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In a week or so, I should be the proud owner of my own RapMan 3.1 Bits From Bytes 3D printer kit. While I am waiting to get started with kit building, I'll bring you up to speed on my buying experience.
I saw Bits From Bytes' BFB 3000, the pre-assembled version that is very similar to the RapMan, at SME's RAPID show. At the booth, I had a good, long discussion with Andy and Tuan about the machines, process, operations, and capabilities. So I was an educated buyer before I went to the company's Website to make a purchase. I found the site a bit confusing, and the order process a bit unsettling.
There is no description of what a RapMan does, how it works, or what it can do (in any detail). All you can discover is that it is a 3D printer that makes plastic parts. If you open the spec sheet for a system, it repeats the bullets on the Web page, and has a table with a few specs such as size, weight, and envelope size. I get that you don't want to tell the consumer how the watch works (just give him the time), but I feel this is too little information.
The lack of information was more unnerving when I tried to figure out what I wanted to buy. Lots of acronyms and abbreviations with no descriptions. I had to piece together what each offered by collecting bits of information from different areas of the site. I even ventured into the wiki and forum to find information. The latter raised more questions than it answered. Even with research, I am not 100 percent sure that I bought everything I need.
What I settled on is: A RapMan 3.1 (DH-NS) kit, and a double head filament starter pack (ABS/PLA).
The DH-NS designation stands for "double head -- no solder." So, I will be able to extrude two materials (e.g., support and part), and I won't have to solder any electrical connections. It comes with a "pre-built hot end," which I learned means I don't have to build the head/extruder; an SD card; and 2 kg of filament. No idea what filament I get (ABS, PLA, or other). To make sure I have plenty of material to play with, I bought the filament starter pack, which gives me an additional 2kg of ABS and 4kg of PLA.
I got a bit of a shock when I clicked on the checkout button. The USD ($) to GBP (₤) exchange rate wasn't in my favor. Total price, including shipping, was $2,478.17.
Checkout wasn't as smooth as I'd liked. The store wouldn't process the order on my American Express card, even though it is shown as an option, and I had plenty of available credit. So I turned to my Visa card. Within moments of clicking "place order," I got a call from Visa's fraud department to confirm that the order was legit. I told them it was, and the Visa rep told me to place the order again since they had cancelled it. Not wanting to receive two kits, I contacted Bits From Bytes. The very nice woman in the UK instructed me to keep the first order, but to make payment with a wire transfer or through PayPal. I chose to pay with PayPal.
I hope that all worked. My online account still says "pending payment." If that status doesn't change by week's end, I will contact the company to get an update. When I get the system and start assembly, I will post my observations.


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Check showtimes to see when Amanpour is on CNN where you are. Or watch online.
By Samuel Burke
Xi Jinping, the Chinese president-in-waiting, mysteriously disappeared for two weeks because of a back injury suffered while swimming, according to Tung Chee Hwa, the former Chief Executive of Hong Kong.
"He hurt himself in sport and he's now recovered and he's now back at work," Tung said in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour Tuesday.
Tung says he considered the media coverage to be mere speculation.
"In China the health of senior leaders is not a public issue. I suppose as time goes on, as China becomes more and more open and is also a part of the world, all these things will eventually change," Tung said.
Jockeying for position ahead of China's leadership jamboree
Tung became the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the handover of control to China from the U.K. He now serves as chairman of the China-United States Exchange Foundation and has a close relationship with the highest levels of Chinese leadership.
Amanpour asked Tung if Xi would still be the next leader of China, as expected.
"I have no doubt whatsoever," Tung said, adding that he believes the leadership contest will happen sometime in October.
Tung also said that current Chinese President Hu Jintao will most likely maintain leadership of the military after Xi becomes president.
"I'm not privy to this information - based on past practice he will retain the position for some time.'
Inside China this week, as the two countries face off over disputed islands in the East China Sea, protests continue to flare on today's 81st anniversary of Japan's invasion of China.
Tung told Amanpour that the United States has an important role to help resolve the issue, saying he believes the United States has always been, and continues to be, a Pacific power.
"I think a nudge toward Japan by America would help a great deal. It is important. I hope cooler heads will prevail…. The Chinese leadership is saying very clearly, this has got to stop, come back to the table and see how we can work it through."
Amanpour pushed Tung on whether he believed the issue would be resolved without further escalation, but Tung was reluctant to answer.
"I hope cooler heads will prevail," Tung said again.
Murder... treason trials... death sentences... missing persons... So much intrigue around the Chinese Presidential selection.
It's like their picking a Pope!
Don't you know? The government picks the Catholic bishops, as well as the next leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
As for the article itself, other sources say the leader was recovering from a beating to teach him who his real masters are.
It's like they're Chinese or something!
I guess I don't like the host. Her face, her tone, everything. I appreciate her strong personality, but she just sounds so harsh and rude! Please remember, you were doing a international news, not interrogating a prisoner. For the "back" problem, they only thing I can say is "LOL". Are you kidding? Or just fooling around? So many U.S citizens don't even get a job. They are worring about their life, their children's education, their parents' health care. When these emergency problems haven't solved yet, you're concerning about why did one of the Chinese leaders have a back injured? I mean it's a injury. People do sick, injured during the life time. Some people just think too much.
Totally agree with you, some people just think too much, go back to your work, pay attention to the color of your boss's socks, make sure you don't get fXXk around with today's job
If it was just a injury, only a injury which everyone might be sufferred from the daily life, why do you feel so unhappy when someone just trying to tickle his or her curiosity?
i think the host had did some homework before interview, because there were too much rumor of the disappearence of the VP China, etc, secret murder,i think this is why she ask about the official "back injury" theory
You are surely right~!
Did he hit his head? Is that why he's wearing lipstick??
Maybe he was only taking a hike in the Appalachian............
Q: Why is Obama's Air Force One an aerodynamic miracle?
A: It only has a left wing.
The event will unfold after both election n change of leadership in the US n China 🙂
It's said he secretly hosted a cabinet meeting and later house-prisoned in 323 hospital for about 2 weeks. IT'S SAID ONLY.
Who actually cares about these things
China has explained 1000000000000000000000000 times, Xi injured by swimming.
Such news manipulation in US which can make white black and vice versa is Unbelievable!
How do you injure yourself swimming? That's like injuring yourself sleeping.
we never believe communists sorry.
You can tell us Americans whatever you want, when we're hell bent on believing our own made up theories – nothing will change that! After all, our country was founded on conspiracy theories, we have the most UFO and paranormal sightings in the world, and we were the ones who invented the aluminum foil thought blocker hat! TAKE THAT!
we never believe communists sorry. Jim is an escapee from guantanimo. don't believe him. He's a Mandarin orange.
The chinese leadership isn't used to explain about petty things as sport injuries, as politicians have a private life also, what does the things politicians do in private concernes the public? Now I know why China has censorship over the news, so people won't have change to discuss over dumb things and rally up about it.
