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Eric Shorkey wrote:
> This one time, at band camp, I answered an email for Joey. ;)
> You have to bind your shaper rules to an interface. It really doesn't matter
> which so long as the traffic you wish to shape passes through that interface
> at some point. Looks like Joey picked the lan interface. That's really all
> there is to it.
Isn't there at least some difference?
I should think the LAN interface might see a lot of LAN traffic (how's
that for stating the obvious!) which one would usually not want to
shape (and thus one would need special shaper rules ommiting such
local traffic, or for sending it through pipes/queues made for LAN
Conversly the WAN interface should only see traffic to and from the
WAN (duh, ain't I the brilliant one once again!) And thus one would
not need to take special care of the LAN traffic with the shaper rules
on this interface.
But perhaps I'm missing something?
One reason I CAN see for using the LAN interface when shaping WAN
traffic, would be to implement two-pass shaping (seeing as multi-pass
shaping isn't currently supported), but that is another matter entirely.

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The cockroach could not have scuttled along, almost unchanged, for two hundred and fifty million years - some two hundred and forty-nine before man evolved - unless it was doing something right.
It would be fascinating as well as instructive to have access to the cockroach's own record of its life on earth, to know its point of view on evolution and species domination over the millennia. Such chronicles would perhaps radically alter our perceptions of the dinosaur's span and importance - and that of our own development and significance. We might learn that throughout all these aeons, the dominant life form has been, if not the cockroach itself, then certainly the insect.
Attempts to chronicle the cockroach's intellectual and emotional life have been made only within the last century when a scientist titled his essay on the cockroach "The Intellectual and Emotional World of the Cockroach", and artists as radically different as Franz Kafka and Don Marquis created equally memorable cockroach protagonists. At least since Classical Greece, authors have brought cockroach characters into the foreground to speak for the weak and downtrodden, the outsiders, those forced to survive on the underside of dominant human cultures. Cockroaches have become the subjects of songs ("La Cucaracha"), have competed in 'roachraces' and have even ended up in recipes.
In this accessible, sympathetic and often humorous book, Marion Copeland examines the natural history, symbolism and cultural significance of this poorly understood and much-maligned insect.
About the Author
Marion Copeland is former Professor of English at Holyoke Community College, Massachusetts, US.
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For the curious, scared and ignorant "Cockroach" is a well written little book that will leave you wondering why there is so much fear and hatred associated with these little guys. Very readable this book gives readers insight into cockroach behaviours and the relationships they have had with humans over the years.
I was left questioning my own opinion of these critters and recommend this book to anyone who looks upon the roach with fear or disgust.
thoroughly researched, eloquently written and richly illustrated ... an outstanding polemic in support of a much-loathed creature Times Literary Supplement this gripping little book is crawling with anecdotes ... New Scientist
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|A Living Fossil
|p. 15
|What's in a Name?
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|Fellow Traveller
|p. 60
|In the Mind of Man: Myth, Folklore and the Arts
|p. 79
|Tales from the Underside
|p. 107
|p. 130
|The Golden Cockroach
|p. 148
|p. 170
|'La Cucaracha'
|p. 172
|p. 174
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|p. 191
|Photo Acknowledgements
|p. 193
|p. 196
|Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.
Series: Animal Series
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 200
Published: 1st March 2003
Publisher: REAKTION BOOKS
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 19.0 x 13.5 x 1.3
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There is a lot of berry picking nostalgia tied to my childhood. Having a whole lot of woodsy property meant random wild blueberry bushes and happening upon the occasional tiny little wild strawberries, along with a giant huckleberry bush in a clearing and a decent number of raspberries along the driveway. But blackberries were the most abundant, popping up around the edge of our lawn, all along the driveway and main road, and covering a semi-secret enormous hillside a little ways outside our property line. Which is perhaps why they've always been my favorite berry. Strawberries are fleshy and sweet. Raspberries are tart and delicate. But blackberries are intense. They are hearty, seedy things. (I might be among the minority here, but I love berry seeds.) Their appearance means season change is just around the corner. Goodbye gross summer and hellooooo glorious fall. Bring on the sweaters, scarves, and birthday cake.
Just FYI, if you're ever looking for someone to go blackberry picking with, I am so your girl. Not in a romantic way. (Is berry picking generally considered a lovely weekend activity, or have I just been living in Vermont for too long?) In an I-will-wear-a-sweater-and-jeans-tucked-into-socks-in-the-middle-of-August-and-prepare-for-battle way. I get obsessive. To the point where I will carefully make my way into a thicket, then less skillfully back my way out once I realize I've gone too far, snagged hair and skin and clothes be damned. If I see ripe berries, I want them. All. ALL THE BERRIES.
So yeah, after all that, I wish I could tell you about how I picked these berries. Buuut, I didn't. I bought them at the store. :D (Points for honesty! Yes?) Regardless of where they came from, the smell and taste of blackberries immediately reminds me of being covered in fresh scratches and bruise-colored stains. And this batch was particularly delicious. I'm not sure my childhood self would have been into the combination of thyme and blackberries, but it's one of my favorites now. Let honey and goat cheese join the ice cream party and, oh yeah, we're in serious business.
I've had my eye on Linda's honey-thyme ice cream since last year, and I knew it would be awesome in conjunction with the blackberries. This recipe gave me the chance to work on my swirl technique after a previous failure, and it turned out a bit better (although I'll admit, that was kind of by accident — things got all melty and out of hand very quickly, and I sort of gave it a quick stir before saying "gah! enough!" and just throwing it in the freezer). And after dealing with post–photo sesh melty ice cream, I wound up with a fully incorporated (or, in other words, non-existent) swirl anyway. Both, quite frankly, are delicious. The swirled version was the contrast of the sweet-savory honey-thyme base with intense rivers of tangy goat cheesy blackberriness. When everything wound up mixed together, the result was an ice cream that tasted like a grown up black raspberry. Regardless of swirl or no swirl, I highly recommend garnishing a bowl of this stuff with some chopped chocolate or bits of candied ginger (or just mix them right in if you're going the no-swirl route).
Sooooo I got in a photo groove and took a thousand photos of the ice cream. I hope no one minds!!
Honey-Thyme & Blackberry–Goat Cheese Swirl Ice Cream
(adapted from The New York Times via The Tart Tart)
Note: I used a creamy goat cheese from Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery. (If you read my last post, you know all about my stash of VTB&CC goodies!) If you can't find creamy goat cheese, use normal goat cheese and reduce the amount to just a little over 2 tbsp.
1 cup whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
6 large sprigs fresh thyme (approximately 4″ long)
4 egg yolks
3/4 cup honey
2 pints of blackberries
1 1/2 cups of sugar
3 tbsp of creamy goat cheese
Mix blackberries and sugar together in a bowl. Cover and let sit for an hour, then macerate until blackberries have been crushed as much as possible. Push through a sieve and stir in goat cheese.
Combine milk, cream, and thyme in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat, cover, and let sit for 20 minutes, the strain out thyme sprigs.
Whisk egg yolks together. Temper by whisking in warm cream mixture, a spoonful at a time, until you've added about a cup of the cream. Whisk in honey, then scrape the warmed egg mixture into the original saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of a spoon.
Refrigerate mixture until chilled — ideally overnight. (If you aren't going to bother with the swirl, mix the blackberry and goat cheese directly into the custard before you chill it. If not, keep it chilled separately.) Process in your ice cream maker as per the manufacturer's instructions. When ice cream is finished churning, add a layer to the bottom of a large tin. Add a drizzle of the blackberry–goat cheese syrup, then lightly swirl in with a chopstick or knife. Add another layer if ice cream and repeat. Continue until all the ice cream is in the tin.


