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I think most people agree that caster damage got out of hand post-ToA. Especially hib-casters with their stun-nuke capabilities became nasty to say the least. I want casters to play a part in this game, but I don't want them to become the gods they grew into. When my brother's RR5 Runemaster two-shotted a RR11 enemy caster in less than 3 seconds I actually felt sorry for the other guy (only for a few seconds before I remembered how many people he had to have killed to reach that rank).
The question is how to make casters fun and playable without making them gods. I have been thinking about a system where a caster can begin casting a base spell and add features for as long as he dares. This would have to be done in combat, not pre-fight like the warlock. The base spell would be ready to cast pretty quick but does little damage, but if the caster is left alone he can add more damage to the spell before releasing it. Alternatively, a snare/mes/stun spell would have a base with one target and short duration (acting mmore like than an interupt than a traditional CC) and additional features like longer duration and/or larger area-of-effect can be added.
I think such a system can make caster powerful if they are given time to concoct their nastiness, but also give them the option of playing more of an interupt game with the enemy.
Something similar could be done with archers where they can hit harder if given the time to aim properly (not crit shots from stealth included).
Another interesting feature could be to add a archery spell system similar to Mount and Blade's system. There is no spell in that game, but archery works that you have to aim manually (not tab-targeting or click to target) and you skill determines how close to the crosshairs the arrow flies. Spells could work in a similar fashion. The FPS system could pose a problem for people playing in third-person-view, but there might be ways around that?
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This is easier than you think. Just make time to kill (TTK) about like it was in DAOC pre-TOA. You do that with play testing during alpha and beta and spreadsheet tweaking to balance spell damage values vs class hit points.
This is where rock, paper, scissors comes into play. Casters should win from range. Tanks win in melee range. Casters do need to be able to kill somebody even a tank when they start nuking them from range especially if there are hard interrupts which render them all but worthless once a tank reaches them. OTOH 2 shotting opposing casters like sometimes happened when a high rank TOAed-out wizard used his 2 fire bolts and scored lucky crits is too much.
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Joined: 2/11/13
its pretty easy ... give the game hard rupts and each class enough possibiltys to rupt
with this setting ... dont let the caster caster and you dont die this is the way daoc today works every melee got pet spam (the weapons got a chance of like 5% to spam a pet) and you got your classes setup up only for rupt (sham theu bard sorc pac) ok not only for rupt but in the main stage
everything is about grp setup coordination and teamplay ... but like this caster are barrly able to cast over a 5min fight and if they cast its your fault and you deserve the dmg they do and healer classes are easyly able to counter cast against a 2man cast assist ... actualy today you only use one main healer per group(drui friar and aug) and the scnd healing char got other things to do and healing only in the secound stage
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If it ain't broke, dont fix it!
Every class should have both a ranged attack as well as a melee attack similar to GW2. So even if the melee gets rooted / snared they can attack the agressor from range until the root / snare expires. This mechanic would help even things out.
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Joined: 3/15/13
Originally posted by grogstorm
Absolutely NO!
that is why I hate that game
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Joined: 3/04/13
Originally posted by naezgul
Agree.. Having melee classes with ranged attacks is a bit of a nono. Maybe short range ones.
Why would you have a caster based class if a melee class had it all? :s
_Back in DaoC!_
In DaoC, currently there are a lot of things you can do to mitigate magic damage if you choose. There is an RA called Avoidance of Magic that will outright reduce the damage you take from spells. There is also some gear options to further reduce damage, or mitigate it by proccing a absorb shield. There are also CL resist buffs, as well as class buffs. A player with all of these at max would be extremely hard to kill.
Of course there are drawbacks. Firstly if you spend all the realm points needed to max out avoidance of magic then your damage will suffer. If you build your gear template around mitigating as much magical damage, you might have to put holes elsewhere like damage/range/speed to achieve that result. If you go for the CL resists then you might miss out on the CL Heal or Disease or any of the other semi-useful abilities. Finally if you build a group around having 2 players with the specs neccessary to give you all the buffs at max then the utility of those specs suffers a bit. Though usually at least one of the players that specs for the best resist buffs will also get buff shears which is very handy.
In CU I think it would be neat if there were similar options to get better damage mitigation from magic. Some of the things I mentioned obviously don't have to be in at launch but could be added in over time to make up for the increased power of spells that will inevitably happen over time as well.
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Joined: 3/13/13
Originally posted by grogstorm
disagree big time here. so sick of all the new mmo's trying to make every single class a jack of all trades. just respec and you can be ranged, or dps, or healer, or cc. NO! each class is a defined role with a different skill tree. if you want to respec its a big deal...not just minimal gold or faction points.
tank is a tank, healer is a healer....thats it. hybrids should be possible, but at the sake of gaining utility not the core skill advantage. for example, a tank could choose to select chants/auras that may be ranged/ae's...but at the sacrifice of losing dps or tanky'ness. it should not be possible to be a tank...with high/medium dps ranged spells. this is just dumb...role a new character type of you want to do it all imo.
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Originally posted by DeanMalinco
Well, if you look at DAoC.. armsmen had crossbows, warriors had throw axe, and heroes had bows. In WAR, most melee had some form of basic low end damage 'throw weapon' ability.
Are you trying to say no ranged abilities or strickly no ranged damage at all?
Originally posted by Plastic-Metal
Actually in DaoC now, nearly any class can get CL DD or a CL Disease or some other form of ranged spell. There are also CL styles.
The spells still follow the interupt and have hard cast times (meaning you can't cast them faster with any bonuses) these spells also do very small damage but they are useful for example as a tank you get snared, you can immidiately try and cast a disease.
