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PHOENIX - Members of an Iraqi family in Arizona who beat a teenage relative and padlocked her to a bed after she violated their traditional values by chatting to a male friend were spared jail time in a plea deal approved by a county judge Tuesday.
In exchange for a guilty plea, Yusra Farhan, 51, was sentenced to two years' probation on a charge of unlawful imprisonment of her daughter, 19-year-old Aiya Altameemi, at the family's Phoenix home in February, court officials said.
The young woman's father, Mohammed Altameemi, also received two years' probation for disorderly conduct, and her 18-year-old sister, Tabarak Altameemi, received the same sentence for assault, officials said.
Prosecutors said the incident started when Aiya was spotted leaving her high school with a young man. The father and younger daughter Tabarak confronted the young woman.
Police said Mohammed Altameemi became angry and took her home, striking her several times. Mother Farhan and daughter Tabarak also admitted to tying her to a bed with a rope around her waist that was secured with a padlock and beat her, according to court records.
'Not allowed to have boyfriends'
Farhan told police she hit her daughter because she "was speaking to a male subject and her Iraq culture states a female is not allowed to be having contact with males because females are not allowed to have boyfriends," court records said.
Aiya told school officials about the incident two days later and explained that "her family is trying to protect her and they want her to be a virgin for an arranged marriage," according to court documents.
A county attorney spokesman declined comment on the sentence. Attorneys for the young woman's family members could not be reached for comment.
In April 2011, Faleh Hassan Almaleki received 34 1/2 years in prison for running down his 20-year-old daughter in a Phoenix parking lot in what was described as an "honor killing."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Washington, D.C., has said such cases are isolated instances that occur sporadically and are widely chastised by the American Muslim community.
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The Carver Community Cultural Center has announced their 2012-2013 season. Click on the link in the first sentence of this blog to read about all the interesting concerts coming up at the Carver. Their season begins in October with a concert by Esperanza Spalding and another with Poncho Sanchez.
On May 17, 2013 the Carver will present one of the most unique string quartets performing today — ETHEL. How unique are they? First of all, have you ever heard of a Classical music group named anything like ETHEL? Their name signals that they will not offer the same repertoire as the Miro Quartet that is coming in January to San Antonio hosted by the San Antonio Chamber Music Society. The Carver web site describes the concert with ETHEL
Acclaimed as America's premier postclassical string quartet, ETHEL invigorates contemporary concert music with refreshing exuberance, fierce intensity, imaginative programming and exceptional artistry. Formed in 1998, New York's ebullient ETHEL is comprised of Juilliard-trained performers and founding members Ralph Farris (Artistic Director, Viola),and Dorothy Lawson (Artistic Director, Cello) as well as musical troubadour, Kip Jones (Violin) and chamber musician and educator Tema Watstein (Violin).
Joining ETHEL will be Robert Mirabal on Native flute. Over the last three years ETHEL has premiered over 50 new works. One of their touring programs this season is a " celebration of the culture and sounds of the 1970s featuring rock icon Todd Rundgren." Here is a short video from their web site.
ETHEL's concert at the Carver may very well be the concert of the 12-13 season in San Antonio!
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Jeremy Palmer necesitaba un nuevo diseño de otro y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 77 diseños de 15 diseñadores freelance.
I'm releasing an updated version of my old e-book on Tuesday April 1, and I need a new book cover.
Quit Your Day Job
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My new book is launching on April 1, and I need a new book cover.
The book was called:
"High Performance Affiliate Marketing".
You can download a free copy of the book here - http://www.quityourdayjob.com/hpam2007/ (view the existing cover on the PDF)
The updated book has a new name:
"Quit Your Day Job - A Blueprint for Affiliate Marketing Success".
I'm launching a new community site along with an updated version of the book this Tuesday. My old cover is dated and needs new messaging.
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- Design both a book cover for the PDF and a 3d-styled graphic I can use on my site to make the book look like a physical book.
- Use royalty free photography from iStockPhotoI'm keeping the contest short because I'm launching Tuesday and I don't like to extend contests.
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Sciaky, Inc., a provider of additive-manufacturing systems developing near-net-shape prototype parts, is teaming with the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University to launch the Center for Innovative Metal Processing through Direct Digital Deposition. Funding for the 6000-sq.-ft. center is being provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
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Our poor characters. How many times must we whack them in the head?
Answer: Plenty.
I get lots of questions about amnesia and head trauma in fictional scenarios. Now, before you think it's cliché to have characters suffer from traumatic brain injury, or TBI, let's review some facts.
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), TBI is a major, worldwide cause of disability and death. In the U.S., 1.7 million people sustain a TBI per year.
The causes include motor vehicle accidents, falls, being struck/striking head against something, and assaults.
And the groups most at risk? Ages 0-4, 15-19, and over 65.
So for many of us writing YA, this isn't a completely random, pull-an-injury-out-of-a-hat situation at all.
So on to our question! This week, Melody asks:
If hit with a blunt object (in my case, a gun) that knocked them out, how long would be a reasonable amount of time for someone (a teenager) to be unconscious, and, most importantly, how would they feel when they woke up? And is there any way to have a concussion and not lose memory?
