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External Wall : Reinforced concrete/brick wall. Internal Wall : Reinforced concrete/brick wall.
Skim coat and/or cement sand plaster with emulsion paint.
Marble and/or granite (up to false ceiling height and on exposed surfaces only).
Ceramic tiles (up to false ceiling height and on exposed surfaces only)
Skim coat and/or cement/sand plaster with paint .
Marble with timber skirting.
Timber strip with timber skirting (to exposed areas).
Marble and/or granite (to exposed areas).
Marble (to exposed areas).
Ceramic tiles (to exposed areas).
Timber strip.
Homogenous tiles.
(a) Aluminium framed windows with tinted float glass. (b) Aluminium framed window with obscured glass for bathroom, side bay-window/window in master bedroom for #01-02 to #04-02 and side bay-window in bedroom 2 for #05-02.
Timber veneer door for units with private lift lobby. Fire-rated door for units with common lift lobby.
Bedrooms, Bathrooms and Utility
Dining to Kitchen, Kitchen to Yard
(b) Other Bathrooms:
(a) Concealed electrical wiring below ceiling level except Utility & Yard. Electrical wirinng above false ceiling in exposed conduits. (b) Sufficient points are provided.
Sufficient points are provided.
Lighting protection system in accordance with Singapore Standard Code of Practice (SS CP 33:1996).
Waterproofing system in Bathrooms, Kitchen, R.C Flat Roof, Yard, P.E.S., Roof Terrace, and W.C.
(i) Video audio intercom to apartment. (ii) CCTV to Basement Lobby and 1st Storey common lift lobby. (iii) Card access provided to lift lobby at basement, 1st Storey and side gate. (iv) Auto car barrier with proximity transponder card access.
Stones, including marble and granite will have veins and varying tonality due to their complex mineral composition and inherent impurities. Whilst these materials will be pre-selected before installation, non-conformity between pieces cannot be totally avoided. Granite and other material that is harder than marble cannot be re-polished after installation. Hence, the construction tolerance for smoothness of joint for these would be greater. As timber is a natural product, it is not possible to achieve total consistency of colour and grain in its selections and installation.
The choice of brand and model of fittings, equipment, finishes, installation and appliances supplied shall be at the sole discretion of the Vendor.
Layout of wardrobes and kitchen cabinets is subject to Architect's sole discretion and final design.
The offer of optional items including the choices of finish, alternative layout and intelligent/smart home systems and features may be withdrawn or changed at the Vendor's sole discretion, or after the Building or the Housing Project has reached some intermediate stage. Connection, subscription and other fee, for television, cablevision, internet and other services provider whether choosen by the purchaser or appointed by the Vendor or the management corporation when constituted shall be paid for by the Purchaser.
Where manufacturers, contractors or suppliers of fittings, equipment and appliances give warranties, the Vendors may be his own discretion pass such or any or all of the warranties to the Purchaser at the time possesion of the unit is delivered to the purchaser, and the Vendor shall not be answerable for any failure of these manufacturers, contractors and suppliers to honour any warranty. The air-conditioning system has to be maintained and cleaned on a regular basis by the purchaser . That includes the cleaning of filters and clearing the condensate pipes to ensure good working condition of the system. The vendor will levy fees and related charges for internet accessibility via the Housing Project's leased line.


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You are invited to enjoy a comfortable stay in our home. You get the entire FIRST FLOOR with a Bedroom and attached Bath, A Game/Billards Room, A large Jaccuzi room, a KITCHEN, a Library/Meditation/launge area and a huge BAR Room .
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** Local San Francisco Tax will be added
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Kurt Sternlof brings a wealth of varied experience to his role as Executive Director of the Earth System Initiative at MIT, and is a key contributor to the Global Environment Initiative that will soon supplant it. In addition to his research expertise in structural geology and geomechanics, Kurt has worked extensively in the private sector as a hydrogeologist, as a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey (notably on Yucca Mountain), as a science journalist for The Tampa Tribune and Oregonian newspapers, and as senior science writer for the Columbia University Earth Institute. He is personally and professionally dedicated to the philosophy that honest science must inform how we choose to live on Earth—for our own good—and that effective communication across human boundaries is critical to this effort.
Besides having published research papers in a wide range of scientific journals—including Water Resources Research, Journal of Geophysical Research, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, Geophysical Research Letters, Geosciences Journal, Acta Geotechnica and Tectonics—Kurt has authored hundreds of newspaper and other popular articles on topics ranging from mercury contaminated fish to cold fusion to seismic hazards, geothermal energy and the tree-ring dating of volcanic catastrophes. He holds degrees in earth science from Yale (B.S.), MIT (S.M.) and Stanford (Ph.D.).
