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The World of ALDA – Deep into local democracy
On the occasion of ALDA General Assembly 2018 and of the mid-term of the Governing Board of the Association, dive headfirst into our world!
Over 300 members are today part of the network, and together with the +215 partners, we run projects and activities in 40 different countries. Our current +40 projects are aimed at improving the social and economic conditions of European citizens all over Europe and the political scenario in which they live through the development of local democracy, an active participation of citizens in the decision-making processes and the creation of more resilient communities in terms of integration and migration issues. From its establishment, our activities have impacted over 25 million citizens throughout Europe.
We are able to pursue these targets also thanks to the unique network of Local Democracy Agencies and Operational Partners that keeps getting bigger year after year. Today we can proudly count on the support of 14 LDAs (Albania, Armenia, Central and Southern Serbia, Dnipropetrovsk Region, Georgia, Kosovo, Mariupol, Montenegro, Moldova and Cimișlia, Mostar, Prijedor, Subotica, Tunisia, Zavidovići), 3 OPs (Osijek, Sisak, Verteneglio/Brtonigla), and soon on our upcoming LDA in Morocco.
In our 18-year history we have implemented more than 250 projects, involving crucial fields such as EU values and integration, culture and media, research, social issues, decentralisation, economic development, good local governance, EU Parliament elections 2019, environment employment and entrepreneurship, gender equality, migration, minorities and vulnerable groups, youth, volunteering.
See the full presentation of ALDA and its world. What are you waiting for? We need your support to build a better Europe.


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Prepare for your ego to grow as soon as you get behind the wheel of the 2018 Honda Fit at Flowers Honda. Small in size, but big in attitude, this aerodynamic model packs a major punch. Modern sport-styling pairs with impressive efficiency for your next adventure. Prepare to turn heads as you drive around Thomasville, GA.
While compact and refined, the Honda Fit does not lack on the inside. The well-designed interior maximizes space to fit your ever-changing needs. Fill five seats with passengers or load up your full-size kayak. Experience the practical comfort of the Honda Fit from Flowers Honda with the integrated second-row Magic Seat®. Available leather and heated seating send this subcompact vehicle into the stratosphere.
Establish a strong connection on the road through unmatched technology incorporated into the 2018 Honda Fit. Navigation, Push Button Start, Honda LaneWatch™, connected audio and Smart Entry are a few of the available features. Access your favorite music, Podcasts and more on the available 7-inch Display Audio Touch Screen. Enjoy HondaLink Next Generation® allowing you to touch, pinch, and swipe through all of your smartphone compatible go-to features.
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Marc Jacobs Beauty are known for their luxury and flawless beauty products. When I was sent their new Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara I was so excited. Firstly, I don't have any Marc Jacobs products currently as I don't often go into department stores where they stock their line of makeup. However, I follow a lot of YouTubers who rave about their foundations and bronzers.
The packaging is super sleek and glossy, giving the hint to some who hasn't used any Marc Jacobs Beauty products before a bit of a wow (I am currently on a make-up shopping ban in a bid to save money for a mortgage – dull!). The heaviness of the mascara itself was astonishing, you can tell it's made from a good solid material and the mascara tube is slightly thicker than a drugstore one, again hinting at being a luxury product despite its affordable price tag of £22.
The brush is an hourglass shape, meaning the lashes in the middle can be reached by the wand as effectively as those in the outer and inner corners. I must admit, I am picky when it comes to mascara wands – I always used to use Dior Diorshow which has a super big wand. This is very similar; it catches those tiny lashes and loads them up with formula giving you volume. Obviously, you can apply more layers for more volume but the recommendation is three.
The formula is super black! For me there is no other way a mascara should be, the blackest of blacks to create that effortless dramatic lash is right up my street. It really is as dark as night but not in a harsh way. The formula is slightly on the moist side meaning you can apply a couple of coats and really work the wand through your lashes before it completely dried.
I wore this mascara from 6.30am to 8pm at night including a stupidly stressfull day at work followed by an intense and sweaty gym session and it lasted! For me, going to the gym is the ultimate test for any makeup product like eyebrows – it must still look like how it was before you workout.
However, because my lashes at the bottom are slightly long I did see some black patches transfer under my eyes – this is something I get with a lot of mascaras (even after working out). Overall, this mascara is really great, the formula and the wand definitely tick the boxes for me – including its high-end feel and look it is affordable to wear everyday.
Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara, £22 from John Lewis.
Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.


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Our lives are filled with things we love. We get to be around family and friends and do the things we want to do. Unfortunately, sometimes we become ill or get hurt and have to go to the doctor or hospital. At some point in our lives, most of us end up needing medical care. From children with the stomach bug to vehicle accidents that can lead to an ER visit, we put our trust in medical professionals.
While we recognize that most doctors and nurses perform their jobs well and with great skill, we also understand that sometimes they make mistakes that harm us further. When that happens, you want answers. If you think a healthcare professional has caused you harm, you may need a Cooper City medical malpractice attorney.
So Many Options
When you think of healthcare, your first thought is probably of a doctor's office or hospital. While those places account for most of our healthcare visits, there are many other places we go or utilize where we interact with healthcare professionals.
- EMS professionals such as paramedics and EMTs work in both emergency services and transport services.
- Dentists ensure that our mouths stay in top shape.
- Outpatient surgical centers give us another option for minor surgeries.
- Long-term assisted living facilities to give our loved ones a place to stay when they need extra care.
These are just a few places where we put our trust in a healthcare professional. Now, there are even "minute clinics" set up at stores all over the country that are meant to handle minor medical needs.
Costly Mistakes
What happens when you put your trust in a medical professional and they make a mistake that worsens your condition? There are many ways in which negligence can hurt us when it comes to medicine.
- Hospitals are overcrowded so they may rush someone out before they are ready.
- Paramedics may not perform a full assessment, leading them to miss a medical emergency someone is experiencing.
- A surgeon may be exhausted and make a critical error while operating on someone.
- A dentist could give the wrong amount of anesthesia, leading to long-term complications for a patient.
These are just a few examples of when a medical professional can injure their patients. Research recently showed us that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Those are alarming numbers for anyone who needs to seek medical help.
What To Do
If you've been harmed by a medical professional, you may need a medical malpractice attorney in Cooper City. Worse, if you've lost a loved one and you think their death was caused by a medical professional, not only could it be medical malpractice, but it could also be a case of wrongful death. At the Law Offices of Bradley Hartman, we will help you understand your rights. We are ready to sit down with you and go over your entire case. Contact us by clicking here or calling us at 954-438-1000.