Xi Jingping probably didn't even knew what was going on himself, probably went to the doctor, got a scan,and got the results a week later, how can he announce what was wrong when he wasn't sure himself? People accuse him not letting the public know beforehand, well now you know, and so what? Did the world became a better place?
interesting comment , LOL!
Two weeks rest for a swimming injury? They must have very hard water in China. Or there might be sharks in the water.
I've injured myself swimming. You can end up pulling out your back, etc. when doing breast strokes, etc. Maybe your kind of swimming is floating around like a piece of turd in a pool but please dont apply that to every swimmer.
what an absurd statement. calling someone a turd? grow up. If all you can do is call people names and be rude, please sit on the sidelines. thank you in advance for just being quiet.
The host had did some homework before interview, rumor work. As to swimming injury, anything is possible, is skyscraper fall at free fall speed and cell-phone call made on the airplane on the the day possible?
Good to see the Clone is finished...
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IDW, one of the largest non-Marvel-or-DC comic book publishers, has announced plans to bring its titles to television, figuring if Marvel can launch several dozen TV shows, maybe it could squeeze in one or two. Only slightly hampering this plan is the fact that IDW's most recognizeable titles—The X-Files, Transformers, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles—are already based on TV properties. (Still, the company deserves all the karma in the world, as it also publishes My Little Pony comics, thereby doing the admirable work of keeping Bronies out of the toy stores and doing unspeakable things with comic-book illustrations in the safety of their own homes.)
While IDW's non-licensed properties don't have the iconic appeal of Marvel's well-known stable of characters, it can still pitch familiar subjects, as two of the first three prospective shows involve genres that have been done to death, risen from the grave, and then been done to death again—zombies and vampires. Life Undead is its zombie show, and it at least boasts a showrunner (Paul Zbyszewski) who's worked on Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Lost, and Hawaii Five-0. The vampire show is V Wars, which concerns a global battle against television's favorite undead creatures.
As the IDW site describes it, "These aren't your usual vampires and werewolves—it goes much deeper than that." (So someone might turn into a wolf at the sight of a full moon, but on a really profound level.) The third show, Brooklyn Animal Control, is about werewolves living among us, and the secret agency that has to distinguish between the lyncanthropes and Brooklyn hipsters who have simply let their beards get out of control.


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Pneumatic operated tilting column with left helper arm and tubeless tyre
inflating system
1. Full automatic pneumatic tilting column with pneumatic lock
2. Bigger and bending 3600 special rotary type shovel press the tyre at any angle
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4. Central positioning device make the tyre and turntable keep in one concentric circle
5.26" large turntable and powerful motor, suitable for low profile tyre
6. Quick air booster makes the tyre and rim jointed instantly, especially suitable for low profile tyre
Technical specification
Motor power 0.75kw/0.55kw/1.1kw
Power supply 220V/400V/110V
Max. Wheel diameter 45" (1143mm)
Max. Wheel width 16" (406mm)
Outside clamping 12"-23"
Inside clamping 14"-26"
Air supply 8 bar
Bead breaker force 2500kg
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Weight 445/395kg
Package size (main body) 1130x900x1030mm
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The beauty and the curse of beer today is that ordering one can feel like you're reinventing the wheel. There are now just so many options: Opt for a test drive of something new, or just go safe with your tried and true favorite brew? Order a perfectly solid seasonal wheat, or go gonzo with that high alcohol barrel-aged brain-boiler that's been taunting you? As with almost anything else today, however, there's a cure for this first-world dilemma in the form of a smartphone app. In fact, we've dabbled with a few: Untappd is sort of like Foursquare for drinkers; Beer + List offers a granular way to precisely catalog your personal tastes, while getting input from others reviews as well. Our current favorite, though, is RateBeer (for Android), due to its user-friendly layout and sheer volume of information, which includes hundreds and hundreds of beers (not to mention sake and ciders).
Claiming to be the world's largest source for craft beer info, the app definitely feels comprehensive (and is based on the popular website). The idea is obviously to type in a beer and search for reviews (by users, in-house editors, or pro beer critics), but there's also a clever barcode scanning function to instantly call up specific details about virtually any beer in the world. This is especially handy when we're traveling, since browsing a list of best beers by country is a fun way to be a tourist and discover regional specialties. And you can also just pick among the best rated brews by style (Abbey Dubbel, Amber Ale, Barley Wine, IPA, ad nauseum, if you will) and even pull up a list of the best places worldwide to find whatever beer style you desire. For example, to grab a nice chocolate-y Baltic Porter, you'd be referred to the excellent Danish brew Ølfabrikken Porter, which is available at State Line Liquors in Elkton, MD. (We're told it's worth the drive.)
When you're in the any-port-in-a-storm mood, a Places list pinpoints nearby bars with a map and even a list of available tipples. In the interest of science, we put that particular function to the test to see what came up in midtown Manhattan and proceeded to discover a bar with a surprisingly wide number of high-quality, little-known beers and ciders, such as Gulden Draak, a well-reviewed Belgian Strong Ale, and Lindemans Framboise, a delicious brew with subtle raspberry undertones. Is there anything science can't do?
The app is free and the idea is that you not only search for content, but also track your own preferences and then add to the mix yourself by contributing reviews and information. Passionate beer snobs will adore RateBeer, but we think it's a great all-purpose app for travelers looking for locales off the beaten path or just anyone looking to broaden their booze horizons. Slightly more limited versions of the app are available for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, but Android users have the most comprehensive option. [ratebeer.com]
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Tag: On This Perfect Day
0 ARJEN LUCASSEN of AYERON has NEW PROG ROCK PROJECT
GUILT MACHINE Unleashes New Album In The USA
ON THIS PERFECT DAY To Release September 29th on Mascot Records USA
Arjen Lucassen creates the new prog rock project GUILT MACHINE. The band releases ON THIS PERFECT DAY September 29th on Mascot Records USA. The album will be released in three formats. Regular Edition of CD in jewel case, Special edition of CD/DVD Digipak and a limited edition CD/DVD Digibook.
"In my view this is my best side project so far," explains Lucassen. "It comes completely from the heart, for it was written and recorded during a new inspiring phase in my life after my heavy depression. This, being an entirely new project, there were no expectations whatsoever, which enabled me to just let my inspiration guide me without any (outside) pressure."
As AYREON fans have come to expect from Arjen, the music of GUILT MACHINE ranges from dark and heavy to atmospheric and melancholic. But GUILT MACHINE introduces some new twists as well, particularly when it comes to the vocals. Rather than putting together an ensemble cast of vocalists from the prog, rock and metal scene, Arjen has enlisted the talents of a single alternative rock vocalist, Jasper Steverlinck.
