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The accumulation of protein aggregates is associated with many devastating neurodegenerative diseases and the existence of distinct aggregated morphotypes has been suggested to explain the heterogeneous phenotype reported for these diseases. Thus, the development of molecular probes able to distinguish such morphotypes is essential. We report an anionic tetrameric oligothiophene compound that can be utilized for spectral assignment of different morphotypes of -amyloid or tau aggregates present in transgenic mice at distinct ages. The ability of the ligand to spectrally distinguish between the aggregated morphotypes was reduced when the spacing between the anionic substituents along the conjugated thiophene backbone was altered, which verified that specific molecular interactions between the ligand and the protein aggregate are necessary to detect aggregate polymorphism. Our findings provide the structural and functional basis for the development of new fluorescent ligands that can distinguish between different morphotypes of protein aggregates.
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Easy Fried Tofu
Remember when I said I was going back to basics? Well, here is the photographic and blogographic evidence. Easy fried tofu.
Easy. Check.
Fried. Uh-huh:)
Tofu. Heck yeah!
Having declared my decision to strip back the complicated kitchen nonsense and get down and dirty with more simple fare, I honestly feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I've also been able to enjoy my eats about a thousand percent more, which is a great relief because I love my eats. Love 'em.
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To top it off, I went and bought something I've been wanting for a long while now - a bundt tin (Oh no you di'int!). I'm tres tres excited to use new this new piece of kit and I'm expecting to impress everyone with some impressive (yet simple) bundt cake action this Christmas.
Now for the steps that will give you total fried tofu perfection.
Would I lie?
Would I ever!
small block of firm tofu
rock salt and pepper
1 tbsp coconut oil
1. drain the tofu. put it in a bowl and place a plate on top with a heavy item of your choice (I use canned tomatoes). when the tofu has been pressed for an hour, drain again and pat dry with a clean towel.
2. cut into thick slices and salt generously with rock salt or pink Himalayan salt and pepper. rub the salt and pepper into the tofu on both sides.
3. heat the coconut oil in a small skillet and add the tofu slices. fry until crispy and golden on both sides - approx 15 minutes on one side and 10 mins on the other.
4. remove the tofu from the pan and salt again. serve.

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In this third book of the Kings of Denver series, we have some very emotion, heavy stuff going on. The parental units in this story just suck – no nice way to say it.
Xander, another one of the hot hockey players is the main character and the lovely lady is Charli. Xander's parents are control freaks who just won't listen and hold the purse strings and Charli's are the worse you can find … abusive and into drugs. Thank goodness Micky (the owner of the bar they hang out at during the series is there). Mickey comes to Charli's rescue right from the start and we learn what it takes to be a strong woman from this lovely lady. Xander keeps doing what he's been doing his entire life so he can make it through school, finish his college hockey career and then move on to what he really wants to do with his life (MMA).
Xander is drawn to Charli, like a moth to a flame, and he's not sure why. He wasn't really looking for a girl friend right now but he just can't stay away. Problem is, he's training like made for both hockey and MMA plus school. Charli get's it, as she's also working towards a career and working at the bar. But somehow they manage to get together.
Then enter her poo poo parental units and try to hurt her … Xander to the rescue. He tell's Micky what's up so everyone is on the same page. But those parental units don't like that Xander stepped in and they come back in force. They reek havoc with Xander and lets just say police get involved. Charli freaks out and does what she can to take care of Xander. During this time, he's still training like made and has gotten into the fighting scene which puts his college work/hockey in jeopardy. Heaven forbid his parental units find out, they pull everything from him.
While the winnings are good, another team mate finds out but promises to keep it quite and tries to help him when he can. Things seem to be going good but somehow coach finds out about it and off the team he goes. Then the parental units step in and make things worse.
Xander and Charli decide to make a go on their own and all looks like it's going good until one of the fighters decides to make a "dick" move and put everyone's life in danger. Xander to the rescue but the damage is done. With that, the final fight comes down to this a$$ and Xander. I won't spoil what goes down but the fighting is done. Now that it is, he's welcomed back to the hockey team since he's not doing anything to get in trouble and they go on to win it all again. But his parental units take that he's making his way back to hockey, when he just wants to support his team and finish the season/year.
In the end, Xander and Charli get the HEA together as well as the career's that they want. And I was able to put the kleenex away for another day.
Thanks for another wonderful installment in the series, Sheridan! I can't wait for Tank and I hope from the blurb's I've read things really don't go to south for Tank/Sophie 🙂


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Payton is a cheerleader and dancer from Victor HS and is a Model Rep. for the Class of 2016 from Victor HS. Her mother teaches ballet, and that is why Payton became very accomplished at dance herself. She added cheerleading to the mix a couple of years ago, and although she was pretty quiet and focused during her session, she describes herself as very talkative.
She is one of two girls whose sessions were shown in the studio's behind-the-scenes promotional video that was produced this year. Her big dream is to go to nursing school and to become a neonatal nurse, but I can bet that meeting Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio probably finished a close 2nd to nursing.
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Title: Drink, Slay, Love
Author: Sarah Beth Durst
Genre: Fantasy/Vampire
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 385
Rating: 4.5/5
Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire… fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil… until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops.
Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearl's family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the King's feast — as the entrees.
The only problem? Pearl's starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends—especially the cute guy who makes her fangs ache—to be slaughtered? Then again, she's definitely dead if she lets down her family. What's a sunlight-loving vamp to do?
Vampire stories can be interesting, especially when they're written with an actual story in mind rather than masking a romance as an actual novel (not naming any names…), and I think this was a great addition. How can it not be – it involved unicorns! So, not only do we have a sarcastic, heartless vampire protagonist, but we have white horses with horns!
I don't want to spoil things, so I won't mention just how much the unicorn plays a part in the story, but there's still plenty of other things to mention. At first, I was slightly thrown off because the book was written in third person, and for some reason I just prefer first, but I've come to appreciate third person better. Pearl is a funny protagonist, and there are plenty of minor characters that crack me up as well. It was also interesting to see how Pearl's family worked, an ancient vampire family that's part of a bigger vampire community. I feel like more could have been written about how their community runs and how their family works, but what I read of it was interesting.
