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Cal State Fullerton pitchers Colton Eastman and Andrew Quezada were chosen on the second day of Major League Baseball's amateur draft Tuesday.
Eastman, a junior right-hander, was chosen in the fourth round by the Philadelphia Phillies. Quezada, a junior right-hander, was chosen in the seventh round by the Colorado Rockies.
Eastman is likely to start the opener of Fullerton's best-of-3 NCAA Super Regional on Friday against the University of Washington.
The two Titans were among seven local college players who left the draft board Tuesday. UCLA pitcher Jacob Bird (Rockies, fifth round), Loyola Marymount third baseman Niko Decolati (Rockies, sixth round), Long Beach State second baseman Jarren Duran (Red Sox, seventh round), USC pitcher Solomon Bates (Giants, eighth round) and teammate Lars Nootbaar (Cardinals, eighth round).
Bird is a senior; the others are juniors. The deadline for teams to sign players is July 15.
A number of regional prep standouts were chosen on the draft's second day.
Former Etiwanda High infielder Kyle Isbel, now at UNLV, was drafted in the third round (94th overall) by the Kansas City Royals.
Stanford pitcher Tristan Beck, a former Corona High standout, was drafted for the third time. The Atlanta Braves selected him in the fourth round with the 112th overall pick.
The Cardinals took former Marina High left-hander Steven Gingery, now at Texas Tech, in the fourth round (123rd overall).
Former Alemany standout Alex McKenna, a junior outfielder for Cal Poly (SLO), was drafted in the fourth round (132nd overall) by the Houston Astros. Junior teammate Nick Meyer, a former Santa Margarita High catcher, was drafted in the fourth round (170th overall) by the New York Mets.
Former Dana Hills High standout Jay Schuyler, a junior at the University of San Diego, was chosen in the seventh round (199th overall) by the Cincinnati Reds.
Former Los Alamitos High pitcher Tylor Megill, now a senior at the University of Arizona, was drafted in the eighth round (230th overall) by the New York Mets.
The Twins took former Garden Grove High first baseman Chris Williams, now at Clemson, in the eighth round (244th overall).
Former Huntington Beach infielder Jake Brodt, a senior at Santa Clara, was chosen in the ninth round (266th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
Former University of Antelope Valley pitcher Dallas Litscher, now at St. Katherine College, was selected in the 10th round (295th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles.
Rounds 3-10 of the draft were held Tuesday. The draft concludes with rounds 11-40 on Wednesday.


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Some lawyers handle quite a lot of legal issues; others specialize in sure areas of the law. A lawyer can make a big difference in whether or not your side of the story is successfully presented to a decide or jury. E.g a lawyer primarily based in New York City may be paid greater than another one in London or Lisbon and vice versa.
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Does PayPal prohibit transactions for pyramid, matrix, and multi-level marketing programs?
Yes. To determine if transactions violate this policy, PayPal considers these factors:
- Commissions offered to recruit new members
- Requirements for new distributors to purchase costly inventory or "start-up kits"
- Members' profits derived from recruiting new members or from the sales of newly-recruited members ("downline") rather than their own sales
- Payouts from fees or contributions paid by new or existing members
- Money paid into the system that is significantly greater than money paid out
- Unrealistic or unsupported promises regarding profits or return on investment
- Percentage of the company's goods sold by a non-distributor
- Flow of money derived from new members predominantly moves "upline"
- Preservation of the business rests on the exponential growth of new members or customers
- Offers of speculative real estate or non-development property
- Business functioning as an auto-surf investment program or a high-yield investment program
- Warnings from governmental agencies about the business model
PayPal defines these programs as follows.
Pyramid schemes – Existing members receive payouts funded by new payments into the program from new member fees or existing member contributions.
Matrix programs – Individuals pay primarily to be added to a waiting list for a product. The individual at the top of the list receives the product only after a set number of people have joined after that individual.
"Get rich quick" schemes – Include any type of self-employment, start-up business, or investment opportunity where the claims of profit or returns on investment are unrealistic or unsupported.
Multi-level marketing programs – Individuals receive proceeds from their sales of goods or services and from those of recruited members. PayPal generally prohibits multi-level marketing programs that offer payouts to both the seller and the individual(s) who recruited the seller. PayPal reserves the right to permit certain multi-level marketing programs at its sole discretion.


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The most exciting thing to happen in April was the opportunity to shoot my first wedding! UUuhhhh can you say, surreal?! I was originally supposed to have an assistant but the day before the wedding an emergency presented itself and she could no longer help me. After about 10 minutes of utter panic I regained composure and mentally prepared for the task ahead, and let's just say all in all the day was GREAT! There were multiple times where I had to fake like I knew what I was doing, but ultimately everything went off without a hitch and I got some amazing photos. Being the photographer has got to be one of the funnest jobs you can have at a wedding--you really get free reign the whole day to go wherever you want and make people do whatever you need. You get to see all the behind-the-scenes and you get priority position at any given time. I think the scariest thing about shooting a wedding is being your own boss, and what I mean by that is that when it's just you taking all the photos (no assistant, side shooter, etc.) no one else is able to see what you're producing and no one else is able to offer you any constructive criticism or guidance--it's all on you to know that you're doing well and getting the right shots. Also, if you miss an important moment, there's no one there to bail you out with a backup shot. I had multiple nightmares leading up to that day, nightmares where I envisioned myself coming home and realizing that every photo I took was out of focus.... But I'm happy to report that was not the case. The ceremony was maybe the most stressful 30 minutes of the day, and knowing where to stand and the right time might be a job in itself, but after that was over I was extremely at ease. I think shooting this wedding solidified my desire to pursue wedding photography. Not because it's where the money is, and not because of the romance, but because to capture someone's wedding day is a job you can't help but love doing. As I edit the photos I have a huge grin on my face because I'm happy for them, but I'm also happy that my work will be with them for the rest of their lives! Delivering never felt so good. :)
This month we also had a few visitors; my aunt, uncle, and their 2 gold retrievers drove across the country with their RV and spent a week living in our driveway. They left their house at the end of march, drove through Utah's national parks, skied in Colorado, and stopped in at the Long Beach Grand prix before making it to us, and now they have gone up the west coast through all our big cities and are currently soaking up Oregon's Crater Lake. They plan to return home sometime in May when they are done exploring... I'm so jealous!
Last weekend my sister and brother-in-law announced to the world that they are going to be parents come October. I have known about it for some time but I haven't been allowed to tell anyone or share my photos, so now I can say I'm pretty excited about it! I'm sure you will be seeing a lot of maternity photos in the next few months, and a ton of newborn photos come holiday season. ;P
Today I got contracted to take photos at a baby shower in La Mesa and tomorrow I'm headed up to Long Beach for the day to photograph my niece and nephew's first communion. I don't know what it is about holding a camera in my hands, but I seriously love it. I can't wait for what's next!
I don't intend to post a lot of my photography work on this blog because I don't want to inundate those who come here just looking to find out more about what the Doskocil's are up to, but if you are interested please feel free to subscribe to my Photo Blog here.


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A.BIG.T use network extension Technology. This app is designed for advanced user and may require some level of professional knowledge to use, if you don't know how to use, you maybe ask somebody for a help.
Capture all HTTP/HTTPS/TCP traffic from any applications on your device, and redirect to an HTTP/SOCKS5 proxy server following highly configurable rules;
SOCKS5 authentication supported.
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Through personal experience and observation over 5 decades I understand what it takes to construct a life that is, in the end, looked back upon with satisfaction. Today my team and I at Outfluence teach youngsters, young professionals and business leaders how to build a life of which they will be proud, a life that will be filled with achievements large and small, that will make them happy and fulfilled. Their path from here to fulfillment won't be easy. It never is. But if we can create awareness in them so that when they do fall down, an a-ha! moment will reveal itself and they will know how to recover and move forward. Awareness is what will help them to avoid the long delays in their journey to fulfillment brought on by mistakes that are compounded by bad decisions.
We teach our audiences that one bad decision, a relationship decision, for example, can cost them 5 years or more of pain and delay.
A fulfilled life is composed of knowledge, communication skills and performance. Within those 3 components are numerous skills that must be learned and absorbed into daily living. They include message development from the perspective of both the sender and the receiver. They include personal development skills such as decision-making, time and money management, leadership. They include learning how to inspire a performance in all of its aspects. These examples only scratch the surface of the knowledge to be gained and the skills to be acquired.
We are so easily thrown off track in our quest to live a life that is fulfilling to us. Ego, jealousy, misunderstanding, excessive competition, overreaction to unfortunate experiences and following misleading influences all contribute to delayed or unrealized fulfillment.
As we work to construct lives that are fulfilling the question becomes how much of who and what we are can we control? What influences us more, nature or nurture? As written in Simple Psychology magazine, "Nature is what we think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors. Nurture is generally taken as the influence of external factors after conception e.g. the product of exposure, experience and learning on an individual."
If we were fortunate enough to have grown up in a loving and nurturing environment, we have a leg up in constructing our life. If our early years were painful and frustrating, we can certainly construct the life we want. We just might need a bit more help and it may take a little longer.
Outfluence takes people where we find them developmentally. We help them to discover, or re-discover, their genius. Then we show them how to build on that genius and take it where they want to go.


