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A Basic Course in Positional Understanding
After you have learned the rules of chess and developed some tactical abilities, how do you go from there? You are now ready to tackle basic issues of strategy, but what is the best way to improve and win more games?
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Accelerate Your Progress By Thinking For Yourself
Kalinin helps players seeking the master title by showing how concrete knowledge leads to improved decisions at the board. A master must understand the importance of aesthetics, knows how to curb the influence of the computer, accepts that the classical heritage is essential in his development, learns the importance of human interaction in reaching analytical mastery and grasps how to spot and fight his weaknesses.
Chess Training for Candidate Masters
The Art of the Half-Point in Chess
We have all seen games – and perhaps even played them – in which a difficult or lost game is salvaged by a brilliant drawing combination. In the early 1970s, Soviet International Master Leonid Verkhovsky collected some of the most fantastic draws ever played.
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Defending bad or worse positions is very important in the royal game, probably forming one of the most essential aspects of chess strategy altogether. And it is an art one can learn! The purpose of this DVD is to explain the viewer all main methods of defence: exchanging pieces, creating a fortress, eliminating dangerous enemy pieces, escaping the danger zone with the king, improving the position of the pieces. Special attention is paid to counterattack and prophylactic play.
The Art of Defence - Sergei Tiviakov
New Edition of a Modern Classic
Grandmaster Mihai Suba, a former Romanian champion and Senior World Chess Champion, has updated his groundbreaking work and extended it with even more entertaining and witty lessons. The result is a thought-provoking and yet practical guide on chess strategy!
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1001 Chess Tactics From The Games of Everyday Chess Players
The best way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles. But why do regular tactics books make amateurs study master games? Is it useful for beginners to analyze games that are unreal for everyday chess players? YES! If you want to improve at chess but have limited time and energy available, this is your book! Now you can study positions that are happening in games you yourself might have played!
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The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts Too!
1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners is a great first tactics book. It helps you in identifying weak spots in the position of your opponent, in recognizing patterns of combinations, and in visualizing tricks.
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21st Century Edition
Müller has virtually doubled the size of the original work by adding eleven new chapters, including: Destroying the King's Shelter; Sacrifices on f6; Sacrifices on e6; The Magic of Mikhail Tal; Shirov's Sacrifices; and The Fine Art of Defense. In addition, there are exercises at the end of each new chapter to help you hone your skill of sacrificing.
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An Astonishing Trip into the World of Competitive Chess
With refreshing simplicity, Coffeehouse Chess Tactics shows how to turn bad, even seemingly hopeless positions to our advantage. How to distinguish the essential from the trivial. How to adapt according to the situation on the board. Each game sparkles with some unusual tactical or defensive motif. Along with the games the author describes in eloquent but brutal language the beautiful, sometimes terrible, world of chess "where sport, art and science merge.
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The Key to Better Calculation
This rich book on chess tactics proposes a revolutionary method for finding winning moves. Charles Hertan has made an astonishing discovery: the failure to consider key moves is often due to human bias. Your brain tends to disregard many winning moves because they are counter-intuitive or look unnatural.
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Improve Your Skills to Overpower Your Opponent
After the immense success of his award-winning classic Chess Strategy for Club Players, Herman Grooten has now written an equally accessible follow-up primer on attacking chess. He teaches you how to spot opportunities, exploit weaknesses, bringing your forces to the frontline and striking at the right moment.
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1001 Real Chess Tactics From Real Chess Games
The best way to improve at chess is to solve tactics puzzles. But why do regular tactics books make amateurs study master games? Is it useful for beginners to analyze games that are unreal for everyday chess players? YES! Tactics Time 2 presents 1001 fresh and instructive positions.
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1,205 best tactical positions, grouped according to their topics. Intended for chess players with ELO 1600-2400. This chess exercise book is written by an experienced coach, International Grandmaster of ICCF. It contains more than 1400 exercises that are arranged very precisely after various combinational motifs.
Combinative Motifs
Introduction by Bruce Pandolfini
Chess analyzes more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from real matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 600 miniature games, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations.
Chess - 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games - PAPERBACK
Edited and With a Forward by Oleg Pervakov, World Chess Composing Champion
This collection of studies by the remarkable Russian chess composer Alexey Seleznev (1888-1967) will not only wrap you in the amazing world of beautiful and memorable ideas, developed here to perfection. It is also an indispensable chess study aid - Seleznev's problems are closely integrated into practical play and most of them are self-contained lessons. The accuracy of of these compositions is backed up by modern computer analysis.
100 Chess Studies - Lessons in the Endgame
Another 1200 Puzzles to Train Your Brain
It's time to start your chess training! This is the eagerly awaited follow-up to The Complete Chess Workout, Richard Palliser's highly acclaimed chess puzzle book. Now he presents the reader with 1200 new puzzles, every one checked for accuracy by the latest computer engines.
