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Disney World • Parks & Resorts • Planning Tips
What are VIP Tours at Walt Disney World?
With all the hoopla surrounding the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, one thing is certain: the crowds will be out in full force (no pun intended)! You can bet that Neil Patrick Harris, John Stamos, Steven Tyler, Tina Fey and all the other celebs that love Disney won't be battling the crowds. Will they just skip Galaxy's Edge? Avoid Walt Disney World and Disneyland altogether? I can assure you that won't be the case. They will simply hire a VIP Tour Guide for the day! Now you are probably thinking, "That's nice for them but what about me? I'm not a celebrity!" You may not be, but you CAN be a VIP for the day! I am definitely not famous but I have been spoiled by a VIP Tour!
The VIP tour concept was created by Walt himself. Back then it was referred to as the Ambassador Program. The very first Disneyland Ambassador was Julie Reihm Casaletto. Although the name changed, VIP Tour Guides still wear the signature plaid uniform! Today's VIP Tour Guides, affectionately referred to as "Plaids" by Disney fans in the know, are hand-picked and extensively trained. They are culled from a pool of experienced cast members. Aside from those plaid uniforms, Plaids have the distinction of wearing a special "D" pin, signifying that they are representing Walt Disney as they showcase his parks.
Growing from that first Ambassador Program, Walt Disney World now boasts 5 different VIP Tours!
Private VIP Tours
The VIP Tour that comes to mind when you think of VIP Tours is the Private Tour. This is the VIP Tour I have been lucky to experience in the past. The Private VIP Tour is an exclusive, customized experience lasting a minimum of 7 hours. Private Tours can accommodate groups up to 10 guests. Groups larger than 10 would require another tour guide, but can still tour together. Every person in the group is counted in that total, including infants. A Private VIP Tour includes rides, shows, parades, and nighttime spectaculars! The itinerary is completely up to you, as is your start time. Your Private VIP Tour provides door-to-door service via private round-trip transportation to and from your meeting location and the Walt Disney World Theme Parks. Since they provide door-to-door service, you can opt to meet in a park or at your resort. Bear in mind though that the clock starts ticking the moment you meet your VIP Guide so you may not want to waste precious (and expensive) minutes riding from your resort to your first park.
If you are park hopping, you will be whisked from park to park via private vehicle through backstage access. Fun fact: there will be cold water and snacks awaiting you every time you get back to your vehicle! Because you don't already feel like royalty by having special entrances, being escorted through the park, and skipping all lines!
Sounds great, right? But I know what you are thinking—"How much is this going to cost me????" Private VIP Tour pricing varies seasonally but ranges between $2975 – $4375 for the first 7 hours. Additional hours may be added at a rate of $425 – $625 per hour. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance or cancellation fees will be assessed at a minimum of 2 hours' rate. Valid Theme park admission is required and is not included in the tour price. If you plan to park hop, your ticket must include the Park Hopper® option.
Disney's Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP Tour
The Ultimate Day of Thrills Tour is also a 7-hour tour. One main difference between this and a private tour is that this is a semi-private tour and you will be in a group with others besides just your own pre-selected crew. You can expect a small group though. Another difference is that the Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP Tour is a set itinerary. You do not choose the attractions. The Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP Tour includes VIP access to all the best at three parks: In the Magic Kingdom, you will breeze past the lines on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. In Epcot, experience Soarin'. In Disney's Hollywood Studios, you can wave at everyone in Toy Story Land as you skip on by to the front of the line for Slinky Dog Dash and Toy Story Mania. Then scoot on over to Rock n Roller Coaster, Tower of Terror, and Star Tours. During all the VIP fun, you will also enjoy a quick service lunch, included in your tour price. Speaking of price, The Ultimate Day of Thrills VIP Tour is $349 per person, plus tax. Tours are held Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday with a start time of 8:30am. Valid theme park admission with Park Hopper® option is required and is not included in the tour price. Transportation is also not included and you will meet your VIP Tour Guide at the Liberty Square Ticket Office in Magic Kingdom.
The Ultimate Disney Classics VIP Tour
Similar to the Ultimate Day of Thrills, this is a semi-private tour with a set itinerary. The Ultimate Disney Classics VIP Tour is perfect for families with small children! Taking place solely in Magic Kingdom, you will have VIP access to Dumbo, Haunted Mansion, "it's a small world", Jungle Cruise, Mad Tea Party, Peter Pan, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and Under the Sea-Journey of the Little Mermaid. The Ultimate Disney Classics VIP Tour lasts 4 hours and is offered Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday with a 10:00am departure time. Cost is $249 per person, plus tax. Valid theme park admission is required and is not included in the price.
Disney's Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour
Animal Kingdom transforms at night which makes it a magnificent time for this tour. Beginning 4 hours prior to the scheduled start of Rivers of Light, your VIP Tour Guide will whisk you to the front of the line for Expedition Everest, Kilimanjaro Safaris, DINOSAUR, and both Pandora attractions: Avatar Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey. You will end with VIP seating for Rivers of Light. The price is $249 per person, plus tax and this tour includes snacks and a specialty beverage. The Ultimate Nights of Adventure VIP Tour also offers 15% discount for Annual Passholders, Disney Visa Cardholders, and Disney Vacation Club Members. While this tour is offered 7 days a week, certain blackout dates apply. Valid theme park admission is required and not included in the tour pricing.
Disney's Taste of Magic Kingdom VIP Tour
Do you love Disney food? Ever wondered how it all comes together? Do you want backstage access? Then this is the tour for you! This 3-hour tour takes you behind the scenes to learn more about the magic behind the meals. You will talk to Disney Chefs and Culinary Imagineers to discover how menus are created, new items developed, and how it all works to feed millions of guests annually. This tour includes tastings of both sweet and savory items, including not just fan favorites but also future menu items still in development. At $99 per person, tax not included, this tour is a bargain! Disney's Taste of Magic Kingdom VIP Tour takes you backstage to the kitchens of Disney parks Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. To participate you must be age 12 and up, show no signs of illness of any kind, and sign a waiver. Closed, flat shoes are required. No tank tops are permitted. Service animals are permitted on the tour but are prohibited from entering the kitchens or food prep areas. Valid theme park admission is required and is not included in the tour pricing.
To book a VIP Tour you can call 407-560-4033 between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time daily or contact your travel agent.
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10:50 - 11:10 - Walk to park
11:10 - 11:50 - Water activity (sand and water play outdoors)
11:50- 12:10 - Walk back to FunFit
12:10 - 12:50 - Lunch
12:50 - 1:00 - Open Play
1:00 - 1:50 - Tennis, yoga or gymnastics (alternate days)
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Historically Google has used links as a proxy to determine the most relevant and authoritative websites to return to a user's search query. Late 2010 Google and Bing confirmed that they do indeed now use social signals as a ranking factor, but only now are those in the SEO community starting to identify case studies where social signals are having a clear influence on search results.
A new case study can be added, Money Supermarket. Between 10th January and 16th of January Money Supermarket held a free prize draw. Users had to retweet a message (see below) containing a link to the car insurance product page, to provide them with a chance of winning a years free car insurance.
I believe this generated around ~2,500 RTs over the 7 days. The impact it had on Money Supermarket's ranking for the search query 'car insurance' is most interesting.
Between September 21st and 11th January Money Supermarket had an average of 6th for the search query 'car insurance'. During this time, their best position was 4th, held for just a couple of days while their lowest rank was 9th. Just two days after the competition ended, Money Supermarket started ranking 1st.
This 1st place ranking was held until 14th March, when Money Supermarket dropped back down to 3rd. How does Money Supermarket react to this drop? Another Twitter competition! Running from the 14th to 20th March. Money Supermarket are now ranking 2nd, and I'll update this post after the competition has ended.
As always correlation doesn't not necessarily imply causation. There may have been other signals having an influential role but certainly this case study adds further evidence to the importance of social signals.
Did the Web site generate any links from the contest? A quick velocity of inbound of links could have this effect couldn't it?
@Brandon I'm sure Money Supermarket's outreach team would have pushed the competition, and given the coverage it got… generated some links. It will be good to wait a couple of months and look at the type of links it generated. They would be unlikely to be pointing to the car insurance product page though.
@CasebyCase Ha ha I was hoping was going to draw attention to that prediction. I'm still pleased with the other predictions however.
Fascinating, I am seeing some similar results although to optimised landing pages for competitions then 301'ing after the campaign.
Might be worth looking into the deeplinks to pages straight away.
Cheers Ian, look forward to hearing more.
Very interesting, what/where did you pull the ranking data from?
@JC I captured the data daily using Advanced Web Ranking. I do so for the majority of key insurance and banking terms.
What I find interesting, is the fact that the rankings generally drop after a few days of the tweets dying down.


