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Staking in Ethereum 2.0: when will it appear and how much can you earn on it?
Why coin staking will be added in Ethereum 2.0
A brief educational program for those who do not follow the update of the project of Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum has long been in need of updating, and the main problem of the network is scalability: the blockchain is overloaded, transactions are slowing down, and the cost of "gas" (transaction fees) is growing. If you do not update the consensus algorithm, then the network will someday cease to be operational. To avoid this, developers have been working for several years on moving the network from the PoW algorithm to state 2.0, running on PoS. This should make the network more scalable, faster and cheaper. In December last year, the first upgrade phase, Istanbul, was implemented in the network, and in April of this year, the Topaz test network with the possibility of staking was launched - the first users already earned 1%. In the PoS algorithm that Ethereum switches to, there is no mining, and validation occurs due to the delegation of user network coins to the masternodes. For the duration of the delegation, these coins are frozen, and for providing their funds for block validation, users receive a portion of the reward. This is staking - such a crypto-analogue of a bank deposit. There are several types of staking: with income from dividends or masternodes, but not the device's power, as in PoW algorithms, but the number of miner coins is important in all of them. The more coins, the higher the income. For crypto investors, staking is an opportunity to receive passive income from blocked coins. It is assumed that the launch of staking:
Will make ETH mining more affordable, but less resource intensive;
Will make the network more secure and secure - attacks will become too expensive;
Will create an entirely new sector of steak infrastructure around the platform;
Provides increased scalability, which will create the opportunity for wider implementation of DeFi protocols;
And, most importantly, it will show that Ethereum is a developing project.
The first payments to stakeholders will be one to two years after the launch of the update
The minimum validator steak will be 32 ETN (≈$6092 for today). This is the minimum number of coins that an ETH holder must freeze in order to qualify for payments. Another prerequisite is not to disconnect your wallet from the network. If the user disconnects and goes into automatic mode, he loses his daily income. If at some point the steak drops below 16 ETH, the user will be deprived of the right to be a validator. The Ethereum network has to go through many more important stages before coin holders can make money on its storage. Collin Myers, the leader of the product strategy at the startup of the Ethereum developer ConsenSys, said that the genesis block of the new network will not be mined until the total amount of frozen funds reaches 524,000 ETN ($99.76 million at the time of publication). So many coins should be kept by 16,375 validators with a minimum deposit of 32 ETN. Until this moment, none of them will receive a percentage profit. Myers noted that this event is not tied to a clear time and depends on the activity of the community. All validators will have to freeze a rather significant amount for an indefinite period in the new network without confidence in the growth of the coin rate. It's hard to say how many people there are. The developers believe that it will take 12−18 or even 24 months. According to the latest ConsenSys Codefi report, more than 65% of the 300 ETH owners surveyed plan to use the staking opportunity. This sample, of course, is not representative, but it can be assumed that most major coin holders will still be willing to take a chance.
How much can you earn on Ethereum staking
Developers have been arguing for a long time about what profitability should be among the validators of the Ethereum 2.0 network. The economic model of the network maintains an inflation rate below 1% and dynamically adjusts the reward scale for validators. The difficulty is not to overpay, but not to pay too little. Profitability will be variable, as it depends on the number and size of steaks, as well as other parameters. The fewer frozen coins and validators, the higher the yield, and vice versa. This is an easy way to motivate users to freeze ETN. According to the October calculations of Collin Myers, after the launch of Ethereum 2.0, validators will be able to receive from 4.6% to 10.3% per annum as a reward for their steak. At the summit, he clarified that the first time after the launch of the Genesis block, it can even reach 20.3%. But as the number of steaks grows, profitability will decline. So, with five million steaks, it drops to about 6.6%. The above numbers are not net returns. They do not include equipment and electricity costs. According to Myers, after the Genesis block, the costs of maintaining the validator node will be about 4.75% of the remuneration. They will continue to increase as the number of blocked coins increases, and with a five millionth steak, they will grow to about 14.7%. Myers emphasized that profitability will be higher for those who will work on their own equipment, rather than relying on cloud services. The latter, according to his calculations, at current prices can bring a loss of up to minus 15% per year. This, he believes, promotes true decentralization. At the end of April, Vitalik Buterin said that validators will be able to earn 5% per annum with a minimum stake of 32 ETH - 1.6 ETH per year, or $ 304 at the time of publication. However, given the cost of freezing funds, the real return will be at 0.8%.
How to calculate profitability from ETN staking
The easiest way to calculate the estimated return for Ethereum staking is to use a special calculator. For example, from the online services EthereumPrice or Stakingrewards. The service takes into account the latest indicators of network profitability, as well as additional characteristics: the time of operation of a node in the network, the price of a coin, the share of blocked ETNs and so on. Depending on these values, the profit of the validator can vary greatly. For example, you block 32 ETNs at today's coin price - $190, 1% of the coins are blocked, and the node works 99% of the time. According to the EthereumPrice calculator, in this case your yield will be 14.25% per annum, or 4.56 ETH.
Validator earnings from the example above for 10 years according to EthereumPrice.
If to change the data, you have the same steak, but the proportion of blocked coins is 10%. Now your annual yield is only 4.51%, or 1.44 ETH.
Validator earnings from the second example over 10 years according to EthereumPrice.
It is important that this is profitability excluding expenses. Real returns will be significantly lower and in the second case may be negative. In addition, you must consider the fluctuation of the course. Even with a yield of 14% per annum in ETN, dollar-denominated returns may be negative in a bear market.
When will the transition to Ethereum 2.0 start
Ben Edgington from Teku, the operator of Ethereum 2.0, at the last summit said that the transition to PoS could be launched in July this year. These deadlines, if there are no new delays, were also mentioned by experts of the BitMEX crypto exchange in their recent report on the transition of the Ethereum ecosystem to stage 2.0. However, on May 12, Vitalik Buterin denied the possibility of launching Ethereum 2.0 in July. The network is not yet ready and is unlikely to be launched before the end of the year. July 30 marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of Ethereum. Unfortunately, it seems that it will not be possible to start the update for the anniversary again. Full deployment of updates will consist of several stages. Phase 0. Beacon chain. The "zero" phase, which can be launched in July this year. In fact, it will only be a network test and PoS testing without economic activity, but it will use new ETN coins and the possibility of staking will appear. The "zero" phase will test the first layer of Ethereum 2.0 architecture - Lighthouse. This is the Ethereum 2.0 client in Rust, developed back in 2018. Phase 1. Sharding - rejection of full nodes in favor of load balancing between all network nodes (shards). This should increase network bandwidth and solve the scalability problem. This is the first full phase of Ethereum 2.0. It will initially be deployed with 64 shards. It is because of sharding that the transition of a network to a new state is so complicated - existing smart contracts cannot be transferred to a new network. Therefore, at first, perhaps several years, both networks will exist simultaneously. Phase 2. State execution. In this phase, various applications will work, and it will be possible to conclude smart contracts. This is a full-fledged working Ethereum 2.0 network. After the second phase, two networks will work in parallel - Ethereum and Ethereum 2.0. Coin holders will be able to transfer ETN from the first to the second without the ability to transfer them back. To stimulate network support, coin emissions in both networks will increase until they merge. Read more about the phases of transition to state 2.0 in the aforementioned BitMEX report.
