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Business Partner Code of Conduct and Ethics
Further develop and implement vendor assurance procedures ensuring compliance with Carnival Corporation & plc's Business Partner Code of Conduct and Ethics.
- Evaluated options and selected a platform that will enhance our supplier engagement across all brands.
- We committed to audit all the dolphin in captivity tour encounters used by our cruise brands.
FY2018 corporate Governance & Ethics Performance
Boards of Directors
Quarterly performance data, including relevant summaries and trends, are reported to our corporate and brand management, Board-level Committees and Boards of Directors. Specifically, the Health, Environmental, Safety and Security (HESS) Committees are briefed by management on the status, progress of and plans for HESS and sustainability-related matters, as well as on HESS audit results.
As part of our transparency efforts, we disclose key environmental and social data in our annual reports, the Performance Summary of this report, as well as internationally recognized sustainability platforms.
Fines and Sanctions
We did not receive any sanctions or significant fines for non-compliance with non-environmental laws and regulations.
Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics explicitly condemns all forms of child exploitation and forced labor and states our intent to comply with and support laws and regulations relevant to slavery and human trafficking. We expect our business partners to share this commitment as evidenced by acknowledgement of our Business Partner Code of Conduct and Ethics which requires our business partners to respect and follow applicable laws and regulations and to promote ethical decisions in all aspects of their business. In 2018, we revised our Modern Slavery Statement. For more information, please see the Statement Pursuant to Modern Slavery Act 2015 in the Appendix.
Farm Animals:
- We continue to work on expanding our sourcing of cage free eggs. Our goal is to be 100% cage free by 2025.
- We continue to align welfare standards for broiler chicken, ensuring that 100% of chicken sourced will be certified by the Global Animal Partnership by 2024.
Tour Operators:
- We continued our partnership with the Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) to help us ensure we are responsibly managing excursions involving interactions with animals. We started to audit the dolphin in captivity tour encounters used by our cruise brands in 2018 and our goal is to complete the process in 2019.
Board Member UPDATE
In 2018 we completed the search for a new board member. Katie Lahey officially started her role as a non-executive board member in January 2019 and serves on the Audit Committees. Her career spans over 30 years, with outstanding networks at the highest levels of government and business throughout Australia and New Zealand. She was named one of Australia's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business by The Australian magazine in 2015. She is a seasoned executive with experience in the tourism, talent sourcing, cultural transformation, governmental, retail, and the arts sectors in a variety of leadership roles, including the cruise industry. Upon her joining the Boards, 33% of the Board members are women (being 4 of 12).
For profiles of all the current Board members, please visit our website at www.CarnivalCorp.com.
SEATRADE CRUISE GLOBAL – Agent Essentials: Navigating the Complex Waters of Compliance
In 2018, we co-sponsored a seminar during the Seatrade cruise industry annual meeting on corporate governance. Data privacy, anticorruption basics and collective action to combat corruption were discussed.
Arison Maritime Center
We continue training our officers in our world-class facility equipped with the latest technology and equipment. The center provides rigorous safety training for bridge, engineering and environmental officers responsible for the navigation, operation and environmental compliance of the world's largest fleet of cruise ships. Participants receive a maritime training experience that fosters critical thinking, problem solving, ethical decision making and skill development.
For more information please visit www.csmartalmere.com.
Boards of Directors Spotlight
Helen Deeble – Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Committees
Helen Deeble has served on Carnival Corporation & plc's Boards of Directors since 2016 and is a key member of the Board's HESS Committee.
After qualifying as a UK Chartered Accountant and working for a major UK retailer, Helen started her shipping career at Stena Line in 1993, becoming finance director of the merged P&O Stena Line in 1998. In 2003 she became Chief Operating Officer of P&O Ferries Division Holdings Ltd., a Pan-European shipping and logistics business carrying 8M passengers and 2.5M freight units a year. After leading an extensive transformation program, she became Chief Executive Officer and held that post from 2006 to 2017.
From 2011 to 2013 she was Vice President and President of the UK Chamber of Shipping, the trade body that supports and promotes the shipping industry, and was the first female President in its 174-year history. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 for her contribution to the shipping industry. Most recently in 2018, she was featured in a Fairplay magazine "Women in Maritime: Making their Mark" article.
Deeble's over 30 years of experience in shipping, logistics and leisure travel has positioned her to further support Carnival's growth in the areas of health, environmental, safety, security and overall sustainability performance as a member of the HESS Committees.
We are thankful for and benefit greatly from Helen's leadership, experience and foresight as a key member of our Board's HESS Committees.
"Since joining Carnival, I have been hugely impressed with the technical skill, passion for excellence and extensive experience of Carnival's people and am in admiration of our industry-leading learning and development facility in Almere. Our industry does seem to be in a period of unprecedented technological change, making it all the more important that we support our teams onboard and ashore with the right equipment, training and resources. Protecting our environment whilst keeping guests and colleagues safe and well remains the priority for everyone at Carnival."
OUR cOMMITMENT
We recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business as a responsible corporate citizen. We are committed to achieving and maintaining the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct. Adherence to the rule of law, ethical working practices, good corporate governance and transparency are extremely important to our stakeholders, and they are central to our sustainable business success.
Our ships are regulated by the various international, national, state and local laws, regulations and treaties in force in the jurisdictions in which our ships operate. Our ships are registered in The Bahamas, Bermuda, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Panama and the UK. They are regulated by these countries and by the international conventions that govern health, environmental, safety and security matters in relation to guests, crew members and the ships themselves.
Representatives of each "Flag," or country of registry, conduct periodic inspections, surveys and audits to verify compliance with these regulations. In addition, we are subject to the decrees, directives, regulations and other requirements of the more than 700 ports that our ships visit every year as they apply to the various aspects of our ships' operations. The Summary of Key Regulations Governing Our Operations summarizes the principal laws, acts, codes, directives, legislation, protocols, statutes, rules, regulations and voluntary guidelines related to international environmental, maritime safety and labor requirements with which we comply.
The daily operations of our company are executed by our employees under the direction and supervision of our President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Arnold W. Donald, and the CEOs and Presidents of each of our brands. Micky Arison is Chairman of the Boards. Our Boards of Directors are responsible for governance of our performance and strategies. We provide further details in the Corporate Governance section on our website and in the annual Proxy Statement at www.CarnivalCorp.com, including:
- Mechanisms for shareholders and employees to provide recommendations or direction to the Boards of Directors.
- Processes for the Boards of Directors to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided.
- Processes for determining the required qualifications and expertise of the members of the Boards of Directors.
- Processes for evaluating the performance of the Boards of Directors.
- Linkages between compensation for executives and senior managers, and the company's performance.
We have policies and safeguards in place which exceed regulatory requirements and promote high ethical standards.Our leadership is committed to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Business Partner Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which require that every employee, member of the Boards of Directors, and business partner use sound judgment, maintain high ethical standards and demonstrate honesty in all business dealings. As part of our ethics program, we conduct periodic risk assessments and audits to help us direct and focus our compliance resources and work plans to address identified compliance risk.
Integrity is a fundamental value for all business units. Our employees are informed about our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics when they are hired and at pre-defined intervals thereafter.
In addition, all shoreside employees at the director level and above, or the local equivalent, and personnel in purchasing or recruiting roles, complete and sign a Business Ethics Disclosure Form annually, indicating that they have read, understood and agree to comply with our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (available in eight languages internally). To reinforce our commitment to ethical business behavior, we also provide issue-specific ethics training to employees and board members on the basis of their roles and responsibilities in relation to identified compliance risk.
Transparency and disclosure are key to our corporate governance and ethics strategy. We monitor, track and report grievances, environmental incidents and other incidents. To facilitate reporting, we have established formal procedures to report concerns in person or via a dedicated hotline telephone number and website. We have a rigorous internal incident reporting system that requires the reporting of spills, releases or discharges internal within the ship or external to the ship. Spills, releases or discharges are reported to external authorities as required by applicable regulations.
Leadership Team
We occasionally receive grievances about labor practices, human rights, impacts on society, environment, guest privacy and guest relations, among others. We evaluate all grievances that we receive. Our goal is to complete their evaluation within a reasonable time frame based on circumstances and legal complexity. However, thorough investigation may require an extended period of time to close some complaints.
