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Learning how to learn is an essential preparation for lifelong learning. Whilst this is widely acknowledged by teachers, they have lacked a rich professional knowledge base from which they can teach their pupils how to learn.
This book makes a major contribution to the creation of such a professional knowledge base for teachers by building on previous work associated with 'formative assessment' or 'assessment for learning' which has a strong evidence base, and is now being promoted nationally and internationally. However, it adds an important new dimension by reporting the conditions within schools, and across networks of schools, that are conducive to the promotion, in classrooms, of learning how to learn as an extension of assessment for learning.
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Objectives Edit
Obtain the Core Access Codes from Twizzleflux the Insane.
Provided item: [Mech Control Scrambler]
Description Edit
The expedition's numbers are extremely large, user <name>.
Dealing with them by conventional means would take you an estimated 2,700,136.5 hours.
We can make use of a powerful source of energy held within the expedition's crawler vehicle.
We will need the fusion core's access codes to accomplish this.Mekgineer Twizzleflux has these codes and can be found at the Starwatch Tower[73.4, 73.3] to the southeast.
I've uploaded jamming frequencies to a scrambler. Use it to temporarily disable Twizzleflux's defenses.
Progress Edit
Did you succeed, <name>? I estimated your chances of survival at 68.5%.
Completion Edit
Excellent job, user <name>. We must obtain access to the fusion core now.
Rewards Edit
You will receive:
- 8 60
Notes Edit
- 2,700,136.5 hours: assuming an earth-standard ~365 24-hour days in a year, the process would take a little over 308 years when dealing with the gnomes "by conventional means".
- Pick up A Disarming Distraction before heading out. Head south. Twizzleflux is standing in front of the Temple at the southeast end of the ridge high above the river delta. He is a level 84 elite with 193k+ health. Use the Mech Control Scrambler to stun it for 6 seconds. Take this time to unload and get away. The item has a 14 second cooldown, so plan wisely.
- If you don't want to fight the leper gnomes standing in front of him, you can always fly to the back of the Tower and draw him in from there.
Quotes Edit
Usually players will be treated to a scene where the uncursed Expedition Members show up to talk with Twizzleflux. This doesn't always happen, but when it does:
- Expedition Member yells: Twizzleflux! What insanity are you up to? We brought the additional crew you requested, but there is no... research going on here. Only madness!
- Twizzleflux yells: Hahahah!
- Twizzlefluxx channels the Curse of the Tombs into the expedition members in front of him, cursing them!
- Twizzleflux yells: Fools! It is too late for them. And it is too late for all of you! You will join us and together we will unearth secrets that will unravel this world!
- Twizzleflux yells: And you... are next!
- Use the Mech Control Scrambler to disable Wizzleflux's vehicle!
On using the scrambler:
- Twizzleflux yells: Gah!!! What... how did you...?
Quest progression Edit
- [83] The Curse of the Tombs (optional)
- [83] Artificial Intelligence
- [83] A Disarming Distraction / [83] Core Access Codes
- [83] Hacking the Wibson
- [83] Gnomebliteration
Patch changes Edit
- Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): Added.

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T. E. Clarke (NRAO), N. E. Kassim (NRL), T. A. Ensslin (MPA), A. S. Cohen (NRL), D. M. Neumann (CEA/Saclay)
We present multi-configuration 330 and 74 MHz VLA observations of the diffuse, steep spectral index emission in the redshift z=0.054 galaxy cluster Abell 754. Optical and X-ray observations of this cluster indicate that it is currently undergoing a major cluster merger event. Such merger events are expected to generate shocks and turbulence that can accelerate relativistic particles which, in the presence of intracluster magnetic fields, will be visible as diffuse synchrotron emission. Initial observations of Abell 754 at low frequencies (Kassim et al. 2001) confirmed the presence of a central radio halo and suggested the presence of at least one, and possibly two, peripheral radio relics. Subsequent low frequency VLA observations confirm the radio relic emission in Abell 754 and allow us to investigate the connection between the cluster merger event and the diffuse radio emission.
Basic research in radio astronomy at the Naval Research Laboratory is funded by the Office of Naval Research.
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text: It's dry and hot in the Maritimes but still nowhere near the drought conditions through central North America, some of the most important and productive farmland in the continent. The long-term future of this "prairie agriculture" could be very different than what's going on now. Aquifers that feed irrigation systems have been running down for years, and drought this summer will just add to the decline. There's no doubt that corn and soybean harvests will be the lower, and news stories are already warning consumers that food prices will be going up. What's not being discussed very much is the role speculators are playing in driving up prices. These are essentially people with huge pools of money not really interested in food, but in the opportunity to bet on commodity prices continuing to go up. There was a good discussion on all of this Monday on CBC Radio's the Current.


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The following statement is issued today, Friday 25th August 2017.
Following a prolonged period of challenging trading and despite the directors' best efforts to manage through, Rebel Publishing Ltd was unable to continue to trade and the directors have taken the difficult decision to cease. All members of staff were made redundant.
In addition to challenging trading issues, one of the directors has suffered from a long period of poor health which became significantly more serious earlier this year and although now back in the business, requires ongoing treatment. That has inevitably taken a toll on the amount of time available to the business so, along with other challenges, has significantly contributed to this difficult decision.
The directors are extremely saddened by this decision and particularly regret any losses incurred by employees, customers, suppliers or other trading partners. The directors fully committed their time, energy and personal resources to effect a turnaround. Employees will receive redundancy payments through state funds and although efforts have been made to fulfil customer orders, it is hoped that anyone who does not receive their goods will be able to redeem their payments through their credit card or PayPal.
We would encourage anybody who may be interested in acquiring either stock, assets or the business to make contact as soon as possible. Spartan Games and its product lines have a strong reputation in its markets together with an asset base which may be of interest to a number of parties, and a variety of machinery in addition to Intellectual Property.