Done this way I don't have a problem with melee getting these very limited ranged abilities but I don't think they should be core parts of the class but rather added on later to help players further customize their playstyle. Lastly, just like in DaoC live if you do go with the disease or dd spell you miss out on increasing youre melee damge with the CL damage add or CL damage shield. You miss out on added defense with the CL resists or CL absorb shield. It's up to the player to decide how they want to customize themselves. This way not every single melee will have a ranged attack but if a melee really wants one they can get one.
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Joined: 2/26/13
I think the main purpose of those cl interupts were because of ToA and %cast speed/dmg etc casters became really powerful and one snare enabled a caster to gain distance turn and kill melee before they could reach.
I tend to blame ToA for everything though as I think it destroyed the game, should have been pve only abilities / bonuses ... would have been a perfect expansion then.
Ozek - DAOC
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Joined: 6/24/08
Sort of off topic but the best thread to post this in.
With the way MMO's have developed do you think we will see the DAoC style of casting in CU? By that I mean, will a caster get interrupted from any sort of damage? Most MMO's have some sort of pushback or casters can even cast on the run. I'm of the opinion that pushback is nice, I hated trying to level in DAoC as a caster and can't kill multiple mobs because I get interrupted all the time.
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Joined: 2/26/13
Originally posted by Bordog
Not sure if this is in the FP's, however I have heard him state that people won't be able to cast through moving / damage in some interview.
Ozek - DAOC
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Joined: 2/19/13
Originally posted by Bordog
So you want to play mindless way? AFAIK there will be interruption system if not - this game is already dead.
BTW if you like everything about the game, because it's easier to play it doesn't mean it's good.
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Joined: 12/12/10
Spoiler: He was dead the whole time.
I don't see why you can't have your cake and eat it too, in this instance.
If you subdivide the casting system, you can have interrupts in the game AND you won't feel entirely worthless if you're the interrupted caster. Here's how I would handle it:
This way, melee combatants will have to choose when best to deploy interrupt abilities and figure out what weapons best suit their needs when tangling with certain casters. A similar system could even be made for melees and other ranged archetypes, so that they can pick and choose when to use certain abilities and styles (man, I miss watching perfectly executed positionals).
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Joined: 2/17/13
Don't count on much casting while moving.... if there will be any at all. Hard interrupts all around, not % chance to interrupt or pushback stuff. Keep the ranged abilities off melee classes as much as possible (slow casting interrupts at best unless they're a hybrid). Higher damage on casters i don't mind, but they should have to work for it. It probably won't happen though, even in a "niche" game.
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Joined: 2/16/13
Originally posted by meddyck
I think the TTK thing is an important point.
Before TOA, the battles hat some more depth and tactic. When somebody attacks you from range, you must have a chance to react on this attack. If a ranged DD char kills another one in 2 or 3 shots within 3-5 seconds, there is barely a chance to counter that attack. Imho, TTK should not (or rarely) go below 10 seconds.
btw... a longer battle does not mean, it is a slow battle.
For the interupts.. yes, but a trainable skill like concentration (on D&D games), that gives you a chance to ignore the interrupt, could be a good idea. (might be worth a try in beta).
Another interesting idea could be "spell chains" (similar to the idea of the thread opener). You start to cast a basic spell and then you can optionally add another element to that spell (that adds an additional effect) and then another and another...
Some special spell chains could create complete new effects. (... but maybe thats a shit idea in reality then. ;) )
The problem with toa casters was the casting speed, not so much the damage on thE spells. It got to the point that you cast so fast it was almost like permanent moc. It was like everyone was a warlock lol. Also in daoc there were some spells you could insta cast on the go. Things like debuffs, ras, mls, item uses etc... Mostly these things were utility stuff and rarely did any damage.
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Joined: 1/13/06
While I somewhat disliked the way daoc's interupts worked, it made the game way more tactical and also kept the balance between melee and casters without making them basicaly the same thing with different deliveries.
In wow, if a caster outgears a melee they can just nuke them down completely ignoring what the melee does. The multitude of insta cast spells also doesn't really help.
In daoc you actually had to kite melee (especially in groups) and you cared about positioning, since it was the difference between being able to cast and only having your quickcast (1 uninteruptable cast on 20s timer) before being useless. in wow you can just hope around and spam insta casts, plus with wow's insane damage people die so fast it barely event maters what you do.
Plus, you also need daoc interupts for a group to fight against zerg, otherwise you get wow scenario where 5 shamans hit you with an insta cast shock and you die without being able to do squat.
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Joined: 2/19/13
Originally posted by evil13
Exaclty very good arguments! Sometimes the thing you don't like might be the best things for the whole game. Interrupts gives tactics and it's not mindless spamming buttons like in all other new mmos.


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Do your homework. You can get a solid idea of what a fair price should be by monitoring local ads and visiting websites that offer car values. Sites such as Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, or Edmunds, www.edmunds.com, offer estimated values for new and used cars. Others are great for seeing how used cars are actually priced, locally and across the nation, such as cars.com or carmax.
Be aware that websites that ask for your email or offer to get price quotes for you could fill your in-box with spam.
If you're buying a new car, check the manufacturer's web site for "suggested" pricing, options and incentives so that you'll be well-informed before walking into a showroom.
But if you're buying a new car, don't just walk into the nearest dealership. Contact several for quotes. I called three local dealers for a quote on a new car, exactly the same vehicle, and the gap between the lowest and highest price was a whopping $1,300.