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NEBOSH International Oil and Gas Certificate
Boosting operational safety capability in the oil and gas sector
Occupational safety and health is now a primary focus of leading global organisations gearing for competitiveness, high performance, enhanced business credibility and increased profitability. Enterprises wanting to position themselves as industry leaders know that the key to achieving their business mission is to invest in the establishment of practices and processes that promote health and wellness in the workplace. One way to do this is to equip managers and staff with the right safety training and skills through the completion of the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) International Oil and Gas Certificate which is available as on online course.
Full tutor support is included so you don't feel like you are alone during your studies. There are even self-assessments, quizzes, games and other knowledge checkpoints to help ensure you are on track to passing your NEBOSH exam.
What are the benefits of the NEBOSH International Oil and Gas Certificate?
Successfully completing this course entitles the student to become an Associate Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health or IOSH. The National General Certificate is also recognised as an academic requirement to becoming a Technical Member of IOSH.
Gaining this qualification offers several benefits for both employees and their employers. For employees, this is an opportunity for them to have a better understanding of oil and gas operational safety, allowing them to perform their job optimally.
- Interactive exercises/gaming
- Media-rich content
- Interactive scenarios
- Content provided by market leading experts
- Relevant photography and illustrations
- Multi-generational content and style
- Full tutor support
About NEBOSH International Oil and Gas Certificate
The International General Certificate covers:
- Health and safety and environmental management
- Hydrocarbon process safety 1
- Hydrocarbon process safety 2
- Fire protection and emergency response
- Logistics and transport operations
Here is an example of the certificate you will receive upon successfully completing this course.
NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is a UK-based independent examination board delivering vocational qualifications in health, safety & environmental practice and management.
Who Should Take This Course?
The NEBOSH Oil and Gas course is geared specifically for the oil and gas sector. While other qualifications are flexible enough to be used in a broad and diverse array of industries, this course has been specifically designed for personnel with health and safety responsibilities within the industry.
In fact, before you can work towards this qualification, you should already have a working knowledge of health and safety issues through either the NEBOSH National General Certificate, NEBOSH International General Certificate or higher health and safety qualification.
Many professionals take the course to enhance their health and safety know-how. Others take the course as an investment for their professional career. Still, others complete the course because it has been set as a requirement by their employers. The NEBOSH International Oil and Gas certificate can also be seen as an investment towards a long and fruitful career in health and safety. It can also open doors for you with career advancement potential.
How It Works
- Purchase your online course
- You will be sent your eLearning login details via email
- Login and start learning at your own pace
- When you have completed your course download your certificate to show your accreditation
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US Jewish group removes offensive 'Polish Holocaust' video
The prominent Boston-based Jewish-American Ruderman Family Foundation uploaded the video on Wednesday, using the controversial term "Polish Holocaust" to protest what they called a "death camp" law passed in Poland last week. The law, which criminalizes the expression "Polish death camps", sparked outrage in Israel, as well as in Ukraine, which also outlaws the extremist "Bandera ideology" of Ukrainian nationalists.
The video, which called for the US to sever ties with their NATO ally, was removed after Jonathan Ornstein, director of the Jewish Community Center in Krakow, explained to foundation president Jay Ruderman how offensive the terminology used in the footage was.
"The term 'Polish Holocaust' is not accepted by any reasonable person whether Jewish, Polish, Israeli or German," said Ornstein to the AP.
"Emotions are running high and harmful, inaccurate comments from various sides have been published, but this is indefensible," Ornstein added.
The Ruderman Family Foundation released a statement of their own, saying "after a hugely successful campaign that went viral internationally and among American Jews and Israelis who have signed the petition - the Foundation was contacted by the Polish Jewish community and because of their concerns for their safety, we decided to halt the campaign."
READ MORE: Polish Jews say PM's Holocaust complicity comments 'cross line of common sense'
The video is just the latest debacle that has followed the introduction of the new law. On Tuesday, Poland's Deputy Minister of Culture, Jarosław Sellin, endorsed the creation of a special "Polocaust" museum to commemorate the non-Jews who died in Poland during World War II.
It is estimated that around three million ethnic Poles were among the six million people who were killed in Poland during the war. Minister Sellin said he regrets that Poland's suffering isn't more widely known around the world and called for "this terrible fate" to be acknowledged. Discussing the law, Sellin said: "Compared with other nations, especially in this recent history, generally we have nothing to be ashamed of, we behaved as it should."
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This reaction and response exercise explores how plots, characterizations, and themes in movies and TV shows become culturally significant
This content was COPIED from BrainMass.com - View the original, and get the already-completed solution here!
Differentiate between formal and informal communication and how each affects performance
Describe techniques and behaviors to overcome communication barriers and provide effective feedback
Describe assertiveness techniques that can be used to improve communication
This reaction and response exercise explores how plots, characterizations, and themes in movies and TV shows become culturally significant "lessons" in communications, assertiveness, and workplace performance.
Summary and reference page
You'll watch, listen to, and learn from a movie or a TV series that is related to supervision, communications, and leadership styles. Have paper and a pen or pencil handy to take notes. You'll create a three-column list with the headings WATCH, LISTEN, and LEARN.
Here are a few suggestions for movies and TV series:
Movies 9 to 5
Norma Rae
The Devil Wears Prada
TV Series:
The Office
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
Watch the movie or TV show related to supervision and make notes.
Divide your note taking into three areas:
Under the headings:
Column 1. WATCH: You will name and describe physical and work skills of three main characters in the movie or TV show. (At least one character should be a supervisor.)
Column 2. LISTEN: You'll listen for and note memorable script (or setting) situations where the character's performance is a great example of either negative or positive workplace communications (for example, jot down a quote from Norma Rae's "on the table" scene).
Column 3. LEARN! While watching and listening, make particular note of situations where you observe:
Examples of formal and informal (both negative and positive) communications that seem to be impacting the character's performance.
Examples of techniques and behaviors used to overcome communication barriers
Examples of assertive behavior being used to improve communication
following information:
Name of the movie or TV show that you watched.
A quick plot summary/main idea paragraph that explains the story (using the TV guide or film case is fine).
Name and brief description of the characters being discussed.
Short analysis/critique with opinions stated and supported to describe in one or two detailed sentences what lessons you learned from each character's ability to problem solve, resolve conflicts, or professionally or personally "grow" from his/her situation.
Finally, state and support your opinion of the movie's "message"; concluding your analysis with a short critique.
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Formal and informal communication is the norm in organizations. In some cases, both methods of communication are often intertwined within small to large corporations. People that work in a corporate setting become relaxed around their co-workers as a result of spending a significant amount of time with them on a daily bases. I've worked in organizations in which certain staff members would tell the rest of their coworkers about the wild time they had over the weekend. Informal forms of communication may be a distraction during normal business hours. Although, I've never watched the show "the Office," until now, I can safely say that some of the daily activities within an organization are similar to the sitcom. Several employees crossed the boundaries of what is and is not acceptable forms of communication. Andy Bernhard (played by Ed Helms) is the office manager who replaced Michael Scott (played by Steve Carrell). He is the person who is responsible for making strategic decisions that may or may not affect the organization directly. Pam Beesley-Halpert is an insecure employee who is responsible for training a new employee/receptionist who will soon replace Pam during maternity leave. Jim Halpert (played by John Krasinski) is a salesman for the company.
On an episode I watched titled "Pam's Replacement," Pam spent the entire day obsessing about whether her husband Jim found her replacement attractive or not. This scenario prevented Pam from conducting the task at hand. Her mind was focused on her own insecurities which first began when her co-workers kept talking about how beautiful Pam's replacement is. ...


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Now that you've started on the road to creating your blog, you'll need to start bringing traffic to your site before you can make money online. You're going to be researching topics like SEO, driving traffic and advertising. Here are a few ways that you can advertise your site for free:
1. Article Marketing: you can direct people back to your site/blog in your articles. This will also help create back links. Ezinearticles is a free, popular service you can use to easily publish your articles.
2. Forums: Join as many of these as you can related to your niche and talk, talk, talk on them. Make sure you have your site in your signature. This will also help create back links. We have our own forums for this very purpose!
3. Submit Your Site: Be sure to submit your site to all of the search engines. All the major search engines have a page where you can manually submit your site. Don't wait for them to find it themselves.
4. Submit your site to all the social bookmarking sites like stumbleupon, digg, etc…
5. Pinging: Be sure to ping your site every time there is an update. You can use pinging services like Ping-O-Matic, Pingoat, Pingler etc. A service like pingler even offers a low cost service that allows you to ping up to 25 blogs at once. Good for managing a large network of sites.
6. Keywords: Use good, low competition keywords in the posts you make on your blog. You can find these by using the google keyword tool.
7. Blog Commenting: Comment on other people's blogs related to your niche. Make sure you leave quality comments and backlink your site.
8. Link/ad Exchanges: You agree to put their link on your page in exchange for them putting your link on their page. It works the same way with ad exchanges, you put their banner on your page and vice versa. There are several good services that do ad exchange. Look into entrecard, adgetize, or blogupp for a start.
9. Free Classifieds. Craigslist, oodle, etc… This is just good old fashioned placing an ad in the newspaper. Sometimes the old methods work pretty good.
10. Free Press Releases. There are several sites that do free press releases. prweb, upvery, etc… These sites will submit your short articles to news sites all over the web. You can get an incredible amount of mileage out of these services.