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Clams with White Wine, Sweet Corn, and BasilJuly 18, 2014 | By | COMMENTS
If you were to do a graph–and I'm not a graph person, so you'd have to help me out here–measuring the effort you put into a dinner vs. the pleasure you get from eating it, chances are there'd be a real corollary between the work put it in and the pleasure received (see, for example, lamb merguez with eggplant jam). Every so often, though, there's an outlier: a recipe that's so incredibly easy, so simple to put together, it doesn't make sense that the results should taste as good as they do, but they do. And I'd wager that of all the recipes that fit into this tiny category, the ones at the very apex of "easy to do" and "good to eat" are recipes involving mussels and clams.
The thing is, mussels and clams are not only super fast to cook, they also contribute major flavor to whatever liquid you cook them in. Beer, broth, or–my preference–white wine. All that clam juice (or liquor, as some might call it) infuses right in and that's the most important thing to know about making clams or mussels for dinner: it's not about the clams or mussels, it's about soaking up all of the cooking liquid with really good bread. The bread is what fills you up but also, once saturated with the garlicky, winey, clam broth, it's also what makes you say: "Oh my God, this is so good."
Also? Clams and mussels are incredibly versatile. You can take this dinner in so many directions. For me, though, I almost always start with a glug of of olive oil, heated up, and then I add a sliced red onion and let it cook with some salt for a bit. Then I add 3 cloves of sliced garlic and a dried chile de Arbol:
Once the garlic is fragrant and just starting to turn golden, I add a big glass (about a cup) of dry white wine (it'll sizzle, stand back!). This should also be the wine you're drinking while cooking and, later, while eating the clams. In this case, because it just came in my CSA, I also added all of the kernels from two ears of the freshest, sweetest, sweet corn you can imagine. Cut 'em right off the cob with a sharp knife and in they go, along with about ten clams that you soak for 30 minutes in cold water with a little corn starch to help draw out any grit; just lift the clams right out and rinse them off:
Sprinkle with a little salt, turn the heat to high, cover, and wait about a minute or so. At that point, check; if the clams have opened, remove them right away. They're done (I learned that trick from Renee Erickson).
Once you've removed all the clams, taste the liquid (and the corn) and adjust for salt. If you want to gild the lily, you can add a pat of butter here too; that's a good thing to do if you're serving this for company. Since it was just for me, I left the butter out and, instead, poured the broth over the clams in a bowl and topped it with lots of shredded basil.
This is a terrific summery dish that takes longer to eat than it does to make. So what are you waiting for? Get some graph paper, prove that I'm right mathematically, and once you're convinced go out and get some clams (and some really good bread). You'll be eating pretty in no time.
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How often the authorities request cloud-stored e-mail or data without a warrant is unclear, as neither the feds nor companies that hold such data are willing to share it. A coalition called Digital Due Process, which includes civil rights groups and some of the biggest players affected by ECPA, such as Dropbox, AOL, Microsoft and Google, want the law changed to protect their customers' privacy.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
The breakfast was great. The rooms were a little hot and my ground level room was subject to outside noise.
central location.Room clean and comfortable. Quiet location fruit juice at breakfast was diluted
Nothing special Location of breakfast room
Simple, non-expensive. Easy to find. Nice walk to town.
the appartment was clean, lots of space, and ver good beds
Ok. Good owner. Weak breakfast. Too simple room.
It was a bit hard to find the hotel, no. 2 is in that street is not on my gps, (Tomtom) The rooms are nice and the staff is OK.Only i got confused when They wanted me to pay the hotel when i was about to leave, thought i alreday had done so when I ordered it through Booking.com. Confusing payments methods, due to booking.com procedures.
Warm friendly atmosphere, good facilities, including internet access, quiet location, not too far to walk to the centre of town, very helpful friendly owners.
Peaceful location, still very close to road E20. Good place to stay overnight during a cross trip over Sweden.
Friendly staff. Easy to find, quiet/spacious/restful location. Free WiFi. Free parking. Quiet neighbours. Bright and friendly place. First floor curtains don't completely cover You/room from eyes of bypassers. Doors to room and bathroom are very non-soundproof. If You're afraid of insects - be ready to get rid of some summertime ones (butterflies/mosquitos/etc.) and close the window before getting asleep.
Hotel was nice, location suitable and the price / quality was excellent
It is an excellent choice of stop when travelling between Oslo and Stockholm
excellent service, very helpful and friendly staff, basic but well equipped and very clean rooms with plenty of space to acommodate a large family, good breakfast, quiet location, overall great experience
The surroundings are pretty nice. The housekeeping is not bad. Fairly caring personnell. The inclination to compensate the rather low room rates by skyhigh food prices.
Exellent hotel for good price. Place with history, nice rooms, good service and good breakfast. Very convinient with own car, in winter time there are skiing slopes in the nearest forest. -


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January Superstar Volunteer!
B104 & S. Agentis Kitchen and Bath Innovations would like to Congratulate Liz DeSantis for being our January 2014 B104 Superstar Volunteer!
Liz is a volunteer with the Eastern PA Down Syndrome Center and is also an advocate for Families of Children with Special Needs!
Liz was nominated by her husband Mike. Below is what Mike had to say about Liz and her volunteer work:
"Liz is my wife and has dedicated her life to supporting families of individuals with special needs since the birth of our daughter 13 yrs. ago. She spends day and night providing support, resources, and her experiences to families around the world for families of children with Down syndrome and Autism. She volunteered for the Autism Society-Lehigh Valley Chapter as well for years."
B104 learned from the Eastern PA Down Syndrome Center that Liz has been an outstanding volunteer for 13 years. She has had many roles within the organization including being a past president, Buddy Walk Chairman and active in the Social Events and Conference Committees. She's also involved with new parent outreach and parent networking!
Click Here to learn more about the Eastern PA Down Syndrome Center!
Way to Go Liz! Thank you Liz for being an OUTSTANDING Volunteer in our Community!
For being a Superstar Volunteer, Liz will take home a Rejuvenation Spa Package from Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa in Easton & Center Valley!


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What is WordPress QI?
WordPress QI is a single-file installer for WordPress. It enables you to install WordPress without needing to upload a multitude of files to your server or worry about permissions.
Is this the same WordPress?
This is exactly the same WordPress that you know and love from WordPress.org, the only difference, is its wrapped into a simple fast installer.
What are the requirements?
The base requirements for WordPress QI are mostly the same as WordPress itself, However WordPress QI also requires your server to have zlib installed, 95% of webhosts have this.


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GM Repair Problems? Ask GM Repair Expert Now.
Hi, I would be more than glad to assist you. On the window crank there is a C- clip on the back that keeps it secured. There is a special took you can purchase for about 8-10.00 or you can use a small screwdriver If you use the tool rotate the crank to where the open end of the c-clip faces the tool.. Heres a picture of the tool and crank
Here a a couple of better pictures of the crank with clip on and what the clip looks like.
Thanks i will give it a try with a screw driver, i am attempting to replace the door handles as the locks feel back inside, I think I will be signing up for the trial so you maybe getting more questions.
Sounds good, glad I could help you today!
The inside doesn't look like that, i see no snap ring, the handle extends back into the cavity look s almost like it's threaded on the handle looks more like top pic than the bottom if that helps at all.
I can assure you its got a clip, there's a groove cut into the crank for the clip and the crank goes further back on the regulator. I'll try to find you a better picture
here is what it looks like
just saw your picture
I looked up replacement handle for your van and none of them show any type of threading inside.
I'm looking on a gm parts microfiche right now trying to see if it shows anything different
Found a pic of your axact window crank with the clip in it
give mejust a minute to upload
thats with the spring released
when it on it pretty much disappears in the handle
heres a link to an ebay auction with more pics of the window crank
Like I said I can assure you the clip is there it is just very hard to see, get too when it is engaged on the crank handle
The clip tool is really the way to make it a snap to remove
i can sort of see something but?????
Yeah its a real pain to remove without the tool.
wha was wrong with the set screw on the inside!
What set screw are you referring to?
I will be away from the computer for a while so I will open this up for another expert to assist you.
another Expert here
how do you remove the window crank on a 2000 gmc 3500 savana van
Window Handle is like the other expert above discribesUse of proper tool makes it simpleIf you do not have the tool, then a thin Hook Tool can be used or a rag
You need to get between the Handle & the spacer next to the Door PanelPush the Spacer & Door Panel in (hard) to see the backside of the HandleThe " C " Clip is next to the Handle Mount & hard to see, but it is thereSlowly move the Handle until you see the ring of the clip
snag the clip with Hook Tool & pull outHandle will come off
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BETH ASKS: Are there any substantive differences between traditional atheism vs. what is called "New Atheism"? Or is the term used just to describe a bunch of popular books (Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, etc.) coming out at once? Who coined the term "New Atheism" and can it be described as a new philosophical movement (or reframing [Read More…]
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The battle for small business
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Both the Coalition and the ALP have embarked on a key phase of the election run-up: buttering up small business. Small, yes, but not unimportant. Australia's million-plus small businesses are claimed to generate a third of economic output, employing 40 per cent of workers and responsible for 80 per cent of jobs growth.
Some promises, including those at last week's small business summit, target corporate bullies and the sector's irksome regulations and aversion to paperwork.
Small-business people are often seen as hard-nosed conservatives, which suggests they're dyed-in-the-wool supporters of John Howard, whose family operated a small business in Sydney's Earlwood.
The reality is less clear. The Hawke-Keating era, with its worthy reforms and significant growth - against a backdrop of industrial peace - drew some to Labor. Mr Howard's introduction of the GST, despite his earlier opposition, certainly cost support in small business. It did not mean the end of the world, as had been widely predicted. But the nature of the GST made business a tax collector and recorder - a heavy burden on small business, where anger still smoulders. Hence the Coalition's move to allow (very) small businesses to pay and report GST annually rather than quarterly, and Labor's promise to simplify the monthly business activity statements - the bane of all businesses.
Both sides are promising to further beef up trade practices law to stop corporate predators victimising smaller operators with pricing and other tactics or by unwittingly trampling on their rights.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's chief, Graeme Samuel, would have struck a chord with smaller retailers by taking on Australia's biggest mall operator, Westfield.
Labor is also offering a small-business advocate at government level, and Mr Howard has countered by naming a new ACCC deputy with a small-business brief.
But the Coalition pledge to let small businesses notify employees of superannuation contributions annually rather than quarterly is two-edged. The quarterly system, for both super payments and notification, became mandatory only last June. Before that, small businesses could opt to pay annually. Under the Howard plan, workers could return to the situation where they wait a year before learning the super cupboard is bare.
While trying to woo the small-business vote, Labor harms its prospects by pushing for businesses to replace casual work with permanent part-time - a status that comes with sick leave and holiday pay - and requiring offers of part-time work for those returning from parental leave. There is justified unease within the sector over Labor's plan to scrap individual workplace agreements and to impose the Industrial Relations Commission at the forefront of a new wage system.
In this tug-of-war between Government and Opposition, nothing so far is likely to pull the sector one way or the other. But enviable economic growth and low interest rates do not create an environment that fosters a determined groundswell for the removal of an avowedly sympathetic government.
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Ho hum, you might think. Another free trade agreement - this time with Thailand. Even the 19-gun salute failed to make much noise in Canberra last week when the Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, met John Howard to sign the deal. But of such small steps progress is made. While the worldwide drive to free up trade in the form of multilateral agreements remains largely bogged down, bilateral pacts are not to be sneered at.
Certainly, the Thais see it as a landmark. It's their first such agreement with a developed country, and Thaksin brought along nine ministers and almost 100 officials - the country's biggest such overseas mission.
We've signed but not passed the US free trade agreement; we've done the Singapore free trade agreement, and we've been in a trade alliance with New Zealand for two decades. A study is planned for a China deal and even a Malaysia agreement is on the radar now that the recalcitrant Mahathir Mohamad has stepped down as that nation's premier and the region's chief Australia-baiter.
A major bonus is Thaksin's pledge to back a permanent seat for Australia at the Association of South-East Asian Nations summits, which he described as an important building block for a future free trade deal with ASEAN itself. Thaksin even acknowledged Australia as "a strategic part of the neighbourhood".
Geopolitical benefits aside, direct benefits will be more modest. Mr Howard said the deal will "magnify" the $6 billion trade between the two nations, with the boost to the Australian economy worth at least $3 billion. The Thais will send us more vehicles, electronics, textiles and seafood, and Australia wins better access for its metals, chemicals and ultimately dairy produce, with local exporters expected to save more than $100 million in tariffs in the first year. Tourist and student exchanges will be facilitated.
The downside is that there is a long phase-in for reform of trade in agricultural products and scant liberalisation of professional and financial services. The local seafood industry won't enjoy the prospect of cheaper imports, and there will be questions over Thailand's attitude towards health - notably its cover-up of an outbreak of bird flu. Bilateral deals can distract from trade reforms, such as the World Trade Organisation's current Doha round, but without multilateral reforms we have no choice. Australia, too, can use more clout in a region where it is sometimes seen as the only white face in the neighbourhood.


