text: This young adult (12-16) book, written by the talented Rania Amin, is unique that it is written entirely in colloquial Egyptian Arabic. This definitely makes it much easier for young adults to read and relate to. Once a school counselor, Rania's masterfully crafted story explains situations that many young adults face growing up and how best to deal with it.


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Fallow sap. It was a lot of work to keep control of the sectors where this sap could be produced in the original Jagged Alliance. Without the sap there was no income. Without income, there was no way to pay AIM for the rowdy mercenary crew I had selected to get rid of the evil tyrant I had been hired to dethrone, or their equipment.
There’s no sap in Jagged Alliance: Rage, nor do you need to pay for your mercenaries or their gear for that matter. The premise and scope of this “not quite Jagged Alliance” game is different enough that it does not require an economical component. I missed this sorely, along with many other gameplay elements that gave the original games their depth and longevity. But that does not mean I did not enjoy Rage. But before I made it to the fifth stage of grief and accepted that this was not Jagged Alliance, I had to learn to look at Rage as “a game in the Jagged Alliance universe”. When I did, it wasn’t all that bad.
Jagged Alliance: Rage tells a familiar story of an evil regime that is souring the lives of the peaceful people on some remote tropical island. It brings back the equally familiar faces of fan favourite mercenaries such as Ivan, Shadow and Fidel, and a good dose of turn-based gunplay that is solid enough to warrant a playthrough or two.
Rage is set some years into the future from the previous games. AIM has been all but forgotten and the mercenaries that gave it its shine are past their prime, and then some. When you have these characters as wedged into your heart as I have, it’s more than a little painful seeing them in their sorry state. Ivan is dependent on alcohol — without it his hands become less steady — and Raven has physically weakened to the point that she can barely handle her fateful sniper rifle, let alone heavy weaponry. Story wise it’s an interesting twist and the game gives you enough tools to deal with the various weaknesses of your geriatric crew as to not break things. There is a steady supply of booze for old Ivan and Shadow’s withering immune system can be bolstered by medicine found in the field as well, but… damn, these guys were the bomb in the good old days!
The first handful of missions made it a little difficult for me to look beyond the game’s decreased scope. Tiny maps, poor weapons, an overly heavy reliance on stealth, the inevitable “let’s get you familiar with the controls” and other “set pieces” just weren’t very welcoming. But as a reviewer you cannot just switch a game off in the first half hour when you don’t like it. Like the intrepid AIM mercenaries, we have a job to do, albeit a lot less dangerous one. I persevered and found a perfectly enjoyable game beyond those first missions, even if it has its fair share of shortcomings (beyond the obvious that fans will find missing from its too-short feature list).
First off, the animations are a bit clunky and if you’re not into low polygon graphics you’ll have some trouble seeing past those too. The writing isn’t stellar, though it does improve midway through the game. The same is true for the voice acting - the mercenaries are well voiced but the rest of the cast is as weak as I’ve found it in any game. Come to think of it, that’s actually true to the originals, kudos to the devs for authenticity then?
And the AI does crazy things sometimes. Well, often. I’ve seen soldiers scaling a fence, only to turn around and go straight back over as soon as they had gone across, and then back again. They’ll happily run straight into the firing line and, especially during night missions, will opt to sit around waiting for you to pick them off one by one from afar without ever firing their weapon or checking to see what the ruckus is all about. Yet the most annoying thing I found in the game is what happens — after — the fight. Picking up loot is ridiculously tedious, as is inventory management, and the fact that the game remains turn-based even when the map is cleared feels like a rooky mistake from developers that have more than a few strategy games under their belts.
But that’s not the whole story. There’s fun to be had here too. Stealth remains an important component throughout each of the missions and it’s been well implemented. I love suddenly emerging out of the grass with my team and mowing down nearby soldiers, and there’s a good amount of feedback from the game when you’re about to do something that will get you caught. Another area where the game shines is weapons, and sound effects in particular. The whizzing of bullets missing their marks, the deep sound of the M4A1 as it empties its magazine, and the satisfying thuds on impact… it’s just the way I like my gunplay to sound.
Early on, there’s a real sense of dread as enemy squads sprout from bases spread around the map and then hunt you across it. I would have liked this to last longer but finding better weapons and armor make these squads look a lot less imposing a bit too soon for that. Fortunately this gets replaced by a growing wish to help the islanders break free from their oppressor. The story may not be particularly strong and definitely picks up late, but there’s enough of it to make you develop a real distaste for what is happening to these people, along with an urge to help them.
One thing that did carry over from the original games is the banter and feedback from the individual mercenaries. There’s a good bit of humor tucked in between more general dialogue and I had more than a few chuckles listening to what the mercs had to say to each other.
Jagged Alliance: Rage is a fun game when judged on its own merits. It’s certainly not a proper sequel, and perhaps that would be a bit too much to expect from a game that’s selling for a mere 20 bucks. It does have a few whiffs of what made Jagged Alliance great though, and if this would have been sold as a way to whet our appetites for a full sequel coming out next year, I think it would have landed much better with the fans than it did. As it stands, Jagged Alliance: Rage is a cute distraction, a fun-for-a-while-not-quite-Jagged-Alliance that will polarize fans more than it had intended, but should not be dismissed right out of hand.

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And so, this is Christmas and the third year that we’ve had a holiday update on the site. When we launched this as ‘The Footy Guys’ blog publishing PDF cheat sheets for AFL & NRL back in spring of 2015, who’d have guessed where we are today.
Secondly, if you’ve dreamed of working for Fantasy Insider, or just in sports data / speculation more generally, we have some news for you. Early in the new year we’ll be advertising for a digital designer, data scientist and marketing specialist. If you fit one of those roles, drop us an e-mail, Intercom message or tweet, with your resume and a bit of background.
December 24 – NBA: An update will be published the evening of December 23, but there is no guaranteed morning update on December 24.
December 25 – NFL: No morning update.
December 26 – NBA: An update will be published at some point on Christmas Day, but there is no guaranteed morning update on December 26.
December 26 – Big Bash: An update will be published at some stage on December 24 or 25 for the December 26 game, subject to the platforms publishing their salaries. Content schedule for December 26 is TBD.
December 27 – NBA: An update will be published at some point on Boxing Day, but there is no guaranteed morning update on December 27.
We should return to more or less a usual schedule from December 28. As described previously, we are not publishing post-toss updates for Big Bash this year, due to the unreliable nature of the data.
Thanks as always for your support and loyalty in 2017. It’s been a year of ups and downs, and there’ve been periods where we haven’t been able to deliver as much as we’d wish. 2018 promises to take this site, and our company, to new levels, and we hope you stick with us on the journey.

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Launching in store *NEW* HEAD SPEED TOUCH 2017 Tennis Racket !
Try out the NEXT GENERATION of HEAD TENNIS RACKET – the HEAD GRAPHENE TOUCH. Give yourself the best advantage to your game – see it, asks questions, feel it against our in-store hitting wall, take it home for a week….. It’s well worth a visit to our large retail space in Farnham, Surrey – devoted to all things racket sport and open every day. Call us for more info on 01252 717214.
This new tennis racket has new construction, but still compatible with Sony Smart Tennis Sensor.
The HEAD GRAPHENE TOUCH offers superior solid dampened feel to this new tennis racket line. Less shock and vibration. More WOW !
Legendary No. 1 Squash Player RAMY ASHOUR signs with SALMING !

industry_corpus2: Sports


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Upmarket luxury in a fabulous double storey home, just 500 metres from the beach, accommodating 14 guests and offering everything you may need for a fabulous getaway... this is by no means a cottage!
Main double bedroom en suite with dressing room and air-conditioning. Large fully equipped kitchen with open plan dining area. Scullery with dishwasher. TV lounge with full DSTV and pub. Indoor fire place. Balcony with large wooden deck, sea view, sun loungers, under roof braai and jacuzzi.
TV lounge with full XtraView DSTV. Four double bedrooms, all en suite. One room with double bunk bed. One twin bedroom. Lock up double garage. Full Laundry. Generator. Water tanks.

