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At Microsoft, partner satisfaction drives much of the technology giant's success. With the largest partner ecosystem in the industry, Microsoft grounds its commitment to partner satisfaction in its business strategies to improve customer centricity and responsiveness.
But emerging partner business models can challenge even an award-winning global partner program, as cloud computing, Big Data, social integration and mobility are rapidly transforming the IT channel.
Knowing what channel partners feel about their experiences with a vendor—and taking action to improve those experiences can lead to greater partner loyalty, more effective new partner acquisitions, higher ROI and greater efficiency. Microsoft recognized early on that its partner program would have to expand and improve how it gathers feedback from an increasingly diverse partner ecosystem, react faster to feedback and address the needs of its quickly growing cloud partner community.
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John DeSarbo is a ZS Principal based in San Francisco and leads the ZS Sales Channel Strategy & Management Practice. He has more than two decades of consulting and industry experience focused on sales and marketing strategy and operations. His areas of expertise include multichannel go-to-market strategy, channel analytics, alliance and partner programs, and sales force design. John works with clients across a variety of B2B industry sectors with a particular focus on the technology industry.
Erik Long, a Principal in ZS's Chicago office, has deep expertise in the application of customer insights and analytics for a range of marketing issues, including market segmentation and targeting plans; value proposition and brand positioning; and voice of customer programs and customer experience. He has helped clients across various B2B and B2C industries, including high tech, consumer packaged goods, retail, financial services, health care, and travel and hospitality.
By John DeSarbo, Erik Long
Your partners have insights that can help you significantly increase sales. Are your channel sales and marketing teams listening?
Recommendations from ZS Associates' 2014 research study on technology vendors' voice of partner programs.


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Working with our partner Inflexion Interactive, we developed a custom web application based on flex to handle Perler's special product. Our process extended from a thorough web application UX approach all the way to developing a comprehensive e-commerce solution.
When our friends at Inflexion Interactive started talking to us about the Perler Snapshots project, we were immediately intrigued. The challenge was creating a powerful tool that would let kids and parents customize an arts and crafts project that was designed with an eight year old user in mind.
Working with the client and Inflexion, we learned about the target market and created a simple workflow that makes is easy for a young child to successfully customize his project, but still allows older kids and parents the tools needed to get more creative about their design choices.
Next we created a fully custom Flex application with a Java backend that lets the user upload images or choose from our gallery, pick a size for the project with intelligent queues about the project difficulty, and finally 'Perlerize' the image. When the user is done, they can download a PDF created on the fly, or continue on to the E.K. Success e-commerce site to find a fully filled shopping cart with everything needed to make their custom project a reality.

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Scene: A twelve year old girl is in the checkout line at a grocery store with her mother.
"Hey mom, who's this?" The girl said, handing a fashion magazine to her mom with curiosity and a hint of admiration in her eyes.
"Oh lemme see dear. Oh, that's a model. I'm not sure of her name, exactly."
"Look Mama." The young dreamer whispered breathlessly. "She's so perfect."
The smiling mother suddenly looked severe. She bent down and took the love of her life by the shoulders. Memories of her past floated up to the surface: The absent father of this true beauty, her constant infidelity, the hospital trips in high school due to anorexia, the comments on her weight from her own father. All of these memories came to to her mind and came through in her eyes and she said, "No sweetie. She's not real."
Confusion dawned on the girls face at first. And she suddenly broke into a grin. "Oh, so she's like a movie character. She's real, but not really like that in real life?"
A smile of relief and gratitude washed over the troubled woman as she hugged her daughter and said "Yes. Yes, baby. You're so smart. I love your mind. I bet Einstein wishes he coulda had you as a wife."
"Wife? Mama! Boys are gross. Plus Einstein was old and a science guy. I don't do science." She straightened up tall. "I'm going to be a writer."
The mother who lost much in life prayed in gratitude of the second chance she received. Then she laughed and said "Of course you are! And you better address your first best seller to me dear!"
"Mama! What if I don't make a best seller?"
"No what ifs!" And with that she attacked her daughter with tickle monster hands in the middle of the grocery store. Leaving her daughter gasping for breath and giggling, she said "We are dreamers my darling. Only the dreamers believe, therefore only the dreamers do. The ones who believe they can change the world will."
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Reflecting back on this regular day at a grocery store, the now grown up young girl starts to cry. Her mother passed away last Friday and Memory Lane seemed to continue to stretch down to a cemetery she had yet to come to. The funeral was this afternoon, and Annie was not only reflecting on her mother, but on her life as a whole. She had not become a writer. She was single, with two cats, and worked a nine to five job as a secretary. She had once believed in so much. The quote about being the dreamers came back with a sting.
Later that afternoon, she quit her job. She took out every cent of her savings and planned on looking into a mission trip to a Spanish speaking county. For if we do not dream, and help those who can not help themselves, are we not only serving money?


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Nadine Osman
A double Daesh (ISIS) suicide bombing terrorised a poor and crowded residential area of southern Beirut on November 12, ripping through Burj al-Barajneh, a busy shopping district, killing 43 people in the worst terrorist attack on the Lebanese capital since the civil war.
The terror attack on Burj al-Barajneh came twelve days after the bombing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula that killed 224 people and a day before attacks in Paris that killed 129.
The Lebanese Health Minister, Wael Abu Faou, warned that the total casualty count was expected to rise due to some of the wounded people being in critical condition.
Lebanon's International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society affiliate said that 239 people were injured. Hospitals in the area called for people to donate blood due to an unprecedented number of casualties.
Daesh, also known as the Islamic State, which controls parts of neighbouring Syria, claimed responsibility for the attack. The group portrayed its motives as baldly sectarian, saying it had targeted Shi'a Muslims.
In a post from an unspecified Twitter account, Daesh said that they perpetrated one of the attacks, noting that its agents blew up a bike with explosives in the middle of a street.
"Let the Shia apostates know that we will not rest until we take revenge in the name of the Prophet," wrote the terror group.
An internet statement on an unspecified site reportedly further stated the "soldiers of the Caliphate" perpetrated the attack.
It mentioned almost as an afterthought that it had targeted the Lebanese resistance group Hizbullah, who also have MPs in the Lebanese Parliament and backs the Syrian Government in the civil war raging next door.
The attack took place in the Bourj al-Barajneh neighborhood a bustling area with narrow streets, many small shops and vendors selling fruits and vegetables from stalls and pushcarts.
Television stations broadcast images of people carrying the wounded away from flaming rubble. The blasts went off near a bakery, and just yards from a hospital.
Amongst the initial casualties were two staff members of the American University of Beirut, according to the school, although no further details were announced.
Three Lebanese-American residents of Dearborn, Michigan – 49-year-old woman and a young couple – were killed, while the couple's three-year-old son was severely injured.
It was reported that one of the bombs exploded when Adel Termos, a resident of Beirut, tackled one of the bombers, thereby potentially saving many lives. Both Termos and the bomber were killed when the bomb detonated. On social media, Termos was hailed as a hero.
Lebanon's Prime Minister, Tammam Salam, condemned the "cowardly criminal act that can never be justified."
He also called on a united front against terrorism, calling on "the Lebanese to be more watchful and united against strife."
The Government declared the following day a day of national mourning.
The first bombing occurred outside a Shia Muslim mosque, while the second took place inside a nearby bakery before 6pm.
A witness from the area said the bombing occurred near a bakery on the crowded street as people left a nearby mosque after sunset prayers, with the second attack taking place minutes later about 50 metres away.
"There were bodies on the ground, on cars, on motorcycles," he told the Guardian. "On the floor there were bodies, flesh fragments, heads and feet."
Footage from the scene of the blast showed chaos, destruction and flames. The wounded were taken to nearby hospitals and the Lebanese army set up a security cordon in the area.
The second blast occurred about 20 metres away and five to seven minutes after the first one as passers-by tried to help the injured of the initial blast. A potential third attacker was killed before exploding his vest. He was found dead with his legs torn off but still wearing an explosives belt, according to an unnamed Lebanese security official.
An unnamed Government employee speculated that he was killed by the second explosion due to his proximity to that blast. Al Mayadeen also reported about the would-be bomber and showed a video of a bearded young man with an explosives belt.
"I carried four martyrs from the scene," said one man, his clothes caked in blood as he sat on the ground having rushed to the scene after hearing the first explosion.
"There was a lot of destruction," said another witness. "The area is always crowded and the buildings are right next to each other, and people have been killed by glass and bricks falling on them. If it was a bigger explosion, hundreds could have died."
"When I got there, flesh was scattered at the scene, chaos, destruction, broken glass, broken balconies," he added.
On November 15, Lebanese Interior Minister Nuhad Mashnuq said at a press conference that seven of the arrested individuals were Syrian while two were locals.
"One of [the two Lebanese suspects was] a [would-be] suicide bomber and the other a trafficker who smuggled them across the border from Syria," Mashnuq added.
The forgotten atrocity
When #Beirut citiizens were killed bc of terrorism, NO COUNTRY bothered to light up its landmarks in the colors of the Lebanese flag.
— ريم زيتون (@reemzaitoon_) November 15, 2015
Political and social commentators expressed anguish over the fact that just one of the stricken cities – Paris – received a global outpouring of sympathy akin to the one lavished on the US after the 9/11 attacks.
Facebook offered users a one-click option to overlay their profile pictures with the French tricolor, a service not offered for the Lebanese flag.
Monuments around the world lit up in the colours of the French flag; presidential speeches touted the need to defend "shared values."
The social network Facebook was also criticised for only activating Safety Check [a feature reserved for natural disasters that lets people alert loved ones that they are unhurt] for the Paris terror attack but they had not activated it the day before for Beirut.
Elie Fares, a Lebanese doctor, wrote on his blog. "When my people died, no country bothered to light up its landmarks in the colours of our flag. When my people died, they did not send the world into mourning. Their death was but an irrelevant fleck along the international news cycle, something that happens in those parts of the world."
Measuring the global empathy gap: Paris & Beirut https://t.co/cB4nomMYxF pic.twitter.com/npsGcTpUr0
— Denise Law (@deniselaw_) November 19, 2015
The implication, numerous Lebanese commentators complained, was that Arab and Muslim lives mattered less. In the UK, the Leader of the Labour Party, suggested that the media should have given more prominence to coverage of terrorist attacks in Lebanon and Turkey in the wake of the atrocities in Paris on November 11.
Beirut like dozens of places in Pakistan experiences the inequality of global compassion. https://t.co/xsTJ74ElTA
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) November 17, 2015
Jeremy Corbyn drew attention to recent attacks in Ankara and Beirut and said that "a life is a life" no matter where in the world it was taken.
"I think first of all what happened in Paris was appalling, this is a vibrant, multicultural city, young people of all faiths, and older people as well, all there together, and cultures, and this terrible thing happened," he told ITV1's Lorraine programme.
"Likewise, which didn't unfortunately get hardly any publicity, was the bombing in Beirut last week or the killing in Turkey. I think our media needs be able to report things that happen outside of Europe as well as inside. A life is a life."
The lower prominence of coverage of the attacks in Beirut and Ankara has been an emerging theme of social media comment of the Paris killings.
Spokesperson of the Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, said he "condemns the terrorist attack today in the Beirut suburb of Burj al-Barajneh. He is deeply saddened at the reported high numbers of fatalities and injured, and extends his condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of Lebanon."
(Photo: Ratib Al Safadi/ Anadolu Agensi)


