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Postojna Cave is the best-known cave in the world. It is also the greatest tourist attraction in Slovenia and one of the world's largest Karst monuments. What makes Postojna cave a must-see attraction of Slovenia? Starting with a unique and adventurous ride with a special train, it is one of the most diverse cave systems in the world, with 21 km of passages, galleries and magnificent halls, which offer an unparalleled experience of the underground world and a large diversity of underground animals – including the world famous human fish (proteus anguinus). The temperature in Postojna cave is a constant 9º C / 48 Fahrenheit, so you need to bring some warm clothes and comfortable shoes.
The Predjama Castle reigns over the surrounding area, perched high up in a vertical cliff, not far from the Postojna cave, in the idyllic village of Predjama. It is an interesting and romantic sight throughout the year: in the spring and summer its surroundings are abundant with blossoms and flowers, in the autumn it is clad in the colours of surrounding forests and it is at its most enchanting in the winter when the surrounding area is covered in snow. The castle was referred to in writing for the first time in 1202 and today it has been placed on lists of top 10 castles to see in the world. Erazem of Predjama (Erasmus) is the main protagonist of numerous legends – on the one hand these legends glorify him as a passionate, handsome and noble knight, while on the other he is described as a bandit and a robber baron who met his death on the toilet.
Piran is a tourist highlight of the Slovenian coast, strongly influenced by the old Venetian Republic. Walk through its narrow medieval streets wedged between beautiful houses, churches and squares and enjoy the breeze that blows from the sea.
The main square is named after Giuseppe Tartini, a famous violinist and a composer who was born in Piran. On the hill above the square you can see the signature Church of Saint George, who is also the patron saint of the town. The small town is still partially surrounded by a typically Venetian wall which used to serve as protection of this marine and salt trade hub in the Bay of Piran.
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He's performed at major festivals, concert halls, and beer-soaked dives here and abroad (Asia, Brazil, Canada, Central America, Europe, and the Middle East) including Monterey Jazz Festival (CA), Herbst Jazz Festival (Austria), St. Lucia Jazz Festival, Playboy Jazz, 2002 Silde Jazz (Norway); Ottawa Jazz Festival; Detroit Jazz Festival, Berlin Chamber Music Hall (Germany); the Blue Note (NYC); Joe's Pub (NYC); Catalina Jazz Club (LA), to name a few.
Born in Chicago, Sawyer was introduced to jazz and other music at an early age via his father's record collection, which included recordings by John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Lou Rawls, and Nancy Wilson. But in the beginning, it was the music of Jimi Hendrix and other rock and blues musicians (including Mike Bloomfield, Son Seals, Buddy Guy, Paul Butterfield, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson) that inspired Scott to seriously pursue music. By the time he landed in Greensboro, NC as a junior in high school, Scott had lived in Texas, Maine, and Chicago-land. Already immersed in the Chicago blues, he was exposed to Southern roots music and blues; eventually "fusion" and then "jazz" became a priority. Guitarist Jim Hall got his attention and sparked a deeper interest in jazz guitar. He landed a regular gig in Greensboro at "Sammy's" with vibraphonist Jon Metzger and bassist Charles Dungey, that lasted a couple of years. In October 1982, he traveled to NYC for lessons with guitarist John Scofield. A few years later, he traveled to Boston for lessons with guitarist Mick Goodrick.
Sawyer's latest album "Dreamers" was released in November 2013. His previous album "Go There" (2007) featured Kofi and Oteil Burbridge and charted on XM Radio. Numerous recording credits include Stephen Anderson – 360° Jazz Initiative "Distracted Society" (2015); Keith Water's "Carolina Tracks" (2012; guitar and Associate Producer); Bruce Piephoff's "Soft Soap Purrings" (2014; Co-Producer, electric/acoustic gtr) and "Still Looking Up at the Stars" (2012, Co-Producer, electric/acoustic gtr); Dave Fox's "The Meldavians-Farewell to Arigemon" (2012); Nnenna Freelon's "Homefree" (2010) plus her 1997 Grammy-Nominated "Shaking Free", "Live" (Kennedy Center; 2003) and "Listen" (1993) albums; Lois Deloatch's "Roots: Jazz, Blues Spirituals" (2010; guitar and Co-Producer); and Bill Anschell's "a different note all together" (1998). He arranged & recorded "The Glory Of Love" w/ actor Danny Aiello; as featured in the Cinecom film "Once Around".
Through the years, Sawyer has performed, toured and recorded with jazz singer Nnenna Freelon (including 1992 Philip Morris Superband World Tour), and has performed and/or recorded with countless other artists of note in a variety of genres: John Abercrombie, Charlie Byrd, David Murray, Oteil Burbridge, (prima ballerina) Marie-Christine Mouis, Kate McGarry, Tony Williamson, Bob Cranshaw, Dave Finucane, Melissa Reaves, Bill Anschell, Mel Melton, to name a few. Other tours include Central America as a member of the Jon Metzger Quartet (USIA Arts America Program; 1985).
Scott is a Group and Individual Instructor at the Durham Jazz Workshop, works with a limited number of students at his home in Raleigh, NC and is an adjunct instructor at East Carolina University (Greenville, NC; Jazz Guitar, Jazz Improvisation) and the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill; jazz guitar).
He performs regularly, leading his own groups and freelancing jazz, and with Bruce Piephoff, The Meldavians, the Camel City Collective, and others. 7/1/2017


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The five-colored prayer-flags can be impressive for those who have first been to Tibet. They are hung on peaks, mountain passes, or by roads and monasteries. They are also named because of the scripture on each flag. Blowing in the wind, they are also called sutra streamers.
To the believers, each waving of the flags means reciting the scripture once, sending wishes of sentient beings to the deities. In this way, the prayer-flags serve as a connection between the human beings and the deities. They also believe that deities are just behind the flags, listening to their prayers.


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First of all, before I write out my feelings on intimacy, I should mention that I have spent the past 5 months in a wonderful relationship with a beautiful woman, a woman who is mainly responsible for what I shall refer to as my emotional enlightenment. I am fully aware that the term "enlightenment" is not a trivial one and so I was initially hesitant to use such a word. However, after careful thought, I have concluded that I must use that term if I am to do my recent experience any justice. I have in the past 5 months, without doubt, matured in the emotional realm more than the previous 10 years combined. And by using the term "matured" I am not claiming that I have solved any of my emotional issues, but rather that I have uncovered what many of them are. Because of my ex-girlfriend's intelligence, maturity, and patience, I can now begin to address the problems that I never knew existed. This entry is dedicated to her and our short, but precious, time together.
On Affection - The greatest revelation that I have had about myself resulting from my previous relationship is how insecure I am about an imbalance of affection. In short, I realized that I am very afraid of my partner liking me less than I like her. Furthermore, I realized that even the smallest, indirect indication of an imbalance of affection can turn my insecurity into anger. For example, let's say that I highly value sleeping with my partner and that we always sleep together at night. And let's say that one day we are at a party and it is starting to get late, but my partner does not seem to be keeping track of the time. In this scenario, I would take that as a sign that she simply does not value sleeping with me as much, because if she did, she would mention that she wants to go home. Every hour that passes without an indication of her wanting to leave would make me angrier and angrier. Of course it is possible that she simply loses track of the time because she is having fun with friends, but I would not see it that way because of my insecurity. My fear of an imbalance of affection acts as a lens through which I analyze my partner's behavior. This is unfortunate, but true.
On Envy - Another one of my emotional issues that I recently discovered is that I would be envious of my girlfriend if she were to have had more sexual partners than I have had. Through the utilization of a series of hypotheticals, I realized that I would have no problem with the number of people that my girlfriend has slept with, as long as that number is equal to or less than my number. (I should mention that I was very reluctant to acknowledge the conclusion I reached because envy is generally considered to be indefensible.) Furthermore, I suspect that I would also feel uncomfortable with my girlfriend being more experienced because it might remind me of the women who I would have liked to have been with, but who did not want me back.
