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The trust placed in the anonymous Tor network was thrown into doubt again as security researchers claimed that over 100 nodes on the dark web could be snooping on traffic as it passes through.
Around 100 malicious relays was found by researchers at Northeastern University. The scientists tracked the errant machines using a honeypot .onion address they dubbed "honions".
Last year, security researcher Chloe showed that some Tor exit nodes were sniffing traffic.
Northeastern University researchers tracked the traffic sent to honions and in doing so were able to identify hidden service directories (HSDirs) that were behaving in an unusual manner and were "potentially malicious".
In a research paper, "HOnions: Towards Detection and Identification of Misbehaving Tor HSDirs, to be presented at Defcon next week, the researchers said that Tor's security and anonymity is based on the assumption that the large majority of the its relays are honest and do not misbehave.
"Particularly the privacy of the hidden services is dependent on the honest operation of hidden services directories (HSDirs)," they said.
The honey pot onions were setup to detect when HSDirs were configured in a suspicious manner. There were separate daily, weekly and monthly trials running between 12 February and 24 April. The researcher found 110 suspicious HSDirs, mainly in the US, UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
They found that 70 percent of the malicious HSDirs were hosted on cloud infrastructure and a quarter were also exit nodes. Some nodes hosted on the cloud are paid for in Bitcoins in order to prevent "the traceback and identification of misbehaving entities".
"Based on our observations not all snooping HSDirs operate with the same level of sophistication. For example, some do not visit the hosted honions immediately to avoid detection by daily honions, our weekly and monthly honions can detect them," they said.
The researchers said they believed that the behaviour of the snoopers can be modelled and studied in more detail.
Paul Ducklin, senior technologist at Sophos, told SCMagazineUK.com the research wasn't about how to snoop, or to avoid it – it was an attempt to measure the trustworthiness of the average Tor node.
"Note that this paper doesn't show how to reveal the browsing data of users of the service, or how to deanonymise visitors, so 'honey onions' can't directly be used for snooping. It's merely a useful attempt to quantify the degree of dodginess inside Tor… which came out at about three percent of Hidden Service Directory nodes," he said.
"For many people, that's probably fewer than they might expect, given the interest that both crooks and intelligence collectors have in Tor, but more than they'd like."
Douglas Crawford online security expert at BestVPN told SC that the more non-exit nodes a single malicious entity controls, the easier it is (in theory) for that entity to pull off an end-to-end timing attack that could de-anonymise a Tor user.
"If an adversary controls both the first node connected to by user and the exit node used by that user, then it could correlate connection times and duration in order to identify that user.
"Given that there are thousands of Tor nodes (although relatively few exit nodes), and that Tor connections are randomly routed through at least three of these nodes every few minutes, an adversary would need to control a very large number of all nodes in existence for such an attack to have even a slight chance of success," said Crawford.
"It is not entirely impossible, however, that a global power such as the NSA, Mossad, or even the mafia, could have the reach and resources required to pull this off."


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Havana Jazz Festival 2019 in Review
Ron Scott | 2/7/2019, 4:04 p.m.
The women of Havana, Cuba move with a lyrical flow as they walk down those hot busy streets with a destination in mind but no neurotic effort to get there. The Cuban men are in a macho groove standing erect moving like individual brass instruments to a hip mambo swing.
Their trombone vocals harmonically solo out, "Where you from amigo, New York?" Yes, we say: New York all day. Their melodic response, "Dónde (where)?" Harlem and they smile and respond, "The Apollo I have been there." On that note we shake hands and smile as my new brother shares his Harlem experience.
We are brothers and sisters free in this music; mambo, mambo there are no real language barriers. We recognize Benny Moré, Cándido, Machito, Cecilia Cruz, Chucho Valdés and Dizzy Gillespie—our African roots birthed the seeds of Cuba to the United States.
The music is more colorful than the people's painted houses, packing more fuel than the old classic necessity cars still rolling since the 1950s. The music is our language, mambo, mambo, salsa baby: walls exist only for fools misguided by the stupidity of separatism.
The overall theme of the 34th Internacional Festival Jazz Plaza (Jan. 14-20) danced in a rhythmic montage of the African diaspora from Afro Cuban jazz to deep melodic percussions that gave way to subconscious dance movements from salsa to cha-cha, rumba, mambo and sun dance. Chapman Roberts Broadway Jazz Festival USA (a 20-piece ensemble) bought the soul sounds of African-American R&B to the blues, gospel, soul and the Cuban roots of Cubana. With over 13 venues throughout Havana there was so much music to hear, new artists to see and mounds of musical expeditions.
The festival's inauguration at the Teatro Nacional was a combination of Afro Jazz and Timba Funk featuring the festival's founder, trumpeter and vocalist Bobby Carcasses with Cuban saxophonist and composer Yosvany Terry (who resides in New York), the well-versed American trombonist Dick Griffin, and Tony Succar y su Proyecio Unity.
At a smaller venue an early set featured trumpeter/composer Alberto Lescay & Formas. The group swings in jazz with fusion overtones that rock with moments of hip-hop verse.
Teatro Mella, a noted Havana music complex, presented, Three Generations of Valdes-O'Farrill featuring trumpeter and composer Adam O'Farrill and pianist Leyanis and drummer Jessie Valdes (the children of Chucho Valdes). The pianist, composer, arranger and guest host Arturo O'Farrill stated the concert was about Afro Cuban music and the roots of Africa that united us as family.
Leyanis is a key pianist in Cuba. Her playing in the midst of various configurations was deeply percussive and melodic on up-tempo tunes and serene soft crescendos tinged with classical musings on ballads backed with an all-female string ensemble. Brother Jessie comes out of a more hypnotic drum persistence that bellows the roots of Afro Cuba-ism, those melodic dance rhythms up and down the sunset. O'Farrill played solo, in a quintet setting with son Adam and in a large ensemble boosting a big brass sound that ignited fiery Latino rhythms. Adam later in quartet mode swung on and off the shores of Cuba.

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"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
Christmas 2018
"The Most Wonderful Time of the Year…Christmas!"
We know that for some Christmas can be a time filled with awkward moments, disappointment, and family memories that you'd rather forget. Believe it or not, the very first Christmas Jesus wasn't born into a picture perfect family either, but into a life of scandal, shame and brokenness.
