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Apple updates Airport Drivers
by Johannes Ullrich (Version: 1)
Apple today released an urgent update for OS X, fixing arbitrary code executing issues with its airport drivers. This is likely going to fix the issues demoed at Blackhat. This demo ignited a controversy as Apple never actualy acknowledged that such a vulnerability exists. The researchers at the time where careful not to demo the exploit outside of a controlled lab in order to not release the exploit (after all... its "wireless").
The full advisory notes 3(!) arbitrary code execution issues fixed by this patch. The advisory mentions that there is no known exploit, and does not give credit to anyone for discovering the vulnerability.
I recommend applying the patch ASAP. However, you will only be able to download the full patch "as is". Patches for the individual vulnerabilities are not provided. Interestingly, OS-X update labels the patch a "wireless network reliability fix".
For more background from Brian Krebs, see his latest blog.
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2222/tcp Probes
by Chris Carboni (Version: 1)
In yesterday's diary Jim showed Dshield data pointing to a drastic increase in probes to tcp port 2222.
Today, the data drops back down to 'normal' levels
We did recieve quite a few e-mails listing applications that use tcp 2222 by default including, Allen-Bradley SLC-505 PLCs, Direct Admin, Ethernet connected Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controllers, and the pubcookie key server among them.
That port is also a known to be used by a couple of trojans.
We've also received a few packets, and based on what we can see, it is a syn packet that may be crafted. One of the handlers noticed some irregularities in the source port and sequence numbers.
I'll post the packets as soon as I can properly anonymize them to protect the innocent. ;)
We'll keep an eye on this over the next few days.
More 'sploit code released
Juha-Matti sent a note telling us that exploit code for the Internet Explorer VML Remote Buffer Overflow vulnerability Swa reported on in Tuesday's diary has been released on one of the usual sites.
The site contains a modified version of the code that was originally released on Tuesday that has now been tested on:
Windows XP SP1 + IE6 SP1
Windows XP SP0 + IE6
Windows 2000 SP4 + IE6 SP1
Windows 2000 SP4 + IE6
He also mentions that exploit code for the Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation vilnerability fixed by MS06-049 has been been released.
This code is said to have been tested on:
Windows 2000 PRO SP4 Chinese
Windows 2000 PRO SP4 Rollup 1 Chinese
Windows 2000 PRO SP4 English
Windows 2000 PRO SP4 Rollup 1 English
Joel: Snort's VRT team published rules today that catches the new VML vulnerabilities. At this time, in tune with the VRT license, they are subscription only. They will be public in 5 days. Read the news release: here.
MS Desktop Search add-on vulnerabilities - Trustworty Computing gone too far
by Patrick Nolan (Version: 1)
So I'm checking the usual vulnerability announcement sources and once again the folks at NISCC have posted info on a beauty. Their NISCC Vulnerability Advisory 693564/NISCC/FOLDERSHARE - Security Implications of the FolderShare Program details huge vulnerabilities (https tunnel, EFS bypassing, and more) in FolderShare, an "add-in tool for Microsoft Desktop Search" which enables "remote access to files stored on Windows and Mac OS X based computers.".
MS's KB "Best practices and security issues to consider when you use FolderShare" is weak, it's only useful recommendation is;
"you can effectively block outgoing traffic to FolderShare. To permanently block the FolderShare satellite from running in a particular environment, block access to the following host name on port TCP/443:
redir1.foldershare.com ".
The folks at NISCC credit "Ben Rexworthy of Securinet UK and white-hats.co.uk for reporting these issues to NISCC".
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Nestled away in the stunning Shire at West Haven gated community, this modest single-story, 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home sleeps up to 10 people (with sofa bed). Offering lake and golf course views, this home has a well-manicured lawn and is located at the end of a quiet and friendly cul-de-sac in a welcoming neighborhood. Built in late 2007, this is the ideal vacation getaway home if you are looking for some privacy. The master bedroom has a king-size bed and en-suite bathroom. The second bedroom has a queen-size bed and en-suite bathroom. The third and fourth bedroom both have two single beds and share a communal bathroom. All bedrooms have their own television. The comfortable living room is tastefully decorated and has a sofa bed for extra guests. There is a direct access from the living room onto the pool deck, which comes with patio furniture, including sun loungers. The pool deck can also be accessed from the second master bedroom's en-suite bathroom, making it easy to shower up after a swim. You will have the luxury of swimming in your own private pool, which has an outdoor Jacuzzi attached. Escape the heat of Florida and socialize under the covered lanai, which also has its own ceiling fans. Rest assured as you watch your children play around the pool area as there is also a safety net around the pool deck. The modern kitchen is well equipped and has everything you could ever need. Dine in the formal dining room that seats 6 or choose to have a quick bite to eat at the breakfast bar, which has an additional 6 stools. Enjoy playing pool and foosball? The games room in the converted garage has both!
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On "I WAS VERY ANGRY"
Someone's dead, a chapter has ended, these people, trying with language, to meet each other, never will. Stepping out from such clearly dark points, one enters a vast, bewitched freedom. The world—its chain restaurants, clean shadows, tiny organisms, the textures of its words and their overlapping universes—comes close. In this porous state, I'm alert to sentences that weave subtle (sometimes barely there) humor into raw fear, pain, or drama, and find their tension, along with most energies generated from paradox, to be potent.
Poems are paradoxical in that they tend, for me, to emerge from a collision of feelings blind to language. Writing can be a walking toward, around, into the very tools I feel I've lost, in an attempt to get out of a confusing or dangerous place. Ideally, through this recording, I've made a vessel that holds the spirit of an experience.
The gist of the circumstances that sparked this poem: five people in a car on a highway in Georgia, exchanging words at maximum volume and speed in an attempt to reach some center, never succeeded, and scattered instead into an electric silence. My view, stepping out from this car minutes later into a McDonald's parking lot, was of a wide, blue storage unit set in a field of tall grasses and weeds. I wrote under the spell of this event. In the first moments of drafting, what arrived were simple, open sentences, with plenty of breath between them. As I made additions and adjustments, I paid attention to how verbs, when given space, can be simultaneously active and passive, and to how filtering the inexactness of broad, flat, readily available words through arranged sounds can generate atmosphere.