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Ringing at Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Llanelli in 2020
by Owain Gabb on January 9, 2021 with No Comments
WWT Llanelli is Gower Ringing Group's Constant Effort (CES) Site, a project led by Heather Coats. Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, the CES season was much curtailed in 2020. Additional ringing was completed at a feeding station at WWT Llanelli during the winter of 2019/20 by teams led by Heather, and in a new area of the site ('Eastern Scrapes') in spring and autumn 2020 by Ed O'Connor. Ed also led some dazzling of waders on nearby pasture land during the first quarter of 2020.
This summary provides an overview of all ringing at WWT Llanelli in 2020.
CES & Winter Feeding Station Ringing
Only four CES sessions were completed, with additional effort at the feeders in January and February. A breakdown of birds captured is below:
Garden warbler is relatively notable during CES, so it was good to catch the species during such a reduced programme. Also of note was an adult robin re-trapped on 5 February 2020, having been first ringed on 9th July 2015 as a juvenile. The most notable species ringed was water rail, which was trapped in the lower shelf of a (non-CES) net purposely set very low in an attempt to capture the species.
The woodcock were captured by Ed O'Connor during winter in nearby pasture land.
Eastern Scrapes Ringing Site
In early 2020 a number of net rides were cut into an area situated near the Loughor Estuary coastal path at the eastern end of the Millennium Wetlands Reserve, Penclacwydd (WWT Llanelli). This created the space for in excess of 300 feet of net to be erected, with the plan being to target migrant passerines later in the year. Feeders were erected in the rides following their creation.
The area was selected due to the mix of thick blackthorn, bramble thickets, young willow scrub and reed that was present. Much of the young willow scrub was subsequently cut back in September (by WWT staff) as part of conservation management (in order to open up the area and stop the willow becoming dominant). This resulted in warbler catches (which had previously been good) declining, and the focus of ringing was therefore changed to wagtails and pipits.
A couple of March visits were completed during which the site showed some promise; good numbers of finches were captured and a few early migrants including a willow warbler on 24 March. A total of 78 birds were processed during the two sessions. The visits were curtailed by the first Covid-19 lockdown. On the evening before this a water pipit roost consisting of 15+ birds was discovered, a rather frustrating situation to say the least.
Following relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions in mid-July, twenty-two sessions were completed between 14th July and 15th September. Results varied with the weather, with heavily overcast mornings generally more productive for migrant warblers. A total 1221 new birds were ringed during the sessions.
A combined total of ringed and recaptured birds is as follows:
Highlights were:
Four tree pipits. These were probably the first of the species ringed on the reserve. At least 12 more were seen but not captured.
Sixteen garden warblers. A good total for a species that can often pass through unseen on autumn passage.
Seven grasshopper warblers. These included a very young juvenile indicating local breeding.
Twenty-six grey wagtails. All were juveniles trapped using a 'V' of forty foot nets around a small pool.
Proving local breeding of Cetti's and willow warblers, and of lesser whitethroat with adults in wing moult and young juveniles captured.
A roost catch of 144 sand martins.
The capture of two French-ringed adult sedge warblers, both of which had been initially ringed at Donges in north-west France, one in August 2017 and the other in August 2018.
A juvenile Reed Warbler ringed at Llangorse Lake and recaptured 14 days later (on 7 July).
Juvenile sedge and reed warblers recaptured in East Sussex, Hampshire and Wiltshire
A juvenile sedge warbler ringed at Penclacwydd on 7 August, recaptured at Poole Harbour, Dorset on 12 August, and again at Guenrouet in north-west France on 18 August.
Photos follow.
Heather Coates & Ed O'Connor
Eastern Scrapes site
French-ringed adult sedge warbler
Juvenile stonechat
Lesser whitethroat (one of eleven captured)


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Hydrometeorological Sensitivities Of Net Ecosystem Carbon Dioxide And Methane Exchange Of An Amazonian Palm Swamp Peatland
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Publication Type: JOUR
Authors: Griffis, T.; Roman, D.; Wood, J.; Deventer, J.; Fachin, L.; Rengifo, J.; Del Castillo, D.; Lilleskov, E.; Kolka, R.; Chimner, R.; del Aguila-Pasquel, J.; Wayson, C.; Hergoualc'h, K.; Baker, J.; Cadillo-Quiroz, H.; Ricciuto, D.
Tropical peatlands are a major, but understudied, biophysical feedback factor on the atmospheric greenhouse effect. The largest expanses of tropical peatlands are located in lowland areas of Southeast Asia and the Amazon basin. The Loreto Region of Amazonian Peru contains ~63,000 km2 of peatlands. However, little is known about the biogeochemistry of these peatlands, and in particular, the cycling of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and their responses to hydrometeorological forcings. To address these knowledge gaps, we established an eddy covariance (EC) flux tower in a natural palm (Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) swamp peatland near Iquitos, Peru. Here, we report ecosystem-scale CO2 and CH4 flux observations for this Amazonian palm swamp peatland over a two-year period in relation to hydrometeorological forcings. Seasonal and short-term variations in hydrometeorological forcing had a strong effect on CO2 and CH4 fluxes. High air temperature and vapor pressure deficit (VPD) exerted an important limitation on photosynthesis during the dry season, while latent heat flux appeared to be insensitive to these climate drivers. Evidence from light-response analyses and flux partitioning support that photosynthetic activity was downregulated during dry conditions, while ecosystem respiration (RE) was either inhibited or enhanced depending on water table position. The cumulative net ecosystem CO2 exchange indicated that the peatland was a significant CO2 sink ranging from −465 (−279 to −651) g C m−2 y−1 in 2018 to −462 (−277 to −647) g C m−2 y−1 in 2019. The forest was a CH4 source of 22 (20 to 24) g C m−2 y−1, similar in magnitude to other tropical peatlands and larger than boreal and arctic peatlands. Thus, the annual carbon budget of this Amazonian palm swamp peatland appears to be a major carbon sink under current hydrometeorological conditions.
Journal: Agricultural And Forest Meteorology
Funding Agency: —
Publication Year: 2020/12
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2020.108167


