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My breast pump arrived!!!!!
I decided early on that I would need one because I would be going back to work and wanted Baby Dub to have the benefit of breast milk. It's even more important to me now because :
- I am going back to work earlier than expected.
- In this economy, who can afford formula?( even though I've got three cans of powdered Similac stocked just in case of TRUE emergencies. It was free from the dr's office which I find weird, but that's a topic for another day)
- I want to give him the healthiest start possible if he's going to have to go to daycare that early.
I originally wanted the Medela Pump in Style which retails for $279.99. I had saved and slaved for this pump. But, while reading the Le Leche League forums, I found out about a couple of websites that sold the pumps for a discounted price.
But, my secret desire was the Medela Freestyle just because, hey, it's so neat and small and …..well I like new technology. But at both Babies R Us and Target, the pump was $379.99!!! Now, I was able to talk C-Dub into $279 with tax, but $379? No no no.
However, due to research, I had found addalittlelove.com which sold the dream pump( the Freestyle) for $285 plus $5 shipping and handling. With tax and insurance, that sent the price up to $295. About the same as the Pump in Style in the store!!! I was so excited!!
But, there were a couple of people on these websites who kept mentioning bestbuybaby.com. Once again, no prices on the website(something about Medela not allowing prices to be published online.) I called, and found out that they wanted $270 for the Freestyle. No fee for shipping and handling. So, faced with the choice of saving $25, I decided to save $25. Well, actually, I saved over $100 total!!!! I am sooooo excited!!!
This was my one last splurge before the baby comes.
Now I have no choice, breastfeeding must work somehow because I spent all this money on this pump 🙂 .


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No, this post isn't eight years late. This is the 1000th post on this blog. At some point I will upload everything from the original blog, which will boost the numbers a little more. In any case, I am looking forward to the next thousand posts. It has been interesting watching how the content and tone of the blog shift over time.
I picked up a few concepts during this time which should help me keep writing for awhile:
- Don't write for others, write because you want to
- Don't force yourself to write
- and, never, never blog while intoxicated
Here's to the new millenium!
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Delhi at epicentre of global groundwater crisis
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We are surely and remorselessly being sucked into more terrifying climate change induced freak weather events. First time ever a regular storm Patricia metamorphosed itself to such a monster within 24 hours breaking all records in the Western Hemisphere. Yes like veritable frogs we are living in our comfort zones of judging the future based upon the past. The events in the past few years bear a grim testimony to our likely future. So far 2015 has been the hottest ever year month by month in recorded history. Flooding events in all continents have hit new highs. Arctic melting is accelerating. Sea levels rise is compounding. CO2 emissions mounting with peak levels still about 15 years away.
Even though we know that human actions and lifestyle is squarely responsible for this catastrophe waiting to happen, most of us are hardened skeptics living in denial mode. Also big industry and the wheels of capitalism will not slow down and restructure society to avoid the coming climate collapse. The entire edifice of capitalistic society is based upon continuous improvements and newer and better technology models of cars, consumer durables, homes, armaments, digital devices.....these have to to be sold through hyper competition as there is excess capacity in all spheres. In the process we all are trapped in our ever rising so called standards of living and keeping up with the joneses. So there is no way we can cry a halt to the inexorable turning of the wheels of doom.
The third mega trend is that of economic fragility which has been plaguing most of the world especially the advanced economies. Greece was the canary in the mine. Most of Europe is mired in perilous stagnation, rising unemployment...US is the biggest debtor country and ironically still the largest consuming society. It's in the interest of others like China and larger emerging economies to keep the albatross US afloat. The bubble is getting larger every month. With great difficulty the US congress just about manages to agree to ever increasing caps of fiscal debt which has crossed $18 tr. If we add the corporate and individual debt of Americans, the figure is around a truly staggering $60 tr, which is 330% of US GDP. The corresponding ratio for China is a mind boggling 280%. The entire world is awash on an ocean of debt. As I have mentioned elsewhere till debt does us apart! New paradigms of economics have arisen with negative interest rates! Imploding economies and black holes....
The next mega trend is the macabre violence, terror and conflict zones all over the world. All the continents excepting Australia have pockets of conflict zones which are expanding their sphere of influence. During the past half century or so the strife has been increasing. Now with hitech weaponry the war zones have become bloody with refugees and migrants who are seeking peaceful havens like currently flowing into Europe. The big powers like US and Russia are also involved in many of these wars ostensibly to broker peace or back one of the sides in the name of justice. This has spawned several terror groups which want to take revenge for atrocities suffered by their people. In a multi polar world with US as the big brother there are so many permutation and combinations of war camps. Apart from this, violence is creeping into our everyday lives with proliferation of guns and weak or no gun control laws. At the unsettling extreme trigger happy school kids in US toting guns. Also psychotic individuals especially in advanced nations who have perpetuated mass killings. Then the certain possibility of terror groups and rogue nations possessing dirty nukes. The future is indeed fraught with diabolical scenarios.
The final mega trend is the robotesque future we are moving towards. Computers and their ilk are gaining a stranglehold on our lives. The rapid growth of digital technology during the past 25 years is truly chilling. Now a quarter of humanity has access to the Internet. Smart phone usage is spiralling out of control. Laptops and tablets have surpassed desktops. Nano chip technology is entering into cars, household durables, entertainment, surveillance, health care..... The cloud is gaining prominence. Humans are interconnected through multi devices and the social networks... The paradigms of governance, security, teaching, learning, sales, marketing, commerce, business, manufacturing, production, health care, entertainment, finance, banking, capital markets...are undergoing inconceivable changes...ushering a digital highway to a future which only the digiterate will succeed... At this rate robots are gaining intelligence at geometric progression.... The day is not far off when the intelligence will surpass that of human..!
Future shock is now. Truly we are looking at the Kurzweillian exponential growth of artificial intelligence leading to a brave new world of robots and machine intelligence controlling humanity, climate change hurtling towards irreversible environmental degradation, neo economics where negative interests and burgeoning debt as the new norm, mounting violence with nuke crazy terrorists and tin pot dictators...The sci-fi, cli-fi movies we are seeing are harbingers of the new age. Mankind is truly caught up between Scylla and Charybdis. The final game changer could be inexorable climate change which could lead to the sixth mass extinction. The pace of climate change as seen over the past couple of years could be the tipping point leading to exponential changes. Hence the staid climate models which have been relied upon may not be good predictors for the future. Yes. Climate change is going to be a major factor which will dictate the future of humanity over the next 35 years.


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PhD defence - Jane Nygaard Eriksen
Jane Nygaard Eriksen is defending her PhD thesis
Metabolism and potential health effects of carotenoids following digestion of green-leafy vegetables - an interdisciplinary approach
23 June 2016, 13:00
Auditorium A1-01.01, Festauditoriet, Bülowsvej 17, Frederiksberg.
Professor Susanne Bügel (chair), Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Researcher Torsten Bohn, Epidemiology and Public Health Research Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg
Professor Vibeke Andersen, Department of Cancer and Inflammation Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Professor Lars Ove Dragsted, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Eva Arrigoni, Research Station Agroscope Wädenswil, Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER, Wädenswil, Switzerland
About the thesis
Green leafy vegetables are nutritionally valuable sources of the carotenoids lutein and β-carotene, which are thought to have potential beneficial health effects on different aspects of vision. Bioavailability of these compounds is low, however, and depends on a complex set of factors, which could potentially influence populations at high risk of malabsorption.
The bioavailability potential is difficult to investigate in vivo, therefore, alternative in vitro approaches are currently being applied for investigating in vitro accessibility as potential estimates of the bioavailability potential.
The present PhD thesis investigates liberation and in vitro accessibility of the carotenoids lutein and β-carotene following domestic kitchen preparation procedures for green leafy vegetables of different cultivars. The aim was furthermore to test the validity of in vitro accessibility as a possible predictor of the bioavailability of carotenoids from green leafy vegetables in healthy subjects and in patients with surgically altered gut absorption.
