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Schermer v. Tatum
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Arizona ex rel. Horne v. Geo Group, Inc.
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Costello v. Buckley
Attorney was disqualified from defending his brother against suit by brother's former lover whom attorney had previously represented, when the lover produced direct evidence of she had shared relevant confidential information with attorney. Attorney represented Costello in a suit about an easement over property she owned. At the time Costello was romantically involved with Attorney's brother, Buckley. Later, that romantic… Read More
In re Marriage of Murchison
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What reset? What Arab Spring? Veto of Syria resolution reminds world of its Russia-China problem
By World Tribune on February 8, 2012
John J. Metzler
UNITED NATIONS — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have lambasted Russia's veto of a Security Council resolution on Syria, calling it a "travesty," but did she really think for a moment that Moscow was going to ditch an old political ally?
Did Hillary moreover really believe that Beijing was going to throw a business partner under the proverbial bus at the UN? Or was the U.S. convinced that a watered down draft resolution meeting Moscow's demands "half way" had a chance in the wind tunnel of the Security Council?
Members vote on a resolution on Syria in the United Nations Security Council. /AFP
Using a rare double veto in the Security Council, Russia and China sent an emphatic and predictable message to the Arab world's peace plan for Syria: NYET!
Although the vote clearly seems to put Moscow and Beijing at odds with the winds of change sweeping the Middle East, it equally shows that unapologetic realpolitik rules in Russia and in China.
Not to forget, back in October a Western backed resolution on human rights in Syria was forcefully shot down in the Council by another Russian/Chinese double veto.
American UN Ambassador Susan Rice was "disgusted" by the vote. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe described the Russian/Chinese veto as a "moral stain" on the UN.
The UN Security Council was pressing to implement an Arab League peace plan which would defuse the violence and set the fragile framework for a political solution in Syria's year long domestic revolt.
Importantly the draft resolution was backed by such heavy hitters as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Morocco and Qatar. It equally saw strong support from Britain, the USA, and France, the former colonial power and impressively won 13 of 15 Council votes, including India.
Significantly the West stands alongside most of the Arab World in trying to resolve the bloody crisis in Syria. This presents a positive political image.
Portugal's Foreign Minister Paulo Portas, addressing the Council earlier in the week memorably stated: "What is happening in Syria is of such seriousness; the inaction of the international community is so shocking; an Arab solution is so urgent; and a decision of the United Nations is so essential."
Though the Russians clearly signaled earlier that they would use their veto, the U.S. and France assumed that by diluting the draft resolution to appease Russia, that Moscow would "abstain" in the vote. There would be no such back-down since Moscow and Beijing claim that the resolution supports "regime change" and could open the back door to military intervention as in Libya last year.
Moscow's intransigence reminded me of the late great American UN Ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan's comments on a UN membership standoff in 1975; "The balance of force was with the Soviets and they would give nothing."
Given the ongoing violence in Syria, the French (facing presidential elections in April), were pushing for an early vote which while stressing impassioned drama and resoluteness, nearly guaranteed the Russian backlash. Equally Russia is playing the "Tough Guy" and presenting precisely the image Vladimir Putin wants to send both domestically and overseas in the countdown to the Russian presidential elections.
While anger and rage seethed through the Arab world in the wake of the double Russian/Chinese veto complete with Russian flag burnings and protests at Syrian diplomatic legations, (was this really part of a sophisticated diplomatic plan to make the West look like the "good guys?"), the practical effect derailed perhaps the last credible UN effort to stop the slide to a Syrian civil war with all the trappings. The Russians may have earned the enmity of many Arabs, but Moscow is playing hardball geopolitics.
Syria under the Assad family rule has been a Soviet client state since the 1960's and still remains a close Russian ally.
The Russian navy has port rights in Syria and stands as the major weapons supplier to the Damascus regime. China has become a business partner of the Syrians too, buying up oil which is being boycotted by the Europeans.
Since the start of the uprising between Assad's religious minority regime and a spectrum of secular and Islamic opponents, nearly 6,000 mostly civilian protesters have been killed. Following the vetoes, Assad's regime may feel invulnerable to foreign criticism.
France's UN delegate Gerard Araud warned, "Russia and China had made themselves complicit in a policy of repression carried out by the Assad regime."
For the United States, the question goes beyond the Syrian crisis and revisits and indeed questions the vaunted "reset in relations" with Russia which Hillary Clinton promised early in the Obama administration. Was the "reset" for better relations or superficially changed relations?
Lacking an Arab-backed UN resolution to defuse the escalating Syrian violence, it now appears that both the Assad regime and the embittered and emboldened domestic opposition will see a military solution as the only road to change in Damascus.
John J. Metzler is a U.N. correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues. He writes weekly for WorldTribune.com.
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Flat Screens Take Stage. Integrating Digital Displays.
By Olivia Cahoon
Trade show signage promotes brand awareness and attracts new customers. Some exhibitors require their booths to have private meeting rooms, auditory displays, and hanging signage. But hardware can be costly and only affordable for big corporations.
One solution to costly hardware is using digital signage instead of static exhibit graphics. Digital signage can be LED walls or flat screen televisions. In part one, we discussed a PSP who creates traditional trade show signage. In part two, we profile a shop that produces graphics using digital signage.
Decades of Shows
Established in 1983, Skyline Boston is a distributor of Skyline Displays of MA–started in 1980. Skyline Boston began with only one employee and have now grown to 17. Their corporate company employs over 200 people in over 40 regional distributors across the US and worldwide. "Back in the early 80s we had only a handful of regional distributors, now we have over 40 in the US and a worldwide network with various international vendor partners," says Brian Butler, account executive, Skyline Boston.
Skyline Displays specializes in custom exhibit solutions of nearly any size. The company started with the intent of creating portable hardware systems for exhibitors. As trade shows evolved, companies stressed the importance of customization and Skyline met their demands with graphic production.
They began with only several simple exhibit solutions but now offer over 15 current product lines. In the 1980's, Skyline Displays offered 10×10 spaces. "Today, the majority of our portable and custom modular designs are created all the way up to 50×50 double deck solutions. But we still provide service and create solutions for the 10×10 exhibitor," says Butler.
Skyline Boston is known for integrating digital graphics with print. Butler shares that while exhibiting in a trade show is very expensive, incorporating present technology with print can help cut costs while maintaining an attractive display.
"It is generally less expensive to update your digital message on a flat screen than it is to print new static exhibit graphics for your trade show system. Integrating flat screens and mixing in some sort of audience engagement is also a tool to stand out in the crowd," he says. Along with digital displays, Butler urges his clients to use touchscreens as well. "80 percent of my clients that include audio visual in their space do these two options," he adds.
While large stages and LED walls are visually appealing, they can also be costly. "A very small percentage of exhibitors have the need and budget to incorporate large stages and LED walls. LED walls are fantastic because they can be built to virtually any size and are completely seamless–no breaks or line can be seen across the tiles." But standard flat screens constraint the exhibitor to choose from standard screen sizes.