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Are you ready for a WELLNESS REBELLION?
No one cares about your health like you do…..no one.
No one will advocate for your kids wellbeing like YOU will.
This is on my heart right now.
CLEANING up our lives. GREENING up our homes.
With simplicity and ease and from a place of LOVE.
Re aligning with our Earth.
Take one small moment to cast your attention to your WELLBEING.
and step into my own personal rebellion.
I did what I was told for a very long time!
I was dumbed down – for sure. OR I couldn’t be bothered to really look.
I took plastic bags from the supermarket when I forgot my cloth bag – which was often.
Ordered takeaway smoothies and juices that came in soft plastic.
AND THEN I WOKE UP….and began to wonder….
Why would I do any of those things?
What was I modelling to my son?
Why did I think it was okay?
Why was I just following every one else?
And one of the FIRST was..
Looking at what was inside our home.
It wasn’t hard – it was INSPIRING, EMPOWERING and deeply aligned with who I truely am and the work I’m here to do in the world.
I NOW choose Natural Solutions.
I choose Toxic Free Living.
I clean with water, white vinegar, essential oils, bi carb, witch hazel….
NOT hazardous chemicals that are incredibly dangerous to our health.
and how it affects my family.
If you STOP for just one moment and think about it….
Why would we clean with a product that has Health Warnings??
Why would we bring artificial fragrances and chemicals into our homes and apply them to our bodies?
Why would we drink out of something that leaches toxic chemicals?
So strange that this has become the norm.
And it has – become the norm.
Billion $ campaigns to make us think we need a whole heap of artificial crap to make us cleaner, sexier, worthier, prettier, HAPPIER!??
Yes, I’ve been there. For sure.
NO I am not judging.
BUT – to make a change we must be able to BOTH….
We have to make NEW decisions.
SO I’M HERE TO OFFER A SOLUTION.
A gentle, loving, conscious solution.
Our own personal rebellion – for our health.
If you’re ready to hear.
And likely ONLY those ready to hear will have read this far.
Here’s a link to a GREEN CLEANING e book I recently compiled.
It’s a simple and effective way to start choosing greater health.
It’s inspiring to know we don’t need that entire aisle at the supermarket to clean our homes.
We need just a few basic ingredients.
Ingredients that will SUPPORT your health NOT deplete it.
This is a profound place to start.
The RIPPLE EFFECT that is created by bringing this practice into your home is powerful.
Many of the recipes use Essential Oils.
They are pure, plant botanicals that hold the wisdom of our earth.
They are chemicals found in nature.
They are incredibly effective without the SIDE EFFECTS.
Which is why I partner with doTERRA.
If you don’t have these oils in your home – reach out and I will help you.
I also offer a complimentary 1:1 ZOOM call to chat about the oils and how they could improve your health and home – before you purchase.
If you’d like that kind of support – it’s available.
Here’s to our WELLBEING RISING.
Here’s to making the changes that will change our lives each and every day.
Here’s to saying NO to what isn’t serving our highest good & YES to what is.

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Software engineering leader with a patent and over 15 years combined software development experience.
I truly enjoy collaborating with others and mentoring Junior developers while working with the product team to build world class software.
28 Is "She is under the shower" a proper English sentence?
16 For a large validation task is chain of responsibility pattern a good bet?
11 What can I do when I get a "Cannot Allocate Memory" error after restoring a disk image?


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This is the first post in a new series on the blog, providing a quick recap of recent political-law news and developments.
What role will non-profits have on the 2016 presidential election? According to a report in the New York Times, 501(c)(4) political activity is expected to be an important factor in the upcoming race.
Proposed federal legislation may require New York State, or some portions of it, to receive pre-clearance under the Voting Rights Act before implementing changes to voting laws.
In Wagner v. FEC, the DC Circuit Court upheld the prohibition on political contributions by federal contractors. You can see our full analysis of this important case here.
Challenges in defining coordination and enforcing restrictions means that Super PACs will continue to play an important role in federal elections, including the 2016 presidential race.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board is holding a hearing on Monday, July 13, 2015 to solicit comments on proposed amendments to Board rules on public-funds eligibility and disclosure-statement documentation. More information is available here.
The Brennan Center for Justice, the New York City Campaign Finance Board, and the Committee for Economic Development will be hosting a conference titled American Elections at the Crossroads, on Wednesday, July 22. Ann Ravel, chair of the FEC, will deliver remarks.
Our analysis of what New Jersey government contractors need to know about Governor Christie's presidential run.

