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Once the game has finished loading completely, there will be a lot of blinking lights on the screen, so be ready for that. The game is quite similar to traditional slot machines that are located on the floors of casinos. You will notice a flashing win of 100,000 coins, which represents the jackpot reward in the slot machine, in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Below it, you will find the instructions on how to win the jackpot prize. You will see one set of reels just next to it, and another set of reels directly above it.
In the former, known as the “super game,” players compete, whereas in the latter, known simply as “the game,” players compete. You may choose to play with either 10 or 20 coins by clicking the coins button, which is located just next to the reel set at the bottom of the screen. To withdraw your winnings, you will need to hit the button that looks like a hand holding coins and is located directly below the previous button. You can locate the play button on the right-hand side of the bottom reel set. Directly above the play button is the upgrade button, which allows you to access the super game. And lastly, the paytable may be found in the upper right hand area of the screen.
The paytable will show you each and every symbol that has the potential to show up on any of the reel sets. The cherries bring in the least money, followed by lemons, plums, and strawberries. Last but not least are the plums. The diamonds and the red 7s come after the bells in the sequence now being used. The jester is the wild symbol in the Jackpot Jester Wild Nudge slot machine, and it is the one that will get you closer to winning the jackpot payout.
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Jackpot Playing the Jester Wild Nudge slot machine is an experience that is both incredibly engaging and entertaining, despite the absence of free spins and other bonuses. There are two different types of gambling available to you: the basic game and the super game.
The jester wild is present in both the basic game and the super game; in the base game, it may stand in for any other symbol, but in the super game, it appears stacked. Now, in order to go to the super game, you will need to make winning combinations when playing the basic game and deposit a wager of twenty dollars. In the space between the two sets of reels, there is a teeny little super game meter that keeps track of your winnings from the regular game. You have the option of taking cash for them, or keeping them in the meter so that you may use them as a wager on the super game.
Once you have collected more than 100 coins in the meter, you will be able to push the upgrade button, at which point you will be sent to the super game. This would imply that you are playing on the highest possible reel set with 100 coins for the value of the coin that you selected at the beginning of the game. Therefore, if the maximum value of a coin is 2.5 credits and you have 100 coins, this indicates that your wager in the super game is 250 credits. You always have the option to cash out your prize and return to the game that got you here, if that’s what you want to do. However, you may put your faith in the fact that the super game has far more generous rewards.
When you are playing the super game, you will see that the jester is stacking up. At this point, the nudge function will become active, and it will nudge the jesters until all of the available spaces on the board are occupied by the jester symbol. If you manage to get the jester stacked and shoved over all three reels, you will have won the jackpot payout of one hundred thousand coins.

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Prehistoric and Roman remains 120m north west of Church Farm.
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Although they can frequently only be located through aerial photography. All homestead sites which survive substantially intact will normally be identified as nationally important. Romano-British aggregate villages are nucleated settlements formed by groups of five or more subsistence level farmsteads enclosed either individually or collectively, or with no formal boundary. Most enclosures, where they occur, are formed by curvilinear walls or banks, sometimes surrounded by ditches, and the dwellings are usually associated with pits, stock enclosures, cultivation plots and field systems, indicating a mixed farming economy. In use throughout the Roman period (c.43-450 AD), they often occupied sites of earlier agricultural settlements. In view of their rarity, all positively identified examples with surviving remains are considered to merit protection. Despite the monument being ploughed and crossed by two metalled tracks, the prehistoric and Roman remains 120m north west of Church Farm survive comparatively well. The archaeological remains survive exclusively as buried features or remains. The settlement is of considerable significance and forms part of a wider archaeological landscape of prehistoric and Roman settlements. The enclosure and linear features will have potential for remaining layers and deposits that will contain important archaeological information relating to the use, construction and occupation of the monument in addition to providing environmental evidence.
This record was the subject of a minor enhancement on 21 May 2015. This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our oldest designation records. As such they do not yet have the full descriptions of their modernised counterparts available. Please contact us if you would like further information.
This monument includes a prehistoric and Roman settlement located on a gentle slope west of the River Severn. The monument is known from cropmarks visible on aerial photographs and survives as a square enclosure and several linear features. The square enclosure measures approximately 50m across and has two internal sub divisions on the south and east sides. A linear feature, representing the remains of a ditch, situated to the north of the square enclosure, is orientated north to south and is approximately 100m long. To the south of the square enclosure is a second linear feature. This feature is orientated north west to south east and is approximately 50m long. Roman artefacts have been found on this site.
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Hancox, E. & Russell, O. 2009, Recent Changes to Scheduled Monuments in Worcestershire. Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service
Jackson, R. & Dalwood, H. 2007, Archaeology and Aggregates in Worcestershire. Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service and Cotswold Archaeology
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
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***COMPLAINTS CHOIR is a performance art project of Helsinki husband and wife collaborators, TELLERVO KALLEINEN and OLIVER KOCHTA-KALLEINEN. For the last 7 years, the pair circled the globe founding Choirs made up of everyday people who simply want to air complaints in large public forums. Beyond that, the Kalleinens have encouraged nearly 100 DIY choirs on nearly every continent around the world. YouTube videos of the choir performances have registered more than a million views. In 2007, Smog Veil produced the first artist-created Choir in North America, garnering significant press attention including features in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and CBS Sunday Morning. The duo then went to Singapore and faced official police censorship. The incident in Singapore became the focus of a US State Department report on artist rights in Singapore. The documentary focuses on the Chicago and Singapore Choirs. The audio CDs collect up all the artist-created Choir songs plus songs from 20 DIY choirs. The documentary has traveled the fest circuit with command performances at HotDocs and the IndieMemphis Freedom Fest, among others. Beautifully packaged in a gatefold plastic-free digipak, the set includes a guide to forming a DIY Complaints Choir. Audio CDs contain the choir songs of: Birmingham (UK), Chicago, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, Helsinki, Singapore, Tokyo, New York City, Usti Nad Labem (Czech Republic), Gabriola Island, Juneau, Melbourne, Philadelphia, Sointula, Tatte, Vancouver, Washington D.C., Columbus, Wolfenbuttel, Florence, Hong Kong, Jerusalem, Sundbyberg, Budapest, Aland, Memphis, and Wroclaw. Includes soundtrack music from: Paavoharju (courtesy, Fonal Records), Lamburgh Tony. Stitch and The Analog Girl. (STREET DATE - 12/07/2010)
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The European Space Agency GOCE Satellite has fallen to Earth, but thousands of pieces of “space junk” still float around up there.
Late on Sunday Nov. 10, ESA’s GOCE satellite descended towards the Earth in an orbit that passed over Siberia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Antarctica, before finally landing near the Falkland Islands. After GOCE ran out of fuel it made an uncontrolled reentry into the atmosphere, the first European Space Agency mission to do so in over 25 years. GOCE was seven feet long and just over three feet wide, and weighed 2,425 pounds, but most of it disintegrated in the atmosphere, leaving about a quarter of it to splash into the Atlantic ocean.
