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PS Video Store & Music Unlimited Updates for December 30, 2011
165w ago
- Sony Network Entertainment Marketing Manager
Christopher Lastrapes
is here with the last PlayStation Video Store and Music Unlimited update for 2011.
Details are below, to quote: In TV Shows, find every episode of the first season of House of Anubis for free for a limited time before Season 2 premieres in January.
Catch up on this thrilling series following nine teenagers who live together in a boarding house named for an Egyptian god of the dead.
Our New Year's Sale kicks off on the first of the year in Collections & Sales. Find phenomenal films like The Hangover Part II, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Cowboys & Aliens at great low prices through January 9th.
All this to wrap up your year...
New Release Movies
US Store: Final Destination 5, Apollo 18, A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, City Under Siege, Love Crime, The
Pool Boys, and many more.
Canada Store: Final Destination 5, Apollo 18, City Under Siege, The Pool Boys, and many more.
As we wrap up 2011, here are some of the top charts, as listened to by the Music Unlimited service users!
Top Artists in 2011 [US]
Lil Wayne
Wiz Khalifa
Nicki Minaj
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PlayStation Store PS3 and PSN Updates for December 27, 2011
166w ago
- Sony PlayStation Store Director
Grace Chen
is here with the last US PSN update for 2011, as follows below:
We say goodbye to 2011 with one last PlayStation Store update; just in time for those looking to warm the winter nights with some great content from PlayStation Network.
New PSN Games this week include All Zombies Must Die. This twin-stick shooter is taken to lofty new heights with a bevy of RPG features, four player co-op and optional PlayStation Move support.
You'll also want to check out Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD. This remake of the influential original puts you in the shoes of the High Plains Drifter with an all new coat of paint that you won't want to miss.
The Splinter Cell HD Collection released earlier this year, but it's now broken up into individual games. Want to pick up only one title in the trilogy? Now you can. The original Trilogy bundle is of course, still available, and may stand as the better deal should you wish to purchase all three.
Two great new additions in the PS3 Full Game category are also arriving this week. For an amazing gaming experience for all ages, you can now download Carnival Island, playable with PlayStation Move. Packed with a ton of great games and activities, you'll be amazed how it uses the Move controller...
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PS Video Store & Music Unlimited Updates for December 23, 2011
166w ago
- Sony Network Entertainment Marketing Manager
Christopher Lastrapes
has posted up this weeks PlayStation Video Store and Music Unlimited updates today, as follows:
Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life) stars as renowned baseball general manager Billy Beane in Moneyball, available to own now in New Releases before releasing on Blu-ray and DVD next month.
Follow the story of the man who shook up professional baseball forever. Jonah Hill (The Sitter) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Ides of March) round out the cast.
Woody Allen's highest grossing film of all time - Midnight in Paris - hits the Movies section this week. See the late night comedic adventures of a writer in one of the world's most iconic cities with legends of the past.
The ensemble cast includes Owen Wilson (Cars 2), Rachel McAdams (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows), Michael Sheen (Tron: Legacy), Tom Hiddleston (Thor), Marion Cotillard (Inception) and Adrien Brody (Predators).
We've got even more great eye-popping 3D content available from 3net with Scary Tales, a weird and fantastic series of marauding giants, ghost-plagued forests, human wolves, cannibals and more! You can either rent or own episodes now in Available in 3D. It's perfect for your new PlayStation 3D display.
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Sony Wraps Up PlayStation Home for 2011, Updates Aurora
167w ago
- SCEE Manager
James Gallagher
has announced that PlayStation Home is being wrapped up for the year this coming Thursday, and shared details on the new Aurora v1.4 updates below as well.
To quote: On Thursday 22nd December from 8AM BST PlayStation Home will go offline for scheduled maintenance. Here is what to expect when PS Home reopens...
The darkness has been lifted from Aurora! Peace and beauty have finally been restored. Along with the return of daylight, Aurora is currently passing above a large mountain range.
Hopefully the islands will remain high enough to avoid any collisions!
There is now a new island holding a fantastic single and multiplayer game called 'Espionage 9′, along with another island containing the addictive 'Los Penguini Brothers' mini game.