2016, 147 pages, ISBN 978 87 93476 29 5


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I'm not a hundred percent sure why I thought on my topic for this week but I wanted to have a wee look at book snobbery.
Should Ian Rankin have less status than Homer? The character of 'Rebus' is fascinating and he's the star of twenty novels. (So many crackers but 'The Falls' was superb). And what does it say about popular culture when there are more results for Rebus than Homer in Amazon. And the icing on the comparison cake, if you type into the internet the word 'Homer', it is Mr Simpson who pops up before 'The Iliad'?
What is a classic? Do we go back to 'Don Quixote'? Do we count Dickens, The Bronte Sisters? Is Shakespeare the obvious choice? What about Kazenbach or Harold Robbins? (Mind you he could be classed as educational. I learnt more about sex reading 'The Lonely Lady' than in any biology class!) Where does Stephen King fit? We can ask all these questions and compare thoughts and argue! I really do enjoy The Classics except for a few issues: Lack of profanity / Lack of language I can understand /Sex references I can understand / Plots I can understand / Plots I can relate too and most importantly, something that doesn't make me want to cut myself!
I met an elderly, for want of a better word, gentleman, who, during conversation was appalled to learn that I enjoyed horror books. He proudly proclaimed that he would only ever consider reading biographies. That is his choice. But I would state a biography can be written by anyone. It epitomises a story by an author with no imagination. He could slag me off for reading Laymon, Herbert, Koontz and King but I think I could have bombed him out the water by mentioning Katy Price, Dale Winton and 'One Direction'! Oh and this was the same old stocking who said that only people with mental health problems would use a credit card to buy food and there should be sterilisation for drug addicts and people who weren't in work. Social problems seemed to have escaped him. But, I suppose him only reading 'Mr McPriviliged's Utopia Of Success' may have affected him. I pointed out desperation and need but he was having none of it. He probably returned home to read Adolf Hitler's page turner, 'Mein Kampf'. Sorry, I'm getting a bit off topic.
There is no such thing as 'A Classic'. It is all about preference, if it is a classic to you, then enjoy!! Don't slag off anyone's choices…Unless it is Romance! Do you know that if you read a Romance backwards very slowly, you resurrect Barry White? If you do it quickly, you raise a 'Love Devil' to deflower your daughter. (Charlie Sheen, Tiger Woods, someone like that.)
My Brother-In-Law enjoys wine. It has to be a specific wine and a specific vintage. The wine is Lambrini and the vintage is the day that he buys it. My point is, he enjoys it. Books are the same. Take out what you can and enjoy what you read. Be proud to say 'I don't care what you think, I love whatever I love! But be prepared for some narrow minds, ridicule and some crap biographies.
I would like to mention something before we go onto this weeks stories. We have three authors who have accepted suggestion and advice and resubmitted. We have said time and time again, we are not professional editors and never claim to be. But we have read hundreds of stories and are now over a million words so if we individually comment on a common issue, it normally means that the issue is justified. Suggested revision is nine times out of ten simply something that the author hasn't considered. We would like to tip our hats to these authors for being courteous to our thoughts and open to suggestion. They have worked on their stories and re-submitted. We thank them for that!!
A few folks have not taken too kindly to suggestion. That is completely up to them. No matter who says what, your story is your story, do with as you will. But sometimes it is an idea to listen.
OK, onto Monday!! Paul Thompson who is a fine example of a writer with a work ethic sent us the thoughtful and slightly disturbing short 'The Island's Of Bluebell Meadow'. We initially commented:
'A really good story'
'Well written'
'I liked the coldness to this.'
As well as Paul, we had another new writer in Michael Glazner who, on Tuesday had his 'Dead Man's Last Home' published.
'Spooky and weird but I loved Kevin'
'My imagination has been put through a ringer with this one'
You could read this a number of times and come to a different conclusion each time.
Wednesday is still the middle of the week and we had another writer whose determination shone through. 'Imaginary Friends' was Julianne Carew's story.
'Fine writing.'
'Good flow and pace.'
'The characters are well drawn.'
I forgot to mention the new writers to the site and Josie Myres joins them ALL this week. 'Go Time' was her offering on Thursday.
'Something about the writing that transports me into the scene.'
'Right to the end I wasn't sure if he'd jump.'
'Thoughts on who you are and what you are capable of.'
And as always, we came to Friday. This was the end of a great five days for new talent. We were all pleased to see Mira Taylor finish off the week with her Gothic tale "Kensington Gore".
'This is back to an old fashioned vampire story'
'I loved it!'
'Atmospheric and rich.'
That's us for another week. Have a think on Homer versus Rankin. And if you want to be accepted in certain circles, read certain books. On the other-hand, why not just enjoy what you like!!!


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Director: Gennaro Righelli
Starring: Anna Magnani, Vittorio De Sica, Virgilio Riento, John Garson
Label: Dolmen Home Video (2007)
Format: DVD / PAL / Region 2
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1 b/w
Audio: Italian (Dolby Digital 1.0 mono/5.1 remix)
Subtitles: English, Italian
* Photo gallery (20 stills)
Available on Amazon.it.
What's the film about?
Due to housing crisis, a newly rich black market dealer (Anna Magnani) and an impoverished count (Vittorio De Sica) have to share the same manor. Neorealism's influece also extended into genre films, as we can see in this entertaining lightweight comedy. Magnani was post-war Italian biggest star, and De Sica had been Italian biggest star in the '30s, so the film also has an additional interest, for you can compare two different acting style and two very different screen personas.
...if you want to see an acting contest between two legends.
...if you want to see an acting contest between two legends.


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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
EVG Etc.: Restitution deadline for Croman tenants; traveler trouble on 2nd Avenue
[At the Taste of the East Village Saturday via Stacie Joy]
Brooklyn man arrested in sexual assault yesterday morning in Stuy Town elevator/stairwell (NBC 4)
Will City Council finally pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act? (The Indypendent)
AG's office: Steve Croman tenants who are eligible for restitution from civil case have until Nov. 4 to file a claim (Curbed)
Trouble with travelers on Second Avenue (The Villager)
Details on the East Village Community Coalition fundraiser honoring James and Karla Murray (Eventbrite)
Lawsuits: Theodore Stratigos, an investor in the now-shuttered Coup on Cooper Square, sues Ravi DeRossi over charity claims (New York Post)
Police are looking for suspect who stole credit card from a building on 13th Street and First Avenue and then spent $327 at Target (Town & Village)
There is concern about the Washington Square Park red-tailed hawk nest, which is on the under-renovation Bobst Library (Roger_Paw ... with a response from NYU officials here)
More praise for the Hunan Slurp House on First Avenue (The New Yorker)
Inside the East Village apartment of Interpol's Paul Banks (The New York Times)
Highlights from the Kid Lucky fundraiser at MoRUS (Slum Goddess)
A rainy night on the Bowery in 1911 (Ephemeral New York)
The Trader Joe's on the LES opens Oct. 19 (The Lo-Down)
Jeanne Baliba retrospective continues (Film Anthology Archives)
Meanwhile at Doc Holliday's on Avenue A: "Amber Heard slow dances with mystery man after selecting music on a jukebox together" (The Daily Mail)
... and coming up on Thursday evening... The Bowery Alliance of Neighbors is presenting a film and talk — "Hyper-Gentrification in Our Vanishing City," featuring a screening of "The Vanishing City"(2009) followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and Vanishing New York author Jeremiah Moss.
This takes place Thursday evening at 6:30, Grace Church School, 46 Cooper Square (near Astor Place).
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A Gaggle of Web 2.0 Editors
October 31, 2008
I must admit that I have left glaring grammatical errors and sloppy spelling mistakes in my blog posts on a regular basis. I've noticed them but stopped myself from correcting them to avoid spending too much time online.
