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A majority of sysadmins are concerned about employees sharing too much information online. This could not only result in personal identity theft, but corporate data theft or worse. Security firm Sophos says this fear is justified; users are just plain stupid sometimes when it comes to using social networks.
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Hey Jacki, are your pictures still up on FB ? (not so OT as you would think...)
Given the examples in the article, blocking access to social networking sites from the office isn't going to do any good. People will still maintain their profiles in their own time and be just as vunerable to phishing for credentials at home.
I had people at work crashing their machines today going to this site:
Dont go there. (not linked)
I'm reminded of Dr. Stephen Falken in the movie War Games, who basically writes off human existence due to their predictable and persistent stupid behavior. If people are so hell-bent on feeding their social-networking vanity in the manner and myriad forms that we're seeing today, screw 'em all. There's no way to stop it.
I'm hiring robots from now on.
Yes, yes, and yes. I have certain users who for some reason seem to get the bulk of SPAM and have problems with their machines. They complain all day long. In the end who was it that clicked on the eticket confirmation from Nigeria? Not me.. In the end I guess that is what makes them users...
what i love about IT and articles like this is these people think tyranny is the answer. sure, ban cars when people speed, that'll teach those stupids. Truth is IT is fairly stupid too. These people will block youtube, but won't patch a zero day exploit. it's hard to take people seriously when there is no consistency.
I work at a software company. Well, it's "kind of" a software company.
It's not a hostile environment, and most the time it's quite agreeable to work there - but those with even an inkling of actual enthusiasm for technology (code and PC games give me tingles, baby) can't help but feel like a misunderstood, second-class citizen. I have the feeling that most in my company are just happy to have an eight-to-five job, and when they're not being paid to look at "techy stuff," they couldn't give a royal shit about anything other than their kids, spectator sports or SUVs.
No geeks. No nerds. No gamers. No fun, hacker-type guys who get high from their art form. No 1337 technology. No slick equipment. No self starters. No "eureka!" moments. No pumped up meetings. Just an environment of older people who quietly pluck at keys all day until it's time to go home and a body of management rather happy with status quo.
A solitary case in point:
My request for a second monitor? Denied.
My request that I PLEASE have a second monitor and I'll pay for it myself? Denied.
Yeah... the fucking secretary at the office next door has a better desktop than even our "star" engineers.
...My point is coming up.
Aside from strictly non-technical management who don't understand this concept of a free productivity / morale upgrade, I've also learned not to expect too much from my coworkers...
It's disheartening to see a so-called engineer or tech writer stumble around in Windows like a fucking drunk sorority chick at a frat kegger. I have to argue to them; that they should install service packs, update their Java runtime, not install a metric shit-ton of toolbars on their IE 6 (yes, 6), and so forth. I've even had to convince OTHER engineers that a second monitor is not a goddamn waste of space... like I'm Caligula or something for wanting two screens!
I desire a dream world, really, where management can say, "OK, we fucking trust you. We're not going to lock down your Internet with WebSense, and if you ask for something, we'll totally consider it."
Thus, employees would say, "Thank you for putting me in a position of trust and enabling me to contribute (and be rewarded). I'll be accountable for my time and actions here. I won't be a retard."
Instead, though, the evils of the workplace are endeavored by both ends (zealous, fearful or abusive management types and selfish or ignorant employees). There's nary a truce in sight. I can't understand why common sense is so uncommon, and why, when you set a computer in front of someone, they can't act like an intelligent, rational human being and proceed to dork up their productivity and inevitably do something that threatens the bottom line for the entire company.
However, in disregard to this (or at least in spite of it), I don't fathom the Nazi admin / management types, who, in order to secure an increment of additional security, trash the workplace morale while simultaneously making every engineer feel like a fucking child that would choke on their own shit and DIE if their godlike superiors weren't there to keep us from fucking things up.
If you have an employee who's too stupid to stay off MySpace, fire them and keep your workplace sane for the rest.
Ummmm... don't give my company ideas.
At the call center where I work the machines are loaded with websense,BUT whoever programmed it is an idiot.anything gaming related? no access. Which makes it kinda hard for some of our people to figure out what is breaking a clients computer.
And yet I see people on movie review sites,real estate listings,auto listings, and a myriad of other sites EVERY day.Hell I saw one person filling out loan applications!!
Also fucked up,when was the last time anyone on this site saw IE6,yes ,I know I suffer daily, with a fucking FF style memory leak? 40MB to 160MB in 30 seconds!!
On the company home page!!
Pfft, I don't know many admins that have time to sit around and chit chat with people about personal info posted on FB.
Its usually a good idea to test patches for application compatibility before rolling them out to the whole network, to make sure that the patch will not interfere with any business critical application. And if you were working instead of screwing around with personality quizzes on Facebook, the chance of this zero day exploit being invited into our network to wreak havoc would be greatly decreased.
Also, I would suggest getting a smartphone with a data plan if you'd like to watch youtube at your desk. I finally blocked it when I grew bored of getting calls reporting network slowness, only to find a large amount of traffic coming from youtube and other streaming video sites. I know, we should probably upgrade our bandwidth to the internet, but that costs money. If you'd like, I can submit a request to your supervisor advising them of the situation, and bill the additional bandwidth cost to your department's budget.
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Yup... They block the shit out of things here where I work. I bought a smart phone and got "unlimited" 1GB data plan. It works, but Youtubes aren't worth the wait in most cases. Web sites and IM work fine. It's just enough to keep me from going insane (mostly).
Really, it wasn't the web lock down that really convinced me to get my own pipe and bring my own laptop into work, it was the fact that they lock down the computer so damn much that sometimes it doesn't even work when I want to do work stuff. I've had Acrobat Reader complain that it can't display PDFs at all because the updater component was removed. Vista popped up and asked me to save a WiFi access point one day, and when I clicked "OK" it asked for an ADMIN password. I can't change the screen saver, or how long it is before it starts. I have to log on once to decrypt the drive, and then again into Vista. Makes the damn computer unusable in my eyes. There are a lot of sheeple around here that just suck it up and use their machines. Mine drove me nuts. After a week, I just gave up, bought a new phone capable of tethering and brought in my own laptop. My brand new work laptop is nothing more than a glorified email machine now. I use my laptop for everything else.
Checking up on the information? What kind of braindead idiotic idea is that. As if I would let my company check what I put up on social networking sites.
Sheesh. Educate your users what problems there can be and try to hire people that have enough brain to follow these advices.
Probably the same kind of "braindead idiotic idea" that makes users think it's a good idea to post massive amounts of personal and semi-private information to a barely secure infrastructure.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't an endorsement of the idea. I like my privacy.
As to the second bit about hiring people with "enough brain[s] to follow [this] advice": I think the majority of users have the capacity to understand the problem, it's the habits that die hard. I've known plenty of smart people that ignore simple advice.
That's a big difference. Yes some users may be stupid. Doesn't give a company the right to request such an outrageous breach of personal privacy. Its similar when you look at laws. Yes some people break the laws but law enforcement still has to work within the rules. If they cannot catch someone within these rules they are out of luck. Bad as it may be on some occasions.
True, on the other hand I think you can do MUCH more through education of users than most sysadmins and security officers think. Will you have a couple of guys (and women) who still do something incredibly stupid? Absolutely. But this is no argument for locking everything down and annoying all workers. (Which are according to a terrible cliche the most important asset of your company ;-) )
Water is also wet.
Users are why I have a job. They can break anything. Anything I tell you.
I find a great deal of comfort in this, as long as people use computers they will need people like me to fix them.
The fear comes in when I think about what people are building for the future, Thinking machines that are made by or interface with people. How long until someone gives them a psychotic break from something stupid they do?
Oh? You didn't read that big article on robot networking sites?
Dude, they're ROBOTS It's all they do!!
This comment was edited by strider_mt2k on July 23, 2009 12:39
It's this kind of activity that ruins the scene for guys like me who just want to post snarky comments on tech blogs while at work.
Keep in mind that consumer technology is what I sell at work, and it actually HELPS that I read up on this crap so I can explain it to my manager...(and his boss too -true story)
I've really grown into using my smartphone with my netbook for a completely free experience.
Social networking and youtube both killed my surfing experience at work.
Even using Portable Firefox, which danced around many blockages in the past can't do it for me anymore.
I have to agree that your own connection is the way to go if you want to do personal stuff online.
I think a big point that many of you are missing is that users DON'T want to be educated on the dangers of their online behavior. Who am I, the IS Manager, to tell them that what they are doing on social networks is dangerous to our infrastructure? They don't want to hear the typical "Nick Burns - Your Company's Computer Guy" speech about how randomly clicking things and opening email can be hazardous. And we haven't even touched all the lost productivity from users spending all day playing Mob Wars instead of working.
