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The Childrens Mutual launches new Pocket Money site to help families
WEBWIRE – Tuesday, January 12, 2010
According to new research from The Children's Mutual, the old saying that good manners cost nothing is not strictly true, as 44% of children are now financially rewarded for good behaviour.
Award winning Child Trust Fund Provider, The Children's Mutual, has revealed that as well as good behaviour, parents are also offering an 'honest wage' for a hard day's work. 37% of children 'earn' their pocket money by helping out with chores around the home and 19% fill their piggy banks by helping out with the family pet.
As the Government announces plans to make financial education compulsory for children as young as five from 2012, leading Child Trust Fund provider The Children's Mutual has launched a new Pocket Money Petz microsite which has been created to help parents teach their children about pocket money and saving.
Children can choose a 'virtual' pet, from a dog to a dinosaur, to help them learn to boost, manage and save their pocket money earnings, and while children have fun deciding which character to accompany them through PocketMoneyPetz, their parents can put a value against each chore to help them learn the value of money.
Tony Anderson, Marketing Director at The Children's Mutual, said: "As children are receiving more and more pocket money in return for undertaking household chores, helping with the family pet and their good behaviour, we created Pocket Money Petz to help spark their imaginations about earning and saving money."
According to The Children's Mutual research, the going rate for pocket money has increased by a whopping 83% in a single generation from when their parents received pocket money until today. Parents are already giving an average of £2.85 a week to their child, with many (27%) parents expecting to increase this amount by £1 each year.
However, despite the rise in pocket money, The Children's Mutual research showed that parents are often unsure of how much to 'pay' their children and can feel pressurised to compete with how much other parents give. Nearly one in five (18%) said there was pressure to conform to a 'market rate' and 16% said they feel they pay too much but 'have to go with what everyone gets'. In response to these concerns, The Children's Mutual has also created a Parents' Pocket Money Guide which offers advice on teaching children about money, how to give pocket money, when to start and how much to give and how often.
Children also have their own user-friendly Pocket Money Guide which helps them to understand where money comes from, how to budget, keeping money safe, and ways of saving for the items they want. The colourful guide also comes with ready reckoners and games to help children become more familiar and used to dealing with money.
Research undertaken by 72 Point on behalf of The Children's Mutual. 2070 respondents were polled.
About The Children's Mutual - Home of the Child Trust Fund
The Children's Mutual's mission is to help parents, grandparents, family and friends fulfil their hopes for today's children. The Children's Mutual is the only UK company that specialises in long term savings for children and is now the choice of 1 in 4 parents for their child's Child Trust Fund, with more than 750,000 CTF accounts. This expertise has led several financial institutions and family-focused high street retailers to choose The Children's Mutual as their stakeholder Child Trust Fund provider.
The Children's Mutual PR contact
Katie Donlan
Consolidated PR
22 Endell Street
WC2H 9AD
Pocket Money Petz
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Traumatized Cat Hisses at 'Cursed' Artwork After Picking Up 'Bad Energy'
By Lydia Veljanovski On 10/20/21 at 12:18 PM EDT
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Art is subjective and has the power to provoke strong feelings in the viewer.
But it is not just humans that can have negative reactions to a work, as one viral TikTok video has shown.
In the clip, posted to the app by Thornhasalife, we can see a tabby cat with her back arched and ears held flat, in an defensive posture.
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A woman's voice can be heard laughing as she says: "Hey, it's okay." The camera then pans across the room to a large material artwork which depicts the cartoon-like busts of three cats.
Another woman then says, between fits of giggles, that: "She hates it so much. Oh my god I've got to stop."
The video, which has been viewed more than 684,000 times, then cuts back to the cat who is recoiling in horror, as her back arches even higher.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) explains this "defensive threat" position is adopted by cats so they can warn "others away by appearing as formidable as possible by arching their backs, swishing their tails, and standing sideways and as tall as possible."
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I was showing my friend my best "cursed" object and completely traumatized my cat oops #catsoftiktok #spooky #oops #catmom
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The site also explains that the animals' hair stands on end (pilo-erection) and their pupils dilate.
Thornhasalife captioned the funny video, which can be watched here, writing: "I was showing my friend my best 'cursed' object and completely traumatized my cat oops #catsoftiktok #spooky #oops #catmom."
The clip has gained lots of traction since it was shared on October 17, having been liked a staggering 128,400 times.
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Many people also rushed to the comments section to share their opinions on the funny footage.
One TikTok user, Shandra, wrote: "Damn, sorry your cat can't recognise fine art."
Another person, Jacqueline M Johnson, added: "We've got cats that test bottled water now we've got cats that are art critics. I love this app."
Commissions Open typed: "It's really interesting that she recognizes an image of a cat. It must be like the uncanny valley to her."
Adam Paul Haase joked: "What a catapestry."
Sparky_Enji stated: "I think, based on that cat's reaction, that is clearly NOT okay."
Cosmiccsoul wrote of a comment from the animal's perspective: "Is that what you do with us, you turn us into blankets?!?! This is why I'm here?!"
Katri revealed: "I once put on a black hat that had cat ears on it. My cat looked at me with absolute horror in his eyes—haven't worn the hat since."
Sweet Tater explained: "We have two paintings of birds in our kitchen and when our cat remembers they are on the wall she tries to hunt them."
Adam B! commented: "At least you know it's cursed. The cat confirmed it."
Aleaha Sisson warned: "The cat is trying to tell you it's bad medicine throw it out."
A stock image of cat open-mouthed. On TikTok a cat had a very strong reaction to a "cursed" artwork. iStock

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by Biltrix • Culture War • Tags: Culture War, Gay Pride, religious discrimination, religious expression
When Chicago's Francis Cardinal George came under fire earlier this week for comparing the LGBT movement to the Ku Klux Klan, I immediately thought of Hans Christian Anderson's The Emperor's New Clothes. I'm sure you are familiar with the story, so this video featuring the Cardinal's interview on Fox News and some shots from the Chicago Gay Pride Parade might give you some idea about what I mean.
The Cardinal stated that he did not want the gay pride movement to morph into something like the Ku Klux Klan — the analogy is that both groups persecute the Catholic Church. He later clarified that his comparing LGBT activists with the Ku Klux Klan:
shouldn't be interpreted to mean the people in those two groups are the same — a suggestion he called "absurd." George said the comments were meant to compare marches that he believes unfairly target the Catholic church.
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I believe there's some truth to what the Cardinal is saying here. For instance, I find it odd that the Gay Pride Parade in Manhattan, which marches right in front of St Patrick's Cathedral, always falls on the Feast of Corpus Christi (as I mentioned in my first post), given that Corpus Christi is a movable feast.
It's not odd that they have a parade. The nature of the parade itself is one thing, but the fact that they have one is nothing of a surprise. It's not odd that the parade falls on a Sunday. It's not even odd that they march right in front of St Patrick's, since all major parades in Manhattan march down Fifth Avenue.
What's odd is the fact that the New York Gay Pride Parade always coincides with the movable feast of Corpus Christi.
Incidentally, St Patrick's used to have a Eucharistic procession on that day around the cathedral after the mass — not anymore, obviously. The church now holds the procession indoors on that day, while the Gay Pride event is going on right outside the front door.
In Chicago, they proposed to changed the route of the Gay Pride Parade in such a way that it would pass in front of a Catholic church during the Sunday liturgy — I don't know if Chicago also hold's its parade on Corpus Christi, but it would be interesting to find out.
The pastor of that parish opposed the change, concerned that it could interfere with Catholics coming to attend the Sunday liturgy. He probably thought that his parishioners would find it difficult to bring their kids to church while the streets were packed with men prancing around in briefs.
This is where Cardinal George weighed in. In the interview, he was explaining why he opposed the new parade route. His statement raised some eyebrows, but it should also raise the following question. Seeing as how organizers of pride events are uncompromising about interfering with Church activities at times when most people attend church then why should we be labeled as bigots for calling their behavior antagonistic? It is antagonistic.
Cardinal George's choice of words may have offended and shocked a lot of people. It certainly caught their attention. Sometimes it's hard saying what needs to be said in such a way that people will take notice. It takes the right type of person to say it.
Well, he said it.
After he said it, the organizers of the parade agreed not to reroute their march in front of the church. We should thank the Cardinal for being assertive, standing up for his flock, and saying what needed to be said.
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The fact that people jump all over the cardinal for standing up for the Church's rights, is indicative of the very reality of which he speaks. It's kind of like thousands of Muslims doing violent protests when someone even implies that there is, in some cases, a connection between Islam and violence.
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True, but they don't see it that way. After all, who wants to be compared to the Ku Klux Klan or an Islamic riot?
Of course, this was not the comparison that the cardinal was making. He was comparing the way some activists groups antagonize the Church.


