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Cybersecurity Now and In the Future – Our Shared Responsibility
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month when participating governments and private industry jointly sponsor advocacy campaigns to promote awareness and ensure that every person around the world has the proper information and resources to be safer and more secure online. As a founding member of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Cisco has actively participated in and helped to promote Cyber Security Awareness Month since its inception in 2003.
This year's Cyber Security Awareness Month theme – Our Shared Responsibility – underscores how we must all be responsible, accountable, and work together to improve our online safety and security. I encourage you to participate in the weekly themes and take continuous action to improve your online security.
Though I'm immersed in all things 'cybersecurity' throughout the year, Cyber Security Awareness Month is a strong reminder – a chance to stop and think about the world in which we live and to envision the future, while taking stock of what we've done in the past.
I think about the implications of our increasingly digital and connected lives. Whether I'm viewing it through a business, economic, or technological lens, the drive towards digital innovation – and the need for greater cybersecurity at its core – is explicit and pervasive. Not just for today or the near-term, for our very future. The result? Taking stock, developing a plan, and building for the future.
Are We There Yet?
Some might say our future is digital. My opinion is that we're already there. Digital services, such as online healthcare, e-Government, and collaboration are all commonplace in our daily lives. Digital devices are found in all walks of life: from civic video cameras for our safety, to indicators showing how transportation flows through a city, to sensor grids determining air quality, when soil is prime for planting and produce is ready for harvest.
Today, connected devices are generating almost 300 times more data than all the people connected to the Internet. We connect 30 million new devices to the Internet every single week. That's more than 4 million new devices per day! 2015 was the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) took off – the tipping point when IoT went from backrooms of the technology world to mainstream. The Internet of Things is not of the future… it's here and now.
Think back to just 5 years ago. If we had these capabilities then, where would we be today? Now imagine digital occurring in every industry, in every business, in every government and every institution… because that is what's happening around us. We will hit a point where we don't know how to live without our digital systems.
Sounds Great, Right?
Not so fast. Our challenge is that the drive to digital and the securing of our systems and infrastructure are linked. The opportunity to go digital is ahead of the strategy of keeping it digitally safe.
If we fast forward just four years to 2020, we project there to be 5 terabytes of data per person and 50 billion devices, not just shipped, but fully connected, enabled, and active… almost double what it is today. What does that look like from a cyber-threat standpoint? How do the services using these sensors ensure their resiliency and data protection requirements? The data, devices, and services must be managed and secured.
We Protect, At Scale
At Cisco, we have nearly 200,000 networks that we protect every single day, which extrapolates to hundreds of thousands of customers in businesses, governments, universities, and other organizations with tens of millions of users. Our more than 300 threat researchers and other security professionals work tirelessly on the threats that are occurring on the Internet right now. We have hundreds of threat analytic engines that pull in and analyze 100 terabytes of threat telemetry data from about 3 petabytes of data every single day.
We block about 20 billion malware, spyware, virus, and other attacks per day. To provide a sense of scope and size, that's almost three times as many people as there are on Earth. It's greater than the total number of daily Google searches. That's how important and how serious digital and cybersecurity are. That's why we take it seriously at Cisco and why it's equally important to you.
Evolving to Embedded Security
I believe we can do things differently today to attain our desired future outcomes, yet we need to make a significant leap forward. Though challenges are inherent and time is of the essence, industries, governments, and educational institutions alike must adapt and evolve. To make that leap in this digital world, organizations must embed cybersecurity purely into the fabric of their organization. It has to be a fundamental part of every organization's purpose and strategy.
In the future, I believe that every institution will just do cybersecurity as a part of business – not as an adjunct, or an operational tax, or not do it at all. It has to be central in the strategy, planning, and execution of the organization. Cybersecurity also needs to be a core consideration for those who will bring new ideas, innovation, and answers to the new challenges we're creating in this future. It's all about infusing security into the very culture of how and what we do.
Tackling our Technical Debt
We build and create services and systems, and too often, leave them open to attack. Similar to driving on a road that is not quite up to par, IT has its version of an infrastructure problem going on right now and it's a latent indicator. We're taxing the assets of our infrastructure, leaving them vulnerable. So why are we surprised when we're running outdated systems or not using the latest threat defenses that we find our systems, data centers, networks, and infrastructure vulnerable to attack?
Aging infrastructure exposes organizations to unnecessary and unacceptable risks. Of the devices across the Internet that we know are running today, 92 percent have an average of 26 vulnerabilities. Almost one-third of them are no longer going to be serviced, and 1 in 20 is no longer being recognized by the company that built them that they even exist. This is the Internet today, and it cannot be our tomorrow.
Controlling the Controllable
Now, extrapolate that growth as we progress in the digital era. That's why we have to get our systems and infrastructure under control. And, it is under our control. It may be financially challenging for some, but we control it and the cost is greater if we don't. Attackers are doing what they do because we're leaving the door open, making it easy for them. Organizations must take steps to modernize their infrastructure to reduce vulnerabilities, protect critical assets, and prepare for digital transformation.
Controlling that which we can control is key. Most organizations simply don't know with certainty what's connected to their network and why it's there. We are not developing mature processes yet, but can, and this calls for the strategies and the training that will create a maturity in this lifecycle. Patching may be hard work, but it's essential and controllable.
We need to simplify while establishing individual norms of connecting myriad new devices to the network. While reducing complexity is important, speed is vital. Technology is changing every 1-2 years. Software releases are continuous. Every 6 minutes an update occurs, and those updates are what may save you. Acceleration is key to keeping pace with digitization. If you're afraid that speed kills, it does… if you wait.
Building for the Future
In the 29 years I've been in cybersecurity, I believe this is the most critical time that this industry has ever faced. Business leaders today must stop and ask, "How do I do digital right?" "How do I get cybersecurity right?" "How can I be successful for the next 5 years and beyond?" And possibly the most important question we must ask of ourselves is: "What am I going to do differently?"
Cybersecurity is our shared responsibility. Because we all have a say in our business and technology, we must also view security as an inherently essential part of our organization's purpose and strategy. We at Cisco knew that we needed to do something different, so we put money, people, and time into doing cybersecurity differently. We're committed and building for that future… especially because that future is now.
I invite you to check back to this Security Blog regularly throughout Cyber Security Awareness Month as we cover weekly topics that will provide insights about security, safety, and privacy. You can learn more about National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the US, and European CyberSecMonth across the European Union, as well as other corresponding cybersecurity advocacy campaigns around the world.
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Padmanabh Upadhyay
Information and insights. Kudos!
Miguel Velasco
I Love Security, and is not only a simple Antivirus to install to be compliant with X,Y,Z regulation or pretend to be "Protected".
Is a complete Strategy around Products, Services, People, Assets and letting the Organization innovate and be proactive at the same time in this Digital World.
Letting Cisco to be the trusted advisor for our customers is our great value for them, because We can walk with them and let them achieve their Organizations Objetives.
PS: Wonderful Post @ http://blogs.cisco.com/author/johnstewart
Shanie Fitzpatrick
Great post and some real insight that I can pass onto the partners I speak with. Never has cyber security been more important!
Thank you.
Great information
John N. Stewart
@Rokhani, @Shahrouq, @Toufiq, @Michael – thank you for the comment and thumbs up to us – we're providing and writing to help all of you so thoughts welcomed!
Ashley Carolissen
I read the article and found its context very interesting. Most organization today invest little to no investment in their network infrastructure, but expect systems to perform optimally.
I believe the work CISCO is doing is great, and would urge people to take this appeal serious and start investing in infrastructure that are current and supported by OEM's like CISCO.
It's my personal view that rather to invest, to minimize the risk of any attack, which can be detrimental to any business.
Information flows through the Internet daily and if left expose, can be found in the wrong hands. Let's work together to support this crucial initiative.
Akhlaq Ansari
Well,this topic is something which is the dailies
But the question is how much a person is aware about
We are just blaming the organizations that they are unaware of it but i think that as we as ITians we know what is good for a network or not
Tell me how a person is supposed to know that without proper knowledge
They are not leaving data to be attacked its just that they know very little about it
To build a more secure future we have to first aware the organizations & others about how to keep infrastructers safe from these cyberattacks,
Increase their knowledge on this topic letting them know about it
Its not cyberattacks which is threatning infrastructures its the illiteracy of them about not knowing about all this.