GOCE is short for Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer, and was the first of three satellites that seek to map the Earth’s gravitational field as part of the European Space Agency Living Planet Programme. GOCE used a highly sensitive gradiometer to measure gravitational gradients along three axes. For over four years it was able to provide valuable data on ocean behavior that may help make predictions for climate changes. GOCE has also given scientists improved accuracy in calculating the geoid, which is the shape of the surface the oceans would take if no other forces were at work on it except for the gravitation and rotation of the Earth itself.
The Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee is the world forum on “space junk.” The organization used GOCE as its special study project this year, using tracking technology around the world to monitor the probe’s crash into the Earth. Dubbed the “Ferrari of space” because of its sexy fins, the one-ton GOCE used its magnetic control system and aerodynamic stability to remain stable until the final hours of its descent.
Somewhere between 100 to 150 tons of space junk reenter Earth’s atmosphere every year–at about a rate of one piece of space junk per day. In 56 years of space flight, about 15,000 tons of space junk have reentered Earth’s atmosphere without causing injury to a single person. In 2011, chunks of debris from a spacecraft rained over Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands, but no damage was recorded and none of the pieces were found. Of the 6,600 satellites that have been launched, 3,600 are still in space and about 2,600 of those are no longer in operation.
These are the largest spacecrafts to make an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s atmosphere:
1979: NASA’s Skylab was an 85-ton space station that crashed into the Indian Ocean and Western Australia (the town of Eperance reportedly fined NASA $400 for littering.)
1979: NASA’s Pegasus 2 research satellite was 11.6 tons and fell into the mid-Atlantic in 1979.
1971: The Soviet Union’s Salyut 7 space station was 11 tons and rained down on Argentina.
1978: The 3.8-ton nuclear-powered Soviet Cosmos 954 spread radioactive debris over Northwestern Canada (Canada billed the USSR $6 million to clean it up, of which $3 million was paid.)
2003: NASA’s space shuttle Colombia broke apart over Northeastern Texas, incinerating all seven astronauts on board.
2011: NASA UARS was a decommissioned 6.5-ton research satellite that crashed into the southern Pacific ocean
2013: European Space Agency GOCE satellite is the latest piece of space junk to fall to Earth.
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Lord of the Rings elf Sword
James Christopher's answer sums up the second part of your question well, but as to the difference in what they made, a little more detail is needed.
Once the Elves learned to forge with steel, the shape of the sword changed, now being able to take on the form of a great broadsword or a light and agile curved sword. Additionally, they took great pride in decorating their swords. As we see in the Lord of the Rings, some swords like Sting had magical properties such as glowing blue when orcs are near. As far as the use of Mithril, lotr.wikia has two contradictory passages:
Thus, Elven blades became renowned as great weapons, capable of performing deeds beyond the skill of their handlers and were even more glorious when the use of Mithril was allowed to the Elves.
Thus implying that Mithril was used on weapons and,
The Elves loved it for its beauty and presumably used it for jewelry and attire rather than weapons or armour.
Implying that it was used for decorations only. Neither entry is sourced, however.
With Mithril, Dwarves were able to reach their peak in making weapons. Suddenly, axes began taking on almost magical qualities, being able to slice through almost any metal. The metal Mithril may have completely changed the way Dwarves made and used their axes, but the magical metal was hard to find and even harder to harvest. Thus, most Dwarven axes continued to be made of other metals like steel.
The sword likewise benefited from the use of Mithril,
As with the axe, the Dwarven sword reached its peak when the use of Mithril came about, but also like the axe, it still was primarily made out of steel.
Both races were skilled in the craftsmanship of their weapons, but the dwarves having the earlier edge in materials, seems to be the reason they were regarded as the superior smiths. The swords of both races used Mithril sometimes, and both would at times contain magical properties.
The quote provided in James Christopher's answer gives an overarching view of this. This superiority was likely due in part to the dwarves' use of Mithril. As it was said of Frodo's Mithril-coat, one was worth more than the value of the Shire and everything in it. But the loss of Moria, the greatest, if not the only Mithril mine, put a damper of Mithril armor production. But they were not just superior in their materials, but the forging process itself used by the dwarves was superior, giving them an across-the-board advantage.
not much is said regarding Elf armour only that it is bright and beautiful to look upon...However, much of Elven armour is derived from Dwarf armour, for the two races have great influence upon one another.
The films portray elves as wearing some sort of plate armor, but the truth is, we don't really know what they used. It is unlikely they used Mithril mail, so whatever they had, it was less effective than dwarven Mithril armor. Since the steel armor of the dwarves was superior to elven steel, it seems reasonable to assume that elven armor, regardless of its composition or design, was less effective than standard dwarven armor.

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Colombia Juan Lopez (Microlot)
This is our first microlot offering for the espresso selection. Quantity is limited and quality is outstanding. There are perceptions that microlots coffee are meant for filter yet, some coffee are best brewed with milk or brewed under heavy pressure. We give and take this coffee is best as under intense pressure yet it is enjoyable to brew as filter or french press or even cold brew.
This microlot offering is from Bueseco, Narino by a single farmer by the name of Juan Alejandro Lopez. His farm is called Finca El Rubi. He is not from Buesaco, he was born in Pasto. His wife is from Buesaco and the story goes that when he visited his wife family about 40 years ago in Buesaco, he fell in love and bought a piece of land to plant coffee and since then he dedicate his life in to coffee.
Primarily, his farm plants castillo and variedad colombiano. What we have here in this offering is the Castillo beans which has been process as washed coffee. Snr Juan Lopez is very particular on quality and in order to ensure quality, each process has a certain procedure. This starts from the picking of the coffee cherry. Only ripe cherries were picked and processed. The coffee is then pupled and left to ferment under water for 34 hours inside a ceramic tanks. Subsequently, the coffee is gently washed and placed on raised beds for 10 days until the required moisture level is achieved.
Narino is located in the south of Colombia bordering with Ecuador. Logistic can be quite an issue for small microlot producers that has been producing specialty coffee for the world market. Microlot producers are shrooming in the Narino region particularly in Bueseco. Previously these farmers normally sell the coffees to the coyotes (agent/buyer of the FNCs for the commercial grade coffee).
This coffee is roasted at a medium roast. Upon grounding, we could the detect the aroma of dark berries and cinnamon. At first sip, theres a slight floral notes with cinnamon notes. The coffee is thick, rich and silky like melted butter with an after taste of chocolate. This coffee is recommended if brewed with milk.
Varietal : Castillo
Altitude : 1900 masl
Origin : Buesaco, Narino
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Among the trends of the Easter decorations 2018 one can immediately notice the dominant role of the tulips in the table decoration. These beautiful and colorful flowers in vases or pots are interesting eye-catchers and are among the most popular decorative elements for Easter. In this article you will find clever tips for the correct use of tulips in your Easter decorations. The 44 ideas with vases, Easter eggs and colorful combinations are considered a source of inspiration that can be discovered for every taste.
