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It's not an exaggeration when I say PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS by Korean developer Bluehole took the gaming scene by storm. Released as an Early Access game late last week, Battlegrounds made it to number one on Steam's Top Sellers list with 67,000 concurrent players and earned more than 11 million dollars in revenue over the weekend. Even today, the game continues to remain in the top 5 most popular games played on Twitch.
I was lucky enough to sit down with General Manager Yongwook Choi and Project Director Changhan Kim at Bluehole to discuss their journey, challenges, and future plans moving forward.
Related: Original Battle Royale Experience: Battlegrounds alpha Q&A session
Inven: Battlegrounds is in the top 10 games by current player count and is also the number one top seller on Steam. I'm sure not many people expected such a successful reception for an Early Access game, especially from a domestic audience.
Kim: Neither did we. Honestly, I still can't believe it now. We've done a total of three tests in North America – two alphas and one closed beta. Korean gamers rarely knew about the game back then because we've mostly devoted our time to the NA communities. Judging from the feedback we collected, I thought maybe there's a possibility the game would be well-received by Korean gamers, but I did not expect anything remotely close to this. [laughs]
Inven: Do you feel any pressure since the game's not finished yet?
Kim: Definitely. There are so many people playing the game even though it's not a final release. We are fully aware that Battlegrounds suffers from bugs and lag. As we've been doing, we'll address those issues in conjunction with the community. We'll officially launch the game when it's in a polished state.
Choi: The original intent of the Early Access was to include the community in the development process. We've always prioritized communication above all else, and I think we've been doing a pretty good job so far. Many Early Access titles end up being in development for an indefinite amount of time, but we promise Battlegrounds won't be one of them. We already have a development schedule in place to launch the game on the set date without delay.
Kim: There's one thing I'm concerned about though. Some people may not understand how Early Access works and think that Battlegrounds is a finished game. I've received so much feedback asking us why the final release of the game has so many bugs. I want to make it clear that Battlegrounds hasn't officially launched yet. People who play the game in Early Access are supporting us in the development process. Also, please keep in mind that those who opt for Early Access will have the full retail version at launch.
To elaborate on Choi's comment about other Early Access games, some developers release their games on Early Access, only to abandon them somewhere down the line. It's understandable that people are worried that we'll go down the same path. Let me assure you that it couldn't be further from the truth. we'll keep polishing the game for release this summer. Since we're also working on the console version, it's really awkward for us to postpone any longer than that.
Inven: How's the console version coming along?
Kim: There's something called the Xbox Preview Program, which is basically Early Access for Xbox. We're hard at work adding the finishing touches to the game there. It'll be out on both PlayStation and Xbox.
Inven: How did you collaborate with developers from all over the world? Were there any challenges in terms of language barriers and physical locations?
Kim: This is the first time I'm working with such a development system. I believed that it would be difficult to make a Battle Royale genre game with only Korean developers. That's why I asked Brendan Greene to work with us. You know how people say that you can't claim to understand American culture just because you saw a lot of Hollywood films? We needed an expert in this type of genre.
We have remote employees who work with us via video conference calls. They're from various countries including Poland, Netherlands, Russia, Egypt, and Spain. I think this kind of development system is part of the reason that Battlegrounds appeals to such a diverse group of people.
Choi: At the end of the day, it's a trust issue. I can physically see people who are here in the office but not those who work overseas. I wasn't so sure about the idea at first, but I decided that I should put in the trust first. Once foreign developers felt that they were being trusted, they did not let us down.
For example, one of our artists has been involved in the Call of Duty series. He's a freelance artist who left the previous company because he didn't enjoy the structured workplace environment. It just goes to show the pride he has in his work. After I repeatedly conveyed the trust I have for him, he actually did some amazing work for us. He also congratulated us when Battlegrounds did really well on Early Access.
Inven: There's never a shortage of survival games on Steam. Why do you think Battlegrounds was able to garner this much attention?
Kim: Battle Royale mode does have its roots in survival games. That said, survival and Battle Royale games aren't the same thing. If you look at most survival games out on Steam, the primary objective is to survive in a big open world. On the other hand, Battlegrounds is a session-based PvP game. If you look at it from this perspective, there aren't that many proper Battle Royale games other than H1Z1 and Battlegrounds. Yet H1Z1 isn't a game that started out in the Battle Royale genre. It used to be a survival game until Greene came on the team to develop Battle Royale as an event mode.
The base of the game is what differentiates Battlegrounds from the competition. You know the foundation on which the game was built around? Most other Battle Royale games are mods from such games like DayZ, Rust, and ARK. With the originator Brenden Greene on the team, we built Battlegrounds from the ground-up to be a dedicated Battle Royale experience. I think that's why people can easily immerse themselves in the game.
Inven: Could you elaborate on the difference between a mod and a fully-fledged game?
Kim: Hmm… It's pretty tough to explain, but I'll try. You know how Brenden Greene accumulated knowledge in servicing the Battle Royale mode for ARMA? I can't really say for certain the specifics of his knowledge… But from map design and gun balance to the psychology of players, pretty much everything was based on his experience and knowledge. And Battlegrounds most closely reflects his vision.
Choi: If you study Greene's development direction and the current iteration of Battlegrounds, you can see a couple design pillars: immersion and gun play. We came to understand these two elements are pivotal to making a good Battle Royal experience.
Kim: Another thing Greene emphasized was the randomized system. Everything in every round has to feel fresh each time.
Inven: Yes. As you mentioned, there are quite a lot of variables in Battlegrounds, but I suspect those will reach a limit because there is only one map. Since it is still in Early Access, I believe there will be more maps added?
Kim: Of course. We will add them one by one after we complete adjusting the current map balance for now.
Inven: I believe that there is likely much more content under development other than maps. Would you like to introduce them?
Kim: There will be more guns and transports. A motorcycle will be added to the game during April. New modes are under development as well.
Inven: Tell us more about new modes.
Kim: Like a custom game where users do modifications. They can apply rules by setting up specific options; for example, a battleground where you are only allowed to use a pistol. However, this will not be provided to every user first, but instead to content creators; those who broadcast on YouTube or Twitch. The purpose is for users to have more participation with the creators' own content.
At the official launch, we will introduce the whole mode toolkit. It's got quite a bit more freedom; you can even resize the map. That way players will be able to make a battlefield that even resembles "Sudden Attack" or "CrossFire".
Inven: You must have received a lot of feedback from users after the Early Access. What were the main points?
Kim: They have pointed out many things which backed up the game internally. Also, when you look at the Korean game market now, most games tend to imitate each other and core users are getting sick of this. Because of that, we have received a fair amount of complimentary messages saying that Bluehole created something new, that we made a game which deserves a much better result overseas, and so on. I also believe that the prosperity of Battlegrounds will bring about a change in the atmosphere of the Korean game industry.
Inven: I would like to talk more about inner-workings of the game as well. We hear people saying that the price of loot has gone up to twice as much as before, making it hard to purchase decoration items. I would like to hear your plan about the sales of loot at the official launch.
Kim: We will keep adjusting the balance. We increased the price of loot in hopes of reducing the gap between heavy gamers who play 24 hours and casual users who only play 1 to 2 hours a day. I would also like to note that decoration items get reset once a week.
Inven: The method that companies usually implement for additional profit is usually DLCs or costume packs.
Kim: We can probably release firearms or attire skins. However we will not add anything that might not match the atmosphere of our game. It does not suit the tastes of NA and EU users as well. We will release DLC eventually of course, but we are now focusing more on completing the game rather than selling items.
Inven: Although I understand that it is still in Early Access, I would still like to point out the status of the server, as this is the main aspect users have expressed disappointment with.
Kim: The server is different to that of an MMORPG. Unlike MMORPGs, where it sends movement data about 2 times in a second, an FPS does it by a frame unit. Because of this difference, general FPS games can only keep up to 32 people in one battlefield. Battlefields is an exception that realized a battlefield in a large scale, indicating that the server is well stabilized.
We use the Unreal engine, but there has been no instance where a company made a large-scale FPS game with Unreal. Battlegrounds is in the FPS genre, and is the game that keeps quite a lot of people in one battlefield. So the packet transmission needs to be large, and all of these lead to the problem of server maintenance cost. That is why we are continuously performing unchecked patches.
