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Was Tor hacked?

Discussion in 'privacy technology' started by Blue Ring, Jun 22, 2008.

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  1. Blue Ring

    Blue Ring Registered Member

    Apr 13, 2007
    About a week ago I was surfing with Tor and got what appeared to be a redirect (phishing?) to a page with a yellow background saying how this guy found a Tor bug and was exploiting it and the page had a email address to get info on how this bug can be exploited for $50 US dollars. I got redirected to this page a couple times with the same message. I wish I had got a screen capture of the page, but I didn't.

    I have done all kinds of anti-malware scans, so I know it was Tor that was hacked and not my computer. Besides this has never happen previously or since, and only while I was running Tor.

    Anyone else seen or heard about this?
  2. SteveTX

    SteveTX Registered Member

    Mar 27, 2007
    Sounds like some lamer was just redirecting exit node traffic. I wouldn't worry about it. However, if you get the opportunity again, copy and paste the image here.
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"There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places."

~ Wendell Berry

12th Dec 11

Emile Falls on Ice

Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey was in town, so we headed up for an adventure the likes of which not even The Google had ever seen before.
8th Dec 11

Castle Creek

I took a trip up a nice little creek.  It was the first time I’d back up there in manny years and I had forgotten how special of an area it is.
2nd Dec 11

Sahalie and Koosah Falls

In May on ’09, we took a trip up the McKenzie River to visit with Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey  and his family and hit some touristy waterfalls.
29th Nov 11

Upper Susan Creek Falls – The Return

I took a return trip to Upper Susan Creek Falls with dad, Duane Cannon, during a higher water period and it resulted in tougher hiking and better results.
25th Oct 11

Linton Area

Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey and I headed back up the McKenzie to Linton Lake and found an extremely impressive and well-rounded area.
6th Oct 11

Upper Susan Creek Falls

While looking around the topo maps sometime last year, I noticed a faint “Falls” along Highway 138. It was in an obscure location, so I decided to check it out.
26th Jul 11

Flat Rock Falls – The Bottom

The waterfall which drew my blood last summer put up one last heroic fight to keep its secrets.  It lost.
26th Jul 11

Willow Creek – The Verdict

The journey detailing all of the unnamed waterfalls along Willow Creek has now been completed.  It is located near the Grotto Falls area of the Little River drainage.
14th May 11

Willow Creek

This is a collection of pictures from 2 or 3 trips to the waterfalls on Willow Creek.  It is located near the Grotto Falls area of the Little River drainage.
20th Oct 10

The Devil’s Staircase Scouting Trip

We finally got around to going to The Devil’s Staircase.  Maybe next time we’ll actually make it there.

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It happened on a corporate gig in the heart of London.

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This December I was booked to perform for the Mother & Baby Awards sponsored by Asda at the Westminster Park Plaza in London. Which was a fantastic night with lots of happy winners. But as I was performing in the drinks reception I noticed out of the corner of my eye and to my surprise Scouting for Girls walking past.

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Naples cancels city-run summer camps

Naples city leaders decided Wednesday that there will be no city-run summer camps this year.

It comes as a big blow for parents trying to get back on their feet after being out of work for weeks.

Some families question if it’s really a healthier option to keep kids cooped up all summer, but when it comes to group activities such as basketball, how can you keep a safe distance?

Managing the interactions between campers is a tough obstacle, one that city leaders took into consideration when they made their decision. They are instead discussing holding programs online.

That’s a substitute that dad Luke Claremont said will make times harder for struggling families who rely on camps during the summer.

“That adds a layer of difficulty for parents, especially if they’re trying to get back to work but the kids don’t have a place to go… it puts them in front of a screen,” he said.

He wonders if that decision is really the “healthier option.”

“I think for the well-being of the kids, the mental well-being of the kids, if the spacing is met, it may be odd, but at least everyone is interacting,” Claremont said.

The city is reviewing its programs and said some could meet social distancing requirements.

Other Naples organizations that plan to run summer camps are trying to get creative to meet CDC guidelines. Some are even considering having kids wear masks.

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5-Day Debt Reduction Plan: Pay It Off

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[Editor's Note: This is part four of a five-part series on debt reduction. To read more, see the rest of the 5-Day Debt Reduction Plan.]

You've combed through your budget and you've found extra money to direct toward debt repayment — which means the time has finally arrived to pay it off.

Getting rid of debt isn't only about improving your budget and having the right tools — you also need the right strategy to succeed. Although there isn't necessarily a "best" way to pay off debt, some strategies can get you to the finish line quicker. You need to understand different pay off methods and do what works best for you.

See Also: Fastest Way to Pay Off $10,000 in Credit Card Debt

There are two popular ways to attack your credit card debt. The first is to pay the minimum on each card except the card with the smallest balance. That card you'll throw all the money you can at it. This is called the Snowball method.

The other method is to pay the minimum on each card except the card with the highest interest rate. You'd put in all the money you can into that card. This is called the Avalanche method. Which one is best for you depends on your personality.

See also: The Simple Way to Decide Which Credit Card to Pay Off First

Here are the details of the debt example we're using in this series:

Debt Avalanche

There are two factors to consider when paying off debt: the amount you owe and your interest rate. When you avalanche your debt, you focus on paying off the debt with the highest interest rate first, regardless of the balance. This approach prioritizes debt according to costs. The higher your interest rate, the more it'll cost to carry the balance. So the idea is to get rid of your most expensive debt as early as possible.

If you've been following this series, you've (hopefully) already written down your debts including amounts and interest rates. The next step is taking your "found" money and making higher payments on the debt with the highest rate, while only making minimum payments on your other debts. Once you've paid off this debt, move on to the balance with the next highest interest rate and continue the cycle until you're debt-free.

Using the debts in the example from Day 2, you'd target Credit Card #3 first, then Credit Card #2 and so on until Credit Card #1 is paid off.

Total Debt: $10,000

Monthly Payment: $200 minimum + $300 "found" money = $500

Months to Payoff: 25

Interest Paid: $1,811

This method will result in you paying the least amount of interest possible.

Debt Snowball

This method is similar to the Avalanche, but instead of concentrating your efforts on the debt with the highest interest rate, you focus on the debt with the smallest balance. You'll make higher payments on this debt and minimum payments on all other debts. And once you've paid off this balance, you'll funnel the money to the debt with the next smallest balance, and so on. Using the debts in our list, you'd start at Credit Card #4, move to Credit Card #1, and so on until you paid off Credit Card #3.

Total Debt: $10,000

Monthly Payment: $200 minimum + $300 "found" money = $500

Months to Payoff: 26

Interest Paid: $2,092

Although the Snowball takes a month longer than the Avalanche — and costs more in interest — it's still very popular. The Snowball lets you tackle easy balances first, and you see results of your efforts right away, which can give a psychological push to continue on the path. Even that small amount of encouragement will help you stay the course over the long term.

A Simple Debt Repayment Calculator to Try

You can use the same debt repayment calculator we used to crunch your own numbers and compare strategies. You'll find a payment plan, too, that tells you how much to send to each creditor every month of the plan until it is paid off. How easy is that?

Debt Repayment Tactics That Work

Whichever method you choose, remember that debt repayment isn't easy. But don't give up. I never promised this would be a walk in the park, but there are several tactics to keep you on the right track.

1. Don't Forget Your Budget

Finding extra money for repayment required revamping your budget and coming up with a monthly spending plan that prioritized expenses. For any repayment plan to work, you have to remember and stick with your budget, or else you'll revert to bad habits. Don't forget to revisit your budget every week and look back month-to-month to track your income and spending. You don't want frivolous spending to creep back into the picture and throw you off track.