Whether buying a new car or a used one, shop with a buddy who has a critical eye. You may love the car, but your buddy's role is to find, and discuss in front of the seller, everything that's wrong or undesirable about the vehicle or the price. Your buddy might help you get a better deal, or stop you from making a bad one.
If you buy from a dealership, expect last-minute pitches for extended warranties, fabric-protection treatments and so on that can add to the cost. Many used-car dealers offer free Carfax reports, which detail a vehicle's history (such as revealing it was a rental car). You can order such reports yourself, online for about $40. Looking at a seller's title also will show how long they owned the car.
Selling a car
Trading in a car can save you some hassle, but it's a surefire way to get paid a low amount, particularly if it's an older vehicle that would likely be sent to auction. Some of the websites I listed earlier can give you a good idea what your vehicle is worth if you sell it yourself or trade it in.
I sold my wife's car, a 1999 Honda CRV with 162,000 miles on it, just two days after listing it in the paper (and concurrently on postandcourier.com). Did you know that basic classified ads are free? I paid a few dollars more to run a photo with the ad, because I think that helps.
Cleanliness counts. Would you buy a car that's messy or dirty car? Take a few hours, get all your stuff out of the car, wash it, maybe even wax it, vacuum it, wipe down the interior surfaces and clean the windows.
Be honest about your vehicle's condition, and price it fairly if you want to sell it quickly and feel good about it.
People will want to haggle, and expect them to pay less than your asking price. You must decide ahead of time how much you're willing to accept. If your asking price is firm, say so and mean it. If not, decide what your bottom-line price will be.
One strategy I used successfully in the past, when I was not in a hurry to sell a used car, was telling people I would lower my price by $100 each week. So they could either buy the car now for the price I was asking or come back later and buy it for less. That eliminated haggling.
Finally, don't forget that you can save money on your auto-related property tax bill by transferring the license tag from the older car you're selling to the newer vehicle replacing it. That way, you won't get a property tax bill for the presumably more valuable vehicle until the renewal date on the tag.
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|« Simple Turing Test for v1.6 :: Default DNS blacklists for Antispam plugin? »
What you get with this is a customizable (via the back office) plain text field that your visitors will have to fill in before they can leave a comment. Registered bloggers are exempt from the test, as are those who've successfully left a comment already. You will be able to customize the test and answer and rejection text in your back office.
First modify your database. Using something like phpmyadmin add three fields to your settings table:
Edit admin/_set_general.form.php to give you fields on your settings tab to change the question and answer and rejection text:
Now edit admin/b2options.php to enable customizing the question and answer and rejection text:
Now edit htsrv/comment_post.php to make the actual comment submission routine check the test answer.
Finally, tweak the appropriate _feedback.php file, meaning the longer of the two possible versions. Do this for each long version you have if you allow skin switching.
Further down in the same file do this, and be aware that your skin might use different class names. In fact it might be structured completely differently, so you'll have to keep an eye on the code in the area you're modifying to make sure it looks right when you're done:
That's it! Upload the 4 files and check your settings tab to customize your test question and answer and rejection text. I put the same thing on my [url=http://wonderwinds.com/hackblog.php/2006/03/23/simple_turing_test_for_0_9_1]hackblog[/url] with a bit more info about each bit. Have fun with it!!!
EDIT #2: Lotsa changes from the original posting of this. Most notably, and the reason for the second edit, is that this now works with register_globals OFF. The astute reader will find the corrective bit in the edit for htsrv/comment_post.php and will notice that it is pretty much exactly what blueyed said it would need to be. ;)
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Does anyone know if other systems use a similar technique successfully? It seems like a good solution (no more intrusive than captcha). I hope it achieves the desired results.
And is this something that can be turned into a plugin easily for 1.6+?
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I don't know about other systems, but I had it in place for most of the time I used the .9 generation and NEVER got comment spam. Back then I didn't add bits to the settings table and therefore couldn't control it through the back office, but the end result was the same: once in your commenting life you were expected to prove you were human.
As to being a plugin: maybe but I sort of doubt it. I have no idea how to add fields to a database table using a plugin, and I don't think there are any hooks inside the various back office tabs. I think when 1.8 comes out it'll be much more possible, but I still won't know how to alter a table upon installation of the plugin.
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It will be simply possible in 1.8.
You simply have $this->Settings in your plugin and even don't have to write any UI parts (entering and saving the data) for it.
You'd just have to implement GetDefaultSettings(), DisplayCommentFormFieldset() and CommentFormSent().
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sweeeeet! I'm looking forward to playing with 1.8 :D
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Thanx Ed, this Turning Test is much more user friendly than a Captcha, though I noticed one little bug with the way your code checks to see whether or not the commenter needs to answer (or even view) the turing test question if they are a registered user and/or regular commenter.
Your hacks to _feedback.php first check (via the "name" cookie) if the commenter has left a previous comment and then you set the variable $comment_test_answer with the test answer if indeed commenter has previously set a "name" cookie.
Then, if the commenter is logged in, you store the $comment_test_answer in a hidden input value, but if they are NOT logged in, then they are prompted to enter the answer manually in a text input.
The problem is, it is possible for a registered user to be logged in but NOT have a cookie stored while making a previous comment (since reg'd users set a "user" cookie instead of a "name" cookie set by commenters) so the hidden form input "is_human" will have a blank value instead of the answer and the commenter will be told that they gave the wrong answer for a question they never saw.
It is also possible for a previous commenter with a successfully stored cookie to still be prompted for the turing test answer again and again because they are NOT logged in (they might not even be a registered user).