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- Backcountry ponds are ideal for exploration via canoe, kayak or SUP (standup paddleboard).
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After an adventure-filled day from seeing a show at the Ohio Theater, taking a Segway Tour through the heart of Columbus and shopping at North Farmer's Market, finding time to relax can be challenging. With Soothe, relaxation comes directly to your home, office or hotel at a time that's convenient for you. Anywhere from Easton Town Center to German Village and everywhere in between, Soothe comes to your Columbus neighborhood.
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Senior Software Engineer (Belgrade)
Belgrade, Serbia
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building simple, scalable services to deal with complex data, to work in our Container Intelligence Platform that impacts Enterprise customers.
Sysdig is the cloud-native intelligence company, and we're at the forefront of the container and microservices adoption in the enterprise. We're the people who are making reliable, secure containers a reality for enterprises everywhere.
We're passionate about solving the most complex operational challenges that companies face when they transition to Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native architectures on a massive scale. We offer the best of both worlds: we're a well-funded startup ($121.5 million) with a 300+ enterprise customer base (300 and counting). And we're a great place to work too — we were awarded the 2019 Bay Area Best Places to Work Award from San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Have we gotten your attention yet?
Sysdig was born from open source, so your work here will cross the divide between developer-led OSS and battle-tested commercial software at scale. We're proud that our open source tools are widely used and loved by technologists and developers. Falco, our open-source container security project, is now a part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and rapidly scaling. We're big fans of Prometheus too!
You will work alongside an established engineering team located throughout the US and Europe. Sysdig is a high growth startup, and there will be significant growth opportunities for this position. Our customer base is growing fast and so is the scale demanded of our backend. As a consequence, we're embarking on a major re-architecting of our platform.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll lead projects as part of this scale-out effort that will allow us to handle the next orders of magnitude. Examples of such projects include writing Kafka-based streaming services.
- Distribute query engine targeting of our Cassandra and ElasticSearch data store
- Optimize ingest pipeline
- Put machine learning features into production
- Handle both monitoring and security data on a daily basis across multiple platform tiers (Kubernetes, AWS, Mesos)
What You Should Bring
- Prior experience building and operating large-scale data pipelines
- Production experience with at least one of Kafka, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, or similar technologies
- Strong computer science fundamentals in design, data structures and algorithms
- Java experience highly preferred
- Experience with AWS is a plus
- Experience with Kubernetes is a plus
- Startup / entrepreneurial experience is a plus
- A positive "can do" attitude with the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas and see them to fruition
- An appetite for varied data
Key Technologies
- Java
- Go
- Kafka
- Cassandra
- Elasticsearch
- Linux
Why Join Sysdig
Cloud-native is fundamentally changing how organizations build and run applications to fully take advantage of the cloud computing model. Sysdig is the cloud-native intelligence company making it happen. Join us and you'll be working at the cutting-edge of infrastructure technology and the birth of an entirely new industry. Be the one who solves the hard challenges of operating Kubernetes and Containers at scale – and have fun doing it with a great group of people.
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text: UC Riverside Gamma Phi Beta Sisters Prove They Are The PHInest In California 0 The ΓΦΒ Delta Lambda chapter recently put out a 2015 recruitment video capturing the true essence of what it means to be a sister of Gamma Phi Beta beyond UC Riverside. This sisterhood has turned girls into confident women of character while retaining individual identities and beliefs for the past 141 years and counting. This superb video captures everything from real down-to-earth moments to majestic Riverside sunsets. Without further ado, here is Gamma Phi Beta killin' it:


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It's the most wonderful time of the year! I know I sound like a broken record because that's my favorite catch phrase to use every year at this time. It's typically reserved for the season of Santa… but I think Jack Skellington would approve of adopting it for this magical time of year, too!
The fall season is a time of major change for many, including here in northern Michigan. The fall colors are really beginning to glow and the tourist season has noticeably passed. John and I went into Charlevoix last night to get paint for our office makeover (yay! and more on that later!) — what a difference a month makes. When we took friends into town for dinner last month, the streets were packed, the stores were busy, the marina was hoppin' and there was a wait at almost every restaurant. Last night, we strolled the streets with only a handful of others. Most of the boats are gone from the marina and many of the stores are closed by 6pm. Although the tourist season is wonderful for the local economy, we both had to admit… it was pretty great to not have to fight large crowds to enjoy one of our favorite little local eateries.
I recently downloaded the TimeHop app after encouragement from my sister — have you tried this app yet? It's pretty fun! Today, it surprised me with photos of the 4×4/hiking adventure that John and I took three years ago today in Colorado. Three years ago! We moved to Colorado in 2009 and added an autumn Aspen tree-adventure to our bucket list right away. In the fall of 2011, we were both (newly) officially full time employees of our own business. We were feeling grand! And, we noticed that we finally had time to start checking things off our Colorado bucket list. It was both a refreshing and eye-opening realization — and one that we still reflect on this time of year: our previous jobs had been sucking the life out of us much more than we had realized. We previously had THE time to tackle our bucket list but we were engaging more in coping mechanisms just to get through each day. This cycle of work-cope-work-cope consumed so much of our mental and physical selves, little room was left for actual, purposeful fun. I know many of you can relate to this. John and I are often asked about going into business for ourselves. I'm always honest with people: it was a big leap. Yep, it was scary. But it was also exhilarating! And still is, all these years later. Yep, we work a lot. We work much more than we did when we worked for other companies. But we can work from anywhere with a WiFi signal – anywhere! I like John's take on it: We don't have a lot of freedom, but we do have a lot of flexibility. Work never really stops when you own your own business. We never 'punch out.' But we're both totally okay with that because we LOVE what we do. And we both know how lucky we are for it. #EverydayImHustlin
One of the main reasons we decided to move back to Michigan from Colorado was to be closer to loved ones. This past weekend, things seemed to come full circle for us. We were able to spend four days straight catching up with several old friends — it was pretty awesome! It was also a great way to kick off autumn — welcoming the colder season with warm hearts.
Speaking of work… it seems so appropriate in this season of change that our new office demolition is almost complete! We'll finish painting today, and the flooring will be installed on Friday. We worked with fellow local business owner (and fellow Bernese Mountain Dog-parent), Corey, of Harbor Flooring here in Elk Rapids. What a fun guy! He recently sent us a sneak peek of the carpet and can I just say… it's saaaaaahhhweeeet! We can't wait to make this very physical change — we know it will make a big difference for our business. I'm excited to put together a before-and-after blog post when the dust settles (literally!) We'll also be finalizing our website overhaul shortly after, and we're excited to be collaborating with some of our über talented friends on the design and development!
I've mentioned my love of mix tapes before, and almost every month, my best pen pal friend, Trina, and I make each other hand-crafted playlists to enjoy. Although we don't exchange cassette tapes for our boom boxes, complete with little doodles and scribbly attempts to pack all the song titles onto the never-big-enough labels, our digital versions are still made with the same loving care as the real deal. This month's playlist is extra long and extra good. I take my fall playlists seriously — the tunes have to make me feel warm and fuzzy (like my cold-weather socks and Costco blanket), be a bit spooky (given than Halloween is my absolute favorite time of year evah!) but not include literal-Monster Mash-Halloween songs, and mix in some pep — dark fall days require some pick-me-up jams. I was thrilled to see that Spotify added a TON of awesome Halloween-season fun, like the original 1940's and 50's radio broadcasts of Scary Stories! On this year's mix tape, you'll find the original 1944 broadcast of Frankenstein, the song from this year's American Horror Story: Freak Show promos by Melanie Martinez, a couple spooky-stellar cover songs like Nouela's Black Hole Sun, Lorde's brand new song Yellow Flicker Beat from the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack, fun new tracks with oh-so-appropriate titles like Gooey by Glass Animals and Cherry Licorice by The Felice Brothers, and so much more!
We hope you'll enjoy this year's Halloween '14 Mix Tape: Creep On Creepin' On…
Any tracks you would add? Drop us a line and let us know! – Emily


