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From rage-­filled Barbarians with glorious mustaches to pyromaniac wizards, raise your own army and lead your clan to victory! Build your village to fend off raiders, battle against millions of players worldwide, and forge a powerful clan with others to destroy enemy clans.

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FEATURES
● Build your village into an unbeatable fortress
● Raise your own army of Barbarians, Archers, Hog Riders, Wizards, Dragons and other mighty fighters
● Battle with players worldwide and take their Trophies
● Join together with other players to form the ultimate Clan
● Fight against rival Clans in epic Clan Wars
● Build 18 unique units with multiple levels of upgrades
● Discover your favorite attacking army from countless combinations of troops, spells, Heroes and Clan reinforcements
● Defend your village with a multitude of Cannons, Towers, Mortars, Bombs, Traps and Walls
● Fight against the Goblin King in a campaign through the realm

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What's It Really Like to Be a Spy?




A Secret Agent Handbook

 
When news broke this week that Russia claimed to have apprehended an American spy in Moscow, it seemed like a throwback to the days of Cold War espionage. The alleged spy, U.S. diplomatic worker Ryan Fogle, was photographed with a bag of tricks that seemed bizarrely old-school: Bad wigs, a compass, a map of Moscow and a pile of cash. 

While it's true that the Cold War has ended, it's also true that Russia and the United States have never stopped spying on each other. In fact, it's likely that the United States has more agents in Russia now -- and vice versa -- than during the Cold War, says Peter Earnest, a 36-year CIA veteran and executive director of the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. "Spying between states still goes on, always has, and will continue," Earnest said.

If Fogle was indeed a spy caught in the act -- and not everyone believes that he was; more on that later -- it's less a security issue than a public relations headache. That's because the life of an active U.S. spy -- or CIA operations officer, to use the official parlance -- isn't anything like what we see in the movies.
So what's it really like to be a spy?

It's Busy and Boring


In a situation like that of alleged spy Fogle, a CIA operative would be essentially working two jobs, says Lindsay Moran, former case officer and author of the book "Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy."
"You're pretty much working all the time," Moran says. "You have what's called your 'cover job' where you're actually posing as a diplomat. The difference when you're a CIA person is you're always looking for that person who will give you information that the U.S. government would want, and that's not conveyed through diplomatic channels."

It's a People Person Job


 Moran says that 99 percent of the work of an undercover CIA operative is gathering "human intelligence." That means spotting, assessing and developing potential sources of information. "That's one of the things about being a spy -- you have to feign interest in whatever your target is interested in," Moran says. "'Oh, you're into duck hunting? I'm into duck hunting, too!'" 

It's a Sales Job 

After the initial stages of spotting, assessing and developing a source, the operative then enters the recruiting or pitching stage. "You're basically looking for vulnerabilities that you can exploit. Contrary to Hollywood depictions, you're not assassinating people or blowing up safes. It's almost like you're a salesman, and you're selling espionage. You've got to find that person who is willing to buy it." 

It Sometimes Requires Disguises


In the photos that have made the rounds since Fogle's arrest and detention, the most dramatically weird (or weirdly dramatic) part may be the goofy blond surfer wig that Russian authorities allegedly found on his person. Several observers have expressed skepticism that a trained operative would employ such a clumsy disguise, but Peter Earnest of the International Spy Museum said he finds it plausible.
"Some people are saying there's a Keystone Kops aspect to it, but I don't think so," says Earnest, who worked undercover several times in his CIA career. "When we ran operations in Moscow, we did use something called 'light disguise.' If you were going to meet someone at night or in a car, you just want to avoid someone casually spotting you and the other person. In my case, I didn't have a mustache so I would put on a mustache, or a wig or glasses."

It Can Break Your Heart


After assessing and recruiting a source, CIA case officers enter the phase known as handling. Their job is to keep the information coming, make the payments to the source, and otherwise protect the person they've developed into an intelligence asset.
"It's a formal relationship in that they're providing information and you're paying them a salary," Moran says. "But a lot of case officers, for lack of a better term, fall in love with their agents. Not literally, but you want to protect them."
If the person is not providing good information, Moran says, you terminate them. "And by terminate, I don't mean you kill the guy. You just stop the relationship."

You've Always Got to Check With the Boss


Moran says that at every phase of a given operation, you're working closely with CIA officials back in the United States. "Everything goes through headquarters, and everything has to be approved by headquarters," she says. "You've got to consider and discuss the possibilities for blowback."
And how, exactly, does a spy in Moscow communicate with the bosses back in Langley? "Well, that I can't you," Moran says. "But there are a few ways."

It Requires Training


Both Earnest and Moran confirm that all operations officers receive training at the secret CIA facility known as "The Farm." The curriculum is mostly about gathering human intelligence, but it does include tradecraft and paramilitary training.
"We did land navigation, maritime operations, infiltrations, weapons training, hand-to-hard combat," Moran said. "We jumped out of airplanes and did defensive driving, where you drive around a race track and crash through barriers or two parked cars. Yeah, so pretty cool stuff.
"It's interesting, that's the funnest part about training and probably even the funnest part of anyone's career. But it really has no bearing on what you're going to be doing in your day-to-day life."

