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Apple Releases New iOS 9.3.3 and OS X 10.11.6 Betas
Apple has released the third beta of iOS 9.3.3 and OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 to registered developers and public testers. Both pre-release versions include bug fixes, security and stability improvements and lack new features. iOS 9.3.3 Beta 3 has a build number 13G29 and OS X 10.11.6 Beta 3 features an index 15G19a.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, which means it's high time I told you about the most interesting posts of the last couple of days.
Most of the articles this week deal with the long-awaited Worldwide Developers Conference, where Apple is expected to unveil new versions of iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS and show updates for iTunes, Apple Pay as well as a number of other interesting things. Apart from that, there are several posts about the upcoming iPhone 7 and the revamped 13-inch MacBook Pro and the specs of these devices.
Apple Seeds New iOS 9.3.3, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, watchOS 2.2.2 and tvOS 9.2.2 Betas to Developers
Apple has released new betas of iOS 9.3.3, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, watchOS 2.2.2 and tvOS 9.2.2 to developers for testing. The software is currently available only for those who have a registered developer account, however, the company is expected to launch a public beta testing program soon.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, so I guess it's time to talk about the most popular posts of the last couple of days. Let's not waste time and start discussing interesting stories right now.
Most of the articles this week deal with the next-generation iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, iOS jailbreak and the latest versions of iOS 9, OS X El Capitan and tvOS.
Apple Releases New iOS 9.3.3, OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan and tvOS 9.2.2 Betas
Apple has just released several new betas. In particular, now the developers can download and test the very first pre-release version of iOS 9.3.3, OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan and tvOS 9.2.2.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, which means it's high time I told you about the most interesting posts of the last couple of days.
Since the release of the next-generation iPhone is becoming closer, more and more rumors about the device appear online. Below you can find the information about the design peculiarities and possible tech specs of the upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Apart from that, there're some posts that deal with iPhone sales, Apple's market capitalization and Apple Music.
Google Becomes World's Most Valuable Company
Alphabet, Google's parent company, has recently surpassed Apple and became the most expensive company in the world. Alphabet's market capitalization is now equal to about $498.56 billion while the one of Apple is about $496.69 billion. Apple's position has become much worse over the last couple of weeks because of the first decline in iPhone sales in the history. Even more, weak iPhone, iPad and Mac sales still continue to influence Apple's market capitalization.
Apple Releases Updated Safari Technology Preview, iOS 9.3.2 and OS X 10.11.5 Betas
Apple has recently released the updated version of its new Safari Technology Preview browser, the third public beta of iOS 9.3.2 and the third developer beta of OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan. The aforementioned software is already available for download, so if you need it for testing purposes, go ahead and get it right now.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, which means it's time to talk about the most interesting stories of the past seven days. Let's not waste time and discuss posts worth your attention right now.
iPhone SE Takes Market Share of Local Manufacturers in China
As noted by reliable supply chain sources, the demand for Apple's new 4-inch handset called the iPhone SE is incredibly strong in China. In fact, the device is so popular among the customers that it is taking the market share from Asian vendors, namely, Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo. The reason for such strong demand is most likely connected with the price of the SE. You see, the iPhone SE is the cheapest smartphone Apple has ever created.
Apple Seeds OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan Beta 2 to Developers
Aside from seeding the second beta of iOS 9.3.2 to developers for testing, Apple has released OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan Beta 2. The most-recent update is available through Apple's dev portal or via Software Update mechanism of the Mac App Store and contains minor stability and performance improvements.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, so let's take a look at the most interesting posts of the past seven days. Most of the articles this week deal with the new 4-inch iPhone SE and the widely-rumored iPhone 7 that is expected to be released in September. There're also some posts that tell us about the latest version of Apple's iOS 9.3.1 and new betas of OS X 10.11.5, watchOS 2.2.1 and tvOS 9.2.1.
HP Unveils 'Thinnest Notebook in the World', Apple Has Got New Rival
HP has just unveiled something the company calls "the thinnest notebook in the world". The laptop is called the Spectre and it's only 10.4mm thick. Its rival, the 12-inch MacBook introduced in 2015 is 13.1mm thick.
In terms of hardware, these devices are different too. The new HP notebook is equipped with Intel Core i5 or i7 CPU, which is better than the Intel Core M processor included in the ultra-thin MacBook. In general, the device has a premium look and feel and costs $1,170. The pre-orders go live April 25th.
Below you can take a look at the video showing the new HP Spectre.
Apple Seeds First Betas iOS 9.3.2, OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan, tvOS 9.2.1 and watchOS 2.2.1 to Developers
Apple has released first betas of iOS 9.3.2, OS X 10.11.5 El Capitan, tvOS 9.2.1 and watchOS 2.2.1 to developers for testing. It is not entirely clear what improvements each version contains, but most likely these are minor bug fixes and security enhancements.
Apple Spends $160 to Manufacture One iPhone SE Unit
According to the latest report shared by IHS, it costs Apple about $160 to manufacture and assemble the entry-level 16GB iPhone SE. The total cost of components is equal to $156.20 and the manufacturing cost makes another $4 per handset. In case you don't know, in the United States, the retail price of the basic 4-inch iPhone SE model is equal to $399.


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Why goat milk products?
Goats milk is gentle enough for every skin type. It is filled with Vitamins like A, B1, B6, B12, C and E, and minerals to help nourish and heal skin. It contains alpha hydroxy to loosen dead skin making it easier for skin to absorb moisture provided by the high fat content in the milk and oils in the soap. Goats milk moisturizes and hydrates naturally. Commercial soaps are filled with chemicals to make a lather that strip oils from your skin. Some contain alcohol that is drying or petroleum that just sits on the top of your skin preventing absorption of moisture.
No water is used to make our soap, only fresh goats milk from my small herd. Each bar contains 1 ounce of goat milk.
I cannot claim that my soap and lotion will cure any skin condition, I can only share what I have learned and what others have claimed to me.
Customers have told me my soap has helped with eczema, psoriasis, poison ivy, acne, dry skins.
According to the National Eczema Society:
"If you have eczema, your skin may not produce as much fats and oils as other people's, and will be less able to retain water. The protective barrier is therefore not as good as it should be...allowing bacteria or irritants to pass through more easily, your skin breaks down more easily, quickly becoming irritated, cracked and inflamed."
Once irritants pass through the weakened protective barrier, they trigger our immune system to respond by swelling the affected area with blood. This inflamed state is further irritated by certain foods, temperature and humidity, stress levels, and even intense exercise…
http://dermareport.com/br/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=E-BSR-Broad&utm_term=%2Beczema&utm_content=Eczema Posted on Monday January 23, 2017 by James Weathers | DermaReport.org

