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By Rev. Loren Richmond
Dave Ramsey begins the book retelling his own riches-to rags-to riches again tale; how he earned his first million, blew it all frivolously, and then pulled himself out of debt by working 80 hour work-weeks. But this book is about more than financial advice; it is about divinely sanctioning wealth. So confident is Ramsey about God's divine approval of his wealth that he recounts the certainty that "God smiled" (3) when he wrote the check to buy himself a Jaguar with his new found riches. Chapter two is titled, "The War on Success." The Legacy Journey: A Radical View of Biblical Wealth and Generosity is first and foremost a defender of wealth. Published in 2014 it seems almost certain this book is in response to the critique he faced a year ago.
Rachel Held Evans accused Ramsey of promoting a "prosperity gospel," basically that if one is in right relationship with God, one's bank account will flourish. This book only seems to continue that trend. In the first chapter Ramsey confidently asserts, "If you do the things I teach from God's Word… then over time you will become wealthy…you will become at some point one of those 'rich people'" (5). A couple pages over he declares that handling money God's way "you end up wealthy" (7). If this isn't prosperity gospel, what is?
Not only is Ramsey certain all good Christians are meant to be rich, anyone asserting otherwise is a "toxic 'Christian' voice" (yes he put the quotation marks around "Christian")(13). According to Ramsey, this idea that Christians are meant to live in a "spirit of poverty" is a reincarnation of the Gnostic influence of early Christianity (26). Apparently the countless monks and nuns throughout the centuries that took a vow of poverty had it wrong. Apparently the millions of Christians in developing nations in Africa and South America are not following God or else they would be flat out loaded.
Conveniently, while Ramsey has no problem telling his readers what they should and should not buy, "I can tell you with 100 percent certainly that anything you buy with debt—is not a blessing" (69), he's far less willing to let his own financial dealings be held to a similar scrutiny. The money God has given Ramsey is his to manage and apparently God only trusts Ramsey to manage that money (186) and the amount a (rich) person has is solely between them and God (77). One can only wonder, if it really is "God's money," why is Ramsey so concerned with keeping and protecting it?
And if Ramsey's assessment of spirituality is scary—his exegetical skills are even worse. Despite openly admitting he's "not a biblical scholar" (51), Ramsey has no problem interpreting the passages of scripture critics point out such as Luke 18:27 and Matthew 25:14-30. Failing to cite a single biblical commentator (six of the sixteen citations in the book are to his own books); Ramsey asserts that the story of the Rich Young Ruler in Luke 18 isn't about money at all but instead grace (46). Continuing on into Luke 19 and the story of Zacchaeus, Ramsey somehow conveniently stops reading when Zacchaeus promises to give half of his money to the poor and repay anyone he had defrauded four-fold. The Bible tells that it was only AFTER this promise that Jesus said salvation had some to Zacchaeus' household. But of course neither story has anything to do with money.
The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25 is perhaps the preeminent text of Ramsey and his ilk. This story, according to Ramsey, is the biblical justification for wealth acquisition and why equality isn't biblical. Yet Ramsey's interpretive shortcomings are apparent to anyone paying attention to the context. Jesus had just come from the temple when he began this long diatribe. He tells three parables, the parable of the Ten Virgins, the parable of the Talents, and the parable of the Sheep and the Goats. Ramsey would surely admit Jesus isn't literally talking about ten virgins, or literally talking about sheep and goats. So why does Ramsey think Jesus is literally talking about money (a hyperbolic amount of money at that?). Because it justifies Ramsey's entire system.
Amazingly enough, Ramsey fails to see himself in the parable of the rich man who builds bigger barns in Luke 12. Referencing the story himself (169), Ramsey asserts the only problem of the rich man was his worship of wealth. Yet despite the rich man being called a "fool" in the Bible for preparing to "eat, drink, and be merry," Ramey says it's okay to live it up and enjoy one's wealth (53). For all his talk of contentment, it's hard not to think Ramsey is just as guilty as the rich man of worshipping wealth—nearly the entire second half of this book is dedicated to maintaining and preserving one's wealth.
What seems most perplexing amongst his many inconsistencies and flat-out hypocrisy is his assertion that one should be "careful not to let politics set you up to misinterpret scripture" (52). Surely Ramsey is the impartial interpreter! So certainly it couldn't be Ramsey's politics influencing his idea that those critiquing him are "envious" (71) and should "mind your own business" (73). No, Ramsey clearly keeps his politics and religion separate. That's why he says, no one wastes money like the government and that he "doesn't need the government to redistribute the money" God asked him to manage (156). If there was any doubt about where Ramsey's true allegiance lies he reveals such when he states that "we do not all bring the same level of economic service to the marketplace. Service to the marketplace generates wealth, not your inherent value as a human" (43). That's right, free-market capitalism determines a person's worth, not God. It seems pretty obvious that Ramsey's god is actually free market capitalism.
In the end, Dave Ramsey's The Legacy Journey is an unabashed defense of wealth and the 1%. It is an attempt to divinely sanction a global economic system which has enriched a small fraction of people like himself while exploiting millions (probably billions) of people. It promotes an individualistic spirituality that is neither historically Christian nor in any sense biblical. It simply ridicules the poor and financially insecure for not being rich and privileged. The Legacy Journey, and the teaching of Dave Ramsey it promotes, is neither Christian nor biblical—but rather worldly, selfish, and uncaring.
Loren is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) an is serving in a United Church of Christ church. He is a 2013 graduate of Phillips Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity. He can be found online at therelentlesstheologian.blogspot.com, with sermons in text form at Hendersonchurch.org.


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If you haven't seen the 2008 film "It Might Get Loud" it is a must for any rock guitarist. Basically Jack White, The Edge and Jimmy Page are profiled and then discuss and demonstrate origins of many of their best songs.
Jimmy Page has kept a low profile for many years and this was one of the first times where he publicly discussed the guitar stories behind some of his greatest work with Led Zeppelin. Of course Jack White and the Edge aren't too shabby either!


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#MLBPlayers411: Adam Eaton playing big for the White Sox
Adam Eaton has never been short on confidence."I'm Napoleon to the fullest," the 5-foot-8 dynamo says. "Any of my teammates will tell you, I compete in everything."Not so quietly, the left-handed hitting center fielder is having his third straight stellar season since his trade to the White Sox. Eaton had
Adam Eaton has never been short on confidence.
"I'm Napoleon to the fullest," the 5-foot-8 dynamo says. "Any of my teammates will tell you, I compete in everything."
Not so quietly, the left-handed hitting center fielder is having his third straight stellar season since his trade to the White Sox. Eaton had his fifth multi-hit game of August on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with his 10th home run of 2016 in a loss to the Marlins.
That pushed the 27-year-old's WAR to 4.6 -- the 15th-best mark in all of baseball this season.
But this is nothing new. Eaton has always played big and with a certain amount of swagger.
He was athletically gifted from the start, playing soccer, football and basketball at Kenton Ridge High School in Springfield, Ohio.
He received soccer scholarship offers from several universities, but he ultimately decided to stick close to home and accepted a baseball scholarship from Miami University in Ohio.
That is where Eaton met his wife, Katie, who played softball at Miami University. Their first date, of course, was at a batting cage.