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Loyola Graduate Receives Prestigious $50,000 Whiting Award
Loyola press release - March 24, 2016
Novelist Catherine Lacey brings home one of literature's top honors for emerging writers
Loyola University New Orleans extends sincere congratulations to alumna Catherine Lacey '07, who this week received the Whiting Award, given annually to 10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry. The award, which brings a $50,000 monetary gift to recipients, honors superior early accomplishment and the promise of great work to come.
Recipients of the 2016 Whiting Award were honored Thursday, March 23, at a ceremony held at the New York Historical Society, where poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller The Light of the World, delivered the keynote address.
An excerpt from the latest work of each winner is available on TheParisReview.org, and all ten writers will read at a free, public event introduced by former Whiting winner John Wray at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at BookCourt in Brooklyn, NY.
Mississippi native Catherine Lacey holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Loyola University New Orleans, as well as an MFA from Columbia University. Her first novel, Nobody Is Ever Missing, published in 2014 by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, received great acclaim. Her writing has appeared in The Believer, The Atlantic, The Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere.
"I am so grateful for the Whiting Foundation and the judges," said Lacey. "And of course I'm thankful to teacher/mentors I had like Martin Pousson, Mark Grote and others in the Visual Arts and Creative Writing departments. I believe a fine arts education, especially in a social justice context, can be a very powerful thing."
Lacey was the recipient of a 2012 NYFA Artists' Fellowship in Fiction Writing and was named a Granta New Voice in 2014. Her upcoming novel, The End of Uncertainty, and a currently untitled short story collection will be published by FSG. She is based in Brooklyn.
In receiving this award, Lacey joins contemporary literary giants such as David Foster Wallace, Jeffrey Eugenides, Tobias Wolff, Suzan-Lori Parks, Alice McDermott, and Jonathan Franzen. Past Whiting winners have gone on to win numerous prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Obie Award, and MacArthur, Guggenheim, and Lannan fellowships, according to The Whiting Foundation. Their work has shaped and advanced literature in this country over the past three decades.
News of Lacey's latest honor is celebrated at Loyola New Orleans, where this semester alone, English majors have been accepted for graduate study at Columbia University, University of Edinburgh, Loyola Chicago, the Strode Center at the University of Alabama, Cornell, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Emerson, Northern Arizona University, University of North Carolina, University of Massachusetts, and in other distinguished programs.
"Loyola's English department is a community of widely published faculty working with students to help them develop into published writers themselves," said Loyola English Department chair and Robert Hunter Distinguished Professor John Biguenet, an award-winning writer and playwright.
"Today we learned that Catherine Lacey, a recent graduate of our English program, has won a prestigious Whiting Award for emerging writers, carrying with it a $50,000 prize. Catherine's first novel, Nobody Is Ever Missing, was published in 2014 to great acclaim, and a new novel and a collection of short stories are forthcoming. For English faculty, success is not measured just by what we do; success is measured by what our students do. And as Catherine Lacey demonstrates, our students do very well indeed."


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GEOFF MOLSON – How Does He Really Feel About the Lockout?Sep 20th, 2012 | By reusch
I wonder what Canadiens CEO Geoff Molson 's true thoughts were as he released his "Message" to the fans yesterday. The message was a league approved cookie cutter semi-apology for the "incovenience" of the lockout. Unlike the days when his uncles and grandfather held sway in the NHL, Molson is only a voice in the wilderness


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Come join the "toughest crafters in the city"* to celebrate the one year anniversary of Arts & Drafts – the weekly crafting group at the Rio Rita. Also we are going to sell some amazing baby strollers, so if you need any baby stroller information just contact us!
Thursday, April 17th, 2008.
6:30 PM to ???
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Cake! Thrills! Chills!
Crafty prizes!
Feel free to bring a dish to share – but no drinks please. The Rio Rita has coffee, beer, liquor and non-alcoholic beverages for sale.
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"Climatic Architecture" (3/10/2016)
Weather and climate change will have a major impact on our lives but also our habitat and our way of building housing. Around the world, architects and engineers are seeking solutions to fit our habitat to these changes by trying to answer the same question: how to reconcile comfort, quality of life and environmental protection?
Date: 3/10/2016 (Friday)
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Environmental Education Centre(EEC), T-PARK, Nim Wan, Tuen Mun, New Territories
This Seminar is public and free of charge. Event co-organized by Véolia.
This event takes place during the "France- Hong Kong Month of Environment" (20/9/2016-20/10/2016)
More about it here
10am-1pm - Seminar at the T-Theatre: Climatic architecture
10-11:30am Presentation (20min each – 15+5Q&A)
Claude Bøjer Goderfroy – Henning Larsen Architects - Partner & Design Director, HLA HK
Ms Ivy Lee - Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council; Principal Director, Leigh & Orange Limited
Thomas Schinko – Vasconi Architectes – CEO & Architect
Catherine Touzard – EcoSol Ltd - Environmental Consultant & Carbon Projects Coordinator
11:30-11:50am - Break
11:50am-1pm - Movie screening of "Climatic Architecture" (50min followed by a debate 20min)
1-2pm - Lunch (Food & Beverage can be purchased at the T-Café at the EEC)
2:15-3:45pm - Guided Tour at the T-Hall EEC
(Maximum capacity for 25 pax)
Free but need to register by sending an-email here
Justin Monier, Scientific Officer in Hong Kong
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Like all religions and denominations, Unitarian-Universalism springs from multiple sources, acknowledged and otherwise. The overwhelming taproot of UUism is Protestant Christianity, especially the Reformed tradition, with more recent contributions from Humanism (itself connected in ways to the liberal end of the Protestant tradition) and today a wide variety of religions that inform individual members (their overall impact is much more partial). Less often noted are the traces of Muslim influence on the denomination's founding figures. But while the Muslim influence has never been critical, it has at times played a noteworthy role.
