#and also that last shimano gif

[arjengelly]

I’d like to believe they didn’t find Toga’s body, or she faked her death. Being a master of disguise and the cameras weren’t on her at the time, she could have made one last clone of herself.

There could be one last happy ending for the villains after all.

Toga found her way to Spinner after his book was a success and disguised herself as his bodyguard or what not.

They get Compress and Geten out of jail.

Toga tiptoes her way around Ochako and the hero society. She hears through the grapevine of Katsuma Shimano and his abilities. Eventually the boy and his family come to visit Deku and his [former] classmates.

Toga manages to get some of Recovery Girl’s blood and transforms into her. Toga also steals her security clearance badge and convinces Katsuma to help her secretly heal Touya as a surprise for his family. [Eri could also be brought in to this somehow]🤷🏻‍♀️

Touya’s bodyguards were paid hush money by the fake Recovery Girl (using funds from Spinner). Touya’s restoration happened after visiting hours.

The Todoroki family return to an empty jail cell and unconscious guards. Katsuma [& Eri] huddled in shock after witnessing Recovery Girl’s transformation into an acrobatic assailant who tag teams with a restored Touya in incapacitating the guards. Touya thanked the kid(s) and asked for a message to be relayed to his family: “Sorry for everything.”

[slaughtergutz]

ヽ(ຈل͜ຈ)ﾉ︵ ┻━┻ have my other Sk8 the Infinity oc

Haruko Kamiya

"S" Name: Onibaba Relatives: Kenta Kurosawa (half-brother) Affiliation: Shimano Mortuary (mortician)

Birthday: July 15 Age: 21 Education: Highschool, apprenticeship Talent: spirit communication, painting, sculpting

Gender: Female Eye Color: Pink-Purple, depending on the light Hair Color: White (natural), black/red/etc (wigs) Height: 152 Weight: 113kg Blood Type: AB

Personality: Most people see Haruko as a very quiet, unassuming, shy girl. She tends to only speak when spoken to, and tries not to stand out more than she already does. She learned to repress a lot of her personality traits because of criticism from others, who often found her "too" boisterous, "too" weird, "too" creepy, "too"...much. So she became less. But her true self still manages to come out sometimes. Especially at home, Haruko is more likely to sass her brother and be louder. S is where the real Haruko comes out: wild, crazy, and a little unorthodox. She is so different from her usual self, most don't seem to recognize her, including her brother. (In all fairness, Kenta is an idiot and couldn't tell Shadow from Hiromi, either.) Though she wears rollerblades as opposed to skates, Haruko utilizes a lot of roller derby moves and is known for body checking other skaters into the wall. She loves to roughhouse!

Appearance: When not dressed for work, Haruko tends to wear lowkey gothic or gothlic lolita clothing. She tends to buy from online independent designers mostly because it's hard to find that style in her size. She also is usually found wearing a black wig in public, to hide her natural hair. At S she switches up the color. Her natural hair has two lil cowlicks on the side that look like devil horns. Though her eyes are usually obscured by her glasses or bangs, she has nystagmus, which makes her eyes shake. She can't see shit without her glasses, so the goggles she wears at S are made for her prescription. They also have a camera feature. While Haruko usually wears monochrome black/white/grey, she is very colorful as Onibaba.

Background: Haruko grew up in orphanages with her older brother after their mother died shortly after her birth and father left. She was sick frequently as a child, making Kenta, her only family, overly protective of her. She wasn't allowed out much due to her albinism causing her to be particularly sensitive to the sun; in addition to that, she also had frequent asthma attacks and heart problems, which led her brother to prevent her from participating in many physical activities. She was bullied frequently due to her hair and skin--often called Baba Yaga--both by other kids and her brother. Because of her avoidance of the sun, and the ostracizing from others, Haruko would often spend time outside at night, especially cemeteries. Spirits became her friends, although she learned quickly to keep them to herself.

Between her appearance and "strange" behavior, Haruko had a reputation, and some were even afraid of her. So, she kept more to herself. While Kenta was busy with work, she would secretly go out and try new, physical activities, and it seemed that she generally grew out of most of her health issues. But Kenta has trust issues and wouldn't hear anything about it, so she would continue her activities in secret.

