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The importance of male friendships remains the same, no matter what time of your life, from boyhood to old age, social connections are vital for your mental health and overall quality of life.
There’s nothing that can compare to the bond you share with your best friends. While your wife and family always hold a special place in your heart, your male friends provide perspective and guidance for you as you journey through life.
Men have been tribal animals from the first campfires of civilization. It’s just a part of human nature. We work together, we love together, and we fight together. From the time we were children, we’ve been forming bonds, drawing alliances, and emotionally connecting with men who see the world in the same light. Whether it’s a call for a celebration or the worst day of your life, your brothers are always there for you.
Living your life as a one-man show isn’t just sad it’s scary. Maintaining friendships and talking to your guy friends regularly is key to living a rich and fun-filled life. Far too often, men end up alone due to the paranoia of being seen as soft or weak for displaying any kind of vulnerability. This isn’t the case. No matter what you’re into doing, you need friends who like doing the same things you do. Unfortunately, the suicide rate for older men is much higher than any other demographic or age. Let’s face it when you’re living completely alone, the pain can become too much to bear after a while.
Do you have close friends that you can call? Many men find that their friend circles change and evolve as life wanders along. Childhood friends, once forgotten, can become buddies in the later years of your life. Meeting new people has its share of challenges during the pandemic, but connections can be found virtually these days. If you’ve got an interest in something, you can connect with someone who wants to talk about it online.
Why Are Male Friendships So Important?
Friends help us deal with everyday life’s challenges, guide us through the tough choices when they arise and provide mutual support when we need it the most. Friendship is crucial for our mental health. A recent study showed that spending time one on one–man to man–changes our overall outlook on life for the better.
Making conversation with a stranger can be difficult, especially after the pandemic. With gyms, bars, parks, and clubs all closed down; it’s never been more challenging to make those vital human connections. While a Zoom call gives you an idea of how a friend is doing, it’s not like it was years ago when you could look him in the eye and extend your arm for an old-fashioned bro hug. Whether you’re chatting about women or you just want to talk about how things were five years ago, that time spent talking together is what makes life worth living.
Having close friends doesn’t guarantee a life free of loneliness. You may think that it would, but we can still get blue when people are around us all of the time. In fact, for the more introverted men, time spent with too many people can actually contribute to a negative emotional state. You could spend all of the time in the world making friends, only to still feel alone on the inside. The best way to combat this is to really take the time to get to know any of your new friendships and make the most out of the ones you’ve had for years. You’ll find that feeling lonely is a part of life, but with the right circle of friends around, you can fight back against the pain of loneliness.
Why Male Bonding Is Crucial To Being A Healthy Man
From the time that we’re little boys, we start forming bonds with other guys. Sometimes it’s through a quick handshake; other times, it can take a fair bit longer to make friends within a group. Whenever men share a common interest, they can form a bond and become closer. Like having another family, those bonds support your personal development and encourage you to have a healthy social life.
According to a recent study from the University of California, Berkeley, friendships between men help them cope with the realities of life and reduce their overall stress levels. In the study, male rats were exposed to mild stress factors. Once the rats were stressed, they were more social and cooperative with the other male rats. This makes perfect sense. How many times have you formed a close bond with the guys at work after you all accomplish a difficult task? Or think about when you and your brothers won the big game back in high school all of these situations make you feel close to your friends and help you feel included in the social scene.
Having a great father is a bit like winning the lottery if you got lucky, then you won big. Other guys that weren’t so lucky may have lived with less. Being close to your dad is one of the first male friendships that most men develop, and this sets the tone for the rest of your life. If you’ve overcome missing out on having a father in your life, your friends can provide those close connections and relationships that keep your mental state out of a negative place.
Why Some Men Don’t Have Actual Close Friends
The difference between a superficial buddy and a deep friendship. Afraid of vulnerability, afraid to get close to other males. Afraid to accept emotional support.
Sometimes, men can put up a wall and act as if they don’t care about anything, good or bad! This leads to bottling up feelings and avoiding male friendship due to a misconception about masculinity. What they’re really feeling is a need for human connection and a desire for a close friendship. Spending time alone, putting up a shield, and pretending to be invincible isn’t a great way to be going through life.
According to a recent widely cited study, loneliness can increase your chances of early death by 30%. They also found that living alone elevates your mortality risk past the point of obesity and heart disease combined. Simply put, your health is at risk if you’re living without any sort of male bonding!
Being hurt by previous relationships or losing a best friend to betrayal can lead men to distrust others and destroy their mental health. While the pain of losing one of your relationships can shake your core, it’s important to remember that not all people are going to hurt you. In fact, a far greater number of men want to help you understand your feelings and provide the right perspective.
For the men without women in their lives, this can be an even more significant challenge. Without a feminine touch or an ability to be vulnerable, they can miss out on a different way to see things. That shift in perspective can come with male friends as well, but it takes time and a close friendship.
Our digital world doesn’t make this easy on anyone. Yesterday’s male bonding took place over lunch at work or a trip to the golf course. With so much of our interaction online, friends can disappear if the line of communication drops. This isn’t anyone’s fault necessarily; it’s just what happens a lot of the time. Think about the last time you called up an old friend. Were they excited to hear from you? Most of the time, friendships can form again in an instant.
There’s also a vast difference between a casual pal and your life-long best friend. If a man’s lacking in connection to another, he’s walking through life blind and alone. Making (and keeping) male friendships is one of life’s great joys, but it does take effort, and you must allow yourself to be close with both men and women.
Breaking Down The Emotional Walls
The first step to breaking down the emotional walls and forming a meaningful connection is understanding that true masculinity is based on being emotionally grounded. This means that you must learn to accept the feelings that come into your life, reason with them, and understand that all men go through a spectrum of personal emotions. Sharing those personal emotions with a close friend takes strength, courage, and the ability to build a bridge for their emotions as well. Being empathetic to other men can allow you to make male friendships that have more meaning and depth.
People often think that men have to be made of stone and incapable of feeling any kind of emotion other than a stone-cold focus. This only leads to trouble as neither person can truly express how they think and grow closer to one another. It’s essential to open up, especially with your family and your children. Two people who see eye to eye can connect on a mutual level, and when you let yourself feel what your friends are experiencing, they’ll do the same for you.
Relationships are formed on mutual trust and understanding; these are the two factors that define true masculinity. When you can be true to yourself and allow your body and mind to become open to different perspectives, you can grow as a man and feel closer to the people in your circle. What this says about your character is that you’re able to be human and to feel the full range of emotions. Try to build as many valuable emotional connections as possible, and you’ll never be left without a diversity of relationships to draw from.
How To Shift From Casual To Deep Friendships
It’s not easy to break down your emotional walls and form a close bond, but it’s worth it. That being said, it’s not like there’s a manual on how to develop a meaningful male friendship. It takes a bit of luck, a good social scene, a lot of time, and two people who share a common perspective. Maintaining casual friendships is relatively easy, especially if you live in a big city like New York. You may know plenty of people on a first-name basis, but that’s about where it stops.
To truly get to know another man, you’ve got to embark on the same journey. Deep friendships often form with co-workers because you both have the same long-term goal. You celebrate together, struggle and overcome as brothers, and look back on all of the time you’ve spent together. To build a strong relationship such as this, you’ve got to experience both good times and bad. The amount of time will vary, though; you’ll find many men say they hit it off with their best friend within the first day of meeting them.
Moving beyond the superficial and into the supportive connection makes a huge difference in your and your friends’ overall happiness. You’re important to them, and that gives you even more meaning and value. Evaluate your relationships and see if there are any that need work to form a deeper connection. Seeing friends one-on-one helps to foster a deeper connection, and you’ll get much closer than if you saw the same people in a group setting. If he’s got a problem, listen to what he says. You may find answers to your questions when you’re helping your friend with a problem.
Going the extra mile and planning outings or times to talk shows that you care about them and want to spend time growing closer together. Much of what constitutes friendship is actually just hanging out. Fishing, hiking, or just watching TV all give you the time for you and your friend to laugh, yell, cry, and feel what it means to be alive.
Deep friendships, once formed, will remain solid throughout an entire lifetime. When you want to shift from casual relationships to close friendships, you’ve got to be available for your friends. If you’ve got their back, they’ll always be there for you.
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The Benefits Of Having Close Male Friends.
There’s no question that keeping up with the relationships in our lives takes work, whether it’s with men or women. Picking up the phone or meeting up to get a beer may not be as easy as it once was years ago, but it’s more important than ever before.
According to the Mayo Clinic, friendships increase your sense of belonging and purpose, boost happiness, reduce stress, and improve your overall self-confidence. Think about it–whenever you’ve got a tough challenge ahead of you, who encourages you the most? Your close friends! When you let them know who you truly are, they can guide you through any relationship or professional problems in their own unique way.
Quality counts when it comes to friendships, and like any relationship, you’ve got to nurture the most valuable connections first. This is especially true with age. It’s less about the number of friends you have and more about the type of men you have around you. It’s just not possible to have a huge number of male friends; there’s not enough time in the day. That being said, having a social scene is essential to your well-being, and you may have the chance to welcome new friends into your circle.
Many couples say that they have a better relationship when the husband has a group of close friends. They’re able to go on vacation to new places together and say that they would recommend the same lifestyle to other couples. One way to have less stress as a family is to form a network of other families led by strong men and rely on each other for recreation, community building, and expertise.
Why You Should Join A Men’s Circle Or Men’s Group
Emotional health is just as important as physical health, no matter how old you are. If you’ve struggled throughout your life to be close with other men, it’s essential to focus on your social and emotional well-being as you get older.
Big cities like New York, LA, and Chicago provide endless opportunities for social interaction, but what do you do if you’re living somewhere that’s not as exciting? Look for a men’s circle or a men’s group. Whatever you’re into, you can find a group of men who share the same interests as you do. If you would like to learn a new skill or hobby, there’s plenty of options to choose from on Facebook and Meetup.com.
Some men say that these groups help them in more ways than one. Whether it’s advice on how to be a better father or you just want to talk about life with the boys, a men’s circle keeps your mind state in check and allows you to connect with a group of guys throughout your entire lifetime.
If you join up with a men’s group, you’ll never have to worry about social isolation. Like chiefs and captains, you can sit and delegate with your community, form a connection, and keep your stress levels low. Masculine power develops through challenges and overcoming obstacles. Like a sports team, a men’s group has a common goal, and you all can share in the bounties of your success and comfort each other in times of trouble.
Spending time away from home also helps your relationships inside of your house. When you can get away from it all for a bit and kick back with the guys, you’ll find that you’re happier at home and more engaged when dealing with your wife and family. All around, a men’s group is a beneficial thing to have in your life.
How To Find New Male Friends
If you’re searching for new friends, it can be a bit difficult during the time of COVID. As time passes on and we begin to see a return to normalcy, meeting new friends should become much more comfortable and more like the way it was previously.
Try to forge new connections with the people you see every day. Maybe it’s someone you see in passing at the office or a familiar face you recognize at the gym. If you strike up a conversation or ask a question, you may find yourself making a new friend. If you already share one hobby, there’s a chance you could also have similar interests in other areas.
If you’re into sports, reach out to local groups and see if you can get involved. Even if you haven’t played in years, these groups are more about fun and community than actual competition. Sure, there’s a competitive edge for excitement’s sake, but it’s really about making lasting relationships with a collection of like-minded guys.
Finally, reach out to those old friends that may have fallen to the wayside. Do you recall the last time you invited one of your buddies or a group of guys to hang out? If you’re waiting on others to take the initiative, you may get left behind. Get outside of your comfort zone, connect with someone new, and open your mind to all new horizons. Once you’ve formed a solid bromance, you’ll be glad that you did.
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Rational or disastrous?
During his successful election campaign, President-elect Joe Biden insisted he did not favor a “green new deal” approach to energy. Now, however, it appears he may be poised to deliver a one-two punch in that very direction.
First, Biden said he will name former secretary of state John Kerry as his climate change “envoy.”
Then, late last week, there was speculation Biden may choose Mary Nichols to head the Environmental Protection Agency. Nichols’ current position is head of the California Air Board. She oversees the most stringent air quality regulations in the nation.
During August, millions of Californians suffered temporary power outages that were, at least in some measure, due to the state’s drive toward its own version of a “green new deal.” Part of the problem was lack of reliable peak load generating capacity. The state requires at least one-third of electricity be generated through “renewable” methods such as solar and wind power. As a result, it lacks the conventional power-plant backup capacity enjoyed by most other states.
Some analysts argue that during the past several years, billions of dollars that could have been put toward ensuring California had an adequate power grid was spent instead on “renewable” projects.
If Biden, perhaps using Kerry and Nichols as his enforcers, adopts a policy similar to California’s, the entire nation could be in trouble.
Until the technology to ensure “renewables” can deliver reliable peak-load electricity is developed, Americans need an “all-of-the-above” energy policy. That means relying on natural gas and yes, coal, for a significant percentage of generation.
As EPA administrator, Nichols could make the impossible or at least exceedingly expensive by flexing the agency’s enormous regulatory muscle. If Biden indeed does seek to name her to head the EPA, senators who must confirm his appointee should grill Nichols regarding whether she intends to pursue a rational policy or one that could be disastrous to Americans.