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Unfortunately, life took over, and the project fell dormant for an extended period. In an attempt to revive things, I started posting excerpts in 2017 – to give you guys a taste of what I hoped would be wrapped up before too long. I've since done a thorough review and edit of the text, but am still fine tuning things, after which I should be ready to publish, God-willing.
I've been doing a lot of research into publishing options, too. Because visuals are heavily integrated into the book, print is probably going to be an unfeasible option. So I'm looking at retaining the e-book format, and possibly having a print-on-demand option for those who want a physical copy.
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Scones walk a wonderful line between comforting sweet treat and elegant indulgence. And if you've only ever ordered one from a coffee shop, you're missing out on the memorable experience of biting into a freshly-baked scone!
These light and delicious scones are studded with fresh strawberries and dark chocolate chips, then drizzled with a sweet glaze that locks in that perfect buttery goodness. As soon as you finish your first scone, you're going to want a second one, then maybe a third. And your kids are going to have to polish up their negotiating skills, if they want to have a chance at the last scone in the batch.
Brighten up your family's weekend morning breakfast with these sweet, delicate homemade scones.
Scones might seem complicated to make (after all, you're used to seeing them behind glass in fancy little coffee shops.) But in truth, you'll spend little more than 25 minutes turning out these sweet, chocolate-speckled creations.
Basically, the technique for making these scones is not so different from making cookie batter, with one exception. You'll need to start with very cold butter, and grate it (a cheese grater works perfectly) before adding it to the flour mixture. Keeping the butter intact helps perfect the buttery texture of your scones, so be careful not to over-mix. When you shape your scones, try to avoid handling the dough more than necessary. Less is more, here, which also happens to fit with the cooking MO of most of us busy parents!
Allowing treats, and letting your kids see you enjoy them without guilt, helps kids develop a healthy attitude toward food.
Including fresh fruits in sweet treats reinforces the lesson that fruits are super yummy, and they always belong.
Offering sweet treats alongside other foods (for example, a scone with dinner) helps kids learn to enjoy fun foods while seeking balance.
Making treats at home in your own kitchen teaches kids that treats can be special and made with love.
So enjoy a homemade scone or two yourself, and tuck one into your kids' lunchbox this week. Moms and dads, you're still on track.
For more chocolate-y indulgences, try Double Chocolate Banana Cake or Magic Chocolate Milk.
In large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Grate or cut cold butter into smaller pieces. Using a pastry cutter, cut in the butter with the flour mixture until it resembles pea sized pieces.
Gently fold in diced strawberries and chocolate chips. Pour in the cream and mix until just incorporated.
Gently shape the scone dough into small round biscuits, and place onto the baking sheet lined with parchment paper. You can also press handfuls into a muffin tin if you prefer.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light brown. Whisk together the powdered sugar, melted butter and milk. while the scones are baking.
While hot, drizzle the icing on each scone. Let the scones rest and cool a few minutes before enjoying.


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And the platform is expected to launch later this year in the US, Canada, UK, and Europe.
As we learned at the Google Stadia reveal earlier this week, Google's new gaming platform isn't a game console but rather a streaming service.
Stadia is not a piece of hardware or a dedicated console but a streaming platform meant to free the player of hardware limitations of PCs and gaming consoles. "Developing a game is an art, as well as a science - this kind of pressure and expectation could cause quality plummet in the United Kingdom and mean big technology companies to look overseas for greater ROI".
For all the excitement over the technology though, Google didn't have much to say about the games that will be on the platform at launch and said nothing about what Stadia will cost. However, seeing how Google has already announced Stadia, it's possible that the support update will be made available. Sure it's nice not to have to download a 50GB game, but if you are going to be downloading gigabytes worth of streamed data throughout your time with Stadia, what's the difference? The Stadia will stream cloud-based games to Chromecast, Chrome browser, and Pixel devices. Moreover, the company is expected to launch the service later in 2019 in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and most of Europe.
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The only requirement for the Stadia is a high-speed internet connection with low latency. No exact release date was announced, but it is promising to know that a sophisticated service like Stadia is coming out this year. The game was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System a year later in 1988.


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My husband has been working extra hard lately on our bathroom and kitchen remodel, so I wanted to make him one of his favorite Bundt Cakes. This is one of those cakes that is really a pudding with a little crust on top. It is so moist it will just melt in you mouth.
The cloth was made with flour sack's and trimmed with the red polka dot cotton the hand worked basket of flowers is on each corner of the cloth. It is very precious to me.
Can You Guess What's In It Yet?
In a mixing bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ginger.
My husband came out of the bathroom where he was working and said are you cooking my cake?
I sure wish I had a garden like yours Miz Helen! This looks delicious! It sure was sweet of you to surprise your husband with his favorite cake. It's nice to be appreciated when you work so hard on something. Have a great weekend!
Such a beautiful table cloth from your aunt. What a treasure! I too have a few pieces from my aunt, as well. Beautifully hand made pieces.
What a surprise of a bundt cake...with beets, and I do love beets any way you prefer it, but never heard of it in a cake. A pleasant and yummy surprise!
Wow - who would have thought? Beets? Very nice and I LOVE that tablecloth. So beautiful!
This definitely deserves a trip over to Beverly's Pink Saturday! It sounds delicious.
Dad is one lucky man!!! Love you!
Great cake - that tablecloth is beautiful!
Wow what a cool cake! You come up some of the most surprising things!! When my kitchen gets done with the remodel I am going to try some of these. Thanks so much for blog and what you do.
That's a beautiful table cloth! And the cake looks and sounds delicious! It is very thoughtful of you to surprise your husband with this lovely cake. I can just imagine how much he must have enjoyed this! Thank you for sharing this cake and the tablecloth too, it is really lovely!
I just love the tablecloth and the fact that it is your Aunt's it makes it even more valuable. I wouldn't believe this cake was made with beets. It looks mouthwatering!
I love beets, I'm going to have to try this it looks delicious!
Miz Helen - Those beets are a surprise and it looks like they keep that cake deliciously moist in addition to that lovely finished color. Thanks for sharing with the Decidedly Healthy or Horridly Decandent recipe hop!
Yummy! Beautiful cake and what a creative idea to use beets!
That was a surprise, I'd never have guessed the mystery ingredient was beetroot.
The cake does look delicious and so moist, it's no surprise that it's a favourite.
Your Aunts tablecloth is delightful.
I love the red color from the beets. Beautiful!
That looks like the original red velvet cake recipe. I've always been afraid to try it, but yours looks so good! Thanks for sharing with Made From Scratch Tuesday!
What a great idea! This is something I'd like to try ~ thanks for sharing.
Miz Helen, I do believe this cake must qualify as health food, what with all the good beets in there! No wonder it's your husband's favorite, it looks amazing.
Helen, I was thrilled when it was your post that came up. Your blog,is special. I have some dish towels like your table cloth my grandmother made. Now I have to find those. Wonder where I stored them? Love the cake too. I've been reorganizing before the garden keeps me outside too much. Can't wait for Spring. Have a great weekend.