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I guess Amarillo, TX is a kind of random place to have random experiences, which is why I'm out here right?
Going to watch a movie:
I felt like I haven't gone to a movie theater in quite a while, that could be fun. I have Fandango on my phone to show me all the theaters. Amarillo has a drive-in theater, awesome! I went and washed the truck, found a cool pizza place and headed for the drive-in.
Fandango put it out of the city on Folsom Drive, well that makes sense, it's a drive-in, city lights and all that… what's on Folsom Drive? A prison.
Seriously, a prison.
(best I could do for a picture)
Ok, so I still have time, let's go to the address that seems to be in the city (near the zoo and themepark) That sounds about right, and I googled Tascosa Drive-in just to be safe.
After circling the blocks a few times, this is all I could find:
Ohh well, past the movie start time anyway. Looking at google street view on my computer now after the fact, I guess it was on the other side of the RV park (not even close to this address).
So I made my way back to my motel and am now eating lukewarm (but tasty) pizza and watching Totally Biased and Louie while writing this. Least I had good food and randomly got to drive around getting to know my way around the different Amarillo neighborhoods better.
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Secured inter-node communication is a must-have when protecting Elasticsearch clusters. We have explained that in details in the article "Security in distributed Systems". At Search Guard we apply TLS which assures message integrity and encrypts data transferred through the network based on symmetric cryptography. TLS handshake is a phase in which a client and a server agree on encryption methods and their parameters. Agreement is met based on PKI infrastructure, which uses certificates to check identity of both sides that take part in a handshake.
In this article we explain what TLS certificates are and how do they work.
Certificate content
We assume You are familiar with our floragunn.com website wich uses HTTPS protocol. Once You are on the website, it is reasonable to assure that website You view in a browser truly belongs to us. You can check it by clicking on a HTTPS padlock to view a certificate.
Distinguished Name
The first thing You can check is an issuer of the certificate. The issuer is identified by a DN (distinguished name). DN can contain following fields:
- CN – Common Name
- OU – Organizational Unit
- O – Organisation
- L – Locality, usually a city name
- ST – State
- C – Country
Fields are not mandatory and barely all of them are used. The issuer of the Floragunn website's certificate is:
- Country (C): BE
- Organisation (O): GlobalSign nv-sa
- Common Name (CN): AlphaSSL CA – SHA256 – G2
Distinguished name's structure is also used to identify a certificate's subject, in this case our company.
Subject Alternative Name (SAN)
A certificate can be only used within a specified scope, which can be defined with:
- specified IP addresses,
- hostnames,
- domain names
- wildcards.
This value is set within Subject Alternative Name (SAN) section of a certificate. In case of floragunn.com it is:
- DNS Name: *.floragunn.com
- DNS Name: floragunn.com
This means the certificate is valid for floragunn.com domain and all its subdomains. So if you get the same certificate from a website non-floragunn.com, it will not be valid anymore and padlock in a browser will be open.
Chain of trust
We already know who has issued the certificate of a website. The interesting question is: "Can we trust the issuer?". To answer that question we need to check issuer of the issuer. Then we check its issuer and move further recursively. We stop once we reach an issuer, that we all trust. This happens when we reach Root Certificate Authority (Root CA).
TLS relies on a chain of trust which starts at Root CA that everybody can trust. TLS always checks if all certificates within a chain are trusted. If not, You can see a padlock open within Your browser, which means a certificate is not trusted.
Chain of trust can be also viewed in a browser and in case of floragunn.com, it is:
- GlobalSign Root CA
- AlphaSSLA CA – 256 – G2
- *.floragunn.com
- AlphaSSLA CA – 256 – G2
where *.floragunn.com is a common name of a subject within a certificate.
Self Signed Certificates
When we access floragunn.com website, we need a third party that confirms website identity. This is necessary because, unless You do not live in Berlin, it would have been tough visit our office and check the certificate personally.
However it is still possible to come to our office. Here You could see us generating a certificate and signing it with our private key. In this case, You would not need to ask Certificate Authorities (CA) because You would know that:
- The certificate is signed with our private key.
- The certificate was created by us.
You could also take the certificate home with You. As a result, You could trust it.
Visiting our office to get a certificate may sound silly. In fact, this is how self-signed certificates work and how You can make use of them with Search Guard.
Self-signed certificate is a certificate that is signed by a private key of the same identity. This assures that when You connect to a server and send data encrypted with server's public key, only the private key used to sign a certificate is able to decrypt data.
Differences of self-signed certificates
Technically, self-signed certificates are exactly the same as those issued by third party authorities. There are some differences worth mentioning:
- Some CAs are able to verify the identity of a person to whom a certificate has been issued. Distinguished Name can contain such information. It is not possible with self-signed certificates but it is not the case when securing inter-node communication in Elastic Search clusters.
- Relying on CA introduces another possible attack vector – an attack on CA.
- Self-signed certificates are free and are faster to deploy.
- They can be also easily customized. For instance, a larger encryption key can be applied.
To sum up, the potential drawbacks have no impact in our use case. On the other hand, the advantages allow You to deploy TLS faster and at lower cost.
Generating certificates
Certificates and keys can be generated with openssl and keytool – the two popular tools for generating cryptographic keys. Although they have many features in common, some are unique.
Keytool allows to manage Java KeyStores, which are Java containers for authorisation certificates. Keystore files have .jks extension.
OpenSSL works well with standard formats (PEM/CER/CRT/PKCS) but cannot manipulate Java keystore files.
This is why in many cases we need both tools:
- Generate keys and certificates with openssl,
- Import generated data with keytool into Java keystore.
Non self-signed certificates need to be issued by a third party – Certificate Authority (CA). To achieve that, Certificate Signing Request (CSR) needs to be sent from an applicant (later certificate subject) into CA. This is not necessary for self-signed certificates, as CSR is done locally.
Generating keys and certificates is not easy. One needs to know several encryption algorithms to pick up the best, decide on a key size, and many other parameters. Fortunately this has been already done by us: for both PoC purpose and production environment.
If You are conducting a proof of concept, You can use our TLS Certificate Generator and certificates will be sent to You by email. This should not be used for production environment as the keys are sent via internet.
We provide You with ready-to-go scripts (see "Using the example PKI scripts" section) that generate all cryptographic data to configure TLS.
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UNESCO supports new local radio stations in Tunisia
In the framework of its support to local Tunisian radios following the revolution of 14 January 2011, UNESCO has organized training activities for traditional and web radio stations. The six-day workshops, which are taking place from 15 August to 5 October 2013, will benefit the following radio stations: Karama Radio in Sidi Bouzid, La Voix des mines in Gafsa, Ulysse Radio in Djerba, Radio 6 in Tunis, Djérid Radio in Tozeur et Nefzawa Radio in Kebili.
This series of trainings, targeting Tunisian journalists and radio presenters, aims to build capacities of local media and to support citizen radio production in the democratic process that is happening in Tunisia now. Assisting local radio stations in building their capacities is an important step on the way towards the creation of a free, independent, professional and pluralist media landscape.
An experienced Arab-speaking trainer will address various subjects, such as reporting and presentation technics, good professional practices, journalistic ethics and production of gender-sensitive content, particularly for interviews, balanced reports, electoral coverage and political debates.
The training programme, which also includes the delivering of production equipment, received funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA).


