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Ransomware is a family of malware which attempts to encrypt files on end user computers and then demands some form of e-payment to recover the encrypted files.
Ransomware is one of the more common threats in the modern threat landscape; there are many different variants, an infection can cost a lot of money to recover from, and the actors responsible for the infections are driven to generate as much revenue as possible by extorting their victims.
This article will serve as a general guideline for some best practices to help keep a network free of ransomware infections.
Ransomware is delivered to targets primarily through these avenues:
PAN-OS has protections at various points in the kill-chain to address ransomware infection and keep it from entering a network. A general overview of security profiles and their purpose is available here: Security policy fundamentals
1) To combat exploit kits and known vulnerabilities, numerous Vulnerability signatures exist in PAN-OS content. In order to protect users against these exploits, usage of a "strict" vulnerability protection policy can assist and is recommended. At the very minimum, ensuring signatures are enabled with preventative action against critical severity signatures is necessary. A strict stance on vulnerability protection profiles will help prevent exploit kit exposure, and help keep external facing web servers safe from exploitation of known vulnerabilities.
Some potentially relevant signatures include the exploit-kit labeled signatures (see Reference 1 below), Malware XOR Obfuscation Detection, Microsoft Windows OLE Remote Code Execution, Malicious PE Detection, and JavaScript Obfuscation Detection.
Additionally, as JavaScript is an unsupported file type for file blocking, it is beneficial to investigate actions on signatures 39002 and 39003, which inspect for the presence of JavaScript files within SMTP flows.
In order to improve security posture we recommend creating an exception for the threat ID's below. Setting them to "deny" which would block traffic matching these signatures.
However, we recommend testing in your environment prior with an "alert" setting to ensure legitimate traffic is not blocked, although there are not many legitimate uses for .js files sent in an email.
For more data regarding available Vulnerability signatures, please reference ThreatVault 2.0.
(Exploit kit and phishing vulnerability profile categories | Vulnerability Protection Profiles)
2) To prevent the delivery of malicious payloads, PAN-OS has an Anti-Virus scanning engine which can inspect supported protocols on which viral content most commonly is transferred, including: http, smtp, imap, pop3, ftp, and smb. Ensuring an Anti-Virus profile with preventative action is assigned to any Security rule which permits traffic that is commonly targeted (Web browsing to the internet, and email access for example) should ideally have an Anti-Virus profile assigned to it with preventative actions configured for both the Action and Wildfire-Action column for protocols on which it is supported. (See the Prevention - Dynamic Updates section for details on what the difference is). (Antivirus Profiles)
3) URL Filtering can be configured to block access to URLs in suspicious categories such as Malware/Phishing/Unknown/Dynamic DNS/Proxy-avoidance/Questionable/Parked, which will prevent a host from reaching out via HTTP to a web server Palo Alto Networks has seen host suspicious content/malware. (From the Experts: URL filtering implementation and troubleshooting )
4) Use the File Blocking functionality of the PAN-OS appliance. PAN-OS is capable of identifying supported file types in data streams and taking action depending on how you have them configured. One common tactic of ransomware (and malware authors in general) is to stand up new infrastructure for delivery, use it for a short amount of time, and then retire it. This prevents reputational based filtering, as by the time security vendors can classify infrastructure as known malicious, clever threat actors have retired it and are operating elsewhere. One solution to this is to combine File Blocking of common malicious payload types (such as Flash, PDF, Executable, and Office documents) with a security rule with the Service/URL Category set to "Unknown" and the destination being the public internet. This effectively prevents transfer of common payload types regardless of AV detection simply because your PAN-OS device does not know the source of the file.
Please note that policy changes of this type should be carefully configured to ensure legitimate traffic is not impacted. As Palo Alto Networks cannot scan company intranet sites, it is important to make sure the URL filtering logs for Unknown category activity are reviewed before enacting a block of this kind to prevent causing a service outage for internal users. Creating custom URL categories for sites that are not currently categorized currently by the Palo Alto Networks firewall can prepare you for this step.
Additionally, it may also be relevant to consider blocking certain file types over SMTP, since a significant portion of Ransomware campaigns leverage phishing emails with malicious attachments as an infection vector.
Relevant file types include: All PE file types (exe, cpl, dll, ocx, sys, scr, drv, efi, fon, pif), HLP, LNK, CHM, BAT, VBE.
Blocking or alerting on encrypted file types can also assist in reducing exposure (encrypted-zip).
Alerting on all file types that are not blocked for visibility and log analysis can be useful.
(Tips from the Field: File blocking profile)
5) Some variants of ransomware reach out to external infrastructure to receive data (such as input from stated infrastructure to generate encryption keys to encrypt your files); as such, it is important to configure an Anti-Spyware profile with a "strict" setting and ensure that it is applied to security rules in which traffic egresses to the public internet.
(Anti-Spyware Profiles)
Additionally, the Anti-Spyware profile contains actions for when Suspicious DNS Queries are detected. The Anti-Virus and Wildfire content contains a list of domains Palo Alto Networks has identified as being potentially associated with malicious traffic; network administrators can block DNS requests to these domains with this profile, or choose to sinkhole the traffic to an internal IP address they have configured for further analysis. Truly dedicated administrators will see the potential here to do some interesting configuration; once one has hijacked DNS and redirected it to a sinkhole, standing up a web server at that IP address can allow the administrator to inspect what may have resulted from a successful DNS lookup. (How to Configure DNS Sinkhole | How to Verify DNS Sinkhole Function is Working | Video Tutorial: How to Configure DNS Sinkhole)
6) If licensed, Wildfire submissions should be configured to allow submission of supported file types to the Wildfire cloud for evaluation. This will allow the Palo Alto Networks firewall to identify new malware variants, create a signature for them, and deliver them in our content updates (See the Prevention - Dynamic Updates section for details on content delivery) (Submit Files for WildFire Analysis | Wildfire Configuration, Testing, and Monitoring )
7) PAN-OS supports the usage of External Dynamic Lists for use in a security rule to prevent communication with destinations based on external reputational sources. While Palo Alto Networks does not currently curate their own list of approved sources, there is an aggregated list of resources for customer consumption available here. (Use a Dynamic Block List in Policy | How to Configure Dynamic Block List (DBL) or External Block List (EBL) )
8) Usage of SSL Decryption is an important factor to consider when implementing best practices; none of the above preventions can occur if the data streams traversing the firewall are encrypted and cannot be decrypted for inspection. Anti-Virus inspection will not function on HTTPS streams or encrypted email; URL Filtering is best effort against the common name/SNI on the certificate assigned to the web server; File Blocking cannot occur if PAN-OS cannot identify files due to the protocol they are traversing being encrypted; Wildfire submissions cannot occur if PAN-OS cannot identify supported file types for forwarding due to the protocol they are traversing being encrypted; Vulnerability and Spyware profiles cannot inspect and compare traffic against known signatures if the traffic is encrypted. This makes SSL decryption an integral part of ensuring a network does not have blind spots. (SSL decryption resource list)
9) As much as possible, allow specific application in the security rule. If possible, consider blocking 'unknown-tcp' and 'unknown-udp' traffic and create custom applications for internal applications if needed.
10) AutoFocus (autofocus.paloaltonetworks.com) can be used to better understand the behavior patterns of a particular variant of ransomware. When ransomware detonates, the artifacts it generates both on the host and network side are often unique enough to help identify which type of ransomware it is; this can include file extension of the encrypted files, format of the ransom notes that are left with recovery instructions, and C2 traffic to external web hosts, just to name a few. Reviewing common ransomware family tags in AutoFocus can illustrate what is unique to what variant and can help users understand what each variant looks like. Being armed with this knowledge will make a network administrator better armed to address a potential infection.
