It has been an exciting week at Utopian.io! While development of Utopian v2.0 is still ongoing, we are optimizing and refining workflows, internal documents and processes as well as organizing community events, giveaways and more.
In this update:
- New public guidelines for tips
- New policy for account suspension
- Utopian trail script upgrades
- Utopian meetup announcement
- First giveaways in Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show on MSP Waves
Utopian.io Comment Tipping Guidelines
Insightful and detailed comments are an integral part of the success of any online community. At Utopian, we wish to encourage our community to invest time in detailed, insightful and helpful comments on contributions submitted to Utopian. The category Community Managers are tasked with the duty of finding and rewarding such comments through tips. In an aim to increase the number of comments tipped, we’ve created a guide explaining how you can increase your chances of earning a comment tip. This document includes, in addition to tips, a number of examples of previously tipped comments.
For now, this document is available in a GitHub repository, but will be included in the documentation on the future frontend of Utopian v2.0.
Account Suspension Policy
When policies are violated and users are harmful for the community, their accounts can and should be suspended. To ensure everyone is treated equally in cases where an account suspension is necessary, we’ve worked out a set of policies to serve you and the Utopian team in understanding and managing the process.
Unfortunately, Utopian has faced numerous cases of contributors not respecting moderators’ decisions, and using illegitimate ways to bypass account suspension. This issue is one of those addressed. It is important to note that we have always taken the issue of abuse attempts very seriously. Though it is our hope that situations where these guidelines will be used are very few, it is still important for us to have these policies in place.
The document can be found in a dedicated GitHub repository.
Second Round of Applications to the Translations Category
Watching the Translations category flourish under the management of the DaVinci team is simply astonishing. This week, from July 1st to July 5th, the second round of applications for translators and new language moderators was run. Promising candidates were discovered for Polish, Slovenian, Dutch and Arabic, as well as new translators for the existing groups were found, so the translation team will soon grow to cover even more of the languages spoken worldwide, and moderators to join enhancing selected projects with their work.
You can expect an announcement from the DaVinci team very soon on their blog at @davinci.witness.
Utopian Meetup Announcement
The most exciting news this week is our planned “company retreat” (meetup, mini-hackathon or however you with to call it). Obviously, the Utopian core team want to meet the Utopian moderators, collaborators and community members so we’re not only inviting you, but also hoping to crowdfund the expenses for participating team members. The Utopian meetup will take place in Italy in late September, following the SteemSTEM meetup in Florence.
This is the first opportunity for everyone to meet most of the Utopian team at one place and we hope to meet you all in Italy!
You can find all information in the Utopian meetup announcement.
Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show Giveaways
As our listener crowd continues to grow, we are happy to announce that the first Utopian sponsored raffle took place during the show this week. Two exciting prizes were awarded to two lucky winners who proposed some… colorful ideas to participate.
The first raffle prize, a Udemy course of his choice, was awarded to our own @knowledges who can now pick how to expand his, well, knowledges. We believe that a new skill is the best gift to give, so we hope to include similar educational giveaways in future raffles too.
The second raffle prize for the show was a Humble Bundle Cybersecurity Software collection and was awarded by our raffle bot to @lemouth who politely declined his prize. This prize will be raffled out again on the show next week, along with other gifts and surprises we’re preparing have for you.
Got ideas for cool giveaways you’d like to see raffled out? Let us know! And don’t forget to tune in for your weekly fix of Open Source content, interviews, news and of course - awesome giveaways on the Utopian.io Open Source Radio Show on MSP Waves on Wednesdays at 6 PM UTC.
Utopian Innovation Trail Optimization
Due to unreliable responses from the Steem nodes, we’ve had some issues with our Innovation Trail. Some of the posts that we believed were upvoted missed their votes due to timeouts from the nodes. Our developer team resolved the issue, and the Utopian trail is up and running again. If you spot any malfunction or issues with the Innovation Trail initiative of Utopian, please get in touch with our team on our Discord channel.
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Vigil for Lives Lost and Those Threatened, Thurs., Aug. 13, 3-4 PM Sign up to participate on Zoom or in person, Thurs., Aug. 13, 3-4 PM.
PSC’s Fightback Thursday Committee is organizing a vigil with a simple but powerful message: "We have lost people, and CUNY has an obligation to protect the safety and health on the job of all of its workers." The socially distant in-person vigil will be at the Graduate Center (365 Fifth Ave. at 34th St.). Fill out the RSVP form on the PSC website to receive the meeting ID and passcode for the Zoom event. During the vigil we will read names of our PSC colleagues who have died and hear from those whose health is threatened by the loss and/or lack of health insurance.
Round the Clock Fight to Save Lives, Save Jobs, Save CUNY, Wed., Aug. 26 Sign up to participate in a union-wide mass action, Wed., Aug. 26.
Nearly 1,000 PSC members have already pledged to take part in the union’s 24-hour action of resistance on the first day of CUNY classes, Wednesday, August 26. But we need every PSC member engaged in the fight for racial justice and a New Deal for CUNY.
The marathon day of online and in-person programming will begin 8 AM on August 26. The schedule for the day is still in formation; it will be posted on the PSC website and sent to members. Hour by hour, we will hear from PSC chapters, CUNY students, allies and champions for free quality public higher education. Throughout the day, we will celebrate the achievements of the #CUNYSummerofStruggle and demonstrate our collective power and commitment to take more militant action if CUNY fails to meet our demands to Save Lives, Save Jobs, Save CUNY. During evening “prime time” the PSC and our coalition partners will launch an organizing and legislative campaign to fight for racial justice by enacting a New Deal for CUNY. Sign up here to participate.
Sign Up for Phone-Banking PSC chapters and organizing staff are coordinating almost daily phone banks as part of the union’s plan to contact all 30,000 CUNY faculty and staff about the campaign to Save Lives, Save Jobs, Save CUNY. One-on-one conversations are how we check in with each other, identify workplace issues and build solidarity. In this time of a pandemic virus, mass layoffs, deepening austerity and racist state violence, building connections between union members is more important than ever. Every member of our unit deserves to be heard about their health and safety concerns and the threats to their livelihood and working conditions. And every CUNY worker is needed in the fight to Save Lives, Save Jobs, Save CUNY.
Expanded Tuition Remission for Graduate Student Employees In the last contract round, the PSC won four semesters of Level 3 tuition remission for graduate students who have completed ten semesters of enrollment. Here’s what you need to know to make sure you get this benefit.
Visit the Online Calendar for more information and check your email for Zoom meeting links. Fightback Thursday Vigil for Lives Lost and Those Threatened, Aug 13, 3-4:00pm PSC Office Closed, Aug 14 Environmental Justice Committee Meeting, Aug 18, 5:30-7:30pm Delegate Assembly, Aug 20, 6:30pm PSC Office Closed, Aug 21 Social Safety Net Committee Meeting, Aug 24, 2-4pm CLT General Membership Meeting, Aug 24, 6-8:30pm Round the Clock Fight for CUNY and Racial Justice, Aug 26


Sql Server Bits and Bats
More of that pesky SQL Server stuff that I can never quite remember (checked with SQL Server 2008):
| F5 Ctrl+E Alt+X | Execute Query |
| Ctrl+T | Output as Text |
| Ctrl+D | Output as Grid |
| select @@version | Version of sql server |
| select serverproperty('productversion'), serverproperty('productlevel'), serverproperty('edition') | Version of sql server (Since 2000) |
| sp_help table | Long info about a table (or other object) |
| sp_tables table | Short info about a table |
| sp_helpindex table | Indexes for a table |
| sp_who | Current connections |
| kill spid | Kill a connection |
| sp_rename 'dbo.oldtable', 'newtable' | Rename a table (or anything in sys.objects) |
| sp_rename 'dbo.table.oldcolumn', 'newcolumn', 'COLUMN' | Rename a column |
| Limit Server memory | Right Click (at top level)->Properties->Memory->Maximum Memory |
| Logons | Right Click (at top level)->Activity Monitor |
| Simple Recovery | Right Click (on database)->Options->Recovery->Simple |
| Backup | Right Click (on database)->Tasks->Backup |
| Shrink | Right Click (on database)->Tasks->Shrink |
| Rename database files | Right Click (on database)->Tasks->Detach Rename on file system Right Click (at top level)->Tasks->Attach (will have to adjust filenames) |
| Test connection with telnet | telnet bsq101 1433 Ctrl + ] quit |
| Test connection with odbc | On desktop make empty text file: test.udl double click fill in odbc credentials click test connection |
| Force protocol in connection string | server=tcp:hostname server=tcp:hostname, portNumber server=np:hostname server=np:\\hostname\pipe\pipeName |
| Switch off connection pooling in connection string | pooling=false; |


Sonakshi Sinha's Cute Birthday Wish For Father Shatrughan Sinha Proves She's A Daddy's Girl!
by Madhuri VVeteran actor Shatrughan Sinha turns a year older today. On his 73rd birthday, daughter Sonakshi Sinha dropped a cute birthday wish for him on her Instagram page.
The 'Dabangg 3' actress shared a picture, where she is seen twinning with her father in black and looking at him adorably while the birthday boy has his eyes on the camera. Sonakshi captioned this photo as, "Birthday boy," followed by a cake emoji.
Huma Qureshi dropped a birthday wish on Sonakshi's picture and wrote, "Happy bday uncle."

