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• 100% cotton
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Impulse Spy
by Carrie Ann Knox
Studious grad student Quinn's orderly world is shaken up when she meets mysterious stranger Sloan McKenzie, private investigator and man-dazzler extraordinaire. And she wants Quinn's help.
It turns out a little espionage may be just what Quinn needs. And she finds that she can even use her hearing loss to her advantage. But when a target of their surveillance turns up dead, and Quinn realizes she may have unwittingly played a role, she may be forced to put her future career–or her life–on the line to uncover the truth and keep other innocent bystanders from harm.
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Bunq update 9 was weeks ago and still the sandbox env has not been updated.... returns 404's on MA saving endpoint and /event endpoint, the new balance after mutation property is also not there and so on.
This makes development tricky as making a screw up on prod is no bueno...
So tl;dr plz update sandbox.
OGKevin would be nice if the Sandbox would automatically be updated with all the new features that are being launched. 😃
OGKevin Just out of curiosity; what do you use the 'balance_after_mutation' for? 😁
OGKevin I use the sandbox app to testing, making screenshots or screen movies. Especially after Updates... so High Five 👐🏼
Or, just delete sandbox all to together and integrate it with prod. And based on the api key the backend knows it needs to switch to sandbox mode and use the sandbox db.. This way, you have 1 api url, 1 server to maintain but the data is still in separate databases.
sailingdeveloper I personally don't have usage for it, but it's useful for bunq desktop: https://github.com/bunqCommunity/bunqDesktop/issues/448
I've included it in the list as it's not available on sandbox, which means we have to test on prod.... which makes sandbox completely obsolete. Why provide a sandbox env and advise dev's to test on sandbox first before moving to production and not keep sandbox parallel to prod.
No worries, sandbox will be updated upcoming Wednesday 🙌. We'll post in this topic to inform you guys when it's done.
Andre3000 Nice. Thank you!
Thank you.
@OGKevin I'm happy to say that sandbox is finally aligned with live environment. All new features including /events and /monetary-account-savings endpoints should now work. We'll be implementing a process to make sure it stays aligned in the future.
Please report if you notice anything is amiss.
konstantin I think you meant to tag me? :P
But nice, merci. I'll do some playing around later today/this weekend.


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Market Scene: University District Farmers Market in Seattle, WA
In a city where every neighborhood boasts its own farmers market, Seattle's University District Farmers Market is the magnet, the market that pulls people from all over town. Numerous publications have dubbed it one of America's best farmers markets (Travel and Leisure, Boston Globe, SheKnows, Forbes, US News, Daily Greens), but it hasn't changed the feel of this craft-free, food- and farmers-only market, held Saturdays (9am-2pm) year-round. Celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer, the U-District market distinguishes itself with an enormous selection of goods, from traditional crock-fermented kim chi and the highly regarded Rainier cherry, to fresh, whole salmon and a bounty of bivalves.
Seattle is always a bit of a late bloomer when it comes to produce; despite temperatures hovering in the '80s, tables at the market still overflow with the bounty of spring. Pencil-thin stalks of asparagus rest in tubs of water, while curlicues of garlic scapes beg for their moment on the grill. And while peppers and tomatoes have yet to hit their stride, mild-weather-loving Seattleites seem content to cherish the last crops of baby artichokes and zucchini blossoms before the summer begins in earnest.
Berries, on the other hand, received the hot-weather memo and are out in droves. Though the final dregs of strawberry season fade with a late-season variety called Puget Crimson, myriad cherry varieties step in to take their place. A parade of seductive deep reds, the selection of fruits runs the gamut, from the blackberry-raspberry hybrid known as the tayberry to the wild Saskatoon berry.
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Researcher warns of new do-it-yourself phishing program
FaceTime malware research director Chris Boyd says his team has been trying with mixed results to take down a new do-it-yourself phishing program they found online.
Researchers at FaceTime Communications have been trying with mixed results in recent days to take down a do-it-yourself phishing program they discovered online last week. The program is designed to help would-be phishers target those using social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, as well as email services offered by the likes of Yahoo and Hotmail.
Since enterprise employees are increasingly spending their work hours checking personal email and visiting social networking sites, corporate IT administrators have reason to be concerned about the new phishing threat, said Chris Boyd, malware research director at Belmont, Calif.-based FaceTime.
"This underscores the need for companies to come up with some specific policies and security procedures to address how these social networking and email sites can and can't be used," he said.
Specifically, Boyd and his team found a hacking Web site where fraudsters can get their hands on automatically generated text they can then use to create phishing emails tailored to steal log-in details for popular Web mail and social networking sites. A drop-down menu on the site offered phishing email options for Hotmail, Yahoo, MySpace, Orkut, Facebook and hi5, Boyd said. FaceTime reported the finding to the site's hosting provider, which disabled access to the site on Friday. But the researchers discovered Monday morning that the hacking Web site was back online.
"Currently the hacking Web site is back online but the sites hosting fake log-in pages are still down," Boyd said. "We're still working to get it all knocked offline at this point. It's like playing whack-a-mole."
To use the do-it-yourself phishing service, the hacker only has to decide which of the victim's email or social networking services they want to go after, Boyd said. Selecting the service they want to phish and the kind of ecard message the victim should receive is as easy as using a drop-down menu. Once the victim clicks on the malicious link they are taken to a site where their sensitive data can be harvested.
When the victim enters their log-in name and password, that data is transmitted back to the main hothackerclub.com Web site the FaceTime researchers are trying to neutralize. The hacker can then watch their log-in space fill up with stolen account data.
Boyd points to a recent survey NewDiligence Research conducted for FaceTime as evidence that this is a growing problem for enterprise IT shops.
According to the survey, "Greynets in the Enterprise: Third Annual Survey of Trends, Attitudes and Impacts," eight in 10 employees confess to surfing, shopping and chatting over the company network, especially when working outside the office on a company machine.


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I set a goal to read 36 books in 2013… and I did it! Between retiring and starting a new business, there was a lot of time to read.. and a lot I needed to learn. Many of you have requested to know all the books I've read this year, and here they are! (BTW it was really fun to go back and review all the books, so thanks for the inspiration).
In no particular order…
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
This interesting book caught my attention from the first page. I loved the writing, but fair warning you have to suspend your imagination a little bit (it's about a girl gains the ability to taste emotions in food on her 9th birthday). The end of the book leaves you wondering a little bit – this would be a good book club selection because you'll want to discuss it.
The Universe Versus Alex Woods
This is not a book I would have chosen for myself, but I ended up really enjoying it. I found it really entertaining and laughed out loud quite a few times. I feel it's important to mention that, although it's hilarious, it has a dark plot and deals with death and dying. Another good book club pick.
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells
By the author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a favorite of mine. Hard to explain, the book follows Greta as she travels between lives in three different eras (1918, 1941, and her present in the 1980s). You see the life she might have lived in the different eras and how the cast of characters in her life play out differently in each era (while often dealing with the same issue). The Amazon description does a much better job than I did. While I didn't love it as much as Max Tivoli, I found it really interesting. The historical fiction fan in me enjoyed seeing how Greta's life – and she – was affected by the era she was living in.
Queen's Gambit: A Novel
The story of Henry VIII's sixth wife, and the only one to outlive him. It's a nice bookend if you've read The Other Boleyn Girl (different author) and interesting historically, but I wasn't crazy about it. It got good reviews on Amazon, so maybe it's just me.
Usually I enjoy books that tell a family's story through the eyes of the different women in it, but this one fell flat for me. I found it boring, and don't really recommend it.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
It's beautiful. I have a life goal of reading one book from every country, and this crossed off Burma for me. I don't know how to describe this one, so I'll rely on Amazon: "When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be…until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago, to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father's past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the reader's belief in the power of love to move mountains."