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Aces of Trades: Haley Wilkes finds her passion at the Y
She didn’t end up where she expected, and she’s just fine with that.
“I was a curious kid growing up,” recalled Haley Wilkes. “I was always trying new things to see what I liked and what I was good at. I dreamed of growing up and becoming a choreographer or a crime scene investigator. Nothing close to what I do today. But that’s the cool thing about growing up. You find your identity, your passion, you learn and grow.”
Today, Wilkes is the director of mentoring, diversity and inclusion at the Marion Family YMCA.
“I oversee multiple youth programs such as Marion Mentors, Teen Leaders Club, and Future Seekers," she explained. "I make sure the YMCA always promotes a sense of belonging.
“I do the work I do because every child deserves a chance," added Wilkes. "Every child deserves to know someone cares about them. As Rita Pierson said, ‘Every child deserves a champion.’ I do this because it’s a passion of mine, it’s what I’m meant to do, and I absolutely love doing it.”
Wilkes grew up in Marion, graduated from Marion Harding High School in 2006, then Marion Technical College in 2020 where she studied human and social services — with a focus on juvenile delinquency and youth-serving social work.
“During my time at MTC I had to complete two internships to graduate,” she said. “One of the agencies I interned for was C.A.R.E.F.I.T, an agency that allows children to have a safe place to visit family members. There I met a family of five siblings who had a very rough time in life. I heard their story, I got to know them, I played games with them, I watched them cry, I watched them laugh, I watched them go silent, I watched them love and build each other up. I also watched them pick on each other and fight like normal siblings. And I will never forget those kids, what they went through, and how they inspired me to be a safe adult for the youth in our community to trust. I still think about those siblings every day.
“After graduating from MTC,” she continued, “I was employed at Marion County Family and Children First Council as a service coordinator. In that position, I helped multi-system youth, and their families, obtain and utilize resources. I also helped out at the Marion County Family Resource Center, where I facilitated Girls Circle, a supportive group for female-identifying youth. Those two roles allowed me to make connections with other youth-serving agencies in town, and that led me to where I am today.”
Wilkes began working with the Marion Family YMCA in 2021.
“The work Haley does is a prime example of what the Y stands for,” said the YMCA’s CEO Jeremy Byers. “Her work with the mentoring program and teen leaders, as well as the number of partnerships with our schools and other youth organizations, are all valuable pieces to the work we’re doing in the community. Haley has that ‘it’ factor when it comes to connecting with our youth and her guidance and support is something they will remember the rest of their lives. I’m so happy to have her as a part of our team.”
“This is exactly where I am supposed to be,” Wilkes responded. “Although I never would have imagined myself here at the Y working mainly with youth, I’m happy to be here.”
Marion Family YMCA is located at 645 Barks Road East. For more information, log on marionymca.org.
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The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said decisions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari and the reforms introduced by the commission has saved Nigeria pilgrims over N83 billion during Hajj operations in 2017 .
This was revealed by the Head of Public Affairs at NAHCON, Fatima Usara, during an interactive session with journalists at the commission’s head office Abuja on Tuesday.
Mrs Usara said the decision by Mr Buhari to abolish the practice of dollar concession alone saved Nigeria N75 billion in 2017.
The practice in the past was for presidents to give concessionary exchange rates for pilgrims going to Hajj.
For instance, while the official exchange rate of $1 to the naira was N190 in 2016, President Goodluck Jonathan had earlier granted a concession which reduced the exchange rate to N160 for $1, the government therefore, subsidised each dollar with N30.
Mrs Usara said Mr Buhari abolished the practice and also granted NAHCON approval to fix a flat BTA for all pilgrims.
“Because of the concession, and because there were three types of Hajj seats at then, which were minimum, medium and maximum, often differentiated by BTA, one person will pay for say 200 persons and then connived with a financial institution to collect the subsidised BTA and then give the pilgrims pittance. It therefore, became an illegal business venture for some people,” she said.
She also said the management of NAHCON led by Abdullahi Mohammed came into office at about the same time with Mr Buhari in 2015 and one of the first decisions he took after meeting with the NAHCON chairman was to abolish the practice of federal government’s sponsorship of a delegation to hajj annually.
She said decision alone saved the government N1.6 billion annually.
Also, she said NAHCON in 2017 decided to abolish the use of middle men in securing accommodation for Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia.
Instead, she said the commission deals directly with home owners which saved the country over $14 million.
In the same vein, the NAHCON spokesperson said another reform introduced in 2017 regarding Hadaya (sacrificial animal) has saves pilgrims N1.6 billion.
She said the reform sees the introduction of Jaiz Bank to work in conjunction with Islamic Development Bank to collect monies meant for the purchase of sacrificial animals from the pilgrims and issue them coupons.
“Upon payment a coupon is given to the pilgrim and his phone number is collected and he will receive an alert on when the Hadaya will be carried out and when it is done,” she said.
She said the commission decided to introduce the new measure because pilgrims had been shortchanged in the past whereby some people posing as agents receive payments for the Hadaya but would eventually fail to carry it out.
Carrying out the Hadaya sacrifice is one of the most important component of Tammatu Hajj, the type of Hajj in which pilgrims combine Hajj and Umrah and which most Nigerian pilgrims undertake.
Mrs Usara said if not for the new scheme Nigerian pilgrims “would have been defrauded of N1.6 billion.”
Mrs Usara said NAHCON in 2016 refunded N1.5 billion to pilgrims for services poorly rendered to them, adding “due to improved services in 2017” the figure refunded to pilgrims came down to N527 million.
Mrs Usara said as the commission continues preparation for Hajj 2019 it is already fully utilising the Hajj development levy collected by upgrading Hajj departure centres in some states across the country.
She also said the commission intends to kick start the Hajj saving scheme introduced earlier in 2018, while a Hajj training institute meant to train Hajj managers, intending pilgrims and the general public.
She also said NAHCON is heading towards “self-funding to reduce the burden on government.”
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The world as we know it today would be very different if these battles had gone the other way.
Two Russian reconnaissance planes were escorted by U.S. and Canadian jets.
The newest Strategic Long Range Cannon would give the ground-combat force as much power as naval and air forces.
We take a look at how aircraft carriers became the huge war machines that they are today.