Great question, Melody. She's already read my earlier posts on head trauma (getting shot in the head) and types of amnesia after head trauma.
First of all, let's define TBI vs. concussion. This is a little confusing. Mild concussion may be considered a type of TBI, where there is clear neurologic impairment at some point in time (confusion, amnesia, difficulty concentrating or feeling slowed down). Being unconscious isn't necessary for the definition of concussion, FYI.
Mild TBI is defined as a person who, 30 minutes after the trauma, knows who they are and where they are; can open their eyes spontaneously; and obeys commands.
In mild TBI/concussion, most people won't lose consciousness. If they do, it's for less than a minute. If Melody need her character to be unconscious for longer, the character would have to pay the price by having more issues with amnesia and other symptoms, and it would have to be clear that the hit to the head was quite severe.
Many people with mild TBI/concussion may have a loss of memory surrounding the incident. Even without losing consciousness, it's common for the sufferer to repeat questions over an over again ("What happened? How did I get here?"). However, that may not last for long. However, the longer the person stays unconscious from the trauma, the larger the period of time they might suffer from amnesia.
How would they feel when they woke up? Here's a run down of some common symptoms:
- pain or swelling (the goose egg!) in the area of the injury; possibly broken skin over the scalp and a good bit of bleeding (scalps have a rich blood supply)
- headache
- dizziness and/or vertigo
- stumbling; possibly unable to walk a straight line
- nausea and vomiting
- emotions out of proportion to situation
- slurred speech
- disoriented
- inability to concentrate
- vacant staring
- slowed or delayed speech


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A Port Orange man was shot late Saturday evening while driving with his son along Dunlawton Avenue.
A Port Orange man was shot late Saturday night while driving with his son over the Dunlawton Avenue Bridge, police said.
Kanwaljit Singh, 46, was driving with his 13-year-old son in a 2005 Ford Focus about 11:50 p.m., according to a Port Orange Police Department news release. As he traveled west over the Dunlawton Avenue Bridge, a dark, late 80s to early 90s Ford F-150 truck pulled up alongside his Ford Focus.
Several gunshots came from the vehicle, striking the driver's side door of the Focus near the door handle. Singh pulled over to the side of the road to call the authorities, and realized he was shot in his upper thigh and left lower torso. Singh's son was not struck or otherwise injured, police said.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing, Assistant Police Chief Wayne Miller said Sunday night.
Singh was transported to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach and underwent surgery. He was listed in critical but stable condition, police said.
"Mr. Singh remains in stable condition," Miller said Sunday afternoon.
After the shooting, the Ford truck turned south on Halifax Drive and fled. Officers searched the area to no avail. The suspect and truck were not found.
"Their is no (identification) as yet on the occupant of the suspect vehicle involved," Miller said. "As we continue our endeavors to locate and identify said suspect and suspect vehicle, we ask anyone with any information concerning this incident to contact the Port Orange police."
The suspect's vehicle has a "FORD" decal or emblem on the sides of its truck bed, near the rear, according to the police report. No tag information or other information was released.
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My life seems to be a mixed bag at the moment. Last Wednesday it was my oncology appointment at the hospital. I was feeling very apprehensive and nervous as to what they found when I had the PET scan in Wellington. Instead of finding another secondary tumour in the abdominal area where it was last time, and where this type of cancer normally appears but instead two hot spots were found – one in a rib bone and one in my thyroid. Won't dwell anymore on this though until they know for sure what is happening. Now waiting for a biopsy on the rib and an ultra sound of my thyroid and perhaps even a biopsy there as well if they suspect it is needed. My CA125 levels meantime continue to rise – now 136.
Friday was a much nicer day. We met with some neighbours and ex-neighbours (we still all keep in touch) for lunch which also extended into afternoon tea!! Lots of talk and laughter.
Then Saturday night it was out for dinner (Nicky's birthday). Really nice Indian restaurant (Chapati's in Lincoln Road).
Sunday was my turn to help Sally man our table at the Craft Out West show. So, so busy but very successful. There were times when they were lining up to have a go with our makes and takes. These were mine here:
Mmm why is the second picture blurry? Couldn't possibly be the photographer could it? lol
Go here to see Sally's gorgeous butterfly make & takes - http://sallystampingdelights.blogspot.com/2010/07/flight-of-butterfly.html
Finding that I haven't got the same energy levels as I had and by today was really tired so wasn't impressed that I had to get up early to go and pick up some tubes from Labtests then be at the hospital by 9 am for them to take bloods via my portacath … and that didn't go smoothly either! Then drop the 4 tubes back to the lab so that they can get the results to oncology.
Gee I'm glad I'm retired – don't think I would have had the time to be ill if I was still working!
Anyway that's my 'week that was'. As I say a real mixture but yes, the good did outweigh the bad. Tomorrow I'm going to indulge in a well-earned sleep in.


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The Burnham's Field Gardener Series Part III
Burnham's Field is the largest green space in central Gloucester. Recently there's been a resurgence of pride in Burnham's Field, including a new 20-plot garden. GoodMorningGloucester is now running a series of video profiles of the Burnham's Field Community Gardeners. Here are their stories.
