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Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 RTM , the original version released to manufacturers without a service pack update, on April 9, 2013. A service pack is an update meant to fix issues with the operating system.
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 was released nearly two years ago and many, if not most, users will have already updated. If you've already added SP1, you will not be affected. To ensure as many people as possible get the service pack update before support ends, Microsoft has added Service Pack 1 to Windows Auto Update. Previously, Service Pack 1 required an action by the computer user to download and install, now it will download and install automatically if a computer is set up for automatic Windows updates.
Service pack can take a lot of disk space to install, ( up to 7400 MB downloaded from Microsoft website or up to 1050 MB through Windows Update) so you'll need to make sure you have enough disk space available at least during the installation. You will get some of that space back after it's done installing. It is pretty large and can take longer than most updates to install. If you have a laptop, you'll want to make sure it's plugged in. No point in draining your battery. If you don't install SP1, your computer will still function, but won't be able to install new security updates and bug fixes for Windows 7.
Mainstream support for Windows 7 with the service pack update will continue to 2015 and extended support for Windows 7 Enterprise and Professional will continue until 2020.
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Students will create works of art inspired by artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo - a man who used images of fruits and vegetables to create art.Objectives:
Students will learn that complex forms can be created using simple items.
Teachers can tie this lesson into one that introduces students to artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
Type of Work: Painting, Sculpture, Poetry
Born: 1530
Died: 1593
Nationality: Italian
Style/Movement: Mannerism
Best Known For: Portraits of heads made up of a variety of objects, from fruit and leaves to flowers and vegetables.
Important Works: Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring (each painted in 1573; each located in the Louvre, Paris)
Hello, Fruit Face!: The Paintings of Giuseppe Arcimboldo
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Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a sixteenth-century Italian artist, is remembered for his arrangements of such items as flowers, fruits, vegetables, animals, or books into strange but recognizable portraits of people. This short, large-format book features large-scale reproductions of a dozen works by the artist, accompanied by information about his life, his style of painting, and descriptions and discussions of the paintings themselves. (Booklist)
Sticker Art Shapes: Arcimboldo: With More Than 70 Reusable Stickers
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Part of the Sticker Art Shapes series, this book offers children a chance to get to know six of Arcimboldo's paintings on a truly interactive level. Young readers see a finished painting on one page, and on the opposite page, they recreate it with reusable stickers. Arcimboldo's lively portraits, made of painted fruits, vegetables, and flowers, provide children with a unique understanding of composition, color, and style.


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Sources from "Rhymes with Snitch" state Beyonce will be going on vacation without Jay Z. WOW! supposedly Beyonce is going on a vacation with actress Gwyneth Paltrow, in which Gwyneth arranged a four-day break to help Beyonce relax before her tour with Jay Z. Apparently the two will be hiking, doing yoga, and sampling fine wine, yeah okay it sounds good, but CUT IT OUT!
Come on Bey, who are you fooling? We all seen the elevator video and Solange handling your dirty work, now come on tell us why you really going on vacation without your husband. America's favorite couple is having trouble in paradise and we want to know all the tea. Don't disguise the issue with a so called "Health Retreat" your body shows us that you're nice and healthy so whats really real!
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I dont think this would happen around here, but who knows..
:mad:That pisses me off. It is Blatant discrimination by allowing the other sponsors with "controversial" businesses.
It's a legal business,the Little League Committee is now turning the game into a political anti gun stance.I would just tell them Cluck U Chickens
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Welcome to the forum from Grandpa in southern NH.
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Welcome from the great state of Texas. We used to live in San Bernardino, in fact my son was born there about 18 years ago. We moved to Texas shortly after that and haven't looked back. This is a great forum and I'm sure you'll learn a lot from the knowledgeable folks here.
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I just got my first gun not too long ago. It is a Hi-Point C9. I had heard some good and bad things about it, but it had 3 big things that drove it home for me: 1) Made in USA, 2) No Questions Asked Lifetime Warranty, 3) Price! I spent ~$150 on the gun, which I thought would be good considering all the other things that I would be buying to start up shooting. You've gotta start somewhere! Hopefully before this summer I will have another handgun, my buddy has a Springfield XD 9mm that I like a lot. Any suggestions on an economical handgun (<$700) preferably a 9mm. I am also looking for a gun that my girlfriend can take to the range with me.


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Rodeo Bulls............................................. ..........................................A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits they stopped at was the breeding bulls.
They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, "This bull mated 50 times last year." The wife playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said, "He mated 50 times last year."
They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, "This bull mated 120 times last year."
The wife gave her husband a healthy jab and said, "That's more than twice a week! You could learn a lot from him."
They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters, "This bull mated 365 times last year".
The wife, so excited that her elbow nearly broke her husband's ribs, said, "That's once a day. You could REALLY learn something from this one."
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Lucius is a triple-threat of vocal harmonies, infectious hooks, and dance-inducing percussion. Pair those traits with the band's irresistible live show and it's easy to see why NPR Music calls them "a fabulous band playing such infectious pop songs" and Paste hails the group as "blissful." Charismatic co-founders and lead vocalists Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig sing in unison – two voices as one – uniquely delivering songs with stories told from the same perspective. Multi-instrumentalists Andrew Burri, Peter Lalish, and Dan Molad round out the stylish, Brooklyn-based quintet.
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Fresh cucumbers and mint are muddled to create this refreshing drink.
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- Four 1-inch cubes of seedless cucumber, plus 1 cucumber spear for garnish
- 10 mint leaves, plus 1 mint sprig for garnish
- 2 ounces Simple Syrup
- 1 1/4 ounces fresh lime juice
- Ice cubes, plus crushed ice
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In a cocktail shaker, muddle the cucumber cubes and mint leaves with the Simple Syrup. Add ice cubes and the lime juice and shake well. Double strain into a crushed ice–filled white wine glass and garnish with the cucumber spear and mint sprig.
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KASHGAR, Xinjiang, (Xinhua): Eleven runaway suspected terrorists linked to a deadly attack on April 23 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been captured, local police sources said on Monday.
Police said that as of Sunday, they had nabbed all 19 suspects from the region's Kashgar Prefecture, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin and the regional capital of Urumqi.
The announcement came six days after a violent clash between the terrorists and authorities in a town at Kashgar's Bachu County, some 1,200 km southwest of Urumqi, leaving 21 people dead.
The fatalities included 15 community workers and police officers and six terrorists, local authorities said after the attack.
Eight terrorist suspects were captured on the day of the clash, they added.
According to the Xinjiang police, the terrorist group, headed by Qasim Muhammat, was founded in September 2012.