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Salty Foods Cause Heart Disease
By Dietitian, Juliette Kellow BSc RD
New research carried out in Boston, has shown that people who cut back on the amount of salt in their diet, reduce their risk of developing cardiovascular disease by a quarter AND lower their chances of dying from this condition by a fifth.
The research, which was published online by the British Medical Journal, followed up participants from two trials carried out in the late '80s and early '90s.
All of the participants had slightly raised blood pressure and were assigned to one of two groups: an intervention group where participants received advice to reduce their salt intake; or a control group, where participants received no advice.
Participants who received advice reduced their salt intake by 25 to 35 percent compared to the control groups.
Ten to 15 years on, the researchers obtained updated information on the participants in the two trials and discovered that eating less salt significantly lowered the risk of developing cardiovascular disease by 25 percent. But that wasn't all. Surprisingly, 48 percent of the participants who received advice to reduce salt intake 10–15 years previously said they disliked salty foods, compared to just 32 percent of participants in the control group. Furthermore, 47 percent of the people who received salt reduction advice in the '90s said they usually or always used low-sodium foods compared to 29 percent of the control group. Plus, 66 percent still looked at food labels for information about sodium compared with just 44 percent of the control group.
The authors conclude that a reduction in salt doesn't just reduce blood pressure and prevent hypertension, but it also seems to prevent cardiovascular disease.
WLR says:
It's widely accepted by health professionals that too much salt increases the risk of hypertension or high blood pressure which increases our risk of cardiovascular disease. This includes all the diseases of the heart and circulatory system, including strokes, heart attacks and angina.
This is one of the first pieces of research to show a direct link between salt intakes and the risk of cardiovascular disease.
This study also indicates that people who were advised to cut back on salt many years ago continued to stick to a lower salt diet in the long term.
While ditching the salt pot is important, it's also essential to eat fewer salty foods such as sauces, pickles, ready meals, ready-made pasta sauces, canned soups, burgers, sausages, bacon, chicken nuggets, pizzas, takeaways, crisps and savoury snacks.
Bread, breakfast cereals and cheese can also be packed with salt so get into the habit of comparing products when you're shopping – and go for those with the lowest salt content.
If foods aren't labelled with values for salt, multiply the value for sodium in a portion by 2.5 to give you the total amount of salt in that portion.
Recommended Daily Allowance
No more than 6g salt per day.
1.25g salt (0.5g sodium) per 100g = HIGH
0.25g salt (0.1g sodium) per 100g = LOW
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This Gables by the Sea waterfront residence on Mar Street sits on a 19,100-square-foot lot and has 70 feet of water frontage with dockage. The two-story, six-bedroom, 5,091-square-foot home features a two-story living room, large family room and formal dining room. The entertaining areas open to a huge terrace.
Downstairs, the residence offers a guest room as well as a maid's quarters. A circular staircase leads upstairs to the four-bedroom, three-bath, split-bedroom plan. The expansive master suite features a sitting area, a wood-paneled den/library and huge closets, along with a large marble bath salon. An outdoor entertainment area overlooks the water and features a summer kitchen. Beautifully landscaped, the residence is further enhanced by a porte-cochère and a two-car garage.
This residence is being offered at $3,595,000.
For a private showing, please contact Helen Jeanne Nicastri, broker associate at the Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Coral Gables office. She can be reached at either 786-268-8880 or 305-332-4534.
To view additional photos of this residence, visit www.FloridaMoves.com/M1474999.


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Over the last fifteen years, innovation maven Seth Godin has written twelve best-selling books about breaking all the traditional rules in business. But Godin's thirteenth book, a little thing about initiative which will be published next month, threatens to be the biggest rule-breaker in his destructive career.
Godin's thirteenth book may well be unlucky for the traditional publishing business. You see, Godin's big new thing is the Domino Project, a next generation publishing venture that he is launching with Amazon. And one of the first books published by the Domino Project will be his own little thing about initiative.
What Godin is trying to do with the Domino Project is make books "spreadable." It's a big dream – one that reinvents books in the viral age of social media. But, as he told me when we met in New York last month, most start-up businesses fail because entrepreneurs don't dream big enough.


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This class is suitable for beginners as well as advanced cooks who wish to learn new skills and techniques. We will teach you techniques that you can use to impress everyone with your creative cooking abilities.
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To increase the chances that the new Product Roadmap (and my first here) would win favor throughout the company, I decided to conduct a campaign to build early support for the Roadmap itself.
As the new guy now leading the Product team, I had my hands full getting up to speed in the first few weeks. My immediate concern was keeping the current Release on track but the greater challenge was creating a new Product Roadmap for the upcoming year and rapidly drumming up support within the company.
What drove this decision
Taking over a Product team at the beginning of a calendar year has some additional pressures as you might expect. Many internal and external parties are looking for clear indications of the overall product direction, the most concrete of which is the Product Roadmap.
Our company likes to kick off the new year with a rousing, all-hands pep rally for the entire company and one of the meeting's big agenda topics is the presentation of the refreshed Product Roadmap. A big reveal from me that early on would be risky as I hadn't built up sufficient credibility by that point. And with just a few weeks into this PM role, I really hadn't hadn't been able to speak with as many departments as I had hoped. To pull this off, I needed to build a groundswell of support by having the various department weigh in on, or at least preview the Roadmap before I tried to broadcast it to the masses.
The decision: Build support for the new Product Roadmap in stages
My ultimate goal was to present my new Product Roadmap to a room full of supporters. To improve my chances, I started a somewhat calculated crusade to win friends and influence people all around the company.
Plan of attack
There is no one, obvious way to plan a campaign like this but the strategy I recommend is to start small and with people whose opinions you value and push them to poke holes in your product strategy before moving to the next group. I have outlined the approach I took which proved successful.
Start with just the Product team
I began the exercise with my own Product team, perhaps the most empathetic of the groups I would encounter. These folks were the most patient and, because their future paths were most closely linked to the Roadmap, the most eager to engage. With this group's help, I was able to get my initial story straight, confirm the overall themes, and plug some minor gaps in the strategy.
run the roadmap past the Sales Engineers
The next audience I sought, though discretely, was with the Sales Engineers. I had worked closely with this team in the past and knew they would be supportive. I trust their general feedback but it was also important for me to vet out some of the key product decisions with someone who interacted more frequently and directly with our prospects and customers.
pitch to the Key Stakeholders
With my confidence growing, I moved on, skipping over the individual departments to gather all the stakeholders in a room. As you might expect, this group of department heads, their bosses and our senior leadership team is composed of a great number of strong personalities. But when invited to sit alongside their peers, even the feistiest individuals will often tamp down their protests, yielding to and general supporting the views of the larger group. I found this to be the case with my Roadmap presentation and used the inferred approval from the group to launch into the home stretch.
present to Individual Departments
With support from the top, I proceeded to set up separate meetings with each major department including Engineering, Operations, QA, and Customer Support. In each meeting, I tried to highlight those parts of the Roadmap that I thought would appeal most to each group. This proved valuable later, in the larger setting when I was able to direct different topics to specific members of the audience, with the effect of making it seem as though they had already endorsed the individual ideas.
Announce to the Entire company
The final stop in the campaign of dreams was pitching the Roadmap to the entire company. At that point of course, through all my previous efforts, I had eliminated the element of surprise. I had effectively planted sympathetic individuals in the crowd who consciously or not, were giving me the nods of support I needed.
And, while there was no thunderous applause at the end of my presentation, I did get relatively high marks for a "new guy". In fact, a number of people approached me afterwards with positive feedback and great suggestions about how to further socialize the Roadmap internally. For example, we decided to start using the many monitors hung on the walls throughout our office to track our Roadmap progress over the coming weeks & months.
The impact
When I look back, it is obvious to me that this kind of approach to build internal support takes more cycles than one big reveal. Meeting with each team, one at a time and reviewing the Roadmap over and over was certainly more work in the short term but has paid off. I still have to demonstrate that we can achieve what was promised but I should not be spending as many cycles defending the Roadmap itself.
Look for more reports from theProductPath around product roadmaps, promoting product ideas and working with stakeholders here on PM Decisions.