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10 Most Underrated Superhero Games, Ranked
Funimation India January 23, 2023 in Best of All Tagged Games, Ranked, Superhero, Underrated - 9 Minutes
With the likes of Marvel's Spider-Man, superhero games have risen in the video game world as a means to adapt characters just as well as blockbuster movies. However, that wasn't always the case with comic book video games often resulting in either classic gems or less-than-loved titles.
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The latter of the two ended up creating such a poor reputation for superhero games that some titles that were worth checking out ended up slipping under the radar or gained a cult following over the years. In some cases, a few superhero games ended up doing what more popular games would do later on.
10 Before The Arkham Games There Was Batman Begins
Back in 2005, movie-licensed games were rarely good. However, Batman Begins based on the Christopher Nolan movie was a bit of a rare gem that delivered on combat and stealth mechanics of being Batman years before Batman: Arkham Asylum was released.
Batman Begins isn't a perfect game, but it featured many fun levels to go through with most of the cast of the movie reprising their roles, including Christian Bale as Batman. There is even a Batmobile segment that feels uncannily similar to the Arkham Knight version of the Batmobile in terms of controls.
9 Captain America: Super Soldier Was A Good MCU Game
During Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, each movie received a tie-in video game and most of them were not good. One managed to stick out from the rest, and it was based on Captain America: The First Avenger.
While not the best Marvel game, there was clearly more thought and care put into playing Captain America through World War II in Captain America: Super Soldier. The combat for Captain America himself has plenty of fun melee and shield combos that keep the game enjoyable, even if a little repetitive.
8 Spawn Armageddon Understood What Makes Spawn So Memorable
It takes just a few minutes for a gamer to realize that Spawn: Armageddon is a Devil May Cry clone. Thankfully, it's a clone that maintains why Devil May Cry is a strong hack-and-slash franchise and implements the aspects of Spawn that turned him into a cult classic hero from his powers, weapons, and the now-iconic voice of Keith David.
Spawn: Armageddon was even directed by the franchise creator Todd MacFarlane, so loyalty to the source material is pleasing to longtime fans while general gamers can enjoy addictive and brutal gameplay going up against all kinds of powerful Spawn characters — both monsters and villains — as an undead warrior.
7 Edge Of Time Was The Superb Spider-Man Sequel Everyone Forgot
For many, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions is praised for being a strong Spider-Man multiverse adventure. Yet somehow the direct sequel seemed to quickly fade into obscurity. Instead of universes, Spider-Man: Edge Of Time featured timelines going through a crisis with Peter Parker and Spider-Man 2099 working together.
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Edge Of Time maintained a lot of the gameplay that made Shattered Dimensions so beloved as well as expanded upon it with a darker storyline and interesting twists on characters. It even featured the return of Josh Keaton as Peter Parker from The Spectacular Spider-Man series who got to show even more range.
6 Square Enix's Guardians Of The Galaxy Does Some Things Better Than The Movies
While far from a flop, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was not exactly the biggest seller either. However, word of mouth was quick to spread because anybody who did play the game attested that it was a well-crafted single-player adventure that tried something vastly different from most Marvel video games.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy presented gamers with a mix of many other games including God of War, Kingdom Hearts, and a bit of Uncharted. The game allowed players to test their skills at being a leader by building relationships with the other Guardians which made for plenty of emotional moments and characterizations that were executed just as well, if not better than the MCU.
5 Hulk: Ultimate Destruction Is Still The Pinnacle Of Hulk Gameplay
No game has quite captured the pure raw strength as well as The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. It was a pure sandbox game that allowed players to roam deserts and cities doing whatever they want as the less-than-jolly green giant.
Everything was destructible by the Hulk and as a result, Ultimate Destruction made the player feel like the Hulk. Add in a decent story featuring the Abomination as a villain and the reprisal of Neal McDonough as Bruce Banner, and Ultimate Destruction gained such a cult following that even The Incredible Hulk movie borrowed moves from the game.
4 Gotham Knights Stands Out From Arkham Games As A Superhero RPG
Despite the developers stating that Gotham Knights was never intended to feel or play like a Batman: Arkham game, critics unfairly continued to compare the two which led to it suffering a bit at first. Gotham Knights is more of an action RPG with more similarities to The Witcher in terms of combat with a focus on bouncing between enemies.
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Each member of the Bat-Family plays drastically different and has their own unique dialogue to make them feel akin to RPG classes. The story is a massive new take on the Batman lore with many twists, turns, and strong takes on famous characters. If viewed as its own game, Gotham Knights delivers on so much more than it is given credit for.
3 Somehow The X-Men Origins: Wolverine Was Better Than The Movie
With Hugh Jackman providing a surprisingly strong vocal performance and a far better portrayal of Wolverine's origin than the movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a rare gem. The game managed to include better ties to a wider X-Men universe, it gave intense blood and gore long before Logan did, and had a better story than the movie.
There is no hiding that the gameplay is heavily influenced by the original God Of War games but that hack-and-slash gameplay fits the brutality of Wolverine. By all accounts, X-Men Origins: Wolverine should have been a disaster but instead, it's a top-tier X-Men game that could potentially influence the new Marvel's Wolverine from Insomniac Games.
2 Ultimate Alliance 2 Adapted Civil War Before The MCU Did
Another sequel that did not get as much attention despite actually evolving what the first game did, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 took the gameplay of the first game and expanded upon it with the inclusion of multiple famous Marvel villains and anti-heroes as playable characters. As a bonus, Ultimate Alliance 2 was an adaptation of Marvel's Civil War that predated the MCU version.
The concept of Civil War allowed for replayability thanks to having two different stories depending on which faction the player chooses. Ultimate Alliance 2 also featured better visuals, more abilities, and even better combo attacks that make it arguably superior to the first.
1 Batman: Arkham Origins Was Unfairly Shunned By Fans
With a very limited time and budget, Warner Bros. Games Montréal managed to deliver a strong prequel to the Batman: Arkham games. Unfortunately, Origins was met with criticism before the game even launched due to the new voice cast for Batman and Joker as well as being made by different developers.
Over the years though, more have come to respectBatman: Arkham Origins for delivering an early Batman story that is similar in many ways to Matt Reeves'The Batman, with better boss fights, a strong dynamic between Bruce Wayne and Alfred, and is one of the few games that can be called a holiday classic.
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Part 1/2 Mustard, Sunflower, Coconut, Olive & Rapeseeds oil.
If just looking at oils makes you put on weight, better not read this post… IT AIN'T RECOMMENDED to you.
This week I had a 4 days weekend. Since I had nothing better to do, I decided to count the oil bottles I've got in my cupboards. It turns out I am a collector… ahahaha… I would prefer a wine collection to be honest, but there is only so much cooking that you can do with wine. Besides, I am really proud to be a collector of OILS… I don't know anyone who collects them… Do you?
I am writing this post just to tell you about my oil collection and would like to invite you to try some of them… or should I say "dare you".
I am going to start with the love of my life… Mustard oil! Mustard oil can be used for cooking although heating it up to fry onion for example might lose the oil's Omega3 content. I like using it to finish a dish or on salads.
The next oil is Sunflower oil… every one's got this in their kitchen. It is good for general cooking , frying and Also salads. Nothing to write home about. You will usually be able to buy a litre between £1.15 and £2.99.
Coconut oil. I bought this one because it sounded great but I am not that impressed with it. I have used it to cook soups, broths and sauces. I have then had to top them with coconut cream to feel the full hit of coconut. This oil is also used as a biofuel in some country ahaha. … Fear not! It is totally edible. It is also used as a moisturiser for dry skins and as a hair product… It coagulates quite easily (like butter) and has to be placed in a very warm environment before using. I do not recommend buying in bottle format, but in jar. That way, you can just spoon the quantity needed as in when.
Olive oil. Every one rants about this oil and it is almost as if other oils do not exist. And just because it is so widely used, it isn't my favourite… I love being contrary. Yes I know it is great for health, but here in the UK, we are not in the freakin' Mediterranean country and we should moderate our consumption… Chefs in UK TV cooking shows pour this oil on their dishes as if it was water… DO NOT COPY THEM! We do not share the same climate. God want a fool when he placed olive trees in the Middle East and Mediterranean!!!
Rapeseed oil. I quite like this one! It sounds great and make some wicked potatoes chips/French fried. I started using it because of it name and the 99p store used to sell a litre of it for £0.99p. Now, they sell it at the same price, but the bottle is much smaller (500ml)… Can't fill my chip pan with this all the time… need to cut down on chips then.
See you soon for part with Hazelnut, Walnut, Almond, sesame seeds, ground nut, and palm oil.
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Scram Web - An EVE Online Blog: Subscribers Down?
Of course it is also possible that the election results are inaccurate so I wouldn't place too much faith in these numbers.
Hilmar stated in an interview (I briefly tried to find which one, but he's been doing a ton of interviews lately due to DUST) that subscriptions were down from the high water mark last year due to unsubs after Incarna, but were up overall for 2011 thanks to an upturn post-Crucible. I'm assuming that the high water mark pre-Incarna covered the CSM6 election period.