Choi: We are aware of the inconvenience users have due to the server. We have therefore decided that the server will be our top priority to be improved on before the official launch, and the client performance comes next.
Inven: What NA and EU gamers like is very different compared to Korean gamers, and I believe that you had a few errors and mistakes during development because of that.
Kim: Well, the game is different to the games we used to make, which targeted the Korean market, so everything we did was a mistake. Every bit was a challenge and we learned from it, by applying feedback received from users as quick as possible, for example.
Inven: Are there any aspects of western gamers you find impressive?
Kim: Their community base is well set, and there are many volunteers. It's like users answer to other users' questions, all within the community. The communication in western countries is usually done between a user and a user first, whereas it is between a user and a company in Korea. The companies in Korea need to not just charge more for their content, but also help build a user-friendly communication culture in order to make better games.
Inven: The broadcasts of Battlegrounds on Twitch are booming. In other words, people recognized the game to be worth watching. I would like to ask if you have any plans involving esports when the game is stabilized after the official launch.
Kim: We are already receiving love calls from esports-related companies in NA. We absolutely want it to happen. But, we will start supporting esports matches that are done voluntarily by the community first, because having our own esports league is not ideal at this point. The priorities are to complete the game, and settle the community.
Inven: I am certain that this pleasant outcome will most likely impact the direction of Bluehole's upcoming game development.
Kim: I am just a mere producer so there is no way I can say that we will do this and that with certainty (laugh), but the company has always been serious about the values we have as a production company, and thus we have "Battlegrounds". What I believe is that the company will keep endeavoring to be "the one that makes good games", rather than following a market trend.
Choi: The globalization of games has always been a motto we have pursued since the company was founded. Tera, based on the standards of Korean MMORPGs, has done quite well in various countries, and so has "Archery King" in terms of mobile games.
As the producer said, the biggest value we strive to achieve is in our quality and globalization, which is why we are having a hard time (laugh).
Inven: It is quite normal to be a bit greedy from a business perspective. Are you sure you have no intention whatsoever? (laugh)
Choi: Not at all. Monetization that interferes with the foundation of the game is not working any longer. Other Korean game companies are going for mobile and console, and we released a somewhat classic PC package during this trend. And when it comes to PC games, I believe that it is appropriate to have a business model which drives users to focus more on games.
It is still the same from the director's point of view. I believe that we get a better result when a company has the goal of better quality rather than more money. I do not think that a company which earns a good amount of money is the good company. A company that makes better games is the good company.
Inven: Would you like to say some last words for the users who enjoy Battlegrounds?
Kim: Thank you for enjoying the game even though it has a number of technical issues, and we devs will complete the game to the full extent of our capabilities. Thank you!
Choi: We are not considering any additional charge system, but are only focusing on the base of the game. We hope you to keep supporting us and we will do our best.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, MoFAIC, has organised a series of diverse events, activities and initiatives, as part of UAE Innovation Month 2018, which is the largest national event to celebrate innovation and innovators.
The ministry organised the International Cultures and Friendships Forum, with the participation and attendance of several members of the diplomatic corps and representative of foreign missions in the country and Arab and international countries, as well as many employees and members of the Ministry.
The event included folk shows based the artistic and popular heritage of participating countries, including other Arab and international countries.
As part of UAE Innovation Month 2018, Ahmed Sari Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of MoFAIC, launched the Al Barwa Museum at the Ministry's General Diwan, with the attendance of Ambassador Ahmed Elham Al Dhaheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry, and several of its employees and members.
The exhibition aims to showcase the ministry's cultural and historical highlights, from its establishment to the current period, while focussing on the innovative aspects of UAE diplomacy.
The Ministry also organised a workshop today, titled, "Think and Innovate with the Members of the Innovation Diploma," where students of its Innovation Diploma course introduced the workshop's participants to the key skills that they acquired while studying for the diploma, which has helped them to develop their skills by using the necessary tools.
During February 2018, the Ministry will organise more events, including various workshops, lectures, discussion sessions, initiatives and activities, which were designed to spread the culture and values of innovation in the Ministry's work, as well as strengthen the UAE's diplomacy and achieve services excellence.
Source: UAE MINISTRY OF FOREGIN AFFAIRS

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Tylenol (also known by its generic names, acetaminophenn and paracetamol) is a popular over-the-counter medication for pain relief. Acetaminophen first gained FDA approval in 1951 and 1955, Tylenol, the most popular form of acetaminophen came to market. It is commonly used to relieve headaches, migraines, osteoarthritis pain as well as fever.
It is also found in many cold and flu formulations. It may also be prescribed post-surgery for pain management. It is now the most commonly used pain and fever reliever used in the United States. In 2005, 29 billion units of prescription and over-the-counter acetaminophen-containing products were sold. Over-the-counter medications contain dosage strengths between 325mg and 500mg, with a recommended single dose up to 1000mg. It is estimated that 23% of all American adults use acetaminophen in any given week.Tylenol Side Effects: Problems That Arise with Tylenol
Though many people believe that Tylenol is safe, as it has been marketed to be an alternative to ibuprofen with fewer side effects, serious adverse effects have been reported. In 2010, a study was published that linked its use during pregnancy to male infertility in the adult life of the unborn. One of the most serious adverse effects associated with Tylenol is the risk of liver injury. Other possible adverse effects include the risk of blood cancer in adults and the development of asthma and eczema when used in very young children (and now autism when used by pregnant women).
Tylenol/acetaminophen overdose has become a burden on the already strained American healthcare system. It is estimated that 56,000 emergency room visits and 26,000 hospitalizations are due to acetaminophen overdose every year. Itt is reported that nearly 500 deaths annually are attributed to overdose. Acetaminophen is one of the leading causes of liver failure in the United States. It accounts for approximately half of all liver failures annually, more than any other single cause. In half of these cases, the overdose is unintentional.What the Studies on Tylenol and Liver Damage Are Telling Us
Previous studies had demonstrated that Tylenol in combination with hydrocodone resulted in liver damage. However, it was not until 5 or 6 years ago that this toxicity was identified to be due to Tylenol rather than hydrocodone. A trial was conducted to study the toxicity of hydrocodone but instead found that use of Tylenol led to increased liver enzymes, biological markers of liver damage. This study showed that Tylenol posed the risk, rather than hydrocodone. A study published in 2005 reported on the prevalence of liver injury due to Tylenol and other acetaminophen-containing products. The study included 662 patients and reported that 27% of patients who overdosed on acetaminophen died without a liver transplant and 8% required a liver transplant.
A recent study, published online (ahead of print) in September reviewed 790,188 patients prescribed acetaminophen between 2001 and 2008. The study classified patients by their potential use as those with use over the recommended prescription dosage of 4,000mg (4g) per day and toxic dose of 10,000mg/day (10g / day). Though the frequency of patients the potential maximum dose exceeding 4g/day had declined from 33% in 2001 to 27% in 2008, the percentage of patients having a potential maximum dose exceeding 10g/day increased from 1.9% in 2001 to 3.2% in 2008.
Though dosages over 10/g per day are typically associated with liver injury in adults, there are reported cases near the recommended maximum daily dosage of 4g. A study in 2006 reported that liver damage can occur at dosages of 4g/day or lower and showed that liver enzymes, early indicators of organ damage, increased in over one-third of subjects.
It has also been shown that alcohol consumption when taking Tylenol can result in liver injury at lower doses. Further, combining products containing Tylenol (ie. prescription medications combined with over the counter Tylenol tablets or cold & flu medications containing acetaminophen) may also increase risk as this increases the total amount of acetaminophen consumed.What the FDA Did About This Concern about Tylenol
In response to the growing body of evidence linking Tylenol and acetaminophen-containing products to liver injury, the FDA took action in 2009, requiring manufacturers of acetaminophen-containing over the counter medications to bear prominent warning labels stating the risk of liver injury. In January of 2011, the FDA limited the amount of acetaminophen in combination prescription drugs to 325mg of acetaminophen (e.g. Tylenol 3 with codeine). This action was taken to make the products safer for use but is being phased in over a 3 year period. This action underscored what Tylenol liver damage attorneys have been saying for years: Tylenol can be dangerous and too many people have liver damage as the result of acetaminophen poisoning.