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Johann Pachelbel, German composer, teacher and organist of the Baroque period. Unfairly labelled a 'one hit wonder' he is nevertheless best known for his Canon in D.
Born: Nuremburg, S.Germany, 1653 baptised 1 Sept so presumably born in August.
Father: Johann, a wine dealer
Mother: Anna Maria Mair (his father's second wife)
Religion: Lutheran
Siblings: ? If anyone knows, please let me know.
1st marriage: 1681 to Barbara Gabler who died in the plague two years later.
2nd marriage: 1684 to Judith Drommer.
Children: A son by Barbara who died in the plague with his mother in his infancy.
5 sons and two daughters by Judith including:
Theodore, organist - emigrated to America
Wilhelm Hieronymus, organist.
Johann Michael, instrument maker
Amalia - an artist / engraver.
Death: March 1706 (exact date not known but buried on 9 March).
Cause of death: unspecified in the records.
Grave: Saint Rochas Cemetery, Nuremberg. See findagrave.com
The Bach connection
-When he was 24 he moved to Eisenach and was employed as a court organist. There he became friendly with JS Bach's father and tutored some of his children.
- The following year he moved to Erfurt, where the Bachs were also well known. He lived in a house belonging to Johann Christoff Bach and eventually bought it.
- He taught Johann Christian Bach (JS Bach's elder brother who in turn taught JSB).
- He was the godfather of one of JS Bach's sisters - Johanna Juditha.
- It is thought that he met JS Bach once, at the wedding of Johann Christoff Bach for which he had written some music.
- Style/period: Middle German Baroque
- Output:Prolific
- Organ music - well over 200 compositions
- Other keyboard (eg harpsichord) - various, including Hexachordum Apollinis
- Sacred Music - 2 masses, 13 magnificat fugues, motets, vespers etc.
- Chamber Music - various, including the popular Canon in D
He is unfairly labelled as a 'one hit wonder'. He was one of the most important composers of the mid-Baroque period and was an indirect influence on the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and the development of the fugue.
- He was a talented organist and harpsichordist
- Besides composing he also performed and taught.
or to give it the full title -"Canon and Gigue in D major for three Violins and Basso Continuo" is the piece he is best known for. The video below plays according to the original composition on original instruments.
It has however undergone many interpretations and is a fascinating story. It has been adapted and used countless times in popular culture.
- Go to the the Canon in D page for all about it and interesting examples including 'Canon Rock'.
More about the Canon on the Pachelbel's Canon page
Here are links to the German composers on our site:
Hildegard von Bingen
Schumann, Robert
Schumann, Clara
Richard Strauss


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I posted my part 1 of Haven Conference Recap the other day, and part 2 is coming up shortly. As I mentioned in the first post–we got a lot of swag. Towards the end of day 2 we were feel ultra guilty because our names kept getting drawn for more prizes. So we've emptied our bags and put together a mini Haven swag bag for one lucky reader.
1 lucky reader will win:
- Haven zipper bag
- Ryobi Drill Bit Set, Safety Glasses, & Hat
- PureBond Tape Measure
- Bondo Brand Scrapers
- HGTV Home/Shaw Floors planning notebook and coffee mug
- Oreck duster
- Home Depot "Do-It-Herself" picture frame
- Minwax notepad, pen, and staining info
Please fill out the multiple steps using rafflecopter for a chance to win some fabulous Haven swag!
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Disclaimer: We received all of these products for free and were not required to give any of it away. We are giving away some swag out of the kindness of our hearts. Because of this we are footing the bill on shipping: unfortunately, this giveaway is only open to United States residents because let's face it–this is a pretty heavy box!


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A Statute of Limitations is a statute that restricts when a Personal Injury Claim or other cause of action can be pursued. Typically, in Car accident, bike or other crash related cases, the SOL runs from the date of the accident until three years lapse.
Every state, including Massachusetts, has statute of limitations for personal injury claims, fatal accident claims (wrongful Death lawsuits), truck and car accidents and medical malpractice. This MA Law information seeks to outline the most important statutes of Limitation for Tort Claims in Massachusetts.
Please contact a Massachusetts Personal Injury Attorney concerning the applicable Statute of Limitations in your case.
Please note that in some limited circumstances the statute of Limits is capable of being extended.
Contract based Personal Injury Claims:
Contract based actions have a three year limit for commencement of action.
See "Section 2A. Except as otherwise provided, actions of tort, actions of contract to recover for personal injuries, and actions of replevin, shall be commenced only within three years next after the cause of action accrues." https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter260/Section2a
(Pure contact claims not related to personal injury and accidents have a 6 year SOL in Mass.)
Tort Based Warranty claims:
The SOL is 3 years for Injury Related Warranty causes of action.
Contract Based Warranty claims have a 4 year SOL in Mass!
See also: MARY V. PAGLIUCA vs. CITY OF BOSTON & others. 35 Mass. App. Ct. 820 – http://law.justia.com/cases/massachusetts/court-of-appeals/volumes/35/35massappct820.html
The Court Reasoned that: "In this case, Pagliuca suffered an anxiety attack on January 22, 1988, and so must have realized by that time that the defendants' course of conduct was causing her injury. After that time, the defendants committed further acts which (allegedly) further traumatized Pagliuca, with the last of those affirmative acts taking place on February 16, 1988. As of that last date, Pagliuca was on notice of the relevant facts for each of her common law claims what she learned on February 22 went only to the severity of her injury. "When an injury or disease resulting from injury becomes manifest, the statute of limitations does not stay in suspense until the full extent, gravity, or permanence of that same injury or consequential disease is known." Core v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc., 17 Mass. App. Ct. at 649
Intentional Wrongs:
Intentional Torts have a three year statute Of Limitations in Massachusetts.
The MA Medical Malpractice SOL
The Surgical and Med Mal SOL is three years in the City of Boston and across all of MA!
See: "Section 4. Actions of contract or tort for malpractice, error or mistake against attorneys, certified public accountants and public accountants, actions for assault and battery, false imprisonment, slander, libel, actions against sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables or assignees in insolvency for the taking or conversion of personal property, actions of tort for injuries to the person against counties, cities and towns, and actions of contract or tort for malpractice, error or mistake against hairdressers, operators and shops registered under sections eighty-seven T to eighty-seven JJ, inclusive of chapter one hundred and twelve, actions of tort for bodily injuries or for death the payment of judgments in which is required to be secured by chapter ninety and also actions of tort for bodily injuries or for death or for damage to property against officers and employees of the commonwealth, and of any county, city or town, arising out of the operation of motor or other vehicles owned by the commonwealth, including those under the control of said commission, or by any such county, city or town, suits by judgment creditors in such actions of tort under section one hundred and thirteen of chapter one hundred and seventy-five and clause (9) of section three of chapter two hundred and fourteen and suits on motor vehicle liability bonds under section thirty-four G of said chapter ninety shall be commenced only within three years next after the cause of action accrues."
Injury Actions against Ski Areas in MA:
These personal injury and negligence cases are required to be filed within one year from the date of the injury at the skiing resort . However, wrongful death as a result of a fatal skiing accident or other fatal mishaps at the ski slopes in Mass. can be filed within 3 year against an operator of a ski area.
Wrongful death:
An action based on a fatal crash such as a truck accident, MA Auto Accident, motorcycle accident, bicycle crash or other fatal accident must be pursued in court within three years.
"…An action to recover damages under this section shall be commenced within three years from the date of death, or within three years from the date when the deceased's executor or administrator knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the factual basis for a cause of action, or within such time thereafter as is provided by section four, four B, nine or ten of chapter two hundred and sixty." https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter229/Section2