Don't get me wrong, I really like most of my co-workers and they keep me in a job, but as much as I would like to have hope that they would be able to change I know they can't. Thus, I was forced to bring the ban hammer down on them and block most of those sites.
There are two kinds of stupid users:
1) Just regular stupid, they often admit they're stupid, they'll profoundly apologize for every little thing they've done wrong and if you scare them with some id theft stories they're mostly harmless.
2) Stupid users who think they are smarter than others, in particular smarter that those control-freaks IT people. They know better not to install any updates because updates cause more problems that they fix issues, they often "fix" and "tweak" other user's computers, they use any possible chat client and social website in existence, etc. These is the type that won't listen until shit hits the fan and then they'll blame everybody else. These should be taken outside and shot.
Users who browse safe are the same as drivers who say the average driver can't drink and drive and them promptly rate their driving as "above average".
The problem is the "smart people" who work in these stupid companies and their so called "Security questions"
Problem Question, Type A: Easily obtainable information - Date of birth, mother's maiden name, high school name, year of graduation
All of this is either available on my facebook OR public stuff I had no part of. My mom puts her maiden name in her facebook profile, so does my wife, as they both should have the right to do
Problem Question, Type B: Stupid ass questions where the answer changes over time - Favorite literary character, favorite movie, favorite restaurant. I'm sorry, maybe my tastes change more than once a lifetime, but by the time I have to answer those questions, I don't remember wtf I put in
Most go with Type A, which is stupid. Don't blame me because you can't figure out a way to get secure. In the end, it should ALWAYS go to an email too. Don't ask the softy questions and then let them change the PW right on the spot.
Just as there are many clueless users, there are many clueless IT folks (and clueless everyone, really -- everyone is clueless about something).
If it weren't illegal and a drain on Other People's Resources, I would be interested in conducting the following experiment...
Send out a million spam messages to random people that contain a single link: "CLICK HERE TO ERASE ALL YOUR DATA AND LOAD VIRUSES ON YOUR MACHINE"
Instead of performing those destructive tasks, the link would actually connect to an online counter that displays the number of people who clicked it. I would be willing to bet that the number would be pretty far from zero.
"Let" has nothing to do with it. If you're doing it on the company's pipe (like, say, over lunch), you really have no say in the matter.
When you find that nirvana, let me know.
The 90s have called they want their IT policies back. The employees you want to hire for your company today simply expect relatively unhindered online access. And companies have to suck it up or they can hire brainless sheep if they prefer that. The balance of power may have tilted to the employer due to the financial crisis but it will tilt back to the employees soon enough.
Besides companies may have the right to block access to sites but they surely have no right to inspect your private correspondence if they allow modest private use. And if they have the theoretical right in the US then this is idiotic, private correspondence is private even if you do it from a company computer. (One (solitary) thing that is done much better in Germany)
As was indicated in the article, they have already done this.
I have to agree with the management & IT people side of things. People seem to think that we want to have to manage this stuff. Trust us, we would much rather be doing something more productive and meaningful than having to watch and monitor websites. Ever watched paint dry? It is almost as exciting as that.
Fire them? Easier said than done. Maybe their manager should enforce their productivity, that is not our job - nor is it our job to get them out of the company.
We want to be productive, which is why we have to block sites. If you don't like it, take some responsibility for your actions. Maybe if my technicians were not having to rebuild a PC a day due to users bad web surfing habits, we would not have to block social networking or certain video streaming sites - and this does not even cover the bandwidth.
Users want it all, yet want none of the responsibility. It seems to be our fault if they go to a site and infect their machine or if they get spam. Somehow, we failed to "warn" them.
and remind the truly stupid to continue using identy challenge questions where the answers are a matter of public record.
Whoopsie And I suppose you're going to tell me that banking offer from that nice young lady in Lagos wasn't my way to riches...
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Thanks - I missed that.
Although in the case of that particular study, college students were called into a testing environment and were using machines that they had no reason to care about. So some of them may have even foiled the experiment just to be smart-asses.
I'm more curious to see how dumb users might be even if they had their own machine at stake, without being told they were part of an experiment.
Actually we DO have access to view anything that you write, send or look at on our network. Private messages sent from our company are not private.
Here is our acceptable usage policy under the monitoring section of the employee hire documentation:
"ALL messages created, sent, or retrieved over the internet are the property of the company and may be regarded as public information. (Our company) reserves the right to access the contents of any message sent over it's facilities if the company believes, in it's sole judgment, that is has a business need to do so."
12% of people replied to spam? Really? I always wondered what morons encouraged spam. I'm thinking I only know two people who might have replied to spam at some point in their lives. They are the ones who continue to send me chain e-mails. One woman is, yeah, dumb. The other fellow is merely clueless.
Fine, I'll bite.... how the fuck does YouTube cause you to "rebuild a PC a day?"
The notion that IT dept's are tyranical in nature comes from the fact that there's far more stupid users than savvy ones. Most IT departments are reasonable in how they operate. As a user shows proficiency, they give them more leash to roam on. As they show stupidity, they reign them in. Since they end up cracking down on more users than giving privileges to the few who deserve them, folks think the IT folks are nothing but a-holes. But they're not.
Personally, I've shown proficiency at my company, and my IT dept has given me admin rights to my own machine. I've earned this privilege by keeping my comp tidy, creating scripts to clean and defrag it myself, updating it with patches that I need without asking IT to do so and without blowing my computer up in the process, going out and popping my own money to install another gig of ram in it, and also by helping others out with comp issues that are non-IT related (EG: someone has an MS Excel question, they used to ask the IT folks, and IT would scratch their heads. Now, they come to me since I'm certified MS Office master, and it takes the burden off IT.)
The problem, as I see it, is not IT. The problem is that there's still a lot of people who work in an office and don't realize or don't accept that using a computer is the foundation of every office job out there. For some folks, their computer is nothing more than a glorified typewriter and email machine. It's pathetic. Meanwhile, I automate so much work on my computer they laid off half of my department and we're still twice as productive as we ever were. Imagine if more folks would actually leverage the capabilities of their computers. But, no, people want to click on weird attachments thinking it was sent by their buddy, or download malware off the net because it adds stupid christmas lights to their screen. These are the same people that buy cars based on looks alone ... and there's a LOT of people like that.
SIDE NOTE: What's more pertinent to this article is that while users can be monitored at work, it really is their personal life you have to worry about. All security issues are like this. During training exercises at a military base to see how secure it was, the special forces guys who were playing "the terrorists" hung out at the local bar all night until employees from the base showed up. They macked with some lady employees, and after they got them good and drunk they stole their id's and used them to break into the base. Employees can get so used to having their hand held while on the job that they forget they don't have that kind of overwatch while on their own.
This comment was edited by Tundro Walker on July 23, 2009 15:59
Common sense called and left a message for you to call it back.
It has nothing to do with power. It has to do with companies protecting their own interest and asses. If you were doing something illegal, using company resources, that could bite the company in the ass. However, you seem to think you have some sort of shield because you consider it "private".
If you're in my house, yapping away on my phone, do you expect this privacy? Sure, you can ask for it, but in no way, shape or form am I required to grant it. You're in MY house, on MY phone. Why should you expect this when you're at a company, using the company's resources???
No, private correspondence is private when you do it on your own nickel. When you use someone else's resources, I don't see how you can expect to have that right. That's some set of brass balls you have if you're going to go into a company that is providing you with a job and dictate to them how you're going to use their company resources.


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Reviewed By JAMES K (FRIENDSVILLE, TN) Reviewed for a 2002 Ford Mustang —7/27/2011 6:22 PM
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Reviewed By Michael W (Painesville, OH) Reviewed for a 2005 Ford Mustang —11/25/2006 7:48 PM
I have an aftermarket sunroof on an '05 Mustang GT. The buffeting and noise were extreme, and you had to open the side windows to relieve the excess noise at any speed. Above 60- MPH, the car was a lot more comfortable with the sunroof closed. The Windflector did not initially fit perfectly- the roof was more curved than the Windflector. I cleaned the area w/ the alcohol swabs provided, lined it up, and stuck it in place. (TIP: use a Sharpie Marker to make your marks after measuring- the alcohol swabs remove all traces of the Sharpie after you finish installation). Then, I used a hair dryer to soften the Windflector and theoretically mold it better to the shape of the roof. Must have worked, just returned from a 300 mile trip, and the Windflector is still in place. Performance- great- I can travel at 80 MPH and virtually NO buffeting, and the car is a lot quieter with the sunroof open, at any speed, than before. I strongly endorse this great product!!


