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Xeikon – the new digital printing solutions division of Flint
Nov 24, 2015
On Friday the 20th of November the news broke that the Flint Group has bought Xeikon from previous venture capital owner Bencis, almost two and half years after they bought the digital print and platesetter business from Punch International.
Xeikon will continue to operate in its existing lines of business and will now become a new division known as Flint Group Digital Printing Solutions. Even in terms of personnel, continuity is sought, with Xeikon CEO Wim Maes staying as president of the division. The deal needs the approval of European competition authorities, which is expected by end of 2015 as there should not be any concerns about the transaction.
In some ways the acquisition marks a U-turn for Flint after it sold its nascent Jetrion inkjet division to EFI in 2006. EFI paid around $40 million as its first investment in inkjet printing, in the process starting a new line of business, while digital activities pretty much stopped at Flint. Now Flint Group feels it is ready to throw their hat again into the digital arena, possibly seeing the success the Jetrion business is having today. A bigger driver is likely the changed ownership that Flint Group itself is now experiencing. Since 2014 Flint has been essentially an equity capital owned business, owned by Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division in partnership with Koch Equity Development. Prior to that, Flint had grown by acquisition and merger into a leading position in litho and packaging inks. To this day, Flint continues to acquire other ink businesses to consolidate its position.
The Xeikon activities are a good complement to the activities of Flint. Flint is focussing on printing ink for analogue presses, including blankets and press chemicals, as well as flexo plates. So far , Flint Group has had two divisions: one for packaging and one named "print media" – essentially focussing on heatset offset web applications. There is a small overlap in the flexo business however: Xeikon produces Thermoflexx platesetters for exposing flexo plates, including those from Flint.
The core appeal of Xeikon, however, is its digital press business, on which Xeikon was founded in the late 1980s and which brought out its first digital color press in 1993, the same year in which Indigo launched its own color press. Today Xeikon builds webfed dry toner presses both for document printing and packaging print. While shares in document printing are low because of stiff competition from a range of vendors, Xeikon's label and packaging press business has grown quickly in recent years; today it accounts for over 50% of Xeikon's revenues and has made it the second largest supplier in the market after HP Indigo .
In the short term there will be no changes to the Xeikon operations, and even for drupa Flint Group and Xeikon will focus on their lines of business in separate booths. In the mid and long term Xeikon can certainly benefit from Flint's greater financial resources and the global distribution network. While Flint Group is only selling direct in a couple of major countries, Xeikon's new parent has many offices and sales and support locations around the world. While it will take time to scale up knowledge about Xeikon among the wider Flint Group operations, Xeikon and the new Flint digital division can expect to ultimately benefit from being a part of a much larger company.
In the long term the financial resources and Flint's aim to establish itself in digital print will be of great benefit to Xeikon as well. At drupa 2012 Xeikon had a technology demo for liquid toner printing and announced it was working on a press under the Trillium name. While the company has gone quiet in the meantime and the initially announced shipment to a French customer, that has not happened yet; however, there are now three Trillium printing lines in operation at Xeikon's Lier facility, partially producing commercial work.; and the full launch will be at drupa 2016. We frequently see that new product introductions are delayed and ironing out the last wrinkles is the most difficult and time consuming part in launching a new product. Increasing the resources in the final stretch of product launch certainly would help.
Flint will certainly want to grow the digital side of their business, as opposed to a financial investor mainly concerned about a return of operations. As Antoine Fady, CEO of Flint, says: "This acquisition represents an excellent opportunity for Flint Group, propelling the organisation further into the digital solutions market, where we will continue to deliver on our long term strategy of driving growth through product innovation, focus on developing markets and portfolio expansion." In contrast to analogue printing, in digital printing hardware and consumables are closely linked, especially for toner devices. The acquisition is opening the door for Flint now to grow in both areas. Additionally, digital print remains on a growth path and digital packaging print even more so. The labels market is moving rapidly towards digital production and flexible and folding carton are just starting to take off. It is entirely possible that more acquisitions will follow to strengthen Flint's position in digital print.
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#StayHomeFilmChallenge: What Story Could You Tell In 60 Seconds?
