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Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia took President Barack Obama to task this morning for his lack of leadership on health-care reform.
He blew up on Obama's signature legislative achievement, calling the manner in which he handled it a disaster and questioning whether it could cost him Virginia's electoral votes this November.
"I'll be real frank here," Webb said at a Bloomberg News breakfast, according to The Washington Post. "I think that the manner in which the health-care reform issue was put in front of the Congress, the way that the issue was dealt with by the White House, cost Obama a lot of credibility as a leader."
YIKES. The Republican National Committee is already licking its chops, sending out an email entitled: "They Said It! Democrat Senator Said ObamaCare Cost Obama 'A Lot Of Credibility As A Leader.'"
Webb went on to criticise Obama for playing too small of a role in the formation of the health-care law, something Obama did consciously to attempt to avoid a similar fiasco as Bill Clinton's failed 1994 attempt at reform.
Webb voted for the law, which is considered Obama's signature legislative achievement. But the WaPo points out that he also has voted for more than a dozen GOP-sponsored amendments to the bill. Webb is not running for re-election this year.
"If you were going to do something of this magnitude, you have to do it with some clarity, with a clear set of objectives from the White House. … It should have been done with better direction from the White House. … Five different congressional committees voted out their version of health-care reform, and so you had 7,000 pages of contradictory information. Everybody got confused. … From that point forward, Obama's had a difficult time selling himself as a decisive leader."
The Obama campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Webb's statements.
Webb cautioned that the lack of leadership — which has led to record unfavorability ratings for Obamacare amid an upcoming Supreme Court decision on its constitutionality — could cost Obama this November in Virginia.
Obama won Virginia by about 6 percentage points in 2008.
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The Perpetual Moon watch is being announced ahead of the Baselworld exhibition as part of Arnold & Son's Royal Collection. Pricing isn't totally clear yet, but seems to be around £10,500. The watch comes in steel or 18K rose gold and features a three dimensional moon that will accurately represent lunar phases for 122 years without correction. The watch has an 80 hour power reserve, and the mechanism includes 27 precious stones, with the strap coming in black or brown alligator leather. There's something pretty legit about tracking the moon for more than a lifetime. [BornRich, A Timely Perspective]


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A house painter and decorator is a tradesman responsible for the painting and decorating of buildings, and is also known as a decorator or house painter.[1][2] The purpose of painting is to improve the aesthetic of a building and to protect it from damage by water, rust, corrosion, insects and mold.
In England, little is known of the trade and its structures before the late 13th century, at which paint guilds began to form, amongst them the Painters Company and the Stainers Company. These two guilds eventually merged with the consent of the Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1502, forming the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers. The guild standardised the craft and acted as a protector of the trade secrets. In 1599, the guild asked Parliament for protection, which was eventually granted in a bill of 1606, which granted the trade protection from outside competition such as plasterers.[2]
The Act legislated for a seven year apprenticeship, and also barred plasterers from painting, unless apprenticed to a painter, with the penalty for such painting being a fine of £5. The Act also enshrined a maximum daily fee of 16 old pence for their labour.[2]
Enforcement of this Act by the Painter-Stainers Company was sought up until the early 19th century, with master painters gathering irregularly to decide the fees that a journeyman could charge, and also instigating an early version of a job centre in 1769, advertising in the London newspapers a "house of call" system to advertise for journeymen and also for journeymen to advertise for work. The guild's power in setting the fee a journeyman could charge was eventually overturned by law in 1827, and the period after this saw the guild's power diminish, along with that of the other guilds; the guilds were superseded by trade unions, with the Operative United Painters' Union forming sometime around 1831.[2]
In 1894, a national association formed, recreating itself in 1918 as the National Federation of Master Painters and Decorators of England and Wales, then changing its name once again to the British Decorators Association before merging, in 2002, with the Painting & Decorating Federation to form the Painting & Decorating Association. The Construction Industry Joint Council, a body formed of both unions and business organizations, today has responsibility for the setting of pay levels.[2]
The modern composition of paints results in latex formulations, which are water-soluble paints derived from petroleum or polymer components. These are widely used for exterior as well as interior. This formulation reduces post-painting cleanup and reduces the smells associated with oil-based paints, which may be composed of either natural, traditional oils or modern, synthetic ones. Computerized paint scanners formulate new paints to match the often faded colour of existing paints. Many chain stores offer colour-matching service.
Modern paints are available in various specialized formulations that can be fade resistant, chip resistant, odor-free, antibiotic to resist mould and fungi growth, etc.
Modern paints also are available in low- to no- (zero) volatile organic compounds (VOCs). These paints are safer for the environment and have little or no odor.
For surfaces where a very smooth surface is desired, most retailers carry inexpensive chemicals that can be added to paints to better make the paint flow or lay flat.[3] Such additives are preferable to thinning paint, which can change some of the paint's characteristics.
For the layman, the most confusing element is primer and priming surfaces. For surfaces such as wood, paint alone is too thick and will be on the surface, but not adhere well, resulting in flaking. Primer is a thin paint solution, or even a specialized liquid colour-coordinated to support the finish coat, which penetrates into the pores of wood, and allows the finish coat to adhere to the underlying primer.
Priming also results in less paint being needed. For unpainted wood, most laymen expect to apply two coats of paint. However, one coat of inexpensive primer and then a finish coat is much less expensive. This, however, does not protect the painted surface as well. Primer, when it dries, has a flat finish and its purpose is for adhesion. Top coats, however, are to seal and protect the surface whether it be wood, metal, drywalls, etc.
For metal surfaces, primer may involve special characteristics to resist corrosion, prevent impact chipping or improve adhesion of the finish coat.
Especially for problem paint jobs, such as new work, fungal presence or peeling paint, most professional paint retailers offer free consulting services. When their instructions and materials are used, guarantees of five years to lifetime are available as to adhesion, waterproofing, etc. of the finished paint job.
For professional painters, the majority of their time is spent in preparation for paint application, not in painting per se. Cleaning and sanding surfaces, scraping loose and failing paint, taping and applying paper or plastic to surfaces not to be painted typically involve 50% or more of the painter's total time budget.
Although the brush and the fabric roller were the tools most readily associated with the painter, foam brushes are now commonly used for precise work requiring a straight line. Foam brushes can also be used to create a smoother surface using less paint that dries more quickly than brush applications.[4] Like fabric rollers, foam rollers can also create patterns in the painted surface. Foam rollers are available in a variety of professional materials for high-quality applications.[5] Although used in a variety of applications, the foam roller is commonly used during the painting of doors to produce an extremely smooth finish.
Advances in manufacture have led to a standardization of brushes, with many older types of brushes falling from fashion.[2] The spray gun is one of the latest tools in the painter's arsenal. It is powered by an electric, pneumatic or fuel-powered motor which pumps paint through a hose into a gun which atomizes the paint to a fine spray. With the airless spray gun, it is possible to paint extremely large areas of surface in a short time.
However, sprayed paint when dry can display unsightly patterns if the spraying application does not result in an even distribution of paint. There is also the problem of overspray. Overspray is when the surrounding surfaces are sprayed with a haze of paint because they were not masked properly.
The ground brush, also known as a pound brush, was a round or elliptical brush bound by wire, cord or metal. They were generally heavy to use, and required considerable usage to break them in. These brushes were predominantly used in the days before modern paint manufacturing techniques; hand-mixed paints requiring more working to create the finish. These brushes still have use in applying primer, as they are useful in working the primer into the grain of the wood. Pound brushes required an even breaking in to create even bevel on both sides of the brush, minimising the formation of a point which would render the brush useless.[2] Sash tools were smaller brushes, similar to a ground brush, and used mainly for cutting in sash or glazing bars found on windows.