Skyline Boston produces the majority of their static graphics on fabric using a dye-sublimation process because it allows for larger sized graphics. Fabric is also light weight and durable. "We still produce roll-able laminated graphics, the majority are produced using either our inkjet or Lambda printers," says Butler.
Incorporating digital signage with static graphics may be on the rise. "It's my opinion that trade show exhibits will soon be more digital than static graphics," shares Butler. One of the problems with this trend is the cost of digital displays. "It is extremely expensive to create a large LED wall and not many companies have the budget or ability to justify the cost," says Butler.
Until then, it appears that exhibitors will most likely use flat screens until the costs lower. He adds, "I liken it to cell phones. 25 years ago only the wealthiest 1 percent of the world had them. But a market was created for all of us when the costs came down."
Attracting Attention
For the third year in a row, Skyline Boston served AirStrip Technologies at the 2016 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Las Vegas, NV. In August the company requested numerous flat screens to demonstrate their products and required private meeting rooms with a 30×40 space–1200 square feet.
With the show beginning in February, the entire exhibit design was approved before October. To stand out from the competition Skyline Boston integrated digital signage. The PSP had AirStrip Technologies use miniature PCs to run their software demonstrations on flat screens provided by them.
"We wanted to make sure there was no one else like them at the show," says Butler. The hardware included SkyRise and Envoy exhibit systems. The SkyRise wall system is an aluminum frame system accompanied with the exhibitor's choice of fabric graphics, frosted windows, or semi-rigid panels. Envoy is designed to allow graphics to stand out while fabric conceals hardware. For the backlit of the overhead hanging signs the company used PictureCubes. PictureCubes attract attention in small spaces and can be hung, used as tables or standing displays.
One of the biggest challenges Skyline Boston had was hanging the PictureCubes. "The signs were installed the first day of move-in and somehow overnight they turned 90 degrees so the specific message was facing the wrong aisle," says Butler. For liability reasons, overhead riggings are handled under the jurisdiction of a specific labor union. "It took the union a day to come back to rotate it to how it should be set," he adds.
Butler says the AirStrip Technologies job was unique–like all of their jobs. Because Skyline Boston works with clients in all major industries, the company is constantly creating and integrating digital signage in different ways. "Our pharmaceutical clients are heavily regulated so any digital media and static graphics require a lot of small text and disclaimers. Some of our other clients approach their message as a billboard not a bulletin board," adds Butler.
Overall, AirStrip Technologies was satisfied with their booth. Skyline Boston used bright colors and flat screens to deliver an attractive booth for drawing in attendees. "The show was flawless, and the client was very pleased," says Butler.
Skyline Boston relies on experience and digital displays to produce quality trade show signage for clients, like the recent job completed for AirStrip Technologies. To attract attendees to the booth, trade show signage needs to be stunning and professional. Skyline Boston maintains both of these qualities by incorporating flat screen televisions to their displays. Digital signage can not only improve the booth's appearance, but it can also help exhibitor's control costs.
Click here to read part one of this exclusive online series, Offering Trade Show Signage.
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Top 5 Widely-Discussed Literature Classics
Quite a few literature classics have abraded our minds and pushed us to read the works over and over, either because we're captivated by the splendor of its structure and storyline, or because we're trying to seek answers to lingering questions, or even because we're trying to educate ourselves and discover new meanings and interpretations to what we've previously read. Starting from the bottom to the top, below is a list of a few out of a hundred or more works that pique our interests and linger in our consciousness, year after year after year.
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
Narrated through the eyes of a youth, this fiction work speaks of the heavy themes of slavery, equality, hypocrisy, and the issues of what was considered just and unjust. What is so different and enticing about this work is that Twain creates an authentic work where he uses humor, in uneducated American dialect, to reflect on the underlying issues that pervaded society at the time. Huckleberry is witty and intelligent, even at his young age, as he wonders how the people around him whom he thought were very kind and normal and spoke about a 'free' and 'equal' society, were all slave-owners. He goes on numerous adventures exploring life and questioning what he was taught and what he was seeing and experiencing. Eventually he learns to follow his heart, listen to his conscience, and develop a moral character.
4. Animal Farm, George Orwell
George Orwell creates an allegorical work in which animals represent humans and the political lives that we dwell in and deal with. Strong themes follow this work, themes that speak loudly of the Russian revolution of 1917 and the political upheaval, hypocrisy and betrayal that transpired during the time. It is also a reflection on politics as it is everywhere, the betrayal that society faces when a candidate that they place in power becomes corrupt and blinded by power and greed, and uses that same power to eliminate his oppositions. He takes on the ways of the previous government that, before he came to power, he had been opposed to. Another strong theme that Orwell raises is the theme of class structure, and how we cannot escape class division, even among those within the same cultural group. There is and will always be issues of equality, however subtle; issues of who is more privileged and deserves more entitlement than the other.
3. Hamlet, William Shakespeare
We are intrigued by Hamlet, a puzzling but enigmatic character who is very disturbed by life in general, but more so by the death of his father, whom he believes was murdered by his uncle. He is philosophical as he thinks and broods about everything, involving in private conversations with himself, his commonly-known soliloquies, of which the most popular of them is: "To be or not to be, that is the question." He questions everything, from afterlife to suicide to love, and becomes obsessed with trying to pin his father's death on his uncle and finding ways to reveal the truth. He is disgusted with his mother's relationship with his uncle as she marries him not long after his father's death. He is also disgusted with Ophelia, although he proclaims his love for her in some instances, and insults her at other times. He is almost depicted as 'mad'; a strong but very confused character, who is much too caught up and deeply weighed down with his troubling thoughts to live life fully.
2. Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
The general themes pervading this exceptional work are the themes of the obsession with knowledge and the invasion of technology. The work speaks of the technological advancement that was rapidly taking place during the Industrial Revolution from the late 1700s, and the frantic quest to go beyond average human capability and try to find what lay behind that door of creativity and creation, and become like God. The message that Shelley portrays is quite clear: You can't be God or outdo God. Ultimately what you so blindly and greedily seek will come after you with a vengeance, and will eventually ruin your life and the lives of those that you love.
1. Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
The theme of love is strong and powerful throughout this drama, and the kind of love that Romeo and Juliet share is not the ordinary romantic love that most romance stories depict. The kind of love that the characters share is almost violent, enigmatic, sharp, intense, painful and almost religious. Their love is forbidden, because of the feud between the characters' parents due to class and power structures, and this adds to the excitement of 'tasting the forbidden fruit', knowing that their love will never be approved by society. Their love is so strong that it leads to their death, and the remorse and regret that their parents feel upon their death leads to another theme that Shakespeare was trying to bring to focus: that of Patriarchal structures. If this hadn't existed, their children would never have hidden their love, and tried to find a way to be together against all odds.