The YubiKey 5 Series security keys offer strong authentication with support for multiple protocols, including FIDO2, which is the new standard that enables the replacement of password-based authentication. The YubiKey strengthens security by replacing passwords with strong hardware-based authentication using public key cryptography.
All devices in the YubiKey 5 Series support FIDO2, enabling secure passwordless authentication on sites and applications that support the protocol.
The YubiKey 5 NFC brings NFC capabilities to the YubiKey 5 Series. All of the applications, including FIDO2, are available over NFC, expanding the options for quick tap-n-go authentication across desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. This makes the YubiKey 5 NFC an ideal upgrade for the YubiKey NEO, which lacked some features such as ECC PIV certificates, larger PIV certificates, RSA 4096 for OpenPGP keys, and the ability to require a touch for PIV and OpenPGP operations.
The YubiKey 5 Series devices can report their form factor via the PIV application, as well as whether or not they have an NFC interface. This enables easier, programmatic identification of the physical attributes of the YubiKey. For more information about how to query this information, see the YubiKey 5 Series Configuration Reference Guide.
Physical interfaces are the ways that a computer, phone, or other device can connect with the YubiKey in order to communicate with it.
All of the models in the YubiKey 5 Series provide a USB 2.0 interface, regardless of the form factor of the USB connector. The YubiKey will present itself as a USB composite device in addition to each individual USB interface.
The USB PID and iProduct string will change depending on which of the USB interfaces enabled and are described in the table below. Yubico's USB vendor ID (VID) is 0x1050.
The OTP interface is enabled when the OTP application is enabled over USB. The FIDO interface is enabled when the U2F or FIDO2 applications are enabled over USB. The CCID interface is enabled when the PIV, OATH or OpenPGP applications are enabled over USB.
In addition to USB, the YubiKey 5 NFC also provides an NFC wireless interface for additional convenience. The YubiKey 5 includes the RFID standard specific to the ISO/IEC 14443-A and ISO/IEC 14443-4 NFC format; RFID implementations not included in the listed ISO standards are not supported.
The NDEF URI has been updated to a new format; an example of the new format is provided below. The <OTP> value will be replaced with the OTP generated by the YubiKey.
For operations that require a touch, all touch requests within the first 20 seconds of the operation will succeed. After a period of inactivity, a YubiKey placed on a desktop NFC reader may power down to help prevent unintended access to the device. To regain connectivity with an NFC reader, remove the YubiKey from the reader and reposition it on the reader. Some NFC readers may power cycle and in doing so, prevent the device from powering down.
USB Interfaces are the different channels that software can use to communicate with the YubiKey when it is connected via USB. Each interface enables a specific set of applications on the YubiKey; if an interface is disabled, none of the applications that use that interface will be available. Note: With previous YubiKeys and older Yubico software, the USB Interfaces were referred to as "modes" and the FIDO interface was called the U2F mode.
The OTP interface presents itself to the operating system as a USB keyboard. The OTP application is accessible over this interface. Output is sent as a series of keystrokes from a virtual keyboard. This allows for OTP to be used in any environment which can accept standard keyboard input.
The FIDO interface provides access to the FIDO2 and U2F applications. This interface presents itself as a generic human interface device (HID).
The CCID interface provides communication for the PIV / Smart Card, OATH (HOTP and TOTP), and OpenPGP applications. The YubiKey presents itself to the operating system as a USB smart card reader. Each of the applications presents itself as a separate smart card attached to that reader.
The YubiKey 5 Series provides six applications for a wide variety of authentication options: OTP, U2F, FIDO2, Smart Card, OATH, and OpenPGP. The applications are all separate from each other, with separate storage for keys and credentials.
Each application can be enabled and disabled independently per physical interface. For example, on the YubiKey 5 NFC, the FIDO2 application can be enabled over USB, but disabled over NFC. Optionally, a lock code can be set that prevents unauthorized changes to which applications are enabled or disabled. Reviewing and changing the application interfaces may be done using the YubiKey Manager.
The OTP application provides two programmable slots, each of which can hold one of the types of credentials listed below. A Yubico OTP credential is programmed to slot one during manufacturing so that the YubiKey is ready to use with many popular services that use this feature. The credential in the first slot is accessed by a short touch on the metal contact of the YubiKey; the second slot is accessed by a long touch of 3 seconds (if programmed).
Yubico OTP is a simple yet strong authentication mechanism that is supported by all YubiKeys (except Security Keys) out-of-the-box. Yubico OTP can be used as the second factor in a two-factor authentication (2FA) scheme or on its own, providing single-factor authentication.
The OTP generated by the YubiKey is two parts, with the first 12 characters being the public identity which a validation server can link to a user, while the remaining 32 characters are the unique passcode that is changed each time an OTP is generated.
The character representation of the Yubico OTP may look a bit strange at first sight but is designed to cope with various keyboard layouts causing potential ambiguities when decoded. USB keyboards send their keystrokes by the means of "scan codes" rather than the actual character representation. The translation to keystrokes is done by the computer. For the YubiKey, it is crucial that the same code is generated if it is inserted in a German computer with a QWERTZ layout, a French one with an AZERTY layout, or a US one with a QWERTY layout. The "Modhex", or Modified Hexadecimal coding, was invented by Yubico to use only specific characters to ensure that the YubiKey works out-of-the-box with the maximum number of keyboard layouts.
A static password can be programmed to the YubiKey so that it will type the password for you when the metal contact is touched. For managing multiple passwords, see the password managers that the YubiKey can secure with 2FA.
A HMAC-SHA1 Challenge-Response credential enables software to send a challenge to the YubiKey and verify that an expected, predetermined response is returned. This credential can also be set to require a touch on the metal contact before the response is sent to the requesting software. This type of credential must be activated by the software sending the challenge, and cannot be activated by touching the metal contact on the YubiKey. This type of credential is most often used for offline authentication, as it does not require contacting a server for validation.
When a OATH-HOTP credential is programmed, the OTP is generated using the standard RFC 4226 HOTP algorithm and the YubiKey will automatically type the OTP. Optionally, the OTP can be prefixed by a public identity, conforming to the openauthentication.org Token Identifier Specification.
U2F is an open standard that provides strong, phishing resistant two-factor authentication for web services using public key cryptography. U2F does not require any special drivers or configuration to use, just a compatible web browser. The U2F application on the YubiKey can be associated with an unlimited number of U2F sites.
Like FIDO U2F, the FIDO2 standard offers the same high level of security, as it is based on public key cryptography. In addition to providing phishing resistant two-factor authentication, the FIDO2 application on the YubiKey allows for the storage of resident credentials. As the resident credentials can store the username and other data, this allows for truly passwordless authentication. YubiKey 5 Series devices can hold up to 25 resident keys. If RSA keys are used, there is a maximum of three RSA with the rest being ECC.
The resident credentials can be left unlocked and used for strong single-factor authentication, or they can be protected by a PIN for two-factor authentication. The FIDO2 PIN can be up to 128 characters in length. Once a FIDO2 PIN is set, it can be changed but it cannot be removed without resetting the FIDO2 application.
Note: Resetting the FIDO2 application will also reset the U2F key. No site you have registered the YubiKey with using U2F will work until the YubiKey is re-registered with that site.
The FIDO2 specification states that an AAGUID must be provided during attestation. An AAGUID is a 128-bit identifier indicating the type of the authenticator. Authenticators with the same capabilities and firmware, such as the YubiKey 5 series devices without NFC, can share the same AAGUID.
The YubiKey 5 Series provides a PIV-compatible smart card application. PIV, or FIPS 201, is a US government standard. It enables RSA or ECC sign/encrypt operations using a private key stored on a smart card through common interfaces like PKCS#11. On Windows, the smart card functionality can be extended with the YubiKey Smart Card Minidriver.
YubiKey 5 Series devices support extended APDUs, extended answer to reset (ATR), and answer to select (ATS).
The YubiKey 5 Series supports the following algorithms on the smart card application.
To specify how often the PIN needs to be entered for access to the credential in a given slot, set a PIN policy for that slot. This policy must be set upon key generation or importation and cannot be changed later.
In addition to requiring the PIN, the YubiKey can require a physical touch on the metal contact. Similar to the PIN policy, the touch policy must be set upon key generation or importation.
The keys and certificates for the smart card application are stored in slots, which are described below. The PIN policies described below are the defaults, before they are overridden with a custom PIN policy. These slots are separate from the programmable slots in the OTP application.
This certificate and its associated private key is used to authenticate the card and the cardholder. This slot is used for things like system login. To perform any private key operations, the end user PIN is required. Once the correct PIN has been provided, multiple private key operations may be performed without additional cardholder consent.
This certificate and its associated private key is used for digital signatures for the purpose of document, email, file, and executable signing. To perform any private key operations, the end user PIN is required. The PIN must be submitted immediately before each sign operation to ensure cardholder participation for every digital signature generated.
This certificate and its associated private key is used for encryption for the purpose of confidentiality. This slot is used for encrypting emails or files. The end user PIN is required to perform any private key operations. Once the correct PIN has been provided, multiple private key operations may be performed without additional cardholder consent.
This certificate and its associated private key is used to support additional physical access applications, such as providing physical access to buildings via PIV-enabled door locks. The end user PIN is NOT required to perform private key operations for this slot.
These slots are meant for previously used Key Management keys to be able to decrypt earlier encrypted documents or emails.
This slot is only used for attestation of other keys generated on device with instruction f9. This slot is not cleared on reset, but can be overwritten.
Attestation enables you to verify that a key on the smart card application was generated on the YubiKey and was not imported. An X.509 certificate for the key to be attested is created if the key has been generated on the device. Included in the certificate are the following extensions that provide information about the YubiKey.
1.3.6.1.4.1.41482.3.3: Firmware version, encoded as three bytes. For example, 050100 indicates firmware version 5.1.0.
1.3.6.1.4.1.41482.3.7: Serial number of the YubiKey, encoded as an integer.
1.3.6.1.4.1.41482.3.8: Two bytes, the first encoding the PIN policy and the second encoding the touch policy.
PIN policy: 01 - never require PIN, 02 - require PIN once per session, 03 - always require PIN.
Touch policy: 01 - never require touch, 02 - always require touch, 03 - cache touch for 15 seconds.
1.3.6.1.4.1.41482.3.9: YubiKey's form factor, encoded as a one-byte octet-string.
The ATR has been changed from "Yubikey 4" to "YubiKey" and adds support for ATS.
The YubiKey 5 Series devices have a PIV attestation root certificate authority different from the one previous YubiKeys had. You can download the certificate of the new root certificate authority on the PIV attestation page.
The OATH application can store up to 32 OATH credentials, either OATH-TOTP (time based) or OATH-HOTP (counter based). In order to manage these credentials and read the OTPs generated by the YubiKey, the Yubico Authenticator software is needed. In order to restrict access to the OTPs, a password can be set for this application.
The OpenPGP application provides an OpenPGP compatible smart card according to version 2.0 of the specification. This can be used with compatible PGP software such as GnuPG (GPG) and can store one PGP key each for authentication, signing, and encryption. Similar to the PIV / Smart Card touch policy, the OpenPGP application can also be set to require the metal contact be touched to authorize an operation.
Note: RSA 3072 and RSA 4096 require GnuPG version 2.0 or higher.
YubiKey Manager can be used to check which applications are enabled on which interface and to enable or disable each application on each physical interface. To check which applications are enabled, open YubiKey Manager and click on Interfaces. To change which applications are enabled, use the checkboxes to select the ones you want enabled and click the Save Interfaces button.
Once the desired applications have been selected, a lock code can be set to prevent changes to the set of enabled applications. This is done using the YubiKey Manager command line interface command ykman config set-lock-code. The lock code is 16 bytes presented as 32 hex characters.
YubiKey Manager is used to configure all aspects of the YubiKey 5 Series devices. It has both a graphical interface and a command line interface. It is open source, cross-platform, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Some of the more advanced options are only available through the command line.
Display information about the YubiKey(s) connected to the computer.
Enable or disable applications per physical interface.
Set or change the FIDO2 PIN, as well as reset the FIDO application.
Manage the credentials in the OTP application.
Enable or disable applications and prevent unauthorized changes by setting a lock code.
Manage the credentials in the PIV / Smart Card application, and reset it.
Manage and generate OTPs from the credentials in the OATH application, and reset the application.
Reset the OpenPGP application and set the OpenPGP touch policy.
For usage information and examples for ykman, see the YubiKey Manager CLI User Manual.
Yubico Authenticator is used to manage credentials on the OATH application and display the OTPs generated by the YubiKey. Yubico Authenticator is required in order to generate OTPs for OATH-TOTP credentials as the YubiKey does not contain a battery and thus cannot track time. It is open source, cross-platform, and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. The Android version of Yubico Authenticator can communicate with YubiKeys over NFC or USB.
Enrollment of the YubiKey using standard Windows utilities.
Auto-enrollment, enabling user self-provisioning of a YubiKey and automatic renewal.
Multiple authentication certificates on one YubiKey.
Changing of the PIN from the Ctrl+Alt+Del menu.
Unblocking of the PIN using the PUK at the Windows logon screen.
To get started with the YubiKey Smart Card Minidriver, see the deployment guide and user guide.
Note: Version 4.0 or newer of the minidriver is required for use with YubiKey 5 Series devices.
If you run into any issues with a YubiKey 5 Series device, refer to the Knowledge Base and search for your issue. If your issue is not listed in the Knowledge Base, or if you have any technical questions, you can open a ticket with our Technical Support team.