One positive result of figuring this out is that I am now certain that I do not participate in "slut shaming," which is what a potential partner might reasonably conclude if she were to realize that I were uncomfortable with her being very experienced.
On Being Traditional – It has always been obvious to me that in the realm of romance and relationships, I tend to be more traditional. This is not to say that I think marriage is for everyone or that I support heteronormativity, but that I am (1) in favor of monogamy and (2) against casual sex. To be clear, I do not claim that either are immoral. As long as everyone involved is a consenting adult who is fully aware of the situation, I do not think it is wrong. Rather, what I am saying is that I do not like them because of the values that I hold.
(1) The value that leads me to dislike multiple partners is specialness; I highly value the specialness of intimacy. Having multiple partners reduces that specialness because by definition, the more common something is, the less special it is. Does this mean that I want a woman who has never been with anyone before because it will be the most special? The answer is no. While it is true that past and future intimacy does lower the specialness of current intimacy, they are overwhelmingly positive. First, if you have not been with anyone before, you probably do not know what you want in a relationship, which I think is not good. Second, regarding future intimacy, if it does not work out between my partner and I, I would want her to find someone else. Because of those two reasons, past and future intimacy do not bother me. Again, I am not claiming that having multiple partners is immoral; rather I am saying that it does not sit well with my values. A perfectly reasonable person may prefer open relationships simply because they value freedom and fun more than specialness.
It may be pointed out that what makes intimacy special is not how rare it is, but the character of the connection. Sleeping with someone who one loves is simply more special regardless of how many other partners one has. There is certainly truth to this statement, but I do not think the commonness factor can be ignored.
Also, I should mention that another reason why I dislike multiple partners is because I am possessive. To be clear, this possessiveness does not come from fear or any other deeper emotion; it is simply possessiveness itself. I want the other person to be mine. And of course this is not to say that the other person is my property or anything like that. It simply means that both of us would belong to each other in an intimate way.
Of course jealousy would be another reason why I am not in favor of open relationships. To clarify, I think jealousy stems from fear of losing the other person, and while I do not think I am the jealous type, I would be afraid of being compared, and losing that comparison.
(2) The fact that I highly value specialness is also why I dislike casual sex. In fact, the reduced specialness of the act is implied in the name. However, the specialness reason aside, there is another reason why I would not want my partner to be in favor of or to have practiced casual sex, and that is I am afraid of what it means for our relationship. If my partner does not think that sex is reserved for an exclusive, romantic relationship, then does it mean that she thinks sex with me is less meaningful than I think it is? Perhaps not, because the connection that we have could make the sex just as meaningful for her. That said, the possibility of it not being as meaningful is always there, and given my fear of an imbalance of affection, it is something that would really bother me.
So far I have combined two distinct points: one is what I am in favor of; and two is what I think is acceptable for my partner to do. These two beliefs do not necessarily have to go together as it is quite possible that I dislike casual sex for myself, but find it completely fine for other people—including my partner—to practice. However, this is not the case. I would want my partner to share my values and it would bother me considerably if she did not. This is for two reasons. First, it would be generally unpleasant if my partner were to not share my beliefs. For example, it would difficult for me to be with a Republican. And second, it would be natural for me to imagine what my partner has done in the past, and that mental image would be painful. It would hurt me to imagine my partner having casual sex or being in an open relationship.
On the Different Types of Sex – Sex to me is a beautiful and romantic act that is reserved for an exclusive, intimate relationship. Unlike many people, I do not find "making love" to be an overly sentimental phrase; in fact, I find it quite wonderful. In certain circumstances, I find it hard to emotionally understand different views on sex. For example, in my mind, there exists only two types of sex: one is sex that consists of only physical pleasure; and two is "sex with romance," which is the conception of sex that I hold. Let us refer to these types of sex as type 1 and type 3. These two types I can both intellectually and emotionally understand. However, it seems that for some people, there exists another type of sex in between the two that I mentioned. Let us call this "sex with emotional intimacy," and refer to it as type 2. This is the type of sex that could exist in a "friends with benefits" relationship. Regarding this in-between sex, I can intellectually, but not emotionally understand it. I cannot see how type 2 sex is not an unripened form of type 3. For me, having feelings for someone is like a seed, and being physical with someone is equivalent to adding water and sunshine. This is to say that I can only emotionally understand one type of "like." When I like someone, it is always the same type of feeling, but on a different position on a spectrum. I could like a person a little bit or like a person a lot. Of course I can emotionally understand the difference between a platonic connection and a romantic one, but if I were to sleep with someone, it could be only one type of "like." It simply does not make sense to me that there is another intimate spectrum altogether. Ultimately, I do not think this is something I can truly understand unless I actually do it. However, since I do not intend on doing it, I must accept the possibility that it will forever remain foreign to me.
The last thing I would like to mention is how glad I am for my philosophical training. It has provided me with the intellectual tools to dissect and uncover my complex emotions that otherwise would have remained undiscovered, and that ultimately would have manifested in immature outbreaks of frustration, anger, and sadness.


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Last Labor Day Weekend's biking trip to the North Shore didn't turn out like we expected.
While biking from Biwabik to the end of the Gunflint Trail and back, we were baptized, experienced temperance, found religion on the highway, in the campsites and along the largest lake in the world.
We spent the first night at Vermilion Trail Park, Biwabik's municipal campground picking up the Mesabi Trail early in the morning to the Superior National Forest Scenic Byway was heavenly scenic.
We rolled quietly through rugged conifers and white birch, their broken and tilted trunks decaying back into the thick moss they grew from ages ago.
Small lakes and bogs were strewn here and there, fed by the countless creeks we crossed. Our buzzing brains finally gave up processing all of this beautiful sameness and we enjoyed the sound of silence.
We passed by Pauline's Bait Shop, one of only water stops along the 54 miles of this very scenic byway and soon ran out of water. We found plenty of water in Silver Bay but there was no room at the campgrounds in Tettegouche State Park.
We found refuge Eckbeck Campgrounds where we were baptized twice, once with a steep trek and then in the Baptism River.
A chilly 35-degree morning left frost on our tent, but we warmed up fast heading east on the North Shore Scenic Drive, the shoulder went from narrow nonexistent.
It was a white-knuckled day with close encounters of holiday traffic kind. The Gitchi Gami Trail through Temperance River State Park was a lifesaver, but we were put off by how poorly signed the access points were.
We were blessed by the cascading waterfalls at Cascade River State Park but took our day of rest at the Grand Marais municipal campgrounds about 100 feet from Lake Superior. The hot tub at the municipal pool melted the stress right off. We finished the day watching the sun set over the lake and walked back to the tent by the light of the moon.
Our plans to bike the Gunflint Trail went away after talking to a local bike shop.
Before I could say, "We plan to bike up the Gunf....." and she shook her head saying, "No, you're not."
Local bikers know best, so we rode to Grand Portage along Highway 61. We splurged on breakfast at the Naniboujou Lodge, where the brilliant Native American patterns of the large dinning room felt like an ancient temple.
Grand Portage is a small community in a cozy bay, with a utilitarian campground. We turned back to camp at Judge C.R. Magney State Park. Just outside the park we stocked up with groceries for the next two days at Chicago Bay Marketplace. We settled into a spacious site at the park, sharing the entire grounds with only two other campers.
We explored Devil's Kettle, where half the Brule River disappears down a pothole.
The next day we met Jen's parents at Cascade River State Park. For the first time ever, we grudgingly let them talk us into riding back to Silver Bay with them avoiding the Hwy 61. The payoff was having time to hike up Lookout Mountain exploring the Cascade River Falls.
We were soaked in sweat by the time we reached the top. After that it was time for a lazy afternoon with lunch on the beach in Grand Marais and, yes, a dip into Lake Superior. It felt so good to bake in the sun and do absolutely nothing but listen to the waves and the seagulls.