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Cozy older home ideally located near I-40, Country Club Rd, and Route 66 for a quick downtown trip. There is an extra wide drive, lots of storage, garage conversion for extra space, and a covered patio plus a big open kitchen with a separate dining area. Buyer(s) to verify all information at their own expense including property condition. HUD homes are sold in as-is condition. Buyer inspections are for information only. No repairs will be made by any party for any reason prior to closing. Exempt from disclosures/disclaimers. Listing office does not have any information on property condition, title history, or any needed repairs.


FBI Director James Comey testified on Capitol Hill on July 14.
WASHINGTON — Senior Justice Department officials warned the FBI that Director James B. Comey's decision to notify Congress about renewing the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server was not consistent with long-standing practices of the department, according to officials familiar with the discussions.
Comey told Justice Department officials that he intended to inform lawmakers of newly discovered emails. These officials told him the department's position is ''that we don't comment on an ongoing investigation. And we don't take steps that will be viewed as influencing an election,'' said one Justice Department official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the high-level conversations.
Comey decided to inform Congress that he would look again into Hillary Clinton's handling of emails during her time as secretary of state for two main reasons: a sense of obligation to lawmakers and a concern that word of the new email discovery would leak to the media and raise questions of a coverup.
''Of course, we don't ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations, but here I feel I also think it would be misleading to the American people were we not to supplement the record,'' Comey wrote to his employees.
The last time Comey found himself in the campaign spotlight was in July, when he announced that he had finished a months-long investigation into whether Clinton mishandled classified information through the use of a private email server during her time as secretary of state. After he did so, the denunciation was loudest from Republican nominee Donald Trump and his supporters, who accused the FBI director of bias in favor of Clinton's candidacy. There was also grumbling within FBI ranks, with a largely conservative investigative corps complaining privately that Comey should have tried harder to make a case.
This time the loudest criticism has come from Clinton and her supporters, who said Friday that Comey had provided too little information about the nature of the new line of investigation and allowed Republicans to seize political ground as a result. The inquiry focuses on Clinton emails found on a computer used by former U.S. congressman Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., now under investigation for sending sexually explicit messages to a minor, and top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, who is Weiner's wife. The couple have since separated.
Comey had just been briefed by a team of investigators who were seeking access to the emails. The director knew he had to move quickly because the information could leak out.
The next day, Comey informed Congress that he would take additional ''investigative steps'' to evaluate the emails after deciding the emails were pertinent to the Clinton email investigation and that the FBI should take steps to obtain and review them.
In July, Comey had testified under oath before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the FBI was finished investigating the Clinton email matter and that there would be no criminal charges. Comey was asked at the hearing whether he would review any new information the FBI came across.
''My first question is this, would you reopen the Clinton investigation if you discovered new information that was both relevant and substantial?'' Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, asked Comey during the hearing.
In the Friday memo to his employees, Comey acknowledged that the FBI does not yet know the import of the newly discovered emails. ''Given that we don't know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, I don't want to create a misleading impression,'' Comey wrote.
Comey's action has been blasted by some former Justice Department officials, Clinton campaign officials and Democratic members of Congress.
''However, one thing is clear: Director Comey's announcement played right into the political campaign of Donald Trump, who is already using the letter for political purposes. And all of this just 11 days before the election,'' Feinstein said.
Matthew Miller, a former Justice Department spokesman in the Obama administration, said the FBI rarely releases information about ongoing criminal investigations and does not release information about federal investigations this close to political elections.
''Comey's behavior in this case from the beginning has been designed to protect his reputation for independence no matter the consequences to the public, to people under investigation or to the FBI's own integrity,'' Miller said.
Miller said he had been involved in cases related to elected officials in which the FBI waited until several days after an election to send subpoenas. ''They know that if they even send a subpoena, let alone announce an investigation, that might leak and it might become public and it would unfairly influence the election when voters have no way to interpret the information,'' Miller said.
In Comey's note to employees, he seemed to anticipate that his decision would be controversial.
''In trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season, there is significant risk of being misunderstood,'' Comey wrote.


Administrative managers oversee the support operations of an organisation. They ensure that there is effective information flow and that resources are employed efficiently throughout a business. Strong administrative managers are organised and detail-orientated with good analytical skills to run day-to-day operations.


Last Tuesday, Sakiya and Xavier, both ninth graders at Nazareth Prep and recipients of the Art Rooney Memorial Scholarship, presented a painting to Ryan Shazier, the 2018 Ed Block Courage Award recipient. The painting was a collaborative piece created by Nazareth Prep students and their Art Teacher, Amy Dimichele. The annual Courage House Luncheon is a fundraiser held in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the support of Art and Greta Rooney. Shazier was selected by his teammates for the award that was given during the 26th annual Courage House Luncheon at Heinz Field.
The Steelers and Holy Family Institute co-sponsor the event, with proceeds from the event benefiting Nazareth Prep.


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Ottertail is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 572 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.10 square miles (13.21 km2), of which 4.28 square miles (11.09 km2) is land and 0.82 square miles (2.12 km2) is water.
Minnesota State Highways 78 and 108 are two of the main routes in the community.
Ottertail was platted in 1903, and named for nearby Otter Tail Lake.
As of the census of 2010, there were 572 people, 245 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 133.6 inhabitants per square mile (51.6/km2). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 93.7 per square mile (36.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.2% Native American, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 245 households of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.75.
The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 451 people, 190 households, and 133 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.7 people per square mile (39.7/km²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 73.6 per square mile (28.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.56% White and 0.44% Native American. 42.8% were of German, 23.7% Norwegian and 7.7% Swedish ancestry.
There were 190 households, out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city, the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 32.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $18,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,612. About 10.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 397.
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Gonzales County is in south Central Texas. Interstate 10 cuts through the northern part of the county. The County Seat is Gonzales and the other cities are Waelder, Nixon, and Smiley. There are quite a few unincorporated areas that include Bebe, Belmont, Cost, Harwood, Leesville, Monthalia, Ottine, Pilgrim, Thompsonville, Wrightsboro.


Daily Forex forecast analysis 12-22-2017 – we analyzed the upcoming currency pairs and events of the day that could impact the Forex market. These analyses are published here each day.
Forex Forecast Analysis 12-22-2017 includes information on EURUSD, USDCHF, GBPUSD, USDJPY & AUDUSD.
The euro slumped today during the Asian session as the Catalon election took the markets by surprise. The separatists have won 70 seats out of 135 available. That gives them a good majority and things are not going well for the central government in Madrid. The markets expect to see how the situation will evolve. If the majority will decide to further negotiate the bond with the central government, the tensions could ease. However, if they will go further with the independence declaration, some further weakness is expected.
The price action rebounded following the slump, due to thin liquidity. We expect it to remain below the 20 EMA and 1.1861 resistance level. Only a break above the lather could spark some further buying towards 1.1876.
On the downside, if the selling resumes we expect 1.1833 and then 1.1815, current daily low, to be under pressure. A break lower will need the broker trend line will be tested again.
From Germany, Import Prices and Consumer Confidence figures will come out at 07:00 am GMT.
From the US, Personal Consumption Expenditures, Personal Spending and Durable Goods Orders are due at 01:30 pm GMT.
Even though the US GDP figures came little below expectations yesterday, the price action still is biased towards the upside. The EURUSD weakness supports dollar-swiss and we could see continuation higher. At this point, the 20 EMA acts as a dynamic support area and since there had been no breach below it, we expect the leg up to extend. Looking ahead, new Catalonia highlights and economic figure from US are expected to drive the markets today.
Support should emerge around the EMA if selling resumes. A breach below the EMA will mean 0.9878 support is next. Breaking lower will mean a weakening of the bullish momentum took place and 0.9861 is next on our list.
On the upside, if buyers continue to push the price action higher, we expect 0.9903 and then the yesterday high to be under pressure. A breakout above them will open more room towards 0.9927.
Cable had no directional bias during the last few days. The end of this trading week is expected to catch the pair still undecided. Keep in mind that the Christmas holiday is near and liquidity and volatility should be reduced today. Only if important events will take place, we could see some greater market moves. From the UK, we have some economic figures due, so the price could become energetic around the release.
Currently, the price action is located around the 1h chart 20 EMA and 1.3377 resistance level. Although an upside break took place, there is no follow through. That is why we expect a new leg down towards 1.3353 to follow.
On the upside, if the bulls will manage to keep the price above the EMA, some further gains towards 1.3405 will follow. The descending trend line will be the next strong resistance above it.
From the UK, GDP figures will be published at 09:30 am GMT.
Dollar-yen traded in a very narrow range for the last 24 hours. Overall, the US dollar banked significant gains this week and we expect to see if the bulls will manage to hold the ground until the end of the week. Since we believe the price could pick up steam during the US session, when there are some economic figures pending, you could focus on that period, if you really want to trade before holidays.
On the upside, resistance will follow around 113.44 and then around yesterday high. If buyers break on the upside, 113.68 should manage to cap the upside, since we have strong resistance there.
On the downside, the 4h chart 20 EMA and 113.09 should act as a support area. Only a strong break below it could trigger further selling towards 112.88 or 112.72, where buyers could rebound again.
The Aussie found support around the 4h chart 20 EMA yesterday and started to trend higher again. The price action broke strongly above the 0.7693 resistance level and it is now heading towards 0.7719-0.7730 key area. We expect that zone to cap the upside and the price action will not end the week above it. Since liquidity is thin, we do not think buyers have enough power to keep the price action above that zone.
Judging by the latest price action development, we expect our key resistance area to be reached shortly. Selling pressure is expected to emerge around it.
On the downside, if selling pressure will start around our key area, then a retracement lower, towards the previously broken resistance around 0.7693 should follow.