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The overall objective of risk management is to identify, evaluate, and manage risks that may threaten the achievement of the Company's business goals. The aim is to secure personnel and assets, ensure the uninterrupted delivery of products to customers, and protect the Company's reputation, brands, and shareholder value from developments or damage that may undermine the Company's profitability or adversely affect its assets.
In relation to financial reporting, the task of risk management is to identify potential threats affecting the financial reporting process that, if they were to become reality, could lead to a situation in which management lacked the up-to-date, sufficient, and essentially accurate information needed to manage the Company and in which financial reports published by the Company did not provide an essentially accurate picture of the Company's financial position.
The principles observed in risk management are included in the risk management policy approved by the Board of Directors. The Board's Audit Committee oversees the efficiency of risk management systems. Responsibility for identifying, evaluating, and also, to large extent, managing Fiskars risks is delegated to business units and support functions. The Group Treasury is responsible for developing and maintaining the methods, tools, and reporting associated with risk management. In addition, it carries out regular risk assessments together with business units and support functions and assists in the preparation of action plans based on the results of these assessments.
Fiskars has taken out extensive insurance to provide cover for the Group's main assets, business interruptions, transportation, and liabilities. Insurance matters, with the exception of certain types of local insurance, are managed centrally by the Group Treasury. The Group Treasury manages financial risks in accordance with principles approved by the Board of Directors.
Fiskars manages the risks associated with its financial reporting process in a number of ways including the following:
The Company is currently unifying its financial processes and implementing modern IT tools as part of its five-year development program in the EMEA region. With regards to risk management, the objectives are to increase the number of internal checks and controls and to improve the transparency and quality of information used in management decision-making.
As Fiskars produces and sells consumer products, general market conditions and a decline in consumer demand in key market areas in Europe and North America could have a material adverse effect on the Company's net sales and profitability.
Fiskars products are primarily sold to wholesalers, retailers, and directly to consumers through its own stores. Sales to large individual customers are significant in some businesses, but none of the customers account for more than 10% of the total net sales of the Group. As some major customers decide on their product range and suppliers only once annually, failure to meet customer needs may result in Fiskars losing customers, and the loss of even a small number of major customers or disruption in the activities of a specialized distribution channel could have an adverse effect on Fiskars business and profits.
A significant proportion of the products sold by Fiskars are manufactured by external suppliers and, in addition, the Company purchases components and raw materials from several suppliers. By making greater use of outsourcing the Company is increasingly exposed to risks related to its outsourced supply chain. In addition, the company is consolidating its supplier base and its dependency on certain key suppliers is increasing. Most of the suppliers are located in Asia, which is far from the Company's key markets, and disturbances at the source of supply or in the logistics chain could prevent the orderly delivery of products to customers.
Fiskars is also increasingly exposed to legal, economic, political, and regulatory risks related to the countries of its suppliers. When selecting its suppliers, the Company emphasizes delivery performance, suppliers' ability to react to changes in demand, quality, and ethical aspects of suppliers' operations. Fiskars requires its partners to commit to principles covering labor and human rights, health and safety, the environment, and business ethics. Suppliers are required to follow Fiskars Supplier Code of Conduct, and audits are carried out to verify compliance.
The importance of a seamlessly functioning supply chain continues to increase and Fiskars is continuously strengthening its global sourcing operations. The Company currently runs regional sourcing offices in Shanghai, Bangkok, and Helsinki and focuses on value creation by harmonizing sourcing processes and supplier-base management principles on a global scale.
The most important raw materials used in Fiskars products are steel, aluminum, and plastics. Sudden fluctuations in raw material, component, and energy prices or availability can have an impact on the Company's profitability. Fiskars uses long-term contracts with some of its raw material suppliers to manage price risks, and derivatives are used to hedge the price of electricity for production plants in Finland.
A significant proportion of the Group's operations is located outside of the eurozone. Consolidated financials are reported in euros and changes in foreign exchange rates may have an adverse impact on the reported net sales of the Group, its operating results, and balance sheet. Changes in foreign exchange rates may also impact Fiskars competitiveness negatively. The Company aims to manage currency risks related to commercial cash flows primarily through business means. Acquisition of production inputs and sale of products are primarily denominated in the local currencies of the Group companies. Most of the estimated exports and imports in foreign currencies are hedged up to 12 months in advance.
Fiskars has a number of global, regional, and local brands in its portfolio. Any adverse event affecting consumer confidence towards Fiskars or its brands could have a detrimental impact on its business. Fiskars monitors its corporate reputation and the performance of its leading brands closely, and is committed to taking appropriate action to mitigate any threat to brand value or corporate reputation.
It is essential for the Company to offer products appealing to consumers. Failing to meet evolving consumer preferences or adverse changes in the competitive landscape would impact the financial performance of the Company. Fiskars manages these risks by constantly renewing its products and services to meet the needs of consumers and trade customers.
Fiskars offers a wide variety of products to be used in the home, the garden, and outdoors. Most products are sold in several geographical markets. A severe manufacturing or design defect may require corrective actions which can negatively impact the Company's sales and profitability. Fiskars manages the risk by applying systematic new product development process and strict quality assurance controls.
Some product groups, particularly garden tools during the spring and snow tools during the winter, can be affected by the weather. Unexpected weather conditions can have a negative impact on sales of these products. Sales of homeware products are heavily geared towards the last quarter of the year, and any negative issues related to product availability or demand during this quarter could affect the full-year result of this business significantly.
In December 2010, Fiskars launched a five-year development program in the EMEA region with an investment of approximately EUR 65 million. This program was launched to ensure competitiveness through well-functioning processes and systems which enable shared functions and structures. In June 2013, the company announced a restructuring program entitled "EMEA 2015" to optimize operations and sales units in the EMEA region. The total cost of the program is estimated be around EUR 25–30 million in 2013 and 2014.The programs may be delayed or the planned objectives may not be achieved if the Company fails to execute the programs as planned. Dedicated project teams, also including external advisors, have been established to implement the programs. The corporate management team monitors the progress of the programs and their status is regularly reported to the Board of Directors.
Despite a careful due diligence process, all acquisitions include risks. Fiskars mitigates these risks by planning the integration of acquired businesses in advance, by establishing Fiskars corporate governance principles immediately after the takeover, by setting up a joint integration team and by following the integration and the development of the new company intensively within its corresponding management team, the Executive Board and the Board of Directors of Fiskars.
Fiskars has a substantial investment in an associated company, Wärtsilä Corporation. Major changes in Wärtsilä's share price, profitability, or dividend would have a material impact on Fiskars.


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In the past, when I saw brogues on other people, I always thought that they looks harsh and uncomfortable, but oh how wrong I was!! They are the epitome of comfort while still looking classic and chic.
But how do you style them? Well, that is up to you but I like to team my very menswear inspired brogues with a quite floaty, feminine dress. The juxtaposition of the two finishes really pulls an outfit together.
For example, if you have black, almost suede-like brogues like I do, you can style them a multitude of ways! Here are two examples...
|Girly, Grungy, Feminine and Masculine!
You could opt for a feminine chiffon dress and a chunky knit cardigan, finished with a structured bag of your choice! Since most brogues come in tan or black, you can really express yourself through the dress you wear with 'em!
|A twist on the classic "Office" look
Brogues are the ultimate in dressy yet casual, so don't be afraid to experiment!
What do you think of my two examples? Find more of my sets on Polyvore if you like these two! You may even get some sneak peeks of upcoming outfit posts!


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Project Objective Create an alphabet out of objects that represent the concept of time, using an existing typeface as a base for the letterform.
Concept for Design "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth?" To me this statement represents our place in time, trapped in a complex and winding labyrinth, constantly being faced with the reality of life and death. For this piece I chose to show time as represented in the beauty of life and death, the flora in a state of living and dying and the animals are now only bones and the insects dead but still seemingly whole.
Solution I used a combination of living and dead flowers and leaves with animal bones and insects to create a contrast between life and death.