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How parents of service members can help— published: 01-13-2014
Filed under: Deployment, Families, Military families, Pre-deployment
Calling all parents of deployed or soon-to-be deployed Warfighters! With your son or daughter's deployment—particularly the first one—there are probably questions that need answering before your son or daughter heads out. Experts suggest some of the following may help prepare for your child's deployment:
- Help your Warfighter figure out what responsibilities need to be covered while he or she is deployed and which ones can be managed from abroad. For example, how will the cell phone bill get paid? If he/she has a pet, who will care for it? Are there any bills that can be put on autopayment (such as a car payment)?
- Also, who will keep/store the car, motorcycle, or other belongings? Will anyone be allowed to drive or use them?
- Then there are the tough but necessary questions such as who will make medical decisions if your Warfighter becomes disabled and who will be the beneficiary of death benefits.
- Finally, if your Warfighter has a girlfriend/boyfriend/wife/husband, make sure you know them and have established open lines of communication, as they are often the ones with the most information about your son or daughter while deployed.
Planning for these kinds of details ahead of time can help make deployment(s) go smoothly. You can also encourage them to take advantage of their G.I. benefits for schooling while deployed. For more resources to help with deployment, explore the Deployment section of HPRC's Family & Relationships domain.


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A detailed breakdown of the new Xbox has appeared in the penultimate issue of Xbox World magazine, revealing specs for the new version of Microsoft's games console.
The new Xbox – which will be called simply "Xbox," in a bit of Apple iPad-style naming, is currently codenamed Durango. It'll arrive packing "four hardware cores, each divided into four logical cores," along with Blu-ray support (finally!), 8GB of RAM, directional audio, TV input and output and – alarmingly for hardcore gamers – an "innovative controller."
That "innovative" controller could be a previously-rumoured second screen controller similar to that of the Nintendo Wii U. You'll also be able to control the new Xbox using a new and improved Kinect 2.0 – and, later in the Xbox's life cycle, Google Project Glass-style AR goggles.
Xbox World's info seems to tally with a recently leaked Microsoft business document – which also promises a release date of 2013 and a price of US$300.
Xbox World has also created the rather tasty mock-up design for the new Xbox above, inspired by the Microsoft Surface and its Wedge peripherals.
Of course, there are also rumours of Microsoft working on an Xbox Surface gaming tablet – could Redmond be planning a PS Vita-style syncing mechanism for the two bits of kit? If that planned 2013 release date for the new Xbox is true, we'll find out soon.
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HFA Gallery Requests Proposals for Outdoor Sculpture
Posted by Jenna Ray on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012
The Humanities Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Morris is now accepting entries from professional artists for a site-specific outdoor sculpture to be located in the north courtyard of the newly renovated Welcome Center, which serves as the gateway to the Morris campus. The commission awarded to the artist will total up to $20,000, including all expenses. A sculpture dedication is planned for July 2013.
The sculpture to be commissioned will best draw inspiration from the history and setting of the institution in the landscape as well as the design of the building, which reflects its original engineering purposes. Interested artists are encouraged to review the architectural design of the building's north courtyard and create a sculpture proposal that would energize the space, honor the West Central School of Agriculture, and support the twenty-first century mission of the University of Minnesota, Morris. Submissions will be judged according to the following criteria: concept, spatial context and quality. The University reserves the right to reject any and all proposals.
The competition will take place in two parts. The first involves a call for entries, which asks artists to submit resumes that reflect their ability to handle a project of this size plus a concept proposal package that includes drawings for their art piece, artist statement, materials list, and budget breakdown. After a jury narrows the submissions down to one artist, the second phase will begin. During this phase the winning artist will work with representatives from the University, architects, and the construction firm to finalize the concept and, ultimately, install it.
The competition is open to United States artists working independently or as a collaborative group. Priority will be given to artists living and working within 250 miles of Morris, Minnesota, but all proposals will be considered. Artist should submit their resume and images of the proposed artwork no later than January 5, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT). The finalist will be announced no later than January 25, 2013.
For further information regarding the competition and proposal requirements, please contact Michael Eble, associate professor of studio art and curator of the HFA Gallery, at 320-589-6285 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Additional information is available online.


