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Recently there has been concern regarding the use of Dibrom (Naled) in the fight against the mosquito that carries the Zika virus. The Collier Mosquito Control District (CMCD) wants to ease those concerns by dispelling some of the myths surrounding Dibrom.
Myth No. 1: Dibrom is a new material to fight the mosquito that carries Zika.
Fact No. 1: The CMCD has used formulations of Dibrom for more than 20 years. It was registered by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1959. With a 57-year national track record, the EPA concludes, "individuals in residential areas can be exposed to Naled as bystanders from mosquito/black fly control application, however, EPA does not have risk concerns for these individuals."
Myth No. 2: The CMCD has increased the number of aerial treatments to treat for Zika.
Fact No. 2: The CMCD has not increased the number of aerial treatments. Treatments are only scheduled after inspections reveal high populations of mosquitoes. This rainy season has seen high numbers of mosquitoes since January. Unfortunately, there was no real dry season or cold fronts that would naturally reduce mosquito populations.
Myth No. 3: Aerial treatments are not effective against the mosquitoes that carry Zika.
Fact No. 3: While it is true that the mosquitoes that transmit Zika can be active in the daytime, they are also quite active in the late evening. Research from around the state has shown that aerial treatments with Dibrom effectively reduce populations of the mosquito that carries the Zika virus.
Myth no. 4: Naled is banned in Europe.
Fact No. 4: Naled was not "banned" in Europe, it was withdrawn from registry. When a manufacturer wants to win approval for a product, many studies and product evaluations must be done. Sometimes the expense of conducting these studies outweighs any potential profits that can be made. Amvac, the manufacturer of Dibrom, declined to conduct the studies necessary to win approval in the European Union. Therefore the registration for Naled was withdrawn in the EU and the product can't be sold.
According to the EU, "For the active substance Naled, the notifier (Amvac) informed the commission on Dec. 2, 2004, that 'it no longer wished to seek the inclusion of that substance' in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Consequently, that active substance should not be included in that annex and member states should withdraw all authorizations for plant protection products containing Naled."
Myth No. 5: Naled is a carcinogen.
Fact No. 5: The EU addressed this concern in a registration document from 2011, saying, "it is not expected that Naled is a site-of-contact mutagen and/or carcinogen." The EPA also stated, "The agency has determined that there is evidence of noncarcinogenicity in humans for Naled." After 57 years of use in both food and mosquito control, no clear linkage to cancer in humans has been described.
Myth No. 6: The risks from exposure to Naled are "unknown."
Fact No. 6: According to the EPA, "(The) EPA has estimated the exposure and risks to both adults and children posed by ULV (ultra-low volume) aerial and ground applications of Naled. Because of the very small amount of active ingredient released per acre of ground, exposures were below an amount that might pose a health concern."
Myth No. 7: The risk from Zika is less than the risk from Naled.
Fact No. 7: In 2006, researchers compared the risks from Naled and West Nile virus and found that the risk from West Nile virus greatly exceeded the risks from exposure to Naled. They state, "Perceptions that human health risks from the insecticides used to control adult mosquitoes are greater than the risks from (West Nile Virus) cannot be supported by current scientific evidence."
Why does Collier Mosquito Control use Dibrom/Naled and not something else?
It works very well, in exceedingly small amounts, to control the abundant mosquitoes the landscape of our community produces. Naled does not bioaccumulate in food chains and it degrades more rapidly than any other control material available. With nearly six-decades of safe usage, we know it effectively protects the public health by reducing the mosquito population and mosquito-borne diseases.


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"Animation Fascination" Episode 54: Top Ten Animated Disney Films of All Time with Tom Fonss
It's a Walt Disney Animation Top Ten episode, so who better to join Marc for this best of list other than Tom Fonss himself. Are any of your favorite films on either of their lists? Maybe… probably. But you can't know for sure unless you listen.
Also discussed: Doctor Who, Rocky and Bullwinkle returning to the big screen, the 19 films that may or may not get nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar, and trailers for The Lego Movie, Maleficent, and Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
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- 1/3 cup (2 3/8 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon strawberry or vanilla extract
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- 12 ounces strawberries, hulled and sliced about 2 cups after slicing
- 3/4 cup (5.25 ounces) granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened gelatin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon strawberry extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups (14 ounces) mascarpone cheese, softened
- 2/3 cup (5 1/4 ounces) cold heavy whipping cream
- 28 ladyfingers
- 10-12 strawberries for garnish
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Simple Syrup
- Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Do not boil.
- Remove from heat and transfer to a small shallow bowl or dish wide enough to dip ladyfingers. Stir in extract.
Strawberry Charlotte
- In a blender or food processor, puree strawberries. Pass through a mesh sieve to strain out seeds.
- In a medium saucepan, combine strawberry puree and sugar. Cook over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Set aside two tablespoons of strawberry puree mixture. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Place water in a small bowl and sprinkle with gelatin powder. Whisk together and let sit until dissolved, about 5 minutes.
- Add gelatin mixture to warm strawberry puree and whisk until thoroughly combined. Set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, beat mascarpone cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed, until smooth. Add strawberry puree and and extracts. Beat until well combined.
- In a separate large bowl, whip heavy cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until medium peaks form. Be careful not to over whip the cream or it will look curdled.
- Fold whipped cream into mascarpone mixture.
- Optional: Line the bottom of your springform pan with a cake board if you don't want to serve it on the pan base.
- Slice the round end off of 16 ladyfingers. Dunk them briefly in the simple syrup then line them up along the inner sides of a 7-inch by 3 inch deep *springform pan. (Typically you would line them smooth side in facing the filling, but I placed mine smooth side out because I wanted a smooth look on the outside and it makes removal from the pan easier.)
- Line the bottom snuggly with ladyfingers, cutting to fit where necessary.
- Top with half of the filling mixture, about 2 cups. Then top with a layer of ladyfingers, cutting to fit as with the bottom layer.
- Top with remaining filling. Smooth the top with a small offset spatula.
- Cove with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator at least 4 hours.
- Carefully remove the springform pan ring from the base. Separate the base from the cake board, if using. Garnish with fresh strawberries. Brush strawberries with reserved strawberry puree mixture. Tie a clean ribbon around the finished Charlotte.
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Read more.And the negotiations from the $10 million demand to payment were on a public forum.
Read more.And the negotiations from the $10 million demand to payment were on a public forum.
I'm sick of these crooks getting away with this chit!
Well proper companies has backups.. my previous company I worked for got attacked, but the competent IT guys work just waved them off... and then installed the backup.
The other thing to consider is that this is a job with a lot of costs. The kit you use is burnable (obviously, and depending on what you're doing there may be a lot of it including cars / vans, a Yagi rifle or two and so on) and the skilled people willing to take the risk are expensive. You may put months (or more) work into this, setting up a botnet or pivots or phishing people. There was an attack on a large company and the attackers were in the network for two years before executing their attack. The odds of getting caught are very high as time progresses and so many of these scams will fail, but people and equipment will still need paying for.
Once you get paid, you have to fence the money. There are plenty of people looking to do this for you, but their cut is not small.
To keep business good, it is a poor idea to sell the company's data to competitors, especially when those competitors may just report you or actually be the next victim.
If it were me, I'd send a "taste" of data off to an up and coming exec of the next target, then I'd send him more with a trojan in it. Then I'd wait for him to take that trojan to work for me. Then I'd do them, too.
In Ransomware threat action, you always want to fulfil your end of the deal because if you don't, people won't pay or your payouts will be less.