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South East Sulawesi
Dataran Sampara Kendari Nature Reserve
|Latitude : 3 46 48 S Logitude : 122 19 12 E
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Area : 13000 ha Wetlands: 6300 ha
Tenure : Government of Indonesia
Site Description
The Konoweha River which drains Wasotoby and Rawa Opa-opa emerges from a gorge and reaches the sea via the Sungai Sampora. The coastal plain of this river includes: 3,500 ha freshwater swamp, 1,500 ha mangroves, 1,300 ha beach deposits, the remainder being river flood plain. The swamps are believed to be perennial. Principal vegetation: Freshwater swamp forest and open swamp vegetation.
Site Location
Dataran Sampara is located 12km NW of Kendari, S.E. Sulawesi.
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Introduction and Children Passing in the Streets: The Roots of Our Radicalism
1. In what month in 1979, did Gloria attend a women's retreat in California?
(a) December.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) October.
2. Who provided the scholarship for Gloria to attend the workshop on goddesses and heroines?
(a) Merlin Stone.
(b) Toni Bambara.
(c) Cherrie Moraga.
(d) Donna Rushin.
3. Of what race is Gloria?
(a) Spanish.
(b) African American.
(c) Chicana.
(d) Indian.
4. What word did Gloria and Merlin wish to define for themselves, based upon their choice to leave a national feminist writers movement?
(a) Feminist.
(b) Power.
(c) American.
(d) Entity.
5. Who is quoted at the beginning of "Children Passing in the Streets" as saying, "I learned to make my mind large, as the universe is large, so that there is room for paradoxes"?
(a) Chrystos.
(b) Maxine Hong Kingston.
(c) Mitsuye Yamada.
(d) Barbara Smith.
6. "We are women from all kinds of ____________________ streets." This statement is taken from Moraga's "Introduction and Children Passing in the Streets: The Roots of Our Radicalism."
(a) Childhood.
(b) Determined.
(c) Violent.
(d) Mixed.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — For the reporters and editors of The Cambodia Daily, an independent newspaper, Sunday was the end of an era as they prepared its final edition after 24 years in operation.
It was also a chance to cover one more significant story about the loss of free expression in an increasingly autocratic country.
The Daily was ordered by the government to close its doors by Monday over allegations that it had not paid millions of dollars in taxes. The newspaper will publish its last print edition on Monday morning.
But rather than simply mourn their loss, The Daily's reporters and editors scrambled through the night to cover the arrest of the opposition leader Kem Sokha on charges of treason. He was taken from his house in handcuffs early Sunday morning, accused of colluding with the United States.
"It's our livelihood, our mission and our passion to put out the news, but it's a small part of what's going on in Cambodia today," said Jodie DeJonge, The Daily's editor in chief. "They are trying to shut down all independent voices."
In recent weeks, the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered at least 15 radio stations to close or stop broadcasting programming from the Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. The government also ordered the expulsion of the National Democratic Institute, a pro-democracy, nonprofit organization tied to the Democratic Party of the United States.
Since its founding in 1993, the widely respected newspaper has been an incubator for a generation of young Cambodian and foreign journalists, and it has served as an independent voice in a country with little tradition of free expression.
Its motto: "All the News Without Fear or Favor."
"It's absolutely heartbreaking to hear that The Daily is this close to its last edition," said Chris Decherd, a former Daily editor in chief who is now editor of Voice of America's Khmer Service.
Among The Daily's alumni are journalists working at major outlets around the world, including The Associated Press, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Top Cambodian journalists, including many now employed at international news agencies in the country, got their start at The Daily.
"It was an experience that changed the way I see and live in the world," said Robin McDowell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at The A.P. who arrived as a relatively inexperienced reporter at 27 to help start the paper. "It launched my own career and — over the years — that of many other foreigners. Most importantly, though, it was training ground for a generation of local reporters."
The crackdown on free expression and foreign influence appears to be part of the government's preparations for an election next July that it has no intention of losing.
"I feel bad because, after The Daily is closed, we won't have independent news to read anymore," said Aun Pheap, 53, a veteran reporter who won an award this year for his reporting on illegal logging.
"After they close down all the independent newspapers and radio stations, no one will be able to print true information for the upcoming election."
The government contends that The Daily owes a tax bill of $6.3 million dating back a decade.
Mr. Hun Sen recently called the paper the country's "chief thief" and said that if the newspaper did not want to pay, it should "pack up and go."
The Daily says it has been operating at a loss since 2008 and that the government's figure is wildly inflated. It says the tax department came up with the number without reviewing the newspaper's accounts or conducting an audit. The Daily has not been allowed to appeal.
"The power to tax is the power to destroy," the newspaper said in a statement to the news media on Sunday. "And after 24 years one month and 15 days, the Cambodian government has destroyed The Cambodia Daily, a special and singular part of Cambodia's free press."
The newspaper was founded by Bernard Krisher, a onetime foreign correspondent for Newsweek who befriended King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the 1990s.
Through his close association with the king, Mr. Krisher also founded the Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope and World Assistance for Cambodia, which has built 560 schools in the country.
The king was a regular reader of the newspaper and told Mr. Krisher that he relied on it to know what was going on around the country.
"This is my C.I.A.," the king once said, according to Mr. Krisher's account in a 2008 interview. "It's the only way I can know what is really happening because no one tells me."
Operating under the king's sponsorship, Mr. Krisher never registered the newspaper as a business or nonprofit organization.
But the newspaper's association with royalty has long since faded. King Sihanouk abdicated in 2004 and died in 2012. And Mr. Krisher, 86, who lives in Tokyo, is too ill to come to Cambodia to try to rescue the paper, said Douglas Steele, his son-in-law and The Daily's general manager.
Mr. Krisher's daughter, Deborah Krisher-Steele, tried to normalize the business this year. Ms. Krisher-Steele purchased The Daily's assets from her father in April and will return them, the paper said.
The Daily's editorial staff, 17 Cambodians and 17 foreigners, was caught off-guard by the government's announcement that the paper must pay the enormous tax bill or shut down.
Ms. DeJonge said: "They put themselves in peril every day to come to this job. I'm not sure they will find themselves employable or that things will be safe for them."
One reporter, Leng Len, 25, joined The Daily less than two months ago. She wrote about social justice issues.
"I love it so much," she said. "I see my colleagues, both local and foreign, and we share the same beliefs. We are hungry for stories."
After word of Kem Sokha's arrest shortly after midnight, she rushed to the police station to report from there and continued working late into the night.
"The Daily," she said, "gave me the chance to be fearless."
After the shutdown, it is unlikely there will be an online version after Monday — at least, none that will be updated.
But Gretchen Peters, a managing editor of The Daily during the mid-1990s, said: "I am heartbroken that it's closing, but I don't think Hun Sen has won. I suspect The Daily will be back in a format that causes Hun Sen more problems than its current format."