This book took me back to college. Going back and forth between the present and their years at Smith College, the book tells the story of four unlikely best friends. How they fell in "friend love" during college and how their relationships grew and changed as they grew older. It has a few interesting twists and turns, and is a good light read.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone & Days of Blood & Starlight
This satisfied the void left by other young adult fantasy fiction (that will remain nameless). Less teen drama and angst, more what the hell is going on. A lot darker and more interesting, the end leaves you wanting to reread it from the beginning. A little dark and scary, not for the faint of heart. The sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight, is darker and more violent – and personally I didn't like it as much. Still very excited for the third though!
Ada's Rules (Sexy Skinny)
I forget why I read this book. There must have been a reason. I skimmed it, and don't really have a reason to recommend it.
Gone Girl
You've probably heard of or read this book by now. If you haven't, go out and get it now. It's dark – dealing with the disappearance of a woman and her husband is the main suspect. But it makes you question everything – character, relationships, and is an interesting exploration of who we really are in our romantic relationships.Would make for another good book club selection. They're making a movie with Ben Affleck.
Red Hot and Holy: A Heretic's Love Story
Hmmmm…. another tough one to describe. In this spiritual memoir, Sera chronicles her lifelong journey to connect with her own inner spirituality, and as a Harvard-trained scholar Sera punctuates her journey with research on religion and the divine. You'll connect with this book if you're searching for your spiritual "home."
Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes
It's fun to imagine what it would be like to fall in love with a Frenchman and move to Paris. But what is it really like? Since two of my great loves are great writing and cooking (I sometimes read cookbooks for fun, don't judge), I love a book that combines a good (love) story and recipes (check out My Berlin Kitchen by Luisa Weissfor another great one). This book was so much fun to read while I was in Paris. It turns out the author lived quite close to where I was staying, so I enjoyed reading about the neighborhood I was "living" in for a short time. I thoroughly enjoyed following Elizabeth's journey of falling in love and moving to Paris, but it also made me realize that I might not quite be ready to pack up and move to Paris indefinitely.
A Year in Provence
Since I'd never read it, I HAD to read it while I was in Provence. This classic memoir about a Brit who moved with his wife to Provence – and the fun stories of rebuilding his home and connecting with locals – spurred a genre. Worth reading if you haven't, especially if you're a francophile like me.
Data, A Love Story: How I Gamed Online Dating to Meet My Match
After one-too-many bad online dates (and glasses of wine), Amy Webb realizes her approach to online dating was completely wrong. She embarked on a (slightly OCD) mission to create selection criteria (so she would only go out with potential winners) and figuring out how to make her profile stand out (by creating fake male profiles to check out the competition). Amy's writing is hilarious, and if you're an online dater there's some good tips in there as well. I'm not giving away anything to say that it has a happy ending.
Personal and Professional Development
Yoga and Yogic Philosophy
I went through yoga teacher training this year, which had some required reading. What I found interesting is that other books I read in the realm of personal development leaned heavily on yogic philosophy – I just never would have noticed if I hadn't studied it.
Yoga and the Path of the Urban Mystic
As one of my classmates said, it's the wikipedia of yoga philosophy. If you want a simple book to break down the eight limbs of yoga, and give practical applications for modern life, this is a good (and quick) read.
Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations and Techniques
A great resource for aspiring yoga teachers – I've returned to it again and again. It's the only book I kept after my training. Great for breaking down asana and sequencing.
Super Rich: A Guide to Having It All
This book, by Def Jam Records's Russel Simmons, totally surprised me by how yoga-focused it is. It's all about how you living on purpose and contributing your unique gift to the world will lead to fulfillment – spiritual and financial.
The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom
My dear teachers Chrisandra Fox Walker and Katie Silcox introduced me to this book in my yoga teacher training. According to this lineage of yogic philosophy, we are each born with a purpose, and that purpose is part of the the greater purpose of the universe. Our souls have four desires – for purpose, the means to achieve our purpose, pleasure, and connection to spirit. At any time in our life, one desire is stronger than the others in order to continue to achieve our purpose. It's a little dense and the exercises are deep, but if you can get through them you will learn a lot about your self, why you're here, and how to fulfill what your soul is longing for. Not small stuff – if you do the hard work.
Personal Growth
May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook of Subtle Shifts for Radical Change and Unlimited Happiness
This is the only self-guided program I've followed start to finish. For six weeks, Gabrielle provides daily meditations and exercises to bust through fear and open you up to changes in perception – miracles. It's doable and the work led to some profound shifts – forgiveness, fear, and gratitude work can do that!
The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level
I know this is a book I'm going to come back to again. Have you ever noticed that right when you're on the verge of achieving a goal or breaking through, you sabotage yourself? You fall off the diet right before you lose the last few pounds, pick a fight with your partner just when things are going well, bomb a big presentation right before a promotion. In The Big Leap Gail Hendricks (a man) calls these moments of self-sabotage an "upper limit problem". Now I pay attention to these moments and try to figure out why I'm keeping myself from achieving what I want. This is one of my must-read personal development books.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
This book sat on my bookshelf for a year before I finally picked it up and read it cover-to-cover within a day. It's deceptively short for how powerful the lessons are. From Amazon "In The Four Agreements shamanic teacher and healer Don Miguel Ruiz exposes self-limiting beliefs and presents a simple yet effective code of personal conduct learned from his Toltec ancestors." It's another one I'm returning to again and again.
The Desire Map: A Guide to Creating Goals with Soul
I've been a fan of Danielle LaPorte for years. Her writing style is simultaneously kick-ass and poetic. I bought the Desire Map the day her program launched a year ago. Danielle posits that we have goal-setting backwards: that we should start with how we want to feel, and then create daily and long-term goals that will create that feeling. It can radically change what you end up striving for. For me, it was incredible to go through this process just after I quit my job and as I started building my business – my core desired feelings became my roadmap for discovering what I wanted my life to look like and how I wanted to develop and run my business. The book has been reworked and is coming out through traditional publishing on January 1st (available for preorder now), just in time to plan for 2014.
This is a quick and fun read, turning traditional business advice on its head. From Amazon "Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition. The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses. What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you." It has good advice whether you work for the man or work for yourself.
Psychology of French Women
I went through a phase when I read a series of books on how to be more like a French woman – all before I knew I was going to France! Guess I really did manifest that trip…
Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
Of the five books I read, this is my top pic. Jennifer L. Scott tells amusing stories about the year she spent living with La Famille Chic as an exchange student – and gives practical, actionable advice on how to be more "French." You can also follow Jennifer's blog, the Daily Connoisseur, where she has video posts on many of the lessons she presents in the book. One of the habits I've picked up is curating a 10 item wardrobe – game changer.
Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl
This book is a close second for my favorite book on how to be "French." It all boils down to intention and pleasure, something we Americans could do with more of. From Amazon: "Ever wonder what gives French women that je ne sais quoin? At first you might think it's the elegant figure, matchless style, and mysterious allure. Then you realize those qualities don't come from just anywhere. They come from generations of women raised to cultivate an extraordinary sense of self. French women know who they are, like who they are, and excel at presenting who they are… Provocative and practical, lively and intelligent, Entre Nous unlocks the mystery of the French girl and the secrets of her self-possession. Why do French women always look inimitably stylish? How do they manage to sit in a café for a three-course lunch and a glass of wine…by themselves? How do they decide when they're ready to let someone become a part of their very private lives? Laced with practical tips, engaging sidebars, and essential observations about French women and their ways, Entre Nous is a delightful book that will help you take the best of all pages from the French girl's book—the page that reveals how to really enjoy life."