We are active members of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN). MACN is a global business network working towards the vision of a maritime industry free of corruption that enables fair trade to the benefit of society at large. Established in 2011, MACN has become one of the pre-eminent examples of collective action to tackle corruption. MACN continues to develop its strong platform to better understand the challenges and has executed on its strategy, which focuses on capacity building in the maritime industry, driving global collective initiatives against corruption, and building partnerships to improve integrity. Further, MACN has actively engaged with stakeholders, including governments, on shared solutions to improve integrity standards in port operations. We abide by the Cruise Lines International Association's (CLIA) anti-corruption principles. The principles cover for example bribery and corruption, facilitation payments and hospitality. For more details, please refer to the CLIA website at https://cruising.org/about-the-industry/regulatory/industry-policies/other/anti-corruption.
Maritime Anti-corruption Network (MAcN)
Mission & Hess commitments
Together, we deliver joyful vacation experiences and breakthrough shareholder returns by exceeding guest expectations and leveraging our industry-leading scale.
OUR HESS commitments
Given our global reach and impact, we are committed to the following health, environment, safety, security (HESS) and sustainability core values:
- Protecting the health, safety and security of our passengers, guests, employees and all others working on our behalf, thereby promoting an organization that always strives to be free of injuries, illness and loss.
- Protecting the environment, including the marine environment in which our vessels sail and the communities in which we operate, striving to prevent adverse environmental consequences and using resources efficiently and sustainably.
- Complying with or exceeding all legal and statutory requirements related to health, environment, safety, security and sustainability throughout our business activities.
- Assigning health, environment, safety, security and sustainability matters the same priority as other critical business matters.
Our management ensures that the values and objectives stated in our HESS Policy are clearly understood by everyone in the organization and articulated on a regular basis. Senior management reviews the HESS Policy at least annually. If changes are warranted, it will be updated; otherwise the policy remains unchanged. The full text of our HESS Policy can be found here, as well as on our website at www.CarnivalCorp.com.


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Our guest last week on Art of the Song was Austin, Texas singer/songwriter, BettySoo. During the five years since her last album of original material, BettySoo zigzagged her way across the North American and European continents more than a few times. An insomniac and someone who understands depression from her own life-long struggle, her songs capture moments of grief, loneliness, and loss, contrasted with moments of joy and love.
We visited with BettySoo in front of a live audience at the Woody Guthrie Festival in Okemah, Oklahoma. In the second half of the show we'll hear from Dr. Shelley Carson with an essay on the Envision Brainset for the creativity corner.
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Photos by Naomi Watts's brother, photographer Ben Watts, are displayed above RH Child & Child beds within the boys' room of her Manhattan condo , which was embellished by Ashe + Leandro. When deciding on furniture for teenagers it's not value saving on high quality, since security, well being and good relaxation depend on kids bed room furniture.
Typical Scandinavian beechwood furnishings offers a toddler's room a lightweight ethereal really feel and add a couple of minimalist pieces of children bed room furniture to complete the look. These will not be common kids's rooms. Vintage finds, like the Murano glass tulip sconces and the truthful banners hanging above the mattress infuse the house with character.
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Wed., Nov. 14, 2012
Ben Roethlisberger left Heinz Field on Monday night with his sprained right shoulder in a sling. When he walks back in ready to play is anybody's guess.
Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin called Pittsburgh's franchise quarterback "questionable" but otherwise offered little detail Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Roethlisberger was pounded into the ground by Kansas City Chiefs linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston in the third quarter of Pittsburgh's 16-13 victory in overtime.
"He is being evaluated," Tomlin said. "Obviously this injury puts his participation in the questionable category for this week."
Roethlisberger left the game and went to the hospital to for an MRI exam. He underwent more tests on Tuesday to determine the severity of the sprain to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint in his throwing shoulder.
The SC joint connects the collarbone to the sternum. Treatment can range from a few days of rest and ice to as much as 4-6 weeks according to Dr. Victor Khabie, chief of sports medicine at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
"You could tape it, you could do that stuff but the reality is those ligaments just have to heal," Khabie said. "If you go throwing, you slow down the healing process."
If Roethlisberger can't play, the Steelers (6-3) will turn to veteran backup Byron Leftwich, who completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards in relief as Pittsburgh won its fourth straight game thanks to Shaun Suisham's 23-yard field goal 51 seconds into the extra period.
The 32-year-old Leftwich hasn't started a game since 2009, when he went 0-3 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His last victory came on Oct. 8, 2006 when the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the New York Jets 41-0.
The former first-round pick has spent most of the last six years as a backup while dealing with a series of significant injuries. He missed all of last season after breaking his arm in a preseason game and threw seven regular-season passes in 2010 after hurting his knee at the end of training camp.
Though there was a bit of rust after getting pressed into service, Leftwich did guide the Steelers to a go-ahead field goal in the fourth quarter.
Quick kicks
The New England Patriots have signed guard Mitch Petrus to shore up their battered offensive line. … The Atlanta Falcons placed tight end Tommy Gallarda on injured reserve and signed wide receiver Tim Toone and tight end Chase Coffman to their active roster. … The Chicago Bears have signed veteran backup quarterback Josh McCown with Jay Cutler's status for this week uncertain. Cutler sat out the second half of Sunday's loss to Houston with a concussion. Jason Campbell took over and is expected to start Monday at San Francisco if Cutler can't go. … Tampa Bay linebacker Quincy Black will miss the remainder of the season after injuring his neck making a tackle. … A grand jury in Houston has dismissed a misdemeanor resisting arrest charge against Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after hearing from the four-time Pro Bowl running back and other witnesses. … Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said he's not decided on a starting quarterback for next week's game against Cincinnati because Brady Quinn has not been cleared following his concussion.
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So I got a fitbit and now I'm aimlessly walking around the office every hour. I am willing to doxx myself to any of you guys as friends on the app so I have some competition. If you want to be my fitbit friend email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll then add you (this is not my fitbit email address it's by GT only email address).
My boss was nice and reminded me that I hadn't booked off the day England play Wales in the Euros (football/soccer) and I have now booked the afternoon at least. It'sa 2pm kick off so the fans can't get pissed and fight at the game. I'm sure many will still manage it.
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Feeding Frenzy
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Watch our animals devour their favorite foods, from steak to hay.
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What's your favorite food? For our golden eagles, it's meatballs. For our wolves, it's steak. And for our barn owl, it's mice.
Join us on Feeding Frenzy weekend and watch our animals devour their favorite foods.
Not just carcasses
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There was a moment of double-take midway through the second half at the Volgograd Arena on Monday, as England's players fretted and fumbled, falling into the old stodgy patterns, that feeling of playing football through a warm summer fog.
At which point a vast Mexican wave broke out around the stadium. Seconds later there was a starburst of lighted mobile phones followed by gleeful chants of "Ross-iy-ya, Ross-iy-ya" from locals immune to the slow agony of watching England's moment starting to pass in front of your nose, the Reasonably Hopeful Age of Gareth starting to flap and fray like a sweat-soaked blue nylon FA waistcoat gnawed apart at the seams by a thousand marshland mosquitoes.
Through all this one England player seemed to be moving to a different rhythm. From high up in the stands there was something jarring about the patterns carved out by Jordan Henderson's No 8 shirt as it broke ranks, bustled into other players' spaces and ran a few dead-ends. As Henderson popped up on the right and punted a deep cross out of play there were groans, a muscle memory of the familiar old high-speed imprecision.
Henderson is unlikely to get much credit for the manner of England's 2-1 victory. The key quality, universally identified, was the way England kept calm and became less, not more, frantic as the last knockings played out.
Whereas in the depths of that second half Henderson had played like the antithesis of this. No doubt some will see an image of the classic English chief midfield-donkey, a flushed and barking ghost of tournament failures past. Henderson is still seen in these circles as a low-grade hustler, a sub-thoroughbred who has so often been present, the hotdog seller in the background of history, when England have experienced one of their recent moments of epic disarray.
This was different. England needed a little anger on Monday. This was a tactical response to a shift within the game rather than running for running's sake.
In England's best period early on Henderson had played a different way, striding around in more stately fashion as a free presence behind the attacking four and able to thread some precise forward passes.
After half-time Tunisia shifted their own midfield, getting close to him and stretching that supply line thin. It was a smart disruptive move. The 3-1-2-2-1-1 shape demands that the lone central pivot provides a complete midfield janitorial service, working constantly with the balance and rhythm of the game to keep all the cogs and wheels whizzing round.
Henderson suits the role. He acts as a kind of hyperactive guilty conscience in any team. In Volgograd he had more touches and made more passes than any other midfielder. But he also managed elements that go beyond the bare numbers.
At one point in the second half he even seemed to start a pointless fight with Tunisia's players at a free-kick. It was boorish stuff perhaps but England did need to disrupt Tunisia in return, to throw a couple of kidney punches. Nobody else in this team of mannered technicians was likely to shift the emotional gears.