The group members regularly watched video clips advocating religious extremism and terrorism and attended illegal preaching ceremonies.
Since early December 2012, they had always gathered at the house of Muhanmetemin Barat, a group member, to do physical training and to practise killing skills they had learned from the terrorist video clips, the police said.
In early March this year, the ring made explosive devices and remote controllers and later carried out five explosion testing.
They had planned to "do something big" in the densely populated public areas in Kashgar in the summer, the police said.
The group members were spotted making explosives on April 23 by local police and community workers, which led to the deadly clash.
Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei said on Monday that police have tracked down a batch of homemade explosives, lethal weapons, and flags of "East Turkistan" terrorists after the April 23 clash.
He called the clash "a serious violent terrorist criminal case," which led to significant losses.
Meng warned of the "prolonged and complicated" nature of the anti-terror fight in Xinjiang at present. He said sometimes the fight can be "relatively intense," with the incessant incitement and influence from overseas "East Turkistan" secessionist terrorists.
During the clash, the terrorist suspects brutally killed law enforcement personnel and innocent residents, disregarding their gender or ethnic group.
The tragedy "fully showed their anti-human and anti-social nature," Meng said.
The "three evil forces" of separatism, extremism and terrorism, which could do great harm to Xinjiang's prosperity and stability, are the common enemies of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, he said.
The official vowed an iron-handed crackdown against terrorism, saying the police will use every possible means to find and punish terrorists with no mercy.
Also on Monday, the 15 community workers and police officers who died during the attack were honored for their bravery and sacrifice.
A commendation meeting was held in the morning with the regional committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and government posthumously awarding them each as a "regional anti-terrorist hero," according to the regional government.
Ten of the 15 were of the Uygur ethnic group. Three were of the Han ethnic group. The remaining two were of the Mongolian ethnic group.
Seven of the 15 were also posthumously honored as a "regional outstanding CPC member."
Nur Bekri, the regional governor, said at the meeting that the nature of the terrorist clash was not about ethnic or religious issues, but a terrorist act to split the motherland and undermine national unity.
"It is a political fight between separatism and anti-separatism, and between safeguarding the national unity and undermining the national unity," he said. "We will leave no room for compromises and concessions."
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Horrornews.net teams with Entertainment Earth on another MONSTER GIVEAWAY! Winnner gets – Hammer Horror Masterpiece Collection Christopher Lee as Frankensteins Monster Maxi Bust ! Instructions to enter: (1) Email email@example.com and put "Frankenstein" in the subject line (2) In the body of the email, type your complete name and your full address (3) That's it! We'll do the rest. A winner …Read More »
Film Review: Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
SYNOPSIS: "The grandson of Victor Frankenstein, Oliver (Donald Murphy), is hiding away as a laboratory assistant for the gentle Professor Morton (Felix Locher). While Doctor Morton pursues a pet project, Doctor Frankenstein secretly works his own experiments on his benefactor's niece, Trudy Morton (Sandra Knight). Although these experiments temporarily disfigure Trudy's face and cause her to wander aimlessly at night, …Read More »
Universal Relaunching 'Classic Monsters' And Then Teaming Them All Up!
A bit of surprising news tonight. Turns out that Universal Studios is wanting to relaunch their Classic Monster line and they are going to do it in fine style indeed. Following the highly successful path forged by 'Marvel', the studio is going to be releasing a slew of stand alone films – all with an intertwining story arc – that …Read More »
Film Review: I, Frankenstein (2014)
SYNOPSIS: Frankenstein's creature finds himself caught in an all-out, centuries old war between two immortal clans. REVIEW: After being shuffled between two different release dates (& missing both of them) last year, the cinematic powers that be have decided to do what they were really planning to do all along and release I, Frankenstein to theaters in the cinematic graveyard …Read More »
New One Sheet For I, FRANKENSTEIN Gets Up Close And Personal
I'm still on the fence about this one. Big Aaron Eckhart fan but something about this one just leaves me feeling a little empty. I hope I'm wrong but I'll find out in January with the rest of you. In the meantime tonight brings the debut of a brand new one sheet. Here's a refresher from the press release:Read More »
One Sheet Debuts For I, FRANKENSTEIN
As I am sure you all aware, those of us here at HNN are a bit divided on what the upcoming release of I, FRANKENSTEIN will hold for horror fans, it's been quite the fodder for discussion on HORROR NEWS RADIO and beyond and while the merits of the film are yet to be seen there is one thing we …Read More »
Podcast: Monster Movie Podcast – Eps 59
Happy Halloween! What films do you watch each October? That is a question that fascinated Doc and this week's co-host, Dave Dreher. So, the two joined forces and compiled a list of eight (8) horror films they watch each October to celebrate Halloween. Classic with Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr. along with newer films like the terrific …Read More »
HISTORY presents Frankenstein: The Real Story
HISTORY® presents all the raw details and facts on the most famous science fiction character of all time in Frankenstein: The Real Story arriving on DVD January 14th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The story has both haunted and entertained the world for close to two centuries. Timed to the highly anticipated release of I, Frankenstein, this fascinating collection tells of …Read More »
MONDO Goes Classic And Brings The Monsters
If you are fan of horror art at all then you know when you hear the word MONDO your in for something special and this time MONDO has pulled out all the stops and gone classic. The man behind MONDO is Jason Edmiston and he went above and beyond for the four classic pieces you about to see. For this …Read More »
Trailer For I,FRANKENSTEIN Debuts
Coming to us from LIONSGATE and starring Aaron Eckhart I,FRANKENSTEIN appears to pretty much take the legendary movie monster in a direction that no one could have seen coming. The trailer just hit, check it out and we'll talk on the other side. [youtube]http://youtu.be/pxOSPfUw3qw[/youtube] Okay, so it looks like we are turning FRANKENSTEIN into an action hero? Interesting, no? Will …Read More »
Film Review: Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
SYNOPSIS: "The ultimate weapon which was meant to be safe for the mankind produces global side effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 Switzerland where he finds Doctor Victor Frankenstein and his contemporaries." (courtesy IMDB) REVIEW: If there's one person for whom 'Living Legend' is …Read More »
LIONSGATE Unveils Three New Posters For I, FRANKENSTEIN
If you're lucky enough to be heading to San Diego this week make sure to head on by the LIONSGATE booth and pick up one of these beauties. They're promo posters for the upcoming I, FRANKENSTEIN and I'm thinking they are pretty damn cool.Read More »
Will Daniel Radcliffe Join The Cast Of FRANKENSTEIN?