It's in the hackers best interest to unlock the data so if they hit them or others like them in the future, others will be more likely to pay up.
Malware and hacking are multi billion dollar businesses now, if you aren't an honest thief then people don't shell out.
I did love the "AV software doesn't help" thing. It's so true. I've not used any antivirus (aside from windows defender) for over a decade. I do occasional scans using a downloadable tool if I suspect any issues.
There are tools (Veil evasion, for example) which will create AV invisible malware with a custom payload with a few commands. Sometimes it takes a few tries to customise it properly, but it's like 30 minutes work. There are websites which will test that malware against AV software for you, so you can see if it evades all, or just the AV software specific to your target.
So these guys will not go after the "backers" of bitcoin ? i mean if no bank want to have anything to do with bitcoin, bitcoin is worthless as it have no real currency to be exchanged into.
Personally if i was the dictator of Denmark i would ban bitcoin in any way as one of the first things. so people better start selling when my tanks are rolling up to the parliament here to make pulp of the people there.
I skimmed the title at first, so was thinking it was talking about the OEM PSU manufactuerer.
The negotiations in an area open to the public is certainly an interesting note. Although I do agree it seems to go against the general advice of experts not to pay as it gives more encouragement to anyone (not just the particular group in this case) seeking to take similar actions.
It wouldn't surprise me if CWT has insurance to cover the cost though, as that seems to be the sort of thing that has been mentioned increasingly in recent times with reports of some companies or local governments as time passes.
Plus there's also no guarantee that whoever is behind any crypto-locker attack will actually provide the decryption keys, they could just demand more money afterwards or just never provide the decryption keys at all.
Seems like a very polite exchange of blackmail... Still, not to keen on the idea of funding black hats.
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Hos about legislation making company bosses criminally liable, with jail time, for paying out, and making their companies liable for a fine of 100x whatever they paid?
Make it unprofitable to pay. If the motive of the hackers is money, destroy the motive to comply.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
You're literally making it legislation that if your security is breached, you're either jailed for paying to re-operate the business or your business goes under making hundreds if not thousands of employees jobless.
These hackers will breach a business, read their financial data and know exactly how much they can extort without causing the business to fold.
But what you're forgetting is that to make the extortion scam effective, you have to threaten the viability of the business continuing to operate. Oh, so now it's a jailable offence to pay the ransom to get your business back online while you sanitise the entry points and analyse the threat chain to stop it happening again? Business owners will survive a business going under, but not the employees as much.
Saracen, i have a lot of respect for you (with the exception of your extremist data privacy observations) but a legislative suggestion to screw a business and making them criminally liable trying to recover from a breach is just ridiculousness of the highest order.
How about someone kidnaps your family and ransoms them back to you? You pay the ransom, they're returned then bobby turns up and says "hey buddy, you're under arrest for paying the ransom for your family and oh yeah, here is a financially crippling fine for paying that ransom turn you from an upper class occupier to homeless, chop chop, get your family to pack your bags, the bailiffs are here".
Jesus H Christ.
Perhaps if company directors knew their behinds would be in a sling, they'd take steps to avoid putting their users data at risk in the first place, and not taking sufficient steps to prevent it. Which, of course, merely serves to encourage hackers in the first place.
How about it? Where did I say anything, directly or indirectly, about kidnapping cases? It has nothing to do with what we're talking about.How about someone kidnaps your family and ransoms them back to you
As for "extremist" views on data privacy, well excuse me is I choose to regard MY data as private. If you remember what I've said, it's that I highly regard my privacy, and object vehemently to companies 8nvading or abusing it for any reason, unless I've agreed to it. I've not suggested anybody else should feel the same way. If you don't care how companies abuse your data, that's your decision. My point is that how my data is used should be my decision. I fail to see the extremism.
The problem is that many companies not only don't give users the choice, but some go to extreme lengths to deprive us of it, up to and including lying about what they use it for and the measures they take to preserve it.
Give the people runnng such companies "skin in the game".
If they get hit, they are liable to personal punishment, in the event that they cannot prove they took all reasonable steps to prevent it, including serious penalties for not doing so. This is actually already in line with measures in place under both US and EU law to punish companies for data breaches. Like I said, make it more painful to get caught out than to risk user's data and maybe those responsible for making decisions will take their responsibilities for user's data, about which they often gave the users little choice in the first place, more seriously.
It's like health and safety, or regulations about building safety. Fail to take responsibilities seriously and director's, and even responsible managers, can (and occasionally are) liable to personal penalties, including substantial periods behind bars. The principle is identical.
In fact, in my opinion, there are more than a few cases where those criminal sanctions aren't used enough, up to and including unsafe fir cladding on buildings. Or storing vast quantities of explosive materials like ammonium nitrate close to built-up areas, though it looks like the authorities are looking for some backsides to fry in that latter example.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
And the kidnapping metaphor is totally relevant. The kidnappers (hackers) took your family (data), made it inaccessible to you (ransomware/encrypted/exfiltrated), ransomed you for their safe return, if you don't pay up then your family is gone (data/decryption keys are destroyed). Your point is to make the voluntary payment to these criminals to get your valuables back a liable and criminal offence. In literally every case, no one turned around and went "well our security wasn't good enough" because even with the most cutting/bleeding edge SIEM, artificially intelligent, behavioural analysis, locked down tighter than a nuns unmentionables; there will always be a way. You don't see banks getting sued when a vault is raided because to sue them, you'd have to prove the bank was criminally incompetent/or had a dereliction in their responsibility to secure goods. The same happens in the security trade, you have to prove that Sophos didn't know about the Windows DNS bug that allows you to take over an entire network administratively with nothing more than a Raspberry Pi, you also have to prove Microsoft didn't know about since server 2003. It's a ridiculous notion.
These ways can be anything from brute forcing the firewall externally to beating a security analyst half to death to get his access key, 2FA receiver and passcodes. Do you know how many of these threat actions are done by compromising general people and not crushing the defenses? Over 60% last time I checked the Verizon breach report.
And you want to criminalise businesses and their leaders for something they actually have marginal control from vendor to vendor over.
Your legislation would effectively boil down to "I won't pay the ransom because of the large fines and potential jailtime, lets try and recover our systems" or "i will pay the ransom, we'll get financially crippled and our leadership will go to jail leaving the business rudderless". Those two options are "potentially close the business" or "definitely close the business", that's an impossible choice.
In fact, the people who should be fined if this ridiculous notion would ever gain traction are the businesses who let this happen. Intel for Spectre/Meltdown derivatives, any hacl ppreceded by them, Intel should have been financially responsible for. Stupid crap like that, not the business who got attacked.
Iranian nuclear plants that was creating weapons grade fissile material. When you actually read about the security the plants had, it was pretty top notch for the time. All users were educated on the "don't be stupid", the security systems in place isolated the entire plants systems from any networked systems that could be contactable outside the plant. A memory stick was the likely infection vector, a damned USB stick dropped in the car park.
But yeah, a tired engineers mistake one day is totally a reason for legislation to arrest the leadership and financially cripple them.
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The pure Blizzard Sorceress.
- It can put out a ton of damage.
- It can take down anything in merely seconds.
- Isn't very item-dependent.
- Doesn't take too much skill to use.
- Owns for MFing.
- Doesn't leave much room for any other skills due to synergies.
- Nearly impossible to solo hell without a decent merc.
- Lots of cold immunes.
Skill Points/Leveling Guide:
Character level with recommended skill investment.