For every 100 steps taken the day after surgery, up to 1,000 steps, Cedars-Sinai researchers found that patients decreased their probability of a prolonged length of stay by nearly 4%.
Post-operative patients who walked more on the day after surgery had shorter hospital stays, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles report.
The researchers gave Fitbit watches to 100 patients and found that every 100 steps taken the day after surgery, up to 1,000 steps, was correlated with a 3.7% reduction in the probability that the patient would have a prolonged length of stay related to the operation.
The study appeared in the February issue of JAMA Network Open.
"We measure everything about our patients—whether it's heart rate, blood pressure, etc.—but nowhere do we measure steps, even though we know steps are so important for a patient's wellbeing," said senior author, Brennan Spiegel, MD, director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Education. "Now we have the ability to do so."
Timothy Daskivich, MD, director of Health Services Research for the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery, said the study provides a strong rationale for using devices such as Fitbits in the postoperative clinical setting.
He said it gives healthcare workers a precise way to monitor patient step counts and quickly know if a patient is recovering well. Daskivich hopes to see if Fitbits can increase step counts and reduce length of stay in a randomized controlled trial at Cedars-Sinai.
"We're operationalizing this pop culture tech device for a real clinical purpose in the hospital, and using rigorous science to guide the process. We think it's exciting and patients are responding to it," says Daskivich.
To encourage walks, the patients were given an app offering tours of Cedars-Sinai's art collection, with shorter and longer walks that include the exact step count for each tour.
In an accompanying invited commentary, Thomas M. Krummel, MD, said research like the Cedars-Sinai report "opens up an entirely new world of real-time data acquisition, monitoring, and intervention, and I believe the report by Daskivich et al is only the beginning."
"The general principle of ubiquitous wearable computers bodes well for our future ability to measure, track, and understand patient physiological data and behavior both in the hospital and at home," said Krummel, a thoracic surgeon and co-director of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign.
"The ability to capture that data, apply machine learning to evolving trends, and alert patients, nurses, and physicians instantaneously is powerful," Krummel said.
Timothy Daskivich, MD, director of Health Services Research for the Cedars-Sinai Department of Surgery.
The researchers gave Fitbit watches to 100 patients on the day after surgery and found that more steps correlated with lower odds of prolonged hospital stays.
Observers believe the use of cheap, wearable computers could greatly enhance the understanding of patient physiological data in the hospital and at home.