The synopsis slightly threw me off, though – I was expecting a fairly light-hearted, quick read. Though this book had plenty of funny moments and characters, I feel like it's a bit deeper than the summary gives it credit for. I'm not saying that this book is going to change how people look at vampires, nor does it bring up big issues, but it's also a bit more than a simple beach read.
This is a short review, I know, but I've been behind in writing reviews and read this book back in January, so I don't remember everything I thought about this, but I do remember this: I liked it, and plan and reading more of Sarah Beth Durst's books in the futures.
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We've been blessed to conduct nearly 50, including several with Eva (with a couple more to come). Our cast will run the gamut, from celebrity admirers such as Elliott Gould and former basketball star Ray Allen (recently named to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council), to top journalists such as Wolf Blitzer and the Wall Street Journal's Lucette Lagnado (author of "Children of the Flames"), to Holocaust experts from Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation, to those who've known Eva as a child and since her early days in the U.S. We've also spoken with fellow survivors (some of whom don't agree with Eva) and people who have been transformed by her message.
We are grateful to all, and may even have a surprise or two saved for the final show.
Brielle Hill talks about how going on Eva's Auschwitz trip as a teenager changed her life.
Longtime college basketball coach (and Hoosier favorite) Jim Crews explains why he regularly had Eva speak to his teams.
Sitting in the CANDLES Museum, one of Eva's earliest friends, Cathy Baker, describes Eva's journey from a young mother in Terre Haute, Ind., to the global figure she has become.
Dylan Parent, an Oxford student, tells Ted Green how she overcame intense personal trauma with the help of Eva and her message of forgiveness.
Iconic Hollywood actor Elliott Gould speaks about the spiritual power of Eva's message.
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Karen Jungblut, Director of Research and Documentation for the USC Shoah Foundation, explains Eva's deep significance in the post-Holocaust narrative.


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We all need a pick-me-up once in a while.
This baby elephant did too when she took a tumble at Switzerland's Zoo Zurich earlier this summer. A YouTube video posted by user Bluekoo T., shows baby Omysha's family rushing to help her after she's unable to stand up after a fall.
According to the zoo's website, the baby elephant was born June 17. Since then, they've been documenting the wobbly one's life through adorable YouTube videos.
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For these reasons Hunter's interim management business has grown organically into the genuine market leader in executive interim appointments across the NHS. Our success has been a result of this stringent focus on candidate quality, due diligence and our desire to develop lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.
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Salary: £41,949 - £45,629 per annum (this position carries an additional £3,000 market rate supplement)
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Shefford
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Rolling advert
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Central Bedfordshire Council is a financially stable, modern, forward thinking with an efficient operating model. Recently described in an independent review as 'an impressive Council' we are only 35 minutes from London, but without the inner city challenges and pressures. Central Bedfordshire is a diverse area and is home to around 264,500 people, living in picturesque villages, hamlets and historic market towns and with great transport links – making it easy to get to and to get around.
You will identify development opportunities and delivery mechanisms, undertake and evaluate option appraisals and feasibility studies, prepare business cases and reports ensuring development opportunities are robust, offer best value and deliver the Asset Management Strategy objectives within policy.
A RICS qualified professional your experience will allow you to prepare valuations of land and property in accordance with RICS / CIPFA regulations. You will also promote the sale of land and buildings, add value (planning) and exploiting market opportunities; negotiate, buy and sell land and or buildings on a freehold and or leasehold basis; in accordance with RICS, CIPFA and constitutional regulations to deliver the Councils Acquisition Plan and Disposal Plan.
Working for a Local Authority can be a highly politically orientated environment this will require you to use judgement and balance between professional and political influences. Your thorough understanding of customer care and managing customers expectations along with your excellent oral, written, presentation and negotiation skills will enable you to provide expert advice and assistance to members of the public, landowners, members and client directorates in respect of the services provided.
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Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work'.
Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in the workplace. We are a Disability Confidentemployer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.
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Wines in the Wild/
Wines in the Wild is a fun outdoors event that takes place at the Buffalo Zoo every July and its one of my favorite events in Buffalo. This year Lacey and I took to the zoo to enjoy not only the wine, food and people, but as many animal exhibits as we could. While the zoo is under renovations for new animal exhibits the event hasn't lost its touch, hosting a sold out crowd on a beautiful summer night. Here are some pictures from the night. -B
{ Taking a seat by the Otter Exhibit }
{ The NAB Ladies, Lacey and Jessica xo }
{ Inside the Rainforest }
{ Up close and personal with the hyena }
{ Hanging out with Laverne, the Gecko }
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Tyres are one of the most important parts of any modern vehicle. While you may not think about them much, since they do last for quite a while, you would probably be well served to pay a bit more attention to what they do and how you care for them. If your tyres aren't in great condition, you could have a serious accident due to improper care. In addition, you could be losing money in a number of ways, all of which will be discussed below.
Ensure Your Tyres Are Properly Inflated
Proper tyre inflation is one of the most important aspects of caring for your vehicle, and for caring for yourself and your passengers. Improper inflation can lead to many problems, some of which involve safety, and others that involve money. For one, improper tyre inflation can lead to serious problems, such as a tyre suddenly exploding due to stress on the exterior walls. If this happens at high speeds, your car could be sent across the motorway into a wall, thus damaging your car and endangering you and your passengers. Fortunately, this is extremely simple to prevent. Tyres will have the appropriate inflation information printed on the sides. If you can't find the information there, you can easily find it by looking up the tyre's information online. Most petrol stations in Australia will have gauges and air compressors that will allow you to check the pressure of your tyres and make appropriate adjustments.
In addition to being potentially dangerous, improper tyre inflation can also cost you money. First of all, if a tyre does fail on the motorway as mentioned above, your car could easily be seriously damaged, thus creating the need for expensive repairs. In addition to this, if your tyres in South Auckland are underinflated, you will suffer from poor fuel economy, since underinflated tyres create additional resistance. Ultimately, it's very easy to fix these problems, and it's best to check your tyre pressure about once per month.
Inspect Your Tyres
Unfortunately, tyres are not indestructible, and they will wear out over time, just like all other parts on your car. Depending on how frequently you drive, and under what conditions you typically drive, you may need to replace your tyres every few months. It's best to make it a practice to inspect your tyres on occasion to look for any defects. Road hazards such as bumps and sharp items left on the road can severely damage your tyres, making it risky to continue driving with them. When you inspect your tyres, you'll want to be looking for a few things. First of all, inspect the exterior walls of the tyre. Look for cracks, tears, or decolourization, as these can be signs that your tyre is about to fail. In addition, pay attention to how much tread is left on the tyre. If there isn't much, it's time to replace your tyre.


