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Ransomware - No Sign of Relief, Especially for Australians Posted: 25 Feb 2015 07:50 AM | Carl Leonard | no comments Websense® Security Labs™ researchers observed that ransomware was a plague in 2014 and this threat type shows no sign of relief in 2015. In this blog we profile the user experience for a Torrentlocker variant focusing on the Australian region. Ransomware is an umbrella name for a type of cybercrime in which the attackers restrict access to a computer until a ransom is paid to restore system access and function. Crypto Ransomware is a form of ransomware in which access to data is blocked by encrypting the data and withholding an encryption key until a ransom is paid to the cyber criminals. (Authors' note: We do not recommend that a ransom is paid to the cyber criminals). We have seen that Torrentlocker rotates through many themes/lures/targets and tends to be low volume and targeted. In the latter half of 2014 we observed fake Royal Mail lures (targeting UK end-users) and Australia Post lures, but then Torrentlocker moved on to Turkish-themed lures (Turk Telekom, TTNET) and then New South Wales Government lures, of which we see a repeat in our current case study. There have also been Czech Post lures, TESA Telecom (Brazilian-themed) lures, Italian lures and others too. The lure tend to be fake 'eFax' or 'penalty' download pages. The Websense ThreatSeeker Intelligence Cloud identified a campaign sent yesterday to Australian end users. This ransomware followed the 7 Stages of Advanced Threats model in a typical fashion. Australian-themed Ransomware Our case study, the Australian-themed ransomware, exhibits the typical process from lure to infection. Ransomware is most often distributed via email lures or compromised websites (specifically malvertising). Today's case study used an initial email lure with a topic of penalties induced by speed cameras. A typical subject is " Penalty id number - <random number> / Fixed by speed camera ". The lure email contains a URL (in this case a compromised wordpress host). The end user is sent through to a website that makes a call to action: In this case we see a Penalty Notice claiming to be from the New South Wales Office Of State Revenue. For the avoidance of doubt the OSR is a legitimate organization and their website is hosted at http://www.osr.nsw.gov.au/ . Social Engineering is needed to convince the end user to perform an action. Note the use of a legitimate-looking logo as well as a CAPTCHA entry form to add a degree of legitimacy on the fraudulent website, and to encourage a further click action. Hosts of the fraudalent website rotate, but include hxxp://nsw.gov.yourpenalty.com/ and hxxp://osr.nsw.mypenalty.org/ Similar variants on the theme will likely occur in the future. Once the end user has been duped into clicking through, they are presented with a warning notice: Decrypt instructions are provided via an HTML document installed on the user's machine. This points the user to yet another website where they are encouraged to perform a transaction... Read more > Filed under: Ransomware, Cryptolocker, TorrentLocker
Pancake Day - Jamie Oliver site served recipes with a side of Malware Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:30 AM | Jose Barajas | 1 comment(s) Websense® Security Labs™ researchers are aware of malicious activity recently present on the Jamie Oliver official website. Jamie Oliver is a UK-based celebrity chef with over 10 million visits per month, and is browsed to by users globally. As observed by Malwarebytes , his site (jamieoliver.com) has been compromised by a direct injection and known to have served malicious content. With an Alexa global ranking of 5280, and 519 in the UK, the site makes a prime target for malicious actors. This was especially true yesterday - Pancake Day - when foodies were seeking delicious recipes. This is an interesting compromise considering the use of a direct injection, as malicious actors have recently been favoring malicious advertisements for distribution. At this time, the Jamie Oliver website JavaScript file no longer hosts malicious code. Websense Labs has attempted to reach out to the Jamie Oliver team. This included communication channels listed in WHOIS data as well as via a social media mention on Twitter. While ultimately able to reach someone after some investigation, we were not immediately able to reach the web development team via WHOIS record information. [Update 18 Feb 2015] We have been able to contact Jamie Oliver's management company who confirmed they are aware of the threat and are currently performing their own investigations. Compromise Process Jamie Oliver Compromised Page The compromised page observed was hxxp://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/. A quick Google search for Jamie Oliver reveals that it is the second returned result. This page hosts a call to a JS file which was either injected or modified by the malicious actors: Jamie Oliver hosted malicious JavaScript file The file disguised as a legitimate JS file, whether injected or modified, was observed hosting obfuscated redirection content. Researchers at Malwarebytes have analysed the content and found two layers of obfuscation which lead user to a second compromised site via an iFrame. Compromised WordPress site The second compromised site works as a location from which to pivot the user. It is of interest based on the fact that users not directed from the Jamie Oliver site, as well as those using VPN services, will not be served exploit content. The same goes for second time visitors. Exploit Content Delivery Once a user has met the checks in place, they are directed to exploit content such as the following example: hxxp://tgsquy.sisokuleraj[.]xyz/images/30913695361424116048.js. Target JS files are generated randomly and more than one hostname has been observed. Websense Labs has been following the use of this Top Level Domain (TLD) in malicious activity. Websense customers were protected at the time of compromise via our Reputation Category Set. Additional protection has now been added within ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine , at the different stages of the attack detailed below: Stage 3 (Redirect) – ACE has protection against the malicious redirection... Read more >
Angler Exploit Kit – Operating at the Cutting Edge Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:00 AM | AToro | no comments As we promised in one of our previous blog posts about exploit kits ( Nuclear EK ), we are going to take a more in-depth look at Angler Exploit Kit. Angler EK is possibly the most sophisticated exploit kit currently used by cyberciminals. It has pioneered solutions that other exploit kits started using later, such as antivirus detection and encrypted dropper files. In addition, Angler tends to be the quickest to integrate the latest zero days, such as the Adobe Flash zero day ( CVE-2015-0311 ) from a few weeks ago, and it employs a notably unique obfuscation. Finally, Angler runs the dropped malware from memory, without ever having to write to the hard drive; this unique technique among exploit kits makes it extremely difficult for traditional antivirus technologies to detect it as they rely on scanning the file system. While Angler is the most advanced exploit kit in today's threat landscape, Websense customers are protected from this threat with ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine, at the following stages: Stage 2 (Lure) - ACE has detection for the compromised websites. Stage 3 (Redirect) - ACE has detection for the injected code that redirects the user to the exploit page. Stage 4 (Exploit Kit) - ACE has detection for the malicious code that attempts to execute this cyber attack. Stage 5 (Dropper Files) - ACE has detection for the binary files associated with this attack Obfuscation Angler's landing page consists of four basic parts. Firstly, there is some visible English text, which is used to make the victim of the exploit kit believe they have browsed to a legitimate page. Secondly, it has various deobfuscation routines to deobfuscate the actual malicious scripts. These scripts are located within p class tags and they are encoded as base64. Decoding the base64 strings reveals the actual obfuscated exploit kit code. And finally, the landing page contains several encrypted strings, which contain various URLs leading to the various exploits (Flash, Silverlight, Internet Explorer) included in the kit. Samples from Angler landing page Deobfuscated Exploit Code Once the landing page is deobfuscated, the true nature of the code is revealed. Angler, just like Nuclear and various other exploit kits, uses a very basic second layer obfuscation to make detection by security products even more difficult. It also uses antivirus detection in addition to detecting various virtualization solutions (VMWare, VirtualBox, Parallels) as well as a web debugging proxy called Fiddler, which is widely used by security researchers. Implementing these measures makes it very difficult to observe and investigate this exploit kit in the wild, as most security researchers often rely heavily on these tools. Detecting various .sys and .dll files which belong to AV and virtualization software VMWare, VirtualBox, Parallels detection as well as Fiddler web debugging proxy The most unique feature of Angler is the use of these encrypted URL paths. It uses a simple transposition... Read more > Filed under: exploit kit, angler
