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- Wedding: August 2013 - Brookfield Zoo
Congratulations to all my fellow August 17 2013 brides!!! We did it!!!! Yesterday was absolutely the best day ever had. Getting ready in the morning seemed to take forever, but omg did the day fly by once we went to our venue! I feel terrible that I didn't get to spend the whole evening with every guest who came out to see us (physically impossible, but you know what i mean), but from what I heard, everyone had a great time, and of course so did we. I don't have an Fiance anymore, I have a DH!!!
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Leading by example
Posted on 15th September 2016 by Debbie 14 comments
I consider myself to be a good mother, always thinking about my three children, making sure they are all happy and healthy. However, I'm not great at looking after myself.
I drive the kids to their favourite sporting activities but don't partake in any sport myself.
I send them off to school with tasty and nutritionally lunch boxes but I make do with boring, basic and sometimes down right unhealthy lunches myself.
I help my teenage daughter keep 'on trend' with her clothes but don't buy clothes that often for me.
My husband is always encouraging me to take more time for myself but for some strange reason I rarely do.
Do as I do
So I've decided that to be a better mum, I need to lead by example, show the kids that I value myself enough to put myself first now and again.
I've decided to get fit, not just for the kids but for many reasons…
- to have more energy,
- to sleep better,
- to feel strong,
- to lose weight and, most importantly;
- to make sure that I'm going to be here for as long as my kids need me.
It's more than just showing I value myself though, I also want the kids to see that I eat healthy and exercise regularly. I don't want to be a hypocrite, saying one thing and doing another. They need to see I have a balanced meal, I am careful about portion sizes, that all this is just a normal way of life. I want them to learn from my behaviour.
Demon Diets
When someone decides to lose weight, the first thing many people do is join Slimming World or Weightwatchers but I've tried those and they don't really work for me as I don't want to be weighing out food and counting points/calories in front of my three impressionable children.
If it works for you then great, but for me I also don't want to introduce the term 'dieting' to my three kids as it has, in my opinion, very negative connotations.
I'd much rather they thought that the best way to stay healthy is a balanced 'diet' and regular exercise, be that walking, the gym or partaking is sport. I don't believe it should be about denying one certain types of food but rather everything in moderation.
Time to dust off those trainers
I want to make changes I can stick to, not just a quick fix. I want to lead by example and show my kids the right way to get fit. So, with the help of Avena Leisure here in Sligo, I'm taking back control.
Avena were offering a two month summer membership and were also running a special offer on personal training sessions. I always thought that personal trainers were reserved for the super rich and the super fit but I was surprised to find that their one to one personal training sessions cost €25 for an hour instead of the usual €40. So I was committed to 2 months gym membership and 8 PT sessions.
I now completely understand 'no pain no gain'
At my first PT session, my trainer, James took my measurements and spoke to me about my gym experience in the past, this was a really short chat! He then spoke to me briefly about nutrition (he emailed lots more stuff to read) and asked me to keep a food diary over the next week. He then told me about the concept of HIIT (high intensity interval training) which apparently has been proven for to burn calories, build muscle and improve metabolism. I nodded in agreement but didn't really grasp what was about to happen.
He took me into the gym for a 5 minute warm up before heading into one of the fitness studios where we started my HIIT training session. Oh my, I don't think my poor body had ever worked as hard. I didn't think I would get through it but I did and I was really proud of myself and rewarded myself with a chill out in the hydrotherapy suite.
I didn't follow any particular 'diet' plan, I just stopped eating rubbish, made an effort to eat regular balanced meals everyday and increase my protein to help those poor aching muscles.
James emailed me a tailored programme for the gym which I did about 2-3 times a week in between our weekly PT sessions.
Losing pounds and inches
I stuck to the programme, going to the gym a couple of times a week, having a swim in the 20m pool on my own or with the kids and being careful what I ate. After the eight weeks, James took more measurements and my weight. I was 17lbs down.
I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed as I would have expected to lose more weight however James explained that, unlike straight dieting where I might have lost more weight, I was building muscle which is heavier than an equal volume of fat. This meant that I was losing lots of fat but also gaining muscle.
The proof of this was that I had lost an amazing 13 inches off my body! 13 inches! This, along with the fact that I can maintain exercise for longer, lift significantly heavier weights and do core exercises I couldn't dream of at the start, proves that this regime is working. I'm absolutely positive I would not feel this good and be as motivated as I am to continue if I had resorted to a 'diet'.
I was still a little nervous before each session but James was an amazing personal trainer, varying the session from week to week, introducing me to things I'd never dreamt of doing like boxing and spinning. He pushed me every week and changed my gym programme to keep the intensity up. I was also able to email him in between sessions if I had any questions about anything exercise or diet related.
I have to say that after 8 weeks, It's been hard, but I've LOVED the whole experience.
If you want to take time out for yourself, get fit and lose weight, get down to your local gym asap and sign up. If you're in Sligo, I can't recommend highly enough Avena Leisure in Ballisodare, Sligo. A huge thanks to the guys there, I couldn't have done this on my own.
Avena Leisure centre run special membership deals throughout the year. Check out their website or Facebook page or give them a call on 0719130882. They've also just started up a new series of popular HIIT classes at 7:30am during the week and they're only €5.
I am only at the start, but I'm excited to be on this journey…
Disclaimer : I was given my two month membership and eight personal training sessions by Avena Leisure centre for the purposes of this review. My opinions are, as always, honest and 100% my own.
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Well done Debbie. Are you going to do it by yourself now or keep up the gym and PT? I'm trying to figure out my next step in motivating myself to get fit and I'm thinking PT might be the way to go, I've an u used gym membership and I really want to work on my core and upper body strength.
Thanks a million, I'm definitely going to keep going with the gym and PT for another couple of months. It really works.
The personal training sessions have been invaluable,. He really pushes me to work harder than I ever would have by myself. I know then what I need to do when I work out on my own.
It's interesting to see how proud the kids are of me too.