We also have a new Teller of Tales story about the discovery of the islands which will be coming very shortly. Also, as well as new rewards for level 95 and a very special level 100 reward, we're giving everyone not one but two free items to celebrate the launch of Aurora 1.4.
One will be given on entering the space, and the other will arrive with the new Teller of Tales story. So what are you waiting for? Come and explore the wonders of Aurora now!
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PlayStation Store PS3 and PSN Updates for December 20, 2011
167w ago
- Sony PlayStation Store Director
Grace Chen
is here with this weeks US PSN updates today, as follows:
The year is almost over, but the flow of great content on the PlayStation Store doesn't let up. This week, we see the release of some great PSN Games, an amazing new series of Themes, and some expansive Add-Ons.
This week, pick up Sonic CD and Trine 2. Sonic CD is the much anticipated re-release of one of the most sought after Sonic games. Critically acclaimed, but a rare gem due to its release on the SEGA CD system, this is one Sonic experience everyone should play.
For a more co-op experience, download Trine 2. This sequel to the action platform puzzler comes with a new multiplayer mode allowing up to 3 players to take on the roles of wizard, thief and knight. Don't miss it.
We're also proud to release a new series of Themes for your PS3 and PSP that will add an unprecedented visual overhaul to your XMB. "The Studio", created by bleeding edge visual gurus at
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Choose from an ever-expanding selection of limited edition Dynamic and Static Themes by a growing list of artists and create your own personal digital...
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I was smitten with this woman at Ozma Atelier's last sale.
Her smile, her style, her whole essence. I asked if I could take her photo and she said yes.
So I bring you, many weeks later, Sylvia Garland, photographed in Ozma Atelier.
She was close to leaving but some of her friends–and I joined in, as I do–talked her into trying on a stunning Eileen Fisher black wool dress and I believe she ended up getting it. I sure hope so. She is a fashion inspiration, the way she carries herself and her discerning eye.
]]>Why don't I ever think to do this? Maybe my time to do such things has passed, but I was completely enchanted by the lovely Coco at Time Market yesterday.
Her cheekbones flashed with iridescent glitter that lit up her gorgeous eyes. And I love her ponytail atop the head.
Great look, Coco. You inspire me!
]]>This is our last chance at funding a walkable region!
For the last three years, Living Streets Alliance, along with a coalition of over 30 neighborhoods, organizations, and businesses, has worked on a Pedestrian Safety & Comfort campaign to address the need for better walking conditions in the greater Tucson region. Tomorrow morning represents a major opportunity to do just that; the Pima County Bond Advisory Committee will make their final recommendation on whether or not to include $25 million in pedestrian improvements in the next bond election.
YOUR presence will affect their decision!
Help us pack the room to show that there's broad community support for a walkable region. We'll have ample, free bike parking available and provide you with a neon pedestrian pin to wear in show of support as you come in the door.
All you have to do is show up! (See details below.) Or, if you feel compelled, you can also fill out a speaker card as you enter the meeting and have the chance to speak directly to the committee for one minute during the "call to audience".
To find out more about what's being proposed, visit our Pedestrian Safety & Comfort Bond Proposal page. Meantime, please bring your friends, family, coworkers and help us spread the word via our Facebook event page.
This opportunity will not present itself again
for decades.
Let's not miss our chance to create the walkable region that we want now! Thank you in advance for your support and resolve to create a community that's safe and accessible for everyone. We'll see you tomorrow morning, bright and early!
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Bond Advisory Committee Meeting
Friday, January 9th @ 8:00am
Riverpark Inn, 777 W Cushing Street (just west of I-10)
Questions? Feel free to contact us.
]]>This is the day of all days, the legendary Ozma Atelier sale!
Tomorrow, 10am. I'm pretty sure everything is on sale, with a whole jumble of goodies UNDER FIVE BUCKS>
(Diana, this is where I got the patent croc embossed cordovan chunky penny loafers for ONE DOLLAR. IN MY SIZE.)
So, yeah.
See you there!
(Ozma is on the south side of 6th St just west of 6th Avenue.)
photo courtesy of Ozma Atelier
]]>I accosted her on Park Ave, which is totally the best part of having a style blog–asking people to take their photo and having a justification for doing so!
This is Taylor and I noticed her because she carries herself beautifully, was wearing a simple, flattering long dress, and–this gets me every time–the flower!