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HomeHeadlineEnniskillen bypass plans are put on hold
Artists Impression of Enniskillen Southern Bypass where it would link to the A4 Dublin Road
Enniskillen bypass plans are put on hold
Posted: 1:09 pm April 2, 2020
By Roisin Henderson
r.henderson@fermanaghherald.com
DESPITE the fact the Stormont is now back up and running, complete with funding promises for vital projects, it would appear the long awaited Enniskillen bypass is still a long way away.
It's been over a decade since the major infrastructure project, which could transform Enniskillen's notorious traffic troubles by linking the main Dublin and Sligo roads, was announced, but there has so far been no visible progress so far. In fact, former Infrastructure Minister Conor Murphy had previously promised a completion date for the project of March 2018.
The Department for Infrastructure received "very low numbers" of objections when in revealed the plans for the project in April 2018, and following a public consultation process it was approved to proceed. However, Infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has now said it is "too early" to comment on when that will be.
"I recognise that many in the local community support the provision of the A4 Enniskillen Southern Bypass," said Minister Mallon, in a letter to the local Council regarding the project. "Unfortunately while I am committed to working to find solutions that deliver better for our communities, improve lives across Northern Ireland and address regional imbalance, I have inherited severe and challenging budget constraints.
"I am currently assessing the pressures across my department, reflecting on my priorities, the commitments in the 'New Deal: New Approach' and the budget that will be made available for the period ahead. It is therefore too early to comment on the delivery of certain schemes, such as the Enniskillen Southern Bypass, at present."
Councillors had requested Minister Mallon meet with them to discuss the bypass as well as about road maintenance contracts, however she declined the request stating "a meeting at this stage would not provide any new or additional information."
In December past, prior to the restoration of the Stormont Assembly, permanent secretary Katrina Godfrey had written to the Council explaining the statutory consultation process for the bypass scheme had ended.
"The next stages are currently under consideration, talking account of the wider political and legislative context that applies, and of course, the available funding," said Ms Godfrey.


