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Police and Fire South Orange Towns
Local Families Help Raise Funds for SOPD Drone Program
By villagegreennj	access_timeDec-16-2016
Officer Zorada McFadden, Hannie Preoteasa (age 2.5), Gina Preoteasa, Officer Christopher Dielmo, Andre Preoteasa, Emma Lorman (age 12), Ellie Preoteasa (age 5), Ken Lorman and Sgt. Adrian Acevedo.
If you've met South Orange Police Sgt. Adrian Acevedo, you know he's a man who is passionate about policing and serving the community of South Orange.
He's also passionate about drones.
Acevedo has been known to provide drone coverage of South Orange events like the Seton Village Food Truck & Craft Beer Fest. He has also spoken with the Columbia High School Flight Club about drone safety. And, this year, Acevedo spent about $4,000 of his own money to purchase a drone for use by the SOPD.
The drone is state of the art; however, its camera is not.
Thus, South Orange resident Andre Preoteasa is stepping up to raise funds to buy a better camera for the SOPD's drone. A humble first step took place this fall with a bake sale, organized by Preoteasa and neighborhood youth like 12-year-old Emma Lorman. The Preoteasa and Lorman families presented a $200 check from the proceeds of the bake sale to Acevedo in November at South Orange Police Headquarters (see photo above).
While Preoteasa plans more fundraising events, he is raising funds online for the camera at this link: www.freefunder.com/campaign/SOPD-New-Technology-Fund.
The biggest use for the drone for South Orange Police would be searching for someone at night, said Acevedo, who noted that the new camera would have thermal imaging technology, allowing drones to be used to "let us see burglars in the dark from above."
Another use would be in an active shooter scenario: "These are dangerous situations where officer lives would be more at risk. A drone could be used to remove that human element from a particular action or operation. Where you used to need officers to be rushing through a building, a drone can lead the way. A drone can also quickly assess a scene from afar, again keeping officers a little more safe."
The South Orange Police Department has no intention of using the technology for surveillance or routine patrol, said Acevedo, "Rather that we have the tools available and in place for emergency responses, when feasible."
Acevedo recognized that many are wary of drones because they fear that the technology can be abused, leading to an invasion of privacy. He countered that drone use is highly regulated and that protocols are in place for the proper use of drones. He also noted that use a drone for surveillance is not simple and usually entails one officer on the ground directly another officer at the controls.
More specifically, while the State of New Jersey's last two bills regarding drones are still a work in progress, there are already strict rules in place by the FAA which state or local governments cannot supersede. Drone use by public safety is strictly governed by the FAA's "Small UAS Rule Part 107" as well as the FAA's policy for obtaining a certificate of authorization for public use (Public COA). "Additionally, rules for actual operation by a public safety entity would be set forth by departmental protocols, which we currently have a model policy for," saids Acevedo.
Ultimately, such technology, said Acevedo, represents "the future of policing." Used properly, it can enhance safety and lower costs in towns with small departments like South Orange.
Acevedo also said that the SOPD is interested in lending the drone to the Fire Department where it likewise could increase the reach and potentially save the lives of fire victims — and firefighters.
Allan Tumillo, who supervises the CHS Flight Club, supports the use of drones by public safety agencies.
"The drone that the SOPD would use can benefit the community in a variety of ways. Drones can provide aerial views of traffic problems and accidents without having to launch a helicopter — it would be safer and far less expensive," said Tumolillo. "Drones also can assist in providing security at large public events in the parks — having a drone help monitor large public events again reduces cost to the SOPD and can increase security. After particularly severe storms with flooding and wind damage, or after severe snowstorms, a drone can help provide the SOPD and others with a rapid visual assessment of the damage. A better and quicker assessment of damage in such situations is extremely useful."
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Historical marker placed at Civil Rights leader John Lewis' birthplace
September 2, 2022 September 2, 2022 News
by Georgia Clark
In a joint effort between the City of Troy and the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute, the unveiling ceremony happened Saturday at Lewis' childhood home in rural Pike County, Alabama. With an impressive marker now in the front yard, Troy Mayor Jason Reeves said he expects people from all over to see this piece of history.
"Knowing that people from all over the world will be able to come and see where John Robert Lewis became John Robert Lewis, and the fact that that is in Troy, Alabama, brings us so much pride," Reeves said.
The marker tells Lewis' life story, from his birth to his time in the House of Representatives as the representative for Georgia's 5th Congressional District, and finally to his death in 2020.
Lewis said throughout his life that he got into "good trouble," and he did that by fighting for civil rights. He marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King during the 1963 March on Washington and helped lead the march through Selma on the historic "Bloody Sunday" in 1965.
Micheal Collins, Vice President Kamala Harris' Director of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs and Lewis' former Chief of Staff, spoke at the ceremony and said Lewis' legacy and actions inspired him and Vice President Harris.
"For me, it is just an honor to serve him, as I did for 21 years, and to live with that legacy, and to continue that legacy," Collins said. "This is an embodiment of his life and his legacy."
Collins also said Lewis would speak about his parents and siblings and how he practiced his preaching skills on a captive audience of chickens. Lewis took the story of his hometown with him worldwide and was known widely as "the Boy from Troy."
Lewis' family members and college roommate took to the podium to remind everyone of Lewis' influence on the nation and inspired people to always get into "good trouble."
The marker can be found on County Road 7755 in Troy.
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Q: Java: Use String as part of source code Today I have a question that I had on my mind for years now.
Consider you have the following evaluation in Java:
new EvaluationListener(){
    public boolean evaluate(boolean[] b){
        return b[0] || b[1];
    }
}

I am using this code in my program for evaluating terms of different boolean values of b[0] and b[1], but that doesn't matter at all here.
At the moment I am writing the evaluations into the source code, let the program run and watch the result in the command line.
Now I am wondering how I could implement the evaluation into command line. I would like to be able to enter an evaluation term into the command line, read it with BufferedReader etc. instead of writing it into the source code.
Is there any way to do so? I thought it would be possible by using some sort of variable aliases like $b0$. But how can I pass logical OR and AND and NOT to the program?
Thanks for your answer

A: Here's an example of expression evaluation with Java's script API:
ScriptEngineManager scriptEngineManager = new ScriptEngineManager();

ScriptEngine scriptEngine = scriptEngineManager.getEngineByName("ECMAScript");
scriptEngine.put("b1", true);
scriptEngine.put("b2", false);

System.out.println(scriptEngine.eval("b1 || b2"));
System.out.println(scriptEngine.eval("b1 && b2"));

When run, this code prints:
true
false

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Choose Recover from iCloud Backup File after launching the program. Then sign in your Apple ID. You'll see the program showing all iCloud backup files in your account in a list. Choose the one you want to extract to download it. After that, you can directly scan to extract it there.