The flower behind the ear means so much to me–Judy Blume's excellent Starring Sally J Friedman as Herself–the hibiscus–anyone? When I tuck a bloom in my hair I feel that much more confident.
Taylor, an MCB major in The Honors College, says her style is tropical. We couldn't agree more.
]]>A style unique to Tucson, don't you agree?
Chris Allison is wearing a ski shell with Tevas and no socks…
Thanks to Dina Scalone-Romero of TROT for the snap!
]]>Local First AZ is partnering with sustainable clothing retailer Fed By Threads for an exclusive champagne shopping brunch on Sunday December 7th at 10am. Localist members will have the store to themselves for an hour of private shopping, complimentary cantaloupe mimosas, fresh fruit and GIO's famous A.M. Burritos with freshly scrambled eggs, cheese, white beans and yucca tots. The Localists will have a meet and greet with store owner, Alok Appaduri and learn about the store's mission to help build body positivity, revive the American clothing industry, help feed food insecure members of our community and more. These clothes are a two-fer! You get fabulous, fashion threads and help support important causes at the same time. It really is better living through shopping and this special brunch will be fun for all. The event is free, but you must be an active Localist member to participate. More information about the event can be found here: bit.ly/champagneshopping
Localist is a special initiative of Local First AZ. For the cost of the $20 annual membership, Localists can take part in special exclusive events and receive great discounts all year long. "The Localist program was developed as a way to better connect people with our amazing local businesses," says Localist coordinator Jenny Strickland. "We want to bring people behind the scenes of local businesses and have a great time." Past events have included a private burger tasting with the owner of Diablo Burger, a farmer's market happy hour at Proper with the chef bringing out food foraged that morning paired with reserved tickets for food sustainability lectures at the FOX theatre and beer school at Borderlands where guests toured the brewery with the owner and sampled the brews. Localists also receive 20% discounts for many UA Presents shows, can take part in 2 for 1 deals at the FOX, receive invites to restaurant cold opens and frequently win great giveaways.
"The events are so much fun," says Strickland, "it's a great chance for folks to connect all across the community. The one thing all our localist members have in common is that they love the unique experiences that our local businesses have to offer."
To learn more about this great program, please visit the website at http://www.localfirstaz.com/localist/
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I LOVE this use of a kimono-style top! Instead of a cardigan or hoodie, wear it as an outer layer to stay warm in air conditioned buildings.
Thank you to Cara (is that your name? I took the photo weeks ago so I forgot already!!!) for letting me take your photo.
If anyone knows where I can find something similar let me know!
Maybe at the clothing swap this Sunday?
District Clothing Trade, this Sunday, Sept 14, 11am-1pm, Steinfeld Warehouse, 101 W. Sixth St.
Clean out your closet and get some new goodies–win/win!
]]>We liked the look of these two lads at Time Market the other week. (Mom gave us permission to photograph son, of course. Merci!!)
]]>What do they know?
Our flowers just bloom differently. That's what makes them extra lovely–you don't know quite when or where you'll find a gorgeous blossom, nor how long it will last.


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Meredith Vieira delivered the following commencement address at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 18, 2008:
Thank you President Bacow. Thank you to the faculty and fellow honorees, trustees, the alumni, friends, families, and graduates. This is very emotional. I realize if I were to apply here today, I would never get in.
So I'm really grateful to be invited back. I was invited to a dinner last night at the president's house and I couldn't go because I had an accident Friday on the Today show. We had New Kids on the Block performing and it was raining, the indignity of it all, and I fell on the stage and just took my shin off. I was lying in my hotel last night, at the Taj Mahal—the hotel, not the actual Taj Mahal. I was on drugs but I'm not delusional. And I had time with my leg up to think about how I got here today.
I don't make speeches. Despite what I do for a living, I'm basically kind of shy. But about a little over a year ago, Larry, you know Larry, Larry called. We traded phone calls and I finally reached him and he was on his sailboat. He said to me, "Listen, I want you to give this speech in 2008." And I had just started at the Today show and everything I read said the show is going to tank now that Katie was gone. I said, "Listen, Larry, I could really screw up my job and then you're not going to want me here giving the commencement address. He sort of laughed and he said, "Don't worry about it." And then I said, "Plus, I don't even know what I would say to these students." He said, "Oh, you've got a year to think about it." And then there must have been a gust of wind because his voice sort of trailed off and the last thing I heard him say was, "Speak from your heart, Meredith."
