text: Peter Farrow <peter at farrows.org> wrote: > Thats because its entirely possible to make a system secure > without Selinux, it was only born in Centos from Version 4. There is _no_ possible way to make a system secure _except_ for yanking the plug. Furthermore, anytime you offer networking services, you open up holes in the system. > While I would never recommend turning off a firewall, This is far too broad of a statement. First off, "firewalls" can actually not only be a _false_ sense of security, but they are quite _indifferent_ at times. Most people assume firewalls must be turned on because many platforms have so many services that _always_ run, _regardless_ of configuration. That is a leftover from the Windows world. A UNIX/Linux system with select networking services that are known to be running and accepting all packets from any source IP benefit virtually _little_ from source address packet inspection (let alone TCP Wrappers becomes useless). At that point, you're talking more about intrusion detection than anything. And that's typically at layer 5+. The new focus is on IDS/IPS at layer 7 in today's world of unifying HTTP services. The overwhelming majority of firewalls only address layer-3/4 security, layer-2 if you're lucky, but virtually _never_ layer 5+. > I would recommend turning off Selinux: I would recommend _against_ that. That's _exactly_ saying that you don't need different user logins if you have groups defined, because you've entrusted people in a group of the same access. You're ignoring many, many things accountability-wise. > a firewall doesn't stop stuff on the box working properly Of course not because it only deals with (largely) blocking layer-3/4 communcation. It does absolutely nothing to deal with layer-5+ exploits -- let alone local issues. > as it ships, Selinux does. Of course! Anytime you implement RBAC/MAC, you're going to break things. But the answer is _not_ to merely turn it off, it's to write the software to work with RBAC/MAC. Like it or not, Linux software is going to have to "grow up" and face the RBAC/MAC music. In addition to software, that requires administrators learning to deal with it. To do less is to leave Linux _well_behind_ other OSes in the Common Criteria certifications -- certifications that _do_ exist for damn good reasons. > For example anything that would stop squid running properly > out of the box (as Selinux does) is of limited value, Value to whom? The person who is trying to secure the server? Or someone who just wants Squid to work? REALITY: SELinux is no different than any other security mechanism, or any other troubleshooting. If something doesn't work, you turn off all sorts of constraints. If it starts working suddenly because you turned something off, that doesn't necessarily mean whatever you turned off is the "problem," but that its current configuration prevents something from working. You can either choose to find out why, or you can turn it off. But make no mistake, SELinux is _not_ just "going away" because people don't want to deal with it. Just like NPTL, just like ANSI C++ compliance before that and just like GLibC 2 before that. I have continually agreed with Red Hat's insistence on certain technologies because without them, Linux is seriously _not_ moving forward. Heck, look at Windows! 99.9% of Windows applications won't run with the full NT security model enabled. In the Linux world, you start enforcing the full security of the OS, and the applications fall in-line. SELinux is just another set of hurdles to overcome in Linux -- things that _other_ UNIX flavors _have_. Linux needs to join them or people like myself _will_ be running Solaris on our next server purchase (there is already the filesystem argument I've blabbed about prior, with RBAC/MAC being an increasing consideration. ;-) > in this instance its not required, "Not required" in what context? That's the problem. > it gets in the way, it IS easily possible to have > a secure system without Selinux, whereas that is doubtful > without a firewall. I _disagree_ entirely, and that is an overly broad statement. One might argue that a layer-3/4 packet inspector is rather "false security" when it comes to a layer-7 proxy service. ;-> Now SELinux is not a layer-7 packet inspector. But it _does_ prevent applications from accessing parts of the system that should not be allowed to access. It's not perfect and God knows Red Hat begs for new rules everyday to deal with things, but the headaches don't stop _until_ people start getting serious about putting SELinux in the fore-front of their considerations. > Chalk and cheese springs to mind. > If Selinux is the "baby" in your metaphor, then the best > thing to with it is hold it under the water until it stops > moving.... No offense, but Solaris continues to gain back Linux mindshare for this, and other reasons. No, it's not GPL-like, but it's MPL-like. If SELinux isn't adopted, Red Hat _knows_ it's going to be a serious mark against Solaris. > For those of us who know how to configure secure systems > (and I'm not suggesting you don't Tony by any stretch) > Selinux is additionaly bloat I (we) don't really need. Fine for you'all. But I do want and need SELinux. Yes, I disable it on some systems. But at other times, I've caught a few things that should not access things. > It just slows the system down... > I''ve never needed it...... But lack of SELinux adoption will slow Linux down. Red Hat knows this. -- Bryan J. Smith | Sent from Yahoo Mail mailto:b.j.smith at ieee.org | (please excuse any http://thebs413.blogspot.com/ | missing headers)


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Levels of Care at The Center for Eating Disorders
One of the greatest assets of The Center for Eating Disorders is our comprehensive continuum of care. We offer a full range of treatment programs that provide varying levels of support for individuals at each stage of their illness and recovery. Patients are able to enter the program at a level of care that matches their specific needs and then progress through lower levels as they move forward in the process of recovery. If a person has a setback they can easily move back into a higher level of care for additional support and stabilization and then step back down when ready.
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My husband and I had been shopping around for a new bridal set for me because I had developed a metal allergy to my original ring. We had been to many places but always left disappointed at our options. Kimberly s was recommended to us so we decided to try them. They were beyond our expectations! We were able to design a custom ring for me in a hypoallergenic metal at a very reasonable price. I could not be more happy with my new wedding ring. After two months of wearing my ring, I lost a small diamond stone. I took it back to see if they would check the setting to make sure the other stones were secure. Kimberly s took my ring back, checked the setting and replaced the diamond for FREE. I had it back on my finger within 3 days. I highly recommend you give Kimberly s a try. They have been amazing to work with. Their service is exceptional, their staff helpful and the selection is great. I know we have found a jeweler for life.
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After twenty years of selling jewelry, Kimberly's Diamond Corner
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precious and semiprecious stones. Their jewelry can be elegant or it can be
funky. What you see displayed is either bought or custom made. If the customer
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professional jewelers is that Kimberly's will buy your jewelry from you and
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Oh, and just be sure to push hard as you open the door. It's an old building and in warmer weather the door expands. They're open, I swear.
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I have been a customer of Kimberly's for over 15 years. I have bought jewelry, had it repaired, sent stones away to be appraised, you name it. Never had I had a qualm when dealing with Kimberly. She is trustworthy to deal with and has the best prices in I've seen. Her inventory runs from elegant to the carefree. If she doesn't have it, she'll try to get or even design it. Kim isn't stuffy, either, like some of the jewelers that you'll find in the other stores. She's a great person to deal with!
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Great Local Jeweler!.Kimberly's Diamond Corner came highly recommended to us when we were looking at engagement rings. Not only did Kim help my husband put together the most stunning engagement ring, her prices are fair and her approach is no B.S. Now, she's not going to make you always feel warm and fuzzy about buying jewelry, but that's not her job. She knows her stuff, can get you anything you could ever want and won't fleece you like the guys at the mall. We both bought our wedding bands from her, too. I trust her, her shop and her family (her daughter works there, too.) If you want to support a local woman-owned business, get beautiful jewelry at a good price and feel confident in your purchase, go to Kimberly's Diamond Corner.
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Over the past twelve years I have stopped into Kimberly's Diamond Corner to browse, pick up a watch battery, design a special item, or have a repair done on a piece of jewelry. I have always been treated as a very special client during each and every visit. They go above and beyond to help each customer find that very special item of their dreams. I continue to bring family and friends (from as far away as Hong Kong) to the shop just for the experience of previewing their inventory and meeting both Kimberly and Chelsea, they are very knowledgeable about their inventory and both are fun to work with when trying to make that big decision. These two ladies know that the secret to bringing great quality products and services to their clients is by making it a fun experience! Shopping for jewelry should always be fun.
Kimberly's is awesome!! The only place we buy jewelry. Kim and her daughters are soo friendly...and girls.. she is really good at talking guys into buying things you want ;)
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I needed to sell some rings so I decided to go to a jeweler here
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I want to thank Kimberly and Chelsea for all of their help and wisdom. If you ever need to know about diamonds or other jewelry purchases please go to Kimberly's not just because they gave me more money for my rings but they are truly experts at what they do. Thanks again!!
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I love to shop at Kimberly's Diamond Corner as I appreciate the personal attention. I buy great jewelry and the prices are fair.
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I have had nothing but great experiences there! I have 3 beautiful pieces from there and will continue to purchase there. I loved how I had an idea for the repair of my wedding ring and Kimberly helped me understand the process and we came up with an even better solution and my ring is beautiful! I also feel very strongly about supporting my local small businesses when all possible.
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I love the personal service and knowing that I am getting good quality pieces.
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After shopping at many Columbus area jewelers to update my 22 year old engagement & wedding ring I settled on Kimberly's because I felt most comfortable with her, trusted her and liked her selection. She had a wide assortment in stock of vintage, new and classic rings for me to pick from. I will go back to Kimberly's again and again!
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If you didn't already know it, Kindermusik is everywhere, and we love finding it in places like Flying Fox Studios in Brisbane, Australia.
I found this pic while searching for "Kindermusik" on the studio's Pinterest site and stumbled upon the variety of programs this creative development center offers to families.
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Inspiring people into the office in the morning and keeping them going throughout the day
No matter how much anyone enjoys their job, if they are doing the same thing over and over then there is bound to come a point when it feels like a bit of a grind coming in each morning. Everything can feel a bit stale if you're into the same routine every day. If you're a business owner, it is up to you to come up with ways to keep your employees interested and wanting to come into the office each day.
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Provide benefits for your workers
There are always bound to be certain benefits that are provided as standard to workers at a company but you need to think beyond these in order to keep both morale high and the desire to come into the office strong. There are many different ways that you can go about this, but I think the best is by offering an incentive-based scheme that would reward good work and high achievement. This is often used in employee of the month awards or in quarterly sales schemes.
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People will easily find coming into work a drag if they can't have a laugh with their colleagues during the day, so try to encourage a more social atmosphere if you can. Everyone wants to be working in a fun-loving environment, so this should be an important consideration. Hold small lunchtime parties or buffets in the office to celebrate certain occasions. These don't necessarily have to be birthdays, they can also be certain commemorative days in the country as a whole such as St George's Day.
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Capturing the Power and Potential of Curcumin from Turmeric Roots
Curcumin is the compound in the turmeric spice that provides its golden yellow color. It also offers many health benefits and has been used for thousands of years in traditional medicine.
The challenge with curcumin for everyday use as a supplement has been that once extracted from turmeric, it's poorly absorbed in the bloodstream during digestion. So you had to take very large doses to get desired benefits - this is both expensive and hard to do each day.
This problem has been overcome with the introduction of the patented BCM-95® extract. By combining curcumin with oils also in turmeric, BCM-95® dramatically improves the absorption of curcumin. For example, when comparing absorption and sustainability in the bloodstream, just 400mg of BCM-95® is equivalent to 2,500mg of regular curcumin.
BCM-95® helps support a healthy inflammation response in your body, aiding joint and muscle health, boosting mood and cognitive function and immune system function. Emerging research indicates BCM-95® may also support better digestion and gastrointestinal health.
The benefits of BCM-95® have been demonstrated in more than a dozen clinical trials - with more ongoing and planned.
BCM-95® is made from turmeric plants grown using organic practices. After the plants are hand harvested, the BCM-95® powder is made in a state-of- the-art facility using a patented method. No harmful solvents are used.
Each batch of BCM-95® is independently tested for purity and unwanted levels of heavy metals or contaminants.
BCM-95®: Made From the Finest Turmeric Grown with Organic and Sustainable Farming Practices
The best turmeric is grown in a frost free climate that gets plenty of rain - but in soil that drains rapidly.
You'll find these conditions in Northeast India - which is why this region is known for producing the finest turmeric plants. The turmeric for BCM-95® comes from this region, in Northeast India.
The local farmers are very careful about the organic farming techniques they use. You won't find pesticides or harsh chemical fertilizers on the farms used to make BCM-95®.
Instead they strictly use natural fertilizers like animal manure and repurposed turmeric roots, rhizomes and leaves.
Most of the work, including harvesting, is done by hand. From start to finish, very little machinery is used.
Since turmeric is such an important crop to the region, the locals are careful to use eco-friendly and sustainable practices.
The makers of BCM-95® make sure the farmers are paid reasonable, competitive prices for their crops.
The challenge with curcumin for everyday use has been that once extracted from turmeric, it's poorly absorbed in the bloodstream during digestion.
So you had to take very large doses to get desired benefits - this is both expensive and hard to do each day. This problem has been overcome with the introduction of BCM-95®.
BCM-95® improves absorption using a patented process that combines curcumin with essential oils also found in turmeric.
The bottom line is when comparing absorption and sustainability in the bloodstream, just 400mg of BCM-95® is equivalent to 2,500mg of regular curcumin.
In addition to blood work, the enhanced absorption of BCM-95® was confirmed by analyzing stool samples. This showed that only 5%-10% of BCM-95® is excreted (the rest is absorbed) compared to 50% -60% of regular curcumin.
There are two types of curcumin: spice grade turmeric and extractable root turmeric. BCM-95® is made from the extractable root turmeric because while it requires a more delicate and expensive process to extract the curcumin and turmeric oil, the root contains up to 300% more curcumin than regular spice grade turmeric.
As a result, harsh and potentially unsafe solvents don't need to be used to extract the curcumin from the turmeric - just ethanol and ethyl acetate.
Once extracted, the curcumin and turmeric oil are immediately tested to ensure there's no lingering solvents (just pure, powerful curcumin and essential turmeric oil).
Other companies use the spice grade turmeric, because it's cheaper, and then use harsh solvents like acetone - the stuff in nail polish remover and rubber cement - to try and squeeze out the curcumin. That's not the case with of BCM-95®.
All of these efforts ensure that you get potent and safe curcumin powder!
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* Daily value not established.
Other ingredients: Hypromellose, stearic acid, vegetable magnesium stearate and silica.
BCM-95® and Bio-Curcumin® are registered trademarks of Dolcas Biotech LLC.
Suggested Use: Take one (1) capsule daily with water. For increased benefits, take one (1) capsule twice (2) a day, at separate times of day or as directed by your health care practitioner.
TrueCurcumin™ helps support a healthy inflammatory response in the body and promotes joint, brain, heart and immune health.†
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Lopresti A, Maes A, Maker G, Hood S, Drummond P. "Curcumin for the treatment of major depression: A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study." Journal of Affective Disorders, October 1, 2014 Volume 167, Pages 368–375.
Jayesh Sanmukhani, Vimal Satodia, Jaladhi Trivedi, Tejas Patel, Deepak Tiwari, Bharat Panchal, Ajay Goel and Chandra Bhanu Tripathi. "Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial." Phytotherapy Research, 2014; 28:579-585.
Binu Chandran and Ajay Goel. "A Randomized, Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Curcumin in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis." Phytotherapy Research, 2012; 26(11):1719-25.
Kizhakkedath, et al. "Clinical evaluation of a formulation containing Curcuma longa and Boswellia serrata extracts in the management of knee osteoarthritis." Molecular Medicine Reports, 2011; 8(5):1542-8.
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The Spanish embassy in Oslo does not wish to respond to the question whether the word wishes is mentioned in the conclusion of the UN 2002 legal opinion. In order to get an answer of how Spain interprets the UN document, a national Norwegian student organisation was referred to the Saharawi delegation in Madrid.
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[SAIH:] Does the Spanish government agree that the word wishes is to be found in the conclusion of the UN Legal Opinion?
[Embassy:] I am pleased to send you this message on behalf of Ambassador Mr. Santiago Salas, in response to your letter sent on December 1st 2010.
The Spanish Embassy in Norway will remain open to any communication sent by SAIH, and will certainly convey its content to the relevant Spanish Authorities.
As for an exchange of information on this or any other political matter, the most appropriate and effective channel is probably the official Delegation of the Saharaui Arab Democratic Republic in Madrid, established to facilitate such kind of cooperation.
[SAIH:] Thank you for your reply. However I must say that I dont understand why you refer us to Saharaui delegation in Madrid? SAIH, which is a Norwegian student organization does not have any ties with the Sahraui delegation in Spain.
[Embassy:]By referring you to the Delegation of the Saharaui Arab Democratic Republic in Madrid I am not assuming your organization has any links with it. Your letter deals with a political issue that concerns the interests of the Saharahui people, and Spain considers the Saharaui Arab Democratic Republic as the legitimate representative of such interests.
Does the Spanish government agree that the word wishes is to be found in the conclusion of the UN Legal Opinion?
This was the very simple question raised by the Norwegian student organisation SAIH to the Spanish embassy in Oslo recently. The student group asked the question since both Spain and the European Commission seems to misinterpret the UN text, in an effort to defend the controversial EU-Moroccan fisheries agreement covering the occupied territory.
However, in order to get a reply to how the Spanish government reads the UN document, the student organization was asked to contact the delegation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic in Madrid. It appears from the communication that the Spanish embassy does not have - or does not want to explain - an own interpretation of the UN document. Your letter deals with a political issue that concerns the interests of the Saharahui people, and Spain considers the Saharaui Arab Democratic Republic as the legitimate representative of such interests, the embassy stated in a letter to SAIH last week.
It is thus not yet known whether the Spanish government has yet discovered the word wishes in the 2002 UN document. Yesterday, the author of the opinion, former UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs called the EU interpretation of his text
. The Commission has replaced the phrase "wishes and interests of the people of Western Sahara" with different combinations of the words "needs", "benefits" and "interests" of the local population. To get an answer to the questions of benefits, the Commission has asked Morocco for a report, something which the former UN Under-Secretary General
in a recent article calls "not acceptable".
The word "wishes" refers to the right of self-determination over the natural resources of the territory. This right is affirmed by over 100 UN resolutions. The wishes of the Sahrawis were never taken into account when the current fisheries agreement between EU and Morocco was signed.
Read the e-mail correspondence between the Norwegian student group and the embassy to the right, and a complete version of the initial question to Spain below.
H.E., Ambassador D. Santiago Salas Collantes
Embassy of Spain in Oslo
Halvdan Svartes gate 13
0268 Oslo
Oslo, 1 December 2010
Dear Ambassador D. Santiago Salas Collantes
Regarding Spains interpretation of the conclusion of UN document, Western Sahara
The Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH) has worked on decolonisation issues since our organisation was founded in 1961. The last decade and a half, we have followed the issue of the decolonisation of Western Sahara.
SAIH has been in contact with the Association of Sahrawis in Norway, who recently asked a question regarding Spains reading of the conclusion of the UN Legal Opinion from 2002. As the temporary reply from your embassy to the Association of Sahrawis left it unclear whether you will respond to the question, we would like to ask you the same question.
As you probably know, the conclusion of the opinion is that if further exploration and exploitation activities were to proceed in disregard of the interests and wishes of the people of Western Sahara, they would be in violation of the principles of international law.
However, both Spain and the European Commission seem to misrepresent the Legal Opinion, by ignoring all references to the Saharawi people, by replacing the word people with population and by omitting the word wishes mentioned in the opinions conclusion.
In stead of quoting the conclusion of the opinion, the Commission always refers to out-of-context segments from other parts of the document. You find the complete opinion on this link: www.arso.org/Olaeng.pdf. We also add a picture of the Legal Opinions concluding paragraph to the right, to make sure you see where the conclusion is.
The EUs misuse of the UN opinion has been highly criticised by the author of the text, former UN Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Mr. Hans Corell, who stated as a European I feel embarrassed and that it is obvious that an agreement that does not make a distinction between the waters adjacent to Western Sahara and the waters adjacent to the territory of Morocco would violate international law. The European Parliaments Legal Service came to the same conclusion recently.
On this basis, we look forward to hear your answer to one very simple question:
Does the Spanish government agree that the word wishes is to be found in the conclusion of the UN Legal Opinion?
We would prefer if you can answer to our organisation by a simple
or a
, and look forward to hear from you as quickly as possible. A reply can be sent to the email address below.
Runar Myrnes Balto
President, SAIH
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- West Highland Salmon Fisheries Co. - invoice from Smith & Ritchie Ltd, 1957
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This receipt records the details of consignment of fish sent from West Highland Salmon Fisheries in Portree to Smith & Ritchie (Fisheries) Ltd, wholesale merchants in Glasgow. As with most orders, grilse made up the largest number of fish. Salmon, due to their scarcity, always commanded the highest price. Like all the companies fish was sent to, Smith & Ritchie sent a receipt of goods and noted the costs incurred with the sale. In this case fees include freight, market fees and commission, all of which were deducted before the cheque for £81 13s 6d was sent to James Banks in Portree.
West Highland Salmon Fisheries Co Ltd
In 1944 James Banks & Sons, Perth bought the sea salmon fishing lease for the Kilmuir Estates, Skye from A Powrie & Co, and formed the West Highland Salmon Fisheries Co Ltd to operate the lease. The company continued until 1962 when it was sold to Kenneth Matheson, Portree.
When Banks and Sons took over the lease there were fishing stations at Lealt, Rigg (Borreraig), Staffin, Portree, Camustianavaig, Balmeanach and Brochel Castle (on Raasay). In 1956, Balmeanach and Camustianavaig merged to become the Braes station, with three men employed, while the others usually had four-man crews. The company employed about 28 men each year with jobs being offered to the same men each season before new workers were hired.
The season began late April/early May and ran through to the end of August. Several men were also employed during the winter months to take ice down from the dam at Sluggans for storage at the ice house at Portree harbour. Each crew member would receive a contract with information on wages, proposed bonus scheme and work hours and were provided with oilskins and rubber boots.
The catch was divided into salmon, grilse and trout, with grilse numbers being the highest. The total annual catch was approximately 3000 fish in the late 1940s and early 1950s. A record high of nearly 10,000 fish were caught in 1957.
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In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
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In 16 years, Overstock.com has become an industry leader in giving customers "quality products at the best prices possible." The Salt Lake City-based firm expects to book $2 billion in sales this year and is rapidly expanding its Utah operations. Chairman Jonathan Johnson deployed his marketing skills in an unsuccessful bid for the 2016 GOP nomination for governor of Utah, using the #HireJJ hashtag.
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Relatively early in my career, I was going from a job at one company to another. I had three competing offers for the next job, and I let the base salary weigh too much in the decision. The company I joined turned out not to be a great fit; they were willing to pay more, but had unreasonable expectations, and I ended up leaving them.
I faced a similar story early in my career: I was negotiating a deal where I had all the leverage. The other party was dying to do business with us, so I negotiated hard and won on every point. I thought I had done well, so I went back and talked to my boss about it. He said, "Jonathan, it is a horrible deal. We can't take it."
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Inshorts is now available in Hindi
Inshorts, India's highest rated news mobile application that offers latest news stories summarized in 60 words, has made its first move in the vernacular mobile market by launching a Hindi interface of the app. Based on the success of Hindi, Inshorts plans to expand in other regional languages including Marathi, Kannada and Tamil by mid 2016.
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This made me wonder - has anyone studied whether trend following techniques may dampen sequence of returns risk and, thereby, produce higher safe withdrawal rates? I began running some numbers myself and it appeared that the application of a trend following technique may yield higher SWRs and then I stumbled across a recent paper titled "Reducing Sequence Risk Using Trend Following and the CAPE Ratio" by Clare et al (link below). In their paper, the authors conclude:
All this said, it's difficult to determine whether this strategy will be effective in the future given:The risk of experiencing bad investment outcomes at the wrong time, or sequence risk, is a poorly understood, but crucial aspect of the risk faced by investors, in particular those in the decumulation phase of their savings journey, typically over the period of retirement financed by a defined contributions pension scheme. Using US equity return data from 1872-2014 we show how this risk can be significantly reduced by applying trend-following investment strategies. We also demonstrate that knowledge of a valuation ratio such as the CAPE ratio at the beginning of a decumulation period is useful for enhancing sustainable investment income.
- Often, strategies lose their effectiveness once observed.
- Historically, it would have required significantly more effort and cost to employ a trend following strategy, heightening the observed historical premium of the strategy. In the current age of low expense ratios, ETFs, and limited (or no) commissions, what barriers exist? The strategy now just requires a process and the will to follow it.
- To some, trend following is synonymous with voodoo or tarot cards - that is, there is no rational explanation for it and no expectation that it will persist in the future. The underpinnings of this strategy are rooted in behavioral finance, so what if investors change their behavior?
What do you think?
Transcript of Meb Faber podcast: http://mebfaber.com/2017/12/13/episode- ... llocation/
Link to "Reducing Sequence Risk Using Trend Following and the CAPE Ratio": https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm ... id=2764933


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Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam and most branches of Judaism endorse organ donation as the highest gesture of humanitarianism, U.S. doctors say.
Yet, each year, more than 100,000 Americans will need a life-saving organ transplant, but last year fewer than 22,000 U.S. transplants took place, said physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York.
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Happy Christmas to all you garden bloggers out there and thanks for stopping by at ernie and i this year. There are still some surprising things happening in my garden on Christmas Day. An iris that didn't flower in the summer is now trying to flower - I don't think it will quite manage it but I could be wrong. My Hydrangeas still have a bit of colour - I've seen some locally that look wonderful. Today on a walk along Eastbourne seafront we marvelled at some Agapanthus in full flower. I think the hundreds of people strolling along listening to the band playing carols were fairly oblivious to this floral anomaly. Perhaps most surprising of all however is my nextdoor neighbour's show of daffodils, which have been in flower now for about two weeks. Most bizarre, and a bit of a shame really as they won't be there in Spring.
|This fellow has left it a bit late...
|Good old Cyclamen never disappoint
|I like the faded tints on this hydrangea
|This chappy is still busy on Christmas morning, taking some
Hellebore pollen back for a festive feast
|My Marguerites are still flowering - despite not being deadheaded for quite a while!
|My Arctotis are still going strong, that's at least 7 months of flowering!
|Nextdoor's Daffs - how bizarre!
|Eastbourne December 25th 2011. Agapanthus in flower.


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|Peter Jackson's King Kong (PC)
|ESRB Rating
|Teen (animated blood and violence)
|Release Date
|Nov 21, 2005
|PC (reviewed), Xbox, Xbox 360, Playstation 2
|Action – First Person Shooter / Third Person Platformer
My neck ached when the credits started to roll. Of course, it had been hurting already for a while. More than three hours after it started, the new King Kong movie was over and despite its monstrous length, at no point had I wished it would hurry up and finish. I was having too much fun with the thrilling action and engaging story.
With that in mind I have to ask how the video game version, while having such a short length, manages to become boring? Although Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (insert your own lengthy-title joke) innovates in many ways and offers a fair share of thrills, it ultimately grows stale and leaves much to be desired.
The game begins with video right from the film that introduces the reason our heroes have for going to Skull Island in the depressed 1930s. However, after the game starts the action and events never match up to what happens in the film in more than the most general of ways. From Anne's capture by the natives to a major character's death, the same events occur, but in different ways that are not explained by any gameplay considerations. Obviously, adaptations must add sequences not seen in the source material, but failing to recreate set pieces from the film defeats the purpose of a tie-in.
A tie-in it remains, though, and you therefore play as the reluctant script-writer-turned-hero Jack Driscoll, and, less often, as the gigantic ape that prefers blondes. Your progress is saved at closely placed checkpoints that reload quickly if you die or fail an objective, allowing quick access to any part of the game. Altogether, there are 40 episodes, the majority of which are first-person shooter sequences starring Jack.


text: C# SIG PresentationCommunity | User Groups | Web (and ASP.NET) StuffJuly 22, 2008 9:59 AM 0 I have uploaded (finally) the presentation that I delivered to the C# SIG last Wednesday, July 16 to my SkyDrive. You can download it here. I did make some little modifications to it though ... and they address one of the outstanding questions of the evening ... how does ASP.NET Role-based security work with ASP.NET Dynamic Data? Well, it's pretty simple and straightforward, actually. Some background first. ASP.NET Dynamic Data uses SP1's UrlRoutingModule to map requests to the correct table ... with the name of the table appearing as a directory on the web site. So, when editing the "Products" table, the URL will be http://mydatasite/Products/[NameOfView]. Adding authentication and authorization for the entire site is a no-brainer; just add the authorization element into the web.config with the proper entries and you're done. Doing it for individual tables is just about as easy; in this case, you just need to add a location element to your web.config and configure the settings for the location. For example:<location path="products"> <system.web> <authorization> <allow roles="Products"/> <deny users="*"/> </authorization> </system.web> </location>In this case, we have defined a role called "Products" that can edit (and view, of course) the products table, but no one else can. This will behave exactly as would a "real" folder in any ASP.NET web site using role-based authorization with the built-in RoleManager (regardless of where the roles are actually coming from!).As I said, I added this to the demos that I uploaded. All access to the site is authenticated; no anonymous users are allowed. There are 2 roles - Products, which can edit the Products table and HR, which can edit the Employees table - and 3 users. All users have the same password (Pass@word1). Here's the breakdown:User IDRoleUser1HRUser2ProductsUser3<No Role> You can, of course, get a bit more complicated than this, but you'd have to do some additional customization of the different pages to do that. Tags: Community, User Groups, Web (and ASP.NET) Stuff 87de3779-166c-4d3c-ab2f-37236648eda0|0|.0|96d5b379-7e1d-4dac-a6ba-1e50db561b04


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Came across an issue today where we were unable to reinstall SharePoint 2010 with the following error "The install in progress conflicts with a previously installed Microsoft Office 2010 Server product"
Previously office web apps was also installed on SharePoint but was remove via Add/Remove programs successfully. However i did a quick search in the registry and found that it still looked like some components remained from Office Web Apps. (HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18)
I then decided to run the uninstall strings to remove these components (MSIEXEC Commands below)
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Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (Arabic) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-0401-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (German) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-0407-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (English) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (Russian) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-0419-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (Spanish) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Proof (French) 2010
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1141-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Web Front End Components
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1144-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps English Language Pack
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-1145-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}
Microsoft Office Web Apps Application Server Components
MsiExec.exe /X{90140000-112D-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}
After this i could re-install SharePoint 2010 with no errors


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Hit the Liberty Stadium in those famous white and black colours this season with this Ospreys 18/19 Home S/S Kids Pro Rugby Shirt.
Ospreys of the Guinness Pro 14 have in previous years linked up with Kooga and BLK kit suppliers but this season have collaborated with Canterbury to bring their fans a fresh kit and training range.
The linear design of the new home shirt is inspired by the unity of the Ospreys team and their supporters, the 'Made of Many' campaign - a nod to the people and clubs across the Region which the team represents. It is that bond which enables the team to focus on success and interweave passion into their performance.
The shirt features a new one-piece crossover crew collar which reduces neck pump, keeping the players cooler and removing distraction. The forward facing side seam allows the jersey to twist with the player, aiding smooth movement. It also includes VapoDri technology, which is designed to wick moisture away from the body and maintain core temperature.
This home shirt is black with white, uneven pinstripes running across the body. the sleeves and collar on this jersey are also white. There is also an electric blue strip across the shoulders which matches with the club's sponsor. The CCC logo is on the right whilst the club badge is on the left. The club's new sponsor - Lovell Rugby - is across the middle in blue and white.
This jersey, is a replica of the kit worn by the players on match day, and has a slightly more relaxed fit than the Test version, made from 100% polyester.
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Some of my son's mini-challenge ideas are quite simple, such as:
Build a bridge.
Others are more complicated, such as:
You are a goldsmith. The king needs a new crown. Make one for him.
All are aimed at getting a child's brain thinking and hands building right away.
How Our Co-op Planning Challenges Led to Mini-Challenge Cards
Two weeks ago, as a part of a commitment to help me plan, prepare for, and teach two spring co-op classes, my son finished making some Mini-Challenge Cards with the help of his sister's laminating and cutting efforts.
Although the cards are simple, the road to their creation had a few bumps, which required problem solving and a growing repertoire of skills.
The problem solving began months ago, when I was coordinating our spring co-op, looked at the registration list, and realized:
Uh oh. My boy is not going to be happy. He is the only boy even close to his age signed up and, so far, there's it not a single classes that would be even remotely interesting to him.
As co-coordinator for our local spring co-op, I had to think quickly about solutions for this potential problem, and since positive problem solving is something I've been working on with my oldest son, I decided to enlist his help.
"Son," I began while we were on a walk by ourselves one evening. "I know you love co-op..."
"Yes..." my son prompted me to go on.
"Well, I have some good news and some bad news about the spring."
"Co-op is going to run again, but your closest friends won't be able to come, and you'll be the only boy your age."
"I thought that might happen," my son responded. He knew that two of his closest friends are now involved with an all-year academic co-op and another boy his age had had to drop out of our enrichment-based co-op in the fall.
After a sigh, my son went on. "No kids my age... What classes are being offered?"
In response, I began listing different parent names and the classes that they had suggested so far. With each course title I spoke, I could see my son's shoulders slumping further and his walking pace slowing.
As I expected, none of the courses other parents were planning to teach sparked any interest in my son. Still hopeful, I asked, "So, what do you think? Would you like to take any of these?"
A dejected, "no" was my son's response, followed by a brighter, "Could I teach a class instead?"
A smile played at the corners of my mouth, since I had had this very idea myself. "Perhaps, Son. I think you could, but you're not that much older than the other children. Do you think that you teaching a class by yourself would work?"
"Well, I could help teach."
"That could work." I smiled. "Is there a class you'd like to assist with?"
"None of the ones you already said," my son responded.
"Well, then, we have to think of some solutions," I suggested.
No reply came from my son, so, after a stretch of silent walking, I said, "If you do not want to help with any of the classes that others are teaching and you don't want to take any, what should we do?"
Footsteps continued to fall.
"As I see it, we have three choices at this point. We could find something you want to teach. I could teach a class you want to take. Or, we could bow out of co-op this spring and pick up with some other things we've been wanting and needing to do." (In all honesty, I had one other choice in mind, but I wasn't about to speak it yet.)
My son then weighed each of the ideas I had offered, immediately nixing the last one after saying he would not want to spoil things for his younger siblings by being the reason we took a break from co-op. He knows they like it and wants to them to continue enjoying it. He commented further that I do a lot for co-op and that he would not want to take my help away from the group by requesting that our family no longer participate.
"But, I really don't like any of the classes, Mom." He continued walking.
Half-teasing, I then suggested, "Oh, I have another idea, you could bring some things to do and use co-op time as a study hall..."
We both laughed at this idea. Quiet study? During co-op time? Seriously? That would not be my son's style.
Negative pensiveness broken by laughter, my son smiled again. "What are you teaching, Mom. Maybe I could teach some different classes with you?"
Exactly. I thought. "Sure, Son. That could work. Why don't you tell me what you'd like to co-teach with me and I'll ask the other coordinator if she thinks it would be okay for you to be my assistant..."
And so it was that my oldest son invested in the idea of being my Junior Assistant for both a Show-n-Tell Brick Builders course and a Knights in Training one this spring.
Over the past couple months, my son took his commitment seriously, and, from late winter until just two weeks ago, he busied himself reading and researching about Lego builds and knights in order to help me to plan and prepare materials for both courses.
As a part of that process, my son made the Mini-Challenge cards so that children who might finish up with the main challenges he came up with for each week's Brick Builder lesson could remain actively engaged in class-related activities until every child in the class was ready to present their creations.
To make the cards, my son helped me choose a background and design a simple layout. Then, he ordered a tall stack of Lego books from the library and perused different things online in order research and brainstorm ideas for the cards. Finally, he took turns typing his ideas out on his own or dictating them to me for me to type, making 48 challenges in all.
I am equally happy to say, that our first two Brick Builder and Knights classes went GREAT! I could not been more pleased with how well my son did in planning, preparing, and teaching each class with me so far.
We've been getting positive feedback from students and parents about both classes, and my son is so excited about how his efforts are paying off that he has already begun asking when he'll be old enough to teach a class all by himself, or with me as his assistant. I told him, "In time, Son, in time. Let's just enjoy what we are doing right now, and we'll talk about that later."