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I love where you're from
Gerard Butler was spotted flying out of LAX on Sunday. No idea where he was headed but it gives me an excuse to write again about his home country because Scotland is so lovely and I've only been here a day and a half and haven't seen much and I still think it's full of amazingness. Must come back. Maybe live. Am seriously considering enrolling as a mature student at St Andrews. I could still blog. I could go to classes like a proper adult, appreciating the value of being educated, instead of cutting out on lectures every day to go to the casino or flirt with boys. And Jacek could golf all the time. You know, if you live in St Andrews, the annual fee at the Old Course is only 150 pounds? And then you can play as much as you like. Please. I'd be shooting 85 on the regular. Am not being facetious about transferring. Our dogs would totally be into it here too. Must look into this.
Today we shot on campus. The university is 600 years old. My favourite tradition is how the students wear their robes. First years wear both shoulders. Second and third years shrug off one shoulder, depending on the year and the discipline. Four years let their robes hang by their elbows, practically dragging on the floor. Status!
Going for a run soon. Must free up some calorie space because tonight I'm having haggis, neeps, and tatties. A lot of people are like – um, are you sure you can handle that? My answer is always: I'm Chinese, we eat EVERYTHING. If I can slurp down a chicken foot and suck off all the skin and ask for more, in addition to some tongue, throw in a few frog legs, and whatever business my people think of braising next, I'm pretty sure haggis won't be a problem.
Slainte mhaith!
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Endexx Initiates Plantar Fasciitis Patient Study With Hemp Derived Cannabidiol
CAVE CREEK, AZ–(Marketwired – Dec 15, 2015) –
Endexx Corporation (OTC PINK: EDXC), a provider of innovative medical marijuana management and technology solutions, announced today the start of a new small scale case study of plantar fasciitis patients utilizing CBD Unlimited's certified, Colorado grown hemp oil blends, rich in both cannabidiol and other key phyto-nutrients.
The study, supervised by Dr. Daniel Kiddy, DPM, is comprised of ten volunteer patients taking CBD-rich hemp oil sublingually for up to forty-five days. Two million patients are treated for Plantar Fasciitis in the US every year according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. The condition is caused by the inflammation of the plantar fascia. Cannabidiol has been shown in multiple clinical studies to have powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
Dr. Kiddy, a foot and ankle specialist who treats plantar fasciitis patients on a daily basis, stated: "Many cases of plantar fasciitis occur due to nerve inflammation of the medial calcaneal branch coming off the posterior tibial nerve or from inflammation to the first branch off the lateral plantar nerve known as Baxter's nerve. The goal of the study is to record changes in pain levels for patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis through the administration of CBD-rich oil provided by CBD Unlimited."
The diabetic neuropathy study started a year ago in Missouri has been concluded. Almost all of the 13 patients who participated in the trial experienced improvement. Improvement was described as being able to sleep, not wake up with pain, feeling more rested and increased energy. One of the patients had chronic migraine headaches, for which she was taking eighteen Imitrex per month in addition to Gabapentin and Zonisamize. The patient is now down to two Imitrex per month and is off her other two medications completely. Patients are now using CBD-rich hemp oil from CBD Unlimited instead of prescription medications, per their doctor's advice, with decreased pain and a better quality of life.
Todd Davis, CEO of Endexx, stated, "Through testimony of our clients and feedback from patients voluntarily participating in these studies, we are finding that secondary pain and inflammation related symptoms are improving through the use of our Phyto-Cannabinoid enriched blends. Testimonies come in weekly about the benefits provided by our products. We will continue to support baseline case studies that build a more complete understanding of the benefits derived from organic hemp extracts."
About Endexx Corp.:
Endexx provides innovative medical marijuana management and technology solutions. Endexx, with its collaborative partners and consultants, develops and distributes two consumable product lines derived from industrial hemp, which is organic and naturally rich in phytocannabinoids. The company has two technology products and services that launched in 2014 — the M3hub and the Autospense™. Both products provide essential solutions to promote regulatory compliance and full accountability through "seed to sale" inventory management and tracking. Based on principles developed by the pharmacological industry, the m3hub platform is the first standardized software solution for tracking pharmaceutical grade marijuana that maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulations. It is intended to provide a smooth transition to an eventual federal mandates. The Autospense™ is a high-tech marijuana inventory control and dispensing device that provides up-to-the-minute accounting details and ensures both product and patient security. By automating the dispensing process, Autospense™ increases productivity and reduces costs for marijuana retailer, while enhancing their service quality by reducing transaction time for customers.
Websites include: cbdunlimited.com, cbdhealthsolutions.com, endexx.com, m3hub.com
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Information Security as the Doctor of the Enterprise
"You don't have to floss all your teeth, just the ones you want to keep."
I remember, as a child, going to the dentist and seeing that slogan on a poster on the wall. Between that and the serious questions about my brushing and flossing habits during the appointment, it would have been impossible to walk out of the dentist's office without a full understanding of the importance of consistent oral hygiene.
I would leave the dentist's office (greatly relieved to be free) but without any commitment to adding flossing to my plans. I just didn't want to do it, no matter how many posters suggested I needed to.
As an adult, I try to make it to the doctor every year or so. The doctor will ask about my exercise habits (not enough), and my diet (not the best choices) and then go on to explain to me the importance of improving those habits. Then we do some blood work and call it a year. I've been fortunate enough that my tests have always been normal, and no cause for alarm. So I would figure, "The test results are okay, the diet and exercise must not be all that important for me. I'm good for another year."
As much as I trust my dentists and my doctors, I take what they have to say with a grain of salt. It's their JOB to tell me to focus more on their stuff. Of course they are going to give me a little lecture, it's pretty much expected. And if my teeth were ever to fall out, or I was to ever develop a medical condition because I hadn't followed their directions, I certainly wouldn't blame them. It would be nobody's fault but my own.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Aren't we, in information security, playing exactly the same role in our organizations that our doctor's play in our healthcare? We in information security evaluate, diagnose, and treat our patients, just like our doctors do for us.
Our evaluations are often called risk assessments instead of checkups. And just like patients at the doctor's office, our customers will skirt the truth, try to reduce the scope, and may outright lie to us to make themselves seem healthy. The perception persists that security exists to punish or inhibit rather than to help the enterprise better achieve its goals.
Just like the doctor's recommendations, our patients are only going to follow our advice when it's easy for them
Our treatments involve implementing controls to bring down the risk. Instead of prescribing a better diet, more exercise or the newest drug, we prescribe documented processes, improved configurations, additional training or technical systems. And just like the doctor's recommendations, our patients are only going to follow our advice when it's easy for them. Many doctors default to prescribing a drug because they know it's the only thing most of their patients will comply with. In the same way, in information security we can get a business unit to implement a new IPS or DLP, but trying to get them to make a 'lifestyle change' (more secure processes, implementing security earlier in the SDLC, ongoing security training) it too much change to be easily accepted.
In the end, security only provides value when feedback is heard, accepted and integrated. We cannot force the business to eat their carrots and do their pushups, but it's our job to keep reminding them.
See previous posts for more thoughts about getting the organization to buy in to the mission of security.
Tip of the cap to HackerOutfit for starting this conversation.
Cross-posted from Enterprise InfoSec Blog from Robb Reck


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Are you looking for that perfect gift for a fisherman? You have to check out the iBobber, by Reel Sonar. The iBobber is a castable fishfinder to help your favorite fisher locate the big fish. The iBobber connects via Bluetooth to a iPhone, iPad or tablet for Android. Once connected to your phone or tablet, simply cast the iBobber out to locate fish down to 135 feet deep! I will say that is my favorite function, however there are so many more options. With the iBobber, you can map out the contour of waterbeds, log trip data for your favorite fishing hole, or even light it up to fish at night! Now, you can actually use this as a real bobber, or I carry a separate rod and reel to cast out the iBobber than use the data to bait my other line. By doing this, I have eliminated the chance of landing that big fish and snapping the line. While connected to your smart device, the iBobber can help you by giving you vital information in addition to finding the fish. There are two size indicators to show you how big the fish are, there is also data such as temperature that can help you select the right bait. If you are using this as a bobber, you can also set an alarm to know when a fish has struck your bait.
Here is a video of the iBobber in action:
Check out the iBobber on-line at http://reelsonar.com/
With the information I have from the iBobber, I typically turn to my favorite lures from Rapala and Rapala Brands. For example, if the fish are closer to the top, I may turn to a Rapala Crank floating lure. If they are running deep, I might turn to the Rapala Shadow Rap JerkBait which is a slow sinking lure. For a complete line of Rapala lures and their respected brands, check them out on-line at www.rapala.com. With the combination of the iBobber and great lures by Rapala, I am catching more fish in less time. As a fisherman, I get frustrated trying to find the right spot only to find out I am using the wrong bait or if the fish simply are not around. Arm yourself with the information you need. Let's face it, catching more fish is simply far more enjoyable! As a side note, if you have a tablet, you might want to bring it on the boat if you are fishing with a friend, it can get a little tight on the boat with your friend hovering over your shoulder trying to find out why you are catching all the fish!


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The New Orleans Times Picayune publishes a five-part series, titled "Washing Away," which examines what will happen when Southern Louisiana takes a direct hit from a major hurricane. Part two of the series, titled the "The Big One," begins with a stark warning: "It's a matter of when, not if. Eventually a major hurricane will hit New Orleans head on, instead of being just a close call. It's happened before and it'll happen again." Such a storm, the article reports, "would turn the city and the east bank of Jefferson Parish into a lake as much as 30 feet deep, fouled with chemicals and waste from ruined septic systems, businesses and homes. Such a flood could trap hundreds of thousands of people in buildings and in vehicles. At the same time, high winds and tornadoes would tear at everything left standing." John Clizbe, national vice president for disaster services with the American Red Cross, tells the newspaper that between 25,000 and 100,000 people would die in such a scenario. Another expert, Joseph Suhayda, a Louisiana State University engineer, predicts that that New Orleans' levee system could fail in such a storm. "It's not something that's expected. But erosion occurs, and as levees [break], the break will get wider and wider. The water will flow through the city and stop only when it reaches the next higher thing. The most continuous barrier is the south levee, along the river. That's 25 feet high, so you'll see the water pile up on the river levee."
[Times-Picayune, 6/2002; Reuters, 9/2/2005]
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From the campaign of John Bambenek for State Senate (52nd District)…
CHAMPAIGN, IL (August 30, 2012) — State Senate Candidate John Bambenek commented on the downgrade of Illinois' credit rating today by Standard &Poor's. Standard & Poor's stated that the downgrade from A+ to an A rating with a negative outlook was directly due to the failure of leadership to resolve the state's fiscal crisis over pensions. The downgrade is yet another sign of the dysfunction in Springfield brought on by the failure of leadership to cut spending, to which State Sen. Mike Frerichs, Mr. Bambenek's opponent, has been a contributor.
"It's been almost 2 years into the Frerichs income tax hike that took one week of pay from hard-working families. Now, we realize that the promise that this tax hike would fix our budget mess was a lie. The failure in leadership to rein in spending is crushing our state and driving out jobs.
Frerichs' only solution is to hike taxes again. We need real leadership to cut wasteful spending, stop the borrowing and bring the jobs back,"Bambenek stated.
The downgrade comes as legislators failed to deliver reforms regarding spending and pensions, and as the revenue from Frerichs' tax hike fails to deliver promised results.
John Bambenek Is a candidate for the Illinois State Senate of the 52nd District. www.johnbambenek.com/.
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Not long ago my research took me to Texas, in search of a family branch I was trying to link to my own. Thanks to online resources, I was able to establish what look like promising connections.
My hunt got off on the fast track when a search of the Handbook of Texas Online at www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/ turned up the ancestor I was looking for, along with the date he came to Texas, the place where he settled and the colony he belonged to. The latter information was the most valuable, because it told me this particular group of colonists came from Tennessee—the state where my branch of the family lived.
Online state resources are often an underutilized source for genealogy research. Illinois, for example, has already posted historic databases to the Web at www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases.html, while the University of Michigan has digitized period books and journals detailing American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction at www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp.
Even if a state-related source doesn't mention your ancestor by name, there's a high probability you can find information about his town's history, politics, economics and geography.
Here are a few of our favorite Texas sites:
• The TXGenWeb Project
Information varies by county, but can include county histories, census transcriptions, cemetery record, biographies.
• Republic of Texas Claims
Claims for payment, reimbursement, or restitution submitted by citizens to the Republic of Texas government from 1835 through 1846.
• Maps of Texas
Includes county and historical topographical maps.
• Family Search Texas Research Outline