This 4000 ton Carrier centrifugal chiller at an Orlando theme park's chilled water plant is one of the largest in the state of Florida. It along with the other chillers at the plant provide chilled water for all of the park's HVAC needs. Thermetrics is capable of chiller repairs and preventative maintenance for large scale chiller systems like this in and around the central Florida area.


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Knead until a smooth dough is formed. Place a portion of the dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll it out into a 3-inch disk.
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Check out this amazing cosplay by Justin Branfuhr! Also make sure and check out his Instagram @branfuhrstudios for more amazing build pics.
To reiterate, the above controller is a fan-made concept, but man do I wish it were real!
This took nearly a year to complete. I poured my heart and soul into this video. I hope you guys enjoy it!!
Special thanks to Josh E. for capturing a few QTE clips on his Xbox for me!! Also, shout-out to the Halo Community on Twitter for all the support in giving me feedback on my work-in-progress clips! I love you guys!!
Lediandol just provided us one of the greatest things I've ever seen. There are those that say Halo wouldn't work on the big screen. This trailer proves irrefutably otherwise.
Willjax Brantley would be proud.
@KenJi16b rolling into the spotlight with a really awesome Garry's Mod video recreation of the H3 Believe trailer. Loved this!
Seeing as we just recently celebrated Halo 3's birthday, it's a perfect time to revisit this amazing cinematic tribute/remastering by Joshua Ezzell. It's so pretty.
Really cool machinima teaser from Ascend Hyperion!
"I've never needed a past..."
The story of Spartan Agent 27, Naomi Marres continues right where it left off. At the corners of betrayal and confusion. Coming soon!
Check out this cool Halo space battle reenactment by Captain Jack as played in the PC game "Space Engineers."
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## Задача 214: Точные цепи

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Q: How can I use this VF page in another VF page? ANOTHER UPDATE
Jordan,
So, are you saying this could all work w/out a component after all ? If so, then let me put in the original code. Originally it was just a controller putting the values into a VF page which I put into a page layout. But then I realized it needed to go into another VF page and that's when I started down this whole path towards using a component. Here is the original code :
CONTROLLER

  public with sharing class MyController {

public account acc{get;set;}
public string names{get;set;}
public Contract_Overview__c contract{get;set;}
string contractid;
public Mycontroller(apexpages.standardcontroller controller)
{acc= new account();
contractid=system.currentpagereference().getparameters().get('id');
contract=[select account__c,Subsidiaries_On_Contract__c from Contract_Overview__c where id =:contractid];
}

public list<selectoption> getitems()
{List<selectoption> options= new list<selectoption>();
account a =[select name , (select name from Subsidiaries_and_Brands__r) from account where id =:contract.account__c];
For(SubsidiariesAndBrands__c s : a.Subsidiaries_and_Brands__r)
{
options.add(new SelectOption(s.name,s.name));
}
return options;
}

public void execute(){}

public void save()
{
contract.Subsidiaries_On_Contract__c=names;
update contract;
}

}

my original VF :
    <apex:page standardController="Contract_Overview__c" extensions="MyControllerClassBackup" tabStyle="Account">

the part referring to the controller  :

<apex:PageBlock title="My Page Block">

         Related Subsidiaries:  <apex:selectList value="{!names}" multiselect="true">
         <apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!execute}" reRender="field"/>
            <apex:selectOptions value="{!items}"/>
            </apex:selectList>

    Subsidiaries Service:<apex:outputtext value="{!names}" id="field"/>

    <apex:commandButton value="Save Changes" action="{!save}"/>

   </apex:PageBlock>

Should all of that work within a VF page when creating a New document ? I'm having trouble testing it because I'm getting this error when I try to create a new one :
"List has no rows for assignment to SObject "
I'm assuming there needs to be an If statement in there somewhere to account for a null value because I haven't chosen an Account yet in order for the query to properly work...? I haven't figured that out.
Thank you very much for all of your help !