New 'f0xy' malware is intelligent - employs cunning stealth & trickery Posted: 30 Jan 2015 04:18 AM | ngriffin | 2 comment(s) Websense Security Labs have discovered a new and emerging malware downloader that employs evasion techniques and downloads a cryptocurrency miner. The new malware, which we have named 'f0xy', is able to dynamically change its command-and-control (C&C), and download and execute arbitrary files. More interestingly, f0xy's evasion tactics include leveraging the popular Russian social networking site VKontakte, and employing Microsoft's Background Intelligent Transfer Service to download files. The behavior of f0xy backs up our 2015 security predictions that cybercriminals will continue to hide their C2 infrastructure within legitimate websites. We believe that this will be a growing trend in 2015, as malware authors realize that detecting malicious intent on legitimate websites can be difficult for security vendors. Websense customers are protected against this threat with ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine , at the different stages of the attack detailed below: Stage 5 (Dropper) – ACE has detection for malicious files used in this campaign, including detection of the malicious behavior utilized by f0xy. Stage 6 (Call Home) – ACE detects the communication to the C&C points associated with the f0xy downloader. File Sandbox report for the f0xy downloader dropper file: http://csi.websense.com/ThreatScope/FileAnalysis?requestId=ddf3d016-d8ac-4220-969e-a42f002a0039 Hunting Down f0xy When we took a closer look at the malware, we saw only 5/57 detections by security vendors for the initial dropper file f522e0893ec97438c6184e13adc48219f08b67d8. Upon investigating the C&C infrastructure, further samples were found dating back to 13 January 2015. Analysis suggests that the malware author has been changing and improving the code for reliability and efficiency, and to arrive at a version that works on most operating systems. First versions of the malware will run only on Windows 6.0 (Vista) and above, while the newer versions will also run on Windows XP. We decided to name the malware 'f0xy' due to the strings found in the executables, and the registry key it creates for persistence. To date, we have not seen any evidence in our customer base of an attempt to infect a machine with f0xy. Websense Security Labs will continue to monitor the campaign, because we may see it targeting users in the near future. Stealth & Evasion Tactics Just as a real fox is known in many cultures for its cunning and trickery, so is the malware. There are three distinctive features that allow the malware to fly under the radar: The malware employs very little in the way of code and string obfuscation, in order to appear more legitimate and hide in plain sight. A request is made to the Russian social networking site VKontakte, where the address of the real C&C is hidden. Finally, the malware uses Microsoft's Background Intelligent Transfer service to outsource its network traffic, to avoid detection from security products... Read more >
CVE-2015-0235 - how to handle the "GHOST" vulnerability affecting Linux distributions Posted: 28 Jan 2015 03:15 AM | Carl Leonard | no comments Websense® Security Labs™ are aware that a vulnerability has been identified in the GNU C Library that can lead to remote code execution under certain circumstances. The GNU C Library ( glibc ) is a core component of GNU systems and those with the Linux kernel; thus it has potential for a very significant attack surface area. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2015-0235 and is being referred to as "GHOST". Overview The issue exists within the __nss_hostname_digits_dots() function, which is used by the gethostbyname() or gethostbyname2() functions. Exploitation of the vulnerability can lead to remote code execution (RCE). This provides an attacker the capability to run code of their choosing on the affected machine. glibc versions prior to 2.18 are affected. You should be aware that later versions of glibc may not have been included in the latest versions of many distributions. In fact, many Linux distribution vendors are now making patches available. There are certain conditions which reduce the impact of this bug. Details are provided below. How is it exploited? Although we have not seen web-based or email-based attacks, Qualys, the team who discovered the bug, do have evidence to show how an MTA (mail transfer agent) can be exploited by sending a specially crafted packet to trigger a buffer overflow and subsequent arbitrary code execution. How do you know if your instance is vulnerable? It is known that the following distributions are amongst those affected: Debian 7 (wheezy), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & 7, CentOS 6 & 7, Ubuntu 12.04. Code that tests for the vulnerability has been made available on the github forum. Of course, we extend a word of caution to use such code at your own risk. You can also check which version of glibc you are running by executing the command ldd --version at your command prompt. Mitigation Advice The difficulty of exploitation depends on the target system implementation. In a post to the OpenWall security forum Qualys do note that the vulnerable functions are no longer always called having been replaced by the getaddrinfo() function in IPV6 implementations, that pre-validation of the argument sent to the function removes the potential for exploitation and that glibc itself was patched in 2013. However, when these conditions do not apply the risk is deemed critical. Fortunately various product vendors are rolling out updates to patch their affected distributions. We strongly recommend that you check with your Linux distribution vendor to see if they have a patch available. If so, you should review how to apply this patch to your environment as soon as possible in order to mitigate potential risk, not least because the bug is deemed critical. Websense Security Labs will continue to investigate the implications of this vulnerability. Read more > Filed under: vulnerability, CVE-2015-0235, linux, GHOST
Flash forward – Angler, here we come Posted: 27 Jan 2015 02:40 AM | Tamas Rudnai | no comments As mentioned in the post, "Happy Nucl(y)ear - Evolution of an Exploit Kit", we were planning to discuss the Angler exploit kit in detail in an upcoming post. However, the exploitation of a critical Adobe Flash 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2015-0311, patched) via the Angler exploit kit has fast-tracked our efforts and in this blog, we present the strategy adopted by the exploit kit to evade detection of the 0-day by security scanners. 0-days are valuable commodities and the longer they remain undiscovered, the more value they appropriate for the attacker(s). Just as defense-in-depth is used as a strategy in the protection scenario, layered obfuscation is its equivalent in the evasion scenario. The attacker is interested in adopting a defense-in-depth approach to protect his / her investment and get the most ROI from exploits. A parallel in the physical world is a medieval castle which was protected by multiple wall system, so even when the external wall had taken down by catapults the so called inner castle was still standing strong.... Read more > Filed under: Adobe, 0-day, angler, flash, CVE-2015-0311
