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What's Up in Pizza: Pizza Hut's Touchscreen Tables, Oscar Pies, and More!
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- Yesterday, Pizza Hut released a concept video on their Youtube channel demonstrating an idea in the works: interactive tables, giant tablet-esque creations that you would be able to use to order your meal on, or play games while you wait. According to Geekosystem, it's a collaborative project with Chaotic Moon Studios, who developed Whole Foods' "Smart Cart." The concept video is nicely slick, but it's clear there are still some kinks to work out (how to stop people from just sticking around playing games all day? Will it appeal to older audiences? etc.) Either way, we're pretty mesmerized.
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- I'm not a huge awards show person, but my family is devoted to them, and so Sunday rolled around and I sat by idly watching but mostly eating the dinner I'd made (spicy tuna roll, anyone?). While it was still a mostly boring (for me) and unsurprising (for me) event, Ellen DeGeneres was a great host, and one particular stunt (not her now-infamous selfie) she pulled is most certainly Slice-worthy: ordering pizza for the crowd. According to the LA Times, Ellen called in an order for three pies—cheese, pepperoni, and everything—from Big Mama's and Papa's Pizzeria, owned by brothers Ararat and Allen Agakhanyan. Ellen tipped the deliveryman (and franchise owner) who brought the pies with the $600 she'd gathered from the celebrity audience, and then threw in an additional $400 to bring the total to a cool grand. Big Mama's and Papa's popularity has been through the roof since then, and the 20-location chain is scrambling to keep up with the sudden demand. "This is what happens when you work hard," Agakhanyan said about Martirosyan. "You work hard, you don't take anything for granted and you succeed." And then you go on the Oscars, apparently."
- Upper Darby (a township outside of Philadelphia) pizzeria Pica's made it to primetime on Jimmy Fallon's "Tonight Show" last night—as NBC has it, show writer Luke Cunningham was Uppr Darby born and raised, and wanted to surprise guest and fellow UD native Tina Fey with a pie. Cunningham coordinated with Pica's owner, Frank Pica Jr., who made a delivery to 30th street to meet up with a show intern, who then carried the square pizza back to the studios at 30 Rock...for Tina and Jimmy to enjoy during the show.
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UPPER PROVIDENCE - To the untrained eye, the plot of land across the street from Parkhouse Providence Pointe doesn't look like much, but the fenced off area adjacent to the complex is home to more than 1,700 unmarked graves, some dating back to the 19th century.
Unique to these grave sites, however, is their lack of identity, according to Sally Hawk-Jones, director of activities for Parkhouse.
Strolling the grounds of Parkhouse Thursday afternoon, Hawk-Jones explained that back in the spring of 1928, the owners decided to remove the headstones after deeming them 'unsightly.' Still, the name of each person interred there is documented in a records book kept at the facility.
What remains unclear, even to the staff of the sprawling, 300-acre nursing care complex, is where exactly all those burial sites are located on the property. Because the headstones were leveled in the 1920s, Hawk-Jones said, it is hard to tell just where the graves are beneath the earth.
'In the spring of 1928, all the 'unsightly' stones were removed,' she said. 'The ground was graded and grass seed sown and 13 pine trees planted to give the burial ground a peaceful effect. Also at this time, the concrete monument was placed with the inscription, 'In Memory of the Dead 1808-1924.''
The Parkhouse campus comprises three facilities - Parkhouse Providence Pointe, which offers short- and long-term care; Montgomery Meadows, the independent living residence; and Riverview, the adult health care center.
In June, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners approved a request for proposal for sale of the Royersford buildings, which cost the county roughly $2 million annually.
All three county commissioners have reassured members of the public that if and when Parkhouse is sold, it will be to responsible buyers willing to maintain the facility's high level of care for its residents.
With nearly 500 beds and more than 700 full- and part-time employees, the $46 million-per-year operation is the county's biggest budget item.
Mark Shaffer, an archeologist and historical preservations specialist with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission who reviews projects in eastern Pennsylvania, said he would like to see a little more digging in the terms of what lies beneath the ground.
'Our one concern is, are we pretty confident we know the boundaries of this burial area?' he said. 'You would be surprised how many times a document or a historical map suggests a cemetery is a certain size, but then people go out to delineate the boundaries in the field and the area is much bigger than they thought.'
Shaffer cited the 1994 Pennsylvania Historic Burial Places Preservation Act, which sets forth rules on how to treat grave sites older than a century. The statute defines a 'historic burial place' as 'a tract of land that has been in existence as a burial ground for more than 100 years, wherein there have been no burials for at least 50 years, and wherein there will be no future burials or listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as determined by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.'
The act goes on to list restrictions for government entities:
'No municipality shall alienate or condemn through eminent domain proceedings a historical burial place or appropriate a historic burial place to any use other than that of a burial ground. No portion of any such burial place shall be taken for public use without the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.'
'I think our agency would be a lot more comfortable if there were more solid documentation, and more than a historical map,' Shaffer said. 'Historic documents are great, but sometimes the maps aren't perfect. An archeological, geophysical investigation, such as ground-penetrating radar, is something that will give you an idea of where some surface disturbances are, indicative of grave sites, without even digging. This is a technique used in archeology all the time and one I think I would recommend in this case.'
Montgomery County Director of Communications Frank X. Custer said that the grave sites adjacent to Parkhouse would not be included as part of the deal.
'Should the county decide to sell Parkhouse - and I reiterate that no decision has been made - the county property on the south side of Route 113 would not be sold and would remain under county control. Therefore, the issue of the cemetery is moot,' he said.
The county has received word from several parties interested in purchasing Parkhouse, and that the county has assembled a committee with representation from both county administrative staff and Parkhouse staff to review the proposals, Custer said.
'This process continues to have three primary goals, and those are the well-being of the residents and the employees as well as what is best for the taxpayer,' he added. 'The care of the residents will not be compromised. These goals have not changed since this process began.'
Mark Brosso, a Montgomery County resident, said he chose Parkhouse for his ailing father because he said it stands out as a well-run institution, calling it 'a shining beacon of light as something that actually works in county government.'
Brosso suggested Montgomery County follow the lead of Chester County, whose commissioners held public hearings before the proposed sale of Pocopson Home, Chester County's long-term health care facility. Public outcry eventually quashed the sale, and Brosso said he said he wants Montgomery County commissioners to 'begin to feel the pressure.'
'Nobody can tell you where on the (300) acres people are buried,' he said. 'The whole thing may be a burial ground, in which case they can't develop any more of it. There's just no other service in the county that will have greater demand and grow at a rate faster than that of long-term care.'
Many in the surrounding community, family members and staff at Parkhouse are waiting expectantly to learn the future of the institution, Hawk-Jones said.
'I, personally, would hope that if it did go in that direction, that whoever would be the new people, they would be crazy not to build on its legacy and promote it,' she said.
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RADARSAT Overview
RADARSAT-1 was developed by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and was launched on 4 November 1995. In 1997, a joint effort by NASA and the CSA culminated in the creation of the RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project (RAMP). The project was conducted collaboratively by the Byrd Polar Research Center, Vexcel Corporation, the Alaska Satellite Facility, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), with funding from NASA's Pathfinder Program. The project also received valuable assistance from the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, and the National Imagery and Mapping Agency.
For RAMP, RADARSAT was rotated in its orbit so that its SAR antenna looked south towards Antarctica. This allowed for the first high-resolution mapping of the entire continent of Antarctica. The RAMP mosaics provide a detailed look at Antarctica's ice sheet morphology, rock outcrops, research infrastructure, coastline, and other features. For more information on RAMP, please see the RAMP Basics Web page.
NSIDC archives RADARSAT data that is acquired as part of RAMP and as part of other projects. See the Data Sets Web page for a complete list of RADARSAT data available from NSIDC.


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I am writing a tutorial on developing a Scheme compiler and one of the data structures I am using is a pair of lists, where the car of the pair is a list of the symbols and the cdr of the pair is a list of their values.
For example, an a-list of the data might be '((a . 10) (b . 20) (c . 30))
And the p-list version would be '((a 10) (b 20) (c 30))
My data structure would be '((a b c) 10 20 30)
I am wondering if there is a common name for such a data structure (along the lines of a-list and p-list).
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OAKLAND, Calif. — In nearly two decades working at the NUMMI auto plant, Lynn Chess has been able to buy a house, fund her children's college education and even afford luxuries such as a 2008 cruise she took with family and friends.
"The job had actually been really good to me," said Chess, 53, who expected to work at the Fremont, Calif., plant until her retirement.
But Chess isn't likely to have that chance. Earlier this year, Toyota announced it would stop making vehicles at the plant in the Bay Area, soon after its former partner General Motors also pulled out. The decision to stop production in March means Chess, her two sisters, a brother-in-law and a nephew will be among the approximately 4,700 workers expected to lose their jobs.