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Driverless cars will make the roads safer, say two-thirds of Brits/
One of the key challenges for autonomous car makers over the next few years will be to persuade consumers of the benefits offered by driverless cars.
So manufacturers will no doubt be pleased to hear about new research showing that more than two-thirds of Brits say they would feel safe in the seat of a driverless car.
Taking to the driving seat may be another matter, however, as 49% of those questioned worried that they would not feel safe behind the wheel of a driverless vehicle.
And a fear of technological innovation may hold back some drivers for good, with 10% of women claiming they would 'never get in one', as they do not believe autonomous cars can be safer than existing manual models, found the survey.
The survey also found that driverless car technologies are forecast to be more popular than a number of other innovations, including augmented reality – the technology behind leading smartphone game Pokemon Go.
Insurance company Axa carried out the research among 2,000 British adults to gauge their opinions on their feelings towards driverless cars. The insurer is a partner in three UK Government-funded driverless car projects.
Attitudes to driverless car technology
Survey respondents believe that driverless cars will be among the top five next big technological innovations – beating augmented reality into sixth place.
Yet these attitudes towards driverless cars come despite Brits' apparent love-hate relationship with technological progress.
For example, more than three-quarters of the drivers surveyed claimed that they prefer to drive manually than to switch to cruise control when on the road, according to Axa.
Away from their cars, two-thirds of respondents also opt to shop in a supermarket instead of online, and more than half still claim to wash up by hand, rather than using a dishwasher.
The technologies predicted to be most popular in the future
Survey respondents, asked to predict the 'next big thing' for technological innovation, chose the following technologies:
1. Wearables technology (43%)
2. 3D printing (33%)
3. Robots (30%)
4. Virtual reality (30%)
5. Driverless cars (29%)
6. Augmented reality (26%)
7. Space travel (21%)
8. Nanotechnology (21%)
9. Hover boards (16%)
10. Smart cities (14%)
In addition to the potential safety improvements offered by driverless cars, the survey found that:
- More than a third of respondents (36%) believe that driverless cars will take the stress out of driving
- Over a quarter of those surveyed (26%) think driverless cars will reduce in-car disagreements
- In a boost for manufacturers, almost a third of respondents (32%) would like to buy a driverless car.
The research also suggested that driverless cars may help us to avoid getting lost on the roads, with almost a quarter of men surveyed (24%) believing that they would never get lost again.
Commenting on the research's findings, Axa Insurance's Technical Director, David Williams, said: "Over 90 per cent of all motor accidents are caused by human error, and technological progress lets us improve safety. It's thought that the reduction of accidents with driverless cars could be as much as 50 per cent and that can only be good news for road safety.
"Additionally, they will reduce congestion and provide alternative transport for those currently unable to drive."
At the same time, Axa understands some people's scepticism about the benefits of driverless cars. "Lack of information often stokes people's fears – and a healthy dose of scepticism is to be expected," said Williams. "Indeed in 1825 some people were so opposed to train travel that they said that it would be impossible to travel over 12mph without having 'the air sucked out of your lungs'."


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Don't Chase away the Blues
Get ready for a season filled with the refreshing and clean feeling of light blues. The spring and summer season usually come with pastel shades of purple and pink. Throw a fresh color into the mix to make a statement out of any outfit. Pair pale blue with whites and denim to create a neat look or throw in some vibrant colors to create that one of a kind outfit. Open your closet for this fresh hue of blue.


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Urgent Care Facilities Available In East Texas
This time of year brings beautiful weather, changing leaves, and unfortunately were more prone to get sick. While we should be doing everything we can to prevent getting sick, sometimes we just cant help it. We made a list of things you can do to help prevent sicknesses, such as the flu. And while we can do everything in our power to keep healthy, sometimes we just have no control. We put together a list of Urgent Care facilities in Tyler and the surrounding areas if needed.
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Tyler Urgent Care
Phone: 903.509.4499
Fax 903.509.4490
8:00 am-6:00 pm
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Tyler Urgent Care is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, and Easter. Please call for other holiday hours.
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DirectCARE - Tyler
Phone: (903) 581-1601
Monday – Friday
8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Appointments available.
Walk-ins welcome.
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East Texas Medical Center - Emergency Services Center
East Texas Medical Center - Emergency Services Center
Phone:(903) 579-2800
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours
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DirectCARE - Lindale
Phone: (903) 266-4000
7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Walk-ins welcome.
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Health Care Express
Phone: 903-791-9355
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
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Another weekend where I couldn't help but feel infinitely grateful for just about everything in my life. I don't know if it was the long walks solely to admire Charleston's beauty, the celebratory margaritas, the late-night chicken and waffles (not for me, but still exciting), the time spent with friends that literally left me with sore-from-smiling cheeks, or the flight home to be with my family and truffle fries for a whole week.
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Are You Too Sensitive? Try These Tips to Be Less Sensitive
Sometimes, I wish I had a giant bubble to protect myself from the harsh realities of the world. As a highly sensitive person, I can relate to the anguish and anxiety that many of my clients face. At times, it may feel like there is nothing you can do to lessen the intensity of emotions that you feel. This leads to lower self-confidence and certainly less happiness. Sure, a Teflon suit to deflect the bad vibes away and allow us to float through life with ease sounds fantastic, but the reality is we need to learn how to manage as a highly sensitive person in society.
In order to feel positive and confident and function in the world with success, I had to learn to stop allowing emotions from invading my mind and begin to protect myself. It may sound impossible, it's not. It just takes some willingness to react differently. If you want to feel happier and confident, it takes trying new techniques.
Ways to Stop Feeling Too Sensitive
Identify Sensitivity Triggers
I rarely watch the news. I used to watch it in the morning, while I prepared for the day, but began to notice that my days started off fearfully. It was like a lot of caffeine that I didn't need. Instead, I get my news from surfing the Internet.
I have become aware of the people or places that make me a bit more vulnerable or frustrated and choose when I encounter them. If I've had a long day, I often take a taxi instead of the subway. It's not worth the stress of changing trains or feeling worried about riding it late at night.