So for the past year I've been trying to think of what I should say to you. Obviously I should try to inspire you or maybe alert you to some of the potholes along the way that you're going to face. Or I could cut right to the chase and tell you the real story behind Barbara Walters and Star Jones. I know, I know. And I do know. Actually, you know what, I'm going to get to that, I am going to get to that.
But first—yeah—but first, as I look out over your faces, the graduates, I'm so impressed by the mission of this school to create real leaders. Back when I was here, I was a student here from 1971 to 1975, I'm going to be honest, I wasn't much of a leader, except for January 1975, I led a group of female students across the campus streaking. Literally. Yeah. It was really cold, I remember that. And at one point, you know, I looked over my shoulder and the only behind I saw was mine. So as I was crouching in the bushes waiting for the campus police to drive by with the high beams on because, you know, got to catch these girls in the act, it struck me that every leader, no matter how small, occasionally will find themselves alone and exposed.
After that I did actually make a little bit more of myself, albeit with my clothes on—and quite frankly, I advise you do to the same, keep them on—to the point where nowadays, people your age often come up to me—we have a lot of interns at the Today show—and they'll say, "How did you get where you are? What did you do? What is the formula for success?" I tell them all and I'll tell you, the only formula is that there is no formula. There is no easy way to get from point A to point B, nor is there any right way.
In fact, my career, if you want to talk about a fluke, I was the kid at Tufts University who went through every major. I came in as a math major. I moved from that to drama, to French, to astronomy. I was brought into the dean's office who said, "Stop it, pick one." The only one I could pick was English because that's where I had enough credits. So I totally relate to the students out here, the graduates who might be a little scared right now. Maybe you don't know where you're headed. Maybe you haven't found your passion. Maybe your parents are looking at you like, "What are you going to do?" and you're scared. I felt all of that. I felt very lost.
And then, again in January—a lot happened in that January, I tell you, in 1975—I took a class here in broadcast journalism. It was pass/fail. I don't even know why it took it. I had no interest, none. I didn't see myself as a broadcaster in my future. I took this class. It was given by a reporter from CBS Radio in Boston, WEEI. Back then it was all news. I think maybe now it's all sports but back then it was all news. And I found that I liked it. I really liked it. At the end, they had a final project. We were broken down into groups of four or five and we each had to do a mini radio documentary. We would research it, report it, write it, and then one person would narrate the documentary. I happened to be the one chosen to narrate ours.
They brought in a muckety muck from CBS to critique it, a man named Bill Shermer, a wonderful man who has since passed on. He listens to all these documentaries and when ours comes up he says, "Whose voice is that?" I raise my hand and he says, "I want to see you after class." I thought, "Oh my God, what's going to happen?" I go out into the hallway and he says, "Have you decided what you want to do with the rest of your life?" Now being a Tufts student, I knew— philosophical deep question, ponder for a moment. And I did and then I said, "Gee, I don't know." He said, "Well, I do. I truly believe if you open up your mind you have a future in this business." And he offered me an internship. And literally, that's all it took. It was in that moment. It was one person seeing a spark in me and opening a door that I went through. It was that simple. Had I not taken that class, I don't really know what direction. I would have found a direction, but that's what put me on the path.
A few weeks later I learned something that is probably the first lesson I'm going to impart to you: remember to always ask questions. I'm an intern now, two weeks before I have to start. They give me a call and say, "You're going to be ripping wires." Okay, ripping wires. Radio station. Wires out of the walls. A little weird that they'd have me do that, but fine, I'll do that. I went and I bought a new pair of overalls because I thought, "Gee, I'm going to look cute." And actually that was the style back then. I show up to work at 4 a.m.—talk about ironies, I'm back on that schedule—I show up at WEEI and people are looking at me weird, like "Why are you dressed in overalls?" Finally it dawns on somebody about my confusion. Ripping wires, what they meant was ripping the wire services, the copy off of UPI, Reuters, AP, not wires out of the wall. Eventually they stop laughing, although if anybody that I knew back then sees me they always bring it up. I learned a lesson that day: no question is too stupid. You're not as smart as you think you are. You never will be. There's always room to learn. Don't be scared to ask. Luckily for me Bill Shermer still took a chance on me, which I'm very grateful that he did.