Sash tools and ground brushes generally required bridling before use, and a painter's efficiency in this skill was generally used as a guide to their overall ability. Both these brushes have largely been superseded by the modern varnish brush. Varnish brushes are the most common flat brushes available today and are used for painting as well as varnishing. Brushes intended for varnishing typically have a bevelled edge.[2]
Distemper brushes, used for applying distemper, an early form of whitewash, were best made of pure bristle and bound by copper bands to prevent rust damage. Styles differed across the world, with flat nailed brushes popular in Northern England, a two-knot brush (a brush with two ovular heads) popular in Southern England, and three-knot brushes or flat-head brushes preferred elsewhere. In the United States, distemper brushes were known as calcimine, kalsomine or calsomine brushes, each term being the U.S. variant of whitewash.[2]
Fitches are smaller brushes, either ovular or flat and one inch wide, that are used in fine work such as to pick out the detail on a painted moulding. Stipplers come in various shapes and sizes and are used to apply paint with a stippled effect. A duster or jamb brush was used to dust the area to be painted before work commenced. Stencil brushes, similar in style to a shaving brush, were used for the purpose of stencilling walls or in the creation of hand-made wallpapers.[2]
Brushes are best stored in a purpose-made brush keeper, a box on which a wire could be suspended. The wire would be threaded through the hole in a brush's handle so as to suspend the brush in a cleaning solution without allowing the brush to sit on the bottom of the container and thus cause spreading of the bristles. The solution would also prevent hardening of the brushes and oxidization. These were generally rectangular and stored several brushes. A lid would enclose the brushes and keep them free from dust.[2]
If brushes are cleaned after use, they can last for years. Since most modern exterior and interior paints are latex-based, cleaning the brushes after use with hot soapy water and a toothbrush can remove all traces of paint. Oil-based paints are normally cleaned with a natural or synthetic solvent such as mineral spirits, again using a toothbrush to remove all traces of paint. Metal "combs" are used to penetrate into the bristles of a brush to remove drying paint.
Although paints are now available in no-drip containers to pour paint into trays for roller application, most paints are sold in metal gallon or quart cans. For large jobs, paints come in 5-gallon containers.
For metal cans, a large diameter nail or punch is used to make drain holes in the lip of the can. The holes allow paint to return into the can. The lid can then be reattached correctly and removed later. Without the drain holes, paint will accumulate in the lip, and act as an adhesive, preventing the lid from being easily removed later. Closing a lid with paint in the lip can also result in paint travelling 15-feet or more horizontally.
The air in partly filled paint cans forms over time a dried surface film. To prevent development of film, prior to closing a latex paint container add a small amount of distilled (or tap) water that will remain on the top and prevent drying. For oil-based paints, use the solvent recommended for brush cleaning. When the container is reopened, stir the water/solvent into the paint before using.
Drop cloths, brown painter's paper, dust-sheets, paint sheets, paint tarpaulins or plastic protection films are used to protect nearby surfaces that are not being painted.
Masking tape can be used to define the line between the painted and unpainted surface, as well as to hold protection materials in place. Masking tape is available in several categories. The classic tape is a high adhesive. However, it can damage the underlying surface when removed, and the longer it is in place, the greater the risk of damage.
Modern delay removal tape prevents damaging the taped surface. "Delicate" tape has about 40% the adhesion of traditional tape, and can remain on a surface for up to 30-days without creating damage.[6]
The less adhesive tapes should be used especially when tape is applied to new work. Depending on the paint composition, "dry" paint may still be soft and easily damaged for 30 days or more.
Some modern house painters in the US, Canada and Australia have adopted colour visualization computer software, developed by companies such as Autech Software & Design, as an additional tool to help demonstrate to customers how their home would look after it is painted. House painters can use a digital photo outputted by this software to show possible colour schemes on the client's home exterior or room walls to help with their colour selection.
Historically, the painter was responsible for the mixing of the paint; keeping a ready supply of pigments, oils, thinners and driers. The painter would use his experience to determine a suitable mixture depending on the nature of the job. In modern times, the painter is primarily responsible for preparation of the surface to be painted, such as patching holes in drywall, using masking tape and other protection on surfaces not to be painted, applying the paint and then cleaning up.[2]
Larger firms operating within the trade were generally capable of performing many painting or decoration services, from creating an accent wall to sign writing, to the gilding of objects or the finishing or refinishing of furniture.[2]
More recently, professional painters are responsible for all preparation prior to painting. All scraping, sanding, wallpaper removal, caulking, drywall or wood repair, patching, stain removal, filling nail holes or any defects with plaster or putty, cleaning, taping, preparation and priming are considered to be done by the professional contracted painter.
Before repainting, surfaces are usually cleaned with sugar soap (in Commonwealth countries) which usually contains sodium carbonate, sodium phosphate, and sometimes sodium silicate as an abrasive, though formulations vary. In the U.S.A. a similar compound known as TSP is used but some modern formulations do not contain phosphates due to environmental concerns.
Professional painters need to have keen knowledge of tools of the trade, including sanders, scrapers, paint sprayers, brushes, paint rollers, ladders and scaffolding, in addition to just the paint in order to correctly complete work. Much preparation needs to be considered before simply applying paint. For instance, taping and dropcloth techniques, sizes of brushes or rollers, material types or dimensions of rollers or brushes (there are different sizes or types of brushes and rollers for different paints), amount of paint, number of paint coats, amount of primer, types of primers and paints, certain grits and cuts of sandpaper, trim cutting (the act of painting with a brush on the outline of baseboard, mouldings and other trim work), wallpaper removal, and nail-hole filling techniques. Today many painters are attempting to break into the field of faux painting, allowing them more creativity and access to a higher end customer base.
In 2009 the National Institute of Painting and Decorating (NIPD) created the GreenPainters program, an initiative for improving the sustainability of the trade. This program has been successfully run in Australia and the US. In 2013 NIPD also created the first on-line training system for the industry, allowing painters to learn the trade on-line anywhere in the world.
Painting and decorating are great professions, but they comes with a number of down sides. A day in the life of a house painter consists of dealing with a number of potentially dangerous materials and situations. From breathing in the harmful chemicals in a wide variety of paints to climbing to the top of tall ladders to reach hard to get places, a house painter faces many difficulties in a day at work.
One of the biggest dangers they face is the one that they don't see. Most painters worth their salt know how to set up a ladder and stay on it as they work. However, not many painters realize the danger of breathing in the volatile organic compounds in paint. They're a slow killer, literally. Day in and day out, the average house painter is exposed to the organic compounds in paint that are released into the air as the paint dries. They've been proven to cause cancer, as well as a long list of other maladies. Thus, making certain you have adequate ventilation when painting anything is very important. Even with low to no VOC paints, it is best to use caution any time you are breathing in air that contains the chemicals being released from paint during the application and curing process.
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Jon Stewart isn't all about pointing out the foibles of our elected officials and having fun with cable news networks. He's also a New Yorker and a Knicks fan which explains why he didn't waste an audience with LeBron James on his typical brand of jokery. Stewart put on his recruiter's cap and tried to get James to sign up for a stint with the Knicks.
His methods included a coffee mug, some dinosaur bones and one of the best hamburgers that New York City has to offer.