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Black Activists Commend White House Action in Darfur Crisis
For Release: April 6, 2006
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With negotiations to resolve the human rights crisis in the Sudanese province of Darfur at an impasse, members of the black leadership network Project 21 applaud the Bush Administration for its work to promote human rights and stop further violence against the residents of that embattled African region.
"This is America in one of her finest hours. Our nation has taken a firm stand against ethnic cleansing and genocide," said Project 21 member Kevin Martin, who has participated in many of the recent demonstrations held outside of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. "The White House has effectively worked with Congress and alongside a politically diverse coalition of grassroots activists to condemn the actions of the Sudanese government and stop further bloodshed on the African continent."
The Sudanese government began air raids and allowed militia-led ground attacks on villages in the Darfur region in 2003 in response to rebel attacks on government facilities. The violence thus far is estimated to have resulted in around 180,000 deaths. The crisis in Darfur is called genocide by a wide array of international observers.
With negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebels currently at an impasse, President George W. Bush has sent Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick to add his expertise in brokering a settlement. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said at a news conference on May 1 that the President feels "very strongly and very passionately" about ending the violence in Darfur and disbursing the Janjaweed militias.
In February of 2006, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton used his authority as the monthly president of the U.N.'s Security Council to bring up the issues of genocide and ethnic cleansing over the objections of China and Russia - who have vital interests in Sudan. Furthermore, Secretary Rice has suggested involving NATO and/or the U.N. peacekeeping forces in a "robust" role to support the 7,000 African Union troops currently struggling to maintain order in Darfur.
"The philosopher-statesman Edmund Burke said, 'All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.' We must not allow the radical and violent elements to prevail in Darfur," said Project 21's Martin. "With Osama Bin Laden's recent call for a jihad against order in Darfur, Secretary Rice understands the region is yet another front in the War on Terrorism. But, security interests notwithstanding, the United States should always show leadership against ethnic cleansing and genocide. Future presidents and lawmakers should never force our nation to feel the shame it did in 1994 when our failure to act allowed genocide to occur in Rwanda."
For more information, contact David Almasi or Peyton Knight at (202) 507-6398 or [email protected], or visit Project 21's website at http://www.project21.org/P21Index.html. New Visions Commentaries can be found at http://nationalcenter.org/P21NewVisions.html.
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Random thoughts for a Tuesday morning, after taking a couple of weeks off for the holidays, wondering whatever happened to Emory Lewis, 1986 CIF-SS 2A basketball player of the year out of San Bernardino High School.
Local NFL fans who have an interest in former local players in the playoffs will have plenty to cheer about during the rest of the playoffs. Five of the remaining eight teams have ties to the area.
A total of seven players who prepped locally have shots a Super Bowl ring.
Denver and New England each have two players on the roster from the area. In Denver, tackle Ryan Clady of Denver, an Eisenhower High School graduate, and defensive back Omar Bolden, from Ontario, are on the roster. For New England, locals include safety Patrick Chung, from Rancho Cucamonga, and offensive lineman Ryan Wendell out of Diamond Bar.
Clady played at Boise State, Bolden at Arizona State, Chung at Oregon and Wendell at Fresno State.
Colton's Jimmy Smith, who played at Colorado, is a cornerback in Baltimore. In Seattle, former Colony linebacker Bobby Wagner is in his rookie season out of Utah State. Pomona's Delanie Walker, who played at Central Michigan, is a tight end for San Francisco.
Another Colton alum, Allen Bradford, was activated from the practice squad for Seattle but did not get into Sunday's game. Bradford was recruited by Pete Carroll to USC and was moved from linebacker to running back.
They have been reunited in Seattle and Carroll has moved Bradford back to defense. ...
During the course of his long career as head football coach at Fontana and Kaiser, Dick Bruich coached a few games in Riverside County. Even by his estimation, no more than 30.
Bruich is on his way to be honored as the namesake for the Riverside newspaper's coach of the year. Having a following of more than 3,000 on Facebook and former players - mainly football and softball - voting online has given Bruich the edge.
We're almost certain Mike Churchill, the former Damien, Redlands and Riverside Poly coach who beat Bruich in a CIF title game in 1984, didn't vote.
There are some great coaches in Riverside County who deserve the award. Gary Campbell built Norco into a power; Ben Hammerschmidt was iconic at Riverside Poly; Sam Pecchia was ahead of his time at Ramona and Arlington; Danny Arrellano was successful at Ramona and Arlington and Matt Logan turned Corona Centennial into a national power.
Hopefully, the honor will go to a Riverside County coach and not one from the rival county. ...
Give Sultana High School wrestling coach Rocky Humphrey credit for being candid and not politically correct concerning wrestler Corey Griego.
"Everything we're doing is hopefully preparing him for (CIF State championships) in March," Humphrey said about Griego winning the 170-pound class at the Doc Cuchanan Invitational over the weekend in Clovis. "It's all practice until then."
Griego, a junior, scored a 1-0 win over Peter Santos of Oakmont in a match pitting two of the state's best. Santos was ranked second in the state and Griego third. Griego also scored a 6-1 win over Ray Lomas of Modesto Central Catholic, ranked sixth in the state. ...
There never will be another Bob Ladouceur coaching football in our lifetime. The Concord De La Salle High School icon recently announced his retirement, ending a 34-year career with a 399-25-3 record, a national record 151-game winning streak and 20 unbeaten seasons.
Just last month, De La Salle defeated Corona Centennial, 48-28, for its fourth consecutive CIF State Open Division championship.
Ladouceur obviously was a great coach but an even better individual. That's the only way he could have survived as parents shelled out good money for a parochial education for so many years. It was more than just football success.
Dick Larson enjoyed a similar run at Damien High School before his retirement. At Ontario Christian, coaches such as Laing Stevens and Tom Hamming have enhanced the reputation of the school. ...
Tahaan Goodman of Rancho Cucamonga High School had a solid game at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl last Saturday in San Antonio. The cornerback recorded five tackles, including two for a loss, but his West team lost a 13-8 decision to the East.
Goodman, linebacker Myles Jack (Bellevue, Wash.) and fellow cornerback Antonio Allen (Indianapolis Ben Davis) combined for 15 tackles. ...
For some in the High Desert, the football season is just starting. Ron Dean is bringing back the High Desert Rams, a semi-pro team out of Victorville, after a two-year hiatus.
Dean and partners James Sears and James Hickenbottom started the team around 2001 as the Rams, Raiders and Rampage. Thanks to a uniform contribution by Victor Valley College coach Dave Hoover, the Rams are back in action and will start the season Jan. 19.
There are 42 players on a roster which can number as many as 53. Dean is looking for linemen. Anyone interested in playing can call 760-964-5506 for additional information. ...
There are just too many college bowl games and too many teams that finish the season with 6-7 records. Bowl games shouldn't have teams with 6-6 records in an effort to make money.
Sunday's GoDaddy.com Bowl game was a classic case of non-interest for Southern California fans. Perhaps the one person with area ties who cared how the game finished was Fontana High School graduate Joe Waleszonia.
After playing for the Steelers, Waleszonia was a member of the NCAA Division III championship football team at Arkansas State. Since his playing days, the school changed mascots from Indians to Red Wolves and Waleszonia now is school superintendent in Truman, Ark.
He's also an uncle to Kim Waleszonia, the Fontana High graduate who was a softball All-American at Florida and former San Bernardino Valley College head coach. ...
From the voice mail box: "You certainly missed a great story at the recent San Bernardino Kiwanis Tournament. Doug Stockham, who had a great career at San Gorgonio about 30 years ago, was back ... as an assistant." E.K., San Bernardino.
Stockman, who coached at Cajon and San Gorgonio and assisted son Ty at Yucaipa, is a part-time assistant at Beaumont High School, which won the title with a 75-49 decision over Cajon.
He's helping Jon Florence, who starred at Yucaipa under the younger Stockham with Doug as the assistant. ...
Election results of the Baseball Writers Association of American for the Hall of Fame will be announced Wednesday. Hopefully, the writers will have chronicled the game and not become censors.
Whether some of the sport's great names - Bobby Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa, to name three - used performance enhancing drugs, at the time legal, should not be the issue. It's what they did for the game.
Let those drug users be included so their history is told. If it gives baseball a black eye, it's certainly deserved. It might have been morally wrong, but not against the laws of the sport.
Without their inclusion, such history will be forgotten in a generation or two.


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Fletcher, that is, must have snatched it from the discard pile while they were glancing down at the spill.
Meanwhile, remove the brisket from the refrigerator and discard the plastic covering.
Yes, it does sound a little bit like it was picked off the Rihanna discard pile.
His past lives all display a remarkable bloodlust, one he continues to discard.
And a new administration might opt to discard the policy all together.
Well, until we have permission to discard recitations, I presume we must go on with them, such as they are.
If so, why had he decided to discard it and forget his new theory?
He ceased these preparations long enough to toss his hat upon his coat and discard tie and collar.
If there is no need of a bricklayer, we may discard also the brick-maker.
To prepare the chili used in this dish: from two pods of dried red chili peppers take out all the seeds and discard them.


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Kumi box office day 1 collections total: 3.63 Crores
Kumki box office day 2 collections total: 3.25 Crores
A Kumki box office total overall Tamil Nadu collection adding the 3 days collections so far is around 8.51 Crores.
Kumki is expected to gross decent nett collections in the 1st week and in the 2nd week collections with positive reviews and critics.
Prabhu Solomon's Kumki which was released worldwide on 14th December hit more than 100 screens.
Directed by Prabhu Solomon, Vikram Prabhu enacts as a debutant hero opposite Lakshmi Menon.
Kumki climax was in recent speculation, but the director has set back everything to normal.


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Vina Eguia Reserva 2007
Winemaker Notes
Ideal for all types of grilled and roasted meats. It also matches well with strong fish and all kind of cured cheeses. Tasty with chocolate desserts and puddings.
Critical Acclaim
A sensational deal can be had with this wine, which opens with crusty berry aromas before shifting to cola, lemon peel and licorice. Tight and structured on the palate, with cherry, plum, vanilla and spice flavors. Harmonious and smooth; integrated and just rich enough. Drink now through 2013.
Editors' Choice
The 2007 Vina Eguia Reserva is picked from 30-year-old vines in Alavesa and sees 24 months in American oak. It has an attractive, very aromatic bouquet with dried herbs, leather, fennel and a touch of peppermint that is natural and very pure. The palate is very well-balanced with supple tannins, crisp acidity and a refined, mocha-tinged finish that is focused and persistent. This is another superbly crafted Rioja from Eguia.


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by Luz Maria Martinez
Indigenous people around the world share a commonality—they have paid a price for being the original inhabitants of their countries.
With the onset of colonization this cycle of oppression continues until today. Whether through expansionism or migration, the original inhabitants of the lands we inhabit have suffered and in some instances have been wiped off the face of the earth.
At a recent forum on the plight of the Lumads at Miriam College in the Philippines, I had the chance to hear and talk to a peace advocate from the Lumad indigenous group.
Isis International's Women in Action Issue #2009-2
A 'Non-Paper' for a 'Non-Effective' 'Non-Just' 'Non-Equal' Climate Agreement
On October 5th 2015, the co-Chairs of the ADP process released a new "Non-Paper" document including a draft of the Paris agreement and a draft of the COP decision, to be both adopted at COP21 in December 2015 in Paris.
The WGC one of the nine official constituencies accredited to the UNFCCC, comprised of women's rights, feminist organizations and networks representing thousands of groups and individuals, wants to express its profound concern about this new 'non-paper' which aims to act as a basis for negotiations on the new climate agreement.
Read more: A 'Non-Paper' for a 'Non-Effective' 'Non-Just' 'Non-Equal' Climate Agreement
New Brunswick, NJ, November 19, 2015— On November 25, 2015, the Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) will launch the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign. Along with over 5,478 organizations and other participants from 187 countries and territories, CWGL is calling for an end to gender-based violence and accountability on the part of policymakers and community members to end violence, discrimination, and inequality. Participants planning actions during the 16-day period include: Mother of Hope (Cameroon), Yayasan Gender Harmony (Indonesia), Union of Food and Commercial Workers Local 247 (Canada), CongoInThePicture (Democratic Republic of Congo), Tadwein (Egypt), Women's Aid (Ireland), AWID, UNHCR, and UNWomen, among many more.
Read more: 16 Days Campaigners Call For An End To Gender-Based Violence And Violations Of The Right To...
by Nina Somera
A beacon of light was lost, it seems with a death of an erstwhile feminist. Like many who were frustrated with gatekeepers in the country, she found and nurtured a space for herself elsewhere. And with her substance and persistence, her voice echoed back, so strong that she just could not be missed.
Rare is such a person that after her death, her protege could only sigh, "we suddenly need to grow up fast." While she groomed maybe one or two younger women - defended even against her contemporaries, she was generous in supporting the rest of the younger women --- both young in age and in the movements.
Source: Humanrights.gov — Throughout September, we will be profiling the individual cases of twenty women political prisoners and other prisoners of concern from around the world. Twenty years ago in Beijing, the world set out an ambitious roadmap for empowering women, advancing gender equality, and promoting women and girls' human rights, as set forth in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at that historic conference. We have selected one woman prisoner for each year that has passed since that vital step forward for women's rights in 1995, though there are countless more. In naming these women, we are sending a simple message to their governments and others like them: if you want to empower women, stop imprisoning them. And we are also sending a message to twenty prisoners and their families, and to others like them: We have not forgotten about you, and we will continue to highlight other cases of concern going forward.
Isis International Women's House (Bahay ni Isis).
Bahay ni Isis provides a safe haven for guests visiting Manila, with lodgings, meeting rooms and facilities for workshops and other events. It is a comfortable women-friendly space and a gathering place for many non-governmental organisations engaged in issues affecting women around the globe. Welcome!
The Isis Feminist Activist School aims to strengthen the communication capacity of women from the Global South so that they can effectively articulate and take on leadership roles in organisations, communities, networks and/or social movements.
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WiA carries in-depth articles on issues facing women globally from a feminist perspective. This social movement publication links women's issues to larger social issues and features women writers from around the world.
Recognising Women's Participation in Sustainable and Lasting Peace. Isis International realised it is essential to initially find out to what extent or if any at all do peace advocates include or consider women and gender in their peace work with from ICCO foundation, Isis carried out a study on women peacemakers in the Philippines.
Isis Resource Center holds one of the largest feminist collections of materials in the Global South. With 40 years of publication experience, Isis holds a vast collection.
Relive the historical milestones of the women's movement with this Isis collection of posters.
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Want To Eat Dinner With Bella And Edward?
OK, I'll admit that the Twilight obsession has officially gone too far. [The Robert Pattinson panties didn't do it? — Editor] Personally, I'm a total sucker (heh) for the whole vampire trend. I read all of the Twilight books, saw the first movie, and recently fell in love with "The Vampire Diaries." Whatever — the trend will end at some point. In the meantime, I'm enjoying my vampy entertainment. But now a couple, Annette and Tim Root of Forks, WA, decided to cash in on the obsession by launching a restaurant in the town where the books are set. Crossing the line much? It will be named Volterra, after the Italian city where the Volturi vampires live and so far it's set to open next spring. What's on the menu, considering vampires only eat blood? Appropriately, steak will be served (the rarer the better I'm sure) along with seafood options. Huh. What's next, a glimmer charm school? [Eater]