Hello all you filmmakers, animators, illustrators, camera-phone owners—we want to put your creative chops to the test. The goal: make a short 60 second film, in ANY genre, from the safety and comfort of your home. You can use a cell phone or a professional camera, it can be a stop motion piece, a live-action comedy, an animated short, a horror film—wherever your imagination takes you! You do NOT have to be a filmmaker by trade to get in on this fun. We want to see everyone's creativity using the hashtag #StayHomeFilmChallenge. Tag us in all your masterpieces @greatbigstory on Instagram, and use the hashtag #StayHomeFilmChallenge. We'll post some of our favorites on Instagram and Facebook (and maybe even YouTube). Be as creative as possible. Happy filmmaking!!edition.cnn.com
Thomas Modly's trip to USS Theodore Roosevelt cost taxpayers $243G: report
Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly's trip to the coronavirus-stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt last weekend cost him his job, a two-week quarantine — and the American taxpayer a reported $243,000.foxnews.com
Fauci on US after coronavirus: No shaking hands 'ever again'
Americans would be smart to carry some lessons with them into the future after the nation's coronavirus crisis is over, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.foxnews.com
CDC eases some return-to-work guidelines for essential workers
In a first, small step toward reopening the country, the agency revised guidelines on when essential workers who've been exposed to COVID-19 can get back to work.cbsnews.com
Coronavirus: Stephen King is sorry people feel 'like we're living in a Stephen King story'
Author Stephen King says he believes a pandemic like the coronavirus was "bound to happen" eventually.foxnews.com
NFL Draft 2020: When Jets could make a run at a cornerback
The Jets' needs on offense — namely offensive line and wide receiver — have gotten most of the attention in the lead-up to the draft, but cornerback is just as big of a hole. The Jets cut both of their Week 1 starting cornerbacks last month when they said goodbye to Trumaine Johnson and Darryl...nypost.com
Coronavirus fallout prodding firms to cut new hiring: BOJ official
The coronavirus pandemic is prodding some companies in western Japan to hold off on new hiring and curb non-essential capital expenditure, a senior central bank official said on Thursday.reuters.com


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Application and Transaction Security / HSM
Application and Transaction Security / HSM it's a technology designed for managing digital keys and for enabling digital signings using a secure crypto processor. HSMs are physical devices that come in different forms such as plug-in card or an external TCP/IP security device that can be attached to the server or to a general purpose computer.
User Benefits
The main benefits of an HSM are the use of sensitive and cryptographic data material, offloading application servers and having embedded and onboard secure storage. HSMs provide both logical and physical protection from non-authorized use. It protects high-value cryptographic keys. Most HSMs protects asymmetric key pairs and certificates used in public-key cryptography. HSMs can also work with symmetric keys and other arbitrary data.
Business Impact
HSMs are cryptographic systems that provide key management. Key management is related to generation, exchange, storage, safeguarding, use, vetting and replacement of keys. These cryptographic systems include key servers, user procedures and other relevant protocols.
Most HSM systems are able to back-up handled keys through computer's operating system or externally using a smartcard or some other security token. No operations are allowed to export any secret information outside the system in plaintext form, not even when back-up operations occur. Some HSM systems can be used also like hardware cryptographic accelerators. HSM's can provide significant CPU offload for asymmetric key operations.
Because HSMs are often part of a mission-critical infrastructure such as a public key infrastructure or online banking application, HSMs can typically be clustered for high availability. Some HSMs feature dual power supplies to enable business continuity.
Products supporting this technology
Key management can be implemented using different approaches mostly based on the needs of the target business applications and user community. The concept of key management must also support the enterprise security policy at a higher-level. The enterprise security policy is translated by key management into terms suiting the cryptographic services used in implementing the security policy. Enterprise key management can be broken down into high-level objectives:
Secure Key Lifecycle - ensure the security of keys throughout their lifecycle by following operations such as: key pair generation, key transport and sharing, key backup and restoring from backups, key pair usage monitoring and control (time-based, volume/operations based), key rotation, key renewal, meta-data maintenance (changing status from encrypt/decrypt to decrypt only), secure key destruction or archival at the end of a key's service life.
Secure Key Storage - keys must be securely stored throughout their operational life. Keys are often stored in hardware devices intended to strongly protect the keys.
Key Usage Authorization – keys can be used only for authorized purposes by authorized entities. Access control, authentication of users and confidentiality protection are critical elements of the process.