My core has been the biggest improvement. Sure you only have to look at the before and after photo!
Well done Debbie, I'm with you on the 'diet' thing but I fell off the regular expertise wagon a lot this year. Feeling inspired again after this post.
Wow! that kind of loss is so great, inches and lbs! Getting out the door for some exercise is more than just me-time, it's mental health time. I know I really feel it when I don't get out and about.
Congratulations Debbie. You look healthy, sound delighted with yourself, and I'm a firm believer in showing your kids that you need to take time just for you sometimes.
Wow Debbie! Well done and congratulations on writing such a wonderful post. It takes alot of strength to hit publish sometimes so good on you. Having been a serial dieter, trying to weigh food in secret so as not to let my children see me do it, I absolutely love your attitude. The 'diet' industry is so unhealthy. Your approach is so healthy. You look amazing (as always) but what strikes me even more is that you sound so energetic! I am thrilled for you, you're inspiring x
Well done Debbie
Amazing Debbie! I am so impressed!
Tell us, were you able to do core exercises when you started? I have just started and anything to do with my arms or core is hell, like they literally don't respond to my brain when I am trying to do a push up or anything like that!


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One of my favorite broths for oatmeal is beanwater broth. Doesn't matter if it's the stuff drained off of a can, or if it's the top two inches of water in the pressure cooker, it makes for good oatmeal. You know what else makes for good oatmeal? Curry. Specifically the Japanese favorite, Golden Curry. I wonder how they taste when mixed?
Setup: 1/3 cup of stone ground rolled oats, one cup of beanwater broth, a chunk of curry roux, two dinner teaspoons of potato flakes, salt. Cook for 10 minutes or so, depending on the exact style of oats. Add the broken-up curry slab at the start, and the potatoes at the end.
Results: No better than average. Added cheese helped.
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Top 10 Facts about President George Washington
George Washington is one of the most prominent figures in American history. He is most well-known because of the two terms he spent as the nation's first elected president. He is also known as a Revolutionary War hero whose intelligence and bravery helped defeat the well-funded and well-armed British army.
Washington's fingerprints are all over America today. He believed in freedom from tyranny for all men. Towards the end of his life, he also began to work towards the end of slavery in the United States. He was the physical embodiment of the United States Constitution, and his memory has been celebrated for hundreds of years.
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- George Washington Was an Honorary Citizen of France
George Washington was the first American President. He is often referred to as the ultimate patriot because he spearheaded the movement to throw off the yoke of British colonization in favor of becoming a fully independent country.
While it's true that George Washington was one of the first people to be able to officially call himself an American, his identity stretched further than this.
On August 26, 1792, George Washington was granted the honor of becoming an honorary citizen of the country of France. His name was on a short list of prominent people that also included James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.
These men were awarded citizenship by the National Assembly of France. During the early years of the French Revolution, the assembly wanted to reward men who promoted liberty and freedom through their writing and work.
Gaining honorary French citizenship required the men to have lived in France and to take a civic oath in Paris. However, the new Americans had never lived in Paris nor did they have the opportunity to take the oath. Instead, these requirements were from the law when France adopted a new constitution only a year later. Hence, Washington was officially allowed to be an honorary citizen of the country.
Washington had friends in France. He also fought alongside Frenchmen in the Revolutionary War. As a result, he was repeatedly invited to visit. However, he was too busy building a new country and running Mount Vernon to make the long trip across the Atlantic. Washington also did not speak French, so this did not incentivize him to make the trip either.
Instead of honoring Paris with a state visit, President Washington granted the Marquis de Lafayette, a personal friend, honorary citizenship in America. However, unlike Washington, the Marquis made it a point to spend a lot of time in the country that adopted him.
- Everyone Gets His Birthday Wrong
The first president of the United States is honored everywhere in America. He even has his own annual holiday. Washington's birthday is one of the 11 holidays established by Congress that lies permanently on the calendar. It is celebrated on the third Monday of February each year.
Congress was not the first to celebrate the birthday of Washington, however. His birthday was celebrated before it became a federal holiday. On the 100 year anniversary of his birthday, there was a large festival that was held nationally. Congress even helped organize the celebrations with a joint committee.
His birthday is traditionally celebrated on February 22 in 1732; however, the date has caused a lot of confusion. This is because Britain and its colonies changed the calendar system that they used in 1752. Until 1752, Britain used the Julian calendar. According to the Julian calendar, George Washington was born on the 11th of February in 1731.
But in 1752, the country switched to the Gregorian calendar. The reason that they switched calendars is because the Julian calendar did not accurately reflect the amount of time that it takes Earth to travel around the sun. The Julian calendar was in use from Roman times and was developed by a Greek astronomer.
However, in the 16th century, the Pope decided that it was time to use a more accurate calendar. The Gregorian calendar was developed by an Anglo-Saxon monk called Bede, who lived in the north of England in the 6th century. The new calendar was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII, from whom it takes its name.
The Roman Catholic countries who followed Papal orders were quick to adopt the new accurate calendar. However, Protestant countries like the Great Britain waited until the 18th century to finally make a move towards a more modern system of dating.
- George Washington Was Awarded the Highest Rank in the Military 200 Years After He Died
George Washington is often referred to as one of the great heroes of the Revolutionary War. He was highly ranked during his lifetime and was rewarded for his military achievements. He was appointed by Congress to be the head of the Continental Army in 1775.
From 1789 to 1797, he was a civilian as well as the first President of the United States. However, his position as President made him the Commander-in-Chief of America's armed forces.
In 1798, Washington received a new rank. The second president, John Adams, made Washington a Lieutenant General and a Commander of the United States Army. This was the highest army rank available at the time and Washington was granted this rank until he died.
In 1976, Congress recommended that former President Washington should be promoted to a rank known as the General of the Armies of the United States. This is the highest official and modern rank in the United States Armed Forces. President Ford approved the Congressional revolution with one caveat. Ford insisted that no other officer should ever grow to outrank Washington. At the time of his appointment, Washington had been deceased for 177 years.