The tulips convince with modern colors
Tulips – color choice and positioning
The elegant color selection of tulips is considered a foolproof task these days. The colorful nuances add great value to the table decoration. The fact is, the tulips are the absolute eye-catcher compared to conventional ideas. For this reason, you should choose a unique color combination that will surprise you in a positive way from the very first glance.
You have two variants: the uniform or multi-colored color selection. The most popular variants include the uniform colors such as; White, yellow and pink. These three colors are perfect in combination with the pastel colors that have been one of the most popular Easter colors for years. White tulips seem to be the most popular type for many people who make their own Easter decorations. White plates, napkins and glass vases can be combined more than perfectly with the neutral colors of the tulips.
The multicolored selection of tulips is considered a particularly clever idea. The reason for this is that the colorful Easter eggs need an additional table decoration. This is how you create a positive and atmospheric atmosphere at home with the Easter decorations. The number of colors should not be more than five!
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Make a combination of Easter eggs and tulips yourself at Osterdeko
In every Easter decoration you make yourself there are brightly colored eggs that can be cleverly used as decoration. What do you think of the use of Easter eggs in the glass vase? Yes, it sounds crazy, but it’s worth trying. The main idea of the project is a combination of Easter eggs and tulips. In their realization, many DIY enthusiasts also use each blown egg as a vase for a single tulip. You should adjust the length of the individual tulips well to this small “vessel” and carefully stabilize the flower. Be creative and think of an atypical combination between Easter eggs and tulips. It is worth it!
Easter eggs as a decoration of the tulips!
Creative glass vases
Glass vases – an important part of modern table decoration. Often these decorative elements convince with their curvy shapes and creative designs and add a positive value to the entire table decoration. For this reason, you should take enough time and decide on a perfect design for your Easter decoration yourself. Square, oval or polygonal glass vases are among the trends this year and very often set the flowers in the background. In this case, our editorial team would like to create a mix of cool tulips and a perfect glass vase, which only leads to one end result: perfection!
Create a perfect table decoration for Easter
Alternative to the glass vases
Glass vases seem like the perfect solution for table decoration. But many homeowners attach great importance to the alternatives and prefer the vases made of other materials. Cool ideas for vases made of natural materials such as wood or grass are enjoying increasing popularity. Many people go to the forest and collect interesting shapes made of wood, which are well suited for an individual table decoration. The vintage metal buckets are also an eye-catcher in the beautiful decoration with tulips.
You can now enjoy our picture gallery with more than 40 ideas with tulips for the Easter decoration yourself. Colorful combinations and interesting DIY projects are considered a nice inspiration. Take advantage of the clever decorations and create a stylish Easter decoration!
Our editorial team wishes you a Happy Easter!
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I get a lot of suggestions from people I know about what I should make for the store and the number one suggestion that has come up over and over again is animal print pendants. It’s not my usual style but after hearing so many people suggest it, I decided to see what I could do with it and so I made two pendants to see how they would come out. Here’s what I came up with:
Wild Thing: Handmade Cheetah Print / Leopard Print Pendant
The Cheetah Pendant is already gone. My 12-year-old niece ended up taking that one home and has been wearing it everywhere (It’s so nice to see someone really enjoying something I made!) but I will probably make another one for the store.


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Ryan McMorrow/Demetri SEVASTOPOULO*
In one of the hotels in San Francisco, the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, addressed the representatives of the American business elite with a message that was received with thunderous applause: China is a huge market and a friend of the United States!
To meet the Chinese leader, the executive director of the company “Tesla” Elon Musk, the head of “Apple” Tim Cook and the head of “Pfizer” Albert Burla came to the “Hyatt Regency” hotel. They were interested in selling more electric cars, iPhones and pharmaceuticals in the country with the world’s second largest economy.
After the long-awaited talks with US President Joe Biden, Xi Jinping addressed the audience of three hundred people: “China is a super-big economy and a super-big market. Modernization for 1.4 billion Chinese people is a huge opportunity that China provides to the world.”
“The world needs the cooperation between China and the United States for a better future. China is ready to be a partner and friend of the United States,” he added.
And those warm feelings seemed to be mutual. “If you look at the list of the biggest American companies operating in China, they were all there,” said a representative of a San Francisco tech giant who attended the business elite meeting with Xi and spoke on condition of anonymity. And Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio, heading to the event at the Hyatt Hotel, noted that he was “very happy about this development of relations with Xi.”
The Chinese president tried to impress upon his listeners that his country is open to American business. But even so, tensions with Washington, China’s shaky post-pandemic economic recovery and increasingly aggressive actions by Beijing’s domestic security apparatus are dampening enthusiasm among U.S. investors who are wary of making big bets in China.
A number of US companies have already started “packing their bags” or restructuring their supply chains, fearing that geopolitical tensions could undermine their businesses. The country was left by such tech groups as Airbnb and Linkedin, as well as consulting firms Gallup and Forrester Research. Even Apple, which for a long time relied on Chinese production, began to look for a replacement.
India and Vietnam are being considered as alternatives
According to representatives of American companies, they did not expect that Xi Jinping’s talks with Joe Biden would lead to a final warming of relations between China and the United States. The heads of state agreed to resume dialogue between their armed forces and create a drug task force to address the flow of fentanyl into the United States. But they ended their meeting leaving many issues unresolved, first and foremost tensions over Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.
Myron Brilliant, former head of the international relations department of the US Chamber of Commerce, emphasized that regardless of the usual tactics of Chinese officials, which they have again resorted to – attempts to win over the business community to ensure an inflow of investment into their country and to build ties with Washington – “times have changed”.
“The thing is, American businessmen don’t want to be drawn into
the chess game between China and the United States
“Companies are risk-averse, and the current strained relationship between Beijing and Washington threatens doing business in China,” explained Brilliant.
The increasingly active criticism of China by American “hawks” complicates the already difficult situation in which Western entrepreneurs found themselves. On Tuesday, Mike Gallagher, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, called it “shameless” that corporate executives paid to attend the dinner with Xi Jinping.
Darren Woods, head of ExxonMobil, which is currently building a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in southern China, told reporters he would not meet with Xi. “There will be ups and downs in the relationship between the two governments. But these two countries are very important to the global order and must always maintain a balance, even though that balance will change,” Woods said.
According to Shi Yinghun, a professor at the People’s University of China, the two governments’ focus on national security will put a sort of “ceiling” on their cooperation. “If economic interests come into conflict with national security, the latter will definitely be the priority,” Xi said.
The increasingly decisive actions of the Chinese internal security apparatus provoke
concern among foreign companies
In the offices of the American company Bain & Co, an action of the security services was carried out. And as a result of a legal review of the company Mintz, five employees were detained. Beijing has banned U.S. group Micron’s chips from being used in critical infrastructure because of cybersecurity risks.