"She's a better athlete than I am," Eaton concedes. "If she pitches to me, she can strike me out every time with a drop-curve."
If Katie is the better athlete, there's little doubt Adam is the scrappier of the pair. He styles his play after fellow undersized center fielders -- Kenny Lofton and Lenny Dykstra, to name a pair -- and will do anything to start a rally or unnerve an opponent. Bunting is one of his favorite skills.
"It'll stir the pot and make everyone mad at you," he says, "but it's going to be a hit."
Stir the pot is just what he does. In 2010, his junior and final season at Miami, Eaton batted .368 with 13 home runs and 30 steals. That year, Eaton was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Eaton was traded to the White Sox in December of 2013. In his first season with the White Sox, he batted .300 with 15 stolen bases.
While most of his White Sox teammates call him "E" or "Eat," he is still touched when fans call him Spanky because it reminds him of home and the nickname his dad, Glenn Eaton, gave him as an infant.
"I had a full head of hair when I was born, and I was really fat with chubby cheeks," Eaton says, explaining that he reminded his dad of "Spanky," the character in the old kids comedy series, The Little Rascals.
More from #MLBPlayers411:
- Eaton, Katie and son Brayden reside in Phoenix, claiming it is "the best place for food."
- He always eats a pizookie from his favorite pizza shop. "It's a huge cookie with toppings and ice cream," he says. By the way, he "recommends the peanut butter."
- Eaton loves cars and is a self-proclaimed "Corvette fanatic." His dream car is a 1971 Corvette L88 Resto-Mod with a black-and-white Corvette signature paint job.
- If his baseball career were to end, Eaton said he would consider becoming a firefighter like his father.
- Growing up an Indians fan, Eaton's favorite player was Kenny Lofton.
- Eaton and Katie served as correspondents for Comcast SportsNet Chicago at media day prior to Super Bowl XLIX between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.
- During the offseason, Eaton likes to fish. He grew up fishing for bass in Ohio rivers and lakes, and now fishes at the Salt River in Phoenix and in several Arizona lakes.


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The Beast and I blinked and there went summer, without a vacation together to speak of.
So, last week, I took three days off work. Friday and Saturday I spent with my mom. We did the usual: Costco, Walmart and the Superstore. I got her all stocked up with supplies. At Costco, a woman did a double-take when she saw me, my mom practically willing her to do so, and said: "You look like that girl from The View."
"She doesn't just look like her," my mom replied, in an excited whisper–and not bothering to correct the name of the TV show, "she is her. And she's the best daughter in the world."
That is certainly a stretch, although I did change the lightbulbs in her washroom and gifted her my favourite J. Peterman caftan.
We also took my Aunt Sandy to Pinecroft, a lovely spot out in the country close to Aylmer, Ont. that serves the best mushroom soup I've ever had.
Mom and I curled up both nights with dinner and watched movies: Spy, with Melissa McCarthy one night, followed by an unlikely double bill of Imitation Game and Under the Tuscan Sun the next.
The latter was my idea, although once it started I regretted my choice. I'd forgotten that it's about a woman whose marriage falls apart. My parents' marriage fell apart, with cinematic-like drama.
"Divorce is the worst thing that can happen to a person," my mom said. I felt terrible. Years of guilt bubbled up in my throat. Guilt that I, being a product of the marriage but not intrinsically part of it, felt for getting over the dissolution of their relationship rather swiftly. People have fallen in and out of love forever, I've reasoned. Good, virtuous people, behave poorly. We move on, some more easily–at least on the surface–than others.
What really killed me though, was this: my mom confessed that she felt as though she'd never taken any risks in her life, like moving to Tuscany and buying a villa. I didn't know how to respond, except by assuring her that that wasn't true. But did I stop eating chips, get up from the couch, and hold her? Tell her that the movie was a silly gage on how to live a fulfilling life? I wish I had.
The next two days off were spent at the cottage, with the Beast. We had precisely 48 hours and we planned on stretching them out to make it feel like the summer vacation we didn't take. It was cold, rainy. No matter: he built fires in the Franklin stove and I kept us warm with macaroni and cheese, my grandma's recipe. We feasted over our two days on it, and on exquisite little cheeses and salumi; on pork chops, baked potatoes and Brussel sprouts roasted with bacon; on over-easy eggs cooked in bacon fat, canned maple beans and a hash made from leftovers. We watched two Cher movies, Silkwood, which wasn't nearly as good as I remembered it to be, and Mermaids, which was. We began a film that had our names written all over it: For starters, it was a Merchant-Ivory production. Second, it was about Thomas Jefferson. But playing the founding father was Nick Nolte, a spectacularly poor casting choice.
When he Beast wasn't imitating Nolte as Jefferson reciting bits from the Declaration of Independence, we read: I finished the second novel in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series. He finished something or other by Saul Bellow. The sun came out the day we left.
We drove back and worked the rest of the week in a bit of a daze, counting time until the long weekend. On Saturday, we bought a hand-knotted rug made in Iran after we had brunch at Buca in Yorkville, where we ordered exactly what the older couple beside us did because it all looked so good.
Okay, they didn't get the pizza. They had risotto instead, which is finished table side, very ceremoniously, in a hollowed-out wheel of parmigiano. The couple insisted we try it. I insisted only if they'd take some of our pizza, which they did. The woman, who turned out to be journalist Libby Znaimer, was preparing for an interview with Stephen Harper. Meanwhile, we giggled over the range of Italian accents; the risotto master was clearly Italian. Another table of four men, who looked like band members of the Strokes in 20 years, were clearly Italian. Our server, however, was not. The Beast said that my Italian accent sounded like our server's; like a mangiacake who maybe had a lesson or two in Italian. I assured him it didn't. When I say Parmigiano Reggiano or prosciutto crudo, I sound like the risotto master–like a real Italian.
On Sunday, we had a Thanksgiving feast at the Beast's parents' place, which they have down to a science.
I wouldn't want it any other way. Afterwards, we talked about his parents' upcoming trip to Kiev, where his mom will donate time as a nurse operating on Ukrainian victims of war. I watched the Beast's dad pull his wife close to him. She touched his knee. It was such a brief moment, like the one where the Beast sat beside his mom, almost in the same pose as her.
Before we left, I looked at the pictures in the hallway of the four boys taken during a photo shoot. The Beast, maybe 12 years old, chose to wear his Blue Jays shirt and cap.
He doesn't remember the details of his childhood the way I do. I hold on to mine maybe too fiercely. Maybe because there's regret. Maybe because moving on isn't as simple as I like to make out. I don't know.
Christ, it's all a crap shoot, isn't it?


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Selective Media for Campylobacter
March 2015
Campylobacter species are known to be among the most common foodborne pathogens to cause diarrheal illness, with poultry being associated as the primary source of contamination. Detection and enumeration of low numbers of naturally occurring Campylobacter on poultry products have proven to be very difficult due to the presence of competing microbiota that are not eliminated by selective broths and direct plating agar media.