How did Arjen get an alternative rock vocalist to switch genres and sing on a prog rock project? "In the beginning, it was hard to convince Jasper to sing on this album, because he comes from a completely different musical background," Arjen said. "He didn't even know what prog was, but we've made a believer out of him! What I admire about Jasper's voice, besides its beautiful clear timbre, is the emotion and credibility he puts into his performance and his enormous range. Because this project features just one singer I needed someone versatile enough to portray all of the different moods, and Jasper didn't disappoint. And he's a really nice and dedicated guy as well!"
For GUILT MACHINE, Arjen also chose to record with a different drummer, Chris Maitland (ex-PORCUPINE TREE). "Chris was the ideal choice this time, having both the power for the heavy sections and the subtle touch needed in the more atmospheric parts," Arjen said.
Rather than the explicit storyline you would expect in an AYREON release, the songs of GUILT MACHINE revolve around a central theme. Instead of looking outward into a world of fantasy or science fiction, the songs look inward, exploring the destructive psychology of guilt, regret and the darkest form of secret — the secrets we hide from ourselves.
"At first I asked my partner and personal manager Lori to quickly write scratch lyrics for one of the songs so I could record some guide vocals," Arjen said. "I was so impressed by what she produced that I asked her to write the lyrics for all the songs. I was unable myself to create the type of darkly enigmatic, open-ended lyrics I wanted for these songs, my specialty being sci-fi lyrics about sinister aliens. She definitely gave the songs an extra dimension with her lyrics, exorcising the demons we both had faced in the past few years. It's also no secret that I've always been a big fan of her melodic guitar style, so she also plays all the guitar solos on this album."
Despite these differences, GUILT MACHINE still has much in common with AYREON. The songs are mainly long, "epic" tracks that feature dynamic contrasts between softer, dreamy sections and powerful, heavy passages. There are intricate harmonies, complex rhythms, soaring melodies, and an eclectic selection of instruments — all what you'd expect from an AYREON release.


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Experience the Madden NFL exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City with each release in the legendary franchise's history. Take a look at screens from each year and walk down memory lane by watching raw gameplay from each Madden NFL title.
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Seeking the advice of an expert in your chosen field seems logical when you're starting out in the workforce. But what about when you're professionally established? Does it make sense to reach out to a mentor when you've already achieved success?
"I think mentors are very important at every stage of a career," said Charles Wardell, president and CEO of executive search firm Witt/Kieffer. "It's increasingly important the more senior you get."
Wardell said a mentor will see you in ways your co-workers may not, and they're more likely to be completely honest.
"The more successful you become, the more you need someone to sit you down and say, 'Hey, you have a blind spot in this. Here's what you need to do,'" he said. "What mentors do is they let you see yourself as others see you, and report that back to you so there's a clear idea of how you're perceived."
For Lara Galloway, a mentor was just what she needed when she started her own business coaching working moms (http://www.mombizcoach.com) and running business retreats.
"There's a big difference between a consultant, who is a paid expert who tells you how to do the right thing the best way, and a mentor, who is someone you seek out when you want something and you need guidance," she said. "Your mentor is someone who holds you accountable to what you say you want."
Galloway, who was listed by Forbes.com in 2009 as one of the 30 women entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter, said looking to others for career advice was a necessary step for her continued success.
"When I was 20 I had the answers to everything, so hiring a mentor wasn't on my radar," she said. "As we get older we are much better at asking for help."
Here are Wardell and Galloway's tips to enlisting a professional mentor later in life.
Don't assume your mentor needs to have more experience than you.
"Many times the best advice you could get is (from) someone at a different level, who will see you differently," Wardell said. "As long as this person cares about you and has your best interests in mind, even if they are at a junior level, it can be very beneficial."
Find someone you respect.
"You want to admire their drive and integrity, and not just their accomplishments," Galloway said. "And be sure to look for someone who will get a charge out of giving back. We learn best when we teach someone."
"They are not meant to pat you on the back and tell you how great you are," Wardell said. "This doesn't help you be a better business partner."
Be up front about your expectations.
"I would let (your mentor) know what you're asking of them," Galloway said. "Do you just want to pick their brain, or do you want the opportunity to bring your questions and share with them some of your goals? Are you connecting over coffee or lunch once a month or do you just pick up the phone once in a while?"
"A lot of people you might want to ask will be busy," Wardell said. "But be flexible and throw out several options so you can carve out time. I call it 'cigar and brandy' time. Have a glass of wine with them and talk about your goals. Ask them to dinner and pick their brain."
Offer compensation.
"This is different with every situation," Galloway said. "I've had unpaid mentors where money was never an option. But then I've hired mentors for specific reasons or specific seasons when I want to kick it up a notch and learn specific skills. I think anything that's related to business I would be willing to pay. They can always turn it down, and those who want to mentor for the sake of giving back, will."
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Seeking the advice of an expert in your chosen field seems logical when you're starting out in the workforce. But what about when you're professionally established? Does it make sense to reach out to a mentor when you've already achieved success?


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25 June, 2006
Oh, so much has happened since last fall when the EYD came out! We are thrilled with the book and grateful for all the support being generated for it around the world.
We now have nineteen reviews of the encyclopedia posted on-line. Shortly they will be joined by reviews in Japan's Kazi magazine and the Netherlands Maritime Museum publication The Dutch Journal of Maritime History. All these reviews are very helpful in getting the word out about the EYD.
Sales are increasing to yacht clubs and you can help by writing a review or notice for your yacht club newsletters. Nice to have a worldwide market!
Dan and I gave our very first talk last October to the Brooksville Public Library in my hometown. No place could have been better for a couple of new public speakers: people were generous, had good questions, and were very supportive. We were glad to have that first one behind us and we took from it lessons learned about speaking in front of groups.
There have been a number of other events celebrating the EYD. Last November IYRS (International Yacht Restoration School) in Newport, Rhode Island threw one hell of a party at the sleek Carnegie Abbey club. Over 250 people attended, including nine yacht designers: Jay Benford, Phil Bolger, Bill Cook, Niels Helleberg, Ted Hood, Garry Hoyt, David Pedrick, Bill Shaw, Jim Taylor, and Doug Zurn. Close to 50 encyclopedias were sold, benefiting IYRS. Dan, Greg, Bob, and I really enjoyed the spectacular food, drinks, camaraderie, and scenery.
In early March of this year, the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine hosted a celebration and book signing (ably assisted by John Hanson of Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors magazine) that brought together close to 100 people from eastern and central Maine. Designers Chuck Paine, Bob Stephens, and Ralph Stanley helped us sign books and we all enjoyed this jewel of a museum.
Later in March, we traveled down to give a talk to the New York Yacht Club. John Rousmaniere set up the talk, which went well and was followed by a sumptuous dinner. We met lots of new people and there is no place in New York that we would rather stay than at the NYYC.
I also gave a talk to the excellent bookstore, A Port in a Storm, in Somesville on Mt. Desert Island, Maine last December. We're returning there this summer (on July 23) where we'll benefit from the nautical community that thrives downeast during the summer.
Earlier in July, on the 6th, we'll give a talk at the Blue Hill (Maine) Public Library.