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In July 2017, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies held a workshop to examine the drivers behind digital protectionism in Asia and Europe, its implications on the U.S. economy and foreign policy, and policy responses to mitigate the problem. The workshop, hosted by then CFR Senior Fellow Jennifer M. Harris, was made possible by the support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The views described here are those of workshop participants only and are not CFR or Carnegie Corporation positions. The Council on Foreign Relations takes no institutional positions on policy issues and has no affiliation with the U.S. government.
Digital protectionism in Asia (especially China) and Europe increasingly threatens the only area of cross-border economic activity still growing nearly a decade after the global financial crisis. Web censorship, forced transfer of intellectual property, data localization, and onerous privacy rules have combined to hamstring the development of the data-based digital economy—the commerce in virtual, not physical, goods. On July 20, 2017, CFR gathered more than two dozen current and former government officials, technology executives, economists, and trade lawyers at the half-day workshop “The Rise of Digital Protectionism: Implications for U.S. Interests and Possible Solutions,” in San Francisco, to examine these issues and explore options available to U.S. policymakers to counter the protectionist measures.
China’s embrace of digital protectionism is just a page from its standard playbook, many participants said, meant to undercut foreign competitors and boost Chinese companies. President Xi Jinping has “stepped on the gas,” one workshop participant argued, making state control of the digital economy a “huge priority” for the Communist Party of China as it seeks to meet ambitious growth targets.
The protectionism takes many forms: web censorship through the so-called great firewall, forced technology transfer through mandated joint ventures with foreign firms, and a new cyber security law that places onerous requirements on nearly every foreign company doing business in China. The requirements in the new law that data be physically housed in China, in particular, and limits to data flows out of China are akin, one participant said, to a “Roach Motel”: the data comes in but cannot get out.
Participants suggested that two forces have driven the tougher new digital regulations. First, as it did in the past several decades with traditional industries, China seeks global dominance in several high-tech sectors projected to be at the forefront of growth in coming decades—artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, biotechnology, and autonomous vehicles, among others—and uses digital protectionism to carve out a privileged space for Chinese firms. Second, the Communist Party sees the free flow of data and digital communications as a threat to regime stability and seeks greater state control of data flows.
The Communist Party sees the free flow of data and digital communications as a threat to regime stability.
Such protectionism is neither new nor unique to China. But participants stressed that the sheer size and global importance of the Chinese economy makes Beijing’s “bare-knuckle” approach to digital protectionism problematic for U.S. policymakers. Some African countries are already replicating the mercantilist Chinese model, as evidenced by increasing government restrictions on the internet and data flows in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa. Meanwhile, Western countries and international firms have been loath to push back against Chinese restrictions for fear of losing access to the world’s largest economy by purchasing power parity.
In recent years, the European Union (EU) has ramped up its digital protectionism, vowing to create a digital single market with Europe-wide rules on data flows, implementing rigorous privacy standards, cracking down on hate speech, policing social media, and challenging the market dominance of (predominantly American) technology firms.
Participants noted that Europe’s digital protectionism is in line with Brussels’ legalistic, top-down, heavily regulated approach to economic policy and that, like other EU initiatives, it lacks a comprehensive appreciation of the interplay of privacy, security, and innovation in the digital economy. U.S. firms are asked to do more than European firms with respect to privacy protections, for example. These and other requirements, such as data localization in different member states, create a regulatory burden that is especially costly for small- and medium-sized tech firms.
In recent years, the European Union has ramped up its digital protectionism.
Many participants underscored what appears to be an anti-American bias in European digital regulation, pointing to high-profile antitrust cases and limits on American tech firms doing business there. But many attributed that to poor, not protectionist, policies. They argued that European policymakers, hostage to overlapping jurisdictions, are not equipped to tackle interrelated problems such as privacy, security, and economic innovation in a unified way and often introduce flawed policies based on a misunderstanding of what technology can actually do and what effects the policy actually has on businesses and consumers. Laws intended to rein in corporate titans often impose substantial compliance burdens that ironically hurt small tech firms while the Googles of the world easily meet those requirements.
Despite the limitations brought about by Europe’s digital restrictions, participants largely agreed that Europe is more an irritant than a major threat and that the EU could help the United States push back against Chinese digital protectionism.
Barriers to the free flow of data and digital information are consequential to the United States, participants said, because the global digital economy has quickly become a large part of cross-border trade flows. Participants estimated that cross-border data and digital flows account for between $2.8 trillion and $4 trillion of the $7 trillion to $15 trillion in total cross-border flows of goods and services.
Moreover, although cross-border flows in traditional goods and services flatlined after the 2008 financial crisis, data and digital flows have continually grown, increasing eighty-fold since 2005. Participants noted that the digital economy is the sole part of globalization that is still proceeding apace and is more diffuse than traditional globalization, given the active role that smaller firms and smaller countries play. One participant argued that the digital economy is “shifting the nature of globalization,” by deepening cross-border trade in virtual goods even as growth in physical trade has been nearly stagnant.
The digital economy is the sole part of globalization that is still proceeding apace.
Digital protectionism does not just pose a risk to U.S. competitiveness in sectors at the center of the future economy, it also threatens traditional sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and agriculture. Participants noted that advanced manufacturing has a large and growing data component: 3-D printing and digital manufacturing, for example, rely on cross-border data flows as well as a data-intensive research and development program.
Traditional sectors such as agriculture are seeing a growing role for data, for example, in biotechnology and the development of new strains of seeds. Likewise, extractive industries and the energy sector are being transformed to rely increasingly on data, from geological big data crunching that enabled the hydraulic fracturing revolution to global shipping that is becoming increasingly automated.
In that sense, some participants suggested, China’s digital protectionism, while boosting its dominance of high-tech sectors, could backfire in other areas. The rise of big data across a growing number of sectors is helped by jurisdictions such as the United States that allow unfettered data flows. Europe’s tough privacy laws also discourage innovation among technology firms; data localization requirements push tech startups to American shores, where compliance costs are lower.
China’s digital protectionism, while boosting its dominance of high-tech sectors, could backfire in other areas.
One participant suggested differentiating and regulating data—from anonymous industrial data to regular user information, to extremely sensitive, personal information such as health records—according to its sensitivity.
Maintaining cross-border data flows with few government restrictions will be important as the digital transformation plays out in traditional sectors. As one participant put it, networks matter: an economy that tries to insulate itself from global data flows by throwing up restrictions to cross-border data-sharing risks cutting itself off rather than protecting its national champions.
To the extent that Chinese digital protectionism gives Beijing an advantage in the global economy, it could also give China an advantage on the battlefield, some participants warned. The United States’ edge in military technology is threatened by concerted Chinese advances in areas that could enhance China’s cyber capabilities.
Some participants warned that digital restrictions, especially Europe’s rigorous privacy protection, could make it harder for the United States to properly defend against national security threats, especially terrorism. While U.S. policymakers try to balance security, privacy, and economic concerns with digital regulation, Europe pursues each area of policymaking on its own separate track, which could have dire consequences for U.S. security.
Other less obvious security concerns arise from the trend toward digital protectionism. Data localization in Russia, for example, forces U.S. firms to store data from Russian users on servers in that country, opening the possibility of digital reprisals from Moscow in the event of U.S. sanctions against Russia, such as happened after the invasion and annexation of Crimea. One participant characterized the “new constraints” that data localization placed on Washington’s ability to use economic sanctions as a foreign policy cudgel.
Workshop participants agreed that the first order of business is to address the Donald J. Trump administration’s focus on traditional sectors of the economy and its corresponding lack of understanding of the scope of the threat from digital protectionism. One participant noted that the administration’s public discussions of trade policy favor goods over services and tangible cross-border flows over data.
“We need to explain to a manufacturing-obsessed administration why it should care about digital and data,” one participant argued. Others suggested that the first step should be to educate policymakers about the linkages between the traditional and the digital economies and about how digital protectionism could affect U.S. economic prospects. U.S. government agencies also need to build a more coordinated approach to digital issues. The State Department and the National Security Council, for example, wall off digital innovation from cybersecurity issues, complicating interagency and intragovernmental coordination on data and digital policies more broadly.
One participant recommended crafting an international charter that would set the basic rules for regulators on how to approach data mobility and security, akin to the early trade guidelines that bounded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and eventually morphed into an accepted, global trade architecture. Even if such a charter failed to secure a consensus among the United States, China, and Europe, it would at least put competing tradeoffs on the table—privacy versus security versus innovation—and avoid policymaking that treated each as an isolated issue.
Some participants suggested prioritizing data and digital issues in upcoming trade talks, whether in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation or the continuing talks between the United States and Europe about a free-trade pact. Older trade agreements such as NAFTA could be revised now to address digital issues that were not apparent twenty-five years ago. Other participants, however, doubted the appropriateness of trade talks for digital issues. Lobbies for traditional sectors such as steel and agriculture dominate trade discussions; tech firms are either unable or unwilling to do the same. Further, ambitious trade deals, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), which seek to better deal with data and digital trade, face problematic futures. Asian and Latin American countries are trying to salvage a shrunken TPP after the U.S. withdrawal, while TTIP is burdened by EU divides, Brexit, and a skeptical public attitude in the United States and Europe toward free trade.
Other participants stressed that the U.S. government cannot tackle digital protectionism on its own. Many suggested that the Trump administration should work with the business community to strengthen its resistance to unreasonable digital oversight, since many firms—eager to dive into the Chinese market—acquiesce to restrictive digital regulations with little or no pushback.
To get businesses on board, participants recommended modifying the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which outlaws the transfer of money to foreign governments, and similar laws meant to prevent bribery and corruption by U.S. firms overseas. Expanding the concept of the FCPA to include in-kind handovers—such as data, access to networks, or veto over the ultimate use of corporate data—could force companies to stop accepting onerous digital rules.
The U.S. government cannot tackle digital protectionism on its own.
Several participants, noting that timid U.S. government responses to Chinese protectionism in the past had ultimately encouraged such behavior, urged a tougher line. They suggested using the World Trade Organization to tackle digital protectionism, starting with smaller countries to set precedents before taking aim at Chinese abuses, or retaliating using trade authority under U.S. domestic law.
Other participants pointed to additional elements of U.S. leverage, such as access to the U.S. market. Reforming the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, for example, to more closely scrutinize and, if needed, block potentially sensitive foreign investment in digital technology, could nudge China toward more reciprocal behavior. Yet others recommended a more aggressive use of export controls, which would hurt China’s current acquisition spree and could ultimately drive concessions on digital protectionism.

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Karl Klement announced recently that Peggy Llewellyn's contract will not be renewed to ride his Rush Racing Buell motorcycle in NHRA competition in 2008.
Llewellyn, featured this summer in the Guardian, reached the Countdown to Four championship in two rounds of competition last season.
"I really want to thank Peggy for the job she did for us this year," said Klement, whose NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team finished fourth in points in their very first year on the POWERade circuit.
"Never in my life would I have thought we'd do that well this quickly. I want to thank Peggy, all the crew members, George and Jackie Bryce, George Smith, and everybody at G2 Motorsports for making this season so successful," Klement said.
"Our plans are not yet finalized for 2008, but we are interviewing several riders."
The 2008 POWERade Pro Stock Motorcycle season resumes at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, set for March 13-16 at the Gainesville Raceway.

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As a convention, I never write the closing PHP tag at the end of my php files. It helps in avoiding the "header already sent" error when dealing with cookie/sessions.
The first statement was a perfectly valid php file, but somehow it makes cakePHP fail.
I didn't have time to investigate on it further, nor submit a bug report (because it may well be coming from my custom app, not cake itself) but I plan to.