We did a study to compare the efficacy of various combinations of enrichment broths and plating media for detecting naturally occurring Campylobacter in broiler carcass rinses. Campy-Cefex Agar (CCA) and Campylobacter RF Chromogenic agar (RFA) were used as direct plating media for enumerating Campylobacter in buffered peptone water rinses from carcasses. These selective media were also used in combination with Bolton enrichment broth and Bolton broth supplemented with 1 µg/ml Triclosan (T-Bolton). Selection of these media was based on their ability to suppress background microbiota in the carcass rinses.
On average, recovery of Campylobacter from rinses on RFA was 3.38 log CFU/ml, with little interference by of background microbiota, while recovery on CCA was 3.17 log CFU/ml, with a significant amount of contamination by background microbiota. No significant difference (P > 0.05) was observed in the number of Campylobacter recovered on RFA and CCA. When analyzing Campylobacter-positive flocks (n=3), the use of T-Bolton enrichment broth in combination with CCA and RFA resulted in 18.1% and 1.39% higher recoveries, respectively. A combination of T-Bolton broth and RFA resulted in a 27.8% higher recovery compared with a combination of T-Bolton broth and CCA. Bolton broth and RFA gave a 44.4% higher recovery than Bolton broth and CCA.
When enriching or enumerating broiler rinses for naturally occurring Campylobacter, T-Bolton broth and RFA proved to be superior in eliminating background microbiota, thereby resulting in more accurate results. Because there was no significant difference in performance of CCA and RFA, it is suggested that both of these direct plating media be used to ensure maximum recovery of Campylobacter.


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December came and so did a new comment from our youngest, Jane. "Sarah and Julian both have a magical Elf on the Shelf that talks to Father Christmas." After a few days of 'Elf on the Shelf this..' and 'Elf on the Shelf that..' it became apparent that what Jane was really after was an Elf of her own. She even made a video to Santa on my phone that I found late on Monday night. But Elf on the Shelf is a bit difficult in our house.
Jane is a stronger believer in all things magical. She will read and understand what to do and not do with Elf on the Shelf. She can be a wind-up artist with her eldest brother in particular and a little Elf looking out would only assist me in the chaotic run up to Christmas. So what's the challenge?
Apart from the obvious disaster if our new dog ever got hold of Elf on the Shelf, Jane has two older autistic brothers. Despite being two and five years her senior, Jane is in many ways ahead of them. Her older brothers have a couple of traits that make regular Elf on the Shelf a bit more challenging in our home.
We have our eldest autistic son, Anthony, who is an avid rule follower. Not to say he's always great at doing what he is asked, but he can become very frustrated when others don't follow rules. He also believes in rules having consequences. And this is a great thing for him to know. But not so great with Elf on the Shelf. Because of the other brother.
David follows rules – but really only the ones he has made himself. David doesn't really talk. Around a quarter of all autistic people are non-verbal but even David's other types of communication are relatively limited. He can follow basic instructions at the time they are given. Retaining a long term instruction is however very challenging, and even more so when it appears to be pointless. David is not going to 'get' Elf on the Shelf anytime soon.
The problem is clear. David will end up touching the Elf. He is very sensory seeking and will want to explore it. And even if by some miracle if he doesn't something will happen that means it gets knocked down or grabbed by the new dog. Jane will be in pieces because the magic will be gone and how will Father Christmas know she has been good now?
In addition, Anthony, will be petrified about being seen by the Elf and what the Elf will 'report back' to Father Christmas. He tries his best, but as a kid with autism and ADHD, he struggles to be what most people would perceive as 'good' all the time. He forgets things, gets distracted and often doesn't end up doing things he is asked.
He really only responds well to positive reinforcement. It's one of the reason's we generally applaud good behaviour, but it felt a bit as if the Elf was watching out more for bad behaviour than delighting in the kids trying their best, being helpful or kind. Anthony will worry he is not good enough. We want to boosting his self esteem at the moment. Being different when you are 10 years old is challenging.
So, the Elf on the Shelf is coming to our home – today in fact. But instead of the usual book and usual rules, our Elf, has been selected by Father Christmas for a special mission in our home. And sent a letter in response to Jane's video, ahead of his/her arrival letting her know there was no need to worry about it. There is even the benefit of letting Jane know it's OK should the Elf become accidentally damaged.
We could just remove the book when the box arrives, but I found I can just remove three pages (contact me if you want details on how to do this) and the book still makes sense, it just misses out about not being touched. I think the letter also helps to promote good behaviour for Anthony, rather than worrying about poor performance. Well done Elf!
UPDATE: Anthony was also scared of the idea that Elf on the Shelf moved around at night.
Particularly that the Elf would come into his room. Fortunately, the Elf in our home only takes a direct route to the North Pole, via the living room chimney, and is always found back in the living room just the new place she (yes, ours was a girl) decided to land. She doesn't go into the rest of the house. No wandering Elf, no worries. If Anthony is particular concerned, he just asks the Elf to send a message to Father Christmas (Mary Poppins style) that night instead. We can even leave her a note paper and pencil and then she doesn't need to move. Magically the note paper goes to Father Christmas at night so it has disappeared in the morning.
How are you getting on in Christmas preparations. Does Elf on the Shelf work well for you?


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Remember how I needed a new camera after my vacation to Jamaica? Well, I got one.
The Nikon S220 in Plum. I had issues at the store because I thought the screen looked grainy and the sales people at Best Buy assured me that it wouldn't be like that when I viewed it on the computer. In some cases, they were right but for me that's just not good enough. The Nikon S220 also has this tendency to make everything seem yellowy which I can't stand and no setting you change it to makes any bit of a difference. Add the fact that the screen totally died because of some 'pressure point'. Lame. So now it's being sent off to be fixed, luckily covered by insurance, but now I can't even exchange the model for a different one. I think that is total poop! I was so mad at Best Buy and the clerk handling my damaged camera.
I was contemplating whether or not I should spend the money on this expensive Canon that I wanted. It was at least $100 more and I would be losing money from the insurance and having to pay for another memory card. I thought about it for a while. Then, this past weekend, a friend let me play photographer with his camera that he never remembers to bring out. I had a blast all night taking photos as if it were my own. I loved the large screen and the turn wheel playback. It also had a sliding cover just like my last camera. I looked online for the camera and found that the 10MP version of this camera is going at a decent price. The pink was the cheapest. So cute! I couldn't pass up on an offer like this so even though I don't know what I'll do with the poopy Nikon, I got it anyway. So bad. Oh well. Here she is, Fujifilm's Finepix Z200.
Love it! :)
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The Sunday Telegraph understands that the report on Stafford hospital, where up to 1,200 people died needlessly in appalling conditions, will call for an overhaul of regulation to ensure poor managers are weeded out, and better training for nurses and healthcare assistants.
The chairman, Robert Francis QC, is set to deliver a damning verdict on the whole of the health service.
He will warn of a "culture of fear" from Whitehall down to the wards, in which pressure is heaped on staff to put management demands before patients.
Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, said the events at Stafford, and a series of failings at other hospitals, represented "the most shocking betrayal of NHS founding values in its history".
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Hunt said five hospitals, including Stafford, had reported failings in recent years "that are simply not worthy of a civilised society".
The recommendations come after an investigation by this newspaper found that none of the executives who presided over the scandal was disciplined, with just one suspended from working in nursing.
Many more, including Martin Yeates, the former chief executive of the trust, who refused to give evidence to the inquiry on medical grounds, have since been appointed to senior positions in the health sector.