Even without his posthumous rank, Washington ranked highly in the army, especially for his time. Most historians believe that the next man to reach the rank of lieutenant general in the army was Ulysses S. Grant in 1864.
- His Salary Was 2 Percent of America's Budget
Today, much of the country debates the salary of the leaders and politicians of the federal government. Some say it is far too high; others say it is not enough. However, some of today's presidents' wealth pales in comparison to the salary and wealth of the first American president.
George Washington was the richest American president in history, and he owned a lot of land. Mount Vernon, his home plantation, was made up of five individual farms. It covered around 8,000 acres of farmland along the fertile Potomac River in Virginia.
Not all of the land or money was his, however. Some historians estimate that Washington actually owned 60,000 acres of prime American real estate, however, much of this would have come from his wife's inheritance rather than from his own acquisitions. Even today, Washington is known as one of the wealthiest Americans in history.
In addition to the land and businesses he owned, Washington received a generous salary from the government. His total salary in 1789 was equivalent to 2 percent of the entire budget of the United States.
All in all, some estimates suggest that George Washington was worth around half a billion dollars. That is certainly much more than President Obama or even President Kennedy.
President Washington's wealth was typical for his time. For the first hundred years of the history of the United States, many presidents made their money from the land they owned. They also made money from commodity speculations. It was not until 1850 that elected officials came from middle class families and worked white collar jobs in law or public service. For a while in the 19th century, many presidents, including Lincoln, had little to no money at all.
Presidents did not become wealthy again until the 20th century. The Roosevelts and Kennedys achieved much of their wealth through inheritance. Their parents and grandparents had been involved in developing industry in the 19th century
- He Survived Loads of Diseases That Killed Millions of Others
George Washington lives on in history as one of the primary figures in America, especially when it came to the Revolutionary War. However, the battles he fought were against more than just the Redcoats. Washington had not one but up to nine diseases. Many of these diseases were often the cause of death for many of his contemporaries.
Washington is believed to have had diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, dysentery and even smallpox. The fact that he lived as long as he did was astounding. If one considers how many people tuberculosis killed even in the 20th and 21st century, Washington's life becomes even more impressive.
Today, there are vaccines for many of these diseases. Smallpox is all but eradicated in the Western world, and malaria can be prevented and treated with simple measures, as long as they are available. Pneumonia no longer kills most people, and dysentery is highly uncommon in the West.
Washington's illnesses began at a young age. When Washington was 19 years old, he caught smallpox in Barbados. He survived the disease but it left his face looking pockmarked because of the severity of the illness. Fortunately, most people who contract and survive smallpox usually become immune to it. This is why the smallpox virus is put in vaccines.
Washington was often given mercury oxide to treat illness. At the time, this was used to treat diseases like smallpox and malaria, another disease Washington contracted more than once. However, the mercury oxide contributed to his lifelong dental problems. He began losing teeth at age 22 and by the time of his first inauguration he only had one tooth left.
Washington also often suffered from common diseases like diphtheria and dysentery. Both diseases are now very rare in the United States today but at the time they would have been difficult. If untreated diphtheria can damage both the heart and the kidneys and can lead to death.
In addition to malaria, smallpox, TB, diphtheria, and dysentery, President Washington also suffered from tonsillitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis and carbuncle.
- But in the End His Doctor Killed Him
George Washington survived multiple wars and a huge number of diseases, any one of which often killed most men just on its own. But, Washington lived a relatively long life. He lived to the ripe age of 67. While 67 is not very old today, it is not far off the average life span. When you consider the period and how sick the man was, reaching 67 years of age was very impressive.
It was a cold Thursday on the 12th of December in 1799 when Washington contracted his final illness. He spent the winter day on horseback inspecting Mount Vernon. The weather was cold and the rain quickly turned into an ice storm. When he arrived home, he ate dinner without bothering to change out of his cold, wet clothes.
On December 13th, he woke up in the middle of the night because he felt unwell. He had difficulty breathing and was uncomfortable. A doctor was called to perform bloodletting, which was a common medical treatment at the time. The doctor believed that Washington's condition was so severe it could be fatal. He suggested that the former president may have had what is known as an advanced and painful form of tonsillitis.
To help Washington, the doctor decided to add additional bloodletting to this treatment. One doctor suggested that a tracheotomy might be better to help Washington breathe but he was overruled. In the end, the doctors drained Washington of 80% of his blood that day. Washington died on December 14th 1799 after 21 hours of illness.
Modern medical experts and historians believe that if the doctors had decided to perform the tracheotomy, Washington would have survived the ordeal.
- He Had No Heirs
There are no biological children who survive George Washington. Many people wonder why the father of America was never father himself.
In theory, Washington was the father to two children. His wife Martha was a widow when he married her. She had four children by her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. Custis was a very rich man. He owned 17,500 acres of land in over six countries. However, Custis died only seven years into their marriage which left Martha a widow at age 26. Although, she was the mother of four children; however, only two had survived past childhood. Despite her resources, the child mortality rate of the period was still around 60% and her first two children did not live past the age of five.
The real reason that Washington never had any biological heirs remains unknown. Washington lamented in his letters that despite their efforts, it seemed as though they would never have their own child. Since Martha had already successfully given birth to four children, it is suggested that Washington himself was infertile.
Some believe that the sheer number of diseases that Washington suffered in his life, coupled with the treatments, led to his infertility. Historians and doctors worked on the puzzle for many years. While many of the most common causes of infertility seem unlikely in Washington's case, it is possible that his tuberculosis that caused his infertility.
- Congress Wanted to Bury Him in the Capitol
George Washington passed away on the evening of December 14th, 1799 at his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia. In his will, he specified that he wanted to be buried at his home. He had even prepared for a brick tomb to be built after he died, as the family vault continued to fall into disrepair.
