text: A couple of weeks ago I gave a cool little web presentation (I say cool because I like doing those decently more than I like sitting at my desk, and I say little because I went for 33 minutes, and I know I could have gone for 90...) about cloud security best practices and design principles (I will be giving this talk again, BTW, on January 9th for the Amazon Web Services Ecosystem) and I got a pretty good question from one of the viewers. They wanted to know "what mistakes do people make when they utilize cloud based infrastructure providers?" and I thought that was an excellent question, and since not all of you were there to hear my answer, I'm here to share it, and expound on it a little bit. In my opinion, the biggest mistake you can make in adopting Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers is to just move your data-center into the cloud wholesale in basically the same shape it is already in. Now, certainly I understand this temptation! You have probably spent a lot of time creating scripts and setting up access controls and logging mechanisms, and everything that comes with building your deployment in a traditional (what I call 'data-center-centric') way. And so it may seem that the best, fastest, easiest and cheapest thing to do is to simply pick it up and move it, as it were, to your new "hosting provider", but this approach may well leave you missing out on some of the best reasons to run in the cloud. IaaS providers, such as Amazon Web Services, offer a multitude of services and features that can vastly improve your operational efficiency, scalability, and security, but they must be properly leveraged. Cloud computing, while similar in some respects to hosting, is an entirely different paradigm, and in order to take full advantage of it's benefits, some time and care needs to be taken in the design phase of such a project. I like to compare the differences in cloud versus data-center configurations in terms of two types of gambling/entertainment most of you will be familiar with- playing Three Card Monte on the street (your data-center) and going to gamble in a major casino (the cloud). In a Three Card Monte scenario, the 'house' makes its money by keeping a tight level of control over the game. They know exactly which card the token is under at all times, they can palm or move the token at will, and they will have one or more shills in the audience to help them control the crowd's reactions. This can be a very profitable endeavor for the 'house', but it is not scalable to large crowds, multiple dealers, or to environments where there is a high degree of scrutiny. In contrast, a casino is designed to achieve the same ends (to take your money and provide some entertainment in the process) but does so in a very different way. The casino relies on statistics in order to win over any given day. The casino can't control (due to regulators) which slot machines will pay out exactly how much exactly when, nor can they control which blackjack dealers will have good or bad nights, and they cannot 'fix' the roulette wheel, but yet- the house always wins. This model is scaleable to large crowds, multiple dealers and games, and even high degrees of scrutiny. It is through exercising control at a higher level and giving up control at the lower level that they are able to achieve this scalability and profitability. It works the same in the cloud. Rather than having precise control over your hardware and network connections, you exercise control at the design level by creating feedback loops, auto-scaling triggers and by catching and reacting to exceptions. This allows you, much the same as the casino, to give up control over many of the details, and still ensure you always win at the end of the day. So just as it would be impractical to set up a Three Card Monte table in a modern casino, simply hauling your existing design into the cloud is not the best approach. Take the time to re-design your system to utilize all of the great advantages that IaaS providers such as Amazon provide. Tune in later fo Part II. Complete visibility for DevSecOps Reduce downtime and move from reactive to proactive monitoring. Start free trial


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As anyone who has studied the New Testament or the Gospel of John knows, modern Biblical scholars love to quote the early Church Father Clement of Alexandria's comment that the Gospel of John is a "spiritual Gospel." It is interesting that you never see the similar comments of the great biblicist, Origen, who had this to say:
"No one can grasp the meaning of the Gospel (of John) unless he has rested on the breast of Jesus, and unless he has received from Him Mary, who becomes his mother also." (Origen, Commentary on John, 1:6)

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AOL joins Google and numerous other providers in offering an advertiser supported free e-mail service.
The new service will be available to users of the Internet service provider's popular AIM instant messaging service. Users will have e-mail addresses consisting of their username with @aim.com appended.
New software will be needed to utilize the free e-mail service. A beta version of the new AIM will be available for download starting today. Though the service will require AIM initially, the company plans to expand it to a Web-based service accessible from any browser.
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From the moment my 18 year old son and I arrived at Heathrow Terminal five we were looked after by Celebrity. There was a representative from Celebrity to help us with the check in process. On arrival at Miami airport there were ... Read More
From the moment my 18 year old son and I arrived at Heathrow Terminal five we were looked after by Celebrity. There was a representative from Celebrity to help us with the check in process. On arrival at Miami airport there were representatives waiting to guide us to our bus that would take us to our hotel.The Marriott Hotel in Fort Laudedale was very impressive. We had a large hotel room with the most comfy beds we had ever encountered in a hotel, just what we needed after a nine hour flight. The restaurant in the hotel offered either a buffet or waiter service dinner. We opted for the waiter service dinner and found the food was really nice and the service was exceptional.The next day, we were taken to board the Constellation. From when we reached the dock to finding our cabin was less than 30 minutes. Our cases were with us less than two hours of arriving at the dock.We then had fourteen days of pure perfection. Our cabin was always spotless and our cabin steward and his assistant greeted us every morning and every evening. One evening we rushed to get ready for dinner and left a couple of clothes on the couch and came back to find them all folded neatly for us.We opted for early dining and were seated with three couples. The food catered for both our tastes, my son can be a bit picky but there was always something on the menu for him. I still can't believe it I even tried frogs legs and yes it's true it is just like eating chicken!! Our waiter really knew the menu well and gave us exceptional service. The assistant waiter was brilliant we had so many laughs with him. Both the waiter and assistant waiter got to know everyone by first name and all our different likes and dislikes. The desserts were out of this world and it helped by them bringing examples of the desserts to the table to aid our choice although it just left me wanting all the options!!The entertainment on the Constellation was the best we had ever experience. Our cruise director Sue Denning was outstanding, she was everywhere and taking part. From dancing to jumping in the pool fully clothed. The shows in the theatre were stunning, the Celebrity cast were very talented. There was a very good variety of entertainment acts, three comedians, two singers, pianist, and a hypnotist. Although we were a little disappointed with the hypnotist as it took half the show for him to get people hypnotised and then we were not fully convinced that the people were actually hypnotised. The music around the ship was brilliant, Momentum the group covered a wide variety of songs most of which both my son and I knew.This paragraph has to be given to the best entertainer on the ship, Perry Grant. I had heard people talking about him and my son and I decided to see what he was all about. Well he picked my son out and my son loved it. We have never laughed so much. We were in hysterics some nights recalling Perry's show. We must have gone to seen him about 8 to 10 times during the fourteen days and every time was great. To top it all Perry came over as a very nice person. The activity staff were outstanding, from quizzes to sport to evening entertainment they were there entertaining us. Victoria, Caroline, David and Stephanie all deserved a mention they made our time on the ship so enjoyable.I marked this cruise overall as a 5+ but I feel this undersells how wonderful this cruise was. We are determined to go on another one soon. Celebrity Constellation definitely delivered for us the holiday of a lifetime. Read Less
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December 31, 2015 by GuyHeilenman · Leave a Comment
It is not uncommon to read a History's Newsstand post which takes us on a walk through time. Historic newspapers are all about placing ourselves in the shoes of those who experienced history – first hand. However, such strolls often dig deep – going back 150, 200, 250, or as many as 300 years into the past. This time we'd like to take a more nostalgic approach by focusing on a day some readers may actually remember themselves: New Year's Eve, 1965.