It can be disclosed that:
• The Francis report will call for greater regulation of NHS managers and an overhaul of training for nurses and unqualified health care assistants;
• Complaints about 41 doctors and at least 29 nurses at the hospital were sent to their professional bodies, yet none has been struck off their professional registers;
• Mr Francis will say radical changes to the supervision and regulation of health care are required to protect patients and to respond to a "tide of public anger" about the scandal, which has drained confidence in the rest of the health service;
• His report will warn that the scandal demonstrated "systemic" failings in NHS regulation, meaning that equally terrible care could be happening in other hospitals, without being uncovered;
• He will paint a picture of the NHS gripped by a "culture of fear" as managers became fixated on meeting targets and protecting ministers from political criticism over Labour's stewardship of the service.
Between 400 and 1,200 more patients died than would have been expected at Mid Staffordshire NHS trust between 2005 and 2008, as managers cut costs and, most crucially, the number of nurses, in a bid to prove they were "cost-efficient" and win foundation status.
The two-year inquiry heard how nurses and doctors were put under pressure by managers to ensure official targets were achieved, even when that meant patients were put at risk – leading to the deaths.
Doctors were diverted from critically ill patients to deal with less serious cases that were at risk of breaching a central target to discharge all patients from Accident & Emergency (A&E) units within four hours. Vulnerable patients were left thirsty, starving and in soiled bedsheets.
Nurses were told that if they did not meet the targets "heads would roll and A&E would be closed, with all of us losing our jobs".
The report, which will go first to Mr Hunt and is set to be published days later, will provide an excoriating account of a highly politicised system.
It will criticise the way Labour's targets, coupled with the race to introduce Tony Blair's flagship foundation trust policy, allowed ministers to say the NHS was improving even though in reality patient care was being dangerously compromised.
Sir David Nicholson, the chief executive of the NHS since September 2006, faces a warning that his approach to the hospital scandal was naive and even dangerous.
Sir David, who ran the health authority responsible for supervising Stafford from August 2005 to April 2006, told the inquiry that the fact the hospital was the only one to have been shown to have failed so profoundly suggested its failings were "singular" rather than a result of "systematic" failure by the NHS.
But Tom Kark QC, the counsel to the inquiry, said: "This seems to us to be a very dangerous attitude to take. The assumption is that any other hospital providing such poor care would have been uncovered by the systems in place. That, frankly, is a naive assumption, and one which places reliance on a regulatory system which has been demonstrated to have failed in a significant way."
His comments open the way for severe criticism of Sir David, who reports directly to Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary. Mr Hunt will have to decide if the criticism makes Sir David's position untenable.
A former member of the Communist Party, Sir David was recruited to run the health service when Labour was in power, but was recently appointed to run the NHS Commissioning Board, the key body under the reformed health service which comes into being from April.
Mr Kark suggested there was a "lack of insight" shown by several other senior figures at the DoH, including Sir David's former deputy, David Flory, now in charge of a programme to assist NHS trusts in reaching foundation status.
The Stafford scandal occurred after managers embarked on drastic cost-cutting measures, replacing nurses with untrained and unregistered health care assistants. Numbers of such staff have soared in the NHS in recent years.
Mr Francis will recommend training for health care assistants, and could call for them to be regulated, meaning they could be struck off if they failed in their duties.
The report will be sent to Mr Hunt this month before it is formally published.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Hunt cited four NHS scandals since the failings at Stafford were exposed in 2009 as evidence that parts of the service were providing care which was "simply not worthy of a civilised country".
James Paget University Foundation Trust was threatened with prosecution in September 2011 after regulators found patients were not being helped to eat and drink. A month later, Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex, was accused of a "culture of abuse" by regulators after a string of deaths of women and newborns.
At East Surrey Hospital, secret filming exposed the bullying of a dying man with Parkinson's disease in December 2010. Last July, regulators found University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust subjected patients to a litany of failures, dating back to 2008 when a baby, Joshua Titcombe, bled to death.
Mr Francis's report will recommend changes to ensure managers are held accountable for their decisions. This could mean they are "struck off" a central register if they do not adhere to a code of conduct.
Our investigation discloses that none of the executives were disciplined. Only one, Jan Harry, the hospital's director of nursing, was suspended from the nursing register, and then chose to retire.
The suspension was possible because Mrs Harry is a nurse, whose profession is regulated. Mr Yeates now runs a health charity which holds NHS contracts.
The inquiry led by Mr Francis was set up to examine how it was that regulatory and supervisory systems took so long to detect the crisis. He will call for an overhaul of such systems, having heard evidence of "dysfunctional" relationships between Monitor, which was responsible for foundation trusts, and the Healthcare Commission, which was in charge of the quality of care at all trusts.
This meant the trust was granted foundation status by Monitor, when the Healthcare Commission was poised to investigate Stafford Hospital's alarming death rates.
It will also criticise Cynthia Bower, who led the health authority supervising Stafford Hospital, before she was promoted to run a new regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) which replaced the Healthcare Commission.
The Francis inquiry heard evidence deeply critical of the way the CQC operates — including from Heather Wood, the lead Healthcare Commission investigator into Stafford, who said the scandal "would almost certainly" not have been detected by the current regulator.
Lyn Hill-Tout, chief executive of Mid Staffordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, said: "Sadly, we cannot undo the past or the harm that some of our patients and their relatives suffered as a result of terrible care when they were at their most vulnerable."
She said the CQC had lifted all concerns they had about Stafford Hospital in July of last year, and that its mortality rates were now the second best in the region.


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Why Video Content Is Important for Your Brand
Every day 100 million internet users watch an online video. Many people watch these on YouTube, which is visited by over a billion people a month and is the second largest search engine on the internet. We know that videos are an undeniably engaging medium, and they continue to attract more attention than text or photos. If this is where your audience is at, this is where your brand wants to thrive.
Don't know where to start? If you want to jump on the video content train (peer pressure), but you don't know exactly what kind of videos to make, nor how to use them, let's figure it out. Here are some examples of different types of video content your brand could consider.
1. Video Content that Documents an Event
Some brands we work with, such as Red Bull or Tough Mudder, produce events that help embody their message, promote their brand, and generate more excitement and loyalty to their product. However, if someone didn't attend the event, there's no way for him/her to know what they missed or share any of that excitement about the brand. By creating a video that documents and promotes the event, your brand's reach will multiply and you can catch your followers up on what they missed out on.
We ask the classic question: If a tree falls in the woods and nobody hears it, did it make a sound? The need to document events to prove they happened has been around for centuries, but it has become central to our culture, especially due to the social media web we live in. (Did you Instagram what you had for lunch yet?) For Tough Mudder's World's Toughest Mudder Event, only 1,200 Mudders attended this intimate event, even though it is the culmination of an entire season. The stakes were high; they had 24 hours to take on the most grueling obstacle course to date and prove they were the toughest of them all. We wanted to make sure to deliver a video Tough Mudder could share to display the event's awesomeness to a larger audience via their social platforms. Thus, you didn't have to be there to feel the intensity and toughness of the experience, you can watch it unfold before your eyes with the click of a link.