On December 23rd we gathered together to sing and celebrate Christmas and unwrap why God's Son was given as a gift to people like us with lives like ours.
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Investing in Real Estate for Your Future Retirement
Saving for retirement is a daunting notion. Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck so the idea of setting money aside for a retirement that's decades away can seem near impossible or unrealistic. They keep kicking the can down the road hoping to find a solution in the future.
Right now, the vast majority of people are worried about retirement and for good reason. A recent Northwestern Mutual survey found that 78% of Americans are stressed about funding retirement. Worse still is that 21% of survey respondents had nothing saved for retirement and another 10% had less than $5,000 set aside.
We already know that you can't rely on social security to maintain your quality of life in retirement. You have to take additional steps to save and invest for the future. One way to fund the retirement of your dreams is through real estate investments. If you plan to become a real estate investor here are a few things you need to know and consider.
There Are a Lot of Real Estate Investment Options
When we think of real estate investments the first thing that comes to mind is purchasing a home. That's one option, but it's far from your only option. If you don't have the money for a down payment or prefer not to take on the responsibility of another home the investment vehicles below may be a better solution for funding retirement.
Did you inherit property or already have an investment property? With a land trust, you can assign a trustee to manage the property and still retain all rights, including the ability to sell. There are also other legal protections and benefits to using a land trust agreement, but the good only is you can amend or cancel it at any time.
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are another popular investment option if you don't want to manage the property yourself. When you invest in a REIT you're buying shares in a corporation that owns various properties. You'll receive money back in the form of dividends.
Purchasing raw land can pay off down the road, especially if the area around the land is developed. You can either develop the land yourself (build on it for residential or commercial leasing) or hold on to the land and sell it for a profit to someone else that plans to develop. You may even be able to subdivide a large piece of land to maximize the return. This is a great idea if you want to keep a little for yourself to build your own retirement home.
Tax lien properties offer the opportunity to make a significant amount of money. When a person doesn't pay their property taxes the government may foreclose on the home. The home is then sold for the amount owed in taxes. However, these can be very complicated transactions and the homes aren't always in the best shape. If you're willing to take on a fixer in the right market you could fund your retirement with just three or four homes.
Pay for Your Retirement Home by Investing Where You Plan to Retire
One way you can invest in real estate for your retirement is to purchase an investment home where you plan to retire. There are some great cities in America to retire where you can purchase a rental property now while interest rates are still low and have someone else pay off the mortgage. Even better if the investment property generates cash flow that you can put into an IRA or other retirement investment account.
Avoid Foreign Real Estate Investments
Even if you plan to retire in Costa Rica, it's not the best idea to invest in foreign real estate. There's just too much risk involved. For starters, not only are the real estate laws different in other countries, there's also the risk of foreign currency fluctuations. You're better off sticking with U.S.-based real estate investments.
Talk to a Financial Advisor With Real Estate Experience
Real estate investment can be a complex process. Retirement planning is also a long-term process that requires making the right steps along the way. One of the best things you can do is talk to a financial advisor that has real estate experience. They can explain the pros and cons of different investment options and help you choose the right real estate investments based on your timeline and financial goals.


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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)
Youngstown State University
Program Details
The online RN to BSN degree completion program from Youngstown State University allows students to earn their bachelor's degrees in a course of study that suits working registered nurses. Coursework covers topics such as:
- Child Bearing, Family, and Women's Health
- Complex Care
- Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Promotion
- Community Health
Graduates are prepared to participate in evidence-based practice and research studies, community nursing, and leadership opportunities.
This is a degree completion program. Requires 120 credits for completion, including transfer and major requirements.
- Program curriculum: 26 credits of required nursing, in addition to prerequisite and support courses
- Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse Completion of a diploma program or associate's degree
- Good standing at the last institution you attended and cumulative point average of 2.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
- Official high school transcript (if you have not completed a bachelor's degree) and official transcripts from each regionally accredited institution you have attended since high school
Special Accreditation
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
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My friend, Ken Gauthier from Canada sent me this story and photos via email and I thought that I would share the story with you. The painting is pretty darn good!!! You can click on each picture to get it to enlarge.
Can't believe this was done by a teenager!!
There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy.25 in rural Iowa . For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos. (all angles) of the rock. I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock too.
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MSU Denver to honor Latino graduates at 18th annual Latino Graduation Ceremony on May 6
Contact: Tim Carroll, Office 303-556-5136, Cell 303-870-7705
Posted: May 6, 2015
WHAT: Metropolitan State University of Denver's Latina/o Faculty and Staff Association and Latino Graduation Planning Committee will continue an 18-year tradition of celebrating Latino students' achievements with a culturally relevant graduation celebration.
More than 380 Latino students are expected to graduate this spring and nearly 400 guests will attend this special graduation ceremony. This unique event will celebrate MSU Denver's Latino graduates with a program that showcases and embraces their heritage, including cultural values, traditions, family and community.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Program Agenda:
Registration, Dinner, Entertainment by Del Barrios guitar duo 5:30 p.m.
Welcome, Opening Ceremony, Poetry Reading 6 p.m.
Michael Ferrufino, Keynote 6:30 p.m.
Espiritu de Aztlan Award 7 p.m.
Cultural stole and certificate presentation 7:10 p.m.
Acknowledgements, Closing, Banda 14-piece brass band performance 8 p.m.
WHERE: Tivoli Turnhalle, Auraria Campus, 900 Auraria Parkway, Denver, CO 80204
WHO: Latino graduates and their families, faculty, staff and community members
About the keynote speaker:
Michael Ferrufino,brings a strong understanding of Latino business and community issues to many organizations. As the vice president and general manger of Latino Communications, a local, minority-owned Denver-based media company, Ferrufino serves as the owner and operator of four Spanish Language radio stations in Colorado (KBNO-1280 in Denver, KXRE-1490/98.5 FM in Colorado Springs and KAVA 1480 AM in Pueblo).He has significant experience developing complex business strategies and leading strategic partnerships, as well as hands-on knowledge of electronic broadcast issues.
Ferrufino has served or currently serves on the board of directors of a number of non-profit organizations, including the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Children's Campaign, Robby's Friends, Mi Casa Resource Center, Hispanic Chamber Education Foundation, Denver Health Foundation, Denver Public Schools Foundation, the Ohio Center for Broadcasting and Susan G. Komen Colorado.