Hats off to Toronto's The Nautical Mind marine bookseller: Bob and I were in Toronto over the weekend of June 17 and visited this excellent bookstore. They had three copies of the EYD, a fine supply that I hope will be sold out soon…
The list of stores from around the world on our Web site where people can purchase the EYD started off well, but I've had a difficult time getting the information from publicists and bookstores. Anyone who knows of such stores should let me know and I'll get them posted.
I still have some brochures if anyone would like some to pass around.
A busy time, and oh, how good it feels.
See you around, and keep in touch!
~Lucia del Sol Knight
Blue Hill, Maine
June 25, 2006
Publication date: Fall 2005
# of worldwide designers: 525
# of illustrations: 648
528 pages, 10" x 12"
Published by: W. W. Norton & Company
EYD UPDATE March 17, 2004
On Sunday, April 4, we will drive for 10 hours down from Blue Hill, Maine to New York City. Upon arrival, we'll celebrate the completion of The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers with at least one bottle of Dom Pèrignon, and spend the night at the New York Yacht Club. On Monday morning, we'll deliver the manuscript and illustrations to Jim Mairs, our editor at W.W. Norton. With so much help from so many people up to the very end, together our goal is achieved.
Of the 520+ entries, 6 remain to be completed. Of these 6, all are virtually 90% complete and need finalizing. We are reviewing one final time all the entries; as of 3/7/04 we are done.
Of the 520+ entries, 17 remain to be completed. Of these 17, all are virtually 90% complete and need finalizing. We are reviewing one final time all the entries; as of 2/8/04 we are up to the end of "S".
Progress: January 8, 2004
Of the 520+ entries, 32 remain to be completed. Of these 32, all are virtually 90% complete and need finalizing. We are reviewing one final time all the entries; as of 1/8/04 we are up to the end of "O".
Progress: December 6, 2003
Of the 520+ entries, 47 remain to be completed. Of these 47, all are virtually 90% complete and need finalizing. We are reviewing one final time all the entries; as of 12/6/03 we are up to the end of "J".
Progress: November 5, 2003
Of the 518 entries, 69 remain to be completed. Of these 69, all are virtually 90% complete and need finalizing.
Egidio Gallinari, Italy
EDITORS NOTES JANUARY 2003Lucia del Sol Knight, Editor
Blue Hill, Maine U.S.A.
Not surprisingly, given our always-a-bit-optimistic time projections, from time to time we hear from supporters who wonder when the EYD will be done.
If we've proven anything, it is the riskiness of providing a specific projection, so we will avoid that here, but we do want everyone to know that we are close, very close.
While we are still waiting for a few last-minute entries and will undoubtedly be re-editing copy for fresh facts until the manuscript goes out the door, the entries themselves are essentially all written. We are now primarily involved in the procurement of the illustrations.
Since you heard from us last, we have reviewed over 5,000 images for possible inclusion. We are in the process of ordering photos and drawings from approximately 150 sources worldwide. Of the 700 photos and drawings which will be included in the book, about 95% have been selected, although we will remain open minded up until the day we put this project to bed. Captions have to be written for most images and we welcome help.
As with the written portion of the book, the process of securing the illustrations has taken longer than expected. The word "encyclopedia" will always imply hugeness to us in a way it really didn't at first, but like the rest of the project, this phase seems too important to rush. The process seems to have a natural pace, and just as the whole project has been one of the major learning experiences of our lives, we are now learning the real time frame for this aspect of it. When we're all done, then you can ask us how long it takes to write an encyclopedia of this size, and we'll be able to tell you!
The best part of doing this has been the wonderful people we have worked with from around the world. Some we have met, some we hope to meet one day, and some, sadly, will remain just a friendly voice on the phone or an e-mail which makes our day. Their dedication combined with your patient support continues to inspire us. The next thing you will hear from us is, "we're done!"
|EDITORS NOTES Spring 2002
Lucia del Sol Knight, Editor
Blue Hill, Maine U.S.A.
Jim Mairs, our editor at W.W. Norton, asked me the other day if I had a sense of when the Encyclopedia will be done. I asked him why on earth he would believe what I said, since Ive been wrong every time so far. He said, Well, you bit off quite a bit. Patiently he said to let him know when we got close, so the machinery of publishing this book would start to turn, and make the manuscript and 700 photographs and drawings into a book.
Yes, we did bite off a lot. We have struggled and its a good struggle for over seven years now to collect and organize and finalize entries for over 500 yacht designers worldwide spanning the last 200 years. Almost 80 valiant writers have wrapped up their entries with a few latecomers just now finishing. Many of our Editorial board members have read most of the entries; their comments and corrections have strengthened them.
Illustrations are pouring in and caption writing is underway. Its exciting to see how the illustrations are going to make this book come alive.
We did lose a few Subscribers, those patrons whose generosity allow us the funds to go after the 700 photos and drawings,when people had to actually pay the balances of their gifts. But with 177 in hand, well close things out soon.
So, when will the book be done? While we are hurrying, we know that this is not the time to be hasty while attending to the remaining details. Id say well have our part wrapped up within the next three months. It will take Norton about one year to turn it into a book. My apologies to those who are impatient. We, too, are eager to complete it and will continue to charge towards the finish line.
We welcome three industrious new Board members: Marilyn Mower of ShowBoats International magazine, Iain McAllister, captain of the William Fife Jr.-designed Solway Maid, and Claas van der Linde of Switzerland, whose passion is multihull yachts. We thank you and our other advisers for your considerable help!
Soon, The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers will be done.
Rockland, Maine U.S.A.
Having clearly demonstrated that we have no concept of time, we have come to dread the entirely sensible and obvious question of When will the book be done?. I sometimes lie awake at night and wonder why, when we were conceiving this project, the word Encyclopedia didnt jump out at me a bit more. I marvel at the patience of the publisher, the subscribers, and our seldomseen families and friends while we just keep plugging away, doing the vast array of things which will, one of these days, produce The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers.
And review of the status of the hundreds of entries reveals that we are close, very close. In fact, to quote Lucia over the dinner table after a couple of glasses of wine, Dammit, were closer to done than weve ever been!
Of course were anxious to wrap it up and get our spare time back and figure out what we might do next (something small.....) but it feels like weve learned how to do this, now, and it has been so, so rewarding that we kind of wish we could keep doing it forever. Our individual senses of yachting history, of the importance of the Encyclopedia, and of the need to do more, have broadened and deepened. And best of all have been relationships we have developed with people from the furthest corners of the world, who for minimal material reward have put heart and soul into this project for the good of the sport of yachting.
One might think, with it having taken so much longer than we expected, and having turned out to be so much bigger of a task than we expected, that we might be losing energy, but in fact the opposite is true, as we round the last mark and head for the line.
And dammit, were closer to done than weve ever been!


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The man was arrested by Laguna Beach police about 9:50 p.m., 30 minutes after several canisters of tear gas had been fired into his black Mustang by Laguna Beach Police and Orange County Sheriff's Department SWAT officers, Laguna Beach Police Sgt. Louise Callus said.