AutoFocus can also lend context as to what ransomwares are targeting which organizations, industries, or their peers. This can allow some measure of pro-active data gathering prior to any incident and better prepare administrators to strengthen their defenses in preparation for any future attack.
One might even combine AutoFocus indicators of compromise with other PAN-OS preventative functions like External Dynamic Lists to help increase their security posture. (Tips & Tricks: AutoFocus FAQ | Tips & Tricks: How to Use AutoFocus (with video) )
Along with properly configuring PAN-OS security profiles, ensuring that the latest content is available on the device will help keep a network safe from the latest threats. (Manage Content Updates)
Palo Alto Networks provides content in numerous forms:
As a closing note, it is worth mentioning that backups are the best defense against serious impact on a network that has been infected by ransomware. So long as up-to-date and secured backup data is available, remediation after infection will have significantly less strain on afflicted parties and organizations.
So my Q is how can I block js file into zip file.?
Very nice article.Peter hit the dot though. A lot of my issue are .JS files coming in through .zip file. The threat ID shown is: 52004, but I cannot simply tell it to block on that ID, as all .zip files show this ID.Any suggestions?
Hello Peter and Gabriel,
we have just re-published signature that was temporarily disabled, in content update 590 we re-enabled signatures 39002 and 39003 that should detect .js files sent via email (zipped or not). Default action on both signatures is "alert", you can change it to "block" in order to block such communication.
Please note, email will still have to go through from sender to the firewall (but not to the recepient) because blocking email before it has been fully transmitted can cause sender to retransmit believing communication was erroneously interrupted; therefore we allow sender to complete communication and we return response 5.4.1 (acess denied) to the sender.


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Few young ladies have personified teenage angst as well as Angela Chase did in "My So-Called Life." Her flannels, boots and mismatched prints provided us with the perfect way to express our adolescent moodiness. And don't even get us started on her blunt bob.
Fortunately, the actress behind the role, Claire Danes, has turned into quite the chic grown woman over the years. Besides being a '90s style icon (in our opinion, at least), the Manhattan-born blonde went on to have a critically-acclaimed film and television career, study at Yale, marry her dreamy co-star Hugh Dancy and give birth to a baby boy. Oh, and have you heard of a little show she's on called "Homeland"?
In honor of Claire's 34th birthday on April 12, we're taking a look back at the star's style over the years. Click through the slideshow and tell us which looks are your favorites. You've come a long way, Angela.
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BEIJING, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG), a leading new media company in China ("Phoenix New Media", "ifeng" or the "Company"), today announced that it held its 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") on November 16, 2017. All of the resolutions proposed at the AGM were duly passed by the shareholders. Among others, the shareholders have passed resolutions approving the election of Ms. Betty Yip Ho, the Company's chief financial officer, as a director of the Company upon retirement of Mr. Ya Li as a director at the AGM and the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP as independent auditor of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
The board of directors of the Company would like to thank the shareholders for their ongoing support.
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Brian Wood's "Northlanders" Method
"Northlanders" writer Brian Wood has an entire bookshelf dedicated to Vikings.
If you glance through Wood's library, you'll find titles from your typical non-fiction research books like "Gods and Myths of Northern Europe" by HR Ellis Davidson and "Collapse" by Jared Diamond to some of his favorite fictional Viking stories like "Vinland" and "Magnus" by George Mackay Brown. "I'm a big research guy," said Wood. "I say I have OCD when it comes to research, and everybody laughs. It's funny, but I'm not really kidding about it. I really over-research to the point where my wife has to tell me to stop buying books.
"It wasn't until I was writing the book that it sort of dawned on me how much cultural stuff there was and how important and cool it was, also how little I knew," Wood told CBR News about the acclaimed Vertigo series. "I thought I was cool because I knew that Vikings didn't actually have horns on their helmets and I knew some things about how they built their boats. As time goes on, my appreciation keeps on growing. The whole research thing is a huge point of pride for me, even though I make fun of myself for doing it. There's a commitment to this book that I don't think most people really get, because no one sees the stack of books with a thousand post-it notes sticking out of it next to my desk."
"I haven't read every single book all the way through," he continued. "There are books that sit here until I can use them. I have something here called 'The Viking Art of War.' It's an encyclopedia, almost. I barely cracked that book until I wrote Issue 17, the battle issue with all the staffs and shields. At that point, I opened the book and made good use of it. There are a lot of books here that I know I'll eventually use for stories."
This month, "Northlanders" joins the exclusive library of Vertigo titles to hit issue #25 and Wood couldn't be happier. "'Northlanders' is my favorite book to write right now," he said. "The reason for that is how it's structured as stand-alone stories. I never get a chance to get bored. I never get a chance to get lazy. Each time I start a story, what I'm really doing is [launching] the book over again. I'm starting from scratch; it's a new story and new characters. That's how I treat it. I never try to view it as arcs in a book; I view it as separate books. Whatever I learn from writing one story I can then apply to the second one and make it better. In theory, each 'Northlanders' story should be better than the one previous, if I'm doing my job right. It's a great way to always keep it fresh, to never get bored, to cover a lot of ideas that I couldn't in a book like 'DMZ' that has a cast of characters and a single story thread. I can deviate a bit, but nowhere near as much as I can in Northlanders. That book is a real pleasure to write."
"Northlanders" #25 is part five in the series; current "The Plague Widow" story, which centers around a widow and her child attempting to simultaneously brave and survive both a plague-ridden village and one nasty winter. While many poignant moments occur within the storyline, for Wood, it's all about the characters. "'Northlanders,' for all its genre high-concept of Vikings, it's really about the characters themselves," he said. "I don't expect anybody to understand living in a plague. Some reviewers draw comparisons to swine flu, but really we should be so lucky to get swine flu. [Laughs] I don't see a lot of connection there; I don't expect any readers to empathize with seeing somebody die of the plague in front of you. I feel like that sort of struggle, even if it's to a lesser degree, that feeling of hopelessness, feeling like the world is against you, is a universal theme. That's what Hilda's going through. There's going to be a lot of worse things that are going to happen. I keep forgetting that there are only four issues after I've written seven of them. I called this one a 'survival-horror' story and the whole horror aspect of it is yet to come."
Perhaps surprisingly, for all the titles in the writer's massive library of Viking research material, Wood tells CBR that "The Plague Widow" is likely the "Northlanders" story least based on actual events. "'The Plague Widow' is actually the least historical one of the bunch," said Wood. "I remember I came across a few quotes about these Volga River Vikings. They were cool to read. They're super tall and blonde and filthy, they all wash their faces in the same bowl of water and it's nasty, so there's some fun quotes there. I thought that was interesting. I researched some more and immediately it began to appeal to me, because I like cold weather, I like the extreme stuff. I like putting characters through extreme conditions like that. This is something that I hadn't even begun to touch on in 'Northlanders.' It's pretty much taken place in Britain, and I had never gone that Far East. I had some notes from a book that I had wanted to write about the actual black plague, but I had abandoned that because there are an awful lot of books about the black plague. I took those notes and applied them to the story here, but aside from that, this plague that happened in the story wasn't a real plague that happened. I mean, it's hard to say because I'm sure there are hundreds of unrecorded ones, but it's not based on anything. The location of their city isn't based on anything. All the clothes and the buildings are all accurate, but as far as history goes, there's no crossover with any of the actual historical events. It's a little bit different, and each 'Northlanders' story is different in that way, this one is just on a less historical timeline than others."