Roy Hill shipment fulfills Gina's iron ore dream
UPDATE 10.40am: Gina Rinehart has hailed the sailing of the first shipment of iron ore from the Roy Hill project as a "historic moment", saying it was the fulfillment of the dreams of both her and father Lang Hancock.
"It was always our Hancock Prospecting vision that we would move from the early days of exploration and development by others, to where our company took increasing roles towards the lead and developed a deposit independently," she said.
Speaking in Port Hedland this morning, as the MV Anangel Explorer set sail from the Pilbara harbour, Mrs Rinehart said she was pleased the first Roy Hill shipment was heading to the project's first major external partner, Korea's Posco.
The mining magnate told the small group of dignitaries assembled at Roy Hill's South West Creek berth in Port Hedland the 55 million tonne a year port rail and mine project had national, as well as personal, economic significance.
"When the mine is operating at its full capacity, Roy Hill will generate export revenue significantly greater than either Australia's lamb and mutton export industry or our annual wine exports," Ms Rinehart said.
Representing Roy Hill's lead contractor Samsung C&T, the company's president and chief executive Chi Hun Choi said it was an honour and a pleasure to see the first Roy Hill shipment from Port Hedland.
"We appreciate Roy Hill and all the team participants for their commitment and dedication towards successful completion of the project," he said.
"For a project as large and significant as Roy Hill, challenges are to follow.
"With our trusted partners, who have worked tirelessly alongside us, we overcame every hardship with courage.
"Throughout the project, Samsung C&T and partners have established a sound and long-term relationship, which we believe led to successfully achieving this historical milestone."
Mr Hun Choi said the project would deliver enormous benefits to the broader community.
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LTER Weather Station - Raw Hourly Weather — Research Context
Raw hourly observations from the LTER weather station. These data are not checked.
This datatable is part of the LTER Meteorological Stations dataset.
Meteorological data have been collected on the LTER main site since 1988.
Originally, wind direction and speed, total solar radiation, net solar radiation, rainfall, air temperature, and relative humidity were recorded hourly in connection with measurements of evapotranspiration and deep percolation from a 6 m2 in-ground weighing lysimeter. The lysimeter and fetch area were planted to continuous alfalfa.
Although the lysimeter is no longer in operation, weather data collection continues. Precipitation was measured with a tipping bucket rain gauge until fall of 1997, when it was replaced with a weighing bucket rain gauge. In 2007 the belford rain gauge was replaced by a NOAH IV weighing bucket gage. All other sensors are electronic, connected to a data logger that is polled remotely. Instruments to measure wind speed and direction are mounted on a tower at 10 m. Light sensors (net solar radiation and photosynthetically active radiation) a thermometer, and an RH probe (with a built-in thermometer) are mounted at about 3 m. Soil moisture and temperature are monitored near the base of the tower.
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Dr Gianluca Tozzi
- Qualifications: MSc PhD
- Role Title: Reader in Bioengineering
- Address: Anglesea Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3DJ UK
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- Department: School of Mechanical and Design Engineering
- Faculty: Faculty of Technology
I am a Reader in Bioengineering at the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering and director of the Zeiss Global Centre. Formerly, I worked at the School as a Senior Lecturer (2015-2018), Lecturer (2013-2015) and Research Associate (2012-2013). I received a PhD in Bioengineering in 2012 from the University of Portsmouth and a 5-year MSc in Mechanical Engineering in 2008 from the University of Bologna.
Advanced materials (MSc)
My research interest include multi-dimensional/modal X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT), correlative microscopy and digital volume correlation (DVC) of biological tissues and biomaterials, such as 3D-printed implants and electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering.