When she became of age, she began working in a local funeral home, which didn't help her reputation. But helping families see their loved ones one last time before cremation made it worth it for her. She became very good at makeup and reconstructive work and is often requested for victims of accidents or have advanced decomposition.

Haruko never went to S before, but knew of it from her eavesdropping skills (not that Kenta or his boyfriend could ever talk quietly anyway.) She started going with the hopes to see Shadow and be able to let loose. She was a little baffled that he didn't recognize her, but ran with it and loves messing with him. His nickname for her is Demon Skank (affectionate?).

Trivia:

She walks very quietly and accidentally sneaks up on people frequently.

Haruko took on a big sister role for a lot of the kids in the orphanage, and she does the same here. She is very protective of Miya, Reki, and Langa.

She is very clownish at S, letting insults and jeers roll off her back and taunts the audience by smashing their expectations when they underestimate her. If Shadow is the anti-hero, Onibaba is a straight up heel.

Haruko would sculpt something out of chocolate for Valentine's Day.

Haruko would like a surprise proposal. She would not like a grand reception. She would like 'see ya' kisses every day. She would want to go to New Orleans for a honey moon. Her spouse would have to accept her wild and creepy sides.

Haruko would be great with kids but is afraid to have her own.

Haruko would love a picnic in a cemetery for a date. She often carries a parasol or umbrella for the sun, so she would be prepared if it started raining.

If someone took her picture on the street she would make a scary face quickly and pretend not to see it a second later.

Haruko would have believed in Santa for a few years as a kid until her brother broke the news to her. She would have asked for plushies or art supplies.

Haruko wears certain lolita brands. She doesn't tend to know much about other brands but sticks with one because she knows she likes them and it can be a risk to try new things when it comes to shopping online.

Onibaba's makeup and demeanor is inspired by professional wrestler, Asuka.

And yknow what maybe she uses the Green Mist as a secret attack during S too why not

[omsdoortodoor]

Episode 4: Departure date minus 24 weeks

Ian’s Bikes

The Stable

Bike No 1: 2023 Cannondale Carbon Synapse

My reward to myself for working all of last winter, not that I needed much in the way of an excuse to buy it!

Although this one is the same model of my other Synapse it is a completely different bike both to ride & in its equipment. Still very responsive it is so much more comfortable to ride. Kitted out with electronic (no cables!) Shimano 105s the gear changes are quick & crisp & I love it! This is the one I will use for the challenge but will take the other Cannondale as a back up.

I had a few days in France this week & managed to get out for a couple of training rides in great weather, cycling in sunshine on quiet roads without having to dodge pot holes is so enjoyable especially when I could ride Bike No1!

The first of three rides was to the village of Sigeur & back, a total climb of 875 ft in 13 miles. The next ride was down the valley to Tarascon & back, 10 miles downhill to Tarascon & then a steady climb back up the valley to Auzat.

Jane's week - Angry Drivers

Having spent the last few weeks talking about my MS and fundraising, my thoughts now focus on coping with the challenge of supporting Ian using our Motorhome, Celeste.  Here she is, what a beauty. 

Named after Queen Celeste from Barbar the elephant.  (Apparently, she was not only Barbar’s cousin, but also his wife – who knew).

Celeste’s vital statistics are:

Height: 2.84m (9ft 3in)

Width 2.34m (7ft 8 in)

Length 7.18m (23 ft 7 in)

Weight: under 3500kg.

So, she is a pretty big beast – longer than a typical 17-seater minibus, but being under 3500kg is important because it means I can drive her without having to get a special category reinstated on my driving licence.  That category was revoked, as standard, when my licence was changed from a normal one to a 3-year medical license.

The reason why I mention that she is longer than a 17-seater minibus is because I did drive one of those as a support vehicle on a 3 peaks challenge many years ago.