Washington's wish was granted and he remained at Mount Vernon after his death. In 1831, his body was moved to a new family vault where he joined his wife Martha and other members of his family.
But this was not what the U.S. Congress had envisioned for the man that they had unanimously elected president not once but twice. In the Capitol building, there was a vault built that was designated as the eventual tomb of the first American President.
The will of the former president was honored over the will of the Congress. The central vault continues to be empty while Washington rests peacefully in a wooded area of his home surrounded by his family.
- He Wrote Between 18,000 and 20,000 Letters
George Washington was a busy man. When he wasn't serving his two terms as president or acting as the commander of the American armed forces he was busy writing somewhere between 18,000 and 20,000 letters to friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances and many others.
The George Washington Papers collection is housed at the Library of Congress. It is made up of around 65,000 handwritten documents. It includes his letters, letter books, diaries, financial accounting papers, journals, military records, notes and reports written by the leader between the years of 1741 and 1799.
Nearly everything in Washington's life was detailed in writing. He wrote travel diaries in his youth. He wrote about his war experiences in the French and Indian war as well as the Revolutionary War. He also thoroughly documented his years as president.
George Washington did more than just lead the country in its early years. He preserved the memories of the late 18th century for historians and academics in the future. As a result of his wide interests and prolific writing, America has a rich resource that describes nearly every aspect of the foundational years of the country.
- He Remains the Only President to Go to Battle While in Office
There is little debate that Washington's military career was a distinguished one. However, the end of the Revolutionary war was not the last time that the president did battle. In fact, George Washington remains the only sitting president to have ever lead troops into battle during his presidency.
The year was 1794 and it was the height of what is known as the Whiskey Rebellion. Washington, in his early 60s, responded to an increasing number of rebel groups gathering on the western frontier of the United States.
Washington did not want to do battle. He had send an envoy of diplomats to meet with the leaders of the militias to organize some kind of deal. However, the envoy returned saying that the use of the military was needed to stop the rebellion.
Washington had gathered around 13,000 militiamen in Pennsylvania and prepared them to move westwards to put an end to the chaos. On September 19th of 1794 Washington led the militias into the field and they marched west for nearly a month. In October, the militia began finding the rebels and by November, many of the leaders had been arrested.
Washington told friends and colleagues that he had spent his career fighting for the autonomy and freedom for the American people and that he was not going to let a few rebels ruin the American dream for everyone else.
George Washington is known as one of the original American patriots. His bravery and leadership remain a topic of awe and celebration to this day. As Americans continue to celebrate the birth of the first president hundreds of years after his death, it becomes clear what an impact he had on his nation.
George Washington was more than a president or a military hero. He was a strong and complex man who had many interests and was well-travelled. Thanks to the 65,000 papers that he wrote, Americans can learn everything they ever wanted to know about the first American president.


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RVs Move America Economic Impact Study was released June 3, 2019 at the RVIA annual meeting.
It revealed the RV industry has an overall economic impact on the US economy of $114 billion, supports nearly 600,000 jobs, with more than $32 billion in wages, and pays more than $12 billion in federal, state, and local taxes.
The announcement was made by Garry Enyart, RVIA chairman, and Onan/Cummins Director of Mobile Generator Sales & Coach Care.
For more information on the $114 billion total economic impact and what it includes, click here.
7 Essentials of Business Cloud Security
Cloud-based data storage and applications let you deploy enterprise-quality IT infrastructure inexpensively. Along with the benefits of cloud computing comes one responsibility: protecting your business data from unauthorized access.
By Mel Beckman
Cloud computing is everywhere, and unless you've been living in a cave, you've at least heard the term. Data breaches of cloud computing resources are also widely in the news. In February, for example, cloud storage provider CloudPets accidentally leaked two million voice recordings, email addresses and passwords for more than 800,000 of its users. (See a Washington Times article about this breach.)
How do cloud computing vulnerabilities affect RV dealerships? Besides having highly sought data-customer credit applications with SSNs, bank account numbers and sensitive personal identifying information - RV dealerships have been aggressive in exploiting the cost advantages of cloud-based IT services. Many dealership inventory-control, point-of-sale and accounting applications have moved to the cloud, letting dealerships give the headache of managing onsite application servers to somebody else.
But wait a minute. What is the cloud anyway, and how can you tell if you're using it? Dealership operators focused on their core business often have only a foggy idea of what cloud computing is. If you are using it, how can you avoid being the next poster child for a cloud security data breach?
I answer those questions in this article and give you critical advice on securing cloud services you may be using. The steps to secure cloud computing are not complex, but they are essential.
Clarifying the Cloud
A short definition of cloud computing is "any Information Technology (IT) service - applications, storage, communications and social media - that isn't provided by onsite equipment within your own business." The term "cloud" doesn't mean services are in the sky (although that's coming) but is rather a metaphor for any place not at your place. All cloud services run on physical servers and storage devices located in brick-and-mortar buildings. These buildings typically locate next to high-speed cross-continent fiber-optic links and have huge electrical power and cooling resources nearby. But a cloud provider isn't defined by size. It might be running in a closet at an accounting firm or in a sprawling data center in the Las Vegas desert. It might even be overseas. Users generally don't care where a cloud service operates from, as long as the service meets its performance promises.
The primary reason businesses turn to the cloud is cost. Cloud computing is a pay-as-you-go turnkey service, ready to use the minute you sign up for it. With the cloud, you avoid up-front purchase of servers, storage, backup, software and the IT staff to run it all. Because the cloud provider buys all these things in bulk and spreads the cost over hundreds or even millions of customers, cloud services ultimately cost less than running your own internal IT department. The cloud provider also gains a huge improvement in reliability and availability, because it deploys massive redundant resources. Not one extra server, but hundreds. Not one spare hard drive, but thousands.
The disadvantages of the cloud are somewhat slower performance, since all your transactions must traverse the internet to reach the cloud provider, and security. A data breach of your own in house server is almost certainly your fault, but a cloud data breach can be anybody's fault.