4-Frozen Armor
6-Frost Nova, Ice Blast, Static Field
18-Teleport!, Glacial Spike
30+-Every level add one to blizzard, and one into cold mastery. By the time blizzard is maxed, start adding all of them to cold mastery until it's maxed.
Once CM is Level 20, Max glacial spike or ice blast first, then the other, and then ice bolt, last.
I chose not to get Energy shield, because I see it as a waste. I got it on my blizzard sorc, and it was a waste. I never use it, I would much rather have an almost maxed ice bolt than a non-used skill.
Note: Since 1.13 Akara grants an option to reset stats and skills (you can reinvest all of your points). This leaves more freedom to use the skill points instead of saving them on Blizzard and CM. The general tip is to use the points as you wish until you reach Level 30. Then you can go to Akara, reset your stats/skills and reinvest them as mentioned above.
Stat Points
These are all changable, so there isn't too much guiding here.
My stats:
Parisin_Flames Level 93
- Str- 140.
- Dex- 150.
- Vit- 185.
- Nrg- 75.
My strength is pretty high, because this character was one of my first ladder characters, and I needed the strength to use my new-found Stormshield. I didn't have an Anni. either, they were expensive at the time.
My Dex. SHOULD be higher for max block, but I do get a good amount of block w/ a good amount of life.
My vita is fine, I have between 750-850 life, depending on what I decide to put on.
My NRG is great. I almost never run out of mana, even w/ only 1 in warmth.
Vitality vs. Blocking
Now there's two different ways you could take your sorc, the pure vita or the pure blocking routes. I kind of diverged into both, and it wasn't too wise, but it works. If you're going for max block, you'll have to find the blocking calculator and find out what your dex will have to be around to have max block at level 99, and aim for that. You won't want to run short.
If you're going for pure life, you'll probably end up with only 5% chance to block, but you'll have a ton of life. If you go through this path, I suggest you don't go for Stormshield, because there's a ton of different paths you could take that aren't just like the "cookie-cutter equipment" routes. Look down at my equipment section below to find out what other shields I suggest. You could, however, still use the Stormshield, for the alright resists, other mods, and especially: the 35% PDR% (physical damage reduction %) Paired up w/ a Shako, you'll almost have max PDR%.
- The Oculus is probobly the easiest to obtain and most effective weapon for the sorceress. It has all you need, with only one negative feature: teleport. It will randomly teleport you when get hit 25% of the time. It's never killed me, but I've heard stories. Anyway, it's easy to get, and one of the best weapons.
- Death's Fathom is the best possible weapon, though, for a blizzard sorc. It's just amazing. +15-30% to cold skill DAMAGE. Adds a ton, especially with a cold facet, could get up to 35% cold damage. Just amazing, hard to find though!
- Others: Heart of the Oak flail, Eschuta's Temper.
- Wizardspike is great, gives awesome resists and FCR along with other things.
- The oculus is in this category too. Not very hard to obtain, and still one of the best weapons for a sorceress!
- Memory Staff with +blizzard/CM is pretty nice if you have the runes.
- Others: Rare +2 orbs with +to blizzard/CM.
- Stormshield! So good, 35% Damage Reduction, nice resists, great block, great defense, other awesome mods, what more could you want? I'd suggest you either socket it w/ a HEL rune or a UM rune, depends on what you want.
- A 3 socket Head Hunter's Glory w/ 3x UM runes, cold facets, or ISTS is great too. It has great resists on it already, so 3x UM would be almost all the resists you need.
- Upgraded Visceratuant is quite nice, a great mix of nice block and +1 Sorc Skills.
- Others: Sanctuary Runeword.
- Moser's, if you need resists, with 2x PDiamond's in it. That'll give you over +60 to your resists!
- Lidless is just AWESOME for casters, with the cost of block. Adds 1 skill, tons of mana, FCR, and decent defense.
- Whitstan's Guard is great for blocking. It has low strength, and AWESOME block %, if you went the DEX route.
- Whitstan's, again. Ancient's Pledge, Visceratuant (also good for later in the game, great block).
- Enigma, Chain's or Honor, +3 Blizzard ormus' Robes, High Res. Vipermagi. All great armors, look at the stats and choose what you like the best, though Enigma and CoH are rather expensive.
- Vipermagi is the ultimate of cheap armors. It's got great resists (+20-35), +1 skill, and FCR. Great armor, even for end game.
- Skullder's Ire is great for MFing, with awesome MF mods and +1 skill, along with pretty nice defense.
- Other: Que-Hegan's Wisdom, Guardian Angel.
- Spirit Shroud is great for Cannot be Frozen and +1 skills, but other than that, the mods aren't that great.
- Goldskin, Stealth runeword in light armor.
- Harlequin Crest is one of the best overall helms for the sorc. +2 skills, massive life/mana, massive MF, 10% Damage Reduction, and +2 all stats! What else would you want?
- Nightwing's Veil is also the best, but harder to find than Harlequin Crest. It's +8-15% To Cold Skill Damage and +2 skills make it hard to pick between this and the harlequin.
- Others: Crown of Ages, Delerium Runeword.
- Peasant Crown, LORE runeword.
These are about the same for rich people and beginners alike:
- Frostburns if you need mana.
- Magefist if you need FCR
- Chanceguards if you need MF
- Trang's Gloves have FCR, cold resist, and other useful mods.
- Amulets: Any +2 sorc or +3 cold skills is great. For uniques, Mara's is probobly the overall best. Tal's is great too, even without any of the rest of the set.
- Eye of Etlich is great for in the beginning, +1 skills is great.
- 2x SOJS are great, if you're on non-ladder. On ladder, SOJS are much harder to get, but it's possible. 3% BK Rings are good, also, and cheaper than sojs.
- My top choice, if you can't afford either of those, is to get a Raven + ring of your choice. Any ring w/ +mana/life, +resists, Faster Cast Rate, or +skills is useful. Whatever you feel you need, use it.
- War Travelers are great for MF and whatever else you do. It's got +10 Vita and +10 str, and that'll help bring your str up for stormsheild if you aspire to use it.
- Silkweave is great if you need mana, and waterwalks are awesome if you need life and dex/block.
- Treads of Cthon are great if you don't run fast enough and run out of stamina.
- Arachnid's Mesh is the best belt in the game, you should REALLY try to get one if you don't have one. The only bad thing is, it's required to be level 80 to use it.
- Verdungo's is great if you need PDR% and Vitality.
- Snowclash is AWESOME until you get Arachnid's Mesh, it's got +2 blizzard, and you could even chose it OVER arachnid's mesh for the extra skill.
- Gloom's Trap, Lenymo, Nightsmoke, and Goldwrap are also AWESOME.
For a merc, I suggest using an act 2 defiance merc over the rest. He'll have awesome defense, and do great damage.
- Weapon: Doom Eth. cryptic axe, Tomb reaver, reaper's toll, bonehew, Blackleach Blade, Hone Sundan, Spire of Honor, ANY BOTD elite spear/polearm
- Armor: Elite ethereal STONE runeword, leviathan, Shaftstop, durial's shell, guardian angel, goldskin, rattlecage, Chain's of Honor, Enigma (seems like a waste of an Enigma, imo)
- Helm: Harlequin Crest, Andariel's Visage, Crown of Ages, Giant Skull (w/ 2x ED jewels, UMs, 10-15 Res. All Jewel), Vampire Gaze, Crown of Thieves, The Face of Horror, Duskdeep, Delirium.
There are a few great spots to hit if you want to MF with your Blizzard sorc.