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Data-Pop Alliance is looking for a part-time Design & Communications Intern to join our team in New York City for November and December - two months to start with the possibility of extension through the spring of 2016. The position is paid and will be based in NYC. About Us Data-Pop Alliance is a global coalition on Big Data and development created by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, MIT Media Lab, and Overseas Development Institute that brings together researchers, experts, practitioners and activists to promote a people-centered Big Data revolution through collaborative research, capacity building, and community engagement. We focus on five thematic areas:
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Data-Pop Alliance is an interdisciplinary coalition of partners and affiliates with world class expertise in computer science, statistics, development economics, political science, conflict analysis, environmental sciences, epidemiology, and more, led by a core team based and incubated in New York City by ThoughtWorks NYC. Our leadership is composed of Emmanuel Letouzé as Director and Co-Founder based in NYC, Patrick Vinck as Co-Director and Co-Founder based at HHI, Prof. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland as Academic Director at MIT Media Lab, Claire Melamed and Emma Samman as Co-Directors for ODI, and Phuong Pham as Co-Director for HHI. Our current portfolio of projects involves working with Colombia's National Statistical Office on research and training activities, co-organizing the 2015 Cartagena Data Festival with several UN agencies and other organizations, developing a series of training workshops and pedagogical material on Big Data and development, as well as writing and publishing empirical research and white papers on several Big Data and development-related topics with funding from various donors. During the United Nations 70th General Assembly, we were involved in the launch of the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, the International Responsible Data Group, and side events such as Beyond Data Literacy, and Strengthening Capacities in Developing Countries. We are working on Inputs to the World Development Report 2016, coordinating an event in Paris in December that coincides with COP21, and much more. About You You have a passion for communications, design, media, and technology, and you want to apply your skills to a development and policy project. You are able to master some of the latest media and web-based tools and platforms and want to continue building your expertise. You are committed and meticulous, creative and autonomous, curious and precise. You can tweet, code, and design incredible layouts for papers and presentations. You exhibit an extremely meticulous attention to detail. You are interested in all things Big Data and development. What You Will Do As our Design & Communications Intern you will:
Update the new Data-Pop Alliance website (we just launched it) and ensure the integration of new content and interfaces
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Four Potain Hup 40-30 cranes are in the process of being delivered to a customer in Russia.
The cranes are the first Hup models to be delivered in the country.
The customer, a crane rental company, chose Potain Hup range because of their high capacity from a small package, height under hook, and versatility.
Moscow-based crane rental company TOPKRAN-RENT has purchased four new Potain Hup cranes – the first to be sold in Russia. The well-established contractor has purchased four new Hup 40-30 self-erecting cranes. All four cranes will be put to work on a four-month project in the capital.
TOPKRAN-RENT is already familiar with the Potain self-erecting cranes from Manitowoc, having previously purchased several Igo 50 cranes – the biggest model in the Igo range. Like the previous cranes, the Hup range is well-suited to space-restricted job sites, with an added emphasis on providing superior lifting capacity at tall heights, increasing productivity for owners.
The state-of-the-art Hup range was launched at bauma in April 2016, following a significant development period. The range was created with total cost of ownership advantages in mind, with increased speed, efficiency and versatility being the focuses of the design.
The Hup 32-27 was the prototype of the exclusive new range. It has a maximum capacity of 4 t while being able to lift 1 t at its jib end of 32 m. In September 2016, this was followed by the Hup 40-30, which has a longer jib end of 40 m. The Hup 40-30 features a telescopic mast for a range of working heights. This design boosts the height under hook attainable by the crane to 25.6 m (84 ft) in its "low position," and 30 m (98 ft) when extended to its greatest height. The logistics are also improved, as no extra mast is required to install the crane.
TOPKRAN-RENT is a large-scale rental company in Russia for tower cranes, mobile cranes and crawler cranes. It is well-established in Moscow but covers the entire country. Significant projects include helping to build the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, as well as the 45,000 capacity New Rubin Kazan Stadium in Kazan. Other projects include the construction of the CSKA stadium, the renovation of the Luzhniki stadium, as well as development of the Moscow metro.


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        public string Name { get; set; }

        [MaxLength(RecipeConstants.INGREDIENTS_MAX_LENGTH)]
        public List<string> Ingredients { get; set; }

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package uk.joshiejack.settlements.entity.ai.action.move;

import uk.joshiejack.settlements.entity.EntityNPC;
import uk.joshiejack.settlements.entity.ai.action.ActionPhysical;
import uk.joshiejack.penguinlib.util.PenguinLoader;
import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
import net.minecraft.entity.ai.EntityAIAttackMelee;
import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
import net.minecraft.util.EnumActionResult;
import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;

@PenguinLoader("attack")
public class ActionAttack extends ActionPhysical {
    private EntityAIAttackMelee ai;
    private int delayCounter;
    private int attackTick;
    private double targetX;
    private double targetY;
    private double targetZ;
    private double speed;

    public ActionAttack withData(Object... params) {
        this.speed = (double) params[0];
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public EnumActionResult execute(EntityNPC attacker) {
        if (ai == null) {
            ai = new EntityAIAttackMelee(attacker, 1.0D, false);
        }

        if (player != null) {
            attacker.setAttackTarget(player);
            attacker.getLookHelper().setLookPositionWithEntity(player, 30.0F, 30.0F);
            double d0 = attacker.getDistanceSq(player.posX, player.getEntityBoundingBox().minY, player.posZ);
            --delayCounter;

            if (attacker.getEntitySenses().canSee(player) && delayCounter <= 0 && (targetX == 0.0D && targetY == 0.0D && targetZ == 0.0D || player.getDistanceSq(targetX, targetY, targetZ) >= 1.0D || attacker.getRNG().nextFloat() < 0.05F)) {
                targetX = player.posX;
                targetY = player.getEntityBoundingBox().minY;
                targetZ = player.posZ;
                delayCounter = 4 + attacker.getRNG().nextInt(7);

                if (d0 > 1024.0D) {
                    delayCounter += 10;
                } else if (d0 > 256.0D) {
                    delayCounter += 5;
                }

                if (!attacker.getNavigator().tryMoveToEntityLiving(player, speed)) {
                    delayCounter += 15;
                }
            }

            attackTick = Math.max(attackTick - 1, 0);
            checkAndPerformAttack(attacker, player, d0);
            return EnumActionResult.PASS;
        }

        return EnumActionResult.SUCCESS;
    }

    private void checkAndPerformAttack(EntityNPC attacker, EntityLivingBase enemy, double distToEnemySqr) {
        double d0 = getAttackReachSqr(attacker, enemy);

        if (distToEnemySqr <= d0 && this.attackTick <= 0) {
            this.attackTick = 20;
            attacker.swingArm(EnumHand.MAIN_HAND);
            attacker.attackEntityAsMob(enemy);
        }
    }

    protected double getAttackReachSqr(EntityNPC attacker, EntityLivingBase attackTarget) {
        return attacker.width * 2.0F * attacker.width * 2.0F + attackTarget.width;
    }

    @Override
    public NBTTagCompound serializeNBT() {
        NBTTagCompound tag = new NBTTagCompound();
        tag.setDouble("Speed", speed);
        return tag;
    }

    @Override
    public void deserializeNBT(NBTTagCompound nbt) {
        speed = nbt.getDouble("Speed");
    }
}