Flash 0-day being distributed by Angler Exploit Kit Posted: 22 Jan 2015 04:41 AM | ngriffin | no comments Websense is aware of a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player, which has been seen exploited in-the-wild by the Angler Exploit Kit. The exploit, as reported by security researcher Kafeine , is known to affect the latest 220.127.116.117 version of Flash Player and has been seen dropping a trojan downloader called Bedep. Websense customers were already protected against this threat with ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine , at the different stages of the attack detailed below: Stage 3 (Redirect) – ACE has detection for the redirect to the exploit kit landing page. Stage 4 (Exploit Kit) – ACE has detection for the exploit kit landing pages, as well as the Flash Player exploit itself. Stage 6 (Call Home) – ACE detects the communication to the C&C points associated with the Bedep trojan downloader. [ UPDATE ] 23 January 2015 Adobe released an update to Flash Player on 22 January 2015 although it does not patch the issue discussed in this blog. In a further announcement Adobe are hoping to patch CVE-2015-0311 (the vulnerability discussed in this blog and by Adobe here ) on 26 January 2015. Vulnerability The Adobe Flash Player samples that exploit this vulnerability have been shared with Websense, and protection for these malicious files are in place. Adobe have been made aware of this issue and are currently investigating . At the present time, it is not possible to disclose further information regarding specific details of this threat. Exposure Currently, it is known that Angler Exploit Kit is exploiting this Flash Player vulnerability. As we have mentioned previously, it is becoming a growing trend for exploit kits to drop Java, Internet Explorer, and PDF exploits in favor of the more successful Flash and Silverlight exploits. Utilizing vulnerabilities in these popular applications provides attackers with a large surface area of vulnerable clients. Due to the nature of exploit kits, Websense technology is able to target the threat at multiple stages and ensure that protection remains in place independent of the exploits used. Mitigation At the present time, Adobe have yet to release a patch for Adobe Flash Player. One persistent solution, for the time being, is to disable Flash Player in your browser until such time as a patch becomes available. Websense Security Labs will continue to investigate this issue as more information becomes available. Read more > Filed under: Malware, Adobe, 0-day, Exploit, exploit kit, angler, flash, CVE-2015-0311
Happy Nucl(y)ear - Evolution of an Exploit Kit Posted: 15 Jan 2015 05:50 AM | AToro | no comments This blog post discusses how Nuclear Pack, one of the most popular exploit kits, has evolved, and highlights the constant, ongoing arms race between attackers and defenders. While Nuclear Pack is not the most sophisticated exploit kit--that dubious distinction going to Angler, which we will write about in an upcoming post--it is highly effective. It has been used in such high-impact campaigns as the AskMen compromise , and used by the APT group behind Operation Windigo. Nuclear Pack has a wide range of attacks in its repertoire, including Flash, Silverlight, PDF, and Internet Explorer exploits, and it is capable of dropping any malware. Furthermore, Nuclear Pack is constantly being improved by its creators to avoid detection and achieve higher infection rates. Exploit kits are a main source of compromises today; they are one of the primary vehicles for both 0-day and widely effective, known vulnerabilities, offering a free pass to drop active malicious content (such as the banking trojan, Zeus ) that embeds on the system giving cyberciminals a way into internal networks and ultimately leads to data exfiltration. Last year Websense has detected and blocked more than 66 million threats specifically with exploit kits, plus over 1 billion catches of later-stages, such as dropper file, C&C traffic (Call Home stage) that are commonly attributable to new exploit kit activity. In essence, exploit kits are complete, off-the-shelf solutions that cybercriminals can buy to compromise systems by exploiting various software vulnerabilities on the victim's system. In addition, these kits are equipped to defeat IDS and Anti-Virus solutions in order to avoid detection, the main technique they use to achieve this is through using code obfuscation, which is used to hide the true nature of the malicious code. Exploit kits constantly change and improve in order to keep up with various security solutions and the new version of NuclearPack is the next stage of exploit kit evolution. Telemetry Nuclear Pack affects virtually all industries, as it is very often used in high-volume compromises. In addition, the number of exploit attempts varies highly based on the traffic volume of the compromised website, as shown in the charts below. Affected Industries: Nuclear Pack trend activity over time: High Level Overview of Nuclear Pack infections Nuclear Pack follows the traditional kill chain and maps directly to the 7 Stages of Advanced Threats . Websense customers are protected from this threat with ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine, at the following stages: Stage 2 (Lure) - ACE has detection for the compromised websites. Stage 3 (Redirect) - ACE has detection for the injected code that redirects the user to the exploit page. Stage 4 (Exploit Kit) - ACE has detection for the malicious code that attempts to execute this cyber attack. Stage 5 (Dropper Files) - ACE has detection for the binary files associated with this attack. The picture below shows all stages, from... Read more > Filed under: Exploit, exploit kit, Nuclear exploit kit
Sony Pictures Entertainment Hack – Truly motion picture worthy Posted: 22 Dec 2014 07:45 AM | ngriffin | no comments Blackmail, secretive master-plan, sabotage, drama, politics, thriller, hostage, the list goes on - this is not the plot-line of an immersive Hollywood motion picture, but rather the highlights of the recent hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE). Although it is one of the most serious breaches that we have seen so far, we will see breaches of this magnitude in the days and months ahead as IT departments continue to grapple with the challenges of targeted attacks like these. While Sony deals with the hack by trying to sabotage downloads of its stolen data through putting out a large number of torrent file-sharing nodes with fake seeds, we at Websense Labs have been busy trying to protect our customers from such attacks. We initially released coverage on 2nd of December to protect customers from the malware used in the attack on SPE, and we will continue to monitor the situation and enhance our protection as required. Websense customers are protected against known Indicators Of Compromise with ACE, our Advanced Classification Engine , at the different stages of the attack detailed below: Stage 5 (Dropper) – ACE has detection for the malicious files delivered by this threat. Stage 6 (Call Home) – ACE detects the communication to the C&C points associated with this threat. Executive Summary The initial malware used in this attack was a Server Message Block (SMB) worm that spread laterally throughout the network. The secondary malware included a backdoor as well as Master Boot Record (MBR) and hard-drive erasing tools. The malware actors held data for ransom, before proceeding to release it publicly. Their motives, however, remain unclear. Attribution for this attack is difficult, if not impossible, despite heavy links to North Korean actors . Infection vector From a technical perspective, the attack kill chain was typical of an infection scenario. The attack possibly started with a phishing email or a machine that got infected via other means, with some reports hinting that an insider was responsible. The infection was an SMB worm that brute-forced credentials in order to spread from one system to another, while constantly sending updates back to the hard-coded command and control servers. From there on, various tools including back doors, a proxy, a hard drive eraser tool, an MBR eraser, etc. went about doing their job of data exfiltration, wiping out hard drives, and erasing master boot records (MBRs). US-CERT has done a great job of putting together details of the specific files being dropped and executed at https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-353A . Aims of the Malicious Actors It is clear that data is at the heart of the attack against Sony. Data was held ransom by the 'Guardians of Peace', the group that claimed responsibility for the hack. They blackmailed Sony, and a massive 200 GB of sensitive data has been made public by the group so far, with threats to release more data in the days to come. Exfiltration of such... Read more >


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I am working on a logo for a piece of hardware that works as a fall safety device. The product was developed by a home building firm to meet specific code regulations and they are now testing the market to see if it may be something that could be sold to mothers of young children and insurance agencies through a mostly online marketing campaign. The device works by being attached to the track of your window and will prevent the window from opening more than four inches...in case of an emergency it can be easily be removed by pushing down on it. They are calling it the Window Warden.