All top chess players agree that to keep your tactical muscles in shape it's imperative to continue training, and the easiest and most fun way to do this is by performing tactical exercises
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Die Grossmeister des Schach Wie sie spielten, wer sie waren, und königliche Spiel zu höchster Vollendung brachten Von Genies, Geistesheroen und Sonderlingen berichtet diese Geistes- und Kultur- geschichte des Schach
Die Grossmeister Des Schach - GERMAN EDITION
The Story and the Games
At the age of 13 years, 4 months and 26 days, Magnus Carlsen became the youngest chess grandmaster in the world. The international press raved about the Norwegian prodigy. The Washington Post even called him 'the Mozart of chess'. Ten years on Magnus Carlsen is the number one in the world rankings and a household name far beyond chess circles. Time Magazine listed him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013
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One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion
Queen of Katwe is the colorful true story of a young girl selling corn on the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
The Queen of Katwe
Selected Games 1961-2003
Arthur Bisguier is a living legend in American chess, having met and defeated some of the greatest players in the world. This is a collection of his best games - annotated by Bisguier himself - from 1961 through 2003. Each game is introduced with an anecdote and brief comment about Art's opponent and combined with many archival photos, makes this one of the great chess game collections ever.
The Art of Bisguier
Learn from Carlsen, Anand, Fischer, Smyslov and Rubinstein
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In this book, FIDE Master Steve Giddins invites you to join him in a study of his favorite Alekhine games, and shows us how we can all learn and improve our chess by examining Alekhine's masterpieces.
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Chess Informant 131 will contain hundreds games, annotated by strong players, crosstables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. Expected are analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant - ISSUE 131 on CD
Grandmaster Insides takes you into the inner world of Max Dlugy, as he recounts and analyzes what a young player has to go through to become a champion and what areas of development are important for self-improvement.
Grandmaster Insides
Cabbage Heads and Chess Kings is a book of witty remarks about unusual chess positions and strange games by famous old chess masters. Here is a delightful addition to the chess library, a collection of witty and lively articles on all aspects of the game. Bruce Hayden is a chess writer of repute, a skilled player and as a commentator he possesses in addition to considerable learning a quick sense of the strange and curious.
Cabbage Heads and Chess Kings
The World Chess Champion
The first official world champion, Wilhelm Steinitz was a towering figure in the chess world in the last quarter of the 19th century. For nearly three decades, he never lost a serious match. His opening innovations have resonated for more than a century. For example, for those who do not wish to meet the Ruy Lopez with 3...a6, the Steinitz Defense, 3...d6, may still be one of the best ways to meet the "Spanish Torture."
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Richard Réti is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of chess. Réti developed theories that were regarded as little less than revolutionary in his era. He asserted that, contrary to classical principles, the centre need not be occupied by pawns. This must have seemed like heresy to the classically-minded grandmasters of his day. This new approach was dubbed "Hypermodern" and led to the development of the Réti Opening (1 Nf3). Réti's theories have been proved sound and have stood the test of time. Réti scored many fine wins against the great players of his day.
Reti - Move by Move
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Grandmaster Insides takes you into the inner world of Max Dlugy, as he recounts and analyzes what a young player has to go through to become a champion and what areas of development are important for self-improvement.
Maxim Dlugy Autographed Copy of Grandmaster Insides
Fighting Chess With The Great Dane
Bent Larsen (1935-2010) was one of the greatest fighters chess has ever seen. In his rich career the great Dane defeated all World Champions from Botvinnik to Karpov. He was a Candidate for the World Championship four times and became one of the most successful tournament players of his time. His uncompromising style and his unorthodox thinking made him popular with chess players all around the globe.
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Mikhail Tal is a true legend of chess. He was the World Champion and also holds the world record for the longest unbeaten run in competitive chess. Tal is widely regarded to be the greatest attacking player of all time. Nicknamed 'the magician from Riga', Tal was a creative genius who made it look as though absolutely anything was possible over the chessboard. In this book, former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala selects and examines his favourite Tal games, from the beginning to the end of his exceptional career. Lakdawala shows how we can all improve our chess by learning from Tal's masterpieces.
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Foreward by Andy Soltis
More than 125 years ago, one of the first great chess books appeared. The Modern Chess Instructor, Part I, written by then world champion Wilhelm Steinitz, was released in 1889. It was his magnum opus, setting forth for the first time the principles of modern chess. It is no exaggeration to say that Steinitz's writings have influenced every great player. This 21st century edition has converted the archaic English descriptive notation to algebraic and reformatted the text so that it conforms to the expectations of the 21st century chessplayer. The Modern Chess Instructor's rare second part, published in 1895, has also been added. The result is a genuine treasure trove of original ideas coupled with exposition of the foundation of modern chess theory. Every chessplayer will find The Modern Chess Instructor enjoyable and instructive, a journey back to the theoretical roots of modern chess.
The Modern Chess Instructor
The Creative Genius
Mikhail Chigorin (1850-1908), the first great Russian chess master, belongs to that select group of exceptionally strong players who did not quite succeed in winning the world championship. He remains universally admired for his creative and courageous style of play. He would always play to win, not only by his famed dashing attacks but also by precise calculation of variations, purposeful maneuvering and exploitation of positional weaknesses, artful defense and refined endgame play. This book is a hugely expanded second edition of a book published in 1987.