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Security departments have their hands full. The first half of my career was government-centric, and we always seemed to be the “no” team, eliminating most initiatives before they started. The risks were often found to outweigh the benefits, and unless there was a very strong executive sponsor, say the CEO or Sector President, the ideas would be shelved.
More recently, as a response to the security “no” team, IT staff started several “Shadow IT” projects. People began using cloud computing systems and pay-as-you-go strategies on a corporate credit card to quickly develop and roll-out projects before anyone in security could get a word in.
These “beg forgiveness” aspects hamstrung security on several projects, especially if a data leakage incident occurred or breach was in progress. What’s more, we weren’t unique in seeing shadow projects. These projects increasingly become the norm as IT staff looking to move initiatives forward come up against cybersecurity professionals hell-bent on maintaining security and, who know that in the event of a breach, heads could easily roll. Most likely theirs.
Trust messages needs to come from outside of the department, even if it’s ghostwritten or created internally. Be it the CTO, CFO or CEO, there needs to be a bit of understanding that risk comes in many forms, and the Security Department takes all of those into account before approving or denying projects.
Many compliance frameworks have an HR or training domain, and some security departments successfully use this for mandatory training for topics like phishing. When a non-infosec colleague clicks on a fake attack, the trust point may be reiterated with a reminder of example fines and the costs. Breach notifications or PCI violations aren’t cheap after all.
Share a couple of department wins, where the security team found involvement early in the process and added value to the program deployed. Look for examples like oAuth or Single Sign On (SSO) simplifying a portal’s usage or a project where business continuity planning or encryption helped pass an acceptance audit.
Demonstrating that security builds team success and is no longer the “no” department pays dividends.
Lastly, extend the educational aspect beyond testing for ignorance. See if your organization offers reimbursement or even bonuses for security certifications, and stand-up internal lunch-and-learn or video conference preparation sessions. If your organization doesn’t provide an across-the-board financial incentive, maybe fund a raffle for five of the folks who pass the test to receive a spot bonus.
Hopefully, you’ll find these as an opportunity to impress upon the rest of the corporation the importance of the CISO’s office. There’s a long history of “no;” without efforts on the infosec staff’s part, that image will linger well past its truth.
Most small businesses adopt some sort of cloud offering, be it Software as a Service like Quickbooks or Salesforce, or even renting computers in Amazon Web Services or Microsoft’s Azure, in an Infrastructure as a Service environment. You get Fortune 50 IT support, including things that a small business could never afford, like building security and power fail-over with 99.999-percent reliability.
While cloud has great advantages, you must know your supply chain. Cloud providers use something called the shared responsibility model. Their risks and vulnerabilities become yours, so choosing a discount provider may open you up to compliance issues you never thought possible. That said, cloud does allow small business to focus on their competitively different things, leaving the technical aspects to others for essentially a pay-as-you-go utility computing.
In today’s increasingly complex security environment, following these three top security tips will go a long way to letting small business owners concentrate on running their business rather than keeping up with the latest security issues.
Let’s talk about authentication, typically referred to as passwords. The first thing to establish is “something you know,” like a pin or password. The worst thing anyone can do in today’s day and age is use one username with one password. If any one of the sites used becomes compromised, the username/password combination will be sold on the Dark Web as a known combination. The lists are huge, but infinitely faster on other banking or e-commerce sites that implement effective security. This happened in the Yahoo! breach that nearly scuttled the Verizon acquisition a couple years ago, sending ripples throughout the web and forced resets by nearly every company in the world.
At the very least, use a unique password with between eight and (preferably) 16 characters. Characters are more than numbers and letters. The more of the keyboard utilized, the longer testing every combination in a brute force attack becomes.
Password managers such as LastPass or KeePass will make keeping these organized easier, and they synch across the various phone, laptop and desktop devices through cloud providers like Dropbox, Box and OneDrive. Many of these are now tying in to the “something you are” such as fingerprint or facial recognition.
The next step up is a technique known as one-time passwords. They are much more than one-step effective and take the something you know to also include “something you have” in your mobile device. That’s why banks and financial trading firms incorporated the technology a few years ago.
As security gets better, so, too, do the hackers. SIM-card duplication and other attacks gave rise to something call soft tokens from Google Authenticator and Authy. The apps use a synchronized clock and the same hard mathematics in cryptography to make a system where the next number is easy to compute in the valid minute of use but the previous is impossibly difficult before the timer clicks over to the next one.
Currently, the most secure consumer password scenario comes from mathematics developed in the late 70’s called public key cryptography. This is the same technology in the soft token apps but in a purpose-built device, typically seen as a key fob or USB from manufacturers like Entrust, RSA or Yubi. This takes the one-time password to the next level by self-erasing on any attempt to get to the originally entered number.
Lastly, follow your industry/vertical’s rules early.
European Union’s General Data Protection Directive (GDPR).
The security industry is understaffed. By a lot. Previous estimates by the Ponemon Institute suggest as much as 50 percent underemployment for cybersecurity positions. Seventy percent of existing IT security organizations are understaffed and 58 percent say it’s difficult to retain qualified candidates. ESG’s 2017 annual global survey of IT and cybersecurity professionals suggests the biggest shortage of skills is in cybersecurity for at least six years running. It’s a fast moving field with hacker’s crosshairs constantly targeting companies; mess up and you’re on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. With all of the pressure and demand, security is also one of the best paying segments of IT.
Cybersecurity is a different vernacular, with a set of acronyms and ideas far outside even its information technologies brethren. For the gold standard as a security professional, the title to have is the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from the ISC2 (isc2.org). The requirements grow increasingly strict since my testing in 2001. Not lax, mind you, but five-year industry minimums and certified professional attestation gives the credential even more heft. There is an associate version available, the Associate Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) that eliminates the time and sponsorship minimums and would be appropriate for someone new to the field.
Adding to the professional shortages are new IT delivery methods, a la cloud computing. Amazon Web Services is the giant in the space, offering several certifications for cloud architecture and implementation. Microsoft and Google round out the top three. These, too, are hot commodities, as cloud is a relatively nascent industry and not very well understood. Layer security onto the cloud platform, and you find certifications such as the Cloud Security Alliance’s Certificate of Cloud Security (CCSK) and, again, the ISC2’s Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). In 2017, Certification Magazine listed cloud security certifications as some of the highest salary increases available to an IT professional.
One caveat to all of the excitement of underemployment: recruiters, headhunters and hiring managers. Position requirements are sometimes outlandish or poorly vetted, such as the requisition asking for 10 years of cloud and 20 years of security experience. Amazon Web Services started in 2006. Microsoft Azure and Google Compute Platform were seen as cannibalistic to existing revenue streams. Even five years of cloud industry experience is a lifetime, and the industry moves so fast that AWS’s Certified Solutions Architect (AWS-ASA) requires re-certification every two years vs. the standard three for the rest of IT. They, too, have a security exam recently out of beta, the AWS Certified Security Specialty, though it requires one of their associate certifications first.
If you have the appetite for learning, add privacy to the mix. The number of industry vertical regulations (healthcare’s HIPAA, Payment Card Industry’s PCI-DSS, finance’s FINRA/SOX, etc…) and regionally specific requirements (EU’s GDPR) have the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), offering eight Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications. As an IT professional in the US, the Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT) and CIPP/US are probably the most attainable and attractive.
The Cloud Security Alliance’s Software Defined Perimeter Working Group set out to author a comprehensive resource on the terms and definitions within software defined perimeter (SDP) architectures. SDP has changed since the working group’s inception in 2014, so the Working Group went about creating a glossary to reflect this evolution, holding a series of regular meetings over the course of the last eight months to bring the new Software Defined Perimeter Glossary, a free industry resource, to fruition.
Compiling the information in this document was meant to minimize misinterpretation about SDP and provide a succinct understanding of the architecture. A balance was struck between length of the definitions and clarity with reliance on the reference source as the final arbiter. The result is a common language to communicate, understand, debate, conclude, and present the results of the SDP framework.
As a reference document, the Software Defined Perimeter Glossary brings together SDP-related terms and definitions from various professional resources. These terms, and the supporting information, cover a broad range of areas, including the components of SDP and common supporting technologies.
The SDP Glossary was intended as a reference document to draw enterprises (and service providers) that are interested in learning more about the underlying technologies and protocols. Those that are new to SDP will notice many familiar technologies involved, expediting their awareness of SDP. Ultimately, we see this glossary as a tool to familiarize practitioners with the Software Defined Perimeter.
Awareness of the SDP toolkit is the first step to its adoption. Based on this glossary revision effort, we’re pleased to see this level of familiarity. The SDP Working Group is confident that SDP will continue to gain momentum, but realistic that we, as its proponents, have some work to do. Clearly organizations face challenges in making the case for using SDP instead of traditional security technologies.
CSA plans to fill this gap with further SDP resources and information. The glossary, along with the SDP Specification v2 (Read SDP Specification v1) and SDP Architecture Guide, are vital pieces of SDP adoption and deployments within the industry.
Download the Software Defined Perimeter Glossary.
Coalfire has been involved with implementing CDM for various agencies and is the largest Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO), having done more FedRAMP authorizations than anyone, uniquely positioning us to help customers think through this challenge. However, these concepts and challenges are not unique to the government agencies that are a part of the CDM program; they also translate to other government and DoD communities as well as commercial entities.
To review, Phase 1 of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CDM program focused largely on static assets and for the most part excluded the cloud. It was centered around building and knowing an inventory, which could then be enrolled in ongoing scanning, as frequently as every 72 hours. The objective is to determine if assets are authorized to be on the network, are being managed, and if they have software installed that is vulnerable and/or misconfigured. As the cloud becomes a part of the next round of CDM, it is important to understand how the approach to these objectives needs to adapt.
Cloud services enable resources to be allocated, consumed, and de-allocated on the fly to meet peak demands. Just about any system is going to have times where more resources are required than others, and the cloud allows compute, storage, and network resources to scale with this demand. As an example, within Coalfire we have a Security Parsing Tool (Sec-P) that spins up compute resources to process vulnerability assessment files that are dropped into a cloud storage bucket. The compute resources only exist for a few seconds while the file gets processed, and then they are torn down. Examples such as this, as well as serverless architectures, challenge traditional continuous monitoring approaches.
Dynamic cloud environments highlight the inadequacies of performing active and passive scanning to build inventories. Assets may simply come and go before they can be assessed by a traditional scan tool. Each of the major cloud services providers (CSPs) and many of the smaller ones provide inventory management services in addition to services that can monitor resource changes – examples include AWS’ System Manager Inventory Manager and Cloud Watch, Microsoft’s Azure Resource Manager and Activity Log, and Google’s Asset Inventory and Cloud Audit Logging. There are also quality third-party applications that can be used, some of them even already FedRAMP authorized. Regardless of the service/tool used, the key here is interfacing them with the integration layer of an existing CDM or continuous monitoring solution. This can occur via API calls to and from the solution, which are made possible by the current CDM program requirements.
For resources that are going to have some degree of persistence, agents are a great way to perform continuous monitoring. Agents can check in with a master to maintain the inventory and also perform security checks once the resource is spun up, instead of having to wait for a sweeping scan. Agents can be installed as a part of the build process or even be made part of a deployment image. Interfacing with the master node that controls the agents and comparing that to the inventory is a great way to perform cloud-based “rogue” asset detection, a requirement under CDM. This concept employed on-premises is really about finding unauthorized assets, such as a personal laptop plugged into an open network port. In the cloud it is all about finding assets that have drifted from the approved configuration and are out of compliance with the security requirements.
For resources such as our Coalfire Sec-P tool from the previous example, where it exists as code more than 90 percent of the time, we need to think differently. An agent approach may not work as the compute resources may not exist long enough to even check in with the master, let alone perform any security checks.
IaC is used to deploy and configure cloud resources such as compute, storage, and networking. It is basically a set of templates that “programs” the infrastructure. It is not a new concept for the cloud, but the speed at which environments change in the cloud is bringing IaC into the security spotlight.
Now, we need to consider how we can perform assessment on the code that builds and configures the resources. There are many tools and different approaches on how to do this; application security is not anything new, it just must be re-examined when we consider it part of performing continuous monitoring on infrastructure. The good news is that IaC uses structured formats and common languages such as XML, JSON, and YAML. As a result, it is possible to use tools or even write custom scripts to perform the review. This structured format also allows for automated and ongoing monitoring of the configurations, even when the resources only exist as code and are not “living.” It is also important to consider what software is spinning up with the resources, as the packages that are leveraged must include up-to-date versions that do not have vulnerabilities. Code should undergo a security review when it changes, and thus the approved code can be continuously monitored.
Setting asset expiry is one way to enforce CDM principals in a high DevOps environment that leverages IaC. The goal of CDM is to assess assets every 72 hours, and thus we can set them to expire (get torn down, and therefore require rebuild) within the timeframe to know they are living on fresh infrastructure built with approved code.
Sampling is to be used in conjunction with the methods above. In a dynamic environment where the total number of assets is always changing, there should be a solid core of the fleet that can be scanned via traditional means of active scanning. We just need to accept that we are not going to be able to scan the complete inventory. There should also be far fewer profiles, or “gold images,” than there are total assets. The idea is that if you can get at least 25% of each profile in any given scan, there is a good chance you are going to find all the misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that exist on all the resources of the same profile, and/or identify if assets are drifting from the fleet. This is enough to identify systemic issues such as bad deployment code or resources being spun up with out-of-date software. If you are finding resources in a profile that have a large discrepancy with the others in that same profile, then that is a sign of DevOps or configuration management issues that need to be addressed. We are not giving up on the concept of having a complete inventory, just accepting the fact that there really is no such thing.
Building IaC assets specifically for the purposes of performing security testing is a great option to leverage as well. These assets can have persistence and be “enrolled” into a continuous monitoring solution to report on the vulnerabilities in a similar manner to on-premises devices, via a dashboard or otherwise. The total number of vulnerabilities in the fleet is the quantity found on these sample assets, multiplied by the number of those assets that are living in the fleet. As we stated above, we can get this quantity from the CSP services or third-party tools.
There are many different CSPs out there for the endless cloud-based possibilities, and all CSPs have various services and tools available from them, and for them. What I have reviewed are high-level concepts, but each customer will need to dial in the specifics based on their use cases and objectives.