Pindle's located in the red portal next to Anya in act5. His drop rate isn't very high, but when he does drop; he drops good. He can drop every item in the game except Arachnid's Mesh, Azurewrath, and Tyrael's Might (that's it, right?)
To kill him, teleport into the Nith's temple (act 5) and shoot a couple glacial spikes at his group to freeze the zombies that'll be coming after you right away. After than, cast blizzard a couple times until they're dead. They should drop pretty fast unless pindle is cold immune, in which, if you have one, your merc should take care of him.
- Mephisto:
Mephisto's the "boss" of act 3 located on level 3 of the Durance of Hate. He's harder to get to than pindle, but his drop rate's a lot higher. He can't drop the best items in the game, but he can drop very good, and very often. He's pretty easy to run, just teleport around him while casting blizzard and ice blast at him. Make sure to have max cold and lightning resist, as he'll hurt a lot more w/out them. A merc w/ max resist helps a lot, because he'll be able to tank well w/ the resists. You can just let the merc tank, and drop blizzards on him.
- Andarial:
Andy is very useful to run. If you don't know, she's the boss of act one. She has the highest chance to drop SoJ's, which is especially useful on ladder, where SoJ's are still of quite a value. Just teleport down to level 4, then teleport into her chamber, avoiding that other room w/ a bunch of enemies. Once you get into her chamber, ignore all of her minions, they're just a waste of time. Teleport close enough to her, and lay a blizzard and cast glacial or IB at her, and she'll be dead in no time. I suggest that you have decent to max poison resist, though.
I'm going to stay away from PVP, because I don't want to write something that I know nothing about. I'll talk about general PVM strategy here.
In most cases you'll let your merc tank while you throw blizzards and ice blasts at the guys. Hopefully your merc is good enough to handle some guys, but you can survive on your own. I survived until I got all my merc gear onto my sorc, so I think you can too.
Teleport is a sorcs best friend, even though Enigma stole it! If your merc is in trouble, TELEPORT AWAY! He'll teleport along with you. Teleporting around while guys are under a teleport is a good thing, they'll try to follow you, but stay under the area of the blizzard, and they'll get the most damage.
Everyone's strategies are different, so you should practice with your sorc until you find out what works best for YOUR setup!


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We love a traditional white wedding—the lace, the bow ties, the roses. Yes, we know that conventional just doesn't work for everyone. For those couples whose tastes are as unique as their love, they want their wedding to reflect what brought them together and what keeps them together, including their passions, hobbies, favorite things, and favorite places. If you're thinking about planning a themed wedding, get inspired by these five popular trends that we expect to see once COVID-19 is fully in our rearview mirror and wedding plans once gain have no limitations.
- Vintage Carnival
Do you love vintage dresses and antique silver and glass? Have you often dreamed about what life was like back at a quieter time in a small home town? Style your wedding in vintage style circa the 1920s. Think delicate lace, elegant beading, and three-piece suits. Then, treat your guests to an old-timey-themed wedding reception. Invite them to play carnival games, spin cotton candy, and invite them to dance under the stars to the soft crooning of Louis Armstrong. Pull it all together with a gorgeous candy buffet or dessert table filled with vintage treats.
2. Winter Wonderland
Fall and Summer are the most popular seasons for weddings, so if you want to be different, be the only wedding on anyone's calendar for the whole season. Choose an outdoor venue that will allow you to walk down the aisle under glimmering lights, wrapped in a faux fur shawl, and carrying a lantern instead of flowers, and place warm, wool blankets on benches for your guests. For your reception, bring your guests inside to an area decorated with ice sculptures and winter greens. Treat your guests to ice cream instead of cake and bid everyone goodbye as you drive away in a horse-drawn carriage. Sigh.
3. Alternative Punk
If you wouldn't be caught wearing white, why would you wear a big, fluffy gown at your wedding? Do it differently and do it your way. Walk down the aisle in a black dress, choose a moody, deep color palette, and hold a bouquet of deep red roses, deep amethyst gladiolas, and jade myrtle. Adorn your reception tables with tall, black candles, and serve your guests on ebony black plates.
4. Ancient Greece
Helen of Troy was so beautiful that hers was the face that launched a thousand ships. Oh, we know you can do better. Picture it: An outdoor wedding at a winery with rows of grapevines and olive trees. You say your I Dos under the palatial columns of the property's mansion wearing a Grecian-inspired gown and wearing antique jewels, your hair crowned in a braid and falling in glossy ringlets. You and your guests dine on a Mediterranean inspired meal of fish and meat, bread, wine, and cheese. You and all your guests will feel like gods and goddesses.
5. Oktoberfest
October offers ideal weather for a wedding, but that doesn't mean you need to fall in line with Fall-themed color pallets and pumpkins. If you and your new husband love an outdoor beer festival, recreate the fun and frivolity of German Oktoberfest for your wedding. Enjoy Bavarian pretzels, steins of beer, and roast chicken and dance the Schuhplattler folk dance. Stick to a traditional color palette with blue and white accented by some natural, rustic hues.
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Mayer Bellehsen, Ph.D., director of Center for Traumatic Stress, noted that "While our health care workers embody strength and resilience, the persistent stress caused by the pandemic can take a toll on anyone,'' he said. "Northwell is pioneering in the establishment of the CTSRR to enhance resilience among employees and to address the traumatic stress caused by COVID-19. We want to make sure that our team members have the resources and support they need to adapt and thrive."
During a press conference to announce the center's opening, three staff members who served on the frontline during the pandemic – an emergency room doctor, an intensive care nurse, and an environmental services worker – shared their personal insights as well as videos recounting their work during this critical year and how it has affected them, both on the job and at home.
"The next phase of this pandemic will be the fallout from all the trauma our front-line workers have seen during this time—loss of lives, isolation, separation from family, and so much more," said Fred Davis, DO, associate chair of the Emergency Department at Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJ). "A center of this type will validate the feelings of all those who served on the front lines."
Elyse Isopo, NP, an intensive care nurse at North Shore University Hospital, spoke with emotion about the toll COVID-19 continues to take on her and her colleagues.
"This past year was something that no one has ever seen before," she said. "We were saying goodbye to patients every day and the memories of that continue to be very painful. Now that it's slowing down a bit, we all have more time to reflect on what we've seen and how to process all of these experiences. That's why this center will be so important to so many people."
One of the most powerful stories belonged to Carlos Rivera, who serves as an environmental services worker at Cohen Children's Medical Center. Mr. Rivera's grandmother passed away from COVID on April 4, 2020. His beloved father passed away from the disease 10 days later on April 14, one year to the day of the center's announced opening.
Mr. Rivera, a COVID-19 survivor, said, "In a very short time, I lost my grandmother and my father. During this time, my co-workers at the hospital were scared. We were all scared…we had no idea what was happening. We've all experienced so much loss…I can't express how important this center is to people like me."
The CTSRR, led by Dr. Bellehsen, represents a partnership of the health system's Behavioral Health service line with Human Resources and the Department of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention.
"Northwell is committed to supporting the comprehensive well-being of our team members, including helping them manage the stress generated by COVID-19 and other factors," said Maxine Carrington, senior vice president and Chief Human Resources Officer. "We are proud to be standing up this novel program. The innovative services at Center for Traumatic Stress will provide supports to our team members and their families so as to build resilience and address the impact of these stressors."


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'Unacceptable level of failure': ASIC report damns life insurance industry
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Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chairman Peter Kell emphasised the report found an "unacceptable level of failure", and the industry should consider itself "on notice".