The performance issue is gradually going away as internet speeds ramp up. Many companies have 10 times more bandwidth today than they did just five years ago,and the speed improvements have no upper limit in sight. But security keeps getting more complex and more expensive. It's where you must pay close attention if you're to reap the benefits of the cloud without getting burned by a breach.
Cloud Security Risks
The No. 1 risk of the cloud is someone you don't authorize getting access to your sensitive company information. As I mentioned in last month's article about securing your dealership's information assets (see "Hackers and Breaches and Espionage - Oh, My!" In the May 2017 Issue of RV News), you have a lot to lose, and a number of laws require you to take positive steps to secure your data.
Secondary risks include an authorized party making changes to your data - a subtler problem that requires special attention - and the complete loss of your data due to human error, malicious act or natural disaster.
These latter risks you can address by using standard IT processes such as transaction auditing and diversely located data backups, as you'll see shortly. But a data breach is the big risk that you should put the most attention on. Cloud security best practices break down into seven rules, the first five for access control, and the last two for data integrity protection. Here are the rules,and I go into detail about each one in the following sections.
1. Use strong passwords.
2. Don't reuse passwords for other services.
3. Employ two-factor authentication whenever possible.
4. Encrypt all data, both in transit and at rest.
5. Know where your cloud service is physically located, and know the provider's security protections.
6. Ensure all data accesses and changes get recorded in an audit log.
7. Backup your data to a location other than your cloud provider.
Five Rules of Access Control
Data breaches are growing in number, but the ways data gets breached have changed little over the years. The primary vulnerabilities hackers exploit are weak passwords and users susceptible to so-called social engineering attacks. You can read about social engineering in detail in last month's article, but the key takeaway is you must train your staff to resist hacker attempts to steal their passwords. Amazingly, last summer's Democratic National Committee breach of executive staff emails was accomplished through a standard social engineering attack called spear phishing (click here to read about that).
Beyond social engineering, hackers can also breach a cloud account by simply guessing the password. Simple passwords such as "letmein" or "mylittlesecret," can be guessed in minutes. Furthermore, hackers are wise to the substitution of letters with numbers, so using "letme1n" and "m4little5ecret" is no safer.
This is where strong passwords pay big dividends. You and all your employees must use strong passwords. A strong password is one that is both long and a has a high amount of randomness, which means the hacker will not succeed with obvious guesses, such as dictionary words. Hackers have accumulated huge lists of known passwords, and they always try these first. These lists drive hackers' automatic password testing tools, called "brute force password crackers," which pummel your account, trying 10 or even 100 passwords per second. This same technique works when hackers manage to steal a site's entire password file containing encrypted passwords. That encryption is of little value for passwords in hackers' lists. The hackers need only encrypt their own list and compare it to the stolen list, and their tools can process millions of passwords per second.
The idea strong password is a completely random string of characters at least 12 long, such as "D*3Onyq.G$rz" (but don't use this one, as hackers have likely added it to their list of known passwords by the time you read this). But such complex passwords are hard to remember, leading users to write them down, which defeats the purpose of a strong password.
An effective alternative strong password technique is described in the web comic "XKCD": Choose four random words and simply string them together, no spaces. You can then create a mental image and attach it to the four words, as shown in the comic, for easy remembering.
Even if you have a strong password, if you or your employees reuse the same password for multiple online services, you can make it easier for hackers to discover.Thus, the second rule of access control is never reuse passwords, because if one of the other places you used the password gets breached and your password is disclosed, the hacker can try that password to eventually break into your more important critical cloud services.
Online services often use email addresses as user IDs, and your email address is not really a secret, so hackers can quickly test your breached password on many popular services. For example, if you use the same password for Gmail and Dropbox (a cloud storage service), a data breach at one is effectively a breach of your account at both. This happens so often that a free service has been created to tell you whether your email address has been leaked in any of the most public data breaches: https://haveibeenpwned.com. The term "pwned" is a hacker idiom for "owned," as in "I own your password, I own you."
The third access-control rule helps you even if your passwords get disclosed.Called "two-factor" authentication, it requires one additional piece of information along with your password in order to gain access. Typically, this information changes every time you log in. You retrieve the token from a small fob on your key chain or receive it via a text message through a smartphone app. Every time you log in, the token is different, and since it can be obtained only by using something in your physical possession, the hacker likely has no access to it. To get two-factor authentication, ask the site's operator.The site operator could be your IT department, or it could be an outside party,such as the bank or credit card company for your online financial services.
Access control rule No. 4 is encrypt all data, both in transit and at rest.This rule is easy to apply, but you must make sure you actually do apply it.In-transit encryption protects your data as it moves from your computer or mobile device to the cloud provider and back. For most cloud services, this protection is automatic, accomplished using standard web-based encryption (HTTPS). Encryption at rest means your data is encrypted on the storage devices in the cloud, so that if a hacker were to steal your files, or the storage devices themselves, they couldn't access the data without the decryption key.That key should be kept only at your end - never by the cloud provider. The same rule for two-factor authentication applies for encryption: Ask, and ye shall receive. If it's not implemented already, you must put the technologists in charge on notice that you require encryption both in transit and at rest.
And this leads us to the fifth and final access control rule: Know where your cloud is physically located, and know the provider's security protections. As a cloud customer, you have a right to know where your data is kept and a right to know about security policies within the cloud data center. You need to know the physical location in order to set up appropriately diverse backups, so that if you cloud is in San Francisco, for example, you put the backups at a safe distance, such as Chicago. You normally should already have on-site backups as well, for speedy recovery, but you need off-site backups in the event a local disaster destroys these on-site backups. Security policies include how data is encrypted in transit and at rest, as well as who in the provider organization has access to your confidential account credentials. You should keep a record of these facts in the event you need to litigate over a future data breach.