We were thankful not to have to relive the horrors of Highway 61 and said goodbye to Jen's parents in Silver Bay. Our next destination was Lake Sullivan Campground in the Finland State Forest were our perfect rustic campsite on the lake had a private beach.
The night came with an inspirational sunset as the chorus of wolves sang to us.
We loitered around camp until 11 am on our final day. Neither of us were ready to leave this wilderness and return to reality anytime soon.
After a walk around the historic Finish Toimi school, we rode back through Hoyt Lakes and Aurora past tiny square houses with mismatched clapboard and weathered tarpaper.
Stained trailer homes in various stages of decay were clustered together on rocky patches of grass. Just what had happened to all the riches taken from here?
Our final approach to Vermilion Trail Park included one last hill.
"I am so done." Jen said and laid her bike down next to the car. " Take this thing away from me."
Exhausted, we wobbled down to the beach and plopped into Embarrass Lake for a well deserved cool down after a spectacular week of touring the North Shore.
Salvation by bicycle.
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Like I said case closed. As soon as you said you were a GW proponent then it's more or less like talking to a Borg, especially when you are sprouting off all the indoctrinated propaganda terms and statements. Other words you're no free-thinker.
Case close, I will not be reply to GW content with you. It's off topic too.
Case close, I will not be reply to GW content with you. It's off topic too.
But yes, we Borg have this funny tendency, that we tend to ask for evidence for claims, especially when outrageous claims are made. That, and assimilation of inferior species, of course. We Borg are funny that way, we don't tend to accept things as true just because a blog written in comic sans says so. And so far, you haven't presented any evidence. Basically, our conversation about climate change has gone like this:
e8hfff: global warming is a hoax! I know cuz there's this secret organization that's not really secret but they said some offhand quote in 1970-something about pollution, and that of course proves beyond any doubt that global warming is not real!
me: fascinating. Do you have any evidence for your claims?
e8hfff: don't tell me that propaganda! You're trying to indoctrinate me with your facts and logic and science! I'm not going to talk to you about this anymore!
That's pretty much par for the course with you. But hey, maybe you do have all that evidence, you just don't want to share it, for some reason. So, the ball is in your court. Go on, show us all how wrong we are.


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Supporters and opponents of a proposed facility that would use radioactive cobalt-60 to kill pests on fruit and other produce turned out in force last night to tell the Nuclear Regulatory Commission what they think of it.
Proponents included several dozen farmers, many from the Big Island; representatives of the state Department of Agriculture and University of Hawaii agriculture programs; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's research arm.
Many wore badges that read "I support Paina Hawaii" that were provided at the door of the meeting by the company seeking to build the $3 million operation.
John Kaneko of Kaneohe said he agrees with the NRC's draft environmental assessment that the irradiator proposed for the grounds of Honolulu Airport would not be an environmental or health hazard. But, he said, "I disagree that if licensed, the irradiator would provide only small economic benefits to Hawaii."
Being able to treat fruits for shipment to the mainland would "strengthen local agriculture," he said.
But opponents were vocal, as well.
Maryrose McClelland questioned why the NRC's draft environmental assessment of the facility contained no cost-benefit analysis. Although the assessment says the likelihood of an accidental crash of a plane into the building is unlikely, she noted that it does not examine the possibility of a student from a nearby flight school using a small aircraft for "the intentional act of crashing into the facility."
McClelland pointed out that the site is an "excellent target, next to an international airport," and recalled that the likelihood of someone crashing airplanes into the World Trade Center was probably considered small as well, but the result was the terrorist act of Sept. 11, 2001.
"I urge decision-makers not to play Russian roulette," McClelland said to hearty applause.
Health food store owner Damian Paul, who described himself as a "father of eight, grandfather of eight and spokesman for the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association," warned that no food that is irradiated can be sold as organic.
Paul noted that the NRC's microphones malfunctioned at the beginning of the meeting and that human error at a facility with radiation could have significant consequences.
The NRC will post testimony from yesterday's meeting on its Web site, an NRC spokesman said.
The agency will finalize its environmental review of Paina Hawaii and will make a decision on whether to grant a license based in part on testimony gathered at the hearing, NRC spokesman Victor Dricks said. The agency also has to complete a safety assessment of proposed equipment and designs.
Paina Hawaii proposes a "pool type" irradiator, where produce in a steel container is exposed to a short dose of radiation in an underwater pool. The exposure, sometimes called "cold pasteurization," kills bacteria and insects but does not leave radioactivity in the produce.


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terminology from Greek drama Tragic Hero? Who Could It Be? In the play of Antigone there is much dispute over who is the tragic hero. The two main candidates for this position are of course Antigone, but also Creon. Both are very analogous and have good reasons why they should be considered to be the tragic hero of the play, but one of them is much more obvious. Creon is by the far the obvious choice however for many reasons. Creon has more qualities of a tragic hero than Antigone, him being the
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Desdemona's life, which shows that Romeo's love is more powerful than Othello because he has a more powerful love for his people which is ever-growing throughout the play. Ergo, Shakespeare uses Othello's hamartia to link with Romeo's downfall as a tragic hero:" it strikes where it doth love". Shakespeare uses love at the end of each soliloquy to make both Othello and Romeo's downfall very similar because in Romeo's soliloquy he refers to Juliet's death as an imprisonment and that she is kept by a "lean
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Bianca; this being her tragic flaw. Aristotle's concept of tragedy is hamartia, where tragic flaw will eventually bring the hero to their downfall. For Bianca, it was trust which was her downfall. In my re-creative piece, I have shown this trust Cassio, with his 'sweet and alluring words' before she acknowledges it and understood that she was betrayed; leading up to her imprisonment. Although it would appear that she is only a minor character, and not seen as a tragic hero, she is in fact an important
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Is John Proctor a tragic hero? INTRO The concept of a tragic hero originates with the philosopher Aristole. He states "the change in the hero's fortunes be not from misery to happiness, but on the contrary, from happiness to misery, and the cause of it must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part" Tragic hero-goodness, appropriateness, lifelike, and consistency All of these attributes can classify john proctor in the crucible It is not onlt the textbook definition
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Creon: The Archetype of a Tragic Hero The Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles is a story of defiance on one part and ignorance on the other, ultimately resulting in downfall in both cases. The play begins in the aftermath of a civil war in Thebes; there are many casualties including two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles. These brothers along with their sisters, Antigone and Ismene, are the children of Oedipus, the previous king who suffered a curse that led to his inevitable demise. The current
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Macbeth, a tragedy written by William Shakespeare in the 17th century, expresses clearly the strong pull that desire for power can have over a man. Macbeth, the title character of the play, is often expressed as being the villain of the tragedy. However, through studying the play closely it is clear to see that, rather than being an innately evil character, Macbeth is in fact a tragic hero, doomed by fate from the start to descend into the madness which he did. Had it not been for his hamartia and
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sovereignty and virtue against the law ,written by Sophocles. Within the story, the inquery of who the tragic hero is, King Creon or Antigone herself, is a subject of highly debatable class. The king Creon possesses some of the characteristics that define a tragic character, as defined in Aristotle's Tragic Theory. According to Aristotle's Theory, there are a few major traits, which are required of the tragic character. The character must be viewed as a good person. He must focus on becoming a bettering
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defining the profile of the tragic hero, basing it on what he thought was the best tragedy ever written, Sophocle's Oedipus the King. According to Aristotle, a tragedy should amount to the hero's good deeds and power, a tragic flaw where the hero makes destructive errors in judgment which soon leads to his downfall, which is a tragic realization in which Oedipus understands how he has unknowingly helped to bring about his own downfall and the absence of freewill in the tragic hero's destined life. Oedipus
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Camus Johnson English III Mrs. Shelton 10 September 2014 John Proctor as a Tragic Hero The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem in a Puritan community. John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, Reverend Paris, and Abigail are the main characters. The book is about witchcraft or what the town thinks is witchcraft. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving, loyal, authoritative, but his tragic flaw is his temper. John is a loving husband. He proves that by telling
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Vocabulary for Macbeth You will receive information throughout the unit on the words below. However, as a senior, please know that you are responsible for knowing these words on the final test. Therefore, you may want to look these up. Look several places online to insure you have the full meaning. Blank Verse: Verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. Soliloquies: A device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings
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to be considered a tragic Hero? In the play Oedipus the king, Oedipus shows all the traits of a tragic Hero. The characteristics of a tragic Hero is defined as "Noble, Heroic and Fate", according to The California State University, Sacramento (web) The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "Noble" as a personal quality people admire, "Heroic" as having or showing great courage and "Fate" to die or suffer in a particular way. Oedipus displayed all the qualities of a "tragic hero". "But we know how
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ereTragic hero English 11 Period :5 After reading The Crucible and understanding the meaning of a tragic hero, I believe the role of John Proctor fits perfectly in the definition. In the readings of "the tragic hero" the classic tragic hero is defined as one who fights against overwhelming odds even though he may sense that he is going to lose. Basically stating that no matter what, this hero will stick to his or her beliefs or what they know to be correct. By doing so the character expresses
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It is revealed that Oedipus is a member of the ruling/higher class, which fulfills one of the characteristics of a tragic hero. However, the truth behind his birth destroys him. In the scene where the Old Man is brought before Oedipus for questioning, the truth is uncovered. Long ago when Oedipus was only a child, he was sent away from his home to the Old Man because of a prophecy that Oedipus would one day kill his father and marry his mother. During the questioning, the Old Man is unaware that
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characteristics of a typical tragic hero, which are described in his Poetics, the tragic hero is the one that belongs to nobility or high class, does not wholly deserve his or her misfortunate, and partially responsible for his or her own hamartia, which is a tragic flaw that leads to the downfall of a hero. What is more, Aristotle points out that, "The change of fortune [of a tragic hero] should be not from bad to good, but, reversely, from good to bad." The Aristotle's traits of a tragic hero and a hero's transition
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Almost in all of Shakespeare's plays a tragic hero is always identified; a heroic figure that demonstrates a character flaw that leads to their death. In William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, there have been many disputes about who was the real tragic hero. Over half the people agree that Marcus Brutus was the true tragic hero. However, others have argued and identified Julius Caesar as the real tragic hero. After analyzing these two great characters, a conclusion is drawn, Brutus is the real tragic hero of this pl
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Tragic Hero is a common figure in many of Shakespeare's works. A Tragic Hero is usually a figure of royalty, fame or greatness. This person is predominately good, but falls from prominence due to personality flaws that eventually lead to self-destruction. Macbeth's major flaws are his ambition and impressionability. Due to their flaws, a Tragic Hero's actions are often atrocious and cause them to battle with their conscience after their desires have been accomplished. These battles with their conscience
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My Tragic Hero Lillian "Nawnee" Green was a grandmother to me. She helped my mother raise me. Every event, birthday party, or graduation, she was there. My Nawnee was everything to me. There wasn't a day that went by that I wasn't at her house. We weren't related by blood, but she has been in my life since I was a baby. She helped everyone with their problems. Every hero as their own problem, despite her flaws she was a supportive, helpful
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Oedipus Rex as a Tragic Hero Before the twentieth century plays were mainly written as either a tragedy or comedy. In a tragic play the tragic hero will often do something that will eventually destroy him. In the book Oedipus the King, Oedipus is the tragic hero. In this tragic play the main character, which is portrayed as Oedipus, will do a good deed that will in turn make him a hero. This hero will reach his height of pride in the story, and in the end the action, which he had committed earlier
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good or wholly evil. Discuss Depicted through the uprise and downfall of our tragic hero, William Shakespeare illustrates in his tragic script of 'Macbeth' how as humans we are a combination of good intentions and the selfish desires that are hidden within ourselves. Macbeth who was driven by his thirst for power has lead to the downfall of our tragic hero, transforming the man who was once known by the title of "brave Macbeth" to the "tyrant" he is now. "Fair is foul, and foul is fair", what is white
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Hero or "Dead Butcher"; Which of these descriptions more accurately describes the portrayal of Macbeth? Shakespeare portrays Macbeth, the main protagonist, to be tragic hero who inevitably dies as a result of his fatal flaw: ambition. Macbeth is shown as very trustworthy and loyal at the beginning of the play; in a position of great social standing, respected by all and often praised by the King. Unfortunately, as a result of his fatal flaw, together with his terrible error of judgement in trusting
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World Literature 23 September 2013 Antigone: Tragic Hero A tragic hero can be defined in many different ways. He or she is usually the main character in a Greek or Roman tragedy. He's typically an admirable character who appears as the focus in a tragic play, but who is undone by a hamartia. This hamartia, often pride (or hubris), leads to the downfall of the main character and sometimes everything he or she holds dear. He is doomed from the start, bears no responsibility for possessing his
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Antigone, A True Tragic Hero In the drama Antigone, Antigone herself is proven to be the tragic hero of the story, by standing for what she believes even when her tragic death was imminent. Throughout the drama, Creon did make a valiant effort to change his ways however, he waited to long to do so and the drama came to an end with out a clear depiction of what he was to become. Creon could have very easily been on a path to turn his life and his kingdom around, or the story line could have continued
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Tragic Hero Macbeth The character of Macbeth in No Fear Macbeth was written by William Shakespeare in the seventeen century, which based on the true story about king of Scotland. Shakespeare certainly put some factors to influence the character Macbeth degenerates from a noble to an evil individual. In the beginning of the play, Macbeth is a tolerant, magnificent and loyal soldier who has no ambition, manhood and evil mind. The uncanny emergence of the wired sisters inspire his ambition to become
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Rafael Tenorio English 6th period 12/1/14 Macbeth The role of a tragic hero is often portrayed in Shakespeare's plays, Macbeth is a perfect example of Shakespeare's tragic hero. There are multiple factors that support Macbeth being labelled as a tragic hero. Usually a tragic hero is a great or virtuous character who is destined for a downfall, suffering, or defeat. But a Shakespearean tragic hero will lose their life in the end of the play so the message of what is good in the play can reestablished
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A tragic hero is a character who used to do good deeds in the light of others but allows for his flaws or inner struggles to overcome him. As a result, this downfall leads to the character's death. In the case of Troy Maxson, main character from the play "Fences" by August Wilson, it is clear that he constantly struggles to keep up with good deeds for his family, but unfortunately allowed his inner flaws to lead him to his lonely and tragic death. Therefore, Troy Maxson is indeed considered a tragic
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Cole Magee AP Literature Block 2 10/16/2012 The Effects of a Tragic Hero in The Mayor of Casterbridge by: Thomas Hardy Within the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge, Hardy's main character, Henchard, is displayed as a tragic hero who has started off in a high position but has fallen due to an unacknowledged tragic flaw. Henchard becomes an instrument for the suffering of the women around him, resulting from his ultimate failure to recognize his rash behavior. Henchard's former wife, love affair
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Gangster as Tragic Hero It is said that Americans are raised on certain values and all live and strive toward the American dream. Somewhere along the way, though, lines were strewn and those values and morals became extinct by nature. Now with misinterpreted ideals and ideas of logical fallacies as our only reference to the normal way of living, life is made to be more complicated and full of anxiety. In the short stories of "Stone Soup" by Barbara Kingsolver and "The Gangster as Tragic Hero" by Robert
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To what extent can Othello be considered a 'tragic hero'? The extent of which Othello is a tragic hero has been open to much debate; the basis on which he is judged falls to Aristotle's established view of the crucial elements that distinguish whether a person is truly tragic. According to Aristotle, a tragic protagonist is a nobleman or person from high status, who contributes to his own demise and illustrates a flaw or weakness in judgment. The tragic protagonist must make a fall from a high state
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Arthur Miller made the comment that a tragic hero "has the inherent unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a challenge to his dignity." Nowhere is this more evident than in Miller's play Death of a Salesman, where salesman Willy Loman desperately struggles to regain a sense of dignity after experiencing a number of setbacks in his life. Despite not being able to provide for his family, Willy Loman continues the futile struggle to earn a living, which shows the despair
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- Citrus - Refreshing Fashion said...
haha i had this convo with my mom yesterday i was like..you will never guess what is coming back in style..birkenstocks..haha my odl high school self is ecstatic! gorgeous pick can't wait to see how u style em :)
XO Meghan
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- April 7, 2014 at 9:41 AM
- Annette said...