MSU Denver was recognized nationally in 2010 by Excelencia in Education as one of four model institutions that are emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI). This year MSU Denver participated in national research study with Excelencia to identify how state policies may help or hinder Latino student success in higher education. Federal recognition as an HSI requires a 25 percent Latino undergraduate enrollment. Securing HSI status is important to MSU Denver because it opens the door to a new level of federal assistance, programs and grant opportunities that benefit not only Latino students but the entire University community. This year Latino students represent 19 percent of the total graduating class and, as persistence and graduation continues for students of color, culturally relevant programs such as the Latino Graduation Ceremony will continue exemplify the support and recognition Latino students receive at MSU Denver.
About Metropolitan State University of Denver
MSU Denver is a leader in educating Coloradans in university programs particularly relevant to the state's economy and the demands of today's employers. With the highest number of ethnically diverse students among the state's four-year colleges, MSU Denver offers 58 majors plus master's degrees in accounting, teaching and social work. More than 21,000 students are currently enrolled at MSU Denver, and 75 percent of the University's nearly 80,000 graduates have remained in Colorado as valuable members of the state's workforce.


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Silence By Sana Hasan
Its the darkest hour of the night, as i walk down the empty hospital hallway. There is an eerie silence in the hallway, no one is here as if everyone vanished into thin air. There is only me, in this emptiness, in this darkness , in this lonliness and inShare


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Beneficiary of Fake DMCA:
- Niranjan Hiranandani
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.hiranandani.com
- Address: Olympia, 2nd Floor, Central Avenue Hiranandani Business Park Powai, Mumbai- 400076
- Phone: 022-25766891/25766705
Possible Infringements:
- Perjury, Impersonation, Identity-theft, Misrepresentation
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- April 17, 2018
- April 12, 2018
** Investigation in progress **
Yes, that's right. Our team and friends are currently investigating this fake DMCA incident and analyzing all the public data we have with us. Right now we have the evidence captured and archived, we are still waiting for a response from Niranjan Hiranandani , Google and other related parties involved in this fake DMCA. This could take up to a couple of weeks.
However, make no mistake. This is indeed a case of copyright take-down fraud purported in order to hide online content. Once we compile all the facts of this case with due diligence, the final report will be published here.
We fight for the truth. If you have anything to contribute to this report or want to provide critical information against Niranjan Hiranandani , you can get in touch with us at [email protected] We're open for dialogue, unless your intention is to threaten us and waste your time.
In particular, a negative review/story against Niranjan Hiranandani which potentially hurt business and reputation. Here is an excerpt from that report –
The CBI has opposed in the Bombay High Court a plea of builder Niranjan Hiranandani seeking to quash the charge sheet filed against him in 2010 in a criminal case of alleged non-payment of provident fund to the tune of Rs 9 crore.
The central agency opposed the plea on the ground that Hiranandani was a key conspirator.
The 61-year-old developer had approached the high court last week to quash and set aside the charge sheet filed against him by the CBI's Anti-Corruption wing in September 2010 under charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act
Read the full article at – https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/cbi-opposes-builders-plea-in-pf-non-payment-case-118021800540_1.html
Soon after we published the first set of our investigation reports on fake DMCAs, we managed to generate interest from online media such as Techdirt, Adweek and Huffington Post. Some of the key stories included our revelations on Roosh V, Idea Buyer, Qnet , Tai Lopez ,Amira Nature Food, Grant Cardone and more. We also shared unpublished data and information with 3 different law agencies who looked into this scam.
And we got results. We dented this fake DMCA industry and made sure we act as deterrent to the rogue reputation firms indulged in these criminal practices. Here are some of the outcomes and changes we made possible with the help of several other citizen lawyers and agencies –
- Ripoff Report wipes out Google (fake) Removals with a stroke of genius ! Thank you Ed – at webactivism.com
- Court finds evidence of 'fraud on the Court' in one of the missing-defendant libel takedown cases – at washingtonpost.com
- Default judgment aimed at deindexing apparently accurate information about person convicted of sex offense – at washingtonpost.com
- Panic and desperation getting the better of rogue reputation services – at webactivism.com
- Google still deindexing some material found by courts to be defamatory — but it's being more skeptical – at washingtonpost.com
- Google Apparently No Longer Humoring Court Orders To Delist Defamatory Content – at techdirt.com
- Paul Levy Discovers Head Of Reputation Management Company Signed Off On Forged/Fraudulent Court Docs – at techdirt.com
- Filing Bogus Lawsuits As Part Of A 'Reputation Management' Strategy Costs Firm $71,000 – at techdirt.com
- Richart Ruddie Settles anti-SLAPP Claims, Makes Restitution; but the Guilty Companies Remain Unpunished – at typepad.com
- Who Filed Fake Copyright Infringement Complaints Against AgencySpy? – at adweek.com
- The Dark Art of Fake DMCA Takedown Requests – at huffingtonpost.com
Fake Fraudulent DMCA might seem inconspicuous, until it's you at the receiving end of this crime. This is not a prank. This is not an inconvenience. This is not random. These fake DMCA cases are calculated criminal schemes targeting very specific and rather important information/content. These hitjobs are usually against media, in order to help their client hide important information from public's eye, all in the name of Reputation Management. Millions of dollars are spent doing this, and if no one wants to bring this topic to the fore, we will.
Our team will not constantly monitor and publish these reports on a DAILY basis without fail. And we do not plan to publish and forget. We will take constructive steps in order to expose the faces behind this scam, and to try and undo the damages. AND IF YOU INDEED PART OF THIS SCAM, WE WILL ENSURE THAT YOU GET WHAT'S COMING YOUR WAY.


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Friday, May 10, 2019
Knives, armor, and a solution (3 random thoughts)
1. Knives (and fists)
Have you ever held, or even seen, a fighting knife?
Goggle it if you want. This thing is REALLY dangerous. I'm pretty sure any random person could stab a trained fighter to death with ease.
In fact, I have recently heard a jiu-jitsu champion say exactly that.
AND Eddard Stark is held by a knife to the throat in A Game of Thrones.
So it's both true in real life and in TV.
No 1d4s, hit points or saving throws.
One good stab and you might be dead before you can do anything about it.
No so much.