An incident was first reported at 5:20 p.m. when the Laguna Beach Police Department received 911 calls from witnesses of a traffic accident involving at least five cars in South Laguna.
One of the 911 callers said he checked on the driver of the Mustang and saw a handgun, Callus said. The driver was reported to have been driving erratically.
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While metrics exist to measure the contributions of individual scientists, judging the effectiveness of team science has been more challenging. Reasoning that team science produces papers and grants, first author postdoctoral fellow Michael Hughes, PhD, (now at Yale University) and colleagues measured these endpoints and analyzed them over time using network analysis, which examines a social structure made up of individuals connected by a common interdependency.
Using the numbers of publications and grants as their raw data, researchers from Penn's Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) measured how their productivity changed with increasing collaborations over the last five years.
"We're applying quantitative methods to evaluate the collaborative nature of academic science and medicine," says senior author John Hogenesch, PhD, associate professor of Pharmacology in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Hogenesch is also an ITMAT member and interim director of the Penn Center for Bioinformatics.
They found that the number of collaborative papers for ITMAT members doubled since 2006. They also found that researchers were more likely to collaborate within their own departments and institutions than between them. "While understandable, if the purpose of an institute is to facilitate cross-disciplinary interactions, then encouraging people to collaborate across departments and institutes is critical," says Hogenesch.
The authors concluded that studies such as these could help inform decisions about which institutes, centers, or departments are most likely to facilitate collaboration, and learn how they're doing it. This will point the way to ideas to increase cross-discipline collaborations such as trans-center grants to facilitate collaborations between departments.
"The most challenging aspect of the study was acquiring the data. At this point, we've analyzed PubMed and research grants and only for ITMAT. Ideally, we would be able to compare these metrics to those from other similar institutes including more data sources. Also, as time goes by, having downstream measures of this productivity such as literature citations and investigational new drug applications will point the way towards learning the operational rules of translational science," says Hogenesch.
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First author Hughes is a baseball fan, and he realized that professional baseball has kept detailed statistics on the outcomes of every at-bat in every game for the last 100-plus years. These data provide a wealth of information to quantitatively address the traits that predict a successful baseball career, and the types and combinations of players needed to win games. By quantitatively and objectively studying performance, baseball analysts have been able to identify and exploit inefficiencies in the labor market — highly skilled players were sometimes under-valued because of widely-held, but incorrect, assumptions. "If they're measuring performance quantitatively in baseball, shouldn't we do the same for science?," asks Hughes.
But how do investigators evaluate their performance quantitatively — especially the scientific output of an institution comprising hundreds of active researchers, let alone comparing performance among centers and institutes with similar missions at different universities. Using ITMAT's roster of members over time, the team used network dynamics as a first step towards measuring scientific performance of cross-disciplinary institutes and centers.
ITMAT was founded in 2004 as the world's first translational medicine institute, and as of January 2009, included over 500 active investigators spanning four institutions and dozens of academic departments. "We reasoned that ITMAT's productivity could be partly measured by how it facilitates collaborations between its members," says Hogenesch.
To collect data, the team generated special data-mining programs to automatically extract publication information from PubMed. In addition, they analyzed grant proposals submitted by ITMAT faculty during the last five years and additional data from NIH Reporter. From this they quantified the number of papers and grants by ITMAT investigators over time, and how these collaborative interactions changed over time.
ITMAT's overall size and complexity grew significantly since its inception. Not only has the total number of investigators actively collaborating within ITMAT increased during this time, the average investigator has been collaborating more.
"This finding was not surprising since as the size of the network grows, the probability that two investigators would interact to co-publish papers or co-submit grants grows," explains Hogenesch. "In network-speak, the number of edges – co-published papers and grants – per node – two or more investigators – grew nearly twice as fast during the past five years, as the growth of ITMAT's membership has grown, suggesting that ITMAT's expansion increased the number of collaborations. What's more, the percentage of ITMAT investigators actively collaborating within ITMAT grew every year, with nearly two-thirds actively engaged in collaborations in 2009."
This work was supported by ITMAT through a grant from the National Center for Research Resources. John Peeler, MA, was also an author on the paper.
Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $3.6 billion enterprise.
Penn's School of Medicine is currently ranked #2 in U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools, and is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $367.2 million awarded in the 2008 fiscal year.
Penn Medicine's patient care facilities include:
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- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center – named one of the top 100 hospitals for cardiovascular care by Thomson Reuters for six years.
- Pennsylvania Hospital – the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751, nationally recognized for excellence in orthopaedics, obstetrics & gynecology, and psychiatry & behavioral health.
Additional patient care facilities and services include Penn Medicine at Rittenhouse, a Philadelphia campus offering inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient care in many specialties; as well as a primary care provider network; a faculty practice plan; home care and hospice services; and several multispecialty outpatient facilities across the Philadelphia region.
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It's fair to say that it's probably not escaped your attention that American indie-rock gods Pavement have got back together, announcing their reformation late last year, as well as confirming a shitload of tour dates, including some at Brixton Academy and, of course, they curate their very own ATP Festival in the UK later this year.
What with the news of all that touring, drummer Steve West has compiled (so far) a ton of videos on 'how to survive on tour', recorded - we assume - during the touring of the other band he's in, Marble Valley.
We've embedded six below, but pop over to his YouTube channel to check them all out. There's even one of him at a Hull City game, which is pretty neat. Though being that close to a bunch of baying Wolves fans doesn't really represent the best chance of 'survival', it has to be said.
Pavement play a handful of UK dates, listed below:
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Late Sunday night, singer Nicki Minaj shared tragic news with her fans.
"My cousin Nicholas. Also goes by Juse. Murdered. Last nite. Near his home. Brooklyn, NY," she wrote.
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Minaj's account immediately received notes of condolence and comfort from friends and fans. Former "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks tweeted "Sending love and prayers to you and your family."
The New York Post confirmed Minaj's tweet, filing this brief report in their "Daily Blotter" section:
"A man was killed in a barrage of bullets in East Flatbush yesterday, police said. Nicholas Telamaque, 27, was shot five blocks from his home on East 52nd Street and Farragut Road at 2:40 a.m. Cops were called and found him with gunshot wounds to his upper torso. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he later died. It is unclear what spurred the violence."
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AccuWeather.com reports while the Midwest dug out from heavy snow, ice brought down trees and power lines from Michigan to Maine, much of the East Coast experienced temperatures representative of September or May this past weekend.
Some locations tied or broke all-time high temperature records for the month of December, while some spots broke daily records that were more than a century old.
"Dozens of records melted this past weekend and morning temperatures in some places matched what is expected in early June," said AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist Elliot Abrams.
Records were either broken or tied this past weekend in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Atlanta, Ga.
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NOTE: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the previous year to account for seasonality.
Data for the last three years are preliminary.