How the upgrade to Ethereum 2.0 will affect the staking market and coin price
The transition of the second largest coin to PoS will dramatically increase the stake in the market. The deposit in 32 ETH is too large for most users. Therefore, we should expect an increase in offers for staking from the exchanges. So, the launch of such a service in November was announced by the largest Swiss crypto exchange Bitcoin Suisse. She will not have a minimum deposit, and the commission will be 15%. According to October estimates by Binance Research analysts, the transition of Ethereum to stage 2.0 can double the price of a coin and the stake of staking in the market, and it will also make ETH the most popular currency on the PoS algorithm. Adam Cochran, partner at MetaCartel Ventures DAO and developer of DuckDuckGo, argued in his blog that Ethereum's transition to state 2.0 would be the "biggest event" of the cryptocurrency market. He believes that a 3–5% return will attract the capital of large investors, and fear of lost profit (FOMO) among retail investors will push them to actively buy coins. The planned coin burning mechanism for each transaction will reduce the potential oversupply. However, BitMEX experts in the report mentioned above believe that updating the network will not be as important an event as it seems to many, and will not have a significant impact on the coin rate and the staking market. Initially, this will be more likely to test the PoS system, rather than a full-fledged network. There will be no economic activity and smart contracts, and interest for a steak will not be paid immediately. Therefore, most of the economic activity will continue to be concluded in the original Ethereum network, which will work in parallel with the new one. Analysts of the exchange emphasized that due to the addition of staking, the first time (short, in their opinion) a large number of ETNs will be blocked on the network. Most likely, this will limit the supply of coins and lead to higher prices. However, this can also release some of the ETNs blocked in smart contracts, and then the price will not rise. Moreover, the authors of the document are not sure that the demand for coins will be long-term and stable. For this to happen, PoS and sharding must prove that they work stably and provide the benefits for which the update was started. But, if this happens, the network is waiting for a wave of coins from the developers of smart contracts and DeFi protocols. In any case, quick changes should not be expected. A full transition to Ethereum 2.0 will take years and won't be smooth - network failures are inevitable. We also believe that we should not rely on Ethereum staking as another panacea for all the problems of the coin and the market. Most likely, the transition of the network to PoS will not have a significant impact on the staking market, but may positively affect the price of the coin. However, relying on the ETN rally in anticipation of this is too optimistic.
Jiangzhuoer: CSW's Three Extreme Claims - [BitKan 1v1] Craig Wright vs Jiangzhuoer
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Question 2: During the BCH fork to BSV hash war, why do you support BCH? What do you think of the differences between BSV and BCH?
Jiang: First of all, we have to figure out how did some of the key propositions of BSV came about. CSW seems to be the leader of the BSV community, but in fact CSW is just a chess piece. For example, CSW is in name the chief scientist of Nchain, but CSW has no shares in a series of BSV related companies such as Nchain, Coingeek etc. The true boss of BSV and the main backer behind CSW is Calvin Ayre, the casino tycoon.
Zhao Nan wrote two articles, which made the cause and effect of CA's capital layout clear:
"The capital layout of the casino tycoon Calvin Ayre" >>(Chinese)
"The ins and outs of the Calvin Ayre team" >>(Chinese)
Therefore, the ultimate goal of Calvin Ayre is to make money from the Canadian stock market through Coingeek. Coingeek develops its own mining machine, mines itself, controls the chain of BSV, and has the "CSW" as the gimmick, to tell us the story of BSV.
So BCH forks the BSV, which is a step in the entire capital layout of Calvin Ayre. It is not because there is any irreconcilable development direction, but because Coingeek needs to control the BCH. If it cannot be controlled, it will split into a chain that Coingeek can control completely. The whole thing is planned in advance, for example, bitcoinsv.org registration date is July 2, 2018, bitcoinsv.io is August 16, long before CSW began firing shots at ABC team.
CSW's goal is to split the BSV from the BCH, so he must overstate many of his claims in order to create a split. If he puts forward a reasonable claim and BCH is a rational and pragmatic community, then he can't split. It is important to mention some very extreme claims that the BCH community can't accept, and then incite some community members through extremist claims, just like the Nazis do extreme propaganda and incitement, in order to split from the BCH.
CSW's extreme claims, such as:
1 Super block: BCH advocates large block expansion. What about CSW? He demands to upgrade the oversized block in a short time. The BCH 32MB block is sufficient and does not exceed the network load. CSW exerts that he will upgrade 128MB now. He will not wait till next year, and he intends to upgrade to 2g as well in 2019.
But the result? Don't even talk about 2G, the 100M block has exceeded the current network carrying capacity. After the BSV, because the block is too large, it is too late to spread across the entire network. There have been many deep rollbacks, April 18, 2019. At that time, the 578640 height 128M block resulted in 6 confirmed rollbacks, making the 6 confirmations unreliable.
On April 18, 2019, Beijing time, from 21:00 to 22:00, the deep recombination of up to six blocks occurred in the cobwebs of BSV (block height 578640-578645)
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According to BitMEX Research, the BSV chain was rolled back by two blocks in the week. One of the orphaned blocks was about 62.6MB in size. This large block may be the cause of the roll back. In addition, BSV plans to launch an upgraded network called Quasar on July 24. The only change to this upgrade is to increase the default block size limit. It is reported that the expansion of block capacity will increase the probability of block reorganization: the large block has not yet been packaged, and multiple small blocks have made the block height overtaking, which will lead to block reorganization or even fork.
2 Lock-up agreement: A chain must stabilize the agreement. The agreement is greatly changed every time. It definitely affects the above development. If CSW proposes a stable agreement, then everyone agrees that he can't split it. What should he do? CSW is even more extreme, and I am going to set the protocol and lock it, even back to the original version of Bitcoin, which is ridiculous.
The environment has changed, and the agreement must change. For example, if the 0.1 version of Bitcoin is perfect, and the 14-day difficulty adjustment is not a defect, the BSV will not remove the BCH "not original" DDA difficulty adjustment algorithm, and switch back to 14 Day difficulty adjustment? Because once the BSV removes the BCH DDA difficulty adjustment algorithm, it will be directly cut and killed by the big calculation.
3 Computing power determines everything: Why does CW have the power to decide everything? Because the extremes did not dominate the community at the time, but CA's coingeek deployed a lot of mining machines to mine, which is very computationally intensive, so he advocated Force to decide everything, of course, he did not know that my calculations were more than him. I will talk about this later.
Because these claims are created for splitting, not natural development, so these claims will be internal contradictions. For example, CSW said that the agreement is to be locked, and that the computing power determines everything. Even decided to increase the total amount of 21 million, then who has the final say?
Why don't I support the development path of BSV? Because these extreme claims of CSW are all for the purpose of splitting, purposefully proposed, whether it is a large block, lock-up agreement, power calculation determines everything, in fact, it can not be implemented, of course, Will not support these extreme claims that can't actually fall.