This ruling also included changes to labels to clearly state the potential risk of severe liver injury. However, this ruling does not address over the counter Tylenol products, many of which contain 500mg to 1000mg of acetaminophen per tablet/caplet. Though FDA has taken some action to reduce the amount of acetaminophen in combination prescription drugs, little action, except addition of warning labels, has occurred with over the counter products such as Tylenol. Though surveys have shown that 95% of respondents read part or all of over the counter medication labels, it is unclear how many are aware of the serious risks of Tylenol and acetaminophen-containing products and the threshold they are not to exceed on a daily basis.The Problem That Remains with Tylenol
It is often left up to the consumer to be vigilant about medication use to ensure their well-being. Many times patients prescribed medications containing acetaminophen are not aware that they should not take over-the-counter products containing acetaminophen at the same time as they are not always informed by their doctor or pharmacist. With many products on the market now containing multiple ingredients, it is important to be aware of ingredients, amounts and total daily intake of certain products such as acetaminophen to avoid potentially toxic and fatal effects. This can be extremely difficult in situations where patients may be taking acetaminophen from multiple sources for multiple indications (ie. taking a cold and flu medication with acetaminophen when also using Tylenol daily for joint pain relief).


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Underwater photographers continue their unending quest for the perfect shot – so how close did the BSoUP Prints competitors get?
WHAT MAKES A GREAT underwater photograph? The British Society of Underwater Photographer Print Competition, sponsored each year by DIVER Magazine, is a contest that can offer clues.
A panel of three judges make an initial selection of what they consider the best entries, and these are displayed at the Dive Show at the NEC, Birmingham. They also select an outright winner and runner-up and confer a number of highly commended accolades.
While the photographs are on display, Show visitors are encouraged to act as judges and their selections determine the winners and runners-up in four categories in the separate Public Vote.
Underwater photographers often find judges' comments helpful, not only for winning competitions but simply in boosting the quality of their photography. So here is a selection of comments on winning and highly commended images from judges Martin Edge, DIVER Publisher Nigel Eaton and BSoUP Chairman Paul Colley, who also chaired the panel.
The judges thought the competition was of a very good standard overall, with some outstanding images at the high end.
They did however point out that some otherwise excellent submissions were let down slightly by basic errors including, but not limited to: framing (most often too tight); sensor dust spots and backscatter that could have been processed out within the rules; blown highlights (pure white with no detail where the composition demanded it); cluttered compositions, most often too much background or other distracting detail; lack of contrast; overprocessed images (too much contrast or unnatural colours); and errors in lighting (such as harsh shadows in an image where the intention was very obviously full lighting of the subject, or subject eyes in deep shadow on head-on shots).
Blue Shark, by Nick Moore
(Judges' Choice: Overall Winner) (a)
"While judges are inevitably becoming saturated by exposure to blue-shark images, and it's now tempting to just admire them and pass by, the right image will still stop you in your tracks.
"This was one of them. The image of the shark itself is impressive enough, with razor-sharp detail and perfectly controlled exposure. But these days that is not enough to win, and the photographer knew this before he got into the water.
"He was willing to risk many unsuccessful shots during these rare and expensive encounters by using a less-predictable but high-payoff technique. As a result, he has rendered the surface and above-water detail in a way that supports the overall story and composition.
"Those who know the set-up can work out that the dive-boat is in the picture, but the slow shutter reduces it to subtle and very attractive colour accents. The result is an extra splash of colour and movement, which supports and balances the picture of a sleek predator racing through the surface of the water. An outstanding piece of underwater art – we just loved it."
American Alligator, by Chris Knight
(Judges' Choice: Runner-Up) (b)
"The quality of this image was evident to all three judges from the outset. The black background adds menace to a subject that looks capable of creating it, and the creature is eyeballing the viewer with a pin-sharp blue eye.
"The teeth are perfectly exposed (difficult to do with these subjects) but it's the reflection and interesting surface detail that sets this image into the realm of something special. The leaves and the mirror reflections that merge into the upside-down alligator's eye and jaw-line are beautiful little accents of detail and colour.
"One judge felt that the lack of enclosure of the reflection at the top edge of the frame slightly unbalanced the image. It could have been subtly faded more towards black as it left the frame, perhaps with a graduated filter in post-processing, but that was a minor and subjective point. We all thought it was a stunning image."
Shrimp, by David Morgan (c)
"You'll probably not see a sharper print of such a small subject. The detail is fabulous and the diagonal composition very strong. There's just enough background detail to show the habitat but so well-controlled with depth of field that it adds and never detracts from the main subject.
"The unusual viewpoint allows both eyes to be rendered in focus, something that really added to this excellent image."
Cuttlefish, by Mark Launchbury (d)
"It's a simple behaviour image of an interesting creature but it has great features, including fantastic rendering
of the emerald-green water, a very nice composition that emphasises the habitat and a peak-of-the-action shutter-release against colourful negative space that gives the picture an edge.
"On fine detail, we found some dust-spots or backscatter that could have easily been processed out, but it's a super image."
Ethereal Warrior, by Laura Storm (e)
"This almost abstract image drew all three judges in for a long look to determine the subject matter. In that sense it immediately succeeded by engaging us very strongly.
"On closer look, we saw how very careful lighting had revealed the subtle contours of an almost ghostly face covered in fine strands of algae. And then we found snails, mussels and all sorts of fine colours and textures.
"It's a dream-like image that sets you thinking in so many different ways. Very creative work that drew high praise from all of us."
Nudibranch, by Simon Temple (f)
"This crisp and sharp image set a colourful main subject very nicely against a black macro background.
"The behaviour is emphasised by sufficient inclusion of the hydroid habitat, but on close examination we felt that the framing was just a smidgeon too tight, with parts of the nudibranch touching the frame edge to the right and with the tentacles of the hydroid top left just clipped out of frame.
"Nevertheless, the image was strong and it pulled all three of us in for a close look."
Anenomefish, by Jon Batchelor (g)
"At first look, this was a very pretty but in many ways standard presentation of a common subject, but we all felt compelled to look at it more closely, and the more we looked, the more we liked it. We guessed it was taken on the Barge in the Red Sea, but we had not seen this perspective before.
"What we really liked was the quality of the background layers that set off the main subject so well while also adding depth to the image.
"Added to this was the perfect timing that placed both anemonefish facing into the frame with room ahead of them, and the lovely contrast of big against small."
Fighting Topknots, by Henley Spiers (h)
"By rendering the foreground and background habitat as pleasing bokeh, the eyes and face patterns of both blennies pop well in an eye-catching moment. The side-on viewpoint emphasises the struggle.
"The blurring of the mouths due to movement or, more likely, depth of field detracted slightly, but this was a great image that suited the symmetrical framing."
Model in Pool, by Cheng Han (i)
"The flowing subject matter, vibrant colours of the backdrop, accents of light and careful balance in the overall composition create a striking and partially abstract image.
"As a footnote, although we don't allow aquarium shots, the rules do allow pool fashion shots, yet we see so few of them.
"We had not anticipated that the traditional categories would render the distinction between UK and overseas meaningless in the context of
a pool shot, but did think it unfair to judge these types of images in a UK category, where all of the other subjects would inevitably be a restricted range of marine life.
"BSoUP will reconsider the rules for next year. Meanwhile, that does not detract from this image, which we thought was beautifully executed and presented."
Octopus Portrait, by Michael Gallagher (j)
"Top marks from all three judges for a different presentation of a common subject. We really liked the central symmetrical framing and choice of high-key image-processing that rendered this subject in a new way.
"The image grabs you initially as an abstract, but soon draws you in through strong eye contact and fine detail.
A fine image."
Saltwater Crocodile, by Nick Moore (k)
The Cuban saltwater crocodile is another subject in danger of being overworked, but when photographed to a high technical standard and in such a pleasing composition, it's still going to impress.