"It's just really, really bad right now," she said. "I don't see that light at the end of the tunnel."
More than 2 million workers have lost their jobs in manufacturing since the recession began in December 2007, and many of those jobs are not expected to return even as the economy recovers. That is a big concern for all Americans, but the disappearance of so many solid working-class jobs with benefits could be especially devastating to black workers.
Manufacturing jobs have historically been an important path to the middle class for black families, but blacks have been losing those jobs at a faster clip than other workers in recent years, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a left-leaning think tank.
While black workers were as likely as other workers to hold manufacturing jobs between the late 1970s and the early 1990s, by 2007, blacks were about 15 percent less likely to have a job in manufacturing than workers of other races and ethnicities, researchers at the center found.
On a broader level, blacks long have faced a much higher unemployment rate than the population as a whole and are now facing a much deeper employment crisis than the entire work force. The unemployment rate for blacks hit 15.7 percent in November, compared with 10.2 percent for the nation as a whole.
The long, deep downturn is raising concerns that the recession could cause permanent economic damage to blacks who have reached middle-class status.
"The erosion of earnings of African-Americans in this recession is another real consequence that's hitting the middle class," said Ronald Mincy, a professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work.
Another concern is that such a large-scale loss of middle-class jobs will undo some of the progress made in recent decades combating poverty among blacks.
Thanks in large part to improved employment prospects, the poverty rate for blacks generally decreased through the mid-1980s and 1990s, hitting an all-time low of 22.5 percent in 2000. But by 2008, the poverty rate for blacks had risen again to 24.7 percent, compared to 13.2 percent for the population as a whole.
Fewer good jobs
In the current recession, experts are particularly concerned about black workers who don't have advanced training or a college degree and who are losing the type of good jobs, with health care and retirement benefits, that are becoming scarce.
"In the old world we had three bad jobs, four middle jobs and three good jobs," said Steven Pitts, labor policy specialist at the University of California, Berkeley. "Today we're getting maybe five bad jobs, three middle jobs and two good jobs."
Pitts' research also has shown that about 40 percent of black workers are employed in three major industry sectors: Retail, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing.
In addition, many experts say that black workers continue to face a tougher time finding employment, and are more likely to be unemployed longer than the nation as a whole.
"We still see the issue of discrimination in the labor market," said Algernon Austin, director of the program on race, ethnicity and the economy at the Economic Policy Institute. "(There are) still anti-black stereotypes that make it harder for black workers to find jobs."
Fears of homelessness
Some black workers who have lost their jobs in this very difficult market say they fear falling into the kind of poverty and financial struggles that disproportionately affect blacks in the United States.
When Demanus James, 48, was working as a custodian at the University of California, Berkeley, she often would pass homeless people on her way to and from work and occasionally would help them out with things like bus fare or clothing. Now that her job has been eliminated, she worries she could become one of them.
"That's my biggest fear, because I'm not going to be able to hang out on the street, homeless," she said.
James, whose mother and grandmother also worked as custodians at the university, and whose brother still works there, said the job paid enough for her to rent an apartment in a nice neighborhood and occasionally splurge on little treats, such as getting her nails done with her granddaughter. It also offered health and retirement benefits.
At her age, she thinks it will be tough to find any job, let alone one that offers the same level of pay and benefits.
"It's rough out there for everybody, not just blacks," she said. "Everybody's going through it right now."
James also worries about the effect her job loss might have on her 11-year-old granddaughter, for whom she wants to be a positive role model.
"If you get a working family, your kids will work," James said.
Bobby Jones, 44, shares James' fears.
"I don't want to be without health care. I don't want to be unemployed. I don't want to be homeless," he said. "I try to be a representation of the opposite of that."
As soon as he found out he'd be losing his job as a janitor at UC Berkeley, Jones said he immediately put together a resume. After about two months he'd had two job interviews.
He's also working on starting his own business. Despite the economy, Jones said milestones such as having a black president have given him hope.
"Just having a person of color in office should inspire people like myself," he said.
Middle-class dreams realized
Some worry that this recession will spell the end of their middle-class dreams.
Chess, the NUMMI plant worker, came to California from Louisiana as a child when her father got a job at the carmaking plant, which was then owned by General Motors.
Although her father did not even get his high school equivalency degree until he was in his 70s, his career in the auto industry afforded the family a middle-class life and paved the way for Chess and others in her family to get similar jobs.
Chess started working at the plant in 1975. When GM shut its operations there in the mid-1980s, she moved to Oregon and worked as a bank teller.
Chess returned in 1991 to work at the plant, which by then had reopened as NUMMI, a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota.
Chess and her co-workers already have had their hours cut because of the downturn in auto sales, and in part because of that she recently made the difficult decision to allow her house in Antioch, Calif., to fall into foreclosure.
The housing woes many are facing on top of their employment concerns have led her and her family to joke darkly that if they cannot find new jobs, they'll all be reduced to sharing the same cardboard box.
Although she has seen some jobs in her field as a training coordinator, most require a college degree that she doesn't have. And at age 53, Chess worries that employers will favor younger workers over her extensive experience. She hopes that racial bias won't play a role in her job prospects.
"It's hard to tell, would it be race or age? Either one I'm still scared," she said.
Chess also fears the effect the plant closing might have on her daughter, who worked summers at the plant while she was in college and recently endured a difficult job search of her own. Although Chess' daughter did eventually find work, it was not in the field she studied in college.
"I don't want her to really get set back even further because I'm losing my job," Chess said. "She has a college education, and it's hard for her to find a job."
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A collection of scholarly works about individual liberty and free markets. A project of Liberty Fund, Inc.
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Historical Period:
The 20th Century and Beyond
John Caldwell is retired from Augustana College, where he was Director of the Library and Professor of History. Himself a native of western Pennsylvania, Professor Caldwell is the author of George R. Stewart (1981) and William Findley from West of the Mountains: A Politician in Pennsylvania, 1783–1791 (2000).


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EAST MARLBOROUGH - Five former Unionville High School graduates who have exemplified themselves with distinction have been added to the school's wall of honor.
Started and encouraged by former superintendent Sharon Parker in an effort to celebrate the children of past years, nearly two dozen former graduates from UHS have been added to the growing list in the past five years.
That list includes alumni from as far back as 1929 with gardener Frederick May, who was inducted in 2009, and as recent as 2006 with dairy farmer Becky Baily, who joined the Wall in 2011.
This year's list includes a diverse group of former educators, government officials, law enforcement agents, conservationists and historians.
The five new inductees were honored at the fifth annual ceremony at UHS, where they talked about their experiences at the school in front of their peers, families and the upcoming class of 2013.
Class of 1963 graduate Thomas Cloud was a sergeant in the Pennsylvania State Police with a background in mathematics, sociology and criminology who helped capture and convict core members of the infamous Johnston Gang in the 1970s.
He's also helped raise money for leukemia research and has run a successful private investigation firm following his law enforcement career.
Cloud said he was shocked to receive the letter from the selection committee and initially thought of how many more deserving honorees there were other than himself.
However, being able to share the opportunity with his family – including his wife of 46 years, his children and grandchildren – sealed the deal for Cloud.
Cloud reflected on such memories as a high school with an 'ag department' that often had tractors sitting out front, as well as dozens of past farm shows; however, it was feelings he wanted to share with the students rather than memories.
'In the 50 years I have lived and worked in this area, it has always been a point of pride … for me to say, 'I am a Unionville High School graduate,'' he said. 'And despite the changes … it is really and truly a credit to the administration, the teachers and certainly to you – the students – that I stand here today and tell you I am proud to be a Unionville High School graduate.'
Mary Larkin Dugan, Class of 1952, launched herself deep into local history both during and after her time as a teacher at Charles F. Patton Middle School, uncovering much of the region's involvement with the Underground Railroad.
Year later, she helped found and is the current president of the Kennett Underground Railroad, which houses any artifacts and historical information on the homes involved in the Underground Railroad.
'What I am being honored for started really as little more than hobbies, which developed into concerns and eventually, passions,' Dugan said. 'We have a rich history around here and I am grateful to be able to study it.'
Dugan recalled a time as recently as the late 40s where all of the area schools were segregated at least in the earliest grades.
'After that we were mixed in junior and senior high school – seems a little strange to me, but as a kid you take it for granted,' she said. 'But it probably came down to simple economics – they probably couldn't afford to segregate the higher grades.'
Douglass L. Jackson, Jr., of the Class of 1978, has a long history exploring ethnic and racial disparity and expanding opportunities for African American students since leaving UHS, and is the current chief of the center for diversity and health equity at Seattle Children's Hospital.
Jackson talked about a recent trip though his senior yearbook and his classmates' shocking fashion choices, and reflected on the changes he's seen take place in his visits to Unionville over the past 35 years.