2. Make a Payment Every Two Weeks

Some creditors accept partial payments and allow customers to make more than one payment a month. Rather than make one monthly payment, break up the payment over two weeks. Since credit cards typically charge interest on a daily basis, the sooner you get a payment to your creditors, the less interest you pay. Also, making bi-weekly payments allows you to get in one extra month of payment each year (you'll make 26 payments, the equivalent of 13 months). This is an important tip to remember! If you owe $3,000 on a credit card with an interest rate of 16% and you make a $100 payment each month, you can save $100 and pay off the balance four months sooner by switching from a monthly payment to a bi-weekly payment.

3. Redirect Money From "Almost" Impulse Buys

You're only human, so yeah, at times you'll be tempted to make an impulse buy. Like all vices, you have to learn ways to overcome these urges.

"If you feel the urge to buy a new pair of shoes or sunglasses, take a quick peek at your credit card debt by viewing your mobile app," recommends consumer and money-saving expert Andrea Woroch. "This will remind you of your debt-free goals and every time you seriously avoid an impulse purchase, make a payment in the amount that you would've used on that item."

4. Implement a Spending Freeze

A spending freeze can jump-start debt elimination, and it doesn't have to be for an extended period. If you can't handle a six or 12-month freeze, shoot for one to three months. For this to work, you must commit to only buying necessities — no matter what. This means no eating out, no movies, no coffee runs, no hair and nail services, no eBay shopping, no extras of any kind. A spending freeze doesn't mean you can't have fun, but you'll have to get creative and look for ways to entertainment yourself for free. Keep track of how much you're saving and put this money toward debt. Always remember to "bank your savings!"

5. Automate Your Payments

If you don't think you're disciplined enough to increase monthly debt payments on your own, automate your finances. You can set up automatic payments between your creditor and bank. You choose the payment amount and the payment date. All you have to do is make sure there's enough funds in your account.

6. Inquire About a Cheaper Interest Rate

Remember when your mom told you that "You'll never know unless you ask?" Well, she was right (again!), and getting a cheaper credit card rate is often a matter of asking for it. Your creditors may not voluntarily lower your rate, but they might cut you some slack if you request one, especially if you have a good payment history and threaten to take your business elsewhere. If your credit card company won't budge on your rate, you can apply for another credit card with a lower APR and move your balance from a high-rate card to a low-rate credit card. You also can look into refinancing loans to see if you qualify for a lower interest rate. A lower rate reduces your monthly payment, but if you want to chip away at your debt faster, continue making the original payment.

7. Do a Balance Transfer

If you can commit to a certain repayment budget, you can look into getting a new credit card with a 0% APR for balance transfers promotion. How this works is simple: transfer your existing debt from your old cards to your new one. During the promotional time period, you are charged zero interest.

For example, say you can get approved for a card with a 15 month intro APR of 0%, and you transfer $10,000. After 15 months of $500 payments, your balance will be a mere $2500. After that, the interest rate kicks in. Using 13% APR, you'll pay off the rest of the balance in 6 months with $85 in interest cost. That means instead of 25-26 months and $2,000 in interest, the balance transfer option saved you $1,900 in interest and you're debt free four to five months earlier!

There are several things to consider when doing a balance transfer. The most important thing is that you don't deviate from your repayment budget just because you're no longer paying interest.

See also: 7 Important Things You Should Know About Balance Transfer Credit Cards

Debt repayment is a process, but you'll finish strong as long as you keep your eye on the prize and remain on the right path. I'll share some tips about that — and what comes after you've eliminated your debt in the final installment of the series.

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Right Online 2012: Great Success at the Vegas Venetian

For my final report on the fifth annual Right Online 2012 sponsored by Americans for Prosperity we’ll be talking about the parade of great speakers like NRO writer Jonah Goldberg and environmental apostate (as far as the left is concerned) Ann McElhinney. But first a word about the great hotel and casino in which we stayed.

The Venetian Las Vegas is in many ways a conservative’s dream hotel, well — unless you opposing gambling, and certainly many conservatives do — that aside, as I was saying, The Venetian is the best of Vegas and the best for conservative entrepreneurship. You see, this hotel is the only union free hotel on the strip.

But not only is The Venetian union free, it also has the highest paid staff getting the best benefits in Vegas. This is because conservatives know how to treat their employees!

If you are planning a Vegas get away, even if you aren’t planning on gambling, come stay at the Venetian. Heck, it’s even the biggest single building in the world, now. The suites are incredible, there’s shopping, big time stage shows, swimming, and eating and drinking galore.

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Anyway, folks, do yourselves a favor if you’re coming to Las Vegas, book The Venetian.

Now, if you are interested in all the videos of the great speeches we lucky attendees got to hear, be sure and click over to the Right Online website and watch them at your leisure. They will be uploaded there as they are crunched and finished.

I won’t repeat any of what they all said since video will be so widely available though at the end of this post will be a photo montage of many of them. But I have one final little story to tell.

Tonight at our banquet where John Fleischman of the famed California website FlashReport won the first Andrew Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Activism and Investigative Reporting (I know, a mouthful), our waiter had something to say to our table.

As our waiter was serving us coffee, each of us around the table of ten said “please” or “no thank you” and then said “thank you” if served a coffee. As he finished attending to the last person at our table, the waiter paused and told us something that at the same time made us all laugh and feel a bit proud of our side of the aisle.

“You know,” he said, “you Republicans are a lot different than the Democrats we get here. You say please and thank you and it’s so nice.”

There you go folks. That is the main difference between left and right, truth be told. Lefties are just nasty people. Even waiters know it.

Anyway, it was a great event and we must thank Tim Phillips, AFP President, and Americans for Prosperity for another great Internet activist’s conference.

Remember everyone: we are all Breitbart now.

National Review Online writer and book author Jonah Goldberg

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Conservative talk radio host Lars Larson

Nationally known and frequent Fox News commentator S. E. Cupp

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Winner of the first annual Andrew Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Activism and Investigative Reporting, John Fleischman

Nationally syndicated conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt enjoys the speakers

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Updated: Cancellation and Fights at Trump Rally

By Jennifer Keiper, WLS-AM 890 News

(CHICAGO) The UIC Pavilion, in Chicago, can hold some 10,000 people and several thousand were inside when an announcement came Friday evening that the event was being postponed.  That is when arguments started breaking out and some of the fights turned physical.

Police and other security moved in and started removing some attendees from the building.  One man was hauled off when he jumped onto the stage and started ripping up paper.

For more continuing coverageand analysis of the event, click here.

The Trump campaign issued a statement saying that shortly after the candidate arrived in town, he met with law enforcement and decided that for the safety of everyone – the event should be postponed.  The campaign went on to thank supporters for their attendance and urged them to please go in peace.

Chicago Police Department Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the Trump campaign did not consult the police department before canceling Friday’s rally.

The building was emptied approximately 45 minutes after the planned 6pm start time and those inside spilled onto the surrounding streets where large numbers of police were posted and protesters were kept corralled by fences.

Some protesters attempted to disrupt traffic on the nearby Eisenhower Expressway, prompting police to temporarily close some ramps.

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Chicago-based US court to hear LGBT-workplace bias appeal

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago-based court will consider arguments that protections under the 1964 Civil Rights Act should expand to cover LGBT workers.

The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear Indiana teacher Kimberly Hively’s appeal Wednesday. It vacated a ruling by three of its own judges in July that the landmark workplace-discrimination law doesn’t cover sexual-orientation bias. Hively alleges a college didn’t hire her full time because she is a lesbian.

The three-judge panel did criticize the lack of sexual-orientation workplace protections, but said they must come from Congress or the U.S. Supreme Court.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate a social conservative to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, making High Court action on the issue uncertain.