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Prepping the High Line for opening after Sunday's blizzard was no easy feat. Our Maintenance & Operations staff arrived at 4:30 AM this morning, before daylight, and worked to clear the park's pathways and entrances until mid-morning. Because of the strong winds yesterday, they were unable to begin work until early today.
While we're able to use snow blowers in the wider areas of the park, in narrow areas, and on all the staircases, the snow must be shoveled by hand. With almost two feet from this storm, this was quite a task! Thank you to all the park staff who worked so hard to open the High Line this morning.
Now, we hope you'll come visit.
The High Line will be open today during regular operating hours, from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Check our Web site or twitter page for updates about future closures and late openings.


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For air conditioner's they should be looked at twice yearly with a minimum of once per year. The filters need to be cleaned, the waste cleared and cleaned and the outdoor unit inspected to ensure the fan is clear of rubbish, leaves, water and anything that could impact the safe and optimal running of the system. We attended a service call recently and to our dismay found this in the outside unit. Obviously this unit had not be regularly maintained and if it had this would have been picked up.


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(AP) Bills LB Merriman announces plans to retire
By JOHN WAWROW
AP Sports Writer
Linebacker Shawne Merriman is calling it "Lights Out" on his career.
The three-time Pro Bowl selection and 2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year said on his website Tuesday night that he intends to file retirement papers.
The team later confirmed Merriman's intentions in a text message and on its Twitter account.
The 28-year-old Merriman also posted a note on his Twitter account, which included a link to his website (shawnemerriman.com). "I have a very Big announcement," Merriman wrote. "Thanks everybody."
The decision comes a week before he was eligible to become a free agent, and after spending parts of the past three seasons in Buffalo. That included last year, when he was cut by the Bills in August only to be re-signed by Buffalo in October to help address the team's injury-riddled defense.
Merriman had expressed surprise he went unsigned for the first six weeks of last season. He returned to the Bills with a noticeably sun-burnt face, sheepishly explaining he had fallen asleep on the beach after working out at his home in Miami.
In signing a one-year $700,000 contract, Merriman finished last season with 17 tackles and one sack in 10 games, including one start. That was a marked drop-off for a player who became an instant NFL star after being selected by San Diego 12th overall in the 2005 draft.
Combining for 39 1/2 sacks in his first three seasons with the Chargers, Merriman earned the nickname "Lights Out" as one of the league's fiercest pass rushers.
A series of injuries, however, caught up to him, and he was particularly bothered by a sore right Achilles tendon. It's an injury that led to the Chargers waiving him during the 2010 season.
The Bills acquired his rights soon after, but Merriman never made it past his first practice in Buffalo after aggravating the injury. He was limited to playing five games in 2011 before being placed on injured reserve to have surgery to repair the partially torn tendon.
Each offseason in Buffalo, Merriman declared himself to be fully healthy, and ready to regain his dominant form.
Last spring, Merriman compared himself to Benjamin Button, the fictional movie character who aged in reverse.
By the end, his play never matched his bold pronouncements.
Merriman was limited to 18 games over his final three seasons. And he finished with 45 1/2 career sacks in 75 games, including 59 starts.
Merriman also made headlines for his on- and off-field troubles.
In 2006, he was suspended by the NFL for four games after testing positive for steroids. He blamed the positive test on a tainted supplement, which he never identified. Despite being limited to playing 12 games, Merriman finished with a career-best 17 sacks that season.
In 2009, Merriman was arrested just before the season after reality television star Tila Tequila accused him of battery and false imprisonment at his suburban San Diego home. No charges were filed, and Merriman and Tequila settled dueling lawsuits.
Though it was unlikely the Bills were going to re-sign him, Merriman's retirement marks the latest change to the team's defense under new coach Doug Marrone, and new coordinator Mike Pettine.
The Bills this offseason have already released three veteran defensive players: cornerback Terrence McGee, safety George Wilson and linebacker Nick Barnett. Last week, defensive lineman Chris Kelsay announced his retirement after 10 seasons in Buffalo.
In thanking his fans and two former teams, Merriman said he intends to pursue other career opportunities. Merriman has dabbled in acting, is a fan of kick boxing and wrestling and has also worked as a model.
In January, Merriman showed off his tattoos as a model for PETA's "Ink, Not Mink" campaign, to encourage people not to wear natural fur coats.


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We are moving. We love our home, but the hubby has an exciting new career opportunity so we are relocating to San Francisco. I've been busy boxing up all our belongings and planning our new space. I've been trying not to feel heartbroken about leaving our beloved tower.
I try hard not to get too attached to stuff. Clearly, the important things are that my husband and I will be together, we are embarking on an exciting new adventure, and we are bound to come out of this as more interesting people. Right? This is what I am telling myself.
The part of the tower I am most attached to is my kitchen. My kitchen in compact but perfectly designed. I have accomplished great things in this kitchen. I've learned to bake bread, created 150 whoopie pies for a friend's wedding, made Thanksgiving, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, and Christmas feasts, and made countless cozy meals for two.
When looking for apartments in San Francisco, my brilliant husband, who had to do the leg-work while I scrutinized Craigslist and the photos he sent (Thank you, iPhone!), knew that the kitchen was the most important element for me. Our new apartment, though small, has a very serviceable kitchen.
In an effort to make this move as simple as possible, we have placed a grocery order with Safeway to be delivered upon our arrival. We ordered the basics: milk, bread, eggs, bananas, cat food, cat litter, and butter. I just added chocolate chips to the order so I can whip up a batch of Platinum Blondies, our favorite comfort sweet. I think if I can make the kitchen feel, and smell, like mine right away it shouldn't be too hard to make a new city feel like home. What can I say, some people burn sage and chant to bless a new home, but a dusting of flour and the whir of my trusty Kitchen Aid works for me.


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With ConsoleWorks Remote Access Management, the remote user remains physically isolated from the ESP at all times. This approach effectively eliminates malware, virus, and other binary code-based exploits from the threat profile. Fine-grained, role-based access and control limits access to cyber assets by remote users to only those devices assigned to their profile.
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The "butterfly effect"—the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings can set in motion a series of events that result in massive change halfway around the world—is an apt way to describe our increasingly global and connected world.
We could also call this the rhino effect. In the United States or China, the imminent disappearance of the African black rhino may not appear to have much impact, but like the wind generated from a butterfly's wings, losing the black rhino can have an effect on everything from local ecosystems and economies to global politics and markets.
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Perhaps the most obvious impact the loss of the black rhino will have is its effect on nature. Functioning ecosystems are carefully balanced such that species keep each other in check. Removing an entire species can dramatically change this calculus.
In the American West, many scientists link the extermination of wolves to a spike in the elk population, their main prey. This has cascading effects: More elk means more pressure on aspen trees and their other food sources. Fewer elk being killed by predators means fewer carcasses for scavenging species. While nature is often too complicated to draw direct links, it's clear that change begets change, and species and ecosystems that cannot adapt suffer.
These ecosystem changes have a real human cost as well. The majority of black rhinos live in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Tourism is a significant contributor to the economies of all these countries. In South Africa—the lowest of the four—it accounts for nearly 10 percent. In Namibia on the other end of the spectrum, tourism comprises almost 15 percent of its GDP.
Tourism directly supports nearly 1 million jobs in these four countries. Indirectly, the industry supports double that, including 19 percent of all jobs in Namibia, according to data from the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Large fauna, including the black rhino, are a primary draw for the millions of tourists that visit these countries. Losing these animals could stem the flow of tourists, not only putting existing jobs at risk, but also potentially leaving these workers with less environmentally-friendly job options.
In 2014, the Financial Times asked if Namibia was "Africa's next big oil frontier" after oil companies began exploring new offshore oil deposits. Without reliable tourism jobs, such industries become more appealing; as does poaching, a dangerous but lucrative way to support one's family.
Global Effects
Just as the fate of the black rhino affects their local habitat, the rhinos themselves are not insulated from people who may never set foot in Africa.
Rhino horn is a purportedly powerful ingredient in traditional medicine from Malaysia to South Korea. Traditional Chinese medicine credits rhino horns with curing fevers and improving function. International efforts to reduce demand for rhino horn and curb poaching have worked to a degree in China, where the ingredient was removed from the oeuvre of traditional medicine.
Today, some of the largest demand for rhino horns comes from Vietnam, where it was rumored to have cured a politician of cancer in the 2000s. This rumor drove demand so high that in 2013, at $300,000 per horn, rhino horn was literally worth more than its weight in gold. Basic supply and demand tells us that the fewer rhinos there are, the higher the price will go until they're poached into extinction.