'In preparation for today, I thought, let's dig a little deeper,' he said. 'And in digging deeper, I got to see what I was going to witness when I walked in these doors after so many years.'
He also fondly remembered activities with his family and friends – including memories with fellow '78 graduate and Wall of Honoree Doug Mooberry that he felt shouldn't be discussed with his mother present.
'But I also look at the things we accomplished in that time, and that was really quite big,' he said. 'Those things really do matter.'
Since graduating from UHS in 1961, Bob Struble, Jr., has worked to preserve and improve the quality of live in the Brandywine and Red Clay valleys through his work with the Brandywine and Red Clay Valley Association.
Struble is also the director of the RCVA's 'Red Streams Blue' program that targets streams identified as impacted by the Pennsylvania DEP ('red') and works to improve their conditions ('blue').
With a long family history in the Unionville area, Struble recalled a region deeply engrossed in its farming roots where his dad taught agricultural studies at UHS.
'The school and the region around it have changed dramatically in ensuing 50-plus years,' he said, harking back to comments from earlier inductees when all 12 grades rode the same bus to the same school – what is now Unionville Elementary.
'It didn't seem unusual to us then – what happened then seemed very normal to us and we took it in stride,' he said.
He added that his class also lacked the same number of sports and activities that the students now enjoy, and that his class learned to touch type on actual typewriters – a skill he still uses today.
And finally, Robert Weer Sr., Class of 1953, talked about a life dedicated to both his country and to public service, having been both a Unionville-Chadds Ford school board member and East Marlborough Township supervisors.
'When I first spoke to Mr, Weer, he repeatedly spoke of his love for Unionville,' UHS senior Natalie Ventura said in her introduction. 'Many times he said to me, 'you can take the me out of Unionville, but you can never take the Unionville out of me.''
Weer returned to Unionville after a stint in the Army and married a fellow Unionville native before settling into a 20 year career as a school board member, where his proudest distinction was handing all three of his children their diplomas.
He also recalled a lifelong career as a volunteer at the Po-Mar-Lin Fire Co., and as an umpire for area little league games.
'I was overwhelmed when I got the letter,' Weer said. 'For me, this is a great honor.'


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I have three kinds of neighbour: neighbours who are lovely, neighbours who are strange and insular and who don't interact with the world, and neighbours who have screaming matches with teenage children in the middle of the night, feel their gardens are best planted with beercans and broken glass, and who set fire to their houses for amusement – or possibly as an artistic statement, I'm not sure.
Amongst the lovely neighbours are Gem and Charlie, and amongst their lovely traits are of occasionally gifting me with duck and hen eggs that are laid by their flock; the duck eggs especially are huge, a soft blue-white (well, duh) and with yolks so yellow as to be almost tangerine. Yellow is simply not the word, unless prefixed by "deep cadmium".
Having experienced the birds at first hand I'd call the eggs "aggressively free range" given the fowls' single-minded pursuit of exploring my garden (memo to self: maybe it's about time you rebuilt the fence?) – but I forgive everything, everything, for the near erotic pleasure of these soft-boiled eggs on toast.
For me the perfect egg has a fully set white, and the heat is just starting to impinge on the yolk, thickening it to a syrup but without really setting it yet. Method:
Saucepan, three-quarters filled with water hot from the kettle. Pinch of salt. Serious heat on the hob. Boiling vigourously, tumults of hell-style.
Take up to two eggs (update: at room temperature) and for each work out which is the blunt, more rounded end. Using a substantial needle, pin or similar sharp point, drill a tiny hole in the blunt end. This allows the air-pocket to vent gas quickly without cracking the shell, when you drop the eggs into boiling water.
Set a timer; these timings are an estimate and subject to tweaking depending on egg-freshness, but they're approximately what I use:
- XL hen eggs: 4m20
- M duck eggs: 5m10
- L duck eggs: 5m40
Using a slotted spoon drop the eggs into the vigourously boiling water, and start the timer.
Make toast – Ideally fresh bread, butter at room temperature so it's spreadable. Don't faff about.
When the timer expires, use the spoon to remove the eggs.
DO NOT QUENCH THE EGGS IN COLD WATER – drop them straight into eggcups and serve immediately. Hack the top off and dip soldiers, or spoon the rich, unctuous goo over buttered toast, sprinkle salt and/or freshly grated pepper.
This works any time of day – with tea for breakfast, or a crisp white for a light, late dinner.
UPDATE: something different: poached goose egg, picture; if folk are interested in the method, let me know. [June 2012]


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coldharvest wrote:JITW wrote:Fuck your mother
Christ no!
look what happened when his Father did
And I'm not the only mutant with an internet connection that came out of her.
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coldharvest wrote:JITW wrote:Fuck your mother
Christ no!
look what happened when his Father did
pilpte wrote:...it is hard to find "good" cheap wine, because there are a ton of labels out there. and by cheap i mean something in the $8-12 range. i have found great everyday drinking wines under $8 but you gotta be an experience quaffer to find them. myself, i like italian wines; i don't like sweet stuff at all and italians tend to be too dry for the average US wino. my cheap italian pick is antinori "santa cristina"; which can usually be had at good supermarkets that sell wines.
lots of peeps like yellowtail; depends on the grape...some are more harsh than others. i think most of the low end CA reds are harsh; you definitely can get destroyed on them but it ain't gonna be a delightful experience. the south american reds are a better bet and usually a better value. most low end whites taste the same; you want to play it safe buy a chard, pinot gris, riesling/gurz, savy blanc...
save any sutter home wine for cooking only...
shivers wrote:I'm back to my refreshing summertime standby: vinho verde.
JITW wrote:I am back on the vodka so fuck wine
roach coach wrote:Stateside, it's hit-or-miss with Charles Shaw from Trader Joe's. A lot of their products of good quality, but the wine can a mid-shelf surprise or turpentine. So far, that's the cheapest I could recommend. It's provided for some lovely times in the BFC chat room.
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Think that your firm is too small or that your cyberdefenses are too strong to worry about digital attacks on your firm's—and your clients'—data? The SEC and FINRA don't think so. A reading of the regulators' official announcements and the insights of those who know how they operate suggest that advisors run the risk not only of compromised data but of major fines as the regulators gear up to make examples of firms for cybersecurity shortcomings.
Why the increased scrutiny? "We're not in Kansas anymore," said John Reed Stark of the digital security firm Stroz Friedberg in describing the current landscape for advisors. Over the past few years, attacks on advisors and their partners have morphed from the traditional account takeover—highjacking of passwords and user names—into more dramatic attacks involving sophisticated malware that is not only highly disruptive but hard to trace.
The SEC and FINRA are addressing the threat head-on, with both regulators listing cybersecurity as one of their top priorities this year and launching exam sweeps of broker-dealers and advisors that focus on the issue.
Failing to prepare for such exams could cost BDs and advisors dearly. The law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan recently predicted that future cybersecurity enforcement actions by the SEC could result in significant fines.
Brad Bondi, a partner with the law firm Cadwalader, who participated in a cybersecurity-related webinar with Stark that was sponsored by Securities Docket in early May, agreed that "there will be a 'message' case or two" out of the exam sweeps being conducted by the SEC and FINRA. "You don't want to be part of that handful of firms that will have enforcement actions."
Stark, who headed the SEC's Office of Internet Enforcement from 1998 to 2009, told IA that the SEC will be looking to make an example of firms with lax data security policies. "That's the way the [SEC] enforcement division does business," he said. "They bring cases and bring them loudly and strongly, and use them to send a message to the marketplace."
Before the latest exam sweeps began, Sutherland noted that securities regulators had already levied enforcement actions against firms based on cybersecurity governance failures like having inadequate written policies and procedures; failing to enforce written policies and procedures; failing to conduct periodic assessments of cybersecurity procedures and measures; and failing to respond to deficiencies identified through such periodic assessments. (See sidebar, "Cybersecurity: What the Regulators May Do")
While the security breaches at retail chains like Target and Neiman Marcus prompted the House Committee on Homeland Security to unanimously approve in early February H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, Stark said that a "quiet evolution" has been taking place at the SEC for years to beef up its expertise regarding cybersecurity threats, first with the launch of the Office of Internet Enforcement in 1998, and then with former SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro's decision to heighten the agency's focus in 2010 on IT infrastructure issues, including requiring that an IT specialist accompany examiners for RIA exams.
Stark said that during his time at the SEC, account takeovers were the most prevalent security breach, not malware—which he described as malicious attacks that "infiltrate a network and exercises command or control with a large impact factor that is difficult to trace." But today, broker-dealers and advisors are increasingly susceptible to such attacks.
Indeed, during a cybersecurity roundtable held at the SEC's Washington headquarters in March, Craig Thomas, chief information security officer at Computershare, said that preparation is crucial to warding off attacks. Firms must "believe that you are going to get attacked. You have to be thinking ahead of the game; security is always trying to catch up with technology."