2. Video Content that Strategically Promotes a New Product Line
Another type of video your brand could produce is one that introduces a new collection, new product, or new promotion. One of our clients, Ralph Lauren, was the Official Outfitter of the 2014 US Olympic Team and was looking to highlight their relationship with the team going into the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in order to promote their new collection. We had worked with Team USA before, but never with Ralph Lauren. They came to us because we excel at capturing the beauty of sports and could get the highest quality footage of these athletes performing in the new uniforms. We used our creativity to help guide their concept and keep it athletically authentic, while simultaneously maintaining their legendary fashionable distinction front and center. We created the promotional video (featured above) to launch their new line as well as a bundle of athlete profiles for Ralph Lauren to use across their social platforms and for their in-store displays as they anticipated the excitement the Olympics would bring out in a much larger audience. It was smart to create contemporary content to engage the Olympians and their followers, as it was a social media blitz and only happens once every four years. There were over 90,000 social updates posted by 2014 Sochi Olympians and teams- Team USA being the most socially active of them all, posting 22,598 updates across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
3. Video Content that Tells a Brand Ambassador's Story
Your brand may want to focus on telling an individual's story- someone who represents your brand through their personal journey. Beyond celebrity endorsements and sponsored talent, what individuals highlight the same things that are important to your brand? Is it a star athlete who broke through barriers to achieve their goals, an innovative musician, or an unsung hero doing incredible things in their local community? Audiences engage with real stories that tap into some experience or feeling they can relate to. For example, for the launch of their new 2014 Range Rover Sport, Land Rover teamed up with Outside Television to create #THEDRIVEN campaign, featuring stories of select individuals who push themselves beyond the ordinary. Levison Wood's profile shares his philosophy on life, his vigor for seeking the unknown, and his next task: becoming the first person to walk the 4,175 mile Nile River. His profile also highlights themes that are important to both Land Rover and Outside Magazine: the desire to travel and seek the unknown, bravery and determination to do what hasn't been done before, and the adventurous spirit to encourage others to do the same.
Stories connect us. They inspire us. What does your brand want to inspire?
4. Video Content that Highlights a Product's Features
Another genre of video content your brand may consider producing is an informative product video. You may ask: Are product videos worth creating? Considering 90% of online shoppers believe they find product videos helpful when making purchasing decisions and 96% of online shoppers watch videos before making a purchasing decision, we'd say YES. Information is available instantaneously, and our generation takes advantage of it when researching future purchases. Videos increase people's understanding of your product or service by 74%. If your brand is selling their products online, it is necessary to not just tell your customer about your product's features. Show them. Educate them.
If you want your brand to be a part of your audience's life, there's no better way to meet them socially than through video content. A video is the best way they can imagine their life with your brand in it- you tell that story by painting a picture, a feeling, a message for them. They can hold this story in the palm of their hand via their smartphone. Mobile and tablet users are 3 times as likely to view a video as someone at a laptop or desktop, and videos account for at least 50% of all mobile traffic. Your brand must meet this opportunity. Click - Clack - Engage.
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Samsung Smart Signage Platform (SSSP) is an integrated Digital Signage media player solution that lets you play your content on the screen without any additional hardware. It is known as "No-PC" in the world of Digital Signage Media Players and was introduced to the market in 2013 as a revolutionary technology. Provided with Samsung Professional Screens, this feature brings a new experience to Digital Signage applications with PlatPlay Samsung SSSP Player.
With traditional signage systems, External media players were needed. With this new technology developed by Samsung, the players now come as a chip (SoC-System On Chip) integrated into the screens. In this way, a more stable, easier to install, less costly and faster technology transition has been made. PlatPlay Samsung SSSP Player is an all-in-one solution built on this technology.
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Reasons to Present House Warming Gifts
Summer is the time of season when one can expect as many visitors to arrive. Well, now if you are expecting a visitor, what you just need to think about is starting cleaning 24 hours before you expect your visitor to arrive. But on the contrary, if you are visiting someone, one question that piles up in your mind is that do you need to take a gift? And what is the possible gift that you can take?
Answer: Well the sure short answer is yes. It's a good gesture to take along the gift when you visit someone. It is not needed if you are going to a pizza party or just movies. What can be done is to buy something small that can be a part of the gathering. Read the rest of this entry »
Gifting a Bottle of Wine from afar
While the celebration is going on in the restaurant, you might think of bestowing a bottle of wine upon the person. Here are some of the suggestions that will help you in doing so in an efficient manner.
The Appropriate Way
The right manner is just the simplest way. You can give a call to the manager of the particular restaurant where the person you want to gift will be dining. Tell them your credit card number and ask them to give the person whatever he may demand of. When I used to be a restaurant waiter, there was hardly any instance of the receiver asking me to buy the most expensive of all in the wine menu. Rather I was always asked to choose bottle that will best suit the meal. Read the rest of this entry »
What to Include in a Wine Gift Basket!
Gift baskets are a wonderful gift with a wide variety of things to pack within them, but wine is one of the choicest selections available. When you add wine to a gift basket, it becomes a refined present that holds good times ahead. Wine is a suitable gift for adults for almost any occasion, and can be given to acquaintances, co-workers, bosses, friends, relatives, etc.
When crafting a wine gift basket ensure that you give everything they will need. The gift will reflect your thoughtfulness with little touches like adding a corkscrew. This is actually a vital addition to wine gift baskets for young couples or adults who do not often drink at home since they may not have one.
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Cyber Security Camp offered June 12th
BATESVILLE - The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville's Community and Technical Education Division will offer a half-day camp for students interested in the growing field of cyber security. Students entering grades 8 and 9 in the fall of 2014 are eligible to attend.
Dr. Tamara Griffin, Division Chair of Business, Technology and Public Service; Matt Critcher, PC Hardware, Network Security, Economics; and Jo Stephens, Web Design, Computer Graphics, Internet, and Web Security will lead the camp. The camp includes hands-on activities focused on cyber security topics: the interconnections of security, technology and computers; basic concepts of Alice computer programming; PC hardware repair; password recovery; and war walking activities.
The camp will be held Thursday, June 12, 8:30am-12:15pm in the UACCB Maintenance Building. The camp is free (no charge) to participants. Due to limited seating, pre-registration is required. To register, email email@example.com, or call (870) 612-2082 or visit the Community and Technical Education webpage to download the brochure.


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The staff at the Johnson's Mills Shorebird Interpretive Center are already enjoying the spectacular aerial acrobatics of the 10,000 semi-palmated sandpipers that have arrived so far (as of July 24th)! We expect thousands more and will attract bird watchers/lovers and visitors from all over the world. It's quite the sight to see, so come out and see for yourself!
If you'd like more information, contact the Nature Conservancy Center at 506-379-6347. The best time to view the birds is two hours before and after high tide. This is the schedule for August.


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Hylian Crest
- Not to be confused with the Wingcrest.
The Hylian Crest is one of the two stylised successors of the Goddess Crest used within the same land during the Era of the Goddess Hylia,[1] the other being the Wingcrest used to represent the Royal Family of Hyrule.
It is a common depiction of an archaic bird, usually beneath the Triforce. It can be seen on the Hylian Shield and in buildings such as Hyrule Castle and Temple of Time. This crest is mostly used to represent Hyrule and the Hylian race as a whole.