It's a Secret

Maybe the most important aspect of being a spy is that, ostensibly, no one knows you're a spy. CIA officers working overseas must do everything they can to protect their cover. In an embassy setting, co-workers and bosses wouldn't know about an undercover CIA agent. "Of course, the president's representative is the ambassador, so the ambassador is going to know what's going on," Earnest says.
Immediate family may not even know about CIA operative's real job. "There's a legend about a woman, in her 60s or something, who got a job at the Agency," Moran says. "She went in the first day and saw her husband in the office. That was the first time she realized her husband worked for the CIA."

The Ryan Fogle Incident


In the days since the story broke about the arrest of alleged spy Ryan Fogle, there has been much conjecture and skepticism about the incident. Both Earnest and Moran, veterans of the intelligence community, say there is almost certainly more to the situation than meets the eye.
"That episode was clearly pre-arranged," Earnest says. "It was set up. They had their photographers at the ready, they took him back and photographed on the paraphernalia. It was clearly some kind of a sting operation."
Moran says that, to her, the sloppy spycraft suggests either an elaborate set-up by the FSB -- the Russian internal security agency -- and/or a remarkably incompetent CIA operations officer. "The alleged spycraft involved, the preposterous wig -- it just doesn't ring true to me in terms of how we're trained."
Or it may be possible that Fogle isn't a spy at all, Moran says. "Maybe he's like a diplomat who's a spy wannabe and he's off doing his own little rogue operation."
"The truth is we may never know. The Agency is always very mum in cases like this. Whether the guy works for the CIA or not, they're not going to confirm anything."

Source : What's It Really Like to Be a Spy?

 

Playing Magic Together

My most formative Magic years were spent huddled around a Magic Online screen with my brother debating about what we should do.



Up until this point, Magic had been purely individual and purely competitive. I built my decks in secret, challenged opponents from the dark, and tried to destroy them. It was me vs. you. This got old. Sitting across the table from someone you love and trying to bash their face in over the battlefield creates uncomfortable separation. So during these early individual years I played Magic only on occasion. Instead we mostly played computer or video games side by side.

But when Magic Online came out, suddenly the game became collaborative. It was no longer about me vs. you, but about us vs. them. At times it felt like it was just about us. We built our decks in the open—together—and debated the merits of various options. We could finally play Magic side by side. This did not get old. So instead of playing Magic rarely, we began to play Magic together every single day for years.

Since then I have always thought of 1-on-1 Magic as a collaborative experience. The questions are whether “we” should keep, how the opponent might prepare for “us,” and how we can minimize “our” mistakes. If I hadn’t cemented this feeling of collective action, I don’t know if I would still be playing Magic every day, 10 years later.

I understand that for many, Magic is a single-player game. But not for me. I think of it as primarily a team sport—another huge influence in my life. I like the “we” language of team sports. “LET’S GOOO!” is a universal rallying cry. “Vamanos!” in Spanish. While this may be an unusual way to think in Magic, I believe my unique experience is worth sharing.

If you haven’t considered the collaborative nature of single-player Magic, you might find it a refreshing new perspective that adds a whole new life to your game. You might feel a shift from adversarial conversation to unstated understanding. You may find the game fuels your empathy with other players and fosters your teamwork skills. While it often plays out as a single-player game, ultimately we have a lot to gain from working together.

If you haven’t yet played side by side with another player, I recommend Magic Online, Duels of the Planeswalkers, and especially Two-Headed Giant. Each put us in situations where our ability to communicate is our greatest weapon. The skill is learning how to disagree on an impersonal level, pick an objective solution, and move forward as one. We learn how to speak of what “our” plan should be, how “we” should sideboard, and possible responses when opponent’s attack “us.”

Another great way to work as a team in Magic is through deck crafting. Sharing and working on each other’s decks is a way for collaborative gain with no loss. It is important to be careful to think about the preferences and card restrictions of the individuals. There is always more than meets the eye, and the solution is in imagining ourselves from each other’s position. None of us are in the same situation, but we are all trying to get better.

My own desire for collaboration over competition is probably why I have slowly gravitated toward deck crafting over deck playing and to writing over playing in tournaments. Deck playing and tournaments are inherently competitive—there are always losers. Deck crafting and writing are inherently collaborative, without losers. I still enjoy the thrill of competition, and I’m okay with paying the price of losing, but if we have a win/win alternative, I’ll often go with that.

When it comes to sharing my deck building guides, I prefer to discuss our goals and options over telling you what to do. I will tell you what I think will happen if we do X, but ultimately I leave your important decisions to you. It all depends what cards you like and what cards you own. From there we will see what happens.

When you read my articles and watch videos, I am always thinking of you. I want to include you, engage you, offer something new and fun you haven’t thought about it. I think about what you can get out of my work and how I can make myself most useful to you. It seems the best way to connect me and you is through “us,” so that is how I speak and think. This is what playing Magic together is all about.

