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Cheryl Tynes McAdam has been named by Latter & Blum Inc. as general sales manager responsible for supporting the company's residential sales offices of Latter & Blum Inc./Realtors in Greater New Orleans and C.J. Brown Realtors in Baton Rouge.
She was manager of the Covington/Mandeville office.
Melissa Lorio has been named senior director of perioperative/surgical services at East Jefferson General Hospital.
Lorio was assistant vice president of perioperative services at Ochsner Medical Center.
Fidelity Homestead Savings Bank has named Christopher Ferris as retail sales manager; Thomas "Tom" Sheldon as vice president, commercial lending for the Northshore region; and Madison "Matt" B. Glatt, Dennis Manshack and Chris K. Lee as vice president, commercial lending, for Baton Rouge
Ferris was the retail and small business banking manager, senior vice president, for the state of Maryland for BB&T. Sheldon is a community banker specializing in large and small business development lending and SBA lending. Glatt was vice president of commercial lending for Gulf Coast Bank. Manshack was senior vice president of the Baton Rouge market for Nations Loan Services LLC. Lee was a small business banker for Citizens National Bank in Bossier City.
Julie Rose, the director of the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen, has been elected to chair the American Association for State and Local History.
AASLH serves 6,000 members of the association for history museums and history organizations.
Benjamin Vicidomina has been named director of risk optimization at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
Vicidomina was a manager in global analytics for Peoples Health Inc. in Metairie.
Cory Stewart, deputy director of communications for the Louisiana House of Representatives, has been named chairman of the National Association of Legislative Information and Communications Staff.
LINCS is a section of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Troy Hebert, who was a commercial lender/manager for Whitney Bank, has joined MidSouth Bank's Towne Center location in Baton Rouge as a commercial lender specializing in the petrochemical and maritime industries.


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Meet Our Executive Director
By Rebecca Patt
Pascal Akimana is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Umoja Now. Born in Burundi, Pascal spent most of his childhood witnessing community violence and war. He spent many years off and on living in refugee camps in border countries, where he observed significant emotional, physical, and sexual violence against women and girls. Unable to remain a bystander, Pascal decided to focus his life and career on building peace and equality. He has spent more than a decade working with and consulting for various organizations throughout Africa and the US on issues of gender, HIV/AIDS, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding with such organizations as Men's Resources International, Sonke Gender Justice, UNHCR, IRC and EngenderHealth. His personal history and professional work have made him a leader in the field of peacebuilding and gender equality with experience at approaching violence prevention in conflict and post-conflict settings.
Who or what inspired you to become involved in work aimed at ending gender-based violence?
My inspiration comes from a need for peace in my country. The Burundian people have been devastated by the civil war, which has resulted in many problems and much misery. Personally, my family has been affected by enormous violence: torture, rape, sexual assault, and killings. I left my village as a refugee and started to question why was I in a refugee camp. Why had I lost so many friends? Why are women and girls treated this way? Why do I not understand the difference between Hutus and Tutsis? Why has my country been at war for so long? Why are people hurting and killing each other? My inspiration came from those sorts of questions. I found a need for peace, stability, and mutual understanding. I also wanted justice for myself and my family and for all of the people who were raped, tortured, and killed. I asked myself what I could do to help my country which has been torn apart by violence.
Tell us the story about how and why you started Umoja Now.
I started Umoja Now to respond to the violence that has occurred in my country, specifically the violence aimed at women and girls. Through Umoja Now, we can have a dialogue about the root causes of violence by engaging both men and women to work as allies to promote gender justice and inequality. We can start to see what makes us violent instead of united. Without this honest conversation, we cannot develop and we cannot create sustainable peace. Without getting to the root causes of violence and promoting gender equality, our efforts to move forward in developing our country cannot reach very far.
Why is it necessary to unite the genders for issues that are often seen as simply "women's issues"?
So much work has been done to promote women's leadership and empowerment, but women are still oppressed and are still not treated equally. Their human rights continue to be violated. With all of the work we were doing to inform women, we were still not seeing enough change. We came to understand that we needed to include both men and women to work as allies if we wanted to see real change.
We have assumed that men are not affected by the inequality of women and that this was a "woman's issue," but that simply isn't true. Men are likewise affected by violence against women. While men are often the perpetrators of the violence, they are also the victims and witnesses too. More importantly, though, men are change agents. We see men in all spheres of life where they hold power. They are the chiefs in villages, they are the policy makers. We live in a patriarchal world. And so if we don't involve men, we are likely not to go very far in this work for equality. If we want to see lasting change, we must work with both women and men together.
Why have you decided to focus your efforts on Burundi?