In 2008 the price of oil has reached the same level as in 1980 (corrected for inflation), or + / - 100 dollars a barrel. In 1980, during the second oil shock, the origin of the increase was the Iranian revolution and the war Iran / Iraq. In 2008, no exogenous cause: the war, but an endogenous problem: the peak oil.
The different backgrounds of the two crises challenge us to pursue different strategies. In 1980 it was necessary to flee the oil sector, now is probably the best line of long-term investment (oil and energy at large).
The next signal will be the important transition from the 100 dollars per barrel of oil (annual average).
In 2008 after the record high price of oil the world has witnessed the worst systemic crisis since 1929.
This year, while the price of oil reached nearly (94 per barrel of oil) the same price level as in 2008 (99 dollars per barrel of oil) the world economy has experienced a kind of violent spasm that caused the downfall of some indices and companies at levels close to those of the 2008 crisis.
The difference with 2008 is that the level of world oil production all liquids was "anticipated" rising prices, so that the price of oil does not fly too high.
The world oil production has exceeded temporarily high of July 2008 a few months before the price increase in January 2011 with 88.3 million barrels / day.
With peak oil, the price of oil remains on a very long-term upward trend, punctuated by violent falls short every time the economy can not bear a price level too high. But gradually the production of conventional oil is stagnant, and probably see down the global economy will have to adapt to a barrel of oil more expensive.


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The move from peacetime to wartime production was a difficult task that required the involvement of a specialized arm of the government known as the War Production Board (WPB). This agency oversaw war material production, distributed them and set the goals. Labour and business (Choice B) were vital in bidding since manufacturing was more of an internal matter that didn't include international governments or the executive.
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Q: Can an $\infty$-action on a derived affine scheme by an affine group scheme always be strictified? Let $X$ be an affine derived scheme, say $X = \operatorname{Spec} A$, for $A$ a simplicial commutative ring. Let $G$ be an affine group scheme (classical), say $G = \operatorname{Spec}B$, and let an $\infty$-action of $G$ on $X$ be given in the form of a simplicial diagram $X \leftleftarrows X \times G \cdots$ in the $\infty$-category of derived schemes. This diagram corresponds to a cosimplicial diagram $D$ of the form $A \rightrightarrows A \otimes B \cdots$ in the $\infty$-category of simplicial commutative rings.
Say that we can strictify $D$ if it is equivalent to a strictly commutative diagram $D'$ in the model category of simplicial commutative rings such that $D'$ corresponds to a levelwise coaction of $B$ on a simplicial commutative ring $A'$. In other words, we can strictify $D$ if we can, up to equivalence, assume that the equivalences and homotopies which exhibit $D$ as a coaction of $B$ on $A$ are in fact isomorphisms and identities.
The question is: can we always strictify $D$? I suspect the answer is: no, not always, but we can for certain $G$. For example, the answer is yes for $G = \mathbb{G}_m$. I hope to find a counterexample to see that it does not work for general $G$.

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Fernando supports the regional coordinator of Latin America in managing projects; assisting with the development of priorities and strategies; supporting the design and implementation of grants; and program monitoring and evaluation.
Fernando previously worked with International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Bolivia, where he was the project coordinator for energy resources, democracy and development, coordinating trainings and roundtables and providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Autonomy and to subnational governments. In prior roles, he managed the securities department at the Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales in Bolivia. He was also a financial analyst for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaría BBVA, in Spain, among other positions.
Fernando holds an M.B.A. from INCAE in Costa Rica, with a concentration in natural resources administration; a master's in economic development in Latin America from Universidad Internacional de Andalucía in Spain; and a B.S. in economics from the Universidad San Francisco Xavier in Bolivia.
Securing Gas-Driven Gains: How Can Bolivia Stay Out of Commodity Price Troubles?