Two Rules of Data Integrity
Whether you use a cloud-based application for such things as inventory or accounting,or generic cloud services to archive data or exchange it with business partners, you need to make sure you have a clear record of who did what to your data. An unauthorized change can destroy the integrity of your information, calling into question, for example, your bookkeeping or stock-on-hand. Thus, the primary rule of data integrity is ensure all data accesses and changes get recorded in an audit log. Most cloud providers have a means to do this; you merely have to turn it on. As long as users each have a unique user ID, you can readily identify the person making any change.
Although cloud services are extraordinarily reliable, they are not infallible. Thus, you also have to prepare for the worst-case scenario - total loss of all your cloud-stored information. Standard IT backup functions handle this task, but you are responsible for making sure it gets done and ensuring your backups are stored far enough away from your cloud data center's location that a common natural disaster won't take them both out. Cloud providers understand this need and have capabilities (sometimes incurring additional charges) for backing up your data to a remote location. You should also make sure your backup data is encrypted as well, but that's a built-in feature of standard IT backup utilities.
Keep Your Clouds White
Your mission at this point is straightforward: Identify all cloud services your business employs, and then apply the seven rules of cloud security to them. If you're not using the cloud today, you likely will be soon, so make sure these rules are followed whenever you start using a cloud service.


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Date: 25 Jul 2009 23:22 Title: First year up to Christmas Hols
A nicely begun story. I recall reading a fic by the same name on Portkey, that ended in a much diffferent manner. That was a tragedy, where this is an adventure.
I am also working on a re-do that has Harry returning to a past body, and deciding to alter as much as possible. Never fear, though, my fic is set for fourth through seventh years.
I'm quite honestly surprised, that after learning of Malfoy's crimes, Harry didn't simply arrange a little 'accident' for him.
While getting strupid drunk and moping, is well within Harry's canon personality, it was rather counterproductive. Being a combat vet myself, and having buried my wife and our unborn son, I can fully understand how Harry feels.
As always, Ron's lip get's him into major trouble. Personally, I think Harry's brand of justice is perfectly executed. It does no lasting harm and gives him an exclusive into the life of one Harry James Potter. Harry's decision to use the spell on himself is actually well reasoned and deliberate. The only two stories I'm familiar that have a similar decision are: 'Like Some Old Song You Can't Unlearn', on Ficwad and 'Parallels' on FF.n.
The Spell as Deus ex Machina, does need some work, though. I cannot see how a spell designed for mentally teaching someone in a short time, could possibly send a person'e memories to a different place in time. Oh well. It worked.
Interesting how such minor decisions and events can affect everything else. (Heisenberg Principle here!)
This story has a great deal of promise. To that end, I have added it to my alerts list and hope to read more at your convenience.
Author's Response:
First, to the combat vet, I simply say thank you! To quote a t-shirt I recently purchased, "Those who serve deserve, honor, respect, and thanks!".
Second, the spell, or "deus ex machina" device, is done as one that is meant to teach "others", but when aimed "inward", has unexpected results, most often death, but if sufficient power is available, actual time travel.
Finally, do you have a link to the ficwad and ff.n stories? I'd love to read them.
Date: 24 Jul 2009 5:54 Title: First year up to Christmas Hols
How did Harry get the Cloak of Invisibility when it was in Dumbledore's possesstion?
And I didn't fully get the scar Horcrux thing ... who was that celtic witch and what is her role 2 years later??
Author's Response:
The cloak, with Dumbles not being as "supportive" as in canon, let's call it the Goblins either reclaiming the heirloom or convincing him to return it, as of course, the Goblins are not at all reluctant to extract their "pound of flesh" when a debt is owed, or what have you.
As for the scar/horcrux, I'm basically ignoring the pairings and end of canon, but the basic plot is still there. Horcruxes as the way to stave off death, and Harry as one. The Celtic Priestess, not being a "proper witch" as the Ministry would call her, knows about soul, blood, sex, whatever, magic, and was able to remove the bit of Moldyshorts' soul from Harry without him having to survive another AK from the prick. Thus, all of the "soul jars" are truly gone prior to the confrontation at the end of first year. From here out, canon is right out the window, save maybe a few "minor" points, but not much more. I'm going to "gloss over" most of the 2nd through 7th year, though 7th may play more as Harry will be "of age" and all. As for the "H/Hr" pairing, that may or may not pan out. Harry never really had a relationship with her, as she was killed early on in the dating, and despite the physical differences, she is very much like Lily, just as Ginny (save for the eyes) could be Lily's twin. So, over the next six years, will they become a couple, date and split as friends, decide they are better off as just friends without dating? Well, we'll see, won't we?
Date: 24 Jul 2009 2:24 Title: First year up to Christmas Hols
I have read a lot of "do over" fan fics. but sofar this one is going realy good. Please update ASAP!!!!!
Date: 28 Jun 2009 6:57 Title: First year up to Christmas Hols
Really interesting start; I hope to read more soon.
You have a different slant on the return-to-the-past storyline that I would like to see more of.
Date: 12 Mar 2009 15:26 Title: First year up to Christmas Hols
great chapter


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The League of Competent People
The World Needs Saving and Only We Can Save It by Working Together. Lets Start Investing in STEM Education and Jobs
In the 2003 film, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which starred Sean Connery, a group of truly remarkable people gathers together to save the world. I'd love to save the world, but what I think I can do is to do my job and live my life as competently as I know how. That's what I think most people want to do. Saving the world is fine, but paying the mortgage, putting food on the table, clothes in the closet, setting aside money for college and retirement—those are the things that we find most important.
But the world still needs saving.
We need manufacturing jobs in North America. We need science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students to fill those jobs when we create them.
We need public policy advocates for manufacturing and STEM.
We need advocates for minorities and women in STEM jobs. We need advocates for a tax and budget policy that will repair our antique infrastructure, so that people driving to work won't get killed when the highway bridge falls down, as it did in St. Paul, Minn., a few years ago.
We need advocates for incentives for R&D expenditure by major technology companies.
We need people to think up new technologies that step lighter on the Earth than we do now. We need innovators in medicine, in food science, in logistics—in every area of human endeavor.