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As advancements in the field of oncology have grown, not only malignancies have become a bit easier to tackle but even the life-expectancy after therapeutic intervention has tremendously increased. Cancer has indeed become a manageable disease in today's era. It requires early detection, periodic surveillance and coordinated therapeutic decision making. It is therefore imperative for cancer survivors to limit co-morbid illnesses. Many cancer survivors are at a great risk from cardiac disease as from recurrent cancer. The therapeutic options for patients with cancer now include increasingly complex combinations of medications, radiation therapy and surgical intervention. Many of these therapies have potential adverse metabolic and / or cardiac effects jeopardizing the healing of the morbid state. It has been observed that the severity of such toxicity depends on several factors such as the molecular site of action of the drug agent, the immediate and cumulative dose, the method of administration, the presence of any underlying cardiac condition, patient demographics, current or previous treatment with other antineoplastic agents, etc. Cardiotoxic effects can occur immediately during administration of the drug, or they may not manifest themselves until months or years after the patient has been treated.
The department of Homoeopathic Cardiology, The National Academy of Homoeopathy, India carried out a study to evaluate the potential of homoeopathic remedies in the management of post-chemotherapeutic metabolic and cardiac complications.
When one reviews the potential cardiovascular complications of anticancer agents, several variables must be considered. Each chemotherapeutic agent has unique cardiac effects as well as the ability to potentiate the adverse effects of other agents. Radiation therapy may augment the toxicity. Let us review certain chemotherapy agents and their potential adverse effects on the cardiovascular system.
Doxorubicin, Daunorubicin and epirubicin are used to treat hematologic & solid Cancers. Acute cardiotoxicity may manifest as nonspecific ST-segment and T-wave abnormalities while chronic cardiotoxicity is in the form of congestive heart failure (CCF), and cardiomyopathy due to direct myocardial injury.
Busulfan and Cyclophosphamaide are used in the treatment of leukemia. Cardiotoxicity: pericardial & endomyocardial fibrosis, CCF. Cisplatin is notorious in causing retrosternal chest pain, palpitation & elevated cardiac enzymes indicative of myocardial infarction, hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Ischemic Heart Disease & Myocardial Infarction as long as 10 to 20 years after the remission of metastatic testicular Ca. Nephrotoxicity can be due to hypomagnesemia & hypokalemia, which in turn can cause cardiac arrhythmias.
5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is used in the treatment of many solid tumors. Cardiotoxicity is in the form of IHD without underlying coronary artery disease (CAD). The drug Capecitabine is currently used in the treatment of breast and gastrointestinal cancers and is less toxic than 5-FU. Other reported cardiotoxic effects associated with capecitabine include angina or MI, arrhythmias, ECG changes, and cardiomyopathy.
Paclitaxel is employed in the treatment of solid tumors and has recently been used to coat stents for cardiovascular use. Its Cardiotoxicity is in the form of sinus bradycardia, heart block, Ventricular Premature Contractions, ventricular tachycardia and Thrombosis.
Vinca is extensively used in regimens for leukemia and lymphoma. It causes autonomic neuropathy, angina & MI induced by coronary spasm.
Alemtuzumab (a humanized IgG1 directed against CD52); Bevacizumab (a humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that binds to and inhibits the activity of human vascular endothelial growth factor); Cetuximab (a human / mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody that binds to the human epidermal growth factor receptor); Rituximab (a chimeric murine / human monoclonal antibody against the CD20 antigen) and Trastuzumab (recombinant humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that selectively binds to the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein (HER2)) - these agents are used in hematologic Cancers & solid tumors. Their side effects include hypotension, fever, dyspnea, hypoxia, urticaria, pneumonia death.
A vitamin A derivative, is used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Its adverse effects include fever, dyspnea, hypotension, pericardial and pleural effusions, rarely respiratory distress, pulmonary infiltrates, pulmonary edema, and acute renal failure, substantial decline in the LV ejection fraction, Fatal MI and thrombosis
Used in the treatment of refractory or relapsed acute promyelocytic leukemia, it causes QT prolongation in >50% of patients, sinus tachycardia, nonspecific ST-T changes and even torsades de pointes.
A novel agent used in the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia and other malignancies, is a specific inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase found in several types of malignant cells. It is associated with a significant incidence of edema, which can progress to severe fluid retention and result in pericardial or pleural effusions or generalized third-space fluid accumulation.
A purine analogue used in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia and other hematologic malignancies may have several cardiotoxic effects including MI, CHF, and arrhythmias.
Thalidomide currently is used to treat a variety of hematologic and solid malignancies. It is generally well tolerated. The major cardiotoxic effects are edema, sinus bradycardia and rarely deep venous thrombosis.
Employed in the treatment of refractory testicular tumors and small-cell lung carcinoma, it commonly causes hypotension. Myocardial ischemia and MI have also been documented.
Used in the treatment of leukemia, it can be associated with severe hypotension, premature ventricular contraction, ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.
To study the potential of homoeopathic remedies in the management of post-chemotherapeutic metabolic and cardiac complications.
Shaad Hospital Complex & Research Centre, Itwari railway Station, Nagpur
"Aadil Homeo Heart Care Centre" Hanuman Lane, Sitabuldi, Nagpur
"Aadil Homeo Heart Care Centre" Gokulpeth, Nagpur
"Aadil Homeo Studion", Sector 8, Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Case Type I = Natural case having a greater number of clear mental and physical generals. The approach used was to administer a constitutional similimum in proper potency and dose.
Case Type II = Incurable case having advanced pathological or structural changes. The approach used was to administer a symptomatic remedy in low potency and if needed frequent repetition.
Case Type III = One-sided disease, meaning cases having few or many incomplete symptoms. The approach used is to administer a Nosode based on the past or family history in high potency.
Case Type IV = Settled case having other co-morbid conditions for which the patient is already taking medicines and on the time of presentation has no symptoms. The approach used here was to try to withdraw as many symptomatic drugs from the regimen as possible. If certain symptoms appear, then a symptomatological similimum is prescribed in moderate potency and if needed frequent repetition.
Case Type V = Mixed case having other co-morbid conditions for which the patient is already taking medicines and on the time of presentation has many incomplete symptoms (of the disease or even of the drugs). The approach used here was to prescribe a symptomatological similimum in low potency and if needed frequent repetition.
A] Of the total 160 cancer patients who presented with various complications of different systems after undergoing chemotherapy, 38 patients were specifically studied who presented with metabolic / cardiovascular complications after chemotherapy.
Accelerated Systemic Hypertension – 19 (50 %)
Cardiomyopathy - 11 (28.9%)
Myocarditis – 2 (5.2%)
Angina pectoris – 3 (7.8%)
Arrhythmias - Sinus bradycardia, heart block, VPC, ventricular tachycardia – 2 (5.2%)
Hypotension - 0
Peripheral Thrombosis -1 (2.6%)
B] Case Types that presented to us commonly were
Case Type I = 3
Case Type II = 21
Case Type III = 3
Case Type IV = 2
Case Type V = 10
C] The commonly used homoeopathic remedies
Strophanthus- 7
Antim Tart- 8
Carbo- Veg- 10
Aconite Ferox- 3
Cactus- 2
Arsenic- 4
Lobelia- 2
Aspidospermia- 2
D] Results of the therapy
Complete Palliation – 32%
Partial symptomatic relief – 56%
No-Relief – 12%
Thus on the observations we can infer that homoeopathic remedies do have a potentiality of treating or atleast managing metabolic / cardiac complications occurring after chemotherapy.
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After a lapse of 30 years I am back in the printmaking studio, wondering why it has taken me so long to return. In the past I worked in etching and engraving, falling in love with the delicate possibilities of dry-point. Now I am working on mono-prints, the first time I have really explored colour in printmaking. I am using fairly new waterbased inks called Akua, and I am still reserving judgement. The cleanup is incredibly easy and they are beautifully workable but I am not sure they will be vibrant enough for me in the end. I am told the manufacturer is always refining the formulas. They technically never dry, are just absorbed into the paper, so they are already softer and more nuanced than when first pulled from the press.
In viscosity printing the control comes with varying the heaviness of the inks, which resist each other more or less depending on how apart they are on the viscosity scale. The thinner or more "jelly" layer will resist blending with the thicker "peanut butter" ink, and inks that are more alike will blend together more. The viscosity is manipulated by adding agents to stiffen or loosen the ink.
I have been thinking for a long time about this project, which parallels my painting interests in exploring line and shape as both solid and fugitive, atmosphere and particle, repelled and connected to each other in various contexts that make up ineffable intellectual and emotional situations. With a little squeeze bottle it is possible to draw on the plate in the thin line I am imagining. Successive printings of the plate build up history that normally takes weeks or months on a canvas. The inks can also be rolled or brushed on, wiped off, masked off with stencils and masks, and the ghosts can be printed on over and over. The huge rollers used to ink the colour that becomes the ground can be in turn be rolled over a fresh plate. In the day that I have to explore this I am just beginning to grasp possibilities for myself.
Printing in reverse shows me clearly the left side bias I have worked so hard to mitigate in my work(I am very left eye dominant, and that subject may be another blog). It was a hard battle for me to accept just how much my brain controlled things organically. I thought for a long time that painting had to be a battle of will.


text: 80's Stallone is just brilliant, his Gatekeeper-esque 80s synth masterpieces all macho throbbing EBM synths and driving pulse rate beats never fail in my book, I could listen to this stuff forever. Over the summer there's been a whole bunch of new tracks come out so have listen below to some of the best. Also go here to buy/download some official releases.