From John McElhenny
Burnham's Field Gardener – Gina Curcuru
Gina Curcuru reveals her secret technique for keeping birds out of her garden and her strong family ties to Gloucester's most famous holiday. "Emotionally it's a good thing to grow something from seed," she says.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 63 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
I need a redesign for the website http://www.powerpointing.com
It's a web shop selling templates, customizable figures & shapes for PowerPoint. Since we are selling "designs" our webshop has to look REALLY good.
I need a redesign of 2 pagetypes:
1. The frontpage: http://www.powerpointing.com
2. The shop http://powerpointing.com/designs/
General guidelines- - The target group is business people, so it can't look to cartoony-web2.0-ish.
- - It needs to look professional with soft curves and smooth-looking effects.-
- The main color has to be blue-
- I'm pretty satisfied with the top-bar and the logo, so I wouldn't recommend you to focus on that part.
- Less blue-
- Softer look-
- I would like to have a flash gallery on the frontpage showing thumbnails of some of the designs. The one we have now is not good enough - go to http://flashden.net/ for inspiration.
- I like structure with 3 thumbnails per row and the tabs on the top-
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Taco Shepherd's Pie
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 40 min.
Makes2 pies (6 servings each)
- 1 package (14.1 ounces) refrigerated pie pastry
- 6 large potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 14 green onions, chopped (white portion only)
- 1-1/4 cups water
- 2 envelopes taco seasoning
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded pepper Jack cheese
- Roll out pastry to fit two 9-in. deep-dish pie plates. Transfer pastry to pie plates; flute edges. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Fill with dried beans, uncooked rice or pie weights.
- Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.
- Place potatoes in a Dutch oven and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onions over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is evaporated. Spoon into pastry shells.
- Drain potatoes and place in a large bowl. Add the milk, butter, garlic powder, salt and pepper; mash until smooth. Spread over meat mixture.
- Sprinkle one pie with half of the cheeses. Cover and freeze for up to 3 months. Bake remaining pie, uncovered, at 350° for 35 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and cheese is melted.
- To use frozen pie: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until heated through.
Editor's NoteLet pie weights cool before storing. Beans and rice may be reused for pie weights, but not for cooking.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 696 calories, 37g fat (20g saturated fat), 125mg cholesterol, 1138mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 3g fiber), 34g protein.
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Jul 2, 2013
I made this for my husband tonight. I have been wanting to make it for a while. I cut this recipe in half since I have limited space in the freezer. I did use 93% lean ground beef and I didn't peel the potatoes too much work plus more fiber and nutrients from the skins. My husband said "good bold taco flavor and it is also a hearty meal because of the potatoes".
Mar 26, 2013
Very good. I omitted the crust and used ground turkey. Added about a half cup of salsa to the meat mixture. Also layered a thinly sliced tomato between the potatoes and meat. I think I'd only make this when I already had leftover mashed potatoes, otherwise it would be more time/work than I'd like.
Aug 10, 2012
Made this recipe last night. we love mexican food. And this will be in my recipe box as a keeper! We just loved this dish. Thank You for sharing your recipe. warrenbaker


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Ozzie Guillen told reporters tonight that free agent DH Jim Thome would not be returning to the #WhiteSox. The two spoke yesterday.
Oz makes it official – see ya big guy. Thome will not be brought back this year.
… Guillen said the Sox haven't ruled out bringing back Thome if they have a need for a left-hander power hitter later this season if he's available.
In a conference call with beat writers Monday night, manager Ozzie Guillen confirmed the decision. He talked to the 39-year-old Thome on Sunday. "I don't think Jimmy could play once a week, twice a week, and produce," Ozzie said.
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Denise Rubin of the Denise Rubin Group in Aventura, offers her clients award winning service, concentrating her efforts on high-end residential Miami properties and the finest communities. Denise has an impressive resume selling luxury real estate. Denise has sold an array of multi-million dollar homes, condos and new developments.
Denise has received a host of prestigious awards, including her status as #1 Team at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Realty out of 47,000 agents and membership in Berkshire Hathaway's Chairman's Diamond Circle, representing the Top ½ of 1% of Berkshire Hathaway Sales Professionals Nationwide. It was a successful acquisition indeed, when Prudential merged with Denise Rubin International Realty in 2010 and she hasn't looked back, being #1 every year since. Prior to opening her own office, Denise was in the Prestigious Legends Society at Coldwell Banker, the top ½ of 1% of 85,000 agents worldwide.
Denise has won numerous awards including 32 Best Awards from the Builders Association of South Florida; she just won 6 more in 2018! Among those awards was Best Real Estate Professional of the Year for Personal Achievement 6 times and for many other marketing categories! She is a Member of the Master Broker's Forum for the Top 250 Real Estate Professionals.
Celebrities, renowned public figures, athletes and numerous household names have used the services of Denise to assist them in finding their ideal luxury home or condo from South Beach to Palm Beach. Most recently she sold a condo to actor Donald Sutherland and sold a condo for New York Real Estate Mogul Jeff Sutton.