For the Universalists, perhaps the greatest example lies in the religious awakening of George de Benneville. De Benneville was the first person to openly teach Universalism in colonial America. An immigrant from France, he was first turned toward Universalism by the example set by some Muslim Moorish sailors whom he encountered:
Being arrived at Algiers, as I walked upon deck I saw some Moors who brought some refreshments to sell. One of them slipped down and tore a piece out of one of his legs. Two of his companions, having lain him on the deck, each of them kissed the wound, shedding tears upon it, then turned towards the rising of the sun, they cried in such a manner that I was much moved with anger at their making such a noise and ordered my waiter to bring them before me. Upon demanding the reason of their noise, they perceived that I was angry, asked my pardon, and told me the cause was owing to one of their brothers having hurt his leg by a fall and that they kissed the wound in order to sympathize with him, and likewise shed tears upon it and took part with him; and as tears were saltish, they [were] a good remedy to heal the same; and the reason of their turning towards the sun's rising was to invoke him who created the sun to have compassion upon their poor brother, and prayed he would please to heal him. Upon that I was so convinced, and moved within, that I thought my heart would break, and that my life was about to leave me. My eyes were filled with tears, and I felt such an internal condemnation, that I was obliged to cry out and say, "Are these Heathens? No; I confess before God they are Christians, and I myself am a Heathen!" Behold the first conviction that the grace of our Sovereign Good employed: he was pleased to convince a white person by blacks!
This meeting led de Benneville on a long and colorful spiritual journey that ended with him espousing Universalism in pre-revolutionary America. The whole account is well worth reading, especially as it shows the emotional and mystical flavor of many early Universalists.
In distinction from de Benneville's willingness to be moved and influenced by non-Christians, early Unitarian views toward Islam tended to be quite exclusive and derisive (no moreso than the general Anglo-American attitudes of the time, it should be said). But there were moments of measured praise as well. Proto-Unitarian and Unitarian arguments over religion in the 18th and early 19th centuries raise the matter of Islam (or Mohammadism, as it was typically called) with rather surprising frequency. While declaiming other aspects of the religion, these early Unitarians were sometimes impressed that a religion with such a large following held a strictly monotheistic (i.e. unitarian) view of God. While a minor weapon in their arsenal, the early Unitarians were willing to point to unitarian Islam as evidence for the correctness of their viewpoint (often as a way to ridicule Trinitarian Christians, in effect saying: "see, even these pagan Moslems can grasp the correctness of the Unitarian position, while you supposedly enlightened Christians hold to a superstitious and irrational doctrine of three-equals-one"). Consideration of Islam often served the role of helping Unitarians to refine their positions, locating exactly what was Christian in their tradition and how it could be argued. In the mid-19th century Ralph Waldo Emerson found poetic inspiration in the words of the Quran, though his view of Muhammad was not favorable. As the 19th century wore on and moved into the early 20th century, Islam remained a frequent topic of Unitarian discussion, especially in relation to the debate over missionary activity. Some used standard arguments against Islam (that took on an increasingly racist tone in the later 19th century) in order to privilege Unitarianism over Islam, in part out of reaction to criticisms that Unitarians were essentially teaching a (heathen and inferior) Muslim doctrine in the guise of Christianity. A growing number of others, however, found much to admire in Islam, and in particular Muhammad's image among Unitarians was progressively rehabilitated.


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HSWA Lunch in Chinatown May 24, 2016
HSWA Visit to Coconut Island (the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology) November 18, 2015
See related story by Alexander Deedy – https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/hitching-ride-great-pacific-garbage-patch
HSWA Holiday Mixer
Photos from our 2015 holiday mixer in Waikiki, with special guests (in town for the PacifiChem conference): Sam Kean (samekean.com), Liz Neeley (lizneeley.com), Raychelle Burks (@DrRubidium), and Mónica Feliú-Mójer (https://about.me/moefeliu).
February Science Cafe (Mars HI-SEAS Project)
On February 16, Professor Kim Binsted, a member of the University of Hawaii Department of Information and Computer Sciences, will speak at Honolulu Science Cafe about the Mars HI-SEAS Project (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation), which aims to study how groups of astronauts might perform during months-long human expeditions to the planet Mars.
October Science Cafe (biology of the Mariana Trench)
On October 20, Jeffrey Drazen, a member of the University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography, spoke at Honolulu Science Cafe about the ecology of deep-sea fishes, including fishes in the ocean's deepest places. Professor Drazen is as a founding member of the Hadal Ecosystem Studies Program (HADES).
HSWA Visited the Bishop Museum
On June 2, the collections managers at Honolulu's Bishop Museum hosted the Hawaii Science Writers Association for an all-day, behind-the-exhibits tour. Eleven of our members came to this event, including one HSWA member who flew over from Kauai for the occasion.We met with the museum's managers of ichthyology, malacology, anthropology, entomology, vertebrate zoology, and botany, as well as the manager of the on-site Pacific Center for Molecular Biodiversity.
Our deepest thanks to the Bishop Museum staff for this incredible opportunity to identify story leads and speak with key experts in a range of scientific fields. We had a great time learning with you, and we look forward to staying in touch!
Thanks also to HSWA member Ryan Ozawa for documenting the day in his Flickr stream and on YouTube. Check it out for yourself: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawaii/sets/72157653528910648
May Science Cafe (The Magic of Solar Eclipses)
On May 19, Dr. Shadia Habbal, faculty chair of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, described her research on the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field.
HSWA Visited Loko Ea Fishpond
On April 30, several of us drove to the North Shore to visit Loko Ea, a traditional Hawaiian fishpond that is being restored with help from community members and several local research and conservation groups.
Kimi Makaiau was our host. She works with a Hawaiian nonprofit, Alu Like, and provides administrative support for Loko Ea by writing grants that bring in money to purchase much-needed equipment, as well as support the salaries of a very small staff. The photo above shows Kimi describing how makaha gates were used to capture ama ama (mullet) as they attempt to swim back out to the ocean to spawn.
Our other host, Luka Mossman, works with Conservation International's Hawaii Fish Trust on several projects related to sustainable, local fishery practices. He explained a research project currently under way at Loko Ea to test how many ama ama the pond could support while maintaining healthy conditions in the water and in the fish. One day, he and Kimi hope that Loko Ea might be used to produce fish that are sold commercially on the islands, much as the early Hawaiians used the ponds to feed their communities so long ago.