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text: Maiella Orientale, historically refuge for hermits and pastors, is part of the Maiella National Park. It is characterized by a primordial environment, by landscapes of haunting beauty, dominated by a mystical and unspoiled nature. Is the wildest and suggestive slope of the "mountain mother", as Plinio il Vecchio called it, is surrounded by spectacular canyons, plateaus and small perched villages offering glimpses and breathtaking views. There are several hermitages to visit in Abruzzo, such as the Madonna dell’Altare in Palena or Grotta Sant’ Angelo in Palombaro. At the entrance of the Valley of Fara San Martino there is the Benedictine Abbey of San Martino in Valle and in Taranta Peligna there are the majestic Grotte del Cavallone result of karstic phenomena. Among the stages of archaeological interest there is the Juvanum in Montenerodomo, with the remains of the ancient italic-roman town. There are pearls to discover even the small villages of Abruzzo, perched on the beautiful hills of Maiella Orientale, like Casoli, Pizzoferrato or Fara San Martino, known throughout the world for the production of pasta.

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Most people are hacked via phishing attacks. Here's how to better protect yourself.
Journalists and Journalists and newsrooms are increasingly the victims of hacking and malware, and hackers often target them through email. Virtually every “sophisticated” hack of an individual reporter or entire newsroom involves a relatively simple email attack: phishing and spear phishing.
Phishing is a social-engineering attack where an adversary crafts an email (or text or app message) in such a way as to trick you into divulging information that could be used against you or your network; gain access to and ultimately commandeer your account; or introduce malware and/or viruses to your machine. Spear phishing is just like phishing, except the attacker uses information they already know about you to specially tailor their phishing email. There are plenty of ways to be phished, and it happens incredibly frequently. Prepare yourself with our guide on how to mitigate or avoid phishing or spear phishing attacks.
One of the most important advances in credential security is two-factor authentication. 2FA relies on the idea that services are more secure if you access them with something you know (i.e., your passphrase) and something you have (i.e., physical access to your phone).
With 2FA, each login will require an extra step after you input your password: You’ll be prompted to enter a code that is displayed only on the device you have control over. This code can come to you via text message (i.e., SMS) from the service itself, or is displayed in an app on your phone (such as Google Authenticator or Authy). That way, if someone ever gets your password, they still could not log in as you unless they had physical control over your phone as well.
So, turn on two-factor authentication for any and all services that you can, starting with your Gmail account. The website 2fa.directory has an exhaustive list of services that support 2FA, as well as direct links to directions for enabling it everywhere it’s available.
Better yet, get a security key, a small device that you either plug into your computer or connect to your phone wirelessly, if it supports NFC. If you do get phished (it happens to the best of us!), no one will be able to make use of the stolen password because they would also need to have access to your security key to log into that account.
Understand that things like the “from” field in your emails can be forged to trick you. While it’s difficult for someone to send an email using someone else’s address, it can be done. It’s also incredibly easy to create an email address that is similar enough to your contact’s email to impersonate them.
In the first case, scrutinizing the email headers might tip you off to a forgery. However, not all email clients make this clear or alert you when someone is attempting to trick you this way. Here’s an example of this attack in action: An email claiming to come from a legitimate Gmail address arrives in my inbox but was not sent from one of Gmail’s real servers. This is why there is a yellow phishing warning at the top of the message.
Information in the source of an email cannot be easily forged, so that bit of information is more trustworthy than the name/email address associated with the email. Be aware of this threat and choose an email client that has your protection in mind. As much as we may criticize Google for being a monolith that mines your personal data for ad revenue, Google does provide a lot of protection against this kind of attack.
The second case concerns a trick called typosquatting: when someone purchases a domain that looks a lot like a legitimate one you’re familiar with but is misspelled just a bit to trick you. For example, I once received an email from someone at the “gooogle” domain (notice the three o’s?!) That was a phishing attempt that wanted me to log into their phony site to steal my real Google credentials.
Email attachments can carry malware and viruses, and commonly accompany phishing emails. The best way to avoid malware from attachments is never download them. However, downloading documents is often part of a journalist’s job. As a cardinal rule, don’t open any attachments immediately, especially if they come from people you do not know. If your source is sending you a document that’s mostly text, like a copy of a memo, ask them to copy-paste the text in the email instead of sending it as an attachment.
If you have to open the attachment, do it only in a “sandboxed” environment: a program, service, or even a dedicated computer that enforces separation between the documents you open and the computer you use. Google Drive from within your browser can be a very efficient sandbox. So, instead of downloading an attachment and opening it on your computer, view it there.
If you are really suspicious but still need to open the attachment, you could also use an air-gapped” machine (a computer that never touches a network) to view documents and print out the ones you need for later. (Also, have a look at our guide for using the Tails operating system for such a task.)
Change your settings so that certain files never run automatically, but instead open up in a text editor application, which will display the file’s contents instead of running it. Ideally, whichever text editor you use should not sync to the cloud, just in case it’s actually a legitimate file you don’t want to share with a snoopy cloud provider.
While this is usually less of an attack vector for Mac users, here’s how to change a file’s default application on a Mac.
Be skeptical of links in emails. There’s a simple trick for making sure a link in an email will send you to where it’s supposed to: Use your mouse to hover over any link before clicking on it, to see what the actual address is. If you’re using a mobile device, a “long press” will also show the real address.
If it’s a link shortener (e.g., a site like bit.ly that takes long web addresses and makes a short, typable one) instead of the full address, don’t open it. Furthermore, don’t follow links to domains you are unfamiliar with. If in doubt, perform a search for the domain, with the domain name in quotation marks, with a privacy-preserving search engine (like DuckDuckGo) to see if it’s a legitimate website. This isn’t a 100% fix, but it’s a good precaution to take.
Finally, if you click on any link from an email and are asked to log in — a common endgame for phishing campaigns, do not do it. Instead, manually go to the website of the service you are trying to log into and log in there. This way, you’ll know you’re logging in to the correct website because you’ve typed in the address for it, rather than having to trust the email link.
Turn off your email client’s ability to display images automatically. Whenever an image is loaded into your email display, a request is made to wherever on the internet that image is hosted. Adversaries have cribbed this play from the marketing industry: They use this trick to find out who has opened their email and when — kind of like a tracking beacon. Gmail has the option to prevent images from loading automatically — turn this on immediately! Here’s how: Navigate to “Settings” from the gear icon at the right of the page and then “See all settings.” In the “General” tab (the first tab), select “Ask before displaying external images.” Finally, click “Save changes.”
You can always enable images to load per email, or even per sender, if you trust the sender and want to view images in their email.
If anyone is sending you unsolicited attachments, links, or images, and seems suspiciously insistent that you open them immediately, kindly tell them to “Go fly a kite!” Not only is what they’re doing rude, it could indicate that they intend to trick you and are using social pressure to get you to complete their exploit. On the other hand, be mindful of these tricks, and try not to barrage people with links, images, and attachments in your own email communications, which would then seem suspect. Not only would restraint show that you care about the safety of the people you communicate with but it encourages a culture among your connections that is alert, aware, considerate, and privacy-forward.