Who's going to do those things?
Rudyard Kipling, the 19th century poet, wrote "The Sons of Martha," a poem that talks about the people who make the world work. Kipling describes them this way:
It is their care in all the ages to take the buffet and cushion the shock.
It is their care that the gear engages; it is their care that the switches lock.
It is their care that the wheels run truly; it is their care to embark and entrain,
Tally, transport, and deliver duly the Sons of Mary by land and main.
Who are the Sons of Martha? They are the engineers, the technicians, the scientists, the researchers, the craft workers, the airplane and turbine builders, the highway laborers, the bridge-builders and all the other folks who keep civilization moving through the simple art and discipline of doing a good job. They are the ones who go to work every day and deliver a day's work for a day's pay. They are the ones that stay late and work hard because they care about a job well done.
The Sons of Martha don't think they are anyone special. They don't tootle their own horns. They live simply, most of them, because to them, it isn't about who has the most toys, but who has the most skills and who employs those skills the best way.
The Sons of Martha are the competent people who quietly keep the world on track and running free. In manufacturing and in automation, that would be us.
I call us the League of Competent People. If we do our own jobs competently, we consciously or unconsciously search for fellow members and surround ourselves with them. They (we) are the people everyone trusts to keep things going. And in our own ways, each of us is trying to save the part of the world we can.
That, you see, is the real key. Saving the world is such a daunting task that nobody can do it alone, and it's so enormous that many people don't even start. But here's a thought. Everybody eats pie one bite at a time. If we each pick one thing that we know we can do, and do competently, and we work on just that one thing, there will be change. And then we can go on to the next thing, and the next.
So here's to the League of Competent People. Working together, we really can save the world.


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No Excuses! Take Time to Prepare!
Recent events due to Hurricane Harvey and now Hurricane Irma bring to mind the need for all of us to be prepared. While it is unlikely that a devastating hurricane will ever strike the Golden State, California faces the threat of other natural disasters. Past events have shown that earthquakes, wildfires, and flooding can have devastating effects on life and property in our communities.
Cal OES recognizes the importance of Californians being ready and better prepared for the next disaster. "The actions we take today to be better prepared can determine how quickly we recover or even survive when disaster strikes," said Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci. Even Governor Brown understands the importance of being prepared, who has declared September "National Preparedness Month." You can view the entire proclamation HERE.
With the types of disasters that threaten our state, one might wonder why anyone would not want be prepared. However, for whatever the reasons, the reality is many people come up with a lot of excuses for not preparing. Below are just some of the excuses people have used that when looked at more closely may cause one to rethink.
- I don't live near a fault line where most earthquakes happen.
While California and earthquakes are usually paired together, California is prone to other natural disasters such as floods, landslides, wildfires, and an occasional tornado. So preparing for these disasters is just as important. And I bet you have at least one loved one that does live near one of the many of fault lines on the West Coast!
- My homeowners insurance will cover anything that's damaged.
Homeowners' insurance policies usually do not cover events like floods or earthquakes. They are separate specific policies that must be purchased. Besides it is the first 24 to 48 hours one should prepare for and it may take time for insurance companies to respond.
- The government will take care of me.
We all saw what happened with the Hurricane Katrina disaster and what is occurring now with Hurricane Harvey. In some cases, it could take the government days or maybe even weeks to arrive to assist victims. Agencies such as FEMA, the American Red Cross, and others may be able to provide some essential supplies to victims, but then they may have difficulty getting those supplies to the victims.
- I cannot afford to prepare a kit.
Keep an eye out for some events where organizations are giving away first aid kits. This is a great way to start preparing and gradually increase your supplies in small steps. Some cans of food, some water, batteries, etc. You'll see how fast your survival kit grows.
- I'm just too busy thinking about today, to worry about tomorrow.
Well, if you don't take the time to think about what may happen tomorrow and prepare, sadly there may not be a day for you to think about. So take just an hour or two and put your survival kit together. You can even make it a fun occasion and invite family or friends over to participate.
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In this month's Shop Talk, we went to Low Life Hydraulics in Inglewood, California, to get their low-down on everything Hydraulics. Opened in 2004, Low life Hydraulics has since established itself as one of the foremost manufacturers and suppliers of hydraulics and lowrider products in the industry. With more than 40 years combined experience under their roof and with half of those years belonging to owner Rick Burell; it's safe to say that the guys over at Low Life know what they're doing when it comes to hydraulics.
Perhaps best known for their piston pumps and their remote reservoir revolver setup, Low Life prides itself on having the largest stock of hydraulic setup parts in California. Whether you need a full on hydraulic kit or just something small like a motor or a solenoid, you can count on them to have it in stock. The guys at Low Life are also masters at building custom hydraulic setups to fit any of their customers' individual needs.
As you can see from our visit, this shop is not just a hydraulics supply company either, they're also talented car builders. From hydraulic installation, paint, custom setups, and molded frames, Low Life has the ability to take a car and breathe new life into it by rebuilding and restoring it from the ground up into a one-of-a-kind machine. Being involved in a number of noteworthy builds in the Lowrider community such as "Hustle Hard," "Van Gogh 1 & 2," "Sky's the Limit," and more, Low Life's resume of cars speaks for itself in terms of the quality of work that the Low Life team can deliver.
If you're looking for somebody who can help you with your hydraulic needs or if you need some help getting your ride into show-quality condition, then give Rick and his team at Low Life Hydraulics a call.


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Marion Barry weighs in on Vincent Gray scandal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry was re-elected despite a prison sentence for smoking crack cocaine.
But Barry says he's not sure about Mayor Vincent Gray's political future amid federal allegations that Gray knew about an illegal "shadow campaign."
Barry told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday that Gray's record in office has been drowned out by coverage of the allegations.
Prosecutors said Monday that Gray knew about a $668,000 slush fund that aided his 2010 campaign and was financed by businessman Jeffrey Thompson, who pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges. Gray has denied the allegations and has not been charged with a crime.