After "The Plague Widow," Wood intends to mix things up a bit with a story basis unlike anything the series has seen thus far, and it's quite a shift for the writer as well. "Coming up is the aesthetic of black Viking heavy metal music applied to the story," said Wood. "The story itself isn't about music, it's not about anybody playing music, but it's whatever aesthetic you find in that music placed into a story set in the actual time. It's a big shift for me, and it's slightly tongue-in-cheek because some of those lyrics are pretty over the top. I like to describe it as the story about Norse Mythological Fundamentalism – it's extremely heavy pagan shit, which I don't really do. Most of my stories have been about Paganism changing into Christianity. This is hardcore Paganism. We're going to be announcing the artist of that, which I think will be well received."
As for the future arcs of "Northlanders" beyond that, Wood was relatively tight lipped, but he was able to reveal a few plans that he'd like to see come to fruition, even if they aren't solidly planned out at this point. "One of them that's going to require a lot of research, even more than I already do, is the Viking siege of Paris," he said. "Who knew? I didn't know about that! Even after researching Vikings for a couple years, it came as news to me. There's obviously a story there, I just have to figure it out."
Looking even further into the future of Wood's continuing Viking short story epic, the writer is quick to admit that he doesn't have a planned end date for his favorite title – and he didn't when he pitched it. "There's no ending to 'Northlanders,'" he said. "There isn't one. My pitch explained the whole concept behind these separate stories. I just wrote out ideas for three years worth of stories – five arcs, five separate stories – and crossed my fingers and hoped that was cool. The more research I do, the more ideas I have. My big fear is that something will happen and I won't be able to write them all."
While he doesn't plan to wrap "Northlanders" any time soon, Wood does have one very concrete plan for his final story. "There's a very famous expedition settlement in Greenland that literally vanished off the map," he explained. "They were there one year and they weren't there the next. There are a lot of theories as to what actually happened. Where did they go? That's a story that I'm going to tell, but I've marked that as the final one I'm going to tell. When the series ends, that's what I'm going to end with."
If you'd like to read a few of the books on Brian Wood's research bookshelf, check out these titles, both fiction and non-fiction, recommended by the creator of "Northlanders" himself.
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"Vinland" and "Magnus" by George Mackay Brown
"The Ice-Shirt" by William T. Vollman
"Eaters Of The Dead" by Michael Crichton
"Conscience Of The King" by Alfred Duggan
"Viking" Trilogy by Tim Severin
"Queen Emma and the Vikings" by Harriet O'Brien
"Gods and Myths of Northern Europe" by HR Ellis Davidson
"1066: The Year Of The Conquest" by David Howarth
"Wars Of The Irish Kings" by David Willis McCullough
"The Viking Art Of War" by Paddy Griffith
"Collapse" by Jared Diamond
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Prof. Dr. Knut Drescher
Curriculum Vitae
Knut Drescher
Abitur, Altes Gymnasium Bremen, 2002
Master of Physics, University of Oxford, 2007
PhD (biophysics), DAMTP, University of Cambridge, 2010
Postdoc (biophysics), University of Cambridge, 2010-2011
Postdoc (molecular biology), Princeton University, 2011-2014
Head of the Max Planck Research Group "Bacterial Biofilms" at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, since 11/2014.
Professor of Biophysics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, since 10/2015.
Research area: Bacterial Biofilms
The lab focuses on understanding collective bacterial behaviors, using biofilm formation and swarming as model systems. Bacterial biofilms are surface-associated bacterial communities that are held together by an extracellular matrix. Cells within these communities are highly resistant to antibiotics and display strong phenotypic heterogeneity. Using microscopy, molecular biology techniques, and mathematical modeling, we study how bacteria form these complex multicellular biofilm communities, and how biofilms affect bacterial ecology.
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Recent Selected Publications
L. Vidakovic, P.K. Singh, R. Hartmann, C.D. Nadell, K. Drescher (2017) Dynamic biofilm architecture confers individual and collective mechanisms of viral protection. Nature Microbiology 3, 26-31. (abstract)
P.K. Singh, S. Bartalomej, R. Hartmann, H. Jeckel, L. Vidakovic, C.D. Nadell, K. Drescher (2017) Vibrio cholerae combines individual and collective sensing to trigger biofilm dispersal. Current Biology 27, 1-8. (abstract)
C.D. Nadell, K. Drescher, K.R. Foster (2016) Spatial structure, cooperation, and competition in biofilms. Nature Reviews Microbiology 14, 589-600. (abstract)
K. Drescher, J. Dunkel, C.D. Nadell, S. van Teeffelen, I. Grnja, N.S. Wingreen, H.A. Stone, B.L. Bassler (2016) Architectural transitions in Vibrio cholerae biofilms at single-cell resolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113, E2066-E2072. (abstract)
A. Persat, C.D. Nadell, K.M. Kim, F. Ingremeau, A. Siryaporn, K. Drescher, N.S. Wingreen, B.L. Bassler, Z. Gitai, H.A. Stone (2015) The mechanical world of bacteria. Cell 161, 988-997. (abstract)
C.D. Nadell, K. Drescher, N.S. Wingreen, B.L. Bassler (2015) Extracellular matrix structure governs invasion resistance in bacterial biofilms. ISME Journal 9, 1700-1709. (abstract)
K. Drescher, C.D. Nadell, H.A. Stone, N.S. Wingreen, B.L. Bassler (2014) Solutions to the public goods dilemma in bacterial biofilms. Current Biology 24, 50-55. (abstract)
K. Drescher, Y. Shen, B.L. Bassler, H.A. Stone (2013) Biofilm streamers cause catastrophic disruption of flow with consequences for environmental and medical systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110, 4345-4350. (abstract)
C.D. Nadell, V. Bucci, K. Drescher, S.A. Levin, B.L. Bassler, J.B. Xavier (2013) Cutting through the complexity of cell collectives. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280, 20122770. (abstract)
K. Drescher, J. Dunkel, L.H. Cisneros, S. Ganguly, R.E. Goldstein (2011) Fluid dynamics and noise in bacterial cell-cell and cell-surface interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, 10940-10945. (abstract)


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Blind Jacks Journey
Blind Jacks Journey
Dream House Volume 1.1 (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 12"
↳ deep and atmospheric house & techno
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The one that started it all for Blind Jacks... Dream House 1.1 was originally released back in 2012 as the debut release for the now cult-favorite BJJ label. This 12" would open up the worm-hole of underground house and techno with four blissful tracks from super under-the-radar producers brought to the light by the Blind Jacks crew. Check the chilled acid flavors of Jimini's "Dream 1.1," the deep chug of St. Savor's "Savor's Dream," subterranean techno from Plas Vegas, and Flyypost's "Under The Bed." This is the second repress (and possibly the last) so don't miss it this time around!
- 2014 repress on yellow vinyl
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My Comic Book Shoppe – Greg's Comics
I was going to write a post about the place where I buy comics, and I'm still going to, but I decided to expand it as well. Read on!