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It's strange to think that an issue that is mostly a fight scene would be a slow one. Wonder Woman and Jason go up against King Best with cool powers and team attacks. The problem, however, is that it continues to cut away from this action by showing what the other Dark Gods are doing. While it would be interesting to see such at the beginning, it is spread throughout and bogs the whole story down. I want to look at Wonder Woman and her brother fight a giant god, not learn that a random guy is hypnotized by a Dark God. It's choppy storytelling like this that makes the comic feel more like a chore to read.
Orion tells Diana that he was sent to earth to fight a threat, and surprised that the possible threat he faces is a mere child. They find out that Zola's baby is being kept with Hermes, who in turn is hiding in Demeter's realm. Going back to the hotel to regroup, they find Zola and Hera missing. Finally finding them in a bar, Diana comes face to face with War, her old master.
The success of the superhero television series Supergirl informed the marketing and promotion strategy used for Wonder Woman.[155] According to Time Warner chief marketing officer Kristen O'Hara, they wanted to approach the Wonder Woman marketing campaign in a light manner, similar to how they did with Supergirl. O'Hara elaborated that the modest campaign route they took for Supergirl aided in establishing a large central fanbase among women well in advance of the series, which reportedly generated 5 million female superhero fans in one week.[155] They were then able to model over time, and grow that audience leading up to the 15-months-later release of Wonder Woman.[155] Though neither the film nor the series are aimed exclusively at women, the latter's campaign gave them their first opportunity to begin collecting data about female superhero fans.[155] In May 2017, a promo for Wonder Woman was released during the season finale of Supergirl, featuring a remix of the song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) wearing Wonder Woman's boots.[156] The promo included an appearance by Lynda Carter, star of the 1970s Wonder Woman, who plays the American president on Supergirl.[156]
Wonder Woman engaged the First Born, but he quickly gained the advantage and attempted to kill Zeke. However, War challenged the First Born to a fight while Wonder Woman recovered. Then, Wonder Woman grabbed a spear and impaled both Ares and the First Born. As he died, Ares congratulated Wonder Woman for being a great warrior. Wonder Woman spared the First Born's life and went with Hades to take Ares' body to the River Styx.[36]
This superhero era led by Kanigher didn't last long though. The character was mired in the story lines from the golden age and especially her attachment to Steve Trevor. At the same time across the DC lineup characters were being revitalized with a new focus on science fiction. The silver age at DC is often attributed to having been started by the appearance of the re-imagined Flash in Showcase #4 in 1956. This led to a number of DC characters being reinvented such as Green Lantern and Hawkman. The difference with Wonder Woman though is that the character had managed to stay continually published since the golden age and did not get a science fiction retelling in the 1950s and 1960s. This left the character somewhat stilled mired in the past and eventually it was decided that something would be done to break her free of it. When the decision was made though it was decided that she would not have a science fiction background as it would break too much from her background as an Amazon, but that she would be slightly re-imagined as a martial arts based character, more along the lines of Batman. This would allow her to keep her somewhat unique background story, while also being more contemporary and popular. A much stronger emphasis was also placed on her appearance, as her somewhat drab civilian clothes and costume from the golden era were replaced with contemporary fashions of the time. In addition she opened a fashion boutique in trendy Greenwhich Village. This has led some to describe this era of the character as the "Mod Girl Wonder Woman." While this version of the character did not prove to be consistently popular over the course of her brief run, it did leave some lasting impact on the character once she returned to her usual appearance. Following this she sought out more ambitious careers, for instance as a translator for the United Nations, or as a NASA astronaut and eventually moved back to Army Intelligence where she eventually got promoted to major. Also this period provided the opportunity to sever her from a dependence on Steve Trevor for her stories and her stories for the first time in her publication history became much more in line with what is considered typical of the super hero medium. The introduction of the multiverse made it such that there became two Wonder Womans, the modern version on Earth 1, and the golden age version on Earth 2. For a short time her appearances in her own comic were those of Earth 2 until the contemporary Angle Man accidentally visited her and subsequently the series was returned to modern day. The stories continued much like this for the remainder of the silver age until the end of the first Wonder Woman series with the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths. To provide closure to the character which was destined for a reboot, Steve Trevor returned and following the defense of Paradise Island from Shadow Demons, the two were finally married, though in continuity this lasted less than an issue.
As early as the 1950s,[209] Wonder Woman's tiara has also been used as a razor-edged throwing weapon, returning to her like a boomerang.[182] The tiara allows Wonder Woman to be invulnerable from telepathic attacks, as well as allowing her to telepathically contact people such as the Amazons back on Themyscira using the power of the red star ruby in its center.[62]
In 2010, Warner Bros. stated that a Wonder Woman film was in development, along with films based on DC Comics superheroes the Flash and Aquaman.[83] Both Wonder Woman and Aquaman were still under consideration for solo film subjects as of June 2013.[84] DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson said Wonder Woman "has been, since I started, one of the top three priorities for DC and for Warner Bros. We are still trying right now, but she's tricky."[85] On October 5, 2013, WB chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara said he wanted to get Wonder Woman in a film or on TV.[86] Shortly afterward, Paul Feig said he had pitched the studio an idea for Wonder Woman as an action-comedy film.[87][88] The studio then began to search for female directors to direct the film.[89] While Michelle MacLaren was the studio's initial choice to direct (and while she initially indicated interest),[90][91][92] she eventually left the project due to creative differences.[93]
As a result of the New 52 in 2011, the entire line of DC characters was relaunched, incorporating properties belonging to the company's imprints: Wildstorm, Milestone, and Vertigo. As such, elements of this character's history have been altered in some way from the previous incarnation's. For a complete list of all versions of this character, see our disambiguation page.
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As Wonder Woman, Queen Hippolyta immediately got involved in a time travel mission back to the 1940s with Jay Garrick.[81] After this mission, she elected to join the Justice Society of America and remained in that era for eight years, where her teammates nicknamed her "Polly". During that time she had a relationship with Ted Grant.[82] Hippolyta also made visits into the past to see her godchild Lyta, daughter of Hippolyta's protege Helena, the Golden Age Fury.[volume & issue needed] These visits happened yearly from young Lyta's perspective and also accounted for Hippolyta's participation in the JSA/JLA team ups. When she returned from the past, Hippolyta took Diana's place in the JLA as well.[83][84]
Morgan appears and reveals himself as Ares. He tells Diana that although he has subtly given humans ideas and inspirations, using Ludendorff and Maru as pawns in the process, it is ultimately their decision to resort to violence as they are inherently corrupt. When Diana attempts to kill Ares with the "Godkiller" sword, he destroys it, then reveals to Diana that she herself is the "Godkiller", as the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. He fails to persuade Diana to help him destroy mankind in order to restore paradise on Earth. While the two battle, Steve's team destroys Maru's laboratory. Steve hijacks and pilots the bomber carrying the poison to a safe altitude and detonates it, sacrificing himself. Ares attempts to direct Diana's rage and grief at Steve's death by convincing her to kill Maru, but the memories of her experiences with Steve cause her to realize that humans have good within them. She spares Maru and redirects Ares's lightning into him, killing him for good. Later, the team celebrates the end of the war. In the present day, Diana sends an email to Bruce Wayne thanking him for the photographic plate of her and Steve and continues to fight and give on the world's behalf, understanding that only love can truly save the world.
Zeus has made a woman called Zola pregnant. Hera, due to this, is furious. She sets out to kill Zola, but Hermes finds her first, only to find out that Zola does not want to come with Hermes. Zola opens the door, and an arrow is shot at her direction; Hermes pushes her away in time, and gives her a key, as assassins sent by Hera and it teleports to Wonder Woman's apartment, because Hermes enlisted Wonder Woman to protect Zola. Zola gives Wonder Woman the key, and it teleports both Wonder Woman and Zola back to Zola's house. After Zola finds out that she is pregnant with Zeus, it gets revealed that one of Zeus' children is going to take his place, by Zeus' own will. Wonder Woman takes Zola, along with Hermes, to Themiscyra where Diana explains to her Mother, Queen Hippolyta, why she took with herself Zola and Hermes to Themiscyra. Alongside all of this, Hippolyta tells Diana about her true origins; that her real father is Zeus. Diana's reaction to this isn't very well, so she decides to abandon Themiscyra. Hera is aware of the fact that Wonder Woman is Zeus' daughter, and she arrives to Themiscyra, furiously. Wonder Woman realized she did a mistake by leaving her home, so she went back to Themiscyra where she sees that everyone has been turned into snakes by Hera, except for Hippolyta, she was turned into stone. Apollo arrives in a bar searching for War (Ares), and explains to him that Zeus doesn't even exist from what he's sources says. Apollo takes this as his chance to become the king of Olympus and the Gods.
Shortly after coming to the outside world, Diana interrupted a terrorist attack and was named "Wonder Woman" by the press.[5] She continued to use her gifts to fight for peace and justice in Man's World.[6] She later fought who she thought to be Ares, though in truth it was Phobos and Deimos who were disguised as their father. Fearing that she would eventually discover the truth and free Ares from his prison beneath Themyscira, the Gods of Olympus sent Phobos and Deimos to erase all memory of Themyscira from Diana's mind. The twin gods were unable to erase the memory, so instead they later implanted false memories regarding her home to deceive Diana, leading to a completely separate origin story and causing her to hallucinate new adventures. Diana was unaware that her memories had been tampered with, and believed the falsifications until her search for the truth led her to Ares himself years later.[7][8]
Robinson's run has not been inspiring and, while I'd argue that this is better than his earlier two volumes - in that there's at least an attempt at some characterisation amidst the fighting - it's still not really enough. The main problem is the rather uninteresting villains, generic manifestations of war, chaos, and so on, whose powers don't even seem terribly consistent. Plus, Jason gets a bunch of new powers, that essentially allow him to do whatever the plot requires so long as he can think ...more
"Closeup, full length figure of WW. Do some careful chaining here—Mars's men are experts! Put a metal collar on WW with a chain running off from the panel, as though she were chained in the line of prisoners. Have her hands clasped together at her breast with double bands on her wrists, her Amazon bracelets and another set. Between these runs a short chain, about the length of a handcuff chain—this is what compels her to clasp her hands together. Then put another, heavier, larger chain between her wrist bands which hangs in a long loop to just above her knees. At her ankles show a pair of arms and hands, coming from out of the panel, clasping about her ankles. This whole panel will lose its point and spoil the story unless these chains are drawn exactly as described here."
^ Mozzocco, J. Caleb. "The Many Loves of Wonder Woman: A Brief History Of The Amazing Amazon's Love Life". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012. When the next volume of Wonder Woman would start, Trevor was sidelined as Diana's love interest. He still appeared in the series, but as an older man, one who would ultimately marry the post-Crisis version of Wondy's Golden Age sidekick, Etta Candy.
After the 2011 relaunch, Diana gained new powers. These new abilities, which included superhuman speed, durability, immortality, accelerated healing, and even flight came in addition to her previous attributed Olympian strength. She is now considered to be stronger than Hercules. In addition to her weaponry, Diana's bracelets can now create an thunderous explosion when she clashes them together. These new abilities are attributed to being the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus. Her powers are now considered nearly unmeasurable if she goes without her Bracelets of Submission, which keep her powers in check. She uses these powers in battle against the goddess Artemis and quickly renders her unconscious with ease with a series of carefully positioned counterattacks. While using her godly strength, her outfit and accoutrements lit up and her eyes glowed like her father's.[184][188][better source needed][189]
Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot reacted positively to Diana's rebooted orientation, and agreed her sexuality was impacted by growing up in the women-only Themyscira. Gadot stated that Wonder Woman feels she need not be "labelled sexually", and is "just herself". "She's a woman who loves people for who they are. She can be bisexual. She loves people for their hearts."[250][251] Coming from a society that was only populated by women, "'lesbian' in [the world's] eyes may have been 'straight' for them."[252] "Her culture is completely free from the shackles of heteronormativity in the first place so she wouldn't even have any 'concept' of gender roles in sex."[253]
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, "Aquaman," starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be… a king.
With Wonder Woman arriving in pursuit, Strife warned of the prophecy Apollo and Artemis feared: a child of Zeus would kill a god to take the throne. That child could be either Diana or Zola's child. Sending Zola back with Hermes to have her baby in peace, Diana warned that if they were not left alone, she would fulfil the prophecy herself. Unfortunately, upon her return to Michigan, Diana found that Hermes had betrayed them, and once Zola gave birth to her son, he whisked the child away, and gave it to Demeter. Diana swore to get the boy back and bring Hermes to justice.[25]
In her debut in All Star Comics #8, Diana was a member of a tribe of women called the Amazons, native to Paradise Island – a secluded island set in the middle of a vast ocean. Captain Steve Trevor's plane crashes on the island and he is found alive but unconscious by Diana and fellow Amazon, and friend, Mala. Diana has him nursed back to health and falls in love with him. A competition is held amongst all the Amazons by Diana's mother, the Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta, in order to determine who is the most worthy of all the women; Hippolyta charges the winner with the responsibility of delivering Captain Steve Trevor back to Man's World and to fight for justice. Hippolyta forbids Diana from entering the competition, but she takes part nonetheless, wearing a mask to conceal her identity. She wins the competition and reveals herself, surprising Hippolyta, who ultimately accepts, and must give in to, Diana's wish to go to Man's World. She then is awarded a special uniform made by her mother for her new role as Wonder Woman and safely returns Steve Trevor to his home country.[85][86]
Gods and Mortals (1987) Challenge of the Gods (1987–88) War of the Gods (1991) The Contest (1994) The Challenge of Artemis (1995) Paradise Island Lost (2001) Our Worlds at War (2001) The Hiketeia (2002) Down to Earth (2003–04) Who Is Wonder Woman? (2006–07) Amazons Attack! (2007) The Circle (2008) Ends of the Earth (2008) Rise of the Olympian (2009) Flashpoint (2011) The Lies (2016) Year One (2016) The Truth (2017) Godwatch (2017)
Following the events of Infinite Crisis, she disappeared for a year in order to rediscover herself, and took part briefly in the events of 52. In the span of One Year Later, she was re-imagined once again and was forgiven by Batman and Superman while given her third ongoing monthly title. Batman helped her establish a role at the Department of Metahuman Affairs under the name of Diana Prince (paying homage to her golden age alter ego.) She worked alongside Tom Tresser and eventually became romantically involved with him. A move among fans across the different companies occurred with characters reverting to their original numbering of series (this for instance happened to Iron Man at Marvel as well) and the third Wonder Woman series was relaunched with Wonder Woman #600. This was actually accurate at the time as it was the indeed the 600 issue released (not including issues numbered otherwise such as with a zero or a million). Issue 600 was used as a chance to reinvent the character as she discovers herself with no memories and in a new costume. This was a short lived experiment as the entire DC lineup was soon to be re-imagined into the new 52, though certain aspects of her redesigned costume remained.
Star Sapphire Ring (Formerly): Diana first wielded the Violet Lantern Ring when she served with the Star Sapphire Corps during the Blackest Night. She was later recruited as temporary leader of the Star Sapphires during a crisis on Zamaron and wore the ring once more. After the conflict, Diana retired from the Corps to continue her mission on Earth.[102]
In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched all of its publications as part of the "DC Rebirth" continuity reboot, and the new fifth volume of Wonder Woman was released bi-monthly with writer Greg Rucka. This fifth volume of Wonder Woman is part of the "DC Universe", the current continuity established after Rebirth. Initially, the new series does not use a regular storyline that exists between each issue; instead two separate storylines share the book, with an installment of one story published every other issue, and those of the other storyline published in between those. This practice began with the storyline "The Lies" for the odd numbered issues, and "Year One" for the even numbered issues. The new storyline as presented in these issues effectively retcons the events from the previous New 52 series. "The Lies"[50] storyline reveals that a number of events from the previous Wonder Woman series in which Diana was made the Queen of the Amazons and the God of War, was in fact all an illusion created by a mysterious villain, and she had never once been back to Themyscira ever since she left, nor is she capable of returning there. The "Year One" story is presented as an all-new origin story for Diana,[51] which reveals how she received her powers from the Olympian Gods,[52] which was intended to bring her back to her classical DC roots. Wonder Woman appears in DC Rebirth with a revised look, which includes a red cape and light armor fittings. Along with her lasso and bracelets, she now regularly utilizes her sword and shield. Wonder Woman: Rebirth artist Liam Sharp described the new armor as a utilitarian piece which allows her to move more freely.[53] Starting from Issue 26, the series returned to a regular storyline between each issue.
On November 3, 2016, Rupert Gregson-Williams was hired to write and compose the film's music.[138][139] He was joined by Evan Jolly, Tom Howe,[140] Paul Mounsey,[141] and Andrew Kawczynski,[142] who provided additional music. The soundtrack was released on CD, digital, and vinyl the same day as the film.[143] Australian musician Sia sang a song for the film, titled "To Be Human", featuring English musician Labrinth. Written by Florence Welch and Rick Nowels, the track is also featured on the soundtrack.[144] The soundtrack also features samples from Wonder Woman's theme "Is She with You" from the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL.