Even professional fighters might have a hard time knocking someone with a punch.
Or club.
But sometimes a single hit is enough.
Who knows...
2. Armor
On the other hand...
Seeing someone in armor really makes you think combat is survivable.
Again, not only in TV, but even in youtube channels that study the issue seriously.
Even in medieval manuals of arms, a longsword (1d8? 1d10) would require special technique to wound someone in plate armor.
Killing an ironclad warrior would usually require some grappling and a long dagger.
Or just a mace.
3. A solution
The easiest way to combine both in a D&D context would be having some small damage that would get MULTIPLIED against little or no armor.
Say, hit 10 points above AC means "critical damage".
12 points: double damage.
13 points: triple damage.
14 points: quadruple damage.
... etc.
If your armor is not that great, you're always one good hit always from being killed.
Blunt weapons would deal more damage, probably, but the "criticals" might be less dramatic.
Maybe slashing and piercing damaging have different "crit" number.
So, a dagger would be d4 (crit d8), and a longsword d8 (crit d10), for example, and a mace simply d6.
This manages to both make knives very deadly against opponents with no armor WITHOUT requiring repeated rolls, while also making decent armor very useful against blades etc (but not impervious).
Of course, the chances of rolling AC+10 are not usually that great.
A better solution - for other RPGs - would be using a d100.
Say your "dagger" skill is 70, and you hit 70% of the time.
Treat "doubles" as crits. So, 11, 22, 33, 44, 55 and 66 are criticals.
And you get to double (22), triple (33), quadruple (44), etc., your damage.
This stuff happens very often - about 10% of the time you hit.
A skilled knight could kill a dragon with one blow.
Armor, of course, would REDUCE incoming damage... up to a point.
So, instead of taking, say, 10 points of damage, the wearer would take 3... Not that much, EVEN if you multiply by four or five.
Starting HP would be at least 40...
Of all the systems I have played, GURPS comes closest to this.
Unfortunately it has too much die rolling and a critical hit table in which "nothing happens" is the most likely result.
But I reckon a simple "critical hit" table would take care of most of this stuff, even in D&D.
I've been there already... Oh well.
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I would use the roll-under idea, if I was rolling under. Now that I don't, I have a critical hit give +1d10 damage (instead of X2). In other words, a huge bump for a small weapon, and a (relatively) smaller bump for a large.ReplyDelete
While not a perfect match, I think it approximates the effect you are describing while also being easy to remember.
It depends on what hit points mean. I do not consider loosing hit point is the same as being wounded, otherwise it would also mean loosing effectiveness in combat. OTOH if you are down to 3hp, one strike of a dagger can kill you. So the system woks and does not need any modification as long as you accept the hit point abstraction.ReplyDelete
In GURPS, the points you loose actually model wounds (and loosing point have consequences on your effectiveness), so it's not really comparable.
I really should sit down with all my ideas and compile it.ReplyDelete
As usual, the idea of treating Hit Dice as meat points works well for me. You lose a number of HD equal to dice rolled on damage dice. So all crits do at least 2 wounds. You then only recover HP from spells and spending HD. The only thing recovered on a long rest is HD.
Then instead of death saving throws, use the Exhaustion track, and have that represent 0 wounds, 0 HP and the final stage of the fight. The nebulous saves are replaced with levels of exhaustion. The 6th failed save is what kills you. A blow at this stage counts as a crit or 2 level of exhaustion.
I would rule that choosing to drop allows one to add Con mod to the check.
A note that this makes Boromir a 6th level fighter ("A normal man would have been felled by 1 arrow! He was pierced by 3."). He just rolled poorly on death saves even with a CON boost to rolls.Replies
Interesting stuff, if you do compile it let me know!Delete
Will do. It may be a while.Delete
A thought I've had on HD. Instead of it being a set 1 per level, with the value of the die being different, but more nebulous abstract point system, where you spend various time and points for healing. As a class, you get a maximum amount of points spent for healing per time interval.
That's terribly nebulous, so here's an attempted example.
Each die size has a point score: let's say d4=1, d6=2,...,d12=5. Each class gains a number of points each level equivalent to their HD. When you short rest, you can spend points to roll the associated die to recover HP. You can spend 1 minute to spend up to your HD value in points to recover. So a commoner, wizard, and barbarian recover at most 1d4, 1d6, and 1d12 HP after a minute of rest. For every minute of rest after the first one, you can spend more points to roll 2 dice. What this means is that over longer time frame, you can use law of averages to boost your recovery.
So the commoner, wizard, and barbarian example are all level 3, with 3, 6, and 15 WP respectively. If they rest for 3 minutes:
-Commoner: Can roll up to 3d4 (7.5 healing), or 1d6 + 1d4 (6 points healing)
-Wizard: Can roll up to 3d6 (10.5 healing), or 5d4 (1 for each minute +2 extra minutes after the first), for 12.5 points of healing
-Barbarian can roll 3d12 for 19.5 points of healing, or perhaps 5d8 for 22.5 points of healing.
This is messy, and would need to be cleaned up to work better, but this idea resolves a few objectives for me:
1) Eliminates the two systems of damage reading I had with my original idea (roll dice, vs. number of dice). In this case, I would say double dice against HP, regular dice roll against WP (if specifically targeted), and a straight bleed through if you go from 1 to the other.
2) Allows a means to have variable short rest recovery mechanisms, and a means of showing the difference between hardy and frail party members.
2b)Continuing on the above, variable short rests can mean that you have 'recovery mode' and 'light work' modes that can all be done by different characters.
This would have to be tabulated to probably clean it up a bit, and maybe have different time increments, but I like the premise better.


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Electromagnetic radiation is energy waves propagated from oscillations of charged subatomic particles, rapidly switching from positive to negative to positive. These waves are measured in hertz or cycles per second. Thus, 1,000 cycles equals one kilohertz, one million cycles equals one megahertz, and one billion cycles equals one gigahertz. The range of frequencies regarded as the broadcast spectrum generally falls between 3,000 hertz and 300 gigahertz. It is within this range that radiation occurs (hence the word radio), whereby electromagnetic waves are transmitted through the air and become useful for communications purposes.