A steadfast dedication to meeting every client's needs, she always goes the extra mile with a smile, putting her clients first before her private time and personal time. Denise says, "I dare to be the best in this profession and to dedicate myself to success." When clients work with the best they get the best results. The #1 Denise Rubin Group is a multi-lingual international team. Being a top realtor for over 25 years Denise has acquired a large international client base.
"I am not only a Real Estate Agent: I am a Real Estate Consultant who is only interested in giving clients the right advice to make the most out of their money!" In 2013, Denise reached a remarkable career milestone, when she surpassed two billion dollars in personal sales and is ready for so much more.
Denise will always find a home that matches her client's desires no matter what place to live they seek. She also specializes in pre-construction sales and re-sales and can assist anyone in getting the most from their real estate investment dollar. Based on her business relationships, her ever vigilant 'market watch' and ability to perform accurate market analysis, she is in the position to inform clients when new-preconstruction opportunities arise before they are made public. As a buyer, this means they will have an exclusive possibility to get in on the ground floor with pre-construction prices and she will help them to sell for a great profit.


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WASHINGTON—The U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities urges Catholics nationwide to participate in Nine Days of Prayer, Penance and Pilgrimage, January 19-27, marking the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The intentions for these nine days will be for healing and conversion, for elected officials who support abortion and for all people whose lives have been forever changed by an abortion.
"The bishops recognize that prayer is the foundation of all our efforts on behalf of human life," said Tom Grenchik, executive director of the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). "These nine days of focused prayer and sacrifice are a great opportunity for people across the nation to unite their voices in prayer to God. Through this prayer campaign, I hope that many will be blessed with a new spirit of faith and encouragement in their pro-life efforts."
Key events during the Nine Days are the National Prayer Vigil for Life, January 24-25 (http://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/resources/index.cfm), and the Rally and March for Life, January 25 (http://www.marchforlife.org), all being held in Washington.
A youth video contest is open to middle and high school students, who are invited to submit a 30-60-second video that should be recorded while participating in activities surrounding the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Details of the contest are available at www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/january-roe-events/video-contest-for-high-school-age-pilgrims.cfm. Also, young adults are encouraged to use their Facebook profile pictures to support the sanctity of life. Details are available at www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/january-roe-events/upload/Pro-Life-Profiles-Flyer.pdf.
USCCB will also feature guest bloggers the week of January 22 providing their personal pro-life testimonials at http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com.
Each day's novena content includes an intercession, brief prayers and a reflection, daily suggestions for concrete acts of prayer, penance and charity, and a powerful abortion-related myth/reality fact. People can sign up to receive the novena daily by email by visiting www.usccb.org/9days, or by text message by texting "9days" to 99000. The novena will also be posted daily on "People of Life," the USCCB Pro-Life Secretariat's Facebook page, and tweeted from "USCCB" on Twitter.
Additional activities may be sponsored by local parishes and/or dioceses. Suggestions include a special Mass or holy hour with a Blessing of Pro-Life Pilgrims for those traveling to distant Masses, rallies, marches, and other events marking the Roe anniversary, a "40 Hours Devotion" or a Holy Hour for Life, including a "Prayer Service for Forgiveness and Healing," and a closing "Holy Hour for Reparation and Healing." Prayer resources and program models for these suggested activities are available at www.usccb.org/9days.
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Nasty Butler, 15 Apr 2009 @ 5:28pm
e-voting machine regulationsI don't think it's time to scrap e-voting machines just yet. I just think that elections officials need to make sure that the interface is standardized to make the process clear and concise.
If each country sets up regulations that prohibit individual provinces or municipalities from manipulating the system, preventing machines from being "mis-calibrated," then I don't see why e-voting machines can't work. Create a standard and if a state, or province tries to cicumvent that standard, punish them.
White Gryphon, 15 Apr 2009 @ 6:33pm
It all comes down to...
Dollars in the pockets of the corrupt and greedy, and dollars toward the favorite causes of those too honest to be bribed (benefit of the doubt about that :)) but too stupid and ignorant to think for themselves and know better. The very few that are left that are honest and intelligent are too few to make the difference.
Ahhhh, the smell of lobbying in America. That putrid, wretched smell...
Bhaktha, 15 Apr 2009 @ 7:09pm
e-voting in India ...The general elections (world's biggest) are on in India. The first phase is tomorrow by the way (the electorate is so large that the elections are done in phases so that they can be run in a decent fashion).
E-voting has become "standard" in India for a while. The machines used are dead simple, with big buttons next to the candidate name. After the polling is over they are taken to a counting station and the votes read off the machine. Very quick and reliable. There are a few other anti-fraud mechanisms to deal with hooliganism in the polling.
Just wondering if the problems reported in US and now in finland are because leading edge technology is used (touch UI, networked machines et al). Maybe there is something to be learnt here from the e-voting experience in India ?
Leena, 15 Apr 2009 @ 11:32pm
New elections are insanityAs a Finn, I think the decision made now is pure insanity. Some info which is missing from the post:
The missing votes involved only 3 municipalities and now these 3 have to take the election again.
The missing 2% had very probably no impact on the number of the representatives of parties because of the proportional representation system we use. There may have been some changes among the individuals who got the least votes and got selected.