It is estimated that about 1.5 million Australians hold life insurance policies bought through a broker or financial planner.
But ASIC stopped short of recommending policy changes, instead warning the industry to get its house in order or risk tougher enforcement action.
"We will be very unhappy if the insurance companies continue to point the finger at the advice industry while the advisers blame the underwriters, which fails to serve the public interest," Mr Kell said.
There are a range of issues the life insurance industry needs to address, but inappropriate " 'churning' is definitely one of them", Mr Kell said.
Churning is where advisers recommend customers switch policies simply so the adviser can pocket lucrative commissions worth around 100 per cent of a year's premium.
Mark Draper, financial planner and director at planning group GEM Capital, said while the current model profited many advisers, it is unsustainable in the longer term.
"Yes, I think the current remuneration models need to be looked at – but I don't think fee for service payments are the answer either.
"Commentators say that the amount [paid on] upfront commissions will have to come down and ongoing commissions will be higher – I think that's the reasonable outcome. You do, however, need to get reasonable remuneration for the work you do," he added.
Matthew Rowe, financial planner and managing director of Hood Sweeney, agrees the current remuneration models are not sustainable for the profitability of the life insurance sector.
"There needs to be an overhaul for the entire value chain of insurance – from the products themselves to the advisers' [pay]," said Mr Rowe, who is also the chairman of the Financial Planning Association of Australia.
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann echoed the call for industry-led action.
"I expect financial product and service providers as well as their professional and industry associations to step up, take responsibility, and ensure compliance with the law," Senator Cormann said.
The Future of Financial Advice reforms that banned commissions throughout the bulk of the industry did not extend to individual life insurance sales.
Opposition financial services spokesman Bernie Ripoll said Labor would not call for a ban on commissions in the life industry.
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Pauline Vamos said the ASIC report highlights the problem of advisers selling people new policies without adequate consideration to what coverage they already have through their super fund.
"I'm not surprised by this – there's an incentive there to recommend higher levels of cover," said Sean McGowan, a financial adviser with WLM Financial who is calling for fee-for-service models to be adopted.
"I absolutely think there needs to be an overhaul, but there is a lot of resistance because it's been so profitable for so long."
Mr Kell said ASIC could still take direct action against those already identified through the probe as breaking the law. Investigations are ongoing, and he refused to speculate on how many bans or prosecutions might be forthcoming.
The deputy chairman also revealed ASIC is in the process of assigning more staff to its financial advice team in a bid to beef up its powers to discipline and prosecute the alarmingly high incidence of financial advisers who, motivated by hefty upfront commissions, are providing inappropriate advice to sell life insurance products that are not in their clients' best interests.
"Now that we've published this report, we don't want to let this issue drop," Mr Kell said.
He also flagged that if the industry does not respond to the report with a credible effort to clean up its act through self-regulation, then ASIC may move to recommend legislative changes.
"The ball is now squarely in the industry's court to act first," he said.
The two main peak bodies for the financial advice industry, the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Services Council, said they plan to co-operate on a response.
"The ASIC report requires a serious response from the industry. We have formed a working group to achieve this," Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden said.
Initial responses from Australia's biggest life insurance companies, including Suncorp, AMP and Zurich, were muted and failed to address allegations of flawed commission and product structures.
Australia's biggest life insurer TAL conceded that the ASIC report highlights "a number of issues that it believes the industry needs to address".
Many of the country's biggest life insurers have previously pointed the finger at the financial advice industry for "churning" consumers into new policies to win sign-on fees.
Mr Kell stressed that ASIC wants the insurance providers to step up and review the incentives it provides.
ASIC wants the life insurance providers to review both their commission and product structures, Mr Kell said.
"Lower upfront commissions is definitely something ASIC would expect them to consider," Mr Kell said.
The FSC said that it could not provide a figure on the overall value of the life industry in Australia, but said claims for death and disability insurance paid to Australian households in the year to March 2014 totalled $6.7 billion.
Most people get their life insurance through their superannuation fund.
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From 1881 Elias was rector of Efenechtyd and continued to be an HMI, relinquishing both roles towards the end of 1892 when he became vicar of Llanyblodwel.
The roles of rector and HMI could overlap. At various times, Elias, like his brother Timothy, accentuated the importance of religious education in schools. For him it was not enough for authorities to comply with the Education Act simply with regard to the expansion of school buildings; they should ensure the schools were genuine Church Schools, devoting the legal requirement of one hour a day to religious teaching.
Efenechtyd, a parish neighbouring Llanfwrog, is described as follows in A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833 & 1849, Samuel Lewis): "A parish in the Union and hundred of Ruthin, county of Denbigh; 2 miles (S by W) from Ruthin, containing 234 inhabitants. ... The land, the extent of which is about 1400 acres, consists chiefly of arable, pasture, and woodland, the portion under tillage being by far the largest, and in a state of high cultivation, producing excellent wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and turnips. The scenery is particularly picturesque and beautiful; the surface is boldly undulated, and ornamented in various parts with oak, ash, and poplar trees, and enlivened with several streams, the principal of which is the Clwyd, traversing the eastern boundary. ... The village is beautifully situated in a sequestered vale abounding with pleasing scenery."
In this article Elias describes the various piecemeal extensions that transformd a two-room glebe cottage into the large rectory he occupied at Efenechtyd. These resulted in some interesting changes in levels, negotiated by steps, as well as two staircases, and also "stole" some land from the graveyard. The current owners (2017) have created an ambiance such that it is easy to visualise Elias and his family in residence. They also possess one of Elias's publications with an example of his handwiting. (There are pictures of the church and of the rectory on the following two pages.)


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Hello, 2017!
As I was looking back on my year, and reflecting on the different parts of my life and business, I noticed a common word coming back in my notes.
I often felt restless in achieving more purpose in my life throughout 2016. I felt I was weighted down by comparisons, perfections, and should do's. When I'm 80, and I look back on my life, I want to be filled with joy as I look back at how I chose to spend my life - with purpose. And so a new mindset begins.
Cause every breath I am given has a reason, and I want to live each one deeply. I want to spend my moments more intentionally and choose them more carefully. I want to say 'no' to things that don't bring life to me and those around me, and 'yes' to moments that matter. I think we can all sometimes feel aimless with our purpose, but if I'm more intentionally thinking about what really matters in the long run - I think I'll also find more freedom and balance. Cause the better we become at being able to protect those boundaries in our life, the more margin we'll be able to enjoy doing things we're passionate about. And the more I let go of the idea that perfect will achieve purpose better, the more I'll be able to rest in the grace of progress.
Cause the truth is, I'm not perfect. I'm not a perfect writer, I'm not a perfect wife, and I"m not a perfect photographer.
And I will choose to embrace all the imperfect, so I can more fully chase after living out my purpose.
I simply want to be a part of a much bigger picture than myself, and I invite you in with me. Here's to a new of living with more intention, and more purpose.
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Johannesburg — Khulubuse Zuma and his business partner Sikhumbuzo Shamase spent millions of rand on a trip to Conakry, Guinea's capital, to collect R50 million worth of gold bars which turned out to be fake, the media reported.
Zuma and Shamase reportedly landed at Lanseria Airport, in Johannesburg, on February 16, on a chartered jet with the cargo, which was moved to OR Tambo International Airport under armed guard for secure storage.
However, when the sealed cargo arrived in Belgium on February 26, it turned out to be copper and zinc bars worth about R7 000, according to the newspaper.