So, this week, we took Celeste out so that I could get some reversing practice.   I drove to the Tesco car park in Cullompton to get used to how the reversing camera works.  I also found that the turning circle, when reversing is less than I had thought. Ooops. I was definitely closer to one parked car than I thought.  We have no parking sensors.  I am thinking that it might be sensible to alter that.

I also found where the horn was.  Very conveniently right in the centre of the steering wheel, if you are interested.  She is Italian built, so this may be why the horn is so accessible.  I was furious because as we left Cullompton, Ian said, oh one of the cupboard doors has opened.  So, I waited for a long straight section (not on the motorway for those who know where Cullompton is) where I could pull over safely.  I signalled with plenty of time and pulled over gently.  Bear in mind that nothing can happen fast in a motorhome of this size.  (I might change my mind on that later on).  And this bloomin’ driver beeped their horn, just because the had to pull out and  overtake.  I was so furious because a. I had manoeuvred safely and b. if I had done that in a car, they would not have beeped.  So, I beeped back – loud, long and clear.  Well, it made me feel better.

The other major prep I need to do involves building up my stamina so I can get to the end of the day without being exhausted and still be able to incorporate all pillars of the Overcoming MS programme that I follow.  Bear in mind that it will be rinse and repeat for every day of the challenge.

But how on earth to do that when you live with MS?  If you read my blog special to mark MS Awareness Month, (see above) you may have a little idea of what I will need to (at best) overcome and at worst (continue in spite of).

My plan has been to create a list of what a typical day on the challenge may look like and try to replicate that as much as possible.  The idea being that by the time we go on the challenge, a lot of the things will become daily habits and not a daunting To Do list.  I need to build up my strength (because I will be driving a big vehicle and because I will be putting up an awning and 3 wind breaks every day) and my stamina because I will need still be on the ball enough to cope with completing the social media in the evening.  I think resilience also needs to go in there too because I will need to cope with the unknown and speak French, which believe me is a BIG challenge.

So, I have created my list and every day I work out what % of those daily tasks I have achieved.  I also rate my fatigue when I wake in the morning and my level of tiredness last thing at night.  10 being high.

My aim is that I feel 0 fatigue first think in the morning.  (i.e. full recovery from whatever the day before throws at me).  That I regularly achieve 100% of the daily tasks (because they will all need to be done).  I am less worried about the end of day tiredness if I achieve full recovery by the following morning.  Hopefully that all makes sense.  I have 25 weeks to do this in.

Each week I will give you my headline figures.

Since I started to use this method (10 days ago):

I have experienced the lowest fatigue (2 out of 10) on just one day. 🙌

On the same day I achieved the highest % of daily tasks (70%). 👏

I have felt least tired in the evening (4 out of 10) on two days.🥳

I have experienced my worst fatigue (10 out of 10) first thing in the morning on two days.😩

I have achieved the lowest % of daily tasks (37%) on one day.😫

I have experienced my highest level of tiredness at the end of the day (7 out of 10) on four days.🥱

Thank you for reading this

Jane & Ian

[omsdoortodoor1]

Episode 2:

Departure Day minus 26 weeks

This weeks theme: It’s only a cold.

Jane's week

Actually, when you have MS the words 'only a cold' are a massive understatement. That's because a common cold is caused by a virus.

According to google there are more than 200 different viruses that cause the common cold, Rhinovirus being the most common.

But because a cold is a virus, not only does is bring out the sneezes, it also increases the symptoms that are associated with my MS. Everyones experience and symptoms of MS are completely different. (You're going to hear me say that many times over the next few weeks - Sorry). So this time, for me, not only has it increased my tiredness and sent me to bed on Thursday it was accompanied by a sore throat on Friday morning.

Unfortunately, it has also brought out my tinnitus. This is something I live with and I am lucky that it does not stop me sleeping or concentrating. But this time, well, you know when you have a blasted bluebottle that keeps dive bombing you? You know it right? It is so annoying isn't it, drives you mad.

Well that's what my tinnitus has been like this week. Every couple of minutes the volume of the constant buzzing in my ear, suddenly increases and sounds like I am being attacked by a blue bottle.