The Good Kind of Problems
A quote that has stuck with me since I first heard it is from Elon Musk. Loosely, the quote says that you're paid in direct relation to the difficulty of problems that you solve. While this is obvious once it's said out loud, you don't really think this way when it comes to thinking about your life and what you're trying to do with it. Don't we want to solve the big problems?
While Elon is probably one of the most fanatical CEOs of our time, he also has incredible vision. Business results aside, that man is tackling some of the largest problems our world has today. He isn't deterred by what's possible or what anyone says. He just does it. I think that's incredibly admirable and should teach us lessons about the zeal in which we should pursue our goals.
Recently I've been drawn to learning about computer science and how we can use code and raw computing power to develop systems that not only make our lives easier but also can be businesses. One of the first lessons taught in computer science is that you are not the one that is doing the work when using computers - that's what the computer is for. Your job is to teach the computer how to do what you want it to do. We have this massive amount of power waiting to be told what to do, all it needs are the commands.
While computer science may not be for everyone (including myself I feel at times, the subject is very difficult and does not come naturally to me), the idea of using the tools we have available to solve other problems is something universal. Elon may be inventing the new wheel, but that doesn't mean that we have to. When I first came to grasp my draw on building something for myself, I was only willing to accept an idea that would completely change the course of history. I wanted to build something that had never been done before, a sort of zero to one growth to reference Peter Thiel. As I've developed my thought process, I don't think that many people do that and that's okay with me.
While I've come to terms with likely not inventing some new technology with an idea that pops into my head in the shower, I've caveated that acceptance with the dedication to use everything that is at my disposal and continue iterating. I'll likely need to make 1000 things that suck before anything is good, but I need to be okay with that because the learning is what is important and eventually the time will come. When it comes, it's to the moon (or mars).


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Gun Laws Should Be Legal Essay
For the states who adopted concealed handguns, it apparently showed that gun-carry laws coincide with fewer violent crimes, robberies, murders as well as lower incarceration rate. To be more specific, these comparative data show that 17 states with permitted guns laws have a mean number with 410.941, 6.259, 107.4, 216.471 in violence, murder, robbery, and incarceration aspect respectively. However, the rest states （shall=0）which do not have carry gun laws taken the number at 715.694, 9.962. 222.679, 322.5294 in each aspect.
Although the evidence is a little bit inaccurate by the process of collecting data in such different states, it still showed that people with permitted handguns in 17 states account for a smaller minimum and maximum figure in every variable. Both changes are consistent with initial assumption and substitution influence is followed.
But when to use the incarceration rate, we must acknowledge the possible problem that it is not a truly independent variable. Therefore, we also estimated models in which combine other variables. For instance, other data were collected such as the state population, real per capital personal income in…