It is my country – my motherland – and it has been forgotten. If you ask 5 people on the street in America if they know of Burundi, I guarantee only 4 will have heard of it. However, if you ask the same 5 people if they know of our neighbor Rwanda, 4 of the 5 will know about it and its history. Burundi and Rwanda are formerly one country, and share the same history, language, culture, and ethnic problems, yet people only know of Rwanda. The international community has let Burundi down. Although the peace agreement in Burundi has been signed, without the same international support that was given to Rwanda, it is more likely that we will see Burundi slide back into civil war. We must support Burundi in building sustainable peace. Burundians are in a process of rebuilding, and I need to help in any way I can and shed light on the problems there.
The problem of gender inequality is not unique to Burundi, however – or to Africa for that matter. It exists everywhere, including in the United States. Violence against women happens in all spheres of life, on all continents, and in all countries. While we are starting our programming in Burundi, that is not the end for us. We hope that this is just the beginning, and hope to expand across countries and cultures. Currently, we are looking at providing programming to resettled refugees in the United States.
What is Umoja Now's role in Burundi?
Umoja Now's mission is to build sustainable peace by involving men and women as allies to promote gender equality. Some of our strategies we plan to utilize to that end are educational workshops, campaigns, sending positive messages through media, legal advocacy, lobbying, and talking about health issues, specifically HIV/AIDS. We plan to train the next generation that will take the country into their own hands. One of our specific programs that we are developing is UMOVE: Uniting Men to Oppose Violence. It involves men and boys as partners to ending gender-based violence. Through focus group discussion, youth programming in schools, social and mainstream media and art, we will engage men and boys and address the gender inequities.
Using media is very key to reaching out to people, particularly the radio in Burundi. Eventually, I would love to open a community radio station for women and later maybe progress to TV. I want to show images of humanity and love and change the way we address violence. Right now, there are billboards with images of a man hitting a women and it says "No." But these are negative images which perpetuate the gender-based violence mindset. We want positive images that show good men who are loving, kind, and compassionate.
What's the best way for people reading this interview to support Umoja Now?
There are a few different ways. First, get familiarized with our mission and vision by visiting our website. You may also contact us about how best to get involved. You don't need to be in Burundi to help. We can find a way to utilize a person's skills from anywhere in the world. We can find out where you will fit in best to give your helping hand. Of course, one of the best ways to support our work is through financial contributions which make our work possible. People may make donations through our website. They may also purchase traditional crafts through our website "Store." All proceeds from sales go directly to support our programming.

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The page you are viewing was encrypted before being transmitted over the Internet. Encryption makes it very difficult for unauthorised people to view information travelling between computers. It is therefore highly unlikely that anyone read this page as it travelled across the network.
What happens to my personal details once I have made a booking?
Your chosen accommodation is notified of your booking. The details of your booking are securely transmitted over the Internet, and can only be retrieved by authorised users logging in to a password-protected system. If you have selected not to be contacted in the future, your details will only be used in connection with this transaction.
How can I tell that this booking is secure?
You can identify that this webpage is secure in several ways; notice that the website address begins with HTTPS rather than HTTP, plus most Internet browsers also show a padlock symbol in the address bar to signify security (which you can click on to view further details about the website).
Secure connections use certificates to identify the website and encrypt the connection to prevent unauthorised users from intercepting data as it is transmitted across the Internet. Certificates for our websites are either issued by GlobalSign https://www.globalsign.com or by Thawte www.thawte.com (both leading global Certification Authorities).
You may have noticed that the website address displayed in your browser address bar changed as you clicked through to these booking pages. This is because the website address for the payment gateway used on this site is bookings.guestlink.co.uk.
Are my credit or debit card details secure?
The security of your payment card details is of the highest priority to us.
This website is Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certified; the highest industry standard for securing online payments. This means that it annually passes external assessments to ensure compliance with the requirements defined by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council www.pcisecuritystandards.org.
These standards act to increase controls around cardholder data and minimise the risk of this data being compromised.
Who provides this online booking facility?
The technology supplier that provides the online booking facility used by this and several hundred other tourism eCommerce websites in the UK is NVG. NVG and the tourism organisation that operates this site work in partnership to provide a secure booking facility.
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Welcome to the Virus Encyclopedia of Panda Security.
It obtains user names and passwords for several services, such as Outlook, Google accounts, ebay, etc. and sends the gathered information to a website. It installs a proxy server on the installed computer.
Windows 2003/XP/2000/NT/ME/98/95
AKStealer.A is a password stealer type Trojan that obtains user names and passwords for the following services: Internet Explorer proxies, Outlook, Google accounts (Gmail, Orkut), ebay, Monster.com, Paypal, e-gold, Careerbuilder.com, GMX.net and Passport.