Engineer Ghazi
Thanks Jon for sharing this great article with us.
We need to accomplish this task step by step :
1- first awareness to all interesting party.
2 – create leaders and cyber security guards around the world.
3- this task not only the job of one company. It is out duty to protect our asset. All.
4 – We need strong regulations from the governments , hacking our networks and systems very serious crime.
5 – countries supporting such kind of activity must be stoped.
6 – institutes and university must participate and educate students hacking is an ethical.
Michael Ndlovu
Great info indeed
Toufiq Outbih
Thanks for sharing.
I am new.
Shahrouq SHAIKH
Great Article, nice informative
Dr. Jose A. Wong - Perez
Definitely, you are right, regarding this important issue that is a daily task and everybody's concern. I agree with you that is a shared responsibility at all levels. Your blog post brings the facts, and awaits for a responsive action. Thanks for sharing it. It's worth to share with others colleagues as well in my twitter account. deeply appreciated. My respects.
John N. Stewart
@Dr. Wong-Perez – most welcome, and thank you for your thoughts.
Good job bringing up the challenges we face. I am wondering though, who are the people that threaten the information databases. It seems hard to believe that all these attacks are unstructured. Looking online there seems to be little data or investigation on solving the root cause.
I'm not sure why it matters who are the people who threaten our systems. There will always be more bad actors, no matter how many we take down. We have to build resilent solutions employing defense-in-depth methods to stop a variety of bad actors.
John N. Stewart
@Jennie: I agree and disagree at the same time (I'm a Gemini, go figure). Agreed that we all should focus on resiliency and DiD to your point. That said, security companies and law enforcement need to try and get at those doing it, to try and stop at least some of it from happening and/or disrupt it. Law and rules of the road have a place here, I think?
John N. Stewart
@Terry Tower: Where there is information, there is value, so it really comes down to what data there is that can be sold, monetized, ransomed, etc. It can be an external threat, and insider threat, or just a systems threat. As we continue to rely on infra and data, and go further into digitization, it ups the "value" of data itself…
Great summary that not only is a strong reminder of our need to make security central to our architectural strategy w/ our customers, but this has great data points that will resonate both internally and externally. As always, well done, John.
John N. Stewart
@Kurt Harris: thanks Kurt!


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The FTC receives more complaints about the debt collection industry than any other (500,000 complaints in 5 years) but has only acted on 10% of them.
The FTC has only acted on EIGHT of the complaints it's received about debt collection. That's .0016%! This is why we need a dedicated consumer protection agency.
Worst of all, the hundreds of thousands of complaints the FTC gets only represent a tiny fraction of the abuse that goes on. Debt collectors clearly aren't afraid to break the law and intimidate borrowers into making payments using all kinds of dirty tricks. Abuse is their business and they're all too good at it. Read more about debt collection here, and see this PDF from National Consume Law Center for the FTC stats.
True Outrages:
Bank of America broke into a homeowners' house and stole her parrot after she missed one mortgage payment.
Crazy, but true. Angela Iannelli of Pittsburgh, PA lost her parrot when a BofA contractor "mistakenly" broke into her home. She later recovered the parrot, but is suing BofA for being grotesquely stupid. Read more about it from the Wall Street Journal.
3. The banks are using our bailout dollars to lobby against reform – they've spent $500 million, or $1.4 million a day, since the beginning of last year.
Talk about back-stabbing. But it's the truth. See the Center for Responsive Politics for stats on lobbying and campaign contributions.
Banks change the order of transactions in your checking account to trigger overdraft loans.
It's true, and hugely profitable for banks. Overdraft loans drain $23.7 billion from accounts every year, and you can lose hundreds of dollars in a single day to these obnoxious loans. One of the tricks banks use to set up the overdraft trap is rearranging your transactions, making you more likely to overdraft multiple times per day. Read more about "hi to low transaction ordering" and overdraft loans in general here.
There are more payday loan stores in the US than McDonald's restaurants.
Actually, there are more Payday Lending stores than McDonald's and Starbucks combined. Our nation is home to over 23,000 payday lending outlets, but "only" 12,401 McDonald's and about 8,500 Starbucks. See this PDF for the proof.
In case you're wondering: Payday loans are nasty short-term loans where interest rates reach 780%, according to the industry's own website. Payday lending is so nasty, it's illegal to issue a payday loan to a member of the military. Click here for more info how payday loans they work and who receives them. And tell Congress to create a agency to outlaw payday lending for everyone.
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The problem of herbicide-resistant weeds is among "the most important issues agriculture faces," according to Roy Vidrine.
"Many years ago, we began stressing the use of pre-emergence herbicides," said the LSU AgCenter professor at the Louisiana Soybean Association annual meeting in Alexandria, La. "Lots of products were developed back in the 1960s and 1970s.
"Some of you are also old enough to remember post-directed treatments. When those were popular seems a long, long time ago.
"Since the mid-1990s, pretty much all we've seen is this," said Vidrine, pointing to the word "glyphosate" on a projection screen.
Currently, in many cases, researchers are focused on tests that "have gone back to pre-emergence weed control. That leads up to the two points I want to emphasize: weed competition and weed resistance."
Pre-emergence weed control is useful and helps add insurance where there are weed competition problems, especially early season. Such weeds can cause yield losses early and they're often hidden.
"Pre-emergence herbicides assist in preventing weed resistance by adding another mode of action to a grower's program. In some areas of the Mid-South, there have been problems with resistant johnsongrass. Often, it's uncertain whether there's actual resistance or a lack of control. Many times, it takes a bit of research to make that determination."
More recently, a similar scenario has played out in Mid-South pigweeds. However, despite suspicious plants in the state, glyphosate-resistant pigweeds are yet to be confirmed in Louisiana.
"Do we have resistance or different varieties? Is size a factor? Recent samples that we've checked have turned out to be uncontrolled but not due to resistance.
"We do have, and have had, resistant weeds in Louisiana. Among them are barnyardgrass, cocklebur, and johnsongrass. We need to avoid resistance, delay it, as long as possible."
There are two types of resistance: cross and multiple. "Cross resistance can occur when a weed biotype has gained resistance to more than 1 herbicide with the same mode of action, which can be in the same or different herbicide families (imidazolinones as well as sulfonylureas, for example). Multiple resistance occurs when a weed biotype has developed tolerance to more than one herbicide brought about by different selection pressures (different modes of action)."
Worldwide there are 284 different herbicide-resistant weeds. The problem first surfaced in Washington in the late 1960s with common groundsel in nursery crops. Since then, the list of herbicide-resistant weeds has grown dramatically.
The ability of a weed to produce an abundance of seed is a trait that favors resistance.
"That's also true with how the seeds are dispersed through wind, water, animals, etc. For instance, some pigweeds are tremendous producers of seed. That means there's a greater chance of resistance and other states are already seeing resistant pigweed popping up."
What are some things that promote resistance?
- When only one mode of action is used in herbicide treatments.
- When a herbicide is used more than once a season.
- When a herbicide is used in consecutive seasons.
- When no other control strategy is employed, whether mechanical or through other modes of action.
"There are eight species we're currently looking at (with possible resistance) including everything from horseweed to grasses to ragweed and pigweed. We can suspect resistance when, among other things, a herbicide failure has been ruled out and when one weed isn't controlled while others around it are."
In the United States, there is already a resistant horseweed problem in nine states. Vidrine says more are coming and preparation is paramount.
"We need to be ahead of the curve, not behind it. It's much more expensive controlling resistant weeds than to keep them from becoming resistant to begin with."
As far as control strategies, "use rotation, rotation, rotation. That's not only for modes of action but also crops. Rotate as much as possible.
"This resistance situation is real and it'll be in Louisiana. That's due to the limited chemistries we're using currently. We need to keep it away from our front door as much as possible. This is an investment we need to make — just like a nutrition program, or picking varieties properly."
Resistance is something landowners and growers certainly don't want. "So invest in a resistance program," said Vidrine. "The sooner you do that, the cheaper it'll be in the long run."


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The future remains uncertain for the Waynesboro Municipal Golf Course.
Members of Waynesboro's borough council voted to "invest a little more money" and keep the course open until Sept. 30, with the hope that someone will choose to lease and manage the property before then.