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The Heaviest Woman to Finish a Marathon Proves That Anyone Can Run

While Jennifer Smith’s Guinness record is still pending, she’s already looking forward to what’s next: a 50K ultra.

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Jennifer Smith always said if she was the last person to finish a race, she’d quit. For most of the ones she’s run in her life, she’s always been in the back — though never actually last — but on July 11, she was finally bringing up the rear.

This was her first marathon, something Smith long wanted to tackle, but never expected to do so soon. She had only raced 5Ks at that point, and the farthest she’d ever run before that was eight miles. Yet, before she knew it, the gun had gone off, and she quickly found herself behind everyone else.

At 346 pounds when she weighed in before the race, she didn’t expect to finish with a good time — she just wanted to finish.

Completing a full marathon would be huge for her as she strived to find a path to better health. Smith had struggled with her weight for years, and reached a high of 380 pounds after an accident left her unable to move around.

“I had two surgeries and I couldn’t walk or put my foot down for three months after a roller derby injury in July 2013,” Smith, 33, told Runner’s World. “That’s when I realized I was taking life for granted. I had put on more weight sitting around for three months, so I decided to start walking and do 5Ks.”

When Smith first took up the sport, she struggled. She wanted to go faster, but her body wouldn’t let her. Her first 5K took 90 minutes, but she did it. And each time she lined up for another, her times dropped closer and closer to the hour mark. She was even able to incorporate intermediate running with her walking.

Her biggest milestone came in 2018 when she finally broke the hour mark in the 5K. But what motivated her the most was the impact she had on other people. People would see her in a race, and they didn’t stare or make fun of her. Instead, they were inspired. Smith has gotten other plus-sized runners out the door with her running, and even has gotten family members to join her on runs.

She especially appreciated the way her dad felt about it all.

“My dad was always so supportive of my running,” Smith said. “He always told me that I could do anything I set my mind to, and that if I ran a marathon, he’d try to be there if he could to see it. I promised him I would do it one day.”

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Smith was intrigued by the challenge, but finding a marathon would prove difficult. Most marathons have a time requirement — often around seven hours — which Smith would not have been able to meet. She needed a leave-no-man-behind event. Though rare, they are out there, and Smith found one that was happening near her home in the Quad Cities: the fifth day of the Mainly Marathons Heartland Series in Clinton, Iowa.

Planning began a year ahead. Smith didn’t want to just run for herself. She wanted to run for anyone who thought they couldn’t do it — especially those who felt constrained by their weight. So, at 380 pounds at the time, she signed up and immediately reached out to Guinness World Records to see if she would qualify for the heaviest woman to complete a marathon record, which is currently held by Ragen Chastain, who completed the Mainly Marathons at 288 pounds in May 2017.

Once she got approval — from Guinness and her doctors — the countdown to race day began, but it was a tough year leading into it.

This past September, Smith’s father died unexpectedly of a heart attack. Though hard to cope with, Smith used it as motivation to make good on the promise she made to her father.

It was with that in mind that Smith found herself at the starting line at 4 a.m. on July 11 surrounded by a crowd of 80 runners all amped to get started. Smith, on the other hand, was not as confident.

“Training hadn’t gone as planned, as I took on coaching two softball teams this summer, and the longest I was able to run in one go was 8 miles,” Smith said. “All I had on my mind at the start was, ‘I’m crazy. Why am I doing this?’”

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Those thoughts subsided once the race started. The marathon consisted of a 12-lap course where runners picked up a rubber band each time they finished a lap. Smith started in the back, average a 21- to 22-minute mile and was consistent through mile 17. That’s when she slowed down and started to worry.

“By the time I got to mile 20, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it,” Smith said. “The blisters were hurting and I didn’t know if I was going to keep going. But then I thought of my dad. He showed me I can do anything I put my mind to, so I looked up to the few clouds in the sky and I knew he was watching, so I couldn’t let him down. I couldn’t disappoint him.”

The last six miles are always the toughest, and Smith battled through them like so many runners had done before. When she came around the final bend on lap 12, and saw the finish line, she took off on a slow jog to the finish.

“At the end of the race, they have a bell you have to ring,” Smith said. “I was so tired, I couldn’t do it at first. When I did, I was ecstatic. I wasn’t in pain. I was just so excited. So many people I know doubted me, and here I am. I did it.”

Smith’s final time was 11:50:36. With her increase in physical activity during her training, Smith dropped almost 40 pounds, weighing in at 346. When she crossed the line, not only did she complete her first marathon, but she also unofficially became the heaviest woman ever to finish 26.2.

Though the record is not official until it is verified by Guinness, Smith gathered all of the required evidence — videos, witness statements, start and end weights, and race director’s contact info — and is preparing to send it in for verification.

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This isn’t the end of running for Smith, who wants to keep inspiring anyone of any size to keep racing. During the marathon, she learned that a 50K is only five more miles than a marathon. It was a joke at first, but about a week out, her and a co-worker are looking at completing one in 2020.

“I don’t know what I just signed myself up for,” Smith said. “But doing all of this makes me want to be a role model and be a face out there that encourages people to get moving. People tell me they can’t do a 5K. They say it’s too much. I started at an hour and a half going three miles. If I can do it, so can you.”

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Meet The 'Temptation Island' Season Two Cast Of Iffy Couples And Hot Singles

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Every relationship is put to the test one way or another, but it’s usually not on a place called Temptation Island or broadcasted on national TV. Yet, for four couples at a crossroads in their romantic lives, that’s their reality. (And tbh, I’m here for the messiness.)

Yep, Temptation Island is back for another season, premiering October 10 at 10 p.m. EST on USA Network. A reboot from the early aughts, the show first came back for a smoking hot season earlier in 2019, and the fiery drama made waves—and I'm not just talking about the ones in the ocean off of Maui (a.k.a. Temptation Island).

If you’re out of the loop, here’s how the show works: Four couples arrive on Temptation Island, only to be separated and sent to live in a villa with new potential partners. Men with the single ladies, women with the eligible bachelors. A new lease on single life is meant to give couples clarity about whether they're meant to be together—or if there’s a better fit out there. After a month of self-growth, reflection, and (probably) bad behavior, couples must decide if they will commit to each other, someone new, or leave the island alone. Relatable, right?

As the men and women go on dates and start testing the waters, things get chaotic—quickly. After all, many of the couples struggle with infidelity and commitment, which, uh, Temptation Island is kind of a breeding ground for. "It’s like a dream that started off good, and it slowly turns into a nightmare," one cast member says. (Let that sink in.) Before the premiere washes ashore on your screen—and heart—here's what you need to know about the not-so-solid couples and hot, eligible singles.

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Ashley and Casey

Dating: 1.5 years

In a thoroughly modern romance, Ashley and Casey owe their love to a dating app. Unfortunately, Casey was just looking for a hookup at first and his, let’s just say, loose ways has Ashley drowning in trust issues. And for good reason—many of her past partners were also disloyal. Casey’s trying to prove that he’s not like other guys.

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Gavin and Esonica

Dating: A little over a year

Here’s a familiarly heteronormative story: Esonica is ready for marriage, but Gavin already has cold feet. Oh yeah, and he’s cheated in the past. Between infidelity and the pressure to take the next step in the relationship, the pair is bound to swim into rocky waters on this island. Is it possible to get past these bumps in one piece? Time in the villa will tell.

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Ashley and Rick

Dating: 4 years on and off

It’s okay if the phrase "dating on and off" gives you hives. It’s not a promising sign, especially when this couple says their relationship is full of high highs and low lows (I'm exhausted just reading that). Ashley want to find out if Rick’s wandering eye and chattiness towards the ladies is just his playful nature, or if it means he wants to jump ship. She hopes Temptation Island will show her the answer.