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The Hartford Times was a daily afternoon newspaper serving the Hartford, Connecticut community from 1826 to 1976.[1] It was owned for decades by the Gannett Company which sold the financially struggling paper in 1973 to the owners of the New Haven Register, who failed to turn things around. Several accomplished individuals contributed to the newspaper, including Brit Hume,[1] as a reporter; the television writer Robert Palm; the American painter, James Britton, employed as a staff artist; film critic Lou Lumenick, employed as a reporter and city editor of the Times' short-lived morning edition, The Morning Line; and editorial cartoonist, Edmund S. Valtman, who won a 1962 Pulitzer Prize for his 1961 cartoon, "What You Need, Man, Is a Revolution Like Mine." The newspaper additionally owned the Hartford radio stations, WTHT-AM 1230 (1936–1954) and WTHT-FM 106.1 (1948–1950) as well as TV station WTHT.


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Conferences - May 23, 2012
The Impact of the Uprisings: IPI Vienna Seminar 2012
This year's IPI Vienna Seminar, which took place on May 23-24th, focused on "The Uprisings: The Future of North Africa and the Middle East."
Conferences - April 12, 2012
2012 New York Seminar: Managing Transitions in the Arab World
This year's New York Seminar examined the recent political transitions that have taken place across the Middle East and North Africa, with special attention given to Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, and Syria.
Speaker Events - March 21, 2012
Ashrawi: "One Minute to Midnight" in Middle East Peace Process
"It really is one minute to midnight. We need to make, all of us, this last ditch effort," Dr. Hanan Ashrawi told an IPI audience on March 21, 2012, speaking about the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
"I think we need people who can stand up and speak out," she said. "People who understand that this is really—I don't want to be the voice of doom, but we are reaching the end of the prospects for peace in that part of the world."
Panel Discussions - March 12, 2012
Pinheiro: Stopping Armed Violence Most Urgent Priority in Syria
"We think the most urgent target is a cessation of armed violence." Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chairperson of the UN Human Rights Council Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria 2011-2012, told an IPI policy forum on March 21st.
Speaker Events - March 07, 2012
"No Obstacles Libyans Cannot Overcome," Says PM El-Keib
"I like to believe there are no obstacles that we Libyans cannot overcome," Abdurrahim El-Keib, interim Prime Minister of Libya told an IPI lunchtime audience on March 7, 2012.
Speaker Events - November 17, 2011
Ahmed Maher: We Must Prevent Military Rule in Egypt
Speaking the evening before the largest protests in Tahrir Square since February were to occur, Ahmed Maher, Founder and General Coordinator of the Egyptian April 6th Youth Movement, praised the Egyptian revolution but warned against exaggerating the degree of change it has achieved.
Panel Discussions - November 16, 2011
Riahi: Arab Intellectuals "Unknown Soldiers" of the Revolution
"We were the unknown soldiers who were moving and controlling the opposition," Kamel Riahi, an award-winning Tunisian novelist and critic of the previous regime, said at an IPI event while reflecting on the role of intellectuals in the Tunisian revolution.
Speaker Events - November 04, 2011
Filippo Grandi: Palestinian Refugee Question Stagnating
Filippo Grandi, the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), told an IPI audience that the question of accommodating the wishes of the Palestinian refugees was "suffering a particular stagnation," leaving them profoundly frustrated at their continuing plight six decades after the partition of the land they once inhabited.
Speaker Events - October 21, 2011
At IPI, Nobel Peace Laureate Karman Calls For UN Action in Yemen
On Friday, October 21st, IPI convened a working lunch with 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman of Yemen. The meeting was attended by senior UN officials and representatives from countries on the Security Council and from nations who play an active role in the UN.
Speaker Events - October 04, 2011
Robin Wright: The Counter-Jihad
Addressing a Beyond the Headlines audience at IPI on October 4th, Robin Wright, author of Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World, called the 2011 popular uprisings across Northern Africa and the Middle East "the counter-Jihad," and added, "I use the term deliberately."
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Acer says that their Chromebook sales are doing well and HP is about to launch their first ever Chromebook this month. The relation of these two stories? Disappointing and dropping Windows 8 sales.
Acer President Jim Wong tells Bloomberg, "Windows 8 itself is still not successful, the whole market didn't come back to growth after the Windows 8 launch; that's a simple way to judge if it is successful or not." Since being released in November of 2012, Chromebooks have accounted for 5 to 10 percent of Acer's US shipments. This has caused the company to look at new strategies, like focusing on marketing more laptops that run Google's Chrome OS instead of the traditional PC with Windows.