The more aware you are of situations that bring about stress and anxiety, the more you can do to prepare ahead of time to avoid or adjust your day in order to reduce their effect on you. Avoid shows that make you stressed, music that brings up bad feelings, and places that make you feel oversensitive.
Become Less Vulnerable
It seems impossible right, but it really isn't. Haven't had lunch? Maybe you skimped on sleep this week or forgot to take your medication. All of these make you more vulnerable to emotions and too sensitive. I get angry or anxious when I've gone more than 4 hours without some protein, so I make sure that I always have a snack nearby.
The PLEASE Skill from DBT
In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), we teach clients to practice the PLEASE skill:
- treat Physical iLlness
- balance Eating
- avoid mood-Altering drugs
- balance Sleep
- get Exercise
You are likely to be vulnerable emotionally if you're feeling sick, hungry, tired, under the influence of drugs or alcohol (too much caffeine even), don't get much exercise or aren't doing something in your day that gives you a sense of accomplishment. This means being more sensitive and less confident. Checking off these simple things can make you much more stable and in control of your life. Even if you hate your job or don't know where you are going in life, you can still eat right and go for a walk. You can also research jobs or read an article that gets you one step closer to a goal you want.
Checking off these simple things can make you much more stable and in control of your life. Even if you hate your job or don't know where you are going in life, you can still eat right and go for a walk. You can also research jobs or read an article that gets you one step closer to a goal you want.
Get Mindful to Fight Sensitivity
You can't control what other people are going to do, what is coming or what has already happened. The more time you spend in the present moment, living in the now, the less likely you will feel like Velcro when fearful thoughts or experiences attempt to invade. Guided relaxation, hypnosis, meditation and yoga all helped me develop my mindful muscles.
Focus on You
Have the tendency to put yourself last or let other's views control your mood or direct your day? This can make you more susceptible to feeling too sensitive. Making time to do nothing, read a book or clean your room without the noise or energy of other people is a luxury. Turn off your phone and focus on doing something that you will thank yourself for later. Self-care is imperative to recharge your batteries, and focusing on yourself for a moment strengthens your self-confidence.
Feeling overly sensitive doesn't have to rule your life. Start finding healthy ways to keep your emotions from running the show and make your own "bubble" by following these and other tips found on our blogs.
Emily is the author of Express Yourself: A Teen Girls Guide to Speaking Up and Being Who You Are.You can visit Emily's Guidance Girl website. You can also find her on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.
APA Reference
LPC, E. (2014, July 5). Are You Too Sensitive? Try These Tips to Be Less Sensitive, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2019, August 25 from https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/buildingselfesteem/2014/07/are-you-too-sensitive-try-these-tips
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The power of sorry and the 3 elements of a sincere apology can and does change lives. The impact of a genuine and heartfelt one can never be underestimated, be it to groups, individuals, society as a whole.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews historical 'world first SORRY speech in May 2016 to Victoria's LGBTI community in Parliament was nothing short of breathtaking.
His heartfelt sincerity, compassion, contrition, commitment and conviction to righting the horrific wrongs had my heart in my chest and tears soaking my cheeks.
I will not try to do justice to the immense gravity of discrimination, abuse and alienation that the LGBTI community suffered (and still do). I am without words to describe the injustice that was dealt from the mass ignorance and arrogance and resultant actions that were considered acceptable at the time. But time offers reflection towards repentance. The Premier stated in his historical speech :
"It's never too late to put things right, it's never too late to say sorry and mean it"
The character of Colonel Fitts in the movie American Beauty sprung to mind at the end of the speech broadcast. Fitts was the violent, homophobic and bigoted tyrant who lived next door to Kevin Spacey's mid-life bungling character Lester. Fitts who spouted fanatical contempt for homosexuality was all along covering up his own repressed homosexuality and in a final scene we see him attempting to passionately seduce Lester.
This scene had a profound affect on me as it confirmed with absolute clarity how cruelty, outward hatred, ignorance and arrogance was often borne from peoples own repressed feelings, insecurity, failure and lack of courage to face their own foibles, beliefs and humanity. And therefore oppressing others, turning a blind eye to injustice, following a mass pack mentality and refusal to ask the important life questions was the result of wide-ranging lack of self acceptance and self esteem. Walking in anothers shoes with empathy is a important part of the sorry.
American Beauty, the Premiers speech and the backstories of apologies and regret have much in common. I could write with a deeper pedagogical and a psychologist's perspective but I can only share from my own heart as a human being who knows the power of sorry and remorse,
The issue why people cannot and will not say sorry often centres around accepting our own, others and collective societies imprudence, ignorance, arrogance, fears and overarching beliefs of not being good enough. So to elevate our self worth and spot in life we will push other people down, make them feel less than, castigate, bully and alienate them. And in no way try to truly understand, show compassion, work with, learn from and admit our own naivety, inexperience and lack of knowledge.
For it is when we set up a 'THEM' vs 'US' that we, in our conscious and subconscious worlds can feel better about who we are (in a deluded way).
From such a platform you see people hiding behind their behaviours by attempts to Rationalise, Re-assure and Justify that their actions are acceptable and warranted. Observe the volume of flagrant excuses strutted by individuals, organisations and governments who clearly are in the wrong – its pretty deafening! Many people and organisations struggle with admitting their blunders of judgement or actions and just cannot and will not contemplate offering an apology at all.
Daily in the business world we see the stiff facades as people try to save their own skin and look good for the boss, clients, board, suppliers, staff, colleagues etc . As humans we all stuff up, treat others poorly and make mistakes at times. But admitting our errors and saying 'I'm so sorry I was wrong' is viewed as weak and unprofessional with a fear of retribution.
'I'm so sorry' is one of the most powerful phrases in the world. It can shift mountains of despair, alleviate hurt, elevate self esteem and purpose, encourage honesty, build partnerships, foster trust and most importantly allow situations and relationships to really repair, grow and succeed.
But there is a catch
A powerful sorry is about the intention and motivation for giving an apology in the first place. We have all received the insincere flippant 'sorry'. We have heard the 'sorry' to assuage guilt. We have heard the 'sorry' to manipulate and we have heard the sorry to 'just get me the hell out of the room'. And lets not forget the ' it wont happen again' insincere sorry.