"If we can't find anyone to lease it, I guess we won't have a golf course," said Jon Fleagle, chairman of Waynesboro Borough Authority, who noted that one party had previously expressed interest in leasing the course.
Fleagle stated that WBA will advertise the course for lease in local newspapers and are looking for people to give a proposal.
"The authority is not looking to make money, but would like to see that whoever leases it, maintains and improves it," Fleagle explained.
"A lot of things can be done there besides golf," noted Fleagle, referencing a golf course in York, which offers snow tubing in the off-season.
"The potential is there," said Councilman Benjamin Greenawalt. "We just need to find someone who is willing to take on the task."
"The right person also needs to have the money to back it," added Councilman Michael Cermak.
Previously, council members had agreed to keep the course open until it accrued a $20,000 loss. At a council meeting earlier this month, Jason Stains, assistant borough manager, said that the course revenue was about $20,000 behind where it was last year at this time.
"We have had tons of phone calls from people who are upset about closing or having someone else manage it," Stains said during the July 16 meeting. "Those people who called and said they were going to come play — we're not seeing it."
According to Borough Manager Lloyd Hamberger, the months of May through September are typically their "prime earning months," when the course receives its main revenue. In the past year or two, the course is not breaking even.
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There is a clear order to how animals use energy. Specifically, there is a clear relationship between the metabolic rate of organisms and their masses. Known as Kleiber's Law, this has been known for nearly a hundred years. Specifically, metabolic rates scale sublinearly with the mass of different animals, which means that as species get bigger, they use less energy per pound:
More recently, this has been explored in cities, and it has been found that infrastructure and energy usage can scale sublinearly (larger cities have fewer gas stations per capita, for example), but productivity and innovation often scale superlinearly – we get increasing returns for patents and ideas in cities.
So the natural question is then, What about insect colonies? Insect colonies are in that weird liminal space between individual organisms and cities. Several years ago, a team of researchers set out to answer this question. As the researchers argue:
The theory and empirical work on this subject have shown that there are economies of scale related to energy use such that cells in larger, more complex animals require less energy per capita. For eusocial colonies, it has long been posited that these "superorganisms" experience similar relationships with colony size, perhaps owing to shared constraints on the delivery of energy and materials (e.g., branching distribution networks, space-filling surface area to volume constraints). But empirical evidence for these relationships is scarce. This hypothesis deserves further attention because, if unitary organisms and eusocial colonies show the same size-dependent allometries with respect to energy use, this may suggest that selection acts on colonies much as it acts on individuals.
So they tested this, finding somewhat mixed results. Metabolic rate (based on oxygen consumption) seems to scale according to a 3/4 power with mass and hence is sublinear, but it turns out that it is indistinguishable statistically from scaling linearly. However, since the results are fairly consistent across species, it is likely that there is sublinear metabolic scaling in social insect colonies.
And this is bolstered by the fact that colonies grow just like individual organisms. As seen below, just as animals start small and grow larger according to a certain shape, so do insect colonies:
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The Boston Bruins have signed defenseman David Warsofsky to a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Thursday. His salary at the NHL level is $600,000.
"I knew after the season that I was going to be a restricted free agent and at some point would have to start talking, and I think the talks were pretty smooth," Warsofsky said. "I think both sides were on the same page and it's nice to get it done early in the summer and kind of focus on your training for the rest of the summer, and skating, and getting ready for training camp. So it's good to get it out of the way and not have to worry about it anymore."
The 24-year-old spent most of the 2013-14 season with the Providence Bruins of the AHL. He tallied 32 points (six goals, 26 assists) in 54 games for the P-Bruins, but he also played six games with Boston, posting two points (one goal, one assist).
On July 1, Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli included Warsofsky in the organization's group of nine NHL-caliber defenseman.
Warsofsky was the 95th overall selection (fourth round) in the 2008 NHL draft by the St. Louis Blues, who traded him to the Bruins in 2010 for Vladimir Sobotka. Warsofsky played college hockey at Boston University.
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The last day of our getaway was what I'd like to call...a relaxing adventure -- if that doesn't contradict itself :)
(More from this trip Here and Here)
We woke up when we wanted, went for breakfast and then ventured out for an all day bike ride in Peninsula State Park!
(At the risk of sounding like Goldilocks...) The air was brisk and just right.
Not too hot and not too cold.
Usually the adventurer in me would want to have kept riding and riding fast, but we didn't.
We would stop at the water's edge, snap captures of the beautiful scenery and take it all in.
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2016 Holiday Sessions
Holiday Sessions 2016
It's been awhile since my last holiday session, so I'm happy to offer this event. After going through some changes, business-wise, I'm in a position to do this again but on a bit smaller scale. I'll be sharing a space off of N. Mississippi and getting settled in to do some fun things.
Two days of shooting, November 26th and 27th.
The sessions are one, every hour, from 10am to 4pm each day.
Each session will be 20-minutes with your choice of a holiday-themed background or a clean background, depending on the look you're going for. This is for your kids, the Family, you and your partner, your dog, anyone you care about. Let's have it be serious, silly, glamourous, or just fun. It's all about you so let's make it special.
$350 session fee includes 50-holiday cards from one of your images, and 2 matted 5x7 images. $100 will be due at the time of booking for your session. The balance is due at the session.
Join my mailing list or follow my FaceBook page to stay informed of changes or updates with backgrounds for the shoot. I'll also be posting images to my blog so you can find them there.
$50 of every session and half of any additional purchases will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association that helps families with support and research of Alzheimers and Dementia - http://www.alz.org. For those that don't know me very well, the reason I'm choosing this charity is because my Mum passed away last year after battling early onset Dementia. It was one of the hardest things I've had to go through with my family and I'd like to help. My Mum was amazing and I've shared a little video here for you to see a smidge of what she was like.
If at all interested in seeing the full video, it can be found here: https://vimeo.com/126641762 It's just over 6min. ;)
To sign up for a session, click the button below. It will take you to another page for connecting with me. When filling it out select the "other" type of session and put Holiday Session in the next tab. let me know in the message what time/times you would like and I'll get back to you shortly after you send it off. ;) I look forward to creating awesome images for you and your family.
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Puppy Course – Tuesday 27th August 2019
August 27 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm£72.00
Lesson Duration: 1 hour each session, 6 week training course,
Our 6 week puppy course is full of useful information for both experienced and new puppy owners. Each week we focus on a specific topic relating to puppy training: How Dog's Learn (inc. Clicker Training), Home Life & Daily Routine, Socialisation, Loose Lead Walking, Recall & Play! Plus we also run the Kennel Club's Good Citizen scheme, and during the course we run through their Foundation Assessment:
- Responsibility & Care
- Cleanliness & Identification
- Attentive Response to Name
- Play With The Puppy
- Socialisation
- Handling & Inspection to Maintain Health
- Puppy Recall
- Basic Puppy Positions – Sit/ Down/ Stand
- Walking in a Controlled Manner
- Stay for Approximately Ten Seconds
- Take Article Away from the Puppy
- Food Manners
Our training team are well-versed in up-to-date and current dog training methods, and will be teaching you the skills to use positive reinforcement in your everyday life with your puppy. Not only are these methods kind and fun for both dog and handler, they are also extremely effective.
When you enrol for the course you will receive a link to downloadable information which explains what you'll need to bring to your first lesson, along with an Ebook which supports the training information you'll receive in class.
We look forward to meeting you and your puppy very soon!
- How soon can I book my puppy onto a training course?
We are happy for and recommend that puppies have had at least their first vaccination before joining a group, but do not wish to contradict your veterinary surgeons advice if that is different.Our feeling is that responsible owners bring their dogs to our training classes and therefore they are safer than they would be in an environment involving the wider public. Gemma also regularly deals with older puppies/ adult dogs that have missed training at an early age and finds it is easier to start off on the right foot, than to try and resolve problems later on.
- What do you cover in your training course?
Our six-week course focuses on a different topic each week; How Dogs Learn (Clicker Training), Home Life & Daily Routine, Socialisation, Loose Lead Walking, Recall and Play.In your welcome pack at your first lesson you will receive lots of useful information along with a clicker that we will teach you how to use during your first lesson. Each week you will be taught some new skills to go away and practice for homework, so that your puppy learns to take the training games you learn in class on the road and you can see how they work in real-life situations.As we move through the weeks there is lots of opportunities to ask questions, and if you are experiencing any particular difficulties we can offer extra private 1-2-1 lessons to support your group training. Please ask your instructor for more details at class.