French Women Don't Sleep Alone
This book comes in third. The "French" approach to relationships and falling in love is, again, about creating a life full of sensuality, romance, and joy that someone else fits into – rather than trying to use another person to fill that need in your life. It's filled with simple ideas, from having flowers in your home to your beauty routine – to create a romantic life. From Amazon: "French women believe that the gift for attracting men has nothing to do with beauty, work, or even motivation. There are no Rules… They conduct their relationships with the same unique sense of originality and artfulness that they choose their clothes and accessories. Discover the secrets to:
- Why French women always feel sexy
- The French art of flirtation
- Why French women walk everywhere and love to be seen
- Where French women meet men
- What French women do when their man misbehaves
Just as we've learned to stop torturing ourselves with fad diets and have relearned the art of eating, this witty, insightful, and candid book strives to show American women how to cultivate and enjoy the pleasures of love, romance, and marriage."
All You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little Secrets of French Women
I don't remember this one being particularly remarkable and would recommend the three above first. From Amazon: "With wit, whimsy, and wonder, British expatriate Helena Frith Powell uncovers the secrets of chic living in All You Need to Be Impossibly French, a cheeky guide to releasing your inner Frenchwoman. Delving deep into a mysterious realm of face creams, silk lingerie, and shopping-as-exercise, Powell reveals how French women stay impossibly thin and irresistibly sexy by achieving the maximum effect from the minimum amount of effort. Forget diet and inspiration books and style guides—this is all you need to embrace the wisdom of French living, and learn how to turn every day into la petite aventure."
French Women Don't Get Fat
The other books cover the French approach to food and diet, but if this classic is still worth a read to round out your "French" education if this is an area you need more support in.
Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting
I read this book after seeing the author speak at Samovar. It's a good primer on whole foods and healthy eating, but if you've done a lot of research on the topic like me, it won't teach you anything new.
Because It Feels Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and Satisfaction
I took a class on Human Sexuality in college (the most popular course on campus, which yearly had a wait list after its 800 seats were filled), so this book was more of a refresher than learning something new but still a good reference. Since I don't want to write a review of a sex book, this is from Amazon: "From enlightening lessons on female anatomy to the complicated issue of libido to an overview of sex toys and positions, Because It Feels Good informs women about every aspect of sexual function, providing the knowledge they need to have the sex lives they deserve. This is a pleasure manifesto—and your handbook to a great sex life."
Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts: Using the Power of Pleasure to Have Your Way with the World
Loved the message: self-indulgence is the key to self-empowerment, that by tapping into your pleasure you can achieve your dreams. I didn't resonate with the delivery, so skimmed the book because I found the voice annoying. It might be just me because Mama Gena has a big following and is tapping into a message that is resonating with a lot of people.
Trashy Romance Novels
Warning – incredibly girly reads ahead and I'm kind of embarrassed to mention them. But sometimes you need something that is pure trash (especially to balance out all the heady stuff I've read this year), so here you go…
Sinners on Tour: Backstage Pass & Rock Hard
The Backstage Pass series allowed me to inhabit a world I definitely would never be a part of – touring with a rock band. It was refreshing to visit a world completely outside of my own. It's pure trash, but kind of fascinating. Both feature strong female lead characters and the rock stars who fall in love with them.
All the King's Men: Knight of Pleasure & Knight of Desire
If rock stars aren't your thing and you prefer knights and ladies, this series might be more up your alley. Less salacious trash and more romantic trash.
Your Turn
What books have you read this year? I always am looking for suggestions – what should I put on my list for 2014?
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As we helicopter over Australia's Great Barrier Reef, I'm struggling to wrap my mind around the vastness of this marvel. Covering some 134,000 square miles, the world's largest living organism is visible from outer space. Choppering over it 100 feet above is a surreal blend of serenity and exhilaration as you grasp the breadth of the marine habitat and the twinkling delicacy of the gin clear water.
The small beach town of Port Douglas is our HQ, bordered between two World Heritage Nature Sites along the east coast of Queensland in the northeast quadrant of Australia.
We're here with Quicksilver Cruises who operate a large platform facility above Agincourt Reef at the gateway to the fourth Natural Wonder of the World. It's a 90-minute transfer via a 450-passenger, hi-tech "wavepiercing catamaran." For the next four hours, most of us snorkel and dive through a marine mob scene among the ribbons of reef in our snug lycra wetsuits. Those preferring a dry adventure can catch a view of colorful coral gardens and vibrant marine life from inside a semi-submersible vessel. Planners can also add to the experience with helicopter tours over the reef, and/or transfers to and from Port Douglas.
While most everyone knows about the Great Barrier Reef, fewer know about the stunning Daintree Rainforest National Park—the other half of Queensland's stunning "Reef to Rainforest" World Heritage duo.
To get to Queensland, it's a 13-hour flight from LAX to Brisbane. Kudos to the stylish V Australia team in L.A., who handle preflight in a setting more akin to a dance club than an airport thanks to the subtle lighting and mood music. From Brisbane, it's a 2.5-hour flight up to Cairns, and then a 45-minute drive into Port Douglas.
The oldest rainforest on earth, Daintree stretches from Port Douglas into the mountains of the Great Dividing Range with cathedral-like outdoor settings for private retreats. The natural "ballroom" at the Flames of the Forest all-weather venue seats 950 for banquets and 2,000 for receptions. Hundreds of flickering flames and giant tree candelabras emphasize the lush environs.
We're handed lighted candles to find our way along the trail to a clearing beneath the rainforest canopy opening up to reveal an outstanding Aussie barbecue feast. Fresh banana prawns, steamed barramundi, wattle seed-crusted black angus sirloin, and lemon myrtle kangaroo loin are all paired with lively local wines.
While our group dines in the forest, indigenous Australian siblings who spent their childhood in the surrounding valley perform stories told through music and song.
On a secluded stretch of Port Douglas' spectacular Four Mile Beach, Sea Temple Resort & Spa combines ancient Asian influences with a relaxed South Sea Island lifestyle. Each of the 194 studio, condo and villa units feature either an oversized jet spa, plunge pool or access to the swim-out lagoon.
"This is a dream property for incentives since everyone gets some type of VIP experience," says Jane O'Connor, marketing manager. "We've done dine-arounds on the roof decks of our penthouse units or roving dinners within our restaurants."
Groups can tap into holistic treatments at the Sea Temple Spa or tee off at the resort's links-style golf course where private functions are framed by the tropical rainforest. O'Connor adds that the grand lagoon is another prime gathering place with its lush landscaping illuminated with flickering flames at night.
"The one that really impresses is when we light our boardwalk to the beach with tea lights, flames and fairy lights strung into trees," says O'Connor. "We'll lead up to 40 down a path that feels really ethereal, before serving dinner with the waves crashing around everyone."
About 20 minutes from Port Douglas tucked inside 80 acres of Daintree Rainforest, the boutique-style Silky Oaks Lodge & Healing Waters Spa is a vision of pure tranquility in the trees. Up to 50 couples can escape to contemporary Riverhouse rooms overlooking the Mossman River or Treehouse rooms with verandahs and spa baths overlooking the incredible canopy.
The eco-retreat brings the outside in with all of the open spaces and tall windows. A variety of spacious lounges and living areas adjoining the open-sided Treehouse restaurant overlook the surrounding rainforest and river. And etched into the leafy landscape, the world-ranked Healing Waters Spa incorporates natural elements from both the forest and ocean, like the Organic Green Tea Salt Therapy Marine Body Wrap.
During lunch along the banks of the Mossman, waiters donning scuba gear emerged from the babbling river to serve cocktails as a singer crooned from a passing boat. A few Aboriginal guides told stories while we ate, before leading us off on hiking and swimming adventures through the rainforest.
Someone came up with a fun idea for brunch. Landing back in Cairns, we head off to enjoy a late breakfast with the broods, flocks and tribes at Cairns Tropical Zoo.
This is one of three Freeman family-owned parks in Queensland. There's also Hartley's Crocodile Adventures just south of Port Douglas and Kuranda Koala Gardens in Kuranda. Each is chock full of wildlife exhibits striking a balance between entertainment, education and conservation. Many of the animals have been rescued from the wild and many will remain residents due to their acclimatization with people.