Imagine a small pipe joined perpendicular to a larger pipe through its middle. There are several very different joints that can result. First the end of the small pipe could rest on the outside surface of the larger pipe. Or perhaps the smaller pipe is inserted into a hole in the side of the larger pipe and the end of the small pipe is cut so that it does not obstruct flow of liquids through the main pipe. In the second case, the end of the small pipe is cut to match the interior surface of the large pipe. Another case is when the small pipe enters all the way into the interior of the large pipe and has no particular ending point. Or, what if the small pipe should enter through the hole in the side of the large pipe and rest on the opposite inside surface of the large pipe. Or, the small pipe could go on through a hole in the opposite side of the large pipe and get cut flush with the far outside diameter of the large pipe. Or, the small pipe could go all the way through the large pipe, through two holes on opposite sides of the large pipe, and continue on without an end cut.
The above paragraph describes six completely different interactions of two pipes. Each interaction results in a very different template with different cut lines. You must specify which construction you want to create in the Joint Construction section of the parameters area of the joint window. Some joint types by definition will only result in one type of construction, in those cases no input field will appear.
If a joint type supports more than one of these construction options, the setting can be found in the Joint Construction input area at the bottom of the parameter input window. See the branch joint documentation for an example of joint construction options.
Also, in the Joint Construction input area is a set of fields to specify the type of bevel cut you plan to make. Usually three different methods of creating a bevel are supported for each unique component in the joint.
Bevel Cut: Two cut lines are generated, one for the exterior and one of the interior of the component. The interior cut line is drawn on the template that will be wrapped around the physical component, so the user needs to visualize the line projected toward the center of the pipe and estimate where it intersects with the interior of the pipe. Then an angled cut must be made at the right angle to run along both the exterior cut line and the imagined interior one. This can be a difficult task.
Perpendicular Cut: It might be sufficient for your application and most likely easier to do straight cuts perpendicular to the surface of the pipe. But for the two pipes to fit together correctly, sometimes you will need to cut on the interior intersect line and sometimes on the exterior intersect line of a bevel cut template. The perpendicular cut option makes that decision for you. It creates a singe cut line which, when cut perpendicular to the surface, will result in a properly made joint that needs no material removal for a perfect fit. This type of joint will always remove more material than a 'Bevel Cut' joint so there will be exposed bevels on the resulting joint. This methodology may be fine if you are welding the pipes together but might not be appropriate for an adhesive based joint.
See cut optimization for how Digital Pipe Fitter avoids gaps that would normally occur in some Perpendicular Cut joints.
Hand Beveled: In a Hand Beveled joint, the opposite decision is made by the software as was made in the perpendicular cut. A single cut line is generated which removes the least possible amount of material when cut perpendicularly to the surface. Cutting along this line perpendicularly results in an area of interference between the components that needs to be hand beveled to result in a cut identical to the ideal bevel cut option. This interference can be viewed in the 3D rendered view.
The above descriptions may not exactly describe the cut lines generated for a hole in the side of a pipe. An attempt is made to result in a reasonable joint in cases where the standard description above would result in an unusable joint. Luckily, the 3D rendered view will show exactly what the resulting cut creates, so there is no confusion.