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- April 7, 2014 at 6:39 PM
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It is difficult to have unexpected guests. You are wondering «what should I cook for them that is super easy and quick?» I have got the answer! These savory mini tarts taste heavenly and they are ready in no time. They are crowd pleasers as well. I have two versions for you: one with tomato-olive paste-feta cheese-oregano and the other with blue cheese-onion-walnut. Both are winners, trust me on that! Our vegan friends can use their favorite vegan cheese.
Kisses and hugs!
round puff pastry sheets (Xrisi Zimi)
tomato, deseeded and finely chopped
olive paste
white cheese (feta), diced
blue cheese, crumbled
walnut, coarsely chopped
onion, finely chopped
Place round puff pastry sheets on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Prick the puff pastry with a fork in 2-3 spots. Put the ingredients of the filling over them. Rise the edges upwards so that they look like «nests». Bake in preheated oven at 180C until golden brown. Serve immediately! Enjoy!


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Last week's trivia post, as you may recall, featured a certain large and in charge blue lego creation...
As many of you guessed, that's the Genie from Aladdin. You can find him at the Lego Store at Downtown Disney in Disneyland in California.
There are Lego Stores all over the country, and their colorful brick walls look like art...but at the Downtown Disney Lego Stores at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, you'll find even crazier and more pixie dusted creations...
...like Snow White with her dwarf friends or Buzz and Woody blasting off!
So much to notice!
I have four brothers, and one of them is ten - so the Lego store is always a must-do on our Disney World list! But I enjoy stopping in too just to notice all the Disney details! The big figures are mostly outside, but inside there are smaller displays - along the walls are little round windows to look in and find some Lego scenes...
I like all these marching minifigs - there's a robber trying to escape and a skeleton chasing another lego guy!
There's also a Lego store in miniature!
This wall is fun to shop and fun to photograph - I've even seen engagement pics taken here!
It can be hard to catch the bigger figures inside without a line to get a picture with them - at Walt Disney World, you'll find Woody and Buzz and the Incredible Hulk. I love the LEGO friends, so I had to say "HEY GIRL" to Olivia. ;)
At Walt Disney World, my favorite Lego scene outside is the one with Prince Phillip and the dragon Maleficent...
Hang in there Phillip!
Nearby the dwafs are whistling while they work...
Snow White, Dopey, and some forest friends are just down the way from the mines. I think Sneezy looks distinctly Sneaky here, don't you think?
I love Buzz and Woody blasting off to infinity and beyond...my Lego Rapunzel photobombed this pic. Sorry about that. ;)
Disneyland's Lego Store has many of the same scenes as the Disney World version - and a few new ones, like this Beauty and the Beast display outside!
It even has Lumiere and Cogsworth in the background!
I was glad to see the princesses well-represented in California...Belle was outside, and Jasmine was inside:
There's a magic carpet flying over your head inside the store - and a magic lamp too...
...with the genie coming out!
Gotta love Aladdin and the gang - I wonder if they'll be bringing this piece to the Disney World store anytime soon?
At Disney World the sea serpent Brickley can be found out in the water; at Disneyland he's wrapped around the brick wall!
Keep an eye on that Abu - I have a feeling he's looking for apples to steal!
Will you be paying a Disney Lego Store a visit sometime soon?


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Digital Insurance Collective | London, UK | December 1st, 2017
Date : 1st December, 2017
Time : 8:30am - 1:00pm
Location : The Trampery Old Street, 239 Old St, London, EC1V 9EY
Espire Infolabs, a global IT services company specializing in digital and customer experience transformation, is a proud sponsor along with partner Pitney Bowes at the Digital Insurance Collective hosted by Insurance Post on 1st December, 2017.
The Digital Insurance Collective with a growing membership of four hundred insurance professionals was set up with an aim to transform the insurance space with digitization, innovation and technology. This is well aligned with Espire's commitment to empower insurance companies with our customer journey mapping and digital transformation initiatives, powered by our fully-integrated Customer Engagement Hub model.
At the collective meeting, Espire will showcase how it leverages Pitney Bowes' market leading customer communication platform along with their marketing automation and legacy modernization frameworks to deliver personalised and omni-channel customer communication - driving competitive advantage for insurers, worldwide.
As one of the key sponsors at the collective meeting, Espire will also be a part of the insurance boardroom that will host discussions on varied topics from digital implementation, customer journey to agile culture, lack of diversity and much more. Our very own, Mr. Pravin Patel spearheading both European and American markets will share at the boardroom how Espire can solve challenges between customer touch points and organizational silos existing across the customer journey and how Espire is ensuring digital innovation benefits for both employees and customers.
To connect with us at the collective meeting, feel free to write to us directly at email@example.com.
For more updates, visit us at www.espire.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Google+


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Like ARM, MIPS licenses out it's IP to allow licensees to create their own variants of the MIPS chip which includes their own custom functions and peripherals.
MIPS processor cores are used in many demanding applications like communications and graphics. There is a thriving ecosystem of tools to support development. Typical processors from the family include:
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Several people have reccommended A Million Little Pieces by James Frey. I wanted to read it before Oprah announced it on her show. But I never got the chance, and now the biography has become fiction. The The Smoking Gun did a great job in uncovering the truth.
Well, you don't cross Oprah folks. She has power and people listen to her. I am actually an admirer of Oprah. But I squirmed in my seat as she self righteously tore James down into a million little pieces.
The publisher on the book, Nan, was also on the show. She tried to cover her company's butt by calling it a memoir and not a biography. And Oprah couldn't understand why Nan didn't check the facts of the story before publishing it. Yes, she should have. But shouldn't Oprah have checked out the facts before she had James on her show and made him a millionaire from a million little pieces?
This entire thing could have been avoided if James had put a little author's note at the beginning of the book saying some parts of it were ficitonal. Too bad.
And guess what I did? I bought the book. John didn't want me to because it would be giving more money to a liar. Yes, but it was only $7.99. How much money could he be getting out of that?
But what bugs me about this entire book is not necessarily the lies. It is the fact that this book has no paragraphs. It has not indentations. No quotation marks anywhere. I can't tell who is talking when. Here's an example of what it is like to read a conversation in this book.
My daddy likes Rescue Hero movies.
Did he watch it with you?
No I watched it with him.
How annoying is this? Why didn't editing go crazy on James Frey? How can anyone get away with that? And that is why I am writing my blog like this today.
And now James is feeling deep shame on his way to the bank, and Oprah is adding another zero to her fortune. Shame on them.


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VMware engineers caution IT pros: Use Fault Tolerance sparingly
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One of the most anticipated features in the next version of VMware Virtual Infrastructure, vSphere, is Fault Tolerance, but VMware engineers caution IT pros to use it sparingly.
During the New England VMware User Group meeting in Newport, RI on April 30, VMware engineers who gave a session called "What's Next for VMware Virtual Infrastructure" said not to use the upcoming fault tolerance (FT) feature as a general replacement for High Availability because it requires more resources. Instead, only use it where absolutely no downtime can be tolerated.