Sincere apologies have 3 elements
Sincere apologies should not be given in the expectation of forgiveness. Sure it is a nice by-product but respecting other peoples ability and desire to forgive is another whole matter. Sure, we can ask for forgiveness but it should not be the motivation. Its about 'righting a wrong' and 'contrition'.
- Stating you are sorry with sincerity and contrition
- Admit fault and responsibility – lose the ego, demonstrate reflection of impact
- Ask how to make it right – genuine offer not lip service
The apology delivered by Premier Andrews in 2016 had all the right motivations. It contained deep contrition, historical context, awareness, impact reflection, a way forward and a promise for change and a commitment to not allow it to happen again. It was the makings of the only type of apology that is meaningful.
It is NEVER too late to say sorry. Healing, moving forward and hope are the results – for everyone
Who should you be saying I'M SO SORRY to ?


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Values into action: Easy Virtue/
Message, by Angela Neustatter
Easy Virtue …. sounds appealing doesn't it? This idea that we can do good, and feel a frisson of virtue with very little effort is appealing. After all so many of us feel horrified by the harshness, injustice, fearsome political manoeuvring taking over our society, and at the same time we feel powerless to change it all. We may find a cause or two and dedicate what time, effort and money we can manage, but for many of us that is very limited and there seem to be so many worthwhile causes.
Which is where the idea of Easy Virtue comes in. It is a very simple concept where, rather than requiring the resources you cannot give, you organise your life so that the many things we all do, routinely, are chosen because as well as being what we want and need, they do good. In other words we build a life style – how we shop, what products we buy, where we go for a meal out or how we get our entertainment, and so on are chosen if not always, at least sometimes, because they have value added in helping others.
It is all too easy, of course, to say come on, how can my buying from that shop or wearing those clothes really have impact, but as we have seen when protest actions against say companies using child labour have taken off, what we do impacts on the world. And if enough of us make Easy Virtue a part of our everyday lives, in a variety of ways, we can be very effective.So the idea is that you look out for initiatives, charities, enterprises that can take just moments to support , to choose to buy from, or network with, yet if enough people make the effort, the results can be startlingly beneficial.
I have included brief write-ups about the initiatives chosen because I believe it is interesting to know what it is all about, and also helps us decide if it suits what we want. My list is haphazard, ideas I have come upon by chance, and my aim is to build the list, as an ongoing resource, adding in anything that really seems to make sense for Easy Virtue thinking.
I came to the notion of Easy Virtue by chance. One morning while I was working online a logo for something called Give As You Live flashed up. I was impressed at how this team of philanthropists were offering a way of giving to a charity of my choice (in my case the Trussell Trust) that could be an effortless part of my daily life and allow me a dollop of feel good factor.
Give as you Live was launched in 2010 and the founders describe helping charities as "being in our DNA" and this is one way they make it possible for you and me to raise funds for the UK charity of our choice, without it costing us a penny. It also couldn't be easier. When you sign up a symbol appears at the top of your computer screen and when you buy from anywhere supporting Give as you Live you just click on the symbol.
A great many online retailers have signed up (all listed on the website) to give a commission . They take half to run the organisation and pass half on to your charity. The retailers signed up include Waterstones, John Lewis, Trainline, Booking.com, Majestic Wines, and Preloved which gives a high 20% of what you paying a great many others.
It was as though finding Give As You Live set my antennae working. I seemed to spot other schemes which, if we patronise them, can really make a difference . If we make a list, or keep in mind, those initiatives that appeal with what they are doing, and make it a habit to support them whenever possible well… that seems to me Easy Virtue.
Another point: evolving your own brand of Easy Virtue is fun, choosing causes you like the sound of , learning more about them, getting involved in networks and being thanked for being such a kind person . There is nothing hair shirt about being Easily Virtuous.
On the other side Easy Virtue also applies to the choices we make. For example increasingly people are feeling unhappy at some of Amazon's practices and the controversies over tax and their advertising with the alt right Breitbart website , but do not know where else to go for the films, book sales, economy prices etc. that they offer. Yet it is often possible to find an alternative with a little research, and this way you are helping support companies where the ethics appeal more.
So don't let the sneery line of American priest Theodore Hesburgh 'all of us are experts at practicing virtue at a distance' put you off. There's nothing wrong with distance if the virtue does its stuff.
Better that we cock an ear to Confucius who had it that 'you change yourself, you change the world.' And to the Unitarians, a movement born of the Enlightenment and a quest for human justice, who have it right with their straightforward credo Believe In Good.
Angela Neustatter is a feminist, journalist and author of ten non-fiction books and teaches writing skills. She is a mother of two grown sons, involved with various local groups in Islington where she lives. She is about to launch a webpage called Easy Virtue to describe the very many projects, initiatives, ideas there are out there which offer opportunities for doing good, being an active participant in helping to create a society that is good for all, but which do not involve huge amounts of your time, going to live in the developing world etc. Yet cumulatively they can have a lot of impact and echo the words of Confucius: you change yourself, you change the world.


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I am the worst mother in the world. I don't post much but I have a 3 year old & a 4 month old. Right now we are having a huge issue with the 3 year old not listening to anything we say unless we are yelling. I am quickly turning into that mother that I never wanted to be & I hate it. I don't know what else to do. Please help.
You're not the worst mommy, I'm sure you're overwhelmed with a new baby and a 3 year old.
I'd focus on giving lots of choices, praise good behavior, and get down to lo's level and talk quiet. Make sure lo is getting some special time with you too, I'm sure it's a big adjustment having to share the attention.
I could have written this post a few months ago and I only have one LO. I started doing the exact opposite of what I wanted to do- whenever I found myself ready to yell, I went and got down in front of LO and spoke softly. After a few times, he would stop whatever he was doing because he couldn't hear me unless he was listening. I found that once I stopped yelling as much, it's now way more effective on the rare occasion I raise my voice. Good luck mama!
I will soon be in your shoes as I am expecting number two around the time my daughter turns 3. I can't imagine how hard it is juggling a newborn AND a testy toddler. However, I think sometimes it's easier to just do the yelling because it is "working." Maybe, try using more positive reinforcement to counteract the yelling and start really testing yourself to see how long you can go without yelling. For my daughter, what works best, is "reasoning" with her and talking to her at her level about why she can and can't do something. Good luck!