At the meeting with business elites in San Francisco, Xi noted, “The number one question for us is: Are we enemies or partners?” He also warned that if China and the United States were perceived as adversaries, “this will only lead to ill-conceived policies, wrong actions and undesirable results”…
* British experts on Russia, China and the Middle East. As the Financial Times’ special correspondent for southern China, Sevastopoulos spent five years in Hong Kong, and for many years was the paper’s White House and Pentagon correspondent.

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HERNING, Denmark (AP) Canada’s bid for a third title in four years suffered another blow at the ice hockey world championship when it lost to Finland 5-1 on Saturday.
Also, Russia rebounded from a defeat to the Czech Republic by topping Switzerland 4-3.
Defending champion Sweden prevailed over Slovakia 4-3 in overtime for its fifth straight win.
Denmark kept alive its dream of advancing to the quarterfinals by beating South Korea 3-1, and Latvia remained in contention by downing Olympic runner-up Germany 3-1.
In a game between winless teams, Austria shut out Belarus 4-0 to survive in the top division. Belarus will be relegated.
Mikko Rantanen led Finland with two goals as Canada was beaten for the second time at the championship.
”The special teams played a good PK (penalty kill) and obviously we’ve got a couple of goals from the power play,” Finland captain Mikael Granlund said. ”And our goalie played a great game.”
Rantanen gave Finland the first lead when his angled shot was deflected by the stick of Brayden Schenn. Jean-Gabriel Pageau answered that one with a slap shot to tie.
Janne Pesonen restored a goal advantage for Finland on a power play and Rantanen put Finland in control with another power play goal with a backhand.
Canada goaltender Curtis McElhinney was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots with 3:25 remaining in the opening period.
Eeli Tolvanen and Teuvo Teravainen added insurance goals in the final period.
Finland goaltender Harri Sateri made 30 saves.
”They worked hard and closed a lot of gaps for us,” Canada forward Bo Horvat said. ”Their power play was good tonight. The goaltender was sensational.
”We’re not disappointed, there’s lot of hockey left in the tournament. We’re expecting to come hard next game.”
Kirill Kaprizov, Evgenii Dadonov, Nikita Nesterov and Mikhail Grigorenko scored for Russia. For Switzerland, Ramon Untersander, Sven Andrighetto and Gaetan Haas scored.
Mika Zibanejad scored the winner for Sweden on a power play with 41 seconds remaining.
Trailing 3-1, Marek Daloga and Ladislav Nagy scored for Slovakia to force overtime.
Veteran Frans Nielsen, Jesper Jensen and Nichlas Hardt scored for host Denmark, setting off raucous celebrations by the home fans in Jyske Bank Boxen arena.
”It’s gonna be a hard fight out there on Tuesday,” Nielsen said, referring to playing Latvia in the last group game.
Kisung Kim scored his fourth goal in six matches but South Korea remained pointless with a game left.
Sweden leads Group A in Copenhagen with 14 points, leading Russia by one point. Switzerland and the Czech republic have nine, one more than Slovakia. Austria has four.
Finland jumped to second in Group B in Herning with 12 points, one behind the United States. Denmark is another point back in third and Canada remains on 10 in fourth followed by Latvia with nine.
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This report shows where and how a hacker can find information about the target organisation. From the simple physical location or the Internet presence of the organisation the hacker can use methods and techniques to infiltrate any organisation. The more information the hacker can gather the easier the infiltration can be achieved. This report details some of the methods and techniques a hacker can use and some of the countermeasures an organisation can employ in order to foil the hacker.
In order to combat the hackers out there and keep an organisation secure administrators must understand the methods and techniques employed by hackers to gain information about and access to their organisation. The biggest ally to a hacker is complacency where the administrator thinks that as the organisation has not already been hacked into the security in place must be adequate. Because there are no visible traces of a hacker in the system does not means he is not there, there are new methods and techniques being devised everyday and hackers are becoming stealthy. Therefore an administrator has to monitor and revise the security of the organisations network on a regular basis and it pays to find out what new methods and techniques the hackers have access to before they are being used on the organisation. Administrators should be proactive not reactive.
There are three basis steps that a hacker can employ on order to gain the information required to infiltrate an organisation, which are Footprinting, Scanning and Enumeration each of which is explained in more detail in the following sections of this report.
Footprinting is the term used to describe the methods and techniques employed by a hacker to scope out and understand everything about the selected target. The hacker wants to gather as much information as possible about the intended target in order to compile a footprint or profile of the target organisations security. This can be a long drawn out process but with patience, determination and use of the correct tools the hacker can determine a networks domain name, network block, subnets, routers and IP address ranges. Footprinting can be performed on the Internet, Intranets, Extranets and remote access environments and can be used to glean critical information about the intended target.
Publicly Available Information
The hacker uses information that is readily available to the public over the Internet, such as the organisations web site which can provide information on related organisations, location details, telephone numbers and email addresses for employees and much more. The following are just some of the methods a hacker can employ to gain the information required to infiltrate an organisation.
The Organisations Web Site
Teleport pro is a website mirroring tool which can be utilised to download a web site to the hacker's machine in order that it can be browsed for information at a later time. This software takes a mirror copy of all the details of the website for offline viewing and the hacker can browse through the site and source code at his leisure. A mirror image of the UWS website taking with teleport pro is shown in Figure 1. Even without looking at the source code of the website there are names, such as Sam McKinstry and Harry Burns who must be of key personnel in UWS. These names and finding out the format for UWS mail addresses could be very useful to any hacker.
Without mirroring the site a hacker can still find numerous pieces of information, such as related organisations, location details, contact email addresses/telephone numbers and even usernames, on an organisations website.
Search engines, such as Google and Yahoo, can be very useful tools for any hacker as they can help to find sensitive and critical information about an organisation through their advanced search options. Performing a Google search for www.uws.ac.uk/vpn (Figure 2) delivered results showing links to VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and when the link for Swansea University (Figure 3) was clicked the web site gave very detailed instructions on how to establish a connection to their VPN. This information could be very useful for a hacker.
Google Earth is also a great tool for any hacker as it can be utilised to find out the exact location of the target organisation which can lead to access to wireless networks, illegal entry into the organisation's building, dumpster-diving and other non technical means of attack.
Countermeasures for Publicly Available Information
If the organisation trades with the public over the Internet much of the information already discussed must be made readily available but an administrator should pay close attention to exactly what information is being displayed. Information which can be directly traced back to the organisation can be avoided by the use of aliases.
WHOIS & DNS Enumeration
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) are very similar organisations. IANA had the sole responsibility for the technical functioning of the Internet until ICANN was created in 1998. IANA still performs a lot of the day to day operations but some of the other responsibilities have been taken over by ICANN which is responsible for the issuing of globally unique IP address numbers, Internet domain names, protocol parameters and port numbers required for the functioning of the Internet. It also has the responsibility of the coordination of the root DNS server system on the Internet.
Whilst the use of these organisations centralises the management of the Internet the actual data is stored on lots of WHOIS servers across the globe. These servers can be queried to establish the 'Three R's' of WHOIS which are the Registry, the Registrar and the Registrant. The Registry for the organisations TLD (Top Level Domain (in the case of ICANN this is the '.org' portion of the address) holds the information of who the organisation registered its domain with (Registrar). The Registrar holds the information on the Registrant of the domain name.