Technically, international trade in rhino horns was banned in 1977 under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species. But the black market for rhino horns has flourished. This has prompted calls to lift the ban and find ways to simply regulate trade instead. In 2012, two large rhino breeders sued the South African government arguing that, since rhino poaching has increased under the country's moratorium on rhino trade, it should be lifted.
In 2014, South Africa spent an additional $7 million to increase security at its national parks, but poaching continued. President Obama issued an executive order aimed at combatting illegal wildlife trafficking and, in 2015, released its implementation plan. But even before these added duties, U.S. post inspectors already admitted their inability to keep up with the illegal trade. To do so would require more personnel—and a lot more tax dollars to fund it.
We have serious challenges to protect the black rhinos we have left, but we don't have much time. The International Union for the Conservation Nature's (IUCN) most recent black rhino count in 2013 found just 5,055 left. Compare that to the astounding 2,400 that were poached in the previous seven years.
The scariest part is that the rate is increasing. IUCN estimated that in 2013 a rhino was killed every 11 hours. That leaves two choices: Either humans commit to serious action to protect black rhinos, or we start preparing for a world with fewer rhinos, fewer tourism jobs, higher demand for rare horns, and many more impacts we can't even imagine.
To learn what you can do to protect the black rhino and other African wildlife, visit EarthShare member charity African Wildlife Foundation.
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New group for St. Pat's parade in New London pushes ahead with plans, declines offer of assistance
New London - The newbies organizing a St. Patrick's Day parade in the city would rather do it themselves.
A group of a dozen volunteers who are planning a March 17 downtown parade declined an offer by the New London Irish Parade Committee to use its nonprofit status and help defray costs.
"This is my take, it's all our take on it,'' said Sean Murray, head of the New London St. Patrick's Day Parade committee. "If they're doing a parade somewhere else, we have no problem with that. We're not here to compete with anyone. We just want to get it done and make it a lot of fun."
But he added that if members of the original group want to volunteer and help, they are welcome.
City Councilor Marie Friess-McSparran, president of New London Irish Parade, said the new group "declined any help, collaboration from us whatsoever, and that's that."
"That would include any financial support from us at all," she said. As for committee members volunteering, Friess-McSparran said "if they choose to help with that parade, that's up to them."
The New London Irish Parade Committee, which has organized the parade for the past two years, voted to hold its parade out of town after a dispute with the city over money. It announced it was in discussions with another community to hold the parade there.
"We're not ready at this time to make any announcement," Friess-McSparran said. "The New London Irish Parade works all year as an organization, so we continue to do our work."
After the new group formed and announced they would hold a parade in the city, Friess-McSparran's committee approached them saying they would like to do a single parade. They offered to help with finances and insurance costs, Murray said.
His group declined the offer in a letter this week to Friess-McSparran and her committee. Murray said the Downtown New London Association is sponsoring them and is covering insurance costs.
"But if they would like to come to our meetings, it would definitely be under the spirit of working together,'' he said.
Murray said his committee has been granted a permit from the city and will have to pay about $7,000. The parade route has been shortened and will start on Bank and South Water streets, go up State Street and end at Washington Street.
The group is working on a T-shirt fundraiser and hopes to sponsor a design-a-float contest. Five winners will have flatbed trucks, which have been donated, to create their designs.
Bars, restaurants and businesses are also being approached to participate, Murray said. The committee estimates it will need to raise about $15,000.
Murray said he would also like to see more music in the parade, including a Celtic, folk or bluegrass band that would ride on a flatbed truck and then perform a free concert at the end of the parade.
The parade will be held on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, which next year falls on a Sunday.
'It will be bittersweet': Past St. Paddy's parade organizers on sidelines in New London
Finizio says organizers of annual Irish parade 'playing politics'


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Unlike the WAR thread, however, i'm only going to include average or better gear.
Special thanks for Jinté and Sandmaster for helping out.
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This thread is to be a point of reference, you must read the Monk Index to find out how certain gears perform against others. Please don't think this is a Guide that will Spoon feed you. You are expected to use rational and intelligent thought with the information you obtain in both stickies.
Note: Any and All items not mentioned in this Guide have been deemed Pieces of sh*t, or were released recently enough that we haven't determined their stats weight against other gear, but are still likely to be sh*t in the long run.
Right, let's get started.
Lvl 1 - Cesti. Available from Weapon NPCs in Windurst and San d'Oria, or available for a few k on your AH in Bastok. These really are perfect for 1-10.
Lvl 10 - Legionnaire's Knuckles. Get them, they're worth it. Easiest if you're Bastokan, only 1000 Conquest Points, 3k if you're non-Bastokan.
Lvl 15 - Republic Knuckles If you have to stop and farm for a few days to afford these do it, they'll last you until level 30.
Lvl 30 - Boreas Cesti. Drops from Kirata. Easily Soloable if you have a higher level job, if not ask your friends to help.
Lvl 32 - Impact Knuckles If you can't get Boreas Cesti, get a pair of these. They drop from Mee Deggi the Punisher, we'll come back to him later.
Lvl 38 - Mythril Knuckles +1 By this level you should be able to farm sufficiently enough to afford a +1 Weapon, get them.
Lvl 39 - Vampiric Claws. Not essential, but certainly nice if you can get them, they drop from Tres Duendes in Phomiuna Aqueducts. Use these for Blunt resistant mobs only, they deal Slashing DMG, Blunt DMG during WS.
Lvl 42 - Beat Cesti. These are included because they're the AF weapon and it's impossible to not get them really. Obtained through the quest Ghosts of the Past.PLEASE, DO NOT USE THESE FOR HITTING THINGS, THEY SUCK. YOU ONLY REQUIRE THEM SO YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH YOUR ARTIFACT QUESTS. THANK YOU.
Lvl 46 - Exocets Decent weapon, but not entirely necessary.
Lvl50 - Cross-Counters or Retaliators One of the better weapons available to you. Cross-Counters available from AH or BCNM60 Brothers D'Aurphe. Retaliators drop from Western Shadow.
Lvl 50 - Tactician Magician's Hooks. A great alternative to CC/Retaliators.
Lvl 52 - Tactician Magician's Hooks +2. If you got T.M. Hooks at level 50, upgrade to these. If you got CC/Retaliators, don't bother.
Lvl 70 - Hades Sainti. Some people like to use these for certain things. I personally think they're overrated and not at all better than a set of unlocked Destroyers.
Lvl 71 - Shenlong's Baghnakhs. Confirmed drop from the Tier V ZNM Pandemonium Warden. No actual parsed data as yet, but it is considered they are our best non-relic Weapon. Good luck getting a pair.
Lvl 72 - Wagh Baghnakhs. Yes, seriously, these are your next upgrade after level 50-52. Cheap on most all servers.
Lvl 73 - Destroyers (Unlocked ONLY). Obtain these from the KSNM30s Copycat and Double Dragonian. Good luck with the drop.
Lvl 73 - Faith Baghnakhs. Not better than Destroyers for most things. Certainly excellent for /DNC solo situations. Obtained from Jailer of Faith.
Lvl 75 - Glanzfaust(Mythic Weapon) More information as it becomes available.
Lvl 75 - Spharai(Relic Weapon) Info can be found here.
Lvl 1 - Bronze Cap
Lvl 11 - Monk's Headgear Obtained from quest Out of One's Shell
Lvl 16 - Bone Mask +1 If you can afford it
Lvl 20 - Mercenary's Hachimaki Obtained using 2k Windurst Conquest Points.
Lvl 24 - Empress Hairpin. Obtained from Valkurm Emperor. See also Emperor Hairpin, available from AH or BCNM30 Dropping like Flies.
Lvl 25 - Federation Hachimaki.
Lvl 30 - Fancy SpectaclesAt this level they really are the best you can wear during the daytime.
Lvl 39 - Sinister Mask. Obtained from Mahisha in Phomiuna Aqueducts.
Lvl 41 - Voyager Sallet. Obtained from Carmine Dobsonfly in Riverne - Site #A01.
Lvl 50 - Storm Zucchetto. Obtained from the ??? Headpiece from SP assault, Sagelord Assasination(??? Item may not always appraise into the desired item).
Lvl 50 - Raven Beret. Decent Piece for all your MNKing needs, solo or exp.
Lvl 51 - Vampire Mask. Worth a mention, night time only.
Lvl 52 - Super Ribbon. Obtained from BCNM50 An Awful Autopsy, BCNM50 Eye of the Tiger and BCNM50 The Final Bout.
Lvl 56 - Temple Crown. Again, here because you can't avoid getting it, nor should you. Excellent for your Focus macro. Obtained from the Garlaige Citadel Coffer, after completing Borghertz's Striking Hands
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/equip head "Temple Crown"
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/equip head "Head equip you use for TPing"
Lvl 68 - Cobra Unit Cap. Certainly an upgrade to whatever you're using at the moment. Whether you want to get one for 2-3 levels, is up to you. Costs 40,000 Allied Notes from Federal Army of Windurst.