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Plaintiff was hired by Coca Cola to adapt a song into Spanish. Plaintiff requested an "adapter's share." During a telephone call with defendant, Plaintiff agreed to relinquish any copyright interest in the work. In an email later that day, Plaintiff wrote "For the adaptation, you may consider it a work for hire with no economic compensation to that respect. I believe what's legal is a dollar."
The Court granted Defendant's motion for summary judgment. Relying on section 204 of the Copyright Act, the Court held that Plaintiff's copyright interest -- the adapted lyrics -- was conveyed by a signed writing (the email). An irrevocable agreement was reached, so that later communications between the parties concerning a written contract that differed from the parties' agreement did not alter the parties' actual agreement. "Therefore, because Coca Cola cannot be sued based on a copyright interest it owns, Coca Cola is entitled to summary judgment on all counts."


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Tulsa Event Video is a local video company focusing on wedding and other event videography services. We strive to cover every event professionally and creatively. Our goal is not to just capture the event but to provide you with a video that you can treasure for years to come.
Since 2010 we have produced videos of hundreds of weddings along with many other events. We approach every event with a high level of attention to detail to make sure that everything is captured in the highest possible quality.
Tulsa Event Video is owned and operated by Daniel Murphree, an Oral Roberts University graduate with a degree in Multimedia Video Production. Daniel has worked in video production and video editing since he was a teenager. In addition to filming hundreds of events such as weddings, pageants and sporting events, he has worked professionally in the commercial video field producing a TV game show for a local station and shooting and editing hundreds of commercials and corporate video projects. When he's not behind the camera Daniel enjoys spending time outdoors and volunteering at his Church and with a local Boy Scout troop.


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Often teachers don't know how much they are appreciated; often students don't either. Regarding teachers, students have often told me about a teacher who has influenced them, taught them something important, opened them to a subject, inspired them, or shown them kindness; I doubt that many have said these words directly to the teacher. There is a lot of gratitude in the air, but people don't always know it.
But the same is true for students; they probably have little idea how much they give to a lesson, or to their classmates, or to a teacher's day, or to a school.
It made my day yesterday (a "szombati munkanap," or official, government-mandated Saturday working day, one of six in 2018), when I saw this on the board:
I meet with this class only once a week; I look forward to each time. They bring such cheer and willingness to each lesson. They are learning quickly. Some who said, at the beginning of the year, that they didn't speak any English are now participating eagerly; others are becoming more expressive and precise.
I remember one day when we had a schedule change; it was the first or second week in the school year. I had thought, incorrectly, that the change would take effect the following week, so I was sitting and working at my desk. There was a knock on the door of the teachers' room. I opened the door to see two of the students from this class. "We are waiting for you," they said. I came downstairs and found the students eager to get started. They understood my mistake, and we jumped right into the lesson.
One day in October I taught them "Frère Jacques" in French and English (they already knew it in Hungarian). Here they are singing it in all three languages. (It is posted with the students' permission. I set it to "unlisted" so that it will be available only to those who have the link.)
Is the "lesson" from all of this that we should tell people more often that we appreciate them? Yes and no; as I will bring up in another post, I become less and less sure about what the lesson of any situation is. There may be four, five, ten lessons, some contradicting each other. Yes, it is good to tell people good things directly, without fear, but maybe there is an inevitable part that we keep to ourselves. In a school, there is some formality; we do not say everything. Still, there is no harm in saying a good word, if you are strong in it. It brings not only cheer but clarity too. There is lots of muddle in the world, many voices telling us to dismiss or disparage the good. Say a good word, and a quiet rises up around it. The chaos backs away.


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Families love to spend time together at Crow Valley. With a full calendar of exciting activities, social life at the club meets the needs of every age group.
Enjoy nationally renowned music and entertainment with your closest friends in an intimate backyard setting. Mix and mingle while making memories that last a lifetime.
Celebrate the special moments with your Crow Valley family. Embrace the holiday traditions while blending the established with the new.
There are so many activities to choose from.
The club does a great job of providing fun social events for all ages!
Crow Valley… a community within the community!


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This 25th Anniversary (seventh) edition of Alpine Sierra Trailblazer includes the new Hope Valley Rim Trail, a 33-mile route that takes in all the streams, rivers and passes around the Sierra's most pristine meadowlands. A historic tour of Markleeville joins five other new trailheads, dozens of fresh photographs, and a new color insert in this completely revised and updated 2016 edition.
Trailblazer also directs adventurers to the Yosemite High Country, all around Lake Tahoe, Grover Hot Springs, Carson Pass, Monitor Pass, Carson River, Wolf Creek, Ebbetts Pass, Bear Valley, Kirkwood, Mokelumne River, plus Desolation Wilderness, Sonora Pass, Bodie, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass.
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Veteran travel writers Jerry and Janine Sprout have been exploring the American West for more than twenty years. They live in the Sierra Nevada and personally hiked and photographed all the places in this book. Their books have been featured in Sunset and the San Francisco Chronicle. They have authored four other best-selling Hawaii guide books as well as Golden Gate Trailblazer for San Francisco & Marin, and No Worries Paris, A Photographic Walking Guide.


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B. Leighton Wines
Washington winemaker, Brennon Leighton, created B. Leighton Wines to showcase fruit from the crest of Olsen Hills in the Yakima Valley. The first vintage, 2012, is a collection of a petit verdot, grenache and syrah - all wines that Brennon has always wanted to work with in Washington State. Along with vineyard owner Leif Olsen, Brennon planted the vineyard that is proportionate to the future field blends that will be created in 2015. This is a continuation of what Brennon was doing before and what he does best: feral fermentations with longer maceration and reductive winemaking that captures the varietal and the place it is from.


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Welcome to this charming 3 bed 1 bath ranch. Many updates throughout including; beautiful kitchen with granite counter tops, cherry color cabinets with under counter lighting, and custom back splash. Wood laminate flooring throughout. Spacious living room with large windows for natural lighting. Large pine sun room makes a great bonus space. Pull down stairs to attic offers additional storage. Elegant, newly remodeled bathroom with modern subway tile and a deep soak bathtub. Relax on the deck and enjoy the fenced in backyard perfect for entertaining. Close to shopping, movies, portage crossings, and convenient to highways for easy commute. Book your showing in this quiet friendly neighborhood today.


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Some people actually really like distinct varieties of chair whether or not they are recliners or comfortable overstuffed chairs with attached ottomans. C0ntemporary living room furniture typically utilizes deliberate monochromes such as gray and black. If not judiciously utilized a big room could appear tiny and cold if judiciously employed a little area can be made to appear larger and warmer.