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Movie Review: "Horrible Bosses 2"
By Gary Chew, November 25, 2014 March 19, 2019
"Horrible Bosses 2" – a film review by Gary Chew
Upon leaving the cinema, I told the studio rep for the movie screening that I had a Ph. D in horrible bosses. But going in, I thought the word "horrible" meant how bosses treat employees. I was wrong about that part of the title of this totally outrageous Sean Anders' comedy.
Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) are three guys out to make lots of money starting up their own business. Seems these dudes have invented a contraption for the bath they call "Shower Buddy." Shortly after one steps into the stall with Shower Buddy, suds are automatically laced with the warm water. One showering doesn't have to soap one's body. Oh my God, could it be another electric light bulb, you think? The scene depicting how the Shower Buddy works will long linger in your mind's eye.
Setting up the deal requires these goofy guys to go through a large company run by Rex (Chris Pine) and Rex's wiser and more crooked businessman/father Bert (Christoph Waltz). Bert, with the come on pulled by Rex, scams Nick, Kurt and Dale big time. The naïve trio is slogging onto bankruptcy already… and they've not moved one unit of their Shower Buddies. The scene that depicts how the novel shower operates will linger long in your mind's eye.
The rest of Horrible Bosses 2 takes you through the mess of how the guys might get the money back, and how they should or shouldn't get revenge on Rex and Bert.
Along the way in their attempt to kidnap Rex for a big ransom out of Bert's really big bank account, Nick, Kurt and Dale happen onto a lady dentist named Julia (Jennifer Aniston), who's also a sex addict with bi-sexual predilections. It's mostly with men she keeps score, but women prove to be, as time goes on, part of Julia's regimen. You should also know that Julia leads a sex addicts' anonymous group.
Oh yes, I also asked the studio rep, on leaving, "How could any man not like a movie in which Jennifer Aniston has been cast as a sex addict?" He nodded in a knowing way, but spoke not a word.
The three horrible wannabe bosses are mentored in their scurrilous efforts by an African-American man they always meet in a bar. He's called "MF" Jones. That's all I can say in print about that character's name, but I have been authorized to advise you that he is played well by a guy named Jamie Foxx. Ya know what I'm sayin'?
A really nice side order of casting is a crook played by Kevin Spacey. I always try to make it to any film that Spacey has OK'd for his truly illustrious career track. Alas, it's a cameo. But Kev, as an imprisoned dude named Dave who knows all the tricks of the trade of criminality, scores mightily — as if he had been present for nearly every scene of this totally wacko movie.
Much of the banter between Batemen, Sudeikis and Day sounds as though it's improvised. My only problem with their nutty chit-chat is that they talk over each other like we do in everyday conversation. I know I missed some funny stuff.
These horrible bosses are horrible at setting up a business and running it, but treat the employees they ultimately hire reasonably well.
Oh, and one more thing: Horrible Bosses 2 isn't a movie that you ought to see with your mother unless, unfortunately, she's deaf and can't read lips. Ya know what I'm sayin'?
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Focus Magazine Nov/Dec 2019
Demand answers about the drugs you're prescribed
By Alan Cassels
What's happening in the world of antipsychotics might keep you awake at night.
WHY DOES IT SEEM LIKE everyone has an antipsychotic story they want to tell me?
For Victoria resident Roedy Green, his troubles hit a peak when he found he couldn't haul himself out of a bathtub. He felt things had already begun going seriously sideways after a series of falls, then the 71-year-old computer programmer found that he was constantly sleeping—sometimes for up to 20 hours a day—which made Roedy feel like he was losing his grip on life. In addition to starting to feel demented, the final straw was the loss of muscle strength while trying to exit the bathtub. He and his housemate Geneva Hagen began to search for answers.
This Victoria pair discovered that in addition to many other pills he was taking to manage his HIV, diabetes and bipolar disorder, Roedy was being prescribed an antipsychotic—supposedly to help him sleep. Ironically, insomnia was one problem that he had never had, and what he needed was to stay more alert.
The drug quetiapine (also sold under the brand name Seroquel) is widely used to promote sleep, though that is not an approved use. It is formally approved by Health Canada to treat major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and episodes of mania associated with bipolar disorder, but is often used in low doses for insomnia.
When the doctor asked, "So how are you doing on the Seroquel?" Roedy and Geneva were shocked. They hadn't realized that a previous visit had resulted in a prescription for this antipsychotic. Apparently doctors at the geriatric clinic had misunderstood his complaint.
"With Seroquel he was just a zombie," Geneva told me. "He was sleeping 18-20 hours a day. He couldn't get anything done. It was like having a potted plant."
THE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS is likely one of the biggest pharmaceutical scandals of our time, centred around one of the most expensive and inappropriately used drug classes in modern society.
The problems of antipsychotics being used to treat sleep problems have been on the radar of the medical establishment for many years. Even though antipsychotics like quetiapine are not approved to treat insomnia, they are often prescribed for that purpose.
Some have blamed the growing use of antipsychotics on the recognition that other pills used for sleeping and anxiety—the benzodiazepines—are addictive and, over time, ineffective, but that is only part of the explanation.
What often comes up is the issue of "management" in long-term care. People with dementia can often become agitated and aggressive, and therefore antipsychotics seem helpful, especially in dealing with someone who can be physically abusive to staff or other residents. In low doses, antipsychotics can be very sedating. Plus they come with a whole host of adverse effects, including a kind of unpleasant agitated restlessness called akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia, quirky movements and tremors that can be mistaken for Parkinson's disease.
The weight gain and diabetes associated with antipsychotics are also legendary. A Victoria psychiatrist once told me the story of prescribing an antipsychotic to a new patient. By his next visit a month later, the psychiatrist couldn't recognize the patient, due to the ballooning weight he'd gained.
SINCE 2003, there have been many regulatory actions against quetiapine and other "atypical" antipsychotics, which include drugs like olanzapine and risperidone, both in Canada and the US. Warnings from the FDA and Health Canada have included increased risk of diabetes symptoms, of death in elderly people with dementia, increased blood pressure in children and adolescents, arrhythmia (heartbeat rhythm abnormalities), sleep apnea (which can cause breaks in breathing or very shallow breathing during sleep), excessive sleepiness, low blood pressure upon sitting up or standing (postural hypotension), and problems with balance, effects that increase the risk of falls. In 2010, Quetiapine's manufacturer agreed to pay a US $520 million fine over allegations of promoting off-label (unapproved) uses, such as for anger management, dementia and insomnia.
A report commissioned by the BC Ministry of Health in 2011 said that 50.3 percent of all residential care patients in BC "were prescribed an antipsychotic between April 2010 to June 2011." Since then, this problem has been the subject of numerous reports and guidelines trying to tackle the issue, with limited success.
In 2015, the BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie identified the continued overuse of antipsychotics and antidepressants in residential care as worrisome, noting that while only four percent of BC seniors in long-term care have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, 34 percent of them were prescribed antipsychotics.
According to the Alzheimer's Society of Canada, about one-third of Canadian residents in long-term care are prescribed antipsychotic medications, despite the fact that professional geriatric societies have long warned against the use of these drugs in the elderly, especially those with dementia.
THE PRESCRIBING OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS is not only controversial but expensive. BC Pharmacare lists quetiapine as the tenth most expensive drug on the Pharmacare formulary, paying over $16 million in 2017/2018 for the drug.
Three of the top 20 drugs in BC Pharmacare's list of most costly drugs are antipsychotics.
Nationally, antipsychotics prescribed for non-seniors were the third highest public drug expenditure of all drug classes (fifth highest for seniors). In Canada this drug class consumes about $600 million in annual public expenditure.
Last year Mackenzie slammed the Province again for making very little headway in reducing the use of antipsychotic medications in BC's seniors. While numbers have decreased slightly in recent years, compared to other provinces, she complained that BC had made little headway in 2018. In that year, a quarter of BC seniors living in long-term care were still getting an antipsychotic medication without a supporting diagnosis, which is to say, they may be getting them for off-label uses.
Physicians know that the elderly need much more delicate prescribing, partly because as we age, our bodies change, and the ability to metabolize drugs is also reduced. Kidney function often diminishes with age, and without appropriately clearing drugs from your body, drugs can build up in your system, causing other problems.
Geneva told me that on the antipsychotic, Roedy became so impaired and disoriented that "we were both worried about dementia."
"What made you think that the problem might be due to the drug?" I asked.
Geneva said there were two things: A friend had warned her several months earlier that many local patients are being prescribed Seroquel for sleep, and had advised her to avoid it. When she heard Roedy's psychiatrist mention Seroquel, she remembered this warning and realized that something was amiss. "The bubble-pack had listed only the generic name quetiapine, but not its purpose," she said.
Questioning that drug and immediately withdrawing it, they both believe, had Roedy back to normal within a few days. His scores on cognitive function tests improved dramatically.
"I'm not very social," says Geneva, "yet since this happened I have had three other people tell me they are regularly using Seroquel for sleep." She adds that none of those people seem very functional.
The stories of patients prescribed drugs, often without awareness of their purpose, are endless, and the concept of "informed consent" seems to not apply. Many of us are too shy to question the safety and appropriateness of what is being prescribed, not wanting to be a prickly patient in a world where primary care doctors are a scarce commodity. As well, many busy physicians may not know, nor have the time to lay out the possible complications of an antipsychotic prescription. But often they'll respond if asked.
The inappropriate use of drugs such as quetiapine could be costing society immensely—not just in cost for the drugs themselves, but also in the rate of falls, broken bones, head injuries, drug-induced diabetes, motor vehicle accidents, and commitments to long-term care facilities.
The wrong prescription drugs can be as dangerous as street drugs. But it doesn't have to be that way. Roedy Green, who was losing his ability to function, was halted in his spiralling downhill by questioning the drugs he was being prescribed. Asking questions and questioning answers can often help change the course of one's treatment.
The medical world is slowly starting to wake up to the dire harms related to antipsychotics, and turning to safer, more effective ways to help people sleep. Doctors know that managing insomnia needs to focus on education and encouraging good sleep hygiene. The other issue too is that maybe our obsession with getting eight hours of uninterrupted sleep every night is downright harmful.
Drugs, if needed, should only be used for the shortest possible time in exceptional cases. Now it's important for patients to insist on this. This is true for antipsychotics, and almost every other drug you may be offered.
Alan Cassels is a drug policy researcher and works at UBC.
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Alexei Bayer is a Senior Editor at The Globalist, based in New York. [United States]
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Yet more evidence that US Republicans are close soul mates of Russia's President when it comes to restraining democracy.
US Republicans: Putin's Party?
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In 2020, the Republicans are in the process of transforming themselves into the U.S. equivalent of Putin's United Russia Party.
Made By Putin? A 21st Century Slow-Burn US Civil War
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An overly lengthy transition period can be highly destabilizing even in the U.S. — a nation that deems itself a mature democracy.
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After 20 years in power, Putin's balance sheet is weak. Considering Russia strong is a serious misreading of its real situation at home and abroad.
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Fox News, just like Putin, is working hard to give Trump four more years in the White House — so that he could complete the destruction of the U.S.
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Under Trump, the United States — despite 250 years of self-government — may get dangerously close to how Europe's last dictator has operated in Belarus.
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New Zealand Muslim leader dismisses colleague's claims that Mossad ordered mosque killings
By Henry Benjamin: March 29, 2019
(JTA) – A Muslim community leader in New Zealand dismissed claims by the head of the country's biggest mosque that Israel's Mossad intelligence agency was behind the killing of 50 Muslims at two Christchurch mosques.
Mustafa Farouk, president of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand, referred in his statement Thursday to remarks made on March 23 by Ahmed Bhamji, chair of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar mosque.
"Recent comments by an individual do not represent the views of the Muslims of New Zealand," Farouk said.
The killings on March 15 were perpetrated by a 28-year-old gunman from Australia described in media reports as a white supremacist.
On March 23, Bhamji said during a sermon: "I stand here and I say I have a very very strong suspicion that there's some group behind him and I am not afraid to say I feel Mossad is behind this."
Bhamji continued: "And not only them. There are some business houses, also, who are around … you know, Zionist business houses that are behind him."


SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., May 29, 2013 – SURFER Magazine's 2013 Oakley Surf Shop Challenge hits Newport Beach this Friday, May 31st at the 54th and 56th Street breaks. The regional qualifying series has nearly completed its 2013 mission with six events down and only one to go before the seven regional champs take off on an all-expense paid trip-of-a-lifetime to the National Championship in Bali, Indonesia (June 17-22) in conjunction with the inaugural Oakley Pro Bali.
Each year, the West Regional Qualifier is one of the most hotly contested events. Last year saw Jack's Surfboards claim the victory and go on to win the first ever Bali Championship. However, the event has historically been anyone's game with Katin Surf Shop, Spyder Surf and Huntington Surf & Sport all making it to the Final last year and all having Regional Championships under their belts. Watch the 2012 West Qualifier Video Highlights here.
•	June 17-22 – National Championship – Keramas/Canggu, Bali, Indo.


I was out taking Fall colors pictures yesterday, and came across this little scene. I didn't notice the writing on the rock at the lower right of the picture until I loaded the images onto my computer. It sort of embodies what motorcycling/scootin' is all about. You'll have to blow it up to see what it says.
Does the writing say "Love it - Leave it - Expand"?
Dr. told me several years ago that I needed to stop expanding.
Just checked it--says "Love it, Live it, Expand.". I had to really blow the image up to see clearly.
I just noticed I misspelled "serendipity" so I fixed it.