Speaking about her bond with her father, Sonakshi said in an old Rediff interview, "I have always been the apple of my father's eye. I am the most pampered person at home since I am the youngest. Also, because I am a girl. He is the best father that I could have asked for."
In yet another interview, when asked if she discusses work with him, the actress had said, '"I discuss some of my films with him, as and when we get the time. He doesn't really interfere in what roles or movies I choose. He watches my films as a father and is my biggest fan."
Last year, Sonakshi and Shatrughan Sinha shared a frame in Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se song 'Rafta Rafta'.
Talking about films, Sonakshi will next be seen in Salman Khan's 'Dabangg 3'. Explaining why 'Dabangg' is a special franchise for her, the actress told IANS, "Every time I enter the set of Dabangg, it is a special feeling. I started my journey 10 years ago with that film. It was my debut film opposite Salman Khan. My equation will never change with him no matter how many films I sign and what I achieve as an actress. He helped me to find my calling; I did not even know that I can act and I am an actress now."
Besides this movie, Sonakshi is also a part of Ajay Devgn's 'Bhuj: The Pride Of India' alongside Parineeti Chopra, Sanjay Dutt, Rana Daggubati and Ammy Virk.


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Come and say Hi!
I regularly exhibit my work at Craft and Arts events throughout Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. These include Blackthorpe Barns (nr Bury St Edmunds), Designer Makers 21 in Diss, Fire and Flux in Norwich (St Benedicts St), ‘Folk East’ and Walberswick. My studio and gallery in Diss is open by appointment throughout the year.
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- ...and of course Designer Makers 21 in Diss, Fire and Flux in Norwich and my studio and gallery in Diss throughout the year!


this is a report dashboard for a visual testing service, which is composed of several tech components: Jest, Jest-screenshot, ExpressJS, Bootstrap, Pug, and MongoDB.
Project API Key:
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Keep forms as simple as possible – only ask what’s needed to run the service.
Optional and mandatory fields
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For the last 14 years, Heather Armstrong shared her life online with honesty and wit—work and marriage, raising two daughters, struggles with depression and parenthood—earning her a massive audience. But it took a uniquely modern emotional and physical toll, contributing to her decision to walk away from full-time blogging earlier this year
You might not know Alex Blumberg’s face, but you probably know his voice from This American Life, Planet Money, and as the host of the StartUp podcast, in which he documented the ups and downs of building Gimlet Media, his own startup focused on narrative podcasts, like the beloved Reply All and Mystery Show.
Starting with her own acclaimed webcomic Templar, Arizona, C. Spike Trotman is at the center of her own indie comics empire. After seven successful Kickstarter projects—including the Poorcraft guides to frugal living and the blockbuster Smut Peddler anthologies, which raised over $268,401 from 8,000 backers—Iron Circus Comics just published its first creator-owned comic.
20 years ago, two anonymous writers started posting a column online every weekday, a proto-blog that critically examined Internet culture and skewered the hype of the dot-com boom. Suck.com quickly became the touchstone for a generation of net writers and bloggers, paving the way for modern descendants like Gawker, The Awl, and Today In Tabs. The Sucksters come together at XOXO, appearing on stage for the first time ever.
Mallory Ortberg is co-founder of The Toast, a brilliantly irreverent blog focused on feminism and humor, majority female-owned and profitable since its third month. Her series on texts with famous literary characters spawned last year’s Texts from Jane Eyre, her New York Times best-selling debut.
Since 1999, writer and technologist Anil Dash has published more than a million words on his blog. His latest project is Makerbase, a user-editable database of projects and the people behind them, like an IMDb for people who make stuff online, created with co-founder and XOXO alumni Gina Trapani.
Zoe Quinn is a Harley-riding cyborg badass. Undeterred by a year of vicious harassment, she continued to spread the gospel of indie games with learning resources like Sorting Hat and Games Are For Everyone, and launched Crash Override, a volunteer-run task force for victims and targets of online mob hatred.
Eric Meyer’s worked with the web since 1993, an internationally recognized expert on HTML, CSS, and web standards. Last year, after the tragic death of his daughter, he founded Rebecca’s Gift, a non-profit dedicated to providing healing family vacations after the death of a child.
Lisa Hanawalt’s uniquely funny and bizarre webcomics led to her current role as designer and co-producer of BoJack Horseman, Netflix’s series set in a world where humans and anthropomorphic animals co-exist. She also co-hosts Baby Geniuses, a podcast with comedian Emily Heller that has nothing to do with the movie of the same name.
Nicky Case uses code to visualize and explain the world, from matrices and raycasting, to the social forces that shape segregation in our society. Last year’s Coming Out Simulator was an interactive fiction game acclaimed for retelling Nicky’s traumatic experience of coming out to less-than-supportive parents.
Even the name sounds like a contradiction. VC is useful for starting businesses, but too often means sacrificing control to someone founders barely know who will push them towards an exit. OATV’s Bryce Roberts wondered if another model was possible, helping to fund long-term, sustainable independent businesses without selling out.
Last month, Brooklyn-based comedian Akilah Hughes blew past 100,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, building a following with a combination of humor and social commentary, whether it’s explaining intersectional feminism with pizza or the early symptoms of RDFS: Racial Discussion Fatigue Syndrome.
Rami Ismail is the developer and “business guy” at Vlambeer, the Dutch indie game studio responsible for games like Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne, and Ridiculous Fishing. On the side, he builds tools to help indies do what they’re often worst at: explain what they do and promote their work.
Veronica Belmont is the prolific host, podcaster, and writer behind the Patreon-funded Sword & Laser, a sci-fi and fantasy podcast and book club; Vaginal Fantasy, a romance book show with Felicia Day, Bonnie Burton, and Kiala Kazebee; and most recently, Dear Veronica, an advice show for the modern era.
After Photojojo founder Amit Gupta was diagnosed with leukemia, the community rallied to find a very rare matching bone marrow donor. After recovering, he found himself unable to resume the life he had before, and carrying a secret that took him a year to tell the world.
Since the 1980s, bestselling author, game developer, and technology instructor Kathy Sierra has devoted her career to creating more humane software and sustainable online communities, earning her a Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation later this month.


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Whole Kids Outreach is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization committed to addressing the unmet health and developmental needs of pregnant women/teens and children within their family structures.
Poverty compounded by isolation creates unthinkable challenges for families and often these challenges – and the outcomes they create – are repeated from one generation to the next, leaving little hope for better futures. The children are at the heart of these challenges and are the ones who suffer most.
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In southeastern Missouri, there is a hidden pocket of poverty where thousands of families are trying to manage the challenges of isolation and poverty on their own. Whole Kids Outreach is there to help. The WKO service area includes the Missouri counties of Butler, Carter, Iron, Reynolds, Shannon and Wayne and encompasses nearly 5,000 square miles.


Francis delivered his remarks at an international conference on criminal law at the Vatican City, Reuters reported.
“It is not coincidental that at times there is a resurgence of symbols typical of Nazism,” he said. “And I must confess to you that when I hear a speech (by) someone responsible for order or for a government, I think of speeches by Hitler in 1934, 1936."
He said persecution against Jews, Gypsies and "people with homosexual tendencies" represented a "culture of waste."
“These are actions that are typical of Nazism, that with its persecution of Jews, Gypsies, people with homosexual orientation, represent an excellent model of the throwaway culture and culture of hatred," Francis said.
He did not single out any particular politician or government.
Several countries have laws declaring homosexuality illegal; leaders such as President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil have a history of making homophobic and racists comments.

Francis also denounced race-based police brutality and corporate crimes against the environment, which he called a sin.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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The NFL hit Garrett with an indefinite suspension that will last for at least the remainder of the 2019 season and playoffs, and possibly even longer. Garrett visited with the NFL on Wednesday to appeal their decision, and during his appeal, an interesting tidbit of information regarding what led to the brawl was revealed.
According to Garrett, Rudolph had previously called him a racial slur.
Here’s the report from Adam Schefter:
If this is true, it would explain why Garrett was hellbent on smashing Rudolph’s head open. As for whether or not this will help Myles get his suspension reduced, we should find that out soon enough.