According to Marshall Kirkpatrick's ReadWriteWeb article, bloggers lose credibility, authority and lack legitimacy in their knowledge claims when they cut corners on editing grammar and spelling.
Kirkpatrick recommends gooseGrade which offers an open crowd source tool that allows readers to edit blog posts and suggest changes. Writers and editors can potentially earn credibility points by participating.
I've registered and edited gooseGrade's deliberate errors just to see how it works.
It's a great idea although it could become addictive to anyone used to correcting copy.
For some reason I used to think that blogs were a place where writers could be more relaxed about typos etc. I guess n0t.
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Tags: authority, intellectual capital, knowledge as commodity, legitimacy, pro bloggers' tips, readwriteweb, social bookmarking
Next Wave of Semantic Web: a Time-Relevant Widget
April 26, 2008
Zeldman suggested a plug-in to time-associate lifestreams (egostreams), microblogs, blogs, aggregators, social bookmarking, social media, etc. My use of a myriad of semantic web services has become a virtual mnemonic tool, a digital cartography of memory . . .
Visitd bloggersblog through my twittr stream http://snurl.com/25t6q [twitter_com] and read this post http://snurl.com/25t5r [www_bloggersblog_com] which referrd 2 this comment on http://snurl.com/25t5z [www_zeldman_com] about potential of a plug-in to time-associate lifestreams, microblogs, blogs: Flickr, Ma.gnolia, del.icio.us, Twitter
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Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader
April 12, 2008
RSS is a big deal, as anyone who's subscribed to even a few feeds probably knows. Once you get past just a few feeds, though, it can quickly get overwhelming. RSS can leave you feeling inadequate, brain-dead and uninspired.
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In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop
April 7, 2008
NYT article on the at-risk lifestyles of high-speed, high-stress, high-adrenalin lifestyles of pro-bloggers chasing new improved on-line newstories 24/7.
Thanks to twitter and Steve Rubel's lifestream for bringing this article to my attention.
"digg.com blurb: "Some professional bloggers complain of physical and emotional strain created by an Internet economy that demands a constant stream of news and comment."
This reminded me of an article by Kate Argyle (1996) in Rob Shields useful anthology entitled Cultures of the Internet. Argyle's account of what happens when a member of a virtual community dies challenged notions of that Internet communities were blasé and that the Internet itself fostered a culture of distance and indifference. See http://www.socresonline.org.uk/1/3/van_loon.html
Webliography and bibliography
Argyle, Kate. 1996. "Death on the Internet." in Shields, Rob. 1996. Cultures of the Internet: Virtual Spaces, Real Histories, Living Bodies. Chapter 8. London: Sage. ISBN 0 8039 7519 8
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- Belew, Bill. 2007. " Corporate Bankruptcies climb for third month in a row." Uploaded January 21, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Christie, Lee. 2005. "Real estate: When booms go bust: Home prices can and do go down. Here's what declines have looked like in the past." CNN/Money. September 19, 2005.
Editorial. 2007. "Family finances under pressure." Victoria, British Columbia. Times Colonist. June 24. D2.
"Leonhardt, David. 2008. "Economic Scene: Can't Grasp Credit Crisis? Join the Club." New York Times. March 19, 2008.
Fitch IBCA, 2006. Fitch Global Structured Finance 1991-2005 Default Study, Nov. 26, 2006.
Huntley, Helen. 2006. "Mortgage Meltdown." Tampa, Florida: St. Petersburg Times. Uploaded October 2, 2006.
Jayson, Seth. 2007. "Housing Slumps. Who's Surprised?" The Motley Fool. Uploaded June 25, 2007. Accessed June 25, 2007.
Lawless, Bob. 2007. "Bankruptcy Filings Up 18% in February 2007." Credit Slips: A Discussion on Credit and Bankruptcy. Uploaded March 6, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Mann, Bill. 2000. "An Investment Opinion: What a Real Bear Market Feels Like." >> Fool on the Hill. Uploaded April 26, 2000.
Mason, Joseph R.; Rosner, Joshua. 2007. "Where Did the Risk Go? How Misapplied Bond Ratings Cause Mortgage Backed Securities and Collateralized Debt Obligation Market Disruptions." Uploaded May 2007. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Miller, Geoffrey P. 2001. "The Role of a Central Bank in a Bubble Economy." July 16, 2001.
Molony, Walter. 2007. "May Existing: Home Sales Show Market is Under Performing." Washington. Uploaded June 25, 2007.
Perkins, Broderick. 2001. "California Real Estate Won't Mirror Silicon Valley Volatility." >> Realty Times. Uploaded May 18, 2001. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Scott, Amy. 2007. "Mortgage meltdown hits Bear Stearns." New York: Marketplace. Uploaded June 20, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2007.
Winzer, Ingo. 2005. president of Local Market Monitor, which sells real-estate market analysis to corporate and consumer clients.
Selected Bibliography and Webliography on the Mortgage Meltdown (content to be added to timeline)
Andrews, Edmund L. 2008-03-16. "Fed Chief Shifts Path, Inventing Policy in Crisis." << New York Times. March 16, 2008.
Andrews, Edmund L. 2008-03-17. "Fed Acts to Rescue Financial Markets." << New York Times. March 17, 2008.
- NYT's autogenerated keywords: Federal Reserve System, Bear Stearns Cos, Morgan J P Chase & Co, Treasury Department, Finances, Interest Rates, Stocks and Bonds, United States Economy, Mergers Acquisitions and Divestitures, Bernanke Ben S, Paulson Henry M Jr, Schwartz Alan D, Wall Street (NYC), Washington (DC)
Flynn-Burhoe, Maureen. 2008. "Merrill Lynch Bull Reflecting on Enron." « oceanflynn @ Digg.
Adobe PhotoShop/Flickr image Tag Cloud of Tse' (2008) article: Tse, Tomoeh Murakami. 2008. "Economic Downturn Emboldens Shareholder Activists." Washington Post. February 19, 2008. tag cloud. business economy economics risk.society risk.management banking.sector cyber.citizens Del.icio.us flickr flynn-burhoe semantic.web tagging Tag.Clouds tags corporate.governance CEO activist.investors Wall.Street subprime.mortgages hedge.funds credit.crisis transparency recession Merrill.Lynch
Grynbaum, Michael M.; Bradsher, Keith. 2008-03-17. "U.S. Markets Volatile After Fed Actions. Permalink << New York Times.
March 17, 2008.
- NYT's autogenerated keywords: Stocks and Bonds, International Trade and World Market, United States Economy, Bear Stearns Cos, Morgan J P Chase & Co, Federal Reserve System." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/worldbusiness/17cnd-stox.html?
Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Thomas, Landon Jr. 2008. "JPMorgan Acts to Buy Ailing Bear Stearns at Huge Discount." Permalink<< New York Times. March 16, 2008.
- Most emailed NYT story March 16-7, 2008. NYT's autogenerated keywords: "Bear Stearns Cos, Finances, Morgan J P Chase & Co, Federal Reserve System, Cayne James E, Schwartz Alan D, Molinaro Samuel Jr, Banks and Banking, Bankruptcies" My delicious tags: 2008 2008-03 Bear.Stearns bankruptcies banking.industry business finance governance US.economy Wall.Street http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/business/16cnd-bear.html?em&ex=1205899200&en=ca62f6b1b4fd516e&ei=5087%0ASorkin, Andrew Ross. 2008. "Sale Price Reflects the Depth of Bear's Problems." << New York Times. March 17, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/17cnd-bear.html?ex=1363492800&en=8e8e9fbff8c8f606&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Tse, Tomoeh Murakami. 2008. "Economic Downturn Emboldens Shareholder Activists." Washington Post. February 19, 2008.