According to a report by The Verge, HP's upcoming Pavilion Chromebook will have "a 1.1GHz Intel Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM, a 16GB solid-state drive, and a 14-inch, 1366 by 768 display." HP is not commenting on the device just yet, but the report mentions an 'ad embargo date' of Feb. 17, so we should be hearing about the first Chromebook from HP in the coming weeks. Principal Analyst of Pund-IT, Charles King, believes that Chromebooks can be profitable for these two companies:
"Vendors go where the money is. You've got to be able to make a profit. We're seeing it here at Acer and HP. Microsoft's unassailable position on the desktop may not be as unassailable anymore. Here, these comps are exploring [alternatives] and then seeing if there is enough demand for it to make the business work."
It's true Windows 8 sales have been slumping, but eWEEK notes that Chromebook sales haven't been that huge in numbers either. Maybe they'll need to offer a good balance of both to stay profitable, but only time will tell. One thing's for sure — the computer landscape is definitely changing, and it's changing fast.
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Why MS didn't release two versions of Win8 I don't know. The current offering may be okay for tablets etc. but for a desktop? Hey, MS for quite a while now offered MANY versions of the same OS and now they expect people to use a tablet designed OS on their desktop? If only I had enough money to make a complete stuff-up like that and still be solvent!
Cheers all! (Linux is looking better every day)
I am very disappointed that Win7 seems to have disappeared from computer stores already. I have no interest in Win8 of any type.


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Farming Simulator 2013
Date added: August 1st, 2012
Farming Simulator 2013 includes a host of new features and improvements:
In the career mode you play the role of a farmer and experience the varied farming life in a completely new and freely accessible landscape.
The new economy systems with variable corn prices allows you to earn money more strategically and invest in new buildings, vehicles and tools. You have access to over 100 authentic tractors, harvesters and tools of renowned manufacturers.
- Over 100 vehicles and tools
- Over 20 licensed brands including Case IH, Deutz-Fahr, Lamborghini, Same, Horsch, Amazone and many more
- Career mode with economic system and animal husbandry
- 3 animal types: chicken, sheep & cows
- Additional growth state: weathered/gone bad
- Purchaseable fields
- Placeable buildings and objects
- Virtual dynamic terrain
- Play with your friends on the Internet or LAN in multiplayer mode
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Best of CoBiz: Is your culture ready for the new world order?
Here are three dynamics you need to get right
Lisa Jackson"The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castenada
If you're feeling like the world is moving faster, you're right.
Measurements made in Greenland by the Danish Meteorological Institute showed that the magnetic north pole is moving northwards at 20km a year, 10 percent faster than 12 months prior, according to a report in the British magazine Physics World.
While this change may be obscure and imperceptible, what you probably do notice is that it's gotten harder to lead in an era of greater competition, customer demands for more value with less cost, and tougher access to credit. We are in a perfect storm of societal chaos and transformation based on the internet, shifting demographics, and globalization. No industry or company size is immune from the forces and trends that have made it much harder to lead a business and win in any market.
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times author Thomas Friedman, in his groundbreaking expose of the new economy, The World is Flat, sheds light on why. He named the current reality Globalization 3.0. "The dynamic force of Globalization 3.0 is the newfound power for individuals to collaborate and compete globally. This phenomenon of individuals becoming super-empowered was enabled by a triple-convergence of the internet, fat digital pipelines, and standards for web-enabled workflow. The result? Individuals from every corner of the flat world are going to plug and play in ways that we have never imagined or seen."
In Friedman's flat world, "those who create value through leadership, relationships and creativity will transform their industries. Those who get caught in the past and resist change will be forced deeper into commoditization."
In this changed world, the insanity of doing more of the same and expecting a different result is increasingly relevant. In that light, there are three important cultural dynamics to get right:
1. It is no longer leaders' job to tell people what to do. It is the job of leaders to facilitate team collaboration, push decision rights down, and remove obstacles to execution. Command-and-control hierarchy still dominates as the prevalent leadership model, but this outdated militaristic style of leadership assumes the person who decides is more knowledgeable and separate from those who execute. Many more leaders say they understand this than actually know what to do about it. The hallmark of a facilitative leadership environment is day-to-day decision-making by line performers in an environment where the strategic playbook is not a closely guarded secret.
2. If you want your share of the top talent, build a culture that allows more flexible and supportive ways of working. One of our clients said it best "Maybe right now people are sitting still. But I'm most worried about what happens when the economic picture brightens - are the people who will fuel our future growth really happy here? Will they be looking for other jobs in that situation?" Talented people have opportunities in any economy, and they like to work in companies that value their contributions, make room for their opinions and input, make it easy to collaborate and get work done across boundaries, and foster a great workplace environment.