The depiction of a winged figure below the Triforce first appears in A Link to the Past, where the design of Link's shield features an avian design below the Triforce. Another avian figure guards the doorway of the Sanctuary as well. A similar winged figure can also be seen on the Hero's Shield in The Wind Waker.
The familiar red avian crest first appears in Ocarina of Time, on the Hylian Shield. As the shield was used by the Knights of Hyrule,[2] it is possible that the bird or dragon may symbolize devotion to the Royal Family or to the Hylian people. The winged figure also seems to grasp a piece of the Triforce in its talons or claws, perhaps signifying dedication to the protection of the Sacred Realm or the realm of Hyrule. This same design appears on many versions of Princess Zelda's dress.
In Skyward Sword, the origin of the Hylian Crest is revealed; the outline originally coming from the Goddess Crest, and the common red coloring being derived from the Crimson Loftwing.
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- ↑ "A shield with a Hylian crest. Defend against attacks with [Z]. It's metal and will never burn." — Hylian Shield item description (Twilight Princess)
- ↑ "This is a big, heavy shield just like the ones Hylian Knights use. It can stand up to flame attacks!" — Bazaar owner (Ocarina of Time)


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A serious ass-kicking Man Of Steel was what my cousin Michelle, her hubby Jon, my boyfriend and myself watched last Sunday at the movie house. I have never seen a trailer of the movie and didn't read articles about it so I had no idea how the new Superman looked like. So when Henry Cavill is on the big screen, it took a few minutes for me to realize that he was Clark Kent. He's got a mustache, no eyeglasses and doesn't even work as a journalist in Daily Planet. It was definitely not the conventional Superman movie. But yeah, they chose another gorgeous actor to play for the part. Henry Cavill did a great job to say the least.
Then Lois Lane (Amy Adams) showed up - she's surprisingly smart and brave. I like this new Lois Lane but I'm quite disappointed with not finding the romantic spark between her and our superhero. Sigh. And there was a part in the movie that Clark revealed about the "S" symbol not exactly defined as what we always have in mind. He said it meant HOPE in Krypton.
The flashbacks in the movie showed young Clark trying so hard to blend in with the human race with the help of his earth parents: Jonathan (Kevin Costner) and Martha (Diane Lane). But even as a child, Clark always knew that he's different. There a lot of defining moments between Clark and Jonathan. A son who tries so hard to hide his real identity because his Dad doesn't want the world to know for the fear of losing his son from the real parents or won't be accepted by the human race.That was always his father's request until the tragic moment that Clark wasn't able to save him even though he's got super powers.
So off he went to find out who he truly was. He found the ship that his father built and was able to connect with his real father - Jor-El (Russell Crowe). Not in flesh since Jor-El was killed by General Zod Michael Shannon) in the beginning of the movie. He found out why he was put in a travel capsule by his real parents and that his world Krypton doesn't exist anymore. Later, he would realize that as soon as he find out his real identity, it would be also be the way for the villain General Zod and his soldiers to track him.on Earth. Then the disastrous fight begins. And more exhausting fights. Actually too much fighting to the point that you would want to ask yourself if Superman would still be able to defeat his Super enemy. LOL!
There were a lot unexpected twists in the movie. The editor-in-chief was so serious, no Lex Luthor and here's the controversial twist - Superman no longer wore the RED brief anymore! :D But the suit does look fantastic. I guess I'm just used to the suit with the RED brief on. LOL!
Yet, the movie is awesome. Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan deserve a round of applause for showcasing a different kind of Superman. But just like what my friend said, "the redeeming scene for me was at the end when he wore his signature glasses". He is so right!


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OK, so news like this is always deserving of a post, so I wanted to get this up tonight. We made a test run 7pm tonight to test that the hydrogen was being regulated to the correct pressure, and now the cells are running very reliably at high current.
A special thanks to Ballard: Using their very valuable feedback, and newly acquired data from our bench test setup, we were able to correctly calibrate the hydrogen supply to the fuel cells. Horray for teamwork!
After making the changes, at 10pm tonight we pulled roughly 520kW (700 horsepower) from the fuel cell stacks for about 1 second after ramping and holding 400kW, then 450kW without any problems, for a total test length of 50 seconds. Everything was running great, but we ran out of hydrogen fuel, and we can't run without that. Needless to say, the resistors do heat up a bit:


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Q Best New Act presented by Xperia Access Week: George Ezra & Hozier
Ahead of the 2014 Xperia Access Q Awards on 22 October, we're taking a look at each of this year's nominees via Track Of The Day. However this year's Q Best New Act presented by Xperia Access category is a bumper category we're dedicating a whole week to the award. With 10 nominees battling for your votes Qthemusic.com is taking a look at two acts a day.
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During SMM 2016 (on Thursday 8 September at the Hamburg Messe), Digital Ship will be hosting its 2nd dedicated Maritime Cyber Risk & Safety Forum (from 1400-1745, followed by networking drinks).
This expert forum will look at how the industry is reacting to the advent of increased cyber threats borne out of the growing use of cloud and IoT applications, the number of devices used, and larger ships but fewer crew - meaning even more reliance on automation and remote monitoring. The Forum will discuss what policies, guidelines and best practices are already in place, and how the industry can identify, quantify and mitigate cyber risk. The Forum will also ask if there is a gulf between perception and reality, and what are the real business risks?
Digital Ship will bring together end users with suppliers, cyber and security experts to discuss and debate these questions during a highly interactive and focused series of panels, which will seek to address the emerging, and demanding, relationship between maritime safety and cyber security.
Speakers and panellists include:
Phil Tinsley, Maritime Security Manager, BIMCO
Walter Hannemann, Product Manager, Dualog
Wolfgang Roehrig, Project Officer Cyber Defence, European Defence Agency
Douglas Watson, Director - Business Unit Shipping / Maritime, Ericsson
Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime
Patrick Decool, Director of Programs & Product Planning, Marlink
Terje Gumø, Vice President - IT, Hoegh LNG
Simon Frank, Head of Marine HR, TORM
Gideon Lenkey, Director of Technology, EPSCO-Ra
John Jorgensen, Director, Cyber and Software, ABS
Gregor Ross, Director of Sales and Marketing, Globecomm Maritime
Bridget Hogan, Director of Publishing and Marketing, The Nautical Institute
Joseph Carson, Cyber Security Expert, Thycotic
Nick Lambert, Maritime Domain Expert, Satellite Applications Catapult
Julián Seseña Navarro, President, Holistic Innovation Institute & Spanish Representative, Global VSAT Forum (GVF)
Andrew Webster, Partner, JLT
With more to be announced
1330 - Registration and Welcome Lunch
1410 - Welcome Notes & Opening Address from Session Chair
Nick Lambert, Maritime Domain Expert, Satellite Applications Catapult
A master mariner and a committed proponent of the maritime users' perspective, Rear Admiral Nick Lambert concluded a long naval operational career as the UK National Hydrographer in December 2012. He advises on a wide range of maritime issues including the importance of spatial data infrastructures and hydrography for maritime economies, the evolution of eNavigation and GNSS vulnerability, near or real time situational awareness (especially that derived from space based assets and applications), human factors, and training and education in the maritime sector.