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Chess Informant 131 will contain hundreds games, annotated by strong players, crosstables, tournament results, separate chapters on combinations, endgames, problems, studies. Expected are analysis of particular openings, regular columns of top players on various themes etc.
Chess Informant - Issue 131
15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
A great tournament deserves a great book. That's what grandmaster Miguel Najdorf produced in his account of one of the greatest and most important chess events of all time, the 1953 Zurich Candidates Tournament
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15 Contenders for the World Chess Championship
A great tournament deserves a great book. That's what grandmaster Miguel Najdorf produced in his account of one of the greatest and most important chess events of all time, the 1953 Zurich Candidates Tournament
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21st Century Edition
In the early 1950's, two former French champions authored a book that clearly - and quite comprehensively - explained the basic mating patterns in Chess. The Art of Checkmate by Georges Renaud and Victor Kahn was destined to be hailed as one of the most instructive Chess books ever written.
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1. The Feather
We love this look for a glam or vintage chic wedding. It also looks best when your hair is all the way up in a tight chignon.
2. The Flower
If you're having a destination wedding, this hair style is perfect. We recommend a tighter up-do and that you choose a flower size that doesn't take over the look, but accentuates it.
3. A little Bling
You can have with this look for truly any wedding style. Go with a lot of bling for a glam look, or a more beaded hair pin for a understated classic feel.
Stay away from these 10 common hair mistakes (expert advice)
It's supposed to be the happiest day of your life. As the bride, you'll be the center of attention, and not only will your friends and family be present, but your photographs will capture the moment forever. On the big day, you want to look like yourself, only better. There's nothing worse than a bride wearing a gorgeous gown, in the perfect location, whose hair is so dreadful that guests can't keep their eyes off of it. Neil Weisberg and Amanda George, co-owners of the celebrity-filled Neil George Salon in Beverly Hills, say brides should always have a consultation with the stylist who will be doing their hair one to two months before the wedding date to ensure that their dream hairstyle fits in with their dream day. Weisberg and George advise staying away from these 10 common hair mistakes that brides make.
1. You forget your veil or headpiece. The veil factors into your overall look, and its length and style may determine if you'll want to wear your hair up or down. If the veil hasn't arrived yet, ask the bridal salon to loan you a sample, or at least bring along a photo when consulting with your hairdresser.
2. You cut your hair days before the wedding. Stay away from the scissors and don't plan on getting a haircut right before the big day. Instead, do it a month or two prior to the wedding to ensure that you like the cut and it will work with the hairstyle you've chosen.
3. You don't carefully choose your stylist. You will remember your wedding day forever, so choose someone you trust to style your hair. If your hairdresser doesn't typically do wedding hairstyles, ask him or her for a recommendation, or speak with friends or other brides who have had hairstyles you've admired.
4. You experiment with hair color. Talk to your stylist about how you envision your hair on the big day, and let your colorist know if you are planning on wearing your hair up or down. It's also not advisable to dramatically change your hair color before the wedding. You want to look like an enhanced version of you, not someone completely different.
5. You only try one style. Just as you tried on several wedding dresses (even if you knew the first one was the best), have your stylist show you at least three different looks based on your description of what you want.
6. You go to your consultation without any ideas. Pictures speak louder than words. Gather photos (e.g., from magazines) of hairstyles you like. This will give the stylist an idea of the kind of style you're seeking. The stylist can't make you look like the person in the picture, but he or she can attempt to copy the hair as long as the texture and length are not an issue.
7. You forget about touch-ups. If it's in your budget, consider having the stylist stay after the ceremony and throughout the evening to do touch-ups to your hair—or even give you a completely different look. If the expense is too high, ask the stylist for tips on how to touch up your own hair during the reception.
8. You forget about the dress. Your hair should always complement your gown. Select your gown first and then decide on the hairstyle with your stylist.
9. You think short hair is your only option. If your cute bob doesn't jive with your dream of having long locks on the big day, ask your stylist for extensions. This temporary fix can be a perfect solution.
10. You forget about the groom. Although you'll be the focus of the big day, you will want his hair to look just as good. Make sure the groom gets a good haircut a week before the wedding.
Lose a few pounds by eating more often -- yes, it's true! (expert advice)
If you're not particularly thrilled with your body, you've probably been dieting as your wedding day approaches in an attempt to reach your desired weight before the walk down the aisle. Many brides do this but find that they are lacking a few pounds a week or so before the wedding. If this sounds familiar, here are some important tips to lose those last pounds.
Eat More Often
Wow - didn't know it would be so easy, did you? That's right. If you want to lose those last pounds before your wedding day, eat more often but eat much smaller portions. By doing this, you will be giving your digestive system a break as well as speeding up your metabolism. As your metabolism kicks into overdrive, you will burn more fat and calories - and lose more weight.