Seems like Daniel Radcliffe has a thing for horror. Hot on the heels of last years pretty excellent THE WOMAN IN BLACK it appears his next project may be with FOX where it is rumored he may be on board to play IGOR in their upcoming retelling of FRANKENSTEIN. Just conjecture at the moment but if reporting this stuff has …Read More »
Grand Illusions
In the current climate of rampant digital effects, ultra-real prosthetics and virtual 3-D cinematography, audiences are being spoiled. Special effects have become commonplace and of such a high standard that jaws are no longer dropping. This wasn't always so. Special effects have come a long way since the invention of cinema and the path they have walked is fascinating. Arguably, …Read More »
Film Review: Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)
SYNOPSIS: "Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein Or The Modern Prometheus, reveals to Percy Shelley and Lord Byron that Henry Frankenstein and his Monster did not die. Both lived, and went on to even stranger misadventures than before. As the new story begins, Henry wants nothing more than to settle into a peaceful life with his new bride. But his old …Read More »
Film Review: Frankenstein (1931)
SYNOPSIS: "Henry Frankenstein is a brilliant scientist who has been conducting experiments on the re-animation of lifeless bodies. He has conducted experiments on small animals and is now ready to create life in a man he has assembled from body parts he has been collecting from various sites such as graveyards or the gallows. His fiancée Elizabeth and friend Victor …Read More »
Frankie and the gang head to Blu-ray on Oct. 2nd!
Very few press releases get me really stoked these days but this one had me dancing in my office. UNIVERSAL is releasing their classic monsters films on Blu-ray!! Nine of them to be exact! Wow!! This is freaking awesome. None of these films have had a Blu-ray release and this box set will also feature a myriad of bonus materials. …Read More »
Film Review: Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (2011)
SYNOPSIS: We know the story; we've seen the movies. You may think that it's impossible to have a new approach to Frankenstein… Think again. REVIEW: I guess I never really thought much about it until now but I just realized that I'm not much of a "Frankenstein" fan. I've seen MANY of the films and I guess nothing really blew …Read More »


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"Afghan Star" is Havana Marking's first feature documentary. Previously she directed The Crippendales (2007)– a 30 minute film about the first troupe of disabled strippers winning the UK Channel 4 scheme for New Talent. In 2005 she made The Great Relativity Show, a series of animated shorts that explained the Theory of Relativity. These won a Pirelli Science award.
Before 2005, as a TV producer, she worked on some of the most successful UK programmes and films: The F Word, Michael Palin: Himalaya, River Cottage, No Going Back, War On Terra – What Would Jesus Drive?.
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New York Times Piece Reverses Facts On Economic Effects Of Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits
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In a post on The New York Times Economix blog, titled "The Varying Impact of Austerity and Stimulus" economics professor Casey Mulligan made the dubious argument that lowering taxes for the rich would help the employment situation while raising subsidies for working people would hurt it.
Mulligan previously made an argument that aid to people struggling in this economy might not have a simulative effect, and economist Dean Baker shot it down. The argument Mulligan makes this time fares little better.
In his most recent post, Mulligan argues: "[B]oth raising taxes on high earners and cutting subsidies for low earners would reduce the government deficit, but the former would reduce employment and the latter increase it." He also argues: "[R]aising subsidies and cutting taxes for low earners, as the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did, would both add to deficit and reduce employment."
Mulligan concludes: "From this perspective it might appear that the best way for a government to put austerity into effect is by cutting subsidies and raising taxes for low earners, and the best way to carry out stimulus is by cutting taxes for high earners." Mulligan concedes that this might have the harmful effect of taking resources away from the poor, but even with this concession, his argument falls flat.
Regarding Mulligan's argument that tax cuts for high earners will increase employment, Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman pointed out in an August 2010 column that "it's hard to think of a less cost-effective way to help the economy than giving money to people who already have plenty, and aren't likely to spend a windfall":
According to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, making all of the Bush tax cuts permanent, as opposed to following the Obama proposal, would cost the federal government $680 billion in revenue over the next 10 years.
And where would this $680 billion go? Nearly all of it would go to the richest 1 percent of Americans, people with incomes of more than $500,000 a year. But that's the least of it: the policy center's estimates say that the majority of the tax cuts would go to the richest one-tenth of 1 percent. Take a group of 1,000 randomly selected Americans, and pick the one with the highest income; he's going to get the majority of that group's tax break. And the average tax break for those lucky few -- the poorest members of the group have annual incomes of more than $2 million, and the average member makes more than $7 million a year -- would be $3 million over the course of the next decade.
So, for example, we're told that it's all about helping small business; but only a tiny fraction of small-business owners would receive any tax break at all. And how many small-business owners do you know making several million a year?
Or we're told that it's about helping the economy recover. But it's hard to think of a less cost-effective way to help the economy than giving money to people who already have plenty, and aren't likely to spend a windfall.
Regarding the impact of help for lower-income earners, the Congressional Budget Office has found that such programs are some of the most cost-effective simulative options during economic downturns.
A chart from a CBO paper titled "Options for Responding to Short-Term Economic Weakness" details the "large" cost-effectiveness of government subsidies as economic stimulus.
Mulligan's claim that the Recovery Act reduced employment is erroneous as well. Analysts found in 2011 that the Recovery Act raised employment by 2.4 to 2.5 million.
In February, the CBO estimated that in 2012, the Recovery Act would increase the number of people employed by an additional 0.2 million to 1.1 million.
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Pound Cake and Fruit Parfaits
charoulli's Review
This is very tasty! I made the pound cake instead of buying a ready one. I used blackberries and blueberries with the nectarines. I also added the almond extract in the heavy cream. I am making this again, but I'm serving with less of each ingredient so that I get more parfaits since the portions were big.


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Nina Dobrev
Nina Dobrev (born Nina Constantinova Dobreva; January 9, 1989) is a Bulgarian-Canadian actress, instrumentalist, and model currently living in Canada.Nina Dobrev currently stars as Elena Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries. Pictures of Nina Dobrev with a sexy smilie
Gearing up for the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, the stars came out to the Chateau Marmont for the Entertainment Weekly Pre-SAG Party hosted by Essie and Audi on Saturday (January 26).
Looking flawless in a strapless multicolored flowing gown was Nina Dobrev, while Alyssa Milano dared to wear a lacy semi-sheer long-sleeved blue dress with matching heels and a gold belt.
She's always a welcome sight, and last night (January 13) Nina Dobrev graced the InStyle/Warner Bros Post-Golden Globe Awards party with her presence.