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), an unlinked transit trip is a trip on one transit vehicle. A person riding one vehicle from origin to destination takes one unlinked trip; a person who transfers to a second vehicle takes two unlinked trips; a person who transfers to a third vehicle takes three unlinked trips. APTA estimates that the number of people riding transit on an average weekday is 45 percent of the number of unlinked transit passenger trips.
A trendline has been provided for U.S. transit ridership. The trend has been calculated through a statistical procedure called Structural Modeling, in which the time series under study is decomposed into seasonal, trend and irregular components. For further information on this statistical procedure, see: S.J. Koopman, et al., Structural Time Series Analyser, Modeller and Predictor (STAMP), London: Timberlake Consultants Ltd. , 2000
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This is always the hardest part for me to write. You'd think it'd be easy, what with me having lived with myself all those years! Yet every time, it daunts me.
I am a girl (as you can probably tell by the title - or the girly theme, whichever gave me away first). I live in...let's just say, right now, I am between Nairobi and Los Angeles. I will be somewhere different in a few years. I am not on the run, but now that I actually think about it, I just might be;running from myself that is, and if you ask how that is working out for me, I would tell you to come back when I can no longer board a plane.
I have a dog, his name is Frosty. I got him when he was 1 month old, almost killed him once, accidentally and made me believe I should not be allowed to have babies.
I hate flying, and spend a lot of my time doing exactly that. I hate cleaning and I am a neat-freak. I love cooking and I hate doing dishes. I am an insomniac and have a huge fear of darkness. I listen to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy to fall asleep. Sometimes, The Moth, This American Life, Risk! or WireTap. Then spend the whole day wondering where I heard a particular story.
I have been loosing weight for 2 years now, even tough it took me all of 1 year to get it, but it keeps finding me. I love shoes, have too many, stopped counting at 30.
I love Mondrian, and rarely do I meet someone who knows who that is.I am addicted to House MD, Lie To Me and never understood Lost.
I am a filmmaker, a wannabe writer, lover of art, music and sleep.
I am also a walking contradiction.
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If I wasn't envious before now I really am. You are living my life lol. Is the dog white? I really really want one. And am a shoeaholic!! Way beyond redemption. If you ever come to Kampala again we should totally trade shoe notes.
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You can curse me later. Here is album with Frosty from then he was a baby till now - http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=84752&id=573682544&l=1c39b91e68
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Quebecers of all political stripes cried out for calm and solidarity on Wednesday in the wake of a shooting that, while apparently the work of one disturbed individual, has the potential to increase political tensions and deepen the rift between the province's two major language groups.
Hours after a suspect — identified by police as Richard Henry Bain of La Conception — allegedly opened fire during premier-elect Pauline Marois's victory speech and killed a 48-year-old stage technician, the mood on social media and among prominent political commentators remained one of deep shock and horror. Interspersed with the condolences and expressions of grief, however, were carefully worded warnings — reminders that Bain's pronouncement that "the English are waking up!" following his dramatic arrest should be viewed as the rantings of one mentally unstable individual and not a reflection of the anglophone community's feelings following Tuesday's election of a minority Parti Québécois government.
"Francophones and anglophones, we all speak the same language: That of silence. That of a sad heart. That of a heart in mourning," wrote La Presse columnist Stéphane Laporte in an emotional pre-dawn blog post on the paper's website. "(Do not allow) this crazed action to provoke more hate and accusations. Do not let it divide us."
Similar pleas flooded Twitter and Facebook, with many Quebecers taking to the popular social media sites to express their sadness and ask their fellow citizens to resist the urge to make hasty generalizations.
"To those who are separatists, or francophone, or just angry: that man does NOT represent me, or any other anglophone in Quebec!" tweeted one woman identifying herself as Lissa.
Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay echoed those sentiments, appealing for calm and telling reporters that "what this man said is not related to the English community."
By noon, word began to spread that a vigil was being planned for Wednesday evening outside the Metropolis nightclub on Ste. Catherine St. where the shooting took place. A Facebook site set up for the event claimed it was being organized "because fear and hate will only breed more fear and hate."
Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director-general of the Quebec Community Groups Network, said it's crucial that cooler heads prevail as Quebecers attempt to come to terms with the shooting.
"People who have experience in political circles in highly tense environments are all saying to keep cool," said Martin-Laforge, whose organization brings together 41 English-language community groups across Quebec. "If we're going to worry about something, let's worry about the victims and their families. I think that people want to come together, regardless of their linguistic affiliation."
Not everyone seemed keen on the idea of a united front, however. An employee at a Montreal-based video game company was fired after posting a series of disparaging comments toward Marois on Facebook early Wednesday. Similar posts on other personal Facebook pages continued popping up as the day wore on. Heated debates also erupted on Twitter in the hours following the incident, with some users accusing Quebec's anglophone media of bringing long-simmering tensions between francophone and non-francophone language communities to a boil during the election campaign by focusing too heavily on the PQ's proposal to reinforce Bill 101 — a promise the party maintains it will honour.
Quebec's fledgling provincial Conservative Party also took to its official Facebook page to lay blame for the incident at the feet of Marois herself, claiming Quebec's first female premier had emphasized "wedge issues" during her campaign and thus "must take the blame for this incident." The post was quickly deleted and the party later issued an apology.
Martin-Laforge said she hopes any negative fallout will be quickly overshadowed by a common desire to band together and to distance the act of one man from broader political debates in the province.
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IDC predicts that by 2022, over 90% of enterprises worldwide will be relying on a cloud solution to meet their infrastructure needs, in large part driven by the COVID-19 remote working environments. This rapid migration to the cloud has created new attack surfaces and opportunities for cybercriminals to gain access to sensitive data and wreak havoc to organizations. Join us as we share how organizations are rapidly deploying dynamic security testing to future proof the connected world from the perspective of a CISO, ethical hackers from the Synack Red Team (SRT), and a solutions architect.
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Narudom ROONGSIRIWONG, Head, IT Security, Kiatnakin Public Bank
As businesses are developing rapidly, many cloud consumers find that a single public/private cloud or traditional on-premises data center is no longer able to meet service requirements. Organizations are increasingly choosing hybrid cloud environments and services to meet their needs. However, hybrid clouds pose different risks and thus bring on a different set of challenges to security.
This presentation will provide an overview of Hybrid Cloud, demonstrate its risks, threats and vulnerabilities, and give examples of Hybrid Cloud use cases.
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FedRAMP - How Did we get here and where are we now?
Sep 7 2020
5:00 am
45 mins
Katie Lewin, Federal Director, CSA
Brief overview of the history of the FedRAMP program including successfactors and lessons learned. Concentration on the improvements to the FedRAMP program that are designed to address to dominant criticism of the program - costs too much, takes too much time. Covers risk based evaluation profiles, agency liaison program and FedSTAR.