The sharp teeth (ie, in focus!), very strong eye engagement and the superb addition of mutton snappers as secondary subjects (in perfect position) all add to the story in a very engaging image.
"With strong reflections and some blue-sky colour accents, it's a super rendition of an impressive creature.
"To be uber-critical, while we didn't mind the small natural bubbles and backscatter at the surface, which make the image feel very authentic, there was a hint of chromatic aberration in some of the whitest reflections."
Dancing Boxfish, by Kirsty Andrews (l)
"Originally displayed upside-down, this image was always going to catch the eye! It's a great behaviour shot in its own right, but by setting blue against yellow, and yellow/white against black, it becomes a very striking composition. It is beautifully lit and the detail is crisp. And with clear implied movement, it's also dynamic.
"Slightly stronger eye contact could have pushed this even higher up our list of final deliberations, but it's a fine image."
Spotted Dolphin, by Chris Knight (m)
"You might on the one hand pass this image by with a smile to acknowledge that it's beautiful, but that you've seen it before.
"On the other hand, when you stop to look at the details, you find it to be an exquisite capture of a very charismatic animal.
"The light on the dolphin is fabulous and lacks the harsh shadows that you so often see in these pictures. The detail is razor-sharp and clear on every inch of the animal in view.
"Although there is no water surface in view due to the viewpoint and/or depth of the encounter, the perfect graduation of colour from almost white to sky blue provides a fine-art backdrop.
"However, there is just enough detail in the sandy seabed to gain that depth perspective.
"So we thought that this was a very different presentation of the subject and the result of clever shooting and/or very careful post-processing and printing. It gave the runner-up a close run for its money."
Silky Shark, by Sean Chinn (n)
"Although in some ways this is arguably an unremarkable portrait of a shark, the night shot and use of a background boat or diver light to provide an unusual green colour accent really set this image off.
"We loved the resulting reflections and also sufficient negative space around the shark to heighten the night atmospherics. The gloss finish of this high-quality print was a great choice."
Juvenile Sweetlips, by Justin Beevor (o)
"We've seen many of these images before and there is always a danger that the fashion has faded, but we give credit where it's due. This was a very well-executed image, providing a fine-art feel through the implied movement and moment of suspension as the flash froze the fish in frame.
"The eyes were a little soft and some residual backscatter could have been cloned out, but full marks for using the slow shutter-speed technique to render a very artistic view of this juvenile sweetlips."
Dorado, by Ellen Cuylaerts (p)
"An unusual subject photographed at the peak of fast action resulting in a pleasing composition dominated by yellow-on-blue colour contrasts and three distinctly different profiles of a very interesting fish. The surface texture brought in by vertical framing adds depth to the picture; it would not have worked as well without this.
"The overlap of an almost-hidden fourth dorado in the background became a minor distraction, but the quality of the print is outstanding, with the almost watercolour look providing a fine-art feel to this very beautiful image."
Details of winners and runners-up in the BSoUP Prints Public Vote can be found at bsoup.org and divernet.com
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In the last six months, we've seen an evolution in how attackers are launching password list attacks, which in turn is impacting how best to fight these attacks.
It's become easier than ever to obtain ranges of hundreds of IPs, which makes it possible to masquerade traffic as coming from multiple different sources. Similarly, many of these IPs are registered in the United States. Taken together, this so-called "slow and low" attack weakness the effects of rate limiting and location-based rules.
It's possible to mitigate these attacks, but it takes a different approach. We've put together some best practices implemented some changes to our risk engine, which we'll unpack in this post.
In the past, many attacks could be mitigated by simply rate limiting on the IP-level. For example, Cloudflare recommends blocking an IP for 10 minutes whenever you see more than five failed attempts within 30 seconds. There are also open-source software such as Ruby rack-attack or Python django-defender that achieve the same thing.
But for the scenario described above, this wouldn't really help. If an attacker has access to a wide IP address space, they can replay a list of stolen passwords at a high rate, but distribute them across many IPs. Your IP-based rules will only see a few failed logins coming in every minute, making you think all is fine. But in aggregate, there actually will be thousands of failed logins.
Recently, one of our customers experienced a password list attack that was active for nearly three hours and originated from over 500 different IP addresses. Each IP made between 50 to 500 attempts over the course of the attack. This is (only) roughly three attempts per minute, which would stay under the radar for any rate limiting configured to lock accounts at five attempts. But Castle spotted that there were actually hundreds of thousands of login attempts during over the course of three hours, which enabled us to help the customer prevent the attack.
Using other approaches, you'd need a threshold of three attempts would be needed to lock out the majority of those IPs. But by lowering the IP thresholds, you'll also start blocking legitimate logins, especially ones using mobile networks like AT&T and Verizon, where IPs are shared by many users.
To mitigate these attacks, you should do two things, which we've also implemented in our risk engine here at Castle:
In the last month, in response to these trends, we've been rolling out a set of updates to our risk engine to make it better at detecting things on the ASN level–in addition to the existing user-, device-, IP- and ISP-level.
If you've already implemented Castle, you'll automatically benefit from these updates. Any login that accesses under these malicious circumstances will be immediately marked as "Malicious" by Castle.
If you'd like to enable your integration, make sure you subscribe to Incident webhooks, and log out users based on the deny action from Adaptive Authentication API.
If you're curious about learning more about these attacks and how to prevent them and others, reach out!


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The V-Moda Crossfade LP headphones have been apart my daily tech kit that I carry with me to work and back every day for over a year and I'm truly pleased with the way they've held up. From the durable, stylish case to the shiny metal plates on the sides, these headphones have withstood much over this past year and a half. In the video, below I go into detail about the few dislikes and many likes I have about the Crossfade LP headphones. With any luck, I'll be able to get my hands on the LP2 or M100 headphones later this year.


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SOURCE: Kohn, Denise. "Reading Emma as a Lesson on 'Ladyhood': A Study in the Domestic Bildungsroman." Essays in Literature 22, no. 1 (spring 1995): 45-58.
In the following essay, Kohn suggests that Emma is an example of a Bildungsroman in which a heroine's education and development as a lady are achieved in a domestic setting rather than through a quest.
Emma can be a problematic novel for the modern reader—especially for the feminist reader. On the one hand, feminist critics have lauded Jane Austen for her critique of the marriage market and exposition of the problems of female independence in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Green, Johnson, Kirkham, Poovey). The growing emphasis on creating a canon of women writers has led many feminist readers to latch onto Austen with fervor because she is a woman writer who has long enjoyed a fine critical reputation despite the sentimental and...
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The ink is barely dry on Donald Trump's long-delayed Muslim ban do-over, and already the order is being challenged in court by at least six states, representing 50.2 million residents.
Donald Trump's first crack at fulfilling his campaign promise of a "ban on Muslims entering the United States" went down in flames after dozens of courts ruled against his order.
And now, following a long delay of his own making, Trump's new Muslim ban is poised to meet the same fate, as Politico reports that four more states have joined Hawaii in opposing the revised ban in court:
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his office is filing a motion asking a federal judge in Seattle to rule that an existing injunction against Trump's earlier travel ban order applies to parallel portions of the president's new directive, which he signed Monday.
"We're asserting that the president cannot unilaterally declare himself free of the court's restraining order and injunction," Ferguson told reporters at news conference Thursday. "This is not a new lawsuit....It's our view that that temporary restraining order that we've already obtained remains in effect. And the burden is on the federal government to explain why it does not."
Maryland has now joined Washington state's lawsuit, too.
This represents a continuation of the resistance strategy embraced by Democratic Attorneys General across the country, whose strategy of opposing Trump in the courts has become a major venue for push back against his administration's harmful policies.
Along with Washington and Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts, and Oregon are part of the second round of legal action against the Muslim ban. There have also been successful challenges to the first round of the ban from the ACLU, who had a historic fundraising haul as a grassroots groundswell of support rose up in revulsion to Trump's actions.