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April 12, 2010
Unravelling Like a $2 Sweater
Mommy can't play horsie right now, sweetie. That's a game for Daddy or Grandma.
But he WANTS to. His arms tighten and I trundle up off the couch. As he whines, I feel the tears start to come.
Sam, I can't right now, you know that. Can you please get your shirt on?
More whining and I leave him to watch Max & Ruby. I feel myself unravelling. It's not the beginning and it's been going on for days. Maybe even longer, it's hard to say. I sit in the living room, thankful the TV has his attention for the moment as I root for a tissue and hold my head in my hands.
I don't like to cry in front of him. It makes me feel like a terrible mother.
I feel like I am failing right now, failing at almost everything. I walk into my house and it's a mess. But I can't seem to find the strength, mental or physical, to fix it. I am not a good mother right now - my temper is short and my frustration level is high. When he doesn't listen, instead of the patience I can normally provide, I feel overwhelmed and tears fill my eyes. It is completely ridiculous. It could be something as simple as me asking him to come get his pants on and him not replying. And once I get started? It's so hard to stop. The tears flow so easily, so steadily. Sometimes they are quiet. Sometimes, if I feel like it's safe and I won't have to explain myself, if I'm alone, they turn louder and I sob.
I know that he can sense change, he can sense that I'm not normal, and it just makes him want to be close to me even more. But my body is already not my own, and sometimes I just want him to give me a little space.
I am not a good wife right now either. My temper is not only short with Sam, but with Justin too. I tell him I need more help. But what I really need is for him to take over. Maybe that's not fair, and I get that. But I can't bend over. I desperately want to move things, to clean, and I'm not physically capable. It's beyond frustrating.
I pride myself on organization, on tidiness. Last week I cancelled the playdate scheduled at my house because I knew I just couldn't get it clean in time. This weekend, I am supposed to have people over on Saturday AND Sunday and I am not sure how to get ready in time.
I am in control of nothing.
Mentally, I can see logic, but it doesn't stop me from feeling overwhelmed. I curl up like a child and cry, and on top of everything else I feel selfish and unreasonable.
What do I have to be so sad about, really? Life is good. We'll meet our baby soon and we have a great new job and spring is here, it's sunny and nice. When I walk outside, it's to the scent of freshly cut grass. I am in good health. I am loved so much by so many people. My pregnancy is going well, my baby is going to be here soon. So light, and yet I feel dark and heavy.
Physically, my body is not my own. Hormones course through my veins and I have no power to stop how they make me feel, when they make me feel it.
My stomach is huge and uncomfortable. Walking is no longer just something I do, it's a conscious act. I've gained 7 pounds in 3.5 weeks and sometimes when the baby moves, I have to push him back to a different position because he's hurting me.
I can't sleep. I'm throwing up again, unpredictably. Friday morning, last night, and at 4 AM when I got up to go to the bathroom. My body wants food, but nothing sounds or looks appealing. I feel like I need to eat constantly, but at the same time I don't feel like eating. There seems little reason to what will improve my stomach, and what will make me sick.
My to-do list is a mile long. Things that used to be easy, like picking up the living room, are daunting to me now. I have not done a good job of teaching Sam to pick up after himself, but I don't have the patience to start right now. I can't bend over and pluck up the dirty clothes or toys. I almost can't reach the bottom of the washer and the back of the drier. I can't carry more than a couple of pounds, so there are things that need to take out to the garage that just sit. I can no longer carry anything up the stairs - it's hard enough just to carry myself up.
I can ignore it all for a while. Getting caught up in Google Reader, or taking Sam down to the bus stop and playing for a few minutes in the driveway. But it catches me again, when Justin calls to say Hi and I tell him that I had a bad morning, it all just rushes back and I find myself in tears again. When I call my Mom to check in about our book club meeting and she asks how I am.
I hate writing about it. I hate that it is how it is. I feel like a big jerk baby, and I don't want to spread my negativity. But at the same time, how do I write about anything else right now? There are 10 posts in my draft folder I'd rather be finishing, but I just can't do it right now.
I can't wait to meet my baby, but at the same time I am scared. I would be stupid not to be, really. Two kids instead of one. Not knowing how Sam will react. Not knowing how I'll do since Justin won't be home like he was last time. Maybe it will be easy. We'll make the adjustment, and we'll be a family of four. We have other help, my Mom and her husband especially, and my Mother-in-law Deanna and her husband. They will help with Sam. Mom will take time off work. Deanna wil take Sam to her place for a visit. We will be okay. It's just hard to see it sometimes.
Now I sit on the couch wondering what to do next. It's been hours since I started writing this. It's come a little at a time, any more and I can't hold back the tears. The baby is pressing on my bladder and at the same time my ribs. I am hungry and not sure what to eat. I have an hour and a half before Sam gets home and there is so much to be done, but I really just want to take a nap.
I almost don't want to hit publish. What's the point? I don't want people to feel sorry for me. I don't want people to think that I think I have a terrible life. I have no idea what I want. This isn't even good writing. It's disjointed - how could it not be? This is just me. Right now.
6 comments:
- April said...
Aww, honey. It all can feel just so overwhelming sometimes. I think, more than anything, you need to find yourself the time and space to "empty your bucket," as my friend says. I hope writing this did help you. Sometimes we just need to acknowledge that these feelings exist. They are completely valid, don't worry about having to justify them. These emotions, like every emotion, will have a beginning, a middle and an end. But I think the end will come easier if you allow yourself to express them.
- Kori said...
I just send you hugs, my friend.
We'll get everything ready together. Give yourself some leeway. Time will pass and you will feel better. I love you.
Not ANONYMOUS-mom!
- Dumblond said...
Holy heck do I remember those days.
Don't feel like you have to hold anything in on YOUR blog. This is your place.
Hey Rachael!! I totally understand and went through the SAME thing with Cora! It's so freaking hard! AND...I just want to say that I am here and can watch Sam again either day...Friday or Thursday...your choosing! :) Also...Can I help with anything around the house?? Can I take the things to the garage, or pick up your living room?? I would be so happy to! I know the feeling, and too often feel the same with two kiddos in not getting stuff done. But, I LOVE helping other people, you know...you don't like working on your own home, but it's fine to go to someone else's?? :) Seriously, I feel like a HORRIBLE FRIEND lately and I really want to help in any way that you need!!! I so value our friendship and the friendship that our families have. We can bring some pizza over or whatever you'd like one night and I can clean your house! How's that sound...free food and free cleaning! ;-P Love you!!