Drink More Water
Another important thing that will help you lose those last pounds is drinking more water. Most experts recommend that you drink 8 glasses of water each day. Not only does this help you feel full for a longer period of time, but it aids the body in the natural fat and calorie burning process.
If you find it difficult to drink so much water each day, there are a few different things you can do. Go to bed after drinking 4 ounces of water and drink 4 more when you wake up. This is one glass gone - only 7 more to go. If you don't like the taste of water, slip a wedge of lemon in to create a more palatable drink.
Cardio Exercise
Don't neglect your exercise as you try to lose those last pounds. Anything that gets your heart pumping and makes you break a sweat is an excellent exercise to do. For instance, jumping rope, skating, dancing and even jogging can help you lose those last pounds. While most people aren't overly fond of exercise, doing it regularly will boost your energy and even your sense of well-being! Exercise each day for about a half an hour to forty-five minutes at a time.
Skip the Sugar
In the last week before the wedding, don't indulge in processed sugar at all. Instead, fill your rumbling tummy with fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, beans and lean meat. This will help get rid of those last stubborn pounds and you may notice that you feel a lot better too! These foods are great for your health and provide important nutrients and vitamins.
By following the tips above, you can lose those last pounds and feel beautiful and confident in your wedding dress.
Whether you choose to wear a veil or headpiece (or none at all), make sure it enhances your overall wedding day look. Tip: Pick your wedding dress first and hairstyle second. Choose your veil or headpiece last. Here are 8 headpieces we love to inspire you:
1. Feather Fascinator
Photo by Jessica Lorren Photography
2. Pearl Brooch
Photo by Nancy Aidee Photography
3. Chignon Clip
Photo by Abby Grace Photography
4. Three-Tiered Silk Headband
Photo by Untamed Petals
5. Sparkling Diamond Crown
Photo by Michelle Warren Photography
6. Gold Emblem Headpiece
Photo by Jen Huang Photography
7. Floral-Shaped Crystal Brooch
Photo by Jason and Anna Photography
8. Beaded Bobby Pins
Photo by Jessica Lorren Photography
Which headpiece would you choose? Let us know in the comments below!
Photo by Woodland Fields Photography
We know, we know—you want to look gorgeous on your wedding day, but you still want to look like you. And a full set of false eyelashes can seem a little daunting if your regular makeup routine is on the low-maintenance side. The solution? Individual false lashes. When applied properly, they'll accentuate your eyes and maintain a natural look. Here's our top four tips for getting it right.1. Size Matters To appear as natural as possible, look for individual lashes that are just slightly longer than your natural lash. We like Ardell's Duralash Starter Kit ($9.99 at Amazon), as it offers three different lengths to choose from. 2. Focus on the Outer Corners Start on your outer corners of your eye and work your way in—this way you'll have a clear view of where you can use the extra fringe. For a girly, wing-tipped look, apply the lashes to your outer corners only. 3. Dark Adhesive is Key Use a lash adhesive that dries dark (like Ardell's Duo eyelash adhesive in Dark, $4.79 at Amazon) to help mask unwanted traces of glue. Dark adhesive will also blend more easily with your eyeliner and mascara. 4. Minimize Mascara Once your false lashes are set, sweep with a volumizing mascara to complete your look. Avoid lengthening mascara and don't go overboard with product—nobody wants spider lashes on their wedding day!
Related: Everything You Need to Know About Airbrush Makeup
Depending on the style you choose, braids can be romantic, bohemian, or modern. This hairstyle is everywhere these days, and we just couldn't resist digging through our many braided hairstyle photos to share our favorite styles with you!
Photo by Loren Routhier Photography
1. Braided Updo A romantic braided updo has an Old World, Shakespearean-maiden vibe that we just adore. Braided updos are also a great way to keep your hair firmly in place for your entire wedding day.
Photo by Hudson Nichols Photography
2. Braided Crown A braid worn across your head with the rest long and loose is pure bohemian-chic. Add a sprig of flowers or two for a garden or outdoor wedding in the springtime.
Photo by Katherine O'Brien Photography
3. Modern Side FIshtail A more contemporary way to style a braid - a unique fishtail situated on the side. It's a little different, slightly casual, but still completely wedding-appropriate.
Looking for more gorgeous hairstyles? Be sure to follow our Beauty Editor!
As your wedding day approaches, there are a few things you should do to ensure that your appearance will be flawless on the big day. (expert advice)
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In order to make sure that you look your absolute best on your wedding day, you have probably booked appointments with your hair stylist, manicurist and pedicurist, make-up artist and even a tanning specialist. As your wedding day approaches, there are a few things you should do to ensure that your appearance will be flawless on the big day. Below, you will find some beauty check in tips to guide you toward the perfect wedding day appearance.
Beauty Check In: Hair and Make-Up
The last thing you want for your wedding is a bad hair day and make-up which makes you look like a clown. If you haven't scheduled a 'practice run,' it's important to do this at least a few weeks before the big day. Check your hair by moving around and shaking your head to ensure that it will stay in place. Your make-up should look natural and enhance the beauty you already possess; not like you're being painted up for some kind of strange ritual! Make sure you feel comfortable with your selections and that the hair looks great with the dress. This beauty check in will make you feel more confident and excited about the big day.