A: In lots of cases the easiest way to embed VF pages within each other is to use an iframe.
I use them a lot with pop-ups.
You might also consider using a VF component (which is Visualforce's answer to a partial page on par with lots of other web frameworks)
Update
Components can be used with/without a unique controller class. Since this element is part of a form it's going to be tricky to embed it as part of another form  trigger the entire form (not just this smaller form) to submit the whole thing to the parent controller.
See Jesse's answer, but your going to have to play with how you pass parameters between the component and the parent and the component to get the assign value on submit.
Long answer short, yes, you will probably need to modify the code a bit before you can drop it into the page as a component and get it to appear and submit properly.

A: I would suggest using a Visualforce Components.
Something along the lines of:
<apex:component>
  <apex:attribute name="Acc" type="Account" description="The account object to use"/>
  You are Viewing Account :{!Acc.name}
  <apex:PageBlock title="Subsidiaries">
  <apex:form >

      Press Ctrl to select multiple: <apex:selectList value="{!names}" multiselect="true">
      <apex:actionSupport event="onclick" action="{!execute}" reRender="field"/>
          <apex:selectOptions value="{!items}"/>
      </apex:selectList>

      Subsidiaries Selected:<apex:outputtext value="{!names}" id="field"/>

      <apex:commandButton value="Save Changes" action="{!save}"/>

  </apex:form>
  </apex:PageBlock>
</apex:component>

If this file was named ComponentToAdd, you would reference in Visualforce as:
<c:ComponentToAdd Acc="{!Acc}" />

The only issue I could see is the apex:commandButton might error on the {!save}. I am not sure how that would work.

A: If can just include the VF page in parent VF page, here is a sample code:
<apex:include PageName="<VF page name you want to include>" />

You need to enter page name in PageName attribute not page label value.

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September Birthstone: Sapphire shines in all colors of the Rainbow
September 2nd 2015 12:55 pm | by Gemme Couture | Posted in Blog
When hearing the word Sapphire many people immediately envision a stunning violet-blue gemstone because the word "Sapphire" is Greek for blue. Since Ancient times the Blue Sapphire represented a promise of honesty, loyalty, purity and trust. Medieval clergy wore sapphires to symbolize heaven, while commoners thought the gem attracted heavenly blessings. This gemstone is believed to have healing powers of creative expression and inner peace and meditation, the Sapphire also aids in personal expression and the alleviation of pain. Sapphires are also one of the most popular engagement gemstones today. Just think about Princess Diana's engagement ring, now worn by Princess Catherine, it consists of 14 solitaire diamonds surrounding a 12-carat oval blue Ceylon sapphire set in 18-karat white gold.
Princess Diana/ Princess Catherine Engagement Ring
Sapphires with highly saturated violet-blue color and "velvety" or "sleepy" transparency are more rare. The purer the blue of the Sapphire, the greater the price. Blue sapphires range from very light to very dark greenish or violetish blue, as well as various shades of pure blue. Sapphires are not only blue, they come in almost every color of the rainbow: Pink, purple, green, orange, or yellow corundum are known by their color (pink sapphire, green sapphire). Ruby is the red variety of corundum. The most sought-after color fancy Sapphire is the rare and beautiful Padparadscha: a pink-orange corundum with a distinctive salmon color reminiscent of a tropical sunset. These ultra-rare, ultra-expensive stones are among the most coveted gems in the world.
Corundum Family – Sapphire Color Range
Gemme Couture loves to work with the whole color range of Sapphires, some of our Candy Collection items are dedicated to this beautiful and colorful gemstone.
Gemme Couture jewelry with Sapphire – Candy Collection
Sapphires are not only beautiful stones that are commonly worn in jewelry but because of the remarkable hardness of sapphires – 9 on the Mohs scale (the third hardest mineral, after diamond), sapphires are used in some non-ornamental applications, including infrared optical components, such as in scientific instruments; high-durability windows; wristwatch crystals and movement bearings.
Sapphire is found in many parts of the world, but the most prized Sapphires are from Myanmar (Burma), Kashmir and Sri Lanka. Sapphires from different geographic locations may have different appearances or chemical-impurity concentrations, and tend to contain different types of microscopic inclusions. Because of this, sapphires can be divided into three broad categories: classic metamorphic, non-classic metamorphic or magmatic, and classic magmatic. Sapphires from certain locations, or of certain categories, may be more commercially appealing than others, particularly classic metamorphic sapphires from Kashmir (India), Burma, or Sri Lanka that have not been subjected to heat-treatment.
The Logan sapphire, the Star of India, and the Star of Bombay originate from Sri Lankan mines. Madagascar is the world leader in sapphire production (as of 2007). Prior to the opening of the Ilakaka mines in Madagascar, Australia was the largest producer of sapphires (such as in 1987).
The sapphire deposits of Kashmir are still well known in the gem industry, despite the fact that the peak production from this area mostly took place in a relatively short period at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Kashmir-origin contributes meaningfully to the value of a sapphire, and most corundum of Kashmir origin can be readily identified by its characteristic silky appearance and exceptional hue. At present, the world record price-per-carat for sapphire at auction was achieved by a sapphire from Kashmir in a ring, which sold for approximately $212,000 per carat (more than $7.45 million in total, including buyer's premium) in May 2015.
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Zeliang would be inducting four new Cabinet ministers before the two-day Winter Session of the state Assembly which commences tomorrow morning.
KOHIMA: In a late night political development, Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang today sacked four of his Cabinet ministers following a reported move to topple his government.
According to a release issued by State Cabinet Secretary Pankaj Kumar after 9 pm, Governor P B Acharya on the recommendation of the chief minister has relieved four Cabinet ministers of their portfolios.
The four are Home Minister Y Patton, School Education and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tokheho Yepthomi, PWD (Roads and Bridges) Minister Neikiesalie Nicky Kire and Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Neiba Kronu.
Highly placed sources said the removal was necessitated following their campaign against Zeliang even after the signing of memorandum of reconciliation between him and NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu on December 9.
They also said that Zeliang would be inducting four new Cabinet ministers before the two-day Winter Session of the state Assembly which commences tomorrow morning.
The internal crisis in the ruling NPF began in July after 36 MLAs joined Zeliang's camp to oust then chief minister Liezietsu, and the two camps signed a document to reconcile and re-unite on December 9.


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The 1962 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 62nd season in the major leagues, and its 63rd season overall. They finished with a record of 85–77, good enough for fifth place in the American League, 11 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Offseason
 November 27, 1961: Minnie Miñoso was traded by the White Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joe Cunningham.
 November 28, 1961: Roy Sievers was traded by the White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies for Charley Smith and John Buzhardt.
 March 24, 1962: Andy Carey was traded by the White Sox to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ramón Conde and Jim Koranda (minors).
 Prior to 1962 season: Future basketball star Dave DeBusschere was signed as an amateur free agent by the White Sox.