- Can I bring another family member (spouse/ son/ daughter) along to class?
Yes definitely! We find that your puppy will pick up the training you're doing with them that much quicker if everyone that your puppy is regularly interacting with is doing the same things.It is also helpful for fellow class members' puppies to socialise around adults and children of different ages, and children are quite often some of the best dog trainers as they pick up the lessons very quickly!The only reservation we have about very young children joining the lessons is that there is another responsible adult with them besides the person doing the puppy training. This ensures everyone is free to concentrate in class and can enjoy their training time with their puppy.
- What do I need to bring to my first lesson?
Your puppy on a flat collar (no slip or choke chains) or harness (preferred – click here for more information on what harnesses we recommend)
Lead – preferably 1 metre or so long, and no extendable leads as they're difficult to hold whilst you're training
Some tasty training treats (you'll receive a guide in your download notes once you've booked your course)
Favourite toy – if your puppy has one, though don't be surprised if at the first class they're too distracted/ shy to play like they do at home
- I've had a dog before – do I need to do the basic puppy course?
We think you'll soon discover there's nothing 'basic' about our puppy course! Whether you're an experienced dog owner or just starting out, our lessons will really get you thinking and enjoying dog ownership on a whole new level.Plus even as professional dog trainers ourselves, our puppies still get taken to puppy class, despite the fact that we could teach them the lessons they learn in class at home. It's important for puppies to be taught in and amongst various distractions, such as other puppies or dogs, so they learn that the cues they are taught are relevant whatever else might be going on.


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So, you'll be starting teaching soon, whether on teaching practice or in your first job. What should you try to find out in advance, as far as the education technology is concerned? Here is a general, though by no means definitive, list.
1. What is your user id and password for the school network?
2. Do you have to book a computer room, book laptops or similar for use in your classroom, or do the kids have their own devices?
3. What is the procedure for booking a room or set of laptops?
4. What system does the school use, eg PC, Mac, iOS, Android?
5. What software does the school use?
6. What type of interactive whiteboards does the school use?
7. Will training be available to help you get to grip with unfamiliar systems, software or whiteboards?
8. What do you do if pupil forgets his password?
9. Does the school have a system of digital champions, ie pupils you can call upon for assistance?
10. Does the school use classroom assistants who are (potentially) tech-savvy?
11. What is the school's stance on using technology in the classroom?
12. How can you tell what the answer to #11 really is?
13. How can you make good use of technology if you have only one or two computers in your classroom?
14. What technology is available as a class loan, eg is there a set of pocket camcorders?
15. What is the school's policy on pupils' bringing and using their own devices?
16. What is the school's e-safety policy?
17. What training is available to you regarding e-safety?
18. What should you do in the event of a technology-related 'incident' pertaining to e-safety?
19. What do you do when something goes wrong with the technology?
20. Who is the Head of ICT/Computing or similar?
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Make a DIY Probiotic Face Mask
Drastic temperature changes, stress, poor sleep and a diet deficient in vitamins and minerals can leave your skin looking waxen, dehydrated and wrinkly. There are many skin care products in the market claiming to give you smooth and glowing skin; but these only target the skin from the surface. It is argued that the body is mostly made of bacteria living in the gut. Our skin layers also host different strains of bacteria. The key is keeping these colonies of bacteria happy and that is why healthy bacteria are making its way into probiotic skin care products.
In this oneHOWTO article we share several ideas on how to make a DIY probiotic face mask.
Oily or acne-prone skin
Probiotic face masks may be best suitable for people suffering from acne breakouts or excessive oil production. Many people already argue that taking a probiotic daily, helps clear their acne. However, we can go one step further and apply the power of probiotics directly on the skin.
To make a DIY probiotic face mask you will only need a few ingredients. The most important one is a good quality probiotic. Some of the most praised brands are Prescript-Assist, Country Life or MegaSporeBiotic, though you can also substitute it with another probiotic such as yogurt or kefir.
- 2 probiotic capsules
- 1 teaspoon of jojoba oil
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey
Mix all the ingredients and apply to your face gently. After 30 minutes, wash off and pat dry.
Jojoba oil is recommended to balance oil secretion and both turmeric powder and honey have strong anti-inflammatory compounds.
Dry skin
There are very different strains of bacteria that may result in different skin conditions. Just because your skin is very dry that doesn't mean that you have less bacteria on your skin. Instead of making your probiotic face mask with purifying ingredients you want to switch them for nourishing and moisturizing ingredients.
- 2 probiotic capsules
- 1 teaspoon of olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey
Mix all the ingredients and apply to your face gently. After 30 minutes, wash off and pat dry.
For dry skin, we recommend richer and thicker oils such as olive oil or avocado oil. The latter is high in Vitamin E, which is a potent anti-aging compound. Honey will help seal in the oils for added moisturizing effects.
Mature skin
Many products for mature skin use many chemical ingredients that only hype up the price without offering a solid guarantee that they work. The skin is the largest organ in the body and so you may want to make sure you are applying safe, natural ingredients on your skin.
- 2 probiotic capsules
- 1 teaspoon of argan oil
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of raw honey
Mix all the ingredients and apply to your face gently. After 30 minutes, wash off and pat dry.
To bring back your skin to life and prevent skin aging effects, lemon juice will add a strong dose of Vitamin C, which is argued to help fight back free radicals. Also, argan oil moisturizes the skin while helping repair previously damaged or bruised skin.
If you want to read similar articles to Make a DIY Probiotic Face Mask, we recommend you visit our Beauty & Personal Care category.


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that have given rise to these phrases and gestures. It is evident that anger accelerates the circulatory movement, and that joy has the same effect, while grief and fear produce the opposite results. Extreme emotions are sometimes followed by fatal syncope. Profound grief causes a difficulty of respiration. Sudden fright checks the secretion of bile. Independently of these palpable phenomena, the passions modify profoundly the nutritive processes, and give rise to disordered conditions, of a more or less grave nature. Here, again, language accords with physiology. To pine away with envy, or with remorse, to waste away with grief, are expressions that attest the influence of the passions on the organic life. Again, Bichat ingeniously notes the relation subsisting between the passions and the temperament. The individual whose lungs are highly developed, and whose circulatory system is specially vigorous, will naturally be of very impetuous disposition, choleric, passionate, and courageous. Where the biliary system predominates, enviousness and hate seem to be more habitual. The lymphatic temperament gives to the passions a quiet and indolent character. Thus every thing, according to Bichat, goes to show that the organic life is the terminus to which the passions tend, and the centre from which they start, and that the animal life only suffers from the rebound consecutively. If the focus of the animal life is the brain, then what is the focus of the organic life? What is the apparatus specially concerned in producing emotions and passional manifestations? Bichat holds that there is no one organ on which this office devolves exclusively, and he localizes the passions in what he calls the epigastric centre; that is to say, in the heart, the lungs, the liver, the gall-bladder, and the ganglionic nerve-system, distributed throughout these organs. Each of these is, according to him, the seat of a distinct passion, and the movements that are determined by this passion are perfectly involuntary.
Such is Bichat's doctrine of the passions; it is the ancient doctrine, only developed and elucidated, reasoned out with greater precision, and fortified with fresh proofs. It is correct in its analysis of the visceral disturbances produced by the passions, but erroneous in that it regards the viscera as their main-spring and origin. To Gall belongs the honor of having proved that the passions primarily affect the brain, and not the viscera. It was the experiments made by that great man which showed that the brain is the organ of sentiments no less than of ideas. His argument against Bichat's theory may be reduced to these fundamental observations: The heart and the diaphragm are only muscles, the stomach and the liver only secretory apparatus, the kidneys only an excretory apparatus, and the spleen only a sanguineous gland. Several of these organs may suffer lesion or be removed and still the passions remain; hence we cannot localize the passions in them. Gall, in the next place, examines all the parts of the nervous system outside of the brain, viz., the plexuses, the ganglia, the nerves, and the sensory


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Watch: How blogging has changed Fashion Week
Fashion Week is no longer an industry insider event. Bloggers have started to make their mark on New York Fashion Week and have been able to make this exclusive week feel attainable for the everyday onlooker. Tune in LIVE at 6PM EST, as 5 bloggers dish on how blogging has not only changed Fashion Week, but the industry as a whole.