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Jobless figures drop by 5,398 in Dublin in last 12 months
Jobless figures drop by 5,398 in Dublin in last 12 months – Farrell
Fine Gael Dublin Fingal TD, Alan Farrell, has today Wednesday welcomed the latest Live Register figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which show that the number of people out of work in the Dublin area has dropped by 5,398 over the last 12 months.
"Internal breakdowns for Dublin North/Fingal indicate that Balbriggan has 397 less people on the unemployment line in 2013, an 8% improvement while Swords has 278 more at work, representing a 6% improvement on 2013.
"These are yet more encouraging figures from the Live Register, which show that the national unemployment rate has fallen for the 17th month in a row, to 12.5%. While this rate remains too high, these figures clearly show that the downward trend in unemployment figures is well established, as more and more people get back to work.
"Locally, the number of people on the Live Register across the Dublin area has fallen by 5,398 across the last 12 months. This is significant progress, and proof that the numerous measures being implemented in the Action Plan for Jobs, to support small businesses, attract foreign investment and boost indigenous investment, are working.
"Today's results follow on from the very positive figures published last week, which show that an additional 58,000 people have joined the workforce over the last year. I would like to commend the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, for his tireless efforts in reshaping our economy. During Fianna Fáil's last three years in Government, 250,000 jobs were lost in the private sector. Now, about 1,200 jobs are being created every week.
"The pace of jobs growth is accelerating and unemployment is steadily falling. Furthermore, the numbers of long-term unemployed is also dropping. This is the result of schemes like JobsPlus, under which the Government pays one in every four euro it costs to employ a person who has been on the Live Register for more than 12 months. The Government is also spending more than €1 billion in the year ahead on education and training programmes to help people to upskill and retrain, so they are qualified for the new jobs being created in our reformed economy, which is based on innovation and enterprise.
"The unemployment rate is falling in every region across the country. This is testament to the fact that small businesses are getting back on their feet and once again creating jobs. Jobs growth has been particularly strong in the agriculture and tourism sectors over the last year; two key areas which the Government identified as having a high potential for growth. Initiatives such as the lower VAT rate and the scrapping of the air travel tax are directly translating into new jobs.
"Our unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in three and a half years. The Government is determined to build on this progress further in the year ahead, and an expanded suite of measures to boost jobs growth will be included in the Action Plan for Jobs 2014."


Two works by Aaron Travers are featured on two newly released CDs. The first is Virginia: The West, performed by NOTUS on their CD Of Radiance and Refraction, available from Amazon, Apple/iTunes and Innova. The other, Sanctuary, is performed by the American Wild Ensemble on their double CD Music in the American Wild, available from Amazon, Apple/iTunes and Artist Share. A video album of Sanctuary is also available from Artist Share.
Linda Chatterton and Maja Radovanlija will be performing Box Gardens at the Guitar Art Festival in Serbia, August 17 at 9PM.
The American Wild Ensemble will be performing my piece, Sanctuary, August 21 and 23, 7PM at Newhalem Campground in Cascades National Park.
Flutist Linda Chatterton and guitarist Maja Radovanlija will be premiering my piece Box Gardens at the Festival de Musica Contemporanea in Havana, Cuba. The concert will be held November 14th at 6pm at the Basilica de San Francisco de Asis.
Aaron Travers is currently working on three new pieces for very different instrumentations: a piece for tango quartet composed for Cuarteto Tanguero, to be completed September 2016; a piece for solo guitar for Nemanja Ostoic, to be completed in fall of 2016; and a work for string quartet and soprano for Tony Arnold and the Arneis Quartet, to be completed fall of 2017.


The previous episode of Daredevil ended on a cliffhanger as Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) found himself being held at gunpoint by cops. "Condemned" also ended with a cliffhanger of sorts as Matt's existence as a "the man in the black mask" was unveiled to the city… which now has a very good reason to hate and fear him.
From this point on, there are full spoilers ahead for Daredevil episode 6. You've been warned!
I am really loving this show. "Condemned" kicked off the episode with another insane fight sequence as Matt surrendered to Fisk's corrupt cops before taking them out while wearing handcuffs. Then Matt tried to keep Vladimir (Nikolai Nikolaeff) alive long enough to get information about Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio).
One of the more impressive aspects of Daredevil is the way that it finds important roles for nearly all of its major characters in any given episode. While Matt is holed up with Vladimir, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) got to bring a more human perspective on the aftermath of the Hell's Kitchen explosions while Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) remotely provided Matt with much needed (medical and emotional) support in keeping Vladimir alive. Even Ben Urich (Vondie Curtis-Hall) had a terrific hero moment when he tried to keep one of Fisk's corrupt cops alive.
The bulk of the episode revolved around Matt's increasingly complex relationship with Vladimir, a man who wanted him dead. Even Claire balked at Matt's efforts to help Vladimir, who wasted no time turning on Matt when he let his guard down. But the progression of the episode successfully sold the idea of Matt and Vladimir forming an impromptu alliance to stay alive. It was very clever to give Matt a problem that he couldn't solve without Vladimir's help. That made the resolution with both men very satisfying.
"Condemned" also brought Matt and Fisk into contact with each other for the first time via walkie-talkie. That was a pretty amazing sequence that displayed more of Fisk's motivations. He really seems to believe that he's saving the city on a scale that Matt can't match. Cox and D'Onofrio played off of each other really well and I can't wait to see what they do when Matt and Fisk finally meet face-to-face.
As resourceful as Matt has been in the previous episodes, Fisk easily comes out on top here by engineering a no win scenario for Matt. In front of the assembled media, Fisk arranged the murder of several police officers (and even one of his own corrupt cops) via a sniper with Matt's costumed alter ego taking the blame. This isn't a unique situation for Daredevil, but this show does a great job of increasing the tension on the title character.
Of course Matt was always going to escape the surrounded building. The only question was whether Vladimir would survive as well. It's a testament to the writers of this episode that Vladimir actually became more compelling as the story went on. Matt went through so much trouble to keep Vladimir alive that there was almost a sense of camaraderie at the end when Vladimir told Matt that he was staying behind to hold off Fisk's dirty cops. Vladimir even gave Matt was looking for: the name of Fisk's money man, Leland Owlsley (Bob Gunton).
"Condemned" felt very much like a midseason finale as it left Matt on the run from the cops and set up as the most hated man in Hell's Kitchen. Halfway through the run of 13 episodes, Daredevil hasn't taken a false step yet.
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Home World Africa news Kenya attack: Five suspects arrested over Garissa University assault
Kenya attack: Five suspects arrested over Garissa University assault
Five suspects have been detained in Kenya over the al-Shabab attack on Garissa University campus on April 2 which left almost 150 people dead, officials say.
Some of the suspects were arrested while trying to flee to neighboring Somalia, the internal security ministry said.
At least 148 people – mostly students – were killed when gunmen attacked a university campus in Garissa.
Al-Shabab has since pledged a "long, gruesome war" against Kenya.
The militant group said its attacks were in retaliation for acts by Kenya's security forces, which are part of the African Union's mission in Somalia against al-Shabab.
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In Garissa, a survivor has emerged from hiding more than two days after the assault was unleashed.
The 19-year-old girl was found unhurt in a cupboard on April 4, but security officials had to bring in a teacher to convince her that it was safe to come out.
She told reporters that she drank body lotion when she felt hungry.
Four other people were found alive on the campus on April 3, including two suspects. One was said to be a Tanzanian national with no known links to the university.
While many of the survivors spoke to the media, little is known so far about those who were killed.
Their bodies have been flown to Nairobi for identification, as local mortuaries have been unable to cope, and many of the students killed came from other parts of Kenya.
There has been criticism in Garissa, which is 100 miles from the Somali border, at how the security services dealt with the attack.
Only two guards were on duty at the time of the assault, despite official warnings that an attack on an institution of higher learning was likely.
One survivor said the students had raised security issues late last year. Another said the gunmen appeared to know the site well.
In an address to the nation after the attack, President Uhuru Kenyatta said he had instructed the police chief to speed up the training of 10,000 recruits, because Kenya had "suffered unnecessarily" because of a shortage of security personnel.
Police in neighboring Uganda say they have received information suggesting a similar attack is being planned there.
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HomePersonal FinanceIt's Critical That You Keep Your Finances Under Control. Read This Advice!
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Don't waste your income on unnecessary items. You probably also don't really know what ways there are to save money. Maybe you don't want to talk to people you know because they might think you're not responsible even if they have the same problems. This article is the place to turn. Here you will find solid and proven financial advice to help you get back on track.
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Almost every new product comes standard with warranty that covers 90 days from the purchase date, and some products are warrantied for a year. Chances are, if your item fails, it will do so within the time frame of the standard warranty. Extended warranties might not be the best thing for you, but they are lucrative for companies.
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Debt should be your last resort, because debt can lead to poor personal finances. While you may need to get into debt for mortgages or student loans, try to stay away from things like credit cards. The less loan debt you have, the lower the percentage of your income that you will have to spend on servicing debt.
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You should give careful thought to exactly when you want to send your income tax return to the IRS. To receive your refund quickly, file it as early as possible. If you are in a situation where you owe a great deal of money and are not going to be getting a tax refund, you can wait to file your taxes until April 15.
TIP! You can start to get your finances in order with a good health insurance policy. You never know when you will need a doctor.
Open a new savings account at your bank, and deposit money into it on a regular basis. Having funds saved can help you access money quickly in an emergency or because of unforeseen circumstances. You may not be able to put much in each month, but it is still important to save regularly.
TIP! Change over to a checking account that is free. Check out the banks in your community, and don't forget to also look for free accounts available online or through credit unions.
You can get some extra money from a yard or garage sale! Also, ask your neighbors to see if they have items that they would like to sell. Get creative with the ideas for your yard sale.
TIP! If you are younger than 21 and hope for a credit card, stay mindful of the rule changes enacted in recent years. Not too long ago credit cards were freely given out to college students.
From every check, take out savings first. It's too easy to spend now, and forget to save later. Knowing this money is put aside for savings, it helps you to create a budget and avoids the temptation to spend it.
There are plenty of free checking accounts, go for that option. You can try banks in your area or even a credit union.
TIP! You can control your property by managing cash flow. Monitor your expenses and income, and evaluate your property's performance at least once a month.
Your automobile is on the list of the largest expenditures you will make during your lifetime. To get a great deal, you need to shop around. Do not overlook the Internet as another shopping option to find low prices on cars.
TIP! Gather all the due dates for fixed budget items for each month and mark them on a convenient calendar that you can hang where you can easily see it. Even when you don't receive the bill, you will remember to pay it.
This article hopefully showed you how easy managing your money can be. The internet has a wealth of information about proper money management – look around and see what helpful information you can find!