Now there are some problems: The new elections are going to cost much and probably the money will come from the government which mean the taxpayers.
Who is paying for the new advertising? How do they get people voting again? The new result will be definitely not the same as it would have been.
The machines are in test use in Finland and will not be used now.
As for the future; I am totally convinced that sooner or later the elections will be run through internet. There are lots of mathematical voting protocols under construction.
Andy, 16 Apr 2009 @ 12:48am
I agree with Leena...up to a pointI also live in Finland and agree with Leena's comments about the decision and background to the fiasco here.
However, my simple and overriding concern about e-voting of any kind is that you MUST have transparency. It must be clearly visible that what the voter selects is what is registered with no risk of programming being corrupted or subverted so that a vote for candidate X becomes registered to candidate Y or goes missing completely. Sadly, technology has greater ability to obfuscate the audit trail than a simple count of paper slips (which are themselves of course open to some risk of deception), so before any electronic system is used it must be demonstrably "honest".
Pudro, 16 Apr 2009 @ 1:50am
"had gone missing"?Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but none of these votes have "gone missing". It wasn't some odd glitch that made votes disappear or anything like that. (After all, if that happens how would you know?) Instead, it was just a very poorly designed UI that let people think they had voted when they hadn't, right? That 2% is the amount of people who tried to vote but didn't complete the process. Votes weren't "lost" in the sense many are implying. They were "spoiled".
(Still important to discuss and everything. Just clarifying.)
JustMe, 16 Apr 2009 @ 6:10am
Why are we still forced to use e-voting machines?One word "kickbacks" IMHO, IANAL, FWIW, etc. Kickbacks to the district in the form of free devices or support; kickbacks to the official in the form of money now or a job later. I suppose some people do still think they are better/faster/stronger than the old systems, but we all know that eventually the bionics are rejected or go wonky somehow and it takes a very special two-part episode of season cliffhanger to sort it out. Sorry for the random 70s TV ref.
Also, Pudro - please clarify the difference from the point of a voter. If someone votes for candidate A and that vote doesn't get recorded then the vote is lost. Spoilage traditionally refers to ballets which have contradictory votes, such as two votes for a candidate (in a system which doesn't include preferences, ranking, etc.) and indicates some type of user error or ballot design error. By changing the word from 'lost' to 'spoiled' it seems that you seek to imply (no offense meant here) that some spoilage would be acceptable. But that just isn't the case here. Through no apparently fault of their own citizens were unable to have their vote recorded. Bottom line, in a free and democratic (small d) society there should be no votes lost. While no system is perfect it is possible to accomplish this through a voter-verifiable paper trail along with saved copies of the ballets.
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Are you familiar with the CCPA's privacy requirements? Is your organization ready for the most far-reaching data privacy regulation in the U.S. to date?
Join this panel of privacy experts for an interactive Q&A session to learn more about how CCPA will impact your organization, as well as dive into the main differences between CCPA and GDPR.
- The CCPA privacy requirements- CCPA checklist beyond deadline day
- Data mapping: how and why it is important for CCPA and GDPR
- Data Subject Access Requests
- Other key similarities and differences between GDPR vs. CCPA
- The future of privacy and compliance in 2020 and beyond
- Guy Cohen, Strategy and Policy Lead, Privitar
- Lisa Hawke, VP Security and Compliance, Everlaw
- Joanne Furtsch, Director, Deputy Data Governance Officer, TrustArc
- Laura Koulet, Vice President, Head of Legal & Privacy, Tapad
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Good vs Bad Metrics
Feb 18 2020
31 mins
Rhonda Bricco (UnitedHealth Group), Deb Doffing (Optum), Sue Perkins (Optum), Cat Goodfellow (Optum)
Security leaders are increasingly basing their decisions on metrics to justify spending, quantifying risk, and demonstrating value to the executive suite. This panel of leaders will discuss how they are awash in dashboards, charts, and KPIs of little to no value and what they've done to develop contextual, impactful, actionable metrics.
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[Earn CPE] Automating GRC to Increase Business Value
Feb 13 2020
76 mins
Matt Kunkel, LogicGate; James Rice, Greenlight Technologies; Scott Bridgen, OneTrust; and Allan Liska, Recorded Future.
GRC is neither a project nor a technology, but a corporate objective for improving governance through more-effective compliance and a better understanding of the impact of risk on business performance. GRC can vary dramatically depending on the businesses vertical market, and even further complexity can be found from one business unit to another. This complexity drives the need for different, highly specialized tools, which raises a huge set of cost, integration, and management issues.
To address this challenge, many businesses are opting for an automated GRC (eGRC) solution, which aims to resolve the challenges associated with scattered and disconnected operational security processes through the centralization of data, alignment of processes and workflows, and clear enterprise-level visibility with trend and analysis metrics and reporting. The benefits of Automating GRC are substantial when businesses have a mature GRC program in place. Attend this expert CPE webinar to gain insights on:
- Understanding the GRC Business Drivers.
- Defining Your GRC Strategy.
- Developing a GRC Roadmap that is aligned with the Mission, Value, and Strategic Agenda of Your Business.
- Getting Leadership Support and Enabling Cross-Departmental Collaboration.