The information is sent to the website anico24.com by means of a PHP script.
Additionally, it installs a proxy server on the affected computer, and logs the IP address so that the proxy server can be accessed and used later.
AKStealer.A does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.
AKStealer.A is difficult to recognize, as it does not display any messages or warnings that indicate it has reached the computer.


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With the recent release of the California Data Breach Report from the office of Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, the state of California is left reeling over the increase of data breach victims. In the year 2013, reported data breaches rose 28% over the prior year. The number of Californians' affected by such data breaches increased by over 600%. The increase was due largely in part by the breach of the major retailer, Target. The Target breach involved the payment card data of 7.5 million Californians, and 41 million individuals, total. Harris made a call to action by stating, "Data breaches are a serious threat to Californians' privacy, finances, and even their personal security. As California continues to lead the way in technological innovation, we must also continue to ensure that consumers and business are protected from cybercriminals and others who seek to profit from data breaches."
Most of the data breaches that were reported to the Attorney General's office were from the retail industry. The report states that the retail industry reported 26% of the total breaches, followed by finance and insurance with 20%, and health care with 15%. More than half of these breaches that took place in 2013 were caused by computer intrusions. Eighty four percent of the retail industry breaches were the result of malware and hacking.
As the numbers continue to rise, the report recommends that California retailers and financial institutions should:
- Move promptly to update their point-of-sale terminals so that they are chip-enabled and should install the software needed to operate this technology.
- Implement appropriate encryption solutions to devalue payment card data, including encrypting the data from the point of capture until completion of transaction authorization.
- Implement appropriate tokenization solutions to devalue payment card data, including in online and mobile transactions.
- Work together to protect debit cardholders in retailer breaches of unencrypted payment card data.
For retailers, financial institutions and any other consumer facing business that processes and stores sensitive consumer data such as credit card numbers, personal account numbers (PAN), personal identification information (PII), or personal health information (PHI),, a solution such as Voltage SecureData™ can be easily implemented to protect sensitive data at rest, in use, and in transit. It utilizes Voltage Format-Preserving EncryptionTM, Voltage Secure Stateless TokenizationTM, and Voltage Stateless Key Management to protect sensitive data. Voltage SecureData Enterprise is the only comprehensive data protection framework that secures data as it is captured, processed, and stored across devices, operating systems, and databases. It supports compliance regulations such as PCI DSS 3.0 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
For complete point-to-point encryption of retail payment transactions, Voltage offers Voltage SecureData Payments™which can be implemented with mobile and point of sale devices and existing, legacy payment processing systems.
Cardholder data is then protected or tokenized where it is stored, transmitted, or used. Voltage SecureData Payments renders sensitive information useless to unauthorized users and is a proven solution used by leading payment processors, retailers and financial institutions.
For card-not-present environments, such as e-commerce, Voltage offers Voltage SecureData Web™ providing protection from the browser through the payment processing stream. Voltage SecureData Web features the innovative Voltage Page-Integrated Encryption™ (PIE) technology.
This report sheds light on the threat that data breaches pose to California consumers and businesses. Since data breaches are continuing to increase it is crucial that consumers and businesses also increase their security and level of knowledge on cyber security. In the words of Attorney General Harris, "More needs to be done to fight the scourge of online data theft."
For more information on Voltage solutions for breach protection, please go to www.voltage.com/breach.