Get and read the book "love and logic". It also talks about giving lots of choices, and consequences happen right away (removing toy or item causing the issue, timeout in room) and not counting or giving multiple chances when they know they're misbehaving. They'll soon learn inappropriate behavior gets an immediate punishment and they don't get multiple chances, thereby letting them get away with it. It also encourages no emotion, no yelling, etc. The gist? You can't care more than they do. Good luck mama :-). I have nearly 3 yo twin boys, and one of them is giving me a run for my money! I have noticed since using the techniques in this book, it's really helping. He is very independent and hard headed, so giving him lots of choices really gives him a sense of control since that's what he likes, and he responds much better to my requests. He's the kind of child who pushes back when he's ordered around or just constantly told what to do. He always does the exact opposite of what you want him to do. So for example, if I want to get him dressed and put his shoes on, if I said "come here. It's time to get dressed", he would immediately scream and tell me no and run from me. So now, instead of doing that, I simply ask him which shirt he wants to wear and let him choose between two. Then I ask him if he wants to put his clothes and shoes on, or if he wants to do it by himself. He will either say "You do it", and just let me do it after he picks his clothes and shoes, or he'll say "I do it", and take the clothes from me and do it himself. This book also teaches that they learn that their own actions have consequences they have to live with. You ask them nicely to put up their toys, and say, "you're more than welcome to pick up your toys so you can play with them again later today or tomorrow. If mommy had to pick them up, they go up in the closet for two days". If you end up picking them up, either they don't get them back for two days, or they can "earn" them back by doing a task or chore you ask of then. You give them the option of two tasks to choose from and let them pick. In 10 seconds if they don't pick, you choose for them. You also pick a word or phrase that you use when they've done something bad, and the punishment is coming. For us, it's "uh oh". If one twin hits or steals his brothers toy, that's an immediate time out. So I say "uh oh", and he goes straight to his room. He's not allowed to come out until he's calm. When he comes out, I hug him and say "I love you", and that's the end of it. If they get mad and throw a toy they know shouldn't be thrown, it's "uh oh." And the toy is taken away and put up. It's to the point now, that when they even just begin acting up, all I have to do is say "uh oh!", and they both immediately stop what they're doing and turn around with big round eyes. They know I mean business when I say "uh oh".
The techniques in this book are really working well, when nothing else has. I highly recommend it. I have tried other techniques and read other books, and so far, this way is working best for a strong willed independent toddler like mine.
Oh, there's even more to this book and techniques. I didn't talk about it all. It also talks about lots of praise when they do something good
Which Love and Logic book did you get? There is an old one and newer one with slightly different titles. Just wondering because I need it too:)
I would like to get this book too... I wonder if it's called : Parenting with love and logic... It has an orange cover with little kids on it.
This is the one I got, my library had it and also a cd.
Here's a link to it on amazon. It's a purple cover with a cartoon woman on it holding a small child. It's called "Love and logic magic for early childhood: practical parenting from birth to six years"
Janet Lansbury's new book 'Elevating Childcare: A Guide To Respectful Parenting' has a great chapter about yelling (why we do it) limit pushing (why they do it), and what to do about it.... It's available on Amazon.
Thanks for the links!
Does anyone have any ideas for a child that dawdles? My just-turned-3 dd does what I ask for the most part but it could take her hours to get her to go potty, put on her shoes and jacket, and get out of the house (for example). How do I do this without constantly saying "hurry up"????
Sorry to high jack the post!
Some kids are just slower than others. Try to do as much as you can the night before (pick out clothes, shoes, anything that needs to go with you) and have them all together.
You may also need to wake lo up earlier to make up for slowness. Also try to do lo's hair while lo brushes teeth, etc.
The love and logic magic for early childhood books spends a lot of time on it. I find it a little to stern for that young. Ex.: my car leaves at 7:30, then just take lo as is (pj's, no shoes, etc.)
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This is in response to a recent letter from Connor Bloomer of Richmond Hill — "Meter maids must need step stools" — who complained of getting an "expired meter" parking ticket at 12:28 p.m. when he'd paid for an hour, 12:04 to 1:04 p.m., and his ticket was clearly displayed on his windshield.
The city's parking services employees have often given tickets for "overtime parking" when meters clearly show more paid time is left. I have had this happen to me a number of times over the years.
Sometimes the ticket writer has been close enough I can point to my meter with time still left on it and ask directly, "Why did you give me this ticket?"
At which point the response has been to tear the ticket up.
Meter maids are human. Like the rest of us, they sometimes make mistakes.
I know they have to deal with less than polite behavior from some people. But if you have money on the meter, you should not have to pay. Take it up with a supervisor at the enforcement pffice in the Bryan Street Garage at Bryan and Abercorn Streets.
The ticket I once got that made me scratch my head the most was one that the City of Tybee Island sent me, years ago.
I wasn't going to Tybee much at the time. And the date on the ticket happened to be a weekend when I was in Atlanta, visiting friends. So I knew it wasn't legitimate.
I am guessing that the officer who wrote the ticket wrote the tag number down wrong, and that's how DMV came to give them my mailing address. Needless to say, I returned that ticket to Tybee with my note saying I was out of town the weekend they claimed I was parking overtime on a meter there. That was the last I heard of that.
The city of Savannah should refund Mr. Bloomer the fine he paid.
Help available for victims of abuse
I was very disappointed with your Aug. 28 article, "Troubled Port Wentworth marriage ends in murder."
It is a horrible tragedy that Nancy Sanders lost her life at the hands of the man she married and trusted. I think your reporter could have done a greater service by reporting that Savannah has many services for victims of domestic violence.
Mrs. Sanders deserves our respect and our collective grief over her senseless murder, not a rehashing of her life.
For over 30 years, SAFE Shelter has provided temporary emergency shelter for victims of intimate partner violence. The shelter is open 24-hours a day, seven days a week and the crisis line is manned by trained staff.
Shelter residents are provided, free of charge, a safe environment where they can begin to heal. While in the shelter, services include case management, support groups, counseling and special children's programs. The outreach program provides victims with assistance with temporary restraining orders and courtroom advocacy.
SAFE Shelter is working with Memorial Medical Center on a new protocol for emergency department staff in order to immediately access services for victims.