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New Leyton Orient head coach Justin Edinburgh hurting, but confident he will turn things around after latest disappointment
PUBLISHED: 18:22 02 December 2017 | UPDATED: 18:22 02 December 2017
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The O's stayed one spot outside the bottom four in the National League after losing 1-0 at Solihull Moors, but they are now four points off Eastleigh in 19th
Justin Edinburgh was in a defiant mood despite watching Leyton Orient fall to a 1-0 loss away to fellow relegation rivals Solihull Moors in the National League this afternoon.
If the 47-year-old didn't know the task at hand before today, then he does now, but the former Gillingham boss was honest in his assessment of the match.
Moors won following Liam Daly's second-half header and it could have been more than by one goal, but Edinburgh is confident he will turn things around.
He said: "I need more aggression, more physicality and for them to understand the league they are in.
"This is the biggest club in the National League and what we have to do is embrace that, not fear it.
"I feel we probably have to make one or two additions to give us that edge and physicality we're missing at this level.
"We've got some very good footballers and young players with huge potential, but is it right for them to be learning their trade in the position we're in right now? Probably not.
"There is a lot of hard work to be done, but I'm fully aware of the job I've been asked to do and I will do it."
Orient's new head coach went on to praise the efforts of the supporters with O's nearly making up half of the attendance at Damson Park.
A total number of 1,118 spectators were present at Solihull with 533 away fans coming up to the Midlands.
Edinburgh added: "We have to hit the challenge head on and I'm hurting because I expected to come here today and get a result and that has to be our mindset. Not because of who we are, but because of what we want and we want to make sure this club doesn't continue to suffer.
"We had over 500 supporters here and not many clubs at this level will take that number away and they stuck with us for long periods of time, but they are hurting.
"We as players have got to understand that and embrace that, but eventually we will get there, there is no doubt about it."
At the end of the match there were some chants of 'you're not fit to wear the shirt' before Jobi McAnuff became embroiled in a war of words with one supporter.
But the new gaffer, when discussing the fans, admitted: "They expect better and they deserve better and there is no doubt this club should not be in the position it is in right now.
"I think the fans have been very patient and very supportive and I can only go off what I have seen. I've seen two home games with Dover Athletic and Chester and I saw today and they were fantastic again.
"What we need to do is take responsibility for our performance and what we can affect and I know they are waiting for that to happen, so that has to happen and when it does this club will take off."
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Line up and ride with us to car cruises and shows!
We have two car shows each year. Our Memorial Show where all of the proceeds go to our Veterans and a Labor Day Show. Each show is held in Big Rapids Michigan.
There are many car cruises throughout the year. Our club participates on a voluntary basis. Car cruises consist of local nursing homes, hospitals, A&W Big Rapids, downtown Big Rapids, charity events, and our "End of the Year Color Tour.
At Christmas time we give to the following charities. The Manna Pantry, the Women's Information Service, Inc. (WISE), Assembly of God food pantry, Reed City Food Pantry, and American Vets via Kelly's Meat Processing. Our Memorial Day Car show proceeds are donated to the local Am-vets 1941.
You don't need to have an old car or hot rod to join. We are a charitable club that gives back to our local community. Our meetings are on the second Tuesday the of month. You don't need to be a member to attend a meeting. Hit the "Contact Us" button and give us a call. We are a group of car enthusiasts that enjoy cars and enjoy cruising!


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The Red Carpet Customer Service Training and Certification Program is designed to help employers teach the lessons of customer service for both internal and external customers in a way that doesn't single one individual out. Our initial goal is to certify 3,000 people in customer service, raising the level of customer service in our community, one job seeker, one employee and one organization at a time.
The Red Carpet Customer Service Training and Certification Program is being presented in partnership with FloridaWorks, Santa Fe College CIED, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Innovation Gainesville with the focus on increasing customer service awareness and value to help employers reduce the cost of turnover due to poor employee performance as well as increase the value of soft skills in our community.
The world is watching! We are growing companies and attracting others who are drawn to our community's innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. Whether it's the investor coming to visit a prospect or a company looking for a new home, we want them to have a celebrity experience in Gainesville.
This fun, interactive training and certification program is being taught in three-hour blocks and can be taught at SFC CIED or at your location. Learn how to make customers feel important by delivering consistent red carpet customer service. If you are in health care, education, management, hospitality, car repair, PR and Marketing, HR, banking and finance, retail, insurance, airline and travel, plumbing, roofing or trades, there are examples and information in this training for your business! Create bona fide buzz for you and your organization by giving everyone who walks through your doors — the Red Carpet Experience!
Please help us reach our community goal of 3,000 people certified in customer service! Become a program sponsor with customer service talent scout credentials and special training rates or signing up for training for your organization.
For more information, contact the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce at 352-334-7120.


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Firstly - beware of the Friction machineheads found on other Ukuleles - these invariably go out of tune within seconds and end up causing no end of problems. Our Ukulele's come with proper geared machineheads, the same as on a guitar. This instantly eliminates a few potential problems.
This beauty is also made of wood (mahogany!) so beware of cheap plastic imitations - All for that price? We must be crazy! Great fun for all ages, yet good enough for 'serious' use, this is an ideal step up from starter level Ukeleles.
Vital Statistics
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Rosewood Bridge
- Mahogany Body
- Clear and bright sounding
- Geared tuning heads - beware of cheap friction heads.


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Emmy award-winning Time-lapse
This is a pretty big deal for me …. an Emmy! This Emmy was awarded to me as part of the team that won a Sports Emmy for a promotional video / advert for MLB. I supplied the time-lapse photography.
It is the largest time-lapse project that I had worked on to date. The agency did great work in coordinating a complex shoot, which included the videography teams, the interviews, and the graffiti artists and then of course, myself with the time-lapse segments they wanted me to shoot. The concept behind this was that they had five artists painting murals of the six most likely drafts for MLB this particular season.
I had 7 cameras there, of which 2 were on motion-controlled dollies for a cinematic movement.
- More can be seen in this behind the scenes look: Timelapse photography: Graffiti art murals for MLB
- More info about Time-Lapse Photography
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The Race&Grant Collection
The Amulet by Race&Grant - Gold/Silver
Glamorous and versatile pouch that fits business cards, credit cards, lip gloss, and more*. Can be worn four ways: around the neck as necklace, over shoulder as mini bag, wrapped around wrist as micro-clutch, and as a belt. Flip sides to reveal silver or gold fringe.
Hand-linked gold and silver finished chainmaille over handmade vegan leather pouch, finished with reversible gold and silver fringe. Pouch is 4" wide x 4" high x 1/2" deep and has magnetic snap closure. Chain is 38" long and has adjustable, pewter lobster clasp closure.
*Not intended as mobile phone holder.


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How classic is this? I just got an online call for cash from the RNC with the message line, "Shameless Liberal Media." The email reads, in its entirety:
Dear Republican,
The New York Times has proven once again that the liberal mainstream media will do whatever it takes to put Senator Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama in the White House.
From the beginning of Campaign 2008, liberal media pundits have fawned over the Democrat presidential candidates while ignoring their lack of substance on the issues. You can be certain that as the campaign heats up they will continue to mislead voters with their anti-Republican agenda.
Republican, Republicans must fight back against the mainstream media's clear liberal bias -- and we need your help to do it.
Please make an urgent secure online contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50, or $25 to help the RNC get our responsible message of lower taxes, a strong national defense, and limited government past the liberal media filter and directly to the voters.Thank you in advance for your support.
Best Wishes,
Robert M. "Mike" Duncan
Chairman, Republican National Committee
Anyone notice anything odd? Chairman Mike goes on and on about the venality of the liberal MSM—but never mentions what exactly it is that the Times has done. Obviously, the RNC doesn't want to detail the allegations being leveled at its presumptive nominee. But it tells you something about the committee's view of its supporters that Duncan's solicitation need not bother with even a cursory explanation of the Times's latest transgression. (McCain's name appears doesn't even appear in the email!) Simply brandish the phrase "liberal media," and the party faithful are expected to whip out their checkbooks, no questions asked.
--Michelle Cottle


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Winner: Weber Shandwick - Ameren Missouri Powers Change
Ameren Missouri knew that customers took the utility company for granted, but was surprised to learn that they had no appreciation of how much more energy they relied on to power all the electronic devices such as iPhones and iPads. A Weber Shandwick survey regarding Attitudes on Utility Service sparked Ameren to connect with their personal values. That planted the seed for the Ameren Missouri Powers Change (AMPC) campaign, which, via its Facebook page, rewarded unsung heroes who instill positive change and community progress.
The campaign engaged Missouri residents to nominate peers who power positive change, entering them for a chance to win $10,000 for a nonprofit of their choice. The PR effort crowdsourced the top 10 finalists by allowing Facebook fans to choose the winner and provided the top 10 with communication tools to encourage family, friends and colleagues to vote for them.
The results of the AMPC campaign far exceeded the goals. The size of the Ameren's Facebook community grew to 3,3391 fans from 181 fans, a growth of nearly 1775%, while positive sentiment was typified by Facebook comments such as "This is a great thing you're doing to help our communities." Meanwhile, the ripple effect of Facebook fans reached nearly 100,000 people, more than 50 times Ameren's fan base.
Honorable Mentions:
- Gregory FCA - Friendly Planet Travel's Win the World Facebook Sweepstakes
- Hunter Public Relations - Cans Get You Cooking 'Cantry Makeover' Sweepstakes
- Ignite Social Media and Radisson Hotels - 50 Years/50 Days/50 Rooms
- Red Agency - Thermoskin Community Sports Fund
- Weber Shandwick - POND'S Luminous Effect Photo Sweepstakes