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Castle system in Slovakia has its
beginnings in the 11th and 12th centuries. In those times it was necessary to
protect the border areas against attacks of invaders and to prevent their
entering into the country. In addition to the guarding services a system of
castles was used also to guard the most important roads. The seat of the
region castles and other buildings were not sufficiently ensured against enemy's
attacks (most of forts were fortified with wood in the first half of the 13th
century). An exemption was a protecting system of castles in the Považie
region-Trenčín, Šintava, Hlohovec, Baňa (at Piešťany) and Beckov-protecting crossings over the
Váh river. There are other castles
documented for the same period-Levice, Fiľakovo, Starý hrad (opposite to the
Strečno castle), Orava, Plaveč, Sariš and Slanec.
The most extensive construction of
stone castles in Slovakia started immediately after the Tartars invasion in
the middle of the 13th century and lasted till the half of the 14th. New stone
forts were built in the place of original wooden castles or near them. New
castles were built as well: Budatín castle at the confluence of the Váh and
Kysuca rivers from1323. It was built or purchased by the Balag family or their
ancestors. Previously the castle served for protection of the country border
as well as a toll station for merchants passing from Silisia and Poland.
The Balas family was also the first
known occupier of the Lietava castle near Ružomberok. Their big enemy Matús
Čák Trenčiansky gained form the Balas's and he also occupied the
following castles: Budatín, Lietava, Starý hrad and
Hričov. After death of Matúš Čák Trenčiansky the castles
Hričov, Budatín, Starý
were gained back by the Balas family. The Emperor got gradually all the
property as all those castles were royal property originally.
Most of the Slovak castles were built
before the half of the 15th century. The nobility got the royal property step
by step either as advance payment for a loan given to a monarch or for
extraordinary and loyal services to the king. This was also the case of the
aristocratic family of Zápolský who got more castles from the monarch of
Matej Korvín (Matthias Corvinus) in the 15th century (Trenčín, Spiš
and Kežmarok) and then they paid for reconstruction and changed the old
castles for luxury palaces. At the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th
centuries Štefan Zápolský had Trenčín, Spiš and Lietava castles
reconstructed and enlarged. Only when Turks attacks started again in the half
of the 16th century it was necessary to built new fortifications for the
castles. The Habsburg monarchs entrusted Italian builders with new tasks. That
period seen many ownership changes of castle properties. Ferdinand Habsburg,
crowned Hungarian King took the property of the Zápolský family and gave it
to the nobility loyal to him. Thurzo family got a large land holdings together
with castles. They got a right of succession for the Spiš region, Nitra,
Hlohovec, Bojnice and Trenčín
castles. Along with the Fuggers they owned the castle Červeny Kameň
as well as the Lietava and Orava castles.
The system of the castles gradually
lost its military and strategic importance from the l7th and the beginning of
the 18th century and aristocratic families started to move from castles to
manor houses. In this period lot of castles were demolished, burned and others
fell into disrepair after inhabitants moved out.
At present many of the castles are
reconstructed and are open for visitors like in the case of the, Čachtice, Beckov,
Topoľčany, Trenčín, Budatín, Strečno and many others.
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A jury could not reach a verdict in the retrial of a Tucson man accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl as she and a friend drove away from a midtown fast-food restaurant in 2001.
Max Montijo LaMadrid, 36, was on trial in Pima County Superior Court on first-degree murder charges for the second time in connection with the death of Palo Verde High School student Tanee Natividad.
The mistrial was declared Monday. It is too soon to say if LaMadrid will be tried again, prosecutors said.
LaMadrid's first murder trial also ended with a hung jury in September 2012. That jury did convict him of shooting at an occupied structure.
On Nov. 18, 2001, a fight broke out between two groups at a restaurant near East Speedway and North Swan Road as Natividad and her friend Terrence Gooden were leaving.
LaMadrid's friend was shot and killed, and LaMadrid began shooting at cars driving away from the fast-food restaurant.
Natividad was a passenger in Gooden's Ford Mustang and was shot in the back of the head. Six bullet casings belonging to a .40-caliber gun later found in LaMadrid's truck were found near the street.
LaMadrid fled to Mexico, delaying his trial.
Defense attorney Dan Cooper acknowledged LaMadrid fired his gun, but said his bullets did not strike the teen. He argued Natividad was shot during a subsequent, unrelated, gunbattle Gooden got into nearby.
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(Note: this write-up uses the Maven sample application provided by Struts2. Refer to the Appendix section at the bottom to install the application. References to the blank-archetype application refer to this sample application.)
From the Struts 2 website
Apache Struts 2 is an elegant, extensible framework for creating enterprise-ready Java web applications. The framework is designed to streamline the full development cycle, from building, to deploying, to maintaining applications over time.
Struts 2 heavily utilizes OGNL as a templating / expression language. OGNL, similar to other expression languages, is vulnerable to a class of issues informally termed "double evaluation". That is, the value of an OGNL expression is mistakenly evaluated again as an OGNL expression. For a background on previous OGNL double evaluation issues, I recommend @meder's "Milking a horse or executing remote code in modern Java frameworks" presentation. (The exploit used below is based on @meder's exploit, just condensed.) For other examples of double evaluation in different expression languages, check out Aspect Security's "Remote Code with Expression Language".
Struts 2 calls its controllers Actions. Actions are mapped to URLs and views within an XML configuration file or via Java annotations. For a good background on Struts 2 and
Actions, refer to their "Getting Started" page.
Struts 2 allows a developer to configure wildcard mappings in its XML configuration files. The blank-archetype application has the following wildcard example in its XML configuration:
<action name="*" class="tutorial2.example.ExampleSupport">
This allows one to specify an arbitrary Action name. If the name doesn't match any of the other more specific mappings in the XML configuration (or possibly others annotated in the Java code), then this acts as a catch-all. The Action name provided is substituted as a component of the file name. Struts then dispatches to the selfsame JSP defined in the result section.
Vulnerability and Exploit
There exists a vulnerability in this Action name to replacement mapping. If the Action name provided is in the form of
${STUFF_HERE} or
%{STUFF_HERE}, and the contents of the expression are OGNL, then Struts2 unsafely double evaluates the contents.
To view this exploit, start up the blank-archetype application using
jetty:run. The following URL exploits a vulnerability within the replacement support in Struts 2. If the exploit is successful, something similar to the following should be displayed:
Problem accessing /struts2-blank/example/0.jsp. Reason:
Not Found
Note the "0.jsp" part in the 404 page. When successfully executed,
Process.waitFor returns a value of "0". This is then used as the JSP file name, "0.jsp". This implies the
touch aaa executed successfully. A patched version doesn't have a return value since the process never executed.
Root Cause Analysis
Using JavaSnoop, instrumenting the blank-archetype application application, and setting canaries for strings to match against the payload URL showed numerous potential traces. Scoping the trace to
org.apache.struts2 packages shows an interesting call to StrutsResultSupport.conditionalParse:
* Parses the parameter for OGNL expressions against the valuestack
* @param param The parameter value
* @param invocation The action invocation instance
* @return The resulting string
protected String conditionalParse(String param, ActionInvocation invocation) {
if (parse && param != null && invocation != null) {
return TextParseUtil.translateVariables(param, invocation.getStack(),
new TextParseUtil.ParsedValueEvaluator() {
public Object evaluate(String parsedValue) {
if (encode) {
if (parsedValue != null) {
try {
// use UTF-8 as this is the recommended encoding by W3C to
// avoid incompatibilities.
return URLEncoder.encode(parsedValue, "UTF-8");
catch(UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
if (LOG.isWarnEnabled()) {
LOG.warn("error while trying to encode ["+parsedValue+"]", e);
return parsedValue;
} else {
return param;
The method above is called from the
StrutsResultSupport.execute(ActionInvocation). It then calls
* Function similarly as {@link #translateVariables(char, String, ValueStack)}
* except for the introduction of an additional evaluator that allows
* the parsed value to be evaluated by the evaluator. The evaluator
* could be null, if it is it will just be skipped as if it is just calling
* {@link #translateVariables(char, String, ValueStack)}.
*