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You couldn't spring for a hot burger, Stewart? Danny Meyer loves this town, surely he'd have been willing to get you one fresh off the griddle, no matter how long the line was on a beautiful September Monday. He could have just diverted some of his employees from the Citi Field outlet, it's not like anyone's still paying attention to the Mets.
If he so chooses, James could really milk this lust for him into some serious fringe benefits. Roles in Spike Lee's next six movies (or Woody Allen's, for that matter), a reserved seat at Momofuku Ko, his own balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade, the animal of his choice named after him at the Bronx Zoo, free Metrocards ... the mind boggles at all of the options available to the man anointed as the savior of the Knicks even though there's a fairly large chance he only plays for them if you trade for him on your XBox.
While we're making recruiting pitches involving the Knicks, how about getting Meyer to open a Shake Shack at the Garden. The food's okay at MSG, but having those tasty burgers available would do a helluva lot to make swallowing another miserable Knicks team easier. Added bonus: The long lines would keep Eddy Curry occupied during games and free up the views for fans seated behind the Knicks bench.


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When I started here I had degrees in English and a degree in Library and Information Science. But I was also the librarian for languages, music, linguistics, and American Studies. A while ago I wrote about important things I learned about being a music librarian (part 1 and part 2), and about being a librarian for language departments. Well, for the last week or so, I've been sitting in on a linguistics class, and over the last year or so I've been working more closely with their upper division classes, and here are a few things I've learned in the process.
The Field
From the perspective of the interested outsider and the helper of undergraduates, the field is easiest for me to think of if I liken each branch of it to other fields. So there are the neuroscience-linguists, and the psychologist-linguists, and the sociologist-linguists. And lo and behold, that helps when picking databases and search terms. Happy librarian! PsycINFO and Sociological Abstracts can come in really handy to flesh out the Primary Duo (i.e. Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts and the MLA International Bibliography).
Linguistic Data
Linguists talk all the time about data and about datasets. When they do this, they mean "example sentences" or "example sounds." So a grammar of Turkish is full of data on the Turkish language (which is distinct from a book on the grammar of Turkish, which may or may not be all that full of data). So if students want data on Turkish, I'd look for a grammar, I'd look for articles on a particular construction or sound in Turkish, and I'd look for researcher websites (using the "site:.edu" limiter in google, usually) where researchers put up their linguistic datasets.
If I were going after a much lesser known/studied language, SIL and researcher websites are probably the best bet. I find SIL's website hard to navigate, so I search it using Google.
If there's "nothing on my topic" I'd use Ethnologue and find related languages and see if they can be useful by analogy.
Currency Oddity
Linguistics is odd in that some of the sources need to be very current indeed, particularly the parts having to do with brain science. Meanwhile, other parts of the field rely heavily on books that are 50, 60, or 80 years old. Typically, complete descriptions of languages are only done once and then amended in the literature, so it shouldn't be very surprising if the primary source of primary data comes from a well worn book written by some African explorer in the 1920s.
Navigating the Jargon (with undergrads)
Linguistics is jargon-heavy. I often can't even make out the wikipedia articles on the topics I'm supporting. But just like being a librarian for foreign languages, this is a good reminder for me to keep my consultations highly collaborative with the student. They supply the terms, I suggest ways to come up with terms ("what kind of a thing is a genitive? a Case? Ok, so what if we look for Russian cases if we're not finding what we want when searching for Russian Genitives?"). They interpret the results while I give them pointers about categories of things to watch for in the results.
Jargon is also your friend because it makes keyword searching so much easier than in the humanities. "Ergative-Absolutive" is far more likely to return accurate results than "performance of self" regardless of my level of understanding.
My next steps
I've been pretty happy with my research guide for Linguistics, and they've said that it's very useful. But now that I've sat in on a couple of class sessions I think I'll add a tab on gathering linguistic data. And if I can, I'll try to sit in on some different classes next term.4 Comments


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The theme check plugin is an easy way to test your theme and make sure it's up to spec with the latest theme review standards. With it, you can run all the same automated testing tools on your theme that WordPress.org uses for theme submissions.
The tests are run through a simple admin menu and all results are displayed at once. This is very handy for theme developers, or anybody looking to make sure that their theme supports the latest WordPress theme standards and practices.
How to enable trac formatting
The Theme Review team use this plugin while reviewing themes and copy/paste the output into trac tickets, the trac system has its own markup language.
To enable trac formatting in Theme-Check you need to define a couple of variables in wp-config.php:
TC_PRE and TC_POST are used as a ticket header and footer.
define( 'TC_PRE', 'Theme Review:[[br]]
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If either of these two vars are defined a new trac tickbox will appear next to the Check it! button.
- What's with the version numbers?
The version number is the date of the revision of the guidelines used to create it.
- Why does it flag something as bad?
It's not flagging "bad" things, as such. The theme check is designed to be a non-perfect way to test for compliance with the Theme Review guidelines. Not all themes must adhere to these guidelines. The purpose of the checking tool is to ensure that themes uploaded to the central WordPress.org theme repository meet the latest standards of WordPress themes and will work on a wide variety of sites.
Many sites use customized themes, and that's perfectly okay. But themes that are intended for use on many different kinds of sites by the public need to have a certain minimum level of capabilities, in order to ensure proper functioning in many different environments. The Theme Review guidelines are created with that goal in mind.
This theme checker is not perfect, and never will be. It is only a tool to help theme authors, or anybody else who wants to make their theme more capable. All themes submitted to WordPress.org are hand-reviewed by a team of experts. The automated theme checker is meant to be a useful tool only, not an absolute system of measurement.
This plugin does not decide the guidelines used. Any issues with particular theme review guidelines should be discussed on the Make Themes site.
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- Add new styles for the block editor. See https://meta.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3921
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Kids' Music Town
Children's Songs, Lyrics and Downloads
Welcome to Kids' Music Town, where you'll find a huge selection of children's songs, along with
their lyrics. We present kids' songs, downloads and lyrics from selected composers and artists, and cover a wide variety of genres within the field of children's music.
Kids' Music Town and our parent website, Songs For Teaching® offer you the most comprehensive collection of kids' songs and great ideas for enjoying them with your children.
Kids' Music Town offers free lyrics for a variety of kids' songs:
|Action & Participation
Kids' Songs that Promote Exercise
|Multicultural Songs
Children's Music from Around the World
|Animal Songs
Pets and Other Creatures
|Nature Songs
The Outdoors and Environment
|Bible & Religious Songs
Religious Music for Children
|Nursery Rhymes
Traditional Children's Lyrics
|Chants & Clapping Songs
Children Love to Partipate!
|Patriotic Songs
Honoring the U.S.A.
|Family Songs
Celebrating Family Life
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Kids' Songs for and about School
Especially for Young Children
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Playful & Fun Songs for Kids
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Traditional Folk Music Lyrics
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Sing in Spanish!