The "Vampire Diaries" vixen opted for a wispy periwinkle blue party dress as she posed for the paparazzi at the Beverly Hilton Hotel prior to the shindig.
It's arguably one of the biggest nights in Hollywood, and the stars were out to play at the 2013 Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Thursday (January 10).
A-list celebrities flocked the red carpet at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California before heading inside to see their peers take home a number of coveted trophies.
Making a quick escape from L.A. after Christmas Day, Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev were spotted at LAX Airport on Wednesday (December 26).
The 23-year-old brunette beauty was all smiles in a tan overcoat, black leggings, and a black top while her "Vampire Diaries" costar opted for a brown leather jacket, yellow plaid scarf, jeans, and a brown fedora.
Taking some time to fill in her fans, Nina Dobrev called in to Ryan Seacrest's radio show earlier today (October 25).
And the "Roommate" starlet had plenty to dish on regarding her hit CW show "The Vampire Diaries" going into the new season.
Having just kicked off the fourth season of her hit CW show, Nina Dobrev pitched in on promotions by scoring herself the cover of the November 2012 issue of Self magazine.
The 23-year-old Canadian brightened up the Ben Watts shot front page in a skintight Gryphon New York dress with the feature column's subject matter ranging from fitness and beauty to fashion and traveling.
Bringing together quite the esteemed lineup of Tinseltown talent, the19th Annual ELLE 'Women in Hollywood' Celebration took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills on Monday night (October 15).
Gracing the swanky soiree with their beauty, Cate Blanchett, Sarah Jessica Parker, Nina Dobrev and Uma Thurman were among the lovely ladies honored at the night's event.
Kicking off her week with a high-profile industry event, Nina Dobrev showed up at the 2012 ELLE "Women in Hollywood" Celebration earlier tonight (October 15).
The Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills lit up as the "Vampire Diaries" damsel strolled through the arrivals area in her beautiful blue frock.
With season four of "The Vampire Diaries" set to premiere on October 11, Nina Dobrev scored herself a feature in the November 2012 issue of Glamour magazine.
The 23-year-old actress adorned herself in designer garb from the likes of Roland Mouret and Marc Jacobs for the hot Patric Shaw shot spread while dishing about her gorgeous locks for the mag's special hair issue!
Fresh off of the release of her new movie "The Perks Of Being a Wallflower" while gearing up for the October 11th season four premiere of "The Vampire Diaries," Nina Dobrev has been quite the busy lady these days.
With no rest for the weary, the 23-year-old actress donned a long sleeve black patterned blouse with a white skirt and black heels as she made an appearance at The Grove in Los Angeles on Thursday (September 27) while partaking in an "Extra" interview with host Maria Menounos.
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Client Reference Data Applications Developer - Bangalore - Jpmorgan Chase
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Jpmorgan Chase as the company that open the jobs vacancy, have some qualification and spesification especially for the Client Reference Data Applications Developer jobs vacancy. To find out more information and about qualification and spesification details, walkin interview schedule, the address of the company, the company contact info (email/phone number) of Jpmorgan Chase company, please start to apply for the job vacancy with fill the jobs application with click the 'Apply This Job' button below.
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Applications Developer – Associate
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.6 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small business, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at
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The Custody and Fund Services (CFS) Client Reference data initiative aims to provide a consistent view of client across CFS, streamline Client onboarding and Account opening process, resulting in improved servicing of clients, spanning all functions across CFS and providing a single authoritative source of client information
A hands-on application developer who is passionate about Java and/or GUI development, building highly scalable and resilient applications, and focused on solving complex business problems. Java candidates should have deep knowledge of data structures, multi-threading, web services, and data access patterns. UI candidates need to have experience developing high quality, highly functional web applications using Javascript and is current with the latest technologies around HTML, Javascript frameworks and Javascript charting libraries.
The candidate will be responsible for server-side and/or front end development supporting the Client Reference data initiatives for Custody and Fund Services business aimed to significantly improve the Client Onboarding process
She/he will have responsibility for unit-level design, coding, unit testing, integration testing and participating in the full SDLC. The candidate must have a sound grasp of development best practice and system architecture. She/he will be expected to produce high-quality code that can pass critical peer review, and to work under a high-pressure and timeline-driven environment.
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Strong communication, organizational, and collaboration skills.
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Experience working in multi-time zone development team.
Experience with real-time, event-driven systems and service-oriented architectures.
Applications Development
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The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule:
It has come to the attention of the moderating staff here at HR.com that a minor portion of the membership have been violating the membership agreement. Specifically we are referring to the portion of the agreement that refers to personal conduct on the board. This is a relatively grey area of the agreement you signed when you joined this forum and as such is rarely strictly enforced since it is universally regarded as a common sense rule that we assume you were taught as a child.
What am I referring to?
The Golden Rule, treat others as you would have them treat you. Pretty simple really but we are seeing an increase in members breaking the Golden Rule on a regular basis, we expect you as an adult member of this forum to remember this in your postings and not to incite or respond to other members with cruel intentions or words designed to provoke an escalating response.
We can all agree to disagree without inciteful language or name calling, otherwise the moderating staff will simply delete your comments and suspend your privileges for a period of time that we vote is appropriate. If that sounds like a "spanking and being sent to the corner" to contemplate your actions...it is. As your Mom/Dad might have said...we don't like doing it anymore than you like it.
The moderating staff all agree this is not a widespread problem, but it is a problem for some. We have a list of repeat offenders in a special thread in the moderating forum of those that may require special treatment because of their behavior. Needless to say it is as distasteful to us as it sounds, none of us signed up to become babysitters on the internet. We have not acted to date except in exceptional cases but as of today that is changing, this rule applies to your PM's to other members as well...we can't read what you say in your PM's to each other but if you are acting in the background and breaking the "Golden Rule" privately and the receiver complains to us about your actions we will act immediately and decisively.
If you are a bully in public or private on this board you will be suspended, perhaps permanently... I think everyone can agree no one deserves to be harassed on this forum...EVER! You are not anonymous on the web in spite of what you may have read.
My recommendation to all new and existing members is to look at each thread and respond to the OP (original poster) and limit your responses to them taking the golden rule into account. Arguing or name calling to other posters (or the OP!) in that thread means your doing it wrong...very wrong. Let the OP make the decision if your information is worth following or not, you have no right to decide if someones elses information is wrong or not and certainly do not have the right to make an issue with someone else postings in that thread...you might both be wrong. There are plenty of ways to correct a previous posters possible inconsistencies or inaccuracy's without starting a flame war. Proofread your posts prior to hitting that "Submit new post" tab, your words can be taken out of context if you don't.