The first proof of logo concepts that I emailed to them is in the pdf folder. I was disheartened when they returned that email asking my opinion on the below jpg file (1.jpg) According to my client, "One of the guys involved in the project, had a friend draw something up" and they want my opinion on it. How do I make them understand why what their friend drew up is poor design and lead them towards a quality logo.
Any feed back on my logo concepts (windowwarden.pdf) or how to deal with a client who thinks that the 1.jpg file is a good design will be greatly appreciated.
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You're client's not a designer, and I imagine when he looks at the other guy's image, he sees coolness, which is how he feels about his product. When he looks at your design in comparison, he sees lameness. At this point, he's not thinking about the finer points of what makes a good logo; he obviously hasn't considered what the other guy's image will look like when scaled down to one inch wide.
Ask your client what he likes about the other guy's image. Once you have a good idea of what it is, tactfully help him understand why that image is deficient. Explain what makes a good logo in terms he can appreciate, and tell him that you can create a logo with the elements (or the spirit of the elements) he likes from the other image, and that you have the necessary experience and expertise to ensure that it will look good at all sizes where it will be used, in any medium where it will be printed, etc. Emphasize that you will work with him until he's satisfied and that you are an expert and will save him from grief and embarrassment down the road. Make him feel good about himself and about you.
I'd just scale down their "friend" design and show them that it won't work at small sizes, doesn't work without the fade/gradient, etc.
As far as your concepts, your type choices feel too friendly to me, solid and secure has me wanting a meaty, bold typeface. I understand you may want something somewhat friendly if you're going after a female audience but it can't be too soft. I don't see a lot of concept behind them other than playing a window form, what about the idea of a lock and window, maybe a gate or bars and a window, etc. Do some more exploring and see what you can come up with.
"One of the guys involved in the project, had a friend draw something up"
That's the red flag that screams "do whatever it is you have to do to invoice the client then walk away"
Tell them you had a friend (with no training in home building or product development) design a version of the Window Warden. And it's made of rubber bands and sticks.
Jokes aside, tell them your honest opinion is that the friend's design won't work. (for the reasons others mentioned above). Use this as an opportunity to educate them on logo design. Point out that a logo is a component of a product's or business's identity. The friend-designed logo is trying to do too much work with the shadow, stroked letterforms and the illustration.
Of your concepts, 2 and 3 work best for me. Continue pushing the ww combo idea in #2 to create an interesting mark that could stand alone. Perhaps this ww is reversed out of a shape. Try arranging "Window Warden" in different ways below or to the right of the mark.
I agree with Chris that your type choice feels friendly (with the exception of #3 and maybe #1). I can't say for sure if that's bad. Depends on what this product looks like, where it will be sold/marketed and who the audience is. My guess is that you want the type to communicate secure, but not too serious. If you go too friendly people may lose confidence in what the product promises to perform. If you go too serious, people may feel that the product is too complicated and may fear it would be difficult to quickly disassemble in a hurry. Mostly subliminal, of course.
Did you get a clear idea of the concepts your client wants communicated?
Thank you everyone for your astute comments.
For more insight into the project take a look at this image of the actual product.
It is really not a very exciting object...more something you would find on a rack at Home Depot. The client also was concerned with the word "warden" conjuring up images of unfriendly and restrictive officials. They definitely wanted to soften the blow of the harsh sounding title with a softer, kid friendly look and feel that, again, attracts women of young children.
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I think you could work with one W inside another, as a neat word picture of window warden (presuming they're keeping that name). As far as bad clients go, they tried to warn me at college but it's always a complete PITA!
Nothing says friendly and secure like Arial italic and Cooper black! Throw in an all-cap serif to let them know you mean business.

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Team news for Tuesday's Johnstone's Paint Trophy clash between Accrington Stanley and Carlisle United at the Store First Stadium.
Accrington may be forced into changes against Carlisle in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
Three or four members of the first-team squad missed training on Monday because of illness and face a race against time to feature at the Store First Stadium.
Luke Simpson is available again following suspension, however the goalkeeper was not included in the matchday squad for the loss to Bury on Saturday.
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Centre-back Sean O'Hanlon sustained an ankle injury in Saturday's 5-0 defeat at Cambridge, while winger Danny Kearns missed out at the weekend due to a thigh problem picked up in training.
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heath miller vs. matt jones
anyone know what the steelers plans were on draft day if jones and miller were still on the board? i think steelers would be more attracted to millers blocking skills and being a true tight end. he was coming off hernia surgery though and jones has a ton of unknown upside. i think we got the right player for our scheme. but i sure wouldve enjoyed watching m. jones as an offensive weapon with his height and speed.
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A sure Miller pick. He always had top 20 skills but got dinged, dropping him. Where as Jones is a pick ahead of projection and hope he matches upside.
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everybody on draft day had us either trading down or getting matt jones... but Im more than happy w/ Heath..he's gonna be special for us.
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I think we would have been tempted, but that would have been a crowded WR space and lots of money at one position. We might have faked some more to see if we could drop 1-3 spots and still get Miller.