In addition, these extreme claims will become a heavy liability for the development of BSV in the future. It is necessary to develop according to these extreme claims. In fact, we cannot do this. We must revise these extreme claims. The members of the community who were incited by these extreme claims will definitely not do it. Then, how do you say that BSV is still developing?
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0xBitcoin General - Weeks 45 and 46, 2018
On this day, 19th of November on the year of our Lord 2018, bitcoin dropped under five thousand United States dollars a piece. These are truly dark times that we are living in, so let us take a glance upon the recent 0xBTC developments and try to sustain ourselves on hopium until this wretched bear market comes to an end.
Some general stats (and changes since last time):
Mining difficulty: 796,213,990 (-2.67%) (next: ~718,929,110) (-10.14%)
Estimated hashrate: 1.17 Th/s (-55.17%)
Current average reward time: 47.37 minutes (+216.49%)
Tokens minted: 3,349,050 0xBTC (+0.65%)
Token holders: 4649 holders (+2.04%)
Total contract operations: 188834 txs (+0.23%)
Tokens required to be a top holder (and changes since last time):
Top 10: 36197.32435793 0xBTC (0.00%)
Top 25: 22697.97400257 0xBTC (+-3.88%)
Top 50: 14174 0xBTC (-1.22%)
Top 100: 7352.5851492 0xBTC (+2.69%)
Top 200: 3000 0xBTC (+0.2%)
Top 300: 1600 0xBTC (+3.22%)
Top 500: 675.17635038 0xBTC (+3.84%)
Top 1000: 173.3201683 0xBTC (+1.76%)
Source: https://etherscan.io/token/0xb6ed7644c69416d67b522e20bc294a9a9b405b31#balance
Lodge proposed a plan to use the PoW contributed towards mining 0xBTC to secure an offchain bridge. https://medium.com/@jlogelin/arbitrary-off-chain-security-using-0xbitcoin-merged-proof-of-work-7c4ff0d07d3f
0xBitcoin was listed on Rootrex, which is a DEX that's partnered with Bithumb. Acydutz lead the initiative by simply explaining the idea behind the project and sending them a few 0xBTC to play around with. https://medium.com/@oneroot/oxbitcoin-will-get-listed-on-rootrex-at-14-00-utc-8-on-november-13-77930052fc55
0xBTC was listed on CoinCalculators.io, a site which tracks the benefits of mining various cryptos. https://www.coincalculators.io/coin.aspx?crypto=0xbitcoin-mining-calculator
The sponsored article was published on CryptoCurrencyNews last week. After the community gathered 9 ETH in donations to pay for the fee, MoonBoy3000 did most of the heavy lifting in regards to the writing, with a lot of help from Mr. F. The result of that was an eloquently written article that is sure to win some more people over to our camp. https://www.ccn.com/0xbitcoin-ethereums-answer-to-bitcoins-proof-of-work/
Frogger pulled some strings and got us a 0xBitcoin banner on https://coinhub.news/.
The SEC has really begun cracking down on ICOs (https://www.coindesk.com/after-fridays-sec-actions-experts-say-ico-party-is-truly-over). The developments effectively mark the end of the era of centrally-generated arcade tokens, clearing the path for a fairer, more transparent method of distribution. Userbrn has written a brief article about IMOs and how they could be used to start blockchain projects in a much more accountable manner. https://medium.com/0xbitcoinfoundation/developers-need-to-consider-initial-mining-offerings-on-ethereum-28be23fa05d9
Userbrn submitted a listing application to Bittrex. Don't be bothering him about the progress on it though, since no decent exchange will speculate about listings. If it goes somewhere, then I'm more than sure that we'll know.
Work on the LavaWallet is currently held up by improvements that have yet to be made to Ethereum, but as soon as those get ironed out the ball will surely get rolling again. In the meantime, Infernal_toast has written this short recap of the LavaWallet: "The LavaWallet contract is a custodial token contract and it is entirely non-owned. Any user is allowed to deposit tokens inside and they will be recorded in the contracts ledger for withdraw by that user at any time. Besides just allowing users to deposit and withdraw tokens, the contract also uses ECRecover so that any tokens inside can be spent by any other pre-specified third party who can submit a signed packet of data (a Lava Packet) which had been signed by the token owner to allow this action.This means that a LavaPacket acts just like a digital check. A user creates and signs this check which specifies an amount of tokens to send to a specific party. A reward (in tokens) can be embedded as well such that anyone who pays the ether gas to submit this check back to the contract will receive. Thus, this allows users to indirectly pay for token transfers using only tokens as the fee. The third parties (relayers) will pay the ether for gas. Once a lava packet is submitted, it cannot be submitted again. One clear fault of such a system is that if anyone can be a relayer and submit a lava packet, then packets which are broadcast to everyone will be submitted by everyone in a race and only the first will be successful. The rest will just lose gas and receive no reward, making for an inefficient system. To solve this minor fault, lava packet creators must specify an address called 'relayAuthority' which is either the address of a specific account , who becomes the only valid relayers for that packet , or a specific arbitrary smart contract whose method getAuthority() is called at time of packet submission which may only return a single address at any given time. Therefore this problem is solved and at any given time, there is only a single valid relayer for any LavaPacket, as enfoced by the contract. This means there will be fewer races, fewer failed tx even with packet broadcasting ,and the power is still in the hands of the user.One such example contract for a relayAuthority has been constructed which uses Proof of Stake and cycles through valid stakers in a ~15 minute interval. LavaPacket creators may use this as a relay authority so that the packet can be submitted by any of the 15 stakers, but still at any given time only one will be a valid submitter so there are still no races, still no reason for invalid TXes."
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How should you secure your van when tradesman's vehicles are increasingly being targeted by thieves? Your van is your office, garage, and tool chest, where you keep everything you need to earn a living - your tools, fixings, machinery, parts and supplies.
Every 23 minutes a van is broken into – don't let yours be the next!
We've put together a comprehensive check list of things you could do to keep your van and its contents safer and more secure. Many of these are simple precautions that don't cost anything, but require a little care when leaving your van. We've written this to help and protect you - if you find it helpful, remember to spread the advice and share it with someone else who could benefit.
For starters, we all know when it comes to securing your van that prevention is better than cure – however that's often easier to say then do. We've rated our recommendations by the ease of implementing them, and we've also tried to give you an indication of likely costs so you can quickly see that they might pay off.
By doing this, you're taking the first step to deterring thieves: over half of all tool thefts are reckoned to be opportunist thefts. By keeping on your toes and locking up properly, no matter whether you're leaving the van for a minute or ten minutes, you're halving the chances of being victimized.
Keeping your van in a well-lit area is a big thief deterrent, making any suspicious activity very obvious. If you always park your van at home overnight and don't have outside lighting, you can pick up a 3000 Lumen 38W LED flood light with a motion sensor for as cheaply as £40.[https://www.electricaldirect.co.uk/product/luceco-slimline-38w-5000k-led-pir-floodlight-blacksilver-552401?nosto=productpage-nosto-2] Make sure you mount it well out of reach!