1430 - Cyber Security in the Maritime Domain
Phil Tinsley, Maritime Security Manager, BIMCO
Prior to pursuing a career in maritime security Phil was an officer in the Royal Marine Commandos, attaining the rank of Major after 31 years military service. His military career included littoral operations on a global scale, warfighting and specialization in cold weather warfare. Since leaving in 2010, Phil has managed offshore security in the Indian Ocean High Risk Area in support of seismic operations, which included 2 Somali pirate attacks at sea.
He went on to establish and coordinate anti-piracy transit operations for a respected PMSC based in Dubai. Phil has a thorough understanding of port operations, personnel training requirements, compliance and management systems.
Phil joined BIMCO in 2015 and his primary role is to assist members with all aspects of maritime security; including piracy, drug smuggling, stowaways, mixed mass migration and cyber security.
Currently based in Denmark near BIMCO House, Phil maintains his hobby as a cyclist and is always happy to take any queries members may have on any relevant maritime issue.
1450 - Sea Lines of Communication – Does Cyberspace Create New (virtual) Choke Points in the Maritime Environment
Wolfgang Roehrig, Project Officer Cyber Defence, European Defence Agency
Wolfgang Röhrig is the Programme Manager Cyber Defence of the European Defence Agency (EDA). He was born 1966 in Germany and entered the German Navy as officer candidate in 1985. After completing his studies at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg with the degree of MBA in 1990 until 2006 he served in several officer's positions aboard ships and in staffs of the German Navy and the German Joint Services including several operational deployments (NATO Operation "Sharp Guard", NATO Operation "Active Endeavour", Coalition Operation "Enduring Freedom"). Since the mid of the 1990ies he specialized beside command & control (CJ3) on communications and information systems support (CJ6). From 2006 to 2010 he worked as staff officer for the CIS Directorate of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), being responsible for the entire spectrum of maritime CIS requirements. Between 2010 and 2012 he served as Senior Staff Officer for national and international cooperation on Information Assurance & Cyber Defence at the German Armed Forces IT-Office (IT-AmtBw), Koblenz. He bears the military rank of a Commander. Since March 2012 he is appointed to EDA and became programme manager cyber defence beginning of 2014. In his current position he is inter alia responsible for the identification of capability gaps with respect to cyber defence in EU-led military operations, and the development and implementation of solutions for closing these gaps through cooperative projects with EU member states.
1510 - Managing Maritime Cyber Security and Risk
How the industry can identify, quantify and mitigate cyber risk
Andrew Webster, Partner, JLT
Andrew is responsible for business development focused in and around the marine liability sector. He is primarily responsible for Ports & Terminals. After a degree in Geography, Andrew began his career as a shipbroker in London concentrating on towage and salvage. After obtaining membership of the institute of chartered shipbrokers he then worked overseas, based in Geneva and Singapore, as a trader for CRC Cargo Recovery Consultants, specialised in damaged commodities. On returning to London in 1995 Andrew joined UK P&I Club dealing with Russian and Romanian owners' claims. 1996 saw a transfer to ITIC where he became an account executive dealing with Members in the Middle East and South America. At the end of 1999 he transferred to the TT Club, where he went to Dubai in 2000 to take over as general manager at TTMS (Gulf) dealing with TT and ITIC Members in the Middle East and Indian Sub-Continent. In 2002 he returned to London to take up the role of TT Clubs Loss Prevention director – a role that he held prior to making the move to UKTI on secondment as the International Business specialist – ports working with the International Sector team in the London headquarters. Secondment ended in June 2008 and a position with Savi Performance Logistics (a Lockheed Martin company) became open. Inchcape Shipping Services beckoned at the end of 2008 and waved goodbye at the end of 2009. A brief spell of independent consulting gave way to Jardine Lloyd Thompson.
1530 - The Critical Future Cyber Security and the failing perimeter
Joseph Carson, Cyber Security Expert, Thycotic
A Cyber Security Professional with 20+ years' experience in Enterprise Security & Infrastructure, Joseph is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). An active member of the Cyber Security community and a frequent speaker at Cyber Security events globally. Joseph is an adviser to several governments, critical infrastructure, startups and cyber security conferences.
1550 - Short Break
1605 - Panel 1: How are Developments in Maritime Satcoms and Navigation Influencing the Cyber Approach?
It has been reported that significant weaknesses have been identified in the cybersecurity of critical technology used for navigation at sea. GPS (Global Positioning System), AIS (Automatic Identification System), and ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) are all essential aids to navigation, and each has been identified as potentially vulnerable to attack.
How are these perceived increased threats influencing decisions made by companies? What strategies are being employed by those in the maritime connectivity domain to mitigate these risks, and what opportunities do these present?
Moderated by:
Julián Seseña Navarro, President, Holistic Innovation Institute & Spanish Representative, Global VSAT Forum (GVF)
Julian Seseña has a Ph. degree on Radiocommunications, Master in Communications Systems and Networks, Business Degree on General Management and, among others, Yacht Captain.
He has served as Executive Director of North American Teledesic Communications Spain, Director of Telecommunications in Spanish satellite operator Hispasat, Head of Research and Development in the Spanish General Direction of Telecommunications (Ministry of Industry and Telecommunications) and cooperated with the Spanish Association Internautas on security affairs. He has participated in the European Commission research programme for Secure Societies (E SPONDER project).
He has lectured more than 80 conferences and he has published more than 60 papers. Dr Seseña is GVF Correspondent for Spain.
Panellists include:
Douglas Watson, Director - Business Unit Shipping / Maritime, Ericsson
Douglas has extensive experience in the application of new technologies in the maritime sector. He has participated in numerous maritime focused research projects funded by industry, regional and national research councils, the European Space Agency and the European Commission, culminating in his appointment by the European Commission as maritime domain expert and evaluator for H2020 Projects.
He has held senior international positions at Inmarsat, Ericsson and Motorola and holds an undergraduate degree from the University of East Anglia and post graduate degrees from University of Plymouth, University of London, University of Nottingham and Queen Mary College, London. His research specialisation is in GNSS applications.
Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime
Peter Broadhurst is Senior Vice President of Safety and Security at Inmarsat Maritime, responsible for the development of the company's safety and security services. Peter will define the strategy, development and evolution of Inmarsat's satellite communication services for maritime safety, navigation, safety of life at sea and data security.
Peter started his career at Inmarsat in 2014 as Vice President of Service Delivery for the Maritime business unit, where he was responsible for leading the development of products and services from conception and implementation, through to launch and life cycle management. Peter was instrumental in the launch of Inmarsat's high-speed broadband service Fleet Xpress launched in March 2016.
With over 25 years' experience in the maritime industry, Peter began his career at sea as a Radio Officer, before running his own business and working for a maritime distributor. Peter then spent 15 years with Sea Tel Inc., / Cobham SATCOM as Vice President of Sales and Marketing where he was responsible for overseeing and managing global sales, support, marketing, training and product management.
Peter has a HND Electronics, Marine Radio General Certificate, Radar and Marine Navigation Aids accreditation from Wray Castle Merchant Navy School, and holds an Open University, BSc (Hons) First Class degree on Radio Frequency Systems.