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Album Review: The xx’s ‘Coexist’
Disclaimer: xx is quite possibly my favorite non-hip hop album of the aughts or whatever you want to call them. If I wrote this review after listening to Coexist for the first time, I might have ended up sounding like this guy. Take from that what you will. (You can stream Coexist over at NPR)
Much of the hype over the past few months has lead to the opinion that Coexist would be more dance oriented than xx, largely due to the group spending time in the club that they had (presumably crafting xx) in their teenage years. Questions abounded: was Coexist going to be a dance record? Would it sound more like Jamie’s solo work? When the cover appeared a few weeks ago, the neon oil slick inside the X seemed to hint at a more fantastical gesture towards dance music. Maybe even some rave nostalgia.
In an interview with Pitchfork last month, Oliver answered many of these questions with a resounding no: “Early on, Jamie said something about the album being inspired by dance music, so everyone’s expecting a house beat to drop halfway through– which is hilarious because this is not a dance record.” And it’s true; Coexist is about as far from a dance record as you can get. Even more so than xx, it is inherently introverted, intended for late night headphone listening.
In its own way, Coexist is a perfect album. Every song is delicately arranged, eschewing in vogue maximalism for intricate percussion and tighter songwriting. There is no excess on this album, and despite utilizing virtually the same palette as xx, the album is far more technically impressive, especially on “Chained” and “Swept Away” which borrow heavily from UK Bass contemporaries Mount Kimbie, Burial and Joy Orbison.
While xx was an adventure through the perils of youthful love, Coexist sees Oliver and Romy speaking from experience. Outside of the refrains of “love, love, love” on album opener “Angels”, they’ve matured in leaps and bounds since 2009 (they did write portions of the debut when they were 15, after all). The subject matter is the same, of course, but it cuts deeper this time around. While the album excels in the technical realm, and that point can’t be overstated, it often falls into a workmanlike routine.
On “Chained”, Romy sings “did I hold it too tight, did I not let enough light in” and that is exactly where Coexist sees its limitations. The xx might not have allowed enough light in, deferring to form over function. On “Missing” and “Unfold” especially, the dense atmospherics sound forced and Romy and Oliver are effectively muffled. Instead of the strangled tenderness evoked throughout xx, Coexist almost feels indifferent at times. Too internal for its own good.
That said, few (if any) artists in the contemporary pop landscape could craft a love song as perfect as “Sunset” or “Fiction”. If you can’t identify with the refrain “it feel like you really knew me, now it feels like you see right through me”, I don’t know what planet you’re from. Oliver and Romy are in perfect harmony on the two aforementioned songs, at the absolute height of their excruciating insecurity. And that’s what makes The xx so relatable; we’re all deeply insecure beings, watching, waiting and dreading what is going to happen next at the workplace, school, parties and the bedroom. Romy and Oliver encapsulate what we’re all too afraid to say ourselves.
Coexist shouldn’t be looked at so much as an individual work, but as the darker, tighter-wound follow up to xx. It will go down as one of the two or three best albums of the year when it’s time to look back, but will it have the staying power of the debut? Can a lack of progression be excused, replaced by technical proficiency and maturation? I can’t answer those questions for you. Like any follow-up, Coexist will be criticized far more than xx, but that should lead to further expansion. After all, the crew is still in their early 20’s and has plenty of lustful despair to last them for at least a few more albums.
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Civil rights are not subject to popular vote. If they were, then:
- South Carolinians would still own slaves
- Black Americans would not have the right to vote
- Lunch counters, buses & drinking fountains would still be segregated in many Southern states where introduction of FEDERAL civil rights legislation was very unpopular in the 60s
- Sheriff Joe Arpaio could detain suspects without reasonable cause, for as long as he and his deputies wanted to, and all the scared elderly and Red State Republicans would cheer him on enthusiastically. ("Oh I like that Sheriff Joe" - I hear repeatedly out of the lips of rich, blue haired, AARP members in Arizona)
Civil Rights: right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality.
For those Americans who think that Civil Rights are subject to a popular vote, you're living in the wrong country. The US Constitution says otherwise.
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The Official History of the Ministry of Munitions Volume XII ‘The Supply of Munitions’, Part II ‘Aerial Bombs’, page 5, mentions that at the outbreak of war the types in use were the Hale 20-pounder and the naval 112-pounder. It continues:
“At the end of 1914 the aerial bombs in use were high explosive bombs of R.L. design weighing 112 lbs., 20 lbs. and 10 lbs., and the Cotton Powder Company’s 10-lb. and 20-lb. Hale bombs.”
On incendiary bombs it mentions (pages 7-8) that:
“The earliest kinds of incendiary bomb were petrol bombs of two types, large and small, composed of cases of tin and copper spinning containing petrol. At the end of 1914 other types in use were a 20-pounder filled with incendiary composition and powder, with a nose fuse, a second 20-pounder containing trotyl and petrol with Very cartridge and striker, and a 10-lb. bomb filled with carcass powder.”
Other information on WW1 bombs is to be found in ‘Bombs Gone’ by Wing Commander John A. MacBean and Major Arthur S. Hogben. This includes some drawing of some of the types but covers weapons up to 1990.
I hope that is of a little help.

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The range’s ascent profile could be very much like that of Marangu. Its miles considered one of Kilimanjaro’s less complicated routes. The climb to the top is sluggish and constant.…
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Additional Six Months Period For Implementation Of The New Law On Personal Data Protection
On February 16, 2020, the new Law on Personal Data Protection was published in the Official Gazette of RSM 42/20, , where 18-month period was envisaged for its harmonization. The purpose of this law is to harmonize the Macedonian legislation within the EU law, more precisely with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General data protection regulation) CELEX number 32016R0679.By the adoption of the Law on Personal Data Protection, a process of serious reform of the Macedonian law in this area has been initiated.
However, despite the fact that the 18-month period for its compliance with the law has passed on 24th August 2021, its implementation is still not completely clear, and the companies are facing difficulties in compliance. During this period there were no clear instructions by the Agency for Personal Data Protection what steps should controllers take, which was the main reason why they did not take serious the whole process of the implementation of the new Law on Personal Data Protection. The closer the expiration of the deadline for harmonization was approaching, which was accompanied also with a public campaign, the more interest grew and on August 24th the Agency for Personal Data Protection published Directions for preparation of the documents for technical and organizational measures.
Facing the fact that the compliance with the new Law on Personal Data Protection was not in line with the planned dynamics, the Ministry of justice announced that in the next 6-six months the Agency for Personal Data Protection while supervising, will not issue fines for noncompliance, but will take steps to educate the controllers and at the same time will assist them in preparing the necessary documentation.
Unlike the previous Law on personal data protection, which provided either a certain range of the amount of the misdemeanor or its fixed amount, the new law provides for two categories of misdemeanors according to gravity. In addition, it increases the fine for misdemeanors. If the controller/processor does not harmonize its operation within 18 months, i.e. until August 24th 2021, as provided by the new law, it may face a penalty in the amount of 2% -4% of the annual income from the previous year.
Another novelty provided by the Law on Personal Data Protection is the introduction of the institutes of data protection by design and by default, as well as the institutes of accountability and certification. Furthermore, not only does the law requires mandatory obligation for the Controller to inform the Agency for Personal Data Protection in case of impaired security, but it strengthens the role of the officer, thus provides an opportunity for his/her selection based on his/her professional qualifications and includes the possibility to conclude a service agreement between the officer and the controller.
Certainly , the law on Personal Data Protection is quite detailed and complex to interpret. In order to comply with its provisions the controller must perform an in-depth analysis of the personal data protection system. Moreover, the law allows developing codes of conduct by associations representing the categories of controllers/processors which will specify the application of the law.
The whole process of ensuring compliance with the new Law on Personal Data protection is a quite challenge for the controllers, especially for the small companies, but also for the IT Companies who are now much more involved in the process of implementation of the technical measures for the controllers.
Article provided by INPLP member: Jasmina Brezovska (Bona Fide, North Macedonia)
Dr. Tobias Höllwarth (Managing Director INPLP)


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The story of Henry Molaison is a sad one. Known as Patient H.M. to the medical community, he lost the ability to create memories after he underwent a lobotomy to treat his seizures.
He did earn a place in history, though. His case taught scientists a lot about how the brain creates and stores memories.
"A lot of what we know about how memory work came from more than a half-century of experimentation that was conducted on Patient H.M.," says Luke Dittrich, author of the book Patient H.M. : A Story of Memory, Madness and Family Secrets.