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Nutrition & Good Eating Habits
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...and Sportsmanship
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Clark Terry & Red Mitchell - Jive At Five (1988) 320 kbps free download
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Artist: Clark Terry & Red Mitchell
Title Of Album: Jive At Five
Year Of Release: 1988
Label: ENJA
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps
Total Time: 58:01
Total Size: 137 MB
01. Jive at Five (Basie, Edison) 5:44
02. Late Date (Hefti) 5:38
03. Sophisticated Lady (Ellington, Mills, Parish) 7:13
04. Love You Madly (Ellington) 5:37
05. Cotton Tail (Take 1) (Ellington) 5:06
06. Cotton Tail (Take 2) (Ellington) 5:10
07. Cute (Take 1) (Hefti) 5:35
08. Cute (Take 2) (Hefti) 5:34
09. Big 'N' the Bear (Mitchell) 2:43
10. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) 4:47
11. Lester Leaps In (Young) 3:54
personnel :
Clark Terry - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Red Mitchell - Bass, Piano, Vocals
Possessor of the happiest sound in jazz, flьgelhornist Clark Terry always plays music that is exuberant, swinging, and fun. A brilliant (and very distinctive) soloist, C.T. gained fame for his "Mumbles" vocals (which started as a satire of the less intelligible ancient blues singers) and is also an enthusiastic educator. He gained early experience playing trumpet in the viable St. Louis jazz scene of the early '40s (where he was an inspiration for Miles Davis) and, after performing in a Navy band during World War II, he gained a strong reputation playing with the big band of Charlie Barnet (1947-1948), the orchestra and small groups of Count Basie (1948-1951), and particularly with Duke Ellington (1951-1959). Terry, a versatile swing/bop soloist who started specializing on flьgelhorn in the mid-'50s, had many features with Ellington (including "Perdido") and started leading his own record dates during that era. He visited Europe with Harold Arlen's unsuccessful The Free & Easy show of 1959-1960 as part of Quincy Jones' Orchestra, and then joined the staff of NBC where he was a regular member of the Tonight Show Orchestra. He recorded regularly in the 1960s including a classic set with the Oscar Peterson Trio and several dates with the quintet he co-led with valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. Throughout the 1970s, '80s, and '90s, C.T. remained a major force, recording and performing in a wide variety of settings including at the head of his short-lived big band in the mid-'70s, with all-star groups for Pablo, and as a guest artist who can be expected to provide happiness in every note he plays. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Download Clark Terry & Red Mitchell - Jive At Five (1988) 320 kbps - mp3, flac, ape, wav free.


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OWASP New Zealand Day 2010
15th July - Auckland
Following the success of the OWASP New Zealand 2009 security conference which attracted more than 150 attendees, the OWASP New Zealand Chapter decided to organise the OWASP New Zealand Day 2010. The event was held on the 15th July 2010 in Auckland and was a great conference day. The event gathered an audience of 160 delegates including security professionals, developers, managers and students.
For those people who missed the event or are interested in the conference material, some of the presentations have been published and can be downloaded from the presentations page.
For any comments, feedback or observations, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Again, big thanks to the sponsors Security-Assessment.com and Lateral Security, the speakers and the conference committee for their contributions and support to the organisation of the event.
Some blog coverage from Kirk Jackson: http://pageofwords.com/blog/CategoryView,category,OWASP.aspx
Welcome to OWASP New Zealand Day 2010
Roberto Suggi Liverani / Lech Janczewski - Security-Assessment.com / The University of Auckland
Don't Try This At Home - pptx
Brett Moore - Insomnia Security
Defending Against Application Level DoS Attacks - pdf
Roberto Suggi Liverani - Security-Assessment.com
Coffee Break
"Oh F#!K": What To Do When You Get Pwned
Paul Craig – Security-Assessment.com
Lunch Break
Low Scuttling Chilli Crab:Network Recon 2010AD **
Tales from the Crypt0 - pdf
Graeme Neilson / Kirk Jackson - Aura Software Security / Xero
|Snackie Break
Hosting and Web Apps - The Obscurity of Security - pdf
Quintin Russ / Mike Jager - SiteHost / Web Drive
The Ramblings of an ex-QSA
Dean Carter
Panel Discussion/Conclusion
** replaced Scott Bell's "Web Application Vulnerabilities: How far does the rabbit hole go?" talk.
Low Scuttling Chilli Crab:NETWORK RECON 2010AD **
Network reconnaissance is an art as old as hacking, but the days of dumpster diving and fingering your away around the 'net are long in our past. In the world of Google, Wolfram|Alpha and Shodan, target acquisition is king: there's a new exploit every day, who's going down after you've finished your first cup of coffee tomorrow?
In this presentation, Metlstorm examines the practicality, implementation and effect of datamining country-scale network targeting databases. Building on the experience of spending the previous year mapping the New Zealand internet for his Kiwicon 2009 talk "Do Your Fruit Hang Low", Metlstorm deploys the Low Hanging Kiwifruit toolchain against its newest target: Singapore.
So, Singapore, are your networks open? How many open DSL routers are there in Singapore? Which ISP has their blade switches open for you to telnet to? Just how useful is it to full text search every SSL certificate name, 302 Redirect target and DNS entry?
Metlstorm is an independent unix hacker from New Zealand, where he milks both sheep and hobbits. In the brief gaps in this bucolic schedule, he finds time to organise Kiwicon - the NZ hacker con, co-host the award-winning Risky.biz weekly infosec podcast and hold down a day job as a whitehat security consultant. In true sellout style, Metl has worked the floor at Blackhat, Defcon, Kiwicon & Ruxcon, achieving minor notoriety at the latter for being the only speaker ever punched out by a member of the audience at the end of his talk. Metlstorm loves bugs that are features, carrier networks and "enterprise" unix software, because we all know that "enterprise" means "the 80s called, they want their long environment variables back".
- replaced Scott Bell's "Web Application Vulnerabilities: How far does the rabbit hole go?" talk.
Dean Carter - The Ramblings of an ex-QSA
As a QSA there were a bunch of things Dean was forbidden from discussing.
As an ex QSA some of these matters will remain firmly sequestered inside his kimono - but others things, more general things, can now be shared.
Dean has 30 minutes worth of handy tips, hints, lessons and some brickbats relating to PCI and secure system development that he can now share with the community.
Dean Carter
Dean still remembers the day he first heard about the PCI DSS - he then spent several years trying to convince everyone that the PCI DSS was the bestest thing since the Beatles… not many people listened… they had projects to finish and settings to tweak…
Then Dean joined Security-Assessment.com and became a QSA (PCI power-up!)… people listened! Organisations even paid to listen! A few organisations went so far as to demonstrate their security posture to Dean The QSA. In return he signed their Reports on Compliance. Most made great progress towards compliance… while some simply went in political circles and denied the need to make any effort.
Two years on Dean, the ex-QSA, now works for financial institution where, in between other tasks, he regularly sticks his nose into PCI matters and still firmly believes that the PCI DSS is a positive thing.
Paul Craig – Security-Assessment.com - "Oh F#!K" : What To Do When You Get Pwned
If your company's website were hacked tomorrow, would you know what to do? Forensics is not what you see on CSI, and most people have no idea what they should do in the event of a compromise. What is an appropriate incident response for a company, what do you say to your CEO, when do you involve law enforcement? Do you attempt to solve the forensic case yourself; keeping in mind any action you take may directly affect the evidence, or compromise legal judicial requirements. This presentation will demonstrate the forensic process for a compromised website, and what an organization should do when they find out they have been compromised. I will use case studies from previous incidents and demonstrate what you should and shouldn't do when you get pwned.
Paul Craig
My name is Paul Craig, I work as the lead forensic incident responder at Security-Assessment.com and I work with many New Zealand companies who have been compromised. From small websites to large corporations and government agencies, our nation is regularly being defaced and defrauded. IT Forensics is here to pick up the pieces, and it's my job to spend long nights trying to provide answers to businesses regarding what really happened.
Brett Moore - Insomnia Security - "Don't Try This At Home"
During source code and application reviews a number of common issues are often seen. Developers making the same mistakes time and time again. There are also those 'unique' issues that only come up once in a while, when people handroll their own methods to solve a particular problem.