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How Private is My Healthcare Data? Surprise!
Jan 28 2020
59 mins
Debra Baker | Ellie Daw | Michelle Finneran Dennedy | Karen Schnell | Anna Kirkland Smith
Join well-known women in privacy and cybersecurity for an exclusive keynote panel on ransomware and IoT threats to healthcare data, and steps to take in 2020 to better secure it.
Viewers will also learn about Google's Project Nightingale, as well as have the opportunity to ask questions during the live webinar.
- Debra Baker, CISSP CCSP, Host and Technical Program Manager at RedSeal
- Ellie Daw, Research Scientist at Crimson Vista, Inc.
- Michelle Finneran Dennedy, CEO at DrumWave
- Karen Schnell, Cybersecurity Business Architect and Adjunct Professor in Computer Science
- Anna Kirkland Smith, Data Scientist, MetLife
This keynote panel is part of International Data Privacy Day 2020 and will be available Live on January 28th, as well as an on-demand.
Data Privacy Day is an international effort to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling trust.
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The Emerging PCI DSS and NIST Standards
Jan 28 2020
61 mins
Ulf Mattsson, Head of Innovation, TokenEx
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework share the common goal of enhancing data security. This session maps PCI DSS to the NIST Framework and discuss how to align security efforts to meet objectives in both PCI DSS and the NIST Framework.
PCI DSS is focused on the unique security threats and risks present in the payments industry
The NIST Framework provides an overarching security and risk-management structure with security Functions, Categories, and Subcategories of actions. These Subcategories reference globally recognized standards for cybersecurity.
Both PCI DSS and the NIST Framework are solid security approaches that address common security goals and principles as relevant to specific risks.
We will discuss how the NIST Framework identifies general security outcomes and activities, and how PCI DSS provides specific direction and guidance on how to meet security outcomes for payment environments.
This session will also discuss the interesting attribute based access control (ABAC) as a logical access control methodology where authorization to perform a set of operations is determined by evaluating attributes associated with the subject, object, requested operations, and, in some cases, environment conditions against policy, rules, or relationships that describe the allowable operations for a given set of attributes. This session also provides considerations for using ABAC to improve information sharing within organizations and between organizations while maintaining control of that information.
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[Earn CPE] Cornerstones to Fortify Your Enterprise Cybersecurity Defense
Jan 23 2020
77 mins
Panelists: Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Google Cloud; with Sumedh Thakar, Qualys; Roger Grimes, KnowBe4; and Vivian Tero, Illumio.
The enterprise cybersecurity landscape is dramatically expanding in scale and complexity, and cyberattacks are growing in magnitude and impact as digital transformation increases on a global scale. From phishing scams, to ransomware attacks, to malicious breaches from state actors, the potential threat to your business is huge. According to the Ponemon Institute, the average per breach cost to a company in 2018 was estimated at $3.86 million, an increase of 6.4 percent over the previous year.
Even though cybersecurity presents a challenge to the enterprise, you are not helpless against the bad actors who seek to cause real and costly damage to your business. A proactive, company-wide, integrated digital security strategy that addresses cybersecurity threats at all levels of your business will provide you with both the offensive and defensive capabilities you need to handle whatever comes your way. Earn 1 CPE credit by attending this educational and interactive panel webinar. Our experts will discuss why fortifying your cybersecurity strategy should be a critical priority and highlight some best practices that you can employ to stay ahead of evolving threats, including how to;
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- Create a company-wide cybersecurity task force,
- Evaluate your security budget against your threat level,
- Fortify your cybersecurity defense with systems hardening, adaptive authentication, and endpoint protection.
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A Sandwich a Day: Chicken Salad Sandwich at Starbelly, San Francisco
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In this great country of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year--so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the country. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. --The Mgmt.
I don't usually get too excited for chicken salad sandwiches, but I found this rosemary chicken salad ($9), on the brunch and lunch menus at Starbelly in San Francisco's Castro, pretty irresistible. The filling itself is great, tender shards of white meat bound with a healthy amount of excellent mayo and grain mustard, spiced and crunch-ed up with a jalapeño and radicchio slaw. But the bread's an equal star, chewy and crisp in all the right ways, but with a crust that's not so stiff it resists your bite. It's a sandwich that stays together as you eat it, meaning that in every sense, it's a sandwich that's easy to eat.
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The Home Show is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. Each event includes hundreds of home improvement and landscaping exhibits with product demonstrations and sample interior and exterior vignettes. With a combination of new products and expert advice from the pros, the Home Show inspires homeowners with countless ideas on enhancing their home's comfort and functionality, as well as its aesthetic appeal and overall value.
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Hi Anthill,
Perhaps better in English. I am very interested in your headset parts. We have two Pino's both with the old Spinner forks that i'd like to upgrade/replace. Do you still have this headset part? And why did you get a MEKS fork and not a recent Spinner?
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Here are a few ways that I know that summer is coming:
1. Ants. Every May we get an infestation of these teeny tiny neary microscopic ants. No amount of exterminating or spraying gets rid of them. I keep praying that they will make themselves useful and band together and pick me up and carry me to the Bahamas but that has yet to happen.
2. There were three wads of gooey bubble gum in my bathtub this week. If it were winter, they'd be frozen bubble gum wads because it gets cold in the bathroom in the winter! Just ask a butt that has had the privelege of sitting on the cold porcelain. Bubble gum priveledges have been revoked but somehow I still keep finding it. No one will fess up to it. If the kids were smart, they'd blame it on the ants.
3. I shed actual tears at the thought of bathing suit season. With DVR, I've missed all the get thin quick in time for summer ads on tv and so it snuck up on me. I am declaring this year the year to lay around in a moo moo by the pool.
4. The changes in weather have caused my kid with frequent nosebleeds to have even more nosebleeds. Yesterday, I was totally unprepared with the tissues in the car and shoved a diaper on the child's face to stop the bleeding. Child was mortified. Mom scores a point for practical embarrassment.
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Dr. Min Zhou is Professor of Sociology & Asian American Studies, Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in U.S.-China Relations and Communications, and the founding chair of Asian American Studies Department (2001-2005) at UCLA. Her main research interests include international migration, ethnic and racial relations, immigrant entrepreneurship, education and the new second generation, Asia and Asian America, and urban sociology. She is the author of Chinatown: The Socioeconomic Potential of an Urban Enclave (1992), The Transformation of Chinese America (2006), and Contemporary Chinese America: Immigration, Ethnicity, and Community Transformation (2009), co-author of Growing Up American: How Vietnamese Children Adapt to Life in the United States (1998), co-editor of Contemporary Asian America (2000, 2nd ed. 2007), and co-editor of Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity (2004).
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With the MLS All-Star Game rolling through Houston for its 15th edition, it seemed fitting that MLSsoccer.com paid respect to the Bayou City's soccer culture, both past and present. We dug into the archives, chatted with Houston soccer luminaries and made painful roster cuts in order to come up with our all-time Houston Best XI. Agree with our selections? Who did we miss? Let us know!
GK: Pat Onstad
A Dynamo original, Onstad manned the pipes through two championship-winning seasons, and he's also a two-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and Best XI selection. At 42, the Canadian international is easily the oldest player in the league, but the flashes of grey in his hair have done little to temper the ability one of MLS' all-time greats who, heading into the 2010 season, was the league's all-time leader in goals-against average (1.05).
DF: Chris Gbandi
The Houstonian was a member of the Connecticut Huskies side that featured four other players from the area (Garrett Grinsfelder, Edwin Rivera, Sam Forko, Ryan Brown) and won the NCAA championship in 2000. That year, he collected the Hermann trophy and was taken first overall by Dallas in the 2001 MLS SuperDraft. After playing 111 games for Dallas, he enjoyed a stint in Norway. He returned to the U.S. this year and now plays for USSF-D2 side Miami FC.
DF: Eddie Robinson
With all the talk of Manchester United and their long-serving one-club stars such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, it's refreshing to know that level of loyalty does exist in MLS. The Earthquakes drafted Robinson in 2001, and the defender followed the team when they relocated to Houston. He has since made 147 appearances for the franchise, collecting two championships and a Best XI nod in the process.
DF: Wade Barrett
Originally drafted by the San Jose Clash in 1998, Barrett is widely considered one of the greatest defenders in MLS history. After a stint in Europe, Barrett returned to San Jose, with whom he won a championship. However, it was his leadership as captain of the back-to-back championship-winning Dynamo that helped etch his name into Houston lore. Barrett missed just one game during those two campaigns; he has since retired but continues as a Dynamo assistant coach.
MF: Imad Baba
The Palestinian-born midfielder grew up in the Houston area and enjoyed a trial at Man Utd. after being the only player to have been selected to Parade Magazine's high school All-American team four times. He was drafted in the inaugural MLS SuperDraft and enjoyed a six-year career with the Revs and the Rapids. As a member of the U.S. U-16s, he scored the winning goal as the Yanks defeated Brazil in the 1989 U-16 World Championship.
MF: Johnny Torres
Though Colombian-born, Torres grew up in Houston after moving there at age 5. He played 113 games in MLS with the Revs, Fusion and Fire, but also enjoyed a long career in indoor soccer, in which he scored 41 goals in 99 appearances for the Milwaukee Wave. He was named the 1996 Soccer America Player of the Year and collected the Hermann trophy in 1997 while at Creighton, whom he helped to the national championship game.
MF: Susan Bush
While still in high school, Houston-born Bush became the youngest player to suit up for the U.S. women's national team during their qualification for the now-legendary 1999 World Cup. She earned 10 caps for the Nats, tallying three goals and six assists—including a goal and four serves in an 8-0 thrashing of Costa Rica. She also earned three national championships with North Carolina before joining the WUSA.
MF: Stuart Holden
Scottish-born but a U.S. National Team regular, Holden grew up on the soccer pitches of Houston and starred for the famed Texans youth team. After a brief stint at Clemson, he signed a contract with English club Sunderland, though he never made an appearance. However, he returned to his adopted hometown where his versatility and creativity ensured he would become a Dynamo fan favorite. After collecting two championships and league First XI honors, he signed with EPL side Bolton.