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This week we will celebrate our nation's birthday with picnics, friends and in many cases, fireworks. While we humans enjoy the noise and lights from firework displays, most of our animal friends do not. According to Home Again Pet Rescuers, more pets are lost on July 4th than any other time of year. There are things you can do to help ensure your pet's safety though.
- Leave your pet at home. Your dog may be happier at home where it won't be startled by someone setting off firecrackers or other types of fireworks unexpectedly.
- If there is noise near your home, set up a quiet room for your pet. Close windows and blinds and have a radio or television playing to help mask outside noise.
- If you are having a cookout, be careful that you or your guests do not give your pet scraps. Cooked bones and other foods can be a health risk for your pet or at the least give them an upset stomach and you a mess on the carpet to clean up later.
- We've said it before and we'll say it again, if you are going somewhere, don't leave your pet in your car thinking she'll be happier there. This time of year temperatures can reach lethal levels in a vehicle in only minutes. Leaving the windows cracked open will not help either.
- If you are going to be gone and worried about leaving your pet at home, consider boarding them overnight. That way you can enjoy the holiday and know that your pet is somewhere safe.
- Make sure your pet has a collar with identification. It's also a good idea to have your pet microchipped, even if it does wear a collar.
We hope you and your pet both have a happy and safe Fourth of July!


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With the growing mountain of waste generated by the modern household, managing it can prove to be a monumental problem. A lack of government policies and residence rules can also make it tough for property management companies to manage the waste effectively, resulting in hygiene problems.
Avnet offers a simple and effective way to manage waste with Smart Bin. All that's required to use this solution is to install the sensor (Lidar) on the rubbish bin. The status of bin usage can then be sent to the Cloud platform via the NB-IoT network, alerting the cleaning crew to clear the waste. Over the long run, proper data intelligence like this can result in the optimum use of resources for waste clearance.
Target applications
- Smart Bin
- Property Management
- Property management
- Intelligent rubbish bin detects the emptiness of a rubbish bin and alerts management office if it is nearly full.
- Using LIDAR for high accuracy management
- Long battery life
- Using multiple wireless connectivity like WiFi, NB-IoT
- With Apps support for cleaning crew team alert and information access
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João Kopke explores Portugal's Alentejo
Enjoying waves of the Vicentine Coast, experiencing the solemn atmosphere of the Chapel of Bones, in Evora, while casually jumping from an airplane, and tasting the Alentejo's cuisine. Sounds cool?
João Kopke, 21, explores the "Coast of Freedom," a trip along the Alentejo coast that reveals some of Portugal's less known treasures.
This is the second episode of the "Riding Portugal," a web series that uses surfing as the main thread and starting point to unravel the many secrets of western European country.
"The original concept for this episode was a typical trip along the Alentejo's coast, and that's why I chose to go with one of my best friends, Tomás Portas. But I also wanted to introduce some of the regional and cultural highlights. Therefore, we visited the Chapel of Bones in évora," explains one Portugal's best competitive surfer.
"And that made all the difference; the message there is very powerful, and it gave a whole new meaning to the trip: life is fleeting and has to be lived intensely. That was our starting point and the motto for this episode."
A true mosaic of emotions with João Kopke at its core as the narrator and main character of an adventure that is meant to be watched and lived.