But you're going to find that in life, occasionally people will not be on your side. And then what do you do when you hit that first wall? Mine occurred about two years later. I had moved from radio to television, Providence, RI, and about a year into that job, and I felt pretty secure, I was brought in by the news director on a Friday, because that's when they do it to you. And he said, "You know what, you don't have what it takes." And they let me go.
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Internal auditors play a vital role in their organisation's strategies and daily activities. Your department's audit plan should be a well-balanced examination that covers regulatory requirements and aligns key risk areas within the organisation.
Join Protiviti's Mark Harrison & Adam Christou, as they help internal audit professionals identify hot topics & emerging trends in 2014 to better execute the department's strategic focus on risk throughout the year.
2014 IT Audit Benchmarking Survey: Where does your department rate?
Feb 26 2014
64 mins
Neville Thomas, Head of Internal Audit Group at AMP, Chris Grant, & Ewen Ferguson, Protiviti
IT audit is a dynamic area with high personnel turnover, rapidly changing environments and shifting risk profiles. Protiviti's third-annual IT Audit Benchmarking Survey Report analyses the underlying IT audit trends facing our profession today.
Attend this webinar discussing key findings such as:
• Data security is of paramount concern
• Significant gaps in IT auditing
• Lack of IT audit risk assessments
• Strengthening IT governance practices
Prevention of Data Breach in the Retail Industry
Feb 21 2014
63 mins
Jeffrey Sanchez and Scott Laliberte, Managing Directors at Protiviti
Protiviti's experts will discuss the current data breach issues and best practices for keeping data secure.
Guide to Business Continuity Management in 2014
Feb 20 2014
60 mins
Jeffrey Weber, Michael Porier, and Jonathan Bronson, Managing Directors @ Protiviti
Protiviti's BCM experts will share key changes in business continuity management in 2014.
Regulatory Hot Topics for Financial Services in 2014
Jan 29 2014
63 mins
Protiviti's Tim Long, Scott Jones, John Atkinson, Steven Stachowicz, Nicole Weber
With nearly 40 percent of the Dodd-Frank Act yet to be implemented, numerous new consumer protection requirements taking effect this year, and the continued strong focus on anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, regulatory compliance will remain a major challenge for the financial services industry in 2014.
Join Protiviti's Tim Long, Scott Jones, John Atkinson, Steven Stachowicz and Nicole Weber on Wednesday January 29, as they help compliance, risk and internal audit professionals identify some of the important regulatory issues and developments for 2014 that will need to be included in internal audit and compliance programs.
Topics will include:
• Consumer Financial Lending and Deposits Products
• Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions
• Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers
• The impact of the Current Environment on Compliance and Internal Audit organizations
CPE credits will be provided to qualifying attendees.
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COSO 2013: The Implications to IT Controls
Jan 15 2014
90 mins
David Brand, Keith Kawashima and Barbi Goldstein -- Protiviti Inc.
During this webinar, we will continue our conversation on the 2013 COSO Framework. The focus will specifically be on the implications to IT controls.
Kickstart Internal Audit in 2014
Jan 9 2014
88 mins
Brian Christensen, David Brand and Keith Keller, Protiviti
Internal auditors play a vital role in their organization's strategies and daily activities. Your department's audit plan should be a well-balanced examination that covers regulatory requirements and aligns key risk areas within the organization. However, in today's fast changing environment, plans change and the needs of the organization may evolve rapidly. Has your support of the organization kept pace with those changes? Should you make changes to your audit plan to ensure coverage of new risks? Also, do you know what new elements should be included in your 2014 plan?
The objective of this presentation is to help internal audit professionals identify emerging trends in need of attention so that auditors can better execute the department's strategic focus on risk.
Infusing Traditional Investigative Techniques into the Audit
Dec 17 2013
63 mins
Scott Moritz, Managing Director, Protiviti and Pam Verick, Director, Protiviti
Internal Auditors are often the first line of defense in a company's fight against fraud and corruption. Indeed, Internal Auditors are often called upon to "pivot" when a routine internal audit unearths red flags that may be indicators of fraud, corruption or misconduct.