We are happy to stand with our neighboring state, and join Washington's new legal action https://t.co/O153mOtIRx
— OR Attorney General (@ORDOJ) March 9, 2017
#Breaking: We will join @AGOWA's lawsuit against President Trump's #MuslimBan2 pic.twitter.com/K3pm9EOdE6
— Eric Schneiderman (@AGSchneiderman) March 9, 2017
We are consolidating our efforts and joining fellow states, led by @AGOWA, to challenge Trump's unlawful #MuslimBan2. https://t.co/A2OdQEiUZw
— Maura Healey (@MassAGO) March 9, 2017
Healey — drawing the necessary distinction between the media's preferred term of "travel ban" and the accurate label of "Muslim ban" — stated firmly in a statement, "President Trump's second travel ban remains a discriminatory and unconstitutional attempt to make good on his campaign promise to implement a Muslim ban."
And Ferguson also addressed the narrower, revised scope (based on political reasons, not security concerns) of the second Muslim ban and told Politico that it would still adversely affect Washington residents whose spouses are overseas without a current visa, as well as attempts by universities to attract students from overseas.
The attorney general also chided Trump online for trying to tweet his way out of the legal firestorm his ban has unleashed.
"You cannot tweet your way out of it. That doesn't work in a courtroom." -BF pic.twitter.com/jBCIRfgIBV
— WA Attorney General (@AGOWA) March 9, 2017
After losing the first round in this moral battle for American values, Trump infamously tweeted "SEE YOU IN THE COURT." But like so much of his childish taunting, he might not be so happy now that he is getting what he asked for.
(Oliver Willis contributed to this article.)


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By Dustin Rowles | Miscellaneous | October 24, 2014 |
By Dustin Rowles | Miscellaneous | October 24, 2014 |
I wanted to wait until Monday to discuss the latest installment of Serial, but I think those of us who have already listened to it simply can't wait any longer. Please, jump in over the weekend once you've listened to the 5th episode, "Route Talk" and join the conversation.
A funny thing about this episode — and tell me if you agree or disagree — is that despite all of the moments that "didn't fit the timeline," I actually came away from this week's installment with the feeling for the first time that Adnan might have actually committed the crime.
Granted, Adnan's lawyer did a lousy job of defending her client, and — again — a better lawyer would've had plenty of evidence to establish reasonable doubt. However, I also like the prosecution's argument that — even given all the inconsistencies in Jay's testimony, and even given the problems with lining up the cell phone calls with Jay's account of the day — there's something to be said for pulling back and looking at the big picture.
After all, the "spine" of Jay's story remained consistent. Moreover, the route from Woodlawn High School to the Best Buy, where Adnan supposedly murdered Hai Min Lee, is possible (or at least, "not impossible"). Yes, there's some question about the exact timing; yes, there's some question about the phone booth actually existing; and yes, there's a lot of questions about the pinging of cell phone towers. However, one thing seems certain to me: Either Jay or Adnan committed the crime.
Adnan does have the better motive, weak though it is. And his alibi feels shakier now, for some reason.
One thing stood out for me, in particular, in this week's episode, and it was the brief conversation Sarah Koenig had with Will, one of the guy's who received a phone call from Adnan's cell phone that day. He had no recollection of the call; he was never asked to testify in the case; and he was never even questioned about the call.
However, he did say this: That it wasn't unusual for Jay to drop off or pick up Adnan from track practice. That, plus the fact that the cell phone records do — without a doubt — put Adnan and Jay together at some point that night — suggest to me, at the very least, that Jay was more than the "casual" friend that Adnan claims he was. I had a lot of casual friends in high school, but I'd only loan my car out, or get rides with, my closest friends, and it appears to me that this was a regular arrangement between Adnan and Jay, and that — in addition to rides and pot-smoking sessions — they did spend quite a bit of time together.
Another thing that I can't get over, however, is why Jay — at least, so far as we know — wasn't charged with any sort of crime. According to his own testimony, he helped bury the body of Hae Min Lee. He also didn't come forward immediately, and given some of the inconsistencies in his story — in particular, the location in which Adnan shared with Jay the very detailed story of Hai's grisly murder — I can't help but think there's much more to this than we're being led to believe.
In other words, it would be easy, I think, to at least convict Jay as a conspirator in the murder, and one wonders if the prosecution held back some testimony — or helped to coach Jay — to steer the jury away from suspecting Jay was more immediately involved.
Then again, if Jay was involved, wouldn't Adnan have a completely different story than, "I just don't remember"? Or would Adnan be implicating himself if he threw Jay under the bus? When Adnan called Jay "pathetic" during the course of the trial, did Adnan mean he was "pathetic" for lying, or did Adnan mean he was "pathetic" for ratting him out?
Lots more to ponder this week.


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Bugs ain't fun. Except when they are. This is the story of the greatest bug I never fixed.
In an earlier life I wrote addons for World of Warcraft. Aside from being addicted to the game at the time, it was a mindblowing experience for someone obsessed with plugin architectures and the evolution of public APIs. It was also a great excuse to learn Lua, which is a fun language.
One of the better addons a friend and I built during that period was FriendNet. FriendNet helped to deal with the greatest challenge in the game: Finding people to play with who aren't dicks. The addon took your in-game friend list and shared it with all your friends. In return, they shared their friends with you. As a result the number of people you could trust weren't dicks increased.
Because any form of network communication was forbidden by the addon API, we had to come up with a hack to distribute those friend lists. What we did was serialize those lists into in-game chat messages and whisper them to the receiving player's avatar.
Yes, years before your Mom discovered Facebook we were tunnelling social graphs over the chat channels of a virtual world. We should have gotten funding.
Anyway, FriendNet did have some quality issues. P2P applications are hard to get right, and you can't just make people upgrade every time you release a bugfix. So we had all those different versions talking with each other, resulting in a lot of emergent behaviour and hard to reproduce bugs.
One bug was especially hard to pin down: Once every few days FriendNet would encounter a corrupt message, resulting in parts of the addon GUI to be messed up. We received enough bug reports to believe that the issue was real, but we could never reproduce the bug no matter how hard we tried. It was the bug from hell. Eventually we gave up, blamed it on a buggy API and moved on.
The solution came to me years after I stopped playing the game. When I realized what had gone wrong, the light almost blinded me.
You know, your character can get drunk in World of Warcraft. After drinking enough virtual booze, your screen will start to blur and your character will no longer move in straight lines. Also when you type something into the chat like
Penelope says: I'm so wasted
It will come out like this:
Penelope says: I'm sho washted ...hic!
Because FriendNet serialized all of its communication into chat messages, it sent corrupted data whenever the broadcasting player was drunk.
FriendNet has long since disappeared from the addon sites you could once download it from. I doubt it would even boot up in a current version of the game. But even though I never got to fix that bug, I still remember it with fond amusement.


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Nutrition Response Testing is a non-invasive system of analyzing the body in order to determine the underlying causes of ill health. When these are corrected through safe, natural, nutritional means, the body can repair itself in order to attain and maintain more optimum health.
Nutrition Response Testing is very precise and scientific. However, if I were to analyze you using Nutrition Response Testing before it was explained to you, you might find it strange, or simply not believable – only because it is probably very different from anything you may have experienced before. I can understand this because when I first saw this type of work being done, my first reaction was "Hmm, what is this strange stuff?" No one was more skeptical than I was. As a result, I studied Nutrition Response Testing extensively to see if it was for real. And I am sure happy I did because it has greatly helped me improve my health and the health of many patients.
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Acupuncture For Stress
Stress is a normal physiological response to the demands of life. A person can feel stressed at work or by relationship. Continuous stress can cause physical pain, high blood pressure and number of other problems. If you are someone who deals with stress on a regular basis, you may benefit from acupuncture's stress reducing effects .And if your health is beginning to suffer because of stress and disease is occurring, acupuncture can treat and reduce or eliminate the problem.
Acupuncturist can relieve the sense of stress, or depression by encouraging the flow of qi in the chest and abdomen. It involves inserting fine needles at pressure points throughout the body. The needles stimulate the body's natural healing processes in their energy system. When your body is subjected to constant stress, the Qi of the body becomes congested. This stagnation of the flow of Qi causes a variety of physical and mental symptoms, such as anger, depression, cold limbs, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), tight tendons and muscles, headaches, and pain. The most common Oriental Medicine diagnosis would be Liver Qi Stagnation, as it is the energetic function of the Liver to smooth the Qi of the body, allowing it to flow freely. By stimulating the points, the Qi can flow freely, thereby alleviating stress. Through acupuncture, the energy blockages can be addressed. Acupuncture points serve as the on and off ramps to the energy highway, and can help energy flow smoothly, and alleviate not only the symptoms of stress and anxiety, but the stress and anxiety itself.