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Welcome Remarks & Opening Address
Sep 7 2020
4:00 am
45 mins
Jim Reavis, CEO, CSA & Representative from Ministry of Digital Economy & Society
Thailand Security Landscape
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Accelerate and Optimize Your Third Party Risk Management Program
Sep 3 2020
5:00 pm
60 mins
Pete Kandybowicz, Director - Customer Success, SecurityScorecard
Third-Party Risk Management has become a critical component of protecting and securing your organization. However, many companies still need to find a way to operate at scale in order to be efficient, gain insights, and improve cybersecurity resilience.
In this webinar, we will walk through the necessary people, process, and technology to help you mitigate the cyber risks introduced by your vendors, partners, suppliers, or any third party.
We will discuss:
● How to employ a risk-based assessment process
● Best practices when communicating with third parties
● How to utilize meaningful insights from tools
● And much more!
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Zero Trust Access: From industry buzzword to a corporate reality
Aug 27 2020
4:00 pm
60 mins
Ashur Kanoon, Sr. Director, Portfolio Solutions at Pulse Secure
Operationalizing industry buzzwords isn't always possible. Sometimes these buzzwords are aspirational but the technology behind isn't understood. In the case of Zero Trust, working with the right vendor means quickly deploying applications securely to enhance productivity and reduce your organizations attack surface. Join us to learn more about Zero Trust Access solutions and the key business and technical considerations when trying to find what's best for your organization.
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Introducing Stringlifier – an Open Source String Detector
Aug 25 2020
5:00 pm
60 mins
Andrei Cotaie, Sr. Security Engineer|Tiberiu Boros, Data Scientist & ML Engineer|Kumar Vikramjeet, Security Engineer at Adobe
"1e32jnd9312", "32189321-DEF3123-9898312", "ADEFi382819312." Do these strings seem familiar? They could be hashes, randomly generated passwords, API keys, or other useful information. They can be found in logs, command lines, configuration files, and source code. Whether you are analyzing logs or hunting for accidentally exposed credentials, they are not exactly easy to find because building a search pattern for something so random is a particularly hard task. To help solve this problem, we developed Stringlifier - an open-source application that allows you to detect these types of strings in any plain text. It leverages machine learning to distinguish between normal and random character sequences and can also be adapted for more fine-grained classifications.
Join Andrei Cotaie, Sr. Security Engineer, Tiberiu Boros, Data Scientist & Machine Learning Engineer, and Kumar Vikramjeet, Security Engineer, as they introduce you to Stringlifier and how it can help you automate some common cloud security tasks. You will see examples of how to use it and also get information on how you can download and use it in your own environment.
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Cloud Security in a Distributed World
Aug 20 2020
4:00 pm
61 mins
Ashley Ward, CTO - Prisma Cloud, Palo Alto Networks
COVID-19 is driving the demand for cloud based remote access tools. However, while the majority of IT and Security leaders are now focused on remote access, an equally challenging issue looms: the resurgence of cloud transformation projects. Attackers are taking advantage of the current situation and security professionals must adapt and arm themselves. Join Ashley Ward, CTO - Prisma Cloud at Palo Alto Networks from the trenches to learn about 3 SOC focused initiatives you can work on today to strengthen cloud security during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.
- Optimize your SOC for cloud-based developer environments
- Use your SOC to make data-driven risk management decisions
- Tailor how your SOC delivers security services to specific business needs
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Security Automation Simplified with Open Security Controls Assessment Language
Aug 19 2020
5:00 pm
75 mins
Dr. Michaela Iorga Senior Security Technical Lead for Cloud Computing National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Security Automation Simplified with Open Security Controls Assessment Language
Aligning security risk management and compliance activities with the broader adoption of cloud technology and the exponential increase in the complexity of smart systems leveraging such cloud solutions, has been a challenging task to date. Additionally, the proliferation of containers and service mesh technologies employed in cloud ecosystems for enhanced portability and security, compels organizations to leverage risk management strategies that are tightly coupled with the dynamic nature of their systems. NIST's Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) is a standard of standards that provides a normalized expression of security requirements across standards, and a machine-readable representation of security information from controls to system implementation and security assessment. This bridges the gap between antiquated approaches to IT compliance and innovative technology solutions. Imagine a future where security documentation builds itself, and security management tools from different vendors integrate seamlessly. Security practitioners will spend less time on security documentation, assessments, and adjudication, yet the results of those activities will be more accurate and more easily monitored. OSCAL enables this and more.
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Storm Clouds Ahead: Assessing AWS Environments
Aug 18 2020
5:00 pm
60 mins
Jon Ehret of RiskRecon | Trevor Hawthorn of Stratum Security | Jared Perry of Stratum Security
Achieving good third-party risk outcomes requires that your vendors operate secure cloud environments. Many security teams have assumed that if a third-party is using Amazon Web Services that they are operating securely, when in fact, the sheer breadth of an AWS deployment leaves plenty of room for error.
During our webinar, experts from Stratum Security and RiskRecon will take you through the expanse of a proper AWS deployment, diving into real-world examples of what can go right - and wrong - when securing AWS operations. We will discuss the core security criteria that every practitioner should be familiar with to properly assess the operations of any third-party AWS environment and will provide you will the knowledge you need to begin securing your cloud environments today.
Join this session to learn about:
- Real-world use cases where AWS environments were exploited due to missteps in configuration
- Core security criteria necessary for assessing the security of an AWS environment
- A new playbook and questionnaire that will provide you with a step-by-step guide to secure AWS operations
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Is that Anomaly an Enemy? Understanding the Importance of Security Analytics
Aug 13 2020
4:00 pm
60 mins
Ted Kietzman, Product Manager, Duo Security
With the rise in identity-based attacks due to the very distributed and remote workforce of 2020, how can your organization identify whether or not it's the actual user who is attempting the authentication, or an attacker?
Security analytics can provide crucial data to help identify potential issues that require investigation. In a large or distributed environment, however, these logs of novel IPs and devices, unusual logins, and access attempts by high-risk users can quickly become too much of a good thing. Swimming through this ocean of data is like looking for treasure on the Great Pacific garbage patch. But what if you had a historical profile of user and device behavior that would allow you to surface unusual activities and create a baseline for action?
This idea isn't new -- adaptive authentication and user behavioral analytics have become more popular, because understanding the story behind an anomaly can help inform and prioritize your response. Identifying anomalous logins that could indicate account takeover attempts before they're breached based on unusual activity around the user, cohort, and the organization's behavioral norms allows you to respond, adjust your policies, and protect users in real-time.
Join Duo's Ted Kietzman on August 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a dive into how collecting security analytics data is an important first step that will shape your ability to effectively handle potential attacks.
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CSA's Executive Series - Advancing Cloud SIEM: A Hunter's Experience
Aug 12 2020
5:00 pm
40 mins
Gunter Ollman, CSO - Cloud and AI Security, Microsoft
Join Gunter Ollman, CSO - Cloud and AI Security, Microsoft in this webinar, where he will discuss how cloud SIEM is advancing, how this is changing the role of the threat hunter and SecOps teams, & what is to come.