"To use it, you have to allocate extra resources, and it is a noticeable and significant – you need between 20-30% extra capacity." VMware has not revealed exactly how much latency results from using its Fault Tolerance feature yet, but engineers said, "You have to expect some latency with the fault tolerance feature, and we continue to work on that."
Despite its downfalls, fault tolerance is an important feature for IT Pros running mission critical applications on VMs, especially if there are numerous important VMs on a single box, in which case eliminating the risk of losing those VMs during a host failure is critically important. "In most cases the benefits of fault tolerance outweigh the downfalls," a VMware engineer told attendees.
VMware FT is based on what VMware calls vLockstep technology, which works by having a secondary virtual machine (VM) make an instruction mirror of the first VM on a different physical box, so if a physical component fails, the mirrored VM kicks on and operations continue as if nothing happened.
The two ESX hosts used in FT must share storage systems, and require extra RAM, CPU and I/O capacity, the VMware engineers said.
VMware FT uses VMware HA clusters of up to 16 servers, and any number of VMs in a cluster can be protected with VMware FT.
VMware's FT feature will be included in vSphere Advanced Edition, which is priced at $2,245 per single processor. The company has yet to announce an official release date.


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Is Massage Therapy a regulated profession?
What are my employment options as a professional massage therapist?
Does the school provide assistance to students seeking employment after graduation?
Can I practice in other parts of Canada and the United States once I have graduated?
All other provinces in Canada are unregulated and a massage therapist may work freely in these provinces. In the United States many states regulate massage and have a certification processes in place. Not all states in the United States are regulated. Students should inquire on a state by state basis.
Are ICT Schools' Programs registered with their respective provincial regulating bodies?
Is there someplace where I can get an official list of registered Private College Massage Therapy Programs in each province where ICT has a school?
In Ontario, all registered Private Career College Massage Therapy programs are listed on the webpage linked below: Click here
Note: Search for "Massage" under "Program Name".
In Nova Scotia, all registered Private Career College Massage Therapy programs are listed on the webpage linked below: Click here
Why should it matter to me if a School is owned and operated by Massage Therapists for over 35 years?
Our Department of Education (DOE) is headed by a Massage Therapist, the DOE's Test and Assessment Supervisor is a Massage Therapist and our School Director and Registrar at Northumberland is a Massage Therapist. Of course our Faculty are all Massage Therapists (many of them ICT graduates) and the Founder and President of the School, renowned within the profession, Shirley Desborough, is a retired MT, who continues to advocate for the profession through her Directorship work on various Boards. Mitsuki Kikkawa, our distinguished creator of Suikodo®Therapy, was also a Massage Therapist until his untimely death in 2008: memorial_sheet.pdf
Are ICT Schools approved for government student assistance programs?
Also in Ontario: the Second Career Program http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/secondcareer/index.html
In Nova Scotia: the Nova Scotia Student Assistance Program http://studentloans.ednet.ns.ca Click on Student Loan info
The student loan application process can seem pretty confusing at times. Can I get help?
What is the length of your Massage Therapy Program?
What is the tuition for your Massage Therapy Program?
Why is the tuition different at each of your schools if the Program is the same?
Do you offer payment plans for students who are not on Student Loans?
Do you offer bursaries and scholarships?
Entrance and In-Program scholarships are awarded based on academic merit. If you graduated from High School, College or University with good grades and you apply to our Massage Therapy Program, you are automatically eligible for an Entrance Scholarship. Applications for scholarships are not required. Scholarships are also awarded to students with the highest grades entering Year 2 of the Program.
Further information may be obtained from the Admissions Office at each School.
What are the minimum admission requirements?
What is the Preadmission Course?
Please speak to your Admissions Officer to find out more.
Are all applicants required to take the Preadmission Course?
Can I obtain my Preadmission requirements somewhere else?
Where do I get an Application for your Massage Therapy Program?
Apply on our website directly here or download an application here
You can also request an application from Admissions by e-mail (click here for our Toronto Campus and here for our Halifax Campus.)
Applications are also available by mail, or pick one up in person at your nearest ICT® Schools location.
Is there an application deadline for the Massage Therapy Program?
Do you accept transfer of credit from other institutions? Can I get Advanced Standing?
Can I transfer from another Massage School in the middle of the year?
I already have a degree in Kinesiology or Nursing (or in another Health or Physical Sciences field)? How quickly can I get my Massage Therapy Diploma?
ICT Schools offers a two-week CEU course entitled Massage as a Second Career (MASC) which will provide you with the supplementary coursework required. Other Schools offer similar courses or combination of courses which are also acceptable.
ICT's Massage As a Second Career CEU course is further described in our MASC Flyer. ( Click here ) Or call the Admissions Office for further details.
Can I apply as a mature student?
Can I work part-time while I am in school?
Students wishing (or needing) to work part-time should consider completing the Program on a part-time basis.


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Since a hour, apache stopped responding. I can reach the server with putty and the average load is only a few percent. Apache is (re)starting without error. If it helps: this morning the server turned itself magically off but in this case it's still on, it worked all day without any further problems.
I have absolutely no idea what to look/search for :(


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New tool provides comprehensive analysis of all SSL/TLS certificates and termination end points; highlights vulnerabilities and recommends remediation steps
LEHI, UT (February 25, 2014) — DigiCert, Inc., a leading global provider of SSL certificates and related online security products, today announced the availability of the DigiCert Certificate Inspector™. Designed to quickly find problems in certificate configuration and implementation, Certificate Inspector provides real-time analysis of an organization's entire certificate landscape, including SSL termination endpoints. Using the tool, security professionals can discover forgotten, neglected or misconfigured certificates, and identify potential vulnerabilities, such as weak keys, problematic ciphers and expired certificates. For each potential threat detected, the tool provides a list of remediation activities.
SSL/TLS certificates are a key defense against unwanted surveillance of online user activity. Yet, too often system administrators fail to properly configure certificates, unknowingly leaving open vulnerabilities. Certificate Inspector scans the user's network detecting all certificates in use, inspects SSL configuration and implementation, and then displays the results in an intuitive and interactive dashboard.
"By providing actionable information about certificate configuration and deployment status, combined with remediation tools, DigiCert helps organizations close the gap between certificate procurement and secure certificate deployment," said DigiCert CEO Nicholas Hales. "The deployment of securely configured certificates is an important line of defense against unwelcomed surveillance. Certificate Inspector will help organizations shine a light on the areas within their network that could pose lurking threats. We believe that this tool can build upon the efforts of others in the security community to improve online trust in a new, tangible way."
Keeping up with the latest security best practices as well as monitoring certificates is a daunting task, particularly for enterprises managing thousands of certificates. Frequently, manual tracking processes are used, which introduce human error and result in downtime or unknown security vulnerabilities such as configuration with cipher suites vulnerable to CRIME, BEAST, BREACH or other attacks. In other cases, departments outside of IT might deploy their own certificates, creating a blind spot for Administrators. This also can lead to configuration challenges that downgrade the effectiveness of the SSL certificates upon which organizations rely.
Certificate Inspector works on behalf of security professionals to bring lurking threats out of obscurity and help system administrators target and address problem areas.
Beginning today, security professionals can use the Certificate Inspector to:
- Establish their security baseline with a real-time, comprehensive overview of SSL certificates and their termination endpoints across the entire network.
- Detect vulnerabilities via scanning for problematic certificates or server configurations and easily review results using Certificate Inspector's intuitive dashboard.
- Analyze security data points either by aggregate or specific to each certificate and endpoint.
- Mitigate discovered vulnerabilities, such as BEAST, and lack of compliance with industry guidelines such as the CA/Browser Forum Baseline Requirements, through recommended steps.
- Renew expiring certificates through DigiCert's express provisioning process.
- Archive snapshots from each detection event to document improvements over time.
- Run reports from any location with DigiCert's cloud-based administrative controls.