We now bring you the first episode of The Greg Calamity!
This is the trailer for our new machinima series!
Mr. Fluffles has an important message.
Attributions: Battle Hymn of The Republic from a Google search.
I'm testing out a new feature in video editing.
This show makes no sense!
Special thanks to my good friends Scott and Missy!
This is why Reality TV is scripted!
This is the lost footage of a failed Soap Opera (haven't all of them?)!
Here's the clip from when Tab The Killer Cat was on The Screen Savers.
This video was on The Screen Savers.


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Rethinking remedials; college removes developmental courses
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By JEREMY STITSWORTH, Staff Reporter |
Amarillo College is charting a new course in its approach to developmental education. Instead of taking remedial classes before beginning college-level studies, underprepared students will receive special assistance through concurrent classes, supplemental instruction or extra tutoring.
What are now developmental courses will become co-requisite classes at the start of the fall 2019 semester. Classes such as intermediate algebra and basic reading and writing will now be fully integrated into college-level courses such as college algebra and general psychology.
Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez, a psychology professor, has taught classes that use the co-requisite approach and says it has been wildly successful. "So, what happens is they take my book for my psychology class and use it in the course, and they go through it and we teach them how to identify the main idea of the text, what is important to look for and how to comprehend what they read," she said.
Rodriguez also said that she has been teaching classes this way for a few years, even before this decision was made. "I've been teaching these classes for about seven years now and I can tell you that it really makes an impact on getting your degree faster," she said.
Dr. Edythe Carter, a math professor and dean of academic success, says there are many benefits that come from this change.
"Students can start earning credits right away and with classes being integrated together, it's like you get two for one, which saves money as well," she said. Carter added that the courses could also benefit students who have graduated high school but didn't go straight into college since they can serve as good refreshers.
Carter said that the math classes will be offered all year to further accelerate the process of attaining a degree.
"The classes are eight weeks long and are offered in the fall and spring. We'll also have them in the summer, but they will be six weeks instead of eight," she said
The change will mean that students who in the past would have had to take several semesters of developmental classes before beginning academic credit classes will now start immediately in college-level classes in their majors.
"I wish they would've done that when I was taking math," said A.J. Ward, a social studies major. "I could have graduated by now."
The move to adopt this new approach began in 2017, when the Texas legislature passed a law requiring colleges to gradually increase the number of co-requisite classes. Similar changes in remedial education are taking place in other states.
Rodriguez said in addition to saving money, this approach also boosts the self-esteem of students.
"I see students in my psychology class who are in the co-requisite class and they are excited. Excited that they are learning and reading from a college course book just makes them feel like they are achieving something worthwhile," she said. "Just to be a part of that and seeing them advance and grow is something really special."
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6 Dos and Don'ts for Treating Teen Acne
When your oil glands go into overdrive, your pores can get clogged, causing acne. Fortunately, these scientific strategies can help you tame breakouts.
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Resist the urge to pop pimples; it can lead to scarring.
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Teenagers are no strangers to acne (also known as pimples, zits, and blemishes). Indeed, acne is widespread, affecting about 8 in 10 adolescents, according to KidsHealth.
But what exactly is teen acne? And more importantly, why does it happen?
"Teen acne is a skin condition that causes bumps on the face, back, and chest. They are commonly referred to as whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, pustules, and cysts," says Elise I. Brantley, MD, a board-certified dermatologist with the Skin Cancer Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City.
To understand why teen acne happens, however, you first need to understand how the skin works. As Dr. Brantley further notes, sebaceous glands (also known as oil glands), make a natural moisturizer for your skin called sebum.
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Sebum is good for the skin, acting as a lubricant and a protectant, according to the American Chemical Society (ACS).
But sebum can also clog your hair follicles, also known as pores, making the skin "sticky" and difficult to shed. This combination of sebum, dead skin cells, and bacteria within a clogged pore is what causes a pimple, says Kara Shah, MD, a board-certified general and pediatric dermatologist with Kenwood Dermatology in Cincinnati.
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Don't Underestimate the Emotional Toll of Acne
In the past, some doctors and parents underestimated how much teen acne can affect a young person's outlook on life, their social adjustment, and even their school performance. Today, we know that pimples can cause scarring not just on the skin, but also on the psyche, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) notes that teen acne can result in low self-esteem and self-confidence, poor body image, social withdrawal, and even depression, anger, and anxiety. For a study published in the September–October 2016 issue of the Indian Journal of Dermatology, researchers surveyed 100 people age 15 and older on the psychosocial effects of acne. Although the study was small and conducted in a hospital setting, participants reported that the severity of their acne, and the dark spots left behind by the acne, had affected their social activities. They also reported that the site and severity of their acne led them to feel embarrassed, and that they changed the way they dressed depending on where their acne popped up, among other effects.
Similarly, a review of 13 studies that was published in March 2018 in the International Journal of Women's Dermatology suggests that acne has a "substantial negative impact on patients' self-esteem." More research is needed, but the authors also note that people with acne are at a higher risk for attempting suicide compared with those without the skin condition.
Acne can be especially challenging when teens deal with bullying or name-calling as a result of perceived imperfections on their skin. The AAD further notes that the "longer acne lasts, the more likely it is to affect one's emotions."
The good news is that there's no short supply of practical information on how to treat and manage teen acne.
Do Choose a Mild Cleanser and Warm Water
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Choose a mild cleanser, such as Cetaphil, Cerave, or Dove, to avoid over-drying the skin. This is particularly important if you're using prescription creams from your doctor, says Dr. Brantley. Don't scrub with a washcloth; use fingertips and wash the face gently, according to the AAD.
Just don't overdo it: Washing your face once in the morning and once at night is enough. Teen acne is not caused by a dirty face. In fact, washing your face too much can make pimples worse, warns the AAD.
The temperature of the water is also important. Interestingly, the NHS recommends washing and rinsing the face with warm water, not cold or hot water, which can worsen acne.
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Don't Use Over-the-Counter Medication Alone to Treat Severe Acne
Existing pimples take time to heal, about four to eight weeks with medication, the Mayo Clinic notes. For mild acne, topical creams, gels, and lotions can help unblock pores and reduce bacteria, thus improving the skin's appearance. But moderate or severe acne will likely require an oral acne medication, such as antibiotics, isotretinoin, or birth control pills for women.
Work with your dermatologist to find the right acne medication for the degree of acne you have. "Use your acne medication only as directed by your doctor," warns Brantley. "Don't use over-the-counter acne treatments in addition to your prescriptions without checking with your doctor. It is important to keep your skin in a healthy balance, and with acne treatments, more is not always better," she says.
Do Moisturize Daily With Oil-Free and Noncomedogenic Products
"A mild daily moisturizer lotion or cream can be beneficial, especially if you're using drying prescription creams from your doctor," advises Brantley. "But don't use heavy ointments or grease. These can further clog pores and aggravate acne," she says.
The AAD suggests using a moisturizer that's labeled oil-free and noncomedogenic, which means it won't create comedones, the blackheads and whiteheads that clog pores. Apply moisturizer right after applying acne face medication.
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Don't Ever Sleep With Your Makeup On
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Remove your makeup every night with gentle cleansing. "Sleeping with your makeup will clog your skin pores and cause acne breakouts," warns Yoram Harth, MD, a dermatologist and medical director of MDacne in San Francisco.
By the way: Don't use more makeup than you need during the day, suggests the NHS, and apply makeup after you put on your acne medication.
The type of makeup you opt for also matters. "These days most makeup brands are acne-friendly. The words to look for are 'noncomedogenic' and 'oil-free,'" says Brantley. Some makeup options include flesh-tinted lotions to hide pimples, and powder over an oil-free foundation.
Do Choose Nonoily Hair Products, Which May Touch Your Face
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"Take care with applying hair products," says Brantley. Products that come in contact with your face may further clog pores and make your acne flare, she warns. KidsHealth recommends avoiding hair-care products that add oil to your hair. It also helps to keep hair off your face and forehead, and to wash your hair every day. If you've started to shave, use care to avoid nicking pimples. When dealing with acne, an electric razor may work better than a razor blade, suggests John Hopkins All Children's Hospital.
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Don't Pop or Pick at Your Pimples — Doing So Will Do More Harm Than Good
"No matter how hard we try, breakouts will happen. The most important thing to remember is to avoid popping pimples or picking your acne," warns Brantley. "This can raise the chance of scarring, and it also takes longer for them to heal." And while you might feel like hiding your pimples, keep your hands away from your face. That's just another way of spreading oils that can clog your pores.
Don't Spend Too Much Time in the Sun Without Sunscreen
Hanging out at the beach or pool might be the perfect way to enjoy a hot day; just know that too much sun worsens acne in some people, says the Mayo Clinic.
Too much exposure can damage your skin and increase inflammation, making you susceptible to breakouts. And if you're taking acne medication, the AAD warns that some of these drugs can make your skin more sensitive to the sun's UV rays. This can lead to a blistering sunburn, so always protect your skin.
Apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher, and look for physical sunscreens that are less likely to cause skin irritation, according to the Mayo Clinic. It helps to avoid tanning beds, too.
RELATED: Sunscreen Glossary: A Guide for Decoding Every SPF Term You Need to Know
A Final Word on Preventing and Managing Teen Acne
"Most preteens and teenagers will get acne at some point," says Brantley. Even though hormones and genes play a big role in teen acne, adopting good skin-care habits can get rid of zits and prevent the emotional and physical scars of acne.
If necessary, work with your doctor to find the right acne medication. Discuss possible therapies with your dermatologist or primary care physician, and make sure you understand all potential side effects before starting a treatment, recommends Shah.
Additional reporting by Everyday Health Editors.
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Op, if you can chat to the parents, maybe at an open day or a fundraiser, if the parents are grumbling moaning about the Catholic vibes from the classrooms then the school more than likely has ruffled liberals.
Chat about how they celebrate Christmas, feast days, prayers said in the classroom, the catechism etc. If the parents are passing remarks negatively about their expected input into first communion or confirmation then the school isn't lax (compared to sspx it's still a low mark).