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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Ferns as brooms
Species name: Psilotum nudum
Common name: whisk fern
Location: UWO Greenhouse
The whisk fern is in a genus of only two species, one of which is endangered throughout its native range. This species, the "naked" whisk fern, is native to southern Japan but now grows through much of the tropical and subtropical world. It is epiphytic, meaning that it can grow off of substrates other than bare earth, usually other plants (it can even grow on rocks and extract nutrients from the passing air currents and in rain water). It is even known to grow on unused power lines in some areas in Africa! When growing on other plants, it is rarely parasitic and instead just uses it as a prop.
Whisk ferns do get their common name from their most common use: as brooms. The branch-like appendages of the fern would be tied together (unlike most common ferns, the stems are actually quite tough and rigid) then attached to a long stick and used to sweep debris. Aside from the obvious use for this plant, there is at least one use that I was surprised to learn about employed by the Native Hawaiian people: as talcum powder. The spores were collected in bowls, and then used on the skin under loincloths to prevent chafing.
Because of the fact that these ferns are perennial species that are incredibly long-lived (even when you don't just compare them to other species of ferns), there has been much interest in the types of secondary compounds produced in the stems (which are actually modified leaves). There has been the suggestion that the whisk fern might be a goldmine of new antibacterial and antifungal chemicals that could be used in agriculture or medicine.
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Song: Moonage Daydream
Artist: David Bowie
Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (original) and Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol 1
The good thing about Guardians of the Galaxy (besides Chris Pratt) is that it has such an awesome 1970s-imbued soundtrack. What's good about a science fiction film having a 1970s soundtrack, you ask? Because it really does make the movie. And because my nostalgic-for-the-70s husband will actually sit and watch a sci-fi movie with his also nostalgic, but geeky sci-fi loving wife.
I never got into this song the first time around but I'm so glad it's been brought back around. It's just so Bowie, so 70s, psychedelic weird & fun.
I used a pencil, Micron 02 & 08 pens, and Prismacolor pencils.


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With the Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Camogie Championship finals around the corner, Aoife McDonald looks at the sporting – and sponsorship – appeal of one of Ireland's most popular female team sports.
Cullen Blog
Topics: Blog, sponsorship, sport, Client News, PR, camogie, camogie association, liberty insurance
Having worked previously with the likes of Delta Airlines, Thomas Cook and FedEx, we jumped at the chance to team up with another aviation brand – Airlink – last week, thanks to our Washington DC-based PRGN partner, Xenophon Strategies.
Topics: Aer Lingus, Airlink, Blog, Boeing, IATA, Xenophon Strategies, Client News, PR, PRGN, public relations
We've worked with Continental Tyres for more than 20 years, and have devised and executed countless safety-related campaigns on behalf of the German tyre manufacturer during that time.
Topics: ad, advertising, Blog, Continental Tyres, Tyres, Client News, safety
Last week we blogged about how interesting and instructive it was to run the rule over the many PR projects submitted by our fellow PRGN member agencies as part of the Best Practice Awards 2015.
Topics: awards, Blog, Our News, Client News, Cullen Communications, PR, PRGN, public relations
An adventurous charity bid to row around the island of Ireland to raise awareness and funds for Cystic Fibrosis is now officially on the home straight, with support continuing to flood in from all parts of the country.
Topics: Blog, CSR, fibrosis, ireland, charity, Client News, cystic, PR, Public, Relations
Today is one of the big driving days on the calendar, as thousands of people around Ireland load up the car and head away to make the most of the bank holiday weekend.
Topics: Blog, Client News, driving, enterprise, Research, survey
Cullen Communications is delighted to have thrown our support behind an excellent new CSR initiative that will see a crew of 20 amateur rowers attempting to circumnavigate the island of Ireland to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI).
Topics: Blog, CSR, Our News, charity, Client News, Cullen Communications, PR
This Sunday marks International Women's Day, a milestone that will be proudly celebrated around the world with millions of people taking part in campaigns and events highlighting women's rights.
Topics: Blog, business, car, Client News, diversity, enterprise, rental
From the perspective of an independent Irish PR agency, 2014 will be remembered mostly as the year our economy finally bounced back. Hallelujah.
Topics: Blog, blog, communications, Client News, cullen, PR, Public, Relations
The winner of this year's Puskás Award will be announced at FIFA's glittery Ballon d'Or gala on 12 January and, unless you've been living in a cave, you'll know that our very own Stephanie Roche is up against Robin Van Persie and James Rodriguez in the final shake-up. Whose goal will get the nod as the best of the year? We know who our money's on – and here's why.
Topics: awards, Blog, Continental, football, nomination, sport, Tyres, Client News


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see yourself through my eyes
see yourself through my eyes dear lover, dear friend, dear fellow traveler if only you could see yourself through my loving eyes even for just the second of a heart beat; you would be transformed ——————————————– if only we could see ourselves with the eyes of a lover; if only we could be as … Continue reading
Synchronicity Life is miraculous. Divine intelligence and love guides everything. Every now and then, in crisp moments of truth, it is as if the divine pulls back the veil – the curtain of illusion – and let us have a quick glimpse of how things work; a brief peek into the loving laws of the … Continue reading
stepping into each others' stories
stepping into each others' stories – the miraculous, interwoven tapestry of life Have you ever noticed how we sometimes seem to almost out of the blue step right into a specific playing story of some stranger's life? It is like you are experiencing your own familiar movie and all of a sudden something happens, … Continue reading
a quote to remember – Rumi
a quote to remember ____________________ "Study me as much as you like, you will never know me, for I differ a hundred ways from what you see me to be. Put yourself behind my eyes, and see me as I see myself, for I have chosen to dwell in a place you cannot see." — … Continue reading
a quote to remember – Rumi
a quote to remember ______________________ ____ ___ __ "Its your road, and yours alone. others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you". – Rumi ___ ___ ____ _____________________


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Welcome to the Windy City
I have been waiting for the perfect time to head back to Chicago and when my daughter said she wanted to see snow, I figured it was my chance. The last time I was in Chicago is when I graduated high school and went for a friend's graduation party. We roamed the city but with no actual income to support our wants, we were limited to what we could actually experience.
This time, I made it a point to try new things and be a typical tourist. So I will share with you my top places to see, eat and everything in between. Lets start with the most important, food.
Best Places to Eat
Since we were only in the city for a couple of days, we really had to east as much as we could and not skip a meal. This way we could experience more of what the city's food had to offer. Here are some places that we stopped by and really enjoyed.
- Niu B Sushi and Noodle Bar – They have a great selection of sushi and other favorites if sushi isn't your thing. The sushi rolls that we tried (and I would definitely recommend these) were the Crunchy Roll and The Flammer. If cooked sushi is more your taste, I would choose The Flammer. They cook it in the oven and it has a nice spicy kick to it. I would also say to try the vegetable fried rice. Its a sharable plate so one was good for us since my daughter doesn't like the look of sushi just yet. Also, do not leave this place without trying their desserts. Anyone of them is good.
- Giordano's – Two Words. Stuffed Pizza. That is all I have to say about this place. I have never experienced stuffed pizza and now that I have I do not know how I lived without it. Giordano's has a great selection of pizzas and other Italian favorites. Just keep in mind, if you want stuffed pizza for the table, be prepared to wait about 45 minutes for it to be made. But trust me, its worth the wait.
- FlatTop Grill – Their motto, They Grow It, You Pick It, We Cook It. This customizable stir fry restaurant was a big hit. I love the fact that they have all the ingredients lined up like a salad bar. The concept? You pick your protein, add all the fixings you want in it, add sauces to intensify the flavors, customize it my making it a taco or pita and leave it by the grill to be made up for you. The best part is they have someone at the bar to help you choose the flavors you want, so your not in left field when it comes to the sauces.
- Yolk – Amazing breakfast place! There are many locations around the city so chances are there is always one right next to you. Their waffles and seasoned potatoes were awesome and it left me craving that for breakfast every single day after.
There are other places around the city that we wanted to try but unfortunately we ran out of time on our trip. But there are plenty of the typical places you see everywhere like Starbucks, Panera Bread and of course the usual fast food restaurants.
Things To Do
Before our trip, we opted for the Chicago City Pass. This included the Shedd Aquarium, The Field Museum, and the Skydeck Chicago. You are also able to choose between The Adler Planetarium or the Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago 360 and the Museum of Science and Industry. I would recommend this for a family trip or for people who really like the museums and really being a tourist.
All of these places require a lot of time spent to be able to really enjoy it. My recommendation for the Field Museum would be to spend an entire day just there. It is huge and there is so much history to be seen. They also offer 3D movies to watch and if you purchase the City Pass, it is included with your admission.
My favorite is always the Shedd Aquarium because of my love for animals and marine life. I have always been a water girl and I'm glad my munchkin is headed in the same direction. They have a wonderful children's area for the kids to touch shells and act like penguins. They also get to act out managing a submarine.
Now if you're in Chicago for the views, you really want to hit up either Skydeck Chicago, where the famous ledge is to see clear below you or Chicago 360 where they have a ride that leans you ride over the ledge. If you want to see the beautiful view of the city like this one below, head between the Aquarium and the Planetarium right next to the great lake. Its a breathtaking view and if we weren't freezing from the wind chill, we would have experienced it longer.
And be sure to not forget the usual places like the famous Bean in Millennium Park. If you do go during winter, take time to ice skate there to. But be sure to really bundle up!
When it comes to Chicago, they have a great transportation system with the buses and subways, like many big cities. But this time, we utilized Lyft. It saved these South Florida visitors from freezing in between stations. It's a great system and there are so many drivers in the city that none took more than a couple minutes to get to us. Plus, this is the best way to get future recommendations. Who knows the city better than the people that live and drive in it everyday.
What are some of your favorite places in Chicago?