3. Transparency is crucial to the highest productivity. Employees and the regulatory environment of today call for transparency and involvement in matters that used to be the boardroom territory only: Strategy. Vision. Values. Financial performance. These are what give meaning to people's work. Rare is the company that adequately communicates about what people really want to know: An inspiring description of where we are headed, a clear understanding of the game plan to win, and how success (and their career path) will be measured along the journey.
And still, with all the compelling evidence that a culture of engagement, transparency and collaboration is crucial, too many executives view it as "fluffy" or "black box" territory that has no direct influence on the businesses' performance.
If that's your view, consider this: Competitive advantage is harder than ever to develop and hang onto. If you think you're different because you can market or sell better than anyone else, have better connections, or are on top of the coolest new product - think again. The traditional S-curve of growth is shorter and steeper in every industry. Culture is a source of competitive advantage that takes work to build but is very hard to copy. Ask Southwest Airlines and Zappos whether culture is bankable. Their investment in culture as a strategy has led them to far surpass profits and growth of other bigger competitors in very tough industries.
Leaders who learn what culture is, their responsibility in creating it, how to measure it, and how to make it a driver of business performance unleash commitment and energy across a workforce. By doing so, they increase horsepower and speed ahead of the competition without using more fuel.
Einstein's wisdom translated to a 2011 world? Commit to doing things differently from what you've always done ... and that's something you can take to the bank.
Or maybe you'd rather let your competitors figure it out first.
Lisa Jackson is a corporate culture expert on assessing, defining, and improving culture's impact on business performance, especially during mergers and strategy shifts. Look for her new book "Fit to Compete: 9 Truths for Transforming Corporate Culture" this fall or visit her on the web at http://www.jacksonandschmidt.com.


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4 Threat Matrix: Observations on Taliban video 'welcoming' rogue ANA soldiers
Written by LWJ Staff on August 12, 2012 1:57 PM to 4 Threat Matrix
Available online at: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2012/08/observations_of_taliban_video.php
On Aug. 7, 2012, the Taliban's media council released a 34-minute video on their Voice of Jihad website, titled "Ghazi of Ghaziabad," a disjointed montage of interviews and footage showing Taliban commanders in eastern Kunar province separately 'welcoming' two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers suspected of killing US and Afghan soldiers in green-on-blue attacks earlier this year. The term "ghazi" refers to an individual who has had success in his or her struggle against non-believers or 'infidels.'
The video features interviews with two rogue ANA soldiers -- "Ghazi" Mahmood from Gereshk district in Helmand province, and "Ghazi" Khan Mohammad, a Dari-speaking Afghan purportedly from northern Takhar province. The video concludes with a previously recorded interview with another rogue ANA soldier, "Ghazi" Mohammad Rozi, who shot and injured three Australian soldiers and two Afghan soldiers on Nov. 8, 2011 at a small patrol base known as Nasir in central Uruzgan province. Mohammad Rozi, like Khan Mohammad, allegedly comes from Takhar.
The Aug. 7 video shows Mahmood being greeted by local elders and suspected Taliban fighters who shower him with praise for killing his Coalition mentors. The Taliban shadow district governor for the Ghaziabad district, Mawlawi Abdul Jalal, whom he sits next to during the recorded interview, is also among those who greet Mahmood as he enters a remote village in Ghaziabad.
According to Taliban math, Mahmood gunned down "a dozen American troops" at the camp on May 11, but NATO confirmed Mahmood had killed one US soldier and wounded two others before he fled into the mountains of Ghaziabad, as reported in the New York Times. Mahmood served as a gate guard at a small ANA outpost in Ghaziabad near an area known as "Bagran," which is said to be located between Ghaziabad and Asmar districts, not far from Kunar's shared boundary with Nuristan.
The video also chronicles a second rogue ANA soldier named Khan Mohammad, purportedly from Takhar province, who took credit for killing an ANA commander and two other ANA soldiers at the "Barfani check post" in the "Sarkano" (Sarkanay) district of Kunar province. The video shows Khan Mohammad meeting with several Taliban commanders, including one whose face remains obscured by Taliban video editors, while another unidentified commander can be seen in several instances carrying a US M-4 carbine.
Khan Mohammad claims he turned his weapon against his commander and other Afghan soldiers because they were "drinking alcohol" and "not praying." As in the footage with Mahmood, local elders and suspected Taliban fighters can be seen praising and stringing necklaces laced with flowers over the neck of the 'hero.'
In neither Mahmood's nor Khan Mohamad's case is there a sense that they were Taliban 'sleeper agents' or infiltrators who penetrated the Afghan National Security Forces to carry out such attacks. Rather it appears that both men reacted to their environment and situations on a personal level, and were 'welcomed' by the Taliban following their actions.