- Tag.Clouds tags corporate.governance CEO activist.investors Wall.Street subprime.mortgages hedge.funds credit.crisis transparency recession Merrill.Lynch << Google docs http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddp3qxmz_525cb82bcdn
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The world's 50 most powerful blogs
March 17, 2008
Aldred, Jessica; Astell, Amanda; Behr, Rafael, Cochrane, Lauren; Hind, John; Pickard, Anna; Potter, Laura; Wignall, Alice; Wiseman, Eva. 2008. "The World's 50 Most Powerful Blogs." Posted March 9, 2008. Updated March 14, 2008. << Technology << The Observer. The Guardian. UK.
Once a blog has reached the status as one of the top 50 it seems to enter into the realm of mass media, albeit an alternative and social mass media. It is encouraging then that rant-free blogs that serve as a thinking press, like Kottke and Crooked Timber, are so highly placed. Thanks to ReadWriteWeb again for drawing this valuable article to my attention. When I added it to my delicious favourites, a tsunami of key words were automatically generated. (The irrelevant synopsis is an excellent example of concerns re: poorly dugg articles that sparked debate recently in ReadWriteWeb.) papergirls.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/the-worlds-50-most-powerful-blogs.
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Dashboard for Dummies: Self-submitting and auto-generation
March 13, 2008
|This freeze-screen image WordPress, Flickr and Digg is from my Flickr album.
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Securing an IBM Lotus Domino Web Server: A case study
Many customers use IBM Lotus Domino in their intranet or Internet Web sites. Securing a Domino server in these environments is important to ensure integrity of data and availability of the Web site, especially on the Internet. Our previous developerWorks Lotus article, "Securing a Domino Web Server" discussed the Domino security model and how to secure a Web server with respect to Web authentication, server security, and data security. In this article, you learn the specific configurations and settings to implement these features, using a recent customer case study. This article assumes that you are an experienced Domino system administrator.
The article is divided into the following sections:
- System administration and usage – how access and administration are separated
- Case study architecture – the architecture of our single Domino server environment
- Domino server configuration – specific configuration and settings to make the server secure
- Application configuration – how a DSAPI filter was used to provide stronger authentication and authorization controls
- System monitoring – how security and access events were monitored
System administration and usage
In this case study, we separated the users into two groups. One group included the Web application users, and the second group included the server administrators. The Web application group contained internal and external users who use the Web application. The second group contained internal administrators who administer both the server's operating system and the Lotus Domino server. There was no administration of the server performed from the Internet, and to further reinforce this, the webadmin.ntf and webadmin.nsf databases were removed. Thus, administration of the server was performed only by the Lotus Domino Administrator client and through the Secure Shell utility (SSH), which is an encrypted method of access for Linux servers that is only available for the internal administrators.
Linux was chosen for this case study for two primary reasons. Linux is not subject to the same level of virus attacks as other operating systems, and it provides a secure method of remote administration. Linux also provides the ability to disable all unnecessary or unused services on the operating system, limiting the potential for security risks by reducing the number of services operating on the server.
We also separated our administration group into two subgroups, one to administer the operating system and a second subgroup to administer the Lotus Domino server. The operating system administration group was responsible for all operating system functions, such as upgrades, backups, operating system users, group administration, and installation of Lotus Domino. The Lotus Domino administrators were responsible for the users and group administration, server configuration, and server maintenance.
Case study architecture
Our customer needed a simple external Web site to publish research information as part of a virtual library. Although the content was private, the volume of the data and features required were well suited to a Lotus Domino environment, and a single-server solution was designed to meet their needs.
This case study involves a single Lotus Domino Web server located in the network demilitarized zone (DMZ) and running SUSE Linux and Lotus Domino 7. The techniques demonstrated in this article work with any operating system; however, we chose Linux over Microsoft Windows as a less vulnerable target to viruses and hacking. We used SSH because it provides secure encrypted access to a remote Linux server, which provides access to a single application database. Figure 1 illustrates the case study architecture.
Figure 1. Case study architecture
By making only ports 80 and 443 accessible from the Internet, we prevent the server from being compromised. Also, you can see that ports 22, 80, 443, and 1352 are the only ports accessible from the internal network (which is normally defined as the trusted network). This also limits the exposure of the servers to any internal malicious activity. These ports are described in Table 1.
Table 1. Network port definitions
|Port Number
|Port Description
|Secure Shell (SSH) is a program that logs into another computer over a network to execute commands on a remote machine. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels. It's typically used on a UNIX or Linux operating system.
|HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the underlying protocol used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted and which actions Web servers and browsers should take in response to various commands.
|Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data: a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. SSL encrypts HTTP traffic.
|Notes Remote Procedure Call (NRPC) is the foundation for communication between Notes clients and Domino servers or between two Domino servers. Enabling port encryption is recommended.
NOTE: The targeted server is located between two firewalls. This configuration provides the ability to assign different permissions and access levels based on access from the trusted network and the untrusted Internet.
Domino server configuration
This section discusses the Domino server configuration used for our case study, including the Domino Server document and Configuration document settings that are most relevant to security. Let's start by looking at the Domino Server document. There are two new options to Lotus Domino 7 that do not necessarily apply to Web servers, but assist in the administration of an external domain. These options are "Compare public keys" and "Log public key mismatches."
Typically, administrators for an organization cross-certify their IDs with the external domain. These two options allow for enforcement of public key matching. Should an ID become compromised, a new public key can be generated by the creation of a new ID, locking the old ID out of the system. These new settings with the highest level of security are shown in figure 2.
Figure 2. Public key checking
All HTTP communications with the server were enforced to use the SSL protocol. If you configure the Domino Server document to redirect all HTTP requests to SSL, it forces all HTTP connections to use SSL. All anonymous SSL connections to the server were also blocked. The server does not display any information to the user until the user has authenticated. The Server document settings are shown in figure 3.
Figure 3. Server Web settings
The SSL certificate is generated following the procedure in the developerWorks Lotus article, "Trust Yourself: Become your own Certification Authority."
You can enforce stronger Internet authentication settings with the Notes.ini NABWebLookupView parameter. The parameter locks out all other name variations besides the user name listed in the first column of the view used to perform look-ups. In our case study, we allowed authentication only with the users' common name (for example, Matthew Milza). If a user were to try any other variation of his name, such as Internet email address, he would not be allowed to access the system.
Now, let's configure the Notes.ini settings parameter in the Server Configuration document and create a view called "($webaccess)" in the Domino Directory that sorts only by common name. A sample of the view is shown in figure 4, and the Notes.ini settings for the Configuration document are shown in figure 5.
Figure 4. Web authentication view
Figure 5. NABWebLookupView configuration setting
Application configuration
With Lotus Domino, you can create and manage password policies for Lotus Notes passwords; however, Lotus Domino does not provide the same password policy capabilities for Web authentication out-of-the-box. Lotus Domino 7 lets you enforce Internet password changes after a specified length of time and enforces password quality and length, which you can configure by means of a security policy. Lotus Domino 7 also allows you to lock out a user account and to force a password change on next authentication.
To enforce a stronger Internet password policy, you can develop a custom authentication Domino Security API (DSAPI) filter, or use an LDAP directory for authentication. Most LDAP directories can enforce an adequate password policy.
Our solution requires a more complete set of ID management features, such as:
- Separate account expiration and password expiration rules
- Password quality, length, and special character checking
- Digest of previously used passwords
- User self-service for password change and password reset functions
- Failed login-attempt lockout
- Configurable Web user interface forms, text, and graphics
To provide these features, we developed an application that employs a custom authentication DSAPI filter. This application satisfies all the security functions needed for this case study.
NOTE: The ISSL application is a custom set of Domino databases and a DSAPI filter that provides more control over the management of Web passwords. Several business partners have built commerically-available products that provide similar features.
Figure 6 shows the specific Configuration document in the Domino Directory that controls the features of the password management system.
Figure 6. Internet Password Management Configuration document
A subform that extends the Person document schema displays the settings that are added for each user (see figure 7).