Despite his reputation as a scuffler Henderson has always been an adaptive footballer. Appearances can be deceptive, just as the reputation for fixed roles and closed thinking among English footballers is notoriously overstated. You want growth and evolution? England's midfield conduit started as a right-winger at Sunderland. In the past year Jürgen Klopp has worked hard at fashioning him into a midfielder who runs both ways in the central European style.
It is no secret there will be objections to any satisfaction with England's winning start. Lads: it's Tunisia. Lads, it's Tunisia without their best player, who got here by finishing one point ahead of DR Congo in qualifying.
But Tunisia were good enough to spook England a little, to raise the 2016 ghosts of Saint-Étienne in the second half, when the only response to Slovakia's resistance was pained, static possession. If England really are keen to bury the ghosts of the recent past, then their midfield handyman is key to this.
Nobody else in the team is so closely marked by those traumas. Before Monday Henderson's tournament record read: played five, won zero. He was there for Italy in Kiev in 2012, the day Andre Pirlo looked like the only grown-up on the pitch. He was there for the defeat by Uruguay in São Paulo in 2014. He was there on the bench for the brain-freeze against Iceland in Nice in 2016. He carries the gene.
With this in mind Sunday in Nizhny Novgorov will come round quite quickly now. Gareth Southgate is too clear-sighted not to think about changing the balance of his team after an imperfect performance. England lacked width on the left. Danny Rose might be a better option against Panama's deep defence.
Raheem Sterling should stay in the team, although Dele Alli's likely absence with injury takes away the possibility England might finally play their best midfield finisher close to Harry Kane.
If Alli does miss out, the likely presence of Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be good for Henderson too. What England lack is passing craft. Loftus-Cheek could add this, a playmaker-ish type against opponents likely to give up possession at times.
For now they should be allowed to enjoy a rare tournament win, perhaps even the lifting of a cloud or two. No doubt Henderson will play poorly again in the future or find more talented players can simply take him out of the game.
But sport is also about redemption and recovery and perhaps now he is entitled to be judged a little more on his strengths rather than on only his flaws.


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Hackathon team working on teen health
Exeter students exhibit entrepreneur skills in healthcare hackathon
Three teams of students from diverse backgrounds and departments came together this weekend to design tech solutions for better healthcare.
The three day hackathon, supported by two major technology companies, gave University of Exeter students the opportunity to put their entrepreneurship skills to the test and create products that could improve the health and wellbeing of the nation.
A hackathon is an event where people come together to solve problems - often using technology to kick start innovation.
Around 20 students were involved in the marathon weekend session tackling topics such as healthy ageing, social isolation and teenage health.
Over the course of the weekend the students exhibited a wide range of skills from teamwork and leadership to product design and marketing.
The healthcare hackathon was the brainchild of Dr Genevieve Williams who is an expert in Biomechanics at the University of Exeter and has set up several hackathons before including during her time at CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research).
Genevieve says: "The students achieved an extraordinary amount over the weekend and they were the best outcomes I have ever seen from a three day hackathon.
"Bringing together different talents and skills over a focused period of time can be a brilliant and effective way to solve problems. Great ideas or products come from creative collaborations and there is no better way to use time, technology and knowledge than to improve health and wellbeing.
"The teams this weekend have come up with great potential products which we now need to test further and develop with colleagues in healthcare and business. The weekend isn't just about creating the next big product though, it is also about experience and learning. We want our students to develop new skills and tools to be successful in their careers as well as apply their knowledge to solve real world problems."
Without giving too much away the teams used the very latest technology to come up with a new safety system for mobility scooters, an intuitive technology platform that would tailor support for young people suffering with mental health problems and a smart, simple touch screen device in the home to help carers look after people with dementia.
Each team will now develop their ideas with support from the University of Exeter innovation team and access specialist advice for student start-ups though 'Think.Try.Do'
Find out more about Think.Try.Do here: http://www.spaceforsuccess.co.uk/ttd/
The healthcare hackathon was supported by the Students' Guild Alumni fund.
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April News 2017
Funeral Benefit Splitting Opportunity
We are pleased to offer you, our members, the opportunity to split your funeral benefit with your spouse, partner or sibling, during the period 26 April 2017 to 31 August 2017.
From 26 April 2017 to 31 August 2017 a member and either their spouse/partner or sibling may elect to combine their funeral benefits and then split the total funeral benefit equally. Conditions apply.
Please read all the information and if it suits you complete the online form to receive a full quote for your consideration. You should read the APS Benefits Group Combined Product Disclosure Statement. You should also read the Supplementary Product Disclosure Statement that specifically relates to Funeral Benefit Splitting.
Here are some examples of how Funeral Benefit Splitting works:
Example 1
Both are members and are currently paying the normal fortnightly membership fees. One member (aged 60) has a funeral benefit of $2,690 and the other member (aged 58) a funeral benefit of $1,620. If the members elect to combine and then split their funeral benefits then each will be entitled to a funeral benefit of $2,155 i.e. $2,155 = ($2,690 + $1,620) divided by 2.
The current membership fees for each member continue to be payable to age 70.
Example 2
A member paying fortnightly fees with a non-member spouse/partner/sibling over the age of 65. The member (aged 67) has a funeral benefit of $8,500. The non-member spouse (aged 69) being over 65 is unable to become a member by paying fortnightly fees. The member can still elect to split the funeral benefit with the non-member spouse who would otherwise have no entitlements to a funeral benefit.
If this option is elected the member and the non-member spouse will each be entitled to a funeral benefit of $4,250 i.e. $4,250 = $8,500 divided by 2.
The current membership fees for each member continue to be payable to age 70.
Example 3
Both are members and are currently paying fortnightly membership fees. One member (aged 55) has a funeral benefit of $5,000 and the other member (aged 65) a funeral benefit of $3,000. If the members elect to combine and then split their funeral benefits then each will be entitled to a funeral benefit of $3,760 i.e. $3,760 = 47% of $8,000 ($5,000 + $3,000).
The 47/47 benefit applies as the age of the member with the smaller funeral benefit is between 5 and 20 years older than the member with the greater benefit.
The current membership fees for each member continue to be payable to age 70.
If you have any further questions, please contact us on 1300 131 809.
Australian Financial Services Licence No: 244115. Date of preparation: 19 April 2017.
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The team at APS Financial Planning have known Paul for more than a decade and have seen how his advice has been crucial in his client's financial success. We are very pleased that Paul has joined our team and we look forward to working with him. To view Paul Hatzigeorgiadis's FSG click here. To view Fortnum Private Wealth's FSG click here.
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An interesting new take on the classic heist film
Playing it safe is a style far too many filmmakers are happy to settle upon. Creating a film that brings nothing new to the table except fresh money seems to be the method production companies thrive with. Good for them, not for anyone else.
Logan Lucky is the exact opposite. It knows its genre and turns it on its head, giving an interesting new take on the classic heist film. Using a cast in roles you've never seen the likes of, and a great script with genuine relatability, Logan Lucky is one of the most intriguing films of the year.
Fired from his job for being unfit to work, Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) knows how to get himself some well-needed cash. With the help of his siblings Mellie and Clyde (Riley Keough and Adam Driver) and Joe, a maverick currently sitting in a prison cell (Daniel Craig), Jimmy sets up to rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the most spectacular fashion possible.
Logan Lucky is a film built on its performances. Tatum puts in one of his best showings to date as a loving father, in the strangest of circumstances. Trying to do the best he can for his young daughter, he comes across as a genuine fighter. Adam Driver plays the emotionally challenged brother, showing just how versatile he is with his booming baritone voice.
Then there's Katie Holmes and Riley Keough playing seemingly run of the mill Virginian women, except they have their own subtle yet brilliant traits giving them a share of the limelight. The real star is Daniel Craig however. In his most vibrant and outrageous performance yet, Craig is an absolute delight, showcasing his ability to act complete insanity.
Nevertheless, Logan Lucky is let down by its plot. As it builds repeatedly to the huge reveal, a subtle ploy for what is promising to be a magnificent ending finishes up just being rather ordinary. It's a weakness that does taint a wonderfully unique script with passionate characters.
It's greatly funny, whilst staying calm and collected, knowing exactly how it wants to come across. If it wasn't for a weak ending this could have become a genuine cult classic, however, there is far too much to love about Logan Lucky with an abundance of unique charm, to not enjoy its tense story and passionate characters.


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In 2003, the Philadelphia Church of God won a six-year court battle against the Worldwide Church of God, gaining access to 19 written works of the late wcg founder, Herbert W. Armstrong. Most importantly, we could then legally print and distribute his magnum opus: Mystery of the Ages.