CCTV can also be installed directly into your van by companies such as TVG [https://www.thevehiclegroup.com/vehicle-cctv/] who are specialists. These solutions can also help if thieves try to steal your van, not just break into it.
While van stickers are great, you have to be careful – the "No tools left in this van overnight" doesn't cut ice any more. Any thief knows that the only person that is likely to use these are the people that leave their tools in the van, so it's best not to advertise it! However, adding some stickers that mention the security of your tools - such as advertising a strong alarm system - can be successful. Armorgard offer some great van stickers that advertise "My tools are secured with Armorgard". Another trick which is gaining popularity is to advertise yourself as something other than a contractor – a big magnetic sign saying "Florists" or "Butchers" on the side of your van isn't going to attract much attention from tool thieves!
It's generally harder to break into a building than a van, hence you will see this advice a lot. It's a good idea, although it can be hassle to put into practise. It may seem worthless to cart your tools to your van and back every day but this is about prevention and minimizing your loss if anything does happen. At the very least, consider removing the three or five most expensive pieces of kit from your van overnight.
This is something you hear a lot from those that have been victim of theft – they wish that they had definite proof of the tools they had – because an insurance company will almost never just take your word for it. Keeping a file of the receipts, keeping an up-to-date inventory of all your tools and regularly taking photos of them in your van all help to create a solid insurance claim. It will take a little time but cost you nothing.
The police recover thousands of stolen goods every year: but this work is wasted if they can't positively identify the owners. Goods are only returned if owners can provide proof that the goods are theirs. Using a UV pen is the most reliable and simplest way of doing this – it leaves an invisible mark that can only be detected using UV light. You can pick up a pack of 10 on Amazon for less than £10 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Safehaus-Permanent-Ultraviolet-Marker-Pack/dp/B004Q5APSM] to leave your personal sign on your tools for identification later.
Van alarm systems are becoming more and more popular as a strong additional line of defence for your van. Systems like the Smart 360 can be purchased from £200, [https://smart360.co/] and are advertised to call your phone within 8 seconds of a break in, making it a fast and efficient way to get alerted of any problems.
Slamlocks – these locks are designed to lock the door securely every time it's closed, hence the name. Slamlocks can be fitted to most vans, and can be purchased from sites such as Vanlocks.co.uk. [https://www.vanlocks.co.uk/slamlocks/] The best slamlocks to have are those that are vehicle specific and inset into the van door. Slamlocks can also be keyed alike to avoid having too many keys.
Deadlocks – deadlocks are a type of lock that don't have a spring loaded bolt, and therefore need a key to physically turn the internal cylinder, which in turn moves the bolt – making it a very difficult lock to pick. When a 5-lever deadlock is paired with anti-drill plates, you get one of the most secure locks on the market, and the only one that is usually accepted by insurance companies for house doors. Companies such as Van Lock Store [http://vanlockstore.co.uk/fitting-installation] will professionally fit deadlocks on your van for you, or you can find tutorials on youtube that show you how to do it yourself.
These are plates which cover the area around the lock with an additional layer of reinforcement, making locks harder to break or pick. These can be purchased from sites such as vanlocks.co.uk [ https://www.vanlocks.co.uk/armaplate/ ] and are usually van specific – but don't worry, protection plates are available for most popular vans.
There are several brands of van box available on the market that can upgrade your tool security. It's worth choosing a box that is strongly built and with good reviews. Features such as anti-jemmy design, reinforcements, deadlocks and thick steel are all features to look out for when choosing the perfect van box. Van boxes to avoid are those that are secured with a padlock, as most padlocks can be twisted open with a good jemmy. For about £150, you can pick up a new Armorgard TuffBank [https://www.armorgard.co.uk/prod/tuffbank] which is a good size to fit most vans and trucks and fits all the criteria – or go one better and get a StrongBank [https://www.armorgard.co.uk/prod/strongbank], which is the best of the best!
Are you insured? Check your insurance documents thoroughly as insurances will usually only cover you in very specific circumstances. Make sure you are familiar with them, and do everything you can to make sure you're covered at all times. For instance, most insurance companies won't accept a claim for stolen tools if your van wasn't locked at the time. If you feel the conditions of your insurance are unrealistic, you could try to renegotiate or find a better provider that covers you for what you need. You can get insurance for around £150 per annum to cover your van and tools up the value of £10,000 – we recommend speaking to a broker such as Biba [https://www.biba.org.uk/] or Simply Business [https://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/] who will go over your requirements and put you in touch with the best provider.
Report your tool theft to the Police straight away, so they can try and track down the thieves: if you have CCTV footage or other evidence they will want to have a record. This also means you should be notified when they have any updates or if they find any goods that match those you lost.
Notify your insurance company as soon as possible. Sometimes insurance companies need to know about the incident within a few days for your claim to be valid, so it's important to let them know straight away.
Check out any local second hand tool shops, Cash Converters, local car boot sales and so on – thieves are lazy and don't often travel far to get rid of their goods.
Keep an eye on eBay, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and other second hand online selling sites – if you see your tools appear, you can raise a ticket with the customer service team for that site.
Keep an eye on police updates. Most county police constabularies use Flickr to post photos of recovered goods – if you recognise anything as your own you can contact the police on 101 to claim it. Google your counties police website to find out how they advertise recovered goods.
Post images of the tools lost online, on social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and use popular hashtags such as #vantheft #tooltheft #vansecurity #vancrime #stolen to make your post easily searchable. If people see the tools you have lost they might contact you or report it to the police. It also makes it very hard for thieves to sell your tools if people can easily recognise them as stolen.
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These pages are a work in progress, but are intended to help users with no previous knowledge understand how to install and use userscripts on their computer.
What is a User Script?
Userscripts (a.k.a User Scripts, User scripts, or .user.js) are open-source licensed add-ons for web browsers that change web pages as they are loaded. They give users the power to make websites do what they want them to, rather than what was originally intended. This kind of script is usually file named on your computer as site it affects - what useful name you want to call it.user.js and always does end in .user.js.
Useful tasks like improving layout, fixing bugs, automating common tasks and adding new functions can all be done by userscripts. More complicated userscripts can create mash-ups by combining information from different websites or embedding new data into a web page, e.g. to add reviews or price comparisons to a shopping website.
What is a Library Script?
Library scripts (a.k.a libs, libraries, or plain .js) are reusable open-source licensed pieces of code that are shared for common uses in other Userscripts. This kind of script is usually file named what useful name you want to call it.js and always does not end in .user.js.
How do I use a userscript?
It requires the installation of an extension specific to your browser. These extensions help simplify management tasks like installing, removing and updating userscripts. The original userscript manager was Greasemonkey for the Firefox browser, so you may often hear userscripts referred to as Greasemonkey scripts. To find out how to get going, look at the options for your browser in the table below.