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I think we would have still drafted Miller.The top-two reciever spots were basicly locked up by Ward and ARE.And what if Jones doesn't reach potential?Then it's a 1st-round bust,while Miller is going to be a premier TE in the NFL.
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i really believe miller is going to be a prominent tight end in the nfl. But like i have said before, i hope the steelers use miller more than just blocking, and how they have used other TE>
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Well this week on the sideline should have shown Ben that if utilized properly he can be valuable asset. Hopefully this is a sign to come.
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The OFT's current guidance indicates that it will focus on seeking such disqualification when a director is actively involved in the contravention of competition law, e.g. cartel activity.
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The UK OFT's consultation period runs to 20 November 2009.
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1. Whether the director's company has breached competition law - the OFT proposes a limited change to its existing guidance that it will apply for CDOs only where the relevant breach of competition law has been proved in a decision or judgment which is not subject to appeal. In "exceptional cases" (such as in the case of companies that have been liquidated), the OFT considers that it may be appropriate for CDOs to be sought where the breach of competition law has not been established in a decision or judgment
2. Whether a financial penalty has been imposed for the breach - in accordance with the OFT's proposed changes to the guidance in relation to cases that have not been proven in a decision or judgment, the new proposed new guidance will allow the OFT to apply for a CDO where no financial penalty has been imposed, or the amount is subject to appeal
3. Whether leniency has been sought - the existing guidance states that the OFT will not seek a CDO for a current director of a company which has benefitted from leniency in relation to the breach of competition law. The OFT proposes a change whereby it may seek a CDO in respect of a director whose company has benefitted from Type C leniency in the UK, or a reduced fine under section III of the European Commission's Notice on Immunity [2]. Similarly, the OFT is seeking responses on whether directors who have resigned from their positions as a result of their responsibility for the breach of competition law should be subject to CDOs, even where the company has benefitted from leniency. The OFT has expressly acknowledged the importance of the impact of its proposed approach on companies' incentives to apply for leniency; and
4. Whether the director is responsible - the OFT proposes a fundamental change in approach to the application of CDOs in circumstances where a director is both active in the breach of competition law, and where the director improperly failed to take corrective action against the breach, or "failed to keep himself informed of the company's activities which constituted the breach of competition law". In proposing this change, the OFT is conscious of the need to ensure that CDOs operate as an effective deterrent for directors of large and small companies, and to permit case by case assessment of the suitability of CDOs.
The proposed changes are wide ranging and have serious implications for the manner in which the OFT and sectoral regulators may be expected to approach CDOs. A key impact of the proposed new guidance will be on companies' approach to leniency applications and the introduction of positive obligations on directors to monitor compliance with companies' competition law obligations.
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The Consultation Paper recognises the inherent tensions in the proposed new guidance and states that:
"While the OFT and Regulators do not expect that directors should have specific expertise in competition law, they do expect that all company directors should appreciate that competition law compliance is a crucial matter for their companies. Furthermore, the OFT and Regulators expect that every director of every company ought to know that price-fixing, market sharing and big-rigging agreements are likely to break competition law. However, the fact that a director is responsible for ensuring competition law compliance within a company will not itself expose that director to an increased risk of CDO proceedings should a breach of competition law occur, or create a presumption that the director ought to have known about any breach that occurs. The OFT and Regulators will also take into account the actions taken by such a director to create a compliance culture and to avoid breaches of competition law occurring."
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The potential implications for Australia are in relation to the increased responsibility on directors to address and manage competition law issues proactively. Given the very recent criminalisation of cartel laws in Australia and the increase in penalties, it may be that the introduction of more rigorous compliance programmes is just prudent practice.
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So you may wonder: Dwim, why are you not writing an Aragorn/Sue fic? Well, there are two reasons:
1) I've made an attempt already. This is the Aragorn smut piece I'm using to get Legolas to cooperate (why is Legolas cooperating because of Aragorn, you ask? Mostly because Dwim!Aragorn has Dwim!Legolas in a headlock and is threatening hair dye if the Elf doesn't save him from profound humiliation, that's why). I did it as an exercise in whether I could get him to fall in love with someone other than Arwen (or at least sleep with someone other than Arwen) while remaining within the bounds of canonical plausibility.
2) I like Aragorn too much to risk an OFC romance. And thanks to the experience described in (1), I know for a fact now that it's really tough.
I see Aragorn as having a relatively narrow window when he would be open to a relationship with someone other than Arwen. This would be some years after he initially encounters her, but before they meet in Lothlórien. Given the "love at first sight" phenomenon, I think he would not casually dally with the ladies, so that rules out (for me) the prostitute angle (even with a heart of gold); it'd be one or two people who were exceptional in some way to him. And for as long as it lasted, it'd be serious.
Once he commits to Arwen, however, I see him as sticking with that committment--part of being raised by Elves, I would imagine, who marry only once.
But even within Rohan and Gondor, he's got to have time to fall in love, and I think we can rule out any Haradrim girls--too dangerous. So Gondor or Rohan. Gondor has this large problem for him, known as "Denethor." So Rohan, for me.
In terms of minor canonical female characters... geez, I can't think of a one! Ioreth is the only woman for whom he has more than two words (excepting Éowyn, who is by no stretch of the imagination a minor character), and I somehow don't see those words as the basis for even a casual fling! But perhaps others have ideas about this?
Those are my thoughts on the possibilities and limitations of an Aragorn/OFC/minor canonical romance, explicit or otherwise. What do others think? Is anyone here going to take Aragorn on themselves?
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I have had, for at least the last four months, if not more, a particular piece of Aragorn/OFC romance dropped into my folder on HA. It's been stalled since at least August, possibly longer.
This one is basically an Obsessed!Aragorn, trying any which bloody way to get the thought of Arwen out of his head. Hence the very rapid, gonad-fuelled decision for a quick shag on the beach (blunt? me? How nice of you to notice!)
Problem is, I've got him there to the point where his shirt's been hoicked out of his trousers, and then the bloody bunny fled and hasn't been seen since. Ah well, it could have been worse - he could have got a bit further through things.
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For one thing, when Aragorn wants to do his "Mister Uninformative" shtick, he does it very, very well. For seconds, while I've had some practice at writing erotica from a female POV, it's a bit more difficult for me to write realistic erotica from a male POV.
I'm hoping that the quiet time over Christmas will allow me to get a bit of stuff cleared off my list - even one thing would be nice.
Ah well, if all else fails, I can probably turn the whole thing around... oh damn. That would work. Excuse me while I start swearing, and scribbling down my ideas fairly quickly.