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The next date in the SCSC calendar is a seminar on accident investigation and analysis, taking place in London on 3 October. Full details are at www.scsc.org.uk/e262.
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This is a tutorial in PASSING PARAMETERS to both applet and applications. Complete and easy to understand! Sample programs contain simple codes with a clear explanation.
This is comprehensive clear screen tutorial using Java native interface. Teaches you from A-Z how you go about clearing the windows dos console.
This tutorial provides any beginner with the basic skills required to start programming in Java.
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Which political party has done more to reduce greenhouse gases?
While our understanding of climate change is still evolving, what we already know should have us plenty worried. Global temperatures have risen over the past 50 years and there are good reasons to think that human activity is at least partly to blame. We must give serious thought about how to reduce mankind's production of greenhouse gases.
I'll bet that if I ask 100 people in Boulder whether Republicans or Democrats have done more to reduce greenhouse gases, nearly all would say "Democrats," and only after they stopped laughing at the absurdity of the question. Democratic rhetoric is full of soaring tributes to global warming and the absolute necessity of doing something about it. Republican rhetoric is full of grim doubt about whether or not human activity has caused global warming and the need to balance any greenhouse gas reductions with other economic considerations. Sure sounds like the Democrats would want to do more, doesn't it?
But, my mom always told me that "actions speak louder than words." The party that deserves the credit should be based upon the policies that they have advocated and implemented, not their words. So, whose policies have done more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in America?
Take everybody's favorite solution -- renewable energy from the wind and sun. The most influential legislation supporting renewables are the production tax credits that began in 1992 and continue today. These tax credits have always had strong bipartisan support and legislators from both parties support their extensions today. Not much difference between the parties at all.
And Democrats get no points for talking a big game on conservation through cap-and-trade or carbon tax strategies. For almost two years, Democrats had control of the House, Senate, and Presidency, and they never got it done.
How about changing our fossil fuel mix to use more environmentally-friendly fuels? Natural gas produces roughly half of the greenhouse gases as coal, so everyone agrees that more natural gas is a great idea. Where the parties differ is their willingness to take the steps necessary to scale up production of natural gas which requires three things; 1) fracking, 2) drilling permits, and 3) pipelines to move gas to markets. In Boulder County, we have watched the politics of drilling for natural gas enough to know that Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to oppose all three of these. The stock Republican view is that the natural gas revolution in American energy must move forward giving due consideration to avoiding adverse environmental consequences. Compare that to the resolution that was passed by the Boulder County Democratic Party calling for "a ban on hydraulic fracking for natural gas." Following the Democrat's lead, we would stop using more natural gas that, according to The Economist, has already resulted in America becoming one of the few rich nations with declining CO2 emissions. If greenhouse gas reductions are your goal, Republicans score the points for working to make natural gas happen.
How about nuclear power, which produces almost no greenhouse gas emissions? While anything with the word "nuclear" in it sounds scary, the safety and environmental records of current nuclear power technology are excellent. Even the disaster in Japan with a 44-year-old plant hit by a 45-foot tsunami resulted in no identifiable human health effects attributed to the plant (http://nature.com/news/fukushima-s-doses-tallied-1.10686). If America adopts the French model and generates 80 percent of its electricity with nuclear energy, the CO2 savings would equal the elimination of all coal-generated electricity or three times the amount of CO2 generated by all cars and trucks in America. Expansion of nuclear power is the quickest and surest road to reducing greenhouse gases today. President Bush's administration initiated a "nuclear renaissance" resulting in plans for 34 new nuclear plants in America. However, in 2008, President Obama and Congress began taking steps to stop this nuclear renaissance in its tracks. Consequently, most of these proposed new plants have been canceled or delayed. If greenhouse gas reduction is important to you, Democratic policies towards nuclear power have been disastrous.
No matter what we do to ameliorate climate change, there will be environmental and economic consequences, so there are no easy answers, just tough choices. What the Democrats have given us over the past decade are lots of great words followed by actions leading to more greenhouse gas emissions. What the Republicans have given us is an ongoing bad attitude and, maybe accidentally, policies that will actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Federal Communications Commission attracted intense public attention Thursday for a controversial vote on a new net-neutrality proposal.
But the FCC also voted on another important issue that will shape the future of the telecommunications and broadcast TV industries. The agency enacted rules for a plan that would provide more airwaves for cell-phone carriers, which would allow for smoother Web browsing, higher-quality videos, and fewer dropped calls.
Under the plan, the FCC will buy back broadcast licenses from TV stations and auction them to the cell-phone industry. The program is voluntary, but some local TV stations around the country are expected to take the payout and go off the air.
In an attempt to boost competition in the wireless industry, the FCC will curb the ability of Verizon and AT&T to bid for spectrum — the frequencies that carry all wireless signals. The rules are a big leg up for Sprint and T-Mobile, the smaller of the four national carriers.
The commission Democrats argued that the limits are necessary to keep the industry’s two giants from dominating the auction and accumulating enough spectrum to kill off competition and raise prices. Without enough spectrum, a carrier’s network would become congested, leading customers to flee to competitors.
Before the vote, Democratic Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel expressed concern to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler about the planned limits, according to FCC aides. Last-minute negotiations forced Wheeler to loosen the caps on Verizon and AT&T.
But the commission’s two Republicans still voted against the caps, arguing that the agency shouldn’t manipulate the auction to benefit favored competitors.
Republican Commissioner Michael O’Rielly said the FCC is putting an “enormous thumb” on the scale and providing “corporate welfare for certain multinational companies.” He noted that some of “the companies also have strong backing by foreign governments.” Sprint is owned by Japan’s SoftBank, and Germany’s Deutsche Telekom owns T-Mobile.
“Rather than embracing the free market, which has sparked constant innovation in wireless services over the last two decades, the commission places its faith in centralized economic planning,” Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai said.
But Wheeler argued that the limits are necessary to promote competition — especially for consumers in rural areas. The TV airwaves set for auction are low-frequency, meaning they can travel over greater distances and penetrate buildings.
Technically, the limits apply to any nationwide carrier with more than one-third of the low-frequency spectrum in a market. But that condition essentially only clamps down Verizon and AT&T.
An opening stage of the auction would be open to all companies, but once the bidding hits a predetermined threshold, the caps would kick in. In that second stage, up to 30 megahertz of spectrum in a market would be off-limits to the two largest carriers. The total amount of spectrum available in a market will depend on how many TV broadcasters decide to go off the air.
The auction is set to take place in the middle of next year. The government plans to use the billions of dollars in revenue from the auction to pay for a nationwide high-speed communications network for first responders and to pay down the deficit.