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Westminster provides lots of unique fellowship opportunities throughout the year in addition to the ministries opportunities listed below. Annual events include women's and men's retreats, a fall carnival, winter youth basketball, and various travel opportunities and fellowship trips. Upcoming fellowship opportunities can be found under Upcoming Events.
Westminster Presbyterian is a great place for young families with children. Children participate in every aspect of church life and are encouraged to learn, explore their talents, and grow in relationship with each other, the community, and with God.
Youth WYFi (Westminster Youth Fellowship incorporated)
Westminster Presbyterian's youth group is a safe place where teens can ask questions, make friends, and explore their faith through service projects, activities, games, Bible study, and music. New youth are always welcome.
Westminster Presbyterian offers opportunities for adults to practice faith and friendship in meaningful ways.
Music is a central part of worship at Westminster. We offer a variety of styles from contemporary praise music to traditional hymns and spirituals.
Contemplative Ministries
Through a variety of offerings—retreats, quiet spaces, resources, classes, and small groups activities—we encourage the practice of mindful spiritual formation.
Congregational Care
At Westminster, we care for one another. No matter what you are going through, we want to help.
Fitness Ministry
We offer several fitness classes for a moderate fee. All are welcome.


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In the last two decades, Franklin County experienced population growth and increased crime. The population growth led to chronic jail overcrowding at the 194-bed Franklin County Prison, with counts surging as high as 400 inmates in 2003. A national jail planner estimated Franklin County would need at least 600 beds at a cost of $40 million. Franklin County officials sought evidence-based alternatives to alleviate jail crowding and address the underlying issues contributing to the problem.
Franklin County decided to modify its criminal justice system by building a 468-bed new jail facility, but in conjunction with opening a community-based reentry service center in Chambersburg with cognitive behavioral treatment and evidence-based programs in April 2006. The county selected GEO Reentry Services to open the center, and GEO Reentry continues to manage the program. Adding the center allowed the county to build the jail facility at a cost of only $30 million (savings of $10 million).
By adding the reentry service center, the county built a smaller jail, saving the county $10 million in construction costs and more than $3 million annually in operational costs. By diverting reentrants to the center rather than jails, the county saved more than $2 million. Since the center opened in 2006, the jail population has remained below 400 inmates – a level the old, smaller jail had housed. Additionally, the average length of stay in jail has decreased significantly. In 2012 the county had enough extra jail capacity to lease to other jurisdictions, including U.S. Marshalls and nearby Fulton County, generating more than $800,000 in revenue.
Since it opened in 2006, the RSC has managed more than 100 reentrants at a time. The criminogenic risk of individuals in the program has significantly decreased from an LSI-R® risk score of 21.5 to 18.1. The recidivism rate has also decreased. Between 2006 and 2009, program graduates recidivated at a rate of 18.2 percent compared to a national recidivism rate of approximately 67 percent. The county crime rate has also dropped from 75 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2006 to 55 crimes per 1,000 residents in 2008, even while the statewide crime rate increased during that timeframe.
New programs at the RSC have been implemented to help high-risk populations overcome challenges to success. In the Jail Diversion Program, a specially-trained case manager assists reentrants with mental health issues, a population that had been struggling in the program. This case manager helps stabilize their mental health with proper medication and additional counseling. Individuals in the Jail Diversion Program are among the center's most successful graduates, achieving awards for perfect attendance, cooperation and willingness to help others, and respecting and following rules.
After finding many reentrants with a history of narcotics abuse who were referred to the center were struggling to remain compliant, a Medication Assisted Treatment Program was incorporated. This program was set up by jail administration and Program Director Kim Eaton. Now, almost eight of 10 RSC clients with a history of narcotics addiction successfully complete the program.


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2015 Renault Twingo RS Review, Release Date and Photos - Renault Cars Review
Price of Renault Twingo RS, Renault Twingo RS Features, Renault Twingo RS Review
Welcome to Raiacars.com, The next review about 2015 Renault Twingo RS Review, Release Date and Photos from Renault cars. Let's see more specification, concept and review details for this cars below.
Judging from the images, 2015 Renault Twingo RS will take a lot of style features concept cars and Twin-Z Twin'Run. Weight of the 2015 Renault Twingo RS will attain 950 kg, may have a quick wheelbase and wide track width and 2015 Renault Twingo RS will likely be simple to deal with and fascinating car to drive. It will probably be manufactured at its plant in Dieppe, exactly where they're at the moment developed sports cars and Alpine Caterham. The legendary Renault 5 Turbo is also created in these plants.As for the 2015 Renault Twingo RS, we can expect a exclusive sport suspension, quicker steering and accessories like Renault-sport Monitor, which enables the driver to monitor the data on their functionality. Normal Twingo will probably be presented only in five-door version, the RS models will comply with. Three-door model, shown in the photographs is in fact a limited version that could be extra effective. You are going to be inspired Twin'Run concept, insiders say that the fate of this version will rely on demand. This was the case with the Concept of Clio V6 in 1998. year. The production version was planned, but in the interest of buyers nevertheless made a restricted edition.
Source : www.newsautocars.com