Vietnam, Jackie Kennedy, The Sholbergs (?), Edward Brooke, Billy Graham, Sean Connery, Audry Hepburn, Soupy Sales, Jimmy Brown, Vince Lombardi, Lassie and more all managed to find their way on to the pages of the last newspaper printed by The Detroit Free Press in 1965. Use the following link to enjoy a series of images which tell of time in the not-to-distant past:
Detroit Free Press, December 31, 1965
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The R.A. Butler Prize is a competition for essays in Politics and International Studies for students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. The Prize is jointly organised by Trinity College Cambridge and the Department of Politics and International Studies, and was established in memory of the former Master of Trinity College, Lord Butler.
This year we received an unprecedented 226 entries. The quality of the submitted essays was very high, with most entries thoroughly researched, carefully reasoned and often ambitiously argued. With the competition so intense and the submissions so excellent, the winning essays were consequently of very high calibre.
The 2017 winner of the R.A. Butler Prize is Folu Ogunyeye, from Aylesbury High School, who wrote to the essay question: 'Is economic globalisation incompatible with national democracy?'
Folu wrote a superb essay on the tensions between two major features of our world. The essay makes excellent use of a wide range of sources and academic literatures, and has a sophisticated sense of arguments and counter-arguments. This was an outstanding, first-rank entry to the competition.
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Eve's essay presents a careful, nuanced understanding of the two political earthquakes of 2016. It reasons through its points effectively, and is shrewd at engaging critically with many of the commonly aired arguments about Brexit and Trump. This is an incisive, thoroughly impressive piece of work.
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The short version: A story of college students at a school of magic who aren't happy with their lives and sit around drinking and complaining before they graduate and do a lot more drinking and complaining before they go looking for trouble…and find it.
Warning: a somewhat snarky review follows.
Quentin is the smartest kid he knows, but he is bored as hell. His parents are wrapped up in their own lives, and the girl he's in love with isn't in love with him. He has grown up reading a series of books about children who had adventures in the land of Fillory, and he's stuck on Earth. In other words, his life is atrocious, and no one else has ever experienced such horrendous torture. You should all feel very sorry for him. Quentin certainly does, until an odd series of events leads him to Brakebills College, an elite school of magic where he passes the entrance exam.
From then on, it's magic and studying and magic and studying with a few high and low points, like having sex while transformed into a fox, nearly dying in the wilds of Antarctica, and sitting around playing welters, a game of magic. Then Quentin and his friends, Eliot, Janet, Josh, and girlfriend Alice all graduate. Life as a magician in the real world is pretty boring. Do you get a real job? Well, why would you? There is a mysterious "magician's fund" that apparently is never depleted and provides magicians money when they need it. (I'm all in, by the way.) However, again these characters are miserable – drinking too much, doing drugs, having meaningless sex – and they need something. That something is Fillory. Because lo and behold, it really exists. So the gang ponies up and heads to Fillory, but it isn't all magic bunnies and beautiful nymphs. Something is wrong in Fillory, and Quentin must figure out what it is in order to try to be happy. (Here's where the plot finally comes in, right around page 240.)
Because that's all this novel is really about. Quentin is really really unhappy with absolutely no real reason (until the end) to be unhappy. But I have to start this review with this: Lev Grossman has some serious writing chops. In fact, that's the only reason I finished this novel because lord have mercy, it was long. And drawn out. And not a lot happened for two-thirds of the book. There is no overarching plot here, and I guess that's what annoyed me the most. At times I checked to make sure it wasn't a spoof of Harry Potter and Chronicles of Narnia, since it referenced each multiple times. Fillory was essentially Narnia, which made me think Grossman could have just used it in the book instead of creating something so darn similar but not calling it Narnia. I kept checking to see what page I was on because I could not believe how long it was taking me to read this book. Without any real plot to move the book along, Grossman relies on his characters, and they are kind of a bunch of assholes. They are selfish, lazy, and pretentious. Alice, Quentin's girlfriend, was the only character I remotely liked, simply because her background and unhappiness made sense. Everyone else just sort of claimed unhappiness for sport. Alice is the only one who actually points it out, telling Quentin:
[L]ook at your life and see how perfect it is. Stop looking for the next secret door that is going to lead you to your real life. Stop waiting. This is it; there's nothing else. It's here, and you better decide to enjoy it or you're going to be miserable wherever you go, for the rest of your life, forever.