Last night I had one of the best drug experiences of my life.
I never would have guessed, after a summer of hardly any psychedelic drug use, that the 1.8 grams of mushroom shake I chose to eat last night would have a greater impact on me than the single dose of LSD I ate at a concert last weekend.
Early on in the summer I experienced three days of psychosis due to accidentally ingesting a medium-large dose of methamphetamine (disguised as MDMA pills, they turned out to be half and half) along with 7 strong hits of LSD. For three sleepless days I lived the life of a paranoid schizophrenic, and following that 'trip' I was left in a bad sort of depressed / anxious funk.
Before this experience LSD had always been my greatest psychedelic ally, so last week when I was ready to give it another chance I delighted to see that the LSD experience was far from ruined for me.
But, yesterday I had the house to myself. And when I've got the house to myself and nothing much to do I have a statistically 674% higher chance of ingesting psychedelic drugs.
Now I've eaten mushrooms plenty of times. I've had some fantastic trips, experienced ego-loss and rebirth, and had plenty of shitty nauseous and anxiety filled trips on mushrooms as well. Basically, since I first tried LSD, I have considered mushrooms pretty much 'obsolete'. Mushrooms could be a religious experience, but LSD always seemed so much more human, enabling me to learn about myself and my place in humanity.
 I think they are some Thai strain like Koh Samui. I thought about whether I would eat some all afternoon, and finally around 5:00pm I ate half a peanut butter sandwich so I wouldn't have to eat the mushrooms on a completely empty stomach. Then I began powdering and gel-capping 1.8 grams of mushroom shake.
The reason I gel capped them was to give the sandwich time to settle, and also because I can't stand the taste of mushrooms, and I am disgusted by the little bits that get stuck between your teeth and then expand upon being introduced to the moisture in my mouth. Since I didn't bother stuffing the gel caps very tight, 1.8 grams ended up filling 8 or 9 gel caps. I munched down the first 5 caps, watched half of Malcolm in the Middle, and then ate the other three.
Why such a wimpy dose bluedolphin, and why bother spacing out the gel caps, are you afraid of 1.8 grams of mushrooms? Pussy.
Whoa, take it easy there, guy!  Plus the last time I ate more than a gram of them was over a year ago.
The first noted effects was a little churning in my stomach. This could very well have been psychological, because I expected it, but it turned out to be very mild and fleeting. About 45 minutes after eating the gel caps I was starting to feel a bit heavy, but in a good way. Like, extra relaxed. I also noticed a nice tryptamine buzz coming on, which if you haven't experienced it, feels kind of like energy flowing through your veins. But not in an amphetamine-like way. In a God-energy like way. The body energy of various tryptamines, like mushrooms, 4-ACO-MIPT, DMT, and LSD are similar, but feel like they tune in to the God-energy on slightly different wavelengths. LSD and 4-aco-mipt have steady, shorter waves; and DMT and mushrooms have more variable waves. The more variable waves gives the impression of another force conducting how you (or perhaps I should just say 'I') feel. Therefore I believe the mushroom and DMT tune one in to the God-energy frequency most closely.
However I found DMT difficult to work with on a spiritual level because it felt like I was receiving crossed signals from all over the universe. In other words, perhaps DMT tunes in *too* well, and provides us with far too much visual and somatic stimulus to work with.
If you think that sounds crazy, remind yourself that you are the one who is reading somebody's story about eating some mushrooms
Anyway, on to the trip, right?
So now it's 7:00pm and I'm pretty high from the mushrooms, and looking around I notice red/orange/yellow tones are enhanced. Also things look, well, more interesting. In another 15 minutes I was having some nice moving visuals, like objects slowly shifting in patterns and slight morphing. Nothing too extreme but beautiful nonetheless.
I was talking to some friends online and decided it was time to turn off the TV and step away from the computer, as I was actually starting to 'trip'.
My first thought was to take advantage of my psychedelic mindset and play guitar. So I picked up my guitar and played some improv for a bit, but I kept slowing down and eventually stopping. My head felt heavy and my hands felt slow and awkward. I realized the onset of a mushroom trip was not the best time to attempt to play guitar, and hoped I would have better luck later on.
Since I felt heavy I moved over to the couch, and laid down. My body felt excellent, very fluid and soft actually, with that pleasant God-energy flowing through me at the same time. I watched the ceiling for a little while and it morphed a bit and the colors were excellent. Then I closed my eyes and watched transparent waves and blobs of color shift around as if carried by a cosmic breeze. My closed-eye visuals never got photorealistically intense during this trip, but that's just eye candy anyway.
I thought some music might be nice so I put on some tracks off of The Flaming Lips' 'Soft Bulletin', followed by the entirety of their album 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots'. This turned out to be a most excellent decision. At first I was a little conscious about how loud the music was and turned down the subwoofer a bit, but once I convinced myself it wasn't too loud (even though it wasn't too loud to begin with) I fell into a kind of a trance, following the music on what seemed like a very deep level. Music never sounded so good before, and I've taken a lot of psychedelic music-enhancing drugs!
When 'The Spark That Bled' came on, I had a sort of epiphany. Here are the lyrics, in case any of you have sparked up a nice spliff in the past hour or so and are actually getting into this trip report
I accidentally touched my head
And noticed that I had been bleeding
For how long I didnít know
What was this, I thought, that struck me?
What kind of weapons have they got?
The softest bullet ever shot
I stood up and I said, yeah!
I stood up and I said, yeah!
I stood up and I said, hey! Yeah!
From this moment on
Blaring like a trumpet
Coming from above us and somewhere below
The confidence of knowing
Descending to relieve us of the struggle
To believe itís so
I stood up and I said, yeah!
I spoke up and I said, hey!
I stood up and I said, hey! Yeah!
And it seemed to cause a chain reaction
It had momentum, it was gaining traction
It was all the rage, it was all the fashion
The outreached hands had resigned themselves
To holding onto something that they never had
And thatís too bad
'Cause in reality there was no reaction
I accidentally touched my head
And noticed that I had been bleeding
For how long I didnít know
During the lyrics, 'I stood up and I said, hey! Yeah!' I felt so euphoric and couldn't resist standing up with a massive feeling that all was well in my life.
Now, I never dance. I never really liked dance and thought watching people dance was boring as hell. But I tell you I was doing all kinds of crazy interpretive dance to the Flaming Lips, using every part of my body, and I realized the power of dance is equal to the power of music. Although that doesn't change the fact that I still like music better than dance
Since it was really hot that day I was working up a good sweat, and ended up stripping down to my underwear, because there's really no point in having 'extra' clothes on while you're on shrooms, is there?
My dance was guided by the God-energy. It was effortless, creative, beautiful, and felt great. I danced for about two hours, and during this time I presented myself with many questions regarding my path in life. With each question the mushroom helped myself to see that I am on the right path, and that I am indeed at a turning point that will make me a happier person for much of my life.
Then I posed the trickiest question: 'Is it okay to use psychedelic drugs, or are we meant to learn these things in our natural journies through life, or perhaps after we die?'
There was no definitive answer. So eventually I decided that:
- I was having a blast.
- I was actually dancing, which is a healthy activity.
- My body was in no harm.
- My mind would probably be better off having this experience.
 I already know it's bad to take psychedelics too often, having done that for a few years until I had sapped all value out of them for a pretty good span of time. I already know some psychedelics are essentially worthless. I have come across no phenethylamines, for example, that tune in to the holy God-energy. Most of them have an amphetamine-based energy. Mescaline comes closest, and is a great spirit teacher. But learning from a spirit teacher is different from tapping to the universal and multi-dimensional God-energy waves.
The song 'Do You Realize??' came on, near the end of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, and blew my mind. If you are reading this trip report and have not really listened to The Flaming Lips I highly encourage you to do so.
The line, 'Do you realize, that everyone you know, someday, will die' really struck a deep chord at the time.
After a couple hours of dancing I was just barely starting to come off my peak, so I sat down and tried to play guitar again. It was slow going at first, but slowly I worked my way into a state of mind which felt inspired at the time.
 Anyway I jammed that song out for like 20 minutes (even though it can be cut down to 3-4 minutes, but why do something like that??) and had a lot of fun listening to the dank sound of my own guitar. Playing with my Boomerang Phrase Sampler is always a blast, it's just about the best thing I ever bought, and it was even more fun on shrooms.
So I probably played guitar for an hour and a half or so, and had tons of fun. After that I was down to a medium ++ and decided to go back online and start raving to some friends about how these were the best mushrooms I ever ate. I felt like I just had an extremely religious and healing experience... and with no anxiety or nausea! I still felt incredibly dank.
The comedown was very smooth, and by midnight I was left barely feeling the effects of the shrooms, but still slightly tuned in to the slightly stimulating God-energy and feeling like I had just been blessed by the universe.
Around 1:00am I took a 1mg Xanax (I am an insomniac to begin with) and half an hour later passed out pleasantly.
Best. Shrooms. Ever!
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- ✅ Replace the image with a logo
- ✅ Include a title/tagline
- ❌ Don't make title text too long (no more than a couple of lines)
Documentation, tools, and resources to help create consistency for branded emails. The Starter Email Template is used as an example reference template.
Refer to current brand guidelines: a styleguide, logo requirements, etc. Any related design documentation that may be available. And any design patterns that are used outside email campaigns for other marketing efforts.
Black
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Dark grey
#414141
Light grey
#eeeeee
Helvetica Neue, 600 weight
font-family:'Helvetica Neue','Arial',sans-serif; font-weight: 600;
Helvetica Neue, 300 weight
font-family:'Helvetica Neue','Arial',sans-serif; font-weight: 300;
Arial
font-family:'Helvetica Neue','Arial',sans-serif;
How to use company logo within content and as part of visual elements. This might also be found in a brand styleguide.
The types of photos, graphics and icons to use and where to find them, or examples of them to refer to.
All links should be tagged using the appropriate UTM parameters, including linked images. Here's an example:
https://blocksedit.com/starter-email-design-system/?utm_source=email-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04-2020&utm_content=logo
Build your own:
Be sure to test all links by copying and pasting them in your browser.
Example:
https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Use%20a%20design%20system%20for%20your%20emails&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblocksedit.com%2Femail-design-system%2F&hashtags=emailgeeks,email%20design
Build your own:
Example:
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Examples of template layouts to use as a starting point.
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Overall the Graziashop seems user friendly and in-line with the magazine’s aesthetic.
There is a good assortment of brands, within a varied range of price points which can attract a diverse type of customers.
The menu is very clear and the customer knows exactly what to expect when she clicks one of the categories and the different subcategories in the drop down menu.
However I feel, as a visitor of the website, that it can get a bit overwhelming to browse once I get to the homepage as there are many different messages being displayed.
For this analysis I have broken down the key elements of the website and identified some of their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities to Improve and Threats, but I started by analysing the Homepage, being the window to the website, the first point of contact with the customer.
This examination is mainly from a usability perspective backed up with my VM and Merchandising knowledge, as I don’t have any information regarding the Graziashop customer or any data on sales or interaction with the current website.
(We Love It/Hot Drops/Brand features/listing pages/website drop down tabs etc).
Regarding the Calendar, first it is important for me to understand who the Graziashop customer and visitor is.
Based in the location is important to spot important promotion opportunities - covering bank holidays, festive dates, important events. I guess the Marketing and Editorial departments already have a draft calendar for the season, so it would be good to discuss how to coordenate the Editorial features planned with the promotion of product.
First step would be to spot dates that are fixed - like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Fashion Weeks, Award ceremonies, etc in the territories Graziashop wants to target the promotions to.
Then, looking at the main trends for the Seasons (Resort and Main collections ) see where it makes sense to highlight them.
Do the same for micro trends and key items of the season.