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Jasmine Harkin
Meet Jasmine Harkin
Finance Manager, Generation and Assets
Jasmine, Finance Manager Generation and Assets, shares how she got her start at Shell, highlights of working in Europe and Iraq, and how professional experiences have shaped her perspective on leadership.
What is your role at Shell Energy?
I am the Finance Business Partner to the Executive General Manager for Generation & Assets. This can mean anything from supporting with monthly reporting for operational generation assets such as our gas-fired peaking power stations, to supporting investment decisions and readiness for bringing new generation assets online, like Shell's Gangarri solar development. Finance ensures value and risks are fully understood across the entire value chain, so I work with stakeholders from a variety of business areas. This generally means the work remains diverse.
Why Shell Energy?
I have been working in the energy industry since I started my career eight years ago. Even over this short period of time, I have noticed a major shift in Shell's approach towards the industry, with a particular focus on decarbonisation and a genuine acknowledgement that our only option to remain competitive is to partner with customers and societies to shift towards more sustainable energy solutions.
I am proud to work within Shell Energy to be a part of that energy transition, partnering with New Energies to increase investments in renewables and move towards a carbon neutral future.
What are some of your career highlights?
My Shell career has been extremely colourful so far. My career highlights include working offshore for a week in the Southern North Sea as a Finance Advisor in the Netherlands, experiencing a helicopter flight to Cape Leveque in Western Australia as part of my logistics finance support to the Prelude project, and most recently, a two-and-a-half year stint in Iraq as part of a joint venture working on the world's largest gas flaring reduction project. Teaching Iraqi women how to speak English was something I never thought I would experience when I embarked on a finance career! I am now very excited to have the opportunity to be a part of Shell's first solar development in Queensland and I look forward to seeing it in the flesh.
Can you tell us about your working environment?
Energetic, positive, open-minded, and collaborative. Despite joining a completely new area of the business during COVID-19 restrictions, I have found the environment extremely welcoming and inclusive, which is very refreshing.
I have also thoroughly enjoyed the increased flexibility, as it has allowed me to spend more time doing things that I love. Working flexibly has allowed me to go for a surf at sunrise, followed by a spot of yoga and a delicious home-made breakfast with a tea, all before starting work for the day!
I have found that I am generally a lot calmer, level-headed and less tense during the workday because I am able to start the morning with something that brings me a lot of joy and contentment.
What is the best thing about working at Shell Energy?
So far, I have found it to be the people. There seems to be an air of passion for the Shell Energy vision and a real buzz among teams. There is a huge expanse of expertise across all areas of the business and I have really enjoyed learning from a diverse range of people from energy traders, to project engineers and power station managers.
Can you define your leadership style?
Over the last six years I have worked with, and guided, many of our offshore finance support staff in Kuala Lumpur, Chennai and Krakow. More recently, I have mentored Iraqi finance colleagues and supported their journey towards becoming finance professionals. I am most passionate about creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where everyone's opinions and contributions are respected as being equal, irrespective of job grade.
My style is to provide gentle encouragement to a more introverted or shy team member to come out of their shell and gain confidence, which gives me alot of personal satisfaction. I enjoy striking the right balance between providing enough leadership direction to guide people with their work, whilst allowing enough space for them to experiment, learn and make mistakes. Most importantly, I encourage people to bring their true selves to work, in whatever capacity that is. I try to encourage this by being authentic myself.
What excites you about the future of energy?
There will always be a demand for energy in some capacity, so I like that the sector will be constantly evolving to meet new challenges and will always have a tangible link to me in some way (through my own personal use of energy).
I am very excited to see how the next 30 years progress as the globe moves towards some major 2050 climate commitments. Think wind, solar, electric vehicles, and new technologies that we may not have come across yet!
What do you believe is the key to succeeding at Shell Energy?
Maintaining an open mind, remaining agile, being resilient to change, constantly striving to do better and challenging the status quo.
Do you have any advice for emerging leaders considering a role at Shell Energy?
My approach has always been to stay true to your values, be yourself, and remain authentic. Honesty and authenticity will foster a more open and collaborative working environment. Be curious, speak up when something doesn't feel right, build relationships with stakeholders ahead of time and be open to both giving and receiving feedback. Demonstrating vulnerability is something I have always admired in all leaders and therefore I also strive to do the same. At the end of the day, we are all just human!
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Yale R. Burge Competition Awarded by American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc.
You are here: Home / List of Scholarships / Yale R. Burge Competition Awarded by American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc.
The Yale R. Burge Competition is a Contest sponsored by American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc..
Scholarship Requirements: Candidate must be enrolled in the final-year of study of at least a three-year program and submit a portfolio of eight to 12 slides (maximum of 12) of best work. Selection is based upon presentation skills, design and planning competency, and conceptual creativity.
You need to know your audience. For instance, if you are applying to Yale R. Burge Competitionname that is very "philanthropist friendly", then be sure to describe all the times you volunteered, went on missions trips, etc. Also, if you are applying to a military institution, then be sure to talk about your leadership abilities and even your family's heritage with the military. Not all applications are the same, and some need specific tailoring. Also, make sure that you are not saying in two words what you could say in one word. The easier your application is to read through, then your audience will not grow board reading it. You want to make it very simple and easy to read, offering you a chance to get them to like you.
Sometimes, it is important to view scholarship searching like fishing. You need to throw your net out of the boat, and drag the dark, murky bottom of the river. Of course, when you start pulling in your nets, it might not seem like you have much, but there could be hundreds of fish on the other end. It takes patience, and a good knowledge of where the best parts of the river are. In the same way, searching for a scholarship like Yale R. Burge Competitionname is going to take some patience, but there could be thousands and thousands of dollars waiting for you. Do keep in mind that the search is worth it. If you attempt to put your entire education on student loans, you will be paying them off for the next thirty four years. And in this economy, there's no guarantee of a job afterwards. The best way to go is to get someone else like American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc.name to pay for that education.