Lvl 70 -Optical Hat. Obtained from Hakutaku
Lvl 70 - Maat's Cap. Nice if you have it, don't worry about it if you don't.
Lvl 71 - Hissho Hachimaki. An excellent multi-hit WS piece. Obtained from ZNM Wulgaru
Lvl 72 - Enkidu's Cap. Nice if for some reason you don't have Optical Hat or Hissho Hachimaki. Obtained from the ZNMs Tinnin & Tyger.
Lvl 72 - Pahluwan Qalansuwa. Nice if for some reason you don't have Optical Hat or Hissho Hachimaki. Obtained using 20k Leujaoam Sanctum Assault Points.
Lvl 73 - Shura Zunari Kabuto. Decent WS Piece.
Lvl 75 - Genbu's Kabuto. Obtained from Genbu(Duh). Best thing you can put on your head for Chakra.
Lvl 75 Melee Crown. Just because you'll end up with one eventually.
Lvl 75 - Walahra Turban. Obtained by trading 1000 Imperial Bronze to Gajaad. I recommend trading them to him in 10 groups of 99 +1 so you obtain 9 Walahra Waters aswell as the Turban.
Lvl 75 - Usukane Somen
Lvl 7 - Regen Collar. Nice for solo and exp if you can get one. Crafted.
Lvl 14 - Van Pendant. Obtained from Nihniknoovi(try saying that when you're drunk) in La Theine Plataeu.
Lvl 21 - Spike Necklace. Yes, you do need the HQ. Get farming.
Lvl 25 - Tiger Stole. Nice alternative to Spike Necklece, not an upgrade from it though.
Lvl 33 - Peacock Charm. One of the best neck equips in the game for your meleeing needs. Obtained from BCNM40 Under Observation.
Lvl 33 - Peacock Amulet. Same as PCC, slightly harder to obtain. Drops from Argus in Maze of Shakrimi.
Lvl 59 - Spectacles. Nice if you can't get PCC/PCA.
Lvl 60 - Chivalrous Chain. Decent neck equip. Obtained using 8k Lebros Cavern Assault Points.
Lvl 65 - Grand Temple Knight's Collar. Only works in Signet areas.
Lvl 72 - WS Gorgets: Obtained from the quest In the Name of Science.
ElmerthePointy wrote:
Weapon Skill Accuracy & Damage Up
What does [book] say aboot gorgets and multi hit weaponskills (because there is always some doubt floating around...)
Accuracy +10 (est.) , same effect on Multi-Hit WS, ranged Acc also up
Damage +10% to each WS multiplier, that is, it has a bigger effect on WS with lower multipliers
Lvl 72 - Soil Gorget. For use during Asuran Fists.
Lvl 72 - Breeze Gorget. For use during Dragon Kick.
Lvl 72 - Thunder Gorget. For use during Dragon Kick, Howling Fist & Raging Fists.
Lvl 73 - Faith Torque. Best Hand-to-Hand related item you can put on your neck bar-none.
Lvl 74 - Ancient Torque. Obtained from Lambton Worm.
Lvl 75 - Orochi Nodowa. Great solo/resting piece.
Lvl 1 - RSE Starting gear, perfectly acceptable if MNK is your first job.(Hell, even if it's not).
Lvl 1 - Bronze Harness
Lvl 1 - Vagabond's Tunica
Lvl 8 - Kenpogi +1. HQ not needed, but it's nice to get into the habbit early.
Lvl 13 - Power Gi. Obtained from the quest Overnight Delivery.
Lvl 16 - Bone Harness +1Again, not needed but nice to have.
Lvl 21 - Beetle Harness +1
Lvl 30 - Mercenary Captain's Doublet
Lvl 40 - Jujitsu Gi. Obtained from Poisonhand Gonad. Please don't level past 40 without this. Stop, farm or camp the NM until you get one.
Lvl 50 - Raven Jupon. Not the best you can equip, but a nice alternative.
Lvl 57 - Scorpion Harness. GET ONE. (HQ isn't too expensive these days either).
Lvl 58 - Temple Cyclas. Included because you should get one, no excuses. Obtained from the Beadeaux Coffer after completing the quest Borghertz's Striking Hands.
Chakra Macro wrote:
/equip body "Temple Cyclas
/ja Chakra <me>
/equip body "Scorpion Harness" (Or whatever you TP in)
/ja Chakra <me>
/equip body "Scorpion Harness" (Or whatever you TP in)
Lvl 68 - Arakan Samue One of the best solo options out there. Don't use in exp parties!
Lvl 68 - Cobra Unit Harness. This now trumps NQ SH. Obviously if you have a SH+1 you should skip this step.
Lvl 71 - Antares Harness Improvement on SH(+1)& Pahluwan Body, still kind of rare and expensive atm though.
Lvl 72 - Enkidu's Harness. Obtained from the ZNM Tinnin. Information on how this compares to other body pieces can be found in the Sticky, read it.
Lvl 72 - Pahluwan Khazagand. Obtained using 20k Ilrusi Atoll Assault Points.
Lvl 73 - Shura Togi. One of the best Endgame items for a MNK. Dryadic Abjuration: Body obtained from Kirin.
Lvl 74 - Melee Cyclas. Obtained from Dynamis - Beaucedine. Good for resting while soloing.
Lvl 75 - Denali Jacket. I'll be honest here, i just think it looks nice. Obtained from Floor 80 Nyzul Isle.
Lvl 75 - Kirin's Osode. Better than Scorpion Harness at least. Obtained from Kirin(Obviously).
Lvl 75 - Hachiryu Haramaki, drops from the Tier V ZNM Pandemonium Warden. Now that this is confirmed, this body piece is now your best TP piece(Usurping Shura Togi), assuming you do not own a full set of Usukane. Good luck!
Lvl 75 - Usukane Haramaki. Does not outperform Shura Togi until you obtain the full set.
Lvl 75 - Mirke Waldecors Finally! A MNK Haubergeon. I should point out that the correct combo for augments is 10Att & 10Acc. If you get DA+2% you will be shot on sight. Discussion comparing Mirke Waldecors to Shura Togi can be found here
Lvl 1 - Vagabond's Gloves. Nothing like hHP to help on the road to level 10.
Lvl 10 - Legionnaire's Mittens. First item of armour that'll really add anything to your DDing capabilities. Obtained using 1k Bastokan CP.
Lvl 14 - Battle Gloves. Obtained from the chest in King Ranperre's Tomb. Key drops from; Goblin Tinkerer, Goblin Butcher, Goblin Ambusher, Rockeater, Plague Bats, Nachzehrer, Tomb Bat, Goblin Gruel and Crypt Ghost(NM). Excellent low level gloves, i highly recommend these.
Lvl 25 - Federation Tekko. Not really an upgrade from Battle Gloves, but some people like to use higher level equips, for the DEF or something.
Lvl 27 - Custom M Gloves. Nice if you have them, done worry if not, Hume Male only. Custom F Gloves give the exact same stats, Hume Female only.
Lvl 34 - Horomusha Kote. Obtained from Boroka in Riverne - Site #B01.
Lvl 34 - Ochiudo's Kote/Ochimusha Kote. Okay! Stop leveling, start farming! You need these, they'll stay glued to your hands until level 75 and beyond. Ochiudo's are obtained from the AH or from BCNM60 Divine Punishers. If you can farm them up, good for you. If you're going for the Ra/Ex and MNK is your first job you're going to need some help. They drop from Mee Deggi the Punisher. Happy hunting!
Lvl 54 - Temple Gloves. These are your AF gloves, obtained from the quest Borghertz's Striking Hands. You'll want these for your Boost Macro.
Boost Macro wrote:
/equip hands "Temple Gloves"
/ja Boost <me>
/equip hands "Ochiudo's Kote"
/ja Boost <me>
/equip hands "Ochiudo's Kote"
Lvl 72 - Pahluwan Dastanas. Not really an upgrade from Okote, but they're there. Obtained with 20k Lebros Cavern Assault Points.
Lvl 73 - Bandomusha Kote. One of the best TP piece for MNK you can put on your hands. Obtained from Xolotl
Lvl 73 - Melee Gloves. These really are worth getting. Decent for solo. They go nicely into your Chakra macro too. Obtained from Dynamis - Jeuno.
Lvl 74 - Noritsune Kote. Good for when excessive ammounts of Accuracy are required. Obtained from Tiamat. Information comparing MNK Att gloves to NKote can be found here. Thanks to Milich.
Lvl 75 - Denali Wristbands. Certainly nice for soloing. Obtained from Floor 60 Nyzul Isle.