Now I want to know how you feel. Do you prefer playing together or playing against? Do you prefer collaboration or competition?

http://strawpoll.me/5729507

How to Make a Girl Like You Without Asking Her Out

How to Make a Girl Like You Without Asking Her Out
You like a girl. And you want her to like you back. All you need to do is follow ten little steps. Find out how to make a girl like you without even asking her out.

When a regular guy likes a girl, he wears his heart on his sleeves and asks her out.

But he really doesn’t know if she’s going to accept his proposal or walk all over him.

Being straight forward is a nice way to ask a girl out, but it’s not perfect.

If you want to know how to make a girl like you, you need to know how to do just that without really ever telling her that you like her in the first place.

By asking a girl out, you’re putting her in a spot, probably because she’s never looked at you as a dating potential or because she likes someone else.
 
But by warming her up and making her want you first, you’d be able to make her like you without ever telling her that you want to go out with her.

How to make a girl like you

When a girl feels comfortable around you, you’re a nice guy.

When she has a great time with you, you’re definitely a great guy.

If she has a great time with you and feels a flutter in her heart when she’s around you, well, you’re definitely on the right track to making her like you.

Most guys try to be nice guys, and there’s really nothing wrong in that. If you want to get a girl to like you, you definitely have to play nice. But as the friendship progresses, you have to learn to subtly move away from the friend zone and let her notice you as a dating potential. [Read: How to charm a girl]

Many guys get this part wrong. They want to go out with a girl, but they never really make any move towards letting the girl know what’s on their mind. And eventually, all that happens is that she gets swept away by some other guy, while they whine about how unfair life is to them. Don’t be that loser of a guy.

Attractive friends and dating potentials

If you have an attractive friend, never let her see you as just a friend, unless you have no intentions of ever dating her or making out with her. But can any guy ever not fall for an attractive cutie, friend or otherwise? I think not.

Girls may find it easier to stay friends with an attractive guy, but guys just can’t. It’s in a man’s competitive nature to woo anyone he finds attractive. But there are exceptions here, like when the girl is already dating another guy, or if she’s so way out of your league that you can’t even think of asking her out.

If you really do like a girl and want to make her like you, you can always overcome the exceptions if you want to. If she’s dating another guy, learn how to steal a girlfriend. And if you think she’s way out of your league, let me tell you something, no girl is ever way out of league for any guy. If you believe in yourself and truly realize that you’re worthy of her, you’ll find a way to leave a lasting impression on her. [Read: How to be a better man]

Don’t smooth talk all girls you meet

If you want to know how to make a girl like you, you need to stop trying to be a serial flirter. Do you have a friend who flirts with every single girl he meets, even if there are two or more girls at the same time?

Now his flirting abilities may be a gift to die for, but when you publicly flirt with every single friend or girl you meet, you’re not treating one girl any different from the other. All the girls may end up assuming you’re just a serial flirter who just flirts with all his friends.

Making a girl like you the sneaky way

If you want to make a girl like you, she has to believe that you’re treating her differently. By treating her in a special manner, you’ll make her wonder if you’ve got something more than friends on your mind. Really, why else would you treat one friend differently from the others?

And once you get her thinking, you’ve already set the ball in motion. Both of you may be friends, but the doubt of whether both of you are more than friends would create a tingle of sexual excitement and curiosity that can score you big points while pursuing her sneakily. [Read: Signs you’re more than friends]

Don’t flirt and tell

A bit of casual flirting is fun, even among friends. You can flirt and tease all your girl friends, but don’t overdo it. Let all your women friends see you as a cheerful guy who’s a lot of fun to spend time with.

But save your wooing and flirting when you’re alone with a girl. Flirt with her using the sneaky flirting steps I’ve mentioned below and get touchy feely when it’s just the both of you. By keeping it discreet, you get to make an impression on the girl, and no one else even knows about it. The secret flirting can excite the girl you like, and you’re not really asking her out anyways, are you? You’re just indulging in a bit of “friendly flirting”.

If this girl speaks about your flirting with another girl friend, everyone knows you as a cheerful guy who flirts now and then, so no one’s going to believe she’s getting any special treatment from you, and this would only make her get drawn to you even if it’s just to confirm her doubts! [Read: 10 signs of a good boyfriend]

On the other hand, if she keeps the flirting a secret too, it’ll make her feel all the more excited to share a special connection with you.

Either ways, you win!

What’s the next move?

If you want to understand the real secret behind knowing how to make a girl like you, you always need to remember to keep your real intentions of wanting to go out with her a secret until you know she really likes you back.

Asking a girl out straight is easy, but once you do that, you have no control on her decision. And if you do like a girl and want to go out with her, why would you want to leave your hopes to chance?

As chauvinistic as I may sound, girls like a bit of drama and confusion in their life. Create a friend-or-more-than-a-friend drama and watch the pretty picture unfold while having the ball in your court the whole way. And if you play your cards right and take it slow, you’ll know how to make a girl like you back without even expressing your feelings to her! [Read: How to kiss a friend and get away with it]

Now that you know how to warm a girl up and understand the real secret behind knowing how to make a girl like you, read the ten steps on how to flirt with a girl and win her heart, without ever letting her know you like her.
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