And pretty much, he is miserable forever – at least the forever that is this book – even with a pretty cool, British-y magic school, some pretty darn good friends, and money out the wazoo. Ultimately, this book was an exercise in futility, reinforcing the idea that some people ain't happy and ain't never gonna be happy, no matter what. If that's magic, I don't really want any part of it.
So I gotta know – have you read this? Did you react at all to it like I did? Or have I lost my non-magical mind?
jenn aka the picky girl
P.S. All is not lost. The nice folks at Viking sent me this book and The Magician King, the sequel to this book, for me to read and review. Come back tomorrow for a giveaway and to see why I think it's (somewhat) redemptive.
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We all know I love accessories. That's a known fact. But I love and live by this quote, "Confidence is your best accessory, never leave home without it." Great right? I always say you must be confident in yourself. You must be confident in your outfit. Nothing is worse than leaving the house feeling insecure about what you're wearing! You should love what you're wearing and be confident in your clothes. Confidence is the first thing people notice about you. It's the first thing they see. If you don't have that, you don't have style. Style's main ingredient is confidence. Never forget that 🙂 beautiful women. Confident women. We should all be like this! There is no reason not to be!
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Jen Clyde: Best and Worst Fashion picks for 2011
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Deal Day Thursday: Ruffle in the New Year
I cannot BELIEVE this year is almost over. It went by way too fast. I hope you all had an amazing year because now it's time to celebrate! New Years Eve is just a few days away and I just found the most adorable party dress for you to wear. The all-over ruffles on the front of this dress are so feminine. I love it!
This is the CiCi Bandeau Ruffle Dress and I found it online at ASOS. It used to be $81.81 but it's been marked down 60% to just $32.72. Squeal! Oh yeah and also, when you order from ASOS you get free shipping…both ways…everyday. Squeal again!
Now's the time to let loose of all the stresses of 2011 and ring in the new, fresh slate 2012! So get dressed up, put on your dancing shoes and slip into your party dress…..and make sure its your ruffle party dress!!
2011 Picks For Best & Worst Dressed List! Who Made It?
End Of The Year Fashion Rap Up!
Who Got It Right & Who Got It All Wrong?
Top 5 Best & Worst Dressed 2011
The year of fashion in 2011 is all coming to an end and who do you think made my top 5 best and worst dressed list? There were so many I loved it was really hard to cut it down! I wanted to do top 10 but with a ton of research and changing my mind about 10 times I came up with my list for 2011. The year was filled with so much change like we saw a ton of color blocking and the crochet boho year that I loved. I also loved the bright greens on the red carpet, but with so much change I had to cut it down and so here is my picks.
Best Dressed
Blake Lively– Known from "Gossip Girl" she is being called the risk taker of the year. Which if you know me you know I love a girl who can rock anything straight from the runway without retailing it down for real walk of life. Not many can do this and it is because of this she is killing it on all her fashion awards and red carpet nods. Can't wait to see what she will be up to in 2012! My first pick for sure. On and off the red carpet she is her own stylist and I just love that.
Emma Stone– She had a huge style year this year. Year before that not a big red carpet star but this year magazines could not get enough of her after her Calvin Klein dress at the academy awards this year. She created some of the most exciting fashion moments on the red carpet this year. She is beautiful in such a classic way.
Kate Middleton– Who did not see her wedding dress this year? Amazing! So Classic, chic, effortless beauty is was done just perfect. So simple and yet breathtaking! Love it and her fashion sense all around is just classic. She is bringing wearing hats to a whole other level. She makes fashion look so effortless and makes the trend preppy seem to be the go to trend this year.
Anne Hathaway– From her huge fashion academy award dress wardrobe, to her everyday looks she just gets it. She looks like a million dollars no matter what with that beautiful smile. She knows how to look like a shinning star on and off the screen. Every designer dreams for her to wear their gowns on the red carpet because she makes them more beautiful than anyone out there. She just is a girl you would want to take home to mom.
Jennifer Aniston– All I have to say is "Effortlessly Stylish!" This girl is the only one I know that can rock the same hair style and look for 10 years and look like she just walked out of a trend magazine. If anyone wants to know how to buy looks that won't go out of style in 10 years just copy her looks….she is so beautiful in such a simple way.
Worst Dressed
Lady GaGa– Ok really? Come on can't she just wear something semi normal to one event so we can see her? I mean….? Really makes madonna look like The Queen…Jk. No but her meat dress through me over the edge this year. Not being meat eater myself I think this dress won her my worst spot on worst dressed this year to #1…that meat on her head was just not right in so many ways. That takes art to a whole other level. Just please don't wear a chicken dress in 2012 please.
Niki Minaja– Feel like this is just a costume madness moments. Pink, blue, green hair mixed with gowns just no matter what does not work for me. Feel like she needs to stand out for some reason when she really does not have to dress like a hot mess. She is so cute and every time she speaks she seems so sweet and kind. You just would not think that from these ghetto outfits. Just feel like she needs to let this go a bit in 2012.
Jessica Simpson– Ok Ok don't get mad but her style really is not cute! Yes there are moments that she looks ok and fun, but her overall style needs help! From her street style to her red carpet I feel like her outfits come from 5-7-9 shop. Like her whole look can be found at the mall store for 15.99! She makes her clothes look cheap and I just can't stand her style. Sorry Ladies! She needs a big style helper in her life. But that being said happy she is having a baby! Congrats to her.
Lindsay Lohan– Now I see why she wanted to steal clothes, because she needs some major style help. She looks like a hot mess right now and she needs to not go on the red carpet until she gets her looks and herself back together! So sad but she looks trashy.