Lively Kernel Tutorial: (15) Scripting Objects with Timers
All the objects in the Lively Kernel can be scripted using timers.
Timers are JavaScript functions that are invoked periodically for the given objects.
For instance, in the example below we are using timers to rotate a number of
stars that have been defined as PolygonShape objects.
We have also created a clock that moves and rotates itself as it ticks.
See the source code of this demo for details.
Notes:
All the usual object editing capabilities can be applied to timed objects.
For instance, you can edit the text in the labels below, or reshape the polygons on the fly.
Try it yourself! Take a look at the source code
of this demo to see how to create scripted objects. While looking at the demo
in action, try editing the text labels as well as grabbing the handles
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b.) By physical and chemical characteristics
c.) By age
Classification of Rocks According to the Mode of Formation or Origin
According to mode of formation we get three types of rocks.
i. Igneous rocks
ii. Sedimentary
iii. Metamorphic rocks
Igneous rocks
The word igneous means fire in Latin. Igneous rocks are formed the cooling and solidification of magma which is a combination of silicate minerals.
Formation of extrusive igneous rocks
During volcanic eruptions, lava and other volcanic materials are thrown on to the earth’s surface.
The lava cools and solidify to form extrusive/volcanic igneous rocks.
The rate of cooling and solidification is very rapid due to presence of low temperature such that the rocks formed will have minerals with fine textured and small crystals.
General Characteristics
• Crystalline in structure
• Glassy in appearance
Igneous rocks can be divided further into:
a) Intrusive/plutonic
Plutonic rocks are intrusive igneous rocks which are formed deep on the earth’s crust. Types of plutonic rocks
• Granite
• Diorite
• Peridotite
• Gabro
• Syenite
How intrusive rocks are formed
Heat and pressure beneath causes rocks to melt.
This lead to formation of lines weakness cooling into the earth coast cooling into the earth coast.
Magma cools and solidifies inside the coast to form intrusive igneous rocks
hyperbyssal rocks
They result from magma being intruded into other rocks, often overlying layers of strata at shallow depths beneath surface level.
Since the molten rock undergoes relatively rapid cooling in dykes (vertical fissures) and sills ( horizontal sheets). Crystallization is speeded up and the rocks are therefore finer in texture than the coarsely, crystalline plutonic rocks.
examples
• Porphyry
• Dolerite
• Lamprophyre
Volcanic or Extrusive Igneous Rocks
Volcanic rocks are rocks which are formed on the surface of the earth when lava cools and solidifies.
The cooling and solidification is very rapid because of lower pressure and temperatures on the surface of the earth.
characteristics
• Small crystals
• Fine grained/fine texture
Classification of Extrusive rocks
- Those that are formed as a result of larva flow.
- Those that formed as a result of ejection of volcanic materials.
Those formed as a result of Lava Flows
Formed from lava that flows on the surface before cooling and solidifying.
Some of the resultant rocks may have the same composition as intrusive types for examples rhyolite – granite, andesite- diorite while basalt is the extrusive equivalent to gabbro.
Those formed as a result of Ejection of Volcanic materials
Solid or nearly solid materials throughout during volcanic eruption on cooling forms various types of rocks.
An example is pumice which is spongy and can float on water.
Sedimentary Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks are formed from pre-existing igneous or metamorphic rocks, through the process of weathering/ erosion.
The sediments are deposited in layers / strata and over a period of time they are consolidated into hard rock.
Characteristics
• Made up of layers known as strata / bedding planes.
• Are either mechanically / organically chemically formed.
• Have joints that meet the bedding planes at right angles.
• Some have fossils.
• Are non-crystalline.
• They are formed in layers/stratified.
• They easily bend/fold when subjected to pressure.
• They consist of different rock particles/sediments.
These are Rocks which are formed when eroded rock materials are transported by agents of erosion and deposited in layers.
Formation of mechanically formed sedimentary rocks
Formed from pre-existing rock material Weathered rock particles pre-existing rock are particles transported and deposited by wind, water, ice or waves in layers. The materials are laid down/deposited in thick layers/strata.
The sediments are compressed over time and become compacted and hard due to pressure.
This forms mechanically formed sedimentary rocks e.g. sandstone
Types of mechanically formed sedimentary rocks
Arenaceous rocks e.g. sandstone.
• Argillaceous rocks e.g. shell.
• Rudaceous e.g. brecia
Organically formed sedimentary rocks
These rocks are formed when remains of previously existing plant or animal organisms are accumulated over period of time forming layers.
Formation of organically formed sedimentary Rocks
Dead plant or animal remains/fossils are deposited in layers in lakes/oceans or on land.
Over time they are compressed by other sediments piling on them.
They are compacted and harden to form organically formed sedimentary rocks e.g. limestone.
Classification according to composition
Calcareous
Rocks are rich in calcium carbonate. Formed from skeleton/ shells of dead organism.
They include limestone rich calcite and dolomite.
Limestone rich in fossils is called coral or shelly.
The ones derived from skeletons of calcareous algae is called chalk. Oolite is rich in ooliths.
Ferruginous
Rocks are formed in lakes and marshes by precipitation of hydrated iron oxide from water.
This process is assisted by minute bacterial organism released by decomposing vegetative matter.
Example is ferruginous rocks.
Siliceous
Rocks formed by the accumulation of remains of organisms like radiolarians, diatoms and sponges whose skeleton are rich in silica.
They are formed in places which were once under water but are now dry.
Diatomite is an example of a siliceous rock.
Carbonaeous
Rocks are formed from the accumulation of remains of plants which have been buried.
Once buried these remains change gradually, under pressure.
At each stage the amount of carbon content increases.
Coral is the main rock of carbonaceous type.
Chemically Formed Sedimentary Rocks
These are formed when rocks are precipitated or when solutions of salt are evaporated and particles accumulate in layers.
Formation of Chemically formed sedimentary rocks
Minerals of the preexisting rocks are dissolved when it rains and carried away in solution.
Mixture of this solution carried by rivers and the lake/sea water react and cause precipitation of the sediments.
The sediments are laid down in layers on the bed of oceans/lakes, where they are compacted and harden to form chemically formed sedimentary rocks
OR
Dissolved minerals in Lake Basin may evaporate due to high temperatures.
This causes the minerals to re-crystallize and settle/deposit on the lake bed.
They accumulate over time in layers where they are compressed, compacted and harden to form chemically formed sedimentary rocks e.g Travertine, Trona, etc.
Classisification of chemically forme sedimentary rocks
a.) Carbonates
b.) Sulphates
c.) Chlorides
d.) Silicates
e.) Iron stones
Carbonates
Contains mainly carbonate compounds Examples are Travertine, Dolomite, Trona
Sulphate
These are mainly made of sulphate compunds
They are formed as a result of desiccation/drying or evaporation from waters of shallow desert lakes or constricted shallow bays of seas where evaporation is rapid.
Examples are gypsum
Chlorides
These are mainly salt made up of the mineral halite sodium chloride
Silicates
These are formed from deposition of silica,originally in solution in sea water.
This leads to accumulation and compression into rock. Examples are flint.
Ironstones
Examples are limonite and haematite
Metamorphic Rocks and their characteristics
The word metamorphic is derived from two Greek words meta meaning change and morphee meaning form hence change of form.
These are rocks formed within the earth crust by transformation in the solid state of pre-existing rocks as a result of high temperature, high pressure or both.
Factors determining the degree of change of rocks during metamorphosis
i. The resistance of the rock to crushing. ii. The grain size of the rock being changed.
iii. The porosity of the rocks.
iv. The solubility of the constituents of the rocks.
iv. The chemical action of the minerals. v. The stability of the minerals that are produced.
The metamorphosis or change from the original state may result from:
a.) Heat which causes the minerals to re –crystalize; such action is called thermal metamorphism.
b.) Stress which causes alteration in the rock structure; this kind of metamorphism is referred to as cataclastic metamorphism. c.) The action of heat and stress working together: a process referred to as regional metamorphism.
The above gives three kinds of metamorphism.
Dynamic / Kinetic metamorphism
Occurs when pre-existing rocks are subjected to intense pressure
When the weight of the overlying rock layers creates pressure on the lower layers, it leads to change in structure / gain alignment of the rocks
Contact/Thermal
Occurs when pre-existing rocks are subjected to intense heat.
During volcanic eruptions, hot magma / gas / liquids may intrude into sedimentary rock. The rock grains will recrystallize due to heat to form new minerals.
Thermal – dynamic metamorphism
It occurs when pre- existing rocks are subjected to both heat and pressure.
In the mountain building process, sedimentary rocks are compressed and due to this, pressure, heat is generated. This heat modifies the structure of the original rocks.
Changes that occur in rocks during metamorphism
- New minerals are formed.
- The rocks are hardened / become more resistant.
- The rock may recrystallize.
- The chemical composition of the rocks change
- Physical characteristics / appearance of the rock changes is altered.
Characteristics of rocks.
Distribution of Rocks in the Coastal Region
The Coastal region of Kenya is generally an uplifted area. As a result of this uplifting, a platform of sedimentary limestone rocks was exposed.
This platform that was once part of the ocean floor is termed as the continental shelf.
The coastal region of Kenya consist of three types of geological formations. These are:
Sedimentary rocks
The sedimentary rocks of the coastal areas are and the ocean fringe are largely lime stones of coral origin.
Coral limestone deposits are mainly produced by coral polyps.
Polyps are minute marine organisms that live in colonies in warm tropical waters.
Why coral rocks are widespread at the coast
- Salty water favors growth of coral polyps
- Warm water with temperatures between 200c and 290c for the growth of coral polyps - Clear water which is free from silt or mud favor coral growth by receiving sunlight - Shallow water of less them 60 meters deep to which sunlight can penetrate for coral growth
- Well oxygenated water for coral growth
Importance of coral rocks
- Used as building materials and blocks. - Fascinating rock features attract tourists.
- Coral limestone is a raw material for cement manufacture.
Limestones sedimentary rocks extents from the north coast in kilifi through Mombasa is land to the south coast Kwale. Sandstones are common in kilifi and kwale Districts.
A small section of Malindi with gypsum rocks.
Reasons why sedimentary rocks are dominant along he Kenyan coasts
i. Some parts of the coastal plain emerged from the sea where sedimentation occurred.
ii. The coastal plain is lowland which has facilitated deposition of weathered rock materials.
iii. The shallow continental shelf provides favorable environment for the coral polyps whose skeletons are deposited and accumulate to form rocks.
Basement rocks
Basement complex rocks are found to the west of the sedimentary rock areas.
They occur in many areas of Taita and Tana River Districts.
Quartzite rock is found in some parts of Tana River,Kilifi and kwale Districts.
Distribution of major types of rocks in Kenya.
The rocks include:
a.) The metamorphic rocks of the basement complex system.
b.) Sedimentary rocks.
c.) Volcanic rocks.
Distribution of rocks in the Rift Valley and its Associated HighLands
The region contains three distinct types of rocks. They include:
a.) Basement complex rocks – they are sedimentary rocks usually compounds of grits, sandstones, shales and lime stones.
b.) Tertiary Volcanic rocks – these were erupted during the tertiary geological times and they are the most widespread rocks in the rift valley and its associated highlands.
c.) Quaternary volcanic rocks – they are the youngest rocks in the region.
Distribution of rocks in western Kenya
These region has some of the oldest rocks and one of the most complicated geological history in kenya.
Granite and gneiss are common in most parts of kisii districts,Maragoli and Bunyore areas.
Volcanic rocks are common near the shores of kavirondo and winam Gulfs and in the area around Gwasi hills volcanic rocks are found.
Winam gulf and Kano Plains the zones are covered by sedimentary rocks.
The southern shores of winam gulf are covered by quartenary sedimentary rocks which are also found in Rusinga and Mfangano islands.
Significance of rocks and minerals to the economy
i. Some rocks such as granite, volcanic peaks may form unique sceneries which attract tourists promoting tourism industry.
ii. Rocks provide the parent materials through weathered rocks especially volcanic rocks forming fertile volcanic soils for agricultural production. iii. Rocks such as sandstone, marble and limestone are strong and resistant to weathering are used in the building and construction industry.
iv. Minerals and other valuables substances are extracted/mined. Some rocks are used as raw materials for the manufacturing industry.
v. Impermeable rocks may act as storage of underground water which can be tapped to supply water for domestic and industrial use.
vi. Through weathering rocks provide soils which are useful for agricultural production
vii. Some rocks have valuable mineral ores which are exploited and sold to generate revenue. Some rocks are e.g kisii soapstone is used for making carvings. viii. Some provide salts used for both domestic and industrial purposes e.g soda ash in lake magadi.
ix. Fuels of great economic value are derived from rocks e.g coal and petroleum.
x. Sedimentary rocks contain nitrates ad potash used in making of fertilizer, medicine and dyes.
Field work
1.) You carried out a field study on rocks within the school vicinity.
a.) State three objectives of your study.
i. To find out the type of rocks within the school vicinity.
ii. To find out the physical characteristics of the rocks within the school vicinity.
iii. To find out the uses of the rocks within the school vicinity.
iv. To find out the distribution of the rocks within the school vicinity.
b.) State three equipment/tools you used during data collection.
i. Geological map/route map
ii. Geological hammer
iii. Magnifying lens
iv. Paper bags
v. Camera
c.) Give three reasons why you used field work in studying rocks.
i. To get first-hand information on different types of rocks.
ii. Application of theoretical knowledge learnt in class to real life situation.
iii. Developed various skills such as observation, sketching and analysis during the collection of data.
iv. To break the classroom monotony. v. To enhance visual memory/comprehension of the content on rocks.
d.) What three recommendations would you give to the local community from your findings?
i. To advertise the various features formed by the different rocks as tourist attractions.
ii. To drill wells since some of the rocks are water reservoirs.
iii. To exploit the rock for construction.
iv. The rocks disintegrate to form soils which they can use for pottery.
v. To quarry the rocks for sale as a source of livelihood.
vi. Ways of protecting the soil due to quarrying/adopt environmental protection measures
e.) Preparation of field study
i. Read extensively on different types of rocks.
ii. Prepare a working schedule.
iii. Obtain permit from the relevant authorities.
iv. Select suitable methods of data collection/recording
v. Conducting previsit.
vi. Holding discussion in class.
vii. Obtain necessary materials and equipment.
viii. Obtain the map of the area.
Distributon of Rocks in Kenya
Pask KCSE questions on the Topic
1. (a) Describe the following characteristics of minerals
(i) Colour (2mks)
(ii) Cleavage (2mks
(iii) Hardness (2mks)
(b) (i) Give two types of igneous rocks (2mks)
(ii) Explain three conditions necessary fro the growth of coral polyps (6mks)
(c) State four uses of rocks (4mks)
(d) You are planning to carry out a field study on the rocks within your school environment
(i) Give two secondary sources of information you would use to prepare for the field study (2mks)
(ii) State why you would need the following items during the field study:
A fork jembe (1mk)
A polythene bag (1mk)
(iii) Suppose during the field study you collected marble, sandstone and granite, classify each of these samples according to its mode of formation (3mks)
2. (a) State two characteristics of sedimentary rocks (2mks)
(b) Give two examples of chemically formed sedimentary rocks (2mks)
3. a) Name the type of rocks which results from the metamorphism of:
(i) Granite
(ii) Clay (2mks)
(b) Give two reasons why sedimentary rocks are widespread in the coastal plain of Kenya. (2mks)
4. (a) (i) What is a rock? (2mks)
(ii) Describe three ways through which sedimentary rocks are formed
- Mechanically formed
- Organically formed
- Chemically formed (6mks)
(b) Describe two process through which sedimentary rocks changer into metamorphic rocks
(c) Give an example of each of the following types of igneous rocks
(i) Plutonic rocks (1mks)
(ii) Hypabyssal rocks (1mks)
(iii) Volcanic rocks (1mks)
(d) Suppose you were to carry out a field study of rocks within the vicinity of your school
(i) Name three secondary sources of information you would use to
prepare for the field study (3mks)
(ii) State four activities you would carry during the filed study (3mks)
(iii) State three problems you are likely to experience during the field study (3mks)
5. (a) Differentiate between plutonic rocks and volcanic rocks
(b) Describe how lava plateau is formed
(c) (i) Name three volcanic features found in the rift valley of Kenya
(ii) Explain four negative effects of vulcanicity in Kenya
(d) You intend to carry out a field study of a volcanic landscape
(i) State four reasons why it is necessary to conduct a reconnaissance of the area of study.
6. (a) State two main conditions that influence the characteristics of igneous rocks. (2mks)
(b) Write down three characteristics of sedimentary rocks. (3mks)
(c) Name two examples of organic sedimentary rocks and where found in Kenya. (2mks)
(d) Name four examples of metamorphic rocks and state the original rock from which each was formed. (4mks)
(e) Describe the importance of rocks to human activities. (5mks)
7. (a) State with examples three classes of mechanically formed sedimentary rocks. (6mks)
(b) Differentiate between regional metamorphism and contact metamorphism. (4mks)
8. (a) List two examples of extrusive igneous rocks. (2mks)
(b) Differentiate between extrusive and intrusive rocks giving an example in each case. (2mks)
9. What is a rock? (2mks)
10. What is a mineral? (2mks)
11. Describe changes that occur in sedimentary rocks when they are subjected to high heat and pressure. (4mks)
12. Describe calcareous rocks. (2mks)
13. Describe carbonaceous rocks. (2mks)
14. Give examples of chemically formed sedimentary rocks. (2mks)
15. How are coral rock formed? (3mks)
16. How do rocks become metamorphic? (3mks)