Lvl 75 - Usukane Gote. Don't really outdo the MNK/SAM/NIN Att+ gloves until you have the full set.
Lvl 1 - White Belt. If you're awesome enough to start the game as MNK, you get one of these.
Lvl 18 - Purple Belt. Obtained from the quest Silence of the Rams. If MNK is your first job, you'll require help with this quest.
Lvl 40 - Brown Belt. Obtained from the quest Fistful of Fury. Again, if MNK is your first job you'll require some help.
Lvl 48 - Life Belt. Good WS Piece or for when you need that extra Acc. Obtained from the chest in Fei'Yin. Keys drop from; Ore Golem, Shadow and Underworld Bats.
Lvl 60 - Potent Belt. Obtained with 10k Leujaoam Sanctum Assault Points. Not really that much of an improvement over Life Belt, but it's there.
Lvl 70 - Black Belt. End-all, be-all waist equipment for a MNK. Obtained from the quest Beat around the Bushin. Good Luck!
Lvl71 - Warwolf Belt. Good for Chakra, don't melee in it.
Lvl 1 - Vagabond's Hose. Again, nice hHP for the grind to level 10.
Lvl 11 - Brass Subligar. Just because wearing something is better than wearing nothing.
Lvl 25 - Republic Subligar. I don't care if you "think it looks gay", get one! It's the single best thing you can put on your legs for a very long time.
Lvl 50 - Raven Hose. If you're sick of looking at your legs, here's something almost as useful that you'll be forgiven for using instead.
Lvl 60 - Temple Hose. For the love of all that is good and pure in the universe DON'T use these in exp parties. Obtained from the quest True Stength.DISCLAIMER: The only reason to actually get these is for 2 reasons; 1) The title, 2)Storing your AF. They're not useful to you.
Lvl 60 - Strike Subligar. Fairly decent, only use if you are using Kick DMG+ shoes. Obtained from ISNM60 Tough Nut to Crack.
Lvl 68 - Cobra Subligar. Certainly an upgrade from Strike Subligar. Obtained using 50k Windurstian Allied Notes. 70k from any other nation.
Lvl 71 - Prince's Slops. Not as good as the Cobra Sublgiar but certainly an upgrade from Strike Subligar.
Lvl 72 - Melee Hose. Great if you use them with Kick DMG+ shoes. Obtained from Dynamis - San d'Oria.
Lvl 72 - Pahluwan Seraweels. Great if you don't plan on doing sky ever. Obtained with 20k Mamool Ja Assault Points.
Lvl 73 - Shura Haidate. A step up from Melee Hose. Dryadic Abjuration: Legs drops from Byakko.
Lvl 75 - Bahamut's Hose. Better than Melee Hose, not better than Shura Haidate. Obtained from The Wyrmking Decends(Bahamut V2.0).
Lvl 75 - Denali Kecks. These are good if you don't have any of the other endgame legs for MNK. Obtained from floor 40 Nyzul Isle.
Lvl 75 - Barbarossa's Zerehs. Not as good as Byakko's Haidate, but a decent alternative if you don't do sky. Obtained from the quest Targeting the Captain.
Lvl 75 - Byakko's Haidate. Obtained from Byakko(). Best equip for your legs until you get full Usukane.
Lvl 75 - Usukane Hizayoroi. Better than Byakko's if you have the full set.
Note wrote:
At this point i'd like to point out that there is alot of discussion about MNK Footwear. Many links to such discussions can be found the the Sticky, pleas read them to make an informed decision. Thanks
Lvl 1 - Vagabond's Boots. Again not much else, might aswell be hHP.
Lvl 18 - Power Sandals[/quote]. Because, well why not I guess? Booby prize from Test My Mettle.
Lvl 25 - Federation Kyahan. Last for a long while, even when you're not TPing in them they're good for WSing in.
Lvl 39 - Fuma Kyahan/Sarutobi Kyahan. Sarutobi Kyahan drop from Quu Domi the Gallant in Castle Oztroja. Fuma Kyahan are available on the AH, also from BCNM60 Divine Punishers.
Lvl 50 - Raven Gaiters. For when you're ripping too much hate.
Lvl 50 - Seikenshi Habaki. Yes you should get the HQ if you're going to get them. The Acc +3 is a nice bonus to the Kick DMG+
Lvl 51 - Kung Fu Shoes. These give DMG+25 to your Kicks. (Note: This is the same as a H2H weapon with DMG+25.)
Lvl 52 - Temple Gaiters. Obtained from the quest The First Meeting. Use in your Dodge Macro.
Dodge Macro wrote:
/equip feet "Temple Gaiters"
/ja Dodge <me>
/equip feet "<tp shoes here"
/ja Dodge <me>
/equip feet "<tp shoes here"
Lvl 59 - Tabin Boots. Decent for WS if you don't have Seikenshi Habaki.
Lvl 60 - Seirenshi Habaki. Not actually better than Seikenshi Habaki but they're available to you.
Lvl 66 - Wulong Shoes. Upgrade from and Crafted using Kung Fu Shoes. DMG+27.
Lvl 66 - Wulong Shoes +1. Same as above. Kick DMG+30.
Lvl 68 - Cobra Unit Leggings. Decent WS Piece if you don't have any other Acc+ shoes. Obtained using 50k Windurstian Allied Notes, i'd assume 70k from other nations.
Lvl 70 - Dune Boots. Obtained from Sabotender Bailarina. Essentially this NM is always up. Can be taken down with a compotent party of 6. Kick Attacks DMG+30
Lvl 71 - Melee Gaiters. Obtained from Dynamis - Bastok. Enhance Counterstance effect is discussed in the Sticky, go read it.
Counterstance Macro wrote:
/equip feet Melee Gaiters
/ja Counterstance <me>
/equip feet "<tp boots here>"
/ja Counterstance <me>
/equip feet "<tp boots here>"
Lvl 72 - Fuma Sune-Ate. Again, haste shoes Vs others is discussed in the Sticky, please read.
Lvl 72 - Pahluwan Crackows. Decent WS Piece.
Lvl 75 - Denali Gamashes. Second best WS Boots, Usukane are better. Obtained from Nyzul Isle Investigation - Floor 20.
Lvl 75 - Usukane Sune-ate. Just about the only Footwear the MNK Community can agree on. These are the best. If you only get one Piece of Usukane, make sure these are it.
Lvl 12 - Traveler's Mantle. Nothing really worth mentioning before this.
Lvl 24 - Nomad's Mantle. Slight upgrade from Traveler's.
Lvl 30 - Wyvern Mantle. Worth a mention, some people like to sub DRG before 50. Obtained from BCNM30 Dropping Like Flies.
Lvl 47 - Jaguar Mantle. Obtained from the quest For the Birds. If you've been using Wyvern Mantle up 'til now, get one of these and start subbing WAR.
Lvl 61 - Amemet Mantle +1. Yes, you need the HQ.
Lvl 70 - Boxer's Mantle. Purchased from Sagheera for 75 Ancient Beastcoins. This is a soloing piece only.
Lvl 71 - Forager's Mantle. Slight upgrade from Amemet Mantle +1.
Lvl 74 - Cuchulain's Mantle. Obtained from the Wings of the Goddess BCNM Splitting Heirs. Decent for WS and situations where High ammounts of Acc are required.
Lvl 10 - Optical Earring. Obtained from Maighdean Uaine in North Gustaburg.
Lvl 16 - Bone Earring +1. Yes, +1.
Lvl 21 - Beetle Earring +1. Yes, +1.
Lvl 30 - Wyvern Earring. Again if you're going to /DRG before 50 this is worth getting. Obtained from the BCNM30s; Carapace Combatants, Creeping Doom & Die by the Sword.
Lvl 50 - Storm Loop. Appraised from the ??? Earring that drops from the Lebros Cavern, Private Second Class Assault. (Note: ??? Items may not always appraise into desired results).
Lvl 55 - Spike Earring. Best Value for money upgrade from Beetle Earring +1.
Lvl 63 - Merman's Earring. Upgrade from Spike Earring.
Lvl 65 - Diabolos's Earring. Not sure why Alla dosn't list them, but the stats are as follows: Acc +3. Dark weather: Acc -3 Magic Accuracy +2. Obtained from the quest Waking Dreams.
Lvl 70 - Fenrir's Earring. Daytime only. Obtained from the quest The Moonlit Path.
Lvl 72 - Hollow Earring. Obtained from Apocalypse Nigh. If MNK is your main job it's recommneded that you get this earring from this quest. Please note: If you need more information on the Apocalypse Nigh debate within the MNK community, please refer to this thread.