Over the course of this talk, the speaker will explain and describe a number of issues that he has seen over the last 24 months in locally developed code. This is an opportunity to see what local developers are doing wrong, and why you shouldn't try this at home.
Brett Moore
Having conducted vulnerability assessments, network reviews, and penetration tests for the majority of the large companies in New Zealand, Insomnia founder Brett Moore brings with him over eight years experience in information security. During this time, Brett has also worked with companies such as SUN Microsystems, Skype Limited and Microsoft Corporation by reporting and helping to fix security vulnerabilities in their products. Brett has released numerous whitepapers and technical postings related to security issues and has spoken at security conferences both locally and overseas, including BlackHat, Defcon, Syscan, Kiwicon, Ruxcon, and the invitation only Microsoft internal security conference called BlueHat.
Graeme Neilson / Kirk Jackson - Aura Software Security / Xero - Tales from the Crypt0
Does the thought of SSL, HTTPS and S/MIME make you squeamish? Does PKI make you want to scream? Does encrypting data at rest make you want to bury yourself alive?
Cryptography is an important part of most web applications these days, and developers and admins need to understand how, why and when to employ the best and appropriate techniques to secure their servers, applications, data and the livelihoods of their users.
Join Graeme Neilson (Aura Software Security) and Kirk Jackson (Xero) for a series of scary stories in "Tales from the Crypt0".
Graeme Neilson
Graeme Neilson is lead security researcher at Aura Software Security, a security consultancy based in Wellington with clients across the globe.
Kirk Jackson
Kirk Jackson is a developer at Xero, makers of the world's easiest accounting system.
Quintin Russ / Mike Jager - SiteHost / Web Drive - Hosting and Web Apps - The Obscurity of Security
The security of web applications has traditionally been considered to be the problem of the company whose servers they were hosted upon. However, while you can outsource the hosting of web apps, you cannot outsource the responsibility of ensuring that those apps are secure. Mike and Quintin set aside their corporate rivalry to demonstrate the gap between the way things are and the way things should be.
Quintin Russ
Quintin has carved out his own niche in the .nz hosting industry, having spent a large proportion of the last few years becoming an expert in both building and defending systems. He now runs enough infrastructure to ensure he never, ever gets a good night's sleep, and sometimes doesn't even get to snooze through Sunday mornings. Quintin has a keen interest in security, especially as it relates to web hosting. This has ranged from the vicissitudes of shared hosting to code reviews of popular blogging applications. He has previously presented at ISIG and Kiwicon 2009.
Mike Jager
Since his arrival at Web Drive in 2004, Mike has been sticking his fingers into the wall sockets of web hosting. Currently, he herds packets, mutters at clouds, and sneaks up on web applications, tricking them into scaling horizontally when they least expect it. Mike holds a BE in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Auckland, and has been spotted presenting recently at NZNOG, APRICOT and the occasional ISIG meeting.
Roberto Suggi Liverani - Security-Assessment.com - Defending Against Application Level DoS Attacks
Secure code practices, system hardening, due diligence and due care principles are paramount in mitigating application level DoS attacks. These attacks often result in significant damage against unprepared and vulnerable organisations.
The intent of this talk is to help organisations in strengthening their security posture against such attacks. The talk will explore most common application level DoS attacks and will provide recommendations for protecting applications, detecting attacks and how to react under stressful conditions.
Roberto Suggi Liverani
Roberto Suggi Liverani is a senior security consultant for Security-Assessment.com. He is the founder and leader of the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) in New Zealand. Roberto has worked with companies such as Google, Adobe and Opera by reporting and helping to fix security vulnerabilities in their products. Roberto is the co-author of the most recent OWASP Testing Guide and has spoken at various security conferences around the globe.
Please note that CFP is now closed.
Call For Sponsorships (CLOSED)
The aims of OWASP - New Zealand community is to guarantee access to the conference for free in order to allow for wide participation and empower the community itself. As so the OWASP - New Zealand community encourages Industries, Research Institutions and Individuals to sponsor their activities and events.
Three types of sponsorships are available:
- Support Sponsorships: n/a - company covers expenses for international speaker / media company that provides article/coverage on the event
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site.
- Silver sponsorship: 1500 NZD
- The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the flyers, brochure and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference.
- Gold Sponsorship: 3500 NZD
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site;
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the OWASP New Zealand Chapter page;
- The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the flyers, brochure and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference;
- The possibility to distribute the company brochures, CDs or other materials to the participants during the event;
- Sponsor dedicated space at the conference (sponsor booth) to show products/services to the attendees during coffee breaks, lunch and snack breaks.
Those who are interested in sponsoring OWASP New Zealand 2010 Conference can contact the OWASP New Zealand Board.
Sponsors can also make us of the following PayPal button to make payments. Donations are also more than welcome from the NZ community.
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Call for Paper (CLOSED) and review process
OWASP solicit contributions on the above topics, or general matters of interest to the community. Those who are interested in participating as speakers to the conference can submit an abstract of the speech to the OWASP New Zealand Board.
The email subject must be "OWASP New Zealand 2010: CFP" and the email body must contains the following information/sections:
- Name and Surname
- Affiliation
- Address
- Telephone number
- Email address
- List of the author's previous papers/articles/speeches on the same topics
- Title of the contribution
- Type of contribution: Technical or Informative
- Abstract (max one A4 style page)
- Why the contribution is relevant for OWASP New Zealand 2010
- If you are not from New Zealand, will your company support your expenses - Yes/No
The submission will be reviewed by the OWASP New Zealand Board and the most interesting ones will be selected and invited for presentation.
Due to limited budget available, expenses for international speakers cannot be covered. If your company is willing to cover travel and accomodation costs, the company will become "Support Sponsor" of the event.
Conference Venue
The University of Auckland Business School
Owen G Glenn Building
Room: OGGB 260-073 (OGGB4)
Address: 12 Grafton Road
New Zealand
The OWASP Days have always offered a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas among researchers and practitioners who present their experiences and discuss issues related to Web Application Security from a higher level to a technical point of view.
Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
- OWASP Project presentation (i.e Tool Updates/Project Status etc);
- Threat modelling of web applications;
- Privacy concerns with applications and data storage;
- Vulnerability analysis of web applications (code review, pentest, static analysis, scanning);
- Baseline or metrics for web application security;
- Countermeasures for web application vulnerabilities;
- Web application security;
- Platform or language (e.g. Java, .NET) security features that help secure web applications;
- Secure application development;
- How to use databases securely in web applications;
- Security of Service Oriented Architectures;
- Access control in web applications;
- Web services security;
- Browser security;
Conference structure and schedule
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 will be all day Conference. The conference aims to provide a workshop-like atmosphere in which contributions can be presented and then time is allowed for constructive discussion of their results and processes. It will be structured in a single stream. During the conference two coffee breaks (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) and the lunch are in program. These might be offered by the sponsors. The detailed agenda of the conference will be available on the web site before the event.
Conference dates
- CFP close: 30th June 2010
- Contributions submission deadline: 10th July 2010
- Registration deadline: 30th June 2010
- Conference Agenda due: 2nd July 2010
- Conference date: 15th July 2010
Conference Committee
OWASP New Zealand Day 2010 Organising Committee:
- Roberto Suggi Liverani – OWASP New Zealand Leader
- Rob Munro – OWASP New Zealand Evangelist
- Lech Janczewski - Associate Professor - University of Auckland
Conference Sponsors
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10 Dose Greater Potion of Vigor
EXPENDABLE Charges: 10
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Eric McSherry has guts. What else would you call it when a 14-year-old asks to stand in front of his class and explain to his peers what it is like to stutter, what it is like to struggle valiantly for the next word, and what it is like to hope that his listeners will be patient?