CIS Kubernetes and CIS Independent Linux Benchmark
The mission of DevSec Hardening Framework is to provide users with the best content to stay secure across their infrastructure fleet. We started by providing hardening solutions written in Chef cookbooks, Puppet modules as well as Ansible modules. Beginning of this year, we started to transform our testing suite into standalone InSpec baselines. Since then we added more and more baselines like Nginx, TLS/SSL, OpenStack, MySQL or PostgreSQL.
We are happy to announce that we got a major contribution by Kristian Vlaardingerbroek from Schuberg Philis. He wrote two new benchmarks and contributed those to our open source project:
We like to thank Kristian and Schuberg Philis for their amazing work and their efforts to make security more accessible to our DevSec community.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is one of the leading container orchestration platforms from Google and part of CNCF. While our existing CIS Docker Benchmark verifies a single-node deployment, the Kubernetes profile is going to verify the container orchestration platform. Now, DevSec users have the ability to secure their containers in production. The benchmarks use InSpec which allows you to adapt and extend the profile to your needs via profile inheritance. A sample test in InSpec looks like:
control 'cis-kubernetes-benchmark-1.1.4' do
title 'Ensure that the --insecure-allow-any-token argument is not set'
desc "
Do not allow any insecure tokens
Rationale: Accepting insecure tokens would allow any token without
actually authenticating anything. User information is parsed from
the token and connections are allowed.
"
impact 1.0
tag cis: 'kubernetes:1.1.4'
tag level: 1
describe processes('kube-apiserver').commands.to_s do
it { should_not match(/--insecure-allow-any-token/) }
end
end
Please go ahead, try CIS Kubernetes Benchmark. As all other DevSec baselines, this profile is also registered to the InSpec Supermarket. Therefore you can easily use it.
# show all available profiles
inspec supermarket
# execute kubernetes benchmark locally
inspec exec supermarket://dev-sec/cis-kubernetes-benchmark
# execute kubernetes benchmark against a ssh target
inspec exec supermarket://dev-sec/cis-kubernetes-benchmark -t ssh://user@host:port -i /path/to/key
Please let us know your feedback and report any issues.
Independent Linux Benchmark
We see more and more workload is moving into containers. To secure linux containers, DevSec has provided Linux Baseline and SSH Baseline for a very long time. With the addition of CIS Distribution Independent Linux Benchmark we are able to extend our capabilities to provide an industry benchmark as well. You can use the profile by using the InSpec Supermarket, too:
# show all available profiles
inspec supermarket
# execute linux benchmark locally
inspec exec supermarket://dev-sec/dev-sec/cis-linux-benchmark
# execute linux benchmark against a ssh target
inspec exec supermarket://dev-sec/dev-sec/cis-linux-benchmark -t ssh://user@host:port -i /path/to/key
# execute linux benchmark against a docker container
inspec exec supermarket://dev-sec/dev-sec/cis-linux-benchmark -t docker://container_id
We hope you enjoy the new capabilities.
- Your DevSec Team