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Flogas offers carbon offsets
Amidst increased pressure on the commercial sector to take more responsibility for their carbon footprint by driving down carbon emissions, Flogas has launched a carbon offsetting solution for its commercial customers. It will allow them to offset 100% of their own carbon emissions by providing critical support for projects directly benefiting the environment.
John Rooney, managing director, Flogas Ireland is pictured with brand ambassador Neven Maguire at the launch of the initiative.
Flogas has offset its own carbon emissions and that of Flogas brand ambassador Neven Maguire's restaurant and home. Collectively, they have now compensated for over 3,500 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2019, achieved by investing in climate protection projects via South Pole, a provider of carbon offsetting projects all over the world.
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A man has been charged with racking up thousands of euro in hotel bills and then leaving without paying in a number of locations in Cork and Kerry.
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Mr Deleanu, aged 45, and with previous addresses at 5 the Vee, Cork Rd in Waterford and 112 Cluain Dara, Clonard Rd in Wexford, had already appeared before a sitting of the District Court last Saturday, when he faced seven charges. A further four charges were levelled against him in Bantry yesterday.
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Painter, engraver and writer, member of a Dutch family of artists of Flemish origin. The family can be traced back as far as Jacob van Nijeulandt, who is recorded as a citizen of Antwerp in 1561. One of his four children, Willem van Nieulandt (1533-96), married Adriana Nouts (d 1608), and they had three sons: Willem van Nieulandt I (1560-1626), Joris van Nieulandt (1561-1626) and Adriaen van Nieulandt (d 1603). Willem I was the first artist in the family. A painter and draughtsman, he lived and worked in Rome, where he was known as Guglielmo Terranova and where he became a member of the Accademia di S Luca in 1604. His brother Adriaen was a pedlar and pen merchant and moved to Amsterdam with his family in 1589, probably because they were Calvinists. Adriaen's sons, Willem van Nieulandt II, Adriaen van Nieulandt the Younger and Jacob van Nieulandt, all became painters.
Willem van Nieulandt II (the Younger) was a painter, engraver and writer. In 1594 he was apprenticed to Jacob Savery in Amsterdam. In 1601-02 van Nieulandt left for Rome, where he went to live with his uncle Willem van Nieulandt I, who was also his teacher. Later Willem II entered the studio of Paul Bril. In 1604 he left Rome, lived briefly in Amsterdam and then moved to Antwerp, where he became a master in the Guild of St Luke in 1605. On 28 February 1606 he married Anna Hustaert in Amsterdam; the couple had several children, including Catharina, who married the painter Adriaen van Utrecht in 1628. Van Nieulandt spent the final years of his life in Amsterdam, where he drew up his will on 24 October 1635 and probably died shortly afterwards.


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2. We need to think about the size of the pergola so that we can maximise your space. A large pergola in a small area will make your backyard look overcrowded.
3. Pergola designs and colours can also match your house and landscaping to complement your pool. You can even deck it out with some lounges and bean bags as your very own retreat.
4. A storage area/container can be created under your pergola to store all of your pool equipment.
5. By having a pergola you are creating an outdoor entertaining area. But what entertaining is complete without an outdoor kitchen? Your pergola also serves as some shelter for your outdoor kitchen.