Eric McSherry has guts.
What else would you call it when a 14-year-old asks to stand in front of his class and explain to his peers what it is like to stutter, what it is like to struggle valiantly for the next word, and what it is like to hope that his listeners will be patient?
Oct. 22 was National Stuttering Awareness Day.
Eric asked his teacher, Amanda Patrick, if he could talk to each class in the South Shore Educational Collaborative program housed at Braintree High School about the challenge of stuttering.
He explained to the classes how he has stuttered since he first began to speak.
He spoke about how he can have periods of fluency that can last as long as weeks when he can speak in a normal flow of words.
He talked about how he can have periods of stuttering, which he described as "very long breaks in speech when you can't get the next word out."
A classmate asked if it was frustrating when he couldn't speak.
Eric's answer was a loud "yes."
He explained that stuttering has nothing to do with the level of intelligence.
"I'm just as smart as you are," he told his classmates.
Eric was asked what his classmates should do when he is stuttering very hard to get a word out.
"Don't finish my sentence," he replied. "Be patient. Don't say 'slow down or 'relax.' It doesn't help.
"I have more trouble controlling my speech on the phone. If you pick up the phone and hear nothing, be sure it is not a person who stutters trying to speak before you hang up."
Eric said more than 3 million Americans stutter.
His classmates were most impressed that Johnny Damon, Tiger Woods and Marilyn Monroe stuttered.
In an interview after he addressed his classmates, Eric explained why he took such a brave risk: speaking in front of his peers to explain the mystifying phenomenon when he knew he would be struggling with his words.
"I want to get the word out about stuttering," he said. "I want people to have more of an understanding of it. Just because a person has difficulty with speech doesn't mean he is not intelligent. Some people think that because you stutter, you have mental disabilities.
"If people are more educated about what it is, they will be more accepting."
Eric has stuttered since he was 4 years old.
"I'm used to it," he said. "Sometimes it's frustrating, but I have strategies. Say I get stuck on the word 'boat' and I just can't say it. I might switch to the word 'ship' and become more fluent."
When he was 12, Eric went to a weekend workshop at the National Center for Stuttering in New York. He and three others worked with renowned specialist Dr. Martin Schwartz.
There are different theories about what causes stuttering.
Exciting new research in the areas of genetics, neurophysics, child development, and family dynamics are shedding light on possible causes.
Dr. Schwartz believes the vocal chords lock.Eric agrees.
"My throat gets very tight, very tense," he said as he put his hand to his throat.
Dr. Schwartz taught Eric to flutter breath and speak his words as he exhales.
"The body relaxes and the vocal chords relax," he said. "You fool your mind and your vocal chords and become fluent."
Eric has 23 pages in a looseleaf notebook filled with exercises from Dr. Schwartz.
His teacher Amanda helps him with these exercises.
"When I talk on the exhale, I am 100 percent fluent," Eric said. "My problem is I don't always remember to talk on the exhale. Like in math, when the teacher asks a question, I will raise my hand, and I am focused on the answer and not on my technique."
Life was harder for Eric when he was younger.
"Little kids would make fun of me," he said.
It has become easier for him as a teenager.
"The kids here at Braintree High are pretty accepting," Eric said.
In his spare time, Erica talks on his CB, rides his dirt bike, and listens to music.
"When I sing, I am totally fluent," he said.
Why doesn't he communicate in school through song?"They'd all think I'm crazy," Eric said jokingly.
He added, "Most people who stutter are shy. I am very active in class. I participate a lot."His teacher Amanda agrees.
"Eric is a very active participant in class," she said. "Stuttering hasn't deterred him whatsoever. He is a very bright student. He has a lot of great ideas to share. It just takes him a little longer to share them."Eric has a goal.
"If I work very hard on my techniques, I believe I will be totally fluent someday," he said.


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Little-known to most historians, "Colonel" Harland Sanders crossed the Delaware on December 25, 1776, just after George Washington's boat. For his help in feeding the troops and giving free soda refills during the brutal winter of 1776 he was made an "Honorary Colonel". After the war, the Second Continental Congress [note] awarded him the first fried chicken franchise in the new colonies.
[note:] Of course, the war didn't actually end until the Treaty of Paris, but Sanders was awarded his honorary title DURING the 2nd Continental Congress. His promotion came after the disastrous winter of 1776, most likely in that July, before they signed the Declaration of Independence. (Incidentally, this happened in Philadelphia, where they shunned their traditional mode of serving steak for a chicken-fried version of the dish, to celebrate Sanders, and the birth of a nation devoted to freedom and saturated fats.)
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Fanatics, Inc. ("Fanatics," "we," "us") takes very seriously the protection and proper use of your personal and non-personal information. We want you to understand what information we may collect from you, how we use such information, and the choices you have regarding our use of this information. Accordingly, this policy ("Privacy Policy") explains how we collect, use and disclose your personal and other information through our website, www.fanatics.com, including the mobile version of our website (collectively, the "Website"), and through our mobile application (the "App") (collectively, the Website and the App are referred to as the "Properties"). We will treat your information consistent with this Privacy Policy unless you have consented otherwise. Also, you may opt-out of certain uses and disclosures of your personal information, as further explained in this Privacy Policy.
Fanatics has received TRUSTe's Privacy Seal signifying that this Privacy Policy and our practices have been reviewed for compliance with the TRUSTe program viewable on the validation page available by clicking the TRUSTe seal. The TRUSTe certification covers our collection, use and disclosure of information we collect through our website, www.fanatics.com. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact TRUSTe at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.
By accessing and using the Properties, you consent to our collection, use and disclosure of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and you agree to be legally bound by its terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE PROPERTIES.
How We Collect and Use Personal Information
1. Personal Information Collected . During your access or use of the Properties, you may be asked to voluntarily provide certain personal information, such as your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, age, gender, etc. You also may be asked to provide certain personal information about your friend(s) in connection with a quot;friend" referral program that we may run from time to time. It is always your choice whether to provide this personal information; however, without providing some of the requested information, certain features will not be accessible, and you will not be able to conduct transactions through the Properties. For example, providing an email address is a prerequisite to joining our customer rewards program. Additionally, some mobile device users may not be able to install our App without first agreeing to let us access personal location data. Although we try to prevent it, we also may unintentionally collect or receive personal information when mixed in with non-personal information.
2. How We Use Personal Information. We may use your personal information to contact and correspond with you, to respond to your inquiries, to process transactions and payments, to facilitate and enhance your use of the Properties, to alert you to our services and those of our affiliates and partners, and for other purposes. For example, if you make a purchase through the Properties, we may use your personal information collected during that transaction to market products and services to you that we think may interest you. If you participate in our referral program, we may send emails to the friend you referred inviting him or her to visit our Properties, and may track the success of that program. Additionally, we may ask you to indicate favorite teams and players, and to provide information about your friends and family members who are sports fans, including their favorite teams and players, their birthdays and other similar information. We will treat such information as personal information when it is associated with other personal information provided by you. When such information is not associated with other personal information provided by you, this information will be treated as non-personally identifiable information.