Kim Kardashian– Ok I know some may be mad at me for this one but I know there are a ton that agree with me! In the fashion world there are not many that give her high nods for her fashion sense which is weird because she owns a store. Here is my thinking and feeling on her style. She just has no born with style. Meaning she looks like she is coming out of a strip club half on the time. I know she has curves she loves to show them off but please let the tight low back dress go! The high hooker boots and pants so tight makes me hold my breath when I look at her. Just feel like she needs to loosen up a bit and stop trying so hard!
Well to another year of fashion can't wait till award season in 2012! I will be doing full reports on my fashion blog and TV shows. I am so excited for this years fashion trends and color pallets. Can't wait to share with you all my fashion secrets coming up in January! Until then Happy New Year Fashion Friends!
Jen Clyde
Edrem Pre-Fall 2012
Already revealing Pre-Fall lines? Where has the time gone. I can't believe it's almost 2012! Crazy. This is one of my favorite Pre-Fall lines that I have seen. Erdem is a genius. I fell in love when I saw this last piece. Erdem went a different way with his choice in colors and patterns. Sarah Mower of Vogue says there's definitely something "off" about the flowers Erdem chose. Erdem said, "I was looking at sort of naff fifties fabrics. I guess, every season, part of the process is wanting to contradict what you did last time." He definitely did that! This line is so many things; classy, chic, odd, bright, quirky, sophisticated, etc. Let me know what you think!
Deal Day Thursday: I'm Dreaming of a Sparkle Christmas!
Christmas is the sparkliest time of the year! Pretty lights sparkle on houses & tinsel sparkles on trees & that means it's only right that WE sparkle too! This is the Luxe Wide Charm Bracelet from Express. It's so edgy and pretty and sparkly and perfect, all at the same time. Regularly priced at $88, it has been marked down 40% to just $52.80!!
This really is a must-have. Rock this bracelet to take your holiday look from simple to glam!!! And don't even think about leaving your house on New Year's Eve without it! I promise this bracelet will take your outfits to the next level of amazingness.
Here's to blingin in the New Year everyone!! Happy Thursday and Happy Holidays!
All About The Deals This Week…So here is My Fave Boot Ever For Spring 2012
I am obsessed with these boots for spring 2012!! I need I love I want. Their brand is amazing because they look like a boot but they are a funky fun rain boot that crosses over so brilliantly. I must have every color and ever size because they will go with so much. I love these for winter to just throw on one of their boot socks and there you go you are ready. This is a great gift! Plus hello I found some on super clearance blk with red laces at Urban Outfitter tonight for only 99.00!! Sale from $229.00 retail… you have to hurry and get them before they are gone. Check out so cute…
Buy These at Urban outfitter before they are gone here!
Check out some more styles and colors you can't live without….
This is just a taste of what this brand can offer and there is much more where that came from…..So get inspired for Spring 2012 and ask santa for some cute rain boots from Ilse Jacobsen! Ho Ho Ho!
Happy Last Min. Shopping!
Jen Clyde


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This is the follow-up post on the Selenium Grid for Appium mobile automation. Continuing from the example, I hope you have grid hub running with two various appium nodes which has unique applicationName. This post will focus on showing you on how we execute same tests across multiple devices in parallel. Because, often as test engineers, we have to sign-off […] read more


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Improving Business Environment in Vietnam: Credit Risk Management for Trade and Investment in Vietnam
Improving national corporate database for Vietnam and credit information has been implemented one of the six national database initiatives toward e-Government in Vietnam
Vietnam is one of the most open economies in the World with import-export turnover at approximately US$405 billion or 187% of GDP in 2017 and the trade flows contribute significantly to the economic growth. However, Vietnam ranked 68 over 190 nations and territories in "the ease of doing business in Vietnam" a survey by The World Bank in 2017.
The low ranking is explained by many factors including the low level of information transparency, lack of financial corporate data, low coverage of credit rating and related protection products such as credit risk insurance
Measures have been taken to address this situation:
- Vietnam National Business Registration Database has been included as one of the six National Database Initiatives under the development of e-Government for Vietnam following Decision 714/QD-TTg dated 22 May 2015. Following this regulation, Ministry of Planning and Investment is the coordinating agency to develop and consolidate the business registration database from all 63 provinces for more than 1 million enterprises. The consolidated database has helped improve the administration of new business registration, corporate insolvency, and corporate financial health across industries and provinces in Vietnam.
- On the other hand, credit institutions in Vietnam are now preparing for better risk management standards in compliance with the Basel II, in which corporate database is a core element toward this standard. There are more than 40 thousand enterprises with credit information and financial data standardized by Credit Information Center. This will improve credit information products for credit institutions to better credit risk management yet easing the lending process of banks.
There is a need to further strengthen a shared information infrastructure to apply big data and modern technologies and transform operational model. This will help improve credit risk management and gain trust and confidence in doing business with Vietnamese counterparts
However, a number of issues have been raised by market participants including:
- How is the progress to consolidate a single source of financial information for Vietnamese companies? Because the data science and technology applications require a statistically large database not only by the organization itself but also the shared corporate database from relevant Government agencies and the data-contributing participants.
- How to assess credit risk of Vietnamese companies and the quality of financial statements of Vietnamese companies? What are the typical issues in financial reporting by Vietnamese companies
- What are the best practices to help commercial banks improve their credit risk management and comply with Basel II; as well as to help foreign investors gain confidence and build trust in doing business with its Vietnamese counterparts!
As such, the improvement of corporate and financial database for Vietnamese companies and application of most updated technologies is important for:
- Credit institutions, especially banks in Vietnam, to improve their credit risk management during their course of transforming the traditional corporate banking model; and
- Foreign investors to build trust and confidence with Vietnamese counterparts in investment consideration and commercial and trade ties as well.