April Science Cafe (Plants and People of Vanuatu)
On April 21, Tom Ranker, Chair of the UH Manoa Botany Department, will speak at Honolulu Science Cafe about an ongoing project to document and study the flora of the island nation of Vanuatu and how the ni-Vanuatu people use plants in their everyday lives.
Honolulu Science Cafe meets at JJ's Bistro, 3447 Waialae Avenue in Kaimuki (between 9th and 10th Avenues). Parking is available in a small lot behind the restaurant, with metered parking on the surrounding streets. Dinner/social hour begins at 6 p.m., talk begins at 7 p.m. More information here. *This event is not organized, sponsored, or endorsed by the Hawaii Science Writers Association.*
University of Hawaii Cancer Center Symposium
Monday, December 8, 9am-2pm. University of Hawaii Cancer Center. From UH event description: "Know Thy Enemy: How do cancer cells do what they do, and how do they spread around the body? Hear the latest from experts in the field during this symposium at the UH Cancer Center in Kakaako. Event includes round table discussions, awards, and poster session." More information here. *This event is not organized, sponsored, or endorsed by the Hawaii Science Writers Association.*
Upcoming: Christie's Thesis Defense
Friday, December 5, 3:30-5pm. Oahu-based science writer Christie Wilcox will be defending her thesis, "Molecular Investigators of the Pteroinae: Insights into the Invasive Lionfishes from the Native Range" at UH Manoa. Information about the event is here. You can also read more about invasive lionfish in this great Slate article Christie wrote last year.
December Science Cafe (Ebola)
Tuesday, December 16, 6-8pm. JJ's Bistro. Honolulu Science Cafe. Dr. Sarah Park, a Hawaii state epidemiologist, will be giving a public talk entitled "Ebola and Other Epidemic Threats to Hawaii." Social/dinner hour begins at 6pm and the talk will start at 7pm. More information here. *This event is not organized, sponsored, or endorsed by the Hawaii Science Writers Association.*
UH Writer's Voice Talk
Thursday, December 4, 7pm. "Finding the Writer's Voice with Constance Hale" at UH Manoa. From the UH website: "What do we mean when we refer to a writer's voice, and how can each of us develop a distinctive one–whether for emails, memos, or memoirs? Does an author have one voice or many? Constance Hale, the author of bestselling books on literary style including Sin and Syntax and Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch, answers these questions and others in a presentation that mixes readings, lecture, and discussion." More information here. *This event is not organized, sponsored, or endorsed by the Hawaii Science Writers Association.*
Successful Lunch Meeting!
Five local science communicators met up today to kick off the formation of the Hawaii Science Writers Association. We had great discussions about goal-setting, turning down clients, our daily work habits, and the paths we each took to becoming science writers (and a science illustrator, in one case!).
Upcoming: Science Writers Luncheon
Monday, December 1, 11:45am. We'll be getting together for lunch in Honolulu to meet as a group for the first time and talk about what a local science writing organization could accomplish. Come armed with business cards and ideas. Email the webmaster to find out the location and RSVP if you are not on the HSWA mailing list.


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Here are my notes for Chapter 11:
Chapter 11
IDS and IPS: An Intrusion Detection System analyses copies of traffic it receives. Because traffic does not flow through an IDS, the device is considered passive. On the other hand, an Intrusion Protection System, which can proactively terminate malicious traffic, is considered active.
Detection Methods: There are several approaches to detecting malicious traffic.
• Signature-Based Detection: The primary method of detection, and most used by Cisco, is signature based detection. A series of transmissions in a certain context would constitute a signature.
• Policy-Based Detection: Based on a highly detailed description of what is, and what is not allowed to pass through filtering mechanisms.
• Anomaly-Based Detection: Creates a baseline of what is considered normal and blocks traffic that deviates from this baseline. Statistical anomaly detection system is triggered when traffic appears that is significantly different from the statistical baseline. Nonstatistical anomaly detection allows specific abnormalities to be defined.
Honey Pot Detection: A set of network devices, real or virtual, used to lure attackers away from real targets and to track analyze their malicious actions.
Host and Network Based Solutions: IDS and IPS systems can be implemented on hosts as well as networks.
IDS/IPS Sensors:
• Command and Control Interface: Configured with an IP address and is used to communicate with other network devices for management purposes.
• Monitoring Interface(s): At least one interface to receive traffic that is to be analyzed.
Sensor Operating Modes:
• Promiscuous Mode: A single interface receives a copy of traffic and analyzes it. Typically, a NIDS runs in promiscuous mode and is places out of the direct line of network traffic.
• Inline Mode: Contains at least two interfaces and sits in the direct line of traffic. NIPS are configured in the line of traffic for proactive filtering.
Exploit Signatures at Different OSI Model Layers:
• Layer 7: IPS/IDS can detect/stop DoS attacks, directory traversal attacks, viruses, Trojans, and worms.
• Layer 4: Port scans and session hijacking
• Layer 3: Ping sweeps
Signature Categories: Exploit, connections, string, and DoS
Security Levels for Signatures: High, medium, informative, and low
Signature Actions: denyAttackerInline – denies source IP of attacker. denyFlowInLine – terminates the connection.
Alarms: When triggered, an alarm can be sent and information logged using syslog or the Security Device Event Exchange protocol (SDEE). Responses include:
• Create a Log Entry: Use syslog or SDEE to record that the signature was matched
• Drop the offending packet: Delete the offending transmission
• Reset the TCP connection: Send an RST message
• Block attacker's IP address: Prevent further transmission from the offending address
• Block traffic from the offending connection: Block traffic associated with the offending connection.