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Yarmouth police warn residents of telephone scam
WEST YARMOUTH — Yarmouth police are investigating a possible telephone scam in which recipients are guaranteed a large sum of money as part of a legal settlement.Detective Sgt. Frank Frederickson said a Yarmouth woman received two calls this week from someone identifying himself as a representative of Wood Associates. The caller told the woman that she had won $100,000 as part of a legal settlement. The caller then told the woman that she must send the company $4,800.80 in cash to "prove to the government" she had the money, according to Frederickson.The odd number may be a ploy to persuade people "this is real and legitimate," he said.The caller also told the woman she would receive another telephone call with instructions on where and how to send the money to the company, said Frederickson.Another man called the woman the following da identified himself as a lawyer who was verifying the information provided to the woman the previous day, Frederickson said. This man cautioned the woman "about telling anyone else of the call. He said that she should not let anyone know that she had that kind of money available in cash," said Frederickson.The woman, who is in her 70s, became suspicious and called Yarmouth police.The telephone number provided to the woman is a Quebec, Canada, number. Frederickson, however, believes the Quebec number may actually be a front, and that all calls made there are transferred elsewhere, he said.


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Q: Project Reactor: Designing a reactive API I have a map function which defined as follows: Mono<OUT> map(IN in)
Here's a concrete example:
public Mono<Integer> map(String s) {
            return Mono.fromCallable(() -> {
                try {
                    Thread.sleep(1_000); // simulate HTTP request
                    return 1;
                } catch (Exception e) {}

                return -1; // need to return something.
            });
        }

The problem is that in case of an error (i.e. IOException), we still need to return some output. There's also a possibility that there might no be an answer (but no error occurred)
One solution could be an Optional::empty but I think it's cumbersome. Preferably, I'd like to return Mono::empty if an error occurred.
The reason is, Mono::empty gets consumed by the subscriber without any further handling. Here's an example:
Flux.just(
                Mono.just("123"),
                Mono.empty(),
                Mono.just("456")
        ).flatMap(s -> s)
                .subscribe(System.out::println);

The output would be:

123
  456

How can achieve the same behaviour?
What should map look like?
EDIT:
Rethinking it, maybe I better off return some container (like Optional) or a custom one (Result) which can be empty.