Beauty Check In: Manicure and Pedicure
If you've never received a manicure or pedicure before, you may want to have it done a few weeks before the wedding. It's essential to be sure that you're happy with the look and that you're comfortable with the results. If you will be wearing tips or other types of fake nails, make sure they're at a length you feel comfortable with. If you have it done a few weeks ahead of time, you will only need to schedule a 'filler' appointment to make sure everything is in place. You will also have the chance to get accustomed to fake nails if you've never had them before.
Beauty Check In: Spray Tan
If you will be receiving a spray tan for your wedding, it's imperative that you make sure the specialist is using the right color. Have a practice run about a month before the wedding and if you're happy with the results, have your specialist take notes of color combinations and any other important points. You will definitely want to be checked for a sensitivity or allergy - imagine walking down the aisle with hives!
By doing a beauty check in at least a few weeks before the wedding, you can tie up loose ends and ensure that everything is set for your ceremony.
Planning healthy snacks for your big day is just as important as your wedding cake, so don't overlook it! (expert advice) From the time you wake up until you finally settle into your honeymoon suite, your wedding day is going to be full of nonstop action. Where will you find the energy to play the role of the beautiful bride without any time to eat? Planning healthy snacks for your big day is just as important as your wedding cake – especially since that bite of cake may be the only thing you put in your stomach! Start out your day with a light, but filling breakfast and ask your maid of honor to help you prepare a snack bag to bring along to the wedding. Snacks to Avoid You don't want to stain your dress or destroy your makeup and you definitely don't want an upset stomach to ruin your special day – those nervous butterflies are bad enough. Stay away from carbonated drinks, heavy or greasy foods, and anything that may drip, drop, or ooze into a potential wedding disaster. You'll also want to avoid lots of sugars and carbohydrates or you may experience a crash rather than an energy boost. Snacks to Pack Choose healthy wedding day snacks that are easy to eat on the go. High protein foods will provide you with the energy you need to make it through the big day. I would suggest carrying along an insulated lunch bag to keep things fresh and remember to pack a few extra snacks to share with your groom – his day will be nearly as hectic as yours! Peanut butter crackers Beef jerky Trail mix Yogurt String cheese Peanuts Dried fruit Bring along a few plain saltine crackers to nibble on too, just in case you experience any last minute waves of nausea. Wedding Day Snack Station Instead of carrying around snacks for yourself, you may want to organize a snack station for the entire wedding party to enjoy. It will be a busy day for everyone and nothing could be worse than a hungry, inattentive flower girl or the sounds of a groomsman's growling stomach! Set up a table with vegetables and dip, turkey wraps, or crackers and cheese to keep those hunger issues at bay. High protein, healthy snacks are a must for your big day. Whether you arrange a platter for the entire wedding party or just toss a few things into your tote bag, be sure you take a few minutes to munch throughout the day. Healthy snacks will give you the energy you need to create a picture perfect wedding.


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Isle of Palms isn't just a pretty name. This island ten miles outside of Charleston—with its salt marshes and Atlantic Ocean borders—has all the pink houses and tropical trees for which its steeple-studded sister is known, not to mention a reputation as an insider's retreat. Originally a haven for locals as far back as 1898, this oceanfront community has changed little about its laid-back brand of hospitality. Today, Isle of Palms is a largely self-contained oasis with two championship golf courses and seven miles of white beaches.
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Sitting pretty on beachfront property, The Palms Hotel is the real gem in the jewel of the South. Each of the well-appointed rooms has a dreamy feel: Tasteful tropical accents complement gorgeous oceanfront views. After settling in, guests can rise to complimentary continental breakfast served every morning as well as gourmet coffee and tea all day. The nearby recreation complex offers basketball and tennis courts, children's centers, and even a yoga studio. Beach babies that need a break from the sand are welcome to bask on the sundeck or beside the private pool.
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How valuable is IDS?
I've managed an IDS in the past and conducted some IDS research for a former employer, but it's been several years since I did any hands-on IDS monitoring so I feel like I'm lacking a current perspective.
The argument that I've always accepted is Bejtlich's "prevention eventualy fails." I still think that argument is valid and can see the value of monitoring systems, logging, keeping session/statistical data both for detection and response, etc. But, I wonder what value IDS actually gives us.
Consider Snort, let's say we remove all of the signatures that aren't applicable to our environment (e.g. remove Oracle rules if we don't run Oracle), remove all of the rules that are too out of date to matter (e.g. teardrop), and also remove all of the rules for things that we're blocking anyway. Once we do that, how much is really left and what are the odds that, if we do undergo a serious attack, that the remaining rules will alert us to it?
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recipe #254, Trackers / Group Management: Fighting Spam
Savane provides several ways to protect trackers from spam.
Preventing Spam
Savane runs DNS blacklists checks on all forms submitted by non-project members.