MF: Dwayne De Rosario
De Rosario was the first player to win two MLS Cup MVP awards after earning the honor with Houston in 2007. A member of the Dynamo side that collected back-to-back championships, DeRo was much loved by the Houston faithful for his all-out commitment and clutch plays. He was named an All-Star in all his three seasons with the Dynamo, for whom he made 75 appearances and scored 24 goals.
FW: Brian Ching
Simply put, Ching is a Dynamo legend. The Hawaiian scored four goals in Houston's first-ever game, and went on to earn the 2006 MLS Cup MVP after burying the tying goal and the clinching PK. That same year, he earned the MLS Goal of the Year honor for an outrageous bicycle kick against D.C. United. His 68 goals for the Dynamo have him as the club's all-time leading scorer, and he's earned Houston's golden boot for the past three years.
FW: Jose Neto
Forward Neto joined the Houston Dynamos (note the plural in the name) of the United Soccer League in 1984. That year he was named league MVP after scoring 22 goals in 21 appearances as he led the Dynamos to the championship series, which they lost to Fort Lauderdale. His teammate that year, Glenn Davis, said of Neto that "playing was effortless to him. I used to think, 'You know, that's just too easy. That's not right.'"
Head coach: Dominic Kinnear
The Dynamo are battling through a tough period right now, but there's little doubt that Kinnear will have his men in the postseason mix come November. In fact, Houston have yet to miss out on the playoffs with Kinnear at the helm, making the Dynamo one of the most feared sides in the league. Having already helped the Quakes earn two MLS Cups and a Supporters' Shied, the Scottish-born coach led the Dynamo to two straight MLS championships in 2006 and 2007 and the Western Conference regular season title in 2008.
Assistant coach: Taher Khalili
Khalili coaches five youth teams in the Houston Football Association, and he runs a tight ship: The players call him "Sir," they don't dive and they certainly don't answer back to the referee. As Mary DeBauche, an administrator at the Houston Football Association said, "He's training his players to be excellent men, not just good soccer players.
Honorable mentions: Arturo Alvarez, Craig Waibel, Brad Davis, Ricardo Clark, Mario Tito, Glenn Davis, Juan Carlos Michia, Bobby Lennox, Beto Dos Santos, Ato Leone, Nebo Bandovic, James Clarkson, Kyle Rote Jr., Jerry Mueller.
We thank the following for their contributions: Glenn Davis [www.glenndavissoccer.com], Mary DeBauche [www.hfasoccer.com], Jen Cooper [KeeperNotes] and Jay Black [www.tshof.org].


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In my previous post, I mentioned how 'easy' this challenge has been for me. By that, I really only meant the part of not eating any animal products - that has been a no-brainer and I haven't missed anything at all. On the other hand, however, this challenge has been truly insightful and immensely eye-opening. In past weeks I have soaked up a lot of information about vegan lifestyle, I have learned about the health benefits of a vegan diet, and I have become more aware of the responsibilities that follow from consuming animal products.
Ignorance is a bliss, they say. I have learned so much during this vegan challenge, I simply can't ignore the facts anymore. I started this challenge for purely 'selfish' reasons, ie. I wanted to see what difference it would make for the way I think about food (obviously I was already a vegetarian and didn't eat dairy), how it would make me feel physically and would I be able to come up with recipes that were 100% vegan. I realise now, towards the end of the challenge, that this isn't really about me anymore. It's about being a conscious consumer (see my thoughts about it here), being compassionate towards other people, animals and the world we are living in and it's about the animals. I am now fully convinced that I don't need to consume animal products to stay healthy, I don't need to consume them to feel satisfied and I can certainly survive and be joyful and energised without meat, dairy or eggs.
My goal with this challenge now is simply to inspire, raise awareness and show that it can be done. I am not going to start preaching about the health risks associated with consuming animal products or the horrific practises that take place just to satisfy humans' taste for meat, dairy and eggs. I can only encourage you to find out yourself, learn as much as you can and then make your own decision.
I hope you have enjoyed this challenge and I hope I've been able to bring the vegan message forward. Although these are the final recipes for the challenge, this is far from over for me. Rather, this really is the new beginning.
Day 15.
Breakfast: Green smoothie
Lunch: Wild mushroom soup with Finnish scones
Day 16.
Breakfast: Steamed or fried temped with leafy greens and fresh, raw vegetables. Sprinkle the salad with sunflower or pumpkin seeds and drizzle with olive oil or flaxseed oil.
Lunch: Whole-wheat couscous salad
Dinner: Black-eyed pea stir-fry
Day 17.
Breakfast: Vegan carrot muffins
Dinner: Cauliflower with mung beans
Day 18.
Breakfast: Baked rhubarb oatmeal
Lunch: Sprouted chickpea salad
Dinner: Roasted pumpkin orzotto (leave out the feta cheese for a vegan version)
Day 19.
Breakfast: Sugar-free granola
Dinner: Spelt couscous salad with grilled eggplant (leave out the pomegranate and the figs for a sugar-free version)
Day 20.
Breakfast: Green smoothie
Dinner: Zucchini tarts
Day 21.
Breakfast: Vegan carrot muffins
Lunch: Skin beauty salad
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