My suggestion is to first remove the code that checks whether or not the "name" cookie has been set when setting the variable $comment_test_answer.
Then, instead of putting the form input options (hidden or text) inside their respective pre-existing "is_logged_in()" if / else, i'd recommend adding a separate if / else specifically for the turning test like this:
This checks if the commenter is either logged in OR if they have successfully posted a previous comment and set a cookie. They only see the Turing Test Question if they are not a logged in red'g user nor have the cookie set.
I put that code right above the "submit" fieldset in _feedback.php.
Thanx again Ed for this Turing Test hack.
After a few tweaks it works like a charm. B)
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Hey! I noticed the same funky thing, but not until I did the hack for the phoenix alpha release. I came up with the same first-part of your answer, but a different second-part. What I went with to get the registered blogger past the test was to move where I reviewed "is_human" in comment_post.php. There is a big bit of testing that happens only when the visitor is not logged in so I figured there's where it should go.
Cool. So what I'll do is - after a fashion - double-check your method and add it to the original post above after I see that it works like you already know it does.
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I tried enabling this plug-in but it didn't work.
I kept getting prompted for the "code"
the settings were:
any ideas?
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Works great but as an admin I am not able to post! =(( What should I do?
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esanchez wrote:
Two ideas: first check the updated version of the hack. Second try to think up YOUR OWN QUESTION AND ANSWER! I had this hack a long time ago and never shared it because I figured people wouldn't bother to come up with their own text, but finally decided to go ahead and give it a go. I intentionally put nonsense in the initial installation figuring since it won't work people will HAVE TO think up their own stuff, but that didn't work. You copied my question and answer. Duh...
MarcDK wrote:
Check the initial post for two updates to the comment_post.php file. The first fixed this problem by not bothering to test registered bloggers. The second update is something people might need, but it won't affect the 'admin can't comment' problem. It would stop the hack from working for other visitors, and AFAIK it is something about server configuration.
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this looks like one step above my head, does someone want to do it for me?
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I think I'd be able to do this except for I can't quite figure out the first step.
EdB wrote:
Where would I find the evo_settings .php file? Or does someone have an example of what said file looks like with this hack already written in? Any help appreciated.
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thats not a file, those are alterations you will need to make to your database.. typically accomplished with [wiki]phpmyadmin[/wiki]
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I see. And after looking around at the phpMyAdmin tool Bluehost offers me... I'm pretty comfortable saying it's well over my head. But thanks for the tip.
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Oh wait. Perhaps not. Although when I tried to modify the evo_settings it spat this back at me.
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ephender wrote:
thats something ed will have to reply to ...
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It's not that hard really. Get into your phpmyadmin and on the left you should see a dropdown box where you select the database you want to work on. If you've only got one database then chances are really good it's your b2evolution database. If you've got multiple databases you have to pick the right one. You could download a copy of your conf/_config.php file to see what your database is called, or if you used Fantastico to install b2evolution you just pick the one with "_bvlt" in the name, or just select each database one at a time until you see one that has table names beginning with "evo_".
Once you find and select the right database you should see a list of table names on the left and a "table of tables" on the right - the main section of the screen. Use the bit on the left to select your evo_settings table. The stuff in the main body of the page will now change to focus on that exact table.
Next select the "SQL" tab from the top and you'll get a box with a query automagically filled in. Delete the stuff it puts there then copy the first of the three statements above and paste it in there, then click "go". Repeat for the other two statements above.
BTW once you see the detail of your 'evo_settings' table you can click browse to see all the details of what's in that table. After you've gotten all three statements above executed you can click it again to see that you've done it correctly.
Not that hard, but not super obvious either. Play carefully and give a care to what you click, but I think these instructions should get you through it.
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I'm one post behind so I'll wait to hear from ephender again before blathering away.
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Awesome. Thanks for the response. I'm at work for the rest of the afternoon, unfortunately, and they block my access to the Bluehost panel (probably a good thing anyway). But I'll give it another go later on tonight or tomorrow and get back with any further questions.
Again, many thanks.
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I have probably said this already in this thread: this would be a really simple plugin, when 1.8 comes out.
Please just wait.
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True. Although there's something to be said on behalf of learning stuff the hard way.
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thats the spirit!!!
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I look forward to learning how to make plugins the hard way: by making one!
(When this becomes a 1.8-plugin I will do my best to make it completely compatible with the .9.1 and 1.6 hack versions just so's those who've either used it or try to give it a go won't lose what they've gotten used to having.)
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OK. Well, I successfully located and altered all the necessary files and the box comes up beautifully, but now I'm having the same problem as this guy did (I changed the values as appropriate):
esanchez wrote:
I mean, it works fine if I'm logged in -- don't even get the prompt for it like I'm sure I'm not supposed to. But (since I'm thorough) I tried to comment while logged out and the above is what happened.
Hopefully I didn't skip a line...?
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Do I understand correctly that you, as admin (actually any logged in member) can't post a comment? I thought I fixed that by making it so that if you were logged in you (a) got credit for knowing the answer and (b) didn't get tested anyway. So if you're logged in and commenting is it showing you the question box? If so is it auto-filling the answer? Either way it is not allowing you to comment?
Otherwise it is possible that you are testing what a non-logged in person sees? Therefore you see the question with an empty answer box and type in the correct answer but it doesn't allow your comment? I thought I had a fix for that as well even though it was not a problem on my server configuration.
Which case do we need to fix? You are logged in and tested, or you are not logged in and not allowed to comment? Oh in both cases, of course, verify in your back office that your question, answer, and reject text are what you want them to be. The answer will be case-sensitive. "Blah" is not "blah".