This situation motivated us to organize this Conference. This will be a platform for dialog between market participants, investors, researchers and regulators to discuss such issues and provide a great reflection from market practice, international experience to the credit risk management practice in Vietnam and on how to gain trust and confidence in partnering with Vietnamese companies..
This Event is co-organized by StoxPlus and CIC with endorsement and support from Vietnamese Party Central Committee's Economic Commission. The Event will be held as a specialized event in the 2018 Annual Economic Conference about Vietnam.
Main Speakers and VIP guests
Mr. Ngo Dong HaiAlternate Member of the
Central Committee,
Vice Chairman of the Central
Party Economic Commission
Mr. Nguyen Kim AnhDeputy Governor of the
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)
Mr. Nguyen Quang
StoxPlus JSC
Mr. Le Anh TuanManager of Research &
Development, CIC
Mr. Alwaleed
World Bank Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Huu
State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)
Mr. Do Nhat HoangGeneral Director,
Foreign Investment Agency
Mr. Ong Tiong HooiPartner, Transaction Services,
PwC VietNam
Mr. Tomoyuki MiyagiExecutive Managing Director,
Financial Technology Research
Institute, Inc., a member of
Nikkei Inc. (Japan)
Mr. Bert KwanManaging Director at
Northstar Group
Mr. Tamás TóthRisk Consultant Partner Asseco
Central Europe Magyrország
(Hungary) Zrt.
Mr. Béla SlániczCEO, Asseco Central Europe Hungary
Mr. Do Ngoc QuynhSecretary General,
Vietnam Bond Management
Association; Head of Treasury, BIDV
Ms. Tran Thi Hong
Agency of Business Registration, MPI
Mr. Nguyen Tu AnhDeputy Director General,
Monetary Policy Department,
State Bank of Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Huu HieuCo-founder & Vice Chairman,
Open for Registration until January 5th, 2018 (Friday)
Event details:
- Venue: Lotte Hanoi Hotel, 54 Lieu Giai Street, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
- Date: January 11th, 2018 (Thursday)
- Time: 13:00 to 17:30
Key Theme:
- Improving the investment environment for Vietnam with Corporate Financial Transparency
- Enhancing credit information and technologies for credit institutions to improve risk management in Vietnam
- Enhancing corporate information to help foreign investors gain confidence in doing business in Vietnam
- Organizer: StoxPlus and Credit Information Centre (CIC) of the State Bank of Vietnam
- Endorsed by: Central Economic Commission (CEC) of the Communist Party of Vietnam
- Supporting Organizations: Nikkei, Inc.
Diamond sponsor: Asseco Central Europe Magyarország (Hungary) Zrt
Gold sponsor: Financial Technology Research Institute, Inc. (Japan)
- Media: Vietnamnews, Vietnam Investment Review and other economic news channels in Vietnam
- Participation: Banks, Finance Companies, Insurance Companies, FDI and foreign trading companies. Approx. 200 - 250 people
Participant Profile
- There will be approximately 200 - 250 participants from local financial institutions and FDI companies operating in Vietnam attending this Event.
Foreign companies C-level
- Corporate leaders of FDI and trading houses
- Financial institutions: (i) insurance companies; (ii) commercial banks; (iii) investment funds; (iv) investment companies;
- Audit and consulting companies
Vietnamese C-level
- Commercial banks
- Insurance companies
- Investment funds and asset managers
- Audit and consulting companies
Their areas of practice
- Credit Risk Management
- Finance and Accounting
- Investment
- Credit Appraisal/Evaluation
- Business Development
Vietnam Economic Forum (Agenda)
|Day 1: January 11, 2018
|8:00 - 8:30
Keynote session: Vietnam Economy 2017 in review and prospects for 2018
|12:00 -13:30
|13:30 - 17:00
Workshop 1: Green Energy, Green Technology and Economic
Workshop 2: Credit Risk Management for Trade and Investment in Vietnam
Workshop 3: Productivity in the context of industrialization
|Day 2: January 12, 2018
|09:00 - 11:30
Policy Dialogue: Vietnam Sustainable Economic Growth
Selected Events Organised by StoxPlus
StoxPlus has many experiences organizing Executve Events in Financial sectors in Vietnam
StoxPlus hosted the "International Conference on Vietnam Consumer Finance", supported by IFC and the State Bank of Vietnam on October 19th, 2017. We welcomed 150 guests from finance companies, commercial banks, foreign banks, investors from funds and asset management firms, researchers, and regulators.
StoxPlus organized the International Business Forum "Vietnam – Global Opportunities for Sustainable Local Development" held by the International Investment Bank (IIB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), which represents the country in the IIB Council on 7th December 2017
HOSE and StoxPlus organized "Vietnam Stock Market: On the Way to Emerging Markets" Conference 2016. About 250 participants including representatives from investment and financial institutions from Vietnam, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Thailand, Malaysia, US and EU attending this conference
StoxPlus arranged the "Executive Breakfast on Vietnam Consumer Finance Market 2016" on June 2, 2016.
StoxPlus and Singapore Business Group organized M&A Conference, HCMC, Jul 2017


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Please note that regarding Handsworth Golf Club, the Male members are affilaited to the Warwickshire Union and the Lady members are affilaited to the Staffordshire Ladies Association. All other Clubs are just affilaited to Warwickshire Union and Association.


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Today we're talking about the pros and cons of hiring remote workers or employing remote or telecommute workers.
It's important to keep in mind that all businesses are different and this may not work for everyone.
Some businesses are prone to work very well with remote workers while others are not designed to have remote teams.
It's important to pay attention to this because if your business is a good candidate for remote workers, you can greatly benefit.