A: If I understand correctly, here's what you need:
return Mono.fromCallable(() -> {
    Thread.sleep(1_000); // simulate HTTP request
    return 1;
}).onErrorResume(_ -> Mono.empty())

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The functional role of neural oscillations in non-verbal emotional communication
Schwartze, Michael
Department Neuropsychology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;
Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands;
Kotz, Sonja A.
School of Psychological Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom;
Symons_2016.pdf
Symons, A. E., El-Deredy, W., Schwartze, M., & Kotz, S. A. (2016). The functional role of neural oscillations in non-verbal emotional communication. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10: 239. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00239.
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Effective interpersonal communication depends on the ability to perceive and interpret nonverbal emotional expressions from multiple sensory modalities. Current theoretical models propose that visual and auditory emotion perception involves a network of brain regions including the primary sensory cortices, the superior temporal sulcus (STS), and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). However, relatively little is known about how the dynamic interplay between these regions gives rise to the perception of emotions. In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the importance of neural oscillations in mediating neural communication within and between functional neural networks. Here we review studies investigating changes in oscillatory activity during the perception of visual, auditory, and audiovisual emotional expressions, and aim to characterize the functional role of neural oscillations in nonverbal emotion perception. Findings from the reviewed literature suggest that theta band oscillations most consistently differentiate between emotional and neutral expressions. While early theta synchronization appears to reflect the initial encoding of emotionally salient sensory information, later fronto-central theta synchronization may reflect the further integration of sensory information with internal representations. Additionally, gamma synchronization reflects facilitated sensory binding of emotional expressions within regions such as the OFC, STS, and, potentially, the amygdala. However, the evidence is more ambiguous when it comes to the role of oscillations within the alpha and beta frequencies, which vary as a function of modality (or modalities), presence or absence of predictive information, and attentional or task demands. Thus, the synchronization of neural oscillations within specific frequency bands mediates the rapid detection, integration, and evaluation of emotional expressions. Moreover, the functional coupling of oscillatory activity across multiples frequency bands supports a predictive coding model of multisensory emotion perception in which emotional facial and body expressions facilitate the processing of emotional vocalizations.


March 2018 proved to be quite an eventful month in the world of data technology, privacy, consumer rights and how all of these can be violated and used for profits disregarding rules and regulations.
The scandal that brought to light the monetization of Facebook personal data created a temporary increase in awareness for Facebook users all over the globe to think about how their personal data is handled and what it could mean for them.
As you all have probably heard by now as well, there is this legal document called the General Data Protection Regulation (or 'GDPR' for short) being implemented on the 25th of May which will have widescale effects for EU citizens and businesses falling under the EU law alike. It is a mechanism to provide EU citizens, or 'Data Subjects', with proper control over how their data will be handled, stored, used and deleted and is able to impose hefty fines on the data controllers for non-compliance with the articles set out therein.
In this article, we're going to have a look at Facebook's newly updated Terms & Conditions and how well they (will) comply with the GDPR.
Facebook has proven to be an essential tool for businesses, especially advertisers, to provide highly specified and targeted advertisement content to Facebook users based on their preferences – by liking certain pages, Facebook gathers valuable data into what you might and might not be interested in. It's a huge business. Statistics show that Facebook generated $39.94 billion in 2017 and these revenues have been exponentially increasing since Facebook introduced the advertising system in 2009.
Following a recent request by a client, we delved into the newly updated terms & conditions that will come into effect on May the 25th, and what this means for them as an advertiser or as an agent of an advertiser under the GDPR and how compliant we can expect Facebook to be.
Under the GDPR a distinction is made between a Data Controller and a Data Processor. This is important with regards to responsibilities and the thereto related liability that can arise.
A data controller controls the overall purpose and means – the 'why' and 'how' of the data to be used. A data controller can use an external third party to process the data on its behalf. The data processor however does not control the data and cannot change the purpose or use of the particular set of data. The data processor is limited to processing the data according to the instructions and purpose given by the data controller.
What is important, is for the data controller to receive explicit consent from the data subject for the use of its data. When looking at the Data Processing Terms we see that article 1 sub 2 which covers the consent for the use of sub-processors by Facebook is too poorly worded to exhibit full compliance with the GDPR. The second sentence reads "If you reasonably object to such additional sub-processor(s), you may inform Facebook in writing of the reasons for your objections. If you object to such additional sub-processor(s), you should stop using the Services and providing data to Facebook."
So then, how should someone go about this? Nowhere on the page can I find an e-mail address where I can send my long list of objections towards. Considering I have a Facebook account, I checked it under my "Settings" tab. Apparently the "Support Inbox" is, as the name suggests, only a place to read received messages. The "Your Facebook Information" tab only shows you the possibility to access and download the information you have shared with Facebook, which is very limited in its design.
receive all the data a controller has about you. Using the "Download your information" tool within the Facebook environment fails to comply with even the current EU data protection law on data downloads. Subject Access Requests provide data subjects with the right to request not just the information they have voluntarily uploaded to a service, but also personal data the company holds about them; Including giving a description of the personal data; the reasons it is being processed; and whether it will be given to any other organizations or people.
"Facebook not only does not include people's browsing history in the info it provides when you ask to download your data — which, incidentally, its own cookies policy confirms it tracks (via things like social plug-ins and tracking pixels on millions of popular websites etc etc) — it also does not include a complete list of advertisers on its platform that have your information.
To actually find a way in how to send Facebook an e-mail with a reasonable objection or a request to access your data if you don't have an account, you have to search Google for a relevant information page, which brought up the following support page: Accessing and downloading your Facebook information which shows you information on how to access and download your data if you have a Facebook account.
"Please provide us with the following information and we'll follow up. Alternatively, you can email datarequests@support.facebook.com"
Not only does this fail to meet the requirements of article 25 GDPR on the privacy by design and privacy by default, this is also contrary to article 12 GDPR which states explicitly that "[t]he controller shall take appropriate measures to provide any information referred to in Articles 13 and 14 and any communication under Articles 15 to 22 and 34 relating to processing to the data subject in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language [...]".
Under the GDPR advertisers can be considered both a data controller and data processor most of the times, which doesn't necessarily make the whole ordeal easier.
One of the most important aspects of advertising from May 25th onwards is to receive explicit consent from the data subject in order to continue sending promotional offers.
Most of the times, however, advertisers do not send direct e-mails to their customer list but make use of various promotional tools such as MailChimp or Facebook.
Whereas the consent to provide ads to Facebook users is based on the consent and personal information its users provide to the platform. Explicit consent by the Facebook to the advertisers to target them with ads is thus not required within this relation.
Who does REALLY control the data?
One of the tools Facebook provides advertisers with for the purpose of creating highly targeted, efficient ads is the Custom Audiences creation, which provides the possibility to create an audience using your data, such as e-mail addresses and phone numbers which is locally hashed on your system before you upload and pass such data to Facebook to be used to create your Custom Audience.
If you've so far kept up, you'll notice that the uploading of this personal data brings some questions with it regarding consent and the manner in which the data is processed.
As I've stated before, as a data controller you have a lot of responsibilities under the GDPR, whereas as a data processor these are greatly diminished. Of course then Facebook tries to downplay their role under the Custom Audiences Terms to which the advertiser has to agree if he wants to make use of the feature.
Under "A Note to EU and Swiss data controllers" Facebook claims that the data controllers merely instruct Facebook to act as a data processor on their behalf when making use of the Custom Audiences feature.
However such legal determinations are simply not a matter of contract terms. They are based on the fact of who is making decisions about how data is processed. First of all, Facebook has now acquired a bit of personal information through this process (that an e-mail address they know is known to an advertiser). Consequently, what provides a guarantee they won't be using this information for future profiling? Not to mention whether they don't employ any such acquired data for other tracking algorithms such as the Facebook Pixel and the like.
In addition to this, as I've described above how difficult it is to file a Subject Access Request to Facebook and what kind of information is provided upon this request, it proves that not all of this information is 'forgotten' by Facebook.
As such, Facebook would be classed as a joint controller with any advertisers that upload personal data and does not preclude themselves from being a data controller just by updating their terms & conditions.
What does this eventually mean for the advertisers using Facebook and all of its tools?
Right now, we don't know. Until there have been a few cases in which these questions are addressed to the Court of Justice of the European Union it is still unclear how this will actually be enforced and dealt with.
In the meanwhile, what I can suggest everyone to do to make sure you're GDPR compliant as a data processor, is to make sure you have all the required Data Processing Agreements in place with your data controllers and your Privacy Statement provides a transparent and effective means for the data subjects to excercise their rights under the GDPR.