Your newspaper missed an opportunity to provide this information as a way to help other victims. Last year, SAFE Shelter provided direct services to over 800 victims and their children. And there are too many more who, out of fear, have not contacted either the shelter or police.
My prayers go out to Nancy Sanders' family. And it is my hope that anyone reading this will know there is help available. It just takes one phone call to possibly save a life.
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Proposed 28th Amendment a plus
I enjoyed Mark Murphy's Aug. 28 column on the proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution.
It is very thoughtful and I would add one more item to his list. Require Congress to go on Social Security and eliminate their special and lucrative pension plan.
I agree it is time to take back our country, and getting Congress in the same country we all live and work in is a huge start.
How to properly say 'Forsyth' Park
This may be a trivial concern, but one of my pet peeves is the current mispronunciation of Forsyth Park by local TV stations and the public.
Forsyth is a family name. The accent should be on the last syllable — For-SYTH not FOR-syth.
Does this irritate anyone besides me?
Cut sensationalism, find news
Have you turned the Savannah Morning News into a scandal-ridden tabloid?
The headline story in the Aug. 28 edition certainly indicates that you have.
What makes you think your readers are interested in the lurid details of the Sanders' lives and marriage? Doesn't it occur to you that this community expects news reporting about events around the state, nation and world and that we are not interested in trite and sordid details about this family?
Please cut out the trash and find some journalists to do reporting.
Why Georgia needs death penalty
Your front page of Aug. 26 featured an article about a "live-in boyfriend" charged with murder of his "girlfriend's" daughter.
Upon reading the article, you discover that this "boyfriend" was on parole for "child molestation, statutory rape and parole violation."
Can we arrest the mother for gross stupidity?
Or better yet, why was this loser out on the streets?
Listen up, all you liberal bleeding hearts: There are some people running around loose who are not worth the oxygen they are consuming.
Call me an extremist, but the death penalty is justified in some cases.


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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (July 9, 2015) – "It's the best job ever," military working dog handler Spc. Ethan Taylor said, as he watched his dog, Alex, conduct an outside training-exercise last week on Bagram Airfield. or BAF.
"The dogs are just like Soldiers," he said. "We train as we fight."
This team supports Task Force Solid, out of the 21st Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Soldiers and their dogs deploy together. And each working dog handler is assigned out of different duty stations.
Spc. Anthony Andrews and his dog, Andy, are from the 18th MP Brigade, Germany; Spc. Craig Holbrook and his dog, Niko, are from the 18th MP Brigade, Germany; Spc. Ethan Taylor and his dog, Alex, are out of Fort Drum, New York (16th MP Brigade, 8th MP Detachment); and Spc. Joseph Mora and his dog, Lee, are out of Fort Drum, New York (16th MP Brigade).
Andrews has been here for over a month. His dog, Andy, is almost eight years old. Holbrook has been here for nine months and his dog, Niko, is eight years old. Taylor has been here eight months and has had his dog, Alex, for more than a year. Taylor leaves in one month so he's working with his replacement, Mora, now. Mora just arrived about two weeks ago and his dog, Lee, is two years old.
"Out here a lot of route clearance is done," Holbrook said. "It's an entire dog team effort. Not just the dog or the handler."
The team's job is to find explosives. Once the dog team finds an improvised explosive device, also known as IED, and explosive ordnance disposal will disarm it. The handlers are not trained to disarm the IEDs.
The dogs are trained at a training center on Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. It's a 120-day course, where basic skills are learned and, at the unit, they learn more.
"The dogs, once they finish their training at Lackland, are assigned to a certain installation," Holbrook said. "Once a handler arrives to their duty station, they are assigned a dog. From that point on, they train on just about a daily basis on and around the installation."
Most dogs are Belgian malinois and German shepherds, which come from Germany and Holland. The Army uses breeders that are on a buy list.
"Belgian malinois and German shepherds are great working dogs," Holbrook said. "They have a high drive and have a very good sense of smell. The military has used German shepherds for a long time. They used German shepherds as scout dogs and sentry dogs back in Vietnam."
The team is trained and certified when they arrive in country.
"All we do is get the new handler up to speed on the current techniques, tactics, and procedures, and how we operate out here," Holbrook said. "When we go back to garrison, we will go back to the unit we came from originally. Our job back in garrison is to train, work law enforcement, and support different events such as searching for explosives for the [president of the United States], support Secret Service, and other special events."
For the dogs, finding a "no-good item" is a game. Because if he finds that item, he gets a reward – his toy.
"This is a game for the dog and we make it as fun as we can for them," Taylor said.
There are also specific indicators for explosives and a handler can tell which one is which.
"There are a lot of different things that a dog can do to show you the change of behavior," Holbrook said. "If the dog is acting differently than he normally does, that is a change of behavior. After you have been with a dog long enough you get to know exactly how he acts. A lot of us are able to tell when our dog smells an explosive by even the most subtle changes in our dog's behavior. Sometimes it's something so subtle that other people can't even tell that he is acting any differently. But we've trained with them so much that we can pick it up."
The dogs are given aggression and patrol training such as "the field interview."
"This is when you walk up and the dog doesn't bite unless told," Taylor said. "The second phase is the bite. It attacks when the command is given. And the dog is told to let go. The dog is trained to stay really close. And it's trained and ready to bite. It's less than lethal force. The dog can terminate the pursuit. It's the same thing in the rear. The dog is your backup. He's your partner."
Then there's what's called the stand-off or terminating the pursuit. For example, if a subject runs into a building, the dog won't go in and start biting people. The dog will stop, guard, or follow the subject.
"One of the biggest things that we focus on is controlling our dog," Taylor said. "The dog doesn't do anything unless you tell him to. And it doesn't stop until you tell him to."
Every day, the dogs get out at least four hours a day. And, when not running missions, the dogs train. The dogs are on an eating schedule and must maintain a certain weight. Also, a dog's working hours depend on the mission – both inside and outside of BAF.
"Some days we have multiple dogs going outside the wire and other days we don't have any dogs going outside the wire," Holbrook said. "It really just depends on the mission set and how many units request us that week."
"We're making the best dog we can," Taylor said. "Just like Soldiers, we want to keep our dogs as healthy as we can. They're very conditioned. Just like Soldiers, they have to be fit. They get a good amount of exercise. The biggest struggle is keeping the dogs hydrated. They adjust to the weather like we do."