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Billy Crudup Talks 'Eat, Pray, Love' [Exclusive]
Billy Crudup Talks Eat, Pray, Love [Exclusive]
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Billy Crudup discusses his new role opposite Julia Roberts in the film based on the popular book by author Elizabeth Gilbert
Actor Billy Crudup made a name for himself in the late '90s in a series of gritty and dramatic roles in such films as Sleepers, Inventing the Abbotts, Without Limits, Hi-Lo Country and Jesus' Son but it was his breakout role in Cameron Crowe's semi-biographical film Almost Famous that made him a household name. Since then the actor has wisely transitioned his career from leading man to that of an accomplished character actor taking on supporting roles in high profile films with exceptional directors such as Tim Burton's Big Fish, J.J. Abrams's Mission: Impossible III, Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd, Zack Snyder's Watchmen and Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Now the veteran actor is teaming up with director Ryan Murphy (Glee) and super-star actress Julia Roberts for the new film, Eat, Pray, Love, which opens in theaters on August 13th. We recently had a chance to sit down with Billy Crudup to talk about the new film, his role, the famous book that it is based on, working with Julia Roberts, the legacy of Watchmen and his overall distinguished career. Here is what the talented actor had to say:
To begin with, when you are offered a film like this and they tell you that it is based on the internationally popular novel, that Julia Roberts is going to star in it and that Ryan Murphy is going to direct it, do you even bother to read the script or do you just jump at the chance to be part of a project like this?
Billy Crudup: Not really I mean, it was a pretty easy no brainer. When they told me about the character and what they were interested in doing with it, I felt very grateful, so I was easy to convince then.
Had you read the book previously to being cast in the movie?
Billy Crudup: I had not read the book. I had dinner with Ryan and we talked about it. He had given me some of his ideas for it. Apparently the character's not fleshed out too much in the book. Even though he's kind of there to send her on her way. It's not a character study of him in any way. He was interested in making sure we didn't vilify him and to kind of have a broad vision of what he's like as a person without judgment. I thought that was cool because I didn't really want to play a douche-bag.
Well it's interesting that you say that because your performance felt very filled out and in some ways the audience really begins to feel for him and his side of things, don't they?
Billy Crudup: Yes, well I think that's a real testament to Ryan and Julia. Just thinking about that experience, just with a broader vision than she had. She left a marriage that didn't work, not because he's a dick but because he may have not known the in & outs of the relationship but more that she had grown in ways that had outgrown their relationship; which happens to everybody. Whether its friendships or marriage, sometimes you go back home and your High School friends can't be your High School friends anymore. They've just grown in different directions and not through anybodies fault. So I liked that idea and their pursuit of it. There's an enormous amount of growth from twenty to twenty-nine. We really change. I think that if it weren't for the fact that our parents and grandparents weren't taught that divorce was okay, how many of those relationships would've survived. They were getting married at eighteen, nineteen, and twenty. It's really hard to sustain those relationships. I thought that was cool that they were exploring that.
It'll probably be easy for some men to look at this film and say, "Oh it's Julia Roberts ... it's based on the book and it's directed by the creator of 'Glee,' so it's got to be a chick-flick." But the film really isn't just a chick-flick and it does deal with universal themes and issues that anyone can relate to, doesn't it?
Billy Crudup: It's interesting in some ways because it's often the men that are depicted departing their relationships for their journey cross-country and the journey of discovery. That's exactly what she does. She happens to go to Europe and she happens to look for prayer and a number of other things. It's abandoning your life to find yourself. I'm sure it says something culturally that there is a strong powerful woman doing that in this movie. It's a story for sure that guys can relate to because it's been about them since this story's been told and now you get to look at a hot chick for a couple of weeks. It's Julia Roberts! C'mon what do you want guys!
The film has a clever way of keeping your character involved in the story through fantasy scenes even after Julia's character leaves you and I understand that that is very different from how your character is treated in the book. Was that something that you and Ryan discussed and did you feel that it was important for your character to stay involved throughout the film?
Billy Crudup: It was really Ryan. It was the reference of her old life in the midst of her building a new one. He wanted to remind her, remind the audience what it was what she needed to do. You know, divorce her self from him. It kind of gives you a context of what she's going to find. We needed constant references of what was simple to Steven, lovely and grounding to him, to her was simplistic and redundant, which made her feel claustrophobic. She needed to find more spiritual expressions of life. Steven just didn't need that. Not that either is right or wrong. So I think that's why there's these little tidbits. Even though she's the engine behind the separation, it's still a separation for her. She still has all of the memories, all of the feelings. She has to get over it too even though she's doing the breaking up. It's not easy on her. I think that's why he wanted to keep on reminding the audience.
There is a scene in the lawyer's office when you are getting your divorce from Julia's character and your character sort of just looses it, was that all in the script or was that something that you fleshed out in rehearsals?
Billy Crudup: It was a little bit of both. I've never had the opportunity to be so goofy and ... I don't know, free. I've never been encouraged to offer any ideas before. I've always gravitated towards material that has been fully formed. Ryan kept encouraging me through the process of rehearsal to keep thinking about this. It was great but it was terrifying! I'm not interested in my ideas. My ideas suck! That's why I count on other people to write material for me. But he let me come up with that song.
So you came up with the song that your character starts singing in that scene?
Billy Crudup: Yeah, in the script before it mentioned that James Franco's character was also a songwriter. We had a little scene in the elevator before where I was talking about him being a songwriter so then in the lawyer's office I'm like I got a song for you. That was the reference to it before but that's where it came from.
There was an almost subliminal moment at the end of the film where Julia's character is thinking back on her life and we see a quick flash of your character, happily married with a new wife and baby. That is also much different than it is depicted in the book, can you talk about the importance of that scene and how it helped give your character a fully developed arc?
Billy Crudup: Yeah, well it had him moving on. For Ryan that was a real important part of the story. Despite the heartbreak, Julia leaving him and taking ownership of her life gave him the opportunity to take ownership of his life. I think he likes the idea that he moved on with some peace. He never would have had the life that he wanted with Liz. I think he was probably content with the romance of what they had and hopeful that with time she would have overcome what was going on with her. That the distance they created would just go away and that probably wouldn't have happened. So he got a chance to find a new relationship.
Almost every scene you have in the film is with Julia Roberts and I think this is the first time you two have worked together on screen so what was that experience like for you?
Billy Crudup: No I never worked with her before. She's such a terrific actress and so easy to be around. She engages you quickly. She has tremendous charm and charisma. I was really grateful at the chance to work with her. That was pretty cool.
We're big fans of Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" and it seemed like that film didn't get the initial success or attention that a cinematic masterpiece like that deserves at the time that it was released. Do you think it is similar to films like "Apocalypse Now," "Blade Runner" and "Brazil" that were so dense and huge in scale that it took a few years for audiences to catch on to them and consider them classics? Do you think that "Watchmen" will finally find its audience now as time goes on?
Billy Crudup: I don't know. I'm always confused about why some things work and some things don't. I know that the material itself was interesting to me because it was subversive. Anything that's subversive by nature of the word isn't supposed to work for everyone. It's supposed to make you uncomfortable and be disconcerting. It's not thrilling for everyone in the way it is for some. For other people it's just going to take some time. I was really happy to be in that movie. Zack gave me such an incredible opportunity to play that part. God knows that source material is phenomenal. I loved being a part of it. I was over the moon.
Frankly, I though it got a really good reception and was provocative for a lot of people. It would have been astounding to me if that movie with its level of sophistication, violence and social satire had as broad an audience as something else. But you know The Dark Knight was sort of dark in that way too so I guess there is the potential out there. When you do movies, you kind of have to let them go. You played the part, particularly if you're not the filmmaker. There's nothing I can control in the marketing, the editing or the score, you know? You hope that it works for enough people to get what you were trying to do and enough people to get you a job the next time! I've been incredibly lucky with all the stuff I've done.
Finally, it seems like a few years ago you began to transition yourself from playing the leading role in smaller films to taking strong supporting roles in bigger, high profile movies. Do you think that there is something to be said for taking supporting roles in great projects with great filmmakers as apposed to just taking lead roles in lesser known films?
Billy Crudup: Yeah, for me I always wanted to be in ambitious movies or plays and playing parts that were going to stretch me in some way. I've been lucky enough to get the opportunities I get to do the kind of parts I'm interested in and they are typically in supporting parts. If you want to give me lead parts that are interesting I would do it.
In just the last few years alone you've played Dr. Manhattan in "Watchmen," J. Edgar Hoover in "Public Enemies" and now this role, which are all so different from each other but are all great parts in great projects with great directors. Are you pleased with the direction that your career is going in?
Billy Crudup: Absolutely. Just those three films alone exceeded any expectations I ever had of myself as an actor to be in such different styles of movies. One is like a historical drama, one is a cartoon fable, and one is about feminine discovery. They couldn't be more different. It's thrilling to me.


Dean Fields, from IN, with a 22" gag grouper caught and released on an Ultra Hair Clouser fly while fishing a Sarasota Bay deep grass flat with Capt. Rick Grassett.
Despite bad weather and cold temperatures, fishing action is still good when during times when the weather settles a bit. Captain Jim Klopfer and Rick Grassett out of CB's Saltwater Outfitters report so good action last week.
Anglers with Capt. Grassett caught and released sea trout and bluefish fly fishing in the Sarasota Bay the past week, even catching a legal-sized gag grouper on a fly.
Cool weather pushes larger trout into skinny water, and as a result, Capt. Grassett and Longboat Key snowbird Nick Reding were able to wade in the bay and have some success last Tuesday.
Last Wednesday, anglers with the captain caught trout, jacks and bluefish on Ultra Hair Clouser flies with sink tip fly lines on the eastern deep grass flats of Sarasota Bay.
Read Capt. Grassett's full report.
Capt. Klopfer reports that weather was a factor this past week, as it usually is in January. Even in Florida, cold weather affects fish behavior. However, anglers still had success in Sarasota Bay with his charter service. Artificial and live bait caught fish on flats and around oyster bars.
Sea bass, bluefish, speckled trout, pompano, snapper, gag grouper, jack crevelle and more were caught once weather warmed up a bit in the late morning and early afternoon. A lot of lady fish were caught throughout the week as well, providing some fun action on the other end of the line.
Read Jim Klopfer's full report.


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The Yellow Passport er en amerikansk stumfilm fra 1916 af Edwin August.

Medvirkende
 Clara Kimball Young som Sonia Sokoloff.
 Edwin August som Adolph Rosenheimer.
 John St. Polis som Fedia.
 Alec B. Francis som Myron Abram.
 John W. Boyle som Carl Rosenheimer.

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Amerikanske film fra 1916
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After having studied fashion design and having continued to perfect her craft, Pilar del Campo let the inspiration in and allowed it to take her where it would without a second thought. Pilar del Campo designs garments for the day-to-day of women who look to the future, allowing them to reflect the complexity, style and elegance they possess inside.
There is a dream that startles me awake and robs me of the desire to go back to sleep because of the anguish and helplessness that makes me feel. That dream in which the tsunami invades my mind and floods it completely. This meteorological phenomenon is a tragedy in all senses, but its meaning in a dream is what makes me think continuously about them and make them a constant presence in my life. It is very contradictory but dreaming about tsunamis, in many interpretations, means great progress in working life. That is why I want to dedicate my collection F / W 18-19 to this phenomenon, because after a sleepless agonizing night, calm and progress have always followed.