Regular season
 April 22, 1962: Dave DeBusschere made his major league baseball debut in a game against the Kansas City Athletics. He pitched one inning and gave up one walk.

Opening Day lineup
 Luis Aparicio, SS
 Nellie Fox, 2B
 Joe Cunningham, 1B
 Floyd Robinson, RF
 Al Smith, LF
 Mike Hershberger, CF
 Charley Smith, 3B
 Sherm Lollar, C
 Juan Pizarro, P

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster

Player stats

Batting
Note: G=Games played; AB=At bats; R=Runs scored; H=Hits; 2B=Doubles; 3B=Triples; HR=Home runs; RBI=Runs batted in; BB=Base on balls; SO=Strikeouts; AVG=Batting average; SB=Stolen bases

Pitching
Note: W=Wins; L=Losses; ERA=Earned run average; G=Games pitched; GS=Games started; SV=Saves; IP=Innings pitched; H=Hits allowed; R=Runs allowed; ER=Earned runs allowed; HR=Home runs allowed; BB=Walks allowed; K=Strikeouts

Farm system

Savannah franchise moved to Lynchburg, August 26, 1962; Harlan affiliation shared with New York Yankees

Notes

External links
 1962 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference

Chicago White Sox seasons
Chicago White Sox season
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Some questions are better left unasked.
"I notice you love watching cooking shows. Care to explain why I end up eating so many sandwiches?"
"If I wanted to watch someone cook I'd put a recliner in our kitchen"
"Does this dress make me look fat?" A: Compared to what?
I don't remember ANYTHING after that one!
That is why man caves were invented. You only appear if and when they call you for dinner and be grateful it is there.
The best answer to this stupid question came from Al Bundy, of Married With Children, who was asked it by his wife, Peg. "If I wanted you to know," Al said, "I'd be talking instead of thinking."
2 - "Do you love me?" The correct answer to this question is, "Yes." For those guys who feel the need to be more elaborate, you may answer, "Yes, dear."
"Why, dear, I would be extremely upset," said the husband. "Why do you ask such a question?"
"Would you remarry?" persevered the wife.
"No, of course not, dear" said the husband.
"Don't you like being married?" said the wife.
"Of course I do, dear" he said.
"Alright," said the husband, "I'd remarry."
The one that guarantees to keep her away from me for a few days is, "If you only work part-time, then why is the house always such a mess ?"


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Dawn Of Zombies: Survival
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This was a one and a half-day influencing course with a twist. Each delegate had to adapt their strategy to suit the cultural norms of the country or region they were based in, as well as personal preferences of the senior individuals they were aiming to influence. The nationalities included Norwegian, Finnish, Ukrainian, Serbian, Austrian and more. This was a significant challenge as they needed the tools to be flexible, effective and personalised in their interactions.
The second morning was devoted to applying the learning to realistic scenarios which were specially designed by Resonance in collaboration with Mirela Eskinja, Director of Regulatory Affairs.
The delegates felt fully equipped to influence a range of audiences, and to create a strategy for themselves which encompassed getting attention, winning business and building partnerships with government bodies.


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Gal Costa (eigentlich Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos; * 26. September 1945 in Salvador da Bahia; † 9. November 2022 in São Paulo) war eine brasilianische Sängerin, Komponistin und Multiinstrumentalistin.

Leben
Während ihrer Jugendzeit spielte Maria da Graça auf Festen Gitarre und trug Lieder vor.

Als sie Caetano Veloso und seine Schwester, Maria Bethânia, kennenlernte, organisierte sie mit ihnen und Tom Zé im Jahr 1964 die Musikshow Nós, por exemplo (Wir, zum Beispiel). Ein Jahr darauf ging die Truppe nach São Paulo, wo jeder von ihnen eine Solokarriere begann. Maria da Graças erste Platten waren Eu vim da Bahia (Ich kam aus Bahia, mit Gilberto Gil) und Sim, foi você (Ja, du warst es, mit Caetano Veloso).

Im Jahr 1966 nahm sie auf Raten ihres Managers, Guilherme Araújo, den Künstlernamen Gal Costa an. Ab 1967 wurde sie Teil des Tropicalismo, einer musikalischen Neuerungsbewegung, die den Bossa Nova ablöste. Landesweite Bekanntheit erreichte Gal mit dem Hit Divino Maravilhoso (Wunderbare Gottheit) und dem von Caetano Veloso für sie komponierten Lied Baby.

Als Caetano Veloso und Gilberto Gil 1969 zur Zeit der Militärdiktatur ins Exil gingen, arbeitete Gal mit Komponisten wie Jards Macalé. Während der 1970er und 1980er Jahre, als die Bedeutung des Tropicalismo zurückging, schwenkte auch sie in eine kommerziellere Richtung. 1976 entstand das Album Gal Canta Caymmi mit Liedern des berühmten Musikers Dorival Caymmi, der mehrere Musikergenerationen Brasiliens beeinflusst hat. In den 1980er Jahren arbeitete Gal Costa mit Jorge Ben und Neueinsteigern wie Carlinhos Brown zusammen und galt als bedeutendste Sängerin der populären Musik Brasiliens. Sie gastierte 1980, 1983, 1991 zusammen mit Chico Buarque, 1995 und 2013 am Montreux Jazz Festival. Die Konzerte des Montreux Jazz Festivals vor 2013 sind Teil des UNESCO-Weltkulturerbes.

Gal Costa hat neben ihren konventionellen Auftritten auch "experimentelle Konzerte" geboten.

Sie starb am 9. November 2022 im Alter von 77 Jahren nach einer Nasenhöhlenoperation. Sie hatte einen Sohn.

Diskografie (Auswahl)

Alben
 1993: O Sorriso do Gato de Alice (BR: )
 1997: Acústico MTV (BR: )
 1998: Aquele Frevo Axé (BR: )
 1999: Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim (BR: )
 2003: Todas as coisas e eu (BR: )

Videoalben
 1997: Acústico MTV (BR: )
 1999: Gal Costa Canta Tom Jobim (BR: )

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website (portugiesisch, englisch)

 Gal Costa (spanisch)

Einzelnachweise

Popsänger
Musiker (Brasilien)
Darstellender Künstler (Brasilien)
Filmschauspieler
Pseudonym
Person (Salvador, Bahia)
Brasilianer
Geboren 1945
Gestorben 2022
Frau


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First Tuesday of each month, join us for the enjoyable afternoon spent watching one of the timeless classics on a big screen. Popcorn is available to purchase before the movie. This month, we will watch "The Best years of Our Lives" drama from 1946 starring Myrna Loy, Frederic March and Dana Andrews.
Come out and learn different strategies to keep yourself healthy this Fall/Winter.
From flu shots to eating healthy, let's try to keep well this Fall/Winter.