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AG: So - has anybody got any..? What other.. Some more..some more (John) Skelton
Anne Waldman: There's a wonderful.. Do you know "Phyllp Sparowe"?
AG: What part of it is good?
Anne Waldman: The part with the list of the birds, which you could probably...
AG: Could you read it? Do you know it well enough to read it?
Anne Waldman: Well, I don't know if I could do it, maybe..
AG: Does anybody knows Skelton well enough to read aloud?
Anne Waldman: I can read this part.. This is a poem about a dead bird, and there's a mass and all the other birds come...
[Anne begins reading, with occasional corrections from Allen - " soft warbelynge" (Allen corrects to "softly warbelynge") ("The dotterel, that folyshe foolish pek") (partyche) ("whystell") - (chowgh) - ("To weep with me like that ye come,/All manner of byrdes in your kind/Se none be left behind"…"The mauys with her whystell…"
Anne Waldman (following correction) : Maybe you should read it, Allen
AG: Yeah, no, I just follow along. I never read it before, it's very pretty.
Anne Waldman (resumes reading ) : "...Shal rede there the pystell/ But with a large and a longe/To kepe iust playne songe"… "May there abyde/Of cokoldry syde/Or els phylosophy/Maketh a great lye" - Very beautiful!
AG: Pretty, isn't it - I'd never read that. I have that here in the Auden anthology too.
Student: Who's the author of that?
AG: That's Skelton. All Skeleton. These are all Skeltonics.
Anne Waldman: To Phyllp Sparowe
AG: It's a long poem called "Phyllp Sparowe" by Skelton
Peter Orlovsky: What is "cokoldry"? cokoldry? - cookery or colkery? - what is that? - The last line? - "cokoldry maketh no lie"?
AG: "Or els phylosophy/Maketh a great lye"
Anne Waldman: "Or els phylosophy/Maketh a great lye"
AG: Or else Philosophy maketh a great Lee - Philosophy Maketh A Great Lie
Student: The title again?
AG: The title. It's a long poem. The one I have.. the version I have here called "Phyllp Sparowe" takes up about.. god, about from page three-seventy-one to four-thirteen in this anthology, done in that rhyme, a really great thing, done in that rhyme. I've never read that through, actually but...
Anne Waldman: Killed by a cat.. The sparrow's been killed by a cat
AG: Uh-huh
Anne Waldman: An elegy about a sparrow. It belonged to.. I've forgotten the name of the woman it belongs to…
AG: The next long poem of Skelton's he has in here is called "Speke, Parrot!" ..Skelton. Very birdy. Lots of birds in Skelton. Bird-chirpings..
from "Phyllp Sparowe"
|To wepe with me loke that ye come,
All manner of byrdes in your kynd ;
Se none be left behynde.
To mornynge loke that ye fall
With dolorous songes funerall,
Some to synge, and some to say,
Some to wepe, and some to pray,
Euery byrde in his laye.
The goldfynche, the wagtayle ;
The ianglynge iay to rayle,
The fleckyd pye to chatter
Of this dolorous mater ;
And robyn redbrest,
He shall be the preest
The requiem masse to synge,
Softly warbelynge,
With helpe of the red sparow,
And the chattrynge swallow,
This herse for to halow ;
The larke with his longe to ;
The spynke, and the martynet also ;
The shouelar with his brode bek ;
The doterell, that folyshe pek,
And also the mad coote,
With a balde face to toote ;
The feldefare, and the snyte ;
The crowe, and the kyte ;
The rauyn, called Rolfe,
His playne songe to solfe ;
The partryche, the quayle ;
The plouer with vs to wayle ;
The woodhacke, that syngeth chur
Horsly, as he had the mur ;
The lusty chauntyng nyghtyngale ;
The popyngay to tell her tale,
That toteth oft in a glasse,
Shal rede the Gospell at masse ;
The mauys with her whystell
Shal rede there the pystell.
But with a large and a longe
To kepe iust playne songe,
Our chaunters shalbe the cuckoue,
The culuer, the stockedowue,
With puwyt the lapwyng,
The versycles shall syng.
The crane with his trumpe,
The swan of Menander,
The gose and the gander,
The ducke and the drake,
Shall watch at this wake;
The peacock so prowde,
Bycause his voyce is lowde,
And hath a glorious tayle,
He shall syng the grayle;
The owle, that is so foul,
Must helpe va to houle;
The heron so gaunce,
And the cormoraunce,
With the fessaunte,
And the gaglynge gaunter
And the churlish chowgh;
The route and the kowgh
The barnacle, the bussarde,
With the wilde mallard;
The dyuendop to slepe;
The water hen to weep;
The puffin and the tele
Money they shall dele
To poore folke at large,
That shall bw theyr charge;
The semewe and the titmouse;
The wodcocke with the longe nose;
The therestyl with her warblyng;
The starlyng with her brablyng;
The roke, with the osprey
That putteth fysshes to a fraye;
And the denty curlewe
With the turtyll most trew
At this Placebo
We may not well forgo
The countrynge of the coe:
The storke also,
That maketh his nest
In chymneyes to rest
Within those walles
No broken galles
May there abyde
Of cokoldry syde
Or els phyylosophy
Maketh a great lye."
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The FRC delegation led by Chairman Dr. Davaasuren Sodnomdarjaa paid an official visit to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) on 12 October 2017 in Sydney. The ASIC participates in a number of important international regulatory forums including the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and is a signatory to international cooperation agreements including the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding and numerous bilateral memoranda of understanding.
The ASIC's officials led by Commissioner Ms. Cathie Armour, Mr. Oliver Harvey, Senior Executive Leader of Financial Markets Infrastructure, Mr. Philip Charlton, Head of International Strategy, and Mr. Greg Yanco, Senior Executive Leader of Markets and Participants Supervision met with the FRC delegates. The authorities discussed the opportunities for prospective cooperation within the frameworks of both IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding and bilateral form of technical cooperation, where its scope of areas may range from strengthening the secondary market and enhancing the FRC's capacity in market regulation and surveillance to improving professional capabilities of the financial institutions the FRC supervises towards fostering Mongolia's capital market development and building institutional capacity.
Dr. Davaasuren Sodnomdarjaa visited the Australia's Treasury and met with Mr. Warren Tease, Head of Macroeconomic Conditions Division. The FRC officials - Mr. Enkhbaatar Vorshilov, Director of Foreign Relations and Cooperation Department and Ms. Ariunaa Byambajav, Director of Supervision Department also attended the meeting during which parties exchanged views on the current macroeconomic conditions, the impact of capital market and mining sector on the economy, and tax and royalty imposed on natural resources exploitation.