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may permit our vendors and subcontractors to access your personal information, but only in connection with performing services for us. For example, in order to process your transactions, we may share your personal information with certain third parties, such as your credit card issuer, a third-party credit verification company, the product handler and the delivery service. Before personal information is disclosed to such a party, we endeavor to require the party to agree to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. We also may share your personal information with our affiliates who are required to protect the privacy and confidentiality of your personal information. Such affiliates may use your personal information to provide services on our behalf and/or to provide you with information about their own products and services. Further, we may disclose your personal information: (a) as required by law or legal process; (b) to investigate suspected fraud, harassment or other violations of any law, rule, or regulation; or (c) to investigate suspected violations of any terms or policies applicable to the Properties or the services provided by us or our third party providers or affiliates. We also may transfer your personal information in connection with a sale, merger, change of control or similar transaction involving Fanatics or its affiliates. How We Collect and Use Non-Personally Identifiable and Aggregated Information
3. Non-Personally Identifiable Information Collected. Like many other websites and applications, we may automatically collect certain non-personally identifiable information regarding our Properties' users. Such information may include, without limitation, the Internet Protocol (quot;IP") address of your computer, your device ID, the IP address of your Internet service provider, the date and time you access the Properties, the Internet address of a referring website, the operating system you are using, the sections or pages of the Properties that you visit, and the images and content viewed. Some of the ways in which we may collect and use non-personally identifiable and aggregated information are further described below.
Clickstream Data. As you use the Internet, a trail of electronic information is left at each website you visit. This information, sometimes referred to as "clickstream data," can be collected and stored by a website's server. For example, clickstream data can tell us the type of computer and browsing software you use and the address of the website from which you linked to the Properties. We may collect and use clickstream data as a form of aggregate information to anonymously determine how much time visitors spend on each page of our Properties, how visitors navigate throughout the Properties and how we may tailor our Properties to better meet the needs of visitors. This information often will be used to improve our Properties and our services. Any collection or use of clickstream data will be anonymous and aggregated, and will not intentionally contain any personal information.
Cookies, Tracking Pixels, and Similar Technologies. The Properties may use cookies, a type of technology that installs a small amount of information on a website user's computer or other device to permit a website to, for example, recognize future visits using that computer or device. We may use other similar technologies (including, without limitation, tracking pixels, as described further below, and anonymous identifiers that may be used in the App) to gather non-personally identifiable information. We may use cookies and similar technologies on the Properties to customize your visit, to enable us to enhance our service, or for other purposes. For example, information provided through cookies is used to recognize you as a previous user of the Properties so you do not have to enter your personal information every time and to offer personalized content. You may choose to decline cookies by adjusting your browser preferences, but doing so may affect your use of the Website and your ability to access certain features of the Properties or engage in transactions through the Properties. If you delete your cookies, change browsers or use a different cookie, cookies that we may use (or an opt-out cookie) may no longer work. Cookies and similar technologies also may be used by our affiliates, a tracking utility company, and other parties to, for example, make it easier for you to navigate our Properties. We do not have access to or control over these cookies and technologies and we cannot state whether these parties will comply with this Privacy Policy. Additionally, we may employ, either directly or through trusted third parties, tracking pixels. Tracking pixels are tiny, transparent graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to provide analytical information concerning the user experience as well as to support custom marketing activities for users of the Properties. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user's computer hard drive, tracking pixels are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use tracking pixels to help us better manage content, such as by improving the user interface or improving our marketing programs. We also may use non-personally identifiable information to create aggregate tracking information reports regarding user demographics, traffic patterns and purchases and may link tracking information with personal information provided by users.
Interest-Based Advertising. We may engage third party vendors to use non-personally identifiable information in connection with their own information to deliver targeted advertising to you when you visit other websites. Cookies, described above, may be used in this process. For example, if you are searching for information on a particular product, our vendor may cause an advertisement to appear on other websites you view with information on that product. This form of advertising, sometimes called "behavioral advertising," is based on anonymous information and not on any personal information. As a result, we and our vendor know your interests, but do not know who you are in connection with the delivery of that specific ad. We believe that such advertising is helpful because you will see advertisements that are relevant to your interests. However, if you would like to opt-out of these interest-based advertisements, please see the Opt-Out Process/Options and Additional Terms section below.
Location Information; Push Notifications. We may use our App to obtain the user's precise location if the user of the App permits the App to request and collect this information from the applicable mobile device. We also may determine your zip code from the precise location data received from the mobile device of an App user. Users of the Properties also may elect to provide us with their zip code directly. Unless specifically associated with personal information, zip codes are treated as non-personally identifiable information. We also may enable our App to offer automatic (or quot;push") notifications. We will provide push notifications only to those users who permit such notifications. If you have questions about location and notification privacy or other privacy issues that relate to the mobile service or your device, please contact your mobile service provider or the manufacturer of your device to learn how to adjust your settings.
Other Sources of Information. We may obtain information about you from third party sources and combine that information with data collected through the Properties, including personal information. This combined information may result in, among other things, a profile about you, which we may use in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
4. How We Use Non-Personally Identifiable Information. Your non-personally identifiable information can be used by us for any lawful purpose and may be shared with any number of third parties, provided that such information does not specifically identify you. Such information may be permanently archived for future use. Some examples of how we may use non-personal information are for system administration purposes, analytics and to improve the Properties. Other examples of how we may use such information are provided above, such as quot;Interest-Based Advertising" and push notifications. We also may use location data, preferences, or other information received from the Properties, including through your mobile device through the App, to send you tailored marketing messages. Additionally, we may use non-personally identifiable information to engage in interactive, real-time discussions with users, which we or the users may initiate. Opt-Out Process/Options and Additional Terms
5. Opt-Out Process/Options. If you receive an email from us, you may unsubscribe from future unsolicited emails through a link, typically at the bottom of the e-mail. If you have an account with us, you may opt-out of unsolicited communications by updating your account's personal information settings. If you participate in our referral program, the friend you referred may contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com to opt out of future communications. On most devices, App users may opt out of mobile communications via their device settings. In addition, you may request that we delete your personal information by emailing your request to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will process your request within a reasonable time after receipt. If you do not want to receive targeted advertisements, then you can opt-out of being tracked by our vendors. For more information about how to opt-out of such tracking, please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices and http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or similar sites. Opting out of interest-based advertising does not mean that you no longer will see any advertisements; rather, you will still see advertisements that are general and not tailored to your specific interests and activities.
Direct Marketing Opt-Out. If you do not want your personal information shared with any third party who may use such information for direct marketing purposes, then you may opt-out of such disclosures by sending an email to email@example.com. However, we are not responsible for removing your personal information from the lists of any third party who has previously been provided with your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
6. Accessing Your Personal Information. You may request access to your personal information and information about our collection, use and disclosure of that information, by contacting email@example.com. Subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, you will be given reasonable access to your personal information, entitlement to challenge the accuracy and completeness of the information and the ability to have it amended as is appropriate. You can help us maintain the accuracy of your information by notifying us of any changes to your personal information.
7. Security. When you enter sensitive information, such as a credit card number on our order forms, we encrypt the transmission of that information using secure socket layer ("SSL") technology. We use reasonable security measures to protect the confidentiality of the personal information submitted to us both during transmission and after we receive it. However, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.
8. Contests and Promotions. If contests or promotions are made available through the Properties, the applicable contest or promotion rules may include rules regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information. To the extent that those specific rules conflict with this Privacy Policy, the contest or promotion rules will supersede this Privacy Policy with respect to the conflicting terms and the non-conflicting terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use will continue to apply.
9. Third Party Websites. The Properties may contain links to other websites or Internet resources. When you click on one of those links, you are contacting another website or Internet resource. We have no responsibility or liability for, or control over, those other websites or resources or their collection, use and disclosure of your information. We suggest that you read the privacy policy and terms of use of each such website.