One can peruse many of these early artists' tapes thanks to the Video Data Bank, based in Chicago, that houses perhaps the largest body of video work in the United States. Bruce Nauman's 1968 work, Stamping in the Studio, shows the artist stamping his feet in his studio, circling the perimeter of the TV tube on which the viewer is watching him. Vito Aconci's 1971 work, Pryings, depicts a man's hands trying to pry open a woman's eyes as she struggles to keep them closed. Whether we find an overtly political tape, such as Mayday Realtime on the enormous 1971 antiwar attempt to shut down Washington, DC, or a more personal tape such as Martha Rosler's Semiotics of the Kitchen, the nascent video movement was seen within an overtly political context.
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Nicholas Grimshaw's Camden Sainsbury's store in London has become the first purpose-built supermarket in the UK to be listed
Following the advice of Historic England, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has listed the building, which is part of the High-Tech Grand Union Complex on Camden Road, at Grade II.
The development's terrace of houses facing Regent's Canal has also received the same listing.
However, a third part of the scheme, comprising Grand Union House, a workshop building on Kentish Town Road, and a small detached building which was formerly a creche was deemed not to meet the criteria for listing.
The Twentieth Century Society submitted an application for Grimshaw's £14 million scheme to be listed in February this year after developer Sellar revealed plans to partly demolish Grand Union House to create a new office building with a roof terrace.
The design by architect Andrew Phillips also proposed demolishing the crèche in favour of a four-storey block of affordable housing with retail units on the ground floor.
While pleased that the supermarket and housing has been listed, Twentieth Century Society director Catherine Croft said the listing report 'completely misses the point that it was a pioneering mixed development'.
She said: 'Grand Union House is deliberately the least architecturally expressive because that suits its function, but it's definitely an integral part of the whole development and it's extremely foolish not to recognise that.'
Andrew Phillips, a former design director at David Chipperfield Architects who set up his own practice in 2013, said: 'There was never much doubt that Grimshaw's supermarket and canal housing should be listed. Historic England and DCMS have concurred with our own view that, ultimately, the building in Kentish Town Road is not quite in the same league.
'This decision means that a seriously anti-social area of public realm so close to the heart of Camden Town's centre can now be addressed.'
Sainsbury's set up a design advisory committee in 1985 to commission architects to work on some of its supermarkets. Built 1986-1988, the Grand Union Complex was the first piece of urban design undertaken by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners and its listed parts are considered to be excellent examples of High-Tech architecture, which borrows from the worlds of engineering and construction.
The supermarket's visible steel frame is clad in glass and aluminium panels, while the industrial feel of the 10 houses and two flats of Grand Union Walk reflects the neighbouring working canal.
Duncan Wilson, Historic England's chief executive, said: 'The Camden Road Sainsbury's is an outstanding example of High-Tech architecture in a busy urban setting. It is an unapologetically futuristic building which also sits comfortably alongside its historic neighbours – matching the scale of the 19th-century terrace opposite – and rightly deserves to be recognised for its architectural significance.'
Other listed High-Tech buildings include Foster's Grade II*-listed Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, also commissioned by the supermarket chain.
Historic England: 'Why we didn't list Grand Union House'
Grand Union House, and with it the small crèche building, is clearly the least interesting or successful element of the scheme. Its long street frontage is crisply detailed at first floor but insufficiently articulated in relation to its length and with most of the tall ground floor level given over to surface parking rather than the commercial units desired by the architects and the planners, the building does not fulfil its potential either aesthetically or spatially.
Being part of this group is not sufficient in itself to warrant listing
That is not to say it is without interest; as discussed above it is part of an ambitious piece of urban planning with which it shares a material palette, a high quality of detailing and a broad architectural language.
Forming part of this group however is not sufficient in itself to warrant listing – each element must stand on its own merit. As a piece of late-C20 commercial architecture, Grand Union House does not have sufficient claims to special interest and is therefore not recommended for listing. The former crèche, though stylish and well-detailed, is a modest building in scale and, like Grand Union House, does not have sufficient claims to special interest and is therefore not recommend for listing.
I think it's wonderful, and I am delighted to see it listed https://t.co/toQocXh0nF— Jane Duncan OBE (@JaneDuncan41) July 22, 2019
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Arguably the workshop and creche are the more forward looking part of the ensemble. Supermarket with parking in a City Centre site and canalside private residential development are not only not 21st century but also hamstrung by being so definitive architecturally.
I am very glad to see high quality late 20th C buildings being listed. I am a bit sad that the Grand Union House not being listed, the argument is specious. Would HE list a classical 19th house with later colonnaded wings being excepted from listing as not part of the original building? In architecture composition is everything, this is a bad call that will destroy the overall composition of this scheme
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Authors Damberg A, Benstoem C, Autschbach R, Goetzenich A
Received 17 April 2013
Accepted for publication 22 May 2013
Published 6 August 2013 Volume 2013:4 Pages 135—151
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/RRCC.S34218
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Anneke Damberg, Carina Benstoem, Ruediger Autschbach, Andreas Goetzenich
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Abstract: The standard treatment for symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis is surgical aortic valve replacement. Over the last decade, transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as an option for patients judged inoperable. It might also constitute an alternative for high-risk patients, even though which patients might benefit from this approach is still being discussed and remains controversial. Transcatheter heart valve replacement is a rapidly spreading technology. However, a number of problems still need to be addressed, such as paravalvular regurgitation, stroke rate, and postoperative conduction disturbances. Further, the durability of transcatheter heart valves remains unclear. Randomized clinical trials and long-term follow-up will help define the role of transcatheter heart valve replacement in aortic stenosis therapy.
Keywords: TAVI, aortic valve replacement, transcatheter surgery
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[Editor's note: Paul Thacker is a consultant to nonprofits critical of GM technology. He is well known for his personal attacks on biotechnology scientists and his controversial journalism has been criticized by science watchdog sites. New York University journalism professor and independent science journalist Keith Kloor refers to him as a "sadistic troll."]
A recent lawsuit against Monsanto offers a clear and troubling view into industry strategies that warp research for corporate gain. In a lawsuit regarding the possible carcinogenicity of the pesticide Roundup, plaintiffs' lawyers suing Monsanto charge the company with ghostwriting an academic study finding that Roundup's active ingredient, glyphosate, is not harmful.
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The study currently under scrutiny appeared in 2000 in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, the journal of the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. On closer inspection, the ghostwriting charges seem unconvincing, and Science magazine reports that officials at one university have investigated and rejected the charges.