/me throws a book at the plotbunny and retreats back under her desk.
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>1) I've made an attempt already. This is the Aragorn smut piece I'm >using to get Legolas to cooperate (why is Legolas cooperating >because of Aragorn, you ask? Mostly because Dwim!Aragorn has >Dwim!Legolas in a headlock and is threatening hair dye if the Elf >doesn't save him from profound humiliation, that's why).
"use Lorian, 'cause you're worth it..."
>I did it as an exercise in whether I could get him to fall in love with >someone other than Arwen (or at least sleep with someone other >than Arwen) while remaining within the bounds of canonical >plausibility.
Two words for you Dwim... "A" and "U". Cannon be damned! This would make a great AU. I personally would be intrigued by the whole "Arwen's nice, but this other elf chick....Woohoo!"
And as for Aragorn only stiking to Arwen because of elven monogomy. Nowhere that I have ssen did Tolkien say that (A) Aragorn was celibate for that whole time after falling for Arwen and (b) that elves have a culture that would lead Aragorn to resort to celibacy because of his love... and (C) I don't recall anywhere it stating that elves believe in monogamy. Tolkien only said that they mary only once. Not the same thing at all....
So a canonically compatible OC is plausible anywhere in Aragorn's life.
And even really emotionally deep, really good men vent sexually. So even prostitution is a very realistic option. Especially in a culture in which prostitution is legal. Most of our abhorrence to utilising whores these days comes from a lawful inclination because it has become unlawful to do so. In ancient culture, it was not against the law.
As for his intensity during his travels.....talk to some young men who are world wise, and ask them serious questions about their encounters abroad. I think you might find it interresting and enlightening with regards to Aragorn. Women often think of men as theses creatures who either can't control their libido at all, or these romantic archtypes who hang up their cocks to dry the instant they are away from the women they love.
The fact is that infatuation CAN grow into love. Intense fatuation does it quicker, but there is no such thing as love at first sight that is permanently binding. Eowyn taught us that when she got over Aragorn in a New York minute. Love, true love,....love that surviuves the sepoeration for the lengths that Aragorn and Arwen were apart yet still in love, is the result of having an understanding of each other that cannot be aquired in a few days, or even weeks. So who is to say that Aragorn didn't fall for Arwen in the romantic puppy fashion and travel abroad like a lovesick thing..... and then either vent his yearnings (a very common practice) or loose the intensity of the pre-love infatuation long enough for an interspersed romance or three to occur.
Just playing devil's advocate here....
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I think the time where it was likely would be when he was between 16 and 20, and out on missions with Elladan & Elrohir and/or Glorfindil. The old "let's take the rookie over to the Shaded Lantirn and initiate him proper" story.
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Noted [scribbles that one down to pass on].
AU--well, here's my problem. I can do a lot in an AU that I can't do in a canonical gap-filler, and gap-fillers are primarily what I'm interested in. If I *have* to make it an AU in order to get Aragorn into bed with another woman, then I lose interest in writing it. That's just not the direction I want to go, most of the time.
To answer the devil's advocate:
Re: the joys of puppy love: I don't doubt that he does go through this. What I question is any absolute insistence that of course Aragorn *must* have been sexually active like a 'normal' male. "Of course he had sex when he wasn't around Arwen. He's not repressed, after all, and healthy people do that." I shrink from that sort of a reading, which I see too often, or which is latent (or blatant, depending) in a some truly bad fics. He *might* have been sexually active. But I also think that for a significant portion of his life, he wasn't--namely, post-betrothal.
I'm not saying Tolkien stated positively that Aragorn was celibate until he married Arwen. Clearly, that aspect of Aragorn's life was left untouched by him. And I'm not an Elf-sex expert, but as far as I understood the matter, sex was marriage--once you've had sex, you're committed. There may be good reasons for that attitude towards marriage, if I'm not misremembering. Because as for the dichotomy of monogamy and marrying only once, there is at least one tradition which Tolkien would've been very familiar with that equates those two positions: the Roman Catholic Church.
I try to avoid bringing Christianity to LOTR, but this is one very deep conviction on sexual mores, and we are talking about the author who wrote that a female Elf who was raped would die. The Church may preach understanding and acceptance and working through different lifestyles, but when you come down to it, it's not because the Church authorities believe that love should have a sexual expression if the couple is willing. It's because the Church authorities, recognizing that people *do* have sex outside of marriage, want to hold the door open and encourage members to "return." Because it's still considered wrong to be sexually active outside of marriage. When I tried to go through confirmation eight years ago, it was still "monogamy is not one partner at a time, it's one partner for life." Your partner must die or your marriage must be annulled in order to avoid committing adultery in that tradition. Your average Catholic lay person is likely to feel that the Church is outdated in this respect, but the Church hasn't changed its teaching substantially on these matters so far as I am aware. It may often times fall short of its own standards, but the point is that you would never be taught that the Church finds nothing wrong with sex outside of marrriage. And Tolkien grew up pre-Vatican II, which could make a huge difference in how he viewed departures from something as fundamental as Church-based sexual morality.
Granted, of course, LOTR (as noted) isn't part of the Catholic tradition, as it were. But I do suspect that in this case, the idea of committment, sexually and psychically, is informed by that particular notion of sexual propriety. I'm not saying Aragorn is a monk (and if we think monks and priests have no sex drive, please look to your local newspaper for the latest Catholic sex scandal); I'm not saying he should be written as neutered in the sense of not interested in sex. Of course he would be interested in sex--we all are, and in the long run, he can't afford not to be. But I do think he's got a scary amount of self-discipline, and if he were at all reluctant, it'd take a lot to get past that restraint, and it wouldn't be simply a load of hormones that slipped past.
That is why, when all is said and done, I find it hard to write Aragorn as having sex with someone other than Arwen, especially after he'd promised himself to her. It's not impossible, but I think it can't be done easily, especially in a non-AU setting.
And now that I've spent quality time debating the sexual habits of a fictional character, I'm going to go see if I can't force Legolas to cooperate some more. :-)
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Aragorn. With this plot bunny writers could have several different approaches: Shortly after the betrothal in Lorien. Arwen, a la Celebrian, is captured by orcs on the road back to Rivendell. The rescue attempt ends badly. Aragorn is chieftan of the Dunedain, he needs an heir. His true love killed he marries a young woman of the Dunedain, OFC. Gilraen, much to her surprise, lives long enough to see grandchildren. Ring War, odd twist, the nine include Aragorn and his son, age about 20.