You should be aware of privacy issues when using userscripts, and should not install them from sources you do not trust. Userscripts can carry out actions on your behalf and can potentially access any information on a website you have access to, or that you enter into a website. They are often permitted to carry out functions that scripts on normal websites cannot, such as storing information on your computer and sharing it between website. Badly written userscripts could potentially also be exploited by malicious websites.
To reduce security risks, most userscript managers let you control which websites a userscript can access and whether it can operate on secure (https) websites or local files on your computer. On OpenUserJS, the source code of every userscript is available to be examined, so that other programmers can see whether or not there is any malicious code or dangerous bugs.
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Digital Humanities: Resources
About the Certificate
Research Organization
"Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you
collect, organize, cite, and share research."
Development for the Digital Humanities (DevDH.org)
"Providing the intellectual and strategic scaffolding to aid DH researchers successfully complete their research endeavors"
Geospatial Historian
"The Geospatial Historian is a tutorial-based open access textbook for historical scholars and digital humanists edited by Jim Clifford and Josh MacFadyen. It is designed to teach practical digital mapping and GIS skills that are immediately useful to real research needs."
Programming Historian
"We publish novice-friendly, peer-reviewed tutorials that help humanists learn a wide range of digital tools, techniques, and workflows to facilitate research and teaching."
American Panorama
"American Panorama is an historical atlas of the United States for the twenty-first century. It combines cutting-edge research with innovative interactive mapping techniques, designed to appeal to anyone with an interest in American history or a love of maps."
Anterotesis Digital Humanities GIS Projects
An annotated collection of digital humanities maps created in GIS.
BigDIVA
" Big Data Infrastructure Visualization Application, offers a visual interface for navigating scholarly, peer-reviewed humanities content, such as historical documents, images of art and artifacts, and any scholarship associated with those things"
Coruña Corpus of English Scientific Writing
"a corpus of late Modern English scientific writing, covering the period
between 1700 and 1900"
Hamilton College Digital Humanities Initiative
"The Digital Humanities Initiative (DHi) creates opportunities for new interdisciplinary models and methods of collaboration between faculty and students."
Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
"Online repository of datasets compiled by historians of early North America. MEAD preserves and makes available these datasets in their original format and as comma-separated-value files (.csv)"
Mapping Social Movements
"visualizations about dozens of social movements that have influenced American life and politics during the 20th century"
Spatial History Project
"The Spatial History Project at Stanford University is a place for a collaborative community of students, staff, and scholars to engage in creative spatial, textual and visual analysis to further research in the humanities."
Maps and Timelines
"StoryMapJS is a free tool to help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of events."
TimeMapper
Use a spreadsheet to create and connect a geomap and a timeline.
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"Omeka provides open-source web publishing platforms for sharing digital collections and creating media-rich online exhibits." These exhibits can be internally or publicly shared.
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VisualEyes
"VisualEyes is a HTML5 version of the VisualEyes authoring tool for historic visualization to weave images, maps, charts, video and data into highly interactive and compelling dynamic visualizations."
"A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System"
Create maps. Functions well with VR headsets.
DataVisualization
Collection of data visualization tools
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"R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics."
PrimaryAccess
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Text Mining and Analysis
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OCR4all
"An Open Source Tool Providing a Comprehensive But Easy to Use (Semi-)Automatic OCR Workflow for Historical Printings"
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Like the headline says, this is post number 800 on my blog. Since November 15th of 2001 I've been posting little tidbits here; mostly things to keep my friends and family (few of whom live closer than 2,000 miles away) included in my daily comings and goings -- at least in some way. By my math it's been 80 months and 14 days since I started posting, so that means I've averaged about ten posts a month. Now if only I could find a way to count the number of words I've posted in seven years and eight months . . .
This past weekend Julia had been invited to be an artist at the Renton Annual Art Show, which is part of Renton River Days. This is her third year there and she was the only jewelry artist, which was good news. She set up on Thursday with her mom and then she and I went back on Sunday to pick everything up. It's a great show because other people are there are weekend to watch over everything.
We also took care of some other things, like stopping by the house to take some pictures (which I uploaded to Flickr on Friday, so check 'em out) and stopped by again a couple of days later to find they'd put in the sod for the backyard. I have pictures of that, too, but I haven't had time to post them. I'll do it soon. We also fixed the fridge at the condo, which was an interesting little project that I got major props for from my girl and the new tenant.
I'm still reading Scott Lynch's (excellent) The Lies of Locke Lamora and after stalling out for a few weeks I'm back into it and making good progress. Those damn D&D books took up all my reading time for a while.
Seth let me know that Rob is coming to town this week, so I'll be meeting him for dinner this week. I think he's going on a cruise with his family and he came a bit early to see Seth and I. Once again, I am excited to see a friend who lives far too far away.
I've started working in earnest on a script for a comic book. The last time I did this was for a book a friend and I were working on, but this time it's all for me. I'm going to write the damn thing and then follow it up with more and soon I'll be writing comics for a living -- or at least writing something for a living. I swear.
My birthday is Saturday. 39. Big whoop, I'm still me. Hopefully by this time next year there will be even less of me; I start taking good care of myself again on Monday. Wish me well.
At the end of my last post I mentioned that I was going to see the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight. Brian and I went (Julia opted out to work on jewelry for the show she has this weekend) over to Bellevue to see it and it really was good. I think it's one of those sequels that's better than the first movie, which is a rare accomplishment. The film is a bit long, but I think everything onscreen is needed to tell the story they wanted to tell.
I particularly liked how they'd updated all of the characters and especially how this wasn't a Joker origin story. And speaking of the Joker, I thought the choice to have him lick his lip frequently was a great touch. Not only because it made sense considering his scars, but also because it made him seem almost reptilian and therefore a bit more alien and menacing. Now I just hope that they don't "retire" the character from the following films because they don't want to "disrespect" the memory fo Heath Ledger and his last role.
Wednesday morning we got up early and dropped Brian at the airport and I thought things would return to normal, but then Tim Gerritsen called me during the day and asked me out to dinner. So, Wednesday night I met him and a co-worker who were in town for GameFest and went to dinner at the Honey Hole on Capital Hill for some yummy sandwiches. Catching up with Tim was great and it's good to see him and his company doing well. I wish him all the luck!
Thursday, Julia spent all day setting up her tables at the Renton Annual Art Fair. I met up with her at her parents' place after work and we went to see the house. They finished the interior paint and all the light fixtures and have now started on the landscaping. Julia took a bunch of pictures and I plan to get them up tonight or tomorrow, so be sure to check out the Flickr badge on the right for updates. Julia had a big hand in planning the landscaping and it's looking great. Right now a lot of plants and trees are in (but not all of them!) and the sod is coming soon. It's so exciting to see all of this come together and it's odd how long this whole process has taken while at the same time it seems to be going to quickly. Regardless, we're due to move into the place in less than a month!
Anyway, last night was opening night of the previously mentioned art fair. Julia has two big tables there and after the introductory festivities people started spending money and Julia sold a good handful of pieces and collected a couple business cards for custom orders. Hooray! I'm looking forward to getting down there this weekend to check out the rest of the event, if only for a few minutes.