Lvl 75 - Brutal Earring. Honestly, the best thing you can put on your Ear. Purchased from Sagheera for 75 Ancient Beastcoins.
Lvl 1 - San d'Orian Ring. Obtained by starting your Game in San d'Oria or for 4k San d'Orian Conquest Points.
Lvl 1 - Bastokan Ring. Obtained by starting your Game in Bastok or for 4k Bastokan Conquest Points.
Lvl 14 - Mighty Ring. A pair(yes, the effects stack) of these is the best ring combo you can use until lvl 40, in terms of DoT.
Lvl 14 - Vision Ring. Again the effects stack. One of these and a Mighty Ring would be your #2 combo until lvl 40. A pair of them would be the #3 Combo until 40, in terms of DoT.
* Vision / Balance Rings aren't nearly as big a boost to your stats as Mighty/Courage Rings at this level range.
milich's explanation wrote:
suppose you have 100ATT, and you add 2x mighty rings to that, fighting a mob 7 levels above you that just checks low DEF. you have...
100/80-.35= .9
111ATT (2 m.rings, +10ATT, +2STR)
110/80-.35= 1.025
for a 15% melee damage increase. assuming really low ACC (50%, which isn't uncommon lowby), you'd need 15ACC to catch up to the % bonus of mighty rings. mighty rings' bonus will be higher if you don't have the mob checking low DEF (and lower if you're soloing; level correction makes ATT more potent).
even at 200ATT, mighty rings beat pre-sniper/woodsman competitors.
200/160-.35 = .9
211ATT: (2 m.rings)
211/160-.35 = .96875
for a 7.6% melee damage increase. assuming 60% ACC here (by the time you get 200ATT, your ACC should be coming up as well, hopefully to 70%+), you'd need about 9ACC. the progression to snipers actually fits pretty nicely, as the value of 10ATT sort of segues to around the value of 10~ACC right as sniper and woodsman become available. (because the bonus of ACC is more or less linear--it's relative to your ACC%, but not to your level or total ACC, like ATT basically is--the % bonus of snipers stays around the same as you level up, while the goodness of mighty rings drops and drops).
100/80-.35= .9
111ATT (2 m.rings, +10ATT, +2STR)
110/80-.35= 1.025
for a 15% melee damage increase. assuming really low ACC (50%, which isn't uncommon lowby), you'd need 15ACC to catch up to the % bonus of mighty rings. mighty rings' bonus will be higher if you don't have the mob checking low DEF (and lower if you're soloing; level correction makes ATT more potent).
even at 200ATT, mighty rings beat pre-sniper/woodsman competitors.
200/160-.35 = .9
211ATT: (2 m.rings)
211/160-.35 = .96875
for a 7.6% melee damage increase. assuming 60% ACC here (by the time you get 200ATT, your ACC should be coming up as well, hopefully to 70%+), you'd need about 9ACC. the progression to snipers actually fits pretty nicely, as the value of 10ATT sort of segues to around the value of 10~ACC right as sniper and woodsman become available. (because the bonus of ACC is more or less linear--it's relative to your ACC%, but not to your level or total ACC, like ATT basically is--the % bonus of snipers stays around the same as you level up, while the goodness of mighty rings drops and drops).
Lvl 30 - Rajas Ring. Obtained by Finishing the Chains of Promathia main storyline. An excellent ring to be sure, but not Optimal to full time until you get the full +4 to all stats(Level 60).
Full Discussion in this thread.
Kinematics wrote:
Simple explanation:
At 60 you get +4 dex, +4 str. +4 dex is +2 acc, so we primarily just want to look at 4 str (Rajas) vs 3 acc (Sniper). 4 str is pretty much a guaranteed +1 fStr. At level 60 with TMH+2's and base +4 fStr, another +1 is a 2.2% increase in base damage; 2.1% if using CC's. 3 acc is 1.5% hit rate; if your base hit rate is 70% (moderately low) then the extra accuracy is a 2.1% improvement.
So, without even considering the Store TP or extra +attack from the Str, the Rajas is on par with a Sniper for total damage at level 60, and thus a "solid replacement" from that level onward.
At 60 you get +4 dex, +4 str. +4 dex is +2 acc, so we primarily just want to look at 4 str (Rajas) vs 3 acc (Sniper). 4 str is pretty much a guaranteed +1 fStr. At level 60 with TMH+2's and base +4 fStr, another +1 is a 2.2% increase in base damage; 2.1% if using CC's. 3 acc is 1.5% hit rate; if your base hit rate is 70% (moderately low) then the extra accuracy is a 2.1% improvement.
So, without even considering the Store TP or extra +attack from the Str, the Rajas is on par with a Sniper for total damage at level 60, and thus a "solid replacement" from that level onward.
Lvl 30 - Divisor Ring. Obtained from appraising the ??? Ring from Leujaoam Sanctum, Sergent Major Assault.(Note: ??? Items may not always appraise into the desired item). Latent Active when your Main job is a multiple of 5.
Lvl 34 - Venerer Ring. Obtained from the quest Chasing Dreams. Worth a mention, although 2x Mighty Ring is still the best choice in terms of DoT before level 40.
Lvl 40 - Sniper's Ring. Crafted. Obtained from your local AH.
Lvl 40 - Woodsman Ring. Obtained from the ENM40s; Bad Seed, Test Your Mite & Fire in the Sky.
Note wrote:
I'd like to point out now that you really shouldn't advance past level 40 without a pair of Acc+5 rings, do so at risk to your own reputation
Lvl 49 - Ecphoria Ring. Obtained from Skogs Fru
Lvl 50 - Ulthalam's Ring. Obtained by completing Treasure's of Aht Urghan Mission 46.
Lvl 57 - Toreador's Ring. An upgrade from your 5Acc rings. Obtained from ENM50 Pulling the Plug. Check the sticky for a guide on how to solo this ENM.
Lvl 60 - Rajas Ring now better than a 5Acc ring.
Lvl 70 - Blood Ring. Sidegrade from Lvl 40 5Acc rings. Obtained from the ZNM Chigre
Lvl 75 - Iota Ring. Obtained with 15000 Ampoules of Therion Ichor. Please read this post before making a choice on whether this ring is worth it for your specific gear setup. Thanks.
Lvl 75 - Mars's Ring. Obtained by trading Sin of Insolence to Meret in Tavnazian Safehold.
Lvl 1 - Happy Egg
Lvl 30 - JSE Sachet. Hume, Elf, Galka - worth it. Taru & Mithra - not so much.
Lvl 54 - Smart Grenade. The first useful ammo for MNK really.Obtained from the quest Message on the Wind. Warning: This item can be thrown.
Lvl 58 - Tiphia Sting. Obtained from Demonic Tiphia in Crawler's Nest. Upgrade from Smart Grenade.
Lvl 60 - Bibiki Seashell. For Chakra, and soloing Crabs and such. Obtained from the quest Got It All
Lvl 71 - Black Tathlum. Just about the only upgrade from Tiphia Sting you're gonna get. Obtained from Guivure in Ruhotz Silvermines
Please feel free to post any comments or suggest changes below. Thanks.
Edited, Sep 19th 2009 9:29am by Nilatai


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Fans know Manu Bennett on TV as Crixus in "Spartacus" and Deathstroke from "Arrow", as well as Azog the Defiler in "The Hobbit" films.
However, the star known for his combative roles also has the unique distinction of sharing the big screen with two WWE kingpins.
"John Cena punched me in the face, and I punched 'Stone Cold' [Steve Austin] in the face," Bennett said with a laugh during the recent Florida Supercon in Miami.
He was part of the action flick "The Condemned" with Austin under WWE Studios (then WWE Films). The Kiwi played Paco out of Mexico, [Spoiler alert] who is actually killed by an arrow on the island. Bennett recalls when he found out he got the role.
"The funny thing was I was painting a wall in my sister's house, and my nephews were playing the WWE video game," he said. "They were actually playing as 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin at the time on the screen. I was watching it. Then I got a phone call saying I was given the part to play alongside 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin in 'The Condemned'. So I tell my nephews I just got casted to be in a movie with that guy. They come back with, 'No you didn't uncle.' It's funny."
From there he went on to work with Cena in the first of "The Marine" series. Bennett was Bennett, a member of Rome's (Robert Patrick) gang. Even though he took a chokeslam from Cena, he looks back fondly of his WWE Studios involvement.
"I put a lot of hard work in my roles and played them quite physically," he said. "So I saw it as recognition from WWE for my hard work that I got to be in two films with two of their guys."
Bennett's resume sees him more often than not playing on the dark side. However, he wouldn't call the characters such as Slade Wilson necessarily villainous.