And a dog's retirement doesn't depend on age, but health. There are vets at installations back in garrison and there is also a vet here on BAF. Veterinarians do dog certifications to see if a dog is still able to work.
"We have dogs that work from 12 to 15 years," Taylor said.
"Having a military working dog as a partner is an amazing experience that you can only fully understand by deploying as a military working dog team," Andrews said. "Andy is an amazing dog and he is really great at what he does. Andy to me is more than just a dog. He is my best friend and will always have a special place in my heart. I would do anything for Andy and I know he would do the same for me."


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Carphone Warehouse is to stock the QDOS Jet Pen stylus for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The accessory claims to allow users to type faster and with greater accuracy, making it ideal for gamers. It fits into the device's earphone jack.
The Jet Pen stylus also comes with a cleaning pad to clean the device screen.
Prices start from £14.99.
Carphone Warehouse buyer Yann Bisceglie said: "The iPhone continues to be a best seller for us, particularly after the recent release of the 3G S. We believe that the QDOS Jet Pen compliments our current accessories range, offering something a bit different for the iPhone owner that wants to enhance the experience further."


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A "low and slow" approach to financially driven cyber attacks has overtaken ransomware as the chief attack vector for criminals seeking to extort money by stealth using crypto mining-based malware, according to research by British cybersecurity upstart Darktrace.
Although ransomware made headlines when it wrought havoc across the UK, Europe and America, most prominently with WannaCry, a new generation of malware is instead sitting quietly on users' devices and in data centres to steal electricity and bandwidth to mine crypto currencies such as Monero.
According to Darktrace, throughout 2018 and into 2019 there had been increasing prominence of malware with crypto mining payloads, as well as the return of banking trojans.
Speaking with Computerworld UK, director of threat hunting at the company Max Heinemeyer, said that Darktrace had seen "very creative forms of crypto jacking going on". Speculating as to why this shift was taking place, he said that it's possible threat actors lost profit because ransomware victims may not have been tech-savvy enough to actually go onto Tor and make bitcoin payments.
"A better approach might be to go underground and use crypto mining because it is low and slow and guarantees a profit," he said.
Read next: How to respond to a ransomware attack: A guide for businesses
Heinemeyer said that the company had even seen one attacker, who was a system admin at a major European bank, install a mining device underneath the floorboards of the data centre he worked at to use the capacity of his workplace to mine currency.
And a company in the UK was hit by a crypto mining variant that spread laterally through the organisation within minutes of the initial spear phishing email, where the trojan had spread to more than 400 devices within the environment.
"We've seen crypto mining malware that isn't running at full capacity to avoid overheating computers and making the fan spin at 100 percent, to avoid these physical implications of being very loud," he said.
Unlike bitcoin, Monero is relatively easy to mine on commodity hardware – so it's easier to mine the currency on a run of the mill laptop and therefore more profitable.
"We've seen so many different variants of how these pieces of malware are spreading or being loaded it's fair to say there are a lot of players in the crypto mining market, and the barriers to entry to creating your own crypto mining malware is rather simple these days," he said.
Credit card fraud is "cumbersome" because in order to avoid alerting law enforcement immediately, the criminals have to establish money laundering networks where intermediaries might buy luxury goods with the stolen data. Ransomware was "another nice way to monetise" and now crypto currency mining is "yet another tool in their arsenal", as Heinemeyer put it.
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text: For the longest time I have wanted to go back to visit the Museum of Anthropology at UBC and I thought doing a shoot around it would be great. I have always loved the architecture and especially admired Arthur Erickson who I briefly worked for during a summer off of university. I suggested it to my sister one morning and off we went with the kids. We won't mention how a security guard came up to us and politely asked us not to skip rocks in the water as the entire exterior pond was an art display. Oops!


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One of the first sites with templates that I remember visiting when I first started making cards was the ByDonovan site. There were loads of templates to choose from! A few months back, I ended up removing that link from the list of template resources in my sidebar because the site was down for quite a while and the only way to access some of that neat information was via the Wayback Machine. That was a bummer. But I see that the site is back and that the templates are in the process of being reconnected. I'm happy to say that I've added Jan Donovan's Templates back to my resource list of template sites. Yay!
By the way, if you've never checked out the Wayback Machine, it's a fun site, too, especially if you've been a regular on the internet for a while.
Welcome to Indigo Inklings. This is where I talk about some of my rubber stamping projects and digital graphics. My blog name comes from the fact that I love the color indigo, and I think the notion of inklings covers my introspective side as well as my love for getting inky with my projects. I hope you find something here to interest or inspire you.
Monday, June 16, 2008
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Dialogue between artist, Pete Driessen, sound artist, Michael Flora and art critic and curator, Shiela Dickinson about Rethinking Public Spaces Project, 'Trestle Support Systems.'
The Soap Factory presents the Rethinking Public Spaces project, Trestle Support Systems, by Pete Driessen at the Northern Pacific Rail Yard site in Brainerd, MN. Created with red pine wood and metal hardware, Trestle Support Systems is a solo public art project presenting two monumental site specific installations, Trestle and Trestle Worker, reflecting the architectural spatiality of the former rail yard spaces, referencing empowerment of the past community worker, and utilizing ideas of affective stimuli, physical embodiment and rural vacancy.
The duo installations include two unique sound works composed by Michael Masura Flora. For more information on his work visit: http://michaelmasaruflora.com/
Artist Talk
October 29th, Artist Dialogue and Tour with the artist, Pete Driessen; art critic and curator, Sheila Dickinson; and sound artist, Michael Masura Flora at 1 pm.
Gallery hours
Wednesday, October 25th – Saturday, November 4th – 11am-6pm and By Appointment. Closed Monday, October 30th. For appointments please email email@example.com
Pete Driessen is a fiscal year 2017 recipient of an Artist Initiative Grant from the MN State Arts Board. This activity is funded in part by the MN State Legislature from the State's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the vote of the creative people of MN on November 4, 2008.
This project is supported and presented as part of Here & There: Rethinking Public Spaces, The Soap Factory's 2017 public programming. Rethinking Public Spaces presents artist projects that enliven underutilized spaces throughout Minnesota, rethinking public space and considering what it means to place-make through a contemporary, celebratory, and critical lens.