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Privacy and data protection considerationsPosted: July 2, 2019 Filed under: Compliance, Privacy | Tags: GDPR, Privacy Leave a comment
If people entrust your company with their personal data, it is your responsibility to protect it. GDPR provides a good framework even if it doesn't apply in your geography.
Below is a list of things you can do in no particular order which I use as a cheat sheet when I start up a data protection programme in a company.
Make an inventory of all personal data you hold. Know (and document) what and how you collect, why you collect it, who you share it with and where and how long it is being stored.
Honour the rights of individuals
Develop comprehensive processes to support data subject access requests (right to be informed through consent and notice, right to access and data portability, right to erasure, etc.).
Privacy and security by design
Make privacy, compliance and data protection considerations during product development with regular review and testing. Minimise and don't store beyond necessary.
Technical security measures
Implement technical controls to protect customer data, for example access control, encryption, logging and monitoring.
Processes for breach response
Establish an end-to-end incident identification and response process to handle security and privacy incidents as part of the broader security strategy.
Awareness and training
Provide data protection and privacy training for staff. Extra points for regular bespoke education and awareness sessions addressing topical issues.
Data Protection Officer
Appoint a data protection officer and get legal support. Perform data identification and classification. Make conducting privacy impact assessments on new projects a habit. Involve relevant stakeholders.
Legal framework
Get on top of data protection addendums to agreements, vendor management, client consent management and cross-border transfer agreements.
Cyber Security: Law and GuidancePosted: October 10, 2018 Filed under: Compliance, Privacy, Productive Security, Research, Security Culture | Tags: Privacy, Security Culture Leave a comment
I'm proud to be one of the contributors to the newly published Cyber Security: Law and Guidance book.
Although the primary focus of this book is on the cyber security laws and data protection, no discussion is complete without mentioning who all these measures aim to protect: the people.
I draw on my research and practical experience to present a case for the new approach to cyber security and data protection placing people in its core.
Check it out!
GDPR compliance automation: responding to data subject requestsPosted: October 25, 2017 Filed under: Privacy | Tags: GDPR, Privacy Leave a comment
What is GDPR?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new European legislation intended to strengthen personal data protection for European citizens and harmonise personal data protection rules within the European Union. GDPR replaces the 1998 EU Data Protection Directive and the national laws that implemented this Directive. GDPR becomes the law in all EU Member States without the need for further legislation, though in some areas, Member States are allowed to adopt further specific laws on certain topics, for example, in relation to biometric data and employment data.
What is personal data?
Personal data is defined as any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual. For example, your name, date of birth, home address, personal email address, your tax identification number, fingerprints, phone number, performance data and medical information are all personal data, but it can also be any combination of data that can identify you.
What rights do individuals have?
The GDPR provides the following rights for individuals:
- The right to be informed
- The right of access
- The right to rectification
- The right to erasure
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object
- Rights in relation to automated decision making and profiling.
You can find out more on the ICO website. Companies receive the majority of requests in relation to the right to access and right to be forgotten.
What is the Right of Access?
A data subject access request is when an individual requests to have access to their personal data stored by the company. The purpose of the right to access personal data is to enable individuals to be in control of their own personal data (e.g. understand what personal data is processed and verify the lawfulness of processing).
All personal data which is being processed will need to be provided to the data subject, with a few exceptions to protect the data rights of other individuals and commercial secrets. In some cases, where the relevant systems provide for this, the right of access can be complied with by self-service by the data subject.
What is the Right to be Forgotten?
A data subject may make a request for the right to erasure, also known as the right to be forgotten. The right to be forgotten applies when: the individual has withdrawn consent, the data was processed unlawfully, or the data must be erased to comply with legal obligation. Only data items are forgotten for which the company does not have a legal basis (e.g. tax, accounting, employment, legal, etc.) or business purpose to retain.
The extent to which data can be erased depends on the nature of the personal data. For example, an employee cannot request that the fact that he or she worked at the company be deleted. When a data subject enacts their right to be forgotten, their personal data needs to be either deleted or anonymised such that it can no longer be linked back to the individual.
How to automate responding to data subject requests
Below is a high-level diagram of the solution that automates the processes that need to be carried out to comply with the regulation.
This includes collecting data from different systems in order to fulfill a Subject Access Request and instructing systems to delete/anonymise data as part of a Right to be Forgotten request.
Process automation requires that asset inventories and data flows are first documented and personal data processing systems are identified.
The solution then integrates with system APIs and orchestrates data subject requests. It allows the operator (data privacy team) to generate a consumable report and carry out necessary identity verification checks before responding to the request. It also enables the operator to customise the report if needed.
This approach ensures personal data is collected or removed from all the systems in scope and accelerates the process of responding to the requestor within the 30-day period.
Secure by designPosted: May 28, 2015 Filed under: Audit, Compliance, Information Security, Security Architecture, Security Culture | Tags: Information Security, Privacy, Usability Leave a comment
Have you seen security controls being implemented just to comply with legal and regulatory requirements? Just like this fence. I'm sure it will pass all the audits: it is functioning as designed, it blocks the path (at least on paper) and it has a bright yellow colour just as specified in the documentation. But is it fit for purpose?
It turns out that many security problems arise from this eager drive to comply: if the regulator needs a fence – it will be added!
Sometimes controls are introduced later, when the project is well passed the design stage. It might be the case that they just don't align with the real world anymore.
Safety measures, unfortunately, are no exception. The solution may be poorly designed, but more often, safety requirements are included later on with the implementation not fit for purpose.
Same holds for privacy as well. Privacy professionals encourage to adopt the Privacy by Design principle. Is it considered on the image below?
Gamification for securityPosted: March 24, 2015 Filed under: Information Security Management, Privacy, Productive Security, Security Culture | Tags: Gamification, Privacy, Security Culture 1 Comment
Oxford dictionary defines gamification as the application of typical elements of game playing (e.g. point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity to encourage engagement with a product or service:
Bringing an element of fun helps to achieve lasting change in human behaviour, as demonstrated by The Fun Theory project. Here are some videos to get an idea how gamification can drive behavioural change to address social and business challenges:
Gamification can also be a powerful learning tool when applied to information security.
For example, CyberCIEGE enhances information assurance and cyber security education and training through the use of computer gaming techniques such as those employed in SimCity™. In the CyberCIEGE virtual world, users spend virtual money to operate and defend their networks, and can watch the consequences of their choices, while under attack.
In its interactive environment, CyberCIEGE covers significant aspects of computer and network security and defense. Players of this video game purchase and configure workstations, servers, operating systems, applications, and network devices. They make trade offs as they struggle to maintain a balance between budget, productivity, and security. In its longer scenarios, users advance through a series of stages and must protect increasingly valuable corporate assets against escalating attacks.
CyberCIEGE includes configurable firewalls, VPNs, link encryptors and access control mechanisms. It includes identity management components such as biometric scanners and authentication servers. Attack types include corrupt insiders, trap doors, Trojan horses, viruses, denial of service, and exploitation of weakly configured systems. Attacker motives to compromise assets differ by asset and scenario, thereby supporting scenarios ranging from e-mail attachment awareness to cyber warfare.
More information along with introduction and demonstration movies are also available on the official website.
Cybersecure: Your Medical Practice is another example of using gamification to educate people but not in the context of the HIPAA regulation compliance.
This web-based security training module uses a game format that requires users to respond to privacy and security challenges often faced in a typical small medical practice. Users choosing the right response earn points and see their virtual medical practices flourish. But users making the wrong security decisions can hurt their virtual practices. In this version, the wrong decisions lead to floods, server outages, fire damage and other poor outcomes related to a lack of contingency planning.
Gamification can also be applied in user awareness training to change the behaviour of users in the organisation. One instance of this might be helping to recognize phishing links.
Anti-Phishing Phil is an interactive game that teaches users how to identify phishing URLs, where to look for cues in web browsers, and how to use search engines to find legitimate sites.
User studies have found that user education can help prevent people from falling for phishing attacks. However, it is hard to get users to read security tutorials, and many of the available online training materials make users aware of the phishing threat but do not provide them with enough information to protect themselves. Studies demonstrate that Anti-Phishing Phil is an effective approach to user education.
Apozy and Wombat Security Technologies also focus on gamification in raising awareness about security risks.
There is a free online course on gamification available. This course will teach you the mechanisms of gamification, why it has such tremendous potential, and how to use it effectively.
Global Privacy LaunchPosted: February 20, 2015 Filed under: Privacy | Tags: Privacy Leave a comment
In the face of cyber attacks managing to breach industries as diverse as multimedia giants, global retailers and online social networks, the importance of securing our personal information has never been more in the spotlight. The growing demand to address these risks has been recognized across the information security field, and I was recently given the opportunity to participate in the launch of my firm's own global privacy service line.
During this launch, I was lucky enough to meet many experienced privacy practitioners from all over the world, including New Zealand, South Africa, Japan and the USA. These security professionals generously shared their insights with me, based on their diverse experiences and individual challenges. Interestingly, I discovered that although privacy legislation varies country-by-country, the basic principles remain the same.
I was able to attend multiple interactive workshops, in which I learned how to perform privacy impact and maturity assessments. The week concluded with the IAPP Foundation and other certifications.
The experience I gained with data protection laws and the knowledge I obtained during these training sessions helped me to successfully obtain the Certified Information Privacy Manager and Certified Information Privacy Technologist credentials. These certifications will allow me to demonstrate my knowledge and skills and bring value to this truly exciting security arena.
The Internet of ThingsPosted: December 12, 2014 Filed under: Information Security, Presentations, Privacy | Tags: Privacy Leave a comment
Imagine a fridge that can tell when the food inside it is going off, or an oven that can cook food automatically. A world of everyday items, all smart, all connected – that's the Internet of Things.
But is this a force for good – or for evil? Do the sacrifices we'll have to make in terms of privacy and security outweigh the potential benefits?
I shared my view in the KPMG SLAT video
Javvad Malik: One of the biggest challenges that companies are facing is securing at the same rate of innovationPosted: April 3, 2014 Filed under: Information Security Management, Interview, Privacy, Risk Management, Security Culture | Tags: Human Behaviour, Privacy, Security Culture Leave a comment
Interview with Javvad Malik – Senior Analyst at 451 Research and blogger at http://www.J4vv4D.com
Could you start by telling us about yourself?
