By Gill / September 13, 2018.
We love looking after teams here at Just Paintball and we're delighted to welcome a new team to our community this week. The Titan Wolves have been playing since 2013, here's their story!
The Titan Wolves paintball team was founded by Gareth 'Reaper' Pollard in 2013. When we started we were a small group of 8 players who just wanted to have fun and do silly things (we have a few members with a love of smoke grenades) within a group of friends. He wanted this team to be like a family and look after each other which is very much how we still are today even though we have grown to staggering 38 players in two separate branches over our 6 years so far as a team.
In 2014 we appointed our new captain Adam 'Swad' Llewellyn because we had almost doubled in size and now felt we needed somebody to push the team forward into the direction of more competitive games like UWL. Also in 2014 we won NPFs Squad of the year award due to our antics, playing style and team spirit.
Some of our original players took a step back in 2016 which in turn has meant our newer Wolves have took a more active role in magfed and scenario games. This has lead us down another unexpected path of creating our very own Titan Wolves Magfed Pack. You will see (unless they have their camo on) them playing at varied events across the country. This year our magfed pack have played various events including black sheep events, OMG events and NPFs Miltac's.
You may have also seen our main wolf pack at events like NvS, Paintfest and Mayhem this year so far. We still have our end of year game which some members have played for 5 years, Stalingrad. At Paintfest this year our captain Swad won the Battle Royale game, sponsored by Enola Gaye and did a little happy dance when he finally got his hands on a patch which stated he was now qualified to use Enola Gaye products!
Starting from now you will see some our original wolves coming back to run with the pack and, we have had a big influx of new Wolves join us in the last few months so there will be some new friendly faces to. If you haven't met us mad lot yet come and introduce yourselves I promise we don't bite. As a team we represent two charities including Help for Heroes. We are very happy that Just Paintball have chosen to sponsor us and are looking forward to working alongside them.
As a team moving forward we are very excited and are currently preparing our calendar for next year's events in which we are hoping to include some competitive paintball along with our magfed/scenario games. We will also be playing at NvS, Paintfest (at our home field), Mayhem and Stalingrad. We never know what is next in store for us next so here's hoping for another year of running with the pack!


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Q: Is there any Azure Cache/database supporting multi-region automatic failover We have one webapp running on Azure, which pushes data to Azure Redis, then we have an on-prem component which reads that data from Azure redis and processes that.
Recently due to Azure region failure that Azure Redis went down. Web app and my on-prem component was not able to contact Azure redis.
How can I make sure zero down time for my web app to access Azure redis ?
Redis-GeoRelication doesn't solves my problem as it is unideirectional, and Manual failover. Also my web app and on-prem component need to know both redis endpoint, and contact accrondignly. which is not seemless.
Azure redis doesn't support cluster having shards in multiple region.
So my requirement is, Web-app and on-prem component both need to contain one cache/database endpoint ( without having any knowledge about the replication of the cache/database). if primary cache/db fails then, that endpoint should automatically goes to replicated cache or DB.
As per Documentation from Azure, it doesn't seem Azure Redis is correct fit for this requirment, is there any other Azure component which fits this requiremnet.
Had a look to Azure sql with failover group. As per documentation, "you can configure a grace period that controls the time between the detection of the outage and the failover itself. It is possible that traffic manager initiates the endpoint failover before the failover group triggers the failover of the database. In that case the web application cannot immediately reconnect to the database. But the reconnections will automatically succeed as soon as the database failover completes." . We can set that grace period to 1 hour (minimum) .
So it means with Azure sql also. In case of failure of one db server, my web application will not be able to write to db for atleast 1 hour, Is my understanding correct ?

A: Azure SQL and Azure Cosmos DB both support single endpoint and HA across regions, you might want to look into those.
Those are not caches, but they do allow for a single endpoint and failover

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From today, a raft of new laws come into force.
April 1 marks the start of the new financial year, and with that dates comes a lot of change.
Starting from the beginning of April, you could be set to fork out hundreds more if you own a car, Birmingham Live reports .
There are also changes employers need to be aware of, and price hikes those heading abroad will be affected by.
With a new month coming, we've rounded up all the ways your life could be impacted by the changes.
From cars to passports to Universal Credit, there's plenty to take note of.
England, Wales and Scotland employers with at least 250 employees will be required to publish information about the differences in pay between men and women in their workforce, based on a pay bill 'snapshot' date of 5 April 2017, under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017.
Under the plans, online applications, which are available to all UK-based applicants, will increase in line with inflation, taking the total from £72.50 to £75.50 (4 per cent rise) for adults and from £46 to £49 for children, reports the MEN.
And with the Post Office check and send costing an extra £9.75, anyone wanting to use that service from March 27 is set to have to pay £94.75.
Adults choosing to apply online would still be paying less than they would have in 2009, with passport fees having decreased in 2012.
You can renew it here , if it's either already expired or is due to.
You'll be forking out an extra five hundred quid from the start of next month, apparently.
That's the warning from some, who are urging you to get yourself clued up on the changes to car tax.
The changes come into effect from April 1 - but this isn't an April's Fool.
The Autumn Budget last year saw bands change.
This means the changes are coming into force in just a few days time.
Drivers need to notice there are new rules around Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) bands.
The rules are designed to reduce pollution and will particularly target diesel cars that fail to meet tough standards.
Diesel cars that issue an excessive level of pollution, as measured against the Euro 6 emission standards, will pay extra tax, which can be anything from £15 to £500 in the first year, reports The Mirror .
Any car that produces more than 120mg/km of NOx will be forced to pay more for road tax in the first year.
The car tax increase will be applied to new cars bought after 1 April 2018 and not those registered before, so drivers with existing diesel cars will not pay more.
If you bought your car before April 1, 2018, you won't be affected by the new tax changes as it only affects cars registered after 1 April this year.
- Year three of the four-year cash freeze in working age benefits, affecting almost 11 million families.
- The 3% real terms cut in working age benefits this year is set to be by far the biggest of the four-year benefit freeze.
- A two child limit for benefit claims , costing up to £2,780 for a family having a third child. This will affect 150,000 families.
- Withdrawal of the family element of support for new tax credit and universal credit claims from families with children , costing up to £545 and affecting 400,000 families.
The government plans to make changes to the taxation of termination payments from April 2018.