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EdB wrote:
No, it does what it's supposed to if I'm logged in (i.e. doesn't even prompt me to type "human"). It's when I'm logged out that the problem arises and typing in "human," all lower case as it's entered for its database value, still brings up the screen telling me to try again.
The blog is at http://cansesclasseled.com if you want to see yourself.
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So far we know quite a bit. You've got the database modified, and your _feedback.php is asking for the question, but it doesn't like when I type either "canses" (as it tells me to) or "human" as based on your post. You can comment when logged in, so we know (a) that part of the hack is behaving and (b) nothing else got buggered up. So all we have to fix is the bit where a random surfer wants to comment.
Let's look mostly at htsrv/comment_post.php to fix this. There are two changes to this file: one gives your custom error message, and the other supports servers that are different than mine. I see your custom error message (I suspect you are spam, please try again.), so the first part must be okay. Therefore you should verify the second part.
That would go very near the top of htsrv/comment_post.php, and the only actual change is the addition of the "param ishuman" bit.
Oh plus I notice you're using version 0.9.0.11. I did not test this hack with that version so it is possible it will not work for some reason or other. I suggest, even if you get the hack working, that you upgrade to version 0.9.1b. The biggest gain you will see with that upgrade is that your server will work a lot less when it rejects spammers who are listed in your local copy of the antispam database. Alternatively you could wait for the upcoming release of version 0.9.2, but either way you will lose this hack. In both cases only teeny tiny changes to your skin will be desired though not absolutely required.
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Yep, I did the two modifications to the htsrv/comment_post.php file as written, but it still won't work for me so I suspect...
EdB wrote:
... that's the case. Although, stranger still, my Bluehost panel tells me I'm running 0.9.0.12. Of course, that could be untrue, especially since when I request an upgrade, it offers to install v. 0.9.0.12.
Which version is that one, "Dawn"?
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ephender wrote:
Yes. On the downloads page it is listed as version .9.1 but when you do a mouseover on the link to the actual download you'll see it's a .9.1b, and I forget what the b was for.
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OK, cool. Now please allow me one more probably obvious question from a newbie (and one that probably belongs in a different topic. I use Fetch to handle everything. So, once I've downloaded the 0.9.1b batch, should I just drag and drop everything from the blog folder into my public_html folder... with the exception of skins (where the files have been modified and personalized, etc.)?
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I don't know what Fetch is, but pretty much "yes". Make sure you're starting in the local (PC) folder that has 'admin' and 'conf' and so forth, then just get them all into your server. I would start by deleting all the folders and files on your server (except skins) just to make sure you get the new ones. The FTP thing I use goes by date stamp, but sometimes the date of the newer file can be older than the date you unzipped the package, meaning if you don't delete your server files you'll have the older one.
Aw crap I always do this. Download your server version of conf/_config.php because it contains your database connection data. You will want to edit the new one before you upload. 4 lines for your database connection, one line for your baseurl, one line for your email addy, and one line saying "config_is_done".
Another important file to keep is conf/hacks.php IF you've written one. If you didn't actually create it then it doesn't exist, but if you have then for sure make sure you have a copy before deleting all your server side files.
I would also suggest uploading the newest version of skins/custom because IF something goes wrong you will want to ask yourself "does the official custom skin work?" before tearing your hair out. If your skin uses that name then simply rename the folder and after you're successful you will be able to select your skin by it's new name from the back office.
Once all the new stuff is on your server you need to go to "domain.tld/path_to_blog/install/ and tell it you are upgrading from a different version of b2evolution. All your posts and comments are stored in your database, so this option will tell b2evolution to NOT try to install new stuff. It'll only do the changes you need done.
After that you'll have to start over with any hacks you did that are outside skins and conf/hacks.php, meaning core file hacks. Like this one!
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OK. I understand that all and am going through the process of revising each file. And I rewrote all the necessary bits in the conf/_config.php file, so that should be fine.
The only part I'm not sure I get is this:
EdB wrote:
Is this something else I need to do using phpMyAdmin or something. I thank you in advance for your patience.
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Oops. Never mind. I figured it out.
Awsome! Looks like the formatting all took! And the hack now works correctly -- well, I mean, I presume it will once I re-hack it on the various .php files. So does the YouTube one I added some time ago, which was the only other hack I've added so far. (Now this is the something I was talking about earlier with regards to "learning it the hard way.")
Thank you a g-d ton for walking me through this. If I had points, I'd send them your way.
EDIT: Damn, I spoke too soon. It's still behaving as though the correct answer (human) is incorrect. I'm stumped, but since I turned trackbacks/pingbacks off, I'm not as hellbent on installing this hack.
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I tried re-entering the values on Explorer (I'm a Mac user and usually use Safari), just to see if that changed things, but no dice.
So at this point I'm thinking it just won't work for my page, for whatever reason. Could there be something in my custom skin working against it?
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I'm thinking it's probably not your skin. I'm leaning towards a term I used to know I didn't understand but just got reminded I should know about: register globals. I've no idea what it means, but I'll be their OFF with your host.
I'm hoping SOMEONE explains why my hacks suck when register globals are off, and how to make this work in that case.
I think!
I don't really know because I don't really know, ya know?
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EdB: without register_globals (which is highly recommended), variables do not get automatically registered as globals.
This means: you have to query $_POST['param'], $_GET['param'], .. or with b2evo just use the param() function, e.g. "param( 'var1', 'string', '' )" would create a global $var1 and if there's nothing from GET, POST or COOKIE, it gets initialised to an empty string.