If your business is not conducive to hiring remote workers this article may not be relevant to you.
If you want to consider this, you'll need to see what changes you can make to take advantage of remote workers.
There is currently a large trend for candidates that are interested in the ability to work remote or partially remote.
Many people nowadays are putting much more emphasis on their work-life balance.
Being able to work remote offers people the flexibility to have their work-life schedule be more balanced.
Many people also work better remote then they do in an office environment.
The office environment can often have many distractions with other coworkers or other things going on.
This of course depends on your office culture, office environment and the type of people that you hire.
Many extremely talented people who are at the top of their field are only interested in working with this flexibility.
Being open to hiring remote workers opens you up to a segment of the market that you may be missing out on.
If you are thinking of hiring remote workers, you have to consider how that will fit into your existing culture.
If your existing culture is one where everyone is in the office and then you hire someone remote, this could cause friction.
You could produce dissension in the ranks of your employees who might feel left out or jealous if the new person gets to work remote but they don't.
If you're considering taking this on, you want to take inventory on whether your current employees can work remote.
Perhaps you make working remote more like a benefit to be attained if someone reaches certain KPI's or metrics.
Many sales people are extremely effective working remote.
If someone travels a lot and they're mostly on site with clients, there really is no need to have them in office.
You can benefit greatly from a rockstar sales person being somewhere else in the country.
Customer service folks and account management people also function very well in a remote capacity.
Believe it or not, accounting folks and financial people can also work very well remote.
You might want to think about having your internal financial people working remote as well.
When hiring remote you should know if they are the kind of personality that's productive in a remote function.
There are many people who if left to their own devices will not get the work done that needs to get done.
If you have those kind of people working remote you will see a slump in productivity.
Your people should know that their ability to work remote goes hand-in-hand with the results they are on the hook to produce.
In other words working remote should be slated more like a privilege or a benefit that is earned rather than a "right."
Another trick to hiring a solid remote employee is hiring someone who has been successful working remote in the past.
There's also incorporate partial telecommuting where your team is in the office 3-4 days and remote 1-2 days a week.
This model can provide the best of both worlds for you and your employees.
Then you can accomplish the things you need with the team together and have the balance of working remote some days.
This is a very common model that's being adopted by many companies and is being extremely successful.
This model works if all of your employees are local as you'll need them in the office together certain days of the week.
If you are going to go after remote workers it may be challenging from a recruiting perspective.
Recruiting firms like us are extremely solid resources for being able to tap into other markets for remote work.
Remember, the challenge will be instead of just recruiting in your city you're going to be recruiting nationwide.
You may even be just recruiting in certain times zones.
Your pool of people to reach out to is going to increase dramatically.
You will need to have a strategy for how to tap into those markets and find the best talent.
Keep in mind that it will likely take a lot of volume, so leaning on a recruiter can be a very valuable resource for tapping into that market.
Look at remote and telecommute working as a way to tap into a segment of the market with more great talent.
This is a segment of the market that is growing as more and more people are looking for that work-life balance.
More and more people are looking for the ability to have flexibility around their work schedules.
Many of these types of people can be extremely high producers and will produce better with this type of flexibility.
As managers it's important for us to focus on hiring the right personalities that can work well autonomously.
This can be more productive for managers also, not having to control and micromanage everybody.
You owe it to yourself to explore this a bit further and see if it's something that can work for your business.
Here are some great tools for increasing your team's productivity:


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As always make sure the DigiLink is on line and at the correct address by checking bus scan and Panel and Switch Types also confirm that it is set to be a 14 button switch. In the case of multiple DigiLinks confirm that you working with the correct DigiLink by reading the address. If they are using input 7 or 8 to for special features make sure you know what state of operation the DigiLink is set too.
The easiest way to test the DigiLink is to take a piece of wire and short between system ground and the inputs to confirm that the card activates the programmed relays. If you look at the card there is a GND just to the right of the 3.3v on the green 3 position terminal that has inputs 24v; 3.3v & GND. Take a wire and hold it to the GND and then touch the inputs 1-14 the relay associated with the input should activate according to the programming.
If the DigiLink is working then another test that can be useful is to short the lead wires coming from the DigiLink to the dry contact device together to confirm that the wiring is correct. Again when the lead wires at the dry contact device are shorted together then the input should activate according to the programming.
If this test does not confirm that the DigiLink is working correctly check the programming and power cycle the card. If the DigiLink is programmed correctly and power cycling did not cure the problem replace the DigiLink
If the DigiLink is being used with dry contact type of device i.e. an occ-sensor or a regular wall switch then the DigiLink needs to be set to maintain so when you short the GND to an Input then the button should turn on and stay on as long as you hold the short to the input.
If you can confirm that the DigiLink is working correctly by this method then the problem is being caused by something other than the DigiLink. Make the installer check out their control device the problem will be found in their equipment. It is not hard to check a occ-sensor or switch. Use a ohm meter and measure the continuity from the wire coming from the DigiLink or switch to confirm that the contact closer coming from the control device is actually opening and closing, this should be done with the wires disconnected from the DigiLink to confirm that you are only checking the control device.
Remember that if the above test show that our DigiLink is working then it is working and the problem is in the installer's equipment.


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By Cordelia Fine
Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men's and women's brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men's brains aren't wired for empathy and women's brains aren't made to fix cars.
She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men's and women's behavior.
Instead of a "male brain" and a "female brain," Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender.
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At a glanceUse the Mothercare teether tooth brush to introduce your little one to dental care from early on. The soft and chewy toothbrush is perfect for cleaning little teeth and can be cooled in the fridge with teething gel to soothe sore gums.