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As we transition into yet another season I'm already thinking about my spring fragrance edit. Don't get me wrong I'll wear a fragrance anytime if it pleases me, but around this time of year I lean towards lighter, more fresh scents that don't feel heavy or overwhelming.
First up on my list is Blanche from cult favorite brand, Byredo. Blanche was the initial scent from the collection that peaked my interest. It also just so happens to be the fragrance founder Ben Gorham personally created for his wife that was to be reminiscent of the color white. It's the most gorgeous and fresh everyday perfume that has a bright crisp opening with top notes of aldehyde, pink pepper and violet. After the dry down the scent transitions to a slightly warmer, muskier aroma with the inclusion of blonde woods and sandalwood. What I love most about this fragrance is how it manages to stay fresh and incredibly light while lingering throughout the day.
One of my most worn fragrances as of late is the Musk Perfume Oil from C.O. Bigelow. It comes in a petite glass bottle with wand applicator and has a soft yet powerful musky fragrance that I find incredibly warm, sweet and inviting. It's one of those "smells like my skin but better" fragrances and has a lovely way of blending with your natural chemistry. Alone it works quite well as an understated option for those who aren't looking for a bold, overpowering scent. Or it layers beautifully to enhance other fragrances and create a customized scent.Plus, at this price it's a worthy product for everyone's collection.
In my opinion one can never have enough Fig based fragrances, but right about now I'm reaching for Lumira's Tuscan Fig Perfume Oil the most. It has a silky consistency that absorbs easily, and the perfume is nicely concentrated, so you only need a few passes of the rollerball for a truly long-lasting scent. This perfume oil also has a very green, milky version of fig that is grounded in earthy notes of patchouli. There is also a hint of sweetness from the notes of musk and blackcurrant. A major plus is the compact size so it's easy to travel with and apply on the go.


Tonight I am working in a hotel room in Monticello, IN, the lake resort town where my husband's family is gathering to celebrate his mother's 90th birthday. We have been the advance crew assigned to sprucing up the house and putting a few details in place. Much of this activity has culminated in daily trips to Walmart and Ace Hardware. If you can't find what you think you want at one of these stores, you probably don't need it.
The guest of honor for Saturday's gala is a busy woman. Well-wishers of all ages call or stop by her house. She taught in this town until she was 68 then continued reading at the same school to for an additional 20 years. She still reads at the Senior Center once a week. We won't talk about the signs that suggest she is slowing down, we'll celebrate how she keeps going.
Celebrating the release of his new book, Garrison Keillor has been in the news. A mere 71, he says he won't be slowing down. People still listen to Prairie Home Companion and enjoy Keillor's poetry as well as The Writer's Almanac. There are other important fiction writers, older than Keillor, who continue to release new works—Margaret Atwood, PD James, Philip Roth to name a few.
Which all suggests that writers don't have the opportunity to retire. If our minds are working and the words still flow, we don't dare turn off our computers or throw away our notepads and pencils. Maybe we'll shift our writing time from midnight to midmorning and limit word count to short stories or novellas. For some of us who started at this profession later in life, we have to hope to be blessed like my mother-in-law and celebrate our 90th birthday with publishing a little something.


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'the land of fruits and nuts': meanings and origin
12th Jan 2022 .Reading time 10 minutes.
U.S.A, 1932—also 'the land of nuts and fruits'—a humorous, sometimes derogatory, appellation for the U.S. state of California—refers to California's agricultural bounties and to Californians regarded as being 'nuts', i.e., crazy
'frogspawn' (tapioca pudding)
4th Jan 2022 .Reading time 16 minutes.
UK, 1921—'frogspawn': a jocular appellation for 'tapioca pudding' (also for 'sago pudding')—originated in schoolchildren's slang—refers to the fact that both tapioca pudding and sago pudding very much resemble frogspawn, i.e., a soft substance like jelly which contains the eggs of a frog
'(as) sure as God made little apples': meaning and origin
9th Nov 2021 .Reading time 12 minutes.
UK, 1796—meaning: 'certainly', 'definitely'; 'without a doubt'—US variant, 1893: '(as) sure as God made (little) green apples'
'a grape on the business': meaning and origin
25th Oct 2021 .Reading time 8 minutes.
Australia, 1939—someone whose presence spoils things for others; an odd person out—of unknown origin—perhaps a variant of 'gooseberry', as in 'to play gooseberry'—perhaps an alteration of 'gripe'—perhaps related in some respect to 'sour grapes'
'green thumb': meaning and origin
3rd Sep 2021 .Reading time 13 minutes.
British, 1907—denotes considerable talent or ability to grow plants—in this phrase, the adjective 'green' refers to the colour of growing vegetation—1921: 'green-thumbed' (adjective)
'green fingers': meaning and origin
2nd Sep 2021 .Reading time 7 minutes.
British, 1906—denotes considerable talent or ability to grow plants—in this phrase, the adjective 'green' refers to the colour of growing vegetation—1914: 'green-fingered' (adjective)
'to be not so green as one is cabbage-looking'
31st Aug 2021 .Reading time 10 minutes.
Australia, 1865—to be less of a fool than one appears to be—this phrase plays on two uses of the adjective 'green': 1) denoting the colour of growing vegetation, grass, etc. 2) denoting an inexperienced or naive person
'meat and two veg': meanings and early occurrences
25th Apr 2021 .Reading time 10 minutes.
UK—literally, 1919: a dish consisting of meat served with two varieties of vegetable, seen as typical of traditional or unimaginative British cooking—figuratively, 1951: something simple and unsophisticated, or something indicative of simple and unsophisticated tastes
'pumpkinification': meanings and origin
UK, 1849—transformation into a pumpkin; extravagant or absurdly uncritical glorification—coined after Hellenistic Greek 'ἀποκολοκύντωσις', the title of a travesty ascribed to Seneca, according to which the deceased Roman emperor Claudius, instead of being elevated to divine status, is changed into a pumpkin
'(as) fit as a mallee bull': meaning and origin
17th Dec 2020 .Reading time 6 minutes.
Australia, 1960—very fit and well, in robust health—the image is of a bull strengthened by his living in one of the semi-desert areas of Australia in which the principal vegetation is mallee, i.e., low-growing bushy eucalyptus