I have mentioned before that I purchase my weekly books at Greg's Comics. It's not actually because the name of the store is my name, in case you're wondering. I live basically at the same intersection as Greg's Comics, which is on the northwest corner of Alma School Road and Guadalupe Road in Mesa, Arizona. I live in the housing development on the southeastern corner of the intersection, so I can easily ride my bike to the shop. Even if I didn't live that close, I'd still go to Greg's. It's a cool place.
When I moved to Arizona in 2001, I started buying comics at Atomic, mainly because they were the store I found first. I like Atomic (and I'm planning to write about them in the future), but I eventually discovered Greg's and decided to shop there. I had a few reasons for it. I prefer, if I can, to patronize small businesses, and although Atomic is just a local store as well, it's still a chain and the owner is chums with Joey Q, so it feels a bit more corporate. If Atomic was a phenomenally better store than Greg's, I'd definitely go there, but it's not. Howard, the owner of Greg's (the namesake of the store apparently helped him get it started but then bailed), pretty much gives everyone who shops there a 20% discount. So it's cheaper to buy there than at Atomic. And, as I've mentioned in my monthly "Flippin' Through Previews" posts, Howard gives Previews out for free, which is very handy. Howard often doesn't order the really odd stuff, because it doesn't sell, so if I didn't order it, I wouldn't read it. As I've grown out of superhero stuff, it's helpful to be able to read Previews to see what else is out there. I know it's not a perfect system, but it works for me, and I appreciate that I can read Previews for free. As usual, I urge you to ask your retailer if you can read Previews for free, or at least at cost ($3). If you order enough out of it, they're making their money back easily.
I like the atmosphere at Greg's as well. It's a stereotypical comics shoppe in many ways (unlike Atomic, which is much sleeker), in that it's packed with comics and toys, there's little room to maneuver, the long boxes look like something out of a garage, and it feels like there ought to be a "Geeks Only" sign in the window. It's a false stereotype, to a large degree – Howard and Robert, the other guy who works at the store, are extremely helpful when non-regulars come in the store – but it does often feel that way. There are the regulars, who stand around arguing about minutiae of comic-bookdom, and it's somewhat cave-like, in that it's dark and the windows are papered up with comics posters. This is, however, quite functional – if you've ever been to the AZ, where the sun is only two miles above the surface of the planet, you know that you need to block any large space that allows light in. But it adds to the somewhat dark atmosphere in the store. I happen to like it, but then I may be one of those geeks you hear about who never get to see women naked.
(That's Howard in the top picture, counting in his order. Robert is in the bottom picture.)
Greg's has a ton of back issues, in an age where back issues seem to be going the way of the dodo. Howard prices them well, too – you can always find cheap comics there, plus you get the discount on top of it. He does a cool thing, too – he bundles up issues that "go" together and sells them at a discount – you can find mini-series and long runs of ongoing titles that would be difficult to get if you were buying the issues individually, and they're not that expensive. It's a fairly handy way to find something without buying the trades, especially if the stuff hasn't been collected (which is true for quite a bit of what he puts out). He has plenty of trades around the store, and he always has a "half-price" box or two where you can find some good bargains. One thing he doesn't stock is manga. The customer base at Greg's is pretty standard DC-and-Marvel superhero fans (his biggest sellers these days are New Avengers and JLA), and they have no interest in manga. He orders it for me when I write it down on my form (the one I make myself, as Previews no longer includes one in the catalog), but it's not a place you're going to find them lined up. He'd have them if his customers wanted them, but they don't.
(This is new comics day. They're all laid out on the tables, which is ridiculously lo-tech but somewhat charming.)
So that's my comic book store. It's been there for 16 years, and Howard does all right for himself. He goes to toy fairs and the San Diego con, because he has a lot of pre-1970s stuff that he doesn't display at the store (he has a few on the walls, but it's a tiny percentage of his stock), so he makes extra money that way. He has only one employee, after all (Robert has been there almost as long as he has), so he doesn't have a ton of expenditures in that area. It's a cool place to shop, and I often go there on the weekend to bullshit with Robert, because it's fun to vent about comics, isn't it?
As I mentioned at the top, I decided to expand this idea a bit. So I'm asking you, the readers, to write about your comic book stores as well. I'd like to make this a regular feature, depending on the response I get. If you buy your comics at a store instead of cheating and getting them on-line (yeah, I'm looking at you, Bill Reed), tell us about the store. My e-mail address is email@example.com. Send me an account of your store, and if you want to send me some photographs, that's cool too. You can write as much or as little as you like, and if the store has a web site, you can send that along too (Greg's does not have one, because Howard doesn't want one). If nobody responds, I'll just write about comic book stores I happen to go to, and as I can foresee only a few places I'm going to travel in the next few months, the stores I visit will be few and far between. But it would be more fun if you participate!
To finish, I always feel weird about linking to my other blog, but it's time for my annual round-up of how my daughter is doing, so if you're interested in reading about her progress, head on over! It's worth it just to see how cute the kids are! Just ignore the fat man at the bottom of the post!
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text: The New England based Atlas Piano Trio prides itself on being a trans-atlantic ensemble that presents historically-informed performances of the trio canon as well as music of the current century. Being portrayed as "Gary, the all-American boy next door; Ignacy, the mellow, kind and good-humored Slav; and Cihan, the dark and serious Turk," the Drozdoff Society's Impromptu! Classical Music Series further described their distinctive personalities coming together for a "powerful and riveting performance". The trio was born out of friendship and passion for chamber music during their doctoral studies within the Hartt School's honors chamber music program 2020, a fellowship that enriches the collaboration of its students through intensive chamber music study, innovative programing and community engagement. The Atlas Trio has performed throughout New England, including performances at the historic Lyric Hall in New Haven, CT, and the Amadeus Piano Company in Stamford, CT. They have fervently embraced the historically-informed performance practice movement, continuing to apply principles from historical treatises to their interpretations of the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. They currently embarked on a project to record Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 1 No. 3, on gut strings and combining both the earliest sources with the later arranged String Quintet in C minor Op. 104 by the composer. They are passionate about discovering historical pianos, actively seeking various private and public collections, such as the Fredrick Piano Collection in Massachusetts (where they have been invited to perform in the Summer of 2018).


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Over a decade a go Michael Landy destroyed all of his possessions. Over a two week period, a total of 7,227 items, including Landy's car and a jacket of his fathers were dismantled, smashed, pulped, and granulated. The art installation, known as 'Break Down' was a brief sensation and made headlines across the world. It also made quite an impression on a small, mousey haired 14 year old from Bristol, i.e. me. Ever since I have endeavoured to keep my consumerist tendencies in check. I attempt to fix things that are broken, sometimes with success, and try to refrain from buying things that I don't truly need, however swanky they might look (apart form scarves, I fear that I am a lost cause in this respect). I also to try to make sure that I don't become too attached to any of the items that I do buy, possessions after all just being inanimate objects, and I thought I was doing pretty well at this, that was until last week when I lost my water bottle.
Now I'm going to start by stating that this wasn't just any water bottle. It was a 1 litre nalgene, an (almost) indestructible, chalice of hydration, well known to anyone who has spent any time an inconvenient distance away from a tap and cup. It had been everywhere with me for the past 6 years; down rivers, through jungles, on snowy mountain tops in blizzards, on beaches, and dive boats, and it had the scars, or rather the stickers, to prove it. Most importantly the place it spent the most of its time was on my desk, where it provided not just refreshment but a reminder that while I might spend an inordinate amount of time beavering away at a computer or in the laboratory, the next adventure was just around the corner. This water bottle was not just sentiment for the past, it symbolised future ventures that would then, in time, become part of the sentiment themselves.