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Despite a few positive signs, our new research shows that the promotional images used in toy catalogues represent children's play along highly stereotyped lines, with only a handful of boys shown with dolls, and boys four times as likely to be seen playing with cars or other vehicles.
These tired stereotypes don't reflect the breadth of real children's play, and limit children's freedom to choose their interests for themselves.
Children take messages about what's 'for girls' and what's 'for boys' very literally, so when they see a catalogue spread featuring only girls or only boys, it reinforces the idea that certain activities or interests are not for them. It's hardly surprising then if children grow up thinking that certain interests or jobs are more for men or for women. These limiting stereotypes, learned early, are hard to shake off. and do real harm to children's learning and development.
Marketing and advertising – not to mention the toy industry itself – are supposed to be creative industries; we'd like to see a lot more creativity and diversity in the way toys are promoted to children.
What we found
Volunteers reviewed Christmas toy catalogues from Argos, Toys R Us, Tesco, Entertainer, Early Learning Centre and Smyths toys to produce our research. While there were some individual examples of inclusive images, particularly in Tesco and Toys R Us own brand/exclusive products, Early Learning Centre's catalogue was the only one where children were shown in a balanced way. Download full report.
The bad news
Most of the imagery provided by manufacturers to promote their toys seems to stick to a pretty limited script.
Most catalogues had areas that were 'no go zones' for one gender or the other, eg whole spreads of vehicles or Nerf blasters featuring only boys, or whole spreads of baby dolls, collectibles or art/craft materials featuring only girls The Smyths catalogue had 16 solid pages of dolls without a single boy to be seen.
- Boys were 4 times as likely to be shown playing with cars
- 97% of children shown with guns and war toys were boys
- Girls were nearly twice as likely to be shown with kitchens or other 'domestic' play.
- Girls were nearly 7 times as likely to be shown in caring/nurturing play
- Girls were 12 times as likely to be shown playing with baby dolls (rising to 50x excluding the ELC catalogue)
- Boys were almost twice as likely to be shown with construction toys
- Girls were twice as likely to be shown with art and craft toys
Signs of change
It might be slow, but we're seeing progress compared with 2016's catalogues.
- In 2016 just 11% of children shown with toy vehicles were girls, mostly shown with pink versions of toys. This year it was 19%, with far fewer 'also comes in pink' versions.
- Last year only one catalogue featured a boy with a baby doll (ELC). This year three catalogues out of five did (though Tesco and Toys R Us included only one each).
- Tesco, Toys R Us and Early Learning Centre all included more inclusive photography for their own brand toys – retailers seem to be leading the way on this.
Why do catalogues matter?
While paper catalogues might seem a bit old hat, toy retailers still distribute them in their thousands in the run up to Christmas.
We know that children take very seriously the cues and nudges from marketing about what's suitable for a boy or a girl, and may be put off asking for a toy that interests them if catalogue imagery make them feel they're not 'meant' to want it.
"I know that's the girls' section because of all the pictures of girls… Mr Frosty is for boys, because there are boys in the advert." Ted, age 4
"The catalogues make it look like caring toys are not for boys." Charlie, 7
Why does the toy industry need to change tack?
A wide range of play is important for children's learning and development, and parents are increasingly recognising the importance of allowing children to follow their interests without fear of choosing the 'wrong' thing.
A recent survey of Australian parents found that 92% of parents of 0-3 year olds felt that it was important that boys and girls should be treated the same, and that 79% wanted to take action to challenge traditional gender stereotypes. Another international survey of parents found that a majority thought that children should be raised in as gender-neutral a way as possible to guard against stereotypes.
Toy retailers and manufacturers who rely on outdated ideas about what boys and girls are meant to like risk falling out of step with what parents want for their children.
Consumer attitudes are changing, and the toy industry is starting to recognise that developing and marketing toys according to rigid gender categories is not the future.
President of Hasbro, John Frascotti, said in Fortune magazine this year: "We want to be inclusive in our approach across gender and ethnicity. Instead of thinking, that's a boy brand or a girl brand, we see them as dual-gender… Star Wars, My Little Pony, Transformers — all of them have fans that don't fall into the legacy gender splits that occurred when those brands were launched. Our approach is we build brands for consumers."
Research suggests that girls in particular are increasingly fed up with a patronising reliance on stereotypes in marketing, which can actively put them off.
According to GirlGuiding Girls' Attitudes Survey, 2017:
- When asked what makes people think gender stereotypes are true, 74% of young women aged 11-21 said toys and clothes made 'for girls' and 'for boys'
- 85% of young women aged 11-21 think the advertising industry should stop using gender stereotypes to sell toys
New guidance on stereotypes in advertising
The Advertising Standards Authority's 2017 report Depictions, perceptions and harm signalled the intention to develop much tougher standards on gender stereotypes in advertising to children and adults.
The ASA report did not shy away from the effects of ads: "advertising is one of many factors that contribute to unequal gender outcomes, alongside the role played by some parents, schools and employers, and aspects of particular cultures, communities and demographics. …
The ASA is due to report on progress towards new guidelines before the end of 2017.
What we would like to see
We'd like to see more innovation and creativity from a creative industry!
- More mixed-gender groups – this is a great way to signal to children and adult buyers that this toy is fun for boys and girls.
- More examples of children playing outside of narrow stereotypes.
- Avoid 'all-boy' or 'all-girl' spreads (eg Nerf, dolls, art/craft, vehicles) Retailers need to be mindful of the overall effect of a catalogue spread or section. If only girls or only boys are shown in a particular section, children will draw their own conclusions.
Download the full report PDF – Who's in the picture? Gender stereotypes and toy catalogues


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Welcome to Year 11 English!
There are many elements of English and NCEA you are trying to get your head around at this stage. Remember to ask, ask, ask all the time.
Here is the way the year will pan out for you. Take a close look at this and know it intimately. It is your responsibility to understand when INTERNAL assessments fall and to plan accordingly.
You should also take particular note of which Achievement Standards are INTERNALLY assessed and which are EXTERNALLY assessed. Please note that the all the learning for the external standards happen throughout the year so you will need to retain the knowledge and skill you gain UNTIL NOVEMBER!
We begin with your oral presentation, a.k.a speeches.


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Dr. Tiller and his critics
the news of Dr. George Tiller's murder is absolutely chilling. all the commentary out there, while completely respectful, still sends shivers down my spine and I have trouble acknowledging the extremes that some individuals go to in trying to make a point. it is reassuring to hear the very vocal condemnations of this event. although, statements like the following perhaps shouldn't be quite so defensive in a time where individuals may need the space to absorb the facts:
Kansas Coalition for Life
The Kansas Coalition for Life Unequivocally Condemns the Shooting of Abortionist George Tiller.
Although at the time of this writing, it is not known who killed Abortionist Tiller, we do know for certain that this crime was NOT the work of any true proLife person. A true proLife person respects human life as a gift from God, and leaves all life and death decisions to God Himself.
This killing — if it is in any way connected to a genuine proLife group, has the potential to set back the proLife movement by 20 years or more.
The Kansas Coalition for Life asks all reporters and commentators to make a clear distinction between lawless thugs who act on their own accord, and the good proLife people who obey the law, seeking a change in abortion laws via peaceful means and the legislative process.
It is completely misleading, for the media to imply, in any way that this is the work of the proLife movement. We urge the media to report responsibly and truthfully in this regard.
KCFL would have much preferred that Abortionist Tiller follow the footsteps of Dr. Bernard Nathanson, a former abortionist who is now one of America's most prominent and effective proLife leaders.
In 1993 Shelly Shannon, who had no connection whatsoever to any proLife organization, brought shame on all proLife groups by her stupid action, when she attempted to kill abortionist Tiller as he entered his abortion facility on East Kellogg Drive at Bleckley Street in Wichita.
Tiller's death comes at a time when all recent polling data shows that the peaceful proLife message has the support of a majority of American voters. We hope this terrible news does not hurt the steady progress that the proLife movement has made by peaceful legal means over the years.


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Full download: Carniflora News, July 2015 (PDF)
Renovations for Woodstock have been delayed until August. The June meeting will be held at Woodstock Community Centre in the Group Room 1 as usual.
Summary of the June meeting
The June meeting developed organically after technical difficulties led to the postponement of the photo competition for a later meeting. The
general meeting included a discussion on how to print the currently missing issues of Carniflora Australis in the most cost-effective way.
The meeting ended with an impromptu talk by Greg Lvoff on his recent field trip to the SE of the USA to see Sarracenia in the wild. Thank you
The 'Plant of the Month' competition was a contest between a 3 year old seed-grown Heliamphora tatei plant, a pot of Drosera pauciflora with some plants in scape; D. marchantii subsp. prophylla in scape; Nepenthes lowii x jacquelineae, N. rowanae and N. maxima 'dark' x spectabilis. After a robust discussion the winner was N. rowanae grown by Raymond Chin.
Plant of the Month – Nepenthes rowanae
Raymond grows his plant in a small terrarium under LED lights. The plant is grown in pure sphagnum moss. One unusual feature of this plant is that it has developed ruffled leaf margins.


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Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification (ACCA or FCCA). From June 2016, ACCA recorded that it has 188,000 members and 480,000 students in 178 countries. ACCA works through a network of 100 offices and centres and more than 7,100 approved employers worldwide.
ILM is part of the City & Guilds Group, providing qualifications for learners internationaly. ILM is the UK's leading provider of leadership, coaching and management qualifications and training.
City & Guilds is a leading skills development organisation, providing services to training providers, employers, and trainees across a variety of sectors to meet the needs of today's workplace. Their qualifications are valued by employers across the world, helping individuals develop their talents and abilities for career progression.
CIMA is the world's leading and largest professional body of management accountants. CIMA's unique blend of management accounting, financial accounting and business-focused subjects produces competent and confident CGMAs who can lead their organisations to sustainable success.
CIM (The Chartered Institute of Marketing) has been supporting, developing and representing marketers, teams, leaders and the marketing profession as a whole for over a 100 years. As the largest professional marketing body in the world, CIM offers membership and career development, professional marketing qualifications, training courses, and helps businesses grow with tailored support to enhance marketing capability.
DCU is a young dynamic and ambitious university with a distinctive mission to transform lives and societies through its education, research and innovation. DCU has been the only university in Ireland to be featured in the QS Top 50 under 50 three times over the last 10 years. This leader board ranks the top next-generation and leading universities which has been established within the last 50 years. In the last nine years, it has twice been named 'Irish University of the Year' by the Sunday Times.
Training Qualifications UK has become the fastest growing Awarding Organisation in the UK. As an Ofqual regulated Awarding Organisation, all of TQUK's qualifications are guaranteed to conform to a high standard. TQUK's wide range of qualifications are developed by industry experts and designed to ensure that learners succeed when pursuing a new career path or objective. With over 400 centres worldwide and over 100,000 learners across 50 countries, TQUK's reputation as a world-class provider of internationally recognised qualifications has reached fever pitch.