Barry said in the three decades he's known Gray, the current mayor has "never been accused of impropriety of any kind."
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MILTON — Patricia M. Blair, 70, former longtime resident of Milton, died Saturday evening, Oct. 27, 2007, at SunBridge Care of Rochester.
Born July 15, 1937, in Rochester, daughter of the late George and Jane (Vallee) Levesque, she resided on Elm Street in Milton for many years and resided for several years in Farmington.
She had been a shoe worker for years at local shoe factories.
Pat had been a member of the Community Church of Milton and the Woman's Union at church, member of the Milton Woman's Club and member of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Milton Fire Department.
Widow of the late Leonard G. Blair, who died in 1989, she is survived by her daughter, Carol A. Blair and son-in-law, Bruce A. Beshaw, of Farmington and her son, Wayne L. Blair and his wife, Roberta and daughter, Chelsea of Milton; also a sister, Joan Randall of St. Petersburg, Fla., and five nephews.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 12 noon at Peaslee Funeral Home, 24 Central St. in Farmington. The calling hour is prior to the service from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Interment will be at a later date at Milton Mills Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to SunBridge Care of Rochester, 62 Rochester Hill Road, Rochester, NH 03867 or to Seacoast Hospice, 642 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820.
To express condolences, please visit www.peasleefuneralhome.com.
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MILTON — Patricia M. Blair, 70, former longtime resident of Milton, died Saturday evening, Oct. 27, 2007, at SunBridge Care of Rochester.


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Jerry Seib: Obama Has Tough Job Amid Protests
President Obama, the nation's first African American president, has found himself in an increasingly difficult position, as tensions rise between police and demonstrators protesting the deaths of two unarmed black men. WSJ's Jerry Seib explains. Photo: AP
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... the controversy in the unrest over the case of Eric Garner the New York City man who died at the hands of police is underscored one of the interesting frustrations the Obama presidency which is this that the ... first African American president finds itself relatively powerless to affect the course of such cases for the public's reaction to them ... we discussed the problem at the capital Journal round table this week of my colleague Carol E who covers the White House for us ... offered these insights into how the president ... is kind of trapped by the situation ... feeling is that ... there's not much he can do to change any of it and he asked us to walk a fine line in terms of how he talks ... to him as ... he's as the United States and manners investigations going on and he ... may have ... had a ... very personal reaction to this that ... that is ... probably ... not ... that's to be expressed in so ... there is a definite frustration I ... into the warehouse and a tiny figure out what the different things that they can ... maybe do to try to change things around the margins but ... more probably there's there's snow at the ... two teams this is so because be the first African American president made make this more difficult for ... not less in some ways because he's got to certain bend over backwards to show that he's not acting as ... nearly the first African American president Ray and I think if you look back and ... the president over the time this entire time in office there is that moment into thousandnine where ... he really spoke of ... twenty fouls and I'm landscape Gates was arrested ... when the boss and he said the Cambridge police acted stupidly and that ... came back to haunt him in a major way this beer summit with that but it was just a really sobering moment my ... I think for the present realizing the power of the bully Pope and and and just what that my ... actually means and also ... just how much of what he said is that has an impact in the can be ... as outspoken as BBQ it wants to be ... conversation of the garter case so what Congress is up to this week on the capital Journal round table is it streams live on WSJ dot com Friday morning ... and afterwards on WS J live ...


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The Colorado Avalanche–for my money the team with the best geological phenomenon mascot–put a holy whooping on the Montreal Canadiens last night up in Québec. Two of those goals came in a 13 second burst from young center Nathan MacKinnon, where he scored immediately out of a face off, and then on a break.
The Avalanche are near the bottom of the tough Central, but it's through no fault of their offense. Their 49 goals scored would rank second among Pacific Division teams, and they do have a positive goal differential (+4). They've now won three straight after a slow start to the season.
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Right off the bat I should say that the odds of Hurricane Jose impacting New England (besides big waves) are quite low. That said, our computer models today started to show a slightly more interesting evolution of the storm which will need to be watched.
The reason we're interested in Jose is what's happening across the North Atlantic. A huge, blocking ridge of high pressure will situate itself from Hudson Bay through the Davis Strait. This may be enough to prevent Jose from curving out to sea.
In fact, today's European Ensemble forecast shows 20% of modeled scenarios hooking Jose back toward the close with a slow stall or wobble off the Mid Atlantic. Note that this also means 80% still go out to sea. The GFS ensembles have 4 of 21 doing something interesting with a path into the Mid Atlantic. Again, about 20 percent.
While this is interesting that's about all we can say now. This type of path is very unusual. A few storms have stalled or drifted near the coast between North Carolina and Cape Cod - Felix in 1995 and Esther in 1961 come to mind along with, to a less extent, Edouard in 1996. Additionally, even if this were to happen the storm likely wouldn't be particularly strong and would likely be no worse than a strong fall nor'easter.
Anytime something's lurking off North Carolina we'll have to watch it. The window for a possible impact appears to be Tuesday-Thursday of next week.


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 25, 2014) - Civil rights organizations, student groups, and faculty members will speak out Tuesday against violations of civil rights by the York University administration. They will condemn administrative suppression of the rights of student groups to free speech and free assembly. Speakers will also protest a no-trespass order against York alumnus, Hammam Farah, for his participation in peaceful protest actions at York. The press conference will convene on the ground floor of the York University Student Centre at 11 AM on Tuesday, March 25, 2014.
"As a queer filmmaker and activist," says York faculty member John Greyson, "I'm sadly all too familiar with regimes that seek to silence and censor – starting with the Canadian government – and I'm proud to teach in a university that has such a vigorous tradition of activism and free speech. York must stop banning students and student groups – period."
Speakers at the March 25 press conference include:
The press conference has been organized by the York Free Expression Campaign, a coalition of students and faculty members committed to a democratic university.
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