Figure 7. Additional subform in Person document
The core processing is provided through a DSAPI filter that was developed for the operating system and is placed in the Domino server's Program directory. To enable the Domino HTTP server to use this functionality, you must configure the Authorization Extension filter. For each participating server, add the DSAPI filter library name of the installed Authorization Extension (for example, libipwext.so) to the DSAPI filter file names field (see figure 8). This is found in the Server document under the Internet Protocols tab - HTTP subtab DSAPI area. Once configured, these additional databases and settings enable the user interface and password controls to enforce the enhanced security features.
Figure 8. DSAPI filter file name
The default logon page is shown in figure 9.
Figure 9. Default Logon page
As an example scenario, if the user repeatedly attempts to access the site, but fails to log on with the correct password, access is denied. Based on the configuration parameters, the failed logon attempts lock out the user from the system and are shown in the server console (see figure 10).
Figure 10. Server logging of logon failures and lockouts
You can also restrict access to system databases through Access Control List (ACL) settings and the "Don't allow URL open" database property located in the Web Access section on the Basics tab of the properties box. This prevents the database from being opened from the Web, which was a new feature in Lotus Domino 6. When you enable the property on the Domino Directory (names.nsf), users can still authenticate, which is quite useful when registered users need to remain anonymous to other users of the server.
Domino Domain Monitoring
Domino Domain Monitor (DDM) is new to Lotus Domino 7. DDM uses a set of pre-configured probes to gather status/process information about the servers being monitored. These probes collect data related to applications, databases, directories, messaging, replication, security, the operating system, the server, and the Web. Special filters enable you to select the type and level of data recorded by the probes. After the data has been collected, it is consolidated, organized, and processed into easy-to-read summary reports. DDM comes with three out-of-the-box security probes that check the Server document, Server Configuration document, and Person documents to verify that the settings meet best practices. It can also report unauthorized access attempts to the server and thus is a useful tool for auditing your Lotus Domino server security.
DDM results are collected automatically in the Event Resolution Center (ERC). Each event that is processed and placed into the ERC database has a document link back to the specific monitor that generated the event. The ERC is updated with a status document each time a probe detects an error or when a particular threshold is exceeded. By viewing DDM events recorded in the ERC, you can identify (and in some cases, even predict) systemic Domino events. The ERC is automatically created when you start the first server. The ERC database is based on the new template ddm.ntf; by default, its file name is ddm.nsf. Figure 11 shows an example of how to enable the Best Practices Probe in the Events4.nsf database.
Figure 11. Security Probe document
The Specifics tab from the Security Probe document provides a list of server settings that are validated by this probe, including:
- Compare Notes Public Key against those stored in directory
- Check password
- Allow anonymous Notes connections
- Required change interval
- Check passwords on Notes IDs
- Check for existence of ID file in the Person document
- Internet authentication
- Check the security of SSL settings
- Check the security of Web settings
- Check the security of Domino Directory settings
- Check the security of Mail settings
- Check the security of DIIOP settings
- Check the security of the Remote Debug Manager
- Use more secure Internet passwords
- Security settings in my Configuration Document
- Internet password
- Verify all Server document Security tab sections:
- Admins
- Program
- Web
- Security settings
- Server access
- Pass-thru use
The following tables demonstrate the type of information each probe displays in ERC. The ERC database (filename ddm.nsf) contains the data generated by active DDM probes. When a probe runs, it records all relevant data it finds (if any) in a report that is placed in the ERC. This report contains the results of the specific probe, the probable cause that generated the result, suggested solutions for each event, and a link to the probe that was used to generate this event. Then a probe runs and records all relevant data it finds (if any) into a report that is placed in the ERC. This report contains the results of the specific probe, the probable cause that generated the result, suggested solutions for each event, and a link to the probe that was used to generate this event.
NOTE: This example does not show the full results of the probe.
Security Best Practices Probe: Server Document
Results: Server Documents have been analyzed, and 30 percent of the configuration does not match recommended best practices.
Administration section
|Field name
|Field value
|Administer the server from a browser
|Verify that this field specifies a name or group of names, and that it does not contain an asterisk value.
Programmability Restrictions section
|Field name
|Field value
|All fields in this section are configured according to best practices
Security Best Practices Probe: Server Configuration Documents
Server Configuration Documents have been analyzed, and 5 percent of the configuration does not match recommended best practices.
Configuration section
|Field name
|Field value
|DNS Blacklist filters
|When enabled, Domino will check if the connecting host is listed in the Blacklist at the specified sites.
|Verify connecting host name in DNS
|When enabled, Domino will verify the name of the connecting host by performing a reverse DNS lookup.
|Verify senders domain in DNS
|When enabled, Domino will verify that the sender's domain exists before delivery processing continues.
|Verify that local domain recipients exist in the Domino Directory
|When enabled, Domino will verify that the recipient is a valid user before delivery processing continues.
|Encrypt all delivered mail
|When enabled, Domino will encrypt messages to local mail files.
Security Best Practices Probe: Person Documents
Potential security risks have been found in four Person document(s). Four have been reported to the Details tab inside. 31 percent of the configuration does not match recommended best practices.
Eight person document(s) from the Domino Directory were analyzed. The number of potential security risks are reported below.
|Field name
|Field value
|Check password
|Don't check password
|It is recommended that this field be set to - Check Password.
|Required change interval
|It is recommended to have a password change interval set.
|Grace period
|Enter the length of time in days that users have to change an expired password.
|Checking for User ID
|User ID is still attached to Person Document.
|Save and detach this User ID to the id folder in your data directory.
One of the biggest security issues identified during formal audits is known as Configuration Shift. Over time, configuration for a server can change due to various issues, fixes, and troubleshooting. At the end of the day, this can be a significant security issue. Change control should be used to help manage Configuration Shift, but it does not always catch unwanted changes that are manifested in the Server document. You can use DDM to detect this shift by creating a Security Configuration probe. The DDM Security Configuration probe compares one Domino Server document and a target Server document, and then reports any differences and/or discrepancies. This type of security probe also has a Specifics tab that you can configure, enabling you to compare one server configuration to the server being probed and helping you identify Configuration Shift. Probe options include the following (see figure 12 for an example):
- Which server should be used as the guideline server?
- Which server settings should be compared to the guideline server's settings? You have several options:
- Directory Profile Note
- Security settings in the Server Configuration document
- Server document (All Sections) or individual sections such as Admins, Program, Web, and so on.
Figure 12. Security Configuration Probe
Activity Logging
Activity Logging records user activity by person, database, and access protocol. It is often used in conjunction with Activity Trends, which collect and store activity statistics as current observations and historical trends. The activity statistics relate to the server, databases, users, and connections of users to databases and enables administrators to track the users who are active on a system. The data should be reviewed monthly, and any user who was not active in the past 90 days should be locked out of the system--a policy that helps prevent unused accounts from being accessible.
Figure 13 displays the statistics to be logged for our implementation in which tracking was enabled for all server agents, HTTP sessions, SMTP sessions, SMTP mail, Notes database sessions, Notes sessions, and Notes mail.
Figure 13. Activity Logging configuration
Activity Trends provide information, such as the last time a user accessed the server, that you can use to keep track of accounts that are inactive (see figure 14). In this case study, accounts that are inactive for 60 days were monitored. The account was then locked out of the system for 30 days, and once a total of 90 days of inactivity was tracked, the account was removed.
Figure 14. User activity tracking
Activity Trends can also keep track of which databases users are accessing in the Connections\By User view. This can be used to verify that users are not accessing inappropriate databases and can be used in addition to the Domino Web Server Log discussed below, providing additional user activity tracking at a high level. (The details of the HTTP requests are stored in the Domino Web Server Log database.)
You can log your server activity and Web server requests to the Domino Web Server Log (DOMLOG.NSF) database (see figure 15). This option is preferable if you want to create views and view data in different ways. Logging to a database is somewhat slower than logging to text files, especially at busy sites, and the size of the database can become large so that maintenance becomes an issue. However, if you use the Domino Web Server Log, you can treat this information as you would other Notes databases while using built-in features to analyze the results.