Tonight, finally, I'll get to do some relaxing. Tomorrow I have to take pictures for things going on ebay and go to the condo to do some minor repair work on a refrigerator. Fun!
My birthday is coming up and I figured one or two of you might like to see what might make good gifts if you're so inclined. So, my Amazon wishlist has been updated.
I forgot to mention that Scott (Willems) called me Sunday morning. Just as Brian, Julia, and I were getting ready to head out for a late breakfast at the Farmers' Market my phone rang and it was Scott heading to the game store just before going to his friend's to game. We chatted about his work, my work, the house, gaming, GenCon, and a couple of other things, then it was time for both of us to split; him to the game store he was sitting outside of and me to the market.
It sounds like teaching is going well for him and he's going to be a travelling teacher next year which isn't optimal, but it's okay by him. As for gaming, it was good to hear he's playing Deadlands and an 1880s-style super-hero game (one of my personal favorite settings).
Hopefully I'll get to spend some time with Scott again soon. I miss that guy.
Work is going well. I'm still finding my way around and my boss was gone most of last week at E3, so I was pretty much on my own. I managed to fill my time, but I had to work to find things to do, read, etc. Hopefully this work will be a bit better. I already have a number of meetings set up to talk to my co-workers to see how we all fit into the bigger picture around here. They should be informative.
As for non-work stuff; Julia went to visit a friend on Friday and stayed overnight with her so they could pal around on Saturday. She had a good time going to a farmers' market and picking through her friend's garden for things to transplant into our new garden.
While she was gone I went to see Hellboy II and took care of some things around the house.
My friend Brian from Tampa came to town in the middle of last week for a conference. It wrapped up on Saturday afternoon, so I picked him up from his hotel, we picked up comics, then we had dinner at Mashiko in West Seattle and went to see Hancock in Factoria. I'll be interested to see the extended version of the movie. I'm sure it will explain a lot more than the theatrical release, but overall I thought it was okay. It sort of lost its way half-way through, but it was still interesting to see a super-hero movie that wasn't constrained by all sorts of comic continuity.
Sunday we had breakfast down at the Farmers' Market downtown, which is always good. Julia wanted to pick up some fresh fruit and veggies for smoothies, too, so it worked out well. Afterward Brian and I went to the Mariners game; they were playing the Cleveland Indians (Brian's home state from growing up). The Mariners lost, but Brian was happy that the Indians won, so we'll call it even. Probably the nicest part of the game was how easy it was to get to and from the stadium from our house: short car ride, handy free parking within a 5 minute walk to the park, and almost no traffic because we didn't have to take any of the main roads. Nice.
After the game we took Brian to see the new house. They're still busy with painting the interior, so a lot of the details were covered up to protect them from paint, but he got a good look at the big picture. Oh, and they'd started on the landscaping, which is pretty exciting. If things go according to plan the house should be done-done in the next couple of weeks, then we check it over to make sure everything's correct (then they change anything that's wrong), and we move in by the end of August.
For dinner we went to a thai place down on Alki. The dinner was decent, but Alki was really hopping. That's not a surprise considering it was a nice, warm, sunny Sunday. It was really a nice capper to the weekend.
I wish I'd been able to spend some of today and tomorrow during the day hanging out with Brian, but fortunatley/unfortunately I have a job. We'll hang out tonight and tomorrow night, then I'll run him to the airport Wednesday morning. One of those nights we're going to see the new Batman movie. I'm looking forward to that.
I realized on my way into work this morning that I haven't been very good about talking about what I've been up to lately. I realized this because it's now more and ten days after the 4th of July and I still haven't written about that.
Sure, the may not be the topic some of you want to hear about, but considering I started this blog to let friends and family know what sort of fun and stress I have in my life, it certainly makes sense to write about.
Anyway, Julia and I spent the 4th at Shana's. We ran errands in the morning (if I recall correctly we took care of some things at the condo) then went to Shana's around 4:30. There were a good mix of people from WizKids, ex-WizKids, co-workers from Shana's "new" job at the Matter Group, and Shana's mom and dad. It was odd (for me) to see people from our "normal" group of friends mingling with people from the Matter group, but only because I don't usually associate those two groups in my head. It caused me some cognitive dissonance for a few minutes, but it was good to see everyone regardless.
Shana's dad was on grill duty and I spent a lot of time chatting with Tyler, Seth, Liz, Mike & Sharon and their girls. We also got a tour of Shana's fixed-up-but-previously-flooded basement, which seems to have recovered nicely and looks great. She also showed us what she and her father have done in the backyard, which turned out very nicely. I especially liked the tiki themed metal gate they made and installed next to the garage.
Juli and I left around 8:30 because we didn't really care to see the neighborhood fireworks and we didn't want to get stuck in any traffic later on. Admittedly we didn't really have to worry about traffic considering the ride home from Shana's is pretty short.
Last week I started work. On Tuesday, actually, so I spent Monday working like a madman to get everything I had at home listed on ebay before the day job started. I managed to get about 20 items listed (and the auctions ended yesterday), which was nice because I didn't want to mess with any of that during the week if I could avoid it. Plus the extra money coming in is nice.
As for work, I spent most of last week reading up on some specifics about my job, familiarizing myself with some of the tools I'll be using, and generally learning my way around. Now that I'm commuting again it'll be nice to catch up on my podcasts again.
This past weekend Julia and I had a lot to do. She cleaned the condo on Friday and spent time with her mom. In the evening I went to Tyler's to play poker. I did very, very well during most of the game and was up for most of the evening, but I ended up losing $20 for the night. It was odd because I was really stressed about losing the money because we've been so money-conscious lately, but as I drove home I realized that $20 didn't cripple us for the week like it would have before. Now that I had regular work again I could afford to spend $20 on a night out because I knew more would be coming in--soon. That was strangely relaxing and exhilirating to me and I really enjoyed the feeling. But I still would have preferred to walk out with some winnings.
Saturday, Julia and I had crepes at a little cafe near our house, then walked over to a cat rescue place a couple doors down. It had a screened in porch-like area with a bunch of cats and kittens in it and we played with them through the screen since the place didn't open until later in the day. If you're looking for a new kitten, contact me and I'll tell you where this place is because they had some adorable cats.
That afternoon, I played D&D. Also at Tyler's. It's a once a month game and it just happened to fall the fay after the poker game. So far the game is going really well. Tyler hasn't run in a while, but everything is flowing nicely, even with a month break in between. I'm playing a sorcerer named Hugo, he's second level. And I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but we're playing the Savage Tide adventure path. Anyway, enough about that.
Sunday, Julia and I ran a ton of errands. We went to a garage sale near our house and bought a good ladder and a practically-new wheel barrow. We went to the condo and fixed the drapes and vacuumed. We checked out the new house, but they'd spent last week covering everything to prepare for painting, so no real progress or pictures to show off. We stopped by Seth's to get the key to Jordan's storage unit so we could load up the car with more stuff for ebay. We had burgers at Fatburger in Redmond. We generally ran around for about six hours and managed to get a lot accomplished. We were pretty pleased with ourselves.