Zuma and Shamase reportedly claimed they had been suckered and said the cargo had passed a laser gun test and had been certified as 99.9 percent pure gold by Guinea's Central Bank.
The gold was bought on consignment from a group of 250 villagers in Guinea. "It's a corrupt system where the military together with traditional leaders who own the land collude," Shamase was quoted as having
He said they did not know what happened because they had done this before and it had always gone well.
Shamase reportedly said the matter had not been reported to the authorities because it was "darkest Africa", and they had taken a knock on the chin because it was part of doing business in Africa.
The deal was done under the name of thecompany Sham-Mok Investments. — Sapa


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Maplewood dentist accused of illegally prescribing opioids
A Maplewood dentist is facing a civil complaint from the U.S. Attorney's Office for illegally prescribing opioids without a valid medical reason.
Oral surgeon Dr. Jerry Kent Brunsoman, whose clinic is the Institute of Facial Surgery St. Paul, is alleged to have "unlawfully issued multiple prescriptions" of oxycodone and hydrocone "without a legitimate medical purpose."
He's also accused of failing to keep accurate and complete records regarding the controlled substances he prescribed from his clinic, a U.S. Attorney's Office release said.
As a result of his alleged actions, "hundreds of doses of controlled substances are unaccounted for and presumed to have been diverted for illicit purposes."
"Medical professionals have an obligation to maintain accurate and complete records of their prescribing practices, particularly when it comes to highly addictive controlled substances," Minnesota's U.S. Attorney Erica MacDonald said.
"My office and our DEA partners will use all available tools to address the devastating opioid epidemic."
If found liable, Brunsonman is facing civil penalties and "injunctive relief" for violating the Controlled Substances Act.
Opioid overdoses accounted for more than 42,000 deaths in 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notes.
Of those, 40 percent involved a prescription opioid, which became more prevalently used since the '90s, when pharmaceutical companies assured the medical community that opioid pain relievers were not addictive.
"Increased prescription of opioid medications led to widespread misuse of both prescription and non-prescription opioids before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive," the HHS says.


text: The world had to take notice of Wisconsin for a day. Well not the entire state, just a small portion called Kenosha. The 2015 NFL Draft concluded on May 2nd. The exciting part of any sports draft is the first round. It is the first round where many superstars are drafted. Names such as Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers were picked in this round. Well Kenosha, WI population of around 100,000 sent two players to the NFL in the first round. Trae Waynes and Melvin Gordon III are from Kenosha and both were drafted in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Waynes and Gordon played for Mary D. Bradford High School before attending Michigan State and Wisconsin respectively. Both players were rated very high before the draft because of outstanding college careers. Waynes will be playing for the Minnesota Vikings this fall and Gordon for the San Diego Chargers. Waynes was listed as the top cornerback prospect in the draft to some analysts. Waynes has the size and speed NFL teams covet at this position. With the 11th pick of the draft the Vikings chose the former Kenosha native. Waynes was the first cornerback taken in the draft. Waynes will likely be starting week one when the season kicks off in September. Waynes joins a Viking team that is young and headed in the right direction. Gordon was picked four picks after Waynes. Gordon was the second running back taken in the draft; Todd Gurley went 10th. This is not a knock on Gordon because in 2014 no running back was taken in the 1st round of the draft. Gordon was drafted number 15 by the San Diego Chargers. Gordon's skillset and amazing numbers at Wisconsin were factors that have him in play to also start week one. Gordon walks into a team with a solid, if not elite, quarterback in Phillip Rivers. This is sure to make Gordon's transition into the NFL easy and successful. The negative images and press African American males have been getting around the country makes this story more impressive. Many people think living in small cities is easier than big ones. That is far from the truth. Because there are limited opportunities in small cities like Kenosha, trouble is easy to find. Waynes and Gordon used sports to give themselves a chance at living a different life. Waynes and Gordon are already a success story no matter how their pro careers pan out. If Waynes and Gordon dominate the NFL, great. If they flop and don't become stars, fine also. The point is these two young men used the system to give themselves a chance. Many people say that sports have ruined African Americans. This is truer than many realize. But it is what it is; so let's use what we have. For a shining few days the spotlight on African American males in Wisconsin was positive. Kenosha's best running back and cornerback have entered the next stage of their careers. Waynes and Gordon have put Kenosha back on the map, at least for a week or so. It seems that, at least in two cases, the system may just work. Frank James IV © 2015 beingfrankwithfrank@ gmail.com The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the writer and not of the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper or NCON Communication, its staff or management. Being Frank is a bi-weekly column exclusive to the Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper.


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Saudi Arabia's Horrible Execution Spree: 30 Saudi Citizens Put To Death For Criticizing The King
KABUL: (MEP) Amnesty International in the strongest terms condemned the Saudi regime for sending 4 juveniles to gallows, considering the verdicts as a clear violation of international laws and conventions, since the defendants committed the alleged crimes—participating in a pro-democracy rally— while under the age of 18.
15 Mar, 2016 (Riyadh, KSA) —- As the international community's widespread condemnation against Saudi regime for crackdown on pro-democracy movement by staging unfair trials and issuing arbitrary verdicts continues; the Human Rights organization express their grave concerns with the ominous reports confirming the punishment of political opponents by giving them death penalties.
According to the initial reports, the Saudi general prosecutor asked the penal court in Riyadh to sentence 27 Saudi political prisoners to death and 3 others to severe punishments. In May 2013, the Saudi security arrested 30 political activists without pointing charges amid a fierce clampdown on pro-democracy movements in Al-Hasa, Qatif, Jeddah and Medina.
The international community also accuses the Saudi regime of systematic torture and death punishments as a gruesome means to deal with its political dissidents.
Nearly all defendants belong to Saudi Arabia's persecuted Shiite community and there are eminent Muslim clerics between the convicts— namely Sheikh Badr Al Hilal Taleb and Abdul Jalil Alaithan —, in addition to physicians and university professors whom the Saudi regime accuses of collaboration with the Iranian government and espionage.
Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights slammed the Saudi regime for high rate of executions and myriad cases of torture in Saudi prisons.
James Lynch, the London-based deputy director of Middle-East and North Africa programme at Amnesty International lamented the death sentences and forced confessions —obtained under duress— and considered the Saudi inhumane approach vis-à-vis prisoners of conscience as an overt scorn for the universal human rights conventions.
Earlier this year, the Saudi despotic regime has executed the revered Shiite clergyman Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and 47 others. The world nations unleashed waves of harsh criticism against the regime in Riyadh which supports al-Qaeda militants in Syria and Iraq. Amnesty international described the executions as 'settling political scores'.


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The 44-year-old Campbellsport man suspected of sexually assaulting one of his martial arts students was recently sentenced in Fond du Lac County Court. Judge Peter Grimm sentenced William Schellinger to 12 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision. In July a jury found Schellinger guilty of 15 felony charges, which included 6 counts each of child sexual exploitation and possession of child pornography, 2 counts of 2nd degree sexual assault of a child and one count of repeated sexual assault of the same child. According to the criminal complaint he allegedly had sex with a 15 year old girl.


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Sandy Sting Nets Unlicensed Contractors
Undercover investigators in New Jersey have nabbed eight alleged unlicensed contractors who gave bids to perform repairs to a Superstorm Sandy-damaged home during a recent sting operation, authorities said.
Four of the home improvement contractors were charged with the fourth degree crime of engaging in home improvement contracting without being registered, the New Jersey Attorney General's office announced Monday (July 22). The other four were issued civil notices of violations for not having proper permits.