Another side-effect that become worse is my find motor skills. Having to change our Curry In A Hurry poster quickly, was definitely not done 'in a hurry'. The good news is that our curry slot has completely sold out, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the 7.30 pm and 8.30 pm slots will also sell out. Everyone is putting so much work into this.

Friday morning in particular did not go well for me. It started okay. I did my morning meditation, which is one of the pillars of the Overcoming MS program. Then Radio 2 played American Pie. I was word perfect. Pretty good I thought, considering that the last time I sung it was 11 years ago, along with my whole family during a holiday in France. I would just like to state at this point that we are not the Airey-Von-Trapp Family. In spite of the new sore throat, Friday was starting well I thought. Then I picked up an Earol spray and spayed it into my ear. As it gushed back out of my ear and down my neck, I realised that what I had actually sprayed right inside my ear was my Antiseptic Throat Spray.

So last week I was panicking about the sheer volume of things to plan and organise before we leave. but this week, I have spent some time giving some thought to my energy levels. I have created what I think a typical day looks like for me when we do the Door To Door and I will try to emulate that as much as possible. I'm a bit of a geek so I'm also going to mark myself, firstly a mark out of ten based on how much of the activity I get some and then a second mark out of 10 rating my energy levels at the end of the day.

Ian's week

The Stable:

Bike No 1: 2023 Cannondale Carbon Synapse.

Bike No 2: 2012 Cannondale Carbon Synapse

Bike No 3 2009: Kinesis GF Racelight

I had the Kensis built to my own requirements, an aluminium frame kitted out with Shimano Ultegra gears & brakes. It was designed as a tourer and is still very comfortable to ride, its the one I used when I cycled the 168 miles from London to Holcombe Rogus in a day with Dan, Roddi and Nigel a few years ago. It is also the bike I will be doing most of my early training on.

More about Bike no 2 next week.

This week I have been busy looking at my dietary requirements for the challenge and looking into where the best patisseries are for each day. You may or may not have noticed that wherever there is a cake shop there is usually a number of bikes parked out side!

Read our first blog here

http://tiny.cc/xjbjxz

and you can donate to Overcoming MS here

http://tiny.cc/ms14xz

Thank you for reading

Jane & Ian

[nuadox]

What is LockBit, the cybercrime gang hacking some of the world’s largest organisations?

- By Jennifer Medbury , Paul Haskell-Dowland , Edith Cowan University , The Conversation -

While ransomware incidents have been occurring for more than 30 years, only in the last decade has the term “ransomware” appeared regularly in popular media.

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that blocks access to computer systems or encrypts files until a ransom is paid.

Cybercriminal gangs have adopted ransomware as a get-rich-quick scheme. Now, in the era of “ransomware as a service”, this has become a prolific and highly profitable tactic. Providing ransomware as a service means groups benefit from affiliate schemes where commission is paid for successful ransom demands.

Although only one of the many gangs operating, LockBit has been increasingly visible, with several high-profile victims recently appearing on the group’s website.

So what is LockBit? Who has fallen victim to them? And how can we protect ourselves from them?

What, or who, is LockBit?

To make things confusing, the term LockBit refers to both the malicious software (malware) and to the group that created it.

LockBit first gained attention in 2019. It’s a form of malware deliberately designed to be secretly deployed inside organisations, to find valuable data and steal it.

But rather than simply stealing the data, LockBit is a form of ransomware. Once the data has been copied, it is encrypted, rendering it inaccessible to the legitimate users. This data is then held to ransom – pay up, or you’ll never see your data again.

To add further incentive for the victim, if the ransom is not paid, they are threatened with publication of the stolen data (often described as double extortion). This threat is reinforced with a countdown timer on LockBit’s blog on the dark web.

Little is known about the LockBit group. Based on their website, the group doesn’t have a specific political allegiance. Unlike some other groups, they also don’t limit the number of affiliates:

We are located in the Netherlands, completely apolitical and only interested in money. We always have an unlimited amount of affiliates, enough space for all professionals. It does not matter what country you live in, what types of language you speak, what age you are, what religion you believe in, anyone on the planet can work with us at any time of the year.