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Waaay above my head, but since turning off trackbacks/pingbacks, I haven't gotten any spam lately.
(Of course, I as also wrong upthread about the YouTube business. My old posts are unaffected, but I found just now, while trying to post a new video, that I have to reallow the <object> and <param> tags but have since forgotten exactly how. Should be simple, right?)
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ephender wrote:
God. [url=http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=7818]Of course it was[/url]... and now [url=http://cansesclasseled.com/index.php?blog=1&title=ligchat_ecoutant_la_musiquel_ig&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1]it works again[/url]. I have a habit of posting about five minutes sooner than I ought.
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Can I configure the words that are served?
Why yes I can, its in the admin section. I found it.
How often should this be changed? in people's experience
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Well it 'looks as though I can configure the words in the test, but when I hit save - it doesn't update to the simple stuff I wrote, but keeps the latin stuff....
Is this a database problem, or file config problem?
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i have just successfully installed Ed's turing test hack, on v.0.9.1. i have a couple of notes:
it is true that, if register_globals is set to OFF on your server, the hack will not work. it will fail at the point where the actual test occurs, and always return a negative response. my solution to this was to put an .htaccess file in my blog directory, with this in it:
second, someone on a [url=http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=7528]related thread[/url] has suggested putting this:
in the comment_post.php, right around line 87, where the errors get set up. as written, it doesn't play nice with the working code, and ed's version works:
if something goes unexpectedly wonky past this point, i'll report. all seems well for now.
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I've got to get a handle on this! Now I know how to turn off register globals, so that'll allow me to make mine fail. Once I make mine fail I'll be able to see how to make it work again. Problem is I don't have a .9.1 or 1.6 installation to play with. I am now working on some of my older hackage for the .9.2 release, so that'll be where I go. The database is identical so hopefully the hack will carry forward, but it's got to work for ALL users else it's another lame "it works for me" hack. I try to not be lame ... publicly ;)
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Finally had some time to tinker with this. Used the sample.htaccess bit to turn off $register_globals in my test installation and (of course) got the same problem as people were noticing. Installed the corrective action blueyed suggested and (of course) it works.
The first post in the thread is now the latest and greatest version. AFAIK all issues have been corrected. I also put the "edit this then that" into the order they'll show up in a directory listing just because it seems cool that way.
Oh and it works with Sparkle (0.9.2) as well.
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Looks like there's an issue with one of the lines in the comment_post.php file? (For me, anyway.)
I didn't count the lines, but that would seem to be approximately where the hack code was inserted. I went back to check that my database values were still there as before, and sure enough they were.
Seems strange, should work.
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The function "checkaicode" doesn't exist in either this hack or b2evolution, so it makes sense that it causes a problem for you. Sorry, but I've no solution for you.
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It's all good. I'll sit tight for 1.8, et al.
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That fixe made it work for me! thanks, maybe this will finally cut some of the spammers off.
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I RARELY get comments, but I certainly don't get automated comments. I'll be surprised if you (a) come up with a reasonable question and answer, and (b) suffer from any automated spam. I got ONE spam-like comment, but it was obvious the person really was a human out there. It tried to relate it's linkage to the post it commented on. I - of course - deleted/banned/reported the url it tried to post. It forgot to put :// in it's link. Duh... Anyway hopefully this hack serves you as well as it's served me. I've got trackbacks turned off so I get no spam from that direction. I block referer spam with a combination of .htaccess for the major keywords and (of course) the antispam central system.
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I have it working in one skin - but I've applied a different skin to one of my blogs and that second skin (weddings blog - lt333gray) doesn't show the turing test field and gives a 404 when trying to leave comments. Any idea where this went astray?
http://neilcowley.com/b2/index.php/wedding/2006/06/27/chapel_hill_wedding#comments - direct link to try and comment on the new skin
http://neilcowley.com/b2/index.php/thoughts/2006/08/07/philosophy_of_a_monk_turned_taylor#comments - old/standard skin with comments working....
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l33t_gray was a funky skin. She pulled out all the stops to make it be what it is. Still you should be able to get this going, though I haven't tried it in that skin.
Did you modify skins/_feedback.php or skins/yourskin/_feedback.php for the skin it's working in? In the case of l33t_gray you will have to check out skins/l33t_gray/_feedback.php and see what the author did to make the form fields happen, then sort of tweak this hack to make it match.
I'll download the skin but no promises on getting time to work on this. Mostly my b2evolution time goes to skin-related stuff for 1.8, and the antispam stuff I do. I'm not even sure if my test installation of 0.9.2 has this hack in it or not, so that would be another roadblock to me giving you some help with this.
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I had looked at skins/_feedback.php and its a standard (blank) skin file. OOPS, I wasn't careful in which file I had selected to open. The Gray skin does use a custom file. I'm going to delete it and see what happens to my CSS.
I'd rather you give me some places to look for problems than you spend time figuring out for me. I don't have a coding background, but I can usually dig up small things like this.
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Glad to hear you got it working!
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I tried setting this up again.
after I set up my question & answer,
my answer shows up on the "Text Box" ... it is automatically put there.
I attached my feedback file.
Also, could you post a link to the latest version of this hack. The first post on this thread has some code, then there are some comments to add/modify some lines, and lots of comments... I am not sure what the final version looks lile.
My Evo version 0.9.1
The hack is currently on my site if you want to see it.
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I got it working - after a few hours of tweaking it.
If anybody wants a copy of my php files. let me know.
It got tricky.