Schemers on Notice
"We're putting every schemer and fraudster on notice—do not attempt to enrich yourself by victimizing those who already have suffered from Superstorm Sandy and are attempting to rebuild their lives," Acting Attorney General Hoffman said in a statement.
"Either operate legally or we will hold you accountable."
Superstorm Sandy crippled the Atlantic Coast on Oct. 29, 2012. The storm damaged or destroyed at least 650,000 houses, according to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report.
Sandy is to blame for more than 100 deaths in the U.S. alone.
Undercover Sting
The Statewide Sandy Fraud Working group within the Attorney General's office executed the investigation using a storm-damaged house in Highlands, NJ.
Investigators identified home improvement contractors via Internet listings, and after checking each for annual registration with the Division of Consumer Affairs, scheduled individual appointments with suspected unregistered contractors. Investigators posed as the homeowners or their relatives.
In addition to allegedly not having proper registration, the contractors offered "wildly varying assessments" of the damage and cost estimates for repairs, according to authorities.
The contractors offered "wildly varying assessments" of the damage to the home and cost estimates for rebuilding, authorities said.
Contractors Listed, Potential Penalties
According to the Attorney General's office, the alleged unregistered contractors who were criminally charged are:
A fourth degree criminal offense in New Jersey can carry a penalty of up to 18 months in jail.
In addition, the Division of Consumer Affairs issued Notices of Violation for unregistered practice of home improvement to the following, the Attorney General's office said.
The Notices of Violation carry civil penalties of $2,500.
New Jersey has required home improvement contractors to register since 2006, under the state's Contractors' Registration Act. Proof that the contractor has a minimum of $500,000 in commercial general liability insurance coverage is among the law's requirements.
There are roughly 47,000 registered home improvement contractors in New Jersey.


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Italy reserve goalkeeper Mattia Perin will miss the European Championship after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Genoa.
Perin, who was a member of Italy's World Cup squad in 2014, has been called up to the Italy squad 17 times but has only made one appearance.
Perin injured his right knee in a clash with teammate Ezequiel Munoz in the first half of Saturday's 1-0 win at Sassuolo, but played on, making several decisive saves.
However, tests revealed the injury is more serious than first thought and Perin will undergo surgery on Wednesday.
Perin's unavailability for Euro 2016 could mean a call-up for AC Milan's 17-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Among the patrol officers, Ryder, Marshall (a Dalmatian), Rubble (an English Bulldog), Chase (a German Shepherd), Rocky (a Mutt), Zuma (a Labrador), Skye (a Siberian Husky) with all their skills use her team spirit, humor and super cool vehicles to solve problems and undertake risky missions to protect your city. Together they start different scenarios like fire brigade, police, construction, parks, forests and even the sea where each dog's skills are developed.
Canine Patrol Party: 60 themed decor ideas
The program, created by Keith Chapman, has been on the air since 2013 and is the biggest hit among the small channels paid for on the Nickelodeon and the open network is hosted by TV Cultura Channel. And while the drawing creates stories of adventure and fun together with the sweetest little dogs in the neighborhood, it becomes more and more famous in products marketed as toys, plush and decorations. So it becomes a popular theme for children's parties!
For the Cane Patrol themed party decoration, bones, dog kennels and dog prints, as well as the fire engines, police and other vehicles, rescue devices and safety helmets that each character occupies, always super colorful and full of functions new! The colors red, blue and yellow are the most given because they are part of the visual identity of the drawing, but because the drawing is very colorful and each character has its own specialty with its theme, you can choose the colors of your little one's favorite characters, This decoration can come from party shops or even be assembled yourself, with EVA dogs all over the house and even a bone-shaped cake!
60 amazing ideas of dog patrol party decoration
In today's post we will give you party decorating tips Canine Patrol with 55 images to inspire you when it comes to starting your party!
Image 1 – A main table decorated with the friendliest and most adventurous dogs from Adventure Bay!
Image 2 – Butter Cookies: You can put a cover with the face of each character with colored icing!
Image 3 – Each character responsible for an area of your group Canine Patrol: The patrol officer Chase takes care of the distribution of Suquinhos!
Picture 4 – Zuma is in the swimming pools! Use each character's themes to create fun activities for your guests.
Image 5 – Doggy: Snacks in doggy format are even more fun with bowls and cutters!
Image 6 – TAGs for your packaging in the Party Canine Patrol: a great addition to simpler packaging!
Image 7 – Dog patrol in progress! For even more complete game for the birthday boy and his friends, helmets for your favorite characters!
Image 8 – A very special and simple decoration of the party dog patrol: Use decorative elements in the colors of the drawing and increase with several pranks!
Image 9 – Candy for all characters: In the party shop you will find small plates, toppers and even Brigadeiro in the theme of Patrulha Canina.
Figure 10 – Decoration ring for cutlery with super colorful bones for Party Patrulha Canina.
Image 11 – Dog patrol toy for decorating your main table.
Image 12 – Another pack of your favorite puppies for distributing potatoes, popcorn or nachos!
Picture 13 – You can also choose a main color for your party! The best thing about the super colorful theme is that you can choose your favorite card to stand out!
Image 14 – Take souvenirs home, hug and watch out! Super cute adoption station with Marshall, the Dalmatian firefighter.
Image 15 – Every detail on the Canine Patrol theme: if you choose industrialized items, hide the brands and packages with tags or personalized stickers.
Figure 16 – Coffee table for souvenirs ready for the Patrol Canine party! To make it easier to distribute your surprise bags to your guests, it is worth designing a small table especially for them and keeping everything ready!
Image 17 – A majestic cake to decorate your party table Patrol Canine! The fake cakes are super high and can be super detailed and last longer without devouring them!
Image 18 – Toppers for cupcakes make the decoration of these cupcakes even more special!
Picture 19 – A bone for every guest! With the bone-shaped cutter you can transform your cookies into an individual article for the party!
Image 20 – Sausage stand in the form of a ration pot: another idea to transform the presentation of your party into a dog theme.
Image 21 – Bring a complete decoration based on your favorite character! In this decoration, Tracker, the forest chick, is ready for fun in a natural setting.
Image 22 – Canine Pinata: an idea of activity to entertain the children and even distribute small balls and lollipops!
Image 23 – Assemble a coloring station with black and white drawings of the characters, landscapes and even personalized coats!
Image 24 – Rubble Snack Station, the English Bulldog: A good idea to serve individual portions of snacks is to put them in mini cones.
Image 25 – Party Decoration Dog Patrol: Use colors and patterns of your theme in the vases of ornamental plants.
Image 26 – Dog Patrol Cake 4 layers: a figure of the class on each floor of the cake.
Image 27 – Themed decorations on paper cards are also very common and easy to find in party shops.
Image 28 – You can also use creativity, shapes, papers and scissors in simple and easy-to-do ideas like these osprey garlands!
Image 29 – Unique table for patrolling guests to eat and celebrate together!
Image 30 – Party Kit Patrol Canina: main table composed only with commercial articles of the subject.
Figure 31 – Super tender and decorated dog biscuit pop with icing and American paste.
Picture 32 – Every patrol officer with his vehicle! For car lovers, a great way to combine the two themes.
Image 33 – Invitation to patrols: An invitation idea for your party with all the necessary information.
Image 34 – Plaquinhas even decorate the pots of the Brigadeiro spoon: you can buy or have to print, cut and paste them in the pots!