Configuring IPS with the Cisco SDM: The IPS page is launched from Configure>Intrusion Prevention. It has three tabs:
• Create IPS: Contains the Launch IPS Rule Wizard
• Edit IPS: Contains IPS Policies, Global Settings, and Signatures
• Security Dashboard: Overview information
The IPS Policy Wizard performs the following:
• Selects the interface to which IPS rules will be applied
• Selects in which direction traffic will be inspected
• Selects the SDF file(s) that will be used by the IPS engine
Global Settings Tab contains the following:
• Syslog and SDEE
• Global Engine: Contains Enable Engine Fail Closed, which, when enabled, drops traffic when IPS services are unavailable. Also contains default option of using Built-In Signatures as backup and the option to apply an ACL on an interface on which IPS is running.
Editing a Signature:
• In Edit IPS>Signatures, double-click the desired signature to open the Edit Signature window.
• Click the green square to the left of a field to enter custom parameters. Click OK to close the window and then Apply Changes in the Edit IPS window.


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FDA Approves Botox Injections for Overactive Bladder Treatment
Botox has been approved by the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used on adults with overactive bladders.
About 33 million people in the U.S. have the problem, according to the FDA. The an overactive bladder is typically treated with nervous system-acting drugs called anticholinergics, but those don't work for everyone. So, Botox injections will now be used on those patients that can't tolerate the nervous system-acting drugs.
Botox injections will help overactive bladder patients by relaxing the bladder muscles and allowing there to be more space for urine to be stored. Botox works by blocking the connections between nerves and muscle, in which temporarily paralyzes the muscle.
"Clinical studies have demonstrated Botox's ability to significantly reduce the frequency of urinary incontinence," Hylton Joffe, director of the FDA's Division of Reproductive and Urologic Products, said in a statement. "Today's approval provides an important additional treatment option for patients with overactive bladder, a condition that affects an estimated 33 million men and women in the United States."
The new approval for Botox to be used, was based primarily on two clinical trials involving a total of 1,105 patients, the FDA said. Patients received 20 injections of either 5 units of Botox or placebo.
After 12 weeks, patients receiving the active drug had 1.6 to 1.9 fewer daily incontinence episodes relative to the placebo group, and 1.0 to 1.7 fewer daily urinations. Average urine volume was higher by 30 mL with Botox versus placebo.
Treatments can be repeated when the effects wear off, but the FDA said that they should not be given more frequently than every 12 weeks.
A press release from the FDA also cautions patients about common side effects of the Botox treatment as seen in clinical trials:
"Common side effects reported during clinical trials included urinary tract infections, painful urination, and incomplete emptying of the bladder (urinary retention). Patients who develop urinary retention may need to use a catheter until the urinary retention resolves. Patients being treated for overactive bladder with Botox should not have a urinary tract infection and should take antibiotics before, during, and for a few days after Botox treatment to lower the chance of developing an infection from the procedure."
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is a condition in which the bladder squeezes too often or squeezes without warning. Symptoms include leaking urine (urinary incontinence), feeling the sudden and urgent need to urinate, and frequent urination.
Botox had previously been approved for other non-cosmetic uses, such as migraine headaches, severe underarm sweating and loss of bladder control due to nerve damage, reports Fox News.
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Botox is already widely used to smooth away wrinkles and reduce the signs of aging. Now, the popular neurotoxin also may bring relief to people with overactive bladder syndrome, a new study shows.
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Recent Study Discovered CBD Helps Fight Against Heroin Addiction
The legalization of cannabis across some states promises to bring medicinal properties that can help alleviate ailments such as anxiety, depression, and popularly, some cases of Parkinson's disease.
However, a part of making it legal also enable people to make subjective ailments such as depression and anxiety a reason to purchase the drug and get 'high.'
Popularly, cannabis has been told to be a gateway drug that allows a person to test the waters before proceeding to something stronger. Ironically, a new study shows that cannabis has the possibility of reversing the effects of addiction.
Researchers from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York announced that CBD oil helps limit particular cravings and help reduce anxiety for heroin users.
The cannabidiol or CBD is a compound extracted from Cannabis plant that has shown significant potential as a form of medication. Moreover, CBD does not interact with any receptors that causes a person to get high.
"To address the critical need for new treatment options for the millions of people and families who are being devastated by this epidemic, we initiated a study to assess the potential of a nonintoxicating cannabinoid on craving and anxiety in heroin-addicted individuals," said lead study author Yasmin Hurd, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai in a statement.
Particularly, Hurd indicates the American opioid epidemic that took the lives of 300,00 people and will continue to do so unless people find ways to address the problem. Hurd tells NBC, "We're too slow to address addiction in our society. When the flu comes up and the measles comes up, we have so many people trying to help. But we don't have the same kind of urgency with addiction."
Primarily, drug addiction is a very tricky and challenging area to study due to every individual's varying attitudes and behaviors towards drug use. It's even harder when they're trying to perform the study on a hundred people through the course of a number of weeks.
Moreover, there is the risk of exposing the participants in a possible case of a relapse. It is known that the hardest part of getting off heroin addiction isn't the physical longing for the drug. Particularly, medications like methadone and buprenorphine are available to help target the same pathways opioids take to relieve the physical longing.
Sometimes the most challenging part with addiction is avoiding the risk of a relapse. Working around relapse-tense situations is like walking on thin ice. They can be triggered by emotions, sounds, and anything that addicts could associate with their drug use and cause them to suddenly and instinctively crave the drug to alleviate the anxiety. This is where the study shows to have great promise.
Researchers found out that participants who received CBD administration significantly showed reductions in drug cravings. Further, the same participants showed lesser symptoms of anxiety when images of people taking drugs were shown. Moreover, they've discovered that CBD had a lasting effect on reducing drug cravings and anxiety, and extending well over when the CBD was supposedly flushed out of the system.
The study could potentially aim at addressing the anxiety factor in drug addiction therapy, which is currently lacking in the industry.
The research consisted of a small group of 42 drug-abstinent men and women aged from 21 to 65 years old who had a history with heroin disorder. They gave half of the participants 400mg or 800mg of CBD oil once daily and the other half with a placebo. The study then experimented on three separate occasions: immediately following administration, 24 hours after CBD or placebo administration, and seven days after the third and final daily CBD or placebo administration.