[A] glance into the journal's history offers a telling window into the industry of creating and packaging junk science with the appearance of academic rigor.
The problem is that it's not just Monsanto, and it's not just this one journal. Corporations regularly buy academics to do their bidding, recasting industry talking points to create the beginnings of an alternative scientific canon. Universities do little to stop it, while academic journals, sometimes prestigious, are often complicit. Perhaps public shame remains the most — or only — effective medicine.
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Ziyaad Ebrahim, GTP
Ziyaad has close to fifteen years of experience in international trade and development.He joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) after serving 12 years in various positions within the Government of Seychelles, where he comes from.
During his time in the Government of Seychelles, he was directly involved in trade, investment and general economic policy formulation and implementation.He also has experience on WTO accession and was involved in FTA negotiations with the European Union and within the Eastern and Southern African region. He has also worked with international organisations such as the IMF, World Bank and the African Development Bank on Structural Adjustment Programmes, private sector and MSME development initiatives including gender empowerment projects.
In his current role with the WTO, he coordinates the work of the WTO LDC Group in the ongoing trade negotiations.He also monitors and assists LDC participation in specific areas of the negotiations which include Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT), fisheries subsidies, trade facilitation and LDC accession negotiations.
He is fluent in English and has working knowledge of French.
Ziyaad was one of the first people globally to be certified as a Global Trade Professional in the area of Trade Management.


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It's been a heck of a journey, but over the past ten months I have shed over fifty pounds of excess weight. The biggest change of all? I gave up sugar. All sugar. Anything that the body processes into sugar found its way to the garbage can.
No more simple sugar carbohydrates for this chica.
Without getting into the details or covering the eating plan I undertook, I'd rather talk about one of the biggest benefits I've discovered since losing the weight.
The beauty of sleep. (more…)


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It has been a few months so I figured a much needed book-haul is due 🙂
I would like to take a second to thank everyone who helps me feed my addiction🤣. Publishers, authors and family members that in any way got me closer to turning our house into a library.
I'm also part of an author/blogger giveaway, so if you have not done so make sure to enter for some awesome prizes including the grand prize of $114. I will add it to the bottom in this post so make sure to enter and GOOD LUCK !!!
Now to my book haul 🙂
Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy) by Leigh Bardugo and The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee I bought on Amazon.
Gimme Some Sugar by Molly Harper, Little Darlings by Melanie Golding, The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson and The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg I received from the publishers. THANK YOU !
Flynn Nightsider and the Edge of Evil by Mary Fan I won from the author. THANK YOU for the opportunity . Mirage by Somaiya Daud I won on Booklikes, again thanks for the chance 🙂 .
Slayer by Kiersten White, Almost Home by Valerie Fraser Luesse, Truthwitch, Windwitch and Bloodwitch (Witchland Series) by Susan Dennard and The Afterward by E.K. Johnston I received all from the publishers. THANK YOU!
Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare and Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff I got of Amazon.
An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir were gifts. The Wicked King by Holly Black , King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo, Never Fade and In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken were bought with gift-cards I had received. Thank you !
The next four books were all e-copies and received from the publishers. THANK YOU !
The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton, The Wedding Deal by Cindi Madsen, Touch of Smoke by Karissa Laurel and Hall of Souls & the Book of the Fairies by M.D. Fryson.
Witchmark by C.L. Polk was the e-book of the month for Tor.com.


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So Facebook isn't Freepi Anymore?
Filed Under Computers & Tech, Security on March 8, 2019 at 11:02 pm
A few days ago Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a lengthy post laying out the vision that will be driving his company's implementation of private messaging going forward. There was a lot to like in that message from a privacy point of view, but the scope was limited — this was not a revolutionary vision for transforming all of Facebook, just for evolving their private messaging offerings.
Big-picture-wise the post laid out six principles that will drive the evolution of private messaging on all Facebook-owned platforms — private interactions, encryption, reducing permanence, safety, interoperability, and secure data storage. Note that the interoperability Zuckerberg describes is between Facebook-owned services, not between Facebook services and services from competitors, so that's not actually good news from a privacy point of view. This refers to Facebook's plans to merge private messaging within all its products into a single messaging architecture. This is a privacy loss not a privacy gain, but there is a silver lining — the post promises the merging will be opt-in, and users will be able to choose to keep separate identities on the separate services if they wish. Obviously encryption is good, as is not keeping privately shared stuff for ever.
But, does any of this change the fundamental problem, Facebook's business model? Nope!
Facebook will continue to make its money by offering users a free service in exchange for their personal information — Facebook remains freepi (and creepy)!
Facebook is a very successful for-profit company. Their latest earnings report (Q4 2018) shows healthy profits on revenues of $16.91Bn, and that's up over 30% year-on-year.
Where is this money coming from? Facebook's services are free to use, so the users are not the customers. Then who are these obviously happy customers? Advertisers!
This updated vision for private messaging doesn't change Facebook's business model in any way — they still sell user attention to advertisers. They get to charge advertisers good money for that attention because they can offer highly specific targeting based on detailed user profiles built up over years.
So, the customer remains the advertisers, and the product remains users attention. None of the incentives driving Facebook's actions have changed. Facebook will continue to track users all over the web with their like buttons, they will continue to harvest data from every source they can, and they'll continue to store public posts in perpetuity.
Remember, Facebook are, and remain, strongly incentivised to give users the least amount of privacy they can get away with. Thanks to an awful lot of bad press, that least acceptable amount has shifted, and Facebook are responding, but that's all this is — a small re-calibration around the edges. Since the core incentives remain the same, we can expect to continue to see them do privacy hostile things going forward. To illustrate the point, these news stories broke in the days leading up to this post:
- FFS, Facebook is abusing 2FA… again — www.imore.com/… & Now Facebook is allowing anyone to look you up using your security phone number — www.fastcompany.com/…
- Facebook apps secretly sending sensitive data back to the mothership — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… & These apps are stealing your most private data and it should be a crime — www.imore.com/…
- Turnaround Time on Facebook's Spying: 12 Hours — daringfireball.net/…]
Does anything in Zuckerberg's post convince me that we won't continue to see stories like these in the coming months and year? Nope!
As nice as it is, making private messaging more private doesn't address the fundamental problem, so why should we expect anything to really change?