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SEO Toolbox
As an SEO specialist, you must follow the evolution of your site to ensure you of its good progress.
Myposeo offers you a list of free and / or paid tools that you can check that your SEO optimisation works.
Tools for tracking and optimising of technical criteria
The tools for the follow-up of technical criteria allow to analyse the Onsite elements and the internal netlinking of your site.
Gtmetrixis an online SEO tool (SaaS) allowing to analyse the loading speed of a website and to identify the elements to be optimised. To do this, you must copy and paste the URL of your website on GT metrix. This will then be subjected to an analysis which will lead to the generation of an exportable and detailed report concerning all the optimisations already made, but also to propose new ones to you. A score will be assigned to your site, the speed grade page, accompanied by technical advice to put in place to improve performance.
Fasterize is an online SEO tool for accelerating websites also called FEO ( Frond End Optimization) to reduce pages loading times and fluidify their display time. In principle, this SEO is ranked as a proxy between Internet user's browsers and web servers, modifying the HTML code of pages to optimiqe then during loading.
Dareboost is a tool for analyzing and monitoring web page performance by examining quality and loading time issues.
OnCrawl is an tool dedicated to SEO audits and to website's performance monitoring. The SEO crawler and log analyzer provides comprehensive analysis about site architecture and helps to detect errors in the HTML code, link structure and content that can compromise rankings in search engine
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a program to install on PC, Mac or Linux. It allows you to identify and analyse the important characteristic of a web page for SEO. It is intended for the overall SEO optimisation of a site.
Woorank is a service to analyse a web page and generate an SEO report.
Xenu's Link Sleuth is a free software to install under Windows. It allows you to crawl using a robot your website and to detect errors on your pages there.
Integrity is a free application for Mac to check if a website's links work correctly. It allows you to easily find dead links on your pages.
Tools for monitoring indexion
The tools for index tracking allow you to know the indexing status of each web pages of your site.
Google Search Console (old Google Webmaster Tools) is a free online tool offered by Google that allows you to check the indexing status of your webpages on a daily basis.
Bing Webmaster Tools is a free service of the Bing search engine to allows you to analyse and monitor the health of your site.
Tools for tracking netlinking
The tools for tracking netlinking allow you to know a lot of information about links pointing to your site (backlinks).
Majestic SEO is an online tool dedicated to the analysis and monitoring of backlink. It provides a data set to analyze the relevance and distribution of links to your site.
Ahrefs is an online tool that allows you to discover the links that point to your site, the most popular pages, the referring domains and anchors.
Open Site Explorer is a tool proposed by the American site SEOMoz which gives information on the backlinks of a website: the number of backlinks, the form, the internal or external links.
Linkody is a tool for analysis and management of incoming links to your site. The tools uses link databases to find incoming links and monitor them daily.
Link Detox is a tool that performs an automated analysis of incoming links and allows you to sort on those that are beneficial for your SEO and PPC strategy.
Tools for audience analysis
Audience analysis tools allow to measure and analyze your website's traffic.
Google Analytics is a free tool proposed by Google. It allows to know the statistics of frequentation of your site and in particular the number of visits and visitors unique over a period.
Eulerian Analytics is a web analytics tool proposed by Eulerian Technologies. It allows you to measure the performance of your site and traffic creation operations in real time.
Content writing and translation tools
The translation and content writing tools allow to provide SEO multilingual content.
Textmaster is a professional writing, translation and correction service for all types of content: blog post, documents, brochures…
Tools for optimisation of netlinking and notoriety
The tools for optimisating netlinking and notoriety can boost your popularity on the Web.
Rocketlinks is a link buying platform linking bloggers and advertisers for SEO purposes.
Rank tracking tools
The rank tracking tools allow to analyse the keywords on which your site is ranked and to track them daily.
Myposeo is an online solution composed of tools allowing to follow daily the evolution of the ranking of your site in organic (SEO) and paid search engines (PPC).


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Cyber Intelligence Collection Operations
In the previous article in this series I talked about developing your cyber intelligence analyst skills. The approach largely relied on becoming tool agnostic and developing a strong base through education. As the analyst it is your opinion and expertise that matters most.
I also highlighted three of the more talked about sub-disciplines of cyber intelligence which are Intelligence Collection Operations, Cyber Counterintelligence, and Threat Intelligence. In this blog we will cover Cyber Intelligence Collection Operations.
What is Cyber Intelligence Collection Operations?
The topic of Intelligence Collection Operations sounds inherently military or government based in nature especially with the use of the word "operations." The term here though is meant to invoke the concept of a prolonged process and not just a single action.
When an analyst goes about collecting information or data it should more often be a part of a larger effort to reach some goal or answer some question instead of just being a singular event. When thinking of the military or government aspect, there also tends to be an over valuation on information the government obtained or classified material.
While government operations or material that was deemed classified can be enticing one must always remember it was conducted or written by other analysts; while not always the case sometimes analysts get it wrong or over hype their own products. Where collection operations are concerned there does not have to be anything classified or cryptic about them.
Channeling the concept of the ongoing process, or operation, think back to the first blog post in this series and you will remember the intelligence lifecycle. In this blog we are specifically taking a look at the second step of an ongoing cycle – collection.
To perform any sort of analysis on data you must have access to data. This seems simple enough but identifying the right sources of data can be one of the most difficult jobs an analyst has. Often, data that is mentioned in reports and threat feeds is already analyzed and lacks the original, or raw, data that the other analyst looked at.
There is benefit in viewing the analysis of other analysts and companies but access to raw data can be critical especially for the purpose of validating the information. In addition to validating another analyst's work, it is important to be aware that two analysts can look at the same raw data and come to two or more different conclusions.
There are many ways to collect data. For the purpose of this blog I will highlight the three categories of collection I use to understand where data comes from and then discuss the three types of data. There is not a de facto standard but this is an approach that has helped me and I hope that it helps you as well. The three types of data collection:
- Passive – data collected on networks or information systems you have responsibility over. An example would be analysts capturing internal network traffic, collecting system logs, monitoring internal company forums, and other activities internal to their organization such as performing red team assessments. The key here is to highlight that the term passive refers to an analyst not directly engaging with an adversary or their infrastructure.
- Hybrid – data shared from other networks or information systems or collected from networks designed to entice adversaries. Here, an example of hybrid data would be Bank 1 sharing information off of their networks with Bank 2. Bank 1 may have recently been targeted by an adversary and sharing that information with Bank 2 can help them better prepare. Another example would be honeypots established to entice adversaries into interacting with them. Hybrid data collection is a key aspect of Threat Intelligence which will be discussed later in this blog series.
- Active – data obtained from external networks or information systems under the influence of an adversary. It is important to understand that networks or information systems under the influence of an adversary might not actually be owned or controlled by the adversary. An example would be a Command and Control (C2) server being utilized to connect to malware. The C2 server may belong to an unwitting victim while it is being used by the adversary. Active data collection usually requires analysts to have access to sensitive data, participate in takedown operations performed by the government, or conduct law enforcement operations issued with legal warrants. This type of data collection must be performed carefully so that the legal and privacy rights of members are protected.
After determining the type of data collection performed, it is imperative to understand the type of data collected. Three types of data classifications I use are:
- Raw Data – unevaluated data collected from a source. This type of data can be the most fruitful but requires extra time to process and analyze it; this type of data would be found in step two of the intelligence lifecycle. It should include raw details such as IP addresses, network logs, or full forum posts by a potential adversary.
- Exploited Data – data processed and exploited (analyzed) by another analyst which contains selected raw data. This is the type of data that might be available to an analyst after the third step in the intelligence lifecycle. It should contain raw data and technical details (if available) but it might only be raw data that the analyst found interesting and not all of the data. This type of data should include analysis on what the data means or indicates. An example would be malware or computer campaign reports with technical information and analysis on a threat.
- Production Data – data finalized into a report meant for dissemination that may include limited or no raw data. This type of data that would be available after the fourth step in the intelligence life cycle. Often, production data may only be intended for the awareness of a reader or customer or it might be intended for suggested actions. An example would be advisories given to users or Intrusion Detection System signatures readymade for deployment.
Many tools and approaches are available to analysts such as digital forensics and incident response, threat intelligence, monitoring forums adversaries' use, subscribing to threat feeds, performing OSINT searches, and even joining specialized groups that share data and analysis.
However, the most important aspect of Cyber Intelligence Collection Operations is correctly identifying the right sources of data and making sure the data is valid. Any time you try to conduct intelligence operations you must be aware that data or analysis can be incorrect and that false data can be placed for the purposes of counterintelligence and deception.
The next article in this series will discuss the aspect of cyber counterintelligence.
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About the Author: Robert M. Lee (@RobertMLee) is an Adjunct Lecturer at Utica College. He is also Co-Founder of Dragos Security LLC, a cyber security company which develops tools and research for the control system community. Additionally, Robert is an active-duty U.S. Air Force Cyberspace Operations Officer – his views and this article are his own and do not represent or constitute an opinion by the U.S. Government, DoD, or USAF. He has published and presented on cyber security topics in publications and conferences around the world, and is the author of SCADA and Me.
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Help After a Serious Accident
Drivers are violating the Rules of the Road every day. What happens when one of them hurts you or your family?
You've come to the right place to get information that will help you and your family.
The first step is to order a free copy of our e-book about accidents so you can read it in the privacy of your own home - instead of dealing with all of the letters from lawyers telling you to hire them, solicitations from "investigators" offering to get you a lawyer, and annoying phone calls. If they were so great would they be soliciting everyone who has ever been in an accident?
We do things a lot differently here.
When you call you will talk to a real live person at our firm - someone who can start helping you and giving you good information as soon as you call, even if we're not the right law firm for you.
And one of the first things we will tell you is whether you even need a lawyer (our book has more info to help with that decision).
With a serious injury where you need surgery, future medical treatment, can't work and feed your family, you'll want to get started, or at least know where to start, right away.
What You Need To Know After a Serious Accident
People sometimes say "accidents happen", but with driving, that's just not true.
"Accidents" are really caused by drivers who choose to violate the Rules of the Road, choose to text while driving, decide to drink and drive, decide to ignore safety laws, etc. Many collisions are caused by drivers who don't pay attention or shouldn't be on the road, because they are distracted, drunk, speeding, weaving in and out and not obeying traffic signals and signs.
Even when you are hurt by these drivers, their insurance company will be looking for ways to delay or deny your claim.
For someone who was seriously injured or for a family of someone killed in an accident, you get one chance to hold the responsible driver accountable. The other driver's insurance company has no duty to help the people its insureds injure or kill - that insurance company's duty is to its shareholders, to maximize their profits, not pay for your harms and losses - your medical treatment and bills, therapy, future medical care and treatment and lost income.