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Houston has so much to see and do that sometimes we locals forget to be tourists in our own town. But it's never too late to get around to doing Houston's most iconic activities. We've compiled a list of Houston must-dos, one for each month of the year. Look at it as your 2018 Houston bucket list. Are you ready? You'll be surprised at what you discover as you explore Bayou City.
1. Eat Breakfast at the Breakfast Klub
Don't let the long lines keep you away from this iconic Houston restaurant. They move fast and are part of the experience of eating at this casual hot spot where katfish and grits, fried chicken wings and waffles are among patrons' favorites. Consistently named among Texas's best breakfast spots, The Breakfast Klub is a destination you must experience at least once as a Houstonian. Discover more iconic Houston meals.
2. Let Loose at the Houston Rodeo
Nothing says Houston quite like the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Put on those cowboy boots and head over to this 20-day festival for loads of good fun. Enjoy star-studded concerts, carnival rides and food, barbecue cookoffs, wine tastings, trail rides and action-packed bull riding. Yee-haw!
3. Watch the Art Car Parade
Whether you've lived in Houston all your life or your a newly arrived transplant, you've likely heard of or seen one of the city's quirky art cars. These over-the-top artistic creations can be spotted around the city at times but the best time to check them out is during the Houston Art Car Parade in April. If you miss it, visit the free Art Car Museum, which albeit small, has tons of interesting artifacts, including some of these motorized art pieces.
4. Catch a Free Performance at Miller Outdoor Theatre
Where else can you see Houston's top arts organizations complete free? Miller Outdoor Theatre's season runs from March to November and features performances by Houston Grand Opera, Houston Symphony, Theater Under The Stars, the Houston Ballet, and a host of other companies and groups. Pack a picnic, bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy the show.
5. Visit the Beer Can House and the Orange Show
To see the quirky side of Houston, look no further than the Beer Can House and the Orange Show Monument. These well-known Houston attractions are worth a visit every time. Enjoy seeing John Milkovisch's beer can-covered 1940s bungalow, which today also hosts a folk art gallery and workshop. Then walk through the maze of walkways, balconies and arenas at the Orange Show, a monument created by postman Jeff McKissack to honor his favorite fruit. See more quirky Houston attractions.
6. Take a Photo at the Water Wall
Located in a shaded area nestled among Galleria's buildings, this 64-foot U-shaped fountain is a dramatic backdrop for your pics. It's no surprise, then, that its among Houston's most photographed sites. Designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, the Water Wall pumps close to 79,000 gallons of recycled water every three hours. Say cheese! See more Instagram-worthy places in Houston.
7. Spend a Day in the Museum District
Escape the daily grind by visiting Houston's top museums. Start at the Museum of Fine Arts (make sure to check out their special exhibits), then head to the Houston Museum of Natural Science. End your day is at the Menil Collection, a 30-acre campus where you'll find more than 15,000 works from the paleolithic era to today. After you're done, have some bites and drinks at Bistro Menil to cap off the day. Explore more Houston museums.
8. Burp the Buffalo Bayou
A randomly placed red button on the Preston Street Bridge may elude many-a-passerby, but if you live in Houston, you should know that the button is there to be pressed. The mysterious button, known as Big Bubble, was created by Houston artist Dean Ruck in 1998 and it serves a very functional purpose: aerating the stagnant waters of Buffalo Bayou. So, go on, press it and see the bubbles rise up in the murky bayou waters below.
9. Check Out NASA's Mission Control
There's a reason we're known as Space City. Houston is home to NASA's Johnson Space Center and its visitor center, Space Center Houston. Visit to get a look at the past and future of space flight, and make sure not to miss the tram tour, which takes you inside the Johnson Space Center campus and gives you a sneak peek of mission control, among others. Before you go, check out our insider's guide to Space Center Houston.
10. Feed the Giraffes at the Houston Zoo
With more than 6,000 animals in a 55-acre park, the Houston Zoo is a wildlife adventure for kids and adults alike. When you go, make sure you visit and feed the giraffes. Not only is it a fun photo opp, you'll love seeing these towering spotted animals up close as they take lettuce leafs from your hands with their big black tongues. Feedings take place every day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
11. Go Underground at the Buffalo Bayou Cistern
A former drinking water reservoir built in 1926 for the city of Houston, the Cistern at Buffalo Bayou Park opened in 2016 as a public space. Home to rotating art installations, the 87,500-square-foot space is a sight to see. It dons more than two hundred 25-foot concrete columns, lit by slivers of light that peer through the open hatches, making it reminiscent of ancient Roman cisterns. Tickets are required to visit the cistern. You can also peer inside from above through New York artist Donald Lipski's installation Down Periscope.
12. Get in Line for Texas 'Cue at Killen's Barbecue
Head over to Pearland for chef Ronnie Killen's smoked meats and tasty sides. Opened in 2014, Killen's Barbecue quickly became a favorite among Houstonians and visitors and still remains so today. Be ready to stand in line but know that you won't be disappointed after tasting Killen's award-winning ribs, salt-and-pepper-rubbed brisket, pork ribs, sausage, and more. Check out more Houston barbecue spots.


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Assero Café Noir Motorcycle Jacket
The Assero Café Noir motorcycle jacket is made for Sunday morning rides to your favourite café or spending the day with friends. With a fashionable cut and gun-metal grey buttons, the Café Noir is as stylish as it is comfortable. Wear it on or off the bike, it is ideal for long summer days.
Like many Assero garments careful attention to detail has provided a host of motorcycle specific features; abrasion resistant fabric, European CE EN joint protectors, and a concealed three-quarter length front zip that secures the jacket while motorcycling.
What's Special
- Air flows through the entire jacket fabric making it ideal for summer weather.
- Temperature range: we have found the Café Noir to be comfortable from 60F to 88F / 18C to 30C.
- Soft, all-day wear Cordura 1000D is color-fast and water-repellant.
- Assero Safety Seams reinforce all main seams for additional strength and safety.
- Medium fit pattern motorcycle jacket with three external open pockets (inc. one with lanyard). Inside the Café Noir has four pockets; two zipped and two pockets sized for a smartphone and tablet respectively.
- Concealed rear vent across the shoulders with internal reinforcement.
- Three-quarter length YKK main zipper secures the jacket body on the bike.
- Cordura 1000D fabric is coated with Durable Water Repellant (DWR) for shower resistance and quick drying.
- CE Certified EN 1621 Level 2 SAS-TEC shoulder and arm protectors are included.
- Internal pocket for optional SAS-TEC EN 1621 Level 1 Hot Weather back protector.
Our Cordura 1000D fabric is custom made specifically for Assero Gear for use in hot and humid conditions. It is highly abrasion resistant, many times stronger than denim. While the loose weave allows air to pass through the fabric, rain will pill and roll off thanks to a Durable Water Resistant coating. Note the fabric is not waterproof. It is designed to dry very quickly if it becomes wet.
The protectors offer out-standing comfort, impact attentuation, and convenience. The SAS-TEC protectors are made from a soft and pliable memory foam which shapes itself to your body when worn. Protectors surpass the required values of EN 1621-1:2012, level 2 by approx. 30 per cent. The joint protectors can be left inside the jacket for laundering.
Notes on Jacket Size; the Café Noir is a medium fit pattern. That means your regular size should fit but those with a larger build should select the next size up. Sleeve length is between half of one inch and one inch longer than a standard jacket to accomodate the riding position.


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|State-owned enterprise
|Weifang, Shandong, China
|Area served
|People's Republic of China
|Key people
|Chairman: Tan Xuguang
|Car accessories
|Diesel engines
|Weifang Diesel Engine Factory
|Weichai Deutz
|Weichai Power Company Limited
Weichai Power Company Limited or Weichai Power with its subsidiary Weifang Diesel Engine Factory is the state-owned enterprise in Weifang, Shandong, China, specializing in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of diesel engines. The products are used in cars, heavy trucks, buses, agricultural machinery, vessels and power generators. It is the largest car accessories enterprise in China.
Weichai's H share was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2004[1] and its A share was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2006. [2] It is the first Hong Kong's H share to be listed on China's A share market.