Ava is tired of games focused on combat in general.
Ava does not make games focused on combat in general.
As such, even a theme like this would have to spark something different, and so it did, for an immediate idea formed.
This might be a bit of an unconventional game too. There isn't that much gameplay. It's a message presented through abstract symbolism.
The game is very short.
Perhaps it's a little too abstract. I certainly didn't get the message, though I might just not be looking close enough.
I think is more like a good presentation than like a game. Anyway, this is a great use of the theme, congratz.
It's not an actual game, and i didn't have tons of fun "playing" it, but i can see that was not the point.
I see what you did there and why you did it.
And you are 100% in the theme.
I love the graphics style. I love the abstract way of communicating your message. The atmosphere is great. Not much of a 'game' I guess, but still very enjoyable.
The aesthetics and sound design is soooo good! Conveys the message perfectly!
After the third level I figured out the message of the game. Play through to the end in order to really understand.
Really got this. Great tone and atmosphere. Nice presentation and strong message. Well done.
I think this game is just as abstract as it needs to be. While playing I was continuously confused as to what was happening, but after playing I feel like that was the point. Someone is nice to me one day, which makes me stronger, but the next day they're not, and it breaks my heart.
The way people act are difficult to understand, and you reflect that very well in your game.
I enjoyed it, very much.
I did get that words being harmful was the message behind it, but the bullying part I'm not so sure.
My only complaint is that maybe it could be a littler bigger or allow some kind of resizing? on a 1080p screen it looks kinda small.
The narrative is very well done for a muted game. Good message, good way of telling it, good job.
Ava here. Thanks for all the comments so far! Surprised to see so many so soon. That's not a pace I'm used to when it comes to LD.
Feelings seem mixed, but the general consensus seems positive, so that makes me happy.
It is indeed not much of a game, and not meant to be fun, but a specific experience, so I'm glad to see that it worked out for most of you so far.
Thanks for the detailed interpretation, Ditto! I'd love to hear from more of you about how you interpreted what you saw, since there is a thought behind what happens every day. As for talking to people despite being mean, that's based on personal experiences as well as some of the kids I saw in the documentary I watched at the beginning of this to get inspiration; some kids keep hanging out - or trying to hang out - with people like that because they would rather be with them than nobody at all. And they get used to it. That's all they have.
Glad to hear the music worked out. I'm not a musician and messed around the best I could to convey an atmosphere. Had to learn how to do a pitch bend for the last track!
@Jan Marcano: It can still apply to other walks of life, of course. I just find it so sad that it starts so early in life for a lot of people, and that's why I wanted to try to focus on this school environment.
Again, great thanks to all of you!
@Jan Marcano: I'm on a 1440p monitor btw!
I really like the mood of this game. Not exactly sure if I played it right but hoping there is atleast one hidden gem in there to find. Maybe the order that you talk to the characters could trigger some type of bonus content.
Very good audio and visual design. Thinking back on my own experiences as a kid, the game really fits what being bullied is like.
That's a good message of entry.
Wow, the best implementation of the topic so far! I liked how you as a player have to build the story yourself in your brain. Furthermore I like games as yours with a deeper meaning. Really good job!
Funny how green and positive comments make you feel that you are winning and the red nasty comment makes you feel you are losing.
I like how you did the different seasons and the background music was neat.
I think this portrayed a sense of depression as well as bullying in a very simple/effective way.
Mood is amazing and it carries a message that I didd't really get until the end.
It's a nice interactive experience!
After playing the first few screens I thought they were all supporting hitler or something, haha. But after a bit it started coming together. I'm assuming after I made a friend all those kids spread rumors about me to make him/her hate me.
The mood is incredibly heavy. It works very well, I still feel weird and sad. But I'm glad I do :) I went through the end so yes the message is Cristal clear. Well done.
Like the mood and the message! the message is the weapond!
Another batch of thanks to y'all!
Well, that's quite an unusual game! I liked the simplicity, the graphics, the sound, the speech bubbles. Felt like a riddle to me. Wish there was also the possibility for a positive ending.
Really well done! I understood where it was going while I was playing it. Felt sad when the person who accepted me once was later indifferent to me, probably influenced by the people around him.
Unique use of the theme which was a nice change. The atmosphere was well done with the music working to enhance the feeling of the piece. Didn't understand everything I was seeing in the messages but did enjoy trying to interpret it all into a cohesive story.
Difficult to rate this one. Not "fun" nor a game, but presented well and on-theme.
Personally, I'm not as enthusiastic about this game as most other people seem to be. It was frankly rather boring to play, with a message that's been done to death, obvious from pretty much the start and not conveyed in an especially impactful way.
For the gameplay/interactive experience, the method of progression didn't make much sense to me. You absolutely had to talk to specific people to clear each level, but you had no indication of who you should talk to (even worse when you also have to go back to talk to people again) nor any choice in the matter (making it feel less like you're doing it naturally; rather than being the victim for natural behavior, you specifically have to seek it out. You have to make the conscious choice to get hurt (despite having no incentive to other than because the day magically doesn't end otherwise) and people never approach you to hurt you (which AFAIK is a defining aspect of bullying). I feel this both undermines the game's message and makes the game feel boring.
I can't agree with ProjectX593 and careless that this is a remotely accurate portrayal of bullying; all that happens in this game is that people are mean to you a couple of times (when you're the one initiating contact, no less). Having been bullied for years myself, you get used to the words themselves pretty quickly; it's the whole social exclusion thing (and being punished for just about any social behavior, them actively coming to you) that makes it so depressing. It goes far, far beyond people just saying a couple mean things.
The atmosphere was great, though. Interestingly enough, I don't find the graphics or audio very interesting when taken alone, but they do make for an excellent atmosphere. The interpretation of the theme was a very obvious one - tons of entries are using 'words are powerful weapons' - and it's used in a rather straightforward manner, but it was well-implemented as central element of the game.
Some of the rating criteria, like "Fun" and "Humor", don't really apply to this game. But the non-fun and non-humor is brilliantly executed.
Thanks to everyone again, and especially thanks to VDZ for such a detailed comment.
You're quite right in that there should've been more control given to the player to make it a proper game. More of an option to choose how to tackle the bullying.
Due to the limited time I ended up making this more of a half-interactive story about a specific child, based on personal experiences and experiences reported from others, of repeatedly seeking out company even when those from which it is sought keep mistreating you.
So I'll have to point out that it is more accurate for some, but obviously that's not everyone's bully story and had I had more time I absolutely would've done it more along the ways you suggest, letting the player choose how to deal with it and have characters react in different ways and take their own initiatives rather than just standing around (altho there is the automated shouting at you in the very beginning of the game at least).
Great points for perhaps making this into a proper game in the future, so thanks a lot!
You got a really nice mood here. Like the visual style, and the ambient sounds. Would have been interesting to play a more extensive version of this!
Does indeed seem like we scored high on the mood in the end. Great thanks to everybody who played and rated.
As someone who was being mobbed in school I could easily identify with the story.
The feeling of having everyone against you. Thinking you made a friend but then it turns out that they are influenced by the others and adapt their opinion. That are the two ideas I can see you communicated.
That are certainly 2 ideas which can be found in most mobbing experiences.
Sound design and graphics worked great to communicate the story and I also liked the slow walking and the people popping up behind your back.
I think where this games fails is whom it is adressed to. I can see how mobbing victims can identify with it, but I can't see how this would make someone understand the consequences from the perspective of a mobber.
All in all, big kudos to you! It's hard to make a game about such a topic and I want to congrat you on your courage to make it.


The Sodalis Assisted Living & Memory Care is located in New Braunfels, Texas. It has one community located in Cross Street and the other strategically positioned in Rock Street all within the beautiful small town of New Braunfels.
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The Sodalis team are shortlisted and carefully selected among the best to have highly trained and experienced staff members always on location to meet the needs of residents. Our team is very understanding and compassionate with the knowledge to offer memory care to residents in the late stages of Alzheimer's and dementia. Moreover, the community will not only offer you a loving and friendly environment but also assurance of total medical care.
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I'm going to use basketball as a metaphor, because it's playoff season, and who doesn't like sports metaphors?
"The Player that Drives Passion with the Consumer" – this is your Lebron James. Guy grows up in Cleveland, signs with Cleveland, and then he left. People were devastated, burning jerseys because he did Cleveland wrong, not the team, the whole town. And after few years and a press conference, he comes back to Cleveland. Not shunned, but back to open arms. Why? Because he ignites the passion of a community, he evoked emotion, he made Clevelanders proud – love or hate him, he knew he wanted to get back to the passion of the people, and the passion propels the image.
"The Player that Increases Urgency" – I'm gonna go with Kobe Bryant. Kobe's retirement game brought in a star-studded crowd and was the hot ticket because they knew this was The. Last. Game. You needed to act now, you couldn't wait, you didn't know if the chance would come back, it was now or never. All this initiated action, and that is the end result you need…action.
"The Player that is for the Good of the People" – your Magic Johnson. Magic was one of the greats, but then one decision made his life serve a greater purpose that was bigger than the game. He started giving back to the community, he knew that he had a responsibility to be a social role model and he embraced that and it made people fall in love with him more. Giving back to a community built an emotional connection.
"The Player that Everyone Talks About" – hands down Dennis Rodman. He wore what? He's dating who? His hair is what color now? People couldn't get enough of Rodman's off-court shenanigans. He was on every tabloid, tv show, and if Twitter was a thing in the 90s, I can only imagine the tweets coming from his fingertips. He was loud, obnoxious, but that didn't stop people from talking about him. While not seen in the most positive light, the lesson learned is the need to create word-of-mouth reach beyond your initial interaction. Be the spark that ignites the fire.