Barbara Thomson, business development manager, shows me the ropes of Tropical North Queensland's largest and most diverse wildlife attraction.
"We believe that by educating our visitors and providing opportunities to have up-close experiences with wildlife, they leave with a greater understanding of why conservation is so critical for the future," she says. I'm first in line to mug it up with Kai, a furry marsupial who munches on eucalyptus leaves during the four hours she's awake each day.
For night functions, the venue has an entirely different vibe.
"We'll set up bars and food stations in different exhibit areas, then break up groups up to 700 for spotlight tours," says Thomson.
With some of the best surfing and hippest nightlife in Australia, the Gold Coast is a city of a half million people just south of Brisbane. It has gained trendy notoriety with the ongoing evolution of Australia's beach culture, complemented by the many natural wonders of the outlying countryside, affectionately dubbed the "Hinterland."
My orientation takes place from the back of a gleaming Harley Davidson motorcycle, hanging onto Mac Swift of Wildlife Tours as he cruises through this sundrenched playground. We ride along the coastal strip past Main Beach, Surfer's Paradise and Broad Beach. Not typically a motorcycle fan, I get so giddy on this trek that I don't want it to end. Hosting up to 250 riders at a time, Wildlife Tours can provide transfers via Harleys, hot rods and vintage cars.
"We'll have groups in full Harley gear thunder into conference centers and hotel foyers," says Swift. He also arranges anything from treks into the Outback for "Wild Hogs" excursions to shopping trips at the local mall. "We can then bring everyone back together at the Q1 Skytower for a reception and dinner on the observation deck. It's a great element to add to meetings because it's so exciting, unique and flexible."
That's where he drops me off. The world's tallest residential tower, the 1,060-ft Q1 delivers spectacular 360º Gold Coast views from the surf to the Hinterlands and beyond. A private function room caters up to 180 pax for cocktails, while the observation deck handles large events for 400.
At the Gold Coast's "Broadwater"—an expansive intracoastal waterway dotted with islands filled with palatial mansions—we catch our Gold Coast Helitours flight to Mount Tamborine. This emerging wine region in the Hinterlands is home to boutique wineries growing Verdelho, Chambourcin, Semillon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Chardonnay grapes. This is an absolute must during any trip to Queensland.
At Eagle Heights Mountain Resort, I meet Victoria Corner of Tamborine Mountain Tours. Her company does a little bit of everything for groups, from bushwalking in the rainforest to appetizer and wine pairings at the Witches Falls Winery, where we've come to sample some of their good stuff.
Affable winemaker Jon Heslop walks us through his extensive selections. He began his winemaking career as a cellar hand before working in the world famous Hunter Valley, where his winemaking talents were influenced by a who's who of legendary Aussie vintners.
Corner explains that groups of 30 can taste the different wines and then pick their favorites for picnics on the landscaped grounds outside the tasting room.
Near Witches Falls, chef Terry Taylor operates a professional cooking school out of her lovely home. She invites us to help her prepare dinner, so as a group we start chopping, mincing, slicing, simmering and stuffing produce and herbs, which she plucked from her garden and nearby farmer's market earlier in the day.
"My philosophy is to cook delicious food using traditional techniques but in a lighter style with the best fresh produce," says Taylor. The fact that courses are accompanied by Witches Falls wines makes the experience even more palatable.
Our menu is to die for: prawn and fennel filo tartlets, beetroot tart with goat cheese mousse, lemon myrtle chicken, orange and radicchio salad, rhubarb cake, and macadamia and herb crusted barramundi. This version of barramundi—the signature catch of the region—exceeds all of the other versions I indulge in during my stay, and I loved all of the other versions.
Back on the Gold Coast, we take in the Australian Outback Spectacular 2 show, "Heroes of the Light Horse"—an Aussie barbecue and interactive show bursting at the seams with Outback music, drama and action.
In a 1,000-seat arena, the daring spirit of the Australian landscape explodes with horses racing like the wind, stampeding cattle, racing bush vehicles and a heady display of precision horsemanship that brings the crowd to their feet.
Staring at the intimate portraits of Bon Jovi, Grace Slick, Elton John and other celeb buddies of Donatella and the late Gianni Versace, I am further blown away that Palazzo Versace actually surpasses the ultra elegant level I had anticipated. The fashionable hotel includes 200 guestrooms, 72 condos, five restaurant/bars, a spa and a Versace boutique, naturally.
"Groups take things to a higher level with corporate couture sessions, Iron Chef sushi challenges and cocktail classes in a poolside cabana," says Stephanie Manning, marketing manager.
Here, I feel a world away from the reef and rainforest up north. After decades as a professional travel journalist, I'm not sure if I've ever visited a destination with such a varied inventory of scintillating experiences.


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Heavy job losses in the manufacturing and trade sectors of the economy marred news yesterday that unemployment dipped unexpectedly during the second quarter of this year.
South Africa's official jobless rate fell to 24,9% from 2,.2% in the first quarter of the year, leaving 4,47-million people without jobs, Statistics SA said. Employment rose by 0,2%, or 25 000 jobs, taking the total number of employed people to almost 13,5-million.
On the face of it, the news is welcome, but a closer examination of data raises some questions.
The size of the labour force fell by 32 000 to 17,91-million people during the second quarter, which would have helped to lower the jobless rate.
The figures also showed that employment in South Africa's embattled mining sector rose by 6,3% compared with the first quarter of this year, adding 21 000 jobs; and increased by 26,6% compared with the same quarter last year, adding 75 000 jobs.
This is odd as mining output contracted sharply over most of last year and during the first quarter of this year, as the sector battled rising costs and weaker global demand.
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Cycling is not only an eco-friendly mode of transportation but also a great way to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, improve blood flow and circulation and cut your risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Cycling is a low-impact activity and is easy on your joints, especially the knees. It's still possible, however, to suffer from muscle strains and cramps, especially in the calf muscles, while cycling.
The Calf
The gastrocnemii, or calf muscles, are located in the back of the legs, just below the knees. The quadriceps play a big role in producing the power that turns a bicycle's cranks, but the calf muscles are involved as well. During hard efforts, cycling stresses the muscles, tendons and bones of the leg, therefore resulting in muscle tears and pain. Muscular imbalances can place additional stress on the calves, making them tight and more vulnerable to injury.
Muscle Strains
Any time you overexert a muscle, the muscle fiber is more prone to suffering from tiny tears. Calf strain can also be caused by overstretching or heavy work to the muscle before it's warmed up. Depending on the extent of the damaged tissue, muscle strains can cause pain for days or weeks. Symptoms include pain, tenderness and stiffness in the calf. If you suffer from a strain, treat it with rest, avoid cycling until the pain is gone and apply ice up to four times a day, and compress and elevate the leg.
Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps produce a sudden pain that can be either mild or agonizing. They can occur anywhere from a few seconds to 20 minutes or longer. While the cause is still unknown, muscle cramps are more common in athletes who suddenly ramp up their routine, exercise in extreme heat or who are depleted of electrolytes or are dehydrated. When you experience a cramp, gently stretch and massage the calf and stop cycling until it goes away. To prevent cramps, slowly build up the intensity of your exercise routine, stretch, properly hydrate and make sure you have consumed enough sodium and calories, especially from carbohydrates.
Other Considerations
There are other conditions that cause calf pain. Tennis leg occurs when there is a tear in the medial of the calf, which is felt as a sharp and sudden pain during the power phase of your pedal stroke. It's important to allow the tear to heal before you begin cycling again. Peripheral artery disease can be caused by an arterial blockage in the leg that subsides after cycling but causes pain in the calf while pedaling. You can also experience bruising, changes in skin color and numbness. If you experience these symptoms, call your physician right away.