Benefits of acupuncture for stress
- Acupuncture is very relaxing
- It works to balance the whole body
- It addresses the origin of the problem
- It reduces the painful symptoms that are affecting your health
- It helps you to manage stress more effectively.
- It also alleviate stress related health conditions


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Impressive philosophical writing comes from practice, training, and hard work. A Philosophical Essay is quite different from regular essays as it is neither a report on the latest findings, nor research paper, or a self-expression exercise. It does not present the views of other scholars on a topic. Instead, a Philosophy Essay is a logical justification of a thesis. It means that you try to make a specific point – something that you aim to convince the teacher to recognize – accompanied by justification or defense for its recognition.
Before you start with your Philosophy Essay writing, you should state exactly what you aim to prove. A vaguely expressed idea is unlikely to be understood. You should state precisely, in a sentence or two, what you wish to establish. If you can formulate your idea in this manner, you are certainly clear about it.
The next step is to decide how you go convince the teacher that your idea is correct. You need to use rational persuasion methods and present enough arguments. In order to write a philosophy essay to impress your teacher, you should think carefully about your topic. Since you are your teacher are not conversing in person, you need to write a paper that stands on its own and conveys your thoughts and meaning clearly. You are responsible for ensuring that the ideas are communicated accurately and in a way that eliminates the possibility of being misunderstood.
Precision and clarity are key elements of philosophical essay writing. Here are some suggestions for writing a philosophy paper.
Organize logically
Arrange your arguments in a logical manner so that the teacher can follow your ideas. If your arguments are well-organized, your teacher will be interested in reading further. Write the outline and leave it for a few days before you start writing your first draft. When you have a second look at it, does it still appear to flow smoothly? If not, it means you have to reorganize the arguments to make it work.
Support your arguments
While reading your essay, the reader would want to know why he/she should believe that. If you assume that the reader will not accept most of your arguments, you will succeed in giving enough evidence to support your argument. Substantiating your claims will leave no choice for the reader but to think critically and accept them.
Choose the right language
Once you have got the outline right, you need to choose the right set of words that will communicate your thoughts to the teacher. Don't select the words that come close to describing your idea, instead choose the words that convey your sense in the exact same way as you have in your mind. Two words may have similar meaning but certainly cannot be used interchangeably. Use a dictionary to find the correct word. A common mistake is a wrong use of "it's" and "its". Other words like "therefore," "thus," "hence", and "follows from" are used to establish strong logical relations, so use them only when you are certain about your claims with regards to the question. Check the spelling of words; wrongly spelled words not only distort the meaning of your arguments, they annoy the readers as well.
Be prepared for opposition
If your idea is worth the argument, there are chances that some readers will reject it. People will give reasons to disapprove of your stand. An ideal way to show the strength of your idea is to think about a few objections and demonstrate how they can be addressed. This will disallow the basis for rejecting your argument. This would require you to think about a few key objections that the readers might put up against you. The other challenge is to argue that these objections miss the point when it comes to your argument or that these objections are in some way unrealistic despite their plausibleness. It requires a lot of practice and knowledge of essay writing to develop this impressive argumentation style, but it's worth it.
Acknowledge your sources
You will use a lot of ideas, words, a line of argument, or quotes by other scholars to strengthen your claim. Whenever you borrow these quotes or paraphrase them, always acknowledge the source through proper referencing. This will show your gratitude and keep your paper safe from plagiarism. Using other people's quotes, ideas, or arguments as your own is known as plagiarism. Essay writing services and universities have strict rules against plagiarism. If your paper is plagiarized, not only you will fail the exam, it will jeopardize your academic career as well. In order to avoid this risk, give due credit to all the sources. A well-referenced paper is valued more by the readers. Appropriate citation indicates your awareness of the important literature on the topic.
Edit and proofread confidently
No matter how expert a writer you are, there is always a chance of significantly improving your first draft by rewriting. The key to excellent writing is to rewrite. Obviously, it doesn't mean you have to rephrase everything again. Rewriting helps you to write succinct drafts – not by leaving out the ideas, but by cutting out redundant words and presenting your ideas in a better and clear way. Every unnecessary word is just occupying space. You can write clear and effective sentences through strong-minded editing.
Proofreading is an equally important aspect of good essay writing. Read and re-read your paper. It would be great if you can have your friend or colleague read your paper. If this person was able to understand your ideas completely and could go over your entire paper without getting, you have done a good job. If not, you have to rework and deal with the problem areas.
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One hundred years ago a race of warrior Elves, known as the Fata, fought against the world's enemy, the Horde. With a single sword, their King beat the Horde back by turning their twisted magic upon them. In the eyes of the world of Novaria, the Fata were heroes.
But a hundred years past, the Fatan Empire is no more, and her people scattered to the wind. Their lands are now inhabited by the Esteri when they were driven from their land. Of the remaining races, only the Elves of the Wild Wood and the Grimalkin of the West possess knowledge of magic. Portents and signs reveal the Horde is on the move again, having rebuilt their armies stronger than before. But the tales of the Fatan Empire are now buried in the texts set down by the Four Children of the Goddess Vanda. A new hero is foretold, a new wielder of the sword, but unless the old texts can be interpreted within a new prophecy, the Horde will over run the world and darkness will consume the Goddess and her Children.
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Thunder rolled over the white, jagged cliffs of Mount Vanda as lightening forked across the darkening sky. The spring water cascading through cracks in the granite, ran red as it fell to the river below. Small, half frozen pellets of rain whipped about the traveling party of ten making their way to the ever burning temple fires of the Goddess Vanda. Swathed in thick leathers and furs of the Esteri people, the Keorenth Empire, they made their way up the frozen stairs to the temple.
King Bennett moved just behind the High Priest, and just ahead of the nursemaid who protected and carried the swaddling infant, the promise of the Esteri's future. The savior. The foretold one. It was a heavy burden for one so small to bare—but King Bennett was prepared to help and teach his son all he needed to know to be a great leader, hero, and King. Even as the cold pressed against him he smiled to himself, setting the frozen pieces of his beard against his cheek.
My son. He will be strong. A fighter. And he will lead the Keorenth Empire, his Esterian people, to power.
When they started their ascent up the mountain, the Priests of Vanda insisted the threatening sky was the anger of the Goddess because King Bennett insisted on purifying his first born. Purifications were not ordered, they were foreseen by the Chosen of Vanda and then requested. But no one had foreseen the Prince's future. The King's brother Marcus, the captain of his guard and his counsel, also mentioned the omission of visions as a reason to wait and see.
But the King ignored them and ordered them up the mountain. Obey, or die. It was the will of the King. Their fear and their apprehension were as thick in the air as the impending storm.
The Temple of Vanda was said to have been carved out of the granite itself. A dome-shaped building with a single entrance facing the Eastern mountains. They filed into that single opening and ascended the ramp that encircled the outer rim of the dome, called the Spiral. It was symbolic of Vanda's ascent into the Heavens.
The Spiral ended at the opening to the inner Temple itself, consisting of four columns to represent Vanda's four children. A domed roof protected the pit in the center below. And in that pit roared the legendary fire of Vanda. Unquenchable. Unstoppable. It was said to be the heart of the Goddess on earth. And to be purified over the flames was to take on a great destiny. To be touched by the Goddess.
As the party moved into the Temple with the Priests, the carved figures between the columns bore witness, representations of the Goddess' daughters and sons. Daughter Eta (Earth), son Foma (Fire), son Aera (Air) and daughter Entique (Water). They moved to the fire to gather warmth. There was just enough room for the Priests to make a small circle around the center flames, and the King and his entourage to remain behind them.
Marcus took up a position opposite his brother in front of the temple's entrance.