Last night we sent out ebay invoices, catalogued all the stuff we picked up from Jordan's storage unit on Sunday, and I prepared a bunch of things to ship out to people who bought things on ebay -- which I shipped to them this morning. Work, work, work.
I don't have anything else to say right now and I'm sure I've gone on long enough, so I'll sign off for now.
I've completed my first day of the new job. The people are very friendly and the bulk of my work so far has been to simply "keep busy" because I'm not fully set up for everything just yet. That means tomorrow I have to look through gaming magazines and mark them up with little flags so we know where ads appear with our name. Oh, the horror. Heh.
I just wanted to let you know that everything is good.
Stress about money and work is mostly gone -- it's very tenacious, that stress -- but generally life is good.
Okay, time to go play games at Seth's.
I've been looking for full-time work like a madman since I left my last contract position at Microsoft at the end of January. Yeah, 5+ months of unemployment = Not fun. Especially when you're trying to buy a house. Luckily the house had a very long lead-time and Julia is very good with money, so we've been able to do everything we've needed to, but the bank was definitely going to balk about giving us a loan in a few weeks if I was jobless. So getting a job now was definitely a good thing.
As for the job, for a number of reasons I don't want to talk about it too much, but it's working in the Games for Windows area and it sounds like it should be pretty interesting. I start next Tuesday (the 8th) and that means I have a lot to in the next few days.
I'm still selling a bunch of stuff on ebay for some former co-workers. That's been great because I'm getting a cut of the profits. That's an ongoing process that I'll have to change a little bit so that the listings start and end on the weekends once I start working.
Last night Julia and I met up with her parents and moved the furniture out of the condo and into storage. It's nice to have that taken care of. But I gotta say, it was hot and surprisingly humid, so it was sweaty work despite the fact that we got everything done in a couple of hours using only our cars. We'll still have to go back and do some cleaning, but we don't have anymore real work to do there. Awesome.
Okay, time to get some things done around here.
I have been offered a job.


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Earlier this winter, I wrote about my elementary experiences and told you at a later date I would share my other schooling experiences. So this week, I will reminisce about my junior high years at Spring Street School.
In Nashua at that time, junior high included grades 7-9. If you went back to Nashua today, you would not find Spring Street School. Actually, all of the schools that I attended in Nashua have changed (Crowley is now the Adult Education Program, Spring Street is a court house, Nashua High is now Nashua South).
I was really nervous going into junior high. But these are the years I remember with smiles, laughter and fond memories. In 7th grade, they placed you in "houses". You had the same group of students in your major classes (math, science, social studies and English). I had a very funny 7th grade math teacher, Ms. Houde. She had a nickname for me - TURKEY. She called me that because I could figure out the complicated problems, but made mistakes on the easier ones. She always wrote on an overhead projector and she kept the class moving. In 7th grade, I failed a quarter of home economics. It was the sewing unit! I remember my teacher's comment one day, "Ann, I don't understand how you can be so coordinated on the basketball court, but you have no coordination with a needle and thread." I was the master of taking out stitches and I never finished my project. Instead, she let me organize and clean the kitchen for the summer break.
have her coach me in both junior high and high school. Mr. Prive was my basketball and softball coach. He taught me about hard work, dedication and confidence. During study halls, we were able to go to Mr. Prive's room to watch films of the games. During that time, I learned how to do a shooting chart, break down films and do the book. Mr. Prive took a special interest in his athletes and kept an eye on us. Softball was my favorite. Mr. Prive was the head coach, but my dad was a volunteer coach. Dad must have hit over 10,000 fly balls to the outfield. He also was the batter during "situations"; since I was the catcher, Dad would explain every situation and scenario with me. It was a blast!
There were two other important people during my years at Spring Street. Those two people were Mr. Lancourt and Mrs. Prive. Mr. Lancourt really did not know a lot about sports, but he was there for every game. He also would give us rides to softball practice. His sense of humor, willingness to help, and lack of understanding of basketball were other important lessons in balance. He would remind us to laugh and have fun! Mrs. Prive (Mr. Prive's wife) taught 9th grade home economics. She was gentle and kind. When my Dad got sick during my 8th grade year, she was always there with a smile and would check in to see how we were holding up.
Have a great weekend and Happy Easter and Passover to those who celebrate….


The Irishman opted for his signature sprinting style of riding a rival team's train to the line, before powering past Deceuninck – Quick-Step's Fabio Jakobsen in the final 100m with ease.
Jakobsen appeared to throw his bike at the wrong line, but Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) was already well clear and the Dutchman had to settle for second.
Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) completed the podium, while Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) finished outside the top-10.
The opening stage of the 2019 edition was an expected sprint, but with some challenges along the road.
As the peloton raced over 156.7km from the capital Istanbul to Tekirdah to the west, riders faced two categorised tests.
The first of the third cat climbs came just 40km into the race, while the final rise peaked just inside the final 13km.
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Early in the day, six riders went clear and were allowed to build up manageable advantage.
Álvaro Robredo (Burgos-BH), Lucas De Rossi (Delko Marseille Provence) , Lorenzo Fortunato (Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia-KTM), Emerson Oronte (Rally UHC Cycling) Lindsay De Vylder (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise), and Ferit Samli (Turkey) made up the breakaway and gained a 5-50 advantage at the maximum.
But the peloton confidently wound them in, making the catch with 22km left to race.
Everyone made it over the final climb without incident, as Dimension Data hit the front of the peloton with clear intentions for Mark Cavendish.
Astana also held their position at the front of the group, with Bora-Hansgrohe ominously behind.
Dimension Data evaporated at the head of the bunch in the final few kilometres as Bora took up the pace-setting, with Deceuninck – Quick-Step sailing up the inside.
Cavendish was tucked in near the front but looked too far back to really fight for the line.
Bennett slipped onto the tail of the Quick-Step train in the final 500 meters as their sprinter Fabio Jakobsen was first to launch his sprint 200m out.
But Bennett waited another 50m and powered past Jakobsen, who threw his bike at the wrong line.
Bennett was well clear by that point, taking victory ahead of the Jakobsen with Caleb Ewan rounding off the podium.


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The self-lubricated condom is a new invention, sponsored by Bill Gates
Written by Jerry Seward
Published in Innovation
Scientists have invented a new self-lubricating condom making condoms more appealing to use.
The rubber latex is coated with a thin layer of hydrophilic polymers that, upon contact with moisture, become slippery to the touch, making the lubricant last longer and removing the need to add more lubricant during sex. It could last at least 1,000 thrusts without losing slipperiness and should be more comfortable than regular condoms. (Research in the late 80sfound that most couples' lovemaking only involves between 100 and 500 thrusts).