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Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced the availability of the G700 TXi touchscreen flight display for popular Cessna Citation business jet models. The G700 TXi is exclusively designed to meet the certification requirements of Part 23 Class IV and Part 25 transport category aircraft. The initial Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the G700 TXi flight display will be approved for select Cessna Citation II/SII and Citation V aircraft, is available from JETTECH and can be installed across the Garmin dealer network.
The G700 TXi series has redefined aircraft and helicopter cockpits and were excited to extend this modern upgrade to now include this class of business aircraft, said Carl Wolf, vice president of aviation marketing and sales. The availability of the G700 TXi is a significant achievement for Garmin as this is the first public validation of the TXi series in this class of aircraft. Alongside JETTECH, we are excited to provide a dedicated upgrade path for some of the most popular business jets in the market.
This certification of the G700 TXi is comprised of a single or dual 10.6-inch flight display that boasts a bright, LCD touchscreen design and features dual concentric knobs for added convenience and versatility when interfacing with the system. Because the G700 TXi is paired with dual GTN„¢ 650/750 touchscreen navigators, pilots receive flight management system (FMS) functionality through an intuitive touchscreen interface. The G700 TXi also integrates seamlessly with these navigators, offering even more operational capability, including fully coupled LPV/WAAS approach guidance, as well as the option to display vertical navigation (VNAV) guidance to fly complex RNAV arrival procedures.
Using the latest display technologies, the G700 TXi system improves dispatch rates, reduces aircraft downtime, as well as overall life cycle costs. Modern, solid-state sensors utilized by the G700 TXi system offer improved reliability over heavier, maintenance-prone legacy instrumentation. Flight data logging maximizes aircraft availability and productivity as system parameters, autopilot status and more are recorded on a removeable SD card within the G700 TXi for quick and easy identification and interpretation of maintenance-related issues.
Synthetic vision technology (SVT„¢) is standard and uses sophisticated graphics modeling to present a 3D depiction of terrain, obstacles, traffic and the runway environment on the PFD.
Various global datalink weather products are accessible when paired with the optional GSR 56.
ADS-B In/Out display is standard, featuring patented TargetTrend„¢ and TerminalTraffic„¢.
The G700 TXi flight display is available from JETTECH and select Garmin dealers and will be approved for the Cessna Citation II/SII and Citation V equipped with the Sperry SPZ 500 autopilot. Additional aircraft approvals are expected in the future. Visit the Garmin static display (SD 20) to see a Citation II equipped with the G700 TXi touchscreen flight display system and visit the Garmin exhibit (2695) at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, October 16-18, 2018. For additional information regarding the G700 TXi upgrade, contact [email protected] or visit www.garmin.com/TXi.
Garmins aviation business segment is a leading provider of solutions to OEM, aftermarket, military and government customers. Garmins portfolio includes navigation, communication, flight control, hazard avoidance, an expansive suite of ADS-B solutions and other products and services that are known for innovation, reliability, and value. For more information about Garmins full line of avionics, go to www.garmin.com/aviation.
Garmin International Inc. is a subsidiary of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN). Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin, Connext and GSR are registered trademarks and GTN, SVT, TargetTrend and TerminalTraffic are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
This release includes forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Such statements are based on managements current expectations. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and uncertainties affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors listed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017, filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of such Form 10-K is available at www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and Garmin undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Ran 1 5K so far on the track and am looking forward to doing it again this summer, as well as trying to get a couple of steeples in.
Micah, that was a great race for your daughter!!
I agree with the sentiment that you feel faster on the track. I seem to run much faster with less effort.
I also think the Yasso's are a good workout. They tend to shake out at just a bit slower than 10K pace.
My top workout last year was 10 x 1000 with a 200 jog rest interval. I did this on a Thurday toward the end of August at Lewis and Clark at 7:15 in the morning. Slowest was 4:21, with the last 2 at 4:06 and 3:59. The 200's were done in 70 to 75 secs. Three days later I did my top speed workout: 3 x 600 in 2:05, 2:03, and 2 flat. Jogged 800 between each for an almost full recovery.
How did you like the 1000 repeats? The Daughter adjusted her Yasso 800s to 1000s during her training for the Richmond race. She is now training for Boston and she and her running partner are doing 1200 repeats. I wonder if she is starting to get her distances a little long for the purpose of the workout?
When you say alternate them with mile repeats are you talking about yassos on one day and mile repeats on another?
Micah, I like the 1000's. You are running at a pretty good clip for 4-4:30 minutes. Last year, after I started getting over my foot problems, for a month I did 4 x 2000 on Sunday evening from the 8th lane with about a 215 recovery jog after each. My last workout, they were all under 9 minutes, with the last one at something like 8:37. I was looking for something to keep me concentrating for a decent time interval. There is also a lot to be said about developing running economy at your threshold pace. These workouts had a lot to do with my 10K at Stayton shortly afterwords where I ran 43:18.
Back in November, I think, Double mentioned Ingrid Kristiansen's website. I don't know if anyone has visited that, but I found it informative.
That is the home page. I think the best article is the Marathon link. She is big on medium paced runs at 45 minutes. The Physical and Running links are OK, but the Marathon link has more practical applications, in my opinion.
1. Training partners are essential. Without a buddy to run with, times will stink. I noticed this with myself, and my running friends all agree. Training alone does little to help you improve.
2. Coaches are essential to higher goals. Those 31-35 minute 10k guys are hungry to lower their times. They need somebody to guide and counsel them to their goals.
For various reason that some posters have mentioned and I agree with a coach is definitely needed for serious runners (not neccessarily elite). The additional knowledge of a good coach is a plus as well as the push that coaches can give when athletes may not feel like giving it 100%. The fact that someone is willing to share their knowledge of training with you and believe in you and commit to training you is movitation enough for most athletes to strive to achieve moreso if they were without a coach.