Apart from that, there are a few options that can allow a project admin to prevent many spams.
There are a few options that can allow a project admin to prevent many spams.
- A good starting point to avoid spam is first to set trackers Posting Restrictions to a tough policy:
- On every trackers that you feel dedicated to manage the project workflow, without end-users interaction, like the task manager, set project membership as minimal level of authentication.
- On every trackers that need input from non-members, like the support manager and the bug tracker, set logged-in user as minimal level of authentication, if you can afford to forbid anonymous post (it means that external contributors will have to create an account)
- Another good idea is too use the special Lock Discussion field. This field, that can be modified only by trackers managers, is complementary to the Posting Restrictions. When an item is set as Locked, only technicians and managers are still be able to post further comments. While it may be used to end a flamewar, it will obviously reduce the number of targets available to spam robots if you set one (or more) automatic transition update so whenever an item is closed, the item get additionnally locked. Obviously, this is useless on trackers where only project members can post.
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Spam Scores
Any logged-in user is able, when he sees content (comment or item) that he believes to be spam, to flag it as spam. This will increment the spam score of the item.
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- If the reporter is project member on which the suspected spam have been posted, the spam score of the content will grow of 3
- If the reporter is not project member on which the suspected spam have been posted, the spam score of the content will grow of 1
Any content with a spam score superior or equal to 5 is considered to be spam.
Each user have also his own spam score. Each time an user got one of his post flagged as spam (spam score > 4), his own score grows of 1. User own spam score is used to determine the spam score of any new post. In other words, someone caught 5 times posting spam will get all his further post automatically flagged as spam as soon as posted.
Site administrators have a specific interface that will allow them to check if spam reports against a user were legitimate and will be able to take necessary actions accordingly (like banning account used to spam or to maliciously report as spam perfectly valid content).
It is also possible to project admins and site admins to unflag content, which means they can reset the spam score of some content if they think there is a mistake.
Removing Spam
When content is considered to be spam (spam score > 4), it is not removed from the database. We do not want to risk loosing data in case of false positives.
However, comments that are spam are automatically removed from items pages, only a link remains for checking purpose.
Also, when browsing items, items that are spams are not shown, unless you change the related display criteria.
If the content is an item, it is automatically set to Locked so further post are impossible.
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SAMTEC TSW-215-25-L-D-RA Board-To-Board Connector, Right Angle, 5.08 mm, 30 Contacts, Header, TSW Series, Through Hole
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Personal VPNs
Any help on learning more about these, and what things I need to take into consideration would be helpful.
If you can't find it here or at our sister site, CSP Online Mag, guess it would go here.
chrisj wrote:What do you mean by personal VPN?
Are you talking a paid for service that uses a pool of ip addresses to hide you? Or do you mean a vpn that you set up and use while in untrusted locations like starbucks and hacker cons?
chrisj wrote:Ok.
I've built my own, that I use on occasion via Wifi or other un-trusted networks. Using either OpenVPN, or ssh tunneling.
however when I'm doing stuff that requires me to be anonymous (due to operational security) on the internet I tend to stick with Tor.
Sorry I couldn't be more help.
TomTees wrote:however when I'm doing stuff that requires me to be anonymous (due to operational security) on the internet I tend to stick with Tor.
What do you mean by "operational security"??
chrisj wrote:TomTees wrote:What do you mean by "operational security"?
The steps I take to protect myself when doing things online, that are of a semi-questionable nature, or wanting to stay off radars. Things like checking some really questionable sites for research papers for school. Like Google Scholar.
TomTees wrote:I guess my OP was just more of "What does a Personal VPN do, and why would I want to pay a service provider for one?"
superkojiman wrote:From what I've seen, there are generally three things most regular people use personal VPNs for: downloading pirated content anonymously, viewing streaming video content that's not available in their region (eg: US only), and added security when using public wifi.
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People who care about nothing other than themselves and their self interests. If given a chance they will try to bring down anyone around them, by acting as tho they are above and beyond their intelligence. In their altered view of reality no one is or ever will be better than them in any way, shape, or form. The sad truth is that they are usually too stuck up and self centered to see that they drive everyone away from them. On the outside they may seem to be smarter than anyone else, but on the inside they are just as dumb and simple minded as the rest of us. This isn't true for all the students, because there is a very small percent that are smart enough to understand when enough is enough.
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Robert Dowling (1827�1886) holds a special place in the history of Australian art. He was the first locally produced artist in Australia. He specialised in portraiture, but also painted popular genre subjects, literary and religious themes,
the most substantial Orientalist images by any Australian artist of the time, as well as images of the Australian Aborigines. He was Australia�s major portrait and figure painter from the late colonial period 1850�85.
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Today I found this information (while reading WAHH2) and I thought to share it with you. You can have free access at the archive at:
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"What is The Web Security Mailing List?