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Fox Business Network's Eric Bolling says Wisconsin teachers get compensated nearly double those in private sector
In an interview on Feb. 21. 2011, Fox Business Network anchor Eric Bolling sparred with U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-NY, over the contentious teachers union battle in Wisconsin that has captured the attention of the entire nation.
Rangel argued that "the benefits we enjoy as working people and our standard of living is due, in no small part, to the trade union movement," and "the whole idea that they got to tell these people that they have decided that they're against collective bargaining, you talk about democracy? You never heard anything like this..."
Bolling responded by citing statistics about pay and benefits enjoyed by Wisconsin teachers compared to the rest of the working public.
"We got blackboard, here it is, Wisconsin teachers make a salary of $51,000...Benefits $38,000 per year, that comes to a whopping 89,000 bucks, while the rest of us, all workers in the United States, union, non-union, etc., $38,000 is your average salary...there, $10,000 in benefits, a quarter of what you make, that you would make if you were a Wisconsin teacher, to 48 grand, almost half the amount. Yet collective bargaining says that is OK. That's not anti-free market?"
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal asks state workers to pay more for their pensions and health insurance, which reduces take-home pay. Union leaders have largely conceded to the salary and pension cuts, but Walker's plan also sets significant limits on collective bargaining power for most public sector unions, which has enraged union members and sparked protests at the state capital. Still, much of the political chatter about the Wisconsin showdown has continued to focus on salary and benefit issues, so we decided to check Bolling's numbers.
Bolling was pretty close on the average salary figure for Wisconsin teachers. The latest figures from the National Education Association actually put the average salary for a Wisconsin teacher at $51,264.
The $51,000 salary figure is further substantiated by district-by-district data provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
However, according to a spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the Fox figure for Wisconsin teacher benefits -- $39,000 -- is way too high. Average benefits amount to about $25,000 a year, said Marlena Deutsch, a spokeswoman for WEAC. In total compensation, Wisconsin ranks 23rd in the nation.
We couldn't find a definitive, independent state average for benefits in Wisconsin, but the data from the state Department of Public Instruction lists "fringe benefits" by district in Wisconsin. None were as high as $39,000. The median was about $25,800.
OK, now to the Average Joe or Jane who works in the private sector.
According to a national compensation survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total cost of compensation to private industry employees last year came to about $58,000 ($41,000 for salary; $17,000 for benefits).
So Bolling's total compensation number for Wisconsin teachers is high, and for private sector employees, it's is low.
On his show the following night (Feb. 22) Bolling said in the numbers he had posted the night before, "our math was off a bit." A new graphic, he said, showed the unweighted average for Wisconsin teachers for the 2010 school year: a $51,000 salary, plus $30,000 worth of benefits (for a total of $81,000 worth of compensation). For an average private sector worker, he said, the salary in 2010 was $46,000 with $20,000 worth of benefits (total compensation $66,000).
Those revised numbers are much closer to the ones we found.
But many statisticians have a more fundamental issue with Bolling's comparison. In order to be a teacher in Wisconsin, you've got to have a 4-year college degree. And 52 percent of Wisconsin teachers also have a master's degree. That's much, much higher than the average education level for workers in the private sector. People with higher degrees in education typically get paid more.
We found two studies that factored in such things as education level, years of experience, race, gender, etc. and found that public employees tend to make a little less than people with similar backgrounds in the private sector.
A report titled "Out of Balance" by two University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professors for the National Institute of Retirement Security, whose board is largely composed of representatives of public employee pensions, found that when "comparable earning determinants," such as education, are considered, state employees typically earn salaries 11 percent lower than their private sector counterparts. When you consider total compensation -- salary plus benefits -- the deficit dropped to 6.8 percent (because public employees generally get better benefits packages than those in the private sector).
One of the study authors, Keith A. Bender, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, said that message has largely been lost in the Wisconsin debate.
As for Bollings' comparison, Bender said, "I guess you can do that if you don't want to compare like with like. But you are comparing less educated people with more educated people."
Another report, by the liberal Economic Policy Institute, found that Wisconsin public employees earn 4.8 percent less in total compensation than comparable private-sector workers.
The study's author, Jeff Keefe, issued a policy memo on Feb. 15, 2011, titled "Wisconsin public versus private employee costs: Why compare apples to oranges?"
"Inaccurate comparisons of national and Wisconsin public employee compensation with private sector compensation are circulating in Wisconsin," Keefe wrote. "These faulty comparisons, showing that public employees in Wisconsin are dramatically overpaid, seem to support legislative efforts to increase benefit contributions by public employees."
"But when we compare apples to apples, we find that Wisconsin public employees earn 4.8% less in total compensation than comparable private sector workers," Keefe wrote. "The comparisons—controlling for education, experience, hours of work, organizational size, gender, race, ethnicity, citizenship, and disability—demonstrate that full-time state and local public employees earn lower wages and receive less in total compensation (including all benefits) than comparable private sector employees.
"Why does it appear otherwise? Both nationally and within Wisconsin, public sector workers are significantly more educated than their private sector counterparts."
The Center for Union Facts, a self-described "union watchdog," said Keefe's study made two assumptions "both of which bias the results in its preferred direction." The first assumption was that state employees would otherwise be working in a large private sector business with 1,000 employees or more, the group said. And, it argues, Keefe excluded full-time, part-year workers like certain teachers. According to an analysis released by the Center for Union Facts on Feb. 22, 2011, public sector employees, on average, earn five percent more in wages and benefits than their counterparts in the private sector.
We don't want to get too far into the weeds on the many ways data can be sliced to make comparisons between public and private sector compensation.
We don't take too much issue with the raw numbers provided by Bolling (the clarified ones). They're pretty close to the numbers we found as well. But the comparison of compensation for Wisconsin teachers to the compensation for all private sector employees is misleading. On average, Wisconsin teachers are far more highly educated than the average worker. People with higher levels of education tend to make more. And so we rate Bollings' comparison Barely True.
Editor's note: This statement was rated Barely True when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to Mostly False.


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During November and December of this 2007, Angie, Marcell and their 3 year old son Dylan travelled to Bebot village in Flores, Indonesia to work on the Neros Foundation's second project.
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In consultation with the head teacher, the Neros Foundation built toilets and washing facilities for the school and provided a basic education program for students and parents about the importance of good hygiene in their lives.
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You may not be aware, but this past Wednesday was a monumental night for the funk scene in Philadelphia. It was the night of Darla's record release party for their new album Darla Rolls The Dice! at Boot & Saddle in South Philly.
After forming at Drexel University, this instrumental funk 8-piece made a lasting impression at this year's Beardfest and has continued to play shows all around Philly. Their new record signals a new milestone for the band: it was co-produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by none other than Philly's own Phil Nicolo, a legendary producer who has worked with John Lennon, Sting, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, and many more, and it's released through his record label aptly titled Phil's Records.
Before Darla took the stage, the evening began with a rare appearance from the Providence-based Roz and the Rice Cakes. Mainly known for performing at DIY shows and basements surfing up and down the Northeast, the trio took their raw, alternative sound to a venue stage for the first time in a while. This is not to insinuate they displayed any tells of discomfort. On the contrary, they seemed to bring the intimacy of a basement show to the crowd with an off-kilter and unfettered performance to open the night.
Nik Greeley & The Operators took the stage next. The Operators are a collective of some of the finest musicians in Philadelphia who also play in Swift Technique, Out of the Beardspace, The Radicans, and more. At the center of this project is the enigmatic Nik Greeley, who carries the swagger and soul of an artist from Philly's soul heyday of the 60's and 70's.
Nik and The Operators got the crowd moving to the groovy "Hypnotize," but slowed things down for the more somber "Maybe There's a Reason," a beautiful track that became more poignant due to the turbulent events of the past week. "Maybe There's a Reason" will be the second single from the band, so stay tuned! They finished their set with a lively cover of the James Brown classic "Get On Up." It's fitting, then, that they will open for the James Brown Dance Party, featuring the James Brown Band drummer Clyde Stubblefield, at Ardmore Music Hall on Friday, December 30th.