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Denver Portrait Photography
What to expect from Your Family, Child, Senior or Individual portrait session
We will agree on a "look" and location for your portraits. Ideas can be gleaned from my blog or I can e-mail you specific recommendations. I have several favorite locations for Denver Portrait Photography but I also LOVE photographing in new places .
If we are meeting at a location other than my home office I will have my cell phone with me 720-431-3966. I will also ask for yours in case we need to coordinate the day of the session. It can be hard to get everyone ready for pictures but once you get there just relax and have fun. Your only job is to be yourself! If children are involved I will try to get them looking at the camera and smiling for the first ten minutes or so ( I have a few tricks up my sleeve). After that we can just play and have fun. Kids can do no wrong on a photo session as far as I am concerned. Grownups can be playful, too- holding hands, walking together, whispering in each others ear – doing those things give your portraits that "real", loving, natural feel. You are probably more used to standing in a line and smiling at the camera for pictures but often the less posed portraits are everyone's favorites!
The way I typically work is "structured to casual". I'll start out with some posed portraits, a few of everyone looking at the camera and smiling. Then I adopt a more relaxed style and in the end often try something completely new or different. I take a lot of pictures in a short amount of time. You can expect to see 50-100 images from a one hour session.
How to view your images
Your images will be ready to view about one week after your session. I will post them to an online gallery with a shopping cart and easy social media sharing. They will be available for at least one month. During this time you may choose to …
~Share the link with family and friends. Spread the love!
~Choose your favorite images to share on social media. This is a complimentary (optional) service. You can share directly from your online gallery!
~Browse the online store for your favorite images and see purchase options in prints, digital packages, canvas gallery wraps, greeting cards and more! Make your selections and check out using secure credit card processing. This is perfect for clients who are comfortable with online ordering and make buying decisions easily!
~Set up an appointment with me for a complimentary viewing and ordering session. No high pressure sales, simply a great way to see my products and get recommendations on how to use and display your images. This is perfect for clients who are overwhelmed, don't like viewing their images online or prefer to go over things in person.
When Your Order is Ready
You may choose to pick it up at our home office or have it shipped to you for a small fee.
Portraits are an investment in your memories, your family and your home! Below are average client investments (total investment including session fee plus products/images) so you can know what a typical client spends; however, there are no minimum order requirements – these are estimates.
pregnancy|maternity ~ $250 -500
Newborn ~ $300-600
Transitions (maternity/newborn bundled sessions) ~$500-$1000
Baby (first year sessions) ~ $250-$650
Children ~ $300-$500
Small Family – $300-$700
Large Family ~ $600-$1200
High School Senior ~ $300-900
A Guarantee
I stand behind my work 100%. If you are not happy with your portraits I will redo the session. If you are still not happy I will refund your session fee. All prints and products are also guaranteed – if something is wrong I will make it right.
Referrals are the best compliment
I have built my business over the years on "word of mouth" and it continues to grow in this way. Thanks for helping me spread the word about my boutique photo studio! I offer complimentary social media images (optional) with every session to share with family and friends and also have referral cards to share. Every successful referral is rewarded with a $25 studio credit to the client who gave the recommendation and $25 off a session fee to the new client!


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Career Management – Groovy Benefits and Advantages
Making use of a career management centre can assist you to determine the best enterprise to your next step-up a career scale. Allowing you to get yourself a firm while using the optimum arrangement, scope as well as culture to always be most valuable for yourself in our questionable business market, you need some be an aid to properly organize the occupation you decide on. Moreover, it happens to be quite an easy task to be which means focused earning a living your old employment you overlook opportunities which might propel one to success. You will want advice with regards to the progress in the arena or help with education alternatives to maximize prospective succeed chances. You will want a plan to guarantee you stay committed to your possess goals.
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Taking the particular step from a staff to operating your own private small business may very well be downright scary! You'll find so many aspects to consider that it's possible you'll question when you're ever likely as a way to make deciding to give up your livelihood to begin the process up all on your own. This is usually a further aver where livelihood management solutions will allow you to. An impartial eye are able to observe in all probability pitfalls you could have been overlooked or mean you realize there is been thinking needlessly on the subject of unimportant main features. As this proprietor of a small venture start up you ought to soak up all the guidance you will definitely get from these kinds of professionals who realize what they are sharing.
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Groovy Advantages and Benefits – Career Management
Making use of a career management center can assist you to determine the right enterprise on your next step-up a career spectrum. Allowing you to identify a firm while using the optimum arrangement, scope and culture being most valuable for yourself. In our ruthless business area, you need some be an aid to properly organize the occupation you select. Moreover, it really is quite an easy task to be which means focused being employed your current employment you overlook opportunities which may propel someone to success. You will need advice regarding the progress in the arena or help with education alternatives to maximize prospective function chances. You'll need a plan to make certain you stay committed to your own personal goals.
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Taking this step from a worker to operating your small business may very well be downright scary! You'll find so many items to consider that perhaps you may question for anybody who is ever likely in order to make your decision to give up your livelihood to begin up alone. This is usually a further avenue where livelihood management solutions may help you. A fair eye could possibly observe in all probability pitfalls you could have been overlooking or mean you can realize there is been disturbing needlessly regarding unimportant details. As the particular proprietor of a company startup it is best to soak up all the guidance you will definitely get from those professionals who know what they are revealing.
Some employment management pros accept the work of virtual lifestyle gurus. When you're somebody seeking occupation advice, the consultant might have to do much more that plainly point you in direction of a perfectly paid discipline. When you may have come to a fork with your career process or you're unsure what precisely your choices are, the profession manager should get to know you earlier than they will help you. This might take the sort of some in depth evaluation; not merely of ones abilities, and also what you like accomplishing. All factors considered, your working lifetime might stretch for the purpose of 40 years that is certainly quite a while to invest undertaking a specific thing you do not like. It's possible you'll just require help with composing the perfect custom J. V. for your own perfect job including a career professional can assist you with that as well.
A Career in Affiliate Management
To be a quick analysis, affiliate applications are legal agreements with companies that come with offerings. To practice an affiliate marketer program you can simply sign all the way up, get a web site that is actually specific for you, and location this back link on several different websites as they can be, or with your website as well as bring quite a few people as they can be to it again.
When families surfing online click about these shortcuts and complete a small action(s), the one who placed this unique link might be paid the predefined several. Successful procedures, or conversion rate, vary out of your click the link in the sale of high in price merchandise The reparation also fluctuates by any type of conversion.
When engaged in an internet affiliate program, now and again, it isn't even necessary to enjoy a web online site. It pays to locate affiliate contracts that deploy a variety of link designs. These options include special links designed into social and also professional online communities, emails, articles or blog posts, pay-per-click promotion, reviews, and even more.
The most significant part to most people about internet online affiliate marketing is that it can be a marketplace and business design that expenditures nothing to set up and work. Yes, you will discover costs in commencing a website should you choose this unique as a person's medium, but starting an affiliate site will set you back as tiny as $10. 00.
Internet marketing is not really getting unique quick structure. To achieve success you needs to learn wherever possible about the. Decide which manner of marketing is actually most attracting you and do it now. The fantastic part is actually that as long as you're learning not to mention honing a skills site be building revenue.
Active Career Management
There happen to be three things with this life that you really absolutely have got to manage, or in due course they will meet up with you. The main two, health insurance and finances are most effective handled from your doctor as well as your accountant. Another essential, your job, is everything that we're here that will help with.
Half those who in our grandkids are retired originating from a local Bundle 500 organization my relatives placed in their 25 years, generated their retirement plan, and at present live away from their provider pensions. While you can a couple jobs you can get with this specific arrangement, the majority of companies now not expect your employees in which to stay one place with regard to their entire position. While lots of employers do concentrate on employee storage and special offers, individual staff often makes the most successful leaps within their careers by simply going the gym.
What does almost the entire package mean for that modern workman? It will mean that those just who don't make an effort to manage most of the careers can get put aside. We most of hope which our employers do right by simply us and watch out for our well being However, in regard to time for any company that will downsize or simply shut the nation's doors, it's not always conceivable. The good worker remains answerable for his and her occupation, regardless regarding what any employer has been performing.
I stimulate everyone get started on a work portfolio to get themselves. Among the many easiest ways to get this done is to get a movable flash drive which you could plug within the USB dock of virtually any laptop or computer's desktop. On it drive, store each document yow will discover related with your career. Old occupation descriptions together with evaluations in the supervisors give valuable details about your original responsibilities. They are also able to help you in regard to time for you to answer job questions concerning your good points and weak points.
Career Management Can Help Your Business
There will be two areas of career software consulting. The very first is working and also organizations that can help them because of their personnel. This could be because the bosses is cutting edge or has got through alters, among these individuals perhaps the need to make several employees redundant. The role of a careers direction company in this situation is for helping workers in the passage in switching his or heir's job to help you overcome disruption available.
The different area is normally aiding individuals to compliment them in relation to their own professional management. This comes from the categories involving guiding to support the man or woman choose within just what area they wish to move by their profession, and whether any extra training must develop most of the competencies. A consultant may possibly also assist you accompanied by a career step, be the software only from organization to and within identical sector, or of your house an entire change about career.
If livelihood management answers involving whatever enterprise shall be positive, they will likely need to count even on three strategy collaboration between the staff part, the spot manager along with the company. It would look but typically within software, the requirements in the business have priority covering the staff to so excellent at amount it leads to discontent between the workforces. As a result leads so that you can lower work flow and low efficiency. Through giving a similar portion for accountability oh no – the personnel to know their individual career option and creation, the good relationship is repaired.
So just how do career direction and creation assist an enterprise? The secret is based on empowering any enterprise to offer you its trades-people and office staff career leads. This livelihood development builds proficiency through the workforce which will enhance a job fulfillment and even productiveness. Whenever workers come to help feel seriously valued for their business office, they aspire to improve your employer's consequences and in that way, make their unique personal problem more covered and pleasant. By teach employees to discover meaning and additionally challenge of their work, the employment manager might help the organization plus the workers at the same time.