Arwen. Aragorn dies in the Ring War amid much other extreme nastiness, though Sauron is defeated. It's rather a cheat of a "Denethor Lives" scenario. Arwen doesn't want to leave Middle Earth. She doesn't want to abandon the Dunedain (understandably demoralized) – they're all she has left of Aragorn. If she doesn't become human, she will never reunite with him. ... As Ang digressed in her story forum [OMY Ch. 2] Halbarad ... Aragorn's heir in absence of a son? Hmm, there's an interesting idea) Yep.
In canon. I agree with your analysis that it would have to prior to betrothal, which means Rohan or Gondor. Meg's got a very nice start ... I don't know how I want that story to continue.
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But, I will stand by the idea that as intense as he is, as devoted to Arwen as he is, as high as his asthetic standards might be....
He would be suceptable to the right woman, in the right situation.
Of, course, that is something I have thought a lot about because I am trying hard to fit Irhenir into cannon.
I figured that the pimply, big titted, loud, bawdy whore of your average inn would have had absolutely NO appeal to Arragorn, though she may be a favorite of the more mundane patrons. But I also did not see him actively seeking out more sophisticated company by going to a brothel. I see his non-Arwen romances or encounters as being something of a child of happenstance. And Ilrhenir, was a product of this. I invented Jenna, Ilrhenir's mother, to be someone of intelligence, if not education, and I also invented her to be sensative and subtle of nature. She was also very sweet and pretty. It would take a unique person to catch Aragorn in any situation though and Ilrhenir's nature is very unique amongst peasant boys more because his mother was a unique peasant herself, than because he shares Aragorn's blood.
So while I agree with the unlikelyhood of the occurence, unlikely is not the same impossible. With the right circumstances, say a very hard, nearly lifethreatening situation where Aragorn had been tested to his limits....it would be possible and maybe, just maybe, even likely.
Aragorn stumbled tired and spiritually exhausted into a Breeland inn. He had barely escaped with his life and Buthek had not survived at all. The house of Arthyen was out its heir and Aragorn had been unable to even retrieve the body of his fellow Dunedain to return it to his family, before it had been sundered and carried off. He really hated Trolls.
He was sitting there, deep in thought, sipping mead in the corner and eating his meal. Aragorn hoped the warmth of the fire would ease away the ache in his body. The ache in his heart was another matter all together.
He had chosen to sit where he could see all that unfolded in the common room. All who entered, all who left, all who were served were there, under his gaze, and eventually, his eye fell on an uncommon sight.
She is very pretty, fair haired. And unlike him, she was very clean. She was slight of form, willowy yet short, but it is something more than that drew his eye to her. She was sitting at her own table near the the bar tap, quiet, almost austere and before long she seems to sense someone looking at her. Her purpose there was not immediately obvious and Aragorn began to think she might must be someone's waiting wife, except that as time passes, she remained alone.
She too perused the room visually, and she seemed to sense every set of eyes on her. And there were many giving her suggestive glances. Aragorn thought that only a fool would leave a woman of her carriage alone in this common room. The bar keep seemed to know her though and he nodded to some question or another and brought her a small tankard.
He continued to watch her and finally she seemed to notice him in the corner. She was unsure for a moment, almost afraid, and Aragorn realized that he must present a frightening sight indeed. And then, to his surprise, she rallied herself, took up her drink and rose, coming over, asking in the softest voice if she might join him at his table.
She shyly smiled when he silently gestured to a seat next to him and moved his booted foot from the chair. She sat gracefully and for several moments, there were no words between them. He looked her over closely, trying to recon her motives and though he could not, he had learned many years ago when to percieve a threat, and he sensed none here.
The silence stretched on between them, her soft green eyes never meeting his, but the gentle hand suddenly trailing a soft path up his thigh under the table conveyed all that she intended. Her hand was not not harsh in any way as it settled on his groin. He looked at her and noticed that her glance was still dropped though she eyed his at a sidglance. And he knew her for what she was, if not what she seemed to be.
At that moment he was about to say no, push her hand away from it's gentle massage, but she spoke finally, ever so softly. "My name is Jenna and I have a house not far away."
And Aragorn was lonely. This woman he looked upon was not like the others. Her kind nature radiated from her fair face, as welcoming to him as the heat from the hearthfire in the common room. His stomach was full and his head is warm with drink and he allowed her to take his hand as he threw coins down on the table for the meal. She lead him out opf the inn, but he was not at all sure he wanted what she is offering. More interesting to him than her lovely body was perhaps her seemingly unsoiled nature, and perhaps the offer to sleep in a home, rather than an inn. A home....
His mind is still filled with the horrors of his previous misadventure and he followed her through the streets as much to seek the place to escape the memories as to seek her bed. But he was an old hand at violence and such reprieve from the hauntings of his toils was rare and not to be had in the arms of a whore. Rather he would find peace only in the mystical beauty of Imladris, in the company of she whom he loved.
Before long they were there at her simple home and he stoped. She looks up at him and met his gaze for the first time, straight on. There was a question in her eyes. "no?" she asked, a little afraid. He looked down at her pleading face and could smell the scent of her on the night air. It held no purfumes, no cloying musk of an unclean body or arousal, not certainly even the smell of another man's presence. She was just there, sweet and clean, and asking him to enter. And he did.......
And there you have it! See how easy that was?
It does not have to be implausable or an AU to get him into bed with another woman, you just have to set it up, accounting for his personality.
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Having someone's death influence his actions is a good start for pushing him over that line. But I think a better way to deal with a reader's likely "I don't believe it" reaction (my I "I don't believe it" reaction) would be to have him consider Arwen rather than avoid thinking of her. Think of how Buthek's father will react when he is told; think of how Elrond will be hurt. If Aragorn's depressed enough, if he feels there's no way to achieve the goal -- and, death again: is this what he wants for Arwen?: if she become his wife she will die -- an author might possibly convince me Aragorn would weaken on this matter, if his subcouncious is doing it out of guilt: if he betrays his oath, he's not worthy, Arwen wouldn't marry him, she'd go West and not die ...
... or maybe you need more than a few screens of text to sell me on the idea.
As for Ilrhenir -- I'm enjoying the story, and am accepting his parentage as "given". The test for me on that story is going to be how Aragorn reacts when he finds out. I'm hoping the scene goes well.
who thinks there would need to be something self-destructive happening to get Aragorn over that line post-betrothal
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Julie, who thinks there would need to be something self-destructive happening to get Aragorn over that line post-betrothal
I have to say I see Aragorn this way also. I see him very disciplined in the book version, and too much in love with a perhaps-idealized Arwen in the movie. I ran into this problem when I wrote 'Hidden Wounds,' and the solution I found was similar to what you have mentioned. The only way I could get him to cooperate was to make it for Arwen's sake, so he could come to her as a husband and lover should.