What Are the Risks?
Cyrus Amir-Mokri, assistant secretary for financial institutions at the Treasury Department, noted at the SEC roundtable that while the financial services industry is likely the "most advanced in terms of thinking about cybersecurity" as they have "become technology firms," firms should exert a constant effort to stay ahead of potential cybersecurity threats.
Top risks that broker-dealers face in dealing with cybersecurity threats are operational risk, "insider" risks posed by rogue employees and hackers penetrating BDs' systems, according to Daniel Sibears, executive vice president of member regulation programs at FINRA.
For advisory firms both large and small, "account takeover is the No. 1 risk" when it comes to cybersecurity, added David Tittsworth, executive director of the Investment Adviser Association (IAA). Account takeovers have grown over the past couple of years, he said.
But Stark said BDs and advisors are increasingly susceptible to malware-type attacks, which is where the SEC is shifting its focus. The SEC has had a "more narrow" focus regarding protecting customer data, he said. "Now it's more about protecting the marketplace overall from the ramifications of any data breach."
The SEC, he added, "has a history of getting in front of things, especially emerging technologies, and figuring out how best to regulate and enforce in those areas. This is what they are doing with respect to cybersecurity." Stark said that the commission has executed a "paradigm shift from protecting customers' data to protecting yourself from cybersecurity breaches overall."
Jane Jarcho, head of the SEC's investment advisor/investment company exam program, warned advisors at the IAA's compliance conference in March that "everybody has to be concerned about cybersecurity" and that there's "no pass for small firms."
Bondi noted during the webinar, which was dubbed "Cybersecurity and Financial Firms: Bracing for the Regulatory Onslaught," that smaller advisory firms, particularly those recently registered, will be the ones that will likely be "caught off guard the most" by the OCIE exams.
Stark agreed that smaller firms are more likely to lack the resources to comply with the SEC exam division's cybersecurity policies, which he called "extraordinarily exhaustive."
"To get good people to help you handle cybersecurity at your firm is not easy" and is tougher for smaller firms, Stark said, since they "don't have the capital to pay them nor the excitement to lure them."
What to Watch For
OCIE's National Exam Program recently released a risk alert providing BDs and advisors with a list of questions to help them assess their firms' cybersecurity compliance as well as a sample cybersecurity document request that they can expect from the division.
Simultaneous to the release of the risk alert, OCIE said that it launched cybersecurity-related exams of more than 50 registered broker-dealers and RIA firms.
Stark said the alert should serve as a wake-up call for every advisor. "I would bet that the vast majority of small investment advisors are going to be quite shocked by that questionnaire."
Jarcho has noted that examiners will be looking at firms' "resources going into information security, policies on cybersecurity risk, what policies are in place to prevent and respond to cyberattacks, lost information and identity theft."
Examiners, she said, will also ask about internal and external cyberattacks that may have occurred at advisory firms, and will look at a firm's policies on IT training, vendor access and vendor due diligence.
Some of the questions in the alert track information outlined in the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, released Feb. 12 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. But OCIE warned BDs and advisors that the questions in the alert should not be considered "all inclusive" of the information that OCIE may request. Accordingly, OCIE said that it may well alter its requests for information as it considers "the specific circumstances presented by each firm's particular systems or information technology environment."
Prepared but Looking for Help
Both Bondi and Stark agree that the larger BDs and asset managers are taking pride in being more prepared for cybersecurity attacks. "I see a lot more preparedness and a greater sense of pride and urgency in their cybersecurity protections because today's large BD has lots of different functions going on and is a major player in the marketplace," said Stark.
While the law firm Sutherland predicted that advisors and BDs will likely see cybersecurity regulation or guidance from the SEC "in the near future," financial services officials urged both the SEC and FINRA to not issue rigid rules.
The "SEC should provide principles-based guidance due to the constantly changing landscape," argued Marcus Prendergast, corporate information security officer of ITG, at the March SEC roundtable.
FINRA's Sibears added that it was likely FINRA would "push out some effective practices," but whether the guidance would be rules- or principles-based, he couldn't say.
However, he said, "we recognize this is a rapidly changing environment, so there has to be a component that allows the industry to adapt."
Tittsworth added that industry officials he has spoken to have urged the SEC to "please resist the urge to impose rigid requirements."
Regardless of the strictness of the final rules, what's clear is that every RIA firm and every broker-dealer, regardless of size, should be preparing now to protect client data and their own data. Failure to do so could hurt your clients and your bottom lines.


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Thursday, March 4, 2010
COLA: Debbie Reese
Blogger: Debbie Reese
Blog Origination date: May 8, 2006
Focus: Portrayals of American Indians in children's and young adult books
Regular features: Essays, short and long, written to help readers recognize flawed portrayals of American Indians, wherever they appear. The focus is literature, but I also blog about commercial products, textbooks, lesson plans, movies, and television shows.
Pub schedule. How frequently do you update your blog? At least twice a week
Post of note, something in particular you want readers to check out:
Effects of American Indian stereotypes
50 words or less how would you describe your blog:
Whether you were raised in the United States or another country, you were given (by well-meaning adults) books that portrayed American Indians in stereotypical ways as tragic and noble, or savage and brutal. You may even have come to believe that American Indians vanished, killed off by colonizers and other tribes. We're still here! Come to my site and learn about us.
Top 10 reads if we want to become informed about Native American children's lit?
Below are some things you can find at my site. I link to full-text articles, doing what I can to provide no-cost resources.
"Authenticity and Sensitivity: Goals for writing and reviewing books with Native American themes," by Debbie Reese, in School Library Journal.
"I is not for Indian: The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People," by Naomi Caldwell-Wood and Lisa Mitten of the American Indian Library Association
"I Still Isn't for Indian," by Nina Lindsay, in School Library Journal
"Look Mom! It's George! He's a TV Indian! by Debbie Reese, in Horn Book Magazine
Native American Themes in Children and Young Adult Books, by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Two invaluable print resources are:
American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature, by Paulette Molin
A Broken Flute: The Native Perspective in Books for Children, edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin
What do you hope readers will gain, find or enjoy because they've visited your blog?
I hope readers come away knowing how to look critically at images of American Indians, and that they share what they learn with their children and their children's teachers and librarians.
11 comments:
- Zetta said...
Thanks for spotlighting Debbie--all of us working for justice in publishing can learn a lot from her vigilance, persistence, and keen critical eye...
- March 4, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Katy said...
Fantastic article links--interesting reading.
- March 4, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- MissA said...
Can't wait to check out these links!
Debbie, what you do is so valuable and much needed, thank you! From reading your blog, I have learned to look with a more critical eye at how Native Americans are portrayed in literature and on TV. Keep up the great work :)
- March 4, 2010 at 6:37 PM
- Jessie Carty said...
Wow! What a great blog idea :) can't wait to check it out.
- March 4, 2010 at 9:19 PM
I am wowed by the links Debbie provided, they're so helpful! Thank you for showcasing her and her work.
- March 6, 2010 at 5:11 AM
- Mrs. Pilkington said...
thanks for this profile -- great links
- March 6, 2010 at 6:44 AM
- Debbie Reese said...
Thanks for sending your readers my way!
(This is a short post, second try...)
- March 6, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Debbie Reese said...
Hurray! This time success.
I started emailing with COLA a few weeks ago, either when the POC challenge got started, or maybe it was earlier, when the whitewashing covers (the second one) broke.
I'm glad to be part of this network. People committed to the thoughtful and intellectual growth of all readers.
- March 6, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Color Online said...
I think you are amazing and having you here brings a level of scholarship that we as a community do value.
I am so glad you're here.
Thank you.
- March 6, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- bj neary said...
Debbie's blog is great, educational, full of information we all need to read!
- March 11, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- Kelly said...
Thank you for featuring Debbie Reese! Such important information. Debbie, thanks for all you do. You're making a difference.
- April 4, 2010 at 7:14 AM


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"Coming out to someone is a decision only you can make and it's a decision best made when you are ready to do so. IPCOD encourages Pagans who are ready to come on out! There are benefits, personally and for our religious community as a whole, as more Pagans come out. Some of these benefits include the reduction of anxiety caused by living a double life and creating a climate of greater acceptance for all Pagans."
Event co-founder Cara Schulz noted on Facebook how important this day has become in only a few short years.
"People may think that Pagan Coming Out Day doesn't do much of anything. But they aren't reading the emails sent to me from people who experience real and serious discrimination or have been disowned by family and are hopeful that if more people come out it will be safer for them one day, too. Or the ecstatic emails from people who came out and are so much happier. They couldn't believe what a weight it lifted from their shoulders they didn't even know was there. And even better, the email updates I get from people who came out 2 years ago who are thanking me for how their life has continues to improve and get better now that they are living more openly and authentically."