Features and benefits for Mothercare Teether Tooth Brush
- Cleans and soothes baby's gums - can be chilled for added comfort
- Easy grip handle
- Built in reservoir for teething gel
- BPA free
…this toothbrush as you can pop it in the fridge before use to give your little one even more relief for sore gums.
Want to Know More?
The Mothercare Teether Tooth Brush cleans and soothes baby's gums during teething. It has an easy grip handle as well as a reservoir for teething gel and can be chilled for added comfort and soothing.
It's made from medical grade silicone and is BPA free.
Don't Forget...
...You might also like some baby toothpaste formulated to gently clean tiny teeth (available separately, check age suitability before giving it to your child).


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A team analyzing bacteria on the ISS discovered different genes in space bacteria than similar bacteria on Earth.
It's an exciting find given the planet is only six light-years away from Earth, making it one of closest worlds outside of our solar system.
Space is tough on an astronaut's bones, muscles, blood flow and much more.
A new astronomical study is the first to find direct evidence of aging white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals.
The space agency confirmed the delay after Elon Musk tweeted that it was "about a month away."
China is the first to successfully land an explorer on the side of the moon that never faces Earth.
It will take 20 months to receive all of the spacecraft's data on the distant world, which could offer insights into the formation of our solar system.
The spacecraft flew by a distant little world dubbed "Ultima Thule" that looks like a red snowman.
Vection is a VR experience that's helping scientists learn more about how astronauts estimate the size and motion of objects in space.
The OSIRIS-Rex mission is preparing to retrieve material from the asteroid Bennu using a special robotic arm.


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Event celebrated the biggest achievers and self-starters from the UAE's growing start-up and SME sector
The best businesses, individuals and institutions from across the regional start-up ecosystem were honoured on Monday at the third annual Arabian Business StartUp Awards.
More than 300 people, including this year's 70 Arabian Business StartUp Awards finalists, attended a special gala dinner at the Ritz-Carlton DIFC hotel.
Each of the 14 categories featured five nominees previously shortlisted by the judging panel out of nearly 700 nominations received. This year's judging panel included representatives from ITP Executive management and the Arabian Business editorial team.
The winner and nominees were also treated to a speech from a special guest speaker – Ashish Thakkar, an entrepreneur and philanthropist often referred to as 'Africa's youngest billionaire'.
Thakkar is the founder of Mara Group, a vast business empire which operates in 22 African countries, and also the newly-appointed chair of the United Nations Foundation's Global Entrepreneurs Council.
The coveted 15th trophy, representing the Special Recognition Award, was presented to Shahla Ahmed Abdul Razak, the deputy CEO of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, highlighting the efforts the organisation has undertaken to build the local start-up, SME and entrepreneurial community.
The big award of the night – Start-up of the Year – was presented to Fetchr, a Dubai-based start-up which has developed an app whose patented technology allows users to schedule parcel pickup and delivery using mobile phone GPS coordinates.
Not only is it the first of its kind app for the Middle East region, but the first Silicon Valley funded app to have been launched in the region.
The winner of the SME of the Year was Compareit4me, a Dubai-based price comparison site for financial products, which was praised by the judges for its rapid growth and geographical expansion into eight regional markets since its launch in Dubai in 2011.
The Entrepreneur of the Year award was presented to Craig Moore, founder and chief executive officer of Beehive, an online marketplace for peer-to-peer (P2P) finance, who is already a well-known supporter of local SMEs.
Beehive has helped channel AED25 million ($6.8 million) of funding to 48 local SMEs. The company has also become the first P2P platform in the world to be granted a Sharia compliance certificate.
A 20-year-old serial entrepreneur, Mohamed Amine Belarbi, won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Some of the other coveted trophies on the night – SME Businesswomen of the Year and SME Businessman of the Year – went to Elissa Freiha and Chantalle Dumonceaux, co-founders of WOMENA, and Sam Whittam, founder of Adventure HQ, respectively.
The woman at the helm of the Sharjah Business Women Council, Her Excellency Ameera Abdelrahim Binkaram, won the award for Mentor of the Year.
The Start-up Programme of the Year award was presented to the team of AstroLabs, a Google-powered tech hub, while the Innovation of the Year went to Aschkan Abdul Malek and Sajjad Kamal for AlemHealth.
FGB was named as the best bank and received the revered SME Bank of the Year award.
Ramez Mohamed, CEO of Flat6Labs, collected the Incubator / Accelerator of the Year award, for this Abu Dhabi-based accelerator.
Laundrybox was named as the winner of the Digital Business of the Year category, while the newly-established Deal of the Year award was presented to the team behind Dubizzle.
Last, but not least, the very first award of our new award category – Social Business of the Year – was presented to Genny Ghanimeh, the founder of Pi Slice, a Dubai-based online micro-lending platform.
With a business model built around solving many social problems, Ghanimeh and her team have already supported and financed 200 micro-entrepreneurs. That was achieved with the support of six corporate partners and 1,300 lenders on the platform, who funded collectively a total of $400,000.
The StartUp Awards were held in partnership with Dubai Chamber, Dubai Silicon Oasis, RAK Free Trade Zone, Canadian University in Dubai, Telr, Noor Bank and Skyline University.
Full list of winners:
Social Business of the Year: Pi Slice
Deal of the Year: Dubizzle
Digital Business of the Year: Laundrybox
Incubator / Accelerator of the Year: Flat6Labs
SME Bank of the Year: First Gulf Bank
Innovation of the Year: AlemHealth
Start-Up Programme of the Year: AstroLabs
Mentor of the Year: H.E Ameera Binkaram, Sharjah Businesswomen Council
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: Mohamed Amine Belarbi
SME Businessman of the Year: Sam Whittam, Adventure HQ
SME Businesswomen of the Year: Elissa Freiha and Chantalle Dumonceaux, WOMENA
Entrepreneur of the Year: Craig Moore, Beehive
SME of the Year: Jon Richards, Compareit4me
Start-Up of the Year: Joy Aljouny, Fetchr
Special Recognition Award: Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority


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Who We Are
Built on nearly a century of commitment to service excellence, we are Western Canada's premier container terminal operator and stevedore. Part of an international network of 65 terminals across six continents, we proudly employ a dedicated, professional workforce over 36,000 strong.