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- Ethanol Production Using Corn, Switchgrass, and Wood; Biodiesel Production Using Soybean and Sunflower (2005 study by Dr. Pimental and Dr. Patzek)
Abstract: Energy outputs from ethanol produced using corn, switchgrass, and wood biomass were each less than the respective fossil energy inputs. The same was true for producing biodiesel using soybeans and sunflower, however, the energy cost for producing soybean biodiesel was only slightly negative compared with ethanol production. Findings in terms of energy outputs compared with the energy inputs were:
- Ethanol production using corn grain required 29% more fossil energy than the ethanol fuel produced.
- Ethanol production using switchgrass required 50% more fossil energy than the ethanol fuel produced.
- Ethanol production using wood biomass required 57% more fossil energy than the ethanol fuel produced.
- Biodiesel production using soybean required 27% more fossil energy than the biodiesel fuel produced (Note, the energy yield from soy oil per hectare is far lower than the ethanol yield from corn).
- Biodiesel production using sunflower required 118% more fossil energy than the biodiesel fuel produced.
- Dr. Tad Patzek, University of California at Berkeley (argues that ethanol represents a net energy loss)
- Thermodynamics of the Corn-Ethanol Biofuel Cycle (7/2006) (see abstract) "inefficient solar cells produce ~100 times more electricity than corn ethanol"
- Biofuels Papers
- Ethanol from Corn: Just How Sustainable Is It?
- Ethanol from Corn: Clean Renewable Fuel for the Future, or Drain on our Resources and Pockets? (see abstract) [This is the uncorrected proof of the June 2003 manuscript as submitted to the Environment, Development and Sustainability journal.]
- Dr. David Pimentel, Cornell University
- Biofuel Skeptic Extraordinaire
By Tom Philpott, 08 Dec 2006
An interview with David Pimentel
"No. I don't care what kind of imagination you have, it won't work."
- Ethanol Fuels: Energy Balance, Economics, and Environmental Impacts are Negative (Natural Resources Research, June 2003)
- Limits of Biomass Utilization (Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Mar 2001)
- Ethanol fuel from corn faulted as 'unsustainable subsidized food burning' in analysis by Cornell scientist
- Biofuel Skeptic Extraordinaire By Tom Philpott, 08 Dec 2006
- The Ethanol Myth by Consumer Reports, October 2006
"CR determined that E85 will cost consumers more money than gasoline and that there are concerns about whether the government's support of FFVs is really helping the U.S. achieve energy independence"


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We are pleased to announce that Fields Corner has been chosen as one of the Ten Great Neighborhoods of 2014 by the American Planning Association! The APA selects great places annually that "represent the gold standard in terms of having a true sense of place, cultural and historical interest, community involvement, and a vision for tomorrow." We are so proud to be included among other vibrant neighborhoods like Adams Morgan in Washington, D.C., and Fremont in Seattle WA. Check out the Dorchester Reporter's article here, a celebration is being planned for later in the month, stay tuned!
Excerpt from APA press release: Fields Corner in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is home to a large Vietnamese-American population that influences the array of cultural shops and restaurants along its commercial corridor. Community organizations have developed affordable housing, commercial spaces and a community center for cultural events, providing support networks for residents. One organization, Fields Corner Main Street, promotes activities to support the neighborhood, including storefront improvements and streetscape beautification projects, while providing tools and assistance to local merchants, and recruiting and marketing new and existing businesses into the neighborhood. Click here to learn more.


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The player must control the ship and destroy the meteors with the letters that do not match the word to be filled, allowing the meteors with the correct letters reach the planet.
Alphabetization Project
To encourage and assist the learning process, in a playful way, the literacy of children with distortion of age and series, three games were produced in order to stimulate the formation of words and letters identification through the use of different types of letters and references between images and sounds.
Formulated in partnership with CENPEC (Center for Studies and Research in Education, Culture and Community Action), the games were develop by using the Design Thinking methodology alongside theoretical studies, general analysis environments and behavior and interviews collaborative with educators, children and experts.


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Any filmmaker will agree that capturing sound correctly is just as important as capturing great images. Sound can make or break a professional or amateur production, so making sure you know your way around a microphone can't hurt. So let's go over some basic ways to capture sound and take your video to the next level of awesomeness we all know it can be!
The sound from your camera does not always suck! it depends on how far you are from your source of sound. The camera mic is ok as long as you are about 10 feet or about 3 metres away.
Any more that that and you need to use an external Microphone and maybe even an external recorder.
Check out some of this equipment and see how learn how to use it with your team.
Sound Tips:
- Microphones that
have a 3.5mm stereo mini jack normally require some type of separate power source, so make sure you have batteries!
- XLR microphones normally use the power given off by the camera or device they are connected to, but double check to see if it requires it's own power source before recording.
- Before recording, try taking a 5 second video clip and playing it back with headphones. This will give you a good idea of how the camera or recorder is picking up sound, that way you can decide if you need to change locations, sound levels or mics, etc.
- Finally, make sure your microphone is on and the camera is set to use it! If your microphone isn't turned on, you won't capture any sound. The same thing will happen if you don't tell your camera to use the external microphone (normally located in the cameras settings, however newer cameras detect the microphone automatically and don't need to be told about it).
Sound Poem Challenge
These were created using Garageband. Get to know the basics of Garageband by having some fun experimenting with the software. Gather some sounds from the school import them into Garageband and have some fun manipulating them.
CREATE YOUR OWN 30 second Sound Poem about ISM to be played to the rest of the class
You will learn how to use Garage Band in Class but this video might give you some ideas too.


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Scientists and doctors have warned of a looming global health catastrophe if climate change is not tackled.
An editorial and letter published simultaneously by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and Lancet warn that a failure to agree radical cuts in carbon dioxide emissions at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen 'spells a global health catastrophe'.
The two documents outline scientific evidence that global temperatures are rising, and that it is widely accepted that man is responsible and must act to prevent irreversible change.
They claim that a low carbon economy is good for health as well as the environment, as eating less meat and exercising more reduces the risk of cancer, obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Health is particularly at risk in poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where poverty and lack of resources, infrastructure and often governance greatly increase people's vulnerability to the effects of climate change.
The authors said: 'If we take climate change seriously, it will require major changes to the way we live, reducing the gap between carbon rich and carbon poor within and between countries.
'A successful outcome at Copenhagen is vital for our future as a species and for our civilisation. Failure to agree radical reductions in emissions spells a global health catastrophe, which is why health professionals must put their case forcefully now and after Copenhagen.'
'Politicians may be scared to push for radical reductions in emissions because some of the necessary changes to the way we live won't please voters,' Dr Fiona Godlee, editor in chief of the BMJ, added.
'Doctors are under no such constraint. On the contrary we have a responsibility as health professionals to warn people how bad things are likely to get if we don't act now. The good news is that we have a positive message - that what is good for the climate is good for health,' she concluded.