In the following example the registry is shown to be Verisign.gre.com, the registrar is shown to be GoDaddy.com and the registrant is ICANN.
Taking the process of domain lookup on step further by accessing the GoDaddy website revealed further details of ICANN including location, email addresses for administrative contact and telephone numbers for the organisation.
The telephone number for ICANN revealed on the GoDaddy website can be entered as a search parameter on another website such as www.phonenumber.co.uk and the resulting links can be used to dig even further into the ICANN organisation.
One of the links contained on the phonenumber website leads to the DNS Ops Logs for ICANN which is a real time log of the DNS operations for ICANN and can be used to find out the configuration of the ICANN DNS servers
RIRs (Regional Internet Registries) manage all IP related issues and are part of ICANN's ASO (Address Supporting Organisation). If hacker chooses any of the numerous RIRs and conducts a WHOIS search for a particular IP address, the RIR will tell him if it manages that address or not. If it does not manage that particular IP address it will point the hacker to the RIR which does and the hacker can then perform another WHOIS search on that site. The IP address can be tracked through numerous RIRs until the owner's identity is revealed. Different governments and different organisations offer various levels of cooperation. IP ranges can also be established by querying the RIRs using the organisation's name, this will give the IP address range of the organisation, its ASN (Autonomous System Number) and the BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) system number. Both the ASN and the BGP can be utilised at a later date for BGP enumeration. The administrative contact, telephone numbers and fax numbers can also be revealed and these can be very useful to the hacker as they can be used to contact unsuspecting users within the organisation, posing as the administrative contact, asking them to change third passwords.
Countermeasures to Domain and IP Searches
Whilst Internet registration of the domain name of the organisation requires administrative contacts, registered net blocks and authoritative name server information steps should be taken to ensure the organisations security. These steps can be as simple as using a toll free telephone number which is not connected to the organisations telephone exchange or using the anonymity element of the organisation domain name provider. GoDaddy offers a private registration feature for minimal cost which means that it will not display critical data such as telephone numbers, email addresses and location of the organisation. This feature would go some way to stalling the hacker.
Insecure configuration of DNS servers can lead to critical information being revealed about the organisation. An administrator who has insecurely configured DNS and allows DNS zone transfers to be carried out by untrustworthy Internet users runs the risk of critical organisational information being leaked. This information can be used to launch an attack which could not be undertaken without it. Under normal circumstances DNS zone transfers are only required between the master and secondary master servers but badly configured DNS can lead to the transfer being performed by anyone who asks. This need not be a problem if a public/private DNS mechanism is used to separate external and internal information, but if this mechanism is not in place the untrustworthy Internet users can access internal hostnames and IP addresses.
Nslookup client, which is built into most UNIX and Windows operating systems, is the easiest method for a hacker to perform an unauthorized DNS zone transfer. The interactive mod of nslookup reveals the default nameserver. Different record type queries will show different DNS records for example an MX query will show the mail exchange records whilst an any query will show all DNS records. The domains associated records can be shown with the ls command and all of the domains records by using the -d command. All of this output can be redirected to a file, such as /tmp/zone_out, in order that the hacker can peruse it at a later time.
Countermeasures for Interrogating DNS
All zone transfers can be restricted to only being able to be performed between authorized servers. TCP port 53 can be configured with a firewall or packet filtering router to stop all inbound unauthorized connections or cryptographic TSIGs (Transaction Signatures) can be used in order that only trusted hosts are allowed zone transfer information. The configuration of external nameservers can be done in such a way that internal network information is never revealed.
The hacker has now established the organisation's IP address range, the physical location, administrative contact, telephone numbers and email addresses. All of this information can now be utilised to scan the network for vulnerabilities.
A hacker can find many tools, readily available on the internet, to aid in the gathering of information about the company that is the focus of the intended infiltration. Many of these tools are intended for use by an administrator in the monitoring and auditing of their network. Once the hacker has established the IP address of the intended victim, via the footprinting techniques, these tools can be utilised to scan for active nodes and open ports.
Ping Sweep and Port Scan
The hacker will perform ping sweeps to determine which of the nodes are active and then do port scans on the active nodes to determine which ports are open or in a listening state. Port scanning can also be used to determine the operating systems and applications running on the network. Some of these methods are detailed below.
fping can be used to establish if a host node is active by sending ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) echo requests in a round robin configuration to multiple hosts at one time. This can be achieved by either entering the individual IP addresses in the command line or by creating a file containing all of the addresses and specifying this file to be used by fping. The file to be created should contain all of the IP addresses to be pinged n the sweep but simple method of achieving this is to use the format:-
When this file is read all of the addresses between 172.16.16.1 and 172.16.16.254 inclusive will be pinged simultaneously and the replies or lack of reply can be analysed to establish which nodes are active on the win.net network.
Network Mapper, shortened to nmap, is a free open source utility that can be used to explore network and audit the security on that network. It can also be used for inventorying the network, monitoring host and service uptime and scheduling service upgrades. Nmap can be utilised to determine the active hosts on a network, the operating system being used, the services that are running on the hosts and much more. This is a widely used utility that is included in many Linux operating systems.
With the use of the many option, such as -PT and -sS, this utility can be used by hackers to establish the vulnerabilities of any network. The format for using nmap is;
nmap (scan type) (option) target
Figure 8 shows a scan type -sP (ping scan), the option is -PT80 (scan port 80) and the target is the lin.net network (172.16.32.0/24). Port 80 is used as it is a common port which is often the port that systems allow though their firewall. A non-stateful firewall is more likely to allow the TCP ACK packets through and the node sends a RST packet which informs the hacker that the node is active. The result of the ping scan on the lin.net network shows that nodes 1, 2, 4 and 5 are all online and their IP and MAC addresses are supplied. Also shown are the systems that these nodes are running on which are either Cisco or Cadmus (the system run on Virtual Box). Nmap scanned 256 IP addresses on the network in 10.710 seconds and discovered 4 hosts up.
Figure 9 shows a scan completed when the ports are closed on most of the nodes on the win.net network. Even although the ports are closed the IP addresses and names of the nodes can be determined. The only ports that are open are the ports on the network printer and the scan shows that the open ports are TCP/ filtered ports and the services running on each of these ports.
Another scan that can be undertaken is TCP SYN scan, also known as a half-open scan, where a full connection to the target is not established only a SYN (Synchronise) packet is sent. This is type of stealthy scan and if the target responds with SYN/ACK (Synchronise/ Acknowledge) it is known that the port is in listening state. A port that is not in the listening state will generally respond with a RST/ACK (Reset/Acknowledge). The hacker will respond to this RST/ACK with another RST/ACK with the intention that a full connection is never established with the target. It is still possible for the hacker to gain information from the target using a stealthy scan as is shown in the following two diagrams (Figures 10 & 11) where a stealthy scan was performed on the win.net network using nmap and the option -sS.