Notably, LockBit have rules for their affiliates. Examples of forbidden targets (victims) include:

critical infrastructure

institutions where damage to the files could lead to death (such as hospitals)

post-Soviet countries such as Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

Other ransomware providers have also claimed they won’t target institutions like hospitals – but this doesn’t guarantee victim immunity. Earlier this year a Canadian hospital was a victim of LockBit, triggering the group behind LockBit to post an apology, offer free decryption tools and allegedly expel the affiliate who hacked the hospital.

While rules may be in place, there is always potential for rogue users to target forbidden organisations.

The final rule in the list above is an interesting exception. According to the group, these countries are off limits because a high proportion of the group’s members were “born and grew up in the Soviet Union”, despite now being “located in the Netherlands”.

Who’s been hacked by LockBit?

High-profile victims include the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail and Ministry of Defence, and Japanese cycling component manufacturer Shimano. Data stolen from aerospace company Boeing was leaked just this week after the company refused to pay ransom to LockBit.

LockBit’s website on the dark web is used to publish stolen data if the ransom is not paid. Screenshot sourced by authors.

While not yet confirmed, the recent ransomware incident experienced by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has been claimed by LockBit.

Since appearing on the cybercrime scene, LockBit has been linked to almost 2,000 victims in the United States alone.

From the list of victims seen below, LockBit is clearly being used in a scatter-gun approach, with a wide variety of victims. This is not a series of planned, targeted attacks. Instead, it shows LockBit software is being used by a diverse range of criminals in a service model.

LockBit’s blog on the dark web provides a showroom for public shaming of their victims. Screenshot sourced by authors.

How we can protect ourselves

In recent years, ransomware as a service (RaaS for short) has become popular.

Just as organisations use software-as-a-service providers – such as licensing for office tools like Microsoft 365, or accounting software for payroll – malicious services are providing tools for cybercriminals.

Ransomware as a service enables an inexperienced criminal to deliver a ransomware campaign to multiple targets quickly and efficiently – often at minimal cost and usually on a profit-sharing basis.

The RaaS platform handles the malware management, data extraction, victim negotiation and payment handling, effectively outsourcing criminal activities.

The process is so well developed, such groups even provide guidelines on how to become an affiliate, and what benefits one will gain. With a 20% commission of the ransom being paid to LockBit, this system can generate significant revenue for the group – including the deposit of 1 Bitcoin (approximately A$58,000) required from new users.

While ransomware is a growing concern around the globe, good cybersecurity practices can help. Updating and patching our systems, good password and account management, network monitoring and reacting to unusual activity can all help to minimise the likelihood of any compromise – or at least limit its extent.

For now, whether or not to pay a ransom is a matter of preference and ethics for each organisation. But if we can make it more difficult to get in, criminal groups will simply shift to easier targets.

Jennifer Medbury, Lecturer in Intelligence and Security, Edith Cowan University and Paul Haskell-Dowland, Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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[trashexplorer]

BLCD Review: STAR★NYAKS

Title: Takane no Hana wa, Chirasaretai (高嶺の花は、散らされたい)

Author/Artist: Sakyo Aya

Release Date: 2021/02/26

Cast: 

Tadokoro Hinata x Terashima Takuma

Ishiya Haruki

Tada Keita

Watai Kanato

Fushimi Haruka

Watanuki Kaho

Shimano Hana

Nanase Ayaka

Miyake Marie

Nagatsuma Juri

Synopsis: Yukishita Hana, the kind Alpha working at Starnyaks Coffee. Renjaku, the arrogant Alpha who is a regular at said cafe, whose flower studio is located nearby.

At least that’s what the clients perceive, but Yukishita is actually an Omega with a crush on Renjaku. He couldn’t hide his gender anymore when his first heat came unexpectedly…at age 26!

Review Proper

IT’S 2003, FOLKS!!!