In that court case, God used the pcg to conquer the antichrists (i John 2:18)—those who not only turn away from God, but who actively fight against Him and His Work. According to the Apostle John, this spiritual struggle is the primary battle in the last hour, a phase of the Work that began on May 5, 2001.
I believe the 9/11 terrorist attack dramatically signaled the collapse of America, Britain and the Middle East Jews—as we began the last hour.
I also believe our copyright victory was a sign of God's Work rising fast on the world scene—in the last hour.
As the biblical nations of Israel fall (namely America, Britain and the Middle East Jews), spiritual Israel, or the Church, is rising in power. We must deliver a soul-scorching warning to Israel as they stumble and collapse. God is cursing them.
God has always sent a messenger to warn Israel before its imminent collapse—always! Its people must repent to be saved.
"Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child" (Revelation 12:12-13). Satan knows that his time is short, so he fiercely attacks his number one enemy—God's Church.
Before this event, Satan went to battle against God in heaven one last time (verses 7-8). He was cast down (verse 9). Then, he attacked God's Church and caused the Laodicean, or lukewarm, era to begin (verse 13). Over 95 percent of the true Church surrendered to the devil and rebelled against God.
The Laodicean era rebels are losing all their battles. But God's very elect members are winning their battles. The copyright victory illustrates the direction that all of God's churches are going!
God used the court case to leave all of God's Laodicean people without excuse—to give them an opportunity to understand and repent. The court battle is a strong witness against them.
Only God's very elect have the power to conquer Satan. And the very elect will use that power to win the war.
God's very elect will be fighting Satan as he fights against Christ and His revelation. The court case gave a vivid illustration of the spirit of antichrist. It was a watershed event that condemned them as antichrists. We are fighting FOR Christ! The wcg, which now goes by another name, is fighting AGAINST Christ! They are instruments in the hands of the devil. Those fighting for Christ have a real battle on their hands.
These antichrists, after the copyright victory, are a sign for God's people that it is THE last hour!
Antichrist is one of the most terrifying words in the Bible! These antichrists were once a part of Christ's body. They knew Christ, then left Him and started fighting against Him.
Remember what Mr. Armstrong said about Mystery of the Ages: "Since last December, I have been working diligently on the largest and most important book in my life. In real fact, I feel I, myself, did not write it. Rather, I believe God used me in writing it. I candidly feel it may be the most important book since the Bible."
Christ was directly authoring Mystery of the Ages.
Now contrast that with what Joseph Tkach Jr. wrote: "We feel it is our Christian duty to keep this book out of print … because we believe Mr. Armstrong's doctrinal errors are better left out of circulation." That is exactly the way Satan thinks: He wants Christ's book destroyed forever! That is the antichrist message!
We must clearly see this war raging between those fighting for Christ and those fighting against Him. And we must deeply know who represents Christ!
We are fighting the same war that Daniel fought in Daniel 10. Michael and Gabriel helped Daniel fight against Satan. The devil was trying to destroy the revelation God gave to Daniel. God gives us support from the highest level. God's angels are led by the most exalted archangels. Satan is leading his demons. It is a war for the minds of God's people. We must use God's power or lose that war!
2 Thessalonians 2 describes a great falling away as being a sign of the end time (verse 3). Zechariah 3 shows that Joshua and his fellows are a sign that we are astonishingly close to the end (verse 8—"men wondered at" should be translated "men of sign").
"Little children, it is the last [hour]: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come …" (1 John 2:18). This prophecy begins with one antichrist. The Anchor Bible says of that first antichrist (emphasis mine throughout), "Others are right in arguing for capitalization, for the author is thinking of a specific expectation"—one man who would fulfill that role—the Antichrist. This is the same man 2 Thessalonians 2:3 calls "the son of perdition," or destruction! He is destroying God's truth!
My booklet The Last Hour: The Epistle of John Are Prophecy for Today addresses this subject, particularly in Chapter 3, which is titled "Fighting the Antichrist." We are living in the final moments of man's rule on this Earth. God help us if we cannot see this. The signs are all around!


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If you're wondering, "Do I need a WordPress security plugin?" The answer is yes. WordPress is the most popular CMS in the world. That popularity also makes it a popular choice for hackers.
Now, WordPress has regular updates to patch any new and existing security holes. But, security as a whole is a reactive process. Patches are only issued once a security vulnerability is known.
At its core, WordPress is incredibly secure. But the massive ecosystem of plugins and WordPress themes makes it more vulnerable to security holes.
To protect your WordPress website against these security risks, it's always a good idea to use a WordPress security plugin. Below we look at five of the best WordPress security plugins and highlight both free and paid options.
Why You Need a WordPress Security Plugin
WordPress has some pretty solid security measures in place, but if you're looking to take that security even further you'll want to utilize a security plugin.
By using a WordPress security plugin, you'll get access to additional features that WordPress doesn't have right out of the box, including:
- Site, file, and malware scanning
- Protection from brute force attacks
- Regular security scans, monitoring, notifications
- Site firewalls
- Overall security hardening
Sure, you can get by without having these in place, but why would you risk it? Sadly, a lot of site owners don't think about security for their WordPress website until it's too late.
Once your WordPres site has been compromised, there's not a lot you can do besides notify your visitors and try to clean up the mess. If only there was something you could've done to prevent this.
Good news: there is. It's using a WordPress security plugin.
The Best WordPress Security Plugins
For anything related to WordPress you'll find dozens of popular plugins to install. Going through every plugin yourself can be tedious, which is why we created this list.
Below you'll find five of the top WordPress security plugins that are both free and paid that help to protect your site against security vulnerabilities.
1. All In One WP Security & Firewall
All In One WP Security & Firewall is one of the most popular WordPress security plugins. It's very easy to use and you can configure this plugin pretty easily, even if you don't have any tech skills.
It's equipped with a unique grading system, so you can see which areas of your WordPress site are protected, and what you need to improve upon. Since it's visually based it's easy to see and correct any areas of your site that might be weak.
The main ways this plugin will improve your security are by protecting against blue force login attempts, securing your user accounts, creating a website firewall, protecting your WordPress databases, and even allowing you to blacklist certain sites or IP addresses.
Plus, it has a built-in security scanner so you'll know that your site is always protected against hackers.
All In One WP Security & Firewall is a completely free plugin that you can download here. You also won't run into any annoying upsells, or having to upgrade to unlock more features.
2. iThemes Security
iThemes security is a feature-packed WordPress security plugin. It's available as both a free and paid plugin for WordPress sites. The paid version will unlock more detailed security measures.
The free version has some decent features, but if you really want to protect your site, you'll want to consider the pro version. It will not only unlock some stellar security features but it's also affordable, at only $80 per year.
The Pro version does a lot to enhance security, like providing strong password protection, backing up and securing your databases, protecting against brute force attacks, moving your login page, adding two-factor authentication, and a lot more.
Plus, you'll get regular website monitoring and dedicated professional support.
You can download and give the free version of the plugin a test drive, or upgrade to the pro version here.
3. Wordfence Security
WordFence Security is one of the top free WordPress security plugins on the market. It excels in protecting your site from brute force attacks, real-time security monitoring, login page protection, and IP blacklisting. Plus, it adds a firewall to your site.
WordFence also has an extensive database of offending websites and IP addresses, which are atomically blocked from accessing your site.
The premium version of the plugin is equipped with additional features to take your security to new heights. That includes real-time threat protection, an improved firewall, two-factor authentication, geographic protection, dedicated support, improved spam protection, and more.
You can download the free version of Wordfence here, or you can opt to purchase the premium version.
4. Sucuri Security
The Sucuri Security plugin is created by a team of WordPress security experts. This plugin is entirely free and will help both will regular site monitoring, and strengthen your existing levels of security.
Once you install the plugin it will automatically scan your site to look for any infected files or known sources of security weakness. You can then restore or repair your site to ensure it's in good working condition.
Beyond this initial scan and clean up this plugin will provide you with regular website monitoring and malware scanning. Plus, it will strengthen your existing security protocols to ensure that your site is protected against the biggest threats and vulnerabilities lurking online.
You can install this plugin for free here. There's also an option to opt for a premium version of this plugin, which will add a website firewall and more security features to your site.
5. SecuPress
SecuPress is a relatively new addition to the WordPress security space. However, it's seen very rapid growth. There are both free and premium versions of this plugin available.
One of the strongest features of SecuPress is its intuitive UI, which makes it incredibly easy to setup and use. Not only that it's equipped with a built-in security scanner, which will scan your site for six main points of vulnerability.