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text: 2 Days Ethical Hacking Summer Workshop Across INDIA | Place : CHENNAI | intense LIVE DEMOS like never before | Security Paper Presentation | WIN SONY PLAYSTATION for Paper WINNING Team | Certificate & Security Tools DVDRegistration Status:OPENWanna be a INFORMATION SECURITY GEEK?? Join us on a yet another exciting fun filled program coming AUGUST month, This is a great networking opportunity for the security enthusiasts and ethical hackers across the country with intense knowledge sharing sessions, intense LIVE demonstrations and technologies that enables you to discover and contribute to make the world a SECURE place to live in.Prerequisites :# Should know to use Web Browsers# Basic HTML familiarity# Basic networking will be helpfulBenefits of this workshop:* Learn Ethical Hacking techniques and countermeasures directly from experienced Ethical Hackers.* For your easy understanding we have included intense LIVE DEMOS for necessary topics like never before.* Attend this workshop and get valuable Certificate from infySEC.* Take away 2700+ Security Tool Kit preloaded DVD.* Assured PLAYSTATION for Paper Presentation WINNING Teams.* Exclusive prizes every 1 hours and much more stuffs inside.* Learn Ethical Hacking techniques and countermeasures directly from experienced Information Security Professionals.What will i learn:Day 1 & Day 2 -- What is Hacking & Ethical Hacking?- Where is IT heading Us?- Google Docking- Trojans, Viruses and Worms- Cryptography- Countermeasures and Case Studies- Web Server Hacking- Web Application Hacking - PART 1- Web Application Hacking - PART 2- Mobile and Wireless Hacking- Credit Card Hacks- NexGen Attacks- Hacking as a CAREER** All necessary topics will be covered with LIVE DEMOS.Contact Us:* Reg Off : 044-42 6111 42 , 044-42 6111 43* Adhavan :98400 84496Venue:infySEC,#37/45, Poonamallee High Road,Dr.Radhakrishnan Nagar,Arumbakkam, Chennai,TamilNadu – 600106Landmark: Opp D.G.Vaishnava CollegeEmail:email@example.com:www.infysec.comLast Date for Workshop registration : 3rd August 2011Registration Form:http://bit.ly/EHACK11ChennaiFor more workshop details & Paper presentation Details, check the link below http://www.infysec.com/events/Overview of infySEC Workshop Program, An NDTV Coverage:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS8bepq_cfY


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Happy Monday! Back on the hamster wheel we go- lol! Saturday I got some awesome nail mail. Catherine Arley is a Turkish Nail Polish company that makes amazing holo polishes. I first saw them some time ago online and had to have them. They are not sold in the States so I had to hunt them down. I found them on a Bulgarian website that sells them for pretty cheap prices. The major drawback is the amount of time it took for them to arrive once I ordered them. It was insanely long. But the person who runs the online store was nice and answered my e-mail inquiries promptly. The holo line has fifteen colors, I bought three. They don't have names on the bottles which is kind of a bummer because the colors are gorgeous. The one I'm showing off today is 670. A soft lilac- pink with mega holo shimmer. I've been wearing a lot of bright colors lately and I find colors like this act as a palette cleanser for me but still hold some visual interest. I really would love to buy more of the colors but will have to find somewhere else to purchase them since I have no patience and can't wait another double fortnight before I get them.
This pic is with the flash on. Gorgeous silver and gold holo flecks!


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I was born in 1951 in Aldridge in England, and migrated to Australia in 1964. I was a research technician at the Waite Agricultural Research institute of the University of Adelaide for 17 years. After that, my wife and I founded an aquarium and animal feed shop called Betta Trading in the Adelaide Hills town of Littlehampton, and we have now run it for over 20 years.
I have written a number of science fiction books and some animal books.
I am in the process of publishing on Smashwords my own books as well as some written by my Father, Richard F. Challis, and our cat, Luna Challis
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Earlier this year, the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) published a Research Strategic Plan for 2015-2018 for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
The FSMA policy puts the FDA in charge of regulating over $400 billion of domestic food, nearly $50 billion in imports, and over $60 billion in cosmetics transactions taking place over state lines. According to the CFSAN paper, if the FDA is going to be remotely successful at implementing it, there are several technological "knowledge gaps" that need to be addressed.
In the paper's own words, "globalization, new technologies, and increased consumer dreaming for fresh and imported food products are driving a need for new tools and standards to regulate a more complex and diverse food supply and cosmetic industry."
To improve the efficiency of the FSMA's implementation and fill those knowledge gaps, the paper focused on six key strategic goals:
- Preventative Controls: Better outlines for intervention and prevention when it comes to microbial and chemical hazards in FSMA-regulated resources.
- Screening Methods: The FDA should begin implementing field laboratory screening methods to more quickly detect chemical contaminants.
- Scientific Leadership: Improve leadership and public reach for bioinformatics with the goal of improving overall public health decision making.
- Toxicological Approaches: Applying modern toxicological approaches for chemical hazards in regulated products.
- Research: Continue the advancement of diet and health research to determine better science-focused policies.
- Public Health: The FDA should engage key stakeholders to focus their scientific resources to maximizing health benefits.
Here at Food Service Solutions, we strive to stay on top of the latest technological news in the food services industry, and we go out of our way to incorporate them into our products. If you're looking to use technology to revamp your restaurant or cafeteria to maximize your profits and guest satisfaction, look no further than our cafeteria software.
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that is likely to compromise security of the base or of any
We therefore reserve the right to delete anything
posted on the web site that we feel may compromise base security
or the general safety of the United States Air Force.
It's in everybody's interest to keep security uppermost in our
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pictures of visiting aircraft once they've left Fairford.
Aircraft on longer deployments are often covered by USAF media
anyway and are less of an issue.
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