Can I just stress that “nyak” means something similar to “ew” in the Filipino language? It’s just so funny to me. They omitted the k in the BLCD, but I will never let it go. It’s STAR★NYAKS to me until the day I die, Sakyo Aya. Also, idk if my memory serves me right, but this, surprisingly, is the healthiest Sakyo Aya pair to date? They’re not exactly that dumb for each other, and I loved how Hana was only in it for the underwear the first few chaps, while Renjaku-san wasn’t overly possessive, unlike most of the Kuroneko Kareshi tops. Hana also wasn’t an annoying tsundere! Hallelujah! Nakamura Shungiku character development when? Renjaku-san turning domestic was such a shocker to me too! The very first time I’ve ever wanted a Sakyo Aya top since Ei. 

Anyway, enough about the plot. This review’s highlight is, of course, the VAs ‘cause this was undoubtedly ROBBED in last year’s awards.

I will never get tired of saying this, but

MY RINTAROU-KUN IS BACCCCKKKKK!!!

I wasn’t too keen at first, as his voice was a little too high for Hana, but he quickly grew on me. You really gotta give it to Shinshokan when it comes to casting. 👏👏👏 Hearing Takuma in a Sakyo Aya was just such a blast to the past, man. I couldn’t ask for more. If y’all wanna hear what old school pron sounds like in a modern setting, look no further. I’m sorry, SatoTaku and Sonna ni Iu, but this is Takuma’s best performance of 2021, and it’s with none other than rookie TADOKORO HINATA!

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND! IT’S BEEN NINE YEARS SINCE WE’VE EVER HAD SOMEONE OF THIS RANGE DEBUT AS A BL SEIYUU!!! The last was Hamano Daiki in 2014, and he’s not even that active outside Yarichin nowadays. 😩 And, I know that I have a bad habit of looking for a rookie’s soundalike senpai, BUT TADOKORO DOESN’T HAVE ANY!!! HE A RARE BREED! A GIFT FROM THE GODS!!! He’s like a deeper TsudaKen with a clear diction like OnoYuu with a side of Suwabe suave~ YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN??? But that’s just diction and range! HE REALLY DOESN’T SOUND LIKE ANYONE I’VE EVER HEARD BEFORE!!! AAAAAAAAAAAA

JUST LISTEN TO THE TRAILER:

I’m just so proud. I’ve been supporting him since his first official supporting role in Memento Scarlet and have always expressed my wish to see him in a lead role in every review since and here we are now. 

And how was his performance in his debut role, you might ask? Fucking perfect ✨ It can’t get any better than that. He really saw that wig and snatched it! Listen, Takuma’s a Gen 2 veteran who has his own rhythm that can swallow you whole if you’re not too careful. Nakajiki fell victim to that back in Hidoku Shinaide, and he was a top there, so it was going to be harder on Tadokoro here ‘cause bottoming was Takuma’s forte! He not only stood his ground, but he owned that Takuma ass so well. 😭 Granted, Tadokoro has some experience in the anime industry, but he’s honestly done better than the recent Takeuchi Ryouta, Matsuda Kenichirou, and Hamada Kenji comebacks when they’re supposed to be more experienced. UGH. SO MUCH POTENTIAL WITH THIS ONE. I DON’T GET WHY HE DIDN’T GET AN AWARD!!! HE WAS ROBBED ISTG!!! He doesn’t have anything lined up for 2022 yet, but I’m gonna eye his profile like a hawk and have a fund ready just for him. He’d do great in a Haji! If they only adapted their works

We have stellar plot execution, AMAZING VOICE WORK AND CHEMISTRY, and overall faithful following of the manga. I read PCB’s scans before this was licensed by SuBLime, and I’m not sure if they used the magazine or tanko raws, but there was a bit of a jumble with the sequencing of the events in the BLCD. I’m leaning towards the former, though, so I highly suggest getting a copy of the SuBLime version if you plan to have a read-along. If you’re a fan of this series, I implore you to listen to this. It’s one of the best adaptations of 2021. Don’t listen to chil-chil. AND TO EVERY TADOKORO, VETERAN, AND WHALE TRASH OUT THERE, GET THIS. GET THIS!!!