If any points of weakness are revealed during this scan, then the plugin will actually fix them at the click of a button. Overall, this is a very solid and easy to use security plugin.
The premium version of the plugin will give you additional features like anti-spam protection, automated website backups in case a restore is needed, and automated website scans.
You can download the free version of the plugin here, or pick up the Pro version for $59.
Closing Thoughts
Website security is complex. It's continually evolving, and what kept your site secure a year ago probably won't do the trick today.
Instead of trying to understand all the security threats out there, the better course of action is taking the necessary steps to protect your site, and letting the experts handle and understand the risks they're protecting you from.
All of the plugins above are great choices when it comes to protecting your website. If you have a smaller site and don't get a ton of traffic, then you can probably get away with a free WordPress security plugin. But, as your site grows it's probably a good idea to upgrade to one of the paid options above and look into implementing a website security checker.
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Good luck. I really hope that Corolla could live for years more under your care
1999 Toyota Corolla 1.3 G6
Yeah you are probably right
Its sad to see the Corolla dying, it's sad that people have to lie and cheat to sell a car and make a bit of cash, hope it all gets sorted for you though
the Corolla isn't dieing it's just feeling unwell! Don't use the D word!
Ahh I forgot that word is a swear
Well, seller is being awkward about it sadly. Definitely not looking too good for it.
3sgte swap???
or grab a vrs kit to suit and a torque wrench then its only a matter of decking the heads and block by an engine machine shop. Head gaskets are easier to replace than most ppl think. If the gasket failed but no water has entered the combustion chamber u should b golden even if it has, a good quality engine flush will quickly clean up the bottom end of any moisture that may be present. All up minus machining its a 6hr job. Dont be put off by this i know a guy that races that blow out the head gasket ever 2-3 passes due to 30+psi boost and they just rip the heads off check that nothing has warped and throw a new set of gaskets in and thats a ls style motor the toyota will survive. If you had any major damage it would have been noticable (theres no noises from the bottom end that sound like a worn bearing ?)
Haha, I wish, couldn't afford to insure it.
Ordinarily I'd do it myself, I've done head gaskets before, but I started stripping it (before I knew that's what it was), it was 4 degrees and damp and I couldn't shift the crank pulley, so I took it to a garage to try and locate the leak. At that point I still thought it was perhaps a cracked water pump housing.
As the garage had it partly disassembled to find the leak, I decided to just let them do the job. From what was found there it doesn't look like there's and coolant in places there shouldn't be except where it's flying out the side of the engine under pressure. The engine as it is runs sweet as a nut, but the coolant is coming out like a tap.
I worry about what they will find, what damage the cooling system sealer has done or what damage was done before I bought it that's caused the gasket to go, as they don't tend to go at this age/mileage on these without repeated overheating. I hope the head gasket isn't the result of something else that will remain if it gets done.
Someone at work sent me this earlier:
I might have done a bad thing.
In reference to bad thing.
At this point, repair quote was basically the same as the cost of the car. The sensible thing to do would be to put it out of it's misery, it is after all, to most, an old Toyota Corolla. Most have ended up in scrapyards for less. Really, my decision was pretty much made up.
Cue A-Team music
Them Nightbreakers work pretty well, eh?
Of course, it needed to be repaired, no question. Fortunately I'm not sensible or logical, and it is against my religion to personally scrap a Toyota.
I've only done 30 miles so far since getting it back earlier tonight, and it seems to be OK up to now besides a slightly loose alternator belt. The garage gave me my old head gasket as a souvenir because of how bad it was.
Exhibit A - Coolant channel next to cylinder 1
Exhibit B, Cylinder 4 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, and it was not good; and God divided the fire ring from the gasket.
Also the whole gasket was sort of dissolving, this black gunky crap here was some sort of sealant that had eaten into the gasket and was just falling off in lumps.
However, it is back. Head gasket done, head skimmed, coolant all flushed out and replaced with good stuff, oil and filter change and new belts.
Let's hope it's all good now.
And God spake onto Adam.
"Trust in the 'rolla"
And Adam did and Lo for then did Adam find grace in the arms of the lord, for though he and his 'rolla walked in the valley of death, the rods and bearing were comforted, and the waters did roll away from the pistons, and the lubricants were free of the pudding.
And Adam did say back to the Lord
"Yea, though my trials be fearful and my money limited, my trust I put in you and back have you rewarded me. My faith is firm and I shall go forth and preach the gospel of Toyota, henceforth let it be shouted from the mountains, the Toyota can never die!"
"Have faith in my child, the Toyota, and witness it borne into eternal life, that ye may know of its Divine Salvation."
what are you guys on?
gimme some
I made a thinly veiled Bible reference about daylight coming through my headgasket (yes there were cars in the bible, obviously - Jesus drove a Honda) and it sort of spiralled from there.
Who knows, maybe he had other cars he never spoke of.
Man you would have thought he had better taste in cars as well as a higher budget but I guess maybe he didn't want to seem douchey or pretentious
Only God could drive an Aztec because only God has nothing to prove
Many many Alfas obviously
Well I've done something like 1500 miles now since having the head gasket done and besides a couple of little issues it (touching various bits of wood) seems to be going OK, it's keeping its coolant in at least.
It's about due its first wash now mind, I'm just not looking forward to doing it in the freezing cold. We're well into salt season now so it's more grey and white than it is red, absolutely filthy. As it seems to be going OK, I'll try and start getting into improving it soon, restoring plastics etc.
Fortunately that rattle canned silver paintjob the dealer did on the wheels is starting to flake off already, so should save me a bit of work come the better weather for refurbing them.
Right then, small update to the above.
- It still hasn't had a wash.
This picture is like one of those "the longer you look, the worse it gets" illusion things.
- I've been stuck at home quite ill for a couple of weeks now, and I was getting bored. It's crippled me, but I decided to spend a little time with it today. As some of you may have seen in the What broke on your car today thread, a quick check of my injector seals revealed that one of the lower seals was more outside the head than in it, and injector 2's top o-ring was leaking as it was rather damp with petrol around the body.
Spent a couple of hours earlier pulling the injectors, giving them a quick clean and fitting the new seals I got from Toyota. I think it's safe to say that lower seal on injector 4 was completely knackered.
Fortunately, all the injectors look quite clean, impedance measures good, so I think they're alright.
It's sprung a massive oil leak from the rocker cover, so I've got a new gasket kit coming for that, and the PCV valve is broken and gummed up, so managed to get another one of those from Toyota. Got some remote housing/rubbers coming for the central locking remotes as one of those is cracked and the other very worn.
Next up after the valve cover - a wash! and some paint restoration hopefully.


text: Mad_Max 7 Report post Posted May 25, 2010 http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2010/203936/6/ejecutan-funcionario-afuera-de-su-casa.htmZapopan, Jalisco (24/MAY/2010) .- A new execution is recorded against an official in the State of Jalisco. This time was the chief operating officer of the Directorate General of Public Security of Zapopan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Windows 10 Security in Enterprises
Instructors: cirosec consultants
Duration: 3 days
This three-day training covers the security of the current Windows 10 client operating system. Our experienced trainers present you with security-relevant innovations and their requirements and configuration possibilities as well as with new challenges regarding the management and administration of these clients. Using hands-on exercises and demonstrations based on typical threat scenarios for Windows 10 clients, you will learn how to use the new technologies and possibilities to secure your endpoints.
In this training, we will first discuss typical threat scenarios for Windows clients in their various environments of implementation, such as on laptops during field work or on tower computers in central management. These threat scenarios are contrasted with reasonable hardening and security measures in the course of the training. This allows experienced client administrators to gain a thorough understanding of possible threats, while IT security managers are able to get to know the possibilities of Windows 10.
Presenting important security-relevant innovations, we focus on the possibilities of Windows 10 Enterprise.
The contents cover, for example, the following subject areas:
- Versioning and updates
- Security-relevant features in Windows 10
- Differences between the Windows 10 editions
- Typical hardening measures in Windows 10
- Innovations in Windows 10 that are related to data protection
- Hardware and software requirements for different security features
The following topics are presented with regard to security-relevant innovations:
- Protection of devices (e.g. BitLocker, TPM)
- Securing the boot process (e.g. Secure Boot, Trusted Boot, Configurable Code Integrity)
- Securing the login credentials (e.g. Credential Guard, Windows Hello for Business)
- Protection at runtime (e.g. Windows Defender, User Account Control, AppLocker)
In addition, we will show the typical organizational and technical challenges for the secure operation of a Windows client environment and discuss possible solutions for the following areas:
- Basic hardening of Windows 10 clients
- Microsoft Security Compliance Manager
- Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit
- Microsoft Attack Surface Analyzer
- Secure administration of endpoints
- Layered administration
- Microsoft Local Administrator Password Solution
- Just Enough Administration
Our training environment enables you to get to know relevant configuration settings and how to handle selected tools. We use common, freely available hacker tools to demonstrate the effects of individual hardening measures and features.