The operating system that is running on the target system and all of the open ports and services running on these ports can be displayed using the -O option on nmap. This action can performed on each of the nodes in the network including the routers and gives the hacker the information required to follow up with enumeration of the network.
Zenmap is the is the Windows version of nmap and as can be seen n the following diagram it gives the option for a wide variety of scans including ping scan, intense scan and quick scan. All the user has to do is enter the targets IP address and choose which scan to complete.
Diagram 13 shows the results of an intense scan on the win.net network. The open ports on each of the nodes on that network can be seen with the port type. Zenmap also completed stealth scans on each of the nodes and showed the number of nodes still to be scanned.
Zenmap is GUI based software and has a feature which details the topology of the network being scanned. This allows th hacker to see at a glance the relationship of all of the nodes on the network with each of their IP addresses.
Another feature of Zenmap is the host details tab which allows the operating system and an overview of the network to be seen. All of this information is able to be used by the hacker to infiltrate the organisation and find out even more details.
SuperScan is a Windows port scanner and is on of the best, most consistent and flexible tools an administrator has for assessing the network. It scans both TCP and UDP ports as a rule. And has many other features to aid the administrator in his work. These features can be utilised by a hacker to access infinite amounts of information about the network.
Figure 16 shows the results of a scan performed on win.net and lin.net where the open ports and the services running on these ports are shown. The results also show versions of the services running, time stamps and content types. All of this information is very useful to a hacker trying to infiltrate a network.
Countermeasures for Ping Sweeps and Port Scanning
Both ping sweeps and port scanning can be countered by two methods either detection or prevention. Which ever methods are used the administrator has to be vigilant and monitor the log files regularly in order to establish patterns of activity. These patterns of activity could alert the administrator to the fact that someone is sweeping or scanning the network trying to find a way in.
The detection of ping sweeps and port scans can be achieved with the use of IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) such as Snort. There are a number of UNIX utilities which can be employed to detect and log ICMP packets, such as Scanlogd and Courtney. McAfee, Symantec and Checkpoint all offer desktop firewall tools which can be used to detect and log ping sweeps in a GUI based system. For the detection of port scans in a Windows environment there is a program called Attacker available from Foundstone which aids the administrator by detecting and logging these types of scans.
Prevention of ping sweeps can be achieved by evaluating the types of ICMP traffic that is allowed on the network. Firewalls can also be configured to filter the ICMP traffic and the filters can be configured to only allow certain types of packet through. Further configuration can be done so that these packets are only allowed to access certain nodes on the network. Another method for prevention of ping sweeps is to limit the ICMP traffic with ACLs (Access Control Lists) to certain IP addresses of the ISP. This allows the ISP to monitor connectivity but makes it harder for hackers to ping sweep the network.
Prevention of port scans is a more difficult task as most ports require being open if the network is going to function but if there are any unnecessary services these can be disabled in the start-up scripts for UNIX. In The Windows environment disabling services is a more difficult task as this environment relies on TCP ports 139 and 445 to be able to function correctly.
Enumeration is the process a hacker employs to use the information about live nodes, operating systems and services running on the networks which has been gathered using the footprinting and scanning techniques. Enumeration takes the scanning techniques one step further by establishing active connections to the target system and initiating direct queries. These queries can give the hacker the means to infiltrate and find user names and passwords, unsecured shared resources and security vulnerabilities caused by older versions of software. The port scans and operating system scans discussed earlier in this report are especially helpful to a hacker when it comes to enumeration as most techniques are platform specific. Many of the port scanning tools utilised by the hacker also offer methods of enumeration. It is only a matter of time before the hacker can infiltrate the system after enumeration has been performed. Enumeration can be performed on any of the 65,535 TCP or UDP ports on a system therefore only some of these have been detailed in this report.
Banner grabbing is the basic numeration technique and is a method whereby the hacker can connect to and receive output from remote applications. This information contains such things as the brand and version of the service running.
Telnet is built in to most operating systems and is a tool for communicating with remote nodes. It can be utilised by the hacker for banner grabbing. The hacker only has to open a telnet connection to a port that has been identified through th port scanning techniques in order to receive useful information.
Figure 17 shows the type of information that can be accessed using telnet to perform a banner grab. The document type is shown to be HTML public, the operating system is Debian (Linux), and it is running Apache 2.2.9 Web Server with PHP 5.2.6 running. It also displays the full address for the server which is debian.student.uws.loc. All of this information is easily acquired and very helpful to the hacker.
Countermeasures for Banner Grabbing
The most reliable methods of countering banner grabbing are either disabling unnecessary services or using ACLs to restrict access to services. Finding a way to stop the brand and version of critical services being displayed is also a means of countering this type of attack.
Accessing the contents of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) repositories is another means gaining information used by hackers. Most operating systems have an FTP client built into them and it is a very simple process to use this client to connect to an FTP server. The method for establishing an FTP connection can be seen in Figure 18 where an anonymous login was achieved using a fake email address. This login resulted in th remote system type being revealed and a data connection being established where the files on the node could be listed.
Countermeasures for FTP
Turning off the FTP service is the best method of countering this type of attack. The administrator should also be wary of any anonymous FTP and restrict the uploading of files.
Netbios Name Service (NBNS) Enumeration
NBNS is a Windows based naming distribution system which has mainly been replaced by the Internet based naming standard DNS. This utility is still built into most versions of Windows and is enabled by default. NBNS enumeration is one of the simplest methods of enumeration as the tools and techniques are easily found, some even coming built into the operating systems. Net view, nbtstat and nbtscan are all tools which are built into Windows operating systems and can be used by hackers to enumerate the target system.
Net view is a command line tool which lists the domains on the network and even goes as far as to open up the domain and list individual nodes. This can be seen in Figure 19 where the win.net network was probed.
Nbtstat connects to individual machines within the network for enumeration and gives results showing the name of the system, which domain it is connected to, the names of any users logged on, services running and the MAC address of the network interface hardware. Each of these units are able to be identified by their NetBIOS service codes for example a computer name with a  code denotes a workstation service whilst the domain name with a  code denotes a domain name. Figure 20 shows the results of an nbtstat scan on the win.net network.
The problems with nbtstat is that it can only b used on individual nodes and that the output is rather enigmatic with the need to understand the codes.
Nbtscan on the other hand can be used to give the same results over the entire network at the same time and does not use the codes.
Countermeasures for NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS) Enumeration
All of the techniques discussed for NetBIOS Name Service enumeration operate via UDP port 137 therefore the administrator should restrict access to this port ether on individual nodes or at the network routers. The problem with restricting access at the network routers is that Windows name resolution will be disabled across these routers. Disabling of the Alerter and Messenger services on individual nodes will prevent user data being shown on NetBIOS name table dumps.
User enumeration is probably the easiest type of enumeration as most Windows environments readily give this information when a null session scan is performed. The following examples demonstrate the type of information that can be acquired when enumerating users.