The Team adheres to four simple rules. Through daily practice of these rules and a commitment to the scientific process, the team will be greater than the sum of its parts.
Aaron was born and raised in the major metropolis of Schenectady, NY, located somewhere between Manhattan and Buffalo. Venturing westward, he received a B.S. degree in chemistry in 2012 from the University of Nevada, Reno where he completed research on the controlled synthesis of 2D polymers in the laboratory of Prof. Benjamin T. King. The smell of BBQ and warm weather lured Aaron to the University of Texas at Austin where he received a Ph.D. in 2016 under the mentorship of Prof. Christopher Bielawski. His graduate studies focused on the design and synthesis of photochromic N-heterocyclic carbenes and unlocking new, externally switchable chemical reactivity. Trading brisket for pork shoulder, Aaron recently joined the Leibfarth group at UNC and is excited to begin exploring new polymerization methods to enable access to functional materials.
Elango was born and raised in Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India. After his master's degree, he worked in a pharmaceutical company for few years learning the tricks of the trade in process chemistry. Tired of hot and humid climate, he moved to Fargo, North Dakota State University in 2010 to experience the extreme cold and pursue his doctoral studies. His graduate studies focused on controlling the stereochemistry of atropisomeric compounds during phototransformations. After graduation, he moved to Columbia University for a postdoctoral research position in the Campos group where he developed singlet fission materials for next generation photovoltaics. Feeling nostalgic, he moved to UNC to enjoy weather more similar to his home country and develop novel fluoropolymers for water purification and battery applications.
Raised among flocks of sheep in the back country of New Zealand, Marcus was instilled with a love for the natural environment at a very early age. However, due to his deeply ingrained rebellious subconscious, or perhaps laziness, Marcus has been observed occasionally throwing plastic bottles in the trash and improperly disposing of used batteries. Those who knew Marcus circa 2014 knew of the guilt and demons he struggled with. Not until working under the tutelage of Dr. Stephen Miller at University of Florida did Marcus realize his environmental sins could be absolved through a whole-hearted and feverish pursuit of green polymer chemistry. After graduating from UF (2016) with a B.S in chemistry and a minor in sustainability studies, Marcus moved to UNC where he currently works on using/developing continuous flow chemistry in the hope that others, like himself, may be more efficient and effective in pursuing green polymer research, which will one day lead us all to environmental salvation.
Finding few reasons to leave his beautiful hometown, Travis Varner attended the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Although he spent his fair share of time on the beach (and in the bars), Travis managed to graduate with a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2016. Following a short hiatus as a rap artist (with hits like "Rotorap" and "Dry Ice Ice Baby"), Travis decided that the life of fame and money was not for him—so, he went to graduate school. He was delighted to join the Leibfarth group at UNC, where his research focuses on polymerization catalysis. When not working in lab, Travis enjoys cooking, memes, being outside, and grappling with deep ethical dilemmas.
Jill hails from the quiet town of Ruckersville, Virginia, nestled in the countryside of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Since she prefers the beach to the mountains, Jill wanted to go eastward for her college education and attended The College of William & Mary. While there, she dabbled in soccer, chemistry, and parties. Upon obtaining her B.S. in Chemistry in 2016, Jill followed her Carolina-blue heart to Chapel Hill, NC. During the entire pursuit of her Ph.D., it is likely that Jill will continue to claim she is an organic chemist despite making REALLY big molecules that most people call polymers.
Nick was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but quickly moved to the suburbia of Pennington, NJ, in the search to find better football teams. Despite NJ having better drivers, upfront attitudes, and distinct seasons, Nick chose to attend the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC. After four years of pure, unrelenting humidity, Nick graduated with a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2017. He couldn't imagine a life without his former college roommate, Travis Varner, so he followed him to UNC and joined the Leibfarth lab shortly thereafter. Despite having an undergraduate research background exclusively in biochemistry (not polymers), Nick perseveres. His current project focuses on synthesizing fluorinated polymers for in-vivo studies. In his free time, Nick enjoys cooking milk steak, magnets, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia references.
Rob Johnson was born in Greensborough NC and raised in Wilmington. Not straying too far from home, Rob attended North Carolina State University where he graduated in 2017 with a B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Brushing aside the rivalry between the two universities, Rob decided to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemistry at UNC and joined the Leibfarth group. His current project involves post polymerization modification through photoredox catalysis. Like all those from Wilmington, Rob enjoys long walks on the beach and candlelight dinners.
Irene grew up surrounded by golf courses in Pinehurst, NC just down the road from Chapel Hill. Attempting to escape both winter, and her Tar Heel upbringing, she moved to sunny Miami, FL for her undergraduate studies, where she did research in bioorganic chemistry in the lab of Dr. James Wilson at the University of Miami. Despite the lack of Cuban coffee in North Carolina, after graduating in 2018, Irene was excited to return to the Land of the Pines to pursue a PhD in chemistry in the Leibfarth group. When she's not studying post-polymerization modification, Irene can usually be spotted bundled up in orange and green and drinking a hot beverage any time the temperature drops below 85 degrees.
Shefali was born and raised in Raleigh, NC and now attends UNC as a sophomore undergraduate chemistry major. Her interest in flow chemistry and sustainability drew her to join the Leibfarth Group in the spring of 2018. When she isn't conducting experiments in lab, Shefali enjoys experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen and cheering on the Tar Heels!
Bradley was raised in Raleigh, NC and now attends college just down the road at UNC. A biochemistry major interested in working with flow chemistry, he joined the Leibfarth group in the spring of 2017. Bradley is currently working on the fluorination of polymers using flow chemistry. When not working in the lab or in class, he enjoys playing on the club lacrosse team and supporting Carolina athletics—GO HEELS!
Roscoe is Frank's long-time companion and provides overall group support. Roscoe also does many calculations while in Frank's office. Although Roscoe has yet to share his arduous work with the group, he is convinced it will be of the highest impact. Roscoe loves when everyone comes over to his house so he can convince people to provide him with both affection and snacks!
Wednesday is Marcus's sweet and sassy pet bunny. She loves snuggling and strawberries. However, she is best known for her really big brain. She offers the group her bountiful knowledge of carrots and leafy greens. Wednesday would love to collaborate with Roscoe but he is intimidated by her intellectual prowess and he might mistake her for a snack!