Accountability - Usage, state changes or attempted changes of key material must be recorded. The records must conform to regulatory requirements for security audit and ensure non-repudiation. These high-level security objectives are extremely important to organizations resulting in the need to get certified according to a recognized standard and certification scheme such as NIST, FIPS140-2, CC or ISO 15408.
Each organization will have its unique security policy characteristics that must be reflected in key management policy requirements. In general, common ground can be found regarding security needs that allow for a standardized, core set of key management policies and techniques. To meet the needs for centralized key management within a scalable, distributed architecture we need to think at some important elements involved in the implementation of a key management policy. The involved elements can be physically and logically implemented in many ways. It is possible to have all of these elements inter-connected and implemented in distinct logical layers with a central policy definition.
Policy Definition Point – it's positioned at the highest level within the enterprise management infrastructure and is responsible for the definition of policies for key management. It serves as the central point for policy definition and coordination. It may also serve as the "trust root" for the infrastructure. The second role may be associated with a PKI Certification Authority or Domain Master key in a symmetric key-based systems.
Policy Application Point – this element is responsible for propagating policies to lower-level elements within a specific domain. There may be more than one element within the infrastructure. It can be implemented with a LDAP directory implementation or it could serve the role of a key management server generating keys or providing keys to end points in accordance with a given policy.
Policy Enforcement Point – the policy enforcement points must be implemented as closely as possible to the elements that perform the crypto operations. They are spread through the infrastructure and are responsible to ensure that the crypto operations are only performed in accordance with the defined policies.
End–Points – the end-points or clients are the devices that hold local copies of keys for use and provide the cryptographic services required by the enterprise's business applications. These end-points devices may be either software or hardware implementations, depending on the nature of the operational environment and the overall level of security required by the applications.
End-to-End Security in the infrastructure – even though key management policy is viewed as a support for the enterprise's security policy it is advisable not to lose sight of the importance of security key management infrastructure itself.
Strong and consistent security controls and mechanisms are needed to ensure the proper operation of the infrastructure. As for any security system implementation, a proper risk assessment should be performed on the planned key management infrastructure implementation to be sure that appropriate security controls are in place at all levels of the infrastructure.
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The $100 Billion Tata Group (NSE:TATAMOTORS) Sacks Its Chairman
The $100 billion dollar Indian multinational business, Tata Group has decided to remove its Chairman Cyrus Mistry. The board took this decision earlier this week in a secret vote. Mistry has, however, not taken it too kindly. According to early reports, he may even approach the courts. Ratan Tata, who was the Chairman before him, has decided to take over till a panel can find a replacement.
No reason was provided why the Chairman had to be removed. The panel has been given four months time to find a replacement. Just a few days before his ouster, Mistry had made a presentation of his vision for the group for the next 100 years.
Tata Group Business Interests
The Tata Group owns Tata Motors (NSE:TATAMOTORS) that makes Nano, the world's cheapest car, trucks, buses, sedans, the Range Rover vehicles, and owns the Jaguar Land Rover. The group also owns Tata Steel (NSE:TATASTEEL) plants in India and Europe and has a turnover of $16 billion, and has interests in information technology, power, telecommunications, hotels, chemicals, tea, airways, and engineering.
The brands they own include Tata Consultancy Services, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tetley Tea, and Taj Hotels among others. There are more than 100 companies in the group.
First Time Tata Removes Its Chairman
Mistry, who is Irish-Indian, has been the group's chairman since December 2012. His removal was completely unexpected. Tata Motors (NSE:TATAMOTORS) and the other businesses of the group do not replace the Chairman. They retire. It's a first time for them. The founder, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who was also the first Chairman, served for 36 years. Later, Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was the Chairman for 53 years.
Ratan Tata himself has been the group's Chairman for 21 years (1991-2012) till he stepped down at the age of 75 years, making the way for Mistry to take over.
Cyrus Mistry was the first Chairman who was not a member of the Tata family. However, his family is the single biggest shareholder in the conglomerate. Mistry was the sixth chairman in close to 150 years for the group.
The Tata group has been facing problems for a while. For instance, Tata Steel has been trying to sell their UK operations for some time now. Tata Power has made huge acquisitions but is still not profitable. There was dispute over selling off some of the group's hotels as well. The group employs 660,800 people in India and overseas.