My first proper job was during my work placement year during my degree as an IT security administrator at NatWest Bank which, to be honest, I had no idea what this job was about. Actually, very few people knew what it was. But as a student doing a degree in Business Information Systems, I needed to specialise in something and so I went and took this job to see if I could make any sense of this field. I figured that this bank was a huge company and if things didn't work out in IT Security, I could always explore opportunities in other departments.
Back in the day, there was around seven people in the security operations team for the whole bank, and only three for the monitoring team with whom we only had an intermittent communication. NatWest was then acquired by RBS and I remained in IT security for the next five years, during which I moved more to the project-side of security, as opposed to the operations-side. I had more interactions with the internal consultancy-team and their job appealed to me, because they didn't seem to need to keep so up-to-date with all the latest technologies from a hands-on perspective and they made more money.. I was unable to make an internal move so I decided to get into contracting and stayed within financial services, where the majority of my roles involved arguing with auditors, resolving issues through internal consulting, being the middle-man between the business and pen-testers, project reviews, and the sort.
On the side, I got very interested in blogging. Blogs were the new fantastic boom readily accessible and cheap for everybody. Suddenly everybody with a blog felt like a professional writer, which I enjoyed, but found it a difficult area in which one could differentiate or bring a unique perspective to. I then tried video blogging, which I discovered was bloody hard, because it takes a lot of skills to help you look like a professional instead of like an idiot most of the time. But because I was among the first to get into this type of delivery mode, my profile was raised quite quickly within the security community, and perhaps to an even broader one. One of the advantages to video blogging that I uncovered was that people who watch you can somehow relate to you better than if they just read your work: they can see your body language, hear your voice, your tone, everything. The result is quite funny, because it often happens to me that when I go to a conference, somebody will greet me as if I'm their best friend. Because they see me so often on YouTube, they feel like they know me. It's very nice when people acknowledge you like that, and it goes to show that the delivery channel really has that impact.
So because of this impact, one day, Wendy, the research director at 451 Research, asked me if I would be interested in becoming an analyst. In reality I had no idea what an analyst did. She said that I would have to speak to vendors and write about them, which sounded a lot like blogging to me. She immediately said, "yes, it is pretty much like blogging," to which I then replied, "well, I have my demands. I do video blogging, I'd like to attend and speak at conferences and I don't want any restrictions here, because I know that many companies impose restrictions around this kind of activity."
Currently I've been an analyst for the past two years, which I have enjoyed very much and has allowed me to broaden my skillset; not to mention give me the opportunity to meet a ton of extremely talented people.
Where do you predict will the security field go?
When I was starting in the field, nobody really knew what security was. Then came the perception that it was all about hackers working from their mums' basements. Then, they were assumed to be IT specialists, and then that they were specialists who didn't necessarily know much about IT but who knew more about the risk and/or the government background and now everyone is just confused
Security itself is very broad. It is kind of like medicine: you have GPs who know a little bit about everything, which is the base level of knowledge. For complex cases they will refer you to other doctors who specialise in, say, blood, heart, eyes, ears, and other specific body parts. The same applies to security. You will have some broad generalists and others who are technical experts or those who are more into security development and can tell you how to use code more securely. You then have non-technical security people, who know more about understanding the business, the risk, and how to implement security into it. You also get product or technology specific experts who are only there to maybe tune your SIEMs for you, forensics experts, incident-response specialists, and so on. You will find specialists with overlapping skills, just as you will find those who possess unique abilities as well. Security has exploded "sideways" like that. So you can call lots of people "security experts" but in reality they are very different from each other, which means that they are not necessarily interchangeable. You can't, obviously, switch a non-technical person for a technical one. I believe that one of the signs of immaturity within the industry is that people still don't recognize these differences, which often leads to lots of finger-pointing in situations like: "you don't know how to code, how can you call yourself a security professional? You don't understand what the business does. You'll never be a security professional." These kinds of things, I think, are the natural growing pains of this and any industry.
What will probably happen going forward is that as things become increasingly interconnected and peoples' whole lives more and more online, you will have more and more of a visibility of security. Additionally, we will see the need to extend the capabilities outside of the enterprise into the consumer space. We are already seeing an overlap between personal and corporate devices. So I think that everything will kind of bleed into everything else: some areas will become operationalised, others will be commoditised, but I think that there will continuously be a need for security that will always have to be there. What that will look like will probably be different to what we see today.
What kind of challenges do you think will the companies face in the future in terms of security?
One of the biggest challenges that companies are facing is securing at the same rate of innovation. Every company wants to be the first one to develop a new way that they can hook in with their customers. Whether this is in the form of being the first in developing a new app that can enable consumers to do banking, or to do payments and inter-payments, and so on, which sometimes comes at the cost of security. Balancing this business case between the perceived benefits and the security risks of it can be very challenging. The speed at which businesses want to and need to innovate, because that's what the market is forcing them to do, is making security cost-prohibitive.
The other challenge is that the business model for many companies lies almost exclusively in advertising revenue. Nearly every mobile app or social media site or other online service that is free is typically generating either their primary or supplementary revenue by selling user information. With so many companies trying to grab data and sell to the highest bidder – we have a big challenge in educating users in terms of what security risks lie as well as trying to enforce good security practises within the vendor space but without breaking business models.
How would you say companies should then approach this challenge in the first place?
The way that companies typically "solve" this challenge is by burying their head in the sand and outsourcing the problem. So they will go out to another company and ask them: "can you offer us a secure platform to do it?" To which they answer, "of course we can. Just give us your money." The challenge is that companies and individuals don't appreciate that poor security choices made today may have an impact that will not be immediately felt, but perhaps in a few months' or years' time. Sadly, by then, it's usually too late. So this is what both companies and individuals need to be careful about.
Returning to the point about security professionals being very diverse, what's the role of security professionals from the risk governance and compliance perspective? Can you elaborate more on the security culture within a company and how can it be developed?
Security culture is a very difficult thing: it is not impossible but it relies on understanding human behaviour more than technical aspects. Understanding human behaviour means understanding personality types and how they respond to different environments and stimuli, which can be more challenging that understanding technical aspects.
The general observation that I can make about human behaviour, regardless of the personality type, is that people don't tend to be aware of what they are giving up. The best and most prevalent example would be how much in demand mobile apps are and how insecure they are, because people unknowingly give away lots of data in order to have access to them. Chris Eng from Veracode makes an excellent analogy by saying that "people usually don't care what they are agreeing to as long as they can still fling birds against pigs." This is the crux of it. People don't think it makes much of a difference if they give their email address away, or if they let the app access their GPS data or their contacts, because they can't perceive a direct impact. The problem is that this impact might not be felt until ten years' time. So if you are giving data to Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp, for example, you can't really predict what will happen later on. In the last year Facebook acquired both Instagram and Whatsapp. So now you have a single company that holds all of your photo data that you maybe didn't want on Facebook, along with all the stats on your behaviour that you've been feeding to Facebook, along with the people you are chatting to, and so on. So now Facebook has an incredible amount of information about you and can target and market a lot better. Someone could also use all this data for any purpose. I'm not saying that Facebook or other companies gather users personal data for malicious purposes, but it reminds me of the saying, "The path to hell is paved with good intentions."
How can you make people change their behaviour?
You have to make it real and personal for them. You have to make that personal connection. In security we tend to say: "we have 50,000 phishing emails that come through every day, and people click on them." But to the individual user, that doesn't really have that much of an impact. Are we making this information personal? The communication methods and the techniques that we need to change behaviour are there, we don't need to reinvent it with security people who don't understand how communication necessarily works or who are not the best communicators to begin with.
We can remember how 15-20 years ago, nobody cared about recycling, because nobody really cared about the environment. It was just a few people in Greenpeace with long hair and who smelled a bit funny who were trying to stop the oil companies from drilling into the sea, for example. Now, you go into any office and you find 10 bins for every different type of recycling material, which everybody now uses. It's been a long-term campaign which finally created that social change, and which now makes it unacceptable for people to behave in another way. As you walk on the street, you will see that very few people, if any, throw wrappers on the floor. They usually hold onto them until they get to a bin and then they dispose of them. We need to adopt the same practices to change behaviour in security and in many cases that means actually letting people who know how to market and communicate do that for us instead of trying to do it all ourselves.
Giving a talk at the University of GreenwichPosted: March 8, 2014 Filed under: Career Opportunities, Information Security, Information Security Management, Presentations, Privacy, Research | Tags: Career Opportunities, Information Security, Privacy, Research Leave a comment
I was invited to the University of Greenwich to discuss career opportunities in the information security field. We had a productive discussion with the young people who are finishing their degree in Computer Security and Forensics. After the presentation I was introduced to several PhD students who are currently researching various issues around privacy and social media. I'm very happy that people are becoming more interested in solving information security and privacy issues.
Playing Information SecurityPosted: December 12, 2013 Filed under: Information Security, PCI DSS, Penetration Test, Privacy, Software Security | Tags: Games, PCI DSS, Penetration Test, Privacy, Threats, Vulnerabilities, Web Application Security 1 Comment
Conducting an awareness training or explaining complex information security concepts can be simplified and made fun through gamification. It is possible to learn more about information security simply by playing card games. Please see below for the three games you can download for free, print and start playing today.
1. Playing with application vulnerabilities
OWASP Cornucopia is a mechanism in the form of a card game to assist software development teams identify security requirements in Agile, conventional and formal development processes. It is language, platform and technology agnostic.
2. Playing with threat modelling
Elevation of Privilege (EoP) is the easy way to get started threat modelling, which is a core component of the design phase in the Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL).
The EoP card game helps clarify the details of threat modelling and examines possible threats to software and computer systems.
The EoP game focuses on the following threats:
- Spoofing
- Tampering
- Repudiation
- Information Disclosure
- Denial of Service
- Elevation of Privilege
An academic-style paper explains the rules motivation and lessons learned in creating the game
The VOME project created a card game to support the discussion and teaching of issues of online privacy and consent. Players make decisions about what information characters might reveal to others and what they keep to themselves.
According to the authors, the main idea behind the game is to use the rules to model the way that information flows around the online environment. In real life, these flows are complex and often hidden. In the game it is possible simplify the relationships and decisions, and provide immediate feedback on the effects of those decisions