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This past weekend, my wife and I decided to go on a road trip. In December, we went to Walt Disney World for our honeymoon, and we had the idea to go back. You see, they had a Festival of the Arts event at Epcot, and we were bummed we might miss it. My wife then said, why don't we go? So, we decided to pick a weekend and drive down to Florida. It's always awesome to go on a road trip, you have lots of time laughing and goofing off in the car. Singing songs at the top of your lungs (whether you know the words or not), having those moments of needing to pee and not seeing a rest stop anywhere, and munching on whatever food you brought (shout out to peanut butter sandwiches). Time feels slow and fast all at the same time, and it's a great experience. There are often moments where you have to fill up on gas, sometimes you are stretched to see how long you can go without stopping or praying a gas station will be there soon, either way, you gotta fill up. If you don't, you could end up getting stuck.
What's funny is we understand this idea on a road trip, but when it comes to our heart, we run it into the ground.


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YORKSHIRE are now the holders of the two highest innings totals in English T20 history after smashing a stunning 255-2 in a first Vitality Blast victory of the season over Leicestershire at Grace Road.
The Vikings fell five runs short of their own record, 260-4 against Northamptonshire at Emerald Headingley in 2017, on a chastening night for both bowling attacks.
Captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore top-scored with 96 not out from 54 balls, while opening partner Adam Lyth crashed 69 off 35 and West Indies overseas star Nicholas Pooran 67 off 28.
Leicestershire responded with a spirited 201-4, handing Yorkshire a 54-run win from their third North Group match to go with a defeat and a No Result.
Yorkshire's innings included 19 sixes, just one short of the record 20 set by Essex against Surrey at Chelmsford only last week.
Kohler-Cadmore hit eight of them and left-handers Pooran and Lyth six and four apiece. Harry Brook added the last.
Kohler-Cadmore and Lyth shared an opening stand of 116 in 10.1 overs after the Foxes had elected to bowl first upon winning the toss on a baking hot evening.
In Yorkshire's innings, 13 overs went for double-figure scores, while four of those went for 20 or more, including left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson for 27 in the 16th when Pooran hoisted three sixes, including one off a no ball, and a four.
A green-tinged pitch played like a batsman's dream as Kohler-Cadmore and Lyth raced out of the blocks and posted 76 off the powerplay.
Kohler-Cadmore was particularly strong down the ground and over wide long-on on the way to his highest T20 score in a Yorkshire shirt.
In reaching his fifty off 32 balls, the 24-year-old was considerably slower than Lyth (21 balls) and Pooran (22) to the milestone.
Pooran was elevated from batting at number seven in Saturday's defeat to Derbyshire at Chesterfield to number three, and David Willey did not even get a bat against a friendly attack.
This was some way for the Vikings' top order to warm up for Thursday's blockbuster Roses clash with Lancashire at a sold out Headingley (7pm).
But their bowlers were taken to task in the Foxes chase, even if you never felt the 256 target was being threatened.
When Neil Dexter was bowled by Duanne Olivier as he shuffled across his stumps and attempted to play to leg, Leicestershire had reached 51 in the sixth over.
South African speedster Olivier was one of three changes for the Vikings from that Derby defeat, with fellow seamers Mat Pillans and Tim Bresnan also coming in for Jonny Tattersall and injured duo Matthew Fisher (collarbone/thumb) and Josh Poysden (head).
Yorkshire's sole frontline spin option, Bess, struck at the end of the 10th over when Australian Mark Cosgrove (31) skewed a catch to Gary Ballance at backward point, leaving the score at 82-2.
Jordan Thompson later forced Colin Ackermann to play onto his stumps (110-3 in the 13th), but Arron Lilley continued the batsman-themed night with some clean hitting on the way to 47 as the visitors also erred in line and length.
While Thompson (1-19 from three overs) was impressive, Willey probably just pipped him to the tag of the evening's best bowler despite going wicketless in conceding only 23 from his four overs.
Pillans removed Lilley in the penultimate over of the match as Leicester fell to 177-4, but they did ensure that this fixture can lay claim to the joint English record for sixes in a match - 31, which was also recorded by Essex and Surrey at Chelmsford last week.


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1 Introduction
First of all, this document should be understood as a proposal.
In my years experience I have learned a lot about TrueSight. As I wrote in my post recently, TrueSight definitively goes in the right direction. There are also a lot of things I like on TrueSight. But it cannot be discussed away that in some areas TrueSight is not designed well. It is not my intent to criticize the work of the developers, I am sure they had the best intent to create a good product. Maybe the developers did not know how the product will be used in a productive and dynamic environment.
In my opinion there are some steps needed to take TrueSight to the next level and to keep it a competitive product. Some areas of TrueSight need to be redesigned. Mainly the UIs are not are not as usable as they should be and there are also some APIs wich should be either developed or improved.
As I have no insights into BMC workflows, I can only guess what the difficulties are. I can imagine that Time-to-market issues, new technologies, late or not in depth insight into products for competition reasons are the main stumbling blocks for BMC to develop a perfect product.
There is Microsoft System Center Operations Manager which is specifically designed for all Microsoft products and we cannot discuss away that they know their products at best. There is VMware Realize Operations Manager and they know virtualization at its best.
So the product must set itself apart from others in a kind of way and generate more value for the customer. Today TrueSight is good as a monitoring tool when it is used as the one and only one. Therefore BMC should choose another way. TrueSight should concentrate to be a central point of monitoring metrics & event data. So the aim should be to create integration for all the specialized monitoring products. Of course TrueSight should remain its capability to perform monitoring tasks itself. And from a technical point of view, the PATROL Agent is still a good instrument for monitoring. It offers a broad platform support and the flexibility to monitor a variety of components which can be OS specific, middleware, databases and applications.
2 TrueSight for Monitoring (PATROL)
As mentioned in the introduction, the PATROL Agent is a great tool for monitoring. It offers broad platform support and the flexibility to monitor a variety of components which can be OS specific, middleware, databases, application etc. BMC should keep this as main tool for monitoring. There is not much to redesign. But the PATROL Agent should be enhanced in some areas. As published on BMC Communities, Sentry Software has announced that they implement a REST-full API for the PATROL Agent. It is a pity that this API is not implemented by BMC itself. Other areas apply more to the integration of the PATROL Agent into the TrueSight environment. The areas are deeper described in the following sections.