Using a proprietary algorithm, the Certificate Inspector analyzes SSL certificates and termination endpoints for many security factors, including:
- Weak keys, ciphers and hash algorithms
- SSL/TLS versions
- Expiring certificates
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Nina and I have spent most of our summer at Whole Foods and we always find ourselves in that back corner with all the pretty desserts. We decided we wanted to make our own cake…some would say it's not as pretty as the ones at Whole Foods, but at least it was paleo. Basically we just wanted to have a cake night. These were the only ingredients:
- 1/4 cup organic cacao powder
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1/3 cup raw, organic honey
- 1 tsp vanilla or other extract (try mint!)
- 1/2 cup melted ghee/butter or Tropical Traditions coconut oil
- 1/2 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips
And for the frosting:
- 1 part high quality chocolate &
- 1/2 part coconut cream, full-fat Greek yogurt, or real cream.
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Trivandrum: SUT Hospital, a leading hospital under Dubai based BR Life Group, and Asset Homes, a leading builder, have joined hands to transform Pattom in Thiruvananthapuram into a centre for healthy living of international standards.
As a first step, Sunil Kumar V, MD of Asset Homes, exchanged MoUs with Sudhakar Jayaram, MD of SUT Hospital, for the development of two acres of prime property at the hospital premises for expanding healthcare infrastructure and also for an upmarket 'sky villas' project.
Interacting with media, Sunil expressed his happiness at teaming up with SUT Hospital for developing the limited edition signature sky villas named 'The Grand Courtyard of Travancore.' The project, spread on an acre, would have 75 sky-villas on a 15+2 Basement level building. Individual villas would be in the 2,000 – 3,000 sq. ft. range and will be priced in excess of Rs.10,000 per sq. ft. "The project would set a new benchmark in luxury living in Indian real estate sector and will be ultimate in terms of location, architecture, design and luxury."
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The actual painting of your exterior is only a fraction of what we do as part of our professional exterior painting. Some of the other important parts are:
Hand scraping loose paint
Re-caulking windows and doors
Reattaching loose boards
Caulking cracks, gaps, knots, and seams in the wood or siding
Masking off the windows and brick
Replacing rotted wood before painting
Most painters will give you a list just like the above. However, how much caulking is good caulking, how much paper and plastic is good prep, how skilled are the carpenters? The photo's, testimonials, and details below show what we feel makes ATD Painting your best choice for exterior painting.
Our tablet based estimated systems allows ATD to provide you with a detailed accurate estimate quickly and with no obligation to yu. Prices are broken down per WIndow allowing you to choose the full project or partial project.
About Our EstimatesWith our computerized estimating system ATD can provide an estimate on every wall, ceiling, and trim in even large homes in about an hour, the same for full exteriors. Smaller estimates can be done even faster. On most estimates you will have the completed printed estimate in hand before we leave.
The estimate time you choose will not be a window but an exact time. We do estimates 6 days a week including Saturdays. Estimate times are 8:30am, 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 4pm.
Our interior estimates break down pricing for walls, ceiling, trim, and cabinets and does so by the room. Pick and choose only the options you want. (Slight changes in price of remaining items sometimes occur when items are deleted)
With every complete exterior ATD offers:
Power Washing
Surfaces to be painted will be washed with a commercial grade power washer. A low-pressure wash for mildew will also be done when deemed necessary.
Scraping and Repairs
Loose and chipping paint will be wire brushed and hand scraped to a tight paint ready condition. All repairs that are included in your estimate will be done and any additional questionable wood found will be addressed.
We caulk seams, joints, cracks, nail holes, and major wood joints with a high quality silicon based acrylic caulk. Windows and doors are carefully caulked to properly seal your home from weather and insects.
We always prime new wood, bare wood, rust, and significant stains. We also offer a full prime option for extremely weathered or hard to stick to surfaces.
Value Package: A selection top quality 100% acrylic latex paints from Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Valspar, or others along with a premium sinliconized acrylic caulk.
Signature Package
Goes on thicker, dries thicker, better adhesion, increased mold and mildew resistance, superior hiding, and greater elasticity. Thick film Build or High Film Build paints are an upgrade that can greatly extend the life of your paint job. We also upgrade the caulk to DAP's most advanced premium latex sealant technology. Provides a longer lasting more flexible and crack proof seal that is ideal for sealing out water and air leaks to improve the energy efficiency of a home. Formulated with MICROBAN® Antimicrobial Product Protection to fight the growth of stain and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew.
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Ut has lifetime flexibility to outlast other acrylic paints
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ATD's Carpentry & Repair Services Include:
Wall & Ceiling Sheetrock Repair
Upgrade or Install New Baseboards
Upgrade or Install New Crown Molding
Door Replacements (including jambs & threshold if needed)
Exterior Siding, Trim, Soffit, & Fascia Repair
Gutter Tune-up & Repair
Residential / Commercial
Rebuilt shed doors & corner 1x4's (Exterior Painting and Carpentry Fort Worth, Texas 76137)
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 12/04/2012 Source: Email Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: No
I would like to express my appreciation to your crew and the excellent workmanship performed. Outstanding dedication to a task accomplished on time and at a very reasonable cost. Also kudos to the carpenter for the repairs of the siding on west side of home plus the garage door casings. A very pleased customer and will keep you number one on list for future repairs.Rob D.
Replacing soffit, siding, trim and rebuilding box window
(Exterior Painting and Carpentry Arlington, Texas 76017)
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 09/21/2011 Source: Typed letter Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: No
Mr. Jeff Sadler
Thank you for the painting and carpentry work performed by your crew during the week of September 19. Our house looks so good. It is almost like we are living in a new house.
We appreciate that whenever we had something that we wanted done or done differently, they were receptive and efficiently completed the work. The crew work steadily and did not waste time. They completed the project in three days, which I did not think they could do.
Congratulations for completing the entire project so professionally. As you know, a good friend of mine recommended ATD Painting based on the work your company performed for him. We Can Highly recommend your company also. It was a hassle-free experience working with you and your employees. Feel free to have potential customers come by our house to see the quality of work performed by your employees.
Should we ever have any other major painting projects, we will certainly contact you again.
With regards,J.R
Shed Rebuild
City ordinance does not allow a new shed be placed in this location after the old one dies, so we rebuilt the dead shed. (Exterior Painting and Carpentry Watauga, Texas 76148)
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 04/28/2010 Source: Feedback Form Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: Yes – Chimney below
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 04/28/2010 Source: Feedback Form Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: Yes – Chimney below
Wow! What a big difference! I would certainly recommend ATD to anyone that ask. The workers are very diligent and hard working. I am very proud and happy with the job. Thanks, Emma.Emma F.
Hardi 1x4 Replacement
The 1x4's on this chimney were weathered and had become soft to the touch. We replace all 1x4 on chimney with Hardie 1x4. (Exterior Painting Fort Worth, Texas 76137)
Column Replacement
(Exterior Painting and Carpentry Bedford, Texas 76021)
Paint chips on the ground are from hand scrapping the fascia above (just like you would want us to do). This was cleaned up before leaving
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 08/23/2010 Source: Feedback Form Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: Yes – 5 photos below
What a difference Jeff & his company made to our home! We loved the service, professionalism and quality of work.
He made us very happy customers. We will use him for any future projects we may have.
Thanks ATD Painting!Bill & Michelle
Scraping, carpentry, caulking and painting
(Exterior Painting Keller, Texas 76248)
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 08/28/2010 Source: Feedback Form Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: No
I feel the work was excellent. The crew did a great job of preparing the home for painting. We ran into some carpentry work that needed to be completed. An estimate was give and the work was completed in excellent fashion. The job itself took a bit longer than estimated but the price remained solid. The crew was experienced and the pricing was competitive but the added value made the price the best price.Bob S.
Bob is a multi-time repeat customer for various projects and has referred us to dozens of his neighbors in Bridlewood Estates (Colleyville), his co-works, friends and family – Thank you Bob.