Grinstaff Group at Boston University
"In the presence of just moisture or water or vaginal fluids, it would basically become slippery," said Prof Mark Grinstaff, a co-author of the study from Boston University. Seventy-three per cent rated the self-lubricating one more highly, in the study. Clinical trials with couples to see how the condoms compare in real-life settings could begin early next year. The team filed a patent for the idea and hope their self-lubricating condoms will be on the market within the next two years. The research team said the object of their study is a necessary one. "The last advance in condom technology is more than 50 years ago, and that was when silicon oil got introduced as a lubricant," said Grinstaff. "We are using our grandparents' technology in the 21st century, which is crazy," said Prof Grinstaff. The new research was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.


Kiren is the type of person who only says something if it needs to be said. To be honest, I've never heard her say a single word. Sure, I've seen her lips move as she spoke to a friend, but I've never heard her voice.
I like to think of her as an observant young girl with a love for art, yet gestures remain to be strictly logical. Her mannerisms appear as smooth and as graceful as a swan in the water. She is thin, yet she appears to have a strong will deep down, despite how timid she may seem. It's as if her eyes have seen everything, good or bad, yet she so gracefully manages to bottle it inside her.
Despite her lack of tongue, I imagine her writing is of the highest etiquette and standards. She exceeds in all she does, yet she has never boasted. Not once.
Her friends are bountiful, yet she truly speaks to few. The ones who hear her voice never fail to smile as the words she says are so perfect and true. I cannot ever imagine her speaking to someone without a need or strong desire yearning inside her.
She never answers questions in front of the class, yet everyone seems to just know she is greatly intelligent. Although I have never had the pleasure of speaking to this girl, I almost feel as if she wouldn't respond.


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Evil deities that offer the Air, Earth, Fire, and Water blessings or nonevil deities with disasters in their portfolios might also offer these disaster blessings as options for their warpriests.
The fury of the quaking earth infuses your faith.
Stone's Base (Minor): You can touch an ally to bless it with the stalwart resilience of stone. For 1 minute, the creature gains a +4 bonus to its CMD against maneuvers that would move the ally or knock it prone.
Earth Hammer (Major): At 10th level, you can touch a weapon to bless it with the force of a mighty earthquake for 1 minute. When the weapon hits a creature, the target must succeed at a Reflex save or fall prone; either way, the creature is immune to this ability for 24 hours.
You see proof of your convictions in the churning waters of a flood.
Lasting Breath (Minor): You can touch an ally to bless it with an extra reserve of breath. For 1 minute, while the ally holds its breath, standard and full-round actions don't decrease the number of rounds the ally can hold its breath.
Tsunami Burst (Major): At 10th level, when you are hit by a melee attack, you can invoke this blessing as an immediate action. A wave of water blasts out from you at your attacker, attempting a bull rush combat maneuver check using your CMB but adding your Wisdom modifier instead of your Strength modifier.
The howling wrath of a tornado inspires your religion.
Dust Devil (Minor): When you hit with a weapon attack, you can use a swift action to cause a sudden burst of wind and debris to swirl around your target. The target is dazzled for 1 minute.
Howling Gale (Major): At 10th level, you can invoke a howling windstorm around yourself as a standard action. For 1 minute, any Large or smaller creature takes twice as much movement to enter a space adjacent to you due to the winds, and thus can't take a 5-foot step to move adjacent to you.
In the flames of a wildfire you take inspiration.
Leaping Flames (Minor): You touch an ally to bless it with the speed of a wildfire for 1 minute. The ally gains a +10-foot enhancement bonus to its base speed, and the ally gains a +1 dodge bonus to its AC against attacks of opportunity.
Fiery Wake (Major): At 10th level, when you move, you can use a swift action to invoke a blazing blessing on yourself. For the rest of your turn, your movement leaves behind a 10-foot-tall wall of opaque fire in your path. The wall burns for 1 minute. A creature that touches the wall takes 2d6 points of fire damage.


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Insurgent Consciousness
Non-state actor super-empowerment is changing the world. How must we adapt to protect ourselves?
Crushing the Balloon: The Nabhan Raid and its Implications
Al Qaeda is not bound by national boundaries. Our strategy against it should not be either.
The prime American interest in Afghanistan and Pakistan is to deny Al Qaeda safe-haven. Given the balloon effect, if the U.S. is successful at denying Al Qaeda safehaven in Afpak, it may only succeed in driving most of the Al Qaeda personnel currently located there into other poorly-governed areas.
The U.S. cannot make Afghanistan-style commitments to Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Indonesia. What should American policy be in these areas?
One option is found here.
Details are hard to come by like an Arabic-speaking agent in the FBI. Nevertheless, an American Special Operations Forces unit has attacked and killed a terrorist seeking refuge in Somalia.
Some positive aspects:
1. Obama is willing to fight Al Qaeda operators where they're located.
2. The President seems able to do so without sacrificing too much domestic and international political capital. Given that domestic political support and international counter-terrorism cooperation are both vital to the cause, this is very important.
3. The U.S. may have information access superiority against the terror networks operating in Somalia. From the article:
"Ernst Jan Hogendoorn, Horn of Africa Project Director of the International Crisis Group, said the "the surgical" precision of Monday's raid shows that U.S. has specific intelligence in Somalia.
"I think it will certainly make al-Shabab leaders much more cautious when they are operating because obviously the United States has very precise intelligence about their movements," he said."
Some drawbacks to this option are:
1. This could have ended really badly. The SOF unit apparently infiltrated via helicopter. What if a Somali RPG round had shot down that helicopter?
2. Precision strikes are limited in their long-term effect on Somalia's utility for jihadis. Somalia is likely to be a lawless refuge for unsavory characters of all kinds for many years to come.
by Russ@ICon
Sep 15, 2009 5:06:22 PM
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The NHS employs over a million staff in thousands of locations. It is a large and complex organisation providing a broad range of services. It is not surprising that sometimes you or a loved one may feel bewildered or concerned when using the NHS. And this can be at times when you are feeling at your most vulnerable and anxious.
So, what should you do if you want on the spot help when using the health service? The NHS expects all members of staff to listen and respond to you to the best of their ability. But sometimes, you may wish to talk to someone employed especially to help you. The Patient Advice Team is part of the Patient Advice and Complaints Team (PACT) and it's role is to ensure that the NHS listens to patients, their relatives, carers and friends, and answers their questions and resolves their concerns as quickly as possible.
The Patient Advice Team also helps the NHS to improve services by listening to what matters to patients and their loved ones and making changes, when appropriate.
What does the Patient Advice Team do?
In particular it will:
Provide you with information about the NHS and help you with any other health-related enquiry
Help resolve concerns or problems when you are using the NHS
Provide information about the NHS complaints procedure and how to get independent help if you decide you may want to make a complaint
Provide you with information and help introduce you to agencies and support groups outside the NHS
Inform you about how you can get more involved in your own healthcare and the NHS locally
Improve the NHS by listening to your concerns, suggestions and experiences and ensuring that people who design and manage services are aware of the issues you raise
Provide an early warning system for NHS Trusts and monitoring bodies by identifying problems or gaps in services and reporting them.
If you would like more information please write to: Patient Advice team,Patient Advice and Complaints Team,Freepost EX 184,County Hall,Topsham Road,Exeter EX2 4QL or call 01392 267665