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Superior leadership and clinical governance
USAP was built by and for high-performing, anesthesiologist-led groups to focus on delivering the highest quality patient care and excellent clinical outcomes.
Our strong, specialized leadership team is fully committed to this goal and represents the best of a cross-section of industries, including: anesthesiology, healthcare, IT, development, finance, legal, compliance, HR, hospital relations and payer contracting.
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Find Those Rogues
Unauthorized hardware poses a serious threat to your network. Here's how to track it down.
You've done all you can to keep your network secure, but sometimes, it's to no avail. Why? Because without your knowledge some joker decided to connect his own wireless access point. Someone else set up his own Web server. And neither of these folks gave a thought to security.
Unauthorized hardware, often called rogue hardware is a growing security hazard for today's corporate networks. And as the popularity of wireless LANs grows and the prices of access points fall, unauthorized APs are likely to proliferate.
To make setup easier, access points typically come with all their security features turned off by default, so anyone nearby with a notebook and a standard wireless LAN card can connect to and use a rogue AP as a direct path into your wired LAN. Rogue servers are equally vulnerable. They usually aren't protected with antivirus software or the latest security patches, so they provide a convenient entry point for hackers.
What can you do? First, spell out a clear company policy on rogue hardware. Make sure your employees know what it is and what the penalties are for noncompliance.
The cheapest and easiest way to find rogues is on foot. Simply walk around periodically and do a visual audit of all network-connected hardware. Take along a laptop with a wireless LAN card and either Windows XP or Mac OS X installed. Both OSs can automatically detect nearby access points. You can then use the signal strength meter utility included with most wireless cards as a guide for finding an AP's exact location. Or you can use NetStumbler (www.netstumbler.com), a popular freeware utility that can scan all Wi-Fi frequencies for unsecured APs. You can even combine NetStumbler with a GPS receiver and mapping software to pinpoint all your APs' exact locations.
If you have a few thousand dollars to spend, and you want some sophisticated WLAN troubleshooting capabilities as well, you can invest in any of the available wireless protocol analyzers, such as WildPackets's AiroPeek NX (www.wildpackets.com) and Network Associates' Sniffer Wireless (www.sniffer.com). Both analyzers can capture and decode wireless LAN packets from the air. Not only do they detect APs within range, they also provide details about the configuration and security settings of those APs. And Sniffer Wireless can be installed on an HP iPAQ Pocket PC.
On the wired end, you can detect APs using a network security scanner such as Symantec's NetRecon 3.6 (www.symantec.com) or an open-source utility called Nmap (www.insecure.org/nmap). And finally, if you need round-the-clock monitoring, a product called the AirDefense RogueWatch (www.airdefense.net) uses a number of distributed remote sensors to monitor the airwaves for wireless LAN activity and reports all findings to a central management server appliance.
Rogue access points are getting all the attention lately, but rogue servers are a problem as well. The easiest way to detect such servers is with a port-scanning utility, such as Nmap or WebAttack's SuperScan 3.0 (www.webattack.com/get/superscan.shtml). These utilities scan a range of IP addresses on your LAN for enabled TCP/IP and UDP ports.
Network security scanners also find rogue servers and give detailed reports on their vulnerabilities. And if you're running a management platform, such as Microsoft SMS, you can use its asset management features to discover all the servers on your LAN. No matter which method you choose, do something, because regardless of the other security measures you've taken, rogue hardware leaves your network wide open to attack.


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Hai! Anyone here ever heard about Doctorcos? Me never heard about it till Beauty Korea offered me to try one. I am soooo curious since this product has a really high selling in Korea itself.
Dare to Bare with Doctorcos Amino Acid Sheet Free Mask
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
WARNING: This post contains so much selfie spam, so if you don't like me, you better close the window. Seeing too much can caused lovestruck for me. Just kidding lol~
Hello! Maybe some of you already know about ulzzang, it's really popular in Indonesia. For anyone who doesn't know, please kindly check my previous simple Korean ulzzang makeup tutorial for explanation :)
TUTORIAL: Sexy and Bold Ulzzang Look
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Haiyaaa~ Senangnya kemarin Skin Aqua dari Rohto telah mengadakan event talkshow kecantikan bersama para bloggers! ^^
Healthy Skincare Talkshow with Skin Aqua
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
REVIEW: Beyond Save Us Lipstick - Orange
Hai! Kemarin tanggal 18 April 2015, aku pergi ke acara blogger gathering bersama So..? Fragrance Indonesia dan Parfums Love Indonesia yang diadakan di The Playroom PIK.
So..? Fragrance Indonesia and Parfums Love Blogger Event
Monday, April 20, 2015
Hai Ladies. Am sorry for long update, I got thypoid and had to be fully bedrest at home, only eating porridge and doing nothing - seriously the most wasting-time-desease ever! And now I am quite recover, but still need some rest.
ANYWAY, it's not the main point here, lol. I got MONOMOLA LIP TATTOO in Lovely Peach color. We all know this Monomola Lip Tattoo is new and only can purchased by online here.
Halo cantik. Maaf lama tidak update blog karena kemarin aku sakit tipes dan harus bedrest dirumah, makan bubur doang, dan gak ngapa-ngapain - beneran sakit yang buang waktu banget! Dan sekarang udah lumayan sembuh sih tapi butuh banyak istirahat.
ANYWAY, bukan itu sih inti dari post hari ini, lol. Aku dapat MONOMOLA LIP TATTOO warna Lovely Peach. Kita semua tahu Monomola Lip Tattoo ini masih gres baru dan hanya bisa beli di online shop.
REVIEW: Monomola Lip Tattoo + How to Tell Original and FAKE!
Friday, April 17, 2015
Hey Pretty Ladies! Let me introduce you to the most hits new clothing line from Jakarta: SACHI CLOTHING - www.sachi-clothing.com
FASHION: Sachi Clothing
Monday, April 13, 2015
A Letter to My-Future-Self
Saturday, April 04, 2015
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Atlanta, Georgia – November 21, 2014 – Salesfusion, the SMB-focused marketing automation solutions company, announces a monthly email deliverability monitoring and analysis service. Many SMB marketing departments struggle with email deliverability in marketing campaigns. In fact, even for permissioned email from legitimate senders, 1 in 6 commercial email messages sent worldwide never reaches the subscriber's inbox, according to a 2014 report by Return Path. Emails may get caught by spam filters, or a sender may get blacklisted altogether.
To help clients improve their email deliverability rates, Salesfusion customers can now sign up for a monthly email deliverability monitoring service that provides campaign-specific metrics, including: overall deliverability rates, best-delivered campaigns, most-engaged campaigns, reputation score, spam filter analysis check, bounce and blacklisting analysis and more. Beyond the statistics, Salesfusion will provide a detailed monthly analysis of results and best practices to help marketers fine-tune campaigns and troubleshoot any possible issues. The email deliverability monitoring and analysis service starts at $400 per month and is available now.
In related news, Salesfusion has been accepted into the Email Sender & Provider Coalition (ESPC), a cooperative group of industry leaders working on solutions to spam and deliverability concerns through a combination of legislative advocacy, technological development, and industry standards. Salesfusion completed a rigorous application process confirming the company's adherence to professional email marketing practices including the requirement for informed consent when sending commercial email. The ESPC holds as members other leading marketing and technology companies including Experian, Adobe, Oracle and Epsilon. Salesfusion is also an active member of the DMA's Email Experience Council (EEC), an educational and networking organization.
About Salesfusion Salesfusion's mission is to help marketers attract new opportunities, convert them into customers and nurture them into lifetime relationships. Salesfusion stands out among cloud-based marketing automation vendors for its ability to provide relevant, contextual information to sales through delivering a superior lead nurturing and engagement marketing automation platform to marketers. Salesfusion provides an out-of-the-box unparalleled integration between its Marketing Automation Platform and Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Infor, SugarCRM, Salesforce, and Sage.
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text: In the movies, you want a good story and characters that are honest, but you are also looking for a good director who can lead the ship. That's how we look at business. Everybody has a great idea for a start-up, and so do their relatives, and they tell me, 'You gotta build it.' I say, 'I have to believe in it.'