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Reflections and Review of Rework
You know about Basecamp, everyone does. I, unfortunately, haven’t even had the pleasure of using their software since nowhere I’ve worked has ever made it their tool for communication and productivity. The great thing about Basecamp is that you don’t need to use its products to enjoy its methodologies and operations.
I like to think of myself as a very productive and extremely efficient person. I’ve sometimes spent hours creating keyboard shortcuts or Alfred workflows that might only save me three or four seconds at a time. In a few years, however, that will add up to saving me hours if I use these shortcuts enough — which I do, and will.
I’m an avid reader of Basecamp’s blog, Signal vs. Noise. I feel enlightened and motivated every time I get to peek inside the mind of someone who’s involved in one of the best companies. I sometimes feel inefficient after reading a post, however. Being a student and working part time as a web developer is bound to sound inefficient yet productive right away — commuting, juggling between schoolwork and personal side-projects, work, it’s a mess. But, you don’t realize how much better things can operate if only you took the time to rethink your strategies. That is exactly what Rework helps you do.
What is Basecamp
Basecamp, previously 37 Signals, has brought the world a few different products. I have been lucky enough to use DHH’s Ruby on Rails quite extensively. In the opening pages of Rework, we’re told exactly what Basecamp is — a small company. This is a key to their success.
I’ve heard horror stories about how difficult it is to get in the doors of Basecamp; how resumes are just thrown away (because they’re ridiculous), how you’re shunned if you wear a suit and can’t pull it off properly. Though, once you’re in the mindset of how they operate, all these things seem reasonable.
Being a small company does not mean you’re a small company. A great example from the book compares big companies hiring people left and right and how this makes them seem more successful while top universities stay the same size while not hiring professors left and right and they’re still considered the top universities. Surely, it’s not the quantity but the quality of your staff. Basecamp is very sure to keep its people at that very high quality with the culture and employee benefits as well.
Working Hard or Working Smart
Jason Fried and everyone at Basecamp are very passionate about the amount of time they work. They lay out examples of these people who spend all day at the office and work because they’re practically addicted to it. The worst part is that these same people could be getting all their work done in a reasonable amount of time, but don’t always know the most efficient method because they’re blinded by the current task at hand.
Making a Difference
One of the most important things for me is that I’m making an impact on something and someone. I worked at Verizon over one summer, and at first I didn’t feel like I was doing much. “Oh Verizon.com doesn’t have my picture on it with a link to my GitHub. What’s the point!?” This is selfish and although an intern doesn’t have too much impact on the whole company, what I did mattered. I hope to make even more of an impact at the next place I decide to work. Basecamp would make sure of this, even before hiring.
“This makes my life better.” — Customer after using your product (via Rework)
We all have billion dollar app ideas. I have about twenty a day. Of course, Rework tells us what we already knew when saying having an idea is useless unless you act on it. I’m pretty sure I had the idea of a social blogging platform a few years ago, that doesn’t mean I would’ve created Medium.
Once I thought up a great app to help keep track of the books I’m reading. It would download the cover art automatically, it could keep track of the page I’m on, I could sync it to a back-end so I can always keep track no matter the device I’m on — it would be an awesome app. I did some digging to find a few book tracking apps and I downloaded a few. Most of them were good, some did some of what I wanted while others did the rest. Surely, it’d be a waste to make my own since it basically already exists.
Rework teaches to scratch our own itch. Software development is here for us to solve our own problems.  I’m currently working on that very reading app that I hope will solve all my troubles.
Building a Startup
I dream of one day building a startup. I like to think I have the chops to do it and do it right. Startups are glamorous and sexy. Ping Pong tables, beer on tap, free food — there’s nothing like the startup environment. Rework explains that the startup buzzword is really just that — a buzzword. Businesses are what matter and starting a business is what you’re really trying to do. DHH explains in RECONSIDER how all these companies try to take over the world while Basecamp is happy with the revenue they have and the products they launch. This is an admirable mentality and really shines light on the idea that I can start a business right now and be successful without being the next Facebook.
Rework also jabs at the popular exit strategy. I once attended a 3 Day Startup, we had a pretty good idea, a nice product, and dreams of turning it in to something. That hope still exists, of course. One of the members on our team mentioned an exit strategy, “If we get enough users we can definitely get someone to buy us out”. Even I, someone with barely any startup experience, was confused by this. Why worry about that now? Live in the moment with your business and do what is right at that time.
Building what you can
Agile is another popular buzzword; break things fast and early. This is pretty true and the book teaches that building something half-assed is much worse than building half a product. I was once redesigning a website for a nonprofit. The client knew what he wanted, right down to the pixel and it turns out he wanted an exact replica of another popular company; this was difficult but doable. Once it was finally finished and ready for launch, that company completely rebranded and changed the website; we had to, too.
“Build half a product, not a half-assed product”
You don’t need to read Rework to understand how inefficient this is but it did help me understand how inefficient it was having to implement an entire blog before we launch. The web is a place for iteration. The site was perfectly designed and ready for the people’s eyes. A blog will be great after a little work, but not crucial to the entire launch.
The Book
This was a very enjoyable, motivational, inspiring, and easy read. Sometimes I get so caught up in my workflow and my productivity apps I forget about what I’m trying to be productive for. Rework was able to fill my need for learning about the system but still teach me about the bigger picture as well.
There were many examples and comparisons to big companies we see every day. I was able to stay very engaged the entire time and I never really wanted to put the book down. In fact, I got through the entire thing in only two sittings.
I suffer from Imposter Syndrome quite a lot. I don’t have many software developer friends and I currently work at a company as the only person who understands what the internet is. Many of the examples in Rework are going to stick with me for a while as I think about how I want to spend the rest of my professional career and how I overcome these things that might simply be in my head.
Thank you for reading. I found Rework very relatable so I apologize if you weren’t expecting so many of my personal stories. I trust they added something to this write-up.