* A typical use-case would be when we need to URL Encode the parsed value. To do so
* we could just supply a URLEncodingEvaluator for example.
* @param expression
* @param stack
* @param evaluator The parsed Value evaluator (could be null).
* @return the parsed (and possibly evaluated) variable String.
public static String translateVariables(String expression, ValueStack stack, ParsedValueEvaluator evaluator) {
return translateVariables(new char[]{'$', '%'}, expression, stack, String.class, evaluator).toString();
This method evaluates expressions surrounded with
${} or
%{}. The subsequent call to
translateVariables method evaluates the expression via the
parser.evaluate call:
* Converted object from variable translation.
* @param open
* @param expression
* @param stack
* @param asType
* @param evaluator
* @return Converted object from variable translation.
public static Object translateVariables(char[] openChars, String expression, final ValueStack stack, final Class asType, final ParsedValueEvaluator evaluator, int maxLoopCount) {
ParsedValueEvaluator ognlEval = new ParsedValueEvaluator() {
public Object evaluate(String parsedValue) {
Object o = stack.findValue(parsedValue, asType);
if (evaluator != null && o != null) {
o = evaluator.evaluate(o.toString());
return o;
TextParser parser = ((Container)stack.getContext().get(ActionContext.CONTAINER)).getInstance(TextParser.class);
XWorkConverter conv = ((Container)stack.getContext().get(ActionContext.CONTAINER)).getInstance(XWorkConverter.class);
Object result = parser.evaluate(openChars, expression, ognlEval, maxLoopCount);
return conv.convertValue(stack.getContext(), result, asType);
That passes the expression to an instance of
OgnlTextParser.evaluate. And then it's game over.
Other Vectors
Suspicious calls to
TextParseUtil.translateVariables were also examined for exploitability.
org.apache.struts2.dispatcher.HttpHeaderResult.execute (Tested)
HttpHeaderResult.execute has the following call to
if (headers != null) {
for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : headers.entrySet()) {
String value = entry.getValue();
String finalValue = parse ? TextParseUtil.translateVariables(value, stack) : value;
response.addHeader(entry.getKey(), finalValue);
The blank-archetype application's HelloWorld XML example was modified below to test out the call. This is probably a very unlikely scenario and also can be mitigated by the
<param name="parse">false</param> setting. (By default, this value is true.) In this case, the
${message} value is user-controllable within the
HelloWorld class. This tainted value is then supplied as a header. While it's an obvious header injection, it's also a RCE vector.
<action name="HelloWorld" class="com.coverity.internal.examples.example.HelloWorld">
<result name="success">/example/HelloWorld.jsp</result>
<result name="foobar" type="httpheader">
<param name="headers.foobar">${message}</param>
org.apache.struts2.views.util.DefaultUrlHelper.* (Tested)
Pretty much every method in the
DefaultUrlHelper class allows for RCE if one of the parameters is tainted. This is because of the
DefaultUrlHelper.translateVariable method is called by most methods in the class. This class is also heavily utilized throughout Struts2 as the default UrlHelper class via struts-default.xml.
Here is an instance of the defect, mocked up from the blank-archetype application HelloWorld.jsp:
<s:url id="url" action="HelloWorld">
<s:param name="request_locale"><s:property value="message"/></s:param>
Assume the
s:property 'message' is tainted via
?message=${OGNL_HERE}. Since the
s:url / URL component uses the
DefaultUrlHandler.urlRenderer (via
ServletUrlRenderer), the parameter is double evaluated as OGNL.
org.apache.struts2.util.URLBean.getURL (Untested)
URLBean seems to mainly be used in Velocity via a macro. If URLBean is called w/o a
setPage() method and either the
addParameter() method contains tainted data or no
addParameter() method calls occur, then URLBean seems susceptible to RCE via the DefaultUrlHelper issue above.
Some potential vectors that seemed to double evaluate OGNL were tested but found not to be exploitable using this technique.
When the action name is used as a replacement value within the
method attribute of the Action, the replacement value is not double evaluated. Rather, the unevaluated value is passed as a method name via reflection. The blank-archetype application has this example, which is not exploitable:
<action name="Login_*" method="{1}" class="tutorial.example.Login">
<result name="input">/example/Login.jsp</result>
<result type="redirectAction">Menu</result>
Another non-vector tested in the blank-archetype application is to enable Dynamic Method Invocation. Then modify HelloWorld Action mapping in the blank-archetype application as follows:
<action name="HelloWorld" class="tutorial.example.HelloWorld">
Finally, call the
getMessage function on the HelloWorld Action (
HelloWorld!getMessage?message=${PAYLOAD}). Test stack traces didn't show the OGNL expression being evaluated twice.
Struts2 annotations may be susceptible but have not been tested.
Outside of testing for vulnerable versions of Struts 2, testers can use a blind-ish dynamic technique:
- Identify Actions (usually via a .action suffix) and fingerprint responses to the Actions. For this example URL
http://www.example.com/app/Bar.action, the Action name is
- For each Action, substitute the Action name with
ACTION_NAMEin the following expression:
$%7B%23foo='ACTION_NAME',%23foo%7D. For example:
- Replace the Action name in the URL with the substituted expression. For example:
- If the Action is susceptible to this double evaluation vector, the application ought to return the same page as before. If it's not vulnerable, a 404 or other page will probably be returned.
To test out the
Welcome.action blank-archetype above via
jetty:run, use this URL.
Struts developers recommend upgrading to 126.96.36.199. Refer to S2-013 and S2-014 for details. The Struts developers mitigate the effects of double evaluation. While double evaluation still occurs within the sample application, remote code execution is not possible using @meder's vector.
Maven Appendix
First, get Maven. Then create an application based on the blank-archetype.
mvn archetype:generate -B -DgroupId=tutorial -DartifactId=tutorial -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.struts -DarchetypeArtifactId=struts2-archetype-blank
cd tutorial # ensure the struts2 entry in the pom.xml points to 2.3.14
mvn package jetty:run
To test out the application, try accessing the
Welcome Action by navigating to following URL.


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The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law presents a talk by Kenneth Cloke on his new book, "The Dance of Opposites: Explorations in Mediation, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Systems Design."
The program is pending approval for 1 Continuing Legal Education credit and 1 CEU credit (social workers and marriage family therapists).
Kenneth Cloke, a renowned peacemaker, conflict manager and adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and Southern Methodist University, is director of the Center for Dispute Resolution and the author of five previous books on conflict management and mediation, co-author with Joan Goldsmith on five additional books, and author of multiple journal articles. He has dedicated his life to peacemaking and teaching others to navigate conflict, serving as a mediator, arbitrator, attorney, coach, consultant, and trainer. He is the founder and first president of Mediators Beyond Borders.


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The World Clock – Time Zone Converter – results
Due to Daylight Saving Time, United Kingdom and Ireland do not observe GMT/UTC at the specified time.If you meant UK/Ireland, please use London as the "To location" instead.
At the specified time, local time in UTC was 4 hours ahead of Boston
|Local Time
|Time Zone
|UTC Offset
|Boston (USA - Massachusetts)
|Friday, July 20, 2007 at 12:00:00 noon
|UTC-4 hours
|UTC (Time Zone)
|Friday, July 20, 2007 at 4:00:00 pm
How to use the Time Zone Converter
Times shown below in a format that should be easy to copy & paste to other programs.
If it does not look nice after copying, be sure to set font to Courier or Courier New, and font size might need to be set down.
Boston (USA - Massachusetts) Friday, July 20, 2007 at 12:00:00 noon EDT UTC-4 hours UTC (Time Zone) Friday, July 20, 2007 at 4:00:00 pm UTC UTC
- Noon
- The middle of the day
- Coordinated Universal Time - the international basis for other time zones.
Same time as for GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and Zulu time.
Note that United Kingdom is not on GMT during summer.
Convert again
- Convert between other locations
- Make changes to the current search
- See these results in the new Time Zone Converter
More time zone tools and conversions
- Find suitable time to call between Boston and UTC
- Current time in Boston and UTC
- Corresponding local times around the world
More Information
- How to use the Time Zone Converter
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- Daylight Saving Time
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- Time Zone News
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OK, let's do this: some statistics and visualization of the tweets for ISMB 2012.
ISMB 2012 on Twitter: here today, gone tomorrow
In previous years, when FriendFeed was used as the micro-blogging platform for the annual ISMB meeting, I've written a post describing some statistical analysis of the conference coverage. Here's my post from last year.
This year, it appears that the majority of the conference coverage happened at Twitter, using the #ISMB hashtag. Here's what happened on July 18th when I used the R package twitteR to retrieve ISMB-related tweets for July 13/14:
library(twitteR) ismb1 <- searchTwitter("#ISMB", since = "2012-07-13", until = "2012-07-14") length(ismb1) # [1] 383
383 tweets. Here's what happened when I ran the same query today:
library(twitteR) ismb1 <- searchTwitter("#ISMB", since = "2012-07-13", until = "2012-07-14") length(ismb1) # [1] 0
Zero tweets. Indeed, run the same query via the Twitter web interface and you'll see only a very few tweets with the message "Older Tweet results for #ismb are unavailable."
So far as Twitter is concerned, ISMB 2012 never happened. Or if it did, the data are buried away in a data centre, inaccessible to the likes of you and I. Did you ever hear anything more about that plan to archive every Tweet at the Library of Congress? Neither did I. I very much doubt that it's going to happen.
I think Twitter is great – for broadcasting short pieces of information, such as useful URLs, in near real-time. For conference coverage which benefits from threaded conversation, longer comments and archiving, I think it's rubbish.
On July 18 I did manage to retrieve 3162 Tweets for ISMB 2012, created between July 13 and July 17. I'll write about them in a forthcoming post. All I'll say for now is – lucky I was able to grab them when I did.
ISMB coverage on Twitter? It's possible there was…
Peter writes:
I wonder if part of the drop off is live bloggers moving to platforms like Twitter? I can tell you it seemed like there were almost as many tweets for one SIG (#bosc2011) as for the whole of #ISMB / #ECCB2011, and I personally didn't post anything to FriendFeed but posted lots on Twitter.
Well, there's a problem with using Twitter for analysis of conference coverage. Let's try searching for ISMB-related tweets using the twitteR package:
library(twitteR) ismb <- searchTwitter("ismb", 1000) length(ismb) # [1] 3030? Are we using twitteR properly? Running the same search at the Twitter website gives roughly the same results, plus this unhelpful message.
I like Twitter – as a real-time communication tool. As a data archive? Forget it.
I can't resist a word cloud: now using R!
Of course, having just analysed online coverage of the ISMB conference, I had to run all 6 906 comments from the 2008-2011 meetings through some code. If you followed along via the Sweave code, I went as far as generating the data frame of comments, ismb.comments, then pulled the comment text into a new data frame using:
It was then simply a case of following along with the excellent example code from the post Word Cloud in R, over at One R Tip A Day, limiting myself to the 1000 most-used words. Watch out, the TermDocumentMatrix() function from the tm package uses quite a lot of memory.
Result shown at right: click image for full-size version. I think that word in the centre says it all.
Analysis of ISMB coverage at FriendFeed: 2008 – 2011
ISMB/ECCB 2011 was held between July 15-19 this year and as in previous years, FriendFeed was used to cover the meeting.
Last year, I wrote a post about how to use R to analyse the coverage. I was planning something similar for 2011 when I thought: we have 4 years of ISMB at FriendFeed now – why not look at all of them?
So I did. Read on for the details.
Read the rest…
ISMB/ECCB 2009 reports
Great to see more reports describing the use of online tools to cover scientific meetings. Here are the publications, from PLoS Computational Biology:
Live Coverage of Scientific Conferences Using Web Technologies.
Live Coverage of Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology/European Conference on Computational Biology (ISMB/ECCB) 2009.
And here's Ally a.k.a the robo-blogger on Social Networking and Guidelines for Life Science Conferences.
Looks like we've started a trend, long may it continue at future meetings.
Great work, ISMB microblogging team
Another year, another ISMB/ECCB meeting and – another great blogging effort.
It's all at the FriendFeed group: ISMB/ECCB Stockholm 2009, with outgoing links to individual blogs too.
Thanks and congratulations to all involved for a great effort. Looking forward to the official write-up.


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Alphabetized Index of Garden Answers
|Mike's Gardening Tips
House Plant Woes: A Too Tall Pine & a Rubber Tree What Lost its Bounce
Q. Mike: My Norfolk pine is a mess! I've had it for about 20 years. It's 10 feet tall, but the only branches are near the top. During the summer I lug the pot outside, but in the winter there really isn't anywhere for me to put it at that height. I was wondering if it's possible to air root the thing. Can I make it a little shorter without killing it? Thanks!
Dear Mike: I hope you can help save my rubber plant. I bought it last Spring, water it once a week and have it near a South-facing window. However, we live on the first floor of an apartment building and my husband keeps the shades down to preserve what little privacy we have, so it gets relatively little light. I'm guessing that's the problem. Still, it looked fine until I got tired of its plastic container and repotted it into a bigger container in the Fall. After that the leaves started to yellow and fall off. Now the branches are either bare or have only sad-looking foliage. In addition, the plant has been invaded by scale-like spots that rub off easily, but leave 'burn marks' where they were attached. What can I do? Thank you,
A. Carol--that's pretty much the final height to expect indoors. (Although outdoors on their native Norfolk Island [near Australia] these trees reach 200 feet!) And yes, you can 'air layer' them.
Make a 'ring' around the trunk by scraping away a one-inch section of bark where you want the new roots to be. Soak some sphagnum moss in willow water (let lots of little cut-up willow branches, which contain a natural rooting hormone, sit in cold water for 24 hours), and then wrap it around the cut portion. If you hold it in place with plastic wrap, don't moisten it again; if you use strips of cloth, moisten occasionally with the W.W.
It could take months, but you should see new roots pushing through eventually. When you do, cut the plant off below them (d'uh!) and plant your new improved shortie.
Then, to prevent your 'lower limb problem' from returning, keep the light low. If you MUST take it out for the summer, keep it shaded. Even inside, it shouldn't ever get direct sun. Ever. These plants just can't take it. And, like most houseplants, they also like to be kept fairly dry in winter--they're not actively growing then and can't use the water.
Maria: That could be your problem. Your 'rubber plant' (a type of indoor fig tree) needs to dry out THOROUGHLY between waterings. Your weekly schedule was probably a little too much even in the summer, when it was actively growing. It's CERTAINLY too much in winter, when these trees go dormant and really like to dry out. So stop watering, don't water again till the soil is BONE dry, and then water MUCH less. You may even want to check and see if the roots are rotting. If they are, scrape off all the icky looking stuff, mix some dry potting mix into your water-logged soil, put the plant back in, and think good thoughts.
Yes, it also needs more light. If you put it directly under a four-foot long florescent fixture fitted with 40-watt cool white bulbs, you won't have to worry about the window.
The scale? Spray them with a light horticultural oil, which you should be able to find at any good garden center.


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Zero Dark Thirty has already raked in numerous award nominations and Best Film honors in the early award season, including five Golden Globe nominations. And that's all before the film has even been released!
Now, the final trailer for Zero Dark Thirty has dropped. Take a look:
Jessica Chastain (Lawless), Jason Clarke (The Great Gatsby), Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Scott Adkins, James Gandolfini star. The film chronicles the ten-year hunt for Osama Bin Laden.
Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Academy Award for her 2009 war film The Hurt Locker, directs the film, which hits select theaters December 19 before opening wide January 11, 2013. Watch a Zero Dark Thirty clip for more.


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Ahh, yes: the straight razor shave. So old school. So romantic. Skyfall even made it very sexy. And I will be the first to say that every man –gentleman, or not– should get a straight razor shave at least once in their life. It is a rare form of male pampering that is indulgent, nostalgic, relaxing, and beautifying all at the same time.
That said, there is a reason we aren't all shaving with straight razors. The reality is that the skin on our face is not conditioned for a razor so sharp, so close, and hence, the multi-billion dollar cartridge razor industry dominates. Trained and licensed barbers capable of performing a shave with a straight razor are only slightly more common than experienced barbers that can do it well. Finding one can, literally, be painful.
But what if you could get all the pampering without the precariousness?
There is a middle ground: the Fusion shave. It incorporates all the best parts of a straight razor shave (the hot towels, the application of pre-shave oil and foaming shave cream, someone else shaving your face), the aftershave mask, without the worst parts (threat of nicks & cuts, risk of a skin reaction). For the time-starved, a Fusion shave can also be performed in 20-30 minutes vs. 45-60 minutes for a traditional straight razor shave. Granted, the extra time in the chair is relaxing, but it's only a true man of leisure that can spare hours a week for his shave.
On my wedding day, my groomsmen and I had the pleasure of Joe Roberts, Wingtip's Master Barber, cutting hair and performing Fusion shaves so we'd all look as well-groomed as possible. Mission accomplished.


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Caught in a traffic jam on his way to a gala in New Jersey this month, Sir Richard Branson bought drinks at a local shop and handed them out to frustrated drivers himself. So far, so Branson. As the Virgin founder explained last week in a blog post: "Those people who recognised me were happy to wind their windows down. Those who didn't thought I was up to no good and kept their windows firmly closed!"
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Assorted Swedish Fish Soft & Chewy Candy 3.5 Ounce Box - 12 / Box
When you go to the movie theater, you probably want to have a good snack or two to accompany you. Don't get us wrong, movies are great! But, they're definitely better when you have something to munch on. But don't just accept the overpriced snacks they have at the concession stand. If you bring your own, you'll be so much happier! And if you bring this Classic Theater Size Box of Gummi Assorted Swedish Fish, you'll be the happiest of them all.
The perfect way to enjoy your favorite candy, our Assorted Swedish Fish Soft & Chewy Candy 3.5 Ounce Box is sure to please. This oversized box is full of assorted Swedish Fish in Green, Red, Orange and Yellow so you can have your favorite fish and eat it, too! Plus, it's large enough that it will keep you occupied during the next feature-length film you decide to see. So don't throw your money away at the movie theater anymore! Just order these and you'll be all set.
In case you are wondering, each box has approximately 14 fish and measures 3.75" x 6"


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It's official: Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live comedian and head writer, will join a long line of hosts that hail from SNL, including Al Franken, Darrell Hammond and Conan O'Brien, for the annual "prom" - as the WHCA dinner is lovingly called in D.C. - to be held on April 30.
Meyers should be able to handle the room, since his Weekend Update jokes are often political. Plus, he hosted the 2008 and 2009 Webby Awards and the 2010 ESPY Awards on ESPN (he's set to host again in 2011). He's also a presence on Twitter, with over 300,000 followers.
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JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — At Autrey Mill Middle School in suburban Atlanta, students are using electronic tablets instead of paper and pencil to answer questions, take tests and tell their teachers whether they understand their lesson or not.
This is the classroom of the future.
Bringing technology to the classroom is nothing new, but those at major companies are spending time and money rethinking the possibilities. The group at Autrey Mill Middle School is part of a pilot project launched this spring by Amplify, News Corp.'s education technology company, which has tablets in the hands of some 2,500 students at 12 schools across the country including two in Georgia.
It's one of several ambitious efforts aimed at pushing the evolution of technology in schools and the broader debate on how children learn today and how educators can and should respond.