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David and Kate

Dating: 3 years

From business rivals to lovers, Kate and David haven't just lived out the plot of a Netflix rom-com. They've remained faithful during their three-year relationship. The only question mark? Both have cheated on past partners. Neither has gotten closure and are both worried the other will sink back into their old ways. Also, during the premiere, Kate tells the single women, "Touch my boyfriend, and I will kill you." (Real talk: Does she know what show she's on?)

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The Singles

Donning neon dresses and unbuttoned Hawaiian shirts, the singles are ready to mingle their way into somebody else's relationship.

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Tracy Ly

Age: 29

Occupation: Paralegal

Hometown: Chino, CA

No funny business will get past Tracy—she knows how to weed it out. She calls herself a "cool girl"... whatever that means.

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Toneata Morgan

Age: 23

Occupation: Model/entrepreneur

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Beauty—and business—queen coming through! Former Miss Oregon USA turned entrepreneur, Toneata hopes one of the guys will support her girl-boss ways.

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Samantha Hoffman

Age: 29

Occupation: Flight attendant

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Samantha knows what it takes to be in a long-term relationship. Fresh out of an eight-year one herself, she’s back on the market to find her forever love. And hey, it might as well be with a man who quite literally washed up onshore.

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Sam Harb

Age: 26

Occupation: Model agency owner

Hometown: Henderson, NV

It’s 2019, and women are beyond tired of playing games. Sam’s confidence might intimidate the insecure dudes, but that just makes it easier to find a guy who can keep up with her.

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Rachel Hamel

Age: 25

Occupation: Swimwear designer

Hometown: New York, NY

Rachel says she’s ready to dive into love. As a big-city girl, she’s headstrong and knows just what kind of partner will fit into her big-city plans. (I can only hope she sports some of her own swimwear on the island.)

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Payton Burgess

Age: 23

Occupation: Bartender

Hometown: Greenville, SC

A self-declared girl next door, this bartender proudly proclaims, "It’s always happy hour with me." Will she find a guy who has the perfect combination of brains, looks, and down-home values?

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Mia Metcalf

Age: 26

Occupation: Model/retail manager

Hometown: West Allis, WI

Ever the optimist, Mia is a hopeful romantic with a real Midwestern spirit, focusing on the positive in people. She’s ready to explore outside of her small Wisconsin town—and Temptation Island is a whole new world.

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Melisza McPherson

Age: 21

Occupation: Model

Hometown: Sunrise, FL

She’s a young single, but says she’s ready for long-haul love. Expect Melisza to bring flair and infectiously high energy to the villa.

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Medinah Ali

Age: 30

Occupation: Podcaster

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

This sassy and spunky podcast host is crossing her fingers this is her last time in the dating pool, because she’s totally over the scene. She wants that fairytale love and hopes that one of the men will be her prince.

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Kari Nesheim

Age: 29

Occupation: Administrative assistant

Hometown: Collingswood, NJ

When she’s not working as a legal assistant, Kari is flexing her flirting muscles in Jersey. If I had to guess? That will get at least one of the men in trouble.

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Darby Dowdell

Age: 30

Occupation: Fashion designer

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Once divorced, Darby is ready for a second chance at true love. She’s the "horse girl" of the season, whose history as a competitive rider has fueled her go-big-or-go-home mentality. That’s all to say: Watch out, ladies.

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Colleen Powers

Age: 22

Occupation: Program manager

Hometown: New York, NY

You know how dating in New York City goes—it’s bleak. Like many teeny-tiny apartment dwellers, Colleen is over it and wants to start a stable relationship. In her free time off Temptation Island, she enjoys going out to bars, museums, and restaurants.

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Shawn Evans

Age: 30

Occupation: Fitness company GM

Hometown: Boise, ID

A good 'ol country boy, Shawn hopes to find his way into a new lady’s heart through his cowboy charm. We’ll see if he rides off into the sunset with a new gal...or just himself.

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Kareem Thomas

Age: 27

Occupation: Financial consultant

Hometown: Queens, NY

A former pro basketball player, Kareem has a competitive streak that, chances are, will be on full display on the island. Maybe there’s a win in the game of love in his future.

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Kalaan "KB" Brown

Age: 36

Occupation: Realtor

Hometown: Long Beach, CA

KB is the big man on Temptation Island. Literally—he’s 6'5". The gentle giant’s ideal woman is loyal, supportive, ambitious...all the good stuff. The realtor says there’s a "vacancy in my heart," and he’s ready to find a leasee.

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Jose Rodriguez

Age: 25

Occupation: Restaurant owner

Hometown: Sherman Oaks, CA

Count on Jose to bring the party to Temptation Island. This energetic guy isn’t afraid to say what he thinks and hopes his journey ends with finding a woman who is "wifey material." (His words, not mine.)

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Etay Aroshas

Age: 24

Occupation: Hair Care Sales Rep

Hometown: Voorhees, NJ

Out of the Israeli Defense services and onto Temptation Island, Etay says that he’s actually a big softie. He’s also (self-proclaimed) total dad material and hopes a big family is in his future.

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Dominique Price

Age: 29

Occupation: Entrepreneur

Hometown: Marina Del Rey, CA

Dominique might be a major shoulder to lean (or tbh, cry) on for the women because he's all about people expressing their best selves. That's bound to come in handy once the tear-inducing drama ensues.

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Deac Conti

Age: 25

Occupation: E-commerce entrepreneur

Hometown: Naples, FL

Deac says he’s a bit of a comedian, but his first material on Temptation Island is a not-so-subtle play on his first name. (You can figure that one out for yourself.) All jokes aside, he hopes to find his perfect match in paradise.

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Chris Novak

Age: 27

Occupation: Mergers & acquisitions consultant

Hometown: Austin, TX

Check out those Hemsworth-level locks. The Austin dweller has been caught up in academics and his career, which kept previous flings from turning into serious 'ships. He hopes Temptation Island will give him the space to get real.

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Chris Grant

Age: 32

Occupation: Special-education teacher

Hometown: Bronx, NYC

Chris is no stranger to the hustle and bustle of city life, but he hopes to slow down or, more likely, find a woman at his same speed that he can connect with on all levels. Guess the four women will have to catch him if they can.

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Ben Knobloch

Age: 25

Occupation: Site supervisor for a security company

Hometown: Phoenix, AZ

Ben considers himself a "jack of all trades, master of none" so...there's that. His secret to winning hearts on Temptation Island? He claims to understand women because he has sisters (sure, Ben). For him, flings are so yesterday, and he wants to bring on the long-term love.

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Alex Angell

Age: 27

Occupation: Operations coordinator

Hometown: Fullerton, CA

Alex says every girlfriend has cheated on him, but it hasn’t stopped him from looking for The One. He also believes in love at first sight and hopes one of the four women will strike his fancy right away.

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Aden Twer

Age: 27

Occupation: Regional sales manager

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Expect Aden to be one of those guys showing off his abs the first night—and beyond. On the sweeter side, he looks up to his parents, who have been married for 30 years, as his #couplegoals.