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The company has evolved over the past 3 decades into servicing customers all over the world, with offices headquartered in Montreal and Calgary.
The founder of Nutrifresh Foods Ltd., Mr. Brij Sehgal came to Canada in 1973 only to witness the lack of Indian spices, rice and lentils, which at that time, many restaurants, bakeries and homeowners were in demand for.
This led Brij Sehgal to commence the company we know today as NutriFresh Foods Ltd . His vision is simple: to provide exceptional, high-quality products to retailers, restaurants and stores while providing exceptional service.
This vision has led to the success and growth of the company witnessed today. Nutrifresh Foods Ltd. supplies over 3,000 items from over 20 countries worldwide, specializing in spices, rice, lentils, flour, beverages, frozen products, pickles and more.

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San Francisco’s most secretly located underground radio station BFF.fm and the darling Father/Daughter Records are teaming up to present a showcase at Bernal Heights’ Knockout this Thursday.
City-based headliners Cocktails, who have opened for the likes of Mac DeMarco and Parquet Courts, are a power-pop group (who just threw down a new track). They’ll be releasing a 7-inch called Friday at the show.
Brooklyn’s Blood Sister, which features members from Night Manager, Ganglians, and Warm Soda, will be making their first San Francisco appearance. The noise-pop project, which includes San Francisco native Ezana Edwards, self-released an EP (titled ‡) earlier this year. The first single for the EP, “Why Would You” (NSFW video below), is shoegazey, distortion-laden DIY punk.
Openers and Bay Area locals Happy Diving, have an affinity for ’90s alt revivalism, drawls in heavy grinds, and warpy hooks. The quartet is releasing a self-titled EP on January 14, so expect to hear unreleased tracks at the showcase. You can pre-order the release via Father/Daughter and, in the meantime, check out the first single “Sincere”, streaming below.


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Stop making individual excuses for systemic injustice.
Another black man was shot (thankfully, not fatally) by the police. There is virtually no way to construe this man as some sort of “thug”, or “delinquent”, as police apologists often do to victims of such brutality. Charles Kinsey is a black therapist helping an autistic man who had been “blocking a roadway while playing with [a toy truck]”. With his hands up, laying on his back, Charles Kinsey pled to the police, “don’t shoot me.”
They did. Three times.
They subsequently left Kinsey handcuffed and bleeding on the pavement for twenty minutes, before a Fire Rescue crew showed up.
The police department, as of July 21, have not responded to “multiple requests for comment,” and the punishment for the officer who shot Kinsey was “administrative leave.” It is not yet known whether or not criminal charges will be filed.
We need, collectively, to realize that this is not an issue of a few “bad apples.” This is not, nor has it ever been, an issue that can be solved through weeding out individual officers.
For the past four years, we have seen extensive news and social media coverage of police brutality towards, in overwhelming majority, unarmed black people. Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2012, and the case of his death was the first killing in recent years that generated the social media storm we now see as commonplace in cases of race-based murder. And yet, after dozens of popular cases and even more that go unheard and unremembered, some critics still have the gall to blame these killings on individual prejudices or wrongdoings. If only it were that simple.
Police brutality is a systemic issue, and although it is only recently that social media had the spread and capability of keeping us informed of these travesties, police violence toward marginalized groups (especially the black American population) is far from new.
Logically speaking, it makes sense that police brutality is so widespread in the USA, especially against marginalized groups. Cops have, at their fingertips, the power to kill in mere seconds and a significantly lower risk of severe consequences to that heinous act. In fact, the murder of Cendrick Chatman in 2013 was the first time since 1968 that an on-duty Chicago police officer had been charged with murder. They have the power to act on every dark, hateful bias and prejudice that they hold inside, and they have a degree of physical and social power that others do not hold.
Cops responding to non-issues with egregious violence (page includes footage of graphic police brutality) exist because the system was designed that way. Police officers across the country are being trained to “Shoot first, ask questions later.” Furthermore, in nearly half of police shootings, there is no weapon, although some officers “perceive” there to be one. And despite video evidence toward police culpability, many are still hesitant to “rush to judgement simply because of what [footage of police brutality] shows.” They don’t want to rush to judgement based on clear, indisputable video evidence.
A few bad cops would not be perpetrating documented murder and abuse against marginalized groups for decades. A few bad cops would face punishment by the system— if that system was fundamentally functional and good— and order would be restored. But this is not the case. How many more innocent lives will be forever changed, or worse, ended, due to our inability to address systemic injustice?


Cardi B has been facing heat from her fans for seemingly reconciling with her husband, Offset, after their recent breakup.
However, the WAP rapper surprisingly has the support of morning show host Hoda Kotb, who recently admitted that she can relate to Cardi B’s relationship drama.
A short while ago, Cardi was blasting her husband on social media and declaring that she was a single woman after their latest fallout.
That didn’t stop the couple from ringing in the New Year together, as a video was posted of the pair partying at a strip club.
Cardi also confessed during a live chat on X that she did more than just party with her estranged husband.
People have been bashing the mom of two for constantly going back to Offset, but at least one person completely understands.
Hoda Kotb defends Cardi B for hooking up with Offset following their split
Cardi B has at least one person in her corner after she admitted to sleeping with Offset on New Year’s Eve despite their split.
The hip-hop couple was a hot topic for Today with Hoda & Jenna as they discussed some popular holiday “traps” that can tempt people to reconcile with their exes.
Jenna called the Christmas season a trap and added, “The next one that you need to be careful of — which we should’ve talked to Cardi before — is New Year’s Eve.”
However, Hoda reasoned, “After you’ve been with someone for seven years and you see them and it’s New Year’s Eve, sometimes if you’ve been broken up… you forget what it was that was bugging you.”
The 59-year-old reasoned that the female rapper may have fallen into old habits – something that she knows all too well.
“Yes, I have fallen into old habits,” Hoda admitted, “And I did regret it after the old habit happened.”
Are Cardi B and Offset back together after NYE rendevous?
Meanwhile, the question is whether or not Offset and Cardi B are officially back together after their New Year’s Eve hookup, and that’s still up in the air.
Several days after Cardi B announced that they had split, fans speculated that the pair were back together, and Cardi went off on them on social media.
She told one X user to “shut the f**k up,” and accused her fans of “talking s**t” about her, adding, “Did I say I was back together with somebody?”
Do you think Cardi B and Offset are back together after their steamy NYE rendevous?