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SNMP DDoS Attacks Spike
Akamai issues threat advisory on attack campaign that uses Team Poison-developed DDoS toolkit.
No botnet necessary: Yet another flavor of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that doesn't require infecting PCs is on the rise.
Akamai's Prolexic Security Engineering and Response Team (PLXsert) today issued a threat advisory warning of a spike in DDoS attacks abusing the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) interface in network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, and printers.
PLXsert has spotted 14 SNMP DDoS attack campaigns over the past month, targeting various industries including consumer products, gaming, hosting, nonprofits, and software-as-a-service, mainly in the US (49.9%) and China (18.49%). The attackers used a tool that's available online and was developed by the infamous hacker group Team Poison.
This latest wave of attacks targets devices running an older version of SNMP, version 2, which by default is open to the public Internet unless that feature is manually disabled. SNMP version 3 is a more secure version of the management protocol, which is used to store device information such as IP address or even the type of toner used on a printer.
"Through the use of GetBulk requests against SNMP v2, malicious actors can cause a large number of networked devices to send their stored data all at once to a target in an attempt to overwhelm the resources of the target," PLXsert says in the advisory. "This kind of DDoS attack, called a distributed reflection and amplification (DrDoS) attack, allows attackers to use a relatively small amount of their own resources to create a massive amount of malicious traffic."
The attacks are using the Team Poison-built tool to automate the "GetBulk" requests. They then use the IP address of the organization they are targeting as the spoofed source of the requests. The attacker then sets off a bulk request for SNMP devices. "These actions will lead to a flood of SNMP GetResponse data sent from the reflectors to the target. The target will see this inflow of data as coming from the victim devices queried by the attacker," the advisory says, and the attacker's actual IP address is hidden.
David Fernandez, director of the PLXsert team, says this reflection technique, as with NTP reflection attacks, is popular because it's a way to maximize connections without a botnet, and it's cheaper to perform. "They can perform campaigns without infections," Fernandez says. "Unfortunately, the attackers are victims," such as the duped devices responding to the targeted organization's network.
"These are pretty massive attacks," he says. "SNMP has a high amplification factor."
The attacks are more than mayhem: Increasingly, DDoS attacks such as these are being used as a smokescreen to divert from a real more deadly attack, he says. Fernandez declined to speculate on the motivation behind these specific attacks.
"The use of specific types of protocol reflection attacks such as SNMP surge from time to time," said Stuart Scholly, senior vice president and general manager of Akamai's Security Business Unit, in a statement. "Newly available SNMP reflection tools have fueled these attacks."
The full Akamai PLXsert threat advisory is available here.
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RyanSepe,
User Rank: Ninja
5/31/2014 | 10:53:17 PM
Verizon Security Report
In the Verizon Security Report for 2013, its stated that one of the highest levels of attacks is overall DoS. Are these attacks spiking only in 2014 or were they starting to become prevalent last year? I would be interested to see if they were or were not encompassed by the report. Ill have to do more research but any insight would be helpful. Thanks,
RetiredUser,
Re: Be DDoS Attack Ready
While disabling SNMPv1 and v2 in favor of v3 (whose messages have encoded as an octet string security parameters) is preferred, network IT staff should still look with caution upon any infrastructure using SNMPvX...
Not come down hard on SNMP, of course!
Kelly Jackson Higgins,
User Rank: Strategist
5/23/2014 | 9:49:46 AM
Thanks for sharing those best practices, @christianabryant. Hopefully, the SNMP research will prompt orgs to also check on their SNMPv2 settings or go SNMP 3.
Be DDoS Attack Ready
Calls to mind Dave's commentary "DDoS Attack!" from a couple months back and how SNMP and others under UDP have the highest threat potential: http://www.darkreading.com/attacks-and-breaches/ddos-attack!-is-regulation-the-answer/d/d-id/1114050
Also, some tips to protect yourself against reflective attacks:
1) If you can afford to, bring down open recursive DNS servers that can be used as reflectors.
2) Assign rate-limits to queries on source-IPs for all DNS servers.
3) Use TCP for re-transmission of certain DNS query types.
4) Use "principle of least privilege" network filtering on all hosts and network devices, and comply to security recommendation like Common Criteria.
5) Have a solid response/defense/recovery strategy for quick bounce-back from successful DDoS attacks.
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THE NITRA Gallery which is housed in the historical Regional House in the centre of the city of the same name, celebrates 50 years this month.
A gala evening on October 14 will mark the anniversary, with a rich programme – Cappella Istropolitana, the chamber orchestra of Bratislava; will play Concerto Grosso No. 1 by Ernest Bloch.
The next part of the programme will be the opening of the Čože je to 50-ka! – 50 – So What?! exhibition, curated by Barbora Geržová and Omar Mirza, offering a new, innovative approach to the collection of the gallery. Works of various Slovak artists of the end of the 20th century and the present time have been combined with artworks dating back to the 18th and 19th century, and especially to the first half of the 20th century.
The exhibition is divided into several parts, form the dramaturgy point of view, based on the genre, media and artistic themes, but also based on visual and content affinities and analogies of the past and the present. It will be displayed throughout the exhibition rooms.
In the Bunker space, the less traditional underground exhibition venue, a parallel event called Bunker Specific has been organised, focused on the younger generation of artists (Martin Kochan, Jaroslav Kyša, Mira Podmanická, Nina Šošková) who have been tasked with using the spaces' potential and to create specific works for the anniversary.
The jubilee exhibition will last until January 24, 2016, with a host of accompanying events like animations, lectures and workshops, for children but some also for adults. Additionally there will be a special competition for all age categories, testing the attention of visitors and knowledge of the world of art.
More detailed information can be found at nitrianskagaleria.sk.


Can I prevent Secunia scanning automatically, and instead scan manually?
I find it impossible to work when Secunia is scanning.
Last edited on 6th Nov, 2011 14:52 You cannot swith off scanning. The scan runs once in 7 days automatically. If you run a scan now the next is scheduled for the same day/time, next week. Can you explain why you consider it difficult while te scan is running?
If you select 'Scan your PC' and 'Start Scan' at a time when you don't need to use your computer, there will not be another scan for seven days.
Another way would be to select 'Configuration' > Settings and uncheck 'Start the Secunia PSI on boot'. Then you could start PSI when you wanted to scan. The downside of this is that you would lose realtime monitoring.
If you problem is caused by having a large number of files, you could exclude some folders that you know do not have programs in by creating an ignore rule.
Why is real time scanning important?
If you don't start PSI at boot, you won't get notified as soon as a patch is available and you won't get automatically updated.


Bromhexine Berlin hemi is a mucolytic agent of expectorant action. Form release: tablets or syrup for children and adults. The solution dilutes sputum and facilitates its departure. Instructions for use indicate that the maximum effect is observed two to five days after the start of therapy. The drug stimulates the secretion of the surfactant, which is responsible for the stable functioning of the alveolar cells. Wikipedia defines the drug as an antitussive with an expectorant effect. International name for Bromhexin. Medication is recommended before or after meals.
itis. The drug is given with a wet and dry cough. The drug is prescribed for violations with sputum discharge during pulmonary diseases, including acute and chronic bronchitis. The pharmacological group is recommended for bronchial asthma, for pneumonia, laryngitis, tracheitis and pulmonary tuberculosis.
At what cough to take?
The medicine can be taken with both dry and wet cough. However, the drug shows the greatest effectiveness in the first case. Taking medication reduces the viscosity of phlegm and helps to bring it out.
The active ingredient is bromhexine hydrochloride. In addition, the composition includes additional components such as corn starch, magnesium stearate, calcium carbonate, gelatin, talc, carnauba wax, titanium dioxide, sucrose, macrogol and other substances. The price of the medicine depends on the manufacturer. In SPB effervescent tablets can be purchased from 23 rubles. Apricot syrup can cost from 80 rubles. Among the well-known manufacturers, mention should be made of the company Biosynthesis, Vidal, Darnitsa, Pharmstandard and others.
In the category of mucolytic drugs, there are other analogues. Among them are the following: acrychin, lazolvan, nycomed, drops of ambroxol, ambroben, ascaril, salbutamol, guaifenesin, grindex, mucaltin, antibiotic, erespal suspension, broncholitin, stopptissin, bronchicum, acry and others.
The medication is taken orally, before or after a meal, without chewing. The tablet should be washed down with a small amount of water. Adults and children over fourteen years old take one or two pills three times a day( 24 to 48 mg / day).If there are violations of the kidneys or liver, the intervals between receptions should be increased. Take medicine better on the advice of a doctor. The duration of the course of admission is determined individually and depends on the nature of the disease.
Adult patients usually take two tablets regardless of food intake. For intensive care, four appointments per day are prescribed. Usually the course of treatment is twenty-eight days.
Children between the ages of six and fourteen must take five to ten milliliters of syrup four times a day. Babies from two to six years are recommended a dose of 2.5 to 5 ml three times a day.
During pregnancy( especially in the first trimester), during lactation and breastfeeding the drug is recommended to be taken only if the benefit exceeds the possible risk to the fetus or child.
In a professional environment, there are confidently positive reviews of the action of the drug. Patients mostly respond about the drug positively and recommend it to friends.
Among the contraindications, it should be noted the increased sensitivity to the drug. In addition, the drug is not recommended for pregnant women and women during lactation. Alcohol with medication is incompatible. At reception possible by-effects: a dermal itch, a nausea, a headache.
If the drug is not nearby it can always be replaced with drugs such as Lizomucin, Bisolvan, Mukovin and others.
Bromhexine or Lazolvan which is better?
Some patients tend to choose bromhexine, others prefer lazolvan. The effectiveness of these drugs are about the same, so the choice depends on personal preferences.