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The introduction of reusable bags in 2004 was an opportunity for Woolworths to preserve the environment as well as support enterprise development. Woolworths range of reusable fabric shopping bags are made exclusively for Woolworths by local factories, one of which had started for the specific purpose of manufacturing for Woolworths. Woolworths prefers to source product locally where quality, quantity and consistency meet the expectations of Woolworths customers, in this way, supports local enterprise development which is a key priority for the business. Craig Ludwig, Divisional Director of General Merchandise at Woolworths explains further, “In line with our Good business journey, Woolworths is committed to identifying opportunities for suppliers to grow with the business. In addition to giving suppliers access to the marketplace, Woolworths also supports emerging suppliers with training that covers best practice in technical and business management skills, organisational development and financing where possible.” Currently the main supplier of Woolworths reusable bags is Isikhwama, based in Maitland, Cape Town. The company was established to produce bags for Woolworths and employ semi-skilled and unskilled people who were previously out of work. Trevor Pothercy, the owner of Isikhwama says, “Starting any new business is a challenge. Through a close partnership with Woolworths, however, Isikhwama has grown from strength to strength and now produces over a million bags a year for Woolworths. Seventy people are employed by the business. The success of the project has exceeded our most optimistic projections. We have been able to train unskilled workers through this project – arguably the most vulnerable members of the labour sector.” The second supplier, the Greater Uitenhage Sewing Co-operative (Gusco) is based in Uitenhage, Nelson Mandela Metropole. Formed by the Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative, Gusco has been producing and supplying reusable bags for Woolworths since September 2005. Gusco is an amalgamation of three informal community sewing groups. Woolworths was Gusco’s first big retail client and continues to be the anchor client. The co-operative enterprise now employs 27 full-time machinists and a number of seasonal employees. Gusco produces 260 000 reusable bags for Woolworths each year. Nafeesa Dinie, SMME Business Unit Head at the Uitenhage Despatch Development Initiative said, “We hope to grow Gusco’s business this year, by attracting and securing additional contracts and are looking at opportunities to diversify their product line. Initial discussions have been held with Woolworths regarding future potential growth opportunities. With forging strong partnerships and the implementation of a structured best practice business development model, a solid business foundation has been established and has resulted in a successfully and commercially viable co-operative contributing to the local economy and job creation. Ms Dinie adds, “The ladies of Gusco have come a long way from being unemployed, to being business owners and this has been achieved in a relatively short period with the support of all stakeholders. Woolworths was key to this success, and this clearly signals Woolworths commitment to support and contribute to sustainable community enterprise development in our country.” Ends Editor’s notes Woolworths Good business journey Woolworths was named international responsible retailer of the year at the 2008 World Retail Awards in recognition of our Good business journey – our ongoing plan to make a difference in our communities, our country and our world. Woolworths Good business journey is a comprehensive 5 year plan announced in April 2007. It incorporates a series of challenging targets and commitments centred on four key priorities: accelerating transformation, driving social development, enhancing Woolworths environmental focus and addressing climate change. Woolworths is a passionately South African business with a long tradition of quality and innovation in South Africa. Woolworths looks to other countries only where Woolworths can’t offer customers the right level of quality, value and technological innovation from local suppliers. As an extension of this commitment and in line with the Good business journey, enterprise development is a key focus for Woolworths. Working closely with emerging suppliers, Woolworths is committed to sharing expertise and best practice and helping to identify opportunities for suppliers to grow with Woolworths.

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THE news that one of the oldest shops in Malvern, Brays department store, is closing its doors after more than a century of trade, is sad but hardly surprising.

There was a time when any town of Malvern’s size or bigger, would have had its own similar emporium, independent and family-owned.

But time has moved on; chain stores started to dominate the nation’s High Streets decades ago.

And since then, there has been the rise of the edge-of-town retail park, and, more recently, the devastating effect of online shopping.

So what can be done to preserve the traditional town centre? Many people are attached to such an ideal, with its vision of a patchwork of small local shops: the artisan baker, the butcher, the greengrocer and so on.

But the fact must be faced that millions of people have, over the years, voted with their feet and their wallets.

Those out-of-town estates, and now the internet retailers, were, and are, supplying what the people wanted, and still want: a wide variety of goods delivered in the most convenient manner available.

So possibly the question to ask is: should we be trying to preserve the traditional town centre? After all, the public has shown us what it wants.

It is notable that recent business openings in the centre of Malvern induce enterprises like barbers, beauticians and nail bars; all of which offer services that cannot be delivered electronically, but only in person.

The large numbers of estate agents’ offices in the town centre could also be quite easily explained: houses are for almost everyone the single most expensive thing they will ever buy, so they will want the comfort of dealing with a long-established business with reassuring bricks-and-mortar premises, instead of some shadowy internet entity.

The town centres of today are different from the town centres of the 1950s, just as they were different from the town centres of the 1890s.

But people won’t lose their urge for sociability, and there will always be the demand for places to get together; commercial enterprises will still be set up to provide convivial places for people to get together.

This may point the directions of the future of our High Streets. People may be shopping alone in front of their screens, but they will still want to get together afterwards.


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The independent review of the Professional Footballers’ Association must continue on its course alongside a statutory inquiry into the union’s charitable arm, chairman Ben Purkiss has said.

Purkiss led calls for a review of how the PFA was governed in 2018, with the union’s chief executive Gordon Taylor first announcing one would take place in November of that year.

On Wednesday the Charity Commission said it had opened a statutory inquiry over “serious concerns” about how the PFA charity was being run by its trustees, one of whom is Taylor.

Purkiss said on Twitter: “The statement from the Charity Commission underlines the seriousness of the investigation into the PFA charity and I will await their full report before making any further comment.

“Meanwhile, I would expect the independent review currently being undertaken by Sport Resolutions on behalf of the union to continue on its course with the full co-operation of everybody concerned.”

Purkiss and Taylor have said they will stand down, along with the rest of the PFA management committee, once the independent review is complete. There is no clear indication of when that might be.

The Charity Commission inquiry will focus on the charity’s relationship and transactions with other bodies and whether they are in the best interests of the charity, and whether its activities have been exclusively charitable and for the public benefit.

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It will also look at whether there has been any “unauthorised trustee benefit” and “whether or not the trustees have complied with and fulfilled their duties and responsibilities under charity law”.

The PFA said in a statement: “The trustees have continued to co-operate fully, openly and transparently with the Charity Commission and will continue to do so throughout this process.

“The Professional Footballers’ Association Charity Trustees are all committed to adopting the highest possible standards in administering, governing and the management of the charity and will continue to work with the Charity Commission.”

Former England manager Sam Allardyce defended Taylor, who has been criticised over a variety of issues including his salary package of over £2m a year and a perceived failure to move quickly enough on research into whether footballers are at greater risk of developing neurodegenerative disease than the general population.

“People are talking about him needing to go before the inquiry has even been completed,” Allardyce told talkSPORT.

“People are adamant that they want to move Gordon on because he’s been there on a massive salary. There’s always been a huge amount of jealousy about that.

“As long as I’ve known him he’s always been honest and done what I consider to be an absolutely outstanding job for the PFA.

“Time will tell and we shouldn’t bear judgement as quickly as we’re bearing it. People are trying to hoist him before the facts are there. The man has dedicated his whole life to the PFA.

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Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the forthcoming retirement of Manny Pacquiao will be a good thing for his long term political career.

Pacquiao, 36, stands down from his 20-year boxing stint on April 9 of 2016 with a final appearance at the MGM Grand and Arum believes the Filipino is doing the right thing ahead of a run for Senator in his home country.

“Manny told me this would be his last fight and I’m not sad about it because he’s going on to a political career which will require a lot of mental acuity, so you don’t want him to stay in boxing too long,” Arum told ESPN.

“It’s a real job and if Manny is serious about wanting to be president, these six years in the senate would be like an audition and for him to show his people that he really is a serious politician.”

“If he stays in boxing a little too long his mental faculties might be somewhat impaired,” he added.