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Tractor-trailers continue to be the most relied-upon mode for transporting freight in most American states. Although some freight is now delivered by air, rail and marine transports, tractor-trailer cargo transport continues to reign supreme. Illinois residents can attest to the predominant use of land-based freight transportation by the large numbers of tractor-trailers on the roadways. Naturally, this leads to growing concern about truck accidents, which are particularly devastating in many cases.
Here are some statistics covering a one-year period by the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association):
-- The rate of fatal accidents involving large trucks increased by four percent from 2011 to 2012.
-- The rate of truck accidents resulting in injury involving large trucks increased by 22 percent from 2011 to 2012.
-- The rate property damage only crashes involving large trucks increased by 14 percent from 2011 to 2012.
What if there were a way to change those statistics for the better? One large truck manufacturer may have found just such a way by building the first autonomous or self-driving tractor-trailer. It works like cruise control with a little more sophistication.
The truck still requires a driver, but it allows the driver to hand over control of the vehicle's critical functions under certain conditions. This puts the truck's computerized system in charge of safe driving actions such as maintaining a safe distance from other vehicles and adjusting its speed according to road or traffic conditions. At intersections or exits, the truck then gives control of the vehicle back to the driver.
The truck is still being tested but is already licensed for operation in Nevada. Whether it will provide a dramatic decrease on the rate of large truck accidents remains to be seen. In the meantime, vehicle safety remains in the hands of human operators. This likely means truck accidents will not yet go away, but those who have been injured in such an accident can turn to a personal injury attorney for assistance in recovering damages.
Source: Land Line Mag, "From the cab: Freightliner's autonomous truck," Suzanne Stempinski, accessed Nov. 11, 2015


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ERP market strong through 2011, SaaS products gain share
Globalization and the midmarket will drive strong growth in the ERP software market through 2011, according to AMR Research. SaaS products will also become more popular.
Fueled by globalization, midmarket growth and other factors, the market for ERP software will reach $47.7 billion by 2011, according to AMR Research Inc. That's up from $28.8 billion last year -- a compound annual growth rate of almost 11%.
In 2006, "core" ERP license revenue grew 18% to $9.2 billion. For AMR's purposes, core ERP license revenue includes finance, order management, inventory control, purchasing and manufacturing functionality. Core ERP products are what companies tend to implement first, before extending to other products like CRM or business intelligence (BI), according to Jim Shepherd, a vice president at Boston-based AMR.
"Overall, this is the healthiest the ERP and enterprise applications market has been since the 1990s," Shepherd said.
Manufacturing traditionally makes up the largest share of ERP spending, but AMR expects retail, the public sector, financial services, healthcare and telecom to be strong drivers of this round of growth.
Two areas where SAP has placed a particular emphasis also stand to see strong gains -- the midmarket and Software as a Service (SaaS).
In established ERP markets -- Western Europe and North America -- many midmarket companies are going global, Shepherd said. In fact, he expects globalization -- along with a generally strong economy and a shift from distributed to centralized systems in businesses -- to be a major driver of ERP market growth.
"Many companies are deciding they want to compete in the global market, or are being forced by their customers to go global, or need to source their products globally," he said. "That means new business processes or entire new systems, because their current systems weren't designed to deal with global business issues."
Shepherd also pointed out that in most other parts of the world, the midmarket is the only market, as there aren't as many very large businesses in developing countries. So, if companies like Oracle or SAP are going to compete in China, India or other emerging markets, they will have to serve them largely with midmarket offerings.
"SAP has been doing very well with All-in-One and Business One," Shepherd said. "People forget how big a piece of SAP's business midmarket is from the customer base perspective. They have very quickly built a stable of channel partners."
Of course, one of SAP's major midmarket products in the next five years is likely to be its SaaS offering, A1S, due out in 2008.
Although previews of A1S look impressive, it is too early to tell how it will fare, Shepherd said. SaaS is here to stay, however, and could make up 25-30% of the overall ERP market by 2011, he added.
"My expectation is within two to three years all of the vendors will offer a Software as a Service option," he said. "I don't think any companies providing on-premise software will stop offering that option, but they will all offer on-demand as well, and allow customers to buy either and move from one model to the other."
As for other trends for users to watch for, Shepherd pointed to the benefits of service-oriented architecture (SOA) coming to fruition.
"SAP is still in the middle of its transition to SOA," he said. "That's going to add flexibility for users; they'll have more deployment options, and it should be easier to manage ERP systems -- especially upgrades."


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Philip R.A. Brown
Phil manages the Cloud Physics research group, using the FAAM BAe146 aircraft to study cloud microphysical and dynamical processes.
Areas of expertise
Cloud microphysical and dynamical measurements;
Cloud-scale modelling;
Airborne field campaigns.
email: email@example.com
Current activities
A current focus for the group is the study of processes in mixed-phase cloud systems (those containing both ice and supercooled liquid water). There is a particular interest in cold-air outbreak clouds and the processes that control the transition between largely continuous stratiform cloud cover and open cellular convection. This transition has a large impact on both the radiative properties of the cloud layer itself and the energy budget of the sea-surface below. Similar processes occur to a different degree in mid-tropospheric altostratus cloud layers and these are also a subject of current study. Precipitation evolution through both droplet collision/coalescence and ice-phase processes in organized convective clouds over the UK is being studied as part of the COPE (Convective Precipitation Experiment) field campaign in July/August 2013.
Phil's personal interests are in the development of measurement techniques for both individual cloud and precipitation particles and also bulk cloud properties such as liquid or ice water content. He is also involved in the continued development of the wind and turbulence measurement system on the FAAM aircraft including its capability to operate in supercooled clouds with the presence of airframe icing. These measurements are also applied to a variety of issues in aviation meteorology.
Career background
Phil joined the Met Office in 1978 and has worked with airborne research observations throughout his career. At the Meteorological Research Flight (MRF), Farnborough, he studied mountain lee waves over the UK. He then joined the Cloud Physics research branch at Bracknell studying secondary ice nucleation in convective clouds around the UK and continuing the development of a holographic cloud particle imager.
In 1992, Phil joined the Joint Centre for Mesoscale Meteorology at Reading University, helping to develop the Met Office Large Eddy Model to study convective clouds and precipitation processes. Working with members of the Radar Meteorology group, he contributed to the observational validation of cloud simulations and on early assessments of the capability of spaceborne cloud radar. He contributed to a number of cloud-scale modelling case studies as part of the EUCREM model-intercomparison project and the GCSS Working Group on cirrus clouds (now a part of GASS).
In 2000, Phil became manager of the Cloud Physics Group which became part of Observation Based Research following relocation of the Met Office to Exeter in 2003.
Phil has been involved with a number of international field measurement campaigns, initially with the Met Office's C-130 aircraft and subsequently the FAAM aircraft. These include ICE (1989), EUCREX (1993), RICO (2005) , VOCALS-REx (2008), and COPE (2013).
External recognition
Phil is the Scientific Coordinator of the EUFAR research aircraft network and also its Transnational Access activity. This is an EC-funded activity to facilitate the closer integration of airborne research infrastructures and activities across Europe.
Phil is also a member of the Science, Engineering and Sustainability Advisory Committee (SESAC) of Prospect, the trade union that represents staff in the Met Office.