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Banking and Finance
Is it time to integrate your multibank model for the cross-border challenge?
Local banks are often the smart choice for younger businesses, but taking the time to re-evaluate the benefits of a more consolidated banking structure can be overlooked as businesses mature. In particular, companies that do business overseas and work within a decentralized, multibank model can have very little insight into their overseas treasury operations.
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How to help employees stay healthy and happy during the cold weather
Each winter, organizations are challenged to keep their employees healthy. The holidays have come and gone, leaving the snow, freezing temperatures, short days and long commutes, not to mention cold and flu season. Often, healthy habits are left out in the cold.
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How to improve your company's financial reporting and record keeping
The challenges small and midsize businesses face with financial reporting, and best practices for improvement.
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The positive and negative impacts that Whitewood v. Wolf has on same-sex spouses with regard to real estate.
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A makeover can help to jump-start self-esteem by enhancing the outside. However, nothing can replace the inner work required to determine who you are and to guide you on your unique path. The following makeovers brought to the surface the true personality characteristics of each model.
Corey's adjectives:Beautiful, confident, credible, classy, sassy, fun and easy-going.
Three years ago, stay-at-home mom Corey took a break from her career as a newspaper journalist and photographer to start a family. She commented, "Since quitting my job to have children, my personal maintenance went from minimal to zilch." After deciding to start her own photography business, Corey realized that she would have to address her image in order to be taken seriously.
After her transformation, Corey says, "My makeover makes me feel like a movie star. It seems as though people are noticing me, and I feel more confident. When I walk around the financial district, I can't believe my reflection. This is me, only better. This must be what movie stars feel like on the red carpet."
Tonia's adjectives: Attractive, fresh, together, updated, confident, credible, powerful, radiant, original, healthy, progressive and experienced.
Tonia is a very talented esthetician and massage therapist with a youthful look that can be perceived as inexperienced. She has invested a lot of time and money in developing her professional and personal skills, and wanted a look that would reflect her confidence and expertise.
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Saint Armogastes of Africa
Servant of Theodoric, son of the Arian Vandal King Genseric. After Genseric renounced his Christianity and returned to his roots as a violent pagan, he demanded that Armogastes also renounce his faith. When the servant refused, he was tortured, enslaved in the mines of Byzacena, and then lived out the rest of his life as a prayerful cow-herd near Carthage. Genseric would not permit Armogastes to be killed so that he could deprive him of being a martyr.
- sometime after 460 of natural causes near Carthage, North Africa
MLA Citation
- "Saint Armogastes of Africa". Saints.SQPN.com. 1 November 2014. Web. 6 March 2015. <>


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Couples' Cooking Classes in Fort Lauderdale and Beyond -- Just In Time for Your Holiday Party
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The couple that kneads together... |
The Plantation and Boca Raton branches of Publix Apron's Cooking Schools offer "Couples Cooking: Entertaining" on the December class schedule with menus that include stuffed mushroom caps and braised beef brisket crostini.
Or you can try the Couples Only Dinner Party on Saturday, December 17, at Chef Jean-Pierre's Cooking School. The cost is $75 per person, and you'll need to reserve two seats. The menu features roasted tenderloin of beef and mascarpone tiramisu, among other goodies.
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Join Us for a Healthy January Challenge
by Healthy Eats in Uncategorized, December 18, 2011It's that time of year again: holiday indulgences are upon us, followed by devout January resolutions. But it seems that no matter how many times we promise ourselves you're going to stick to our resolutions for the whole year, we all seem to settle back into the same routine come February. This year, try something different and make sure you reach your healthy goal in the new year.
Steps to a healthier 2012:
1. Set a reasonable goal: Don't make the mistake of setting an unattainable goal for yourself ("I'm going to lose 20 pounds by February!" or "I'll give up all carbs!"). This year, think smalls steps toward better health. Choose a reasonable goal that you can achieve as a building block to better overall health, such as eating more whole grains and fruits and vegetables or trying a new exercise activity. Before you make your resolution, check out our 10 Reasonable Resolutions.
2. Get support: Achieving any goal is easier with a support network, either family or friends or a community built around the same goal. Here at Healthy Eats, we saw proof of this with our September Brown-Bag Challenge: bringing lunch every day was easier with the support (and recipe ideas) of everyone who got in involved. So this January, join us again in a January Healthy Every Week Challenge.
What is it?