And that is what we are doing - enjoying the present, which includes brick building fun and sharing my son's ideas with you in hopes that you and yours might also enjoy meeting mini-challenges with success!
We'd love to see the Lego builds you create using these cards. Pop on over to our Facebook page to upload a picture or tag us in a comment on a picture you upload elsewhere. My son will be so excited to see your creations!


text: Now that it's embedded in public consciousness that Altoids is the "curiously strong mint," WDDG is aiding the brand in reconnecting with consumers with a site that's equally refreshing as it is nostalgic. Partnering with Google Earth, Altoids unveils a "Where's Waldo"-esque game called, yes, "Where's Sindy," an enticing treat that invites visitors to download the newest version of Earth and scour regions for the animated damsel. While the little puzzle awards winning contestants a trip to Sin City, aka Las Vegas, the Altoids site also offers a virtual, curated gallery of its history of advertisements and a handful of arcade games as well. The main draw might be finding Sindy, but the microsite, which WDDG set in a red, ornate template, offers several detours that are sure to occupy visitors and distill some interesting branding in the process.


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Why See Deafheaven and Baroness?
A double-header
Metal legends Deafheaven and Baroness team up this year for a joint tour of epic proportions! With Deafheaven having released their fourth album last summer, earning a Grammy nomination in the process, the two sets of rockers hit the road with their plethora of hits in tow!
After being victims of a bus crash in 2012, and taking some much-needed time-out, Baroness are on the comeback. Having released their fourth album back in 2015, the four-piece are rumoured to be working on some brand new work. Although it is still not confirmed, keep your ears peeled for Baroness' latest musical offering!
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Arabs, speak Hebrew!
Arabs, speak Hebrew!
Many Arab eyebrows - those of politicians and populist education officials - will no doubt be raised when they read this headline. At the same time, we should discuss the issue of language with due seriousness and detached from the sensitivity connected to it.
The Education Ministry recently published data on achievement levels in the school system. One finding particularly caught my eye - on achievements of students examined in Hebrew, especially Arab pupils. The report spoke of the catastrophic situation in the Arab community and said Arab students had the lowest average grade in Hebrew language. The grade in Arabic for Arab Students was only slightly higher.
Recent research by Prof. Zohar Eviatar and Dr. Rafiq Ibrahim of the University of Haifa's psychology department explain the problem from another angle. The researchers compared the speed and accuracy of comprehending texts among Arabic speakers, Hebrew speakers and English speakers. They found that the right hemisphere of the brain is involved in learning to read in Hebrew and English but not at all in learning to read Arabic.
This stems from the graphic complexity of Arabic writing, they believe. Arabic letters are joined together and change shape according to their location in a word. In addition, many letters are distinguished from one another by minute graphic signs alone. Thus Arabic writing's graphic uniqueness becomes a heavy burden on children when they are learning to read.
The data explain the considerable gap between students at Arabic-language schools and those at schools where the language of instruction is Hebrew or English. The data also partially explain Israel's low standing compared with the developed countries in international tests of schoolchildren. This gap, linked to the language's sad situation, exists in the entire Arab world. It's not by chance that not one Arab university is among the world's best 500 universities. This finding has nothing to do with Zionism or Israel.
Everyone knows that the Arabic taught in schools is compared with Hebrew or any other foreign language, but it is not the language Arab children speak at home. The mother tongue they speak at home is totally different from the literary Arabic taught at school. This situation exists throughout the Arab world.
The Arab public in Israel is not isolated from the general Arabic linguistic arena. The Arabic-language media, especially radio and television, do not provide the linguistic richness of formal Arabic. The opposite is true: They perpetuate linguistic superficiality that leads to intellectual superficiality.
Despite all this, an educational revolution is possible here. The positive results of such a revolution would be felt in just a few years. To this end, we need the courage to put the ultimate educational demand on the table: The Arabic and Druze departments at the Education Ministry must be abolished immediately and all the syllabi must be united into one core syllabus for everyone. Some 80 percent of the syllabus should include the teaching materials required for a modern and advanced education. For the remainder, special emphasis on the cultural interests of a segment of the population should be permitted.
We can conduct yet another revolutionary experiment - choose from the Arab community one or more class and decide that the language of instruction there, from kindergarten through high school, will be Hebrew. If we carry out an experiment like this, I'm convinced the positive results will not be long in coming.
Published: Opinion-Haaretz, September 27, 2020
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Sandy Hollow is a friendly rural village at the junction of the Golden Highway and The Bylong Valley Way on the Inland Adventure Trail.
The dramatic sandstone hills of the Giants Leap overshadow this quiet township which borders the Wollemi National Park between Denman and Merriwa. Located at the junction of the Golden Highway and the Bylong Valley Way, it is a great place to stop over and enjoy the natural landscape and hospitality of the country life.
Things to do:
- Admire the formation of the dramatic Giants Leap landmark on a scenic drive around area.
- Attend the Annual Charity Horse Ride in April.
- Cool your feet off with a dip in the river at O'Briens Crossing just off the Bylong Valley Way.
- Follow the Giants Leap trail for some fantastic views.
- Visit the famous David Mahony Art Gallery and Sculpture Park.