Weichai was the subsidiary company of Sinotruk, but they split off and became competitors in 2006. They also involved a patent dispute on Weichai's diesel engine splitters used by Sinotruk.[3]
Weichai has a joint venture with Deutz AG of Germany, Weifang Weichai Deutz Diesel Engine Co, to produce commercial engines in Weifang.[4]
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The University of Southern Mississippi -- McCain Library and Archives
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Collection Title: Katagiri (Yasuhiro) Typescript of "The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission"
Collection Number: AM 97-78
Inclusive Dates: 1997
Volume: 1 item
Given By: Donated by Dr. Yasuhiro Katagiri.
Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
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Doctoral dissertation submitted to the Division of Public Administration of the Graduate School of International Christian University by Yasuhiro Katagiri entitled "The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: Civil Rights and States' Rights in a Deep South State, 1956-1977."
Dr. Katagiri, currently instructor of American Studies at Tokai University in Tokyo, Japan, conducted much of the research for his dissertation while a Fulbright graduate student in the Department of History at USM.


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Unemployment's Up, But Guess Who's Hiring?
On Mean Street, a look at growth in small business over the past year. Plus, the government's investigation into J.P. Morgan heats up. And, the rich are getting richer by not paying taxes.
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I ... the ... that's what ... businesses have traded almost four point three million jobs ... over the last twenty seven months but ... as we learned in today's jobs report ... we're still not ... reading the stresses we want ... and just like it this time last year ... economy ... is still facing some serious headwinds ... as Pres Obama trying to make the backs of a bad situation in ... an Italian ... isn't that ... bad to go to the charts ... of the stock market action today I you can look there's the Dow ... from the aisle floor of the of the Newark Stock Exchange down to it to the points ... hovering just above twelve thousand one hundred forty ... we get to go with the ... Nasdaq are there's the SNP index of broader market indicator ... down to acquire percent in one day down that well maybe ... and as the Nasdaq pasted onto a half percent ... it's not been a good month ... of May descended as terrible as the stock market ... I do begins ... a similarly similarly bleak up at ... welcomed to mean Street in history to this day I'm Dennis Berman of Wall Street Journal ... I let's get right to the jobs report numbers and the perhaps a bit of a different take ... on more jobs might be coming from in the summer and ... perhaps small businesses and ... the producer Russell Pearlman visits O'Connell ... to small business expert to the Journal guys that I've I've read the of the item in the smart money invested in a believer ... um ... basically it's I get some numbers that did say that the hiring to hear from small business that they might be a ... man and not a link to the economy as some bigger companies ... um ... it ... doesn't ring right through it what it ... normally talk to ... them says that the small businesses will overcome love them you were always less susceptible ... to the issues going on here that once plagued us in the past two months really and until we start school today ... to a European problem so ... we see it last month that we had inquired ADP the of the payroll people so we got sixty seven thousand more jobs ... and small businesses and was backed up by ... other folks like into into ... a run for a quick books and things like that and I and other apparel people but that small ... businesses ... fifty people allies ... are actually doing the hiring and in the day down nine thousand jobs ... over the past two years which is this ... not ... too bad meaning it's not great nowhere near what we want but it's better than us but the Nestle ... annual ball at these ... numbers in a well I think you have to be careful about the index you can and sometimes there are differences even in the indexes in even the indices that measures will miss this hiring ... so even though the key index for instance found that there was an increase in hiring and small businesses ... with fewer than fifty employees in many right there was a ... survey by the National Federation of Independent ... primary small business lobbying group that's right the NFIB index found hiring was down in many I bought that about there was a six percent increase in the number and the percentage of small businesses that are looking to hire more going forward so that I see your small business expert ... and you think that if people out there looking for jobs that small businesses are a better place ... to the Hunter ... compared to larger corporations I think there are if you find in businesses in the right phase of growth for a new will stand a chance perhaps of getting a job ... I mean that's a major generalization but when it says there's a lot of start-ups out and and there's a whole new look I mean for meaning in social media and on the technology they're a lot of ... start-ups right so you know we've been there and started a is there offering their often I think ... the problem is a lot of small businesses are not necessarily in a sign of things many of them don't even wanna grow but they may have eight employees and that maybe the eliminator ... Russell asserts it certainly should look at health care right now because regardless of the broader redoing health care is growing expense with renewed forty thousand plus ... new jobs in the healthcare sector over the past year ... um large or small ... that's where a lot of hiring is is coming from him and making up for ... cutbacks in government and other areas of the economy but yielded us to the ... beginning of the topics oh well we seen credit for small businesses pretty weak ... we see confidence among small businesses pretty weak ... it is anything of reading movies the need to look a were talking about serve comparing the worst of the bad options small companies March companies that say that state as a general rule they are hiring much what you see is the significance ... of confidence change their game changer if the term but all you did anyway ... that number versus the summit on the small business is ... well didn't break now there's a lot of discussion about what can be done to help ... start-ups essentially different so there's a lot of discussion about access to capital for start-ups ... we know that equity crowd funding is going to be legal it is legal now that the SEC's looking at rules they can put into place to make basically no equity raising equity ... easier for start-ups ... so ... at the moment that's with the discussions about it we can help increase start-ups and to make it easier for entrepreneurs to create new businesses ... then the hiring picture should read doesn't look as lovely sometimes college viewership an excuse for it ... there's no other alternative that I had one job to real jobs and elsewhere on the highway but current or something around the sometimes necessity is the mother of invention but to be around ... um I think what also would help considerably as a tax certainty it's not a matter of being sure Apple would like to lower taxes but this is this cloud over right now is that ... no one knows was can happen to marginal tax rates ... if we just had some degree of certainty I think small business owners with with beautiful Plan out ... they don't they just don't want to ... just to see one thing and something else happens the rest of the approaching a fiscal cliff ensure looking down into the abyss I afford to jump in with the both ... of the cliff ... at the end of ... two thousand Low Russell the next to ... you so much for joining us ... thank you so what is the perhaps not looking ... at him because own reflections Jamie diming ... is awesome Proms animal given to it than just a moment ... basically you can get worse before it gets better ... the open palm the ball to buy billion dollars possibly ... maybe make a terrible ... egregious mistake that is almost no kids were so ... a tennis and Jamie diming out ... their fledgling himself on national TV is an advantage to sum up some of the folks that so that is the ... CFTC ... I which is wading into the J P Morgan trading mess ... and awaited a never before Ong's auction ... last Journal is here to talk to us about it ... to the CFTC ... I've rigorous commodities what's it doing ... of sticking its nose to the JP Morgan Trading's ... would say the ... traceable to in terms of the products at the heart of this mess ... these traits are kind of London ... are tied to the Tatsuo covered by the CFTC ... was interesting the depression taking the state GOP's ... granted pretty sweeping powers that are given and Noble for the full moon to the financial crisis ... the Paris to to to ... to treat me with this evil force behavior ... and that very very broad ranging ... unusual to see if it was a broker who sold the SEC's aloft obviously the Sharma justices of all ... the FSA from the UK is in the next thing to think and now the CFTC to welcome the CFTC added to the investigative makes you that no one else and what I added that the civil agency rather than criminal which is the justice Palm was that ... this this is looking very much to what shareholders that oh so we're that old enough about the risk ... the dinner ... but the sprinkler hurdles to the SCC bring any action here because ... it has to be material for them to be concerned about that is her information the shareholder would which Bolton about me to note that the ... CFTC backed Kim Beazley and those who live in silly the back ... I take a look at ... whether there were false or deceptive statements way toward understanding that the bill covers ... know what the traders' concerns that and this month ... we don't know that yet all this they knew this whole inquiry in May ... and upping the action being taken ... the divide is AIG to look at ... that rate is off the same folks who showed sentiment is what the traders say okay so basically it will boil it down Jane ... you can move from big material statements about the health of the bank ... to getting into the granular statements ever made between individuals and asked the CFTC been doing exactly that and and that's designed so that would interfere they can be issued subpoenas said ... but every area all of what happened here has been examined by one or more regulations should JPM has enjoyed a lot of it right ... on the bank is pretty incredible ... I think the effect of the Guinness moved up from forty over forty five to the thirty one days in thirty one eighty two down four