I'd have to go for Wire's "Red Barked Tree" – fresh, powerful, inventive as usual and top tunes too!
I am with you on Brill Nudie and Honey Lanes Bye Bye….Were melting.I listened to a couple of tracks via their awesome website and i was hooked.Now the proud owner of a fantastic value for money pure artistic cd collectors item and lyrical/musical genious.
@Steve I've not heard "Red Barked Tree", but I really must. By coincidence, according to the blurb on their website, the guys in The Millipede Engine met partly as a result of Wire's "154".
@Tony Yeah, with all the bits and pieces that come with it, you're right about the "Bye Bye" CD being quite a collector's item.


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Oft gefragt: How Did Agriculture Change During The Middle Ages?
1 How did the agricultural revolution of the Middle Ages change medieval Europe?
2 What was the agricultural revolution in the Middle Ages?
3 How did changes in agricultural technology allow for changes in the economy during the Middle Ages?
4 How did the agricultural change?
5 How was medieval Europe affected by improved agricultural practices?
6 What were the primary centers of agricultural production during the Middle Ages?
7 What economic and social changes occurred in the high Middle Ages?
8 When was the 2nd agricultural revolution?
9 What were females responsible for in the Middle Ages?
10 What technology is referred to in the following during the Middle Ages?
11 What was everyday life like during the Middle Ages?
12 What was the most remarkable technology developed during the Middle Ages?
13 Who invented agriculture?
14 Where did agriculture start?
15 When did agriculture first start?
How did the agricultural revolution of the Middle Ages change medieval Europe?
The massive surpluses of this agricultural revolution led to the development of labor saving inventions, like water mills and windmills to process grains. Those same surpluses fed Europe's growing urban centers, as villages grew into towns, which in turn grew into cities, bustling with merchants and craftsmen.
What was the agricultural revolution in the Middle Ages?
The Agricultural Revolution, the unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries, was linked to such new agricultural practices as crop rotation, selective breeding, and a more productive use of arable land.
How did changes in agricultural technology allow for changes in the economy during the Middle Ages?
Q: What technological inventions changed farming in medieval times? The three-crop rotation was the biggest and best change in farming during medieval times, where three strips of the field would be used in rotation to keep fecund soil. Vertical windmills and vastly improved water mills helped as well.
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How did the agricultural change?
When early humans began farming, they were able to produce enough food that they no longer had to migrate to their food source. This meant they could build permanent structures, and develop villages, towns, and eventually even cities. Closely connected to the rise of settled societies was an increase in population.
How was medieval Europe affected by improved agricultural practices?
Identify at least three ways in which Medieval Europe was affected by improved agricultural practices. Why did improved farming techniques have these effects? Technology improved, new farming techniques brought more people to Europe, and trade and travel. Fought in two crusades and died pursuing lands in France.
What were the primary centers of agricultural production during the Middle Ages?
3. Self-sufficient farming estates called manors were the primary centers of agricultural production. Manors grew from the need for self-sufficiency and self-defense.
What economic and social changes occurred in the high Middle Ages?
State and Society in the High Middle Ages. Two big changes took place in the European economy in 1000-1300: 1) advances in agriculture helped consolidate the manorial system, in which aristocratic landowners exploited serf labor; and 2) towns and cities again emerged as centers of commerce and manufacturing.
When was the 2nd agricultural revolution?
The British Agricultural Revolution, or Second Agricultural Revolution, was an unprecedented increase in agricultural production in Britain arising from increases in labour and land productivity between the mid-17th and late 19th centuries.
What were females responsible for in the Middle Ages?
Women in the Middle Ages occupied a number of different social roles. Women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant, artisan, and nun, as well as some important leadership roles, such as abbess or queen regnant.
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What technology is referred to in the following during the Middle Ages?
The period saw major technological advances, including the adoption of gunpowder, the invention of vertical windmills, spectacles, mechanical clocks, and greatly improved water mills, building techniques (Gothic architecture, medieval castles), and agriculture in general (three-field crop rotation).
What was everyday life like during the Middle Ages?
Life was harsh, with a limited diet and little comfort. Women were subordinate to men, in both the peasant and noble classes, and were expected to ensure the smooth running of the household. Children had a 50% survival rate beyond age one, and began to contribute to family life around age twelve.
What was the most remarkable technology developed during the Middle Ages?
The plow is considered to be one of the most important (and oldest) technologies developed. In fact, the history of the plow stretches back to the Neolithic (New Stone) Age that began about 8000 BC in Mesopotamia. In the Middle Ages, however, the plow was radically improved and was used with multiple-oxen teams.
Who invented agriculture?
Egyptians were among the first peoples to practice agriculture on a large scale, starting in the pre-dynastic period from the end of the Paleolithic into the Neolithic, between around 10,000 BC and 4000 BC. This was made possible with the development of basin irrigation.
Where did agriculture start?
Agriculture originated in a few small hubs around the world, but probably first in the Fertile Crescent, a region of the Near East including parts of modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
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When did agriculture first start?
Agriculture was developed at least 10,000 years ago, and it has undergone significant developments since the time of the earliest cultivation. Independent development of agriculture occurred in northern and southern China, Africa's Sahel, New Guinea and several regions of the Americas.
FAQ: What Were The New Developments In Technology During The Middle Ages?
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Harry Dean Stanton
Interview, Audio: John Carroll Lynch Directs an Elegy for Harry Dean Stanton in 'Lucky'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 6, 2017 - 10:06am
Drago Sumonja
Ed Begley Jr.
Hugo Armstrong
John Carroll Lynch
Logan Sparks
Ron Livingston
Tom Skerritt
CHICAGO – He is a familiar character actor, having a long career with roles in TV and film as diverse as "Fargo," "The Drew Carey Show," "Gran Torino," "The Americans." and the recent "Jackie" and "The Founder." He is actor John Carroll Lynch, and he has made his directorial debut in the wonderfully essential "Lucky," whose title character is portrayed by Harry Dean Stanton. The film is a perfect elegy for the actor, who passed away last month at the age of 91.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Harry Dean Stanton
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2017 - 11:50am
Jon Espino
The Straight Story
CHICAGO – Harry Dean Stanton didn't just act. He created a screen personality all of his own. The actor died last week at the age of 91, but with a 60-year career, there are a slew of highlights and shades of the man. Spike Walters, Patrick McDonald and Jon Espino of HollywoodChicago.com spotlight three films in his career.
Film News: Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 16, 2017 - 7:21am
LOS ANGELES – He was often categorized as the ultimate male character actor, but Harry Dean Stanton stood out on his own, with a persona that added immediate recognition in any supporting performance, and was unforgettable when he stepped into a lead role. Stanton died on September 15, 2017, at age 91.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Sam Shepard
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 3, 2017 - 4:42pm
Fool for Love
Lou Gehrig's Disease
The God of Hell
CHICAGO – He was a true renaissance man, but his unassuming persona would conceal that lofty designation. Sam Shepard was a playwright, actor, author, screenwriter and director of countless important stage and screen works. Shepard died on July 27th, 2017, of complications due to Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS). He was 73.
Blu-ray Review: Criterion Treats Cult Hit 'Repo Man' Like Classic Film
Submitted by BrianTT on April 29, 2013 - 4:33pm
Blu-ray Review
Emilio Estevez
Theater, TV, DVD & Blu-Ray
CHICAGO – One of the many things I love about The Criterion Collection is the even battlefield that it creates within its own archives. A film by Alfred Hitchcock or Akira Kurosawa or Charles Chaplin can sit next to a cult hit like "Repo Man." I grew up in the era of "Repo Man"'s growing cult status and it's amazing to me to see this midnight movie given the same level of respect as films widely recognized as classics. "Repo Man" is a classic in its own way and the people at Criterion recognize that. Fans of the movie, and there are MANY, will be more than satisfied.
Film Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger is Back in 'The Last Stand'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 18, 2013 - 3:21pm
Jamie Alexander
CHICAGO – With enough hair plugs, bronzer and hormone injections to float a rejuvenation clinic, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back from his political meanderings and is an action star once again in the shoot-'em-up "The Last Stand." Johnny Knoxville lends some comic relief.
Film Review: Strange, Beguiling Sean Penn in 'This Must Be the Place'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 18, 2012 - 1:10am
Joyce Van Patten
Judd Hirsch
CHICAGO – Sean Penn picks his roles carefully, and famously said he didn't know what the story meant in "Tree of Life." His attachment to "This Must Be the Place" continues the vague journey through movieland, as he plays a bizarre and aging rock star whose life is about to get interesting.
Film Review: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell in Fun 'Seven Psychopaths'
Submitted by BrianTT on October 12, 2012 - 11:55am
Zeljko Ivanek
CHICAGO – Is there room for vengeance if you believe in Heaven and Hell? How do we suppress our need for moral and even physical justice if we believe that violence leads to damnation? Is there a chance to…oh, never mind. Let's just blow someone's brains out. That's essentially how "Seven Psychopaths," the clever new action comedy from Martin McDonagh ("In Bruges") works in that it has a number of interesting ideas that aren't fully developed even if the movie is fun enough to be considered a sin.
Blu-ray Review: Criterion HD Upgrade For Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ'
Submitted by BrianTT on March 21, 2012 - 12:33pm
The Last Temptation of Christ
CHICAGO – As audiences still catch up with the five-time Oscar-winning "Hugo" from master Martin Scorsese (released on Blu-ray last month), it might provoke a few young people to explore the filmmaker's history. They will likely start with the widely-recognized classics like "Raging Bull," "Taxi Driver," and "GoodFellas," but they will eventually get to "The Last Temptation of Christ," recently released in an upgraded Criterion edition and re-released on DVD. The MASSIVE controversy that greeted this film on its release has somewhat clouded its prominence in movie history. This is a great film, a better one than you remember and one of Scorsese's best.
DVD Review: Dramatic Depth of 'Big Love: The Complete Collection'
Submitted by BrianTT on December 9, 2011 - 4:32pm
Grace Zabriskie
Jeanne Tripplehorn
CHICAGO – HBO's "Big Love" never quite got the attention it deserved. It's the bridge from the "Sopranos" era of HBO to the "Boardwalk Empire" and "Game of Thrones" one that we live in now and the rollercoaster of quality in terms of seasons never allowed the program to really find a groove. I'm happy it existed. And I'm even happier to own "Big Love: The Complete Series," a volume of quality drama to which history will be very kind.