It seems that by making sure that I buy single good quality items and then by taking care of them, by attempting to avoid, quite literally, 'buying into' the chronically disposable culture that we all live in, each purchase then becomes both personalised and personal. On reflection I realised that I had one particular type of possession where this issue has become chronic, you've guessed it, it's my outdoor gear. I made a mental check list of those thing which I would be truly heartbroken if I lost, see below, and as you'll see it's fairly extensive. It seems that for now I'm going to have to resign myself to the fact that for better or for worse my kit will always be much, much more than stuff to me.
Shorts – These are made from recycled plastic bottles and I think they look super cool, others have disagreed. Have been on all of my kayaking adventures and went of my first dive trip with me. Hard wearing – had them for 5 years.
Scarf – This is the first thing I ever knitted. I helped shear the alpacas from which the wool came from, while I was in NZ. It is a jumble of holes, different stitches and tensions. One end is twice the width of the other and it took me around 5 months to finish. It is also INCREDIBLY itchy, but I love it.
Green Jacket (Mum's) – This coat is so old (purchased circa 1985) that the brand doesn't exist any more. It is incredibly hard wearing and super warm. Synthetic so unlike my down jacket it doesn't matter if it gets wet. Blends in well with the english countryside, but stands out like a sore (and septic) thumb if you wear it in Paris in January.
Sarong – Purchased from the Body Shop in a sale over a decade ago, this beauty has been everywhere and done everything and now as a consequence looks distinctly threadbare. I am hoping that it keeps going for a decade more.
Backpack – I will at heart always be a rucksack rather than a handbag kind of girl. I always have one daysack that goes everywhere with me, to work, to the shops and up mountains. The last one only got scrapped because the bottom fell out and this one is almost at the 4 year mark.
Boots – These boots have kept my feet warm and dry for four years. They are now on their last legs and I am attempting to get them re-soled as part of 'PROJECT FIX'


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Fairytales for Managers
Management-Workshops by Xenia Busam
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Great person, great voice, great concept!"
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Do you know the fairy tale of "The Frog King"?
Do you know that the frog does not get a kiss but is thrown against the wall with full strength and great power?
And moreover, do you know why the frog is smacked against the wall?
Only because the king´s daughter finally realizes that she is obliged to protect her own boundaries!!!
"This disgusting creature shall not come into my bed – my bed is mine and only mine."
During your career (professional life), how often have you had a desire to smack someone against the wall - be it client, customer, colleague, or employee – because he or she ignored your very own boundaries again and again, intruded into your very own sphere!
What a delightful happening to simply smack a slimy and disgusting SOMEBODY against the wall with all your strength!
What a force - what a flourish – what a noise – what a satisfaction!
BUT: You shall not do anything like that - most certainly not in real life!
How does it feel to take one´s own boundaries for granted? Actually, what possibilities are there to protect them?
In fairyland, all participants have a chance to just try and test how to enlarge their own range of action.
It is not only the topic of "boundaries" – there are ever so many applications. For each fairytale has a theme of its own.
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Make use of my experience to give your event a practical input in a creative way: Give relief and relaxation to a tightly planned course.
In the mirror world of fairyland, you find the unique opportunity to look at your own world of work from different angles – to closely look at it without being bared: It is ONLY a fairytale.


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I was so tired of looking at all the fun parties online and not being able to replicate my favorite parts. I wanted a place where you could look at the party and find step by step directions on how to make all the cool elements or where you could go and buy the items.
As I threw more and more parties, and blogged more and more about them, I began to have a bit of an understanding that I didn't just want to make all my parties special for my kids and family. I wanted to make every day special.
So my blog began to evolve a little. I started trying to find ways to make every day moments matter. I wanted my kids to look back on their child hood and realize they had a wonderful time with family moments that they could remember forever.
When I come back on Friday, I hope I'll have lots of great ideas and experiences to share with you. So together, we can find ways to make lots of memories and traditions are kids will remember and love.
Check out all our fun moments this week on Instagram if you are looking for some Stay-cation Inspiration!


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Well, here's a few pix of some of the cool custom framing I've done recently.
First is the Tiki God frame for this John Rafferty print of "Lady's Night at Trader Vic's".
Then we have some shots of the framing we've done for Miss D'jo at Lark Tattoo in Westbury. She's an amazingly talented tattoo artist, and a french Canadian, thus the Jersey. We also did the two collages of magazine articles about her, and the needlepoint above the mirror. It says-
"Why don't you put Hope in one hand, and shit in the other, and see which one fills up first"! We love her!Then we have an original mixed media piece by our buddy, Jimbo, also of Lark Tattoo.


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Polyglot Persistence - using the best DB for the job - Ryan Boyd
Sometimes you need to store columns and rows. Sometimes you need to store massive documents. Sometimes you need to store relationship-focused data best represented in a graph. For many applications, it's better to choose an appropriate database instead of force-fitting your data into a single form. This is the theory behind Polyglot Persistence.
This session will walk the audience through a PHP app which takes advantage of MySQL, MongoDB and Neo4j for different types of data, explaining the data architecture and pipeline. We'll use the native PHP drivers for MySQL and MongoDB, the Neo4j HTTP API, and the Mongo Connector with the Neo4j Doc Manager for syncing data from the document-centric MongoDB to the relationship-centric Neo4j.
By the end of the session, you'll understand when each type of database is best used, how to use each from PHP and how to make the cost-benefit calculation of single vs multiple types of datastores.


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How to Choose a Flashlight
I know that many of you know a lot about flashlights. Some of you probably know more than I do, which is great. I'm here to learn things as well. That said, I wanted to share what I know, since I also know that many of you guys do not know very much about flashlights.
|The tiny Preon 1 is great for every day carry (EDC)
but lacks the brightness of larger flashlights.
First of all, it's important to understand a few simple things that are true with all forms of technology, not just with flashlights. With a given technology, the more functionality that an object has, the larger it is going to be, although there can be exceptions. If you want a flashlight that mimics the brightness of the sun, it will probably be too large to carry in your pocket easily. Likewise, if you want a teeny tiny little flashlight that you can carry around with you without even noticing that it's on your person, then it will not be the brightest light on the market. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that you have to pick the right tool for the job in order to minimize the weight that you'll be carrying around with you.
So, first ask yourself, what will you be using this flashlight for? Will it be for every day carry? Will it be for work? Will it be for emergency use?
|The Quark 123, at 174 lumens,
is MUCH brighter than a Maglite.
Asking yourself these questions will help you determine what sort of flashlight you will need; whether it needs to be small and light, or whether it can be larger and heavier. It will help you determine how bright the light needs to be, how far it needs to shine, even what battery it should use.
Ok, so, what should I get already?
Well, I should mention one more thing. How much money are you willing to spend? We all know that quality comes at a price. The cheaper things cost, the cheaper they are in their quality, usually. You usually have to spend a little more to get a quality item. You don't have to spend a ridiculous amount of money, but you can't be cheap either.
If you aren't into flashlights but are reading this in anticipation of making a purchase, I will say that you probably need to spend a little more than you would have normally thought to get a quality flashlight. Sure, you can go with a $15 Maglite, but you'll get about 1/10th of the light of a $50 Quark 123. Was it worth going the less expensive route? Probably not.
So, after having acknowledged that you might have to spend a couple more bucks than you initially wanted to, and after having figured out what you need the light for, lets get into some helpful tips about flashlight choices, starting the most important part of the flashlight. The...
|The LED emitter is clearly seen on this Preon 2.