Many of the Physicians and Injury Prevention Specialists who participated have made their presentations available. Links to available materials are found next to the title of each session below.
Audio and video of many sessions will be available shortly. Please check back at a later date.
The magic formula for driving down injury and fatalities in the traffic environment has often been reported as one part engineering, one part enforcement and one part education. The year-old Vision Zero initiative is living proof that these factors combined with huge political support and a clear legislative agenda can create the alchemy that successfully drives down traffic-related fatalities and injuries. In this presentation Kim Wiley-Schwartz will discuss some of the key elements of the Vision Zero initiative and examine the data-driven evidence-based approach to educating the general public on these issues.
Similar to many jurisdictions, New York City is experiencing rising rates of opioid overdose deaths. During this presentation, Dr. Kunins will review New York City overdose epidemiology and provide an overview of the multipronged strategy and evaluation that the Health Department is undertaking to address the problem. The New York City multi-pronged approach includes: monitoring and surveillance; raising public awareness; promoting judicious opioid prescribing; distributing naloxone; and promoting access to effective treatment for opioid addiction.
Living in communities with persistent gun violence is associated with negative social, behavioral, and health outcomes. Solutions to reducing gun violence are mostly reactive and rarely include community members. Because the community effects of gun violence are analogous to those of a natural disaster, we adapted a disaster-preparedness framework that identifies levers for community action to respond to and prevent gun violence. Our community-academic partnership theorized that by strengthening levers in this framework, the community may anticipate, prevent, and respond effectively to gun violence. We found that consequences of gun violence go beyond numbers of victims wounded or killed. A novel, community-based approach adapted from the disaster preparedness literature may be an effective means of preventing and mitigating the widespread effects of gun violence. This talk was also presented at the Institute of Medicine in Washington DC with our community folks and academic partners.
This session will employ the window fall prevention initiative in NYC as an example of a multipronged approach that can be used to address a variety of injury prevention initiatives. It will demonstrate the incremental improvements in window fall injury and mortality attained with legislation alone and in combination with varying types of enforcement. Attendees will be exposed to situations where injury surveillance can be accomplished through existing data and where it is essential to have a mandatory injury reporting system for tracking the impact of health regulations/injury prevention legislation. The potential options for enforcement of injury prevention regulation/legislation (complaints, citations, civil fines, criminal prosecution, and expanded liability) will be discussed. Attendees will be able to identify agencies and governmental groups that can play key roles in optimizing improvements in injury incidence and mortality following passage of injury prevention legislation.
This presentation will introduce the participants to the Pediatric E-Network, a tablet based educational platform designed to supplement/improve pediatrician anticipatory guidance efforts focused on injury prevention with a goal of providing patients with reliable, up-to-date injury prevention content without further burden for the busy pediatrician. This network is being developed with a flexible platform that is able to incorporate education as well as having the ability to serve as a screening/research portal.
Gun buyback programs can be used as a tool to enhance public awareness about the need for safe gun storage practices and they can serve as a common ground strategy for gun safety that does not challenge 2nd amendment rights by emphasizing responsible storage requirements that go along with the right to own firearms. In addition, they give individuals without the capability or desire to store weapons in the home a safe way of disposing firearms. This presentation looks at the development of the Pittsburgh and Worcester gun buyback projects and their track records.
In the United States, the fatal motor vehicle crash (MVC) rate per mile driven for 16-19 year-olds is nearly 3 times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over. This presentation will review the epidemiology and prevention of MVCs. The patterns, characteristics of teen MVCs, risk factors, and evidence supporting graduated driver licensing systems will be discussed during this presentation along with recent advances in the field.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and suffocation account for more than half of all Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) and are leading causes of post neonatal deaths in infants age 28 days to 1 year in the United States. Universal adoption of risk reduction strategies, including supine sleep position and safe sleep environment, is critical for prevention, but adoption among certain high risk groups is low. This presentation will describe two outreach strategies and a research study, all of which target high-risk populations for sleep-related deaths. Successes, challenges, and lessons learned will be discussed.
Data drives prevention efforts. Therefore, it is critical to create as complete a picture as possible showing the incidence and factors contributing to local injuries. GIS and geo-mapping can be an effective tool in this effort. This presentation will demonstrate what GIS is, its role in injury surveillance and practical applications of GIS.


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