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Security managers, (client) administrators, SOC members, blue team or red team members and (project) managers in the Windows clients or Windows client security field who are looking for ways to secure their clients.
This training is a perfect supplement to our Hacking Extreme training.
The participants should at least have user experience in the Windows environment. Some exercises require the use of command-line tools such as PowerShell. Where necessary, our trainers are happy to assist with the use of attacking tools and Microsoft tools. The exercises are set up in multiple levels, which means that even experienced administrators will still be challenged, while it is made easy for beginners to understand all contents thanks to our sample solutions.
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text: Digital Facebook testing mobile web search feature similar to Graph Search (UPDATED) By Justin Lafferty|June 17, 2014 Share By Justin Lafferty|June 17, 2014 Share Not long after Facebook announced Graph Search about a year and a half ago, the big question was when it would be available on mobile. It appears that Facebook is taking steps toward this, as Inside Facebook has discovered a test of search capabilities similar to Graph Search on mobile web. Facebook has previously been testing it on the mobile app, as well.A Facebook spokesperson told Inside Facebook on Tuesday that this is not officially Graph Search, but rather an improvement to Facebook's mobile web search feature, borrowing functionality from the desktop product: We're testing improvements to Facebook mobile search. Despite having "graphsearch" in the URL (see below screenshot), Facebook claims that this is not an official mobile web Graph Search product.On mobile web (not the Facebook app), some users can search for topics and posts, as well as queries such as pages my friends like — with functionality similar to Graph Search on desktop. Users can search for stories based around a keyword, as illustrated above with Pepe and Kendall Jenner.Facebook also allows mobile web users to search for keywords on people, public/friends posts, pages, photos, groups, places, apps and events: The mobile web version of search can also understand more complex queries that could be game-changers in the local search game, allowing users to find places near them, as well as entities they're connected to through their friends. Though it's lightweight and has much of the same functionality of desktop Graph Search, it could be a major competitor to local search apps such as Yelp and Urbanspoon. If Facebook tapped more into social context to show reviews from friends or more information that only Facebook has — such as posts and reviews by friends about places nearby — it could have a more efficient way to showcase local data, right within its own blue walls.It could also be a boon if Facebook ever opened mobile Graph Search up for advertising, with a model similar to Yelp's. The social network could add a layer of social relevance to Yelp's offering by allowing advertisers to place ads with the social context of friend activity.This could also bring the power of Graph Search to those who shun Facebook's battery and data-draining app in favor of the lighter mobile browser version. Yes, the mobile web browser also recognizes "My homies."This appears to just be a test and we're not sure if there's any date in place for a rollout, but we'll keep you updated.Readers: What do you think of this? Share http://adweek.it/2k6qhMK copy Adweek Adweek


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The use of cyber force: Is the jus ad bellum ready?by Christian Henderson on Apr 30, 2016 • 11:31 No Comments
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The issue of international cyber attacks has given rise to discussions within and between many academic disciplines,[1] has been discussed within international fora,[2] and is never far away from the headlines of the global media.[3] There are many explanatory reasons for this interest; the fact that such attacks involve computers which, today, we all use in some form, the fact that they are relatively new and continuing to evolve, their often unidentifiable nature, and their variety of form, from 'simple' hacks into domestic computers to 'distributive denial of service' attacks, to sophisticated intrusions into bank and state systems. However, it is their potential for physical devastation and destruction, and perhaps an ensuing cyber war, that undoubtedly continues to stoke the greatest amount of interest.
While a cyber attack that can unequivocally be described as a use of force for the purposes of international law, let alone one that has led to a cyber 'war', is yet to occur, it is such a prospect that has been the focus of attention from the academic legal community of late. Two relatively recent publications on this topic are Heather Harrison Dinniss' Cyber Warfare and the Laws of War (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and the Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare (Cambridge University Press, 2013), although interest in the topic dates back to the 1990s.[4] The book under review, Marco Roscini's Cyber Operations and the Use of Force in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2014), follows in a similar vein to these two publications, addressing both the law governing the use of force (the jus ad bellum) and the laws of armed conflict (the jus in bello). The work of the author has led to him becoming a recognized expert on both aspects in general, and also in the cyber context.[5]
The focus of this short piece is the book's coverage of the jus ad bellum aspects, which consumes approximately one third of the book. There are, in this respect, two notable points that attention should initially be drawn to. The first is that international law provides no lex specialis rules directly and expressly addressing the use of force in cyberspace. The general rules regulating the use of force within the international community are relatively old, but the question is whether due to technological and other advances they have become dated. The 'contemporary' prohibition of the use of force and its associated exceptions of individual or collective self-defence and actions mandated by the United Nations Security Council date back to 1945 and were devised in an era of conventional armies crossing borders and weaponry that consisted of tanks, bombers, warships, etc. The reason today for a lack of dedicated rules regulating cyber force may simply be due to the fact that the international community is yet to catch up and develop lex specialis rules regulating actions within this specific field. However, it may also be because states, as with Roscini, feel that the existing rules are adequate and capable of being applied to developments and actions within cyber space. As Roscini states in the conclusion to this section of the book:
The second, and related point, is the generally prospective nature of the analysis and discussion. While there have been several relatively recent high profile cyber attacks, such as in Estonia in 2007, in Georgia in 2008, and in Iran in 2010, which are referred back to, referenced, and utilized frequently throughout this section of the book, if one is looking to see how existing international law has been interpreted, applied and developed in connection with these types of attacks there is not a great deal of state or institutional practice to work with. The discussion is, therefore, to an extent of a hypothetical nature. This does not in itself devalue the book in that it delves into and surveys in good detail the minutiae of the existing rules of the jus ad bellum to address the underlying question of whether international law and the international legal system is ready and equipped to competently address and provide the necessary tools of critique and regulation for the inevitable reality of large scale cyber attacks and, potentially, cyber warfare. In this sense the objective of Roscini's work is to, on the one hand, strip back the rules to get to their essence and, on the other, see how they have been interpreted and developed over the past 70 years to discern firstly whether they are able to regulate cyber uses of force and to then gauge the legality of certain actions under them.
Overall, Roscini does a commendable job. The approach of the book is firmly doctrinal in nature and is, as is the case with much of Roscini's work, extremely well researched. While one may not always agree with the positions adopted or arguments made, Roscini nonetheless generally provides excellent authority and support for these, utilizing both primary and secondary legal sources. In particular, there is generally extensive engagement with, and utilization of, verbal state practice, in connection with the few cyber attacks that have been witnessed over recent years, in the abstract, and in various military manuals and official state documents.
This methodology does, of course, have its limitations, as one of the key criticisms of the ways in which international law is formed and interpreted, and in particular the way customary international law is developed, is that it is these more powerful states that are able to make their voices heard. In this respect, while the section attempts to include the views of a broad range of states, it is very often the practice and views of certain usual suspects, in particular the United States, that are drawn upon by Roscini to illustrate his points. While one might argue in certain contexts that there are 'specially affected' states whose views and opinions should be given special weight, it is difficult to sustain such an argument in the cyber context as today most states rely to some degree on computers, including in operating and protecting critical national infrastructure. However, one should not be too quick to criticize Roscini here as he is, after all, only able to utilize the information that is available.
The book is also well researched in regards to secondary legal sources, and refers to and makes use of a broad range of literature. In particular, while Harrison Dinniss' book and the Tallinn Manual may be seen as direct competitors to Roscini's, potentially leading to some authors shying away from referencing them, Roscini cites and utilizes them liberally in substantiating, and juxtaposing, his own positions.