The January Healthy Every Week Challenge is a month of healthy eating, broken down into weekly goals:
Week 1: Eat Breakfast
Week 2: Eat More Whole Grains
Week3: Cook at Home
Week 4: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
Week 5: Stay On Track
Each week, we'll talk about the goals and share recipes and tips for achieving the goal right here on Healthy Eats and on Facebook and Twitter. Every Tuesday, just like the September Brown-Bag Challenge, we'll post a roundup of links and recipes from those of you involved in the challenge so we can take inspiration from each other. There will also be giveaways, a twitter chat and a daily calendar that you can check for tips and more recipes.
You in?
Simply email Healthy Eats at foodnetworkhealthyeats at gmail dot com to get in on the fun. We'll send you any follow-up information, as well as a graphic you can use on your January Challenge blog posts. Participants are encouraged to take the full challenge — one month of healthy eating, built around the weekly goals, but you can blog about the Healthy Every Week Challenge as often as you'd like; it doesn't have to be daily.
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Eugene Kaspersky | |
Born | Yevgeniy Valentinovich Kasperskiy 4 October 1965 Novorossiysk, USSR |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | CEO of Kaspersky Lab |
Known for | Founder of Kaspersky Lab |
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Eugene Kaspersky | |
Born | Yevgeniy Valentinovich Kasperskiy 4 October 1965 Novorossiysk, USSR |
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | CEO of Kaspersky Lab |
Known for | Founder of Kaspersky Lab |
Eugene Kaspersky (Russian: Евгений Валентинович Касперский, Yevgeniy Valentinovich Kasperskiy; born 4 October 1965 in Novorossiysk, USSR) is a Russian specialist in the information security field. He heads the global IT security company Kaspersky Lab,[1] which was established in 1997 based upon previous work developing antivirus technologies.[2] He has written articles on computer virology and speaks regularly at security seminars and conferences. Kaspersky Lab now operates in almost 200 countries, with over 30 regional and country offices worldwide, it's the world's largest privately held vendor of software security products.
Kaspersky developed an interest in mathematics during his early teens.[3] While still at school, he attended extracurricular classes in advanced mathematics and physics on a special course organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.[3] Later, after winning a mathematical competition, he was selected for enrollment at a special technical school – the Kolmogorov Special Educational-Scientific Center of Moscow State University – where he furthered his studies in physics and advanced mathematics.[3]
In 1987, Kaspersky graduated from the Mathematical Faculty of the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science,[4] an institute co-sponsored by the Russian Ministry of Defence and the KGB,[5] where he studied mathematics, cryptography and computer technology, majoring in mathematical engineering.[4]
Kaspersky then worked at a multi-discipline scientific research institute.[3] It was here where he first began studying computer viruses after detecting the Cascade virus in 1989.[3] After analyzing the virus, Kaspersky developed a disinfection utility for it – the first of many to come. Cascade was the first malicious program to enter what is now the Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Database, which today contains well over 100 million samples of malware.[3]
Kaspersky joined the KAMI Information Technologies Center in 1991, where he and his associates developed the AVP anti-virus product. Eugene was responsible for AVP becoming the first antivirus software in the world to separate the software from the antivirus database – standard for the industry today. He also came up with the idea of giving AVP the world's first antivirus graphic user interface.
In November 1992, the team released its first fully-fledged product – AVP 1.0. In 1994 the product came top in comparative testing conducted by the University of Hamburg's test lab by demonstrating higher virus detection and neutralization rates than the most popular antivirus programs of the day.[6] This surprise win brought AVP widespread international recognition.
Around this time the team began to license its unique expert know-how out to foreign IT firms – a practice that continues today (more than 80 companies license technologies from Kaspersky Lab).[7]
In 1997, Eugene and his colleagues decided to register an independent company and became the founders of Kaspersky Lab. Initially Eugene didn't want to use his name in the title, but he was eventually persuaded to do so by then-wife Natalya Kaspersky– also a co-founder.[8] In November 2000, AVP was renamed 'Kaspersky Anti-Virus' after a dispute with a US partner.
From the establishment of the company until 2007, Eugene Kaspersky was head of the company's antivirus research. In 2007, Eugene was named the CEO of Kaspersky Lab.[9]
Kaspersky concentrates on the strategic management of Kaspersky Lab, and therefore travels widely around the world. As the CEO of the world's largest privately held Internet security firm, with strong technical background and experience, Kaspersky also became a highly sought-after speaker.[10]
Kaspersky is a co-author of several patents, including one for a constraint-and-attribute-based security system for controlling software component interaction.[11] This patent covers the technology that sits at the heart of Kaspersky Lab's secure operating system, which is currently in development. Reflecting this, his office is also located next to the company's expert "Global Research and Analysis Team" team (GReAT), the business' Virus Lab, and on the same floor as the company's senior developers and analysts.
