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Santa Fe is well known as an opera town, but it has not succeeded in building a concomitant theater scene despite decades of efforts. Nonetheless, theater has gotten a boost in the past year and a half, thanks to the emergence of Adobe Rose Theatre and New Mexico Actors Lab, both of which bring professional-level aspirations to the table. An Actors Lab production of Simon Stephens' Heisenberg continues through July 30, and Adobe Rose, having completed its run of Robert Schenkkan's unnerving new play Building the Wall, is currently hosting a visiting troupe, Oasis Theatre (also through July 30). A small company in the process of relocating to Santa Fe from its home in the Catskills, Oasis is staging a program of three one-act classics in the theater's adaptable space: Shaw's How He Lied to Her Husband, Chekhov's A Marriage Proposal, and Molière's The Forced Marriage.
The Santa Fe Playhouse, our community theater (which bills itself "the oldest continuously running theatre west of the Mississippi"), is having its go at interwar Berlin via the popular Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret (through Aug. 6), and then on Aug. 24 it begins a two-and-a-half-week run of this year's Fiesta Melodrama, a local tradition since 1919. This summer, a new incentive called Shakespeare in the Garden arrives on the scene; its inaugural offering is to be The Tempest (Aug. 23 through Aug. 31), given al fresco in a recently constructed circular performance space at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden. Nagle Jackson (former artistic director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater and of the McCarter Theatre in Princeton) will direct the production.
At this point, it seems hardly useful to draw an unbreachable line of demarcation between theater performed live in the same venue as the audience and theater performed live somewhere else and simulcast (or nearly simulcast) into a local auditorium. Both are becoming complementary facets of a theater-lover's experience hereabouts, following the route already embraced by opera aficionados who spend summers taking in live performances and winters enjoying simulcasts at the Lensic Performing Arts Center thanks to The Met Live in HD. The experiences are far from identical, of course, but at least both involve audiences that have gathered specifically for the event and share communally in the experience. We have reached a point where marketers are investigating what real difference exists between them. This summer, the Royal Shakespeare Company, which transmits some of its productions to cinemas, has embarked on an experiment to help quantify the disparity, if there is any, between these types of audiences. Groups of attendees are being wired with heart monitors to record their physiological responses to the Bard's gorefest Titus Andronicus — one set watching the show live in the theater in Stratford-upon-Avon, the other seeing it transmitted to a movie screen. "Pretty much every night there's somebody who faints or is sick," said the head of the company's Audience Insight department. "We want to see how the audience reacts physically to the production."
The summer simulcast season gets into swing with back-to-back evenings (Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27) devoted to Tony Kushner's Angels in America from the Lyttleton Theatre in London, produced by National Theatre Live in HD and screened at the Lensic. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes — to use its full name — is one of the essential plays of the 20th century, a two-part epic comprising Millennium Approaches and Perestroika. In 1993, Millennium Approaches earned Kushner a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and both parts received Tony and Drama Desk awards as the best plays for the years of their respective Broadway premieres, 1993 and 1994. A fantasia it is, interweaving and juxtaposing strands of plot with pellucid clarity and sweeping the viewer along with the linguistic elegance and grandeur of an immense poem-in-prose. It is, most famously, a play about the AIDS crisis and how it affects the central male couple, their families, and their friends. But its domain is still more vast, with its characters ranging from McCarthyist pit bull Roy Cohn to presumed Communist spy Ethel Rosenberg, from a closeted Mormon to an Orthodox rabbi, from "The World's Oldest Living Bolshevik" to a heart-of-gold drag queen to an angelic messenger from Heaven. These are long plays: In the National Theatre's production, Part One runs three and a half hours and Part Two four hours, including two intermissions for each. The play is directed by Marianne Elliott, known to NT Live audiences for her direction of War Horse and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and it stars a mixed Anglo-Scottish-Irish-American cast that includes the indefatigable Nathan Lane as Roy Cohn.
Opera-lovers have had their eye on Angels in America recently because of an operatic version of the work composed by Peter Eötvös, whose music we have visited occasionally in these columns. The piece was premiered in 2004 in Paris and was then mounted in eight further cities before finally reaching New York last month, when it was given by New York City Opera (basically a new company with an old name). The operatic version uses a greatly streamlined libretto by Mari Mezei, the composer's wife, who focuses on just the dramatic narrative and employs only about 10 percent of Kushner's text. Some of the operatically inclined visitors who flood our town at this season will have seen the opera in one (or more) of its productions, and they may find it especially interesting to revisit the play itself through these NT Live broadcasts.
In fact, all of the theatrical simulcasts scheduled for Santa Fe this summer have operatic connections. Next up (on July 30) is Shakespeare's Macbeth, from the Stratford Festival in Ontario. Stratford leapt into the HD broadcast market two years ago, distributing their staged Shakespeare productions in versions slightly redirected and filmed in order to maximize their cinematic impact. The Screen, which remains fully active on the campus of the soon-to-expire Santa Fe University of Art and Design, is the local outpost for these stage-screen hybrids, which have hewed to a very high standard in their initial seasons. This Macbeth is directed for the stage by Antoni Cimolino, the Stratford Festival's artistic director, and then redirected for film by Shelagh O'Brien. Word is that the production sizzles with sexual allure between the Thane-on-the-rise (Ian Lake) and his ambitious Lady (Krystin Pellerin). The operatic connection is to Verdi, of course, who unveiled the most famous of Macbeth operas in 1847; the Italian libretto was crafted with considerable creativity by Francesco Maria Piave. There is another operatic treatment worth seeking out, though: Macbeth by Ernest Bloch, with a French libretto by Edmond Fleg. (Bloch later released an English-language version, with a libretto by Alex Cohen.) Bloch's is a more Symbolist take on the tale, with a very different feel from Verdi's relatively realist approach. It has been produced now and again, but it remains an obscure curiosity, though one that can be approached through recordings.
A week after the Angels in America double-header, the Lensic will have another NT Live screening (Aug. 3): Salomé, from the National's Olivier Theatre. Opera-lovers know it through the 1905 work by Richard Strauss, last seen in Santa Fe two seasons ago. For his libretto, Strauss used a German translation of the play Salomé by Oscar Wilde, which is the most famous dramatic telling of the biblical story and which served as the foundation for many ensuing productions of Salomé in the worlds of theater, film, and dance. The NT Live production, directed by Yaël Farber, takes a different, post-Wildean tack that replaces the story's inherent misogyny with a more feminist sensibility. "This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head," reads the publicity, "placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world." Like Strauss' opera, this is a short evening: an intense hour and three-quarters with no intermission.
The summer's final NT Live screening, again at the Lensic, will be Yerma, by Federico García Lorca — or rather, "by Simon Stone after Federico García Lorca," since, as with Salomé, this is a case in which the director has revised the original profoundly. Yerma was embraced as a masterwork from the time of its initial production, in 1934; in fact, such literary luminaries as Ramón del Valle-Inclán and Miguel de Unamuno began praising it to the press even before opening night, having seen the dress rehearsal. It has the flavor of a classical tragedy, one that focuses on a single character — an unhappily married woman whose unfulfilled desire to have a baby leads to desperation and catastrophe, whose very essence becomes yerma ("barren"), much like the arid Spanish soil that surrounds her. Here, the action is transposed to 21st-century London and that central role, played by the actress-singer-dancer Billie Piper, is reimagined as a lifestyle blogger — indeed not a career that would nourish the soul, one supposes. She was awarded an Olivier Award for her portrayal, which arrives from the stage of the Young Vic in London.
There is also an operatic connection involving this play. The Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos started quite a few operas, but he brought only four to completion. (Well, one was more of a musical — Magdalena, which gained critical acclaim when it ran on Broadway in 1948.) The last of his operas was Yerma, which he finished in 1956, three years before his death. By coincidence, while Villa-Lobos was working on it (living in New York City at the time), he was approached about writing an opera on the Macbeth plot, transposed to a Brazilian setting; but he was unable to accept the proposal, being entirely engrossed with Yerma. The original plan was that the opera's libretto should be an English translation of García Lorca's play, but Villa-Lobos was eager to plunge ahead before the translation could be prepared. (In any case, he spoke no English; his biographer Lisa M. Peppercorn reported that his functional vocabulary was limited to "vanilla ice cream" and "strong, strong coffee.") Plans for an immediate production got put on ice and then fell through completely. In the event, the opera was never performed until 1971, 12 years after the composer's death, when it received its world premiere in … Santa Fe.
In terms of sheer chutzpah, the 1971 season must qualify as the most ambitious in Santa Fe Opera's history. It comprised six operas: Mozart's The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro, Offenbach's The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein, Verdi's monumental Don Carlos (the only year the company has ever performed it), Wagner's The Flying Dutchman (in the first of three seasons in which it figured), and Yerma. (No Strauss, although it is often said, mistakenly, that Strauss operas figured in every year of founder John Crosby's tenure.) A few fresh faces got welcome exposure. The Santa Fe New Mexican noted of the then-upcoming season: "Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa sings the role of the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro, a role she will repeat in her Covent Garden debut this fall. Young Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade will be the Cherubino."
Amidst it all, the premiere of Yerma was buoyed on a wave of concentrated excitement. "Opera Lures Celebrities," shouted a New Mexican headline on Aug. 11, the day before the premiere. They included Carol Fox, director of the Chicago Lyric Opera; Kurt Adler, director of the San Francisco Opera; Arminda Villa-Lobos, widow of the composer; "internationally known soprano Beverly Sills and her husband, Peter Greenough" (they attended the dress rehearsal, but had to return to New York before the premiere); Vera Zorina and her husband, Goddard Lieberson; critics Speight Jenkins of Opera News (later general director of Seattle Opera), Winthrop Sargent of The New Yorker, and Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles Times. The conductor was Christopher Keene (future general director of "the old" New York City Opera). The title role was sung by the Catalan soprano Mirna Lacambra, with a supporting cast that included tenor John Wakefield, baritone Theodor Uppman, and mezzo-sopranos Elaine Bonazzi and young Ms. Von Stade.
The audience reception was enthusiastic, but critical response was mixed. Quaintance Eaton, a respected presence among opera commentators at that time, found (in her Music Journal review) that "it was a formidable undertaking well realized." The New Mexican's William Dunning reported on the reviews as they appeared, including Bernheimer's rueful assessment that "Heitor Villa-Lobos' Yerma, unveiled on Aug. 12, has led Santa Fe down the unadventurous trail to boredom." Dunning countered Jenkins' review with a fair point: "He makes intelligent musical comparisons … and recommends pruning. 'What Yerma desperately needs is performance in the vernacular,' he said — though as a native Texan, he should realize that is precisely what happened when SFO presented an opera sung in Spanish for the first time in its history."
In the event, Santa Fe Opera never offered Villa-Lobos' opera after its two performances that summer, on Aug. 12 and Aug. 18. The piece has enjoyed few revivals since. It remains unrepresented in the commercial recording catalog, but curious listeners can glimpse it via a CD available through the web retailer House of Opera (www.operapassion.com). It is probably of the variety that used to be called "pirate recordings," and although such tapes were not strictly legal, opera-lovers may nonetheless be grateful that they captured moments that would be otherwise lost — in this case, of a memorable opening night in Santa Fe 46 years ago. ◀


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Authors: Bettenworth D, Mücke MM, Lopez R, Singh A, Zhu W, Guo F, Matsui T, James TW, Herfarth H, Goetz M, Mao R, Kurada S, Hampe J, Matthes K, Karstensen JG, Valli PV, Duijvestein M, D'Haens G, Jairath V, Qiu TB, Ding NS, Rogler G, Rieder F
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Little is know about the effects of endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) for strictures of the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). We performed a pooled analysis of the efficacy and safety of EBD for UGI CD-associated strictures.
METHODS: We searched the EMBASE, Medline and Cochrane library, as well as bibliographies of relevant articles, for cohort studies of adults with CD and strictures of the stomach, or duodenum (up to the ligament of Treitz) who underwent EBD through December 2016. We obtained data from 7 international referral centers on 94 patients who underwent 141 EBD. We performed a patient-level meta-analysis of data from published and unpublished cohort studies to determine mechanical and clinical success. We performed time to event analysis to assess symptom recurrence and need for re-dilation or surgery. The patients analyzed had strictures of the duodenum (n=107), stomach (n=30), or spanning both (n=4).
RESULTS: The rate of technical success for EBD was 100%, with 87% short term clinical efficacy; major complications arose from 2.9% of all procedures. During median follow up of 23.1 months, 70.5% patients had recurrence of symptoms, 59.6% required re-dilation, and 30.8% required surgical intervention. Patients whose disease was located in the small bowel had a higher risk for symptom recurrence (hazard ratio [HR], 2.1; P=.003). Asian race (HR, 2.8; P<.001) and location of disease in the small bowel (HR, 1.9; P=.004) increased the need for re-dilation. Prestenotic dilation was a risk factor for earlier need for surgery (HR, 1.9; P=.001).
CONCLUSIONS: In a meta-analysis, we found EBD for CD-associated strictures of the UGI to be a effective alternative to surgery, with a high rate of short-term technical and clinical success, moderate long-term efficacy, and an acceptable rate of complications.
PMID: 30503966 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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We are proposing to combine two subspecies of markhor currently listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), the straight-horned markhor (C. f. jerdoni) and Kabul markhor (Capra falconeri megaceros), into one subspecies, the straight-horned markhor (C. f. megaceros), based on a taxonomic change. We conducted a status review of the newly combined subspecies and are issuing a proposed rule to list the straight-horned markhor (C. f. megaceros) as threatened under the Act.
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Few moments in the wildlife world are more violent than the annual mating season of bighorn sheep; at least the events that don't end in a death. It isn't the mating that causes people to cringe, but dominance determination by the rams. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials can't guarantee that participants will see bighorn sheep ramming heads, but it is possible during the annual free Bighorn Sheep Watch along the Green River, north of the town of Green River.
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Wildlife officials strongly suspect an off-leash dog is responsible for traumatic and most likely fatal injuries suffered by a bighorn sheep in Kananaskis Country, Colo. The incident highlights the need for dog owners in the Bow Valley to keep their dogs on leash because of wildlife, which was the subject of the most recent Wildsmart speakers series event Dec. 2. Alberta Parks senior park ecologist Melanie Percy spoke about finding ways for dogs and wildlife to co-exist and spoke specifically about the effect off-leash pets have on various wildlife species.
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Gun owners can rest easy about one aspect of President Barack Obama's agenda. The Environmental Protection Agency decision to close the country's last remaining lead smelter will not cause further ammunition shortages or higher costs. Lawrence Keane is the senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents the ammunitions and firearms industry.
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Time: 8:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Session 118: CRITICAL DIALOGUE: Community Engaged Teaching about Youth, Aging, and Matters of Life and Death
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Sponsors: Community Research and Development
Teaching Social Problems
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Description: This critical dialogue session will include discussions of research and practice involving engaged teaching about issues and with populations across the life course. Presenters will share their experiences (best practices + failures) and address (when applicable) how race and gender differences impact the engaged teaching.
"Teaching Sociology of Aging: Challenges and Strategies," Catherine Fobes, Alma College
"THE 'OTHERS': Counter-Stories of Black Girls' Achievement," Alannah S. Caisey, University of Pittsburgh
"Understanding Cultural Diversity While Addressing Inequality: College Students and the Social Construction of Identities," Melinda Jackson Jefferson and Karla Chandler, Nicholls State University
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Plant nutrition and fertiliser use
Effect of soil texture on injury to crop species by seed coating with monocalcium phosphate
J.S. Ascher, J.M. Scott and R.S. Jessop
Variation in phosphorus content between subspecies of subterranean clover
J.W.D. Cayley
Remote sensing and tme phosphorus status of pasture
J.W.D. Cayley1, P.J. Vickery2 and D.A. Hedges2
Agronomic requirements of a new semi-dwarf rye variety 1. phosphorus and sowing rate
G.J. Dean and G.K. McDonald
Agronomic requirements of a new semi-dwarf rye variety 2. nitrogen and phosphorus
G.J. Dean and G.K. McDonald,
Subterranean clover decline and phosphorus nutrition
J.R. Hirth and V.F. Burnett
Residual value of phosphate for lupins increased by deep placement
R.J. Jarvis and M.D.A. Bolland
Comparative phosphate requirements of burr medic, yellow serradella and subterranean clover
B.H. Paynter
An assessment of the p0tential for direct application reactive phosphate rock in Australasian agriculture
B.F. Quin
Partially acidulated phosphate rocks as fertilisers for pastures
S.S.S. Rajan, M.L. Nguyen, M.B. O'Connor, W.A. Risk and C.B. Dyson
Phosphorus requirements of wheats and barleys grown in South Australia
R.D. Wheeler, R.J. Abbott and D.J. Reuter
Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus seed coating on the emergence of tall fescue
B.P. Garrote, J.M. Scott, P.W.G. Sale and G.J. Blair
Early growth response of tall fescue to nitrogen and phosphorus seed coatings
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Residual nitrogen and wheat production
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Applying nitrogen to late sown wheat is a waste of money in South Australia
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Effect of split nitrogen application on yield and protein content of wheat in northern New South Wales
A.D. Doyle and R.A. Shapland
Impact of payment for quality on nitrogen recommendations for wheat
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Long term uptake of fertilizer nitrogen residues by wheat
I.C.R. Holford
Fate of 15n urea applied to a wheat crop as affected by stubble management
Y. Intarasatit1, I.R. Finery2 and T.L. Setter1
A high incidence of crown rot (fusarium spp.) in wheat grown under high levels of nitrogen
T.A. Klein and G.K. McDonald
The effect of nitrogen fertilizer and disease control on yield and protein content of wheat in Canterbury, New Zealand
R.J. Martin, D.J. Saville, M.J. Daly
Effect of nitrogen, gibberellic acid and population on yield and seed quality of navy beans
B.A. McKenzie, B.G. Love, M.H. Andrews and M.E. Miller
Applied nitrogen and water use efficiency of rapeseed
R.M. Norton
Nitrogen fertilisation: an option in stubble retained fallow systems of the Victorian Wimmera
G. J. O'Leary
Nitrogen application and waterlogging in wheat
C.M. Zaicou1, L.C. Campbell1 and J. Angus2.
Zinc affects yield, protein and quality of wheat
L.C. Campbell
Boron tolerance of australian wheat varieties
D.B. Moody1, A.J. Rathjen1 and B. Cartwright2
Low boron in seed depresses soybean seed yield
B. Rerkasem1, R. N. Bell2 and J. F. Loneragan2
Grain set failure and boron deficiency in wheat in Thailand
B. Rerkasem1, D.A. Saunders2 and B. Dell3
Supra-optimal manganese suppresses the effect of gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici on grain yield of wheat
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Seasonal variation of aluminium, manganese and ph in acid soils
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Ash alkalinity of farm produce
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Effects of liming on legume content of a dairy pasture on the north coast of new south wales
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Whittier is located in Southern California, within Los Angeles County. The city is named for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier and is home to Whittier College. Whittier has a population of 87,318 and, like many Los Angeles cities, it sees a great deal of traffic congestion. This can increase the risk of being involved in an accident, so it is worthwhile to take the time to find all of the options for cheap car insurance that Whittier can offer. Experts recommend doing this twice a year (at least) to ensure you are always paying the lowest rate for the coverage you need.
About Whittier
A Spanish land grant of 300,000 acres was given to Manuel Nieto as a reward for his military service and to encourage settlement in the area. Nieto purchased cattle and horses for his ranch and also planted cornfields. The area was also known as a thriving citrus ranching region, with fruit being shipped all over the United States. Later, walnut trees were also planted, and Whittier became the largest walnut grower in the United States. Whittier grew quickly after WWII, and orange groves and walnut groves were made into housing developments.
Whittier has many historical landmarks and entertainment attractions. The largest single-location cemetery in the world, Rose Hills Memorial Park, is located at the edge of the city limits.
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There are any bus routes operating in the city including Metro, Foothill Transit, Montebello Bus Lines and the Norwalk Transit. Metro Bus line 270 runs through North, Uptown and West Whittier, and the Sunshine Shuttle serves Whittier and the unincorporated communities of South and West Whittier.
The San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) runs along the northern end of the city. State Route 72 runs via Whittier Boulevard and forms part of El Camino Real.
Auto thefts were up in 2014 to 306, from 253 in 2013. but the overall crime rate is about the same as the national average. The average commute is 30 to 40 minuets, and most people drive their cars alone to get to work. These are all good reasons to make sure your car insurance is up to date with the most complete coverage.


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Ethical hacking still important in India but there is scope for improvement, say experts
THE HACKING of Canada-based website AshleyMadison.com has left the private and personal information of its 37 million users at the mercy of hackers. But it has also prompted prominent questions in the cybersecurity debate and brought ethical hacking in the spotlight.
Hacking and 'ethical hacking' might sound like two terms coming out of the same stable, but there is a major difference between them.
The former is done by cyber criminals, where they attempt to capitalise on a computer network's vulnerabilities and penetrate it using malicious content. The Sony Pictures incident is a recent example of how serious hacking can prove to be. A Fortune magazine story described it as a "cyber-invasion" that "brought Sony Pictures to its knees and terrified corporate America."
Ethical hacking, on the other hand, is done to find and fix lapses in a system. EC-Council, a professional certification body, describes the ethical hacker as an individual who is employed with the organisation and who can be trusted to undertake an attempt to penetrate networks and computer systems using the same techniques as a hacker.
A group of hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, were behind the attack on the dating website, AshleyMadison. It was a frightening specimen of how hacking has evolved over the years – cracking e-mail and social media accounts is now the stuff of yore.
"Over the years, the level of awareness about cybersecurity has increased but so has the level of expertise of hackers. We are seeing more and more sophisticated attacks now – hacking of smartphones, ATM machines, cloning of cards and so on. It is becoming a bigger problem," says computer security expert and ethical hacker Ankit Fadia.
Phishing, wormhole attacks, transferring Trojan programmes through files and using spyware are a few other tricks that hackers have up their sleeves. "Most of the businesses have online applications, which are typically the biggest target and also have the most number of vulnerabilities," adds Bikash Barai, CEO of iViZ, a cloud-based application penetration testing provider.
Ethical investment
While the hacking episodes at AshleyMadison and Sony Pictures made news worldwide, there have been incidents aplenty in India as well. A PTI report mentioned that over 700 Indian government websites had been hacked since 2012. But are Indian companies taking hacking seriously?
"Indian companies are now aware of the threat that hacking poses. They are spending more and hiring professionals to beef up their security," adds Fadia. Start-ups and bigger companies are not behind either, says Samir Saraiya, CEO of ThatsPersonal.com, a niche e-commerce portal in the personal products space. "Over the years, India Inc has recognised the need for ethical hackers, or 'white hats', with the surge in cyber crime. Even the brighter start-up lot is ahead of the game, with many of them hiring certified, full-time white hats," says Saraiya.
That there is a need for ethical hackers in the country is no secret. A Nasscom report had cited that India will need at least 77,000 ethical hackers every year. To that effect, many institutions across the country offer courses on certified ethical hacking.
Challenges remain
Ethical hacking is no longer a formal process. Companies invite 'white hats' to check their systems and duly reward them, but like the lapses that cyber criminals look to exploit, there are still a few gaps left to be filled. Mayank Goyal is an ethical hacker who has worked with MNCs before. Goyal believes while ethical hacking is a bright prospect in India, there is still scope for improvement. "Ethical hacking has slowly become an excellent industry. But I think not many Indian companies provide ethical hacking as a solution per se. This is something that needs to be looked at. It will be beneficial not only for the companies but the engineers as well," says Goyal.
Barai, of iViZ, says many companies are adopting ethical hacking just for the sake of it and the 'cost factor' also plays a big role. "The biggest challenge is the quality of testing. Most organisations are sensitive to price and hence, they end up adopting lower quality testing, which sometimes is equivalent to buying a cheap lock," he adds.
More importantly, some man management skills could go a long way in solving the cyber security problems. "The system administrator in a company has to keep an eye on the day-to-day operations and security. Security is a dynamic and constantly changing field, which needs a lot of focus. You can't have dual-purpose people looking after your security," says Fadia.
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The most unique thing about Lava Beds National Monument are its many lava tube caves, which were created by lava flows over a period of fifty thousand years from 10,000 to 60,000 years ago. As the lava flowed from the Medicine Lake volcano, the surface cooled and solidified. Underneath the surface, lava continued to flow to various areas, eventually emptying the "tube" underneath. Over the course of time, the rock cooled, cracked, and collapsed, producing openings to the surface. Today, there are over 700 lava tube caves in the National Monument, of which over twenty (20) can be explored.
Skull Cave
One of the lesser known gems of the National Park system is Lava Beds National Monument. Established in 1925, the park is home to the largest concentration of lava tube caves in the United States. Currently, over seven hundred (700) separate caves have been discovered in the park, and over twenty of these caves are accessible to the general public. That's right: over twenty of the caves are accessible to visitors. While there are many amazing things about Lava Beds - petroglyphs, hiking trails along the Medicine Lake shield volcano, interpretive displays about the Modoc War and more, the caves are the signature attraction. Unlike many National and State Parks which discourage or limit exploration of underground features to pre-set guided tours, Lava Beds encourages exploration of its many caves. And, as a matter of fact, Rangers will "rent" flashlights (no charge with a valid Driver's License) and provide information about the conditions found in the various caves within the park. One of the easiest caves to explore in the park with an interesting geologic and cultural history is Skull Cave.
Crystal Cave, Sequoia National Park
If I was to ask you what the signature attraction of Sequoia National Park is, chances are that you'd give me a funny look and say, "Giant Sequoias??!?!". In some respects, you'd be justified in giving me that treatment, since the park is indeed named, Sequoia National Park. But, even though the park is named Sequoia National Park, and the Giant Sequoias are stunning, spectacular, and stupendous, the signature attraction to some people is not the trees, it is something secret that lies deep beneath the shallow roots of those gentle giants. That's right: I am talking about caves. One of the little known facts about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is that beneath the trees, and under all of the hiking trails, there is an extensive network of caves. According to the National Park Service, even if the Giant Sequoias didn't exist, chances are that Sequoia and Kings Canyon would still be National Parks because of the caves. Think about that for a second: this is an area with amazing biodiversity both above ground and below ground, which is something that exists in few places around the world.
Secret Sea Cave, Cabrillo National Monument
One of my favorite spots in San Diego County is the secret sea caves located at Cabrillo National Monument. In my opinion, the "trail" to the caves in Cabrillo National Monument is also the best "trail" in the monument as well. At this point, astute readers are probably wondering: "Why is 'trail' placed in quotations?" The reason I placed it in quotations is that the best trail in Cabrillo National Monument isn't a trail; it's more of an adventure. And, in terms of full disclosure, this trail isn't for everyone. For starters, it involves a little navigation, a little timing as it is only fully accessible at low tide, and a little swashbuckling. But, if your timing is right, and you are willing to take some small risks, the payoff is fantastic.
Kartchner Caverns State Park
In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure dome decree:/Where Alph, the sacred river, ran/Through caverns measureless to man/Down to a sunless sea – Coleridge, Kubla Kahn
You might not know it from reading Coleridge's stanzas, but Xanadu is actually in Southern Arizona. To be precise, the entrance to Xanadu is found in Benson, Arizona. Don't believe me? It's true. That's where the Kartchner Caverns are found, caves that were originally named "Xanadu" by Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts to protect them and keep them secret from the general public. Alright, fine – if you want to be technical, Coleridge was talking about an imaginary land, one that only existed in his mind and one that was probably fostered by a wicked opium addiction, but he might as well have been talking about the Kartchner Caverns, because they are that phantasmagorical.
Enough about Coleridge – let's talk caves. The Kartchner Caverns are over 50,000 years old, and are some of the most well preserved limestone caves in the world. These caves are a part of the Arizona State Park system, and have an interesting human history from the late twentieth century on. As I mentioned above, the caves were discovered by Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts, and they were so concerned that the caves would be co-discovered or found by other parties and either ruined or despoiled, they only referred to the caves with code words. Eventually, they introduced the caves to various parties, and eventually the caves were acquired by the State Park system to be protected in perpetuity for the general public. (A more extensive history of all the secret shenanigans of Gary and Randy can be found here: http://www.explorethecaverns.com/caverns-history.html).
I recently visited the Caverns, and took the Rotunda/Throne Room tour. As the park website suggested, I booked my cave tour tickets early, and arrived early. Even though the parking lot was beginning to fill up on a sunny Sunday, the park rangers helpfully moved me to an earlier tour that had availability with no charge. The Ranger leading the earlier tour noted that my group was somewhat lucky, as it only had 13 people in it, as opposed to the usual thirty (30!). The first unique thing I noticed about the Caverns, after the informative museum and shuttle ride to the cave entrance were the massive airlock doors that you must pass through to enter the caverns. That's right; I said doors – plural, as there are three. The state of Arizona spent over 28 million dollars to protect the caves – and their warm, moist environment from the dry environment of the desert. From what I could feel, the doors are doing a great job. The ambient temperature in the cave was roughly ten to fifteen degrees warmer than outside (it was a cold morning), and it was downright muggy.
As for the remainder of the tour, I'll be honest: I'd prefer to explore this location or any location on my own. Now that I've complained, I'll be the first to admit that the Ranger leading the hike was well versed in the different formations of the Throne Room and the Rotunda, and very knowledgeable about the history of the caverns, and the scientific processes that formed them. The tour ended with a light and music show at the infamous "Kubla Kahn" pillar – which is the largest limestone column in Arizona, which was also pretty cool.
Directions: The State Park website provides this handy web form to get you to their park: http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca/map_driving.html
Tips: Astute readers and even first time visitors will notice that I have posted no pictures of the caverns and are probably wondering why there are no photos in this entry. Alas, the caverns do not allow photography at all. However, there are some great videos of the formations at these links, which give you an idea of what you can see: http://youtu.be/ISewwO38xs0, http://azstateparks.com/parks/kaca/index.html. It's also important to note that portions of the caverns are closed during the year to protect the native bat population. Finally, if you're one for conspiracy theories and or good fiction, read this link to learn how the caverns may be inhabited by a monster, and why that is the real reason why photography isn't allowed: http://sylvestrusmaximus.tumblr.com/post/15805539951/the-creature-of-kartchner-caverns-preview.
More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartchner_Caverns_State_Park, http://www.moon.com/destinations/tucson/excursions-tucson/kartchner-caverns-and-the-huachuca-mountains/sights/kartchner-caverns-state-park


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Crate And Barrel ( Modern Fireplace Screens #4)
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Andand (and; unstressed ənd, ən, or, esp. after a homorganic consonant, n),USA pronunciation conj.
- (used to connect grammatically coordinate words, phrases, or clauses) along or together with;
as well as;
in addition to;
moreover: pens and pencils.
- added to;
plus: 2 and 2 are 4.
- then: He read for an hour and went to bed.
- also, at the same time: to sleep and dream.
- then again;
repeatedly: He coughed and coughed.
- (used to imply different qualities in things having the same name): There are bargains and bargains, so watch out.
- (used to introduce a sentence, implying continuation) also;
then: And then it happened.
- [Informal.]to (used between two finite verbs): Try and do it. Call and see if she's home yet.
- (used to introduce a consequence or conditional result): He felt sick and decided to lie down for a while. Say one more word about it and I'll scream.
- but;
on the contrary: He tried to run five miles and couldn't. They said they were about to leave and then stayed for two more hours.
- (used to connect alternatives): He felt that he was being forced to choose between his career and his family.
- (used to introduce a comment on the preceding clause): They don't like each other--and with good reason.
- [Archaic.]if: and you please.Cf. an2.
- and so forth, and the like;
and others;
et cetera: We discussed traveling, sightseeing, and so forth.
- and so on, and more things or others of a similar kind;
and the like: It was a summer filled with parties, picnics, and so on.
- an added condition, stipulation, detail, or particular: He accepted the job, no ands or buts about it.
- conjunction (def. 5b).
Barrelbar•rel (bar′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -reled, -rel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -relled, -rel•ling.
- a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- the quantity that such a vessel of some standard size can hold: for most liquids, 31½ U.S. gallons (119 L);
for petroleum, 42 U.S. gallons (159 L);
for dry materials, 105 U.S. dry quarts (115 L). Abbr.: bbl
- any large quantity: a barrel of fun.
- any container, case, or part similar to a wooden barrel in form.
- [Ordn.]the tube of a gun.
- [Mach.]the chamber of a pump in which the piston works.
- a drum turning on a shaft, as in a weight-driven clock.
- [Horol.]the cylindrical case in a watch or clock within which the mainspring is coiled.
- [Ornith. Obs.]a calamus or quill.
- the trunk of a quadruped, esp. of a horse, cow, etc.
- the main portion of a capstan, about which the rope winds, between the drumhead at the top and the pawl rim at the bottom.
- a rotating horizontal cylinder in which manufactured objects are coated or polished by tumbling in a suitable substance.
- any structure having the form of a barrel vault.
- Also called throat. a passageway in a carburetor that has the shape of a Venturi tube.
- over a barrel, [Informal.]in a helpless, weak, or awkward position;
unable to act: They really had us over a barrel when they foreclosed the mortgage.
- to put or pack in a barrel or barrels.
- to finish (metal parts) by tumbling in a barrel.
- to force to go or proceed at high speed: He barreled his car through the dense traffic.
- to travel or drive very fast: to barrel along the highway.
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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Hinds County narcotics agents and Richland Police made a major drug bust Wednesday evening.
Tips from the community led law enforcement to a home on the 500 block of Raymond Road in South Jackson.
Upon entering the home, they found methamphetamine, xanax, marijuana and two stolen firearms.
Three suspects were taken into custody; Omar Silas, 21, Curtis Harrison, 33, and Simeon Rolle, 18, all from Jackson.
Omar Silas was identified as being out on bond for Possession of a Stolen Firearm at the time of the arrest.
Harrison and Silas have been charged with four counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute while in Possession of a Firearm and Possession of Stolen Firearms.
Harrison was also charged with being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
Rolle is being charged with two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
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MARIAH CAREY TO RECEIVE ICON AWARD AT BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS: Mariah Carey will be the recipient of the Icon Award at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Cher won the award in 2018 and performed her hits "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" at the show. Other past recipients of the award include Celine Dion, Prince, Janet Jackson, Neil Diamond, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder and more. Kelly Clarkson is hosting the show for the second year in a row and will also perform a new single. Khalid, Sam Smith, Normani, Lauren Daigle and Panic! At the Disco will also perform. Ariana Grande, Cardi B, Drake, Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, Dan + Shay and Imagine Dragons are all up for awards. The Billboard Music Awards airs May 1st on NBC.
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At 93, Queen Elizabeth is now the longest-serving monarch in the history of the British royal family. Despite previous speculations that the Queen might already abdicate or retire from her royal duties soon due to old age, Queen Elizabeth made it clear that she regards her current position as a lifelong duty and would therefore not step down.
Now it looks like Queen Elizabeth has changed her mind. According to royal author Phil Dampier, Queen Elizabeth might offload much of her powers to her son in the next two years as she plans to establish a regency to take over most of her duties when she's 95.
"There are talks that when she reaches 95 in a couple of years she may slow down and possibly the Regency Act will be brought in," said Dampier. He clarified that setting up a regency does not mean that Queen Elizabeth will abdicate. "She will still be Queen but Prince Charles will, in fact, take over most of the duties," he added.
While Queen Elizabeth earlier dismissed talks of her giving up all or part of her powers to the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles has been increasingly taking on some of her royal duties of late. "He is starting to do that already, being at the state opening in Parliament and the Commonwealth conference," said Dampier. "He is starting to take over a lot of the duties and doing the investitures," he added.
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Typical to see bugs immediately after treatment?(8 posts)
Hi everyone-
First, just wanted to say everyone here is awesome. I was "diagnosed" with bed bugs about a month ago and this site has given me great information on how to proceed.
I have a question if anyone can help me out. I had my second treatment in my apartment on Friday last week. The PCO and my apartment manager both told me that the infestation was usually taken care of after the second treatment so I was hopeful that this ordeal was soon to be over. However, the next day (Saturday) as I was vacuuming the couch (the BB's were in both my bedroom and living room) I noticed a bed bug just sitting on the couch. This was in the evening at roughly 5pm. At first I just prodded it with a pair of tweezers to see if it was alive and it didn't move. However, when I picked it it up with the tweezers, it's legs did start to move, although rather sluggishly. I was thinking maybe the poison took a little longer with it and it was knocking on death's door? However, a few minutes later I saw another one just walking across the floor next to the couch (I have hardwood in the living room). This one was going absolutely nuts...it's legs never stopped moving when I picked it up with the tweezers. Both of the bugs exhibited signs of contact with poison that I had read about. The first bug because it seemed near death, the second because it seemed in a frenzy as if it had recently come into contact with the poison. So, after my long and drawn out explanation, my question is, is this normal to see this kind of activity after treatment? How worried should I be here that I saw two bugs so soon after the treatment? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide!
In my experience, I saw a ton of bedbugs after the second treatment--in my bathroom and on the tile. From what I understand, an infestation is typically cleared up after three treatments--two week intervals to allow the eggs to hatch and stop bugs from laying more eggs.
Are they coming in for a third treatment?
I will also say that my first treatment was done by someone terrible. He said "oh you have a light infestation" and then sprayed "with some stuff left over from a roach job this morning" around the baseboards only. He said "I've seen a lot worse" and "basically it's just alcohol" and I felt incredibly reassured. This was all a lie, and my second treatment was done right. This was an impossible amount of poison that I was thrilled to see and insisted on helping even though it hurt my lungs and that was a bad idea.
best of luck!
Yep, I actually had the third treatment done last Friday (June 18). So far I haven't seen any more signs. No cast skins, new fecal spots, eggs, or (thank God) live bugs. I'm still keeping all my stuff in bags though until I know for sure they're gone! Don't really want to go through the hassle of running all of my clothes through the dryer again. I have been noticing what I think are bites though. It's hard for me to tell because my skin is prone to acne anyway. Plus, I've read that there can be a delayed reaction to bites so these marks are possibly bites that occurred between my second and third spraying? Or possibly even re-flares of old bites? Not sure, but I'm trying hard not freak out about it. Definitely thinking about picking up some of the passive BB monitors to help confirm whether or not I still have BB's...
God. I so feel your pain right now! Long story short, I've been battling bed bugs in my condo for 10 months. Recently, dogs confirmed bugs in an adjoining unit (explaining why I keep getting re-infested). I have been through 6 straight weeks of treatment, with the 6th treatment this past Friday. I have also cleared everything out of the bedroom, ripped the baseboards out, sealed everything off from the adjoining unit, filled all cracks in between wood floor slats, and applied sealer to everything. Imagine my dismay when I found TWO DEAD BUGS tonight....even after all of this. I mean, at least they were dead, which leads me to believe something is working, but it still sucks. Where the hell are they coming from??? Everything was torn out, sprayed, replaced, etc. I am hoping and praying these are the last...again, at least they were dead, and I have read that it's normal to see dead/disabled ones after spraying, but Good God, 6 weeks later????
I also think I have bites, which prompted me to look for bugs, but my friend looked at them and insisted they were zits, not bites...am I going crazy? This blows. But the bugs I found were definitely for real.
If you're only finding dead bugs, that's a good sign. However, this can be a long process when you have one or more infested attached unit(s).
No one can tell by looking at your skin if you have bed bug bites. Note that people get everything from large itchy welts to small itchy marks to itchy red skin to nothing at all. I would not be surprised if your reaction looked like a possible bite mark but didn't itch, because many people don't get a reaction at all.
If you see more bugs, please post a photo so someone can confirm the ID.I started and run the site but am "not an expert."
I agree this site has been help to me as well found out was infested July 2015 I have OCD aw and on fixed income and been in this apartment 13 yrs and if lord willing as soon as this nightmare is over will be moving here's my story may help some and maybe some van answear few ? From myself ok here goes new manager came in about 4 years ago seem really sweet at first anything I needed this is HUD low income btw she would get for me well about 6 months later goes from bad too terrible woke up one morning floor squeaks in living room so I jump up run to the door and a guy maintenance man had helping already made it down first flight with loud voice I ask what do u want oh checking filter didn't think nothing woke up medicine gone the maintenance man and manager are couple then after that tenant one of those dumpster divers moved in apparently got a old couch started noticing roaches go too manager all yrs been here never seen one she did nothing well finally other 2 people had them then she acted took 10 fogers for his small one bedroom. now back in summer start noticing blood stains on sheets well thought may be bleeding etc after few weeks do research start looking was rough my recliner took two yrs new pay off was infested couch and bed was all infested well pco came done the check done a spray and I put a new protector on box springs and matress. Well couple months pass no signs then I start finding bites on my legs already threw recliner. Away and after second spray they steamed carpets couple months pass start noticing bites so do away with the couch and alll my stuff had been washed dried on hot sealed in closets. As far as clothes so get rid of my couch and I knew who got them from well she finally. Had his checked it was so bad made him get rid of everything now had two sprays since then after last one got rid of box springs even though had cover noticed small holes and blood on duc tape couple weeks ago now the pco has sprayed last two times swears have not seen alive or dead bb but I am getting bites all over back earlier took my lil LCD light found 3 dead between wall and bed matress and medal frame are away from the wall so proves one thing from last visit either not looking or they died within 2 weeks last spray I am going crazy no signs of live ones just those dead ones so goes too. Show me that still some here found 3 good size bites in 2 weeks he is supposed to spray again next week its rough all my clothes except pair of jeans white tees socks boxers have been washed and dried on hot and sealed for months as well as everything else gotten down too frezzing here so left few big strong lawn bags sealed outside and everything. Has been cleaned walls are empty curtains. All been washed dried as well so with all the money have lost. In furniture and laundry. Etc and I got them from him is there anything I can do legal etc get money back for my loss just wanna get rid of these nasty things and move once in clear this will make no. 5 spray since July can feel them hitting me in my bed and see the bites while on my matress have a protector. Over it but dead bugs found on floor so could I be getting. Bit from them nesting in this shag carpet hard to tell anything anyone could tell me plz about any of this tu
cantcallit2015, someone would have answered you if you would have wrote in clear sentences. Reading this seriously hurt my brain, not making fun of you either. You need to use a grammar checker at least if you're going to ask serious questions, couldn't make sense out of half of your post, and it increasingly ticked me off the more I read. They have free grammar and spell checkers online.
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24 PROCTOR | August 2019 From the Queensland Health website: The previous guidelines were removed from the website following a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland on 20 June 2018. For details see: sclqld.org.au/caselaw/QSC/2018/142 These interim guidelines are intended to help a person (the applicant) who wishes to arrange removal of sperm from a deceased family member for the purpose of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Part 3 of the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld) (the Act) deals with donations of tissue after death. The removal of sperm for IVF can be authorised, without court approval, in accordance with Part 3 of the Act. If the death is or may be reportable under the Coroners Act 2003, the consent of the coroner is also needed before sperm can be removed. The applicant should seek assistance from an IVF organisation with trained medical and/or technical staff available out of hours (if necessary), who are able to remove, process and store the sperm, testes or other tissue as necessary, on an authorisation give under the Act. The applicant should also ask the IVF organisation how long sperm remains viable after death without suitable storage – this period is likely to be no longer than 24 hours. For advice on the application of the Act, including the relevant authorisation process, it is recommended that applicants obtain their own legal advice. Queensland Health does not provide applicants with legal advice. Staff at the mortuary where the deceased is held should be informed about the possibility of sperm donation as soon as possible. Mortuaries would usually require a staff member to be present and to assist personnel from an IVF organisation attending to remove sperm. requirements" from posthumous retrieval of for use in assisted reproductive treatment is for a 'medical purpose' under...the TAA." "The TAA provides for a statutory regime for the removal of sperm which does not require parties to come before the Court for authorisation to permit removal of sperm, but rather requires the authorisation of the designated officer and in some cases, the Coroner to be obtained.'' Mr Page said the court also ruled that whether any retrieved tissue could be utilised after posthumous retrieval had been successful was then a matter for the clinic in possession of the reproductive matter. "It is a matter for the...clinic concerned to determine whether it is satisfied to proceed to facilitate the use posthumously of the sperm removed...having regards to its guidelines, including the NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council) guidelines," Justice Brown said. "It is apparent from the reasons that this a complex and developing area of the law. "It may be an area which it may be considered appropriate for consideration by a body such David Riwoe is the principal of Aden Lawyers. Darling Downs based firm Aden Lawyers paved the way for their client Ayla Cresswell to win the right to utilise the sperm removed from her partner of three years, bricklayer Joshua Davies, when he died unexpectedly in 2016. The following is an insightful and instructive 'how to' guide on the arduous task of acting swiftly for a client in grief. Joshua Davies passed away at 6.30am on 23 August 2016. His long-time partner (Ms Creswell) did not instruct the firm, Aden Lawyers, to act until 12.30am the following day. As a result, affidavits were drafted between 12.30am and 2.00am, following which the registry was contacted and the Supreme Court opened at 4.30am. A copy of the eventual order to medically extract and store Mr Davies' spermatazoa was obtained at 6.30am, however, mere possession of a court order does not grant a person with an automatic right to remove the deceased sperm as there are other considerations to be addressed. That includes advising the hospital where the deceased's body is located that a surgical procedure will need to be performed as a matter of urgency. These procedures will not be allowed unless the supervising doctor authorises it. As a result, it is important to locate the supervising doctor and make sure they have received a copy of the court order and that they authorise the procedure. After the hospital has been appraised on the upcoming surgical procedure, it is necessary to obtain the services of a suitably qualified person to perform the procedure (that is, to remove the specimen from the deceased). Because the operation needs to be performed on a deceased person, it is highly likely that the body will be located in the morgue. The morgue will therefore need to be contacted so that access to be body can be arranged. Consequently, the coroner's written consent should be obtained, as well as that of the next of kin. It is highly likely that the supervising doctor will not authorise the procedure until they have received the coroner's consent. While it is acknowledged that the Court Order authorises the removal of the sperm, the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979 (Qld) also provides the statutory conditions for the removal of tissue where the body of a deceased person is in a hospital and as a result, those conditions should be complied with as well. The conditions include: • organising an IVF clinic to store the specimen after it has been removed (which is frozen with liquid nitrogen) • organising transport for the removed specimen–importantly, the transport must be present at the hospital at the same time as the procedure is being performed as it is unlikely that the hospital will have the necessary facilities to store or freeze the specimen • after the specimen has been removed and transported to the IVF clinic, obtaining a report on the sperm and its suitability for use in assisted reproductive procedures. The second step While the application to remove sperm from a deceased person must happen as soon as possible, there is virtually no time limit on the second application seeking orders to be able to use the sperm for IVF purposes. As a result, this gives one the time to properly grieve, discuss their desires or concerns with friends and family, obtain counselling and consult suitably qualified medical practitioners. If, after a sufficient period of time has elapsed, and after they have received counselling and medical advice, the person may consider filing the second application for orders to be able to use the sperm for IVF purposes. Conclusion At this point in time, there is no statutory regime in Queensland which applies to the use of posthumous sperm. While the court has clarified the legal position on the use of posthumous sperm, until the Queensland Parliament or the Australian medical profession establishes a standard procedure for the removal of sperm, it is important to be mindful that any application to the Supreme Court for orders authorising the removal of the sperm must be ideally filed within 12 to 24 hours after death, and one must also be prepared to undertake, or organise the numerous auxiliary steps required in actually obtaining the sperm specimen. to preserve life's essence Race against time BY DAVID RIWOE as the Law Reform Commission... (or) be resolved by Parliament.'" Until then, Mr Page suggests the process from death to new life – advice he has given to a one of his own client's in a similar situation – is by following a list of requirements which include: • obtaining counselling to ensure all aspects of the proposed course of action – use of posthumously retrieved reproduction tissue – have been considered • a proper period of reflection, or time (for example, six months) is observed between the death of the spouse and the treatment to commence the fertilisation process and insemination, and • a referral to an 'independent body' which could be a lawyer or a medical clinic's ethics committee. While the path ahead for future parents wanting to maintain the family tree of loved ones after they pass is still anything but set in stone, it has become a lot clearer and achievable as a result of the few tenacious, courageous and loving partners who have taken up the cudgels to create life with their soul mates, long after they have left this world. 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Today is Cyber Monday. We can thank marketing firms for creating this special day for online stores to showcase their "great" deals.
Many small to mid-size businesses do not have online stores to increase sales. Yet this day does give awareness that there are only five more weeks before the end of 2018. Time is short to meet or exceed those 2018 sales goals.
Now is also the time to firm up sales goal forecasts for 2019 based upon 2018 revenue and expenditures. One of the best ways to forecast is to create a simple budget. From my experience in working with small businesses, creating a budget is something foreign to many small business owners. Their budget is the balance in their checking account.
A simple budget includes all expenditures from 2018 as well as any additional capital expenditures for 2019 such as new technology, new vehicles, maintenance to the building, personnel benefits, etc.. Also, this is the time to analyze if your small business requires new employees as well as any additional training and development. By having these figures and aligning those figures to due dates for insurance premiums, property taxes, utility payments, etc., will help you determine necessary revenue for each month.
Then review your sales results month by month for the last three to five years. Look to your best sales months and then to your not-so-good months. Are there any consistent trends, such as June consistently exceeds sales goals while September consistently fails to meet goals? Incorporating this data into your budget will help you stay on target and not fall short these last five weeks of the year.
Possibly the best advice about sales is to remember these words:
• "Sales is the transference of feelings." — Zig Ziglar
• "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care." — President Theodore Roosevelt
• "No one likes to be sold, but everyone likes to buy." — Dr. Earl Taylor
How well does your sales team transfer positive feelings? Are you receiving compliments about your sales personnel?
How well does your sales team demonstrate they care first about the customers? Do they regularly contact sales leads and provide something of value beyond the annoying "just checking in?" Do they educate their customers with critical facts that differentiate your small business from your competitors?
How much do your salespeople focus on selling to people instead of having people liking to buy? Are your sales messages or the behaviors of your sales force attempting to push the customers to them instead of having the customers pull your salespeople to them?
There are many factors in achieving the projected sales goals. Analyzing current behaviors and even more importantly current beliefs and attitudes of your sales team is sometimes overlooked. Possibly after establishing your budget, this may be the next worthwhile action step to take if you wish to increase sales.
Leanne Hoagland-Smith is an author, speaker and executive coach. Her weekly column explores issues that impact the bottom line of firms with fewer than 100 employees. She can be reached at 219-508-2859.


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FOR most of the season, Sunderland's tendency to draw matches has been their downfall. For one glorious night at Fratton Park, however, it was the key to their success.
Needing to defend a vulnerable one-goal lead from the first leg of their play-off semi-final at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland's players held out to record their 20th draw of the League One campaign. Plenty of the previous 19 had been greeted with intense disappointment. Number 20 was cheered more vociferously than most of their wins.
"We were laughing about that after the final whistle," said goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin, whose three second-leg saves proved so crucial to Sunderland's success. "It was a bit tongue in cheek, but we're the draw specialists!
"It's the first time our fans will be buzzing to see us pull out that result, and that's what we've gone and done. We had the confidence we could see it through."
A draw hasn't always been such a good result, but it says much for Sunderland's renewed defensive resolve that when they needed to contain previously free-scoring opposition in the pressure-cooker environment of a play-off second leg, they did so with precious little alarm.
Portsmouth might have dominated possession on Thursday night, but while McLaughlin made excellent saves to deny Gareth Evans and James Vaughan, the anticipated siege on the Sunderland six-yard box never really materialised.
Sunderland's back four remained resolute throughout, and having spent most of the season searching for his best defensive unit, perhaps Jack Ross has finally stumbled across his optimum selection when it matters most.
Luke O'Nien's switch to right-back has been one of the season's big success stories, and while Bryan Oviedo would have left in January had he been able to strike a deadline-day agreement with West Brom after travelling to the West Midlands, his attitude since returning to Wearside has been first class.
The biggest surprise has been Alim Ozturk, though, with the Turk coming in from the wilderness to play a central role in the final stages of Sunderland's promotion push. Ozturk went more than seven months without making a League One start, but since returning to the fold in mid-April, he has helped shore up a defence that was in a state of meltdown when Coventry City scored five goals at the Stadium of Light just over a month ago.
"To come in at this stage, having been frustrated watching on for so long, he's (Ozturk) done fantastic," said McLaughlin. "He's looked so solid and strong in that position, real no nonsense. Him and Flanno (Tom Flanagan) have made a real partnership there late on.
"Luke has been doing great things with his energy and enthusiasm, and then you have the talent and experience of Bryan. As a back four, we've been putting in good performances. We're starting to look solid and have that little bit of a bond, and of course winning games and keeping clean sheets helps that. The boys are trusting me, and we're starting to gel as a unit nicely."
Last year, Sunderland's goalkeeping position was a shambles, with Jason Steele, Robbin Ruiter and Lee Camp all contributing to the club's relegation from the Championship.
Jack Ross identified the role as a key priority from the moment he was appointed as Black Cats boss, and quickly honed in on McLaughlin as his number one target, having watched the experienced shot-stopper impress in the Scottish Premier League with Hearts.
McLaughlin turned his back on the Scottish top-flight in order to head south, and Hearts' loss has certainly been Sunderland's gain with his consistency and reliability proving key bedrocks of the promotion push.
"It's great that I've been able to contribute, and that we were able to produce a defensive performance like the one the other night," said the 31-year-old, who will hope that Alex McLeish's successor as Scotland boss continues to select him for international duty. "Myself, the back four and everyone in front of us, we knew that a clean sheet was going to be vital to our success.
"If we could get a goal, then we knew that we could see the game through, but it was always going to be cagey. The approach is to come and play your football, try and take the game to them when you get opportunities, but human nature takes over, you know what's at stake and you've got something to defend.
"You're away from home against a good team, that's how it is going to pan out. Luckily for myself, I've managed to be in the right place at the right time with the opportunities they had. Collectively, we did a job."