In particular please treat newer members with respect, they are often young and impressionable and may have come from another forum where the rules are different and simply do not know what is acceptable here, in that case let us do our job and we will moderate as seen fit. We appreciate those who identify threads that do not fit into the forum etiquette such as threads that are obvious advertisements etc...but sending us notifications when a thread is "dumb" or if the poster appears to be spelling/language challenged...is not necessary. We get enough e-mail to choke a large farm animal everyday and you letting us know if a member has spelling issues is none of your concern.
Please act as if your Mom would be reading what you write, maybe she is...remember we really hate being your MOM!
Thanks for listening, your contributions to this forum are extremely valuable and timeless...you don't want your children to be reading how poorly you treated other people here...rather we would prefer them to look back and say;
"Wow he/she really knew their stuff, being able to go back in time and see what he/she was saying back then is great! Whats an internal combustion engine?"
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
Oft quoted by Trees: " I make enough mistakes unintentionally without intentionally doing something wrong"
I have left a message board before because I couldn't properly follow that rule. Not that I got kicked off, I just decided not to go there because it didn't bring out the best in me. So I recommend that if you struggle at a board it might be best to leave it.
OT- 4 Jaw, you shouldn't have reneged on the offer you made to me on 7-16-10 (oh hell no, I haven't forgotten!). To coin a phrase, "Keep your friends close and those you wish to rein in closer..."
Cobalt, I'm not sure how to say this nicely so I'm not going too.
You are one of the worst offenders regarding this rule, in the future please respond to the OP in all your posts and do not engage in inciteful remarks to other members.
Its not open for discussion and we are not discussing if its vague or unenforceable, it is neither. I will not be responding to taunts or challenges from you regardless of the date, these forums are not a soapbox for you to stand on. The part that bothers me is you have considerable knowledge to share if only you could follow this one simple rule.
Sorry I couldn't sugar coat it, consider it a warning.
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
Taunts and challenges? What I was referring to above, was when you asked me to participate at a different 'level' than a member. If it touched a nerve when I brought it up, I cannot help that- but if you think it was something else, you are wrong. The rules suggest I not quote the PM- but you remember, I'm sure. You said in effect that the whole staff was in agreement w/the idea and that the rest was basically a mere formality. But you know what? I haven't changed how I conduct myself one bit between then and now. I find it odd that I was good enough THEN, but now I'm being warned for how I might answer a post. Or was the whole deal a bad joke?
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There is a zero tolerance policy and it affects everyone.
Walk the walk.
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
I just noticed this is the Lounge (I get threads from clicking on "Today's Posts, not from each individual forum), so going by the Hotrodders Guidelines-- READ ME sticky:
On the "Say it once and that's it" deal, the 'problem' as I see it is a new guy (who is the target audience, after all) is not going to know the difference between one guy's correct info and the next guys incorrect info w/o the discrepancies being pointed out and/or explained. The idea that, as a provider of info, one is supposed to just say what they think and then totally ignore every post that has come before or after their post is not likely to happen. The whole idea is to provide good, reliable info. If that means correcting some incorrect info, then so be it. Often this leads to some back-and-forth. And sure, sometimes things get heated. As long as it is technically-oriented, IMO it should be allowed to run its natural course. Maybe not quoting a previous post will help to keep people from getting upset...
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You are number 13 on the list of most ignored members on this forum Cobalt, the 12 ahead of you no longer participate or have been banned. I hope that puts things in perspective.
At some point it stops being worth the hassle for us to put up with the constant complaints. You obviously have a lot to share and know a great deal but this passive aggressive behaviour is not acceptable, I'm sure in real life you would not act in this manner as its doubtful you would get very far in life.
We have clearly defined the boundaries of etiquette on this forum as best we can, its not debatable, its not open for discussion, we won't make an exception.
Can you take that as the last word and leave it?
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
I'm mainly interested in helping those who come here w/a question or three and stay until they get what they need, and then either never return or only return if they have some other questions.
In other words I'm not here to make friends, per se. And if every "regular" here wanted nothing to do w/me, somehow I would manage anyway because simply put- they are not my focus. There are a few guys here that I think highly of and they know who they are. But I am more concerned for the masses of guys who are looking for some help, not the guys who already know it all, mostly. Even the guys who obviously are not English-first and are hard to understand. Even the guys who are basically clueless. Even guys who no one else bothers to answer- as long as they come across sincere, I'll give it my best shot.
And despite my near-record-setting ranking for being ignored, at the end of the day my satisfaction comes from the posts and all the PM's I get thanking me- you see them, so you know. And I appreciate your acknowledgement of whatever small contribution I have made here.
I stated back at Post #5 my take on it, and even acknowledged the effort you put into the whole deal. For whatever reason this was met w/extreme hostility, which I admit I don't fully understand. But I believe it would be better for all concerned for us to not let our anger at one thing influence our response to something entirely different. I'm not looking for a debate, discussion or exception to anything. But simply put I do believe that as a member of Hotrodders dot com, I should be free to discuss this or any other subject that is germane to this forum and my membership in it.
There is absolutely no hostility on my or any other mods part, this is a rule, its not open for discussion because it has already been discussed and decided on. You don't have to like it, but you have to abide by it. You cannot change it and our discussion here makes others think the rules should not apply to you for some reason. I only wrote out what was discussed, I did not invent this rule any more than why we drive on he right side and not the left. If you want to drive on the left expect your license to be taken away after the horrific crash which would be inevitable.
Its as simple as that, and that is the last word.
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
Its interesting to see the mods moving to a more conservative stance at this late date. That's the reason I quit moderating. With the new influx of mods we had at the time the prevailing thought was directed right along the Rodney King "Cant we all just get along" line. Now it would seem the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction.
I wish you guys good luck with this policy but I also see at least one, for the lack of any other term, unenforceable section. Its not even remotely realistic to expect people to address the OP on every response, especially when someone else has jumped in and provided inaccurate or bogus information. I for one will not sit by and watch that happen. That's not why we are here. If someone spouts BS info then they should be called on it and corrected. Many times a discussion results which is valuable not only to the OP but also the offending individual and this policy will cut that exchange off entirely.
I believe the mods will find this whole thing a bit hard to manage. Nice idea but if you intend to enforce it as rigidly as you say, Jon will need about 50 more mods to handle the work. Good luck guys.
Never pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you. - Anonymous
Its not a rule designed to limit discussion, it is one that was discussed as a simple "rule of life" that we use in everyday speach. You don't argue with every person you meet in everyday interactions so why would it be acceptable here.