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You know that feeling you get when you have finally accomplished something worth your while? It is called elation and it is a pretty sweet feeling. There is something about not giving up and seeing something through that you were bound and determined to do no matter how hard things get.
Through the sweat, the fatigue and the frustration, you keep telling yourself, "I can do this. I have come too far to give up." There were probably moments where you questioned whether or not it was worth it, I know I did. After you get hit with setback after setback, you can't help but to wonder. Quickly though, you dismiss those negative thoughts and focus even more on how to accomplish your dream(s) and goal(s).
I was once asked what keeps me motivated, for me it is my parents. I have watched my parents overcome the unthinkable and succeed when there were no odds in their favor. They never looked for pity or even made excuses. If it was something they needed done or wanted done, they made it happen no ifs, ands or buts about it. My parents do not break easily and neither do I. It is no wonder why my Spanish friends call me Torito, which means "little bull."
I told my parents that I would make good on my writing and they are finally getting to see just that. I am elated and inflated with hope and even more determined than I was before. It is my hope that you too will remain determined and focused through it all. Please do not become bitter or disheartened if things do not always go your way. Use those setbacks as your motivation to keep pushing forward and be proud of the progress you have made. Some progress is better than no progress. Remember that!
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Mom and Dad: Don't Rush Childhood!
New parents, this one's for you. Take a deep breath, look at your tiny baby, and enjoy the immense gratification that comes with holding a brand-new life. There's nothing more spectacular in my opinion.
Now, try your best to cut out the noise you're hearing from everyone around you about this amazing individual sleeping through the night, being potty trained, or learning to talk. I'd even further suggest that you put down all those parenting books. None of them will be the same, yet all will send you into a certain frenzy trying to decipher this new creature in your midst.
So here's my two cents. Babies are all unique individuals, but they're not tiny adults. Babies cry for a reason. They wake up every few hours at night for a reason, and they have little control over their bathroom functions for— you guessed it—a reason. Sadly, we grownups often look for quick solutions to temporary inconveniences that will, in due time, take care of themselves. Most of us already know that a baby's development in its first year is pretty rapid, with those first few months of life so dependent on mom or dad. Babies need to be nurtured, comforted and fed when they're hungry. But despite all this knowledge, societal pressures have made many of us believe that without enforcing a schedule or routine on our offspring early, we're sure to fail. Some books even tell us to ignore our basic instinct of tending to a crying baby. That's bound to create a lot stress for new parents.
So I had to laugh when I read an article recently about elimination communication (EC), a movement gaining some attention that involves parents placing infants over sinks or toilets to do their bathroom business. Is it possible? Sure. As any mom can tell you that it's fairly easy to get a baby sans diaper to let loose. And while babies are pretty smart, most of their innate intelligence exists so that they can form bonds with their caregivers to be fed, helping them thrive.
Is EC, fashioned as a natural parenting method, just another way that big people are attempting to control a part of their young child's normal growth and development? Do we really need potty-trained infants? Does that make parents feel successful? Is it helping the environment? I'm sure the answer to the two latter questions is yes, but that doesn't mean we should be doing it.
Truth is, I flinched when I saw the "Bumbo" seat in the family rooms of many well-meaning parents I know. For those not familiar with this item, which has been linked to accidents, it is a seat that allows a baby to sit upright before being ready to do so on his or her own. For most healthy babies, they will learn to sit up unassisted between six and eight months, when their bodies' development makes it possible. But for those eager parents who can't wait a few extra months, or weeks, there's this gadget. I managed to get my three children through the first six months of their lives without one.
Such examples point to an overall theme. Are we just growing too impatient and not giving our children the appropriate time they need to develop naturally, without some over-imposed ideas about what is right? Hurrying childhood has potentially deleterious consequences for older children, too. I've heard of girls as young as six venturing out to their friends' houses for sleepovers, and eight-year-olds with their own cell phones. What will 10- and 12-year-old children have to look forward to? Are we just rushing our children's childhood away? Do I dare mention Miley Cyrus's recent performance on the VMAs?
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My friends know that I love to foster my children's independence in the healthiest ways I can, and I'm far from being an overly protective parent. But I can still hear my parents' words "enjoy being a kid" ringing in my ears. I didn't fully get it until I became an adult, but now I realize just how right they were.