LED flashlights can come in an array of multiple LED's or they can have one brighter, single LED. For maximum light output, maximum efficiency and the most perfect beam pattern, I recommend getting a single LED flashlight. Who wouldn't want the most...
We all want bright flashlights. The brightness of a flashlight is generally measured in lumens. A lumen measures how much light is contained within a certain area. When talking about flashlights, lumens measure how much total light is put out by a light source. In order to keep this explanation simple and as non-technical as possible, I will not give you a scientific definition of a lumen. If you want one, click here. Instead, I will help you get a feel for how much a lumen really is, practically speaking.
Let's compare some everyday objects with their respective average lumen values:
Candle - 13 lumens
AA Powered Maglite - 15 lumens
Car Headlight - 700 lumens
100 Watt Incandescent Light Bulb - 1750 lumens
Since lumens measure total light output, notice that candles and light bulbs have a very high lumen rating, but they don't seem that bright. This is because the light from a candle or bulb is not directed in any particular direction, but is emitted in all directions.
What is it that directs the light from an emitter towards that which you want to illuminate? It is the...
|The Maelstrom G5 has a deep, smooth reflector.
What are these types of reflectors good for, again?
A shallow, textured reflector will give a wide, soft beam pattern, whereas a deep, smooth reflector will have a more concentrated beam pattern. A wide beam pattern is great for up-close lighting while a concentrated beam pattern lets you illuminate far-away objects. So again, what kind of jobs do you need your flashlight to help you with? What kind of reflector do you need?
There are some things that will give you some multi-purpose use with your light. They are the...
Lighting Modes
Lighting modes give you versatility with your flashlight. They are the different ways in which the flashlight gives off light. Lighting modes usually dim the flashlight, letting you choose how much light you need in a given situation; this also helps conserve battery life. Certain lighting modes flash the emitter, giving you a Strobe mode, an S.O.S. mode or a Beacon mode, which can also be useful.
To give you a properly bright flashlight that lasts for a long time, you also need to choose the correct...
|The CR123A battery is great for powering flashlights.
You choice in batteries will determine how bright the flashlight is and how long it will be able to shine for. Your standard AA or AAA batteries are usually alkaline, whereas newer battery designs such as the CR123A or CR2 are lithium cells. Alkaline batteries are less efficient in high-drain applications, such as those in a flashlight, making lithium cells usually the preferred choice.
Batteries are measured in mAh (miliampere-hours: a unit of power), which corresponds to how long of a runtime the flashlight can have. A AA alkaline battery, for example, has about 700 mAh of power, with a AAA alkaline battery having even less. Comparing that to the 1500 mAh that a CR123A battery has, it is a clear choice, as least when it comes to power, which battery is superior.
The CR123A and CR2 lithium cells also output 3.0V vs. the 1.5V of a AA or AAA battery. This increase in voltage lets the flashlight shine brighter. Flashlights that use CR123A or CR2 battery are usually brighter than those which use AA or AAA batteries.
|The Quark MiNi AA² is long and thin
because it uses two AA batteries.
As you can see, choosing the appropriate battery is important. Your choice in batteries will also determine the flashlight's...
Size & Shape
Since the body of the flashlight contains the batteries, the size and shape of a flashlight is partially determined by what type of battery it has to fit. If your battery is short and stout, such as the CR123A, then your flashlight will also be shorter and wider; reference the Quark MiNi 123. If you use a longer, thinner battery such as the AA, then your flashlight will also be long and thin; reference the Quark AA² Tactical. Using multiple batteries, likewise gives you a longer flashlight.
When determining which shape to choose, it is important to ask yourself if size is critical for the application at hand, or if you would rather have a flashlight that is more comfortable to hold. For a commonly used flashlight, I believe that it is important to have one that is easy to hold, so as to minimize it slipping or falling out of your hand.
So, that's just a brief (if you can call it brief) introduction to flashlight selection. There is a lot more that can go into choosing a flashlight, such as the method of turning it on (tailcap vs. twist bezel), the texturing on the outside, methods of carry, etc. but I didn't want to confuse you guys too much. I didn't even begin to get into headlamps...
As an introduction, I hope that this blog post will help you in choosing a flashlight. If there is something that you would like to ask or maybe you have some useful information to share, please feel free to comment on this post.
Take care guys!
Simon - Survival-Pax Team Member
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The islands have 12,291 residents, a fraction of the population of some Montreal-area ridings like Nelligan (80,510 in 2011) or Jacques Cartier (60,065 in 2011).
Magdalen Islands don't deserve separate riding: Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer
Quebec's Chief Electoral Officer is calling for an end to the special legal status that allows the Magdalen Islands to remain a separate riding despite their small population.
The islands have 12,291 residents, a fraction of the population of some Montreal-area ridings like Nelligan (80,510 in 2011) or Jacques Cartier (60,065 in 2011).
The Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ) just tabled a final report with a series of recommendations to make the electoral map more representative of the population.
Îles-de-la-Madeleine is the only riding in Quebec whose boundaries are enshrined in provincial law. The Quebec government gave it that unique status in 1895, after residents signed a petition requesting to be separated from the riding of Gaspé.
The DGEQ considers that "the realities that justified this exceptional status have now changed," and asked the government to reconsider the matter.
The Liberal Member of the National who represents the riding, Germain Chevarie, disagrees with the report, arguing the region is unique because of its remote setting in the Atlantic Ocean and distinctive economy.
The minister responsible for democratic institutions, Rita de Santis, said she is not closing the door to discussion on the subject, but that some ridings are entitled to a unique status.
In March, minorities and municipal leaders in Montreal mobilized to fight the province's new electoral map, even though the DGE said the issue was closed.


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Introducing Monstro!!!
I saw her bringing out tons of equipment and my mind was going
crazy wondering which items were going home with me? She excitedly told me about
the tripod, the big reflectors, the external flash, the light meter, and last
but not least a professional (or what I like to call a "fancy")Camera! When she
said "I am giving all this to you since I don't use it anymore", I almost peed
my pants. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Aunt April, you just HOOKED ME UP! I have no clue how to use the camera and I'm not going to lie it's pretty
intimidating. The camera is big, heavy, & bulky, so I named him Monstro! (it
reminds me of the whale from Pinochio, don't ask me why, it just came to me
lol). Now that I know that I have all the equipment to get this party started
I'm ready to finish my classes and Go Pro!!
When I woke up this morning the only thing on my mind
was to get to the camera store to buy batteries so I can play with my new toy. But I had to
slow my roll because I had a class first. Today was my first day in my wedding
photography class. I think that I'm in love with all of my instructor's lol.
Not really but I'm just in awe of their work and how passionate they are about
it! It's awesome to know that most of the instructors started out as students at
this school and they all have full blown photography businesses and teaching
their techniques is their second job. It's so cool to see how they so openly
share all of their shooting secrets.
I feel like I have learned so much already. I have 2 homework
assignments already. First is for my children photography class to bring in 2
photos of a child; good & bad quality. I will post up with ones I submitted
and let you know the feedback from the teacher. The second assignment is for my
wedding class; take a photo of someone standing, walking, and running towards me
in the middle of the street. So now I have to start begging for one of my Jackz
to be my model…
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Conference Premier club Torquay United have appointed Ex-Stags boss Paul Cox as their new manager after placing his predecessor, Chris Hargreaves, on 'gardening leave'.