In the recent wake of an out Pagan being threatened with bullets and chemical bombs in Florida, our continued growing solidarity in the public eye is essential if we are to combat those who would seek to isolate and intimidate us. As Selena Fox of Circle Sanctuary and the Lady Liberty League said recently in relation to the Florida attacks, "whenever hate against Pagans surfaces, we need to work together to dispel it and to stand strong, collaborate, and support those who have been targeted." That work can only be accomplished if enough Pagans are willing to stand up to change people's perceptions of modern Pagan faiths. Obviously, not everyone is in a safe place, but I believe there are many of us who have chosen to not come out for reasons not connected to safety or security.
Pagans in danger are certainly one reason to come out, but that isn't the only one. It just so happens that today is also the annual National Day of Prayer in the United States.
"All of us have the freedom to pray and exercise our faiths openly. Our laws protect these God-given liberties, and rightly so. Today and every day, prayers will be offered in houses of worship, at community gatherings, in our homes, and in neighborhoods all across our country. Let us give thanks for the freedom to practice our faith as we see fit, whether individually or in fellowship." – Barack Obama
This day, despite the somewhat inclusive rhetoric from the White House, has long been co-opted by conservative Christians who would like to shape the United States into a "Christian nation." A place where religious minorities are marginalized even while those who reject any easy label continue to thrive. The way to prevent marginalization is through engagement, whether that be activism, outreach, or interfaith work.
"When interfaith cooperation is done well, it not only helps people from different faith and philosophical backgrounds get along, it creates space for the diverse identities within each of us to become mutually enriching rather than mutually exclusive. When interfaith events raise the question, what do I have in common with people of different religious and national identities, the natural internal dialogue that ensues is: What do my own diverse identities have in common with each other?"
Modern Pagans recently played a key role in saving the Parliament of the World's Religions, a feat that could only have been accomplished by Pagans willing to not just be out, but to engage with other people of faith as Pagans.
"I've just received official word that the Council for A Parliament of the World's Religions was able to raise the necessary funds to pay off the debt that had threatened the survival of the organization, and its important work of promoting peace through interreligious dialogue throughout the globe. Pagans contributed approximately 10% of the needed amount — a very impressive response, we should be very proud of ourselves!" – Andras Corban-Arthen, EarthSpirit Community
Coming out isn't about ego, or seeking attention, it's about how identity shapes our culture, our society. The amazing recent victories for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals have only come after decades of "coming out" because they understood that putting a human face on their communities was the only way forward. Likewise, modern Pagans, whatever their faith or practice, need to engage in the work of putting a human face on our religious movement. Thanks to some brave pioneers and visionaries we've already come a long way, but the next steps come only when it becomes apparent that we truly are everywhere, that we are indeed your brother, sister, parent, child, co-worker, partner, or friend.
As many bow their heads in prayer today, we should hold our heads high, and state that we want our full inclusion in the tapestry of faiths and philosophies that many take for granted in our societies.


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Author One-on-One: Charles Krauthammer and Dana Perino ------------------------------------------------------ Dana Perino Charles Krauthammer In this Amazon One-to-One, Charles Krauthammer and Dana Perino discuss Dr. Krauthammer's new book Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes, and Politics. Charles Krauthammer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist, political commentator and physician. Dana Perino is a Former White House Press Secretary who worked with President George W. Bush, contributor and co-host of The Five on FOX News. She is a long-time friend and fan of Charles Krauthammer. Dana Perino: Your new book covers three decades of your writings, divided into 16 chapters, and grouped into categories of the things that have mattered to you in your life. As you reviewed your body of work, were you surprised by anything that you had written? Did you ever think, "I can't believe I ever thought that"? Charles Krauthammer: No real surprises—I find that I agree with myself a lot—except for my enthusiastic review of Independence Day. Though I might've been unduly swayed by seeing the premiere with my son, then ten, who announced after the showing that he would see the movie every week for the rest of his life. DP: The thing that has mattered most to you is your family. Your book opens with a column that could be called "a two-hankie job." How hard is it to write about the people that you love, to give people a glimpse into your personal life? CK: I didn't become a writer to write about myself. In fact, I don't even like using the word "I" in writing an opinion column, let alone a personal one. The only times I really have written about my own life is when it had a purpose outside myself, such as honoring a person, perhaps a friend or mentor, of extraordinary character. DP: As a long-time fan of yours, there are some of your columns that I remember reading, and where I was when I read it, and how I said to my husband, "That's exactly what I was thinking!" Do you know when a column is going to be a hit? CK: Quite the opposite. I'm always amazed how wrong I am. A column that I think will sink like a stone might catch on like wildfire. Others that I'm proud and smug about as I submit for publication, leave no trace. Which is why I'm a writer, not a publisher. I wasn't made for marketing. DP: The original essay you penned for Things That Matter is like an award-winning exhibit of your heart and mind. What will readers learn about you that they may not have known? CK: How improbable my life story is. I still wake up simply amazed how I've ended up where I am, mostly by serendipity and sheer blind luck. I started out as a doctor. I ended as a writer. And that's the least of the stunning twists and turns that have defined my life—which I write about, for the first time, in the introductory essay to Things That Matter. DP: You have become a must-read and a must-see on television news programs. Parents shush their children when you're about to speak. On the rare Friday when you don't have a column or when you're not on Special Report with Bret Baier, your mom gets calls of "Where is Charles?" Disappointment hangs heavy over your fans. But who are your weekly must-reads? CK: George Will. David Brooks. Mickey Kaus. And for that happy half of every year—April through October—the (daily) box score of the Washington Nationals. DP: Do you think that your training as a psychiatrist has given you an advantage when observing people in politics? CK: Actually, no. Psychiatry has everything to say about mental illness, very little to say about ordinary life. It offers no magical formulas for understanding human behavior beyond what any lay person can see. Although I do like to joke that there's not much difference in what I do today as a political analyst in Washington from what I used to do as a psychiatrist in Boston—in both lines of work, I deal every day with people who suffer from paranoia and delusions of grandeur. The only difference is that the paranoids in Washington have access to nuclear weapons. DP: You wrote a column on September 12, 2001 that is included in Things That Matter. How difficult was that to write under the time pressure of the day, and to keep your commentary to standard column length? CK: Like the whole country, I was on fire with fury. I felt I simply had to write. The difficulty was less time pressure than emotional pressure—trying to suppress my feelings so I could be as analytical as possible. Sometimes that kind of writing can be disastrous. I think this one came out right. DP: Given the mention in your essay, and because I have a gut feeling that we're on the same page, what is your preferred style on serial commas? CK: With commas the rule should always be: the fewer the better. They are a scourge, a pestilence upon the land. They must be given no quarter. When you list three things, it should be written: a, b and c. If you see a comma after the "b"—call 911 immediately. DP: Many readers may not realize that you once were a Democrat? Was it a gradual or a spectacular breakup? CK: Like most breakups, gradual. Like few breakups, however, without regret. DP: You have covered politics and government since the Carter administration. Do you believe that America's politics are too strained, too partisan, and too deranged to make meaningful progress? CK: Not at all. What we need is not a new politics but a new president. DP: What do you think will be the things that matter 20–30 years from now? CK: The things that really matter, as I try to explain in the introductory essay—the cosmic questions of origins and meaning, the great achievements of science and art, the great mysteries of creation and consciousness—shall always be with us. Thirty years from now, 300 years from now. I hope that one contribution of this book will be to provide some illumination on these wondrous mysteries and achievements. DP: If you had a magic wand and could get the U.S. federal government to do three things, what would be your top priorities? CK: Abolish the income tax code with its staggeringly intrusive and impenetrable provisions and replace it with a clean consumption tax. Get out of the race business and return the country to the colorblind vision of Martin Luther King. Kill the penny.
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Why Walking Matters
The City of Minneapolis places a high value on creating and enhancing pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, because it makes our community a safer and better place to live, work, and enjoy life.
- Streets and neighborhoods FEEL safer and ARE safer, and Minneapolis is a more vibrant and bustling city, when there are people outside using the sidewalks and pedestrian paths.
- Walking and walkable environments support the local economy. Vibrant public spaces are attractive to both employers and employees when choosing where to locate, and pedestrians support local businesses while en-route to other destinations.
- Walking is a great way to maintain physical fitness, it's good for your mental health, and it's good for your pocketbook since walking is free.
- Walking is good for the environment since it's a form of transportation that doesn't pollute or use fossil fuels.
- Walking is an essential mode of travel and serves everyone who lives, works, plays in and visits Minneapolis. Everyone walks, whether young or old, whether on foot or using a mobility device, whether as a walking trip alone or in conjunction with driving, taking transit, or bicycling.
- Walking is enjoyable! A good walking environment provides interesting places and opportunities for informal social interaction, making the journey as important as the destination.