It was finally time for Darla to take the stage, who played their new record from front to back. By turns funky, progressive, jazz, and rock n' roll, the Darla crew flawlessly blended these genres from song to song. There's a certain improvisational energy when Darla performs, as all eight members react to the sounds of their bandmates on drums, saxophones, keyboards, bass, and guitars, guiding each other toward new heights. It looked like they were all having a blast on stage, and their joy spread to the dancing audience below.
In a twist of events, Nik Greeley and Roz Raskin joined Darla on stage for an 80's medley featuring Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" and Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Leaving the venue after the show with silly grins on their faces, guests couldn't escape the positive vibes that emanated from the live music all night.
The success of Darla and Nik Greeley & The Operators only highlight the unique funk/fusion scene burgeoning right here in Philly. There's a ton of talent playing away in your local clubs, so instead of dishing out that hundred dollars for some overrated band 20 years past their prime (I'm not naming names), consider checking out some #localmusic in your Philly backyard.
Purchase Darla's new album Darla Rolls The Dice! here!
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Celebrating Mother's Day
"One bright and guiding light
"That taught me wrong from right
"I found in my mother's eyes . . .
"God's gift sent from above
"One real unselfish love
"I found in my mother's eyes."
— From "My Mother's Eyes" by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Abel Baer
When Mother spoke in our house, everybody listened. Dad, the children, the dog and even the cat — all were attentive when Mother voiced an opinion, gave gentle instructions, or broke up the more than occasional argument between siblings or pets.
She was not an authoritarian figure. She could be stern, but usually relied on gentle persuasion to appeal to our better selves. We were more afraid of disappointing her than incurring her anger.
Even the cat responded better to Mother's scratch behind her ears than a whack on the butt with a newspaper.
As we children grew older, we realized daily that the woman who raised and nurtured us was kind, loving and wise. It dawned on all of us individually (we later talked about it) that when one of us had a problem, Mother was not only always there but had rallied the rest of the family to our cause.
She was the most moral person any of us knew and it did not come from consulting a Bible or talking to a pastor. She was instinctively good. Pose a moral dilemma and she would immediately give you a solution that — as soon as you heard it — you knew was the right thing to do.
Today is Mother's Day, a day designated to honor mothers across the United States. We take time today to honor those wonderful women who bore us, wiped our noses, bandaged our scrapes and, oh yeah, shaped our characters.
Given the charter of their jobs, every day should be Mother's Day.
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Book Chapters
Rova, M. & Haddow, S. (2017). Moving Bodies: Dance Movement Psychotherapy Groups for Mothers and Babies in Inpatient and Outpatient Perinatal Mental Health Services. In Celebi, M. Weaving the Cradle. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Κάρκου, Β., Λύκου, Σ. & Ρόβα, Μ. (2015). Διεθνές Ερευνητικό Πεδίο και Προοπτικές στην Χοροθεραπεία. «Η Συμβολή των Ψυχοθεραπειών μέσω Τέχνης στην Ψυχιατρική Θεραπευτική». Επιμελητές: Γιώτης, Λ., Μαραβέλης, Δ., Πανταγούτσου, Α. & Γιαννούλη, Ε. Εθνικό & Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, Ιατρική Σχολή, Α' Ψυχιατρική Κλινική
Journal papers
Rova, M. (2017). Embodying Kinaesthetic Empathy through interdisciplinary practice-based research. Arts in Psychotherapy Journal. Vol 55, pp. 164-173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2017.04.008
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(2018) 'Moving Toward New Lands: Transforming Embodied Knowledge in the 21st Century. Crossing Borders and the In-Between Keynote presentation. 3rd EADMT conference, Athens/Greece
(2018) Professional DMT training programme (2017-2021) Biosoft, Institute for non-verbal coaching and psychomotor therapy, Kiev, Ukraine: 'Applying Cognitive Neuroscience Methodology to DMT research'. Research Webinar
(2015) Dementia Pathfinders in association with St George's NHS Foundation Trust: 'Finding Body/Mind Balance' a Young Onset Dementia Support Group Event. Guest Presenter Commission
(2014) Centre for Arts Therapies Research University of Roehampton (London): 'Embodying Kinaesthetic Empathy . A practice based and interdisciplinary investigation' – PhD research seminar
(2014) 1st European Association for Dance Movement Therapy Conference, Resilience within a Changing World (Riga, Latvia): Embodying Kinaesthetic Empathy as an Intersubjective Phenomenon and Clinical Intervention – practical workshop.
(2014) Centre for Arts Therapies Research, University of Roehampton (London): Embodied Research Methodologies Symposium – participatory session
(2014) Royal College of Psychiatrists (London): Perinatal Strategy Day, Embodied Experiential session – Workshop.
(2014) East London NHS Foundation Trust (London): Embodied Approaches to Team Building (workshop leader), Margaret Oates Mother and Baby Unit – Away Day.
(2014) East London NHS Foundation Trust (London): Introduction to the Arts Psychotherapies in Perinatal Mental Health – National Educational Event.
(2013) Centre for Arts Therapies Research University of Roehampton (London): Dialoguing the Space Between – Research Seminar.
(2011) East London NHS Foundation trust: National Travelling Circus Conference for Specialist NHS Perinatal Services across the country (London) – Experiential session and Introduction to clinical Mother and Baby DMP group work – workshop leader and presenter.
(2010) Central and North West London NHS Foundation trust (London): Creative Approaches in Dementia Care – Relatives and Staff Event in a Continuing Care Unit for Dementia.
(2014) Centre for Arts Therapies Research, University of Roehampton (London): |mu| a live research performance event accompanied by a photography and art exhibition.
(2012) Centre for Arts Therapies Research University of Roehampton (London): Embodying Loss Symposium – Silent Story (solo performed by Tasha Colbert, choreography and direction Marina Rova)
(2011) Chisenhale Dance Space (London): De Mentis Silent Stories I,II&III a live dance theatre performance accompanied by a photography and short film exhibition.