Cox arrives at the Launa Windows Stadium following great success as manager of Eastwood Town and then Mansfield Town, earning the Stags a return to the Football League two seasons ago.
As a player, Cox was a tough defender with the likes of Notts County, Halifax Town and Kettering Town, moving into management with Eastwood Town in the Northern Premier League.
Successive promotions with Eastwood caught the attention of bosses at Mansfield and Cox became the new manager at Field Mill in May 2011. It took Cox just two seasons to win the Conference Premier title in a campaign that also saw the Stags reach the FA Cup Third Round, where they took on Liverpool.
His first full season as a manager in the Football League ended in a very respectable mid-table finish before he finally left the club back in November.
The new consortium in charge of Torquay United will unveil their new boss to the media on Thursday morning.


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As the schooners arrived home from the Grand Banks in 1920, word spread among the fishermen that the Americas Cup race off Sandy Hook, NY, had been postponed because of a mere "breeze." The fishermen had contempt for those effete "yachts," which huddled by the docks when the seas ran high.
On 15 July 1940, an unusual vessel docked at the Port of Québec, and a crowd gathered to greet the new arrival. The small craft used for patrolling and transportation on the St. Lawrence River at Québec City, the Jeffy Jan II — rechristened HMC Harbour Craft 54 by the young Canadian Navy during the war — was sent to surveil the ship and its sensitive cargo and passengers. The vessel in question was the prison ship MS Sobieski.
More remarkable was the use of an ice bridge across the St Lawrence River in the winters of 1880-81 and 1881-82, from Hochelaga to Longueuil [Montréal], to carry a standard-gauge railway; from January to March in each of those winters a small train, weighing 60 tons, safely used this unique bridge.
The Confederation Bridge is the longest bridge in the world crossing ice-covered water. The toll bridge spans a 12.9 km stretch of the Northumberland Strait connecting Borden-Carleton, Prince Edward Island, to Cape Jourimain, New Brunswick. Although the bridge would provide a faster and more reliable link to the mainland, the decision to proceed sparked heated debate on the Island. The $840-million bridge opened on 31 May 1997.
One of the 2 earliest railway charters granted in Canada, the Cobourg Rail Road Co was incorporated in 1834 to build a railway from Cobourg northward to Peterborough across Rice Lake. The project was shelved until 1846, when it was revived as the Cobourg and Rice Lake Plank Road and Ferry Co. Samuel Gore built his plank road the 17 km to the lake, but it barely survived the first 2 winters.


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*Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, D.C.; Trinity University, B.A.; Princeton University, Ph.D.; New York University, J.D. The author is grateful to Professor Linda Sugin of Fordham University School of Law for her advice and encouragement.
[ Editors' Note: The Tannenwald Writing Competition is sponsored by The Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship and by The American College of Tax Counsel. Mr. Erwin's paper was awarded first prize in the 2002 competition.]
In my own case the words of such an act as the Income Tax, for example, merely dance before my eyes in a meaningless procession: cross-reference to cross-reference, exception upon exception—couched in abstract terms that offer no handle to seize hold of—leave in my mind only a confused sense of some vitally important, but successfully concealed, purport, which it is my duty to extract, but which is within my power, if at all, only after the most inordinate expenditure of time. I know that these monsters are the result of fabulous industry and ingenuity, plugging up this hole and casting out that net, against all possible evasion; yet at times I cannot help recalling a saying of William James about certain passages of Hegel: that they were no doubt written with a passion of rationality; but that one cannot help wondering whether to the reader they have any significance save that the words are strung together with syntactical correctness.—Learned Hand, speaking about the Tax Code of 1939
In April 2001, the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation presented to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means an exhaustive report on proposals for simplifying the Federal tax system. The purpose of this paper is to examine this "Simplification Study" in light of the widespread and controversial academic debate over tax simplification and to evaluate the effectiveness of the Joint Committee staff's recommendations. Focusing on the particular case of simplification reforms for low income taxpayers, this paper will argue that certain self-imposed restrictions as well as political constraints prevent the Joint Committee from identifying the real causes and effects of complexity in the system. As a result, the Joint Committee staff's recommendations are neither as far-reaching nor as comprehensive as they need to be to alleviate the overwhelming complexity of the current tax regime.
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By Dave Erby |
Queenstown is the gem of the South Island and also a favourite holiday destination for shoe darling of the nation Kathryn Wilson.
It makes sense then that this is the location that hosts the annual Kathryn Wilson Clicquot in the Snow Fashion Show.
This is the sixth year that Kathryn has held this event and it has gained such momentum that it is now one of the hottest events on the fashion calendar with tickets selling out in record time this year.
The show sees the launch of her new Spring/Summer 16 campaign and guests are treated to a fashion extravaganza on the Earnslaw Steamship and promises to be highlight of the Clicquot in the Snow 2016 calendar
Here are some Q & A with the designer herself on the weekend of her catwalk show!
Why are you attracted to Queenstown? It's a mixture of the wonderful people, breathtaking landscape and the great restaurants and bars.
Where is first place you would take visiting family and friends? On board the majestic TSS Earnslaw to visit Walker Peak or to Eichardts Bar for the goats cheese Tapas.
Where are the best places to eat and drink? My favourite places to eat are Botswana Butchery, Madame Woo and Rata and I love the martinis at Bardeaux or the Blue Door in Arrowtown.
Where would we find you when you get a day off after the launch? The Hush Spa – I could stay there for days!
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Michael Benke, M.D., Oscar Vazquez, M.D., and Michael Gross, M.D. specialize in breakthrough cartilage restoration techniques that are vastly improving the lives of our patients by relieving pain and allowing better function. These new procedures aim to stimulate new cartilage growth or to replace or resurface the existing cartilage. Cartilage stimulation techniques include microfracture, Biocartilage (Arthrex) and Cartiform (Arthrex). Cartilage resurfacing techniques include DeNovo NT (Zimmer), Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI), Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation, and Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation. In many cases, these procedures can delay or prevent the onset of arthritis.
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Surgical techniques to repair damaged cartilage are still evolving. It is hoped that as more is learned about cartilage and the healing response, surgeons will be better able to restore an injured joint.
Microfracture is a single-stage, arthroscopic procedure used to treat small, full-thickness cartilage defects. After the cartilage defect is prepared, small drill holes are made in the bone penetrating into the bone marrow elements. These natural growth factors and stem cells enter into the cartilage defect and promote new cartilage growth. Microfracture is most useful for small, full-thickness cartilage defects in younger patients.
Microfracture was developed in the 1980s and while it has been a powerful technique to help treat cartilage defects, recent advances have led to the development of other techniques to enhance microfracture. Biocartilage is a cartilage extracellular matrix made of dehydrated allograft cartilage. This is mixed with platelet rich plasma (PRP); concentrated growth factors obtained from the patient's own blood. This mixture of Biocartilage and PRP is placed in the cartilage defect after microfracture and sealed with fibrin glue. The Biocartilage creates a scaffold and an environment better suited for articular cartilage to form.
Cartiform is an osteochondrol allograft composed on cartilage cells, growth factors, and extracellular matrix proteins. This can be trimmed to size and is anchored into a prepared, full-thickness cartilage defect to promote articular cartilage formation. Both Biocartilage and Cartiform are used in conjunction with microfracture to stimulate more hyaline (articular) cartilage and less fibrocartilage (scar), which is more typical of microfracture alone. Cartiform is often used to treat somewhat larger defects than Biocartilage.