Figure 15. Example of Domino Web Server Log
The DOMLOG.NSF database logs all Domino Web server activity and tracks the following information about each HTTP request:
- Date and time the request was made
- User's IP address (or the DNS address, if DNS lookup is enabled in the Server document)
- User's name (if the user supplied a name and password to access the server)
- Status code the server returns to the browser to indicate its success or failure in generating the request
- Length of the information, in bytes, sent from the server to the browser
- Type of data accessed by the user, for example, text/html or image/gif
- HTTP request sent to the server from the browser
- Type of browser used to access the server
- Internal and Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program errors
- URL the user visited to gain access to a page on this site
- Server's IP address or DNS name
- Amount of time, in milliseconds, to process the request
- Cookies sent from the browser
- Translated URL (the full path of the actual server resource, if available)
The Domino Web Server Log for our case study is configured to track IP addresses that have accessed the Web server. If there are IP addresses that are constantly probing the site, they can be blocked at the firewall. As you can see from the example in figure 15, the incoming IP addresses are tracked until the user authenticates, after which all sessions are tracked under that user's name. This can help prevent denial of service attacks.
NOTE: There are some third-party DSAPI filters that perform this function automatically.
The DSAPI filter used to provide Internet password management also provides some statistics that can be monitored. Alerts are set for when users are locked out of the system due to exceeding the threshold for failed login attempts, as follows:
IPWEXT.Login.Failed.Lock = Login attempts with invalid password resulting in account lockout
Additional security considerations
Port probing is a process that involves scanning all available ports on your server that are accessible to the Internet. A server should only be accessible on a limited number of ports. The ports that are opened for our server were detailed above. Port probing by hackers is usually an attempt to execute malicious code on a server or to take control of the server by looking for vulnerable ports.
Operating-system updates and patches should be installed on a regular basis. We used a Linux server for our case study because most patches can be installed without affecting the Domino server. Patches to the Kernel require a reboot, and patches to the TCP/IP protocol may affect the Domino server. All unnecessary packages or software should be removed from the server. Because updates on a Linux server rarely affect the Domino server, updates were scheduled to occur weekly.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (USCERT) posts any new vulnerability in the operating system, firewall, network, or software. The team sends out emergency warning reports as well as weekly reports that should be reviewed to minimize potential vulnerabilities.
You should continually monitor the entire computer infrastructure. You should also review the Domino Web Server Log, Activity Trends, DDM probe results, and USCERT reports monthly, and review the logs to thwart hacking attempts. If you notice the same IP address range attempting to access the server, or the same malformed URLs being sent to the server, these requests should be blocked by the firewall or by the Domino server. Continuous monitoring assists in preventing unauthorized access to the Web server.
This article examined the specific settings recommended to make the IBM Lotus Domino Web server more secure in a single-server environment. These tips can help ensure that your Domino-hosted Web sites are as secure as possible, while still providing high performance, reliability, and ease-of-use to your users.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- developerWorks Lotus article, "Securing a Lotus Domino Web server"
- developerWorks Lotus article, "Trust Yourself: Become your own Certification Authority"
- developerWorks Lotus Security page
- IBM Redbook, "Security Considerations in Notes and Domino 7: Making Great Security Easier to Implement"
- Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute article, "Securing Network Servers" by Julia Allen, Klaus-Peter Kossakowski, Gary Ford, Suresh Konda, Derek Simmell, April 2000
- Download a trial version of Lotus Domino from developerWorks.
- Download a trial version of Lotus Notes from developerWorks.


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YC Hertfordshire Shine at 96 Project for Young People with Learning Disabilities at 96 Shenley Road, Borehamwood
- Ongoing
- Free
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Shine at 96 is a YC Hertfordshire youth project at 96 Shenley Road for young people aged 13-17 with learning disabilities and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It takes place on Tuesday evenings from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. You'll get to spend time with other young people in a safe and relaxing environment. The project is run by professionally trained and supportive youth workers from YC Hertfordshire's Hertsmere Team. You'll also get the chance to develop new interests, participate in fun activities and learn new life skills.
At the YC Hertfordshire Shine at 96 Project for Young People with Learning Disabilities you can have a go at lots of activities including:
- table tennis
- arts & crafts
- local trips out
- cooking
- beauty sessions
- board games
- badminton
... and much more.
We have access to the reception area, the large hall and the state-of-the-art kitchen.
The staff at this project have specific training to work with young people on the autistic spectrum and/or with epilepsy. They are trained in epilepsy awareness and Epi Pen trained. There is a wheelchair accessible computer.
96 Shenley Road is fully wheelchair accessible
Venue: 96, Shenley Road, Borehamwood WD6 1EB
Age Range: 13-17
Cost: Free
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Every Tuesday, 6.30-8.30pm
Term time only
Booking Info: Drop-in / no booking needed
Organisation: YC Hertfordshire Hertsmere Team, tel: 01442 454060, email: email@example.com, website: click here...


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Webinar: To Dial or Not to Dial: Contact Strategies that Align with TCPA Regulation
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) is prompting more litigation, and particularly class-action litigation, than ever before. TCPA lawsuits are frequently settled in the millions of dollars. Therefore, strict compliance with all relevant TCPA rules is critical to any business that contacts consumers through telephone technology.
Join AGG, Charter Spectrum and Equifax as we discuss regulatory updates and share top TCPA-related tips to consider in your customer contact strategies. If you use an automated-dialing system for marketing, collections or any other purpose, you won't want to miss this discussion.
October 4, 2016
2:00 PM EDT (60 minutes)
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1. TCPA Regulatory Overview
2. Top TCPA-Related Tips for Customer Contact Strategies
3. Real Life example of how one company successfully managed TCPA related risk
Robert R. Belair, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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If you would like a refund for any specific reason about your product, you may return it in the first 14 days after the day that you have recieved your product. In Evening Dresses this time is 24 hours. All you have to do is log in to our website with your sefamerve user account and create a refund registration. For more detailed information about refunds you may check under HELP - SUPPORT and click the Refund and Order Canceling section.
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22 Feb – 11 March
Artist and designer Tania Bowers has always been inspired by the natural world. She works intensively with plants to combine nature and couture, creating beautiful objects from the fabric she hand-dyes, sews and sculpts.
"I am obsessed with colour and nature, and I use plant dyes from all different seasons and regions of the world," says Tania. "My textiles contain tannin from trees, powders from roots, memories, mistakes, touch, stories and surprises."
"I dye each piece of fabric with a combination of plant dyes, herbs, petals and rusty objects. I sew and embellish the fabric to turn it into objects, such as silk flowers, curtains, wall hangings, as well as everyday objects such as scarves and cushions."
Tania is the ultimate creative polymath. Not only does she have a flourishing art and design practice, but she is also an in-demand hair and makeup stylist, and a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, having released three albums under her stage name, Via Tania.
When Tania is not making textiles, she can be found dressing up with her daughter, writing songs and spending time with her family. She has a studio in the corner of the yard where she makes her textiles and keeps all her things. "It is nearly always messy and lovely at the same time," she says.
I Dreamed a Dream Only Dreamers Dream is an exhibition of dreamy, delicate textiles, each a work of art that has been lovingly hand-dyed and hand-stitched by Tania.
Join us for the opening at 5.30pm on Friday 1st March.
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Ashley Koltonski
Role and Responsibilities
Ashley Koltonski joined Cushman & Wakefield | Grant Street Associates in May 2019, bringing with her over six years of marketing and design communications experience. Ashley will be involved in research reporting, marketing campaigns and business development for the ongoing growth of the firm.
Work Experience
Ashley joins us from JLL, where she was engaged in agency leasing projects and property marketing campaigns. She has a strong background in creative strategy and design execution and has worked with local and national developers including M&J Wilkow, McKnight Realty Partners, The Davis Companies and The Elmhurst Group.