While we're all flawed as parents, isn't letting our children be children one of the most important things we can do on the job? Each developmental phase lasts such a short time relative to the rest of our children's lives. Pretty soon our babies will be older, facing more complex issues and, likely, with their own cell phone bills. I'm pretty sure going to the potty won't be on their list of concerns.
Julia Sherwin is a freelance writer and mother of three who lives in Chester County. She is a former college journalism instructor who enjoys running, biking, swimming, traveling and cooking.
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Top Wedding Walk in Songs
Having hosted a number of weddings and ROMs in Singapore over the past years, a common question I tend to get or notice is couples having issues with choosing the right wedding march in / walk in song. For the most part, the solution to this lies in the individual taste of the couple. However, I decided to compile a few of my recent favourite songs that are used for weddings. Some common, some not so common. Being a Wedding Emcee in Singapore is tough work and the perks of the job fly in as soon as you see a happy wedding couple and guests having a great time. Here are some songs that make an impact for your next walk in!
Bruno Mars has the perfect voice to hear as you walk in…A great love song to play and if you listen to the lyrics you'll hear what a deep song this is.
A thousand years, for your love shall last that long! Used for the wedding of Kathleen&Ryan, pictured above, its a great song if you've done some simple editing and play the song from the Chorus. Tear jerker this one is…
Jason Derulo, one of his better songs in my opinion and a big hit at weddings of 2014. This might just be one of those timeless songs.
Read Fifty Shades of Grey? This is one of the OST from the movie and by crikey its a damn sweet number by Ellie Goulding. If you've got a good emcee and a good DJ, walk in exactly at 2:02 and you'll feel an amazing impact.
This song…I can never begin to describe how much I think of my woman when I hear it. What a brilliant song. Even better if the groom can sing this as he walks in… That's an idea for you Grooms there.
This fella's LIVE show tickets sold out in minutes. The voice, the song… Perfect. Ed Sheeran, damn if I could sing like him. Anyways, yet another wonderful track for the walk in!
A timeless Classic. And so classy, soothing yet uplifting. Canon in D. Exquisite and perfect for walk in with Gown and Tux.
So there you have it… songs you can use for your wedding. Remember that you'll also need a good emcee for your wedding and if you'd like to check one out, have a look at www.MagicShowHost.com. The fella's pretty good. We've seen the show before!


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While passing through the previous Bridal Makeovers done by Jijeesh – Inspirit Makeovers the latest and one of the best bridal Makeover is for the famous South Indian Actress Padmapriya Janakiram. There were no confusion for the great actress Padmapriya Janakiram to choose the best bridal & celebrity makeup artist for her Big Day, she already realized the magic of his great hands from the movie Iyobinte Pusthakam where he has given a complete look & created a Gorgeous elegant Lust looking "Rahal" in Padmapriya, A perfect makeover for the Character Rahal. On her Wedding Day Jijeesh bring out the Graceful Gorgeous Bride in Actress PadmaPriya with true Arya Samajan traditional look , Saree was done in Tradition Madisar Iyar Style wearing saree with nine yard, He gave 3 different makeovers for Actress Padmapriya, Traditional Aryasamajam , Stunning look in a western for Reception.
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Panasonic launches upgraded variants of ELUGA I2 smartphoneby Raj Kumar Maurya May 18, 2016 0 comments
Panasonic launches upgraded variants of its successful model ELUGA I2 with 2GB and 3GB RAM options and improved front camera
Panasonic India Pvt Ltd launched 2GB and 3GB RAM variants of its successful 4G LTE smartphone ELUGA I2, available at a price of Rs. 7,990/- and 8,990/- respectively. The other upgrades made in the new variants are – front camera enhancement to 5MP and Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support for Indian specific LTE bands- 3, 5 and 40. Both variants have 16 GB Internal memory and expandable up to 32 GB with a memory card.
ELUGA I2 comes with a 12.7 cm (5) HD IPS display which gives wider viewing angles and great daylight readability. The new stylish ELUGA I2 is light in weight( 132 gm ) and has 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front camera with LED flash which gives great clicking experience. The device supports 4G VoLTE and has a dual sim -4G/3G/2G configuration, direct WiFi and hotspot, Bluetooth and A-GPS. The Eluga I2 comes with Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, paired with Panasonic Fit Home UI for single hand operation with quick access to the applications. The device is available in three different colