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Explore our range of Mag Mouch Wine Accessories Sets featuring quality wine accessories available to buy online today. These Wine Accessory sets by Mag Mouch Sophos feature a range of essential wine accessories and bar accessories for everyone from the casual wine drinker right through to the connoisseur.
A selection of wine accessories sets by Mag Mouch, part of the Mag Mouch Sophos brand, a world class accessories brand, famous the world over for their stylish quality mens accessories and novelties, available to buy online today, right here, in our online menswear store.
The Mag Mouch wine accessory sets range features a number of stylish wine accessory collections featuring all the essential tools a wine drinker will ever need, from the casual wine drinker through to the more experienced connoisseur.
Whilst each wine accessory set is different in its own right, some of the features to be found amongst these different sets include…
Mag Mouch (formerly known as Magnificent Mouchoirs, and now part of the Mag Mouch Sophos umbrella) have been producing quality mens novelty accessories for many years and are an internationally recognised and respected mens quality novelty acessories brand. So, if it's a quality wine accessories set you are looking for, we don't think you'll be disappointed with these Mag Mouch wine accessories.
These wine accessory sets make a fabulous gift idea for a friend or loved one, be it a birthday present, Christmas present, or perhaps a Father's Day present for Dad or Grandad. Or of course, a treat for yourself, and indeed every household perhaps ought to have a set of wine accessories like these, so they also make great gift ideas for those moving into their own first home, or as a flat-warming gift for example.
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In California Hemp Politics, legislation has been resistant to allowing a hemp industry to thrive in the state. Instead, marijuana has been getting the spotlight.
At this point, there is only farm in Santa Barbara County that is cultivating hemp, so it's hard to imagine that industrial hemp will grow in demand and become a prevalent cash crop in California.
There is speculation that marijuana crop prices could fall, and some of the cannabis farmers would then have the option to switch to growing industrial hemp instead. This could help to spur on a hemp industry in the state.
For several decades, hemp has had illegal status in the United States, lumped in as a Schedule 1 drug along with its psychoactive cousin. The difference between hemp and marijuana, however, is that hemp contains only trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient, which makes it impossible to get high from hemp.
Hemp has several other uses. In fact, an estimated 50,000 products can be made from hemp, including sunglasses, construction materials, composites for building cars, and health and nutrition products.
California Legislature has approved several Bills that aim to relax the restraining hemp laws, but they have not been effective.
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Radcliffe on Trent organisations
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Radcliffe on Trent Parish Council
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Our Nottinghamshire, Community History website
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Angel Row Library (local studies collection on floor 1)
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Holme Pierrepont Hall, an early Tudor Manor house, set in 30 acres of beautiful parkland and gardens. Follow the link to their website: http://www.holmepierreponthall.com/
The Grange and Grange Hall are attractive community venues for the village of Radcliffe-on-Trent which were developed and are now managed by Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council.
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New Clinical Trials Under Way
Erlotinib With or Without Bevacizumab
The objective of this phase 2 study is to examine the efficacy of erlotinib with or without bevacizumab in patients with stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Patients aged ≥18 years with a life expectancy of ≥12 months, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1, and a hemoglobin level of ≥9.0 g/dL may enroll if other criteria are met. Erlotinib is given orally once daily to both the comparator and experimental arms on days 1 through 21, and patients in the experimental arm receive a dose of intravenous bevacizumab for 30 to 90 minutes on day 1. Courses are repeated every 21 days for both arms until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity becomes evident. Patients are followed periodically for up to 5 years after study completion.
The primary outcome is progression-free survival of patients with EGFR mutations being treated with erlotinib in combination with bevacizumab versus erlotinib alone. Secondary outcomes include overall rate of survival, complete or partial response rate to each treatment method, adverse events, and progression-free survival of patients with other mutation types. This study expects to enroll 118 patients in multiple locations across the United States.
For more information, contact Thomas Stinchcombe, MD, at 919-966-4431 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT01532089.
Denosumab with Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment
This phase 2, randomized, double-blind study aims to study the effect of combining denosumab with standard chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced lung cancer. Patients aged ≥18 years with stage IV, untreated non–small-cell lung cancer with or without bone metastasis may enroll if other inclusion criteria are met. Randomization occurs in a 2-to-1 ratio of patients receiving denosumab 120 mg to matching placebo subcutaneously every 3 or 4 weeks plus a loading dose on day 8 of the study. The first investigational product dose coincides with the patient's first cycle of chemotherapy. Treatment continues until the time of the primary analysis, the patient is lost to follow-up, or the patient dies. All patients will receive daily dietary supplements of ≥500 mg of calcium and ≥400 IU of vitamin D.
The primary outcome is the relative benefit on overall survival of receiving denosumab in combination with standard of care (SOC) versus SOC alone. The secondary outcomes aim to correlate tumor tissue RANK and RANKL expression with the objective response rate and/or overall survival. Serum denosumab trough levels, and safety and tolerability of denosumab are measured. The study expects to enroll 216 patients and will take place in multiple locations across the United States, including California, New York, and Tennessee.
For more information, contact the Amgen Call Center at 866-572-6436. The NLM Identifier is NCT01951586.
Safety and Efficacy of Adding Talactoferrin to Standard Chemotherapy
This is a phase 3, double-blind, safety and efficacy study comparing the combination of talactoferrin, carboplatin, and paclitaxel with the combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin in improving progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with non–small-cell lung cancer. Patients aged ≥18 years with at least 1 target lesion measurable by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors are eligible if other criteria are met. In addition to carboplatin and paclitaxel, patients will receive 1.5 grams of twice-daily placebo or talactoferrin.
The primary outcomes are overall and progression-free survival, and the secondary outcome measures include safety and tolerability, as well as objective response and disease stabilization rates. The study plans to enroll 1100 patients.
For more information, contact Yenyun Wang, MD, at 713-552-1091 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Rajesh Malik, MD, at 713-552-1091 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT00706862.
Bavituximab Plus Docetaxel versus Docetaxel Plus Placebo
The purpose of this phase 3, double-blind study is to assess whether adding bavituximab to docetaxel will improve the results of treatment for patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients must be aged ≥18 years, have histologic evidence of stage IIIB or IV nonsquamous NSCLC, have radiographic disease progression or recurrence during or after first-line, platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, and meet other criteria to enroll. Patients will receive docetaxel for 6, 21-day cycles with either bavituximab or a placebo on a weekly basis in the absence of disease progression.
The primary outcome is overall survival. Secondary outcomes include progression-free survival, overall response rate, and safety as measured by adverse event rates and laboratory procedures. The outcomes have a time frame of approximately 36 months. The study is expected to enroll 582 patients and be conducted at multiple locations across the United States, including Arizona, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
For further information, contact Jennifer Lai, MBA, at 855-291-7867 or lungcan email@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT01999673.
Carfilzomib with Irinotecan for Irinotecan-Sensitive Malignancies
This is a phase 1b/2 trial. Phase 1b is an open-label study determining the maximum tolerated dose of carfilzomib in combination with irinotecan in patients with relapsed small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or other irinotecan-sensitive cancers. Phase 2 assesses the 6-month survival of patients with relapsed SCLC treated with carfilzomib in combination with irinotecan. Secondary outcomes include response rate, progression-free survival, safety and tolerability, and rates of specified adverse events for a time frame of up to 6 months.
Phase 1b includes patients with advanced SCLC or NSCLC, or other cancers where irinotecan therapy has shown efficacy and for whom no curative therapy exists. Phase 2 includes patients with advanced-stage SCLC with progression or recurrence following 1 platinum-containing regimen. The trial plans to enroll 112 patients. For more information, contact Susanne M. Arnold, MD, at 859-323-8043 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Grace Powell, BA, at 206-839-1790 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT01941316.
Erlotinib Hydrochloride for Surgery-Removed Stage IB-II-IIIA NSCLC
The objective of this phase 3, randomized study is to determine the efficacy of erlotinib hydrochloride in treating patients with stage IB, II, and IIIA non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has been completely removed by surgery. Patients aged ≥18 years with completely resected stage IB to IIIA NSCLC with negative margins who meet additional inclusion criteria may enroll in the study. Patients are randomized to either erlotinib hydrochloride or placebo. Treatment is given once a day orally on days 1 through 21, and repeated every 21 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The primary outcome is overall survival from time of randomization until time of death, with up to 5 years of assessment. Secondary outcomes include disease-free survival at a 2-year follow-up, overall survival rate defined as the proportion of patients alive 5 years after the date of randomization, and incidence of adverse events associated with each study group. The study expects to enroll 450 patients in multiple locations across the United States, including Iowa, Maryland, and Nevada.
For more information, contact Ramaswamy Govindan, MD, at 314-362-5737 or email@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT02193282.
Nintedanib for Advanced NSCLC
This phase 2 trial studies the efficacy of nintedanib in treating patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer who have failed up to 2 previous chemotherapy regimens. Patients aged ≥18 years with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of ?1 may enroll if other inclusion criteria are met. All patients will receive nintedanib orally twice a day on days 1 through 28. Courses are repeated every 28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The primary outcome is progression-free survival (PFS) rate of the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1)-amplified patient group over a time frame of 6 months. The secondary outcomes include PFS rate for the FGFR1-amplified patient group compared with patients with wild-type FGFR1, PFS within each FGFR1-amplified group (low, intermediate, and high), overall survival, adverse events, and tumor response defined as partial or complete according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. This study expects to enroll 67 patients and will be conducted in New York at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo.
For more information, contact Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, FACP, at 877-275-7724 or firstname.lastname@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT01948141.
Crizotinib for Stage IB-IIIA NSCLC Removed by Surgery
This is a phase 3 study that evaluates whether crizotinib therapy adjuvant to surgical resection will result in improved overall survival (OS) compared with a placebo for patients with stage IB, II, and IIIA non–small-cell lung cancer with an anaplastic lymphoma kinase mutation. Patients aged ≥18 years without evidence of disease for 90 days in advance of randomization may enroll if other criteria are met. The experimental arm will receive crizotinib orally twice a day for days 1 through 21. Treatment is repeated every 21 days for up to 2 years in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The placebo will be given in the same regimen.
Primary outcomes measure OS from time of randomization to time of disease recurrence, new lung cancer appearance, or death, assessed for up to 10 years. Secondary outcomes are assessed for up to 10 years and include disease-free survival and toxicity rates measured according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. This study plans to enroll 378 patients and will be conducted in Philadelphia, PA.
For more information, contact David E. Gerber, MD, at 214-648-7097 or email@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT02201992.
TH-302 or Placebo with Pemetrexed for Nonsquamous NSCLC
This is a phase 2, randomized, double-blind study determining whether TH-302 in combination with pemetrexed is safe and effective as second-line treatment for nonsquamous non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients aged ≥18 years with stage IIIB or IV NSCLC with nonsquamous histology and other criteria are eligible for enrollment. Patients are randomized to either TH-302 400 mg/m2 or a matching placebo, intravenously infused for 30 to 60 minutes on day 1 and day 8 of a 21-day cycle, and pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 intravenously infused on the first day, 2 to 4 hours after administration of TH-302 or placebo.
The primary outcome is the efficacy of pemetrexed in combination with TH-302 as determined by overall survival over a time frame of 2 years in patients in the second-line chemotherapy setting with advanced, nonsquamous NSCLC compared with pemetrexed in combination with placebo. Secondary outcomes include the incidence and severity of adverse events, pharmacokinetics of TH-302 in study patients, and antitumor activity between the 2 groups as measured by progression-free survival and response rates. This study expects to enroll 440 patients at multiple locations across the United States, including Colorado, California, and Kentucky.
For more information, contact Kristin Williams at 860-949-5311 or email@example.com, or Mandeep Grewal at 650-474-8361 or email@example.com. The NLM Identifier is NCT02093962.
Custirsen for Patients with Stage IV NSCLC
This is a phase 3 study that compares the overall survival of patients receiving custirsen and docetaxel (Arm A) versus docetaxel alone (Arm B). Patients aged ≥18 years with stage IV non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a life expectancy >12 weeks from screening, and who received 1 previous line of platinum-based systemic anticancer therapy for advanced or metastatic NSCLC may enroll if other criteria are met. Both treatment arms will receive docetaxel 75 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) for 1 hour on the first day of every 21-day cycle. The experimental arm (Arm A) will also receive 3 loading doses of custirsen 640 mg IV for 2 hours administered 5 to 9 days prior to the first day of cycle 1, followed by custirsen 640 mg IV weekly every 21-day cycle. Treatment will continue until there is unacceptable toxicity, disease progression, withdrawal of consent, or protocol-specified parameters to curb treatment.
The primary outcome is overall survival, defined as the time between date of randomization and date of death from any cause. Secondary outcomes include progression-free survival, rate and duration of objective response, duration and rate of disease control, and adverse events. Data are collected over 60 months. The study plans to enroll 1100 patients, and study locations include Florida, North Carolina, and Texas.
For more information, contact Teva US Medical Information at 800-896-5855. The NLM Identifier is NCT01630733.


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The country's new pharmacy-clinic one-stop destination is open for business. Located at AEON Mall Cheras Selatan, the AEON Wellness with Clinic introduces a unique healthcare concept - it is a pharmacy attached to a clinic. Glad I made it that Monday as I get myself updated with the latest news and informations about health, beauty and wellness of today's reality world. Every company seemed to like partner or collaborating with one and another nowadays, for better, faster and longer collaborations to benefits the consumers.
Positioning itself as a one-stop healthcare destination, AEON Wellness partners with one of the leading primary healthcare providers in Malaysia, Qualitas Medical Group, to provide quality service by highly trained doctors and nurses. The medical personnel in charge are certified to treat general ailments, follow up on chronic illnesses and perform minor surgical procedures. It also offers vaccinations, occupational health services and general medical screenings.
Present at the grand opening event held today was Dato' Dr Noorul Ameen, Chairman and Managing Director of Qualitas Medical Group. En. Karim Dhala, Executive Director of Qualitas Medical Group joined by other Qualitas Medical Group directors as well as Mr. Poh Ying Loo, Executive Director of AEON CO. (M) BHD. with Mr. Tsunanori Sato, AEON Wellness Assistant General Manager respectively.
"This is a new model for AEON Wellness, something that hasn't been explored in our part and we are proud to be the game changer," said Mr Poh. He also added, "We are constantly seeking ways to enhance our customers' quality of health, and having a pharmacy and clinic alongside each other will prove to be an appreciated convenience."
On top of the clinic component, AEON Wellness new model is also a provider in beauty and health lifestyle. It is known for its top-selling tonic essence and collagen products, as well as beauty skin analysis test by qualified beauty advisors. Health Services by the pharmacists and medical professionals in the clinic include Lipid Profile Test, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Risk Assessment.
The Organic Section which stocks organic products ranging from household, personal care, beauty products and health food. Nutritionist is based at the store to provide information and advices about diet related matters, food intake and overall good eating habit.
Standing at 3,000 to 5,000 square feet in size with the clinic taking up 800 to 1,000 square feet, AEON Wellness with Clinic sits on the ground floor and can be accessed from the parking area. It is opened daily from 10am till 10pm. I enjoyed shopping at AEON Wellness all the time and always promoting AEON Wellness to family and friends to buy the EBENE socks, skincare and bodycare from here. You can also visit www.aeonretail.com.my/wellness/ for more informations, promotions and updates.
In line with the opening of the store, members of the public can walk in for complimentary health checks in the pharmacy and enjoy special promotions on health screening packages in the clinic. I did some basic medical check-up here and the pharmacist actually asked me to reveal the secret of my good health and wellness tips with balance cholesterol level although I honestly told her I actually enjoyed taking Nasi Lemak and Laksa everyday. Haha...I told her about Cellfood, reminding myself to take healthy supplements and healthy food besides living a stress-free and happy life everyday, my cells will formed to be healthy naturally.
About AEON Wellness
A subsidiary company of the AEON Group and an integral part of AEON CO. (M) BHD., AEON Wellness is the go-to destination for all things health and beauty. First established in 2006 and debuted at Mid Valley Megamall, AEON Wellness has since expanded to over 45 outlets across Malaysia and evolved into an all-inclusive pharmacy offering an extensive selection of products and professional consultation services.
At AEON Wellness, a dedicated team of in-store pharmacists and beauty advisors are on hand to cater to its customers' growing awareness towards the importance of beauty and health. Standing by an unchanging principle of "customers first", like all other companies under the AEON Group—ensuring customer satisfaction is their priority.
About AEON CO. (M) BHD.
AEON CO. (M) BHD. is a leading General Merchandise Stores (GMS) cum supermarket chain in Malaysia, with 32 AEON outlets and 3 MaxValu supermarkets across the country. In the spirit of the name AEON, which means eternity in Latin, AEON's goal is to work together endlessly with its customers, suppliers, business partners, shareholders and the community to create a future of limitless promises. Incorporated in 1984 in response to the Malaysian Government's invitation to help modernize the country's retailing industry, AEON's chain of stores strive to satisfy the ever changing needs and desires of consumers. Guided by its "Customer First" philosophy, the company's acute understanding of the target market needs, aided by optimal product-mix, AEON surpasses consumer expectations and enhances their experience every time they shop. All this is encapsulated in the tagline "AEON Enriching Your Lifestyle".
AEON also strongly supports environmental sustainability by championing various recycling, energy conservation and tree planting causes, by engaging and encouraging various parties, including staff, customers, NGOs, government agencies and the community at large to participate.
In 2015, AEON introduced the 'Do Mall' initiative as part of its rebranding exercise to rebrand AEON Shopping Centres to AEON Mall. The initiative marks a next step in product innovation whilst maintaining customers' favourites, year-long activities to enhance shopping experience and a new refreshed AEON Mall with more offerings from food and entertainment to fashion and community events.
AEON has been awarded the Gold for the Retail category by Putra Brand Award for 5 consecutive years since 2011. AEON was also awarded Green Leadership by Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in 2011 and 2010.


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Meet Team South Africa – IMCF 2018
After a hard fought qualifiers, we are proud to announce team South Africa, who will be competing and representing South Africa in the IMCF world championship this year in Perth, Scotland 10th to 13th May 2018.
This year South Africa will be competing in the following categories:
Women 3v3
Christa Martin, Bronwen Huysamer, Vicky Kleynhans, K.C. Tunmer Freer
Men 5v5
Julian Angelozzi, Karl Smit, Josh Suttie, Hylton Kleynhans, Anton Moller
Men Sword n Shield
Hylton Kleynhans
Women Sword n Shield
Christa Martin
Men Longsword
Josh Suttie
Women Longsword
Christa Martin
Men Polearm
Anton Moller
Women Polearm
K.C. Tunmer Freer
Please join us in wishing them the best for their journey and make South Africa proud!
IMCF will be broadcasted live on youtube during the course of 10-13 May. Please follow this link:
Check out some of the photos which was taken at the qualifiers which was held at "Die voorhuis" in Magaliesburg.
Photography compliments to Jeffrey Lu


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As power was restored throughout most of the Northeast, this city sweated through its second day without lights, air conditioners and, in many cases, even drinking water. Officials estimated that parts of the electrical system here would remain down through the weekend.
Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan declared a state of emergency in five counties, and sent thousands of gallons of water and gasoline, along with state police officers and some National Guardsmen, to metropolitan Detroit from across the state. Detroit's police chief, Jerry Oliver, promised that the city would aggressively enforce an 11 p.m. curfew for anyone 16 or younger.
By 9 p.m., officials at DTE Energy, the main utility here, said that power had been restored to 1.5 million of its 2.1 million customers across 7,600 square miles in southeastern Michigan, five times the number that had electricity at noon today. All five of the city's water pumping plants were also back in use by late tonight, though officials warned residents to boil before drinking and said taking showers, washing cars and watering lawns should be limited.
Anthony F. Earley, DTE's chief executive, would not predict when all the lights would be back on, but urged those with electricity not to overuse it, saying, ''The customers hold the key to the speed of the restoration.''
As dusk fell on the nation's 10th-largest city, bus service was suspended until 3:30 a.m. Saturday, tonight's Aerosmith concert at Comerica Park was canceled, the opening of the Michigan State Fair was postponed until Saturday, and Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick urged Detroit's one million residents to stay home.Continue reading the main story
''The party has to happen in your homes tonight,'' the mayor said at an afternoon news conference outside police headquarters in the eerily quiet and empty downtown. ''Continue your family time. Love thy neighbor -- in your own home, your own neighborhood.''
Thrilled that the number of arrests was at a typical level through the first 24 hours of the nation's worst blackout, Detroit officials said the weekend would serve as a referendum on Mayor Kilpatrick's leadership and on his efforts to rehabilitate Detroit's reputation, from that of a city decimated by violence and poverty to that of a cultural hub with a revitalized economy.
''Either the people of this city believe in this city's future and are going to rally around this mayor or they're not,'' said Michael Duggan, the county prosecutor, who stood with Mr. Kilpatrick and Mr. Oliver at the news conference.
Although city officials said there had been virtually no violence or looting Thursday night or Friday, Mr. Duggan issued a stern warning to residents of a city still scarred from the riots of the 1960's. Noting that civil disobedience felonies carry a 10-year prison term, Mr. Duggan added, ''Before you pick up a brick and throw it, before you tip over a car, before you take a TV, you better ask yourself, is this worth 10 years of my life?''
Elsewhere in the Midwest, Gov. Bob Taft of Ohio declared a state of emergency in Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, where an order to boil the city's water was in effect through Sunday, though power had been restored by midafternoon to nearly all the 1.5 million area residents who had lost it and to the city's four water pumping stations. In Akron, power was restored in all but a four-block area by 11 a.m., and the mayor sent water and engineers to help Cleveland. Neighboring Cuyahoga Falls, population 50,000, never lost power.
''It was almost like when you land in Las Vegas and see all the lights,'' the mayor, Don Robart, said of driving home to Cuyahoga Falls from Akron, in a telephone call to National Public Radio. ''It was nice to come home to.''
In Melvindale, Mich., a Detroit suburb, 2,000 people were shut out of their homes until 1:35 p.m., after an explosion at an oil refinery on Thursday night caused by a buildup of pressure inside a boiler. It appeared unrelated to the blackout but compounded the misery.
Across the region the blackout caused all sorts of disruptions and inconvenience and prompted a variety of improvised remedies.
At St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., Robert Moore, a courier, got stuck in traffic while trying to pick up platelets for a cancer patient. He borrowed a bicycle and a helmet and made the eight-mile trip. Meanwhile, Grace Elizabeth, the second child of Carrie Lint, a nurse practitioner at the hospital, would not wait for electricity to be restored before she entered the world.
''I ended up delivering my five-pound child in the dark and in the heat,'' Ms. Lint said. ''It was back to the days of Laura Ingalls Wilder.''
Also in Ann Arbor, 48 cars and trucks waited outside Malleks, the lone gas station functioning this morning, courtesy of a generator the owner had bought a few years ago, anticipating computer disasters at the start of 2000.
Three plumbers and pipe fitters in town for a training session were waiting to fill a rental car, while an Anglican priest in a sport utility vehicle sought gasoline for his generator to protect his son, who needed stable temperatures. ''We have to have air conditioning for him, or he'll have multiple seizures,'' the priest, Doug Carson, said. The generator also saved 25 salmon in his freezer.
All along Interstate 94, gasoline stations and hotels were overrun, with dozens of cars and motor homes blocking offramps, as people fled the darkened areas. Nearly 150 miles from Detroit in Kalamazoo, which never lost power, the Amoco on Sprinkle Road received several calls from people heading to Chicago from Detroit asking whether they could stop there for gasoline. Eight crates of 99-cent gallons of water had sold out this morning at the station.
In Chelsea, Mich., a town of 4,300 about 50 miles west of Detroit, two of the three stations ran out of gasoline long before noon, and by lunchtime the third, an Amoco station, had sold 10,000 gallons more than its daily norm of 2,000. But three pumps had stopped working, and a fourth was acting up, too.
''We've got plenty of gas in the ground, I don't know what the problem is,'' said the manager, whose name tag read Barb. ''The pumps are just worn out. They're tired.''
At least they had power. Here in Detroit, residents were still stuck deep in emergency mode, scratching for a patch of shade as they gobbled the melting ice cream being given away at convenience stores.
Ford and General Motors closed 40 parts and assembly plants on Friday, giving some 100,000 workers the day off, though company officials said some factories might be running again as soon as this evening. The city's African cultural festival was canceled, but the Dream Cruise, an annual classic-car convention expected to draw two million people to a 16-mile stretch in the suburbs, was scheduled to go on Saturday, if slower than usual, because many traffic lights remained out along the route.
Mayor Kilpatrick said at the afternoon news conference that the city had 210,000 bottles of water, 53,000 gallons of gasoline and 83,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and that the sewage treatment plant was running again.
''Detroit, you can flush the toilet,'' he said.
City workers had visited the 1,200 elderly people living in six public housing buildings, bearing water and helping them up stairs, he said.
Mr. Oliver, the police chief, described the mood on the city streets as ''calm -- not serene, but calm.'' There were 118 arrests for felonies and seven for misdemeanors, but there was little looting, he said. Those arrested included 15 juveniles.
Throughout the quiet streets of downtown this afternoon, people sat wherever they could find a patch of shade, trying not to move much in the humidity. At the BP station at the corner of First and Fort Streets, one of few working gasoline stations in the area, police officers were on guard to keep people from cutting in line or stealing from the minimart. Perhaps 100 cars stretched around the corner, as people waited for more than three hours.
''You would think everyone would stick together after Sept. 11 stuff, everyone holding hands and hugging,'' said Martin Hale, 33, who lives on the East Side and waited two hours to fill his tank. ''That's just right out the window. Everybody out for themselves.''
Throughout the afternoon, lights began to flicker on sporadically. The MGM Grand Casino's billboard flashed ''Big Arm Challenge.'' Some traffic lights began to work normally, while others were still flashing red, requiring four-way stops. Mayor Kilpatrick said there were just 52 traffic accidents, far fewer than on a normal Friday, because most people stayed off the streets.
In Greektown, where the casino was shuttered for the first time since its opening in 1999, Gregory Alexander was surprised when the lights and air conditioning suddenly came on in his flower shop, in time to keep his roses from frying. He quickly ran a 100-foot extension cord across the street to try to save the freezer at the Yaka Café, and then kick-start the sump pump in the flooded basement of the New Parthenon restaurant, but there was not enough power.
''I have no idea why we have power,'' Mr. Alexander said. ''We just got it. So I'm sharing it with my neighbors.''
Though DTE Energy said this morning that it did not expect power to be back on until Sunday night, the grid returned, bit by bit, throughout the day. About 130,000 customers had lights when they woke up. By noon, the number was 330,000. By 5 p.m., 700,000; by 7 p.m., 1.2 million and by 9 p.m., 1.5 million.
In St. Clair Shores, a resort community about 20 miles northeast of here, that meant the Saturday evening wedding of Eric Herman and Lisa Tarsi was canceled, and then uncanceled.
''We've got so many candles at our wedding, the lighting was going to be fine,'' said Mr. Herman, who had scrambled to find generators for the food and music, all for naught after power returned this afternoon. Thursday's rehearsal dinner for 50, though, was scrapped.
''Instead we just bought pizza and subs and came back to our house,'' he said. ''We just realized you have to make do with what you have.''Continue reading the main story


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The High Sun
Three separate romances take place over three decades in a pair of war-torn Balkan villages, with the same actors changing characters for each story, for a moving illustration of the fragility, and enduring strength, of love.
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Two neighboring Balkan villages, one Croatian and one Serbian, set the stage for three different love stories. The first takes place in 1991, with tensions rising between the two villages as each anticipates the rapidly approaching war. Amid an atmosphere of madness, confusion, and fear, lovers Jelena (Tihana Lazovic) and Ivan (Goran Markovic) are preparing to elope in secret, at least until Jelena's brother Sasha (Dado Cosic) learns of their plans and tries to stop them. The second narrative takes place in 2001, after the war has ended. Its scars are still too fresh for a couple to form an ongoing relationship, though, as revealed when Serbia-based Natasha (Lazovic) meets Croatian handyman Ante (Markovic). The final story is set in 2011, when love might be able to take root if the lovers can finally break free of the past. Luka (Markovic) returns to the village to attend a rave and see Marija (Lazovic), his Serbian ex, again. By having the same two actors appear as the different pairs of lovers in each of the three decades, the film reveals the dangers of repeating history and giving in to a "code of hatred."
Director Biography
Dalibor Matanić was born in Zagreb in 1975 and holds a degree in Film and Television Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. One of his most successful works is his short, Tulum/Party, which premiered at Cannes.
Sponsored by Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, The Belroy Apartments, Ellison Center UW
- Original Language Title: Zvizdan
- Director: Dalibor Matani
- Principal Cast: Tihana Lazovic, Goran Markovic, Nives Ivankovic, Dado Cosic, Stipe Radoja
- Country: Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia
- Year: 2015
- Running Time: 123 minutes
- Producer: Ankica Juric Tilic
- Screenplay: Dalibor Matanic
- Cinematographers: Marko Brdar
- Editors: Tomislav Pavlic
- Music: Alen Sinkauz, Nenad Sinkauz
- Website: Official Film Website
- Awards: Cannes 2015 (Un Certain Regard Jury Prize), Official Oscar Submission 2015 (Foreign Language Film), Pula Film Festival 2015 (Best Film, Director, Actress, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Costume Design), Sarajevo Film Festival 2015 (The Art Cinema Award), Slovenian Film Festival 2015 (Best Feature Film, Cinematography), Cottbus Film Festival 2015 (Best Picture Award), Minsk Internattional Film Festival 2015 (Best Director, Cinematography), Cairo International Film Festival 2015 (Best Artistic Contribution Prize), Geneva International Film Festival and Forum of Human Rights 2016 (Grand Prix), Tetouan Mediterranean Film Festival 2016 (Best Actor)
- Filmography: Majstori (2013); Daddy (2011); Mother of Asphalt (2010); The Lika Cinema (2008); 100 Minutes of Glory (2004); I Love You (2005); Fine Dead Girls (2002); Cashier Wants to Go to the Seaside (2000)
- Language: Croatian
- Format: DCP
- International Sales: Cercamon


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DAVE ISAY: StoryCorps' founder and Author of MOM: A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS FROM STORYCORPS
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This week on TALK! with AUDREY: Dave Isay—StoryCorps' founder, joins me to talk about his new book, MOM: A CELEBRATION OF MOTHERS FROM STORYCORPS. It is a celebration of American mothers featuring StoryCorps' most revelatory stories on the subject, Mom looks across a diversity of experience to present an entirely original portrait of motherhood.
Mom includes an array of voices: Young and old, black and white, native speakers and immigrants, everyday people whose memories showcase the diversity of experience that make up motherhood. Through conversations between parents and children, husbands and wives, siblings and friends, the life of the American mother unfolds. In stories that take us from the woods of New Hampshire to downtown Detroit and beyond, we meet mothers and children from all walks of life: An immigrant mother instilling in her children the importance of education; adult children caring for an elderly parent; a woman remembering the sound of her mother's laugh; and mothers and children of all ages learning to grow into new roles over time. Visiting families in moments of profound joy and sadness, courage and despair, struggle and triumph, we learn new truths about that most primal and sacred of bonds—the relationship between mother and child.
About StoryCorps
Since 2003, StoryCorps has been one of the most ambitious oral history projects ever undertaken. Founded by Dave Isay, StoryCorps has collected the life stories of more than fifty thousand Americans in all fifty states, and preserved these interviews for future generations at the Library of Congress. Millions of radio listeners look forward to hearing these stories each Friday morning on NPR. In recording booths across the country, StoryCorps continues to capture for posterity the stories that define us and bind us together as Americans.
TALK! with AUDREY on the radio— Listen to interviews, and lifestyle information that I hope you'll find entertaining, inspiring and motivating . . . with experts and authors from the health, fitness, travel, financial and entertainment industries.
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Importance of Industry wide collective bargaining agreements ? 0
Enterprises based collective bargaining has limited chances to improve the working conditions. For instance: In Nepal there is Enterprises based collective bargaining system, which only covers the interest of workers in individual enterprises and demands are also not fully addressed . If the Unions are strong they win and if weak they lose. Generally, there exist more than one unions in one Enterprise and there are also cases that Employers manipulate some union leader's as per their interest. Therefore, National Trade Unions in Nepal are collectively Lobbying & advocating for Industry wide collective bargaining policy so that all workers in the sector will be benefited equally.
In the GSCs, MNCs relocate their productions in the cheapest country where they can exploit workers. The garment sector can be taken as example of extreme case. So Industry wide collective bargaining in such a highly mobile sector dominant by global brand needs triangular bargaining process with National Unions, National Employers and Global Employers to secure the rights of workers in GSCs.


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Takealot has squadded up with Orena to host a bring-your-own-frying-pan PUBG league, with prizes including Steelseries gear and KFC vouchers up for the win. Double whammy!
Every Monday night from 12 March until 9 April, the Takealot Battle Royale will be serving up some "serious action" solo competition with a side of just-for-funsies custom modes, as voted by the public for some special guests. Games will be streamed live on Orena's Twitch channel, featuring Matthew "Haz3" Stott and Luca "RoBoHoBo" Tucconi on the mic.
Entry is free, and everybody is invited to join in online or at Orena's Esports Studio at Emperor's Palace in Joburg, on a first-come, first-in basis for up to 40 players. More info here and here.


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Show Me Sunday : Ashley
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Hi Everyone! I am excited to share a fun tutorial with you, today, for Show Me Sunday!! A while back, one of my friends who is a Stamping' Up demonstrator, showed me a fun technique for creating patterned paper. I wanted to give it a try and make some paper to use on a layout. Here's how I did it:
You will need the following supplies:
Shaving Cream; Alcohol Inks or Re-Inker; Paper Plate; White Cardstock; Toothpicks; Paper Towels
1. Begin by covering your paper plate with the Shaving Cream:
2. Drop Alcohol Ink or Re-Inker into the Shaving Cream. Choose at least 3 different colors of ink, for more of a visual contrast:
3. Use your toothpick to swirl the Ink in a random pattern. (The Alcohol Inks dry a little faster than the Re-Inkers, so don't wait too long in between adding your ink and swirling it.):
4. You can add more Ink to the Shaving Cream after your first swirl, if you feel you need more coverage:
5. Lay your paper down over the Shaving Cream and press. You can pick it up and turn it to re-press several times, just to make sure you have good coverage on the paper:
6. Once you are sure your paper is covered, remove it and use several paper towels to wipe all of the Shaving Cream from the paper:
7. Your end result should come out looking like this:
Once my paper was dry, I used it to create this layout:
I hope I have inspired you to try your hand at making your own patterned paper! This would also be a fun project to do with your children...it's hands-on and messy, so the kids would definitely love that!! And thanks for letting me share with you this week!!
Ashley8 Comments »
8 Responses to "Show Me Sunday : Ashley"
- Kim said...
Cool idea! I love your finished pieces--this would be perfect for aquarium pictures. I just wonder if the paper is still acid free after using the shaving cream?
- September 18, 2011 at 8:04 AM
- jennyevans said...
Amazing tutorial!! Love the end result!! Great job Ashley!!
- September 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM
- Sunshine HoneyBee said...
has a cool artsy look to it, now my hubby will be asking why I need his shaving cream, heehee
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
- September 18, 2011 at 9:59 AM
- L.B. said...
what a fun project for kids...a little messy but I bet they would like it.
- September 18, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Becky B. said...
Fantastic tutorial, Ashley! Thanks for inspiring me to try out a new technique! :)
- September 18, 2011 at 4:40 PM
- Nadia said...
Awesome tutorial!!
- September 18, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Debeez Designs said...
cool idea I am gogn to use this one in my children's groups that I run they will love it and like the end results
Thanks for sharing
- September 19, 2011 at 7:31 AM
- La Vikinga said...
Really fun idea!!!
Got to try!
- September 19, 2011 at 9:24 AM


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Be Careful of who you Call your Mentor!
The worst set of people are those whom the world perceive as angels whereas they are demons actually. These people pretend to be very nice, and watching them from afar you'd be convinced that they wouldn't hurt a fly. Unfortunately, these wicked ones are anything else but evil. They only surround themselves with hopeless people, desperados who are easily controlled and too gullible and hopeless to be able to speak up against oppression.
Be careful of that man or woman who you look up to as "mentor" because s/he could be evil. You'd be enslaved by them by the time you get closer!
Unfortunately, there are many of such wicked people in Nigeria. They are what I like to call "money miss road" because they do have some #change and influence, but choose to use their privileged positions to oppress those under them all while pretending to be angels to the rest of us. Be weary of them!!
These set of people are hypocritical as well. They openly criticise public servants, talking about how they are bad leaders and all other arrant nonsense. Sadly, gullible people fall for their bull crap and idolise them. But guess what, they (the pretentious critics) aren't any better when it comes to leadership. If given the opportunity, they would do worse than the politicians. As a matter of fact, these wicked and hypocritical so called "advocates" treat those in their inner circles like sub humans. How can you dare to talk about good leadership when you treat those directly under you like animals?
It's time to beware of these so called advocates who are nothing but evil; going right against everything they preach. And here is the truth- I am sorry for anybody who idolise those touting themselves as saviours of Nigeria whereas they are the true causes of the problems bedeviling the country…
#Lyingadvocates #BeWearyOfYourMentors
~Emmanuel Abara Benson


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Community engagement is key for diabetes research
Clinical Research Network: North Thames
Tuesday, 02 December 2014
"Since this local engagement programme started, the numbers of participants taking part in studies has significantly increased. One study that has seen a significant increase is the DARE study, a database of patients with diabetes who are interested in participating in research. 4,000 people locally are now on the database" This method of engagement with harder to reach communities is now spreading to other specialties.


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Aptar Pharma, a leading provider of innovative drug delivery systems, will host a live educational webinar on the benefits of connected drug delivery devices, with a particular focus on improving patient regimen compliance and outlining the benefits to the whole healthcare ecosystem.
Taking place on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 15.00GMT, this webinar entitled 'Digital Healthcare: Are you ready to connect?' will be hosted by Sai Shankar, Director, Global Business Development – Connected Devices at Aptar Pharma.
Primarily aimed at R&D Managers and Engineers, Brand Marketing Managers, Device and Packaging Engineers,as well as Product Managers within Pharma companies, thisinteractive webinar will cover the following key areas in connected devices and digital healthcare:
- How to select an intuitive drug delivery system to enable greater patient compliance
- How to successfully improve patient health outcomes through connected health technology
- How connected devices benefit each part of the supply chain
- How connected devices meet regulatory requirements
Sai Shankarcomments, "With 60% of patients failing to take their medication properly today,it is of urgent importance that we all understand and embrace the advantages of connected devices.Attendees of our webinar can expect to come away with further understanding of the benefits that connected health technology can bring to the whole healthcare ecosystem,including greater patient compliance and health outcomes."
Register now forAptar Pharma's free webinar. Visit: http://bit.ly/2ASe6Kb
About Aptar Pharma
Aptar Pharma is part of AptarGroup, Inc., a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative dispensing and sealing solutions for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectables, food and beverage markets. AptarGroup is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois, with manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. For more information, visit aptar.com/pharma


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Mobile: The Measure of All Things (Big Data Week talk)
These are the slides from a talk I gave at Big Data Week London 2014. We carry take our mobiles with us wherever we go, we keep them fuelled with energy and, typically, there's no other object we own that … Continue reading
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Help Needed: Mapping LTE Bandwidth
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Does the Galaxy S5 have temperature and humidity sensors?
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Companies in the Middle East are increasingly waking up to the need for IT secuirty. However, in their rush to buy antivirus software and firewalls, many organisations forget to draw up the policies needed to support them.
I|~||~||~|When a company thinks about IT security, it tends to think about firewalls, antivirus software and passwords. However, these are of little use unless they are backed up and organised by security policies and procedures.
"Policies and procedures are a critical part of any IT strategy," says Ivor Rankin, technical sales manager, Middle East, Symantec.
"The technology we or anyone else delivers is simply an enabler and it enables policies that [companies] have defined," he explains.
Traditionally, the Middle East has had a poor record on security in general and security policies in particular, with few companies taking security seriously and being prepared to spend money on implementing solutions.
"Top management cannot understand why they need to allocate a budget, when they have very intangible returns," complains Assad Haddad, marketing director, Comsec.
However, the region is now waking up to the issue following September 11th, which made people generally more aware of the need for security, as well as the publicised spread of worms and viruses.
"If you compare what was happening a couple of years ago to what is happening today, you see there has been a big change. It has yet to reach the optimal level, but we are getting there," says Abdul Karim Riyaz, marketing manager, Middle East operations, Computer Associates (CA).
"[However,] only a few companies have [a security policy] and most of them have put them in a safe locker and not really looked at it in two to three years," he adds.
Ian Williams, e-security analyst, Datamonitor, describes procedures as the most cost effective way for a company to improve IT security. Proper procedures will ensure that a company is making the best use of their existing applications, and also show where additional resources need to be deployed. "Tighten things up without spending and then spend to cover the holes that remain," he explains.
For instance, Graham Cluely, senior technology consultant, Sophos, highlights how an organisation can easily reduce its chances of being infected by a virus by blocking all executable code at the gateway. Viruses are often hidden in screensaver (.scr) or visual basic (.vbf) files, and as these files are rarely business critical, most organisations can just put a blanket ban on them. Similarly, he recommends blocking files with double extension names. "It's amazing how many of the new worms you will stop that way," he notes.
Configuring antivirus software properly, and downloading patches, is just a small part of proper security procedures. Daniel Nufer, marketing director, Comguard, recommends that they embrace all aspects of the IT infrastructure as well as human actions across the entire organisation.
For instance, staff need to be trained not to reveal their password to other people as this undermines even the best security system.
"It doesn't make sense to have just an advanced security application, as humans are the weakest point," he observes.
Similarly, security policies also need to consider physical security issues, such as access to server rooms. "If you have physical access to a server then 95% of them can be accessed," notes Theodore Kouyoumdjian, area manager MENA, Stonesoft.
||**||II|~||~||~|Because of the all-encompassing nature of a good security policy, Ayman Esmat, regional director of strategic services, Internet Security Services Middle East (ISS), says it is vital that the process of drawing up security procedures is sponsored by top-level management.
"Especially in our region, the CEO has to be part of the process and the owner of the security policy, as his involvement will empower the committee to create the policy and enforce it," he explains.
The first step in writing procedures is to identify what the company wants to protect. This will involve a risk assessment and the grading of data into categories, such as high, medium and low risk. Many companies will assume that this is a task for the IT department because it involves computers. However, Vineet Chhatwal, senior manager, PricewaterhouseCoppers Consulting, advises that they IT department should have no more than a co-ordinating role with the risk assessment actually being done by the business users, as they own the information not the IT department.
Premchand Kurup, CEO, Paramount Computers, also suggests that the company tries to give a monetary value to each piece of information. This will then let the company see whether it is using its security in the most cost effective way, and also help the IT side justify the expense.
"If a direct valuation [of the data] has been done, then it's very simple for the customer to determine whether it is worthwhile spending the money or not," he explains.
After the risk assessment has been performed the company can define security policies to protect its data.
Nazeem Sharma, product specialist, Haris Al Falak, says the security policies "should include your procedures, your access controls, your password policies, software policies, and administrative policies for servers and machines. Basically, what is and what isn't allowed."
Clearly, this can be a mammoth and complex task given the wide variety of systems and users many companies have. Williams recommends using a standard model, such as BS7799, as a starting point.
He describes BS7799 as essentially a checklist of things that a company should consider.
"It's something that companies that don't know much about IT security can use to reach a certain minimum level," he says.
Mirza Asrar Baig, CEO, IT Matrix, agrees that it provides a valuable framework, but notes that it needs to be adapted to a company's individual requirements.
"That's where you need an understanding of the culture and the habits of the organisation, how it works at the moment," he explains.
BS7799 recommends regular external security audits, as often as every six months for critical systems. The vendors, which perform the audits, agree it is important to get an outside opinion of the policies in place.
"You need to have an external eye to see that everything is above board," says ISS's Esmat.
"It's like a separate section that comes from outside and says there is a problem. The internal audit is a must because they check that everybody is complying with the policy.
But I believe there should be an external audit as well," he explains.
||**||III|~||~||~|Aside from trying to prevent an incident happening, the security procedures must also be reactive to security issues. This should include both reacting to stop an attack in progress and also the steps to follow after a major incident. However, CA's Riyaz feels that companies in the region have been slow to act in this area.
"I have not yet come across anybody who has come up and said 'we have a definite disaster recovery plan'," he notes.
"What happens in many organisations when [there is an incident] is that there are five different people asking people to do five different things. If there is a single point of contact within the company, and he is someone quite senior, then he can take charge, and everybody knows what his role is, if and when this happens," he adds.
Cluely also sees this as good policy for dealing with virus attacks as a knee-jerk panic reaction can make a problem worse. For instance, he notes that there are some viruses that are not e-mail aware, so there is no point shutting down the e-mail system if an organisation is infected by one.
Once the procedures, including the incident response plans, are written up, they should be widely published, preferably on the company intranet using a knowledge management tool, so that all end users know exactly what they can and can't do.
Publishing the policy, however, does not mean companies can consider the security process to be complete.
Riyaz says this is a common mistake within the region, as companies "look at security assessment as a one-time thing. We emphasis that it has to be a continuous assessment on a day-in, day-out basis. If you do it today and then six months later, there are probably hundreds of things that will have come up," he says.
Chhatwal also recommends that a security review becomes "part of change management… If they are planning to introduce a new product, maybe there will be no impact on security, but it should be formally recognised as a possibility."
Given this need for regular reviews, as well as daily steps such as checking for the release of software patches, it is clear that to properly implement IT and physical security requires a large investment, not just in money but also in time and attention. For this reason, some companies are beginning to lift this burden off the CIO by creating a new role, the chief security officer (CSO).
James Buckett, Tivoli Presales manager, software group, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa, believes that this is an important role for ensuring that policies are properly implemented, otherwise security can be forgotten about by the IT department.
"If you want to have accountability you have got to centralise it and make one person accountable for it," he observes.
This, however, is proving difficult as few people have the skills necessary to oversee security across the entire organisation. A recent People3 survey revealed that security manager was the hardest IT position for a company to fill, with the average search taking over three months. ComSec's Hassad believes that the local picture reflects this.
"It is the biggest [security] head-ache that organisations have — finding people who understand security, both the physical and technical side, properly… It's not like you are looking for a Cisco engineer, when you can find many people with good qualifications," he notes.
The 24x7 nature of most IT operations further stretches the demand for IT security staff. Most IT departments operate on a 9 to 5 schedule, so when a hacker in America tries to break into Middle Eastern company's system, it is highly likely that the IT manager is asleep in bed.
Farooq Hasan, marketing manager, Comtrust, therefore believes that companies need to wake up to security and implement proper round the clock procedures.
"There is a mindset here that nothing is going to happen to my system. [People say] 'there are very few hacks in this part of the World, so I have very little probability of an attack.' This mindset is stupid [though]… because the bottom line is it can happen to you," he argues.||**||


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