In March 2017, a group of hackers calling themselves "the Shadow Brokers" published a chunk of stolen data that included two frameworks: DanderSpritz and FuzzBunch. The Fuzzbunch framework contains various types of plugins designed to analyze victims, exploit vulnerabilities, schedule tasks, etc. The DanderSpritz framework is designed to examine already controlled machines and gather intelligence. In pair, it is a very powerful platform for cyber-espionage.
How was this implant discovered?
We always analyze all leaks containing malicious software to provide the best detection. The same happened after the "Lost in Translation" leak was revealed. We noticed that this leak contained a tool in the "implants" category called DarkPulsar. We analyzed this tool and understood that it is not a backdoor itself, but the administrative part only. We also noticed some magic constants in this administrative module, and having created some special signatures based on them, were able to catch the implant itself.
What exactly can this implant be used for?
The most interesting are DisableSecurity and EnableSecurity.
RawShellcode – to execute arbitrary base-independent code.
EnableSecurite – the opposite of DisableSecurity.
UpgradeImplant – for installing a new version of the backdoor.
PingPong – for test communication.
We found around 50 victims, but believe that the figure was much higher when the Fuzzbunch and DanderSpritz frameworks were actively used. We think so because of the DanderSpritz interface, which allows many victims to be managed at the same time. The second point proving this suggestion is that after stopping their cyber-espionage campaign, the malware owners often delete their malware from victim computers, so the 50 victims are very probably just ones that the attackers have simply forgotten.
What about the attack duration? Does it last long?
DarkPulsar's creators did not skimp on resources in developing such an advanced mechanism of persistence. They also included functionality to disable NTLM protocol security for bypassing the need to enter a valid username and password during authentication. This indicates that victims infected with DarkPulsar were the targets of a long-term espionage attack.
Is the attack still active?
We think that after the "Lost In Translation" leakage the espionage campaign was stopped, but that doesn't mean that all computers are rid of this backdoor infection. We cured all our users. As for users without our protection, we have several tips on how to check whether your system is infected and how to cure it by yourself. Note that to exploit this backdoor on infected victims, the attackers need to know the private RSA key which pairs to the public key embedded in the backdoor. It means that no one except real DarkPulsar's managers can exploit compromised systems.
How to protect against this threat?
We can detect this threat with different technologies.
Which proactive technologies do you have to protect users against such threats?
We use machine learning, cloud technologies, emulation, and behavioral analysis in combination with anti-exploit protection to provide the best proactive protection for our clients.
Who is behind this threat?
We never engage in attribution. Our purpose is to counteract all threats, regardless of their source or destination.
How was this implant used? Was it created for stealing money or just information?
We have not seen any techniques for stealing money in this implant, but it is worth keeping in mind that this implant can run any executable code, so its functionality can be increased significantly.
In March 2017, the ShadowBrokers published a chunk of stolen data that included two frameworks: DanderSpritz and FuzzBunch.
DanderSpritz consists entirely of plugins to gather intelligence, use exploits and examine already controlled machines. It is written in Java and provides a graphical windows interface similar to botnets administrative panels as well as a Metasploit-like console interface. It also includes its own backdoors and plugins for not-FuzzBunch-controlled victims.
This is the utility file of the framework. It duplicates the header from XML and includes the plugin's ID.
This executable file is launched when FuZZbuNch receives the command to do so.
This configuration file describes the plugin's input and output parameters – the parameter name, its type and description of what it's responsible for; all of these can be shown in FuzzBunch as a prompt. This file also contributes a lot to the framework's usability, as it supports the specification of default parameters.
One of the most interesting Fuzzbunch's categories is called ImplantConfig and includes plugins designed to control the infected machines via an implant at the post-exploitation stage. DarkPulsar is a very interesting administrative module for controlling a passive backdoor named 'sipauth32.tsp' that provides remote control, belonging to this category.
Burn, RawShellcode, UpgradeImplant, and PingPong remove the implant, run arbitrary code, upgrade the implant and check if the backdoor is installed on a remote machine, respectively. The purpose of the other commands is not that obvious and, to make it worse, the leaked framework contained only the administrative module to work with DarkPulsar's backdoor, but not the backdoor itself.
We thought that probably these constants should also appear in the backdoor, so we created a detection for them. Several months later we found our mysterious DarkPulsar backdoor. We later were able to find both 32- and 64-bit versions.
We found around 50 victims located in Russia, Iran and Egypt, typically infecting Windows 2003/2008 Server. Targets were related to nuclear energy, telecommunications, IT, aerospace and R&D.
Two nameless functions used to install the backdoor in the system.
Functions with names related to TSPI (Telephony Service Provider Interface) operations that ensure the backdoor is in the autorun list and launched automatically.
A function with a name related to SSPI (Security Support Provider Interface) operations. It implements the main malicious payload.
The implementations of the SSPI and TSPI interfaces are minimalistic: the functions that are exported by DarkPulsar have the same names as the interface functions; however, they include malicious code instead of the phone service.
This is loaded at start by the Telephony API (TapiSrv) launched alongside the Remote Access Connection Manager (RasMan) service, setting startup type as "Automatic". When loading the telephony service provider's library, TapiSrv calls TSPI_lineNegotiateTSPIVersion which contains the AddSecurityPackage call to make the inject into lsass.exe.
Lsasrv.dll –for the Negotiate protocol.
After this, Darkpulsar gets ability to embed malware traffic into system protocols. Since this network activity takes place according to standard system charts, it will only be reflected in the System process – it uses the system ports reserved for the above protocols without hindering their normal operation.
The second advantage of controlling authentication processes is ability to bypass entering a valid username and password for obtaining access to objects that require authentication such as processes list, remote registry, file system through SMB. After Darkpulsar's DisableSecurity command is sent, backdoor's hooks on the victim side will always returns in the SpAcceptLsaModeContext function that passed credentials are valid. Getting that, system will provide access to protected objects to client.
DanderSpritz is the framework for controlling infected machines, different from FuZZbuNch as the latter provides a limited toolkit for the post-exploitation stage with specific functions such as DisableSecurity and EnableSecurity for DarkPulsar.
For DanderSpritz works for a larger range of backdoors, using PeedleCheap in the victim to enable operators launching plugins. PeddleCheap is a plugin of DanderSpritz which can be used to configure implants and connect to infected machines. Once a connection is established all DanderSpritz post-exploitation features become available.
This is how DarkPulsar in EDFStagedUpload mode provides the opportunity to infect the victim with a more functional implant: PCDllLauncher (Fuzzbunch's plugin) deploys the PeddleCheap implant on the victim side, and DanderSpritz provides a user-friendly post-exploitation interface. Hence, the full name of PCDllLauncher is 'PeddleCheap DLL Launcher'.
Via FuZZbuNch, run command EDFStagedUpload to launch DarkPulsar.
In DanderSpritz, run command pc_prep (PeedelCheap Preparation) to prepare the payload and the library to be launched on the implant side.
In DanderSpritz, run command pc_old (which is the alias of command pc_listen -reuse -nolisten -key Default) – this sets it to wait for a socket from Pcdlllauncher.
Launch Pcdlllauncher via FuZZbuNch and specify the path to the payload that has been prepared with the command pc_prep in the ImplantFilename parameter.
The FuzzBunch and DanderSpritz frameworks are designed to be flexible and to extend functionality and compatibility with other tools. Each of them consists of a set of plugins designed for different tasks: while FuzzBunch plugins are responsible for reconnaissance and attacking a victim, plugins in the DanderSpritz framework are developed for managing already infected victims.
The discovery of the DarkPulsar backdoor helped in understanding its role as a bridge between the two leaked frameworks, and how they are part of the same attacking platform designed for long-term compromise, based on DarkPulsar's advanced abilities for persistence and stealthiness. The implementation of these capabilities, such as encapsulating its traffic into legitimate protocols and bypassing entering credentials to pass authentication, are highly professional.
Our product can completely remove the related to this attack malware.


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Britain is ranked as one of the bottom countries in the developed world for teenage pregnancy, youth unemployment and involvement in further education, in a new report from Unicef.
Overall the UK was ranked 16th out of the world's 29 richest countries, meaning it fell behind most of its European neighbours, including Ireland, Slovenia, France and Germany, in terms of child prospects.
The 'report card' warned that the government's austerity agenda, which it said had seen £300m cut from services for young people, was having a negative effect.
"With the UK ranking near the bottom of the league table on teenage pregnancy and young people not in education, employment or training, we know that many are facing a bleaker future," said Anita Tiessen, Unicef UK's deputy executive director of communications and programmes.
In the last Unicef report card, in 2007, Britain was ranked in bottom place overall out of the world's 21 richest nations, meaning there has been an improvement.
The report analyses the well-being of country's children based on five main principles: material well-being, health and safety, education, behaviours and risks, and housing and environment. Most of the statistics were based on the latest available data, from between 2009 and 2010.
In the education category, which covers participation and achievement, the UK was 24th out of 29 countries. This was due to the UK coming bottom for participation in further education.
The UK also came 25th for the number of children between 15 and 19 not in education, employment or training (NEET). The UK's NEET rate was just under 10 per cent, and was worse in Romania and the economically struggling countries of Ireland, Italy and Spain.
The UK was also ranked 27th out of 29 for teenage pregnancy – with only Romania and the United States ranked worse. The UK, according to the report, recorded 29 births per 1,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19. Switzerland, the Netherlands and Slovenia topped the table with five or less births.
Teenage consumption of alcohol and cannabis were also areas in which the UK performed poorly, coming in 23rd and 21st respectively.
The report said around 19 per cent of children aged 11, 13 and 15 reported having been drunk at least twice, and 17 per cent reported having used cannabis in the previous 12 months.
The three top countries for child well-being, in order, were Netherlands, Norway and Iceland. The worst country was reported as Romania, followed by Latvia, Lithuania and the United States.