Currently, there are five opponents in the frame to oppose the ‘Pacman’ in his swansong clash, although 140 pound champion Terence Crawford is currently the frontrunner ahead of Amir Khan, Kell Brook, Juan Manuel Marquez and Timothy Bradley.

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“Ogboni is not a secret cult but a religion”-HSE Oba Adeyinka Adisa ArifanlaJogun – worldwidecelebritymagazine.com
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The ancient city of Ile-Ife is certainly laden with many historical landmarks which resonate with cultures around the world. The present Ooni of Ife Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi could not have saddled the throne at a better time, as his reign has heralded the reawakening of a myriad of lost or unknown cultural attainments by the ancient city. He has turned the city into a prime tourism destination as far as the African continent is concerned.
Worldwidecelebrity magazine was in the ancient city recently and on meeting with Aare Oba Agbaye Adeyinka Adisa Arifanla Jogun, who is the Aare Oba Ogboni Igba Iwase (ancient ogboni fraternity worldwide), some of these landmarks were revealed, as the custodian of the ancient ogboni fraternity opened up on issues surrounding the fraternity.
The first ogboni conclave (Iledi ogboni) for instance is located nowhere else but in Ile Ife at Oke Imole, and still exists until this day. It is from this first conclave that the Ogboni fraternity began worldwide and from where other variants of the fraternity sprang; a fact corroborated by the Ooni of Ife himself.
Speaking on this, Aare Oba Arifanla Jogun said that “the ancient Ogboni fraternity was started by our fore fathers as a medium where they could help and look out for each other.It was practiced with loyalty and love. Members respected each other and whatever belonged to them was never toyed with. The first ogboni conclave all over the world is in Ile -Ife and exists until this day, and lots of tourists come there every year, delighting in the historical portent.”
Asked if it was still practiced the same way today, Oba Arifanla Jogun admitted in the affirmative.
“Yes the practice is still the same today. Members are wary of the punishment of going against the rules of the organisation. If any member errs, depending on the gravity of the offence, they could either be suspended, stripped of their ranks or expelled outright from the organisation”.
What are the qualities that warranted you being chosen as Oba Ogboni Iwase?
There are criteria that are used in deciding that. Before being chosen as the Oba Ogboni Iwase, I was thoroughly scrutinized. There were investigations that were done even without my knowledge. However, such a person will have to be an honest and truthful person, loyal to the fraternity, not given to lasciviousness and must be a proven warrior and dependable leader, ready to fight for the cause of the organisation whenever being called upon for that. Again such a person must be spiritually endowed. He must have spiritual powers to be able to man the seat as an Oba Ogboni Iwase.
The Ogboni Iwase is also known as the Ancient Traditional Ogboni Fraternity. Are they different and registered differently?
The fraternity is registered as the Ogboni Iwase, but also translated in the certificate as the Ancient Ogboni Fraternity, so they are both the same.
It is a lifetime appointment.
People have different impressions about the Ogboni Fraternity with some seeing it as an evil cult where lots of evil acts are practiced. Can you shed light on this?
Ogboni is not a secret cult but a religion. However members can confide with each other on matters pertaining to the organisation. No evil activities are practiced in the Ogboni. Ritual killings, using human parts for sacrifices and all such things are very far from the ogboni fraternity. We do not engage in such activities. Ogboni is just like any other religion. It even existed before all these religions but was not embraced as it ought to have been.
You are close to the Ooni, who also loves what you are doing. What informs this closeness and what does he mean to you?
My closeness to the Ooni is because he sees me as a truthful person. When I told the Ooni about Ogboni Iwase and how it could be of service to Ife, he reckoned with it, and he was later to become the Grand Patron of Ogboni Iwase, with a certificate issued to that effect. The Ooni was so delighted with the visit that, as his way of rejuvenating the ancient Ogboni fraternity, he donated two acres of land to Ogboni Iwase for the conclave of Iledi to be built, going on to even elucidate further on Ogboni Iwase, saying that he totally understood what we were doing.
The Ooni quoted a portion from the bible when you visited him. He also gave you access to a certain water which you drank, saying that Iwase was with him in the palace. What can you say about this?
As a mark of appreciation to the fact that Ogboni Iwase was from Ife and the good work we are doing, the Ooni asked us to drink from that water, which is located within the palace. It is an ancient water that not many people are opportune to taste. So to have the opportunity to drink of the water means to be blessed. To affirm that Ogboni was nothing evil but if anything, divine, the Ooni quoted a portion of the bible Nehemiah 10:29, inferring that Ogboni has relevance in the bible.
It is true that there are many factions of Ogboni, but in Ogboni Iwase, orderliness is the catchword as we eschew all acts of dishonesty and deceit and that is why the Ooni inclines favorably towards us. We are the first Ogboni invited by the Ooni to celebrate the prestigious Olodjo festival. This is an attestation to our integrity.
What have been some of your challenges as the Oba Ogboni Iwase?
I have faced a lot of challenges. Before I became the Oba Ogboni Iwase, the other factions of Ogboni ganged up against me in order to truncate my leadrship, but that did not work. Along the line of work, so many other kinds of challenges emerge, but always dealt with satisfactorily.
What is the spread of Ogboni Iwase both in the country and beyond?
Ogboni Iwase as we speak is in Lagos, Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, Rivers, Edo, Delta and Kwara states. Ogboni Iwase is also in many countries like Turkey, Gabon, UK, South Africa, Ghana, Kenya, Benin Republic, Egypt and now I have my Olori Oluwo Agbaye in the United States of America.
Does the Kabiyesi have any projects or plans for the organisation?
The building of the Iledi temple is one of that. Then very soon I am going to embark on a tour around different countries of the world with the high chiefs and some members of the organisation, and the reason for the tour is to demystify the organisation and also correct the wrong impressions that have surrounded the organisation for a long time.
How does the Kabiyesi combine his duties as the Oba Ogboni Iwase and the work of a traditional doctor?
I carry out both duties without any issues as one does not affect or interfere with the other.
Does the Kabiyesi have the time to wind down?
The work actually does not leave room for much else and the time for leisure is very scarce. With the Ooni mandating me to correct all the past mistakes that have been made and try to bring all the Ogboni under one umbrella, certainly there will be no time for leisure.
Your palace bears artifacts of Ogbomosho and some call you Omo baba Ogbomosho. Can you explain this sir?
I was born in Ife, but my father was an Ogbomosho indegene. I inherited my power from my great grandfather. I attended schools in Ife. All my siblings and achievements are in Ife. Actually my mother is from Ife. some people used to tell me to claim I am from Ife since one becomes an indegene of where he or she has stayed for ten years and above. So it might not be wrong if some people consider it that way.
It was a pleasure talking with you Kabiyesi.
The pleasure is mine.

It was also a day of pleasant surprise for Texas-based entertainment mogul, Chief KB Lawal as the turn of events pointed to his being appointed Olori Oluwo Agbaye of the Ancient Ogboni fraternity, also known as Ogboni Igba Iwase. Chief Lawal by the appointment becomes the deputy to Aare Oba Agbaye Adeyinka Adisa Arifanlajogun.

Aare Oba Agbaye Adeyinka Adisa Arifanlajogun is quite accessible, and for membership registration or spiritual prayer work, he can be contacted thus: WhatsApp; +2348132573388, 2348060193627.

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Friday, August 7, 2020

Path of Cenarius

Path of Cenarius

Fields of Honor

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Path of Cenarius
Binds when picked up
Use: Leaves flowers in your wake for 5 min.