percent on the day ... how much of that old you think ... this is taking it seem that way when Jamie Dynan when I meet the press ... it seemed as if ... yes we screwed up when to make changes and we're going to move on but it doesn't seem that the bank has has moved on from from ... the moment of the ads ... I think we did address concern was always the potential for a major concern is that ... her to the bank had formed ... its always so um uh nation summit and risk control how to get itself into business ... or the eventual suspended a China is a ... commitment to making a connection so I think a lot of that system so that at the moment about I just knew when I get with the GP am ... truly has lost its way and that's the one off and on that and then ask a dumb kicking ... aam ... so now ... I it's a defense of the element ... to this to a design if this but this has been a black eye for them this is been a bit of that episode for them from Europe on the CFTC lots of fun ... the only thing that we can be certain of is the lawyers be doing just fine ... below is ... a great time at the cost of the regulators where there was activity ends up and to live in the late Sunday night it seems to me that of ... putting all these regulators into the same situation is probably ... too does more on that thing good about having a focus on that ... that that for the current recovery show that they do is to go when you call us once and when you play as well so would it be that that ... they would say the court late in the complement each other the fact that they would say that the apostles the ... IG Nielson Baker so much ... for joining us ... um ... next in the dark ... potholes rolls ... of United States of America ... how can we ... perhaps pave over these problems we will tell you next we Black read here mean Street ... Edison trucks translate some gravel putting down ... as the new roads ... granted there ... are not enough ... of them ... I did what they doing funny the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act they see the images ... pay of Rex Nutting is joining us from the Washington Bureau ... of the was the Journal of upside from our collection of Rex ... thanks for being here ... the demeanor of ... a make a point in your column and MarketWatch that ... the despite those images that we see here ... on screen is really not enough investment going into the infrastructure of us tell us what's wrong ... and how the world were to fix it with the up with the situation where ... well I don't know where to fix it but I think the prom is apparent that ... the Nov needed the public nor the private sector's really investing very much in in in the American infrastructure in ... structures buildings roads ports Melrose all those things that ... really make this more productive and efficient country in the future ... both public and private sector aren't spending as much as they were before the Red recession ... began to pepper spending pretty much the same levels we were in two thousand five ... private sector spending insane levels they weren't in nineteen seventy eight ... c consider one of our Proms is an economy is that we're not we're not we're not modernizing our infrastructure and I think that's hurting as competitively with places like China Brazil and India better right ... lots of new stuff ... and there's the spending on the screen right there up ... pretty incredible drop anyone news while through an airport in say Istanbul ... Singapore ... of ... Shanghai Dubai ... Brazil anyone who's been in those places in the stance of those countries are really putting a lot of money into infrastructure they of course press needed ... even more than we did ... of but that the number he brought up the nineteen seventy eight level ... of this country have far fewer people than ... I would then ... you know thirty years ago ... of adjusted per capita I'd be curious to know what are spending trillions ... yet in others such as cement by the Congressional Research service that showed it to investment in infrastructure is down about twenty percent ... copper capita since nineteen sixty ... so I you know ... I think that part of the problem here is that we do have a political problem that the Democrats came and insists it has started talking about infrastructure but they really were unable to get much approved in the stimulus and they haven't been able to get much approve sense that ... there's a real problem in the timing of how this is that ... and and and they get of course any accusations that you know ninety percent of this is pork in its bridges to nowhere and stuff like that so there's a political problem in getting its beginning and to prove whether Republicans on the survey delaying a live that pushing back on spending given the of budget shortfalls and a fiscal Proms country and ... yet you know the Republicans have generally been in favor of this kind of spending because they they think it's good to be a good for the ... business climate in view ... of the country ... aam ... and that they've been a little bit hesitant to spend ... to spend on infrastructure since baby got religion about the debt ... aam but you know course when you get to the transportation bills and things like that every congressman is is pushing for more money for their district ... so there is a little bit of a put and call on but in both parties ... and the banks to sort of fear for your grandchildren how they might to ... live in this country without sufficient to investment you may feel that where that politically neutered that eventually ... of the country will make the necessary changes are masses necessary spending ... well I you know I don't know I mean do ... we hear a lot about you know we we gotta worry about the debt because of what we're we're getting to our grand children and grandchildren but ... on the other side we have the look of what we're building for them and and I don't think with that we are building enough for our trip to children and grandchildren will time economy will they have if we have ... you know third world infrastructure will have a third world economy ... I think we need to balance out of balance our concerns get to the debt is this something to worry about but also ... you know we need to build these things are chilled and then show how ... when Rex Nutting from DC thanks so much ... to share more bleak and is the perhaps the other part of the equation what tax income we can we bring into this country ... perhaps that will be changed ... Laura Saunders ... is here ... Korean high Laura is ... the isthe stating no idea ... what the thinking of getting ... you basically found that ... a large number of very high ... and ... high income taxpayers were paying ... now for ... something but not one of the center of the five percent the Sabres at nine zero run that helps tells about this old his old show on tax free when our traveling at two thousand there and here below the wrist Mia's kind of slowly ... going insane and anyway we went to a glacial pace until we never had added too many years after it comes in ... that from two thousand and eight two thousandnine ... the number of ... hiding income tax returns showing attacks with Prince seventeen thousand ... to twenty thousand rise so that's a problem ... what percentage of of of a percentage of them is the road but like from point four percent to lead actress ... so how does one become hundreds of becoming known acts by income tax ... let's try that losses whittles mantras with what's high income ... think of high income as Alt A UMP Iran well has a New York um and then there's the real man ... tell us they dumpling batter is high income is over two hundred thousand some people might dispute that anyway so this is that everybody at over two hundred thousand dollars ... to didn't pay taxes in their various measures that they they decided that the people on Friday that the twenty thousand ... didn't pay taxes in the world from my mini didn't pay taxes in the US and ... that's as I said that's point five percent in a with one point four to play out so that's a big jump now when says remember also that that either end of the scale ... aam people that make you less than fifty thousand I think nearly sixty percent of those pay no taxes now or I said it's can keep so so but ... I mean how do you get to have an income of two thousand dollars plus now pay zero taxes is the dot of losses in the stock market here that enable a lovely cat we know ... that you haven't ever to us that ends Friday has ... become one of those is we're in a BA ... in at one big piece of the hottest thing in any other piece that I can be can pretty much ever ... you in up almost two thirds of cases it was because people had muni bond interest ... income was not taxable ... and that's that's Cunnane squat so basic so so that's the income ... is so perhaps is for people of far bigger fortunes to put all the money munis is the isthe fencing wire that while there the IRS would pay back in the income they wouldn't pay tax on said that the two hundred thousand is not declared income if they would get all their income ... and and if it was over ten thousand was in the bucket in Muncie became convinced ... they are a few other people there were partnership an S corporation ... loss of ... one rank one slice ... one of three landslides had made a clean bill excuse deductions which you might think that that was people they were ... wealthy that he died and who had had a lot a ... lot of expenses are a lot of annuities lot of what the doctor ... grabs the answer is that there are few guys out there too crazy but the whole portfolios of muni send an effort to peaking that's right ... Laura we look for to explain more on the ... tax lists on high earners I think it the thinking on that that's it for me in St ... Ives June first up win in the markets and ... that the summer months ahead we'll see what changes and Dennis Berman of the last return ...


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Organization of Independent Order of Good Templars.
From Alcona.
May 8th 1877.
Editor Alcona County Review.
At a meeting held at the residence of Mrs. E. F. Carle, on Friday evening, May 4th, a Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars was organized, and the following officers, being duly elected, were installed by District Deputy J. P. Bluell, of Harrisville:
W.C.T.--Albert M. Pinkham.
W.V.T.--Mrs. J. O. Pinkham.
W.S.--Willis F. Carle.
W.T.--Mrs. E. F. Carle.
W.M.--? McNally.
P.W.C.T.--Charles Lawson.
W.I.G.--Mrs. Lida Silverthorn.
W.O.G.--Donald McArthur.
W.R.H.S.--Mrs. D. Bonville.
W.I.H.S.--Archey Campbell.
W.C.--David Mulholland.
W.A.B.--Wm. Van Oates?
W.F.S.--Addison Silverthorn
Friday, May 11, 1877


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Sweet Little Valentines...
I found these cute little quilted puffy hearts at an antiques shop a couple of weeks ago and knew they would make the perfect Valentines.
To start, I stitched around the edges of some Grubby Tags in black thread. I used a rubber stamp to imprint "Just for You" on the front. I used adhesive to attach a small lace doily, vintage button and the heart. I finished the tag by added some dark brown sari ribbon and tule ribbon looped through the hole at the top.
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A Step Back in Time
If you didn't get a chance to visit the Soviet Union before its demise, Belarus is the place to catch a glimpse of it. The architecture of its main cities is still post-war Soviet time warp, and monuments to those lost in WWII dot the countryside. It's not all grim and gray, though; the country has a lively cultural scene, including an acclaimed international arts festival in Vitebsk, Chagall's hometown. Rural folk customs are still vital, and along the Polish border lies a vast ancient UNESCO-listed forest where the rare European bison, the wisent, roams.
Why Travel with Imaginariachile to Belarus
- 30 years of Belarus travel experience
- National Geographic Traveler honored Imaginariachile small group tour, Belarus, Ukraine & Moldova, as a "Tour of a Lifetime"
- Travel programs such as Stanford University alumni and the Commonwealth Club have chosen Imaginariachile to guide them to Belarus
- Twice named one of National Geographic Adventure's "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth"
- On-the-ground support and quality you can trust
- Personalized travel planning from start to finish
- Guides and tour managers that clients rave about
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We regularly garner applause from our travelers for the inspired opportunities we provide to help them get to know the distinctive art, architecture and accomplishments of Belarus. Below is just a sampling of the Belarus experiences Imaginariachile has designed to take our clients far from the familiar.
Inspect the "Hero-Fortress" of BrestRead More
Admire powerful 19th century Brest Fortress, which the garrison defended from the Nazis for a full month before it fell; hence its title of Hero-Fortress. The fortress today is a museum...
Inspect the "Hero-Fortress" of Brest
Brest, Belarus
Admire powerful 19th century Brest Fortress, which the garrison defended from the Nazis for a full month before it fell; hence its title of Hero-Fortress. The fortress today is a museum and memorial to the defenders and to the city of Brest.
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Pay your respects at KhatynRead More
Make your way to the village of Khatyn, razed in a Nazi reprisal in 1943, and to the nearby Graveyard Villages, honoring 186 villages that the Nazis annihilated...
Pay your respects at Khatyn
Khatyn, Belarus
Make your way to the village of Khatyn, razed in a Nazi reprisal in 1943, and to the nearby Graveyard Villages, honoring 185 villages that the Nazis annihilated.
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Ways to Travel to Belarus with Imaginariachile
Belarus has a special place in our hearts at Imaginariachile. We remember the strangeness of the Soviet Union with something like a perverse nostalgia, and Belarus retains the most "Sovietness" of all the former republics. But not for long – the time to visit is right now.
Take a look at your options, from small group escorted tours to independent, custom and private travel:
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Rail Journeys by Private Train
At the moment, we don't offer any rail tours that include this destination. However, we do have a variety of options for rail journeys by private train, including those that travel along the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway.
Custom and private travel is our specialty. We've been designing unforgettable custom itineraries though the modest little towns of Belarus for 30 years; a majority of our guests travel on custom itineraries.
For ideas, peruse one of our Regional Travel Planners, a roundup of the must-sees from our savvy staff.
Read more about how to design your own trip and also, consider this: You can customize our Belarus, Ukraine & Moldova tour to match your preferred dates of travel.
Design Your Own Custom Trip
Traveling privately on a custom program means flexibility:
- You set the dates, the focus and the level of accommodations.
- You are met on arrival and seen off at the end of your trip.
- Your in-country transportation is pre-arranged hassle-free.
- Your own expert local guides ensure that you get the most out of your visit.
- And the best part? You travel at your own pace on an itinerary exclusive to you.
Check out just a handful of our Belarus signature experiences below and then get in touch with a Imaginariachile Private Journey Specialist to craft an itinerary that suits your travel goals, budget and style. Or get started planning now.
Discover 19th century Belarusian country lifeRead More
Explore Dudutki, an open-air ethnographic museum dedicated to 19th century Belarusian country life; wander through a town built from materials like hay and straw...
Discover 19th century Belarusian country life
Minsk, Belarus
Explore Dudutki, an open-air ethnographic museum dedicated to 19th century Belarusian country life; wander through a town built from materials like hay and straw and purchase handmade crafts.
Next Steps
- Start to design your own custom trip
- Read more information about this region
- Find out how Custom & Private Travel works
- Contact a Private Journeys Specialist with any questions
Explore massive Mir CastleRead More
Tour the massive 16th century Mir Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; numerous additions and renovations over time somehow retained the compound's harmony and balance....
Explore massive Mir Castle
Mir, Belarus
Tour the massive 16th century Mir Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; numerous additions and renovations over time somehow retained the compound's harmony and balance.
Next Steps
- Start to design your own custom trip
- Read more information about this region
- Find out how Custom & Private Travel works
- Contact a Private Journeys Specialist with any questions
Suggested Itineraries for Private Travel
Whether you're looking for a compact trip with all the highlights or something a little roomier with some of the extras, Imaginariachile's Private Journeys department can suggest places to see and things to do based on our local knowledge, and design a one-of-a-kind itinerary for you, your family or your group of friends.
Find out more about our custom & private travel expertise or connect with a Private Journey Specialist to get started.
Belarus has a temperate continental climate. The winter months of November-February and even October and March can be quite cold with snow and temperatures often below freezing, while the summers are warm and humid with average daytime temperatures from 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Nighttime temperatures can be a bit chillier and usually drop into the 40s and 50s. The rainiest months are July and August. The summer months call for medium to lightweight clothing, and a raincoat is always useful.
Please remember, weather at all times of year has an element of the unpredictable. This information comes from weatherbase.com and is based on data from previous temperatures on record. It is always advisable to check with weatherbase.com closer to your departure date for current conditions and forecasts for the specific region of Belarus you will be visiting.
Our Favorite Places in Belarus
Minsk is the capital of Belarus and is also the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In the 13th century, in order to avoid capture by the Mongols, Minsk became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Annexed by the Russian Empire in the 18th century, Minsk was not free again until 1990. The city is a living testimony to the atrocities of World War II; nearly half of its population perished during the war, and most of its architecture dates from after 1945. Explore the monumental Square of Independence, Victory Square, the square of Belarusian writer Yakuba Kolosa, the Central Road, and Kupalovski Park.View trips that travel here
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Brest is located near the Polish border on the Berlin-Moscow railway. Founded by Slavs, the city was captured by the Germans in WWI and became part of Poland until the Soviet Union annexed it in 1939. After the war, Brest remained a part of Soviet Belarus. Czar Nicholas I had the Brest Fortress built between 1838 and 1842 on the territory of the Old Town. The crenellated red brick citadel became the main Russian outpost on the western border. In 1941 the garrison at the fortress defended it from the Nazis for a full month before it fell. Pay a visit to the fortress, today a museum and memorial to the defenders and to the city of Brest.View trips that travel here
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Located just south of Minsk, the town of Dudutki is an open-air ethnographic museum dedicated to 19th century Belarusian country life. Wander through a town built from materials like hay and straw and purchase handmade crafts, or visit a working farm and see farmers working the land as they did for centuries. There are cheeses, bread, sausages and other items sourced from local ingredients and prepared onsite using traditional methods and recipes.View trips that travel here
Journeys that travel to Dudutki
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When to Travel to Belarus
Victory Day, throughout Belarus (May)
"Victory Day" commemorates victory over the Nazis in World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War) and is marked with a parade of war veterans in Minsk's Victory Square, sadly getting smaller each year. The celebrations continue in the city parks and concert halls, and usually end in a festive fireworks display lighting the sky of Minsk and other Belarusian cities.
Independence Day, Minsk (July)
In Belarus, Independence Day marks the 1944 liberation of Minsk in 1944 from the German army. The occasion is marked with a large military parade in Pobeditilei Avenue, which includes tanks, artillery and sometimes jets flying overhead.
Kupalle, throughout Belarus (July)
Kupalle is an ancient pagan holiday celebrated yearly in Belarus on the summer solstice. Folk singing and dancing, fire-jumping and night swims are included in the festivities. Since it is an important folk holiday, each village has preserved its local rituals to continue the Kupalle traditions of their ancestors, such as the practice of young girls floating wreaths of flowers on rivers to predict their futures.