Need an exterior or interior door replaced?
ATD comes to you to assess and measure
ATD provides guidance on product selection
ATD procures all materials and supplies
ATD's carpenters professionally install
ATD's painters fill nail holes, caulk and paint
ATD provides a complete start to finish, one stop bundle of services not found elsewhere.
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 6/16/2012 Source: Customer left this on BBB site Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: No
They arrived on time. Promptly began setting up, prepping the house and finished in projected timeframe. Walked the house outside before the job and afterwards. Went over every piece of trim to make sure it was completed. Workers were very professional and accommodating. I would highly recommend this company. Owner of company came to check on the job 3 times to make sure all was being done as expected. I had gotten 4 estimates for painting the trim. While some were slightly cheaper and two others slightly more, I firmly believe you get what you pay for and the quality starts with prepping the trim correctly to ensure it last a long time. Just had a gut feeling with the thoroughness of how the owner presented the estimate and walked the job first, it would be done right and it was…Luann
ATD Painting started in Keller, Texas.
We have years of experience in northeast Tarrant county – Keller, Southlake, Colleyville, Grapevine, Trophy Club, Westlake…etc. There are sometimes unique challenges when working on upscale homes. At ATD we have years of experience meeting these challenges. See Photos below. (Not expressing a preference, we welcome business from any customer anywhere in Tarrant county)
Customer Testimonial
Date Received: 04/21/2010 Source: Feedback Form Interior/Exterior: Exterior Before and/or After Photos: No
Jeff and his guys did an outstanding job. It was an efficiently run operation. They power washed the house 1 day and painted the entire house the next. The crew was polite and neat. After they were done I noticed a spot of paint on the patio. I called and they came and got it off the next day – again polite, prompt. I will definitely recommend them to friends.Kay J
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By: Armaan Khan
I've been waiting for someone to make a modern adventure game for a long time. Yes, I know there are lots of developers who work within the genre, but the majority seem content to rehash the same tired old-school gameplay and aesthetics without actually pushing the concept of what an "adventure game" could be. And forget about the big publishing houses. They won't even touch the genre with a ten-foot pole. That's why I'm happy to see L.A. Noire make it onto the PC, because it is a AAA production that lifts the genre to new levels, and a game that any adventure gamer owes him-or-her-self to play.
Story and Gameplay
L.A. Noire takes place shortly after World War 2 and sticks you into the gumshoes of Cole Phelps, a Pacific Campaign vet who joins the Los Angeles Police Department and rockets up the ranks over the course of the game's two dozen cases. Each case plays out in roughly the same way: you drive to the initial crime scene, look for clues, question suspects, then follow the trail of evidence until the mystery is solved and somebody is placed behind bars. Who that somebody is doesn't really matter. As long as someone is charged with the crime, the case will be considered closed and you'll move on to the next one.
The interviewing process has been hyped as the game's main draw because it requires you to pay attention to an interviewee's body language and facial expressions and figure out if they're telling the truth, lying, or hiding something. It's an interesting trick at first, but I found it became more and more irrelevant as the game wore on. After a while, you'll be able to intuitively tell when a suspect is lying or holding something back, without having to take the time to read the body language. And in the few instances where you do get it wrong, it won't matter because, as I said before, making mistakes is okay as long as you get results. I found this emphasis on loose ethics to be a refreshing change of pace from the usual "try it again and again until you get it right" rigmarole that most adventure games put you through and is definitely a high point of the game.
The other major aspect of the gameplay is the search for clues, which boils down to walking up to an interesting-looking object and pressing the left mouse button to check it out. Some objects can be investigated further by turning them about, and things like books can be opened and read if they're relevant to the case. As with the interviews, this process is fun at first, but scenes are littered with irrelevant objects and it starts to feel like the 3D equivalent of a pixel hunt after a while. Fortunately, you can acquire intuition points as you play to use to highlight relevant clues and make your investigative life much easier. Unlike the interviews, it's possible to get stuck in the search for clues, since you sometimes need to find the right ones in order to open up more locations to visit and persons to question.
Of course, it's a AAA console game, so you'll be expected to regularly participate in the usual crime-fighting action shenanigans. There are shootouts and fisticuffs and chases and "follow that person without them seeing you!" antics thrown in to keep the kiddies awake while they play daddy's crime drama. Don't take that last sentence to mean I didn't enjoy the action bits though. They aren't too bad and some are actually fun, but many of them feel forced, like they were added to make the game appealing to a more action-oriented crowd. It's a feeling that's enforced by the fact that you can skip an action sequence if you fail it three times in a row. I'm glad they included that option, though, because it means you can bypass a potentially aggravating situation and get back to the real meat of the game: solving crime.
Each case you investigate is self-contained, and while some do interrelate, they all exist independently of each other. At first, I thought this made the game unfocused and I was ready to lambast it for the lack of a proper story, but once I got to the end I realized that L.A. Noire does have an over-arching story. It's the story of Cole Phelps, the human being. It's an exploration of who he is and why he acts the way he does. It is the man himself that is the connective tissue binding the entire experience together and not some arbitrary plot point. It's important to keep this in mind because otherwise the game won't make any sense. The first time you play through L.A.Noire, you'll watch cutscenes that don't seem relevant to anything going on at the time. You'll roll your eyes and shake your head at Cole's inconsistent, borderline psychotic behavior. You'll actually start to hate Cole, the very person whose role you're meant to inhabit, and be ready to dismiss the writers as mere hacks who had no idea what they're doing. Then you'll play the final case and see how it all fits together, and you'll walk away from the game stroking your chin, feeling sorry for the way you misjudged Cole as a person, and the game as a whole.
Well, that was my experience at least. Your mileage may vary, as they say.
On a technological level, L.A. Noire is a mess. My initial few hours were plagued with crash bugs and blue screens of death, all related to the graphics engine. I managed to resolve those by adding "-str" to the command line, which forced the game to use a single-thread renderer, but doing so also caused the frame rate to drop significantly, so I had to bump the graphics and resolution down to make it run smoothly again. The game still kept crashing on random occasions, however, which was quite annoying because you can't manually save at all. This meant I spent a lot of time replaying small sections of cases over and over again, all the while hoping I got to a checkpoint before another crash occurred.
Those of you with monster rigs are not going to be happy with the graphics. It's an Xbox 360 port and it shows, because it definitely looks like a game built for six-year-old hardware. The framerate is apparently capped at 30 FPS as well, which is sure to irk some. Turning off vsync doesn't help that, by the way, and in fact you can't even turn vsync off from within the game. The interface is a bit wonky too, requiring you to use the keyboard in places where clicking with a mouse would have been much better. That said, the keyboard controls felt great, and you can re-map them however you like. You can also play with the Xbox controller if you have one attached, but using the keyboard and mouse actually provides a better control experience overall.
Conclusion – Is It Worth Your Money?
If you're an adventure game fan with a computer good enough to run the game then, yes, even with its flaws, L.A. Noire is worth the money. It's the most modern and progressive adventure I've ever played, and it really needs to be experienced by anyone who considers themselves to be a connoisseur the genre. There are a few action sequences that can get annoying, but those are skippable and don't pose much of a problem in the long run. Non-adventure gamers may want to think twice before purchasing, though. I just don't think it's suited for anyone who doesn't like the genre.
L.A. Noire Technical Summary:
- Time Played – 28 hours
- Widescreen Support – Yes
- 5.1 Audio – No
- Bugs – Random crash bugs, BSoDs using the default renderer, crashing on exit.
- DRM – Gameshield
- Control Scheme – Keyboard/Mouse, Gamepad
- System Specs – Core2 Quad @ 2.6 GHz, 4GB RAM, Radeon 4800
- Game Acquisition Method – Review Copy
- Availability – Steam, Green Man Gaming, Local Retail
- Demo – No
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