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From Cup to Compost
by Anne-Marie Hardie
Coffee chaff, above, is used to make compostable ring for PürPod100 capsule.
North American households love single-serve's convenience and variety but are increasingly concerned about its ecologically heavy footprint. Convenience remains the primary driver but sales momentum is slowing and roasters, retailers and brand managers acknowledge that marketing 20 billion capsules per year produces a lot of packaging waste.
Mintel International found that two in five single-cup coffee consumers (44%) are drinking single-cup less often due to its environmental impact. Nine in 10 single-cup users (88%) say all packaging should be biodegradable or compostable.
Capsules by the billions.
August coffee consumption data compiled by StudyLogic for the National Coffee Association (NCA) showed 16.6% growth in US single-serve servings to 1.6 billion capsules per month compared to 1.4 billion in August 2014. The annual growth rate is expected to reach $7.75 billion by 2020, according to Mintel. Household penetration continues to rise. An estimated 50 billion capsules will be discarded globally this year.
Reducing waste is a priority for every key player in the industry, including Toronto-based Club Coffee, one of North America's oldest and largest private label roasters.
ALSO: Unveiling the Possibilities for Coffee Chaff
"There is a real sustainability issue when it comes to the amount of packaging now going into landfills that wasn't going there before," said Claudio Gemmiti, Club Coffee's senior v.p., innovation and strategic growth. "So what could we do?" he asks.
The company decided that producing a recyclable product was not the best choice. At its core recycling coffee pods is just not convenient, explains Gemmiti. Municipal recycling guidelines require consumers to break the capsule open, separate the coffee grounds or tea leaves from the lid and sort plastic components. Club Coffee wanted a less complicated solution: an entirely compostable cup.
Inventing certifiable materials
Every component in the capsule design plays a critical role in ensuring the best quality cup. Club Coffee's existing capsule design made good coffee – the problem was the materials used in manufacturing. None of the capsules in the market were readily recyclable much less compostable. "It required Club Coffee to develop three entirely new materials, all of which break down in composting facilities to obtain BPI (Biodegradable Products Institute) certification," said Gemmiti. BPI certified products must be made of approved materials that leave no residues after processing in municipal or industrial facilities. The certification process itself is administered by NSF International.
Capsules on the march.
The unique properties of all three major components of the existing design – capsule, ring, filter and lid, had to be replicated using compostable materials – some of which didn't even exist "You are going to have a hard time making this work without entirely different materials," said Gemmiti.
The result is PürPod100, a ground-breaking fully biodegradable capsule. The lid is made of paper with a layer of PLA (polylactic acid) and a patented vapor barrier. The green ring printed on the lid surface contains a proprietary ink known as a taggant, another Club Coffee development that allows the pods to function in the latest Keurig 2.0 model brewers. PLA is a biodegradable thermoplastic aliphatic polyester derived from renewable resources such as corn, tapioca root, starch and sugarcane.
Finding the right material for the filter body of the PürPod100 was the most challenging aspect of the design as it required a material easily thermoformed and readily compostable. Club's conventional capsules are shaped from a flat roll of nonwoven filter material sized by heated anvil plungers that push the material into a mold, forming a pocket. Recipes require pockets that hold different volumes. Pockets are narrower and shallower for tea, for example, and deeper for some organic coffees. Compostable PLA is readily available but its crystalline structure resists thermoforming.
Not one to give up, Club Coffee began experimenting with ways to manipulate PLA without sacrificing its compostability. Stretching the material was easy; but preserving the uniform mesh essential to filter the coffee with consistency proved difficult.
"You want it to be able to make a really good cup of coffee, with the same dissolved solids each time, and you don't want any grinds to come through," says Gemmiti.
Club Coffee eventually realized the ideal material didn't exist. "We had to invent special materials from scratch," said Gemmiti. Club Coffee turned to the bio resin experts at the University of Guelph to develop a sturdy plastic ring to support the pocket.
The result was a highly compostable bio-composite PLA comprised of bio resin mixed with more than 20% coffee chaff. The coffee chaff, a by-product of roasting, makes the plastic highly compostable. "Everybody has been blown away. The municipality took one look at it and said that will never break down, and then they put it into testing and it totally disappears," said Gemmiti.
To preserve freshness coffee is packed in nitrogen and sealed. While the outer bag is not compostable, it can be reused in multiple ways, including as a freezer bag. Discovering new materials was critical but the PürPod100 could not slow their fill lines or increase the price of Club Coffee's single-serve capsules.
Capsule filling equipment sealed to prevent oxygen from staling coffee.
The company, which operates a 70,000 sq. ft. roasting and filling plant, invested $50 million in a new 85,000 sq. ft. single-serve facility to offer the only BPI certified, 100% compostable capsule on the market. "The punch line is: we are ready to go," said Gemmiti, "The PürPod100 is a commercial product."
Roasters agree. Massimo Zanetti, announced in April it would switch its Hills Bros., Kauai Coffee, Segafredo Zanetti and Chock Full o'Nuts brands to PürPod100. Portland, Ore.,-based Boyd's Coffee and Copper Moon Coffee in Lafayette, In., also switched. A leading retailer in Canada is preparing to convert their private label brands over to compostable pending municipal approvals. Retailers and brand owners across North America are queuing up to access the PürPod100 technology, said Gemmiti.
The next hurdle is curbside. The wide range of pods available on the market has led some municipalities to worry about compost contamination as consumers attempt to compost capsules that aren't BPI certified and are NOT compostable.
"We've been working on getting the municipalities to agree that our cups can go into the green-bin (or brown-bin in some municipalities) program and that's been the most challenging part of this," said Gemmiti. "The fastest way to gain composting access for consumers in Canada is through the curbside collection programs which already exist," he says.
Close-up of coffee chaff.
Appearance is another concern. "Most people look at this product and say that's an ugly duckling compared to the standard single-serve pods with hard plastic cups. But we take it and say, that ugly duckling is different and it looks different, and that's what we are going to leverage when we communicate with people," according to Gemmiti. "The brown ring with the soft pod is the one that is 100% compostable and BPI-Certified. That one goes in your green bin."
Company representatives are literally knocking at the door of municipalities across North America, seeking acceptance into composting programs. They argue the PürPod100 is an ecological option available now and a good reason for every municipality to get on board.
The way Club Coffee sees it, the entire single-serve market could shift to compostable capsules. Twenty billion is a lot of capsules to convert but a practical and proven compostable capsule will put tremendous pressure on others in the industry to do the same.
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