However, the study is still at its early stages of development, and further investigation is required to fully claim that CBD has anything to do with the results shown. It still is a possibility that other factors may have contributed to the positive findings of the study or, even an entirely different set of external factors.
On the positive side, this is a great breakthrough study that could potentially open the door for more research on alleviating anxiety related to drug abuse, and potentially close the doors on risks of future relapse scenarios.
Four Women Makes Revolutionary Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tool
Breast cancer is a global problem that takes people's lives as swiftly as they come. More particularly, the disease attacks women the most. In 2018, the disease killed over 500,000 women from over 2 million diagnosed cases.
The key idea with these kinds of ailments will always fall under the lines of "prevention is always better than cure." However, despite major advances in technology that allows us to detect such diseases like in genetics and modern imaging throughout the years, the disease still comes as a surprise and for some, it comes too late.
Unfortunately, a late diagnosis would require more aggressive treatment that's usually weighed by more medical expenses, all the while dangling on the hope for uncertain outcomes.
Breast cancer is known as the disease of the developed countries where the United States ranks 22nd after countries like Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia–all from the top 10. However, people from developed countries aren't the most vulnerable to the disease.
Specifically, countries in less developed countries have a higher chance of death. In 2018, the WHO noted that 50% of the declared cases come from developing countries and 58% of which died from the disease. In other words, receiving news about breast cancer in poorer countries could easily be a death sentence.
Breast cancer survival rates range from 80% or over in North America, Sweden, and Japan to around 60% in middle-income countries, and below 40% in low-income countries, the WHO states.
Moreover, the WHO said that "the low survival rates in less developed countries can be explained mainly by the lack of early detection programs, resulting in a high proportion of women presenting with late-stage disease, as well as by the lack of adequate diagnosis and treatment facilities."
This is what motivated four women from John Hopkins University to find a solution that could potentially mitigate the mortality rate in developing countries due to breast cancer, as TechCrunch reports. Namely by the biomedical engineering undergrads Laura Hinson, Madeline Lee, Sophia Triantis, and Valerie Zawicki.
They identified that women from developing countries experience trouble with treating late-stage breast cancer because a check-up is more of leisure rather than a necessity. With that in mind, cutting costs on detecting medical paraphernalia could dramatically change the outcome for these women.
What these women did was create a new device based on the idea of a core-needled biopsy tool. The tool has a lower risk of contamination than the reusable devices that are currently on the market. Moreover, being reusable, it poises itself from a cheaper vantage point compared to the disposable needles that are the only available alternative as of the moment.
"We've designed a novel, disposable portion that attaches to the reusable device and the disposable portion has an ability to trap contaminants that would come back through the needle into the device," says co-founder, Triantis. "What we've created is a way to trap that and have that full portion be disposable and making the device as easy to clean as possible… with a bleach wipe."
The new, low-cost, disposable core needle biopsy tool can beneficially impact physicians and nurses, through reducing costs and waste, and would decide on having more screening technologies on-hand.
Though, poised as a revolutionary device in breast cancer technology, it would still need to go under medical trials and won't be available in the market until a couple of years. "Once we get that process solidified and finalize our design we will wrap up our benchtop testing so we can move toward clinical trials by next summer, in 2020," Zawicki says.
The four women are currently on the process of filing patent rights and developing the final design of the product under the startup they're calling Ithemba, which means "hope" in Swahili.
At the same time, they are on the process of doing benchtop tests on the device and will look to file a 510K to be certified as a Class 2 medical device.
Zawicki says that it could be anywhere from three to five years before the device makes it on to the market, but there's the potential for partnerships with big companies in the biopsy space that could accelerate that time to market.
Groundbreaking Discovery Paves Way To A New Understanding Of Lupus
Researchers from Australian National University found out that previously neglected genetic mutation is a major cause of lupus in a groundbreaking discovery. Click To Tweet
For a very long time, the medical world has had very little understanding of the autoimmune disease called lupus, but the dark days for victims of this deadly disease may come to an end as researchers were finally able to determine what causes it.
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers from Australian National University (ANU) found out and successfully demonstrated that previously ignored genetic mutations are a significant cause of lupus.
Lupus (lupus erythematosus) is a collection of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues. Symptoms of these diseases can affect many different body systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, heart, and lungs. The most common and severe form is systemic lupus erythematosus.
The landmark discovery, entitled "Functional rare and low-frequency variants in BLK and BANK1 contribute to human lupus," was recently published in Nature Communications Journal. The study was able to "demonstrate the functional consequences of rare and low-frequency missense variants in the interacting proteins BLK and BANK1, which are present alone, or in combination, in a substantial proportion of lupus patients. The rare variants found in patients, but not those found exclusively in controls, impair suppression of IRF5 and type-I IFN in human B cell lines and increase pathogenic lymphocytes in lupus-prone mice."
With the discovery, a new set of understanding on the cause of the disease can be paramount in developing new treatments to put an end to the pain caused by this uncured illness and can potentially save lives in the future.
The main researchers of the study were ANU's Dr. Simon Jian, Dr. Vicki Athanasopoulos, and Professor Carola Vinuesa. Because of them, the day when the understanding of lupus is finally over. Dr. Jiang, one of the researchers, working on the study, has spent six years analyzing the genetic instructions locked in DNA, which lead to the disease.
"We have shown for the first time how rare gene variants that occur in less than one percent of the population cause lupus and how these variants drive the disease in the body," said Dr. Jiang, from the Centre for Personalised Immunology, an NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence at ANU.
Dr. Jiang noted that until their study, these genetic variants were neglected and their effect on autoimmunity and related auto-immune diseases were negligible. But the new research showed otherwise.
"We've shown how most lupus patients harbor those so-called rare gene variants and how these rare gene variants cause immune cells to no longer work properly […] When the cells no longer work, your immune system struggles to distinguish viruses and bacteria from self, leading to lupus," said Dr. Jiang.