The [Path of Cenarius] is a item similar to the "The Path of Illidan" in the nature that it creates a trail when you walk...but wait! That isn't flames, but the flowers and growing power of nature! Usable in feral, and all forms, and also usable by twinks, this item will make beautiful flowers grow with every footstep. As with the "Path of Illidan", the only thing that will really remove this effect is right clicking or death, until the duration is complete. To get this specific loot card without buying booster packs, simply use our "Buy It Now" feature and get one for as low as $2 to $4.50 USD! But, if bidding is your thing, you can easily get one for $0.99-$2.00 USD.

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About the Fields of Honor Expansion

Released on June 30th, 2009, the Fields of Honor expansion ushered in a total of 208 new cards for all of your playing pleasure, including new battlegrounds, locations and even more racial traits to strengthen your heroes with.

The three loot cards, in ascending order or rarity are as follows:


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Paid Listings

Paid Listings for WP Car Manager powered by WooCommerce. Setup purchasable car listing packages which can be purchased during frontend car submission.

  • Unzip and upload the plugin’s folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  • Activate the extension through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

For more information on installing and managing plugins see here

Before installing and activating the extension, make sure you have the following plugins active:

  1. WP Car Manager version 1.3.0 or higher
  2. WooCommerce version 2.5.0 or higher

If you’re installing WP Car Manager for the first time, it’s important you follow the onboarding steps offered to you after activation. The onboarding screen offers you the possibility to create all (3) needed pages for WP Car Manager to function properly. We highly advise you let the onboarding screen create these pages.

If you’re installing WooCommerce for the first time, it’s important you follow the onboarding wizard it provides upon installation. This makes sure all the needed pages are created as well as making sure your settings like currency and country are setup correctly. The onboarding wizard also helps you setup your payment gateway(s), which you’ll need to start selling car listings.

After you’ve installed, activated and correctly setup the plugins described above, you can install and activate the Paid Listings extension.

Note: The Paid Listings extension detects if above required plugins are installed and activated upon activation. If they are not, the extension will display a warning and will deactivate itself.

Setup the Car Listing Package

Before you can start selling Paid Car Listings, you will need to create at least one Car Package WooCommerce product. We’ve described the steps to do so below, each step is numbered and has a corresponding number in the image.

  1. In the WordPress admin menu, go to Products > Add Product
  2. Enter a title for your Car Listing Package, this will be displayed on your website as well.
  3. Select the Car Package as product type.
  4. Set the price of your Car Package.
  5. Set the amount of car listings someone can place with this package.
  6. Set the duration of the car listing(s) in days.
Setting up the WooCommerce Car Package product
Setting up the WooCommerce Car Package product

You can create as many Car Packages as you like by repeating these steps. You can for example create a Car Package which allows someone to list one car for 30 days for $4.99 and create a Car Package that allows someone to list five cars for 30 days for $20.99. This way you can offer your users discounts if they pre-purchase a larger amount of listings.

Setup Car Submission Settings

Although optional we do recommend you have a look at the Submission settings before you start offering paid listings on your website. WP Car Manager and its Paid Listing extension come with default values that are correct for most websites but we recommend you go over them and confirm them.

You can view your Car Submission settings by going to Car Listings > Settings in the WordPress admin menu. In the settings screen, click on the Submission tab.

Setting up the Car Submission Settings
Setting up the Car Submission Settings

After confirming the submission settings, or changing them and saving your changes, your website is ready to start selling car listings. If you used the WP Car Manager onboarding page, a page is created named Submit Car. On this page your users can submit their vehicles, select one of the Car Listing Packages you created and pay via WooCommerce using one of the WooCommerce payment gateways you installed.

Managing User Listing Packages

You can view and manage user purchased listing packages in your WordPress administration panel by going to Car Listings > Listing Packages.

List of packages purchased by your users
List of packages purchased by your users

You can a edit a listing package by clicking the wheel icon, located at the end of each row. At the listing package edit screen you can change any data of a Listing Package you like. It’s recommended not to manually change Order ID’s, unless you know what you’re doing. This screen is mostly used to alter the limit or count of listing packages.

Editing an User Package
Editing an User Package

Adding new listing packages to users can be done by clicking the Add Package button located right of the page title (Paid Listing Packages).

Adding a Car Package to a user
Adding a Car Package to a user

The product and Customer ID fields are mandatory, the rest of the fields are optional.

If you choose not to enter a WooCommerce Order ID, the user package will simply not be linked to any order. This doesn’t affect the way the user listing works, it’s simply not linked to any WooCommerce order.

If you choose not to enter a Duration and/or Limit, the duration/limit of the chosen Product Package will be used. Meaning you can leave these fields blank when entering a new package to a user unless you want to have a different value than the Car Package normally has.

The Count field will be set to 0 if you leave this blank, as most newly added user packages will start with 0 listings used.

Customer Usage

After following the instructions in the Setup and Usage section, your users will now automatically be prompted to choose a package when they submit their car via your website.

You can choose whether a user will be prompted to choose a package before entering the car details or afterwards. By default a user is asked to choose a package after entering the car details, you can change this at the Paid Listing Flow setting located in the Submission tab in your WP Car Manager settings.

Users can choose one of the available packages when creating a listing on you website
Users can choose one of the available packages when creating a listing on you website

The user will always be offered to purchase any of the Car Packages you created in the Usage section. The user will also be offered all Car Packages that they own that still have available listings on them.

If the user chooses one of their own packages, the listing will be submitted and a listing will be subtracted from their package. If the user chooses a new listing, they will be redirected to the WooCommerce checkout page which will have the selected Car Package in their cart. On the checkout page they can fill out the required personal information, select a payment method and do the payment. After the payment is complete the package will be added to the user’s account and their listing will be submitted.

Depending on your WP Car Manager submission settings, the listings will be published immediately or will be pending for administrator review.

When does the expiration date gets set?

The listing expiration date will be calculated and set when the listing gets published. Depending on your submission settings this will be done immediately after payment or whenever and administrator approves the listing.

Note that the amount of days a listing receives is saved upon purchasing the listing. So if someone purchases a package that includes listing for 30 days today and you change the listing duration to 20 days tomorrow, the user will still receive 30 days listing(s).

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W&W Group completely on course in the first half of 2018

  • Consolidated net profit of around EUR 116 million slightly exceeds expectations
  • Earnings forecast unchanged for the whole of 2018
  • Encouraging level of new business
  • Chairman of the Executive Board Jürgen A. Junker: “The digitisation of business models and processes is gaining more and more momentum at W&W”

The Wüstenrot & Württembergische Group (W&W) is completely on course after the first six months of 2018. Consolidated earnings after taxes were actually slightly above the Group’s own expectations, at EUR 116.4 million. New business overall was encouraging for the financial services group, with growth achieved in the construction financing and insurance sector. The previous expectation of consolidated net profit of at least EUR 200 million for the whole of 2018 was confirmed.

Jürgen A. Junker, Chairman of the Executive Board of W&W AG: “The first half of the year saw the launch of additional product innovations in the context of the ongoing investment programme, the biggest in the history of our company. It is quite clear that the digitisation of our business models and processes is gaining more and more momentum. The fact that the W&W Group can at the same time achieve success in its markets is demonstrated by the amount of new business acquired. The progress made so far this year makes me very confident that we will not only achieve our financial targets in 2018, but also make good strategic advances.”

Important key figures in the first half of 2018

  • Consolidated net profit after taxes amounted to EUR 116.4 million. It thus remained – as forecast and expected – below the corresponding figure for the previous year of EUR 154.9 million, but slightly above expectations. The drop in net income can be attributed to the record investment programme, as already described, amounting to EUR 820 million for the period from 2018 to 2020. The purpose of this programme includes the digital transformation of the Group.
  • The highest income contribution again came from property/casualty insurance at EUR 62.1 million.
  • General administrative expenses in the Group increased slightly by 1.2 per cent, to EUR 523.3 million (first half of 2017: EUR 516.9 million). Lower personnel expenses were countered by a rise in materials costs, resulting from such factors as the new market presence of Württembergische Versicherung and the continued development of the digital brand Adam Riese, launched in 2017.