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Cybersecurity Evolution: Five Frequently Asked Questions
While cybersecurity used to be considered an issue primarily for the IT team, these days it is an agenda item for the entire C-suite. What's changed? It's not just the frequency of media reports on cybersecurity breaches—if anything, these are merely symptomatic of a larger shift underway. Cybercrime is fueled by increasingly sophisticated technologies along with relatively new trends in mobility usage, social media and rapidly expanding connectivity—all in the hands of more organized online criminal networks. In this environment, an intelligent and evolutionary approach to cybersecurity is key to staying ahead of cybercriminals—and the competition.
Below Mike Maddison, a partner with Deloitte LLP in the U.K.and leader of cybersecurity consulting for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, tackles five questions on cybersecurity often heard from business leaders.
Q: What shift in cybersecurity is currently happening?
Mike Maddison: The shift has to do with the fact that today's cybersecurity efforts require guarding against a broader range of challenges. New and emerging technologies, trends in mobile usage, social media, well-funded and organized foes, round-the-clock attacks and more, have pushed this issue to the forefront. Cyberrisks are becoming more complex in nature and can have a direct impact on everything from share prices and revenue streams to regulatory compliance and brand reputation. Traditional information security practices can address a large number of risks, but true cybersecurity demands capabilities—people, processes and technology—be built on intelligent security rather than just information security.
Q: How real are cyberthreats for companies not typically targeted by cybercriminals?
Mike Maddison: The threat is very real. All highly-connected and digitally reliant organizations are a target. Banks, for example, are an obvious target for cybercriminals. But what about everyone else? Our experience shows that cybercriminals seek out the easy targets, wherever they are. Consider retail. Retail companies can house massive volumes of customer data and as a result are seeing an uptick in fraud problems. Companies caught up in geopolitical struggles are also prime targets, whether for criminals, political actors or activists. Think you're not an obvious target? Think again.
Q: How should we respond to the threats of today's digital environment?
Mike Maddison:The right response depends heavily on industry, on market conditions, social trends, you name it. But you can quickly reach a more informed answer to the question of resource requirements by taking inventory. What assets does your organization have that would be valuable to others? What are the threats to those assets? Which groups or individuals stand to benefit from compromising those assets? For many clients, this is an exercise they've never undertaken, focusing instead on information assets. But in a world in which highly diverse, highly organized external groups seek to do harm, information assets are only part of the story.
Is there value from taking an intelligent approach to cybercrime? Absolutely. Facing up to the challenge of managing cyberrisks can help companies take advantage of new technologies, processes, channels and alliances. These efforts also can lead to supply chain optimization and the ability to operate with confidence in current and new markets.
Q: Can companies predict cybercrime rather than simply respond to it?
Mike Maddison: While there is no way to predict every possible threat, many companies are developing capabilities that result in real time threat analysis, detection and prevention. Build an understanding of your information assets and what risks could impact them. Then, determine what data you have, or need, in order to develop actionable intelligence. Of course, you cannot preempt every threat, but having a smart response plan can play a big role in minimizing the impact.
A Closer Look: Big Data for Intelligent Security
Commentary by Sid Maharaj, technology risk partner, Deloitte Australia, and Tommy Viljoen, national lead partner security.
In the context of cybersecurity, it is tempting to think of big data primarily as a treasure trove of valuable information—information that must be vigorously guarded from cybercriminals. With massive volumes of data at their fingertips, a breach in security that gives cybercriminals access to such data could be catastrophic.
But there is another, equally important way to understand big data in this context: As a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against cybercrime. The use of predictive and real-time analytics for security and the ability to source information on rogue websites, rogue activity, threat actors and threat events as well as visualization and threat chaining, are allowing companies to explore possible future attacks—helping them rethink risk and identify opportunity to stay ahead of cybercrime before it reaches the present.
Could your organization be putting big data to use as part of its cybersecurity strategy? The short answer: If you have access to big data on your users, systems, third parties or customers, the answer is almost certainly "yes." The real question should be how quickly can you start putting it to work?
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The modular Hydrélio system comes in a variety of versions and can be used to construct power plants generating up to 50MW. The basic module consists of two blow-moulded floats made of HDPE plastic material. One supports the solar panel and the other is used as a link and to provide maintenance access. The floats are then joined together to form solar islands, using a system of connection pins. According to Ciel et Terre interest in Hydrélio is "promising" following its launch into the international markets.
Ciel et Terre developed the Hydrélio floating solar power system in partnership with energy research group IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) following a research and development agreement signed by the two companies at the end of last year. The partnership was set up under IFPEN's drive to help SMEs develop their technological innovations, with IFPEN contributing expertise in finite element modelling, structural modelling and analysis of mooring line behaviour.
The Hydrélio system will be best used in unused stretches of water, such as quarry lakes, irrigation ponds, water treatment plant lagoons and dams, Ciel et Terre said. "This new floating solar power generation concept addresses the problems of land availability and landscape impacts that large-scale land-based solar power generation projects come up against," it said. "It makes it possible to conserve land that can be put to other uses, and to convert unused stretches of water into spaces dedicated to renewable electricity production. These stretches of water cover substantial areas."
The Ciel et Terre-IFPEN partnership focused on analysing the mechanical strain placed on the floating system, in particular the extreme stresses caused by swell and high winds. The tests, which are structured to take into account maximum stresses related to extreme weather conditions such as cyclones and typhoons, confirm the viability of the system for all climates during over 20 years, Ciel et Terre added.
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Poster # 616 – ECMO as Rescue Strategy for Refractory Cardiac Arrest and Profound Shock
ATLANTA — Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate cardiac arrest victims in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Now, a novel study of this technique in the U.S. has been completed by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, indicating a potential role for this intervention to save patients who are unable to be resuscitated through conventional measures. The new findings were presented today at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.
ECMO directly oxygenates and removes carbon dioxide from the blood, and is conventionally used for both respiratory and cardiac failure. The procedure requires 24/7 monitoring and care for the duration of the treatment, but provides a critical back-up for patients whose heart and lungs are so severely diseased or damaged that they can no longer function.
"Over the last decade, we have made great strides in the field of cardiac resuscitation science, including the development of novel methods of therapeutic hypothermia and the use of cardiac bypass following cardiac arrest," said lead study author David Gaieski, MD, an associate professor of Emergency Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine and clinical director in Penn's Center for Resuscitation Science. "Yet cardiac arrests still take the lives of more than 300,000 Americans each year, and we are continuing to explore how to use new and expanded strategies to help save these patients. Based on the work of our colleagues in Asia, we sought to report our own experience using ECMO for a select set of patients with refractory cardiac arrest and profound shock."
For the study, the research team used a collaborative approach between clinicians in the Department of Emergency Medicine and surgeons within the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Penn to assess the outcomes for select patients undergoing ECMO presenting in the emergency department (ED) and for in-hospital cardiac arrests at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
They studied the approach in patients who otherwise would have died – who were unable to be resuscitated through CPR and defibrillation and who would not have been eligible for other post-arrest therapies such as therapeutic hypothermia.
Inclusion criteria for ED patients included witnessed arrest, bystander CPR, and an initial shockable rhythm. For in-patient arrests, inclusion criteria included presumed cardiac etiology of arrest or refractory shock unresponsive to conventional interventions. Main variables were whether a patient was in cardiac arrest or profound shock and location of patient at time of initiation of ECMO, with the primary outcome of survival to hospital discharge.
Thirty-three patients were included in the study. Of these patients, the mean age was 50 years and 70 percent were men. Three-quarters of the patients were treated for cardiac arrest, and the remainder were treated for refractory shock. Using the ECMO strategy, 21 percent of the patients survived to discharge and five were neurologically intact.
"This preliminary study shows that using ECMO in a collaborative model between emergency physicians and cardiothoracic surgeons can be a useful rescue tool in select cardiac arrest and shock patients. The results are promising given that among patients that regain a pulse after cardiac arrest, only one out of three survive to hospital discharge," said senior study author Michael Acker, MD, chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at Penn Medicine.
The authors note that because ECMO is a resource-intense technology which requires procedural and management expertise, additional research is needed to refine the technique and select the patients that would benefit most from this intervention. Next, the authors hope to study the use of ECMO in conjunction with therapeutic hypothermia to improve neurological outcomes among survivors of cardiac arrest.
Additional authors from Penn include Nicholas Johnson, MD, Cindy H. Hsu, MD, PhD, Lance B. Becker, MD, Anne V. Grossestreuer, Doreen Cowie, and Marion Leary, BSN, RN.
Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 16 years, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $398 million awarded in the 2012 fiscal year.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — recognized as one of the nation's top "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital — the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.
Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2012, Penn Medicine provided $827 million to benefit our community.