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@ EdB
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I got this working. I am still using .9.0.1 and over the past 6 weeks there has been a ton of comment spam.
This below is the code I used in the second change to _feedback.php around line 200. It is a little different to that posted at the start of this thread perhaps because my b2evolution version is even older and does not use php to produce the feedback form.
The minor changes I made are in red.
The guy that installed b2evolution for me installed it in my root directory so I am not sure which files are b2 evolution and which are not, and just the fact that I had it installed for me means that I am less inclided to upgrade. Till the comment spam started it was not necessary anyway. But now with this Turing Test I may be able to use .9 for another 10 years, assuming I am alive for that long.
Thank you EdB!
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You're welcome, but I'm going to lock this thread because stuff about obsolete versions shouldn't rise to the top.
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Registration is now open for the 12 week Fall semester of German language classes in Austin. All classes are held at the historic German Free School at 507 E. 10th St. Teachers include both professional German instructors from local public schools and native German speakers experienced in tutoring adults and children. Detailed class descriptions and registration forms can be found at www.germantexans.org, or by contacting firstname.lastname@example.com.
Adult Classes: Four courses for adults are being offered, starting on September 9: Beginning Conversational German (12 week course) is on Wednesdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm; Accelerated German (6 week course) is on Monday and Wednesdays from 7:00 to 9:00 pm; German I (12 week course) is on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm; Advanced Conversational German (12 week course) is on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.Costs vary; some classes require a textbook.
Children's Classes: The children's program, known as Samstagsschule (Saturday School), is held from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Saturday mornings, beginning on Saturday, September 12th. There are three levels of classes: Vorschule for kids ages 3-5, Grundschule for kids ages 6-8, and Mittelschule for kids ages 9-13. Lessons focus on comprehension and speaking for all age groups. Instructors use art, music, and games as well as traditional learning methods. Older children gain skills reading and writing in German. Depending on enrollment, some classes may be split into beginner and intermediate/advanced groups.
Starting September 14, the German-Texan Heritage Society (GTHS) will offer a 12 week fall semester of German language classes in Round Rock. Both adult and children's classes will be offered. All classes meet at the Clay Madsen Recreation Center, 1600 Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX.
German I for adults is being offered. The 12-week class is held on Mondays, from 8:00 to 9:30 pm, September 14th through November 30th. The class emphasizes vocabulary acquisition, simple conversation and structure of the language. The cost of the adult classes is $65 for GTHS members and $75 for non-members. German I require the purchase of a self-teaching guide for $20. The registration deadline is September 4th.
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Eight Central Carolina Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training cadets recently received their graduation certificates at exercises at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. All were members of the 2012-13 BLET evening training program at the college's Emergency Services Training Center.
Receiving their certificates were Donnie Montgomery, Alberto Estrada, James Donnell, Travis Poole and Alejandro Lezama, all of Sanford; Ariana Alvarez, of Willow Spring; Jonathan Thompson, of Bennett; and Kevin Ennis, of Fuquay-Varina.
Several of the graduates were recognized for outstanding achievement during their training: Most Improved Physical Training — Travis Poole; Highest Course Grade Point Average — Kevin Ennis; Highest State Exam GPA — Alberto Estrada; and Jimmy Collins Top Gun Award and Best Police Officers Physical Abilities Test (POPAT) — Jonathan Thompson.
Captain Roy Allen, of the Chatham County Sheriff's Office, delivered the graduation remarks. Class Leader Jonathan Thompson gave the class response.
The college's BLET program is under the direction of Robert Powell. The cadets had to complete 624 hours of law enforcement training in areas such as criminal and motor vehicle laws, vehicle stops, first responder medical care, firearms training, driver's training, sheriff's duties, and subject control/arrest techniques.
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All graduates are qualified to be certified law enforcement officers in North Carolina.
Sponsoring agencies for the evening BLET class were the Broadway and Siler City police departments, Chatham and Harnett sheriffs' offices, Chatham County Courthouse, Chatham Central High School, Pittsboro Elementary School and the U.S. Veterans Administration.
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For anyone who doubted that Apple's long grace period with cybercriminals is over, doubt no more: On Friday, researchers at Russian antivirus firm Kaspersky confirmed findings from another security firm earlier this week that more than 600,000 computers running Mac's OSX are infected with the Flashback botnet, and half of those machines are in the United States.
Kaspersky's researchers reverse-engineered the Flashback malware and created a fake "command and control" server for collection of hijacked PCs, intercepting and analyzing their connections. As they've detailed in a blog post, they were able to map out the machines' locations: 300,000 in the U.S., 95,000 in the Canada, 47,000 in the United Kingdom, and 42,000 in Australia, for instance.
They then used a "fingerprinting" technique to gauge which operating systems the infected computers were running, and found that more than 98% are running Mac OSX.
All of these findings echo news earlier this week from Dr. Web, a smaller Russian security firm that first reported the Mac botnet. See Dr. Web's geographical breakdown of the infected machines here.
"We wanted to do a sanity check, so we went another step further to silence the skeptics," says Roel Schouwenberg, a researcher with Kaspersky. "This thing is very real."
Schouwenberg says that for now, the hijacked Macs are being used for click fraud, creating Web traffic from the infected machines to boost revenue from pay-per-click and pay-per-impression advertisements. He says there's no evidence yet that they're being used for credit card fraud. But like any Trojan, the malware functions as a backdoor on the user's computer, and can allow new software updates to be downloaded. "They could easily update what they're doing in the future," Schouwenberg says.