The Web Security Mailing List is an open information forum for discussing topics relevant to web security. Topics include, but are not limited to, industry news and technical discussions surrounding web applications, proxies, honeypots, new attack types, methodologies, application firewalls, discoveries, experiences, web servers, application servers, database security, tools, solutions, and others. "
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Hundreds of youths try to escape poverty by going into Africa's porn industry. Few realize how difficult and unsafe it can be. By contrast, the largely Web-oriented African market is small but emerging. The leader on that continent would be South Africa, which hosted Sexpo, a public expo focused on all aspects of sexuality, in the second half of 2010. "The size of the entire adult industry in South Africa is said to be worth 60 million rand ($8.9 million), but that cannot be independently verified. It is probably the biggest in Africa. Nigeria should be worth about half of that," says Tau Morena, co-founder of Sondeza ("Bring it closer" in isiZulu), an African adult online network with more than 39,000 members (almost half of them South African) and an average of 7,000 unique visitors daily. No wonder, says Koh Bela, that some African youths see pornographic actors as examples of success -- all the more because some manage to earn far more money with one film than the average African does in a month. What these young people do not always know, though, is that big money is rare in this sector. Besides, the threat of human trafficking -- the third most widespread criminal activity worldwide, according to the United Nations -- is worrying in some countries.


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by Ciaran89 February 24, 2008
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
First used by Brittany The Fat Slob. When a human being excitedly and eagerly takes a penis into their mouth, in order to give fellatio
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The act of deep throating a dick far enough that the testicles hang down ones chin such as a Turkey Wattle (the testicle like skin hanging from the neck of a Turkey). The sound of gobbling may or may not be involved but is usually preferred in the event of a true Gobble Job.
"I thonight I heard turkeys outside my house last night so I ran out expecting to find a flock on my lawn...then I remembered my roommate telling me about this awesome oral sex trick his girl friend had learned. He called it a Gobble Job..."
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A Truly Canadian store on eBay.... Selling from Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, and Centre of Canada .... gateway to the west.
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Downward Phase: Shift your hips back and down. This will create a hinge-like movement at your knees. Continue to lower yourself until you feel your heels about to lift off the floor. Try to maintain a flat back by bending forward at the hips. Keep your head directly facing the BOSU and position your arms where they offer the greatest degree of balance support.
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MANPOWER - Going beyond military equipment totals and perceived fighting strength is the actual manpower that drives a given military. Wars of attrition favor those with more.
Total Population: 62,007,540
Available Manpower: 28,000,000
Fit for Service: 22,600,000
Reaching Military Age Annually: 570,000
Active Frontline Personnel: 320,000
Active Reserve Personnel: 42,000
LAND SYSTEMS - Tank value includes Main Battle Tanks, light tanks and tank destroyers, either wheeled or tracked. AFV value includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs).
Tanks: 200
Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFVs): 6,972
Self-Propelled Guns (SPGs): 164
Towed-Artillery: 92
Multiple-Launch Rocket Systems (MLRSs): 21
AIR POWER - Includes both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft from all branches of service.
Total Aircraft: 822
Fighters/Interceptors: 79
Fixed-Wing Attack Aircraft: 185
Transport Aircraft: 424
Trainer Aircraft: 189
Helicopters: 430
Attack Helicopters: 59
NAVAL POWER - Aircraft Carrier value includes dedicated "helicopter carrier" vessels. Total naval strength includes all known auxiliaries as well.
Total Naval Strength: 143
Aircraft Carriers: 2
Frigates: 14
Destroyers: 4
Corvettes: 4
Submarines: 7
Coastal Defense Craft: 10
Mine Warfare: 10
RESOURCES (PETROLEUM) - Despite the advances made in battlefield technology, oil remains the lifeblood of any fighting force and supporting economy.
Oil Production: 105,700 bbl/day
Oil Consumption: 1,315,000 bbl/day
Proven Oil Reserves: 544,500,000 bbl
LOGISTICAL - War is as much a battle of logistics - moving man and machine from / to points all over - as it is direct combat. Labor Force adds to available wartime industry strength.
Labor Force: 25,600,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 681
Major Ports and Terminals: 9
Roadway Coverage: 487,700
Railway Coverage: 20,255
Serviceable Airports: 129
FINANCIAL (in USD) - Regardless of strength in numbers, war is still driven by financing as much as any one leader or weapon.
Defense Budget: $34,000,000,000
External Debt: $2,444,000,000,000
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold: $130,600,000,000
Purchasing Power Parity: $2,221,000,000,000
GEOGRAPHY (in km) - Geographical values primarily figure into a defensive-minded war (i.e. invasion).
Square Land Area: 301,340 km
Coastline: 7,600 km
Shared Border: 1,836 km
Waterways: 2,400 km
Sources: CIA.gov, CIA World Factbook, wikipedia.com, public domain print and media sources and user contributions. Some values may be estimated when official sources are lacking.
The values showcased above are all considered for the final GFP ranking recognized as the "Power Index" (abbrv: "PwrIndx"). PwrIndx scores are judged against a perfect value of "0.0000" which is realistically unattainable due to the number of factors considered per country. Balance is the key - a large, strong fighting force across land, sea and air backed by a resilient economy and defensible territory along with an efficient infrastructure - such qualities are those used to round out a particular nation's total fighting strength on paper; it is not enough to field 10 million men or 20,000 tanks or lead the world in oil production.