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Sapa with Halong Bay (Vietnam)
Saigon Special (Vietnam)
Best of Vietnam (Saigon & Hanoi)
Vietnam, Laos, & Cambodia w/ Halong Bay Discover the unique of Vietnam that evolved on the basis of the wet rice civilization, see the festive activities with typical culture values that have been preserved for centuries. …
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Venture into dynamic Vietnam on a customized guided tour. In Hanoi, the 'Paris of the Orient,' set out with your private guide to explore the maze of markets, restaurants and cafés in the narrow alleyways of the Old Quarter. From beautiful Hoi An, try fishing with a traditional net and have your catch turned into a succulent dinner by a local chef. Sail out onto the picturesque Perfume River as age-old landscapes unfold before you—women wearing traditional conical hats and children running along the banks. As for kids, our award-winning 'Kidtastic' tours are perfect for families of all ages. Led by expert guides, your tailor-made adventures could include a fabulous water puppet show, overnight train journey to Sapa to trek the lush forests of Hoang Lien National Park, a cruise past the hauntingly beautiful limestone peaks of Halong Bay or dinner with the descendants of Vietnam's royal family. Whatever you desire! From Hanoi to Ho Chi Mihn, let our experts create your guided Vietnam tour, rich with unforgettable moments of culture, cuisine and bountiful natural beauty.
The history of Vietnam stretches nearly as far back as the history of civilization. Vietnamese people were some of the first in the world to practice agriculture, with complex social structures that date all the way back to 3000 B.C.
Today, it has a fascinating culture – one that blends a rich heritage with a vibrant present. Visitors can go on Vietnam tours to see the expansive paddies that have made the country the world's second largest exporter of rice, take in the natural beauty of Halong Bay or snack on delicious street foods as they explore Saigon. Vietnam tourism is welcoming, enthralling and utterly unforgettable.
Halong Bay Cruises:
For natural beauty in Vietnam, look no further than Halong Bay. Tours are available to explore this collection of 1,600 islands and islets, one of the country's eight UNESCO sites. Most of the islands are unaffected by humans, giving them great biological as well as visual interest. Any social and economic activity in the bay is closely regulated, ensuring that the aesthetic quality will remain high. An excursion to see these crystal clear waters and limestone pillars makes a great day trip, as it is about a 3-4 hour drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay.
Limestone Cliffs:
In 2014, the Trang An landscape complex became the latest attraction on tours through Vietnam to be designated a UNESCO site, and with good reason. Located near the southern area of the Red River Delta, Trang An is a breathtaking landscape of limestone cliffs surrounding paritally submerged valleys. Archeologists have found evidence of human activity dating back 30,000 years, making it a must-visit for those with an interest in geological history.
Phu Quoc Island:
Those seeking a relaxing Vietnam tours package need look no further than Phu Quoc Island, one of the most serene and naturally beautiful places anywhere in the world. Located in the gulf of Thailand, it offers smooth white sands for those that simply want to lie back and enjoy, as well as scuba diving and snorkeling for travelers who wish to be more active.
Ho Chi Minh City:
Formerly known (and still referred to) as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam and home to some of its most interesting and important cultural artifacts. Originally a small fishing village, today Ho Chi Minh City is home to more than 10 million people, various museums and historic buildings. Of the over 4 million people who visit Vietnam annually, 70 percent choose to spend some time exploring this ancient city.
Ho Chi Minh City is the entertainment capital of Vietnam, with hundreds of cinemas and theaters, amounting to 60-70 percent of the country's revenue in this industry. Those looking to learn more about the local culture can choose between visiting Ho Chi Minh City Museum, Museum of Vietnamese History, the Revolutionary Museum, the Museum of south-eastern Armed Forces, the War Remnants Museum, the Museum of Southern Women, the Museum of Fine Art, the Nha Rong Memorial House, and the Ben Duoc Relic of Underground Tunnels.
Hoi An:
Recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site for its cultural relevance, Hoi An is one of the most interesting and well-preserved destinations in Vietnam. An important trading port from the 15th to the 19th centuries, it still features many of those centuries-old influences today, making it a top destination for those who love learning about the past.
As a seaside city, it is also home to beautiful beaches. Those on luxury tours to Vietnam will find much to enjoy in the area's smooth sand and impressive seascapes, which offer picturesque views and deep relaxation.
Biking in Sapa:
Looking for something a little more active? Check out one of Vietnam's great biking tours and travel to Sapa, capital of of the Sa Pa district in the northwest area of the country. Thanks to the naturally engaging topography and proximity to the Hoang Lien Mountains, Sapa tours offer up a variety of biking trails that are both tough and rewarding.
Local Tribes:
Bikers can take guided tours to Vietnam's local tribes. As Sapa is one of the more remote areas of the country, local tribes have been able to thrive outside of cultural influences. Visitors can observe and learn from the long-held customs.
Famous Street Food:
When you travel to Vietnam, bring your appetite. Vietnam's food culture is bursting with local character and deep, complex flavors, and nowhere is that more evident than in the meals you can get right on the street. Bahn mi (delicious baguettes stuffed with pork, pickled carrots and radishes, and cilantro) is just the tip of the iceberg. There is also Bun Moc, a rich and soothing pork-broth noodle soup, Xoi, a sticky rice that is both sweet and savory, and so many more interesting dishes.
Vietnam Cuisine:
Of course, there is more to Vietnamese food than what you can find as you walk around. There are also world-renowned restaurants, that serve authentic local cuisine made using traditional techniques. Common flavors include mint, lemongrass, ginger, and coriander.
For a truly novel experience, check out Noir, a Ho Chi Minh restaurant that amps up the flavor by turning down the lights. Diners eat in complete darkness to enhance their senses of flavor, as specially-trained waitstaff guide them through a meal unlike any other.
World-Renowned Coffee:
Vietnam is the second-largest producer of coffee in the world, so many people have likely enjoyed Vietnam coffee without even knowing it! Coffee beans harvested in Vietnam are rich and smoky, with just a hint of chocolate flavor; a product of a unique cultivation process involving civet cats and a lot of craftsmanship.
A passport that is valid for at least one month after the end of your trip is required for both U.S. and Canadian citizens to enter and depart the country. Please ensure that the name on your passport matches all travel documents we have issued. If this is not the case, please contact us immediately.
Please make a photocopy of your passport's identification page and keep it separate from your original. It's also a good idea to leave a digital copy with someone at home. This may speed up the replacement process should you lose your passport.
Both Canadian and American citizens need a visa to enter Vietnam. You have to apply for a visa at the Vietnam embassy within your country. Make sure to check maximum duration per visit. Alternatively, you may email your Kensington Sales Agent a clear, colour passport scan and they will arrange for a visa on arrival letter to be issued. This means you may secure your visa on arrival at the airport in Vietnam.
The cost locally is $25 USD per person for single entry, and $50 USD per person for multiple entries.
For more visa information please visit:
Cancelation and Medical Insurance is highly recommended as it can safeguard against the expenses associated with in-country medical emergencies, lost or delayed baggage and emergency cancelation or interruption of your trip. Please ensure your policy will provide you with upfront medical coverage so that you are not responsible for a hefty doctor's bill while away. Insurance can be purchased through us.
No vaccinations are required to enter Vietnam. It is advised to consult a travel doctor 8 weeks before departure in regards to the recommended vaccinations below. Some vaccines require more than one dose or a major length of time to be effective.
For all vaccinations and health requirements, you can also refer to the recommendations from:
World Health Organization (WHO): http://www.who.int and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://wwwnc.cdc.gov.
If there are any medical items essential to your health, such as prescription drugs or corrective eye wear, bring duplicates and divide them between your checked bags and hand luggage. While non-prescription drugs such as aspirin are generally available, it is difficult to replace prescription items.
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Because of its geography, the climate in Vietnam varies greatly from north to south with three distinct climatic zones. Tropical monsoons occur from October to April in the central regions and from May to September in the north and south. It is almost totally dry throughout the rest of the year. The weather can be extremely hot all year round, but the north has a cooler time between October and April. Temperatures around the country can reach up to 40C in the height of the hot and rainy season (May to September), but the northern highlands and Hanoi can often seem chilly and damp in the winter.
For up-to-date forecasts, check www.weather.com.
Loose, natural fabrics all year are recommended, but warmer clothing is required in the highlands and in the winter in North Vietnam. Rainwear is essential during the wet season. As a rule shoulders and knees should be covered when entering religious sites.