Eugene lives with his third wife, and has four children.
On 21 April 2011, Russian media reported that his 20 year old son, Ivan, had been kidnapped and subsequently freed three days later.[12]
Kaspersky's personal fortune was estimated at $800m in 2011.[13]
Eugene Kaspersky has been described as a flamboyant, jolly character[14] with a charismatic stage presence.[15]
"I consider myself one of the happiest people around, since what I do I once did as a hobby, and that's long since become my job." Eugene Kaspersky [16]
Due to the nature of his job Kaspersky is a frequent business traveler, regularly blogging about the places he visits.[17] He also regularly visits exotic locations, a particular favorite being the volcanic Kamchatka Peninsula in far-eastern Russia, to which he has returned several times.
While eschewing ostentation:
"I own a company, a flat in Moscow and BMW. I don't need more." Eugene Kaspersky [18]
He does have a fondness for Formula-1 races, which he attends regularly, and Ferraris.[19]
This penchant for speed saw Kaspersky Lab become a sponsor of Italy's AF Corse Ferrari racing team in 2010; the following year it started sponsoring the Scuderia Ferrari Formula-1 racing team, which it continues to sponsor today. In April 2013, Kaspersky Lab signed a five-year agreement with Ferrari to provide the Italian automotive company with complete endpoint IT security.[20]
On 12 June 2009, he received the Russian Federation National Award in Science and Technology from former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev for major advances in modern information security systems.[21][22] In the same year, he received the People's Republic of China Friendship Award.[23]
Other notable awards include:
In 2012, Kaspersky was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Technology degree from Plymouth University.[34] In the same year, Kaspersky was named one of CRN's Top 25 Innovators of the Year.[35]
Eugene Kaspersky has for several years publicly voiced concerns over a possible 'catastrophic' cyber-attack on critical infrastructure.[36][37][38][39] He supports the idea of a non-proliferation treaty to cover cyberweapons,[40] citing the escalation of cyberwarfare as a 'call to action' for the international community.[41]
Kaspersky travels the world regularly giving speeches on the dangers of cyberwar and the need for worldwide action in fighting growing security threats.[42][43] He also regards education in cybersecurity matters as key in meeting cyber-challenges – education both of average computer users in general, and of IT security personnel in particular, who are often underskilled. Besides, he promotes the incorporation of universal cybersecurity standardization and policies, and cooperation between governments and industry:
"The private sector – particularly IT and security related industries, and also certain key critical industries for which IT security has long been at the top of the agenda – has a wealth of front line cyber-battle experience, which state bodies will greatly benefit from by having access to."[36]
Kaspersky supports the idea of Internet IDs for critical transactions: voting in elections, online banking, interaction with official bodies, etc. Kaspersky was quoted as saying:
""I believe the World Wide Web should be divided into three zones. A red zone for critical processes; for operations in this zone an Internet ID should be mandatory. Then comes the yellow zone, where minimal authorization is needed; for example, age verification for online shops selling alcohol, or adult stores. And finally there's the green zone: blogs, social networks, news sites, chats… - everything that's about your freedom of speech. No authorization required."".
— Kaspersky[44]
In 2012 Kaspersky commented that Apple is at the point where Microsoft was 10–12 years previously, in terms of security.[45]
In July 2012, Wired published a controversial piece about Kaspersky Lab and Eugene Kaspersky's alleged involvement in politics and very close ties with Russian law enforcement agencies.[46] Eugene published a prompt response pointing out the article's factual errors and omissions.[47]
Eugene Kaspersky is also a member of several Advisory Boards, including that of the Council on CyberSecurity[48] and the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT).[49]
Kaspersky sits on the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) International Advisory Board.[footnote] In March 2013, following a meeting between Eugene Kaspersky, Ronald Noble (INTERPOL Secretary General), and Noboru Nakatani (INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation (IGCI)[50] Executive Director), Kaspersky Lab formally agreed to work closely with the IGCI in a collaborative effort to better secure the safety of the Internet.[51]
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Happy Monday to you! I hope your week is starting out well. We are FINALLY getting some cool weather here in Texas. Friday it was in the 80's. Today it's in the 50's. I'm loving this!
I've been working like a busy bee these last few weeks after having my sewing studio/pig sty/cave/asylum painted. I posted several weeks earlier about trying to decide the paint color. I finally decided on a light pale aqua, and I LOVE the way it turned out! I did love the barn red that it was before, but I was ready for a change. Want to see a few pictures? I have some to share with you, although I'm not totally finished organizing everything. I also haven't made my new curtains yet. I have the fabric for them and hope to get to that this week. (All pictures are clickable.)