For movie Aragorn, he could take a human wife to save Arwen from giving up her immortality for him, and the wife could conveniently get killed by orcs. Very predictable, but a good writer could probably pull it off. I couldn't, I fear.
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My illustration does go far towards argueing that going into an in depth story could and would produce a plausible non-Arwen encounter. It would take fleshing it out to truely sell it as plausibly cannon, though. And It would take a really deep chapter not half a dozen smallish paragraphs, but my point was only that it CAN be done.
In fact, I may do that tonight. Thanks Dwim for this scintillating forum in which to argue this most difficult of conundrum's for the Aragorn fan.
I wonder....where has all of this left you?
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With an Aragorn smutfic that needs an ending and a goodly amount of revision. ;-)
I do like the different possibilities that have been broached here--there is a definite middle ground of realism w.r.t. Aragorn's sex life that could use some development, particularly given the flood of badly done Éowyn/Aragorn fics I foresee once the fair lady of Rohan shows up on the silver screen.
Thank you all for coming over to discuss. I do hope to see some fics from at least some here (the "insufficiently reluctant," as Ainaechoiriel calls them, heh heh) that show us how an Aragorn/OFC romance can realistically be done.
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(It's very annoying. The two of them seem to have formed an alliance in my head. Anytime I start pestering Aragorn about the personal side of his life, he carefully either doesn't answer, or answers elusively until Boromir gets his curiosity piqued and comes over. Then the topic changes to *Boromir's* personal life, and I get urged to write that instead.
Incidentally, there *is* an AU plotbunny floating around out there which asks what might have been the consequences had Arwen not been in Lothlorien when Aragorn was growing up in Rivendell. Would they have been likely to fall in love at all? Have a look in the Nuzgûl hutch, folks - it's the other option for a plausible "in" to Aragorn's love-life.
Other options - what happened in the years immediately following his departure from Rivendell after his 20th birthday? All that the canon says is that he went off into the wild for two years, and to be honest, I really can't see him spending all of that time either mooning over Arwen, or sulking about the fact that both his mother and foster-father have told him not to think about her. It's a good time period to have him discovering the joys of sex.
I think this is the point where I chuckle my evil chuckle, and wander off....
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It does not have to be implausable or an AU to get him into bed with another woman, you just have to set it up, accounting for his personality.
I am an incorrigible romantic and earnest advocate of Aragorn/Arwen and as such you'd think I'd be up in arms against the thought of him straying one inch from the straight and narrow. However, I'm feeling reasonably happy with the EW scenario – it would have to be really well done though – and I think he'd have to come clean to Arwen. The odd bit of comfort in extreme circumstance just about O.K. but deception would be out of the question. And anyway she's a mature adult at 2000 plus – surely she would be understanding? I know he's supposed to be the noblest man around but IMO that's undermined if he's perfect. It's much harder to face the consequences of your actions and keep on going than to never stray in the first place.
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I wholeheartedly agree....As a small spoiler.... In my story, he has already told Arwen long before that there was a woman up North that for a while, he used to seek solace with on occasion, and she has already gone,...." okay, I see." But Aragorn just doesn't know about Ilrhenir.
But yes, Aragorn's nature would lead him to have a talk with Arwen.... of course, I don't see Arwen having a problem with it. Personally, I think she has been keeping busy with Glorfindell while Aragorn was away... *snigger*


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PUBLISHED: 26 Sep 2012 00:04:10 | UPDATED: 26 Sep 2012 03:08:34PUBLISHED: 26 Sep 2012 PRINT EDITION: 26 Sep 2012Gunns' Launceston timber yard yesterday. The forestry products company went into administration after it was unable to restructure massive debts. Photo: Paul Scambler
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Thousands of investors who sank hundreds of millions of dollars into timber growing schemes with Gunns are in limbo after the Tasmanian company collapsed into voluntary administration on Tuesday.
Many are backed by loans that investors may have to continue to repay, in what threatens to be a repeat of the struggle to recoup losses from the failed Timbercorp and Great Southern agribusiness schemes.
"People don't even have anything to show for the investment they made and yet they're still being asked to pay back these loans," said M+K Lawyers principal Ron Willemsen of the two schemes. His firm is acting for about 2000 investors in class actions against both Timbercorp and Great Southern.
The collapse of Timbercorp left 18,400 investors about $1.1 billion short and 43,000 Great Southern investors were owed some $1.8 billion. Mr Willemsen said it was too early to say whether Gunns investors would have a similar court battle if they did not recover their money.
"We would need some more detail, but there certainly are similarities and we would be taking a close look, especially at the more recent schemes that were promoted," he said.
Gunns is expected to place Gunns Plantations, its wholly owned subsidiary that runs the schemes, into administration as well. It began operating in the sector in November 1999, one year after the introduction of the managed investments regime.
According to its website, it has released 16 schemes since and attracted more than $600 million. It touts them as providing "tax-effective investment options for investors" and ensuring "a supply of raw products".
The schemes involved tree and walnut plantations and wine. Gunns sold the walnut and wine schemes in the 2011 fiscal year for $23 million and $31 million respectively, although it remained the responsible entity for the wine business which was sold to Brown Brothers, in Milawa, Victoria.
The 2011 annual report shows the finance arm of Gunns made full recourse loans to more than 2800 scheme investors, at an average of $60,000. Most were repayable within 10 years. The loan book had a face value of $140 million but repayments would have been made since.
Other investors paid cash or borrowed from banks.
Gunns has not offered any new schemes in over two years. It made no earnings from its managed investment business last year, but incurred costs of $3.5 million. Last month, it announced a $172 million write-down of scheme assets.
The collapse adds to the woes of the agribusiness investment sector. Since 2009, at least 138 agribusiness schemes with $4 billion invested by 93,000 investors have collapsed, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASIC released a tougher regulatory guide for the sector in January.
Australian Agribusiness Group managing director Marcus Elgin said that before it stepped out of the market, Gunns was offering "arguably one of the more reputable managed investment scheme projects".
"The quality of what they were offering was pretty good," he said.
But now "[investors] are likely to lose their money and those that are geared are likely to lose more".
He estimated about 30 to 40 per cent of investors generally borrowed to buy into schemes.
Managed investment schemes were popular for the tax deductions they carried.
Godfrey Pembroke principal and financial planner Matthew Scholten said he had steered his clients clear due to a combination of high risk, low liquidity and no income.
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