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My first instinct on this whole oxford trend was no way. But the more hot hipster girls I see wearing them, the more I am drawn to them.
I have a clear memory of Denise Huxtable wearing faded blue sweatpants and a gigantic men's overcoat, and looking like the hottest, coolest person who ever lived. And I thought, I need sweatpants like that, and I need to steal dad's overcoat, and then I will be really hot too. But of course, that was the opposite of true, because Denise Huxtable was abnormally amazing, and therefore could do that thing where she wore unflattering clothes and they ended up flattering her, in that they said to the world "I am so incredible that I can wear sweatpants outside." It really doesn't apply to me, or most of us.
So the question is, are oxfords only for today's Denises? The skinny, bad-ass hip girls who look endlessly cute in things that would render us even stumpier and more manly than we already feel?
Naturally, I turned to my stable of fashionable 20-somethings. Results after the jump. And please, feel free to cast yours too.
"they might not be easy to pull of, but i think they're good."
"i think its awkward not sexy nerd in a middle aged librarian sort of way- but not dykey. i think its the least sexy shoe option out there-second to the ugg."
"i am definitely not doing that."
"i vote yea but only for some – if you're going for depression era chic…and who isn't these days. but not with knickers – that would be overdoing it"
"i already bought these. that's my vote."
"horrid. they're definitely a trend but make me think of sad, pasty girls, mid-90s, wearing doc martens and smoking kools. yuck."
"totally into this. although, i've never been a fan of the wimpy, 'feminized,' slimmed-down version of an oxford. i wasn't during the 80s, and i'm not now. nothing's better than a lady in men's clothes, and men's brogues."
"I like vintage oxfords. They are an attractive and comfortable alternative to high heels, flip flops, sneakers, etc. However, I think it's important not to wear vintage oxfords with an overly shabby vintage-looking outfit, otherwise you end up looking too Williamsburg-y."
"I think these are better for girls than for boys, in the same way that vests and wide pants are good in an Annie Hall sort of way for girls, but make straight boys look ridiculous. My mother just bought a pair, after searching for several years for a pair in her tiny size. She will be relieved to know that others will be easier to find, once Lindsay and Nicole start wearing them."
survey says!
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on August 17, 2007
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Because a lot of the time they don't even realize it's an interview question.
Here it is:
"Do you have any questions for us?"
Make no mistake: this is an interview question.
Do NOT say "no".
Star candidates use this opportunity to show interviewers that:
(a) they're prepared;
(b) they've given the role considerable thought;
(c) and they have one or two informed and insightful questions about what the role requires and what "success" in the role means.
When you reply with a simple "no", you're communicating the exact opposite of all those things I just listed above. In some cases, I might even go as far as to say that how you respond to this final question could seal your fate.
How should you respond?
Understand that the purpose of your asking one or two informed questions is not to gather information; it's so that you can convey information.
As a starting point, I'd look at the traits and attitudes a hiring manager is looking out for in their ideal candidate. (You do have this information, don't you?) Then, craft a question or two that makes it clear -- without appearing manipulative -- that you've thought about the role and your candidacy in a way that is consistent with these same attitudes.
For example:
If Acme Inc. is looking for a "results-orientated and competitive" sales leader, then I might ask something like this:
"How does Acme Inc. define and measure success in this role?" (Don't assume it's sales. They might be looking for leads or even opportunities.)
Then I might follow up with:
"And what's the current record that I have to beat?"
Do you see what kind of information these two questions convey? All other things being equal, well-considered questions like these can be the difference between getting the job and narrowly losing out.
Hopefully, this example helps.
However, if this is something you need to work on, then I urge you to take a look at the "Launch" section of Interview Success Formula.