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Block printing is near and dear to my heart. When deciding what our wedding invites would be, we were drawn to anything and everything block printed. And that's exactly what we ended up going with. I love the process of block printing and the art that goes into the creation. So, it was no surprise when I met fellow Brooklynite Kate Sutlive via Blog Brunch last month, and saw her shop, that I was immediately a huge fan of her work.
Love & Reason is a beautiful shop full of adorable note cards that will give you the perfect excuse to get back in the habit of sending notes via snail mail. Not only are they gorgeous designs, but I'm a very firm believer in handwritten notes. There is a magic and warmth in thoughtful, handwritten words where an impersonal and typed email falls short. And, who doesn't love the surprise of getting a note in the mailbox?! I will literally squeal and open that note like it's the first gift of Christmas!
It's hard to choose a favorite design. The feathers are a top contender, as well as, the black and white framed prints placed side-by-side.... such a modern decoration idea. Kate's prints are the perfect mix of simple design with the uniqueness that is block printing. Love & Reason was recently featured in Design Sponge (so exciting!) and Kate regularly updates her blog, so be sure to keep up with her. Also, holidays are around the corner, start stocking up on your thank you notes now!


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Main | Nutrition Strategies To Bring Your Pecs Up To Par | One month To A Bigger, Badder Chest | Explosive Chest Finishers For Ultimate Press Power | Strong Chest, Big Chest: Build Mass That'll Work For You
Someone, somewhere on social media is certainly telling you that you can't build both size and strength at the same time. Don't listen to them.
If you've read any of my other programs, you'll know that I am a fan of linear or block-style periodization. With this style of training, you prioritize one goal—either size or strength—at a time, while maintaining previous goals and inching toward future goals. However, every once in a while, it's great to flip the script and chase both size and strength with equal passion. As long as you don't do this for every body part, all the time, it can be incredibly effective.
If you're ready to have a better answer to "How much ya bench?" and wouldn't say no to a little extra mass up top, this is your plan. Set aside two training days a week for the next eight weeks, get your nutrition right, and get ready to grow.
How to Get Big and Strong at the Same Time
Let's break it down. Usually, strength is developed when training at about 75 percent or more of your one rep max, working up to around 92-95 percent of 1RM, depending on your program and goal. Personally, I would dial that back a bit and put the range at 75-90 percent. This loading also allows you to work at a moderate enough volume that you can prevent the loss of muscle mass, and possibly even still stimulate mass building, while still chasing strength.
Building muscle requires higher volume than strength training, which means that the training load must be lower. Hypertrophy can be maximized with loads as low as 55 percent of 1RM, up to around 80 percent. Once you reach the upper limits, the training volume allowed is not sufficient to stimulate muscle gain.
Of course, other factors play into building muscle mass as well. They include time under tension, exercise selection, and metabolic stress. For the purposes of this article we won't get too in depth on those details, however. Just trust me that you'll feel them working once you're in the program.
If you want to combine both of these methods to build strength and mass simultaneously, you just need a little bit of strategy. In this program, we will focus on building strength via your first, or primary, movement, utilizing higher percentages of your 1RM and lower volume. This will be the bench press on day one of this program, and the incline bench on day two.
On each day, you'll also perform a secondary movement that will use slightly lower loads, but enforce the strength training of the first. All following movements will utilize lighter loads with higher volume in order to stimulate muscle growth.
Strong Chest, Big Chest: The Program
This program includes two training days that you can insert into your regular training program. Both emphasize upper-body pressing, which includes shoulders and triceps. The first day has a higher emphasis on chest training, while day two is a secondary chest training day, with slightly more shoulder work to prevent too much dedicated chest training in one cycle.
Main | Nutrition Strategies To Bring Your Pecs Up To Par | One month To A Bigger, Badder Chest | Explosive Chest Finishers For Ultimate Press Power | Strong Chest, Big Chest: Build Mass That'll Work For You


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Vixen of the Day: Tyreesha Ransome
Tyreesha Ransome
Age: 25
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Student/Administrative Assistant
Style: Vintage Casual
Beauty Fave I Can't Live Without: Lipgloss
Inspired By: Assata Shakur and Beverly Johnson
A Vixen is...
Being a Vixen to me is being aware of your own strength, and representing yourself, no matter what. Sometimes, you may face many challenges. It's not about failing yourself -- it's about standing tall, and dusting yourself off and knowing that there is another day to tackle. And this is ME!
Photo Credit: DVS Photography


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Diane Alter: The Airgas stock price rose 1.2% to a 52-week high of $139.22 today after the company agreed to be bought by France's Air Liquide SA (EPA: AI) in a $13.4 billion deal.
ETF BASIC NEWS November 23, 2015 3:31pm
Airgas, Inc. (ARG): Behind The Recent Stock Surge
Pfizer Inc. (PFE): Why The Stock Price Will Head Higher After Merger
Diane Alter: The Pfizer stock price is up 0.5% today as the U.S. drug giant remains in advanced stages to buy Allergan Plc. (NYSE:AGN). Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is pushing forward with the deal despite the best wishes of the U.S. Treasury, which is trying to curb such mergers.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Spin-Off Creates A Smaller Yahoo! Inc.
Diane Alter: Activist hedge fund and key Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) shareholder Starboard Value LP has thrown a major snag in the company's Alibaba spin-off plans.
Is A December Rate Hike Really Coming?
Diane Alter: The U.S. Federal Reserve released minutes from its October meeting today at 2 p.m., and markets scoured the report for any clues about a December rate hike.
NYSE:DIA November 19, 2015 12:36pm
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT): Why This Stock Is A Buy
Diane Alter: Lockheed Martin stock just received a huge catalyst this morning after the company announced a $262.8 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.
ETF BASIC NEWS November 10, 2015 1:32pm
Why A Fed Interest Rate In December Is Likely
Diane Alter: The odds of a Fed interest rate hike in December dramatically increased over the weekend.
A Safer Alternative To FireEye Inc (FEYE)
Diane Alter: FireEye Inc. (NASDAQ:FEYE) stock dropped nearly 23% Thursday amid mixed Q3 results and a tepid full-year outlook.
NYSE:HACK November 9, 2015 1:28pm
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX): Why The Stock Price Has Further To Fall
Diane Alter: The Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) stock price has dropped 44% year to date and nearly 80% over the last three months.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD): One Of The Best Biotech Firms On The Market
Diane Alter: Our Gilead stock price prediction shows gains ahead, even after Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) shares have fallen more than 7% since the beginning of August.
ETF BASIC NEWS November 4, 2015 1:22pm
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX) Stock Price Falls Because Strategy Is "Deeply Wrong"
Diane Alter: The Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) stock price is now under attack from iconic investor Charlie Munger.
ETF BASIC NEWS November 3, 2015 12:43pm
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX): Why The Stock Drop Is Not Over
Diane Alter: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) stock tanked another 7% to $102.95 today (Friday).
ETF BASIC NEWS November 2, 2015 11:59am
7 Biotech ETFs Getting Crushed By Valeant Stock
Diane Alter: Biotech ETFs have been the focus of many investors this week after Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) shares dropped more than 46% last week.
NYSE:GURU October 28, 2015 3:17pm
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX): Questionable Structure Weighs On The Stock Price
Diane Alter: The Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) stock price dropped another 9% to $106.03 Monday morning. The drop happened as "pharma's Enron" tried to calm investors with an analyst conference that defended the firm's business and dealings.
ETF BASIC NEWS October 27, 2015 10:52am
Facebook Inc (FB): Why The Stock Price Continues To Surge
Diane Alter: The Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock price climbed 2% to hit a record high of $102.15 today (Friday) shortly after the opening bell. Its previous intraday high was $99.73, which the stock hit Thursday.
ETF BASIC NEWS October 26, 2015 2:06pm
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX): How We Saw The Stock Drop Coming
Diane Alter: The Valeant stock drop has now reached nearly 46% this week. Today (Thursday), Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl. Inc. (NYSE:VRX) stock is down another 20% as shares trade near $95.


text: Hi there, Dark Heresy fans! Recently, I was interviewed by Ron and Veronica Blessing on their podcast, The Game's The Thing. In this podcast, we talked about a lot of things, including Disciples of the Dark Gods , Rogue Trader , and more. Be sure to check it out! Here's a link to the show: The Game's The Thing Podcast Episode 046