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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Posted on September 23, 2013 by Felix Vasquez
If you had a problem, and this problem meant the destruction of your life and reputation, and family that you hold so dear, what would you do to get rid of it for good? Though Woody Allen is a brilliant director, he's an even better writer who knows people and how they work in reality. He knows how to compose human personality, and our own inner-desires. Allen breaks down a crime and studies it with the most human of reactions. If you'd had a lover and she threatened to destroy your life if you didn't return her love, what would you be willing to do to make sure she didn't talk? The ultimate question Allen observes is how far we'd go to protect ourselves.
A wonderful homage to "A Place in the Sun," Martin Landau gives an excellent performance as Judah an ophthalmologist who has a torrid affair with an airline stewardess named Dolores, played by Anjelica Houston. After many trysts, she threatens to reveal to his wife that they're in love. Judah becomes so desperate he enlists the help of his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach) who proceeds to kill her. But the true story lies in how Allen dissects this act and examines Judah after the act has been committed as he approaches it with head-on realism exploring the fall out whiole Judah reacts to this crime with paranoia, restlessness, and a true unease that any moment he'll be caught. Allen explores how a good man can respond to committing such a cruel act and how living with such a cruel act can really affect our livelihoods in the end. Allen has a comedic sub-plot as a man who in an unhappy marriage contemplating a sexual affair.
Though Allen has been cited as saying that his comedic sub-plot made the film weak, it really doesn't, offering a paradox of two situations approached from different angles. Allen never paints Judah as a character we're supposed to hate exactly. He looks like a good man, and seems well intentioned in regards to his family. Director Allen just paints Judah in gray strokes from beginning to end. He's admirable, but flawed as a human being who commits this selfish act and then asks us to decide how we're supposed to feel about him in the end. Landau's character has had the affair and he seeks to end it, while Allen's life could possibly have the same results if he chooses to do so. Landau's performance is gripping as his character begins losing sleep, unable to show his affection to his family, and attempts to sub-consciously sabotage his own act by returning to the scene of the crime.
Landau is torn apart by his own act of desperation and Allen observes how this man becomes his own worst enemy and how guilt also becomes his pure nemesis. In one gripping scene, Landau expresses his anger and utter misery after the crime, and Jack hints that he'd best keep his mouth shut, and it implies the irony of Jack's brother who will also do whatever it takes to keep himself safe, when his brother threatens his livelihood. Allen's story is slow and well paced with glimpses of Judah and Dolores, and how they became lovers. We gain insight in to their first meeting, their sexual rendezvous, and her eventual desperation to force him to reveal to his family that they've had an affair. It could easily have turned in to a very predictable thriller, but it's a drama in the purest form.
Director Allen doesn't show the murder, but instead reveals the after effects of the murder, and what chain reactions it sets off. What Allen has always been talented in is observing human nature, and our true acts of selfishness and cruelty. He never sugar coats any element in the narrative, and he never insults our intelligence with the film. "Crimes and Misdemeanors" pulls no punches in terms of characterization and the guilt that can tear us up from the inside out. The climax really does sum up the film as Landau delivers one hell of a rousing monologue, when he and Allen's character finally meet at a party. The two messages Allen conveys to the audience is will Judah ever be able to live with himself after what he's done? And that life never really does have a happy ending. "Crimes and Misdemeanors" is a truly brilliant study of murder and its psychological effects on the people that dare commit it.
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Ok. Halloween is over. This year was a good one, because it was the first Halloween that I spent in Austin. Compared to Detroit, there were several things that I did not experience and kinda miss.
There's no such thing as "Devil's Night" in Austin.
Now, I'm curious as to what areas outside of Detroit celebrate and experience Devil's Night.
For anyone who is unaware, Devil's Night is the night before Halloween, where you and your friends go out and vandalize your neighbors' property.
I have participated in Devil's Night once or twice when I was much younger.
I stuck to the harmless pranks like, throwing rolls of toilet paper over the neighbors' trees, writing on windows with bars of soap and maybe some egg throwing.
However, Devil's Night has now become a 3 day event that is perpetuated by sociopaths who have no respect for their own community.
However, in some of the worst areas, cars, homes and commercial buildings were set on fire and other things were spray painted to celebrate "Devil's Night".
There was a time, when folks in neighboring areas would stand on their roofs to watch parts of the city burn.
Most communities have implemented neighborhood watch initiatives and the media has been semi-successful in changing the name from "Devil's Night" to "Angel's Night".
However, I will always refer to October 30th as "Devil's Night".
I hope everyone had safe Devil's Night and Happy Halloween.


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NS8 raises $123 million to thwart ecommerce fraud using behavioral analytics
NS8, a fraud prevention platform designed to protect online transactions, has raised $123 million in a round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from AXA Venture Partners.
Founded out of Las Vegas in 2016, NS8 meshes automation, behavioral analytics, device fingerprinting, and real-time scoring to identify fraudulent activity and establish the authenticity of a transaction. The company's gargantuan raise comes as ecommerce expands due to lockdown and social distancing measures enforced by the COVID-19 crisis. As consumers flock online, businesses have had to bolster their security, which could prove fruitful for a company like NS8.
NS8 looks at activities like how quickly a user navigates between pages, whether they use a mouse, and how many times a page is loaded. This information can provide clues to the user's motives or whether the "user" is in fact a bot.
"We also look at factors that assess the technology being used and to detect if the user is attempting to mask their identity or spoof their location," NS8 CEO Adam Rogas told VentureBeat. "We combine these factors with attributes such as browser profiles, IP addresses, and geolocation to assess whether … the user is a bot. If the user is human, we then determine whether … their behavior is deceptive and indicative of fraud."
A possible red flag may be using Tor's anonymizing software to access a website. "Most consumers do not normally try to hide their identity with Tor, which makes its use suspicious in commerce — this would negatively affect the user's trustworthiness," Rogas added.
Ecommerce is the most common use case for NS8, which integrates with many third-party shopping platforms, including Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce. However, NS8 can detect fraud across all manner of online transactions, including on the payment gateway "card processing" side. Live events companies can also use NS8 to prevent bots from mass-purchasing large numbers of tickets for scalpers.
Of course, merchants don't want to deter legitimate customers from using their website. Through the NS8 dashboard, they can set their own trustworthiness "score range," which may determine whether a shopper is asked to provide additional verification or their order is held for manual review or denied outright.
Above: NS8 screening a Shopify store
NS8 had previously raised around $35 million, including a $26 million tranche last year. With another $123 million in the bank, the company is looking to double down on product development and expand into new global markets by extending its partner network to support more platforms.
The COVID-19 effect
According to Rogas, NS8 saw a 350% growth in demand for its product from February to April 2020 and more types of businesses looking for fraud prevention smarts. New markets included clothing retailers and restaurants offering online orders, both of which have been in greater demand during lockdown.
As businesses have tried to increase sales, Rogas said some have "relaxed" their fraud standards in order to approve more orders. "Orders that might typically be flagged for manual review or put through secondary verification steps are now being approved to preserve revenue in the uncertain marketplace," Rogas added. "If other merchants adopt this same approach, there stands to be a significant increase in 'friendly fraud.'"
Friendly fraud, or chargeback fraud, as it's sometimes known, is when a customer buys something online and then disputes the charge with their credit card company. But the more information a company can glean about a customer, their purchase, and the delivery, the easier it is to discredit the false claim.
"We always advocate for more stringent verification and authentication solutions. Those who can afford to add verification steps into the customer experience will deter a lot of fraudsters, who will move on to easier prey, and make their real customers feel like their brand is more secure," Rogas said. "In these times, when merchants may elect to increase their risk appetite, they must remain diligent and protect against disputes and the unwanted penalties that typically follow with increased chargebacks."
The cybersecurity talent shortage has been well documented, and some reports suggest the gap is widening. Automated tools such as NS8 go some way toward addressing this need, but the technology is more about helping companies scale their security to a level that would be nearly impossible with humans alone. With something like click fraud, where bots and bad actors tap pay-per-click (PPC) ads to blow out advertisers' budgets, manually reviewing every interaction on a daily basis is unfeasible. The same applies to any high-traffic ecommerce website, which is why automated tools are crucial in cybersecurity.
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Marlboro Lights were introduced into the market in 1971.
-- claiming cigarette maker Philip Morris long misrepresented the cigarettes as less harmful.
The appeals court opened the door for the women and an estimated 100,000 Oregon smokers to seek as much as $1 billion from Philip Morris for allegedly defrauding them into believing Marlboro Lights weren't as bad as regular cigarettes because they contained less tar and nicotine.
Plaintiffs highlighted studies showing that some smokers of Marlboro Lights or other lower tar cigarettes inhaled deeper and took more puffs -- negating any benefit of the lower tar cigarettes. The women's attorneys contend that in practical use, many Marlboro Lights smokers inhaled just as much tar and nicotine as from regular cigarettes.
A Multnomah County Circuit judge had thrown out the lawsuit filed by the two women -- Marilyn C. Pearson and Laura Grandin. But their Portland attorneys appealed to the Court of Appeals, which not only resuscitated their case Wednesday, but said the lower court judge was wrong not to allow potentially 100,000 others to join the women's litigation in a class-action suit.
If Pearson and Grandin had sued only for the money they spent on Marlboro Lights from 1971 to 2001, the case probably would have been worth only thousands of dollars. But allowing every person in the state who bought the product to sue for a refund could amount to a case worth more than $1 billion.
Scott Shorr and Chuck Tauman, who are attorneys for the two Oregon women, said they were pleased with Wednesday's Court of Appeals ruling.
The women filed their suit in 2002, and it could be a while before a judge or a jury ever considers it in trial.
Philip Morris attorneys couldn't immediately be reached for comment Wednesday, but the tobacco company has the option of appealing the Court of Appeals decision to the Oregon Supreme Court. If the higher court rules in favor of the women and a class-action suit, the case could head to trial sometime in the next year or two.
A few other similar cases have been heard by a judge or a jury in other states.
In Illinois in 2003, a judge ordered Philip Morris to pay $10.1 billion for misleading Illinois consumers about the company's light cigarettes.
That case was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court, but plaintiffs' attorneys hope to revive the suit.
, and the case is expected to be retried.