Denovo NT is a particulated, juvenile articular cartilage allograft implant. The cells are placed into a full-thickness cartilage defect and sealed with either fibrin glue or a biologic patch. These cartilage cells then grow and differentiate into the patient's own articular cartilage.
ACI is a two-step procedure in which new cartilage cells are grown and then implanted in the cartilage defect. First, healthy cartilage tissue is removed from a non-weightbearing area of the bone. This step is done as an arthroscopic procedure. The tissue, which contains healthy cartilage cells, or chondrocytes, is then sent to the laboratory. The cells are cultured and increase in number over a 3 to 5-week period.
An open surgical procedure, or arthrotomy, is then done to implant the newly grown cells. The cartilage defect is prepared. A biologic patch is sewn over the area and is sealed with fibrin glue. The newly grown cartilage cells are then injected into the defect under the patch. These cells grow and mature into healthy articular cartilage.
Newer generation ACI techniques, including MACI (matrix assisted autologous cartilage implantation), allow for improved implantation. Also a two-stage procedure, the harvested cartilage cells are grown on a porcine collagen membrane that can be cut to size and sewn into the cartilage defect.
ACI has the advantage of using the patient's own cells, but does have the disadvantage of being a two-stage procedure.
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Money has too much control over the mass-media; in fact it has total control. As long as the mass-media makes money through happy advertisers, their content will continue being tailored to a certain audience. If you pick one news-item and follow it through different commentaries the topic-selection, concerns, emphasis, filtering and framing varies depending on the audience and their interests.
The reporting of Iran's earthquake was very different in Fox News compared to Al Jazeera English. While Al Jazeera kept focus on factual numbers, geography and relief efforts, Fox left us with little information, rather a dramatic story of homeless people and despair.
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Annapolis, Md. February 5, 2013 As the Maryland General Assembly considers implementing the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) across the state, Michael J. Wilson, director of Maryland Hunger Solutions testified on the benefits of CEP.
Community Eligibility allows high-poverty schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students without the need for individual applications, and would support Marylands efforts to expand participation in school meals, notes Maryland Hunger Solutions.
Community Eligibility is an exciting new way for states and schools to create hunger free environments that promote student health and learning, said Michael J. Wilson, Director of Maryland Hunger Solutions. Maryland Hunger Solutions remains committed to establishing CEP to strengthen school breakfast participation throughout the state.
A recent report released by FRAC the School Breakfast Scorecard -- found that states participating in CEP saw average daily school breakfast participation among low-income children increase by five percent, compared to 2.5 percent in all other states.
Maryland ranks 14th out of all 50 states in school breakfast participation during the 2012-2013 school year and increased the number of eligible kids by more than 12,000, but there is still room for improvement. Increasing participation to reach just 70 low-income children with breakfast for every 100 that eat lunch would lead to an additional 38,556 low-income Maryland children eating breakfast each day, and more than $9 million in additional federal child nutrition funding.
Implementing CEP would increase participation in school meals, and would boost learning and test scores, improve attendance and student behavior, and improve overall student health.
The Community Eligibility Provision works, and would allow more low-income children to benefit from school meals, said Wilson. Governor OMalley has made an important down-payment by increasing the budget for Maryland Meals for Achievement by $1.7 million for this year. We urge the members of the Maryland General Assembly to support that funding and to implement Community Eligibility so that more Maryland children start the day with a healthy breakfast and prepared to learn.
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In July, it was announced that Naomi Scott had been selected to play Princess Jasmine in the upcoming live-action Aladdin film, which will be directed by Guy Ritchie. Some were critical of the casting choice as Naomi Scott is half-white and half-Indian, which caused some to question why Disney couldn't find a female lead that is Arab to play the role.
Now, Disney has once again found themselves being criticized for something dealing with race. Apparently in the live-action film there will be a completely new white character, Prince Anders. Adding a white character into the fictional city of Agrabah, which is inspired by a Middle Eastern city, has some questioning Disney's decision.
According to EW, Billy Magnussen has been chosen for the new role. Some find the creation of his character along with the casting choice of Naomi Scott insensitive. Magnussen previously portrayed Rapunzel's Prince in the 2014 film Into the Woods.
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IDK . . .to be fair to the new #Aladdin . . .the story does say, ""Princes travelled from far and wide to woo the Sultan's daughter" . . .
— Isa C. (@angelstorm452) September 6, 2017
I'm guessing this Prince Anders character will be 1 of the suitors like in the beginning of the film. Just a bit part [hopefully] #Aladdin
— Daniel_Bevis (@Daniel_Bevis) September 6, 2017
+ Like we literally can't exist without a white POV to feed the audience. It's exhausting, annoying, and yep, racist. #Aladdin
— Tatia Defend DACA (@piecrustblues) September 6, 2017
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GE Energy Financial Services Invests in Green Power Investment Corp's Solar Project in Futtsu City, Japan
GE Unit (NYSE: GE), GE Energy Financial Services has formed a new partnership with Tokyo-based renewable energy project developer, Green Power Investment Corp. ("GPI"), to invest in a 42-megawatt (DC) photovoltaic solar power project in Futtsu City, Japan. GE Energy Financial Services will invest alongside GPI in the project. In addition to the i nvestment from GPI and GE Energy Financial Services, financing from a syndicate of four banks, led by The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. will be utilized for the project. Additional financial details are not disclosed.
Located in Japan's prefecture of Chiba, the Futtsu solar plant is currently under construction and is expected to reach commercial operations in January 2016. It will sell its power via a 20-year power purchase agreement with Japan's largest utility, Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc., under the Japanese feed-in tariff regime. Once complete, the project will generate approximately ¥50 million in annual local tax revenues for Futtsu City and Chiba Prefecture.
The project's photovoltaic solar panels are being supplied by Kyocera Solar Corporation, a Japanese subsidiary of Kyoto-based Kyocera Corporation. GPI is managing construction and operations, and Kyocera Communication Systems Co. will provide ongoing operations and maintenance services.
GE Energy Financial Services has made equity and debt investment commitments of $1.9 billion in nearly two gigawatts of solar power projects worldwide, and plans to continue to invest over $1 billion annually in renewable energy projects. Futtsu City is the business unit's third solar investment in Japan this year and its sixth since it began investing in the country's renewable energy market in 2014. This year, the GE unit invested in Pacifico Energy's 96.2-megwatt PV solar project in Hosoe and also invested an incremental 7.5 percent equity interest in Japan's largest solar project, which is under construction in Setouchi City.
"The Futtsu project supports our renewable energy and international growth objectives through the formation of a new relationship with GPI and expansion of our network to additional partners in the country"Sushil Verma
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Toshio Hori, President of GPI added, "We are very pleased to see this project, our first post-Fukushima project and one of the largest in the Kanto area, come to fruition. We look forward to further contributing to Japan's energy independence with continued expansion of our organization and execution on our pipeline of wind and solar projects in Japan."
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GPI is a developer, owner and operator of renewable energy assets in Japan. The President of GPI, Toshio Hori, was one of the earliest pioneers in renewable energy, having built some of the first large scale wind power projects in Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom. GPI is headquartered in Tokyo and has a team of professionals covering all areas of expertise necessary to operate and manage a full-scale renewable energy business. GPI's recent partnership with Pattern Energy Group LP has further strengthened GPI's capabilities in development, financing, operations and equipment procurement by providing access to the capital, expertise and buying power of a major player in the field of international renewable energy.
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