Bennett held up his hand and all eyes turned to him. The sounds of the storms outside the dais seemed to lesson, though the wind and the cold remained. He looked around at each of them as his son made a soft cooing noise in his nursemaid's arms beside him. "I thank you all for making this journey to purify the savior of our people. Prince Flynn will wield the old magics and bring us into the age of peace. The Horde is on the move—though their progress towards our borders has been tentative and slow. Our alliance with the Grimalkin is assured, and our hope to form an alliance with the Wild Wood is promising," he glanced down at his son to indicate what he'd already considered. A marriage of his son to their king's daughter. Esteri to Elf. "Today we purify Flynn Cumberland, Prince of the Keorenth Empire. Our future hope and King."
Those not in the Priesthood gave a cheer, but the Priests exchanged less than hopeful looks.
Marcus shifted his stance by the door. He felt the burden of apprehension the most, having been the more sensitive of the siblings of his family. Two brothers, each with opposing views on the world. One wishing to conquer it, the other wanting only to embrace it. First born, he wasn't cut out to be a leader, not because of his differentiating views, but because of the childhood deformity of his left hand. Born with two less fingers and unable to successfully handle a broadsword, Marcus always wore a black glove on that hand, complete with fingers that moved with the glove. He could grip a cup of drink with it, but little else.
Though the climate had changed among his people over his lifetime, there were still those within the old Families of the Esterian people who saw deformity as a punishment of Vanda. Marcus was content in his role as his brother's support. He adored the child born from his brother's wife, Elspeth. Flynn promised to be a sweet boy—he already bore the reddish hair coloring of his mother.
The High Priest nodded to the rest and they dropped their heavy fur lined cloaks in unison, revealing robes of multiple colors to represent the elements. All had shaved their heads save for a long braid from the base of their necks. These braids were brought around over their left shoulders and tied with tiny bells.
The King turned and gestured for his son to be given to him. The nursemaid hesitated briefly before she handed over the fur swaddled babe into the arms of the King. He smiled down at his son, at the reddish fuzz on his head and at the alert look in the babe's eyes as he gazed up at his father.
The Priests began their chanting, a pleasant if not haunting melody, accompanied by the howl of the storm outside. The fire changed color twice, from orange to blue to green.
The High Priest held his arms out. "Vanda nu feil de' son al et lle Flynn. Esteri miy a dune a du mon."
The fire shifted through the colors of the rainbow—back to blue. The priest turned to the King. "Hand over the child. Vanda has agreed to give the blessing."
Instead of doing what the Priest asked, the King stepped forward. "I will do it."
The Priest's eyes widened. "Please…your highness…one of the Purified priests must pass the child while the flame is blue—"
"Why should I not offer the blessings to my own son?" Bennett thundered at the Priest. Flynn cried out in his father's arms. A small coo and whimper.
"You can't do this—" one of the Priests said. "The flame will not stay blue. While it is blue there is safety—"
"Move away," King Bennett ordered. The Priests stepped back.
Beside the pit was a sloped ramp that allowed closer access to the flame. The King moved to that ramp and descended.
Marcus stepped forward, "Bennett—"
"Stay out of this, Marcus," the King growled. "You will understand when you have a son one day."
Marcus shook his head. "This has nothing to do with—"
"Back away, Marcus."
The King's right bowed and stepped away.
King Bennett moved into the pit and held his child out before him. "Glorious Vanda—I offer my child for your blessings. He will wield the power of your children, and he will wipe out those who oppose the new Keorenth Empire."
Whether it was the wording, or the intent of them, the flames flickered even higher as the King stepped forward and put his son and his arms into the fire.
Neither of them burned—the fire was for purification. The King would later say it was warm and comforting and he could see his son smiling as little flame-made creatures broke off inside and danced around the child.
And all could have been well…
Bennett wanted to see these creatures himself. He wanted to speak to them. And so he moved even further into the flame. His fur-lined boot struck something solid and he stumbled forward. His son, balanced precariously in his hands, pitched forward.
The flame instantly shifted to orange, then yellow and then red.
Screams echoed within the temple as Marcus acted the quickest and pulled his brother from the fire. The King's gloves were ablaze and he was screaming. One of Marcus' men took up the temple's sacred chalice and threw the water on the King's hands. The furs smoldered as Marcus fought to rip them away. Underneath, the skin was red and scorched, but not too severely. His arms were untouched, though the king's beard was singed to his chin.
Screams and wails, the tinkling of tiny bells, all created a wall around Marcus as he looked into the fire. The Priests were on their knees in prayer, their heads bowed, everyone else cried and tried to see the child.
Marcus could see it—the smoldering skeleton at the base of the flame, surrounded by laughing sparks that danced around the tiny corpse. The Prince was dead. Their savior and their King's only heir—was dead. He looked down at his brother who sat with his arms out, reaching to the flame. His eyes were wide and haunted and his skin was as pale as the snow outside.
The King had killed his heir.


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To cope with a widening shortage of teachers, California school districts are hiring an increasing number of teachers with "substandard" permits and credentials, as well as relying on short-term substitute teachers, according to a new report.
Teachers with these permits and credentials make up a small percentage of California's nearly 300,000-strong teaching force, but the number of them has nearly doubled over the past two years, to more than 7,700. They made up a third of all new teaching credentials issued in the state last year.
Titled "Addressing California's Emerging Teacher Shortage," the report by the Learning Policy Institute, a Palo Alto-based research and policy organization, points to numerous studies that it says have found that the use of underprepared or substitute teachers can "harm student achievement."
"It may be necessary in the short run, but it is not a preferred strategy in the long run," said Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the Learning Policy Institute, who co-authored the report with Roberta Furger, Patrick Shields and Leib Sutcher.
She said that if not addressed the shortage "will seriously hamper the state's effort to implement more challenging new learning standards." The state is introducing new Common Core standards in English and math, and the Next Generation Science Standards which demand new approaches to teaching, as well as new learning strategies on the part of students.
"Teaching is an extraordinarily difficult task, even when people get thorough preparation in teaching and the right kinds of coursework," she said. "Teachers who come in underprepared are themselves the ones who say they would like more preparation, more guidance, more coaching."
The report defines underprepared teachers as those who are teaching with a short-term permit, have been given a waiver to teach outside their subject area by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, or have a temporary "intern credential."
Teachers with intern credentials typically get instruction in teaching for a few weeks in the summer before they start their teaching, and then are expected to get their credential by taking night, weekend, or summer classes over one to two years.
Especially worrisome is that the students most affected by the shortages are those in high-poverty and high-minority schools, as well as English learners and special education students – precisely those students who could benefit from the most experienced and qualified teachers.
Teacher shortages can result in larger class sizes and cancellation of courses. Districts may also fill vacancies with substitute teachers who do not have "standard qualifications," and who according to state law must be replaced after 30 days, often by yet another substitute teacher. "All of these strategies undermine students' access to quality instruction," the report says.
Just to bring California student-teacher ratios to pre-recession levels would require the state to hire an additional 60,000 new teachers, the report says. An even more daunting task is getting California's student-teacher ratios to the national average, which would involve hiring an additional 135,000 teachers.
A particularly disturbing feature of the teacher employment landscape is that the number of new teachers going into math and science has declined, despite ongoing efforts in California and nationally to attract teachers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields to the profession.
For example, the number of new credentials awarded to math teachers has dropped by nearly a third (32 percent) over the last four years. Those awarded to science teachers declined by 14 percent. During the same period, the number of underprepared math teachers increased by 23 percent, while the number of science teachers in this category increased by 51 percent.
The shrinking production of credentialed math teachers comes at a time when far fewer students met or exceeded standards on Common Core-aligned Smarter Balanced math tests, compared to those who did so on the English language arts portion of the test. Teacher shortages in these areas, the report says, "are a concern as the state seeks to implement new, more demanding standards in both subject areas (math and science), requiring teachers who deeply understand their content and how to teach it in a way that develops higher order thinking and performance skills."
There is no single solution to the emerging teaching shortage, the report concludes. Instead, what is needed is a "comprehensive set of strategies at the local and state levels."