DumpSec, which was once known as DumpAcl, is one of a security administrators best tools but can also be just as useful to a hacker. It does everything from auditing the file system permissions to auditing remote system services. DumpSec can be used on the command line and can retrieve user information even on a null connection. Using DumpSec can generate such information as lists of users/groups, system policies and user rights. Figure shows a list of users and their password details generated using DumpSec.
Superscan can be used to perform numerous enumeration techniques automatically, including NetBIOS name tables, Account Policies, Logon Sessions and User scans.
When it cans the users it gives details of the full name, when they last logged in to the system, when their passwords expire and when their passwords were last changed. All of these details and the list of the types of enumeration scans that can be carried out using Superscan can be seen in Figure 22.


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Akon – Can’t Say No
Akon has sampled Wayne Wonder’s classic “No Letting Go” for his brand new single “Can’t Say No”. The singer is planning to release 3(!) new albums in October.
Akon has recently announced that he is going to release his latin album “El Negreeto” on October 4th The second album – titled “Akonda” – drops on October 18th, while “Konnect” will be released a week later on October 25th.
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In the last couple of days there's been a flurry of rumors about Spain, and the possibility that it, like Greece, could end up tapping an EU/IMF bailout sooner rather than later.
Conspiracy theorists might note that these rumors comes just before a major government debt auction due to occur this Thursday (cue complaints of hedge fund rumor mongering).
Anyway, not surprisingly, Spain and the EU are all scrambling to deny everything, according to FT Alphaville citing a Reuters report. There's been no meetings about special liquidity operations or IMF bailouts or anything of the sorts.
So stop talking about it, and buy some 30-year Spanish bonds tomorrow!

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My friend is lending me an SM57 in a couple of weeks but in the meantime I want to start recording now. I am interested in buying a condenser mic in which I will plug into my mbox2 with no external preamp. I've been looking at a couple mics like an AT2050 ($170 ebay) and the Blue Spark ($150 musicians friend). I'll be recording electronic music with mellow vocals. I'm open to other suggestions in this price range (brand new).
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You have to love a company named EatSmart. Just thought I’d throw that in there, lol. I have a couple of EatSmart products to share with you but today I’m going to focus on the EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Food Thermometer and why I think you should purchase this EatSmart product.
Eating undercooked food can be very dangerous and cause serious health issues. These days I have a tendency to overcook instead of risking undercooking. If you have ever overcooked meats, you know how dry they can be. And tough. If you have ever undercooked food, you know how frustrating it is to have to start the oven or grill over and cook it until it’s done. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve called the family to the table only to have to send them off again to do whatever they were doing so I could finish cooking something that wasn’t completely cooked. I don’t have the problem of under or over cooking any more thanks to my new EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Food Thermometer.
My digital thermometer came packed securely from Amazon.
The thermometer is black in color and the digital backlight is blue. The numbers are large and easy to read even when I don’t have my reading glasses on. I also love the case to keep the probe protected in. It’s anti-microbial and since I have a BIG problem with germs (I don’t like them, lol), odor and mold, this anti-microbial case is one of the reasons I wanted this particular food thermometer.
I grilled out today and used my thermometer to make sure my food was not undercooked OR overcooked. It turned out PERFECTLY and was so tender and juicy, I’ll never cook, grill or bake without my digital thermometer again. I can use it for just about anything I cook.
Let me show you just how easy it is to grill the perfect meal using this digital thermometer.
I washed and seasoned a pork loin and wrapped it in tinfoil to make cleaning the grill easier. I left the top open.
I cooked my loin, low and slow. After what I deemed a reasonable length of time (I kept checking it) I stuck the thermometer probe in it to make sure it was the right temperature for what I was cooking. You will receive a temperature guide with your purchase.
I wanted it WELL done but not over grilled.
When it was ready, I took it up and served it.
It just doesn’t get any better than a perfectly prepared meal. Purchasing an affordable EatSmart Precision Pro Digital Thermometer will help you achieve perfection like it’s helping me. Can you afford NOT to buy one? No more having to throw away overcooked food in my house.
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Back in November, I headed out to the Midwest to join Machine Gun Kelly and his EST team for the Cleveland premiere of his first-ever movie role in Beyond The Lights. During my 3-day stay, he also shot the video to his new single “Till I Die,” and I fell in LOVE with this track!
Going back to the places in Cleveland that mean the most to him, the visual to MGK‘s 216 anthem goes from the streets of some of the most notorious areas of the city, to the very first house he and his friends ever lived in together, to the club where he toasted to life and celebrated his movie role with the people he came up with (aaaand me, LOL.)
It’s been over two years since Kells released his debut album Lace Up and gained international exposure thanks to his mega-hits like “Wild Boy” and “Invincible,” and he’s finally gearing up for his sophomore effort, leading off with the Justice League-produced “Till I Die.” It’s MGK SZN, y’all! Get into the Casey McPerry-directed vid below! (And of course – look out for a cameo by me and my cell phone in the BTS at the end because duh.)

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Heritage Lottery Fund 2013
Bringing Heron Corn Mill back to life – £939,100 grant.
Situated on the weir of the River Bela in Beetham, Heron Corn Mill, which dates back to the 18th century, is a rare example of an operational upland watermill. HLF’s investment will be used to make vital repairs to the mill building and vastly improve its facilities and overall visitor offer. The medieval mill site is already widely used by the local community by groups including the local history societies, Age UK and the Wood Education Group and these improvements will boost visitor numbers significantly. Original features, such as the lowder frame and exterior waterwheel, will be restored and the exterior wheel will, once finished, also generate the mill’s electricity alongside the hydropower turbine.
A key part of the project will be introducing a diverse range of learning opportunities which will enable the mill to attract a much wider range of visitors. Guided walks and talks, craft workshops and new resources for schools will help people interact with and better understand the history of the mill and why it’s so important to the local community. Traditional building skills training will also be on offer consisting of, amongst others, roofing, masonry and millwright placements. The mill will be an important example of a sustainable historic building once completed which harks back to times gone by when it was an important food and animal feed provider for the village of Beetham, producing many of the staples of everyday life.
Audrey Steeley, Creative Project Manager at Heron Corn Mill, said: “We are so pleased to have been awarded this HLF grant, as the mill is such an important building within our surroundings, demonstrating how water power was used through the ages. It will create so many new opportunities for us, and also enable access to be greatly improved for our locals and visitors”


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Winemaking: Science & Art
Dr. Peter Hombach
We dedicate this site to the memory of Dr. Peter Hombach – a talented and courageous scientist. Peter always wanted to publish a book about winemaking and started to write chapters when he was already sick.
Unfortunately, he was unable to finish his work… All of his work is now on this website, along with other materials, products, and recipes related to winemaking.
Winemaking – Where Science Meets Art
Archaeologists estimate wine has been around for almost 8,000 years1, initially as an involuntary fermentation of Vitis vinifera, the European grape.
Historically, it has been difficult to ferment other fruits; this is where modern science comes in.