There is no reason why the rule should cause you reason to change the way you interact on the board unless you come onto the forum with an axe to grind or an agenda to push or specifically denegrate or demean other forum members.
Of all people Centerline I would expect you to understand that it isn't a change in policy but an evolution, nothing ever stays the same forever and you have been around long enough to know of specific members that would have been weeded out long before they caused the trouble they did if this rule had been enacted.
Just remember this is our rule, one that was asked for by the membership in volume through multiple emails and PMs to us collectively. We voted on it as a group and wrote the guideline, we distilled it until it seemed like a simple enough rule that anyone could follow it...as you can tell it was based on a basic life rule everyone was taught.
There are plenty of other website forums where members swear at each other and create drama that leads to loss of membership by the silent majority. Make no mistake it is this majority who do the most posting and make use of the board en masse.
They don't argue on the board or start fights they just send a PM or email and leave, their numbers far exceed the few who cause 99.99% of the problems. Its not worth it, never has been never will.
You ask how we will enforce it, I ask why wouldn't we. It won't take 50 more mods when less than 0.01% are the problem. If you do the math on 50 000 members you can see how such a small minority can cause the most damage.
What you won't see is that 99.9% on this thread complaining about the "common sense" rule, that silence you hear is clapping.
She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid. I've made a lot of special modifications myself.
Han Solo
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A number of children at a London girls school were suspended from school as a result of posting "deeply insulting comments" about a staff member who is reported to be receiving counselling as a result.
The group of girls, aged between 11 and 18 signed up as members of The Hate Society on Facebook. The headteacher of Grey Coat Hospital School, Rachel Allard stated, "We can confirm that a number of pupils have been given fixed term exclusions for between 2 and 15 days after the school became aware of their involvement in a hate campaign about a member of staff using an open Facebook group.."
(Source: Telegraph)
Full story
Telegraph website
In a letter to the Guardian newspaper, John Carr, from the Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety argues that cohesion within the Internet industry can do much to address child online safety "without the need for direct government intervention".
(Source: Guardian)
Read letter here
Guardian website
A recent ITU study dedicated to the "Financial Aspects of Network Security: Malware and Spam" (July 2008) reviews some of the current leading thinking and research on the economics of cybersecurity. The full study can be found here.
Security flaws are often due to perverse incentives rather than the lack of suitable technical protection mechanisms. As individuals and companies do not bear the entire costs of cyber incidents, they do not tend to protect their system in the most efficient way. If they did support all the financial consequences, they would have stronger incentives to make their network more secure for the good of all interconnected networks. Measures to improve information security enhance trust in online activities and contribute directly and indirectly to the welfare gains associated with the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
However, some expenditure on security is only necessary because of relentless attacks by fraudsters and cyber-criminals that undermine and threaten trust in online transactions. Such costs are not welfare-enhancing but instead a burden on society. Two vectors through which such attacks are carried out are malware and spam. During the past two decades, the production and dissemination of malware has grown into a multibillion dollar business. Damages created by fraudulent and criminal activities using malware and the costs of preventative measures are likely to exceed that number significantly. Malware puts the private and the public sector at risk because both increasingly rely on the value net of information services. Spam and malware have multifaceted financial implications on the costs and the revenues of participants in the ICT value chain. The costs carried by all stakeholders across the value network of information services are affected directly and indirectly by this. But most of the financial flows between the legal and illegal players in the underground cybercrime economy are only partially known. The ITU study is a survey of existing resources and data available when it comes to the economics and financial aspects of cybersecurity.
Access the ITU study on the "Financial Aspects of Network Security: Malware and Spam" (July 2008) here.
The 2008 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is being held 3-6 December 2008 in Hyderabad, India. The third meeting of the Internet Governance Forum will be focusing on the overall theme of Internet For All. The main sessions are organized as three thematic days under the following headings: Reaching the Next Billion, Promoting Cyber-Security and Trust, Managing Critical Internet Resources with the last day covering Emerging Issues - the Internet of Tomorrow and Taking Stock and the Way Forward.
Transcripts of the main session, webcasts, and contributions to the dicussions can be found on the IGF website.
ITU launched a new initiative today to safeguard children, the most vulnerable users of the Internet. Addressing ITUs high-level meeting on cybersecurity by video message, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, "We have to protect against cyberthreats, especially when they target children. I welcome the ITUs Child Online Protection (COP) initiative and urge all States to support it."
The Child Online Protection initiative brings together partners from all sectors of the international community with the aim of creating a safe and secure online experience for children everywhere. While the virtual world offers unlimited opportunities in many respects, it is also the hunting ground for cybercriminals and paedophiles. Recognizing that a concerted global effort would be required to ensure that the cyberworld becomes a safe place for young people to work, learn and play, ITU is working with other UN agencies, including UNICEF, UNICRI and UNIDIR.
Building confidence and security At the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2005, ITU was entrusted by leaders of the international community with Action Point C5: "building confidence and security in the use of ICTs". As an intergovernmental organization with a network of 191 Member States and more than 700 Sector Members and Associates, ITU was a logical choice. In 2007, in answer to this responsibility, Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General, launched the Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA), an international framework that addresses 5 main aspects: legal measures technical and procedural measures organizational structure capacity building international cooperation The WSIS outcomes also specifically recognized the needs of children and young people and their protection in cyberspace.
The Tunis Commitment recognized "the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the protection of children and in enhancing the development of children" and the need to "strengthen action to protect children from abuse and defend their rights in the context of ICT". The COP initiative is in line with ITUs mandate to establish the foundation for a safe and secure cyberworld for future generations. The need for COP is clear. A decade ago, there were just 182 million people using the Internet globally and almost all of them lived in the developed world. By the end of 2008, however, there will be over 1.5 billion Internet users worldwide, and more than 400 million of them will have broadband access vastly increasing the dangers online, especially for children. With over 600 million users in Asia, 130 million in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 50 million in Africa, the Internet is a growing common resource.
"ITU is the lead UN agency on ICT for Development," said Mr Sami Al-Basheer, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT). "In working towards an all-inclusive information society we must ensure that children everywhere can enjoy the benefits of ICTs while being protected from the risks posed by inappropriate use."
Read the full press release for the COP initiative here.
The ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 7 to 9 October 2008.
The forum, which was hosted by the State Agency for Information Technology and Communications (SAITC) of the Republic of Bulgaria, aimed to identify some of the main challenges faced by countries in Europe and CIS in developing frameworks for cybersecurity and CIIP, to consider best practices, share information on cybersecurity development activities being undertaken by ITU as well as other entities, and review the role of various actors in promoting a culture of cybersecurity. The forum also considered initiatives on the regional and international level to increase cooperation and coordination amongst the different stakeholders.