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How about a refreshing dip in the clear, green water at the “Hawaii-beach”, a magnificent white sandy beach, just a few steps away from our Outback Camp?
Here you may shut the world out and experience undisturbed beauty and silence on one of Norway’s most splendid beaches while watching the trout snap for food in the evening.
Swimming in Gudbrandsdalslågen is not an organized activity, done whenever you please, at your own risk, and at no cost. There is a nice sandy beach area near calm waters. We do however strongly recommend staying in company of others, and never leave children unattended.

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I had bought 2 apple 8+ cases - Taupe & saddle brown and both of them don’t sit flush. This is the first apple product I had to buy twice and still I’m not satisfied with the quality.
Definitely won’t recommend for the product of this quality for the price.
It looks good and it functions just fine. My only issue is that it started to crack and split on the bottom near the speakers of the phone. That happened after only a week or so.
Was this useful? Just not very durable.
I own the black leather, the red one,the dark blue one and the saddle brown one as well. Need I say more? The patina on the brown one is really not dirt so much as handling of the phone in that case. A little saddle soap and a soft cloth will clean them right up! I clean mine after I’ve had it on the phone before I put it away and change to the next color! My red and brown one changed colors but all leather products, good leather products, change and get a patina on them which adds to the beauty of the product. A simple cleaning occasionally really helps, so do it!
I love these cases and that’s why I have 4 of them! Take care of your product and it will look and feel great for a long time! Simple!
The design of the case compliments my iPhone 8 Plus very well, and the leather feels very nice in the hand. The case has lasted about 6 months in good condition now, and the leather has been very good, wearing itself in (if that makes sense). Would totally buy again for another iPhone.
I bought the Apple leather case in Saddle Brown even before taking delivery on my iPhone X. It is my favorite case. I like slim cases, and I can't imagine a case fitting the iPhone any better than this one does. The leather feels great, and lends an elegant look to my phone, without adding bulk. Highly, highly recommended!
I've read these reviews on people not liking how their saddle brown, red, tan, or whatever light-colored leather case these people bought as they've gotten dirty really fast but did you people expect?? Do you people not have any common sense?? You bought a LIGHT-COLORED CASE so it's inevitable that it will get dirty super fast. If you're really that paranoid about that then get the black leather case and quit eating Tide Pods.
I was so excited to get a leather case for my iPhone 7 Plus because I have been wanting one for a long time. I had assumed that it would be good quality since it was an Apple product directly; however, I was unpleasantly surprised. I have had the case only for a few days, and the lock and volume buttons are indented now and do not click as easily as before. I don't mind the leather scrapes and color change because that is what I expected/liked; however, some people might not like it. I am very upset about the buttons... and I want a refund.
I bought this case for my previous phone & loved it! My new case, the leather looks cheap & the color is not the same brown. This saddle brown is more of a orange brown. May be returning.
I love this case so much, but after only 1 month of buying it not only one but two leather cases, it changed color so bad and it looks so old even though i don't use it with dirty hands or put it on a dirty surface but thats what it is, the color change and get old in a very minimum time.
So all the reviews I read on this case were about it’s looks and how it looks weeks after getting it but no reviews the functionality of the case. It DOES NOT PROTECT YOUR PHONE. I had the case and I dropped it 2 feet off my bed and it landed directly on its back, and the shock was absorbers through the home button and it shattered. Now the home button is completely useless and I have to use the assistive touch. Do not buy this case, not worth the $50.
I got this case when I brought the iPhone 8 Plus in September. This case fits perfect around the phone. The Leather is a nice touch and has a strong back to withstand if it’s gets dropped. This case works perfectly with wireless Qi charging. I tested this not only with Belkins wireless charger, but also with a Qi charger I got elsewhere. The case doesn’t interfere with the Qi charging at all. Saddle Brown matches my iPad Pro’s Leather sleeve. I also brought my wife the Pink Fuchsia case and she loves it.


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According to regulatory requirements, financial institutions have to allocate a certain percentage of shareholders' equity for credit risk resulting from derivatives positions. This significantly reduces the capital available for other business opportunities and imposes a high cost of capital. Further, both regulated and non-regulated financial institutions are interested in minimizing collateral provisions.
Credit risk and collateral provisions can significantly be reduced by way of master agreements featuring netting. The risk-reducing quality of such netting agreements needs to be evaluated based on legal opinions or regulatory requirements.
Furthermore, each transaction to be included in netting has to be confirmed with correct reference to the governing master agreement.
The applications provide dynamically configurable functionality and data structures which can easily be adapted in order to meet new or changing business or regulatory requirements.