Business area development in the first half of 2018

  • Gross premiums written in property and casualty insurance increased by 5.9 per cent to around EUR 1.2 billion. Claims arising from natural disasters were considerably higher than in the previous year and there was a corresponding rise in insurance benefits. However, the gross combined ratio reached a very good level at 90.2 per cent (previous year: 86.2 per cent). New business increased overall to EUR 151.0 million in the first half of the year, as a result of encouraging trends in motor insurance and among private customers.
  • In life and health insurance, gross premiums written rose by 2.5 per cent to just short of EUR 1.1 billion, primarily as a result of increased single premiums.
  • In the construction financing business the W&W Group achieved overall growth amounting to around ten per cent from January to June 2018, up to EUR 3.0 billion.
  • The new home loans and savings business of Wüstenrot Bausparkasse declined in the first six months. Germany’s second biggest home loans and savings bank achieved gross new business according to contract volume amounting to EUR 6.73 billion (first half of 2017: EUR 7.01 billion). Net new business amounted to EUR 5.3 billion, following EUR 5.8 billion in the previous year. A rise in new business is expected in the second half of the year.

New digital business models and strategic focus

The W&W Group successfully introduced a large number of digital initiatives to the market in the first half of 2018. At the start of this year, the finance assistant “FinanzGuide” came onto the market. It is an app that enables customers to view their personal insurance, home loan and savings and bank portfolio on their smartphone. This was followed in April by NIST, a digital finance assistant for real estate purchases. The assistant guides users in simple and comprehensible steps from the search for a property through to financing it. Since May the new digital business models of the W&W Group have been concentrated in brandpool GmbH, which includes NIST and FinanzGuide, as well as treefin, Adam Riese and Keleya. This subsidiary will promote the establishment of new products and services and coordinate them within the Group.

The product offensive is part of the “W&W Better!” initiative, which covers all areas of the Group and in particular also supports the Group’s traditional mobile sales force. This also includes the continuous improvement of local service and advice, which is why the W&W Group is investing heavily in the qualification and further training of its employees.

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Salvation Army opening cold weather shelter

As we go into tonight, the Coast will see some very cold temperatures so it is important to bundle up.

That’s why along the Coast, cold weather shelters are opening, including the Salvation Army’s shelter in Gulfport. They will be opening their doors this afternoon at 4 p.m. Dinner and breakfast will both be provided.

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You must be able to pass a breathalyzer test and be checked for weapons to ensure everyone’s safety before entering the shelter. Major Bradley Caldwell with the Gulf Coast Salvation Army said, “We feel that we cannot ignore human needs in conditions like this. So our hearts reach out, the love of God in us reaches out and says we welcome you and we want to help in whatever way we can. Our motto at one time was ‘Hearts of God, Hands of man’ and we want to reach our hands out and have something in them to offer besides just a hand shake.”

Doors will close to the shelter at 7 a.m. tomorrow. With the help of volunteers, they plan on opening their doors again if temperatures drop below 40 degrees.


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A thought-provoking analysis of how the acquisition and utilization of information has determined the course of history over the past five centuries and shaped the world as we know it today

Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jeremy Black approaches global history from a distinctive perspective, focusing on the relationship between information and society and demonstrating how the understanding and use of information have been the primary factors in the development and character of the modern age.
Black suggests that the West’s ascension was a direct result of its institutions and social practices for acquiring, employing, and retaining information and the technology that was ultimately produced. His cogent and well-reasoned analysis looks at cartography and the hardware of communication, armaments and sea power, mercantilism and imperialism, science and astronomy, as well as bureaucracy and the management of information, linking the history of technology with the history of global power while providing important indicators for the future of our world.

Jeremy Black is professor of history at the University of Exeter. He lives in Exeter, UK.

“He is the most industrious historian of all time. The Power of Knowledge is his 108th book. It is apposite that he should quote Sherlock Holmes on his brother Mycroft: 'All other men are specialists, but his specialism is omniscience.' Black is the Mycroft of historiography.”—Daniel Johnson, The Times

“Jeremy Black’s new book is a massive compendium of facts that suggestively interrogates the entanglement between information and western modernity. . .His impressive survey takes in censuses, literary rates, medicine, time-keeping, trains, telegraphs and space-shuttles, the Holocaust, the Star Wars films, and, of course, the internet.”—Dr Aileen Fyfe, BBC History Magazine

‘Like a latterday Captain Cook, or Darwin on the Beagle perhaps, Jeremy Black evidently relishes the chance to journey to faraway places of the mind and to observe, collate and systematise all he has learned for the benefit of the rest of us.’—Daniel Snowman, History Today

‘I would recommend Black’s monumental documentation of the role of information in shaping the birth and rise of modern society as a crucial contribution to some of the key questions of our time.’
Arun Bala, OUP American Historical Review.

“Fluency and wide-ranging erudition are conspicuously on display in The Power of Knowledge, an ambitious, synoptic, "big idea" book that is likely to extend the frontiers of Mr. Black's audience in this country.”—Roger Kimball, The Wall Street Journal

"In his elucidation of topics ranging from navigation and cartography of the late medieval and early modern eras to the scientific revolution and Enlightenment, printing technology and the evolving role of media in state and society, to contemporary subjects such as quantum theory, space exploration, and artificial intelligence, Black shows how information has shaped power and politics around the globe in the modern era."—A.C. Stanley, CHOICE

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Leftover Kitchen: Pot Roast

A 3-pound boneless beef shoulder chuck roast goes a long way for two, especially if one of the two occasionally eats read meat. The avid meat eater worked mostly solo on the roast for three days.

With a bit less than a pound left, I shredded the remains for Chipotle Beef Tacos. I took this opportunity to make my own flour tortillas, which were easy to turn out and met the approval of all diners. We piled the tacos with my homemade Pico de Gallo, shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese, and leafy greens.

Chipotle Beef Tacos

7-8 servings

About 1 pound cooked boneless beef shoulder chuck roast, shredded

1 cup beef broth

1/2 cup prepared chipotle enchilada sauce (Tip: I had this on hand in the pantry. You can find it in the ethnic food aisle at the supermarket.)

Salt to taste

Heat the beef broth in a skillet over medium heat. When the beef broth starts to simmer, add the shredded beef.

Add the chipotle enchilada sauce and season to taste. Let simmer uncovered until you see things come together, then cover for a few minutes.

Remove from heat and serve on warm flour tortillas with toppings of your choice.

Flour Tortillas

I followed a recipe from Martin Johansson's Bread Bread Bread cookbook. Store bought tortillas work great, too.

Pico de Gallo

Sometimes home cooks may not have all the ingredients on hand. That's what happened to me: No cilantro. No worries.

I eye-balled this one and made about 3/4 cup using equal parts chopped white onion, jalapeno, and cherry tomatoes. I seasoned the mixture with about a teaspoon of lime juice, a dash of generic salt-free seasoning blend, salt, and cracked black pepper to taste. We enjoyed the Pico de Gallo without cilantro just fine.

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Photo #6 of Plaosan Temple

Photo #6 of Plaosan Temple, a place to see in Klaten which only 1.8 km from @47. See also another photos of [NAME] here.
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About Plaosan Temple

Plaosan temple that was built by Rakai Pikatan has some uniqueness compared to other temples, namely its twin main temple and the terrace with smooth surface. In this temple, there are Vajrapani, Amitbha, and Prajnaparamitha figures.

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