This presentation is intended to provide internal auditors with:
•Knowledge of investigative techniques
•The ability to recognize fraud or corruption indicators
•Tools to respond to red flags
Managing People in Crisis
Dec 4 2013
63 mins
Ann Butera, President of the Whole Person Project, Inc. and Ashley Hartley, Director at Protiviti
As a manager, you are likely adept at handling crises on the job. But how do you handle people in crisis? Whether positive or negative, any life-altering event can affect how your employees work, and as the boss, you may be the last person to know. What can you do to diagnose changes in employee performance before it's too late?
Join Ann Butera, President of the Whole Person Project, Inc. and Protiviti in this webinar to discuss how to mitigate the effects of your employees' personal lives on their work lives. We will discuss how the inherent boss/employee relationship can lend itself to misunderstanding, how to recognize the symptoms and warning signs of employees' crises, and how you can adjust your management style to deal with this.
Steve Hobbs Interviews Frank Hatheway, Chief Economist @ NASDAQ OMX
Nov 25 2013
6 mins
Steve Hobbs and Frank Hatheway
Protiviti's Managing Director Steve Hobbs discusses the current state of the IPO process with NASDAQ Economist Frank Hatheway prior to his Protiviti presentation on October 29th, 2013.
IPO Pricing with NASDAQ Chief Economist
Nov 20 2013
56 mins
Frank Hatheway, Steve Hobbs
NASDAQ OMX Chief Economist Frank Hatheway discusses the IPO pricing process on October 29th, 2013.
High Value Roadmap Planning for SAP Access Control Solutions
Nov 20 2013
59 mins
John Harrison, Vijan Patel, Aric Quinones, Erin Hughes (SAP)
Discussion on how leading companies are improving security administration and access governance processes, and how to build a strategic roadmap with SAP Access Control solutions
Security In eCommerce
Nov 18 2013
54 mins
Aaron Greenman,Director, Protiviti
The World has forever changed. eCommerce is no longer a nice to have…it is a necessity. We live in a very noisy world where technology has changed the way we buy. Time, context and attention are the new currency.
Join us for this webinar where Aaron Greenman, Protiviti Director, will explore how technology has had a significant impact on mobile commerce, the security implications involved and measures to consider.
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) Updates
Nov 13 2013
90 mins
Scott Laliberte and Jeff Sanchez, Managing Directors, Protiviti
Protiviti's PCI Security Experts will discuss recent changes and upcoming developments in data security standards and impact on companies.
2014 Finance Priorities Survey Results
Nov 7 2013
61 mins
FEI, Jay Thompson and Ryan Senter, Managing Directors, Protiviti
FEI and Protiviti will jointly present on the findings from Protiviti's 2014 Finance Priorities Survey.
Your Vulnerability Scanner is Lying to You (And What To Do About It)
Nov 6 2013
47 mins
Adam Brand, Associate Director, Protiviti; Magen Hughes, Consultant, Protiviti
Infosec is known for constantly telling IT to "patch your stuff" to prevent getting compromised. Scan reports with a bunch of red are kicked over the wall, and scary reports showing thousands of vulnerabilities are an all-to-frequent result of a vulnerability assessment. But these scan reports are often lying about the true severity of the vulnerabilities, which creates more work for everyone and leaves Infosec crying wolf more often than it should. In this talk, we take a closer look at the problem with vulnerability ratings and how to have IT fail less by having to patch less, while simultaneously being more secure.
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I and Maddy Ray, the East End Community School Walking School Bus Coordinator here in Portland, met with AAA of Northern New England's Pat Moody, Manager of Public Affairs, and Dan Goodman, their new Traffic Safety Specialist (Note: this is the same great Dan Goodman formerly of Go Maine and the Regional Transportation Program (RTP).) The meeting also included Jennifer Huebner Davidson, the Manager of Traffic Safety Advocacy at the AAA National Office (via phone).
We led folks through the ins and outs of our daily school-run Walking School Bus program here in Portland and also what is unfolding across the state. Then Jennifer shared her knowledge and perspective from working with the thousands of schools across the country with active AAA School Safety Patrol programs (currently there are 635,000 student Patrolers!) for how we could utilize the existing AAA program structure to implement a hybrid student walk leader program for our local students.