Approximately 130 people from 25 countries participated in the event from Europe and CIS, as well as from other parts of the world. Simultaneous interpretation in Russian and English was provided for the participants throughout the forum. Full documentation of the forum, including the final agenda and all presentations made, is available on the event website. The meeting report available on the event website summarizes the discussions throughout the three days of the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Europe and CIS, provides a high-level overview of the sessions and speaker presentations, and presents some of the common understandings reached at the event.
See the website for further information.
The ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau launched the study report "ICTs for e-Environment - Guidelines for Developing Countries, with a Focus on Climate Change", which is intended to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to mitigate and adapt to environmental change, including climate change, through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Although ICTs require energy resources, they also offer a number of opportunities to advance global environmental research, planning and action. This includes monitoring and protecting the environment as well as mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. The report also looks extensively at the use of ICTs in many different aspects of work on the environment, including environmental observation, analysis, planning, management and protection, mitigation and capacity building.
In order to assess the adoptability of selected ICT applications for environmental management in developing countries in general, the report proposes a ranking system with parameters such as (a) environmental scope, (b) technology, (c) transferability, and (d) impact.
Furthermore, the ICTs for e-Environment report considers over 150 ICT applications in one of its annexes, including the name of the ICT applications, description, area of work, sponsor, region, active dates, and relevant web references.
Not all countries have the capacity to take advantage of these technologies in order to use the full potential of ICTs for environmental action. The report states that there is a clear need for a more comprehensive and integrated approach to global environmental action through access to ICTs and the use of information technologies and management practices to eliminate duplication of efforts. This can be done by consolidating action at national levels on the many and varied environmental conventions and initiatives that developing countries have already agreed to in principle. ICTs provide a unique opportunity to do so while assisting in building local capacity to use these tools and practices.
There is also a need to assign the environment a more important profile in ICT strategic planning initiatives at the national level and, in particular, in e‑Governance and e-Goverment initiatives so that the use of ICTs for the environment is integrated into planning processes from the beginning, along with other national priorities and initiatives.
The report proposes a methodology to undertake rapid national e‑Environment assessments as well as to develop and implement national e‑Environment strategies. Among other proposals, the report recommends the preparation of an e‑Environment toolkit comprised of best practices as one practical method to assist developing countries to take advantage of ICTs for environmental research, planning and action. Strengthening ongoing research activities is another proposal as well as placing more focus on the environment sector in e‑Government initiatives. Working on a regional basis may be the best approach for smaller, landlocked or island jurisdictions, such as small island developing states.
Whatever approach is taken to support the use of ICTs for environmental action in sustainable development, it must be undertaken in close collaboration with key development partners at the national and international level and in consultation with actors in the public and private sectors as well as civil society.
The ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa was held in Lusaka, Zambia from 25 to 28 August 2008.
The forum, which was hosted by the Communications Authority of Zambia and the Government of Zambia, and jointly organized by ITU and COMESA, aimed to identify the main challenges faced by countries in the region in developing frameworks for cybersecurity and CIIP, to consider best practices, share information on development activities being undertaken by ITU as well as other entities, and review the role of various actors in promoting a culture of cybersecurity. The forum also considered initiatives on the regional and international level to increase cooperation and coordination amongst the different stakeholders.
Approximately 60 people from 21 countries and 4 regional organizations participated in the event. Among the participants were professionals from governments, regulatory authorities, private sector, and civil society. Full documentation of the event, including the final agenda and all presentations made, is available on the event website. The meeting report available on the event website summarizes the discussions throughout the four days of the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa, provides a high-level overview of the sessions and speaker presentations, and presents some of the common understandings and positions reached at the event.
The third day of the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum, 27 August 2008, was dedicated to specific working sessions on developing national and regional cybersecurity/CIIP capacity through three working groups. The working groups focused on 1) developing a national cybersecurity strategy, 2) legislation and enforcement and, 3) watch, warning, and incident response. In addition to the overall forum recommendations, specific recommendations and suggestions were developed by the three ad hoc working groups: Working Group 1: Regional Approach for the Development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy; Working Group 2: Legal Foundation and Enforcement; and Working Group 3: Watch, Warning, and Incident Response.
See the event website for more information.
The ITU-D recruited an expert to produce a study report concerning "Electronic Government for Developing Countries", which is intended to help address challenges in formulating e-Government policies. The draft version as of August 2008 is now available online on the ITU-D ICT Applications and Cybersecurity Division (CYB) website.
The purpose of this report is to examine the adoption of e-Government services in countries with developing economies. As the day-to-day business of a public administration is to build on data and information, using the latter is critical to help ensuring its accountability, managing its operations, and to allow its citizens to participate in the country's governance. With the revolutionary changes that ICTs are bringing to our global society, public administrations worldwide continue to develop more sophisticated ways to digitize their operations and practices so that they can offer the public access to government services in more effective and efficient ways.
The seven key recommendations outlined in this report are:
To continue reading the report and its case studies, click here. More information on ITU-D activities related to ICT applications, click here.
The ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Asia-Pacific, and related Seminar on the Economics of Cybersecurity was held in Brisbane, Australia, 15-18 July 2008.
The regional cybersecurity forum, which was hosted by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Government of Australia, aimed to identify the main challenges faced by countries in the region in developing frameworks for cybersecurity and CIIP, to consider best practices, share information on development activities being undertaken by ITU as well as other entities, and review the role of various actors in promoting a culture of cybersecurity. The forum also considered initiatives on the regional and international level to increase cooperation and coordination amongst the different stakeholders. The forum, one in a series of regional cybersecurity events organized by the ITU Development Sector (ITU-D), was held in response to ITU Plenipotentiary Resolution 130: Strengthening the role of ITU in building confidence and security in the use of information and communication technologies (Antalya, 2006) and the 2006 World Telecommunication Development Conference Doha Action Plan establishing ITU-D Study Group Question 22/1: Securing information and communication networks: Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity.
Approximately 90 people from 27 countries participated in the event, from the Asia-Pacific region, the Pacific Islands, as well as from other parts of the world. Full documentation of the forum, including the final agenda and all presentations made, is available on the event website. The meeting report available on the event website summarizes the discussions throughout the three days of the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Asia-Pacific, provides a high-level overview of the sessions and speaker presentations, and presents some of the common understandings and positions reached at the event.