Our Mission
A localized approach to global business that is invaluable to our customers, people, shareholders, and community.
Our Vision
To create long term value through sustainable growth while being true to our core values.


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Electro-Harmonix Unveils the Battalion Bass Preamp
Electro-Harmonix is sending reinforcements for bassists with the new Battalion bass preamp and DI. The comprehensive unit features a four-band EQ, fully-featured MOSFET distortion section, a compressor, a noise gate, and flexible connectivity.
Its distortion section has its own footswitch with Level, Blend, Drive, and Tone knobs for dialing in your grit. It also has a mini-switch to route it into three signal path options: Pre EQ, Post EQ, and Dry EQ. For the Dry EQ, only the dry signal mixed in with the Blend control is affected by the EQ.
The compressor is engaged with a push button and has a blue LED to indicate how much you're compressing. Its noise gate has an adjustable threshold control, while the Battalion also has a -10dB switchable input pad. EHX fitted the balanced XLR output with a dedicated level control as well as bypass and ground lift controls. It also has a 1/4-inch output that is headphone ready and a 1/4-inch dry output.
Check out this overview and demo of the Batallion:
The Electro-Harmonix Batallion bass preamp is available now with a list price of $197.
Electro-Harmonix Batallion Bass Preamp Features:
|All-Analog Circuitry
|1/4″ Input with 10dB pad
|4-band EQ
|Distortion with 3 Signal Path Options
|Noise Gate
|1/4″ Output with Headphone Capability
|1/4″ Dry Thru
|Balanced XLR Out with Volume, Bypass, and Ground Loop Controls
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3 Types Of Oral Surgery That May Be Used To Treat Your Child's Infected Tooth
If your child develops an infection within one of his or her teeth, the treatment may involve oral surgery. Here are three types of oral surgery that may be used to address the problem:
A Root Canal
A root canal involves the full removal of the pulp or living tissue that resides within the inner chambers of a tooth. The pulp, which houses the dental nerves and blood supply of the teeth, is suctioned away during a root canal. After the pulp has been removed, the tooth is thoroughly cleaned, and a disinfectant is applied to discourage the development of another dental infection.
Once the interior of a tooth is fully disinfected, it can be filled. Still, the filling is generally not enough to ensure that the tooth is properly fortified to a withstand bite pressure. Thus, it is also necessary to cover the tooth with a dental crown.
For a child, a root canal is generally reserved for a permanent tooth.
If your child's dentist believes that the dental infection is only contained in the upper portion of the pulp, a pulpotomy is performed. During a pulpotomy, the infected portion of the dental pulp is removed, and the tooth is filled and capped. A pulpotomy is usually performed on a primary tooth, so a stainless steel crown will likely be used in the restoration.
A stainless steel crown is often used in pediatric dentistry because it is less expensive than most other crown materials. In addition, the color of the crown is less important for primary teeth, because the teeth will eventually be shed.
A pulpectomy is also used to treat an infected primary tooth. However, the infection is likely throughout the entire pulp, including the area that extends into the root canals.
During a pulpectomy, the pulp is fully removed as it is with a root canal. However, the filling material must be absorbable by the body. This is because the primary tooth will be shed at some point. The roots of the primary tooth must be absorbed by the body, since they will be replaced by the roots of the permanent teeth.
After the tooth is filled, it is usually capped with a stainless steel crown.
If your child is experiencing signs of a tooth infection, such as a toothache, an abscess, or a darkened tooth, schedule an appointment with a pediatric dentist in your area like those found at DSW Dental. He or she can assess the tooth and determine the best course of treatment.


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Hello lovelies!
We're excited to announce the creation of Wisco Girl on the Trails!
This is a blog that will feature our experiences as we explore all sorts of trails this summer state wide. A list is already in the making and we are excited to hit the ground running. While we know that not everyone who follows our blog lives in the beautiful (and yet weather tempermental) state of Wisconsin, we are hoping that down the road, we will get to travel out of state and possibly out of country, to explore even more trails. So if you know of any good ones, drop them in the comment section below!
Until then, we will travel around Wisconsin and if you ever happen to find yourself within the state lines, perhaps you can check out the trails too!
*Note: You will see a new tab on our menu that will take you directly to the blog.


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While you were enjoying Cinco de Mayo yesterday, walking into bars with sombrero hats on thinking it is an original move, the Red Sox were getting slashed by the Orioles. Literally. Boston lost 8-2 yesterday and Sox starter Aaron Cook walked away with the loss and an 11 stitch gouge on his leg. Cook was involved with a play at the plate where he was forced to slide. His leg got spiked by Orioles Chris Davis but he stayed in the game despite blood pouring out of his limb. Oh, and this was Cook's debut with the Sox. Hell of a debut.
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That's right! Starting tonight, I'll be at the Pancakes & Booze event at City Hall Events Center doing zombie caricatures from 8 pm to 2 am. Then, on Saturday from 10 am – 9 pm and Sunday from noon – 6 pm, I will be doing normal and pony caricatures at the Westernaires Horsecapades Annual Show at the National Western Stock Show Complex in Denver.
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We've had a great response from everyone wanting to be whales in Auckland, and we're pretty excited at all the interest. This and Hamilton will be the fourth and fifth time we've presented this project, and we're learning more and meeting new people every time.
The bbananas are also ready.