(2010) 1st National Dance and Dementia Conference (Liverpool): Preview of De Mentis (performance and Q&A session)
(2015) Embodied Knowing. Landscapes of Curiosity and Multiplicity. Emotion (ADMP UK) Spring, Vol XXV, no 1, 11-13
(2008) Finding Core Purpose: Applying Bartenieff Fundamentals to Dance Education and Therapy in Emotion (ADMP UK) Spring, vol XVIII no 1, 11-12
(2007) Theatre of Gender in Emotion (ADMP UK) Winter, vol XIV no 22, 4-5


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Admins must be set up appropiately in an auth provider)[/list] ------------------------------ Setting up Admins: ------------------------------ NOTE: These instructions are for people who have not already set up an auth provider on their server. If you have already set one up, just do the steps that are neccessary for you. [u]Using basic_auth[/u] [list=1][*]Open up addons/eventscripts/examples/auth/basic_auth/basic_auth.py [*]Find the following line (it's the top line in def load): [syntax="python"]authlist = es.ServerVar("BASIC_AUTH_ADMIN_LIST", defaultvalue="STEAM_ID_LAN;",description="List of administrators for basic_auth")[/syntax] [*]Add your admins steam id's to the end of the defaultvalue argument. For example: [syntax="python"]authlist = es.ServerVar("BASIC_AUTH_ADMIN_LIST", defaultvalue="STEAM_ID_LAN;STEAM_0:0:1234567;",description="List of administrators for basic_auth")[/syntax] [*]Add [b]es_load examples/auth/basic_auth[/b] to your autoexec.cfg BEFORE the [b]es_load ba_bank[/b] line[/list] [u]Using group_auth[/u] [list=1][*]Add [b]es_load examples/auth/group_auth[/b] to your autoexec.cfg BEFORE the [b]es_load ba_bank[/b] line [*]Add the following your autoexec.cfg after the [b]es_load examples/auth/group_auth[/b], but before the [b]es_load ba_bank[/b] line: [syntax="es"]es gauth group create Admins server_var(AUTHSERVICE_ADMIN) es gauth power create bank_admin server_var(AUTHSERVICE_ADMIN) es gauth power create bank_cash server_var(AUTHSERVICE_ADMIN) es gauth power create bank_clear server_var(AUTHSERVICE_ADMIN) gauth power give bank_admin Admins gauth power give bank_cash Admins gauth power give bank_clear Admins es gauth power create bank_use server_var(AUTHSERVICE_IDENTIFIED) gauth power give bank_use IdentifiedPlayers[/syntax] Then for each of your admins, you must add the following lines: [syntax="es"]gauth user create gauth user join Admins[/syntax][/list] ------------------------------ Configuration: ------------------------------ All configuration for ba_bank now takes place in the [b]config.ini[/b] file, shown below: [syntax="ini"][settings] bank_name = '[BA_BANK]' # Allows you to change the 'name' of the bank that appears on all menus and all messages produced by the script bank_max_balance = 1000000 # Sets the maximum balance of a players bank account, 0 for no limit bank_start_balance = 5000 # Sets the starting balance of new bank accounts bank_max_deposits = 1 # Sets the maximum number of times a player can deposit cash into the bank, 0 for no limit bank_max_withdrawals = 1 # Sets the maximum number of times a player can withdraw cash from the bank, 0 for no limit bank_max_transfers = 1 # Sets the maximum number of times a player can trabsfer cash to another player, 0 for no limit bank_min_deposit = 1000 # Sets the minimum amount a player can deposit bank_allow_autowithdrawal = 1 # Set to 1 to allow autowithdrawal at the beginning of the round bank_pistol_round = 1 # Set to 1 to disable withdrawal of cash during the first round of a map bank_buyzone_disable = 1 # Set to 1 to disable the bank on maps that do not have a buyzone bank_inactive_days = 7 # Sets the number of days an account is inactive for before it can be cleared bank_auto_clear_inactive = 1 # Set to 1 to allow automatic removal of inactive bank accounts bank_interest_allow = 1 # Sets whether or not interest is enabled bank_interest_per_round = 1 # Set to 1 for interest at the start of every round, 0 for interest at the start of every map bank_interest_rate = 1.5 # Percentage of interest #From here on allows you to change the amounts that appear on menus. The bit on the left inside the '' is the bit that will be displayed on the menu, the bit on the right represents the amount that will be used in the transaction. You can have as many entries for each menu as you like. [menus] [[deposit]] '$1,000' = 1000 '$2,000' = 2000 '$4,000' = 4000 '$8,000' = 8000 '$16,000' = 16000 [[withdraw]] '$1,000' = 1000 '$2,000' = 2000 '$4,000' = 4000 '$8,000' = 8000 '$16,000' = 16000 [[transfer]] '$1,000' = 1000 '$5,000' = 5000 '$10,000' = 10000 '$20,000' = 20000 '$30,000' = 30000 '$40,000' = 40000 '$50,000' = 50000 '$75,000' = 75000 '$100,000' = 100000 [[admincash]] '$10,000' = 10000 '$20,000' = 20000 '$30,000' = 30000 '$40,000' = 40000 '$50,000' = 50000 '$75,000' = 75000 '$100,000' = 100000 '$150,000' = 150000 '$200,000' = 200000 [/syntax] As of v2.5, ba_bank is fully multilingual. At the initial release of v2.5, only 2 languages are supported, English and French, but you can add your own translations to the [b]langs.ini[/b] file, shown below: [syntax="ini"][account created] en = "You bank acount has been created" fr = "Votre compte bancaire a été créé" [max deposits] en = "You have exceeded the maximum number of deposits for this round" fr = "Vous avez dépassé le nombre maximum de dépÔts pour ce round" [minimum players] en = "There needs to be a minimum of 1 CT and 1 T to deposit cash" fr = "Il faut au moins 1 CT et 1 T pour déposer de l'argent" [pistol round] en = "No withdrawals allowed during the pistol round" fr = "Aucun retrait n'est autorisé pendant les rounds au pistolet" [max withdrawals] en = "You have exceeded the maximum number of withdrawals for this round" fr = "Vous avez dépassé le nombre maximum de retraits pour ce round" [max transfers] en = "You have exceeded the maximum number of transfers for this round" fr = "Vous avez dépassé le nombre maximum de transferts pour ce round" [deposit] en = "You deposited $$$amount" fr = "Vous avez déposé $$$amount" [minimum deposit] en = "Minimum deposit is $$$amount" fr = "Le montant minimum d'un dépÔt est $$$amount" [no deposit] en = "You do not have $$$amount to deposit!" fr = "Vous n'avez pas $$$amount à déposer!" [withdraw] en = "You withdrew $$$amount" fr = "Vous retirez $$$amount" [no withdraw] en = "You do not have $$$amount to withdraw!" fr = "Vous n'avez pas $$$amount à déposer!" [transfer] en = "You transferred $$$amount to $player" fr = "Vous avez transféré $$$amount à $player" [transfer received] en = "You received $$$amount from $player" fr = "Vous avez reçu $$$amount de $player" [no transfer] en = "You do not have $$$amount to transfer!" fr = "Vous n'avez pas $$$amount à transférer!" [no account] en = "That player has not set up a bank account" fr = "Ce joueur n'a pas initialisé son compte bancaire" [interest] en = "Your account gained $$$amount interest" fr = "Votre compte gagne $$$amount d'intérêt" [autowithdraw on] en = "You have turned autowithdraw ON" fr = "Vous avez passé le retrait automatique à ON" [autowithdraw off] en = "You have turned autowithdraw OFF" fr = "Vous avez passé le retrait automatique à OFF" [autowithdraw disabled] en = "The autowithdraw feature has been disabled" fr = "Le retrait automatique a été désactivé" [main menu] en = "Main Menu" fr = "Menu principal" [menu deposit] en = "Deposit" fr = "DépÔt" [menu withdraw] en = "Withdraw" fr = "Retrait" [menu transfer] en = "Transfer" fr = "Transfert" [menu balance] en = "Query Balance" fr = "Demande de solde" [menu settings] en = "Settings" fr = "Configuration" [menu top] en = "Top 10" fr = "Top 10" [settings menu] en = "Settings Menu" fr = "Menu de configuration" [menu autowithdraw] en = "Autowithdraw" fr = "Retrait automatique" [menu autowithdraw on] en = "Autowithdraw [ON]" fr = "Retrait automatique [ON]" [menu autowithdraw off] en = "Autowithdraw [OFF]" fr = "Retrait automatique [OFF]" [menu autowithdraw disabled] en = "Autowithdraw [DISABLED]" fr = "Retrait automatique [DESACTIVE]" [top menu] en = "Top 10" fr = "Top 10" [admin menu] en = "Admin Menu" fr = "Menu admin" [menu cash] en = "Give Cash" fr = "Donner de l'argent" [menu clear] en = "Clear Inactive Accounts" fr = "Nettoyer les comptes innactifs" [deposit menu] en = "Deposit Menu" fr = "Menu de DépÔt" [menu all] en = "All Cash" fr = "Tout l'argent" [withdraw menu] en = "Withdraw Menu" fr = "Menu de retrait" [menu fill] en = "Fill Cash Reserves" fr = "Remplir les réserves d'argent" [transfer menu] en = "Transfer Menu" fr = "Menu de transfert" [menu entire] en = "Entire Bank Balance" fr = "Solde bancaire complet" [admincash menu] en = "Admin Cash Menu" fr = "Menu admin de gestion de l'argent" [players menu] en = "Player List" fr = "Liste des joueurs" [menu exit] en = "Exit" fr = "Quitter" [balance] en = "You have $$$amount remaining in the bank" fr = "Il vous reste $$$amount en banque" [not authorised] en = "You are