The day prior to the start of the ITU Regional Cybersecurity Forum for Asia-Pacific, 15 July 2008, was dedicated to an ITU Tariff Group for Asia and Oceania (TAS) Seminar on the Economics of Cybersecurity. Throughout the seminar the participants learned about the pervasive incentives and the new revenue streams that are created from malware and spam, how they enable legitimate business models (e.g., anti-virus and anti-spam products, infrastructure, and bandwidth) as well as fraudulent and criminal ones (e.g., renting out of botnets, bullet proof hosting, commissions on spam-induced sales, pump and dump stock schemes). Distinguished experts in this area explained how malware and spam create mixed and sometimes conflicting incentives for stakeholders, which complicate coherent responses to the problem. An ITU Study on the Financial Aspects of Network Security: Malware and Spam was presented and discussed at the event.
See the event website for more information.
The International Telecommunication Union organised two Symposia on ICTs and Climate Change. The first was held in Kyoto, Japan 15-16 April 2008, hosted by MIC Japan, and the second was held in London, UK, on 17-18 June, hosted by BT.
These symposia brought together key specialists in the field, from top decision-makers to engineers, designers, planners, government officials, regulators, standards experts and others. Among others, the ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau presented a summary of the study report on "ICTs for e-Environment - Guidelines for Developing Countries, with a Focus on Climate Change".
For more information on presentations, meeting summarie and the outcomes of the symposia, click here.
As part of its effort to combat climate change, the European Commission announced on 13 May 2008 that it would promote the use of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) to improve energy efficiency throughout the economy, starting with buildings, lighting and the power grid. The Commission will encourage the ICT industry to demonstrate leadership in reducing its own CO2 emissions and by identifying and creating solutions that will benefit the whole economy. "To meet Europe's energy efficiency goals by 2020, we need a high growth, low carbon economy. Research and rapid take-up of innovative energy efficient ICT solutions will be crucial to lowering emissions across the whole economy," said Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media. "There is a win-win situation in which ICT will promote the competitiveness of EU industry while leading the fight against climate change."
For more information, click here or read the European Commission document on Addressing the challenge of energy efficiency through Information and Communication Technologies.
The Federal Trade Commission has approved four new rule provisions under the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing
Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM), which aim to clarify the Acts requirements.
The new rule provisions address four topics: (1) an e-mail recipient cannot be required to pay a fee, provide information other than his or her e-mail address and opt-out preferences, or take any steps other than sending a reply e-mail message or visiting a single Internet Web page to opt out of receiving future e-mail from a sender; (2) the definition of sender was modified to make it easier to determine which of multiple parties advertising in a single e-mail message is responsible for complying with the Acts opt-out requirements; (3) a sender of commercial e-mail can include an accurately-registered post office box or private mailbox established under United States Postal Service regulations to satisfy the Acts requirement that a commercial e-mail display a valid physical postal address; and (4) a definition of the term person was added to clarify that CAN-SPAMs obligations are not limited to natural persons.
Continue reading the news release here.
BBC News recently reported the arrest of five hackers described as being among the most active on the internet. The hackers, who include two 16-year-olds, are accused of disrupting government websites in the United States, Asia and Latin America. Spanish police say the hackers co-ordinated attacks over the internet and hacked into 21,000 web pages over two years.
Read the full report here.
On an article published Wednesday, 14 May 2008, on the Guardian, Will Ashley-Cantello writes about how the youth are both fully aware of the need to reduce environmental impacts and equipped to making this change happen. Ashley-Cantello points out that the second generation internet has fast become the most powerful tool the environment movement has. "Around 96% of Americans between 11 and 18 are members of an online social network. So when you consider that protecting the environment is a passion of many young people, the potential power of influence of Web 2.0 for the green movement is phenomenal." According to the Forum for the Future, 78% of university applicants in 2007 believed that "lifestyles need to change across the board, or in many areas, for human civilisation to survive the next 100 years". It is,
therefore, imperative that our young citizens are given a fair hearing on the decisions that current leaders are making - and online social
networking can help achieve this.
A new social networking site, Footprintfriends.com, was set up exclusively to join together young people who share a passion for protecting our natural environment. As a moderated site, it aims to be an enabler for young people aged 11 to 18 to act on their environmental concerns. The site has already attracted hundreds of young people since launching last August. It is set to expand rapidly after establishing a new partnership with the British Standards Institute, which is using the site to promote a Sustainable Students competition, involving about 20,000 schools.
Read the full article here.
The Guardian recently reports on a survey into ways in which colleges and universities can make computing greener and more sustainable. Preliminary findings of the study is about to be published soon. "Higher Education Environment Performance Improvement (Heepi) and SustainIT, an NGO set up to focus on the environmental and social impact of IT, are researching how sustainable further and higher education IT is, and how education best practice compares with the private sector. The report being written for the Joint Information System Committee (Jisc) says green IT is best achieved through the collaboration of IT and estates management." Among the findings is that increased energy and computing costs can be offset by technologies such as grid computing and virtualisation. According to Peter James, author of the report and is also part-time professor of environmental management at Bradford University and associate director of SustainIT, "Eighty to 90% of a computer's capacity is wasted. By linking PCs together we can run complex computing tasks broken down into manageable chunks when the computers are not in normal classroom use."
The publication of Heepi and SustainIT's interim report in June marks the start of a series of up to seven campus IT open days to be held throughout the UK until October and designed to allow IT managers a chance to see the latest sustainable initiatives for themselves. At least one event will be focused on the further education sector and based around the virtualisation programme at Stockport college.
As part of the ITU Cybersecurity Internship Programme, ITU launches the 2008 Cybersecurity Essay Competition. The purpose of the ITU Cybersecurity Internship Programme, and related 2008 ITU Cybersecurity Essay Competition, is to increase cybersecurity awareness and give young people, especially from developing countries, exposure to the main issues related to cybersecurity and to the ongoing work of ITU in this area. It is hoped that the fellowships granted to promising students and recent graduates from ITU Member States through the cybersecurity essay competition will help build cybersecurity capacity in developing countries as these interns will be exposed to ITU cybersecurity activities, learn about the main international and regional actors in this field, and constructively contribute with their country-specific insights into ITU cybersecurity-related work. The competition is open to current students and recent graduates in economics, political science, law, literature, computer science, information systems and related fields, between the ages of 20 and 30 years old.
For more information about the programme and competition, visit the programme website.
OECD, together with the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the National IT and Telecom Agency, will hold a Workshop on ICTs and Environmental Challenges at Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark on 22-23 May 2008.
The aim of this workshop is to:
For more information about this workshop, click here or visit the The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the National IT and Telecom Agency's website.
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