10. Social Media, Widgets and Open Forums. Our Properties may allow you to engage with social media services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram, and widgets such as the quot;Share this" button, or interactive mini-programs that run on our Properties (quot;Social Functions"). These Social Functions may access, collect and integrate with your social media accounts and information. For example, these Social Functions may collect your IP address, identify which page you are visiting on our Properties, or set a cookie. If you choose to use these Social Functions, you may be sharing certain profile elements with us, including your comments, contacts, photos or favorite teams. This sharing is subject to each social media service's own privacy policy and terms of use. We do not control those social media services or your profiles on those services. Nor do we modify your privacy settings on those services or establish rules about how your personal information on those services will be used. Social Functions are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our Properties. Your interactions with them are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them. Information you include and transmit online in a publicly accessible blog, chat room or social media platform, or that you share in an open forum such as an in-person panel or survey, may be viewed and used by others without any restrictions. We do not control such uses of your personal information, and by using such services you assume the risk and acknowledge that the personal information provided by you may be viewed and used by us and/or third parties for any number of purposes and that the usage restrictions set forth in this Privacy Policy do not apply to such services. To request removal of your personal information from a blog, community forum or other publicly-accessible part of the Properties, contact us at email@example.com. In some cases, we may not be able to remove your personal information, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so.
11. Data Retention. We will retain your personal information for as long as your account is active (as determined by us) and for a reasonable time thereafter. You may request that we deactivate your account at any time by contacting us at email@example.com. We also may retain your personal information for a longer period of time as needed to provide you services or as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes, and to enforce our agreements. Even if we delete some or all of your personal information, we may continue to retain and use aggregate, anonymous data previously collected and/or anonymize and aggregate your personal information.
12. Protection for Children. We are committed to the preservation of online privacy for all of our visitors, including children. We sell products intended for purchase by adults (i.e., those age 18 or older). If you make a purchase on our Properties, you are representing that you are an adult. Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, we will not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a child under the age of 13, you are not authorized to use the Properties without consent from your parent or legal guardian. If we become aware that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without such child's parent or guardian's consent, we will use all reasonable efforts to delete such information from our database. If any parent, guardian or other responsible adult becomes aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, please contact us at email@example.com.
13. Privacy Policy Changes. We have the sole discretion to change, modify, add or remove portions of this Privacy Policy from time to time. New versions of this Privacy Policy will be posted here. Our collection, use and disclosure of your information will be governed by the version of this Privacy Policy in effect at the time of such collection, use or disclosure. If we materially change the way that we collect, use or disclose your personal information, we will notify you through a notice or updated Privacy Policy on the Properties, or by email (sent to the email address specified in your account), prior to or upon the change(s) becoming effective. Accordingly, when you access or use the Properties, you should check the date of this Privacy Policy and be aware of any changes since the last version. Your continued use of the Properties following the posting of any changes to this Privacy Policy means that you accept such changes.
14. Servers in the United States of America. Our servers are maintained in the United States of America ("USA"). By using the Properties, you freely and specifically give us your consent to export your personal information to the USA and to store and use it in the USA as specified in this Privacy Policy. You understand that data stored in the USA may be subject to lawful requests by the courts or law enforcement authorities in the USA.
15. Terms and Conditions. Use of the Properties is governed by, and subject to, the Terms of Use contained at Fanatics Terms of Use , and this Privacy Policy is incorporated therein. Your use or accessing of the Properties constitutes your agreement to be bound by the Terms of Use.
For questions or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy, we can be contacted at:
Fanatics, Inc.
8100 Nations Way
Jacksonville, FL 32256
firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com
Last Updated October 6, 2015
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penfold1251 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 140 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
We are a lean start-up company developing a web/desktop application in the realm of personal finance. We take a pragmatic approach to managing personal finances, applying technology where it makes sense.
Young professionals who need to keep on top of their simple, yet evolving, personal finances. People like us who do not want to spend a lot of time or energy doing so.
* Primarily typographic; focused on the product/company name (cointrail)
* Symbols are okay and encouraged; ideally separable from the text
* Optional tagline: "increase your means" (prefer lowercase for all text but open to ideas)
What should the logo represent? We want to communicate:
* A zero effort - even fun - approach to personal finance
* We cover the areas of online banking, budgeting and increasing your means (as in "live within your means")
* Some words and phrases we like: where is my money going? (i.e. cointrail), assets, budget, cashflow, money, a visual approach to finance, continuous improvement
Key technical requirements:
* Simple; colour is great but must be used sparingly; should also work well in black & white
* Scalable; must be easy to resize (vector file format); ideally representable in a favicon
* Should be versatile; usable across web/print/mobile mediums
* Ideally, the text/typographic aspect should be easy to use separately from any symbols/artwork
Things to avoid (however we are open to suggestion or well executed concepts):
* Clichés (e.g. globes, swooshes, Web 2.0)
* Drop shadows and mirror images
* Gradients (unless a flat colour version also works)
* Cursive typeface
* Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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Hi dolls. I hope you are all good and enjoying the good weather.
Today's post is going to be the last part of my Morocco Diary. It's a resume in couple pictures of my last 2 days in this gorgeous country.
If you ever visit Marrakech, make sure to go to the Majorelle Garden, also called Les Jardins Majorelle. It was designed by Jacques Majorelle, a French artist and was restored and opened to the public in 1947 by Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge.


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HAC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 117 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
We are an established professional services company, with both corporate and government clients. Our logo needs to be modern, and should also highlight our stability and our reliability. It should be classy and professional. We are a young company, but we want to give the impression we've been around for a while.
The successful designer will provide both a logo, and a business card design incorporating their logo.
We will in all likelihood contract with the successful designer for further work over time, including report covers, promotional materials and other stationery items.
We are really excited about this competition and we promise lots of constructive feedback.
Our corporate focus is finely balanced between our environmentalcapability (mainly greenhouse gas / CO2), our technical capability(energy/engineering) and our business acumen. Energy generation andenergy management is at the core of most of our work.
We require a logo that can be used for multiple purposes (web, print, letterhead, business card, clothes).We also require a full business card design.
We suggest designers submit logo options first; we will inviteshortlisted designers to put their logos into a business card design,as part of this competition.
We have a tagline "Smart Solutions for a Carbon Constrained Future" but we're not sure if we want this incorporated or not.
More informationon our business is available on our website: http://www.hacaustralia.com (important notes: the website will becompletely re-designed to suit the new logo. Also note: If you look at our website you may notice that we previously used thebrand name "HAC Consulting"… we have now dropped the word "Consulting".Our brand name is just the letters "HAC".)
To make it easy, we'll use the star ratings as per below, plus offer regular comments:
2 stars - Colours are good, but design concept not inspiring us
3 stars - Concept is good, colors work, but still not quite there
4 stars - You have got what we want but it could be better. Try some variations of the design
5 stars - perfection!
- SVG format (please supply both a colour version and a grayscale version)
- web-safe colour scheme
- Ideally we would like the business cards in a format that allows us to edit the text details.
- We're not treehuggers (not that there's anything wrong with huggingtrees…!), so would probably steer away from images of leaves, trees,planet earth, etc., Keen to give the impression we're 'seriousprofessionals', but at the same time we're open to a little whimsy…
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text: People, machines, processes, superordinate IT – everything and everyone is connected in the factory of the future. But which specific advantages does Industry 4.0 offer for process and packaging technology? At interpack 2017, visitors to Bosch's booth can experience live, how higher production transparency increases productivity, quality and efficiency in day-to-day work. …more