The MAKcam V4 is the latest version of the German target camera family developed by the electronics division of Kilic Feintechnik GmbH company. The original model of this target camera already attracted a great deal of attention at IWA 2014 among representatives of the military and law enforcement, especially police forces, but also among hunters and sport shooters.
Like the very first MAKcam, the latest V4 version of the MAKcam can also be mounted directly on a riflescope eyepiece without hindering the shooter during the aiming, thanks to the included adapter.
The camera can be attached to the adapter in seconds. The shooter looks through the camera and sights the target as usual, and the compact MAKcam can then simultaneously record or photograph exactly what the shooter sees through the scope.
In addition, all operating and adjustment functions on the scope can still be used without restriction. The IP67-certified waterproof housing of the MAKcam V4 is made of black anodized aluminum and is quite compact at 82x80x33 millimeters.
The camera adapter, which weighs only 238 grams, fits all riflescopes and spotting scopes with an eyepiece diameter of 40 to 46 millimeters. The camera can be used for optics with magnifications of up to 30x.
MAKcam V4: improvement through advances in electronics
In the field of electronics a lot has changed since 2014, of course: today, photos and videos created during aiming can either be recorded on the 64/128 GB memory card in the camera or displayed on a monitor via HDMI cable. Alternatively, they can also be streamed live with secure WP2A WiFi to mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets, but also to a PC connected via the network. With a special expansion module, the streaming range of the local WiFi can be increased from 300 meters up to 1,000 meters under optimal conditions.
The new live streaming function enables further areas of application for the MAKcam V4
The live streaming of the target image naturally opens up completely different options in addition to pure documentation. During police operations or exercises, for example, the live image can provide the supervisor in the operations control center with important information for assessing the situation and thus significantly support the issuing of orders. Speaking of exercises: the live function can obviously also be used in shooting training, and not only in the military/LE sector, but also in shooting courses for prospective hunters, for example. The shooting instructor or trainer sees the same target image that the shooter sees through the target optics and can thus detect and correct errors directly. For this purpose, it is advantageous that each camera in the V4 series has its own address in the WiFi, so that the streams of several MAKcams can be displayed simultaneously on one screen if required.
Operation is possible directly on the MAKcam V4 or via app
The camera is operated via three rubber-armored buttons directly on the camera. It can optionally be operated via an Android or IOS app as well as via Windows PC over WiFi, just like the setup. Power is supplied by a lithium-polymer battery, which is claimed to last up to 300 minutes depending on the type of use.
Availability, price and scope of delivery of the new MAKcam V4
The MAKcam V4 can now be ordered from the MAK Feintechnik GmbH online store at a price of 3,355 euros (including VAT, plus shipping costs). There you can also find information about the respective delivery times. The MAKCam V4 comes in a padded, handy outdoor case. In addition to the camera, the mounting adapter and the English-language user manual, it also contains an HDMI cable, a charging cable, an AC charger, a car charger, an Allen wrench and an optics cleaning cloth.
MAKcam V4 specs and price
|Manufacturer / Model:||MAK / MAKcam V4|
|Memory Card:||64 GB|
|Resolution:||2592x1944 px (Full HD)|
|Recording Formats:||mp4, jpeg|
|Battery Life:||150 min (mixed use)|
|Interfaces:||HDMI and 2.4 GHz WiFi (Android and IOS compatible)|
|Eyepiece Mounts:||Ø 40 - 46 mm|
|Dimensions:||82 x 80 x 33 mm|
|Weight:||8.39 oz/238 g|
Further information about the new MAKcam V4 and the online store can be found on the MAK Feintechnik GmbH website.


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What is open banking?
Open Banking was rolled out in Jan 2018. It allows you to manage the financial data your bank or building society generates from your bank account. You can use Open Banking to authorise your bank to securely share your financial history with FCA-authorised companies like Canopy.
For more information please see What is Open Banking?

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Established in 1998 by Dr Deborah Webb, our goal is simple, healthy pets are happy pets! We are proud to be part of the Redlands Bay community and take pride in offering the highest standards to pets and owners.
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Tour of the Flying Heritage Collection
On November 11th, Veterans’ Day, about 75 chapter members visited the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine
Field. This is Paul Allen’s collection of airplanes, tanks, rockets and all kinds of other crazy stuff. The collection has grown to two buildings and there are plans for a third.
The star of the show for us Bimmer fans was the Collection’s Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, powered by a BMW 801 D-2 air-cooled, 14-cylinder radial engine. The engine is operable and the plane is flown in good weather.
If you’re thinking to yourself that you don’t remember reading anything about this event in Zündfolge, you’re right. It was put together on short notice and filled via Around the Sound email blasts. If you don’t receive these emails, you need to update your membership profile with BMW CCA national. They supply us with membership data, including the email addresses we use. More and more, our communication of events is electronic, so you really should supply your email address so you won’t miss out on great events like this one.
The Collection is constantly growing, so we’ll probably return in four to five years. In the meantime, if you want to see a BMW airplane engine and a bunch of cool stuff, make it a point to visit during our long winter. Or visit the Museum’s website, which has a video of the plane the German’s called the ‘Butcher Bird,’ flying peacefully


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I'm short on time today, so I'm just going to link you to two major stories from today.
The first is the affirmation of the Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare), and what this means for you:
The second is a response article, written by one of the other University of Texas sociology professors, concerning Regnerus' anti-gay study. (One of my professors is actually assigned to review the editing process to find out how in the hell the article made it into the journal to begin with.)
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Great Big Story went to Brooklyn in order to visit with the Mole Poblano Asunción Corp., a shop in Brooklyn, New York where three generations of Mexican-American women (grandmother Damiana Bravo, daughters, and granddaughter) prepare a homemade mole sauce from a special recipe that Damiana brought to the States from her hometown of Puebla.
Back in the 1970s, Damiana Bravo’s Brooklyn kitchen smelled like mole all day, every day. Recently arrived from Puebla, Mexico, she sold the special sauce to coworkers craving a taste of home. As word of Damiana’s culinary magic spread, the orders got bigger and bigger. Now, decades later, Damiana, her daughter and granddaughter cook up nearly 2,000 pounds of mole a day at Mole Poblano Asunción Corp.

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I’ve probably posted this before, but I’ve been thinking about it lately. Gilead is one of my top 25 favorite novels of all time. This passage is about prayer and nature and the way the world can overwhelm you with its beauty. John gently interrupts his father’s prayer to point out the wonder around them, but the prayer and the wonder blend into one, and lead to redemption.
Every prayer seemed long to me at that age, and I was truly bone tired. I tried to keep my eyes closed, but after a while I had to look around a little. And this is something I remember very well. At first I thought I saw the sun setting in the east; I knew where the east was because the sun was just over the horizon when we got there that morning. Then I realized that what I saw was a full moon rising just as the sun was going down. Each of them was standing on its edge, with the most wonderful light between them. It seemed as if you could touch it, as if there were palpable currents of light passing back and forth, or as if there were great taut skeins of light suspended between them. I wanted my father to see it, but I knew I would have to startle him out of his prayer, and I wanted to do it the best way, so I took his hand and kissed it. And then I said, “Look at the moon.” And he did. We just stood there until the sun was down and the moon was up. They seemed to float on the horizon for quite a long time, I suppose because they were both so bright you couldn’t get a clear look at them. And that grave, and my father and I, were exactly between them, which seemed amazing to me at the time, since I hadn’t given much thought to the nature of the horizon.
My father said, ‘I would never have thought this place could be beautiful. I’m glad to know that.’