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Good Afternoon Gents,
I am planning a trip to Ireland and the UK for next summer and was hoping to get some input from everyone.
Last year, I made it to Dublin for the U2 concert and did all the tourist stuff but now I want to see both cities (Dublin & London) as a local would. We are staying in London for the UK portion but many of the group want to drive around Ireland and see the country.
Any suggestions?


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MIDNIGHT OBSESSION coming November 1st!
500 pages and end of the series!
Available for Pre-Order on Amazon and Nook!
(iTunes and Kobo pre-orders coming soon.)
Go here for all links: http://www.olivia-thorne.com/midnight-obsession-part-4
If you haven't read the previous installments yet, go here:
The long-awaited conclusion of the MIDNIGHT RIDERS romance series!
It's the end of the line. Lou's vicious scheme has succeeded in tearing Fiona and Jack apart. Even worse, now Fiona has no hope of ever discovering who murdered her cousin.
That is, until a new development occurs – and suddenly she's thrust back into the gang war in Richards.
Old allies from the past step forward to lend their help, and Fiona once again has a fighting chance to take down Lou… bring her cousin's murderer to justice… and maybe, just maybe, salvage her passionate love affair with Jack.
The previous volumes in this series are MIDNIGHT DESIRE, MIDNIGHT LUST, and MIDNIGHT DECEIT.
125,000 words. Profanity, violence, sexual situations.
May 17, 2016 – THE BILLIONAIRE'S REDEMPTION now available!
Part 5 – Amazon US
Part 5 – Nook
Haven't read Parts 1-4 yet? Click here!
The end of the Billionaire's Kiss series is now available for preorder, and will be out on Tuesday, May 17th!
The Billionaire's Redemption is a full-length novel, and wraps up the series. (It was originally called The Billionaire's Obsession, but there's another huge series with that name, so I went with Redemption instead.)
January 22, 2016 – THE BILLIONAIRE'S WEDDING and THE BILLIONAIRE'S KISS Volume One!
THE BILLIONAIRE'S WEDDING – now available! The sequel to ALL THAT HE WANTS and ALL THAT HE LOVES, and the completion of Connor and Lily's saga!
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B01AYF21F2
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-billionaires-wedding-olivia-thorne/1123296882?ean=2940158051388
iTunes: https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-billionaires-wedding/id1077770274?mt=11
Kobo: Coming Soon
Also, THE BILLIONAIRE'S KISS Volume One now available!
The adventures of billionaire Grant Carlson and computer hacker Eve Saunders, formerly only available on Kindle, now available everywhere!
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AS93DY2
Nook: BarnesAndNoble.com
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/the-billionaire-s-kiss-volume-one
iTunes: Coming soon
September 11, 2015 – THE BILLIONAIRE'S PASSION now on Kindle!
The Billionaire's Passion, #4 in the Billionaire's Kiss series, is now on Amazon!
On the run and out of options, Eve and Grant turn to an unlikely source of help.
But a killer is fast on their trail, and what was supposed to be a grand escape may be nothing more than a temporary stay of execution…
Buy it here now!
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
August 18, 2015 – THE BILLIONAIRE'S KISS now exclusively on Kindle!
Hey everybody! I have a new series coming out today exclusively on Amazon – The Billionaire's Kiss!
The Billionaire's Kiss Part 1 – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J509Q2
The Billionaire's Touch Part 2 – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J5XY7S
The Billionaire's Caress Part 3 – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J50B4W
The series follows a new couple, Grant and Eve. The installments are short – about 40-50 book pages each – but reasonably priced at 99 cents. And if you have Kindle Unlimited, they're free.
Plus there will be a new installment every 2 weeks.
I know you want to ask, so: I'm now back to writing on Billionaire's Wedding, and am doing it at the same time as the new series. I hope to have it finished sometime in Autumn 2015. Because sales have been very low on the Midnight Riders series, I'm putting #4 on the back burner, but I WILL finish it – and quite possibly wrap it up with #4.
The Billionaire's Kiss books are exclusive to Amazon for at least 3 months, maybe more. I know that inconveniences my Nook, Kobo, and iTunes fans, and I'm sorry – but the marketing muscle that Amazon supplies for its Kindle Unlimited authors was too good to pass up. Plus, you can still read the books. Just do this:
1) Open your Amazon account.
2) Go here and get the free Kindle app for your smartphone, tablet, iPad, or computer:
3) Buy The Billionaire's Kiss at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013J509Q2 and it will appear on your device.
If you choose to wait, it will be at least 3 months before the series appears on the Nook or iTunes, maybe longer. I hope you download the app, though!
Hope everyone enjoys the new series! Part 4 will be out the first week of September.
June 19 – MIDNIGHT DECEIT #3 now on Kindle and Nook!
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0100QESEC
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1122172648?ean=2940151450935
Coming soon to iTunes and Kobo.
May 25 – New Series – MIDNIGHT DESIRE – Plus Connor's POV Part 2!
Hey everybody! I have three hot new releases for you all!
The first is All That SHE Desires Part 2, a retelling of the Billionaire's Seduction from Connor's Point of View!
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y96U68C
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/all-that-she-desires-olivia-thorne/1121995734?ean=2940151622301
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/all-that-she-desires
iTunes hopefully coming soon.
Next up is a totally new series that starts off with MIDNIGHT DESIRE and MIDNIGHT LUST.
Midnight Desire Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y97EZWY
Midnight Desire Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/midnight-desire-part-1-midnight-riders-motorcycle-club-romance-olivia-thorne/1122018190?ean=2940152200973
Midnight Desire Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/midnight-desire-part-1-midnight-riders-motorcycle-club-romance
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y9BDKPS
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/midnight-lust-olivia-thorne/1121995747?ean=2940151622370
Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/midnight-lust-part-2-midnight-riders-motorcycle-club-romance
Here's the description:
Fiona was a private investigator in Los Angeles when her cousin was murdered. Now she's going undercover in the California town where a dangerous motorcycle gang holds sway.
She was determined to find her cousin's killer. What she didn't count on was Jack Pollari – the insanely hot, bad-boy president of the MC who takes an immediate interest in her.
As their mutual desire spirals deeper and hotter, the question remains: will Jack help her solve her cousin's murder… or doom Fiona to the same fate?
Think SONS OF ANARCHY but with a female lead and lots more hot sex.
Oh, and part of the story is told from the hero's point of view!
Now available!
February 8th – Want a free copy of Connor's POV Part 2, and the first two chapters of The Billionaire's Wedding?
All That He Wants (Part 1) is in a boxed set called SHADES OF SEDUCTION that is coinciding with the release of everybody's most anticipated movie of 2015 next weekend.
And if you help me out, I will not only send you the first two chapters of The Billionaire's Wedding, I will also give you the as-yet-unpublished Connor's POV Part 2 for free.
How can you get free stuff, help me out, and get a kickass book with 7 other awesome authors for only 99 cents?
1) The publishing company is having a Facebook promotion. Read about it here: http://bit.ly/shadesshare
They basically just want folks to post something on Facebook on Feb. 10th. If you sign up and do that, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will email you the first two chapters of The Billionaire's Seduction, including the first chapter from Miranda's POV, and the second from Lily's. (Don't get too excited, they're kind of short.)
2) The boxed set is Shades of Seduction, and it should be available Feb 9th or 10th. It includes erotic romance shorts from Ella James, Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott, Tara Crescent, Kailin Gow, Amanda Lance, AJ Bennett, Julia Crane – and little ol' moi. Fancy company for a little ol' writer like me!
All for only 99 cents! It's, like, a novel's worth of steamy stories for a buck!
If you buy the book and leave a review, then email me with a copy of your review, I will send you a free copy (in Kindle format, Nook/iTunes/Kobo format, and PDF) of Connor's POV Part 2, which won't be published for another month. I still have to edit and format it, so it might take a week or two, but you WILL get it for free before anybody else.
So, for 99 cents, you get a great book with 7 great authors, and a free book from me that would cost at least 99 cents.
So, go sign up now at http://bit.ly/shadesshare and email me, and I'll send you the first two chapters of The Billionaire's Wedding.
I'll mail out links to Shades of Seduction as soon as it's available, plus instructions again on how to get Connor's POV Part 2.
Thank you, everybody! I really appreciate it, and I hope 2015 is treating you all well!
HARD AS ROCK (Part 3 of The Rock Star's Seduction) now available!
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PX5EJUO
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hard-as-rock-olivia-thorne/1120803324?ean=2940150533363
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/494681
Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/hard-as-rock-the-rock-star-s-seduction-part-3
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/hard-as-rock/id944140980?mt=11&uo=4
ROCK ALL NIGHT (Part 2 of The Rock Star's Seduction) now available!
Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
You can find a list of all Amazon country sites here.
If you need to read ROCK ME HARD (The Rock Star's Seduction Part 1) first, here's the links for that!
Amazon.com – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GNTLLFK
Nook US – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rock-me-hard-olivia-thorne/1117398122?ean=2940148979128
You can find a list of all Amazon country sites here.
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