Education, Memberships and Awards
Master of Arts in Integrated Marketing Communications, Duquesne University
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Kent State University
NAIOP Developing Leader member, Events Committee Chair
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Job Title: Reconciliation Supervisor
Location: TANZANIA
Organization Name: KCB Bank Tanzania - HQ
Department Description
The role has a direct responsibility of ensuring that all the bank's Agency and Suspense accounts are reconciled in line with existing guidelines on reconciliation.
Brief Description
- Ensure all suspense accounts under reconciliation unit are reconciled on daily basis
- Ensure all outstanding items are shared to respective units for action and rectified within agreed time.
- Ensure that all transactions in the bank's suspense accounts are properly aged
- Mitigate all risks that may arise from suspense and Nostro & Vostro accounts
Detailed Description
- Reconcile and follow up for action on outstanding items in suspense accounts
- Ensure that all transactions in the bank's suspense accounts are properly aged, and any items that are non-compliant are specifically raised with the concerned department/Branch.
- Confirm that all transactions involving the In-Transit account are reversed on a daily basis.
- Consolidate all suspense account returns ready for submission to Group Central Reconciliation Centre
- Reconciliation of clearing accounts
- Ensure that the age profile for all suspense transactions is as per set guidelines
- Mitigate all risks that may arise from suspense and Nostro & Vostro accounts
- First contact for all reconciliation matters from the branches, Head office and Group.
Bachelors Degree
Total years of Experience required
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Traveling Luck for Nha Tho Huyen Sy Vietnam (general), Vietnam
The timezone in Nha Tho Huyen Sy is Asia/Saigon
Morning Sunrise at 05:42 and Evening Sunset at 18:15. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 10.7686°, Longitude. 106.6891°
Morning Sunrise at 05:42 and Evening Sunset at 18:15. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 10.7686°, Longitude. 106.6891°
Weather near Nha Tho Huyen Sy Last report from Ho Chi Minh, 10.7km awayTemperature: 25°C / 77°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Few at 1500ft Broken at 4000ft
Satellite map of Nha Tho Huyen Sy and it's surroudings...
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populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Xóm Chiếu (2km)
- Xóm Ông Ðội (1) (3.7km)
- Ấp Ðình (4.4km)
- Chí Hòa (4.9km)
- Xóm Thủ Thiêm (5.5km)
- Thi Nghè (5.7km)
- Tân Chánh (6.5km)
- Khánh Bình (6.8km)
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- Tân Thuận (7.3km)
- Xóm Phước Thới (7.6km)
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- Ấp An Lợi Ðông (8.1km)
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second-order administrative division a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
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section of populated place a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
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- Rạch Cầu Bông (3.4km)
- Rạch Thi Nghè (5.7km)
- Rạch Van Thanh (5.7km)
- Rạch Bình Khánh (8.5km)
Accommodation around Nha Tho Huyen Sy
Hoang Lien 15 Bui Thi Xuan District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Moonlight Hotel 180-182-184 Nguyen Trai Str, Ho Chi Minh City
Elegant 122F122F1 Bui Thi Xuan St Ben Thanh Ward Dist 1st, Ho Chi Minh City
historical site a place of historical importance.
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building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
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- Youth Cultural Center (2.9km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
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university An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees..
- Natural Sciences HCM City University (1.6km)
- Pedagogical University (1.8km)
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navigation canal(s) a watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels.
monument a commemorative structure or statue.
- Thanh Giong Monument (0.9km)
facility center a place where more than one facility is situated.
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stadium a structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators.
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post office a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- Central Post Office (2.9km)
seat of a first-order administrative division seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA).
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park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
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Shipping remains unchallenged
Speaking ahead of DIMA the secretary-general of IMO announces that the shipping industry is as strong as ever.
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Eftimios Mitropoulos, has announced that shipping remains the world's best choice for the efficient, viable and eco-functional transport of goods in today's global environment.
Mitropoulos was speaking in advance of a planned visit to Dubai, where he will chair the second Dubai International Maritime Awards (DIMA), the maritime honours for top achievers in West and Central Asia.
"Shipping continues to reign unchallenged as the world's most efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to transport goods and materials in the global economy, and we need to do all we can to recognise, reward and promote quality whenever and wherever it is found within the industry," he said.
"Because the Middle East is a major trading region, in particular as a supplier of much of the world's demand for oil, achieving the highest possible technical standards in shipping throughout the region is of paramount importance from both the safety and environmental viewpoints," he added.
This year's awards will cover 10 key categories, having expanded from the inaugural awards to now include awards for dry bulk shipping, liner shipping, energy transport and maritime service sectors.
Rear Admiral Mitropoulos, who is also an Honorary Member of the Federation of Shipmasters' Association, also gave an optimistic forecast on Dubai's aims of becoming an international maritime hub.
"The geographical location of Dubai gives it an excellent opportunity to consolidate its position as a maritime centre of global significance. It has always had a particularly strong presence in the ship repair market and there is no doubt that recent years have seen Dubai record excellent growth figures and this trend seems set to continue," he explained.


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FxWirePro: the day ahead- 25th June 2019
Source: FxWire Pro - Commentary / 25 Jun 2019 01:35:53 America/New_York
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, but some with high volatility risks associated.
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- Oil: OPEC would hold its semiannual meeting in Vienna, Austria
- United Kingdom: CBI will release the distributive trend survey report at 10:00 GMT.
- Canada: Wholesale sales report due at 12:30 GMT.
- United States: S&P/Case-Shiller home price report due at 13:00 GMT, followed by new home sales report at 14:00 GMT. Richmond Fed will release its manufacturing report at 14:00 GMT. FOMC member Bostic's speech is scheduled at 16:00 GMT, Fed Chair Powell's at 17:00 GMT, and FOMC member Bullard's at 22:30 GMT.
- Auction: U.S. will auction 2-year note at 17:00 GMT.
- Oil: OPEC would hold its semiannual meeting in Vienna, Austria


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Taken at our company BBQ on Friday. Watching the soccer game that followed.
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Another rough day in the life of Shane:)
I need to talk to you about running sometime! I've been doin it for 2 1/2 weeks now and my knees are hurting BAD!
Oh Shane, suck to be you right? (she says in the most sarcastic tone possible). At least I get to live vicariously through your pictures, so that's nice. see you later this month! Do you still have those kayaks?


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NASA - Griffin Speaks, Astronomers Listen
"...In short, we who run NASA today are doing our very best to preserve a robust science program in the face of, frankly, some daunting fiscal realities that affect all domestic discretionary spending. These realities dictate that we set priorities; NASA simply cannot accomplish everything that was on our plate when I took office last April. In space-based astronomy, and in other areas, we will have to make tough trade-offs between maintaining current missions, of which there are 14 ongoing, and developing new capabilities. The astronomy community has faced this same issue with respect to ground based telescopes as well."
Real Soon Now they're going to have to actually cut stuff, then let the screaming begin...
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In visit to war zone, Obama prods Afghans
US troop deaths double in Afghanistan
UK forces to leave Helmand under Afghan Plan
No 'special relationship' between UK and US: MPs
White House: No Netanyahu snub intended
Barbara Bush hospitalized
Palin to tea party rally: Don't sit down, shut up
Dems, GOP spar over Obama's recess appointments
Tensions Flare as Obama Uses 'Recess' Power
Obama plans strong hand with Congress
Rep. apologizes for anime-nuke Facebook comment
Hysteria over New York Times execs' bonuses
At least 3 arrests after FBI raids in Midwest
Militia members arrested in raid to be charged
Hu Sentenced to 10 Years Jail on Secrets
NK accuses US and SK of disturbing border
Divers try again to reach wrecked SKorean ship
153 trapped in China coal mine
Thai PM, protesters meet again after live TV talks
Moscow Metro explosions kill at least 35
Thousands protest Putin in Russia
G8 focuses on Iran sanctions
Christian pilgrims mark Palm Sunday in Jerusalem
Pope ridicules 'petty gossip'
Swiss president wants pedophile priest register
Man arrested for drunkenly giving CPR to possum
Gunmen steal six figures from Swiss casino
Police kill ax-toting man in CA market
First 'prostidude' leaves Shady Lady Ranch
2010 Final Four Schedule is set
Michigan State Returns to Final Four
Where have we seen the Butler story before?