Very similar to the common cold, there is a disease that has always been around, but lately seems to be spreading at a frightening speed. It is the MBM Disease (Mouth Before Mind Disease). Just like the common head cold, it seems to spread through contact with others who have it.
There is no known cure for MBM. One must protect oneself by avoiding contact with those who already show signs of having developed the disease.
The effect of the disease is easily identifiable. Even close friends begin to avoid you. The disease can cause harm to others, and usually, the person with the disease does not realize he or she has it. This makes it even more dangerous, and the possibility of spreading increases, especially in immature minds and the young.
I urge people to protect themselves. They should continually think before saying anything, especially in public, but even with close friends. If someone feels he is starting to show signs of having caught the disease, check the facts, ask forgiveness and pray for guidance. It always helps if we can, in our own thoughts, to give priority to charity and the dignity of others.


Improving the experience of cycling through design.
In 2014 we started with the fairly simple idea to host a one-off cycling related hackathon in Glasgow, Scotland.
We wanted to bring those who had great ideas together with those who had the skills to bring these ideas to life - all within 48 hours!
This simple idea has now grown into a truly Global Movement.
As a global movement of passionate designers, makers and do-ers, we're on a mission to make cycling more accessible, safe and fun for all. We want to reduce the number of barriers that surround everything from; how you learn to ride a bike; where you lock your bike up; how you interact with others; to how cycling can fit into your daily routines.
In order to do this, we have grown CycleHack from being a one-off event into a global platform that supports 100's of CycleHackers all around the globe.
We're a small team of designers, researchers & makers who all love their bikes.
Sarah's expertise range from product design and service design, to business model innovation. Sarah has a particular interest in how design thinking can be applied to the development of an organisation's capacity to innovate in-house, and loves getting ideas out into the real world as urban prototypes. She has experience of working on new services and digital agendas and has led over 100 projects in the design and innovation field.
When not working on CycleHack, Sarah is leading her team over at Snook.
Barrier you'd most like to be solved?
Hearing people say, 'It must be really dangerous being on the road, I wouldn't do it' is the biggest barrier I'd love to change.
It's not easy getting on the road and confidence/fear can be the two things that stop people from cycling.
Gears all the way! I wouldn't cycle without them.
Where was the last place you cycled?
London - where I now live. I love it! It's a great city to get around and mostly flat too.
Think it is still Stack Rack. Purely because it's so simple and it up-cycles materials.
Matt's expertise lie in the areas of product and service design, where prototyping and testing plays a big part in his design process. He is interested in how design thinking can be used to give form to the experiences and interactions around us, making them more accessible, intuitive and meaningful.
When not working on CycleHack, Matt can be found over at Endless Biking as their Operations Manager / Professional MTB Guide & Instructor.
Barrier you come across most often?
For me, I'd have to say finding a place to lock up my bike where I feel confident that it will still be there when I return. I think there is lots of work needed around the area of secure bike parking!
Riding my mountain bike on Vancouver's North Shore. I'm constantly moving between riding my mountain bike and getting around the city on my commuter.
Flat! I only have one bike at the moment with drop bars and definitely enjoy riding more with flat bars.
I really like the Kodazur - Bike Promenade from CycleHack Brussels. When we first launched CycleHack, many people questioned how you could prototype new street infrastructure ideas and I think these guys did a great job! I also really love Chain Gang from Manchester as I really see it answering a real need!
Johanna has spent over 15 years designing and building programmes and businesses for social good across a variety of sectors including higher education, active transport, sport & culture, international aid agencies and social enterprise. In addition to being one of the co-founders of CycleHack, Johanna has created and curated four TEDx events, and the global phenomenon Penny in Yo' Pants. Johanna also served as a Peace Corps volunteer and USAID programme consultant in Georgia, working with a network of local women's health organisations.
Johanna currently manages the $27 million, 7 year, MasterCard Foundation Scholars Programme at Edinburgh University which provides full scholarships and leadership programming to African students with high potential but few educational opportunities.
Johanna also received the prestigious Principal's Medal for her contributions to Edinburgh University.
Keir is an all-around designer who has a strong technical background, having recently graduated with a Masters Engineering degree. With a real passion for changing the world through socially beneficial, technology led projects, he has previously designed products with a strong focus on sustainability through longevity and circular economy models.
Last year Keir worked for CycleHack and helped behind the scenes of the Global CycleHack Event. He is also a common face to be seen at the CycleHack Glasgow events!
The barrier to cycling that he feels has the biggest impact is the perceived inaccessibility of cycling culture vs. pressures to own a car for status reasons. We need to focus on how we can build more positive associations with bikes, restructure the language we use to speak about them and normalise them as everyday objects in people's lives.
His favourite CycleHack is 'CycleHack Chat'. He feels it has amazing potential in terms of the openness of what it could achieve and breadth of people it could reach. This platform allows people that are passionate about improving the experience of cycling to communicate directly, share thoughts, explore ideas and inspire each other all year round!


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