I still need to work on this shelf. I have several things to try out on there, but haven't made up my mind yet.
The file cabinet holds all of my counted cross stitch leaflets. The drawers are so full I can barely close them. Pitiful! The shelf thingee holds my jelly rolls, a few fat quarter bundles, and my charm packs. See my little ladybug teapot on the top? I LOVE IT! The jar is filled with lavendar.
The drawers next to that are my scraps that are divided by sizes. This is not all of them ..... just a very few. I have four of those HUGE tubs full that I haven't even cut yet. I can't throw anything away. (Hoarder much? LOL) The little cabinet with the ivy on it holds my Shepherd's Bush cross stitch kits. I WILL stitch them all in my lifetime. Oh yes I will! ;o)
This is another picture of my jelly roll cabinet and shows a few of my mini quilts.
Here is a close up of my organized scraps. It sure helps having them cut and ready to go. I definitely need to be spending some time playing in my large scrap bins this week. Lots of cutting to do and lots of scrap quilts in my mind. I keep telling myself if I'll just spend about 30 minutes a day cutting, that in no time I'll have them done. I've been working on it. I promise I have!
I just love all the colors. I hate using these up. LOL (I know, I'm weird!)
Here is where I sit to do my sewing. On the left is my Bernina 1530. I love this machine. I've had it for about 17 years and it still stitches like a dream. Next to that is my little ironing set up. I like having it there so I don't have to get up to press each seam open. Yes, I'm lazy. LOL My serger is in the back where I can just pull it up to the front if I need to use it.
This is a view from the other side of the room so you can see where I sew. This isn't a very good picture, but hopefully you can get the idea. On the right is my Bernina 200E sewing/embroidery machine. I also have a Viking (sitting on the table behind the Bernina on the left), but I'm really a Bernina girl. :0) My sewing threads are on spools on the wall. I love all the colors.
These are just a few of my favorite things. There are a couple of boxes with stitched tops that dear friends have given me. On the right is my grandmother's antique sewing basket with all of her original things in it. I'm such a sentimental old fool. I can't throw anything like that away. The first shelf holds my Go!Baby and dies and the baskets hold my BOM's that are waiting patiently to be sewn. *sigh* The next shelf has my sewing basket, a tub with blocks ready to be sewn into something special, and the shoe box containers hold scraps that have been cut into squares. The bottom shelf holds a container with my finished cross stitch projects that are waiting to either be framed or finish-finished.
I've opened the top drawer so you can see the threads. I designed my cutting table and my wonderful hubby built if for me. The top five drawers are designed to hold my Isacord embroidery threads. They are in boxes in numerical order. The drawers are just deep enough to hold these. The bottom drawer holds some of my stabilizers and miscellaneous pellon and interfacings. The shelves on the right have my notebooks with some of the projects that I've printed off the internet. Also on those shelves are my quilting magazines organized by particular title and in date order. There are a BAZILLION little sticky thingees coming out of the top of those magazines. I have so many things I want to make!
On top you can see some of my projects that I'm working on. The table is wide enough to hold two of the 36" wide cutting mats with room to spare. I do love my cutting table.
To the left of the drawers is another rolling cart with drawers. I have some projects in there that are ready to be cut, along with the book or pattern. On the floor I have one of those soft mats to help keep my legs and back from hurting when standing for a long time. I can't believe the difference it makes!
Okay, this part is still a mess, but I wanted you to see the other side of the cutting table and how it's designed. The shelves on both sides are removeable and adjustable in case I want to put plastic tubs, etc. The black and white boxes contain patterns. More patterns are in the red magazine keeper on the top and also in the red container. I have a ton of patterns, but I love them! I forgot to take a picture of my books. I'll have to do that for next time. In the background you can see part of my wall of fabric and my TV.
I use the comic book boards to wrap my fabrics around and I LOVE it. This way I can see what I have at a glance. I only use the boards for a yard and up. Anything else is folded and put either in my wall cabinets or with my fat quarters. I love this way of organizing.
This is another picture of part of my fabric. On the top of the bookcases are my storage boxes. I use these for my over-dyed floss, my gingher collection, lace, notions, etc. I love my toile boxes.
And a couple more views.... The top shelf in the middle has some of my fat quarter bundles. You can't really tell, but they are stacked three deep on the shelf. Yes, I love pre-cuts! What can I say!
These stacking drawers are where I keep the projects that are already cut and ready to go. They include everything that is needed to finish the project including the pattern. SO nice to be able to grab and get after it. :0)
This is a picture of part of the floor to ceiling cabinets that my hubby built for me. Each cabinet is full of fabric and is divided by theme, color, flannel, etc. Also my quilting books take up two shelves in one of the cabinets.