These include reinstating several teacher recruitment and retention programs that have been phased out over the past decade or more, often for budgetary reasons. Examples of these are the CalTeach program, a one-stop information, recruitment and referral service for prospective teachers, as well as the Governor's Teaching Fellowships and the Assumption Program of Loans for Education.
But the report also notes the huge challenge of getting students interested in teaching in the first place. It cites a recent survey of college-bound students, only 5 percent of whom were interested in going into teaching, a decline of 16 percent between 2010 and 2014. To get more prospective teachers into the pipeline, districts must try to encourage young people and others to go into teaching in their own communities through high school career pathway programs like the Education Academy at Skyline High in Oakland.
To reduce attrition, all beginning teachers should have access to support and mentoring programs like the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program, the report recommends. Increasingly, districts will have to consider offering incentives for teachers to stay or re-enter the profession, including providing mortgage guarantees in areas of the state with high housing costs. Administrators will also need training to improve teaching conditions in schools, which would help reduce the number of teachers abandoning the classroom.
"California must take purposeful steps now if the state is to avoid more acute, widespread shortages of teachers," the report concludes.
Darling-Hammond said she believes California has the capacity to tackle the issue. "But whether it has the political will is a good question which we will see the answer to in the coming months," she said.
The report was released at a conference in Sacramento on January 19, 2016, co-sponsored by the Learning Policy Institute, Policy Analysis for California Education and the American Institutes for Research.
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11pm Friday…
With the cloud cover we still hit 71 degrees in Portland today, a good 4 degrees above normal. But take a look at the "hot" October temperatures to the south!
I was surprised Medford wasn't a record…I see it was 94 on this date in the past though.
So far Portland is running about 5 degrees above normal for October and that sure won't change a lot in the next week as high pressure and a warm atmosphere continue overhead most of the time. In fact models in general remain warm for another 10 days. WAY out there around the 20th there are indications we turn significantly cooler with more precipitation. Climatologically the last 10 days of October we see a significant uptick in rainfall so we'll see how that works out. Note the good agreement on GFS ensembles with cooling to around normal (cool in late October!) around the 20th:
Note the unusually high 850mb temps about a week from now. The ECMWF is showing the same thing, so I'm confident we may once again get up to around 80 degrees at that time. Take a look at both the GFS (latest 00z run) and ECMWF meteograms. Both are similar with highs peaking around 80.
I think the big message here is that this coming week may very well be the last of the warm and dry weather if long-range models are correct. You gardeners better get your last-minute stuff wrapped up in the next 7-10 days.
It's time for a Mark Nelsen temperature forecast check. I just charted all of September and the first few days of October. Looks like I actually had a slight cool bias forecasting highs as PDX (just like I did all summer long), but was on the warm side more frequently with the lows. That cooler period with clear skies back at mid-month really threw me off.
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Kwang Uh and Mina Park, the couple at the heart of Baroo, have taken a different path than most restaurateurs. The pair met at the South Korean temple of Buddhist monk Jeong Kwan, who in addition to her Zen practice, is also an acclaimed chef (and is even featured on an episode of Chef's Table) and infuse their cooking with their spiritual values. In 2015, when Baroo opened in a Hollywood strip-mall, it was an almost instant sensation, with the experimental takes on Korean fare that earned raves from Jonathan Gold, picked up a James Beard Award nomination, and led to it being named one of the best new restaurants in America by Bon Appétit.
The accolades were appreciated, but the aftermath was a struggle for the tiny operation. Uh returned to the temple for several months to refocus, leaving business partner Matthew Kim looking after Baroo. The restaurant was closed temporarily, then reopened, only to finally close again in October, 2018. Uh and Park thought, at the time, the closure would be permanent. But just as legions of diners kept returning to the intriguing, fermented, sophisticated flavors of Baroo, they too, ultimately, wanted to return.
Once they decided to open a new Baroo, the first problem would be finding a new space, as Kim had already flipped it into a new concept after Baroo vacated. The search has taken longer than expected, and in the interim they've opened an outpost they call Baroo Canteen, serving a brief menu of comfort dishes (filtered through the Baroo lens) out of a space at the Union Swap Meet building in East Hollywood.
We spoke with Park this week about reopening, and the future Baroo–and about making the choice to prioritize making a business that is conscious, sustainable, and mindful.https://www.instagram.com/p/BaDDyP1FOgr/
Were you caught off guard by the out-pouring of affection and appreciation when you announced the closing of the first Baroo?
Honestly, we were not expecting that. We were really touched, especially when regulars came out multiple times during our last month. We could really feel the affection people had for Baroo, and that made us want to stay in L.A. and reopen again.
We don't believe Baroo is special in and of itself. Really, everything is connected. The customers who came to Baroo are special. They came became they have an open mind and don't mind the lack of service or ambiance. They arrived with an emotional bond to food and cooking already. If people felt a connection to Baroo, we are very happy to hear that.
When you cook, you pass on your energy through your food. And we hope we can share positive energy through our cooking. The name "baroo" comes from Korean Buddhist tradition, and the Buddhist approach to cooking, with its focus on connectedness and energy, is something we try to keep in mind.
Why relaunch Baroo with the Canteen project now?
We want to open a bigger space with a proper team, but still retain the old Baroo free-style spirit. We are working on opening a new proper restaurant, the new Baroo, but that's taking longer than we expected. It could be late 2019, or later, before we actually are able to open the new Baroo.
We couldn't just sit at home until then, for practical reasons, and also when you're a cook, you need to keep cooking. We found a small kitchen that we could rent cheaply on a month-to-month basis. So we thought it would be good for us to get back in the kitchen, work on the menu for the new Baroo and have some fun.
How were you spending the time during the few months that Baroo was closed?
We have been spending most of our time looking for a new site for Baroo and developing the concept and business plan for it. It seems like we've seen every restaurant for sale on the east side. We also travelled to Korea and Japan for inspiration, and spent a lot of time researching recipes. We also found time to get married, though we will properly celebrate later this year in Korea.https://www.instagram.com/p/BmeAm3ShjZc/
As business owners and chefs, what are you doing to find balance and sustainability while running a successful restaurant?
Both of us are workaholics, so balance and sustainability are things we're still working towards. Like most small business owners, we live, breathe, and dream about work. So we try to make sure that we find balance, at least in small ways. Like always eat a proper breakfast, and eat a delicious family meal together with our one employee. We also both meditate and try to approach what we do consciously and with openness. If we're not happy ourselves, then we can't make delicious food. We firmly believe that.
What, in your opinion, is the must-try dish on the current menu?
Our canteen menu is mostly based on Baroo family meals, comfort food with Baroo color. Our favorite new dish is the gochujang kling, which was originally inspired by khua kling, a Southern Thai dish of minced pork and stink beans, one of our favorite things to eat in Thai Town. Our dish is nothing like the inspiration though. It's minced pork, sautéed with pancetta, nduja spices, gochujang, and some Thai aromatics, with fermented radish, served over Koda Farms Kokuho Rose rice, an incredible rice grown right in California. This dish is pure comfort food, but with a lot of depth in the flavors, we hope.
Baroo Canteen, Union Swap Meet, 4632 Santa Monica Blvd., East Hollywood
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The second installment of this special two-for-one episode of TalkBox jumps right back into it with Woodsy and guest Mitch Abramson after their awesome chat with the legendary, Chuck Wepner!
Mitch bids farewell to the boxing business to accept a new role as a press officer for the New York City Department of Correction. Mitch is known for his boxing coverage for The Ring Magazine website, The Daily News, and other boxing publications.
Woodsy & Mitch touch base with another TalkBox A-list guest, Brin-Jonathan Butler! The guys discuss and analyze the bout between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. Brin gives his opinion on the current state of boxing and the factors that affect the sport and overall boxing viewership.


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Our techs received this transmitter after it was dropped in the water and then run over by a truck. We opened the battery door and saw corrosion, and felt that it was likely the transmitter wasn't worth repairing since it was crushed and corroded. However, we decided to test it for operation despite it's appearance (and a small side wager was placed).
After cutting the housing off, the corroded circuit boards were powered up. Although it was out of spec (2dB low on RF power and 7kHz low in frequency), the transmitter worked!
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