The national currency is the dong (VND), which is difficult to find or exchange outside Vietnam; change money on arrival and try to get rid of any leftovers before leaving the country. For current exchange rates please visit www.xe.com


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- heavy-flavor quarks (1)
- high-energy nuclear collisions (1)
- nuclear collisions (1)
- quark-gluon plasma (1)
- thermalization (1)
- Transport model analysis of the transverse momentum and rapidity dependence of pion interferometry at SPS energies (2006)
- Based on the UrQMD transport model, the transverse momentum and the rapidity dependence of the Hanbury-Brown-Twiss (HBT) radii R_L, R_O, R_S as well as the cross term R_OL at SPS energies are investigated and compared with the experimental NA49 and CERES data. The rapidity dependence of the R_L, R_O, R_S is weak while the R_OL is significantly increased at large rapidities and small transverse momenta. The HBT "life-time" issue (the phenomenon that the calculated sqrt R_O^2-R_S^2 value is larger than the correspondingly extracted experimental data) is also present at SPS energies.
- DD correlations as a sensitive probe for thermalization in high-energy nuclear collisions (2006)
- We propose to measure azimuthal correlations of heavy-flavor hadrons to address the status of thermalization at the partonic stage of light quarks and gluons in high-energy nuclear collisions. In particular, we show that hadronic interactions at the late stage cannot significantly disturb the initial back-to-back azimuthal correlations of DDbar pairs. Thus, a decrease or the complete absence of these initial correlations does indicate frequent interactions of heavy-flavor quarks and also light partons in the partonic stage, which are essential for the early thermalization of light partons.
- Anisotropic flow at RHIC : how unique is the number-of-constituent-quark scaling? (2006)
- The transverse momentum dependence of the anisotropic flow v_2 for pi, K, nucleon, Lambda, Xi and Omega is studied for Au+Au collisions at sqrt s_NN = 200 GeV within two independent string-hadron transport approaches (RQMD and UrQMD). Although both models reach only 60% of the absolute magnitude of the measured v_2, they both predict the particle type dependence of v_2, as observed by the RHIC experiments: v_2 exhibits a hadron-mass hierarchy (HMH) in the low p_T region and a number-of-constituent-quark (NCQ) dependence in the intermediate p_T region. The failure of the hadronic models to reproduce the absolute magnitude of the observed v_2 indicates that transport calculations of heavy ion collisions at RHIC must incorporate interactions among quarks and gluons in the early, hot and dense phase. The presence of an NCQ scaling in the string-hadron model results suggests that the particle-type dependencies observed in heavy-ion collisions at intermediate p_T are related to the hadronic cross sections in vacuum rather than to the hadronization process itself, as suggested by quark recombination models.
- Elliptic flow analysis at RHIC with the Lee-Yang Zeroes method in a relativistic transport approach (2006)
- The Lee-Yang zeroes method is applied to study elliptic flow (v_2) in Au+Au collisions at sqrt s =200 A GeV, with the UrQMD model. In this transport approach, the true event plane is known and both the nonflow effects and event-by-event v_2 fluctuations exist. Although the low resolutions prohibit the application of the method for most central and peripheral collisions, the integral and differential elliptic flow from the Lee-Yang zeroes method agrees with the exact v_2 values very well for semi-central collisions.
- DD correlations as a sensitive probe for thermalization in high-energy nuclear collisions (2006)
- We propose to measure correlations of heavy-flavor hadrons to address the status of thermalization at the partonic stage of light quarks and gluons in high-energy nuclear collisions, shown on the example of azimuthal correlations of D-Dbar pairs. We show that hadronic interactions at the late stage can not disturb these correlations significantly. Thus, a decrease or the complete absence of these initial correlations indicates frequent interactions of heavy-flavor quarks in the partonic stage. Therefore, early thermalization of light quarks is likely to be reached. PACS numbers: 25.75.-q


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A new John Solomon article today, based on an interview with Russian Billionaire Oleg Deripaska, is essentially confirming a May 2018 article where it was presumed that Oleg had hired Christopher Steele at the same time Steele was working with Nellie Ohr and Fusion GPS to write the Trump dossier. Here's the interview:
The report on the FBI contacting Oleg Deripaska in September 2016 for help to structure a narrative of Russian involvement in the Trump Campaign via Paul Manafort has some ramifications.
♦In 2009 the FBI, then headed by Robert Mueller, requested the assistance of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska in an operation to retrieve former FBI officer and CIA resource Robert Levinson who was captured in Iran two years earlier. The agent assigned to engage Deripaska was Andrew McCabe; the primary FBI need was financing and operational support. Deripaska spent around $25 million and would have succeeded except the U.S. State Department, then headed by Hillary Clinton, backed out.
♦In September of 2016 Andrew McCabe is now Deputy Director of the FBI, when two FBI agents approached Deripaska in New York – again asking for his help. This time the FBI request was for Deripaska to outline Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort as a tool of the Kremlin. Deripaska once hired Manafort as a political adviser and invested money with him in a business venture that went bad. Deripaska sued Manafort, alleging he stole money. However, according to the 2018 article, despite Deripaska's disposition toward Manafort he viewed the request as absurd. He laughed the FBI away, telling them: "You are trying to create something out of nothing."
Was the DOJ/FBI trying to use Deripaska to frame candidate Donald Trump? Was this part of their 2016 insurance policy?
John Solomon reports that Deripaska wanted to testify to congress in 2017, without any immunity request, but was rebuked. Who blocked his testimony?
In 2017 Oleg Deripaska was represented in the U.S. by Adam Waldman. Mr. Waldman was also representing Christopher Steele, the author of the Dossier. Waldman was the liaison Senator Mark Warner (Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-Chairman) was using to try and set up a secret meeting with Christopher Steele. {Text Messages}
As you can see from the text messages (more here), the House Intelligence Committee wanted to interview Deripaska. However, based on their ongoing contact and relationship Deripaska's lawyer, Adam Waldman, asks Senator Mark Warner for feedback.
If Deripaska was blocked from testifying to congress, it was obviously not from the HPSCI (Nunes Committee), but rather by the Senate Intel Committee, Mark Warner. Why?
Adam Waldman and Oleg Deripaska
Attorney and Lobbyist Adam Waldman represented both Oleg Deripaska and Christopher Steele. This does not seem accidental. Especially given the confirmation that Deripaska contracted Steele to represent his interests in a U.K. case.
Did Robert Mueller omit any mention of Oleg Deripaska from his 2017 Manafort indictment purposefully? Was Deripaska's denial of any information about Manafort actually Brady material that Mueller and Weissmann intentionally kept from Manafort's defense team? And/or was Robert Mueller hoping to hide his prior professional work relationship with Deripaska?
Now that we know Deripaska was employing Chris Steele; and now that we know the FBI was aware that Deripaska was employing Chris Steele, this set of questions from Tom Cotton to FBI Director Christopher Wray has additional context.
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Earlier this year, Nokia announced the much-awaited Lumia 900 smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas. This handset will be exclusively available for the AT&T subscribers in the US. The Nokia Lumia 900 runs on the Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) Operating System.
Last week, Nokia announced the price and availability of this device. This handset will go on sale from April 8 in the US. If you can't wait for the next few days, then you can go ahead and pre-order this device. AT&T has already started taking the pre-orders of the Lumia 900 smartphone at their retail as well as online stores. Currently, you can pre-orders only for the black and cyan blue variants, since the white Lumia 900 will be available from April 22.
Nokia Lumia 900 features a 4.3 inch ClearBlack display, sporting a resoulution of 800 x 480 pixels, 1.4 GHz Snapdragon processor, Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) OS, 8 megapixel rear camera with f2.2/28mm Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash, auto-focus and HD (720p) video recording, 1 megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, 512 MB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, 14.5 GB user memory and more.
It also comes with a 3.5mm headset jack, SkyDrive, Wi-Fi Internet Sharing for up to 5 devices, AT&T Radio, Office 365, Xbox Live, Windows Marketplace, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps, Bing Maps, 4G LTE – up to 50 Mbps down/ 25 Mbps up, IE9 with HTML 5 support, AT&T Navigator, Zune, up to 60 hours of music playback in offline mode, up to 7 hours of talk-time, up to 300 hours of stand-by time and a 1830 mAh battery.
The Nokia Lumia 900 will be available for just $99.99. If you are a new AT&T subscriber, then you can get this device for free with the usual 2 year service agreement and a $100 mail-in rebate. On the other hand, Walmart is also taking the pre-orders for the black and cyan blue variant at their online store for just $50, instead of the regular $99.99 price set by the carrier. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and get the Nokia Lumia 900 from AT&T or Walmart.


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Hello everyone!
I'm a user of XAMPP for about 3 years now, without any problem or difficulties for configuring. Almostly all the time, a Windows-only user, but recently I had to start using Linux in my job.
But, after SO many tries in Linux to access phpmyadmin I can't see why Apache always returns me to an Error 403 page!
I did all the basic configuration, as usual. I've also removed the "phpmyadmin" string from that "new security concept" in httpd-xampp.conf... It's worth to note here that I'm using XAMPP for locally testing purposes only - and within that check, I'm returned to XAMPP's "security concept" 403 page. WIthout, I get the default Apache 403 error.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english.
Edit: I'm using latest XAMPP version with Mint 13.