Image 35 – Party decoration Patrol Canina in pink and blue baby: get inspired in Cockapoo Sky for a super tender and sweet party!
Image 36 – Personalized badges and stickers of your favorite characters in the decoration of the table and packaging.
Image 37 – Special ration for the patrols: remember to buy dog food pots to play the bowls or the collecting candy jars on the table.
Figure 38 – Souvenirs Canine Patrol: bag printed with a footprint for every guest of your adventure.
Picture 39 – Another idea for your souvenirs: If the article selected for your guests is a topic, think of a transparent packaging to emphasize the presentation of the object!
Picture 40 – Details in every corner! The protective helmets of boats, hydrants and patrols scattered around make a decoration without mistakes!
Image 41 – Themed snacks for a party of the dog patrol: mini hot dogs during the party.
Figure 42 – Canine Patrol table setting in custom colors!
Figure 43 – Main table of the Canine Patrol theme with lots of animals and footprints scattered around every corner!
Image 44 – Use themed toys that your child already has at home to create a personalized decoration and even more special: table arrangement with the vehicles of the patrol cars!
Figure 45 – Canine Patrol Birthday Souvenirs: Bone-shaped box with the visual identity of your party for the guests.
Image 46 – Also for the sweets that come with the packaging, a special detail of the patrols for you.
Figure 47 – Other toys, even if they are not from the dog patrol, can be included in your decoration!
Picture 48 – "Give Chase a badge": an activity for children to be creative and still get a stuffed animal to push and take home!
Image 49 – More buttery biscuits made with the Canine Patrol theme: in addition to the glaze decorations, rice paper with the pictures of your favorite characters!
Figure 50 – Canine Patrol Panel as a background for your desk.
Picture 51 – At outdoor parties, think of decorative elements that hang on trees or poles!
Image 52 – Decorations for cupcakes of your favorite characters and pennies with dog paws in American paste.
Figure 53 – Hydrant filters and hydrant cups ensure that children are always supplied with water in an entertaining way.
Image 54 – Party souvenir Canine Patrol: drawing coloring book with wax crayon and several stories!
Image 55 – Compiling a table full of colors, small dogs and fun for your party dog patrol!


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Communication messages by project phase
There is an endless list of messages you may want to send about your change project. In this section, I have listed three or four key messages for each project phase that you don't want to forget. As you create your communication plan, use these as a starting point for developing your full list of messages.
Because this book is focused on IT projects, I am using the basic phases of a system implementation: Analyze, Design, Build, Test, Implement, and Maintain. Many of the messages would be the same regardless of the type of change you are implementing.
I refer to the change curve throughout this section. As a reminder, this is what the change curve looks like:
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VCforU Top 20 Early Stage Investors in Israel
The Israeli ecosystem has been blessed with a multitude of great startups, impressive multi-billion dollar exits as well as a long list of VCs that have set up shop in Israel, comprised of both domestic and foreign investors.
We have built a list of what we believe to be the most influential investors active today in Israel.
Partner Name: Aaron Rosenson | Aleph
Aleph is a venture capital fund focused on partnering with great entrepreneurs to help scale them into large, meaningful companies and globally recognized brands. It is an Equal Partnership of Eden Shochat, Michael Eisenberg and Aaron Rosenson.
Email: email@example.com
Partner Name: Emanuel Timor | Vertex ventures
Vertex Ventures Israel invests in companies with proven leadership ability to deliver success. Vertex Ventures seeks technology-centric, capital efficient businesses that offer a growing market opportunity, a defensible business model, and a viable exit strategy. Vertex focuses on Enterprise & Cloud Platforms, Automotive, Machine Learning, IoT, Digital Health, Cyber and Frontier technologies
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Partner Names: Mor Assia and Shelly Hod Moyal | iAngels
iAngels connects you to tech-savvy investors around the globe with a special interest in supporting Israeli startups, and you don't have to get on a plane to meet them. Using the platform and connections, you can pitch, build relationships with investors and answer their questions without leaving your office.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Partner Name: Izhar Shay | Canaan Partners Israel
Canaan Partners Israel are looking to invest in seed and early stage startups that are developing innovative products or services that have a sustainable competitive edge, targeting large growing markets, maintaining capital efficient scalable business models and proven execution by the founding team. Canaan's industry focus is: Digital Media & Mobile, SaaS & Enterprise Solutions and Internet & Cloud Infrastructure.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Partner Name: Isaac Hillel | Pitango Venture Capital
Pitango invests in core technology across all stages, via two parallel funds: Pitango Early Stage and Pitango Growth
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Partner Name: Haim Kopans | Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
With over $1.1 billion raised across 8 funds, and a rich network of strategic and business partners spanning the world, JVP has led some of the largest and most noteworthy exits out of Israel.
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Partner Name: Esther Barak Landes | 2B-Angels
2B Angels is a venture fund, investing in exceptional companies that are in the seed to post series A stage. 2B Angels looks for strong founders they can partner with; they customize the support, value add and mentorship they give their portfolio companies so they can develop a sustainable and repeatable high growth business. 2B Angels focuses on innovation in the digital, communications and cyber worlds; They typically take a lead investor position and make follow on investments as needed.
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Partner Name: Daniel Goldstein |Innovation Endeavors
Innovation Endeavors is helping entrepreneurs drive a super evolution of industry. A proliferation of data, advanced computation and robotics are converging to accelerate iteration cycles, radically collapsing time. Innovation Endeavors invests in visionary founders, transformational technology and emergent ecosystems for a new world. They have offices in Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and New York City.
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Partner Name: Dov Yarkoni | Nielsen Innovate Fund
Nielsen Innovate is an early-stage technological incubator licensed by the Chief Scientist of Israel. It operates as an incubator and investment fund focused on market research, consumer behavior, data analytics, marketing and advertising solutions, campaign effectiveness measurement, big data, social, mobile and new media.
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Partner Name: Gil Ben-Artzy | UpWestLabs
UpWestLabs actively invests in Founders looking to break into the US market or founders that have already established a US presence, in all stages of the product lifecycle, from a mere idea to a market ready product, with or without previous seed funding.
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Partner Name: Rona Segev | TLV Partners
TLV Partners is an early stage VC with $270M under management. TLV Partners is about pursuing our dream to build the best home for Israeli entrepreneurs. TLV Partners invests in early stage startups and help them grow, excel in and lead new markets.
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Partner Name: Shmuel Chafets | Target Global
From seed through early and growth stage investments, and across continents and categories, Target Global manages a family of funds designed to develop technology enabled businesses of all sizes.
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Partner Name: Yoram Snir | 83North
Today, 83North is an independent firm investing in European and Israeli entrepreneurs. 83North is committed to help build global leading companies, with more than half of its portfolio companies having operations in the US.


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Family-owned family campground and RV resort celebrating over 40 years in the business! At the gateway to the Kawartha Lakes, our park features a beautiful open green area along the banks of the Scugog River, part of the Trent canal system, with a boat launch, docks and great swimming, fishing and boating. An excellent family getaway with a safe environment for children to ride bicycles and play. We have a sandy beach with shade and sun, planned activities, special events, recreational facilities and more; we have something for everyone!1.5 hours from the GTA, close to cycling and hiking trails, golf courses, theatres, restaurants, shopping, artisans and art galleries, Fleming College rec centre, car shows, festivals, fairs and so much more! Made up of a caring community of people, everyone is always welcome to join in any of the activities happening. We invite you to come for a visit and see what we are all about, welcoming and sharing with you our warm hospitality!
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