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Katherine Outback Experience won the Tourist Attractions category and Visitor Experience Awards at the 2018 Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards, the highest accolade in the Northern Territory tourism industry.
Owned and operated by multiple Golden Guitar winner Tom Curtain and his wife Annabel, Katherine Outback Experience is now in its sixth year of operation. The outback show celebrates life on the land through real horse training and working dog demonstrations, entwined with live music and humorous bush stories.
Now in its 32nd year, the awards took place on Saturday 10 November at the Darwin Convention Centre where the industry’s leading tourism businesses and individuals were competing for recognition across 30 categories.
The Tourist Attractions Category recognises natural or built tourist attractions that attract significant visitor numbers during the qualifying period for Northern Territory. The category was judged on business strategies and outcomes, contribution to the industry, customer service standards, sustainability and innovation. The judging panel comprises a cross section of industry experts, selected for their knowledge and experience.
“We are so humbled to be recognised against so many amazing attractions here in the Territory. It hasn’t been an easy road but we are so proud of what we have created and there’s no better feeling than making someone smile,” Tom said.
“We often reflect on how far we have come in such a short time. I remember doing shows in the early days for just one or two people, if anyone turned up at all. Some people told me I had rocks in my head but I had a feeling it could work,” said Tom.
The Visitor Experience Award was introduced this year with a grant to be used for enhancing the visitor experience. The award recognises NT based tourism businesses that are offering the best experiences that connect the NT’s physical assets with the emotional interactions that visitors want to experience. Businesses eligible for this award are NT based tour operators, accommodation providers and tourist attractions.
This award attracted the greatest number of nominations of any category on the night.
Katherine Outback Experience is now a finalist in the 2019 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards, the industry’s most prestigious event of the year which will be hosted in Launceston in March 2019.
“We are not holding our breath, we are just honoured to be recognised against so many amazing businesses in such a rewarding industry and look forward to continue making people smile,” said Tom.
The Katherine Outback Experience Team are about to set off on their national ‘Speak Up Tour’ through regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Tom and the team will be visiting a number of schools along the way to spread the Dolly’s Dream message and empower kids to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. The team are also visiting a number of drought stricken towns where they will perform their outback show followed by live music by Tom Curtain. They are also taking the tour to the 2019 Tamworth Country Music Festival. More information about the tour is available here.


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We sell and support a software application called Sage CRM.
Historically, we have been 'DCAA - My CRM Manager'. We are rebranding to drop the DCAA and just be mycrmmanager. Visit www.dcaa.ca The new 'my crm manager' logo will be very similar to the existing. (1) font should be lower case, (2) my crm on the top line, manager on the bottom, (3) my crm should be encased (as per current).


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We are required by applicable federal and state law to maintain the privacy of your health information. We are also required to give you this Notice about our privacy practice, our legal duties, and your rights concerning your health information. We must follow the privacy practices that are described in this Notice while it is in effect. This Notice take effect January 1, 2013 and well remain in effect until we replace it. We reserve the right to change our privacy practices and the terms of this Notice at any time, provided such changes are permitted by applicable law. We reserve the right to make the changes in our privacy practices and the new terms of our Notice effective for all health information that we maintain, including health information we created or received before we made the changes. Before we make a significant change in our privacy practices, we will change this Notice and make the new Notice available upon request. You may request a copy of Notice at any time. For more information about our privacy practices, or for additional copies of this Notice, please contact us using the information listed at the end of this Notice.
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Want to enjoy all of the benefits of custom racquet stringing without paying full price for everything? Try pre-ordering online. Then drop your racquet off whenever it’s convenient.
You will get exactly the same result as when you come into the store and place your order in person, but you will save money every time.
Pre-ordering your stringing this way allows us to save on staffing costs. So we can pass the savings on to you.
As an added bonus, our system will automatically send you a 10% discount on your next stringing purchase if you submit a review within 30 days.
That’s all there is to it. You already know what you want, so order it online and save some money. We will do the rest.


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Designed in 2001 by Professors Beth Lyon of the Villanova Law School Clinics and Mercedes Juliá, Professor of Spanish of the Department of Romance Languages, the Spanish Internship offers a unique experience to students interested in helping the Hispanic Community by translating and interpreting for student lawyers. The program is very much at the core of what Villanova University is all about: learning while also giving of yourselves to others. Many students have participated in the Internship Program during these past years and have found the experience very worthwhile and stimulating.
Community interpreting is a vital service for people with limited language proficiency who face language barriers accessing important services such as education, health, social security, housing, and legal representation. In response to the need for community interpreters, the Department of Romance Languages offers an internship designed for undergraduate students with advanced proficiency in Spanish who seek to apply their linguistic and cultural competencies in a real-world setting. Students attend a seminar course while working as interpreters in the Law School Clinic, which serves low-income clients throughout Pennsylvania. The course prepares students to be verbal interpreters and translators, from English to Spanish or vice versa, by introducing them to the basic strategies for written translation and oral interpretation. This includes an introduction to consecutive interpretation, general and legal translation, and specific linguistic areas relevant to the needs of the Law School Clinic clients. This community-based learning course allows the student intern to use his/her Spanish abilities while helping Villanova law students represent clients. In order to satisfy the internship requirement, students need to complete 150 hours of work (30 course semester hours + 120 hours of service at the Law School Clinic). Internships are graded S/U.
apply consecutive interpretation skills in a real-world setting.
demonstrate accurate and faithful translation in the target language.
develop the ability to process linguistic information quickly and make fast decisions while interpreting telephonic and face-to-face interviews with native Spanish speakers.
acquire the necessary skills and lexical competence to be able to translate legal documents and correspondence.
develop awareness of different migration issues that the Hispanic and Latino community face across Pennsylvania and in other parts of the US.
In order to participate in the course as an intern, the student must have native or near-native command of both Spanish and English and an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher. The interns must be a sophomore, junior or a senior at the time of the internship. Freshmen students will also be considered upon special permission of the Chair of Romance Languages.
Preference will be given in the following order: Spanish majors and minors, native speakers of Spanish, and, finally, students from fields of study others than Spanish. The Spanish Internship will count (3 credits) towards the Spanish Major and/or Minor and 3 credits for an elective course.
Schedule an appointment for an interview with Dr. Raúl Diego Rivera Hernández to discuss your language skills. Students who are currently studying abroad will have the opportunity to be interviewed via skype. There is also an application form to be completed in order to determine the eligibility of the student to be an intern.
He tenido el placer y el privilegio de trabajar como intérprete de español por tres años en la Clínica Legal de la Universidad de Villanova. Como mentora, he aprendido mucho sobre el sistema legal y especialmente las dificultades que enfrentan los inmigrantes cuando vienen a este país. Además, tengo la oportunidad de trabajar junto con profesores de leyes, estudiantes y defensores que dedican sus vidas a mejorar nuestro sistema legal y nuestra sociedad. Como mentora he sido testigo de las formas en que la Clínica ha cambiado la vida de las personas que vienen a buscar ayuda en tiempos desesperados.
Working in the clinical program, both as an intern and now as a mentor, has provided me with an incredible opportunity to work for justice for migrants and refugees right here on my college campus. My parents are immigrants from Honduras, and all of my extended family and my community back home in New Orleans are also immigrants from Latin America so the work that is done in the clinic is really important to me. I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to use my ability to speak two languages to break language barriers and serve the Latinx community. I have also learned so much more about the legal process and the struggles of migrants and refugees by directly hearing their stories and doing the work of making sure that they are heard and understood. As an interpreter, there is something very powerful and humbling about sharing real, heartbreaking stories in the first-person and being a voice for people facing injustices.
During the Fall of 2016, I participated in the Community Interpreter Internship at the VU Law School Clinics. As an intern, with the help of the mentors and Professors, I learned how to interpret meetings of student lawyers and their clients, how to ensure that the written translation was accurate, and many skills that would help me perfect my written and oral Spanish. The next year, I was offered the opportunity to become a mentor and help the interns learn and grow throughout the semesters. As a mentor I continued to form great relationships with the faculty of the VU Law School Clinic, I have developed leadership skills, learned about the justice system in the Philadelphia area, and learned about the current issues that dominate in Central and South America. My work has not been limited to Asylum and Farm-worker cases, I have also had the opportunity to work with the Tax and Health Clinics since the clients that come to our Clinic have an array of needs that we try to aid with. It has been an enriching and rewarding experience, I have developed a passion for Latin American studies and a love for the Spanish language, apart from knowing that by using a skill that I previously had, I am facilitating many conversations that could have been impossible, and making a positive impact in the lives of many people.


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Urban tramway: 10 March 1904 - today.
Preserved historic trams run in the tram loop around the city centre.
Taplin, M. "Norrköping: An expanding small system", Tramways & Urban Transit, Apr. 2010 (73: 868), p.137-138.
Wood, C. "Norrköping: past, present and future", Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit, July 1991 (54: 643), p.219-223.

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