Each nation's final ranking also carries with it bonuses and penalties as needed while landlocked countries (ex: Austria) are not penalized for lack of a standing navy - though they do suffer a penalty for not maintaining a viable merchant marine force.
It bears repeating that nuclear weapons are NOT taken into account for this listing. Powers are based on conventional weaponry in inventory as well as other factors such as economic strength, border size, self-sustainability (in regards to wartime resources such as oil), water access etc...
A total of 126 countries currently make up the GFP ranked list.


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The name of the test used when performing the AT Reverse Munchkins to test if your head is tilted at an angle to avoid being in front of the anus. Powder is put on top of anus to test. If she farts and you avoid all the powder, then you're tilted at the perfect angle, but if the fart leaves a mohawk of powder in your head then you need repositioning.
I did the AT Mohawk Test before doing the AT Reverse Munchkins on her to test if I had the perfect angle.
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Can art stimulate social change? Mel Chin is among the many artists who would say yes, a response that aligns him with practices ranging from the utopian dream of Russian Constructivism to the avant-garde mysticism of Joseph Beuys to every creator of any sort of propaganda art. But he is wary of success in this enterprise, because his aim is not to support a specific ideology, but to enhance opportunities for discourse and change. "I aspire to make art that would be indistinguishable from direct political action some day," he says, "then to supersede that as fast as possible."1
Chin's works of the late 1980s and early 1990s address specific geopolitical, social, and environmental issues and have been called "sculptural witnesses to ecological and political tragedies."2 Each is weighted with complex iconography that connects contemporary social issues to ideas from alchemy, philosophy, myth, religion, and history; the materials Chin uses come as directly as possible from the cultures he references. Exhaustive research is central to his practice, and learning and remembering are key activities for him.
The Opera of Silence (1988) is typical of these works. Exhibited at the Walker Art Center in 1990 and acquired later that year, it is an oversized replica of a Beijing Opera drum made of hog hides stretched over a wooden armature. Chin and an assistant cut and sewed the hides into a pattern resembling the eagle's-head emblem of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); the backside of the drum is covered with white theatrical makeup, used in the Beijing Opera to signify treachery. The whole massive structure is propped up by a slender device made of bone and wood.
Chin's references to the CIA and China allude to the ongoing occupation of Tibet by the Chinese, in which the CIA is said to have meddled with disastrous effect, although the agency continues to deny any involvement.3 On the drum, the two superpowers are made inseparable, the patterns of one woven into the structure of the other. The device supporting the weighty instrument is composed of two objects used in traditional Tibetan rituals: a death's-head staff and a trumpet made from a human bone. Chin's configuration may be a pun on the balance of power in the conflict, but the chief motif is silence: both Tibetan trumpet and Chinese drum have been made mute, symbolic of the suppression of the Tibetan people by China, and the official denials from both Beijing and Washington, D.C.
Although these references may not be obvious to the viewer, Chin isn't concerned that his message will be lost. "My intention is to transcend the materials and propel the imagination; so that you look at the sculpture, and its presence sticks in your mind," he says. "Someday it will come back to you and the message will become clear, like a poem that you don't understand at the first reading."4 Chin has continued this tactic in his recent work, which is more directly activist, collective, and ephemeral. For a 1996 project, In the Name of the Place, Chin and a group of collaborators inserted props into the sets of the prime-time television drama Melrose Place. The props functioned as subliminal messages, often with overtly political content—characters snuggled under sheets adorned with a pattern based on the shape of rolled condoms, or received Chinese take-out that came in containers bearing slogans from the Tiananmen Square protest. In such works, Chin's strategy is "not to subvert, but to assist with a creative process, thus infecting the host with the possibility of options not open for discourse within their existing, rigid, tripartite structures."5 More than a maker of objects, he sees himself as a catalyst for change.
Quoted in Benito Huerta, ed., Inescapable Histories: Mel Chin, exh. cat. (Kansas City, Missouri: Exhibits USA, 1996), 45. ↩
Thomas McEvilley, ed., Soil and Sky: Mel Chin, exh. cat. (Philadelphia: Fabric Workshop, 1993), 4. ↩
Beginning in 1958, the CIA reportedly provided Tibetan rebels with arms and training in guerrilla tactics, only to withdraw support after 1968 when President Richard Nixon decided to seek rapprochement with China. ↩
Quoted in Peter Boswell, Viewpoints: Mel Chin, exh. bro. (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1990). ↩
Mel Chin, "My Relation to Joseph Beuys Is Overrated," in Gene Ray, ed., Joseph Beuys: Mapping the Legacy (New York: D.A.P.; Sarasota, Florida: John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 2001), 136. ↩


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Abbott launches GMO-free Similac Advance
US infant formula group Abbott Laboratories has launched what it claims to be the "first and only" GMO-free infant formula from a "leading" manufacturer, Similac Advance Non-GMO.
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