The groundbreaking discovery can pave the way to a new series of targeted and personalized treatment to people living with lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
"I've already started treating people who have these rare gene mutations with targeted therapies instead of bombarding their immune system with non-specific treatments that have lots of side effects—which is the current mainstay of therapy […] And because the genes we have worked on are linked to other autoimmune diseases, our discovery could also be applied to conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes."
Interestingly, according to the researchers, the discovery can also help medical doctors and researchers determine how severe an individual's lupus is, on top of the way the said disease can be targeted through personalized treatment.
"Lupus is a disease that can be very hard to diagnose. You can have a lot of illnesses that look like lupus, smell like lupus, but we can't formally call it lupus […] It now will only take a few weeks to get a patient's genome sequence. We can look at how the immune system is behaving, take blood tests, and with genome sequencing, we can fit the pieces together and see if it is lupus," Dr. Jiang added.
As a pioneering discovery, Dr. Jiang considers their work as his personal success story and a victory in itself for he has seen so many people who have lupus.
"When I was a junior doctor, I had a patient in her 40s who died because of an autoimmune condition, and we just could not figure out what was wrong. That shouldn't happen, and it affected me a lot. I'd like to think if she came to me nowadays I'd be able to do something different. I hope I'd be able to save her life," he said.
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Sixteen local schools earned Keystone Achievement Awards, the state's Department of Education announced last week.
Sixteen local schools earned Keystone Achievement Awards, the state's Department of Education announced last week.
Statewide, nearly 1,900 schools earned the awards, which reward sustained academic progress over the past two school years.
"A Keystone Achievement Award symbolizes a school's commitment to academic excellence, and it provides incentive for a school to continue its progress," Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak said in a statement. "All of these schools and their students should be immensely proud of this achievement."
Keystone Achievement Awards are given to public schools that achieved Adequate Yearly Progress in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years.
AYP is determined, in part, by a school's performance on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, the standardized test given annually to students in grades 3-8 and 11.
At least 63 percent of a school's students had to perform at grade level in reading and 56 percent had to be at grade level in math, up from the 2007 targets of 54 percent for reading and 45 percent for math.
Federally defined "subgroups," divided by race, income, disability and familiarity with English, also must meet these thresholds.
No local high schools, except for Evergreen Community Charter School in Cresco, made the list. Charters are public schools that admit students through a lottery system. Evergreen, formerly a small private school, converted to a charter school before the 2006-07 academic year.
There are 40 traditional public and charter schools in Monroe and southern Pike counties.
Three East Stroudsburg schools — J.M. Hill and Smithfield elementaries and Lehman Intermediate schools — were among the nearly 600 schools statewide that earned the honors and have above-average numbers of low-income students.
More than 30 percent of the students in these schools are from low-income backgrounds; research shows these students typically face greater academic challenges.
Four local schools earned the distinction even though its home district, Pocono Mountain, is in corrective action, the lowest rating under No Child Left Behind.
Six elementary schools — five in Stroudsburg and one in Pocono Mountain — that made the list serve students who are too young to take the PSSA. They earned Keystones as "feeder schools," which means their graduates later attended schools in which third-graders met overall thresholds in math and reading in each of the last two years.
Each school that earns a Keystone receives a large, keystone-shaped placard that can be displayed at the school.


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Covering parenting and child development issues
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom." (Charles Dickens)
A few rooms away, an angry fifteen-year-old sits watching television, munching on Christmas cookies and studiously ignoring her parents. The snow that started this argument has slowed down, but is still covering the trees, grass and - most significantly - the roads. She may be angry, but she's safe. Chances are, she would still have been safe had she been allowed to travel to the basketball game 40 minutes away, but we weren't willing to take that chance.
It's hard to make unpopular decisions, painful at times to do things that we know will disappoint our kids and make them mad at us. In fact, as parents, there are all sorts of decisions that are no fun at all. The snap decision, reached in the heat of the moment, that we regret making as soon as the words are out of our mouths. The decision that keeps our kids modest or warm, but makes them appear unfashionable in the eyes of their peers. The decision to make them do things for themselves when life would be so much calmer and less dramatic if we simply did them instead.
As a parent, I love those moments when my daughter and I are friends. Shopping trips where we both have fun. Car rides where we have conversations that matter to both of us. Circumstances where I can give her the "yes" that lights up her face.
But I'm not supposed to be just her friend. I'm supposed to be her mother. I'm supposed to be the one who keeps her safe from danger, pulls her back from the ledge, looks farther ahead into the future than she is able and decides something is not a good idea.
And something that jeopardizes her safety - anything that we feel reasonably falls into that category - is not a good idea. Kids, especially teenagers, are wired to see only the payoff but none of the danger. As parents, we need to be careful not to counterbalance the scales by magnifying the danger, but we need to be alert to it and factor it in to the decisions we make.
This time, we got a payoff ourselves. The game was cancelled, our vilified decision upheld by an impartial source, and our daughter got to spend time with her friends after all, in the safety of their home within walking distance from ours. It was a win-win, tinged with stubborn teenage bitterness toward parents who dared to stand their ground.
But that's okay. Better angry and safe than happy and endangered.
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Four Seasons Resort Seychelles overlooks Petite Anse Bay on the West coast of Mahe. The accommodation, of villas, suites and residences traverse the hillside and have private pools and furnished decks that make the most of the tropical garden or ocean views. The resort has a main infinity pool that overlooks the beach and the Spa is situated on the hilltop enjoying panoramic views. Restaurants serve food from around the world including Japanese, Creole and Western dishes and there are two bars to relax and unwind in.
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'Resort location, amenities and services are top notch; Villas, Suites and Residences offer the perfect indoor/outdoor lifestyle including amazing private pools and the beach and ocean are the perfect place to explore marine life from within. What is not to love about Four Seasons Resort Seychelles?'
Situated on the lower elevation near the shoreline the Garden Villa has a king-size bed, en-suite bathroom, indoor and outdoor sitting areas and private pool.
Situated in the middle of the resort the Ocean View Villa has a private infinity pool and furnished deck. There is a choice of king-size or twin queen bed accommodation.