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Les Valeurs personnelles (Personal Values) (1952)
Belgian surrealist painter René François-Ghislain Magritte was born on November 21, 1898. He started painting when he was only 12. One of the most formative events of his life happened when he was only 14. His mother committed suicide by throwing herself from a bridge and young René saw her corpse in all its horror when the body was recovered a few days later.
He spent the years of World War I at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels where he became influenced by surrealist Giorgio Di Chirico. He embraced Di Chirico's idea that every painting should be "a visual poem." Magritte's classical training made his work harder for the critics to dismiss, for clearly he could paint with astonishing realism. Magritte played with logical, rather than physical, realities. He wanted the viewer to say "why?" and ponder the reasons disparate objects were placed together or in settings where they made no "sense." He also painted caustic parodies of famous paintings, endearing himself to those with a sense of humor, but not to the serious art world.
Magritte died on August 15, 1967 at the age of only 69, leaving behind a body of work of about 1,000 paintings that are sought after by all the best contemporary art museums as well as discerning collectors. You can visit the Musée Magritte in Brussels, which is housed where he lived for many years.
Today's phrase is a Magritte quotation: "L'art évoque le mystère sans quoi le monde n'existerait pas," (lar ayvok luh misstare sahn kwah luh mohnd nex-is-te-ray pah), which means "Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist." With all this in mind, what do you think his mysterious painting at the top means? Your guess is as good as mine and he'd be OK with that.
René Magritte 1898 – 1967: Thoughts Rendered Visible
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Polish geologists explain the cause of one of the great extinctions
Big lava flows from volcanoes were the cause of one of the so-called great extinctions from the Devonian, scientists from the University of Silesia in Katowice say.
There were five mass extinctions in the history of the Earth, periods when many species died off rapidly as a result of global environmental factors. Dinosaurs were the victims of one of those events.
Anomalously high mercury concentrations have been documented in sediments formed during the four mass extinctions that occurred over the last 500 million years. It was widely recognized as the final proof of episodes of global volcanic cataclysm. However, similar data were not available for the great Late Devonian extinction that occurred 372 million years ago.
Geologists from the University of Silesia focused on that crisis. International grant MAESTRO financed by the National Science Centre and realized at the University of Silesia by the team led by Prof. Grzegorz Racki allowed to finally unravel the mystery of this "missing link". The team proved the presence of mercury anomalies in the Devonian profiles from Morocco, Germany and northern Russia. In the geological level in question, mercury content is up to one hundred times higher than the average in a given rock succession.
"The correlation of these anomalies over thousands of kilometres points to the global conditions of mercury inflow. It can be assumed that these were gas exhalations from the major lava discharges on the Siberian continent - which has long been suspected - although similar magma activity from this period is known also from the area of Belarus and Ukraine" - emphasises Prof. Racki.
Previous problems with the detection of Devonian mercury anomalies resulted mainly from the incompleteness of the sedimentary record or unfavourable conditions for the accumulation of mercury and preservation of the volcanic signal.
These findings have been described in an article published in a major geological journal "Geology" of the Geological Society of America by scientists from the Faculty of Earth Sciences of the University of Silesia in Sosnowiec: Grzegorz Racki, Michał Rakociński and Leszek Marynowski, and a well-known British geologist, Prof. Paul Wignall.
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Hobart, Australia – Luke Zeller (Washington, Ind.) registered double figures for the third straight outing as he finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in leading Athletes In Action to a 125-92 victory over the Tasmanian All-Stars on Tues., Aug. 14, The contest was played at the Aurora Sports Stadium in Newtown, Hobart. With the victory, AIA picked up its first win of its Australian exhibition tour.
AIA controlled the pace of the game from the beginning but only held an 8 point first quarter margin. However, a near flawless second period opened up the game. AIA only turned the ball over once in the second 12 minutes and rode 10 Ray Shafer points to a 67-42 Halftime lead. Oregon's Shafer scored 16 of his game high 24 in the first half. AIA shot 59 percent from the floor in the first half and limited the Aussies to only 38 percent.
Tasmania made a run to start the second half, pulling to within 15, but that was as close as they would get. In all, seven AIA players scored in double figures led by Shafer and Texas A&M's Josh Carter (19 Points). Colorado Christian's Brian Stamer added 15 points and 12 rebounds. Wes Johnson of Iowa State also finished with 15. Whitney Robinson and Miami's Jimmy Graham added 11.
Zeller, Graham, and Shafer each had eight rebounds. AIA out-rebounded the Tasmanian All-Stars 67-39 for the game. AIA also had 20 second-chance points to the Tasmanian's two.
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ORLANDO, Fla., April 5, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Immunomedics, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMMU), a biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases, today reported the development of 2 new antibodies produced by the Company's proprietary Dock-and-Lock (DNL) technology for the potential treatment of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) and other B-cell lymphomas.
Designated as 74-(20)-(20) and 20-(74)-(74), the two DNL-engineered antibodies each has six binding arms capable of attaching to two different targets simultaneously. Specifically, 74-(20)-(20) is made up of 4 antigen-binding regions (Fabs) of veltuzumab, the Company's anti-CD20 humanized antibody, linked to an intact milatuzumab, the Company's anti-CD74 humanized antibody, while 20-(74)-(74) contains 4 Fabs of milatuzumab conjugated to a veltuzumab.
The activity of the two anti-CD20/CD74 antibodies was evaluated on a panel of cell lines and primary patient tumor samples. At a low concentration of 10 nM, the two DNL constructs potently inhibited the growth of MCL cells, as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cells, without the need for crosslinking by a secondary antibody. Both antibodies depleted B cells from whole blood, where only veltuzumab was effective under the same conditions, but not milatuzumab. Hence, the bispecific antibodies appeared to be more potent than a mixture of the parental antibodies.
In-vivo efficacy of the two bispecific hexavalent antibodies was examined in mice bearing human MCL transplants. Animals given 370 mg of 74-(20)-(20) twice a week for two weeks had a 30% increase in median survival time (MST) over saline controls (43.5 days vs. 34 days, respectively). The same dose of 20-(74)-(74) extended MST to 53 days, a 60% increase. Both increases in MST are statistically significant.
"These promising results warrant further preclinical evaluation of the 2 DNL antibodies in B-cell lymphomas that are refractory or poorly responsive to anti-CD20 or other antibodies," remarked Cynthia L. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer. "It may be that the new antibody constructs are more economical, convenient, and potent than a mixture of antibodies against the same targets," she added.
In a separate poster presentation, the creation and initial characterization of a DNL-derived dendrimer-based nanoparticle were described.
Dendrimers are large and complex molecules with potential applications in engineering, medicine and nano-biotechnology. In medicine, the most prominent use is for gene and drug delivery. However, their function as delivery vessels for therapeutic DNAs or siRNAs remains a challenge. The goal of this study was to improve the selectivity and potency of a dendrimeric nanoparticle by conjugation with an antibody that internalizes upon binding to target cells.
A novel immunoconjugate, E1-G5/2, was made by DNL to consist of a dendrimer, G5/2, site-specifically linked to a Fab of hRS7, a humanized antibody owned by the Company that rapidly internalizes upon binding to the TROP-2 antigen expressed on various solid cancers. E1-G5/2 was found to protect DNA and siRNA from degradation by enzymes and internalize in a TROP-2-expressing cervical cancer cell line.
These results indicate that DNL can be used to build dendrimer-based nanoparticles that are targetable with antibodies. Such agents may have improved properties as carriers of drugs, plasmids, or siRNAs for diverse applications in vitro and in vivo.
"Nanotechnology is an exciting new area of medicine and, in particular, oncology, so we are pleased that our DNL technology allows us to become an active player in this field by developing dendrimer-based nanoparticles for improved delivery of a varied of therapeutics, including vaccines, for cancer therapy," commented the company CEO, Cynthia Sullivan.
About the Dock-and-Lock Method (DNL)
DNL is a platform technology that utilizes the natural interaction between two proteins, cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). The region that is involved in such interaction for PKA is called the dimerization and docking domain (DDD), which always appears in pairs. Its binding partner in AKAPs is the anchoring domain (AD). When mixed together, DDD and AD will bind with each other spontaneously to form a binary complex, a process termed docking. Once "docked," certain amino acid residues incorporated into DDD and AD will react with each other to "lock" them into a stably tethered structure. The outcome of the DNL method is the exclusive generation of a stable complex, in a quantitative manner that retains the full biological activities of its individual components. Diverse drugs, chemical polymers, proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids are among suitable components that can be linked to either DDD or AD. Since DDD always appears in pairs, any component that is linked to DDD will have two copies present in the final products.
About Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Mantle cell lymphoma is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma with poor prognosis. The disease is more prominent among adults 60 years and older, with males more than females by a ratio of 4 to 1. About 3,500 new cases are detected in the U.S., which has been increasing steadily from 1992 to 2004. At present, there is no cure for MCL. Chemotherapy along with rituximab increases the overall survival but the disease relapses in virtually all patients.
About Immunomedics
Immunomedics is a New Jersey-based biopharmaceutical company primarily focused on the development of monoclonal antibody-based products for the targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune and other serious diseases. We have developed a number of advanced proprietary technologies that allow us to create humanized antibodies that can be used either alone in unlabeled or "naked" form, or conjugated with radioactive isotopes, chemotherapeutics, cytokines or toxins, in each case to create highly targeted agents. Using these technologies, we have built a pipeline of therapeutic product candidates that utilize several different mechanisms of action. We also have a majority ownership in IBC Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which is developing a novel Dock-and-Lock (DNL) methodology with us for making fusion proteins and multifunctional antibodies, and a new method of delivering imaging and therapeutic agents selectively to disease, especially different solid cancers (colorectal, lung, pancreas, etc.), by proprietary, antibody-based, pretargeting methods. We believe that our portfolio of intellectual property, which includes approximately 172 patents issued in the United States and more than 400 foreign patents, protects our product candidates and technologies. For additional information on us, please visit our website at www.immunomedics.com. The information on our website does not, however, form a part of this press release.
This release, in addition to historical information, may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements, including statements regarding clinical trials, out-licensing arrangements (including the timing and amount of contingent payments), forecasts of future operating results, and capital raising activities, involve significant risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks associated with new product development (including clinical trials outcome and regulatory requirements/actions), our dependence on our licensing partners for the further development of epratuzumab for autoimmune indications and veltuzumab for non-cancer indications, competitive risks to marketed products and availability of required financing and other sources of funds on acceptable terms, if at all, as well as the risks discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not under any obligation, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Adolescents' Nighttime Social Media Use Linked to Poor Sleep
Most would say getting a good night's sleep is critical to success at school. But a new study argues that social media and the lack of proper bedtime routines are making it increasingly difficult for students to get the sleep they need to thrive and even function at all in the classroom.
The study entitled, "Sleepless in school? The Social Dimensions of Young People's Bedtime Rest and Routines," was published last month in the Journal of Youth Studies.
The researchers studied 850 young people who were divided into two cohorts of adolescents ages 12-13 and 14-15. The students were participating in a larger longitudinal study and were asked to fill out a questionnaire about their sleep habits. Their parents were also invited to participate.
About a third of all the students surveyed said they almost always go to school feeling tired, while another third said they go to school feeling tired at least once a week.
The survey indicated that 1 in 5 adolescents routinely wakes up during the night to engage with social media sites. These students are three times more likely than their peers who don't interrupt their sleep to log on to these sites to feel constantly tired at school .
"It's not surprising because if your sleep is disrupted and you're not getting enough sleep, then you're going to have the consequences the next day of feeling tired or not feeling well," said Lisa Meltzer, an associate professor of pediatrics at National Jewish Health. "Young people who are waking up at night to check their phones or their tablets are interrupting their sleep, and that can make functioning more difficult."
Meltzer was not involved with this study, which took place in Wales, but she has studied and written extensively about adolescent sleep disruption.
The study found that girls were more likely to wake up during the night and check social media sites than boys. This was particularly true among students in the younger cohort. Twenty-six percent of 12-to-13-year-old girls reported always waking during the night to check their phones or tablets for messages, while only 17 percent of boys reported the same. The study also found that family income played a role in students' use of social media at night. Students who were eligible for free school meals were less likely to have these technologically based sleep disruptions than their more-affluent peers, but these students were more likely to report feeling tired during the school day. The researchers noted that these students were less likely to have stable bedtime routines, which may help account for their fatigue at school. In Wales, free school meals function similarly to free and reduced lunch in the United States as a social program to help children from low-income families.
Sleep Routines
In addition to looking at the impact of social media on sleep disruption, the researchers also examined students' regular bedtime routines. The researchers' key questions centered on whether or not these routines were in place. So students were asked if they went to bed at the same time each night and if they got up for school at the same time each day. Perhaps not surprisingly students with regular bedtimes reported going to bed earlier than those without them. Nearly 60 percent of 14-and 15-year-olds who reported always having a regular bedtime said they went to bed before 11 p.m., while only 11 percent of those who said they never have a regular bedtime reported the same.
"Having a consistent bedtime and wake time will ensure that children are getting enough sleep, which then ensures their best success at school and in daytime functioning," said Meltzer. "There is plenty of research showing that parent-set bedtimes lead to better outcomes for youth. In particular, adolescents who continue to have parent-set bedtimes have lower rates of mental health concerns, depression, suicidal risks."
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