Within our local program we carry the desire both to do authentic youth engagement and to meet our primary goal to improve safety. So we've been living with the question of how to clearly define the role of our future student walk leaders. I.e., what would student leaders be permitted to do and not permitted to do – to keep kids safe on the walk to school? We've been seeking input both from the students, adult program management, and consulting with other folks involved with Safe Routes to School around the country – but it was a real boon to hear Jennifer's broad insight and clear-cut answers. In turn, she was excited about this potential pilot hybridization and offered ongoing guidance as we proceed to explore it. Pat and Dan have been very supportive as well – having brought Jennifer in as a resource after we approached them and also offering local AAA technical assistance, diverse connections, and School Safety Patrol materials as we proceed.
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See photos, stats and stories from the 2013-2014 pilot Portland Walking School Bus Program here!
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Youth Voice Builds Stronger Bike & Pedestrian Culture: Spotlight on Sanford
Written for Maine Cyclist and the Maine Safe Routes to School Program Newsletter.
Thanks to training from Safe Routes to School (SRTS) organizations in the United States and Canada, the Maine SRTS Program has been experimenting with authentic youth engagement and leadership in our walk and bike to school work. Students provide great energy – which is a tremendous boost to interested-but-maxed-out adults in the community – and students also offer their own walk and bike experiences and perspectives. As one trainer in youth engagement expressed, "What could be more important than including the very population we wish to serve (students) in our local efforts and decision making?" Early research has shown that when students are leading the charge, school and community culture shift is easier to make happen and persists longer.
Examples of youth engagement in walk and bike efforts from the past few years include Houlton students who became part of a Student Safety Patrol, York elementary students who created a bicycle safety video, and Freeport middle and high school students who presented walk and bike safety concerns to their town council (which led to great community follow-up). More recently, the Maine SRTS Program assisted with youth engagement in school-wide walk and bike encouragement led by 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at East End and Lyseth Elementary Schools in Portland (see associated article) and walk and bike audits led by 7th and 8th graders at Sanford Junior High.
Spotlight on Sanford
At Sanford Junior High, 12 students from Jessica Marass' 7th and 8th grade classes were responsible for assessing the walkability and bikeability of the Sanford/Springvale community – as part of a larger educational excursion called "We Built This City!"
Jim Tasse and Sarah Cushman of the Maine Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Education and Safe Routes to School Programs first met with the students to discuss what makes a community feel liveable and trained them in the process of conducting walkability and bikeability audits. The students in Marass' classes brought great experience to their walk and bike assessment work – as their primary modes of transportation are walking or riding their bikes to school and around town. Many of the students have struggled with social and emotional challenges that make a typical school day difficult to navigate. Right from the start the students made the process their own, creating individualized walk and bike audit forms after review of several national and state road and trail examples.
In addition to walking around Sanford and Springvale, the students capitalized on the school's Bike Club fleet. Through a partnership with the Nasson Community Bike Center (and with support from a Maine Safe Routes to School Mini-grant this spring) the school uses a handful of bikes for the Bike Club, safety training, and reward rides for students. An instructor with the Maine Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety Education Program presented to the students in May and one parent recently reported, "Our son won't get on his bike without doing the ABC Quick check, and he made us help him adjust his helmet because he informed us he now knew the best way to wear it!"
Marass' students clearly enjoyed the walk and bike audit process – "We got to be outside, doing something that really means something to me," shared one student. Another student who loves to bike and skate reported, "My favorite part was helping, because any way I can make the way we get around better, is awesome." Still another said, "This is something we can really use!"
After gathering all their information, the students created detailed maps and posters to visually demonstrate the level of safety for walking and biking in the areas surrounding the school. Leading up to the community-wide presentations day (held during the day and evening), many of the students were very nervous and felt they might not be able to participate. Marass and Dan Spencer, the classroom's education technician, helped the students practice and review and assured them that they would only have to share as much as they felt comfortable. For example, the students learned skills for politely letting someone know who else they could ask if one of them felt they were 'freezing up'.