"I think I play someone who is flawed, and that comes from areas of vulnerability and being damaged," he said. "To me, I think there are more people who identify with damaged lives and vulnerability than the heroes and millionaires that are untouchable. I think my fan base is a reflection of playing these vulnerable characters like Crixus or even Azog. One of the things with Azog I'm most proud of as a choice for an actor was turning the attention of Azog.
"I asked [director] Peter Jackson if I could pet the fur of his pet to show that Azog has this strain of emotional connection from something from his own world, rather than being this sharp-toothed, big white thing. It goes back to those World War II movies where you see a guy with a German helmet and automatically he is evil.
"If you look more at the fabric of it, my manager is German, and people there are fantastic. You take a part of that person's character and find out where he may have been tortured as a kid. Suppose he had this terrible teacher who was Jewish in his high school, which led him to be anti-Semitic. There are so many areas that build characters. That story is one of those things you get to flesh out as an actor. Hopefully, I keep getting complex characters to flesh out."
Bennett enjoys doing conventions such as Supercon to interact with the audience and reflect on his body of work. It renews his passion for the business.
"I'm involved in this industry because stories connect," he said. "Whether it be comic books, which the 'nerds' picked up 40 years ago and decided it was a good representation of real, social fabric. You have heroes and villains and what we fight for. All that is translated now in Hollywood, so I think the comics are taken more seriously. I think being part of different franchises and stories like 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tokken, 'Arrow', which is the DC comic world or even the historic story of 'Spartacus.'
"That social thread through the fan base comes back to comic cons. That's where this originated from, the sort of fandom. So being able to connect with them in this way is sort of thanking them for getting comic books and other inspirations into the industry."
Seeing so many from three successful franchises and series, the question remains. Who has a more rabid fan base?
"Each of them is huge," Bennett responded. '"The Hobbit' series is among the highest grossing films in the world. 'Arrow' has become this huge flagship for CW. Now we have 'The Flash'. They are proving comic book series can be very well-produced for television. Then of course you have 'Spartacus'. I mean 'Spartacus' is really an underdog, now being bought by SyFy and turned to the general public so everyone can see it. So it's still in its growth pattern. I mean everyone is watching 'Spartacus'. That's one of the shows I'm most proud of it, but each of them has its strength."
• Follow Manu Bennett on Twitter @ManuBennett.


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I am a phlegmatic man. But once, just once, I want to wake up and invent a new design philosophy, and acronymize it so sublimely even a sixth-grader can instantly grasp its exultation of the human spirit:
I want to shout down from the rooftops — especially from the rooftop of what was once the largest computer vendor in the world — making sure every soul hears it, even the Proles:
I want to get on every telescreen to explain The Theory and Practice of MUSE Design Philosophy:
I want to show everyone how hard our team worked:
Then, right after a Two Minutes Hate, I want to take the stage, hold the fruits of our labor in my hand and let everyone soak in its glory:
Yes, there will be doubters. And there will be haters. But we will deal with them…in Room 101:
In the fullness of time, there will be learning, there will be understanding, and there will be acceptance. One unperson after another.
One bright cold day in September when the clocks strike thirteen, I will come back and reassure everyone that we do what we do for the greater good.


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He cut his teeth in the Clinton White House and on California issues: the campaign to save Ahmanson Ranch, the fight for an oil extraction tax and funding for stem cell research. He raised money to elect Barack Obama. And then came Proposition 8. Chad Griffin, political consultant, PR sachem and, lately, head of the Human Rights Campaign, orchestrated the legal battle to get it tossed out. A week ago his side — and, to his mind, the American principle of equality — won in the Supreme Court. As the language has morphed from "gay marriage" to "same-sex marriage" to "marriage equality," so has the public sensibility — and Griffin's skill at anticipating and tapping into it.
Where were you when the gay marriage rulings came down?
I was seated in the Supreme Court with our four [Proposition 8] plaintiffs. Silence is enforced in that courtroom. You can hear a pin drop.
First the DOMA decision was read, and then we moved to the Proposition 8 ruling. You hang onto each sentence because you think perhaps the next sentence is going to undermine the previous one. It wasn't until the judges finished reading that the magnitude became clear. You heard the gavel go down. All stood in silence again, and we walked out with teary eyes and knots in our throats. We walked to the front door and began to descend those stairs, and two or three steps down you heard the roar of the world, the thousands who had gathered out front. It was an incredible moment.
I saw you on television taking a call from the president.
The call I will never forget! It was the Air Force One operator calling. The plaintiffs [Kris Perry and Sandy Stier] were next to me live on MSNBC, and once I knew it was the president, a staffer pulled me into the live shot where the president was able to talk to us on speaker phone. It's not easy to make me nervous, but you could see my hand shaking. The president thanked me and our plaintiffs for the courage we had to bring this case and the thousands of lives that will be impacted.
Same-sex marriages resumed in California on Friday. Some said the 9th Circuit should have waited to lift its stay until the 25 days for appeal ended.
They did not take away the 25-day period. [But] there is no question about the legality [of resuming marriages].
Like Bill Clinton, you're from Hope, Ark. His epiphany was about racial segregation; yours was about sexuality.
I went to public schools every day. I went to church on Sunday morning, Sunday night and Wednesday night. I never knew that I knew another gay person. I was deeply closeted even to myself. I had a wonderful life, and I have great family and friends, but I knew what halls not to walk down, what table not to sit at in the lunchroom because I heard the word "queer."
To me it serves as the constant reminder of why we fight this fight. We've made great strides, but a young gay kid in Hope or in Altoona, Pa., lies awake at night fearing potential doom the next day. It's for that young person we are fighting.
I find it so outrageous that anyone would try to use religion as justification for discrimination. Regardless of what faith anyone grew up in, you learn the golden rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated.
Where I grew up, your life happened in three places: home, school and church. If any one of those was screwed up, you had a really difficult time. Today there's a fourth: the Internet. Oftentimes a young person hears hate from the pulpit, is bullied at school, sometimes rejected by their own parents. The Internet is actually one of the places where a young LGBT person finds acceptance and peer and support groups.
What accounts for the speed of the legal recognition of same-sex marriage compared to, say, women's suffrage or the abolition of slavery?
Harvey Milk said it first in the 1970s: The most important thing we can do is come out of the closet. Come out to your family and co-workers. When they get to know you, they will most likely not discriminate or think you should be treated as less than them. We're at a point where 9 out of 10 Americans say they have someone close to them who is LGBT. That one, they know someone too — they just don't know that they know it.
Having [former Bush administration Solicitor General] Ted Olson and [Al Gore's attorney in Bush vs. Gore] David Boies together [arguing against Proposition 8] allowed us to lift the partisan veil and shine the spotlight on the human face. For the first time in the history of this movement, we put discrimination on trial.
When we began this case, the only high-profile Republican who supported marriage equality was former Vice President Cheney, for very personal reasons. Look where we are today. And you have to give incredible credit to the entertainment industry. It's played a central role in moving public opinion: "Modern Family," Ellen DeGeneres, ["Will & Grace" co-creator] Max Mutchnick, David Geffen, Steve Bing, Michele and Rob Reiner.
What responses from straight people surprised you?
For [Supreme Court] oral arguments, we asked people to change their Facebook profiles to the Human Rights Campaign's red logo, and more than 3 million people did. A young soldier from Texas, stationed outside Little Rock, from a Southern Baptist family — when he came out of the closet, his mother did not accept it and asked that he not tell any other family members. As we were going to oral arguments, she changed her Facebook profile to that red logo.
Why do some people resist comparison to the civil rights movement?
The civil rights leaders I'm close to don't. There are always people who will disagree. There are certainly differences from the women's rights movement to the African American civil rights movement, but we have been on a constant path to treat all of our citizens as full and equal.
Our opponents ran a misleading and inaccurate and homophobic campaign. I've been involved in a lot of political campaigns; there are two sides to a lot of campaigns and you fight it out. This was not that case. [The other side] had nothing but outright lies and used scare tactics. I think most of those involved in that campaign will probably regret [it] in the long term. Even George Wallace changed his mind.
Proposition 8 proponents say this is not the end of the battle.
This battle is over in California. Our opponents are losing in federal court, at the ballot box, in the state court, in the court of public opinion.
The vast majority of this country is now supportive of marriage equality. Being on the wrong side of history as it relates to this issue has become an increasingly isolated place to be.
Where is your next battleground?
Moving into the states. We now have two Americas: 30% of Americans live in states where they're legally able to get the rights and privileges and protections of marriage, and 70% live in the other 37 states. It's our job to ensure equality reaches everyone.
Some straight people pledged not to marry until gay people could.
The day of reckoning is here!
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This interview was edited and excerpted from a taped transcript. An archive of Morrison's interviews can be found at latimes.com/pattasks.