Dodge & Cox Stock Fund commentary for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.
The Dodge & Cox Stock Fund had a total return of 1.7% for the second quarter of 2016, compared to 2.5% for the S&P 500 Index. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Fund had a total return of 0.7%, compared to 3.9% for the S&P 500.


The students went to the JTB Vancouver Office and met Mr.Okamoto, who runs a real state company there. He gave them some advice about how to work in a different country and how to be successful in life.
After visiting JTB, the students went to the University of British Columbia(UBC).
The university was established in 1915 and has a history of 100 years now, and has roughly 45,000 students from various countries.
The students went to a sushi corner on campus.
The UBC students guided Joto students around the campus, and they had a chance to visit the university library, the student union shop, a book shop, etc.
It rained while walking around the UBC campus.
The students are posing for a picture in front of the Nitobe Memorial Garden in the UBC campus.


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Last Temptation of Christ: Criterion Collection, The
The Criterion Collection // R // March 13, 2012
List Price: $39.95 [Buy now and save at Amazon]
Review by Randy Miller III | posted March 11, 2012 | E-mail the Author
Greeted with hostility upon its 1988 release, Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ has remained an invigorating, underrated slice of cinematic history. Scorsese initially planned to adapt Nikos Kazantzakis' source novel more than a decade earlier, but the controversial "reimagining" of Jesus Christ's life led to protest campaigns by right-wing religious groups. Paramount cancelled the project in 1983, so Scorsese retreated to the chaotic night life of Manhattan for another lesser-seen gem, 1985's After Hours. Luckily, he rebounded a year later with The Color of Money, which gave the director enough momentum to finally get The Last Temptation off the ground. Completed in less than two months on an extremely modest $7M budget, the final result was a lightning rod that continues to age gracefully.
Our story follows Jesus as he struggles with the burden of being a deity's mouthpiece. He's not completely willing to sacrifice himself for humankind, but a number of signs eventually convince him to follow through with the inevitable crucifixion. Soon enough, however, the jeers of bloodthirsty onlookers are silenced in the presence of an apparent guardian angel. Supposedly sent by God to save him from a slow, agonizing death, the angel convinces Jesus to pursue the quiet, domestic life that he may have wanted all along. Though Jesus eventually recants his decision to stay on Earth, this humanizing twist gives us another view of someone who, for so many people, is almost always kept at arm's length.
Temptation's unusual approach to authenticity gives it a peculiar but accessible atmosphere. Shot on location in Morocco, the film's minimalist set design, energetic camera swipes and "come as you are" approach to accents stand in direct contrast with biblical epics like The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur. The Last Temptation of Christ still feels as if it were shot recently, and with a spontaneous spirit. Special effects are basically non-existent, while borderline-silly notions like "talking animals" are handled with a straightforward, unapologetic style that doesn't call attention to itself. Without question, a lack of time and money often forces folks to creatively cut corners. The Last Temptation of Christ is about a short-lived historical figure who avoided luxury, so it's basically a marriage made in heaven.
Criterion's continued support of The Last Temptation of Christ now extends to Blu-Ray; their 2000 DVD release stood alone until last week, when Universal finally released their own version as part of the studio's "100th Anniversary" line. For better or worse, this shiny new Criterion disc focuses purely on the A/V department and doesn't offer anything new in the way of extras. Either way, this fantastic film deserves to be seen and this is currently the best way to see it. Let's take a closer look, shall we?
NOTE: As with the previous Criterion release, the source material used here contains a small bit of blurring during the baptism scene to obscure a bit of male nudity. I'm not sure if an "uncircumcised" version exists, but this definitely isn't it. Remember, Americans: blood good, penis bad.
Video & Audio Quality
The Last Temptation of Christ was not meant to be a slick, glossy production, but its highly influential cinematography is replicated nicely in this brand new 1080p transfer. Approved by Scorsese, editor Thelma Schoonmaker and cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, the dusty Moroccan landscapes are coated with a pleasing layer of natural film grain. Oddly enough, early scenes look a bit washed out and lean towards pink skin tones, while the golden hues of the "Last Temptation" final act have never looked better. Several darker sequences suffer from higher levels of grain and muddy black levels, but this is undoubtedly a source material issue. No digital imperfections could be spotted along the way...so aside from the color timing of certain scenes early on, it's pretty tough to complain overall.
Sound often gets overshadowed when it comes to the benefits of a high definition experience, but this DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio mix is purely enjoyable from start to finish. Peter Gabriel's percussive, passionate score sounds clear and dynamic, rear channel activity is tastefully used and dialogue is crisp and easy to understand. LFE certainly isn't a driving force here...but it kicks in on several occasions, and to great effect. Optional English subtitles have been provided, but only during the main feature.
Menu Design, Presentation & Packaging
Seen above, this disc is packaged in Criterion's standard "stocky" Blu-Ray keepcase, which includes recycled cover artwork and a Booklet with an essay by film critic David Ehrenstein. Menu designs are clean and concise, everything loads quickly and this disc is locked for Region "A" playback only. The 163-minute feature has been divided into 30 chapters and no obvious layer change was detected.
I love Criterion as much as the next guy, but their approach to Blu-Ray reissues has been a little underwhelming in the "new extras" department. Case in point: everything here is recycled from previous DVD and Laserdisc editions, although it's all quality stuff. Returning supplements include a terrific Audio Commentary featuring Martin Scorsese, Willem Dafoe and writers Jay Cocks & Paul Schrader; three slideshow-style Photo Galleries of costume designs, stills, research materials, and musical instruments used for the score; Scorsese's vintage "On Location in Morocco" production diary from November 1987 (15:44); and a short Interview with Peter Gabriel (12:04) about his contributions to the film.
An appropriate mix of extras, to be sure...but these were all created in the mid-1990s, and it's a shame nothing new has been added to this release (aside from the "Timeline" feature, which is always welcome). $40 is a lot to ask for a catalog title, especially one that only offers a cosmetic upgrade.
Religious films don't always hit the mark, but Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ is one of the most effective, moving and misunderstood productions in cinematic history. I've seen it multiple times and it never fails to amaze me, offering an abstract, fascinating look at a man who's often taken much too literally. Criterion's Blu-Ray package is well-rounded but a bit too familiar, pairing an excellent new A/V presentation with the same bonus features found on past releases. Die-hard fans should have no problem upgrading, though new viewers may want to try before they buy. Firmly Recommended.
NOTE: The above images were obtained from promotional outlets and do not represent Blu-Ray's native 1080p resolution.
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