HTML 4.01 Test Suite - Assertions
Testable Assertions: Section 7 The global structure of an HTML document
7 The global structure of an HTML document - The HEAD and BODY of a document
Assertion 7.1-1
(author)(must) An HTML document is composed of three parts: An HTML 4 document is composed of three parts: 1. a line containing HTML version information, 2. a declarative header section (delimited by the HEAD element), 3. a body, which contains the document's actual content.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.1-2
(must) White space (spaces, newlines, tabs and comments) may appear before or after each section of an HTML document. [NOTE: Authors may do it, meaning that user agents must support it.]
Tests: None
Assertion 7.1-3
(author)(should) The head and body of an HTML document should be delimited by the HTML element.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.2-1
(author)(must) A valid HTML document declares what version of HTML is used in the document. The document type declaration names the document type definition (DTD) in use for the document.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.3-1
(author)(must) HTML element: The start tag and end tag are required.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.3-2
(must)(deprecated) version = cdata [CN]
Deprecated. The value of this attribute specifies which HTML DTD version governs the current document. This attribute has been deprecated because it is redundant with version information provided by the document type declaration.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.3-3
(author)(must) After document type declaration, the remainder of an HTML document is contained by the HTML element.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.1-1
(author)(must) HEAD: The start tag and end tag are optional.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.1-2
(must) HEAD profile = uri [CT]
This attribute specifies the location of one or more meta data profiles, separated by white space. For future extensions, user agents should consider the value to be a list even though this specification only considers the first URI to be significant.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.1-3
(should) User agents do not generally render elements that appear in the HEAD as content.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.2-1
(author)(must) TITLE: The start tag and end tag are required.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.2-2
(author)(must) Every HTML document must have a TITLE element in the HEAD section.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.2-3
(author)(should) Authors should use the TITLE element to provide context-rich titles to identify the contents of a document.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.2-4
(must) User agents must always make the content of the TITLE element available to users, including TITLE elements that occur in frames. The mechanism for doing so depends on the user agent.
Assertion 7.4.2-5
(must) Titles may contain character entities. [NOTE: Since authors may do it, user agents must support it.]
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.2-6
(author)(must) Titles may not contain other markup, including comments.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.3-1
(author)(must) title = text [CS]
This attribute offers advisory information about the element for which it is set.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.3-2
(may) Values of the title attribute may be rendered by user agents in a variety of ways.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.4-1
(may) In general, specifying meta data involves two steps: 1. Declaring a property and a value for that property. This may be done in two ways: a. From within a document, via the META element. b. From outside a document, by linking to meta data via the LINK element (see the section on link types). 2. Referring to a profile where the property and its legal values are defined. To designate a profile, use the profile attribute of the HEAD element.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.4-2
(author)(must) META: The start tag is required and the end tag is forbidden.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.4.4-3
(may) META: http-equiv = name [CI]
This attribute may be used in place of the name attribute. HTTP servers use this attribute to gather information for HTTP response message headers.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-1
(author)(must) BODY: The start tag and end tag are optional.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-2
(should)(deprecated) BODY: background = uri [CT] The value of this attribute is a URI that designates an image resource. The image generally tiles the background (for visual browsers).
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-3
(must)(deprecated) BODY: text = color [CI] This attribute sets the foreground color for text (for visual browsers).
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-4
(must)(deprecated) BODY: link = color [CI] This attribute sets the color of text marking unvisited hypertext links (for visual browsers).
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-5
(must)(deprecated) BODY: vlink = color [CI] This attribute sets the color of text marking visited hypertext links (for visual browsers).
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-6
(must)(deprecated) BODY: alink = color [CI] This attribute sets the color of text marking hypertext links when selected by the user (for visual browsers).
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.1-7
(author)(must) The body of a document contains the document's content.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.2-1
(author)(must) id = name [CS]
This attribute assigns a name to an element. This name must be unique in a document.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.2-2
(author)(must) class = cdata-list [CS]
This attribute assigns a class name or set of class names to an element. Any number of elements may be assigned the same class name or names. Multiple class names must be separated by white space characters.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.4-1
(author)(must) SPAN and DIV: The start tag and end tag are required.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.4-2
(must) The DIV element defines its content to be block-level, but imposes no other presentational idioms on the content.
Assertion 7.5.4-3
(must) The SPAN element defines its content to be inline, but imposes no other presentational idioms on the content.
Assertion 7.5.4-4
(should) Visual user agents generally place a line break before and after DIV elements.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.5-1
(author)(must) H1, H2, H3, H4, H5 and H6: The start tag and end tag are required.
Tests: None
Assertion 7.5.5-2
(should) There are six levels of headings in HTML with H1 as the most important and H6 as the least. Visual browsers usually render more important headings in larger fonts than less important ones.
Assertion 7.5.6-1
(author)(must) ADDRESS: The start tag and end tag are required.
Tests: None