Patrick Decool, Director of Programs & Product Planning, Marlink
Patrick Decool is Director of Product Programs & Planning with Marlink, the largest technology-independent satellite communication and digital solutions provider serving the maritime market.
Patrick has the important responsibility to introduce Marlink's new innovations and develop future business critical services and solutions. His role sees him coordinate closely with Marlink partners, customers and industry-leading providers to support the digital transformation of the Maritime and Enterprise industries.
Key milestones at Marlink have included the launch of services like Inmarsat FleetBroadband and ThurayaIP, as well as overseeing the development of Marlink's own IP solutions portfolio. Patrick was also pivotal in launching XChange, Marlink's onboard communication platform, and since then has worked to leverage the XChange value proposition, with the introduction of innovative applications like XChange VoIP, XChange BYOD and XChange Media, which have contributed towards accelerating Marlink's tremendous growth in VSAT.
Patrick has a record of almost 20 years' experience in the communications industry, specifically managing innovation projects. Previously, he worked for leading German mobile operator E-Plus / O2, as Project & Product Manager.
He also holds a degree in Electrical Engineering, obtained in France and the UK, and is fluent in French, German and English.
Gregor Ross, Director of Sales and Marketing, Globecomm Maritime
44 years maritime industry experience including 6 years' service as a navigating officer in the Merchant Navy, a first degree in Maritime Technology and several years as a post graduate research associate at Cardiff University's Shipboard Computer Group.
A pioneer of Shipboard IT and electronic communication via satellite, from the mid 1980's Gregor has held several senior management positions with international companies involved in Maritime IT, e-commerce, satellite and ship to shore communications. These included 14 years as CEO of MCTS, 4 years as VP Maritime operations at GN Comtext, spells at Setfair and EMS Satcom where he was responsible for the launch of the Inmarsat Fleet 55.
Gregor currently serves as Sales & Marketing Director, Europe at Globecomm Maritime, a position he has held since 2009.
A known industry figure, Gregor is regularly invited to present, moderate and participate in Maritime IT conferences and forums.
Further panellists to be announced
1650 - Panel 2: How are IoT and Big Data Changing the Maritime Cyber Security Landscape?
Privacy is a serious concern, not just in IoT, but across all applications. With a growing trend in the maritime sector for BYOD and cloud based solutions, even when users and owners take precautions, there are even more opportunities for attacks and threats. According to CISCO there will be 50 billion connected devices by 2050. While a recent study showed that 70 percent of IoT devices contain serious vulnerabilities. There is undeniable evidence that our dependence on interconnected technology is defeating our ability to secure it.
So how is the industry adapting to these developments? What real risks do these advancements pose to the maritime community, and is there a gulf between perception and reality?
Moderated by:
Walter Hannemann, Product Manager, Dualog
Walter Hannemann has professionally participated in the development of IT since the 80's, from his education in Electronics and Information Systems. His responsibilities have involved software development to solution architecture, infrastructure design and management , IT service delivery and even .com entrepreneurship. With a passion for making things work, shipping applications and all digital equipment onboard became his interest from 2008. Having headed IT departments in Maersk Tankers and Torm, has recently become Product Manager for Dualog. Based in Copenhagen, Walter enjoys finding solutions for big (and small) business problems using IT, while keeping the overview and a forward-looking approach, with deep dives in technical subjects when necessary - or possible.
Panellists include:
Terje Gumø, Vice President - IT, Hoegh LNG
Terje is 51 years old. He has been working in IT since 1987, and within shipping since 1997.
He had a number of positions, predominantly in systems management, DBA, as IT operations manager and as IT manager, with Bergesen/BW Gas. He has been Head of IT at Hoegh LNG since 2011.
Bridget Hogan, Director of Publishing and Marketing, The Nautical Institute
Bridget Hogan is the Director of Publishing and Marketing of The Nautical Institute, the international professional membership organisation which exists to improve qualification and safety standards.
She is responsible for the Institute's 100 plus book titles, its magazine production and its marketing and communications. Bridget travels frequently to meet Institute members – drawn from 120 countries – and regularly addresses conferences and branch meetings. The Nautical Institute has been delivering high standards of qualification, competence and knowledge for mariners for over 40 years. Its 7,000 membership, based in 50 branches worldwide, is international, growing and professional. Its many books, journal Seaways, the MARS (free Mariners' Reporting and Alerting Scheme) and human element project Alert! (sponsored by The Lloyd's Foundation) are highly respected sources of best practice, knowledge, guidance, CPD and feedback. Now 110,000 copies of its junior watchkeepers' publication The Navigator, aimed at improving morale and professionalism, are being distributed free to all SOLAS vessels. It won a 2015 Seatrade award.
Before the Institute Bridget worked for shipowners and shipmanagers, a flag state, ports, the Baltic Exchange, Lloyd's Register of Shipping and the Oslo Stock Exchange developing new business, negotiating finance, together with newbuild and offshore development programmes.
Joseph Carson, Cyber Security Expert, Thycotic
A Cyber Security Professional with 20+ years' experience in Enterprise Security & Infrastructure, Joseph is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). An active member of the Cyber Security community and a frequent speaker at Cyber Security events globally. Joseph is an adviser to several governments, critical infrastructure, startups and cyber security conferences.
Gideon Lenkey, Director of Technology, EPSCO-Ra
Mr. Gideon Lenkey, President - Ra Security Solutions. Mr. Lenkey has consulted on information security matters since 1989. He specializes in assessing and testing the security posture of enterprise IT infrastructures and managing enterprise cyber security initiatives. He has provided advanced training to the FBI and has been consulted by both foreign and domestic government agencies. Mr. Lenkey is a past president of the FBI's InfraGard program in New Jersey and has been recognized by FBI Director Robert Muller on multiple occasions for his accomplishments. He regularly lectures, writes and grants interviews on cyber security topics. In 2011 Mr. Lenkey coauthored "Gray Hat Hacking" third edition for McGraw Hill and is featured in the film documentary "Code 2600".
John Jorgensen, Director, Cyber and Software, ABS
John Jorgensen is Director, Cybersecurity and software at ABS where he leads the development of the ABS CyberSafety™ program with an engineering team that builds procedures and methods for civil marine and offshore asset cybersecurity, data integrity, cyber test and software assurance efforts. At ABS since 2013, he previously served as Director, IT Security.
Prior to ABS, Jorgensen was Combat Systems Integration Group Leader at MITRE Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center and served as Commander in the U.S. Navy for twenty-two years.
Jorgensen holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering for Communications Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School and a Masters of Arts in IT Resource Management from Webster University.
Simon Frank, Head of Marine HR, TORM
Simon Frank is Vice President and Head of Global Marine HR in Torm A/S. He began his career in shipping with the Royal Danish Navy, experiencing in international operations on a frigate, and literally learning the ropes onboard the Royal Danish Yacht. He continued his career with Rohde Nielsen in Denmark as the crew manager for seven years, then at EMS Shipmanagement and Head of Maritime Personnel at Lauritzen Kosan.
From 2010 to 2014 Simon was based in Hong Kong working for Wallem Ship Management Ltd as Fleet Personnel Director.
Simon's extensive experience in crew management has developed from working with a large range of nationalities, with different ship types, and in effective implementing crew management systems.
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