Flashback has been using an unpatched vulnerability in Java to invisibly infect Apple users through so-called "drive-by downloads." Apple has issued two updates to Flash in just the last week. Users should immediately update Java, or if possible, disable it. Ars Technica and Forbes contributor Adrian Kingsley-Hughes have posted detailed guides to detecting if your machine is infected with Flashback and how to remove it here and here.
For years, security researchers have warned that Apple's machines are no safer than Windows machines despite the company's assurances that its devices are secure "right out of the box." In this case, Apple has been criticized for failing to update Java in OSX months ago, when Oracle first issued the fixes. "This is something that really needs to change, and should have changed a long time ago," says Kaspersky's Schouwenberg. "It's really time for Apple to step up its game."


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*SPOILERS*UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort. Griffin, Franklin, Kid, Ruediger. Feb. 5, 2010
UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort
Feb. 5, 2010
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Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort - Middleweight Title Fight
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Miguel Torres vs. Antonio Banuelos
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You know what, Anderson Siva needs a new public image, the semi-English, sorta respectful, sorta humble isn't really working. Time for something new.
On his next match (after he won):
Joe Rogan comes up with the mic: "Alright ladies&gentlemen, we have the champion Anderson Silva. How do you feel.."
Silva headbutts Rogan, drops him right to the floor, picks up mic: "Hahahaa, I AM ANDERSON SILVA"
Silva walks out the ring, fans are cheering from the side, making retarded faces to the cameras. Some guy asks for an autograph for his kid. Silva casually throws a fly kick to his face. "He broke my nose. Did you see that, he broke my nose!", Guy next to him: "...What an honor".
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Style: JKD, Jiu Jitsu--
Excited about Jones/Bader more than the Silva/Belfort bout, but I haven't been keeping tabs on Vitor to be honest. And Silva really turned me off with his arrogance in the last few fights, especially vs Maia.
Donald Cerrone always puts on a great show. Torres / Banuelos is gonna be good as well. Overall I'm pumped about this card. They're showcasing some good bouts in the lighter divisions.
PS - I just made up a rumor that UFC 135 is all fighters from Greg Jackson's camp. I think 30% of the UFC trains there now."Never trust a quote you read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln
Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort
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Vitor Belfort, hopefully by opening a gash on Silva's forehead a laBelfort v. Louiseau.
Forrest Griffin. I think his strength will be his strength, because he is bigger and stronger than Rich and that counts for something.
Jon Jones, by picking up the "wrestling background does not mean boring" torch from Chuck Liddell.
Am I the only one who gets irritated by the commercials saying Vitor's fight with Silva is his most important fight ever in the UFC? The Phenom had a three fight trilogy with a certain Hall of Famer for the LHW title, after all.
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I made Acorn cookies yesterday for our cookie of the week. The whole time I envisioned them as heads. With little knit caps. I wanted to get out a sharpie and draw faces on them. Seriously. When I asked the kids, what they thought, they thought they looked like acorns. "Funny faces? Ha. Your funny, mom. " ( They were looking at me like I lost my mind.)
I packed this morning for a long weekend, as we are leaving in a couple of hours. Pretty much threw some clothes into a bag. A seven hour drive. With a lot of beautiful leaves along the way. Now that is something to focus on.


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Lesbian, gay and bisexual issues in the curriculum
The most effective way to prevent homophobic bullying and to ensure lesbian, gay and bisexual young feel included and have the information they need to stay safe, is making the curriculum inclusive of lesbian, gay and bisexual issues.
The 2009 publication The Teachers' Report found that more than nine in ten secondary school teachers say lesbian and gay issues should be addressed in schools. However, many teachers don't feel they have the tools and confidence to do so and that's why Stonewall has produced resources specifically for secondary school staff.
Supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual young people
Lesbian, gay and bisexual young people have the same needs as all other young people - they want to feel safe and included. All professionals working with young people should want to ensure that lesbian, gay and bisexual young people are able to fulfill their potential but some are unsure about how to do that.
The whole school should be involved in creating an atmosphere where everyone feels they can be themselves. This also includes the senior managment team, non-teaching staff and governors. In 2007 Stonewall was commissioned by the Department for Education to write guidance on preventing and tackling homophobic bullying and this includes specific sections for teachers, governors and heads.
Stonewall also wrote a guide on Supporting lesbian, gay and bisexual young people which includes issues such as coming out, providing information and working with parents and carers of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people. The guide also includes information on working with parents and carers, young people's voices, examples of good practice and advice on how to respond when a young person comes out. Read more


text: John Peeler: "Winner-Take-All Politics" provides a well-documented analysis of how the United States government, since the 1970s, has systematically enriched the top one percent of the country at the expense of everyone else. Written by distinguished political scientists, Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, the book shows how big business interests ratcheted up their national organizations to defend their interests in national policy debates. In addition to employing far stronger lobbying, these interests created think-tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation, designed to challenge the liberal conventional wisdom of the New Deal and Great Society and replace it with an explicitly conservative, free-market-oriented way of thinking.


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Nakalay Beach : Security Systems
For home, cars and businesses, the latest security systems can be found in Phuket. Many companies offer security systems for all pricing ranges that include one-time installation of equipment or constant monitoring.
Sophisticated CCTV cameras and motion detectors are sold as well as gated access controls. Newer technology includes CCTV through apps and mobile phone monitoring. Also listed below are several companies that sell safes for homes and businesses.
Security systems for larger businesses and factories are also available and listed below. These specialize in risk analysis, security evaluations and complete security packages including alarms, access controls and CCTV monitoring.