The European Tour Shot of the Year 2008 has been won by Padraig Harrington for his stunning 5-wood approach at the 17th on the final day of this year's Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Harrington's 249-yard approach landed three feet from the pin and the eagle that followed helped the Dubliner to a four shot victory.
"On the 17th, I hit my five wood off the tee and hit it really solid," said Harrington.
"It was good to hit the fairway. I had 220 yards to the front of the green and 249 yards to the pin. The five wood is my favourite club and I knew I could make birdie if I hit that club.
Graeme McDowell's seven iron at the third hole of a play-off with Jeev Milkha Singh – which helped him claim the inaugural Ballantine's Championship in Korea – came second, while Harrington also claimed third for his tee shot to eight feet for a birdie two at the penultimate hole of the US PGA Championship.


The lab is an experimental medicine laboratory aiming to identifying new targets to treat cardiovascular disease. We study how the autonomic nervous system contributes to the pathophysiology underlying hypertension and heart failure in humans. A particular focus is heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, a disease that currently has no treatment to improve life span.
There are several main areas of research that are on-going in the laboratory. First, we are interested in what causes excessive sympathetic drive and how this leads to hypertension. We think the brain might be essential in the development of hypertension and ask whether high blood pressure might be self-protection for the brain? Recently we found that in people with treated-controlled hypertension at rest, there is an excessive rise in blood pressure during exercise. We are now investigating whether we can improve the blood pressure response to exercise, in order to reduce residual risk of a cardiovascular event in these patients. This is related to our data that indicates the carotid body may be important in driving elevated blood pressure and that this may be a good target to improve blood pressure control at rest and during exercise. Finally, we are interested in whether the carotid body is linked to the development of heart failure preserved ejection fraction and whether targeting this organ can improve prognosis in these patients.
Dr. Hart's human research laboratory is situated in the Clinical Research and Imaging Centre-Bristol, which specialises in measuring sympathetic nerve activity directly from peripheral nerves in the body using a technique called microneurography. Other methodologies that the laboratory/group specialise in are measures of baroreflex and chemoreflex sensitivity, respiratory function, the exercise pressor reflex, arterial stiffness, cardiac and vascular function (using ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging) and finally, exercise capacity.
The goal of the lab is to develop new targets and improve therapy in hypertension and heart failure. Currently, clinical trials of new medicinal products fail at high rates. Our experimental approach in humans aims to improve the translation of new targets into effective treatments. We have completed several clinical studies and trials; one of which has contributed to the development of a surgical device that might be used to help treat difficult to control hypertension.
Chant B, Bakali M, Hinton T, Burchell AE, Nightingale AK, Paton JFR, Hart EC. Anti-hypertensive treatment fails to control blood pressure during exercise. Hypertension. 2018: 102-109.
Warnert EA, Rodrigues JC, Burchell AE, Neumann S, Ratcliffe LE, Manghat NE, Harris AD, Adams Z, Nightingale AK, Wise RG, Paton JF, Hart EC.Is high blood pressure self-protection for the brain? Circ Res. 2016: 140-151.
Narkiewicz K, Ratcliffe LE, Hart EC, Briant LJ, Chrostowska M, Wolf J, Szyndler A, Hering D, Abdala AP, Manghat N, Burchell AE, Durant C, Lobo MD, Sobotka PA, Patel NK, Leiter JC, Engelman ZJ, Nightingale AK, Paton JF. Unilateral Carotid Body Resection in Resistant Hypertension: A Safety and Feasibility Trial. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2016:313-324.
Pijacka W, Moraes DJ, Ratcliffe LE, Nightingale AK, Hart EC, da Silva MP, Machado BH, McBryde FD, Abdala AP, Ford AP, Paton JF. Purinergic receptors in the carotid body as a new drug target for controlling hypertension. Nat Med. 2016:1151-1159.
View complete publications list in the University of Bristol publications system.


Sheer Hem Floral Border Print Top: Ruffle hemline and cuffs of sheer georgette add floaty and elegant movement to a V-neck pullover boasting a gorgeous floral print. Metallic beaded accents along the neckline add subtle shimmer.
"I love everything about this top except for the sleeves. They are a bit snug."
"I love this top! True to size, comfortable and pretty!"
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This is the TBB - Triple Beam series. They are a low cost and simple to use mechanical balance which meets the requirements for high precision and reliable weighing in industry, laboratories and schools. There is magnetic damping for faster stability as well as a rigid construction for durability. The Lock-Down mounting slot allows for a Kensington™ type lock and cable. As well as this there is a large stainless steel pan and a ruler which enables you to measure centimeters.
This is the TBB - Triple Beam series. They are a low cost and simple to use mechanical balance which meets the requirements for high precision and reliable weighing in industry, laboratories and schools. There is magnetic damping for faster stability as well as a rigid construction for durability. The Lock-Down mounting slot allows for a Kensington™ type lock and cable. As well as this there is a large stainless steel pan and a ruler which enables you to measure centimetres.
This TBB-2610T has a tare facility of up to 225 grams. The tare facility is a feature which allows you to minus off the weight of a container so that the reading is displaying the contents and not the additional weight of the container. This is similar to a "zero" function on an electronic scale.