Yankees players highest-paid in world
Cardinals' Porter arrested for DUI
Drunk driver called 911 on self
iPad to ship out April 12
Who will buy the iPad?
"Dragon" Knocks "Alice" off Perch
'Robin Hood' to Open Cannes Film Festival
Uma's 'Motherhood' earns $13 first day
Fox cancels 24
At End of Day, Show & Hero Had to Retire
Damon gets 'mid-career' achievement award
Stars Tease Damon for Bad Breath, Hair Plugs
Sandra Bullock pregnant by Jesse James?
Father of James' 'other woman' defends daughter
Exotic Photos Of James' 3rd Mistress Surface
Kardashian, Bush deny new loves
Bieber, Rihanna perform at Kids'Awards 2010
Alyssa Milano Series Gets Start Date
Kate Spends 35th Birthday Away From Kids
Skin-whitening cream found at Jackson home
Documents: Anesthetic found in Jackson home
MJ was resuscitated for 10 mins at UCLA
Hawks win 8th straight at home
GA house votes yes to ins. over state lines
Thousands audition for Aniston movie
Man shot, killed outside nightclub


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Learn About Home Builder
You ought to be aware of the fact that building a comfortable custom home is the kind of large purchase that almost everyone is bound to make in their existence. In order for the project to succeed then one should ensure that they choose the right home builder.Home building is a process that will go on even for months so it is very important that you find the kind of home builder that you will be very comfortable with during the whole time. The following article seeks to educate people on the tips they should follow so as to hire the best home builders.
Your own resources should be the first thing that you look into before hiring the home builder. Having a designer is very important. This is because they usually have experience when it comes to working with builders. You should also ensure that you get to check with your lender or realtor.They should let you know whether they are familiar with custom home markets in your locality or not. The other good thing about the lenders and the realtors is that they could have an idea of few home builders and where to get them from. They will make the whole process very simple and after a short while, you will have the right home builders at your disposal.
Secondly, ensure that you consider the communication aspect. This means that you will have to look for the kind of home builder that will be communicating very comfortably with you in all the circumstance during the period he will be building the home. This means that you should never feel pressured and the home builder should not talk down to you. The right home builder is one who will respect you the entire time.
Since you will trust someone else to build your home it means that he or she should be able to explain things concerning the whole process to you in a language that you both understand. He or she should be able to answer your questions very well and with respect. Stay away from the home builders that are not as effective when it comes to communication.
Eventually, you should do your homework well. This basically means that you should carry out intensive research on the available builders. The most recommended way of researching would be the online platforms. They are the best because you will come across very many builders you will even be overwhelmed.


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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Fourth Legacy House Assignment, Part 1
I finished the fourth assigned set of Legacy House ad pics with the help of make up artist, Stacey Mayo and my amazing model and coworker Rebecca and have gone through and worked on the first half of this 4th set of pics.
I took so many good ones that I've got at least another set of pics that were just so good from in the studio that I wanted to do these outside shots first and then finish up my blog postings on this 4th series with the inside photos.
The title of this set is " I've learned the hard way that this can happen to anybody. And it does." The idea is that even beautiful, successful women are victims of domestic violence.
Thanks again to Stacey for making such a wonderful convincing fat lip and black eye and thanks to Rebecca for being such a brave woman to use her beauty to help me pull off these past two themes!
If you want to see any of these photos larger. Click to enlarge. Thanks for looking!
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- I'm one of the few people from Wyoming in the midwest. Born and bred, by default I'm a cowboy, through life though I guess I've kept the wanderlust and taken it urban. Having lived in 11 states now, I feel safe to say that I've found home in Indy. I'd never have dreamed I'd live here but 5 years later, I have no complaints! I've been a "lifestyle" photographer for quite a while. Cutting my teeth in landscape photography and photojournalism out West I've developed a style that focuses on simplicity, beauty and life lived well.


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Getting ready at Cool Spring Center for a two-day retreat with Purple Heart Homes, and Marsha does a fly-over! Finally emerged from over a week of wind and rain....praise the lord!
AND SHE SAID "YES!" on a beautiful morning flight from Cool Spring with Josh and his lovely girlfriend, now fiancee, Taylor. A December 2016 wedding is planned. Congratulations to you both, and thanks to Melanie for capturing the magic moment in photos!
Thanks to Karen Leonard for inviting us to Oak Park Retirement Home in Salisbury where we had a blast giving folks rides all afternoon! Made lots of new friends. Thanks to Patric and Josie, Marsha, Dianne and Dusty...
The beautiful view, looking back at Big oh! and Cool Spring Center...we really are nestled in the woods, aren't we?
What a beautiful morning! The flight covered about 5.5 miles, gentle, but exciting for Natasha and Barry, our passengers from Hickory. Charles eased the balloon over the woods and ALMOST into a lovely mowed field, but then, a slow right turn took the balloon over a large corn field, beautiful corn! He stepped it down to just hovering over the corn where crew Diane, Dusty, Cathy and Kristie carried it through the rows and back into the waiting field of grass. Didn't touch the corn! Didn't notice the CRITTER CROSSING sign next to the corn field will we were done! Oh, my! Excellent teamwork all around.
Kristie and Charles have been ballooning, it seems like forever, but really only since 1981. This blog is a running log of fun flights and adventures in and around the Greater Cool Spring International Balloon Port and Space Museum, our home. Enjoy!
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The Kundiman Party
Acclaimed as one the most meaningful and relevant original Filipino plays in recent times, Floy Quintos' "THE KUNDIMAN PARTY" comes to the PETA THEATER CENTER for limited run starting May 24.
The play, directed by Dexter M. Santos was first produced by the UP Playwright's Theater in 2018. It was hailed by critics and audiences alike for the seamless weaving of our timeless Kundiman art songs into a plot that involved discontented millennials and Social Media, EJKs and other current political and social issues.
Equally notable were the performances of the fine ensemble led by Shamaine Centenera-Buencamino as Maestra Adela, a reclusive voice teacher whose latent nationalism is awakened . Together with Frances Makil-Ignacio, Stella Cañete-Mendoza, Jenny Jamora and Missy Maramara as Adela's close circle of Titas, the cast painted a portrait of contemporary Pinoy society that was both poignant as well as wildly entertaining.
By the time the revival opens at the PETA Theater this year, a crucial national election will have taken place, an election that for many will determine the course of the current national struggle.
read more: http://www.whatshappening.com.ph/post/the-kundiman-party-more-meaningful-the-second-time-around
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May 24 to June 2, 2019. Please see contact details for the Showbuyers':
May 24, 8pm - Carmela Pangilinan | 09178900050
May 25, 3pm - Denise Nayve/Ticket2Me | 09176601714
May 25, 8pm - Fe Canton | 09989818696
May 26, 3pm - Denise Nayve/Ticket2Me | 09176601714
May 26, 8pm - Denise Nayve/Ticket2Me | 09176601714
May 30, 8pm - Waya Araos | 09209890227
May 31, 8pm - Alejandro Santos | 09399257499
June 1, 3pm - The Julia Buencamino Project | 09177012489
June 1, 8pm - Marvin Olaes | 09175336267
June 2, 3pm - Micheangelo de Leon Alvarez | 09178316480
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Family Lunch
We are looking forward to seeing parents and carers at our Family Lunch on Wednesday 27th March.
If you would like to attend, please return the reply slip along with your payment of £2.40 by Friday 15th March.
Younger siblings are welcome to attend.
If you wish for them to have a meal, this must also be ordered and paid for.


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