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Dark Web Demystified
Aug 6 2020
57 mins
Charity Wright, Cyber Threat Intelligence Advisor, IntSights
Come to the dark side! Charity Wright, a former NSA analyst and current Cyber Threat Intelligence Advisor at IntSights will take you on a tour of the dark web and explain how you can collect and analyze pertinent intelligence from the dark web to neutralize threats outside the wire at the earliest stages of the cyber kill chain. This session will take you on a guided tour of some of the hottest markets and forums for cyber threat intelligence collection in the dark web. See the most popular use cases for intelligence to protect your companies: credential leakage, attack indication, bank cards for sale, PII and PHI for sale, and much more!
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Tackling Security in the World of Containers and Hybrid Cloud
Aug 4 2020
42 mins
Lucy Kerner, Global Senior Principal Security Technical Evangelist, Red Hat
Security teams are increasingly finding it challenging to keep up with the changing risks, compliance requirements, tools, and architectural changes introduced by new technologies - such as containers, kubernetes, software-defined infrastructure, and cloud technologies. As traditional infrastructure evolves to a mix of bare metal, virtual, cloud, and container environments, how can you maintain security, governance, compliance and reduce risk amid this growing complexity?
Traditional perimeter-based network security does not work in this new world of containers and hybrid cloud. Security teams must rethink their approach to security in this new world with automation and DevSecOps, where security is built-in, continuously addressed, and continuously monitored across the entire application lifecycle, infrastructure lifecycle, and supply chain.
In this keynote, we'll discuss some prescriptive steps you can take to tackle security successfully in the world of containers and hybrid cloud.
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Transitioning, Enhancing, and Innovating in the Cloud
Jul 29 2020
28 mins
John Yeoh, Global VP of Research, CSA
Wherever you are in your cloud journey, CSA research is available to help organizations transition to the cloud, enhance security in the cloud, and innovate from the cloud through their consensus-driven research and initiatives. In this session, John Yeoh connects the latest industry research for guidance and insight that is applicable to organizations across multiple cloud security positions from the private and the public sectors. Learn how to utilize resources that leverage cloud security controls frameworks, top threats reports, and more
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Nefarious Uses of Cloud: A Case Study from Defending a Security Conference
Jul 29 2020
30 mins
Wong Onn Chee, CTO, Resolvo & Co-Chair, CSA APAC Research Advisory Council
As organisations increasingly move to the cloud, so do the attackers. Come and listen to Onn Chee on how the cloud was used to attack a security conference's websites on the cloud, the profile of the attackers from cloud and how did the conference organisers defend against them. In addition, Onn Chee will share on lessons learnt and a new pro-active approach to cloud defense by looking at IoR - Indicators of Reconnaissance - which is the first step in the Cyber Kill Chain, instead of IoC - Indicators of Compromise - to achieve faster and pre-emptive disruption to the Cyber Kill Chain.
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Visibility & Security Challenges Across Multicloud, Hybrid, & Remote Deployments
Jul 23 2020
53 mins
Fernando Montenegro, Principal Analyst, 451 Research & Dan Frey, Sr. Cloud Security Manager, ExtraHop
Migration to the cloud continues, now with even greater urgency as organizations around the world transition to remote workforces and shift operations off-premises. But cloud environments can expand the attack surface and erase visibility into critical infrastructure and applications, introducing complexity—especially in the case of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud.
So where are organizations migrating workloads to, and how are they doing it? Are they lifting and shifting legacy applications to IaaS and PaaS, repackaging them using containers, or refactoring for serverless? And what's happening after migration? Do IT and security operations think they have sufficient monitoring and security for applications running in the cloud, and if not, what are they doing to regain control? And what about hybrid organizations? Do new cloud deployments expose their on-premises infrastructure to new threats, and are their legacy security tools able to detect and respond to novel and fast moving attacks?
Join us for this webinar to learn how cloud deployments are affecting security and operations teams, and how they are responding to the myriad challenges associated with enabling and securing growing businesses and remote workforces.
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The Resurgence of Cloud
Jul 22 2020
22 mins
David Cass, Vice President Cyber & IT Risk, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
TBDCloud has seen the typical technology pendulum swing experienced by most innovative technologies.
Organizations started with the all in cloud first model only to have to later step back and take a more
moderate approach. Yet cloud continues to thrive. I will discuss:
Why do organizations struggle with cloud?
The importance of strategy
The impact on security, risk and compliance programs
The impact on business process and operations
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CSA STAR Town Hall – Everything you've wanted to know
Jul 22 2020
59 mins
John Yeoh of CSA, JR of CSA, John DiMaria of CSA, and Brianna Hogan of Booz Allen Hamilton
CSA STAR is being recognized as the international harmonized solution, leading the way of trust for cloud providers, users, and their stakeholders, by providing an integrated cost-effective solution that decreases complexity and increases trust and transparency.
The STAR Registry holds close to 1000 top Cloud Service Providers that apply to STAR Level 1 and or 2 Self-assessment or certification. Close to 20,000 people each month visit the STAR Registry to view vendor analysis.
Join CSA's John Yeoh, Global Vice President of Research; Luciano (J.R.) Santos, Chief Customer Officer; and John DiMaria, Assurance Investigatory Fellow; as they team up with one of the top cloud security consultants from Booz Allen Hamilton to answer your questions in this special CSA Town Hall.
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Zero Trust: A Five Step Program
Jul 21 2020
32 mins
Leya Leydiker and Ganesh Umapathy, Product Managers at Duo
If you're eager to learn how you can elevate your Access Management journey, especially with the swift, mass pivot to remote work, don't miss this webinar. The workforce to protect continues to expand, and everyone needs remote access, bringing more third-party devices and BYOD into the network environment.
In this session, security and technology experts Leya Leydiker and Ganesh Umapathy, Product Managers at Duo, will share a simple framework for Zero Trust that can help guide your journey. Suitable for organizations of all sizes.
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Building a Successful Third Party Risk Management Program for a Modern World
Jul 16 2020
50 mins
Chad A. Peterson - Director, Security Operations at Optiv Security &Matthew Barth, Senior Sales Engineer at SecurityScorecard
The challenges that organizations are facing today are increasingly more complex than the past. A global health crisis, an unstable economy and changing dynamics of business risks and opportunities make decision making difficult. These reasons, coupled with ever evolving changes to compliance rules and regulations makes driving a successful Third Party Risk Management Program challenging.
Throughout this webinar, our speakers - Optiv's Director of Security Operations, Chad Peterson, along with SecurityScorecard's Lead Systems Engineer, Matt Barth - will discuss:
- Strategies on how to accurately and efficiently assess your high priority vendors.
- Best practices on how to create a Third Party Risk Management Program that is efficient but can scale effortlessly using automation and technology.
- Why going beyond the questionnaires and risk scores by providing the human element to third party vendors will build a sturdy foundation for a program that is equipped for the future
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