclaimers page.
Another bid site example is from private equity firm Sun Capital's hostile bid for clothing company Kellwood Company (NYSE: KWD), which appeared to have ended yesterday after five months when the target company finally agreed to a deal.
Sun launched a bid site at http://www.kellwoodvalue.com/. It includes press releases, letters, webcasts and presentations, SEC filings, contacts information, the disclaimer, and information on how shareholders can tender their shares.
Sun Capital's bid site uses exactly the same template as Sumitomo's, suggesting that they're put together by the same proxy solicitation firm. In Sun Capital's case, that was D. F. King & Co., Inc. of New York. No information is provided on Sumitomo's site indicating if it is using the same firm.
So there you have it. A few examples of takeover bid sites from the past week. Not hard to find and not that difficult to do.
I should also point out that these examples are confined to current hostile bids. We have been tracking bid sites since 2001 and these examples here are run of the mill. When companies really try, they can put on quite a show. When they try…
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The Belvoir Estate extends around the Vale of Belvoir, covering 16,000 acres of land and includes properties, park and woodland.
Although its beautiful turrets dominate the landscape, there's far more to Belvoir Estate than just the hilltop castle. This was where the Normans first established a traditional motte and bailey castle enclosure. After a fire, it was rebuilt by John Webb in 1668 – you can read more about its history here.
The whole estate has been the home of the Manners family since Tudor times. Its appeal stretches from the Castle to beautiful formal gardens dotted with classical statues and water features. You can wander through woodland to the Duchess's Spring Garden fed by underground springs, so there are plants in bloom throughout the year.
Belvoir Estate also includes Knipton Reservoir, south of Belvoir Castle, situated between the villages of Knipton and Branston. It was designed to feed the 33-mile Grantham Canal, built in 1797 between Nottingham and Grantham to transport coal and fertiliser. The River Devon supplies Knipton Reservoir and Belvoir Upper and Lower Lake which were designed by Capability Brown.
Since the nineteenth century, Croxton Avenue has formed an important route between the Duke's estates at Croxton Park in the south and Belvoir Castle to the north.
It's easy to see how the fairy-tale Castle, parkland, lakes, valleys, exotic plants and trees create the perfect back-drop for filming and photo shoots.
No wonder it's a sought after setting for film makers and production companies.
So there's plenty for visitors to explore and appreciate. The team at Belvoir are committed to protecting and maintaining the Estate's resources, both natural and man-made.


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Her smile is infectious and she describes herself as being outgoing and fun to be around.
Sanisha has been in the field for 5 years and enjoys helping people and giving back to those in need.
Sanisha was nominated by her lead counselor at ICF West and is described as someone who shows great enthusiasm and team work when working with others. She is a great help in the house and community and is always a lending hand to help with others.
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