The Internet is full of cookbooks and abundant with information about winemaking.
To the authors of this book, the mere passage of recipes is unsatisfactory – this approach does not help people understand the science behind the art of winemaking.
The information written in this book tries to fill that void.
When the visitor of this website is ready to ferment fruit not covered in this book, this book has served its purpose.
1 – Berkowitz, Mark; “World’s Earliest Wine”, Archaeology (Archaeological Institute of America) 49 (5) (1996).
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Megan Pingree is one of Portland's most experienced, responsive, and enabling tango dancers.
Megan has studied Argentine tango since 1993, having been among the initial wave of Portlanders to take an interest in the dance. She was Clay Nelson's principal teaching and dance partner for two years and performed with him in Michelle Badion's show "Tango Nights" at the Aladdin Theater in November 1999. She is often asked to partner visiting Argentine instructors, and assists local teachers (Bill Alsup and Alex Krebs, these days) and subs for them in their absence. She teaches her pre-milonga classes, and various workshops and mini-specials.
Megan hosts Corazón de Tango, a Friday night milonga held on the 2nd, 4th, & 5th Fridays of the month. Fifth Fridays are "Philanthropy Fridays", with the proceeds donated to a charity.
Megan has an instructional video for sale: "Argentine Tango for Absolute Beginners", made with Clay Nelson in Dec 2003. It covers basic vocabulary, basic patterns, syncopated steps and cross-foot patterns, totaling 21 different components. Cost: $20.
Particularly adept with multiple styles of tango, Megan has been influenced by a broad range of Argentines, including Luciana Valle, Lucia Mazer, Fabián Salas, Gustavo Naveira, Lorena Ermocida, Daniela Arcuri, Fernanda Ghi, and Susana Miller.
For more information about lessons, classes, videotapes, or Corazón de Tango, contact Megan at 503-222-4691 or firstname.lastname@example.org. For the latest in her organizing and teaching activities, check out her new blog/website at PatootieTango.


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Evaluation of Clinofibrate Effect on Canine Plasma Triglyceride Using Epidemiological Analysis
Hypertriglyceridemia develops in Canis lupus familiaris due to lack of exercise, excessive caloric intake, and genetic factors. Clinofibrate is a drug for human hypertriglyceridemia, but in Japan it is now also prescribed for dogs even though there is little knowledge about the medicinal effect on these animals.
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of clinofibrate on the level of plasma triglyceride (TG) in dogs.
We collected TG concentration data of 306 dogs from Spectrum Lab Japan that met the following conditions: data were measured after fasting more than 8 hours, presence of data before and after first medication, and two measurements were performed within one year. Samples were categorized into breed groups, comprising the top five breeds plus a composite group containing the other 30 breeds. The samples were also categorized into two groups according to the presence or absence of drug efficacy. Logistic analysis was performed with regard to some dog characteristics (breed, sex, neuter status, BCS, and age).
There was a decrease in TG content after drug treatment, with an average reduction of 53.70%. However, drug refractory occurred in 17.65% of the dogs. Logistic analysis showed no relationship between dog characteristics and drug efficacy.
We confirmed that clinofibrate could effectively reduce TG in dogs with hypertriglyceridemia. The lack of any relationship between drug efficacy or drug refractory and dog characteristics, indicates effect of rare gene variations in lipid metabolism that might have inhibited the drug’s action.


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I just want to start by saying that - according to me - there are two types of pizza:
One is the NY style, by-the-slice type of pizza that should have a place on any pizza lover's list of places to go for a quick fix. In Leesburg, I would vote for Giovanni's.
The other is the gourmet version of pizza. The kind that will have multiple variations and will actually require a menu, that will be made by a chef. For this type, the clear winner in Loudoun County is Fireworks.
The question is: which do you want? There are times when I feel a little less sophisticated, and I just want to have a slice of pizza and a beer (maybe even a root beer). Then there are times when I want a pizza that goes with that great bottle of wine I just picked up. Good thing that Leesburg has a winner in both categories.
I will note that after it's success in Leesburg, another Fireworks restaurant was opened in Arlington. It is always just as packed as the original - a testament to how good this place is.
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Life is constantly changing. I am always evolving.
One part of me has been conditioned by the society to follow the path of earning salary from various industries, namely sports, finance, airline, education, tourism and media. I've been helping SMEs and corporates to develop their marketing and communication strategy and PR campaigns for more than a decade and specialise in content creation and community engagement.
The other part of me has the eager to take the journey within. I have been interested in writing since I was in primary school. Every day, I either write online or write on my personal journal. I have published a few short stories, novels and shared my experiences, learning and point of views on variety of media channels. Writing is the way to heal, to grow and to learn.
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For restaurants that offer lunch in Bethesda, the suburb can be neatly divided between the haves and have nots. So says Jeff Heineman, the man behind Grapeseed, which sits squarely in the northern section of Bethesda where the chef and owner apparently hears as many crickets as potential customers on the sidewalks.
The last time Grapeseed served lunch was back in January, when Heineman decided to get the jump on Restaurant Week by launching his own promotions, including a two-course lunch for $16. This was when the proprietor decided lunch was "useless," he says. "This side of town, we've got to get the buildings done, so we have some humans.”
There are some mixed-use apartment/retail projects scheduled for completion in Heineman's stretch of Bethesda, he notes, but until that happens, Heineman says there are too many restaurants competing for too few customers. He casts a jealous eye toward the southern strip, where the Bethesda Row area offers a more sophisticated mix of retail and dining options to attract the hungry hordes.
Why then is Heineman jump-starting his lunch service again on Tuesday, Oct. 22, after a nine-month hiatus? It seems he has learned a few things since the beginning of the year. Among the lessons: that the multi-course lunch at Grapeseed ate up too much time. It became clear to Heineman that his approach wasn't working when, on his worst days, Grapeseed had fewer than 10 diners for lunch.
"At some point as an operator, you just throw your hands up and say, "I quit.'”
This time around, the chef has designed a menu with items that can be made quickly, whether steak frites or the appropriately named "In a Hurry Shrimp Saute," a half-pound of crustaceans that can be prepared a number of ways, including Creole-style or "spicy Korean." Heineman also has some surprises, like his house-made pepper lomo among the charcuterie options, or his Korean chicken sandwich. The latter is a brined breast double-fried, BonChon-style. Like the $20 Diner, Heineman loves BonChon chicken.
Then there is Heineman's mapo tofu burger. Yes, burger. He marinates his tofu in soy and other ingredients, then grills the soy-milk blocks. He'll serve the tofu with his own house-made ma la sauce, that Sichuan-style oil that provides both heat and a tingling of the tongue. How hot is Heineman's version?
"I’ve made it too hot in the past," he says. "I want it to have a tiny bit of the numbing thing, but I don’t want it to be too much. This is Bethesda.”
Starting Oct. 22, lunch will be served at Grapeseed from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. From Oct. 23-25, Grapeseed will offer 50 percent off all main courses. Reservations advised.