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Germany Holidays: Returning aristocrats and country house hotels
This time they're hard-working: the aristocracy is back in eastern Germany, but blue blood is no longer the key to an easy life.
Today Schloss Lübbenau is one of the best addresses in the Spreewald
Back in 1730, Schloss Ulrichshusen was larger than it is today
Schloss Ulrichshusen, built by the von Maltzahns 500 years ago
Nazism, followed by Communism, had a far-reaching impact on east German society, and particularly on east German aristocracy. There was no place for nobility in the post-war GDR, so palaces, castles and country houses were absorbed by the state, and their owners were either incarcerated or sent packing overseas.
But in the years since the reunification of the two Germanies some of those original owners have returned, and started to get the family properties back again. The restoration process is by no means straightforward. It varies according to when you left, who you were, what happened to the property since, and whether you're prepared to enter a local legal process. Many of the returnees have decided to dig into their pockets and buy their properties back.
The original family Schloss was destroyed by the Communists, so the Baron now lives in a bungalow
Thus Baron Helmuth von Maltzahn, whose family built Schloss Ulrichshusen back in 1562, had to spend four million euros to buy back Ulrichshusen's blackened ruin in 1993 and to restore it to the grand hotel it is today. The von Maltzahns also started a music festival, and that along with the hotel and parkland manages to attract 50,000 visitors a year to a region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern that badly needed some new source of revenue and employment.
And nor is the Baron alone in these efforts; around a hundred other noble families have returned to the former GDR, re-establishing themselves in local communities whose economies have struggled in post-Wall years. They've been dubbed the 'gumboot barons' because of the energy with which they themselves have tackled even the most basic labouring jobs.
Amongst them are Count Guido zu Lynar and his son Rochus, who grew up in Portugal, but have spent the last 15 years restoring the family property in the Spreewald, Schloss Lübbenau, now open as an upmarket hotel. Not far away, Georg Prinz zur Lippe has restored Schloss Proschwitz as a winery, with a handful of guest rooms and a couple of apartments in the castle itself.
And in Karwe, 45 miles north-west of Berlin, the von dem Knesebeck family has bought up 1,600 acres of its former estate and refurbished the huge 18th-century brick barns into 'country getaway' apartments rented to well-heeled urbanites. But the original family Schloss was destroyed by the Communists, so Baron Krafft von dem Knesebeck now lives in a bungalow.
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As you can see on the banner below the comic, Spacetrawler book #2, postcards, and the new Little Dee 2 books anthologies are now available through TopatoCo. Yay!
Not a lot else new in my world. I finally finished putting together the Spacetrawler PDFs (correctly this time, rather than the far-too-many times before where I did it wrong). If you donated any amount to Spacetrawler, I have emailed you the link. The rest of you, I will probably have it available soon for sale!
Oh, and I want a donut. But some dreams are always left unfulfilled.
Absolutely awesome strip in every way. Emily take a sacrificial hit, showing her tender side, and Pierrot in response shows his punchy side (which we've seen before, but it's rare enough to be quite special when it happens). Boffo!!!
Oh, man. I'd rank this panel up there with Dmitri's March. Plus I love the last panel's dialogue!
Ow. That pun was worse than his delegation. I've been a bad influence on you.
Awesome! I'm loving the .pdfs, read them through on the weekend! I'll be sad to see Spacetrawler finish when it does, but am looking forward to the finale!
That last panel… Pierrot is just too awesome.
The dart guy makes me want to quote a line of Jawa dialogue…but I have no idea how to effectively do that. Oh well.
This is getting better every day, still.
There is a question mark missing in panel 4 though.
And in return for a horrible pun, I repay you with horrible, horrible nitpicking: the spatial awareness in panel ten. Sure, it looks like that dart is headed for Pierrot's heart, but she's standing in front and to the left of him, especially when the sharp angle of the carpet is revealed in panel twelve. That dart is nowhere near Pierrot, as she's sticking her left arm out and up! Emily takes a dart in the left hand for no reason.
Once seen it cannot be unseen! Mwa ha ha haa!!
Uh-oh! She used "we"! How is she going to say she doesn't know them now?
Panel 3: "Can't we just try to talk with Shaix first." Needs a "?" instead of the period.
Panel 4: "Is this some kind of good-cop-bad-cop routine." I've seen it mostly as either "good cop/bad cop routine" or "good cop, bad cop routine." It also needs a "?" instead of a period.
Thanks for the great strip!
Ah yes, Emily is totally back in form! Awesome! What I find interesting here is that she just took bullets for Pierrot and Gurf, and yet, many strips ago she, with irritation, condemned Gurf for doing the same thing and she had mixed feelings over Growp taking one for her. Some unexamined thinking going on there, Em?
And Pierrot is also reassuringly back in form, diplomatic and calm at first then straight into surprising face punching anger!
Heh! They were made for each other!
"won't make it worse…" than what?!?
well, i mean, if it's not poison, they shouldn't be so terribly upset about getting shot full of some random crap. he probably realizes after Emily takes all the hits that everyone else in the room is going to beat the crap out of him…so he's probably just doing what he thinks is best for talking them down…which obviously worked so well.
Forgot about that name list at the end. Yep. There I am. 5th column.
>>>"won't make it worse…" than what?!?
Worse than it is at right that very moment. Ignoring it won't make a difference one way or the other.
I've been re-reading the series and this panel STILL ends with one of the best punchlines of all time. Love it.
…and there goes her hair tie and any hope of diplomacy. Good.