2.1 PATROL Agent REST-full API
The REST-full API should provide all functionalities to
- gather information about the PATROL Agent Status
- gather configuration information
- get data
- get logfiles and other debug data
- perform configuration
- restart/reinitialize the agent
The API must be secure because you can breake a lot of things as the API is designed to control all aspects of the PATROL Agent.
2.2 Monitoring Configuration
From my experience, in most cases there is a default configuration for each server type. For example there is a default monitoring configuration for all Solaris servers. On these Solaris servers run different components. There are databases, midlewares and applications. This leads inevitable to individual monitoring configurations. The configuration system should be based on inheritance. This means, the server gets the default monitoring configuration and then the individual deviations and/or extensions to the monitoring configuration. Today, this is possible in a limited scale by using the "Precedence" when configuring Monitoring Policies in TrueSight. However, the way of configuration should be improved because often you have to copy a whole policy and you cannot just configure the delta.
What is also an aspect which is causing difficulties, are the Versions of Monitoring Solutions configured in a Policy. In the current design, it is not possible to change the Version of a monitor in a policy. This means, the policy must either be exported and the version changed in the JSON structure - which is not without risk of breaking the monitoring configuration - or re-creating the whole policy. This part should be redesigned to allow version changes in policies. When a version of a monitoring solution is changed in a policy, there should be a kind of wizard which tells the user what critical configurations have to be changed or added when changing the version. This might conflict with BMCs plans to automate the distribution of Monitoring Solutions to the PATROL Agents based on the Monitoring Policies. But even then, a change of the version is vital to keep the monitoring solutions up to date.
2.3 PATROL Agent Debugging
PATROL Agent Debugging in a TrueSight environment is not an easy task. Especialy if no other access to the hosts were PATROL Agents are installed on is possible. Therefore it should be possible from the TrueSight infrastructure to
- get (download) the PATROL Agent logfiles
- create a PATROL Agent Diagnostic Report (patroldiag)
- set PATROL Agent debug
- easy access to the system output window (issow.log)
This all should be possible from todays "Managed Devices" view.
3 Third-Party Integrations
There are many tools out there. Among them are some specialized monitoring tools for a specific product range or technology e.g. VMware vRealize Operations Manager. And there are other general purpose monitoring tools like Icinga2, CheckMK, Nagios, etc.. There are also other enterprise monitoring Tools like HP OpenView, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, etc.. And of course the new fancy stuff like Prometheus. TrueSight should be able to collect metrics and event data from such monitoring tools. This would strengthen TrueSight as a single point of view. To be preceise, the user would have to use only one console for all monitoring tools - all monitoring tools would be under one roof.
4 TrueSight UI
The TrueSight UI has to be redesigned. First of all in regards of the usability but also to meet all new requirements.
4.1 Usability
The TrueSight UI shuld be improved/redesigned/rewritten in the following areas
- Event View
- In comparison to the "old" Impact Explorer (IX), the Event View still laks of performance, especially when handling a larger number of events.
- The view should be more flexible in displaying slots. It is a bit better with the Event Table Views but it is still not as userfriendly as it could be. Each user should be able to define his default Event Table View and this is not possible today.
- Groups
- It should be possible to create groups of devices based on all selection criterias as they are available for Agent Selection Criteria
- Device View
- A "Health at a glance" view for the selected device would be helpful. For the device the most important KPIs should be shown in a simple view. And it schould also be possible to hide it with a single click.
- The accordion should not collaps after displaying attribute details (performance graph)
- Comparison of metrics of different devices and the possibility to "save" them.
- export of graphs and export of the data (e.g. CSV)
- Managed Devices View
- See points mentioned under 2.3
- Infrastructure Policies
- there should be an option to group policies for a better overview
- in addition to Monitoring, Blackout and Staging policies also Tag policies should be possible
- as mentioned under 2.2 it should be possible to inherit from a policy and only changing the delta
4.1 Integrations
There should be an individual section for each integrated system e.g. a section for SCOM, Icinga2, etc. In those sections it should be possible to access the data the different tools do provide. For example the Alerts in SCOM and metric data if possible, the Problems (Events) in Icinga2 and if possible performance data, etc.


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A Full Size Luxury Sedan, the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG
The Journey
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As a luxury marque striving to achieve the peak in high-end sedan performance, Mercedes-Benz has equipped this high-end hire car with impressive hardware. Starting with a handcrafted 4.0 liter V8 that utilizes twin turbochargers, Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG brings plenty of punch to each drive. This full-size luxury sedan will impress through your rental, and with an all-wheel-drive system delivering plenty of grip you will have no issues putting all 577 horsepower down to the pavement. Despite being a luxurious, full-size sedan, this powerful V8 rockets the Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG to 60 miles per hour in just under 4 seconds.
Inside, fine exotic woods in high polish finish pair with brushed aluminum, while rest of the cabin exists in endless waves of hand-tailored leather. Each detail is meticulously executed upon inside, and each surface is pleasing to the touch. Advanced, power front seats offer not only heating and cooling but 6 different massage programs to help wind down after a long day of meetings.
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The title is ironic: the author is attempting to write a heartbreaking work of staggering genius and he is wholly self-conscious about this endeavour. This is a rather mammoth book that describes the vulnerable, aching, egocentric and contradictory thoughts of one Dave Eggers, author extraordinaire.
The story in a nutshell is this: Dave's mother and father both die of cancer in separate incidents within months of each other. The older kids - Bill, Beth and Dave - are all grown up, but Toph, the seven year old, becomes the unofficial ward of Dave, who is 22 when he essentially becomes a single parent.
Eggers' writing is almost painfully self-aware. He deserves to be pitied. He wants to be famous. He wants to write something breathtakingly beautiful. And, in his own way, he has. He's a great storyteller and the introduction alone is worth reading for its whimsy, wit and two-fingers up to convention, including a section on 'Rules and Suggestions for Enjoyment of This Book'. He's the quintessential Gen X'er - if there is such a thing.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius has been compared to the work of JD Salinger, nominated as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and received a host of laudatory reviews across America. After reading it, you feel like you really know the guy, and you can imagine him receiving it all with a deep sense of deserving such praise while mocking himself for wanting it so much. This is a book in which the author really bares his soul.
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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