One student was especially worried – but because he was so passionate about the topic, turned out to be a star. It was clear he inspired the adults he spoke to about the project and in the process he learned that stepping outside his comfort zone could be rewarding and reinforcing. A number of city officials (including the city planner) attended the presentations; and one official invited the students to a scheduled meeting where he will be advocating for precisely one of the improvements the students had suggested! Several of the students then went on to also present their work at a city-wide Mobility Forum the next week.
"Seeing our kids work together, and witness themselves succeed as a group, makes it all worth it! They were incredibly proud of themselves, and for these students, that is priceless. Much better than a high test score or grade! For students often hiding in the shadows, they got to see how much they could really shine." reported Dan Spencer, the classroom's education technician.
One student shared sentiments at the end of the project that were expressed by many of the others, "I helped with bikability and walkability because I love to walk. I was happy when I found out I was doing this, because I actually got to put my own input into this project. My favorite part was walking, because it was so nice to get out of the school building and contribute to this community." We look forward to hearing more about how these great Sanford youth voices build the case for community bicycle and pedestrian improvements!
Safety Infrastructure for Communities – MaineDOT Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) Program – Available For a Limited Time!
Municipalities across the state should definitely take advantage of this opportunity (reprinted from the Maine Safe Routes to School Newsletter). There's always a need for these mid-block crossing safety amenities somewhere in town and the vehicle compliance rate (i.e. percentage of time vehicles stop for pedestrians) is very high compared to other similar flashing pedestrian lights (91%):
MaineDOT is pleased to announce a partnership opportunity with municipalities in the acquisition and installation of solar-powered pedestrian crossing safety devices at approved locations for this construction season!
Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) are solar-powered flashing lights that drastically improve motor vehicle compliance rates of stopping for pedestrians in crosswalks at unsignalized locations (like this one in Richmond at right and in Portland below). They capture the driver's attention, making a particular crossing much more visible and safer for pedestrians. They really make a difference in creating a walkable environment!
MaineDOT's program can provide these RRFB's to municipalities at no cost! All that is needed is for municipalities to install (no wiring required) and maintain them. MaineDOT will help determine whether a crosswalk location is a good fit for an RRFB. So call soon, as the program will operate on a first come, first serve basis.
This is a great partnering opportunity and if your community wants to request an RRFB, please contact Stephen Landry at 624-3632 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com as soon as possible to discuss the potential location.
Maine Safe Routes to School Profiled in Upcoming National Webinar!
Written for the Maine Safe Routes to School Newsletter. Cushman Transportation Consulting, LLC is a partner affiliate of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership.
On Thursday, May 15th, from 2-3 p.m., the Safe Routes to School National Partnership is hosting a free webinar on Recruiting and Training Volunteers for Long Term Success – Thursday, May 15, 2-3pm.
Our very own Sarah Cushman, Southern Maine Planner for Maine Safe Routes to School, will be one of the presenters – talking specifically about successes and lessons learned through the Portland Walking School Bus Program! This webinar is one of a two-part series that will explore tried-and-true methods for working with volunteers in Safe Routes to School programs and other school-based volunteer initiatives.
Join in to hear Sarah and the other speakers discuss the ways they have recruited and trained volunteers and created sustainable, long-lasting relationships within their schools and communities.
[Update: Listen to an audio recording here. (Please note the visual portion isn't correct due to technical difficulties, but you can hear the full audio at this link and refer to the slides below.)
View PowerPoint slides: Kelli Huinkler, Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health – slides; Sonia Campos, Volunteers of America Greater Los Angeles – slides; Sarah Cushman, Safe Routes to School Maine – slides.]


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LOS ANGELES: 'Life of Pi' is yet to hit movie theaters, but fans can already buy the film's trusty lifeboat that becomes home to a young Indian boy shipwrecked with a tiger.
US online retailer Gilt Groupe said on Friday that the lifeboat, replicated from real rafts used between the 1920s and 1950s, is among props from the movie up for sale next week.
The lifeboat is priced at $40,000 in the sale starting on Nov. 19. Proceeds will go towards the Orangutan Foundation International, in recognition of one of the other animals who initially survives with title character Pi in the film.
"Life of Pi" is based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, directed by Ang Lee and stars newcomer Suraj Sharma. It opens in US movie theaters on Nov. 21.
Other items up for sale include movie posters signed by Lee, a collection of vibrant saris, and other props valued between $140 and more than $6,000.
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