not authorised to use this function" fr = "Vous n'êtes pas autorisé à utiliser cette fonction" [inactive deleted] en = "All inactive accounts have been deleted" fr = "Tous les comptes innactifs ont été supprimés" [no player] en = "That player does not exist on the server" fr = "Ce joueur n'existe pas sur le serveur" [not admin] en = "You are not an admin" fr = "Vous n'êtes pas admin" [unknown command] en = "Unknown command" fr = "Commande inconnue" [syntax error] en = "Too few or too many arguments" fr = "Trop ou trop peu d'arguments" [bank disabled] en = "The bank has been disabled because this map has no buyzones" fr = "La banque a été désactivée car cette map n'a pas de zone d'achat" [admin give] en = "An admin has given you $$$amount" fr = "Un admin vous a donné $$$amount" [no userid] en = "You must enter a userid" fr = "Vous devez entrer un userid"[/syntax] The list of languages supported, and their abbreviations are listed below: [list][*]English = en [*]German = de [*]Spanish = es [*]French = fr [*]Italian = it [*]Korean = ko [*]Schinese = zh-cn [*]Tchinese = zh-tw [*]Russian = ru [*]Thai = th [*]Japanese = ja [*]Portuguese = pt [*]Polish = pl [*]Danish = da [*]Dutch = nl [*]Finnish = fi [*]Norwegian = no [*]Swedish = sv[/list] If you do add your own translations, either PM me with a copy of your new langs.ini, or post it in the ba_bank forum thread and I will add it into the official ba_bank langs.ini and give you credit for your work. ------------------------------ Bank Events ------------------------------ Since v2.1, ba_bank fires several custom events. This allow scripters to use these events as any normal events in their scripts and will be able to find out information about any transaction that takes place. Below is a copy of the res file included with the script that shows these events and all event_vars associated with them: [syntax="es"]// Events triggered by ba_bank // No spaces in event names, max length 32 // All strings are case sensitive // total game event byte length must be < 1024 // // valid data key types are: // none : value is not networked // string : a zero terminated string // bool : unsigned int, 1 bit // byte : unsigned int, 8 bit // short : signed int, 16 bit // long : signed int, 32 bit // float : float, 32 bit "ba_bank" { "bank_deposit" { "userid" "short" // player depositing money "amount" "long" // amount of money being deposited } "bank_withdraw" { "userid" "short" // player withdrawing money "amount" "long" // amount of money being withdrawn } "bank_transfer" { "userid" "short" // player transferring money "receiver" "short" // player receiving money "amount" "long" // amount of money being transferred } "bank_admin_cash" { "userid" "short" // admin giving money "receiver" "short" // player receiving money "amount" "long" // amount of money being given } }[/syntax] Here is an example of how you could use these events: ESS: [syntax="es"]event bank_deposit { es_msg Deposit -> Player: event_var(es_username) Amount: event_var(amount) } event bank_withdraw { es_msg Withdraw -> Player: event_var(es_username) Amount event_var(amount) } event bank_transfer { es_xsetinfo receiver_name 0 es_getplayername receiver_name event_var(receiver) es_msg Transfer -> From: event_var(es_username) To: server_var(receiver_name) Amount: event_var(amount) } event bank_admin_cash { es_xsetinfo receiver_name 0 es_getplayername receiver_name event_var(receiver) es_msg Admin: event_var(es_username) Gave: server_var(receiver_name) Amount: event_var(amount) }[/syntax] ESP: [syntax="python"]def bank_deposit(event_var): es.msg('Deposit -> Player: ' + event_var['es_username'] + ' Amount: ' + event_var['amount']) def bank_withdraw(event_var): es.msg('Withdraw -> Player: ' + event_var['es_username'] + ' Amount: ' + event_var['amount']) def bank_transfer(event_var): es.msg('Transfer -> From: ' + event_var['es_username'] + ' To: ' + es.getplayername(event_var['receiver']) + ' Amount: ' + event_var['amount']) def bank_admin_cash(event_var): es.msg('Admin: ' + event_var['es_username'] + ' Gave: ' + es.getplayername(event_var['receiver']) + ' Amount: ' + event_var['amount'])[/syntax] ------------------------------ Special Thanks: ------------------------------ Nicolous - For the French translation GODJonez - For the Finnish translation Guardian - For the Dutch translation smithy - For help with testing unicode support thekiller - For help with testing unicode support
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Careful what you say. Sounds like your office could be bugged.
It is obvious that it was an attempt to find someone to take care of his pet while he was in jail and the poor thing died in the post. Don't sweat it.
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I've decided to take a brief break from recognizing National Poetry Month to get a few things off my chest. These are some random rants that are currently on my radar:
Michelle Obama dancing: So the First Lady of The United States of America shook her groove thang during the Easter Celebration at the White House this past weekend. She had some fun on the Jimmy Fallon show with the return of the "Mom" dance, and she challenged Ellen to a little dance off. Several Conservative outlets have taken this as an abomination of one of the most dignified positions in America. One headline talked about the how the First Lady "disgraced" the title once again. Another says: "First Lady dons stretch pants and shakes her rump." Really people!?! Since when is it disgraceful, disgusting, and undignified to show how using dance can be a way to live healthy and feel better. I didn't see the First Lady twerking on a pole or wall, dropping it like it's hot, or grinding on some sexy young backup dancer as can be seen on any social media outlet. She was dancing a choreographed dance that incorporated simple moves that children and adults can do to get moving, feel good, and be healthy. That's the message! So all of you stuck-up, pompous, high and mighty stuffed shirts who wouldn't know a rhythm if it jumped down your throat need to find a new life and get over yourselves. I think the lack of respect in the coverage of the First Lady is much more disrespectful than anything she has done to address childhood obesity. Maybe if they caught a beat every now and then, they wouldn't have time to sit on their plump rumps and criticize our First Lady's moves! IJS
Another Cop Shooting: I'm sure you have seen or heard of the South Carolina officer who gunned down a 50-yr. old man during a traffic stop and decided to use the popular adage of: "I was in fear of my life!" Well, why not? It worked for those other guys so he figured that was all he needed as justification for shooting and killing an unarmed man running AWAY from him. Then he proceeds to handcuff the man as he lies on the ground dying. The precedence has been set, right? So imagine his surprise when he gets hit with a murder charge and denied bond! Rut ro…Hey it worked for those other guys!
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Food safety and drug administration (FSDA) officials said that sale of junk food, eggs and meat has been prohibited even on highways covered by the kanwar yatris.
District magistrates of Bareilly and Muzaffarnagar have issued directions to administrative officials to ensure that sale of food items that can cause health-related problems to the yatris must be curbed immediately.
Officials said that during the Shravan month, over four crore devotees are likely to pass through Muzaffarnagar on their way to Haridwar. "The district has been divided into 16 zones, 47 sub zones and 83 sectors. FSDA officials have been told to carry out inspections to check the quality of food being sold in eateries along the yatra route," Muzaffarnagar DM GS Priyadarshi said.
Chief food safety officer Akshay Pradhan said, "Since most junk food items have a small shelf life, often, owners of eateries sell them even after their expiry date. Besides, due to the current weather conditions, it is not safe to have spicy and oily food. We have been regularly collecting food samples from eateries to ensure that substandard items are not being sold to the devotees. Restaurants, dhabas and roadside eateries are being covered in the exercise."


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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
An Inquiry into Values
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ISBN10: 0688002307 ISBN13: 9780688002305 Publisher: William Morrow & Co Published: Apr 1 1974 Weight: 1.10lbs. Height: 8.50" Width: 5.75" Depth: 1.50" Language: English
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While cycling through the western states, a disillusioned American questions the meaning of existence after confronting the ghost of his former, uninstitutionalized self
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