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Bruins come back but lose to Penguins in overtime
The Bruins fell to the Penguins, 3-2, in overtime Saturday night, stopping their winning streak at seven games. The Penguins, who have been without star forwards Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby, picked up just their second victory in their last eight games, largely on the strength of two tallies from Dustin Jeffreys, the last of which decided the game at 1:52 of overtime. Of course, in some ways, the Bruins were fortunate to get a single point. With the Bruins trailing, 2-1, and Tim Thomas pulled, Tomas Kaberle blocked a shot from Boston nemesis Matt Cooke the B's moved the puck up the ice and attacked the Pittsburgh goal, with David Krejci scoring with 32.5 seconds left to tie the game and send it to overtime. Zdeno Chara opened the game's scoring, taking a pass from Krejci and firing a wrist shot past Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury for his 11th goal of the season. Chara's goal came at 7:26 of the second period, though a Penguins 2-on-1 less than three minutes later would result in a Jordan Staal goal to tie it up at 10:09. The Penguins would take the lead at 11:19 on Jeffreys' sixth goal of the season. Thomas took the loss for the Bruins, falling to 29-8-7 on the season. The Bruins will next play on Tuesday, when they travel to Montreal to face the Canadiens for the fifth time this season. WHAT WENT WRONG FOR THE BRUINS - There may not be a more frustrating penalty for a team to take than too-many-men on the ice, and the Bruins did just that in the first minute of the second period. Milan Lucic served the bench minor at 0:53, though the Penguins did not capitalize on the power play. That wasn't the extent of the frustrating penalties for the Bruins, as Lucic would go off for hooking at 14:49 of the third with the B's trailing by a goal. Like the too-many-men penalty, it didn't end up proving costly on the scoreboard, though it chopped two minutes off a comeback bid. - The infusion of Kaberle into the power play still hasn't led to the results the Bruins need. The B's found themselves with a man advantage just once on the night, and in failing to convert have now gone 1-for-17 on the power play since acquiring Kaberle. Again, it isn't a case of the power play looking necessarily bad, as Kaberle's passes have made him appear as advertised. The lack of finishing touch, however, remains a big problem for the unit. - The winning streak wasn't going to last forever, but the Bruins had a chance to come within a point of the Flyers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers lost to the Sabres, 5-3, on Saturday and have dropped their last three game. They've gone 2-4-1 in their last seven, so the Bruins have been able to gain on them significantly of late. WHAT WENT RIGHT FOR THE BRUINS - In begin credited with the assists on Chara's goal and contributing the equalizer, Krejci and Lucic each have 11 points over their last eight games. Krejci, who hit Chara with a nice pass at the blue line, has two goals and nine assists over the span, while Lucic has scored five and gotten six helpers. - Remember Chara's fun Peter Bondra-inspired celebration when he picked up a hat trick against the Hurricanes on Jan. 17? That was the last time he had scored until Saturday. Chara broke a 19-game goal-less streak with his wrister from the high slot. - The Bruins, who have battled back in the third period many a time this season, did so again. After the Penguins outshot Boston by a 29-10 count through two periods, the Bruins put more pucks on the net than Pittsburgh in the third. Matt Cooke had the opportunity to bury the game with an empty-netter, but his bid was blocked.


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Bodycount Creative Director: "F*ck Realism"
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Bodycount Creative Director: "F*ck Realism"
Bodycount Creative Director Stuart Black has a refreshing approach toward realism videogames that can be perfectly summed up in two simple words: "Fuck realism."
Truth be told, Black's attitude isn't all that unusual. After all, no matter how "realistic" videogames become, certain concessions have to be made for the fact that you're sitting on your couch. And hardcore simulators aside, videogames are meant to be fun and not actual terror-filled brushes with death. Still, there aren't many industry figures who are quite so up-front about their feelings regarding realism than Black, an industry veteran who spent time at studios including Bullfrog and Criterion before coming to Codemasters.
"If realism doesn't help the game, fuck it, throw it away," he said in an interview with The Guardian.
Black said Codemasters, where Bodycount is being developed, is a good fit for him because of its attitude that fun should trump everything else. "I've known Codemasters all my gaming life, but I'd never thought about working for them," he continued. "But it came to me through an agency, and I thought, what the hell. And when I went up there - I was just really impressed by the attitude towards development. It felt like, here's a place I can get some creative freedom, some creative control and really develop something I want to develop."
Bodycount is built on a "general sense of escapism," according to Black. "I don't want Bodycount to reflect the reality that I'm in, I've got enough of that around me," he said. "I want to go somewhere else - I want to be lifted up, to forget about my troubles, and escape."
Bodycount is currently in development for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and is expected to launch in early 2011.
A game designer after my own heart.
Realism has made lots of FPSs boring, I want a cyber-trans-bollocks cannon...
Ill look into this closer to its release date.
Wooo! Black was an awesome sexy gunfest and this should be cool too.
Fuck realism :)
I like this guy, and game, already!
I agree with Stuart Black. Reality sucks, so why should my video game escapism be chock full of it?
Having heard nothing about this game up until now, this has put it on my radar. I'll have to look into it nearer release.
Same, lol. He has the right idea. If it dosnt work, move on and make something epic!
I demand bowie knife mini gun.
This guy wins the internet.
I like his thinking, because I think we have too many games trying to be too realistic, sometimes I want to be able to jump 10ft in the air or be able to slow down time or something.
Finally, I honestly can't wait for Bodycount, Black was so much fun and if this is even half as good it will be better than 90% of fps's
I'm getting serious, Molyneux-esque vibes off this guy. Maybe his game is amazing, but I get more suspicous each time he says something bold like that.
Otherwise, though, this game looks great.
But being shot once in the leg and having 70% reduced movement speed for the rest of the game would be an awesome feature!
This guy is my hero. FUCK REALISM!!!
And I say f*ck everything else if the only thing that matters is that the game is fun. Realism can be really fun to an extent. I don't care if the game is the best looking game or the most innovating, only fun matters.
This to the extreme. I'm sure it'll be a load of fun and I can't wait.
Fuck Realism indeed.
If you want No realism, play painkiller, rfg, any gta, or the half-life series, and duke nukem.
Interesting that this was in the Guardian - it often seems to have a lot of coverage of computer games for a mainstream newspaper, and it did after all give Charlie Brooker a fairly prominent and hilarious column to vent in.
Makes me think that they have a soft spot for vidya games, which further makes me wonder how they're going to react to Tory plans to help British developers.
My guess is baffled confusion and anguished yelps.
I never heard of him till now and I already like him.
Videogames are like movies in this respect, they have a cyclical nature. Right now we're in the "over the top, silly-yet-fun, sci-fi, comicbook, superhero" phase of movies after the "gritty realism" of the 90's, and it's the opposite with games at the minute, we're in grim, hyper-realistic, GTA IV, Modern Warfare, Heavy Rain territory at the moment, so mebbe a return to Serious Sam style daftness is the next big thing.
I will be buying or at the very least renting this game after that statement. That man has earned a great deal of my respect and 5 internets
"If realism doesn't help the game, fuck it, throw it away", if only this worked for every bad element in a game.
Graphics not helping a game? Fuck it throw it away. Lol youd probably end up with a book instead of a game but still i can dream
Someone in the industry is just NOW realizing what gamers have been saying basically since the release of the 360/PS3?
Pretty much, yeah. Too many games have strived for too much realism and fell flat on their faces. I think Grand Theft Auto IV might have been a victim of that. A little bit is okay for a small feeling of familiarity with how things work, but if anything beyond that doesn't work for the game in question...
As was said, "Fuck it".
Besides, exagerated physics behaviour can be hilarious. Say, punching a guy and having him fly off a few city blocks in the opposite direction, Team Rocket style.
Bring out the GAME already then, I highly approve of his voiced opinion. I am getting tired of the next "realistic" shooter after another. Sure some contain strong emotional messages I grown tired of it. Brown spectrum is boring me. Left for Dead is a nice change as well.
He just might have sold me on this game Bodycount of his. That is a great statement and he should be rewarded for it.
Might have been?
That was it's biggest flaw!
GTA has always been good because it's been either totally unrealistic or had a good balance between the two.
GTA4 decided it would try to keep the funny unrealism while making all the controls, mechanics and characters as real as possible and that's how it fucked itself up.
If the realism doesn't help....then forget it!
If i wanted realism id go outside.
The first was labelled as "Gun Porn". What the hell will this game receive as its moniker I wonder?
I think you only really need enough realism to suspend your belief (if a game is supposed to be serious and immersive). Many games don't even need that. Games like Torchlight and Psychonauts have very little realism, but are a lot of fun.
I approve of this opinion. Saints Row 2 was great since the realism was toned down (hell, it was still good after the HORRIFIC porting job. I believe that was done by another group.)
Amen brother. Bring on the Rocket Koalas and Grapefruit Grenades!
"Fun porn" I'm guessing.
OT: YES! I think he just sold me on his game.
I want the olden days when I could carry a minigun, rocket launcher, chainsaw, and plasma gun all at once and ran at super speed and killed all!
Well. I'm buying this game. And I agree. FUCK REALISM!
whatever you may think of Black the game, this director has a damn point
Thanks for clarifying; I hadn't played GTAIV myself, so that's why I said "might have been". I was just going on what I'd heard from others, and what other people say can be very unreliable sometimes.
Then again, your cousin calling you every ten minutes sounds annoying no matter how you put it.
Actually, I'm quite enjoying Prototype and InFamous because they're fantastic. (multiple senses of the word)
Haha, Fun Gun Porn?
Where does it end?!?
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