Poised on the hilltop, the villa has views over the Indian Ocean. Furnished decks adjoin the infinity pool.
Poised on the hilltop, the Serenity Villa enjoys views of the Indian Ocean and tropical forest.
The Ocean View Suite has a private infinity pool and furnished decks. There are two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a living/dining room.
Set on the hill top the views from this suite are of the tropical forests, resort and ocean. The bedrooms have a king-size or two queen beds and en-suite bathrooms. The living/dining room and opens onto a terrace with infinity pool.
The 3 Bedroom Residence has indoor and outdoor living and dining areas overlooking either the ponds or the private swimming pool. Two bedrooms have a king-size bed and the the third bedroom has twin beds.
Only steps away from the beach, this suites has a living/dining room that overlooks the pool deck and is housed in a separate pavilion from the two bedrooms which each enjoy their own privacy.
Situated on the hillside with a swimming pool and terrace that overlooks the ocean and tropical gardens. The four bedrooms have king-size beds and en-suite bathrooms. Indoor and outdoor living areas.
The 6 Bedroom Residence has two living rooms, a dining room and a fitted kitchen all of which open onto the balcony and terrace. The private pool enjoys views over the resort to the ocean.
This tranquil retreat promises pure relaxation and romance to any honeymoon couple who take advantage of their fantastic offer below:
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• One Indulgent in-villa breakfast with champagne
• Champagne upon arrival
Proof of marriage and copy of marriage certificate required
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles can provide everything you need for the perfect wedding day. Dedicated Wedding Specialists will co-ordinate all the details from your initial enquiry to 'I do'.
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Four Seasons Resort Seychelles is located on the southwest coast of Mahé, the main island of Seychelles. The resort sits in a hillside position and overlooking Petite Anse Beach. Seychelles International Airport are around a 35minute drive.
Nearby attractions
• Takamaka Bay – 7 miles 26 mins by car
• Domaine de Val des Pres Craft Village – 8 miles 29 mins by car
• Seychelles Golf Club – 9 miles 29 mins by car
• Victoria Market – 16 miles 53 mins by car
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Designed to take advantage of the tropical, natural environment; the complimentary Kids For All Seasons offers supervised programmes which are both educational and fun.
Ages allowed: 4 to 12 years
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Ho! Ho! Ho! I don't know what it is about shopping for the men in our lives, but we are always searching for new and unique gift ideas that our husband, dad or brother will love. It's never as easy as seeking out a gorgeous pair of stud earrings for the special woman on our list, and we've found it takes some research and creativity to get the perfect gift for our men. We have compiled a list of some of our absolute favorite ideas for the upcoming holiday season. Keep sending us your new ideas and must-have gifts for him. Happy shopping!
- This book will help to inspire great adventures and beautiful memories in this amazing country of ours The Great Canadian Bucket List.
- Everyone gets socks for Christmas but these donut socks from Friday Sock Co make boring old socks super fun! Designed in Canada and made in Italy these socks come in so many fun prints it will be hard to decide.
- Salted Caramel Almonds from Going Nuts. Delicious, locally made and perfect stocking stuffer size!
- The Wheelie Duffle from Hershel Supply is great for those guys in your life on the go. It comes in a variety for fabric and patterns and has the ability to either be carried or wheeled – not to mention stylish.
- For the man in your life that likes to cook, try this homemade hot sauce kit by The Chili Lab. It's a fun way to add his own flare to any meal.
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Guidelines are being written for new district
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Purpose: To take advantage of its proximity to Cal State San Marcos and to complement the adjacent 214-acre downtown Creek District along San Marcos Creek to create a cohesive downtown.
Developments permitted in the University District: 2,600 mixed-use residential units; 800 student housing units; 450 hotel rooms; roughly 2 million square feet of retail, commercial, general and medical office space; 30,000 square feet of community and civic buildings; and 40 acres of open space and parks.
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A decade ago, that was a dream for some. This month, the City Council moved the dream closer to reality by introducing into law a set of guidelines for the development of 200 acres near California State University San Marcos, designating the area as the University District. The city would allow mixed-use, office and hotel development there. The district would complement an adjacent, equally ambitious planned area — the 214-acre Creek District along San Marcos Creek — to create the downtown that San Marcos never had. The Creek District would be primarily designated mixed-use development and open space because of the presence of the creek. READ MORE AND SEE MAPS via UT San Marcos closer to creating Gaslamp North – Business – SignOnSanDiego.com.


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What's a traditional cupcake?
A small, individual sponge cake baked in a paper cup, slathered with colourful frosting and sprinkled with hundreds-and-thousands. This is the typical cupcake, but it's been adapted in a million ways. From poppy seeds and peanut butter to cream cheese and banana. You can go your own way.
How's it different to a fairy cake?
Cupcake purists will tell you that a cupcake is 3 to 4 times bigger than a fairy cake. The swirls of frosting piled atop a cupcake put to shame your typical fairy cake icing too. They're much older also, dating back to the 1800s.
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By 2008 the cupcake had become the fastest rising recipe search on Google, and bakeries specialising in the sweet treat were popping up all over the country.
And buy them we did. We bought 110 million cupcakes in 2012.
Full-on cupcake mania has eased off a bit now, but they're still super popular.
The cupcake bakeries
At first, specialist bakeries were the place to buy them, but before long high-street bakery chains and supermarkets were selling cupcakes too.
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The Hummingbird Bakery – where it began: This London bakery opened with the aim of bringing traditional American baking to London. Its cupcakes, including Red Velvet and classic vanilla, are known across the land.
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As the cupcake's star rose Britain fell in love with baking at home. Spearheading this revolution were 2 things: a certain TV baking show, and the recession.
Instead of going out in the evening, people stayed in and watched TV. Instead of going away at the weekend, they stayed home and baked what they'd seen on TV.
1 in 5 Brits preferred baking at home to buying cakes from shops by the end of 2012, according to Mintel data.
That's when we reconnected with our heritage for home baking, when mums and nans spent Saturday afternoons in the kitchen and life was lived less fast.
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