In the earlier stages of this section of the book Roscini sets out whether cyber operations can engage the prohibition of the threat or use of force. In this respect three preconditions are advanced as being necessary:
The first and third of these conditions are closely related, as while the first makes the point that the actions of non-state actors are not (as yet, at least) covered by the prohibition, the third highlights that the prohibition is of an inter-state nature, and actions solely against non-state actors are in and of themselves insufficient to engage the prohibition. A notable element of this section of the book is the relative focus that is placed upon providing a textual analysis of Article 2(4)'s application in this context, while the customary international law source of the norm is not something that Roscini openly engages with to any significant degree. Issue may be taken with this, as while Article 2(4)'s application is in the realms of states, being expressly addressed to 'members' of the UN operating in their 'international relations', it is quite possible that developments regarding the cyber field have taken – or could take – place within the realms of the customary form of the prohibition. Yet, given that virtually all states are a party to the UN Charter, and Article 2(4)'s weighty status within this instrument, it is unlikely that any changes to the customary prohibition could take place which are inconsistent with the strictures of Article 2(4), or a reasonable interpretation of them, thereby justifying Roscini's narrow focus on the treaty form of the norm.
As mentioned above, Roscini maintains that attribution to a state is necessary in any assessment as to whether a cyber attack constitutes a prohibited use of force for the purposes of Article 2(4). Roscini sets out well the 'effective control' standard of attribution and the 'clear and convincing' standard of evidence for such control and how they apply in the cyber context. Yet, while legal attribution is one thing, some of the problems with meeting these on a factual level could have been provided more attention. Indeed, given the very nature of cyber operations, actually being able to establish effective control by a state over non-state actors who have engaged in a cyber use of force through evidence that could be described as clear and convincing, is particularly problematic and raises question marks over the viability of the application of such standards in the cyber context.
The second of Roscini's requirements above – that the cyber operation must amount to either a threat or use of force – is where the discussion is focused. There is much to agree with in Roscini's analysis, such as the way that he separates the discussion up into the various levels of seriousness that a cyber operation may take. However, one issue excluded from the discussion in connection with the prohibition of the threat or use of force is the mens rea issue of intention,[8] which is, by contrast, given some attention in connection with the issue of self-defence. Indeed, in the context of self-defence Roscini states that:
The requirement that an armed attack must be shown to be intended before self-defence can be invoked could be doubted upon the basis that the right exists first and foremost for states to defend themselves, without them having to first engage whether the attack was intentional or not. This argument applies equally in the cyber context. However, it is not clear why the same attention is not given to the issue of intention in regards to the prohibition of the threat or use of force. Granted, this is not an issue that many authors have dedicated much time to, including the Tallinn Manual. But hostile intent, and means of discerning it within the cyber context, would seem a particularly important element in determining whether a forcible action comes within the realms of the prohibition of the threat or use of force.[10] For example, Roscini is clear that a threat or use of force must be exercised in the conduct of 'international relations'. Yet, it becomes apparent that this will often be determined upon the basis of the intent of the attackers. If an analogy is to be made with the non-cyber context, a forcible measure against a private foreign individual, aircraft or ship within a state's territory or territorial airspace or waters would not likely in and of itself constitute a use of force, given that international relations have not become engaged. But if it becomes clear that the individual, ship, or aircraft has been employed as a proxy for the state of nationality of the individual or state of registration of the ship or aircraft, then a hostile intent towards another state becomes discernable, thus engaging the international relations between the two states. This issue, including the prospect for a mistaken use of force (which, as Roscini notes is 'a situation that is particularly likely in the cyber context') [11] would have been a welcome addition to the analysis and discussion here. Of course, problems of evidence in establishing this mens rea element will necessarily be present.
In the section of the chapter on self-defence Roscini on the whole provides an excellent survey of the relevant law and its applicability in the cyber context. In doing so, Roscini adopts the 'scale and effects' standard in distinguishing uses of force from armed attacks giving rise to a response in self-defence.[12] Yet, while this standard has been laid down by the International Court of Justice, and a common sense approach would dictate that there must at least be some distinguishing elements between the two types of force which should, in theory, give rise to very different responses by a victim state, it is not clear that this has been witnessed in practice. Indeed, states have resorted to self-defence in varying circumstances, not necessarily solely in response to those attacks possessing what one would consider scale, effects or gravity. In addition, a former president of the ICJ, Rosalyn Higgins, has subscribed to the view that the legality of an action in self-defence is more about the proportionality of the forcible response, than the scale and effects of the use of force giving rise to it.[13] Although it is easy to see the policy aspects behind trying to restrict the possibility for a forcible response,[14] addressing nuances such as this in practice would have been a nice addition to the book.
There were other aspects in the book's discussion of self-defence where perhaps a more nuanced approach in assessing state practice might have been warranted. One such area is in the discussion on non-state actors. Given that such actors may well be behind many cyber attacks today and those in the future, Roscini duly gives attention to this issue. In contrast to his position noted above regarding whether non-state actors can be responsible for a use of force, Roscini adopts the position – correctly in the current reviewer's view – that non-state actors can by themselves be responsible for an armed attack, as opposed to a victim state having to pin the armed attack carried out by a non-state actor upon another state under the law of state responsibility in order to justify a response in self-defence. However, in Roscini's view, before doing so it must be demonstrated that the host or harbouring state is either 'unable or unwilling' to take action against the non-state actors, thus making the action in self-defence justifiable under the customary 'necessity' criterion. Two nuances might have been drawn out in this respect by the author. First, and as Roscini continues, '[t]he requirement of necessity also entails that the defensive reaction must be directed exclusively against the non-state actors when it is only them that are responsible for the armed attack, and not also the harbouring state.'[15] The problem here is that state practice paints this is something of a grey area. Yes, much recent practice would seem to support Roscini's position that any action in self-defence must be limited to the non-state actors themselves. But it was also not that long ago that following the events of 11 September 2001 the US's position of bundling in the harbouring state with the non-state actors for the purposes of self-defence, which was witnessed in practice in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in 2001, was overwhelmingly endorsed by virtually the entire international community. Roscini does not acknowledge this, and some of the remnants felt in state practice from this episode, and what the consequences might be of this 'harbouring' standard in the cyber context. Given that there will be even greater difficulty in distinguishing non-state actors from their harbour states than in the kinetic context, this would have been an interesting discussion.
Furthermore, while a commendable aspect of Roscini's book is the extent to which it attempts to utilize the practice and views of states in supporting the positions adopted, this was not the case in the book's adoption of the applicability of the 'unable or unwilling' standard. Indeed, while the discussion here could be read as accepting this standard as lex lata, the only support advanced in support of its utilization in the cyber context is that of the US.[16] The general absence of support in the opinio juris of states has been one of the key problems to date in the discussions regarding this standard. As such, Roscini's claim that '[t]he application of the unable or unwilling standard … in the cyber context finds support in … state practice'[17] is far from substantiated. If Roscini wished to paint a fully accurate picture of the lex lata in regards to this area of the jus ad bellum, some qualifications would have been welcome in his apparent support for this standard.
Overall, the sections of Roscini's book on the jus ad bellum cyber aspects are well-written, engaging, and thoroughly researched. They will also be accessible to non-lawyers, which makes this book particularly appealing. It is not easy to pick apart rules that were designed and adopted in a different era before the prospect of cyber attacks were even conceivable, and accurately apply them at a time before cyber uses of force have become a concrete reality, and overall Roscini has done a commendable job. With perhaps a few minor exceptions, the book establishes that the contemporary jus ad bellum rules are ready in theory for the challenge of cyber uses of force. Whether this will be borne out in practice, however, awaits to be seen.
[1] See, for example, JA Green (ed), Cyber Warfare: A Multidisciplinary Analysis (Routledge, 2015).
[2] For a discussion of this issue in the context of the United Nations, see C Henderson, 'The United Nations and the Regulation of Cyber-security', in N Tsagourias, R Buchan (eds), Research Handbook on International Law and Cyberspace (Edward Elgar, 2015) 465.
[3] See, for example, BBC News, 'US Cyber-attacks: Iranians Charged by Department of Justice', 24 March 2016, available at <www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35893040>.
[4] See, for example, TA Morth, 'Considering Our Position: Viewing Information Warfare as a Use of Force Prohibited by Article 2(4) of the UN Charter' (1998) 30 Case Western Reserve J Intl L 567.
[5] See, for example, M Roscini, 'World Wide Warfare – Jus ad Bellum and the Use of Cyber Force' (2010) 14 Max Planck Yb United Nations L 85.
[6] M Roscini, Cyber Operations and the Use of Force in International Law (OUP, 2014) 115.
[7] ibid 44.
[8] This is mentioned in passing twice ibid, at 46.
[9] ibid 76-77 (footnotes omitted).
[10] See, for example, T Ruys, 'The Meaning of "Force" and the Boundaries of the Jus ad Bellum: Are "Minimal" Uses of Force Excluded from the UN Charter Article 2(4)?', (2014) 108 AJIL 159, 189-191.
[11] Roscini (n 6) 76.
[12] ibid, eg at 75.
[13] R. Higgins, Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It (Clarendon Press, 1994) 250-251.
[14] As Christine Gray has set out. See C Gray, International Law and the Use of Force (OUP, 2008) 147-148.
[15] Roscini (n 6) 86.
[16] ibid 86-87.
[17] ibid 86.


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The Art Of Conversation: Building An Online Dialogue With Mums
Digital has opened up the opportunities for food brands to have open conversations, brand to consumer and peer to peer. Nowhere is this more important than in the baby category where mums are hungry for discussion, information, advice and sharing. HiPP Organic recognised this potential and in 2016 transformed its marketing from product led to mum led using the power of digital engagement. Tessa and Nicola will reveal all!
Event The Food & Drink Digital Marketing Conference 6 September 2016
Speaker/s Tessa Williamson, Senior Account Director at Spinnaker London, Nicola Tatum, Marketing Controller at HiPP Organic,


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CTC239 – Case a Layout From Page 103 and Change the Theme
Welcome to another week at CASEing the Catty. The weeks are just flying by so fast, it will be Christmas before we know it. You may have arrived here from Rebecca's gorgeous creation, thanks for continuing on with me. Make sure you visit all the Design Team's Blogs by clicking on the "next" button at the bottom of each post.
This week we are CASEing a layout from page 103 but changing the theme. There's 5 cards to choose from, which one are you going to CASE this week?
I've chosen the sweet elephant card in the bottom right hand corner. Here's a closer look at it.
When you break it down this layout has a repeated stamped image background, a vellum circle, the same image as the background stamped and punched out and a sentiment.
Instead of a repeated stamped image background I've used a laser-cut card from the Come Sail Away Memories & More Card Pack. It has a repeated image of a ships wheel.
I've flicked some retired Gold Wink of Stella over my Vellum Circle then layered my Gold Heat Embossed sentiment over the top. I've finished my card off with a Gold Foil die cut wheel which is the same image as the background. Too easy.
Next up tonight is Rachel's beautiful project. Just click on the "Next" button to hop right over.
We'd love for you to join this challenge. Click below and send us a request to join then just upload your new creation to the wall.
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This is the app through which you can get all the information about your favorite anime series and movies. You can see the new story information and know the new characters that are coming up next in your favorite anime series. Gamify Apps presents the new entertainment app Anime Slayer for you guys to use. With this app, you can search your favorite anime series and movies and read all the important information about it. No need for any registrations and payments are needed to use this awesome app on your devices. Watch all the new things about your anime for free. The internet or wifi connection is required to get yourself updated from the latest news and information. The app works very smooth and fast on your device. Now you can download and install this app Anime Slayer for PC on your Computers, Mac, and Windows 7-8-10.
From this app, you can find a lot of anime series and anime movies. This app has the ability to show the anime pictures for all anime and anime movies. You will get a smooth performance while using the application on your devices or PC. This app is very simple and easy to use on your devices. Use the app on your PC with the help of third-party emulators like Bluestacks, Andy and more.
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With the help of using the BlueStacks App Player, you will be able to use/run Anime Slayer on Laptop or Computer.


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I don't have a descendent who fought on the battlefield, but I have an ancestor who saw Napoleon:
My great grandmother, Ada Letherby (nee Spurrell)'s grandmother was taken, as a small child out on a boat to see Napolean on the Bellerophon, at Plymouth Sound (26 July – 4 August 1815).
I do not know whether the lady in question was a 'Spurrell' grandmother (paternal), or a 'Bishop' grandmother (maternal).
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I grew up in Rochdale Lancashire. b. 1942. People would bring my father pieces of history for safekeeping as they got older, rather than throw them away.
An elderly man came one afternoon,
wore his cap in the house all the time and gave my father a curved sabre which he said had been his grandfather's at Waterloo. The brass hilt guard was broken, it lacked a scabbard and the wooded grip was worm-holed, but finely polished. Years later my father sawed off all but 6 inches of the blade for fear of burglars arming themselves. I still have the hilt and 6" blade. It bears the finely scratched initials 'KE' under the hilt guard. I have a childish foggy memory of the name 'Entwistle', but that may be a child's simplistic adopting of a well known local name. We marvelled at hearing of Waterloo just second-hand. I should
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in nearby Manchester. The man with the cap may have confused the two as well.
The sabre is definitely 1794 pattern issue.
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The Bill Gates Factor
Love it or hate it, but Microsoft is astute when it comes to convergence, making Bill Gates' empire a lesson in how to make a good tech marriage and an effective multimedia platform work. Windows applications themselves work with a bevy of other products that fall outside the Microsoft umbrella. The partnerships that have resulted are examples of convergence happening on all levels, though there is plenty of room for greater cross-pollination between the PC and CE worlds. While Apple is lauded for its design-conscious relationship between computers and audio, media centers offer yet another range of examples.
"Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 is a great example of integrating software, hardware and services to create simple and compelling experiences that enhance people's lives," explains Jim Allchin, group vice president of the Platforms Group at Microsoft. "We've moved from designing feature-by-feature to designing complete scenarios that influence not just software, but also hardware and services requirements...which gives customers easy access to great entertainment experiences."
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 evolved home PCs with integrated digital entertainment. Demonstrating the growing industry excitement around convergence as less a tech concept and more of a way of life, several manufacturing partners have joined to create media center PCs, some starting even below the $1,000 mark. By working with content providers, like CinemaNow, Movielink and Napster, new online digital content and movie subscriptions are becoming realities for PC users, not just TV viewers.


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Aspen Inspired Lodge in Anacortes, WA
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> Is it just me, or does the level of aggregation within 207/8 really suck? > > -- > Eric Kozowski Structured Network Systems, Inc. > [email protected] Better, Cheaper, Faster -- pick any two. > (503)656-3235 FAX "Providing High Quality, Reliable Internet Service" > (800)881-0962 Voice 56k to DS1 We see 616 routes in 207/8. Our route aggregation suggestion tool suggests 281 aggregation possibilities (which is not 281 routes potentially saved, but 281 routes that could be aggregated). It's clear from hand-inspection that some of the routes are being announced more specifically for multi-homed customers, but I'm sure that a lot of those routes could be aggregated or are covered by an already-announced more general route. Right now, it sorts routes and aggregation suggestions by provider and not by IP address, but you can look at: http://routes.netaxs.com Some technical & political sisclaimers are on that page :) One key disclaimer is that it is now sorting by next-hop at MAE-East instead of by AS-PATH, but we see a 1:1 correlation in our data between next-AS and next-hop. The other key one is that it's a tool that produces interesting output now, but is NOT designed/tested for generating configs from. 207.6/16 207.10/16 207.12/14 207.16/16 207.23/16 207.43/16 207.70.64/18 Appear to be some of the most-in-need-of-aggregation areas. One interesting thing that appears to be the case is that some owners (nic-wise) of <= /16s appear to not have a matching catch-all route and corresponding aggregation installed/announced. Avi - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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This post is part of an ongoing series on Northeast-based gear companies; see a running list below.
Based in Standish, Maine, Rogue Industries produces distinctive leather wallets made in Maine that are remarkable for several reasons.
First, they feature an odd design that is square on one end and curved on the other. Why? They're designed specifically for carrying in your front pocket and are cut accordingly, to match the shape found in most pants; the curved end goes in first. The reason to carry your wallet in the front rather than the back pocket is straightforward: Sitting for long stretches on a lumpy wallet on just one side of your butt can cause or exacerbate all kinds of physiological problems, especially back pain and sciatica. (Read about six exercises that give back pain the boot.) There's also a secondary benefit, especially for travelers: It's much harder for pickpockets to lift from your front pocket than the back.
Plus, these wallets—part of Rogue's Made in Maine Collection—are available in a variety of unusual materials, including moose and bison leather, deerskin, salmon skin, and even recycled baseball glove and football leather. Each runs $55 and comes with either six card slots for up to 12 cards or three slots and an ID window. (You can also get a traditional cow leather version for $45.)
The company sources its materials from a variety of locations, including a local Maine tannery and for the salmon skin, an aquaculture facility in Iceland. Although its moose leather comes from the Pacific Northwest—"It's hard to find a good moose leather supplier," notes cofounder Wells Lyon—the company assembles and stitches all of its Made in Maine items in Lewiston, Maine.
While I personally use an ultraslim Allet for my ongoing back-pocket wallet habit, I am swayed by the overwhelmingly positive reviews of Rogue Industries' offerings (a near-universal 4.5 stars on Amazon for all of its products) and may well make the switch next time my wallet needs replacing.
Support your Northeastern gear companies! Here's the complete list to date.