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java.lang.Object GameObject.ArtificialIntelligence.PathFinder
public class PathFinder
System used by the high intelligence enemies to calculate the shortest path between their location and the location of the player. It also holds the graph representation of the grid and the logic necessary to update the graph once obstacles like brick walls are destroyed.
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Node[][] |
graph
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PathFinder()
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java.util.ArrayList<Coordinate> |
aStar(Node start,
Node goal,
boolean enemyHasWallPass)
The A* algorithm calculates the shortest path between two specified nodes in the graph, it is similar to a Dijkstra's algorithm but with certain heuristics to optimize it in a number of ways. |
Node[][] |
createMap()
Creates a graph representation of the grid in term of node objects. |
int |
estimateDistance(Node node1,
Node node2)
Estimates the distance between two nodes in manhattan distance, which is more efficient than computing the actual distance using trigonometry. |
java.util.ArrayList<Coordinate> |
findPath(int playerPosX,
int playerPosY,
int enemyPosX,
int enemyPosY,
boolean enemyHasWallPass)
Finds the smallest set of tiles that need to traversed in order to navigate the enemy from its location tod the location of the player. |
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getRefreshGraph()
Determine whether the graph representation of the grid should be refreshed. |
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getTimeToRefreshGraph()
Get the time remaining before the refresh flag is set to true. |
void |
setRefreshGraph(boolean refreshGraph)
Specify whether the graph representation of the grid should be refreshed. |
void |
setTimeToRefreshGraph(int timeToRefreshGraph)
Specify the time remaining before thr refresh flag is set top true. |
void |
updateGraph(GameObject[][] walls)
Updates the graph representation of the grid with new information regarding the walls present. |
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updateGraphRefreshTimer()
Timer used to refresh the graph representation of the grid every 1.5 seconds. |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
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public void updateGraphRefreshTimer()
public java.util.ArrayList<Coordinate> findPath(int playerPosX, int playerPosY, int enemyPosX, int enemyPosY, boolean enemyHasWallPass)
playerPosX
- The x coordinate where the player is located.playerPosY
- The y coordinate where the player is located.enemyPosX
- The x coordinate where the enemy is located.enemyPosY
- The y coordinate where the enemy is located.enemyHasWallPass
- Boolean specifying whether the enemy can go walk through brick walls.
public java.util.ArrayList<Coordinate> aStar(Node start, Node goal, boolean enemyHasWallPass)
start
- The starting node in the graph.goal
- The ending destination node in the graph.enemyHasWallPass
- Boolean specifying whether the enemy can go walk through brick walls.
public int estimateDistance(Node node1, Node node2)
node1
- First endpoint of edge distance to calculate.node2
- Second endpoint of the edge distance to calculate.
public void updateGraph(GameObject[][] walls)
walls
- A two dimensional array containing the wall objects (both concrete and brick) that
are present on the grid at a given time.public boolean getRefreshGraph()
public void setRefreshGraph(boolean refreshGraph)
refreshGraph
- A boolean specifying whether the graph representation of the grid should be refreshed.public int getTimeToRefreshGraph()
public void setTimeToRefreshGraph(int timeToRefreshGraph)
timeToRefreshGraph
- An integer representing the time remaining before the graph is refreshed.public Node[][] createMap()
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[gecode-users] Question about branching
Vincent Barichard
Vincent.Barichard at univ-angers.fr
Sat Feb 28 10:13:26 CET 2009
Hi Christian,
I am pleased to help you, even a little.
Cheers,
Vincent
Le vendredi 27 février 2009 17:38:12 Christian Schulte, vous avez écrit :
> Hi Vincent,
>
> of course you were right and I was wrong. The bug is as you describe.
>
> It can only be observed if a propagator has no advisors left, and all of
> our propagators using advisors disappear when they have no advisors left.
>
> Fixed in the trunk.
>
> Cheers
> Christian
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Preston woman takes on Great Wall of China in aid of Lostock Hall hospice that cares for her dad
by Laura LongworthA Preston woman has trekked the Great Wall of China to raise funds for a Lostock Hall hospice that cares for her dad.
Tricia Hall joined a team of 26 people taking on the feat in aid of St Catherine's Hospice last month.
She decided to support the charity after becoming a full-time carer to her 90-year-old parents, who have both suffered a stroke. The charity began giving her dad 24-hour high-level care at home in November last year, as well as helping Tricia, her mum and their own carers.
The 54-year-old said: "It has meant a great deal to me to be able to help contribute to St Catherine's. The staff and volunteers go above and beyond, either in person or on the phone. It can be quite isolating at times but St Catherine's took all my stress and worry away. For this alone I will be forever grateful to them."
Although it had been a long time since Tricia had done anything physical, she threw herself into training in January by walking up Pendle Hill several times and completing challenges like the Yorkshire Three Peaks and Winter Hill in Chorley.
Her training was designed to prepare her for walking different sections of the Great Wall of China, which is particularly difficult because of uneven steps, some of which are around 4ft high.
 Several times I struggled, and a fear of heights didn't help. Nothing prepares you for it mentally or physically.," she said.
But in her weakest moments she found her dad's words reverberating around her head and giving her the strength to carry on.
"What surprised me when I thought I was empty mentally and physically was that I found my dad's old saying going around in my head, 'If you start something, you complete it.'
"This kept me going on the most difficult days and I found renewed energy."
Tricia, who was also encouraged by the other fund-raisers completing the walk, added: "A bunch of strangers came together and left as friends. Everyone at some point had a low day or moment but when this happened, this bunch of lovely strangers bonded together to help each other overcome the difficulties.
"It's hard to explain without being there. I personally have never experienced anything like it before."
On top of new friendships, Tricia was given another reward along the way as she was able to make a tribute to her parents when helping to restore part of the wall.
"This was a very emotional day as we got to leave a lasting memento of loved ones," she said.
The hard work paid off, with Tricia raising £5,300, nearly double her target, while the whole team has amassed more than £35,000.
Speaking about the lessons she has learned during the fund-raiser, she added: "The challenge has given me the confidence to do things that are out of my comfort zone.
"It has opened me up a love of walking that I had forgotten about and made me realise that people are extremely generous, particularly to myself, as I received donations from random strangers for my fund-raising page and events. It has humbled me.
"It has also made me stronger mentally. It has made me aware of how lucky I am to have met a great bunch of people that under normal circumstances I wouldn't have."
Commenting on the support from the community, she added: "I have been blown away by people's kindness to me.
"I got sponsorship for T-shirts from people I know who have companies. All didn't hesitate to help. Other companies gave away products to be used at events. Complete strangers sent me stuff through the post and messaged me with offers of donations for my events.
"It has been the most rewarding experience of my life doing it all.
"Communities that I don't live in got behind me 100%, which at times made me very emotional. The power of social media platforms to reach all these people has been invaluable."
To support Tricia's voluntary work, check out her activities on Facebook by searching for Fundraising for St Catherine's Hospice Lostock Hall.


Imagine that we've developed the following hypothesis: stocks that are below 1 standard deviation of their 30 day mean are due to revert and increase in value. We've developed the following code in research to pick out such stocks from a preselected basket of stocks.
import numpy as np qb = QuantBook() symbols = {} assets = ["SHY", "TLT", "SHV", "TLH", "EDV", "BIL", "SPTL", "TBT", "TMF", "TMV", "TBF", "VGSH", "VGIT", "VGLT", "SCHO", "SCHR", "SPTS", "GOVT"] for i in range(len(assets)): symbols[assets[i]] = qb.AddEquity(assets[i],Resolution.Minute).Symbol # Fetch history on our universe df = qb.History(qb.Securities.Keys, 30, Resolution.Daily) # Make all of them into a single time index. df = df.close.unstack(level=0) # Calculate the truth value of the most recent price being less than 1 std away from the mean classifier = df.le(df.mean().subtract(df.std())).tail(1) # Get indexes of the True values classifier_indexes = np.where(classifier)[1] # Get the Symbols for the True values classifier = classifier.transpose().iloc[classifier_indexes].index.values # Get the std values for the True values (used for magnitude) magnitude = df.std().transpose()[classifier_indexes].values # Zip together to iterate over later selected = zip(classifier, magnitude)
Once we are confident in our hypothesis, we can export this code into backtesting. We want to ultimately go long on the stocks that have been selected. One way to accomodate this model into research is to create a scheduled event which uses our model to pick stocks and goes long.
def Initialize(self): #1. Required: Five years of backtest history self.SetStartDate(2014, 1, 1) #2. Required: Alpha Streams Models: self.SetBrokerageModel(BrokerageName.AlphaStreams) #3. Required: Significant AUM Capacity self.SetCash(1000000) #4. Required: Benchmark to SPY self.SetBenchmark("SPY") self.SetPortfolioConstruction(EqualWeightingPortfolioConstructionModel()) self.SetExecution(ImmediateExecutionModel()) self.assets = ["IEF", "SHY", "TLT", "IEI", "SHV", "TLH", "EDV", "BIL", "SPTL", "TBT", "TMF", "TMV", "TBF", "VGSH", "VGIT", "VGLT", "SCHO", "SCHR", "SPTS", "GOVT"] self.symbols = {} # Add Equity ------------------------------------------------ for i in range(len(self.assets)): self.symbols[self.assets[i]] = self.AddEquity(self.assets[i],Resolution.Minute).Symbol # Set Scheduled Event Method For Our Model self.Schedule.On(self.DateRules.Every(DayOfWeek.Monday), self.TimeRules.AfterMarketOpen("IEF", 1), self.EveryDayAfterMarketOpen)
Now we export our model into the scheduled event method. We will switch qb
with self
and replace methods with their QCAlgorithm counterparts as needed. In this example, this is not an issue because all the methods we used in research also exist in QCAlgorithm.
def EveryDayAfterMarketOpen(self): qb = self # Fetch history on our universe df = qb.History(qb.Securities.Keys, 5, Resolution.Daily) # Make all of them into a single time index. df = df.close.unstack(level=0) # Calculate the truth value of the most recent price being less than 1 std away from the mean classifier = df.le(df.mean().subtract(df.std())).tail(1) # Get indexes of the True values classifier_indexes = np.where(classifier)[1] # Get the Symbols for the True values classifier = classifier.transpose().iloc[classifier_indexes].index.values # Get the std values for the True values (used for magnitude) magnitude = df.std().transpose()[classifier_indexes].values # Zip together to iterate over later selected = zip(classifier, magnitude) # ============================== insights = [] for symbol, magnitude in selected: insights.append( Insight.Price(symbol, timedelta(days=5), InsightDirection.Up, magnitude) ) self.EmitInsights(insights)
Now that our model in research has been exported to backtesting, we can further analyze its performance with its backtesting metrics. And if we are still confident in our model, we can eventually live trade this strategy.


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layout: post
title: Paypal offering free id protection through Equifax
date: '2006-09-07T06:43:00.000-07:00'
author: Jason R. Coombs
tags:
- None
modified_time: '2011-07-17T13:45:49.779-07:00'
blogger_id: tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3597351713969111277.post-3432086829402478047
blogger_orig_url: http://blog.jaraco.com/2006/09/paypal-offering-free-id-protection.html
---
I found out today that PayPal is offering free identity protection through Equifax. If you have a PayPal account, you can receive free credit alerts via e-mail from Equifax. Normally, they charge for this service, so I'm excited that I can now get these alerts for free.
If you don't already have a PayPal account, I'd recommend you get one. It's one of the few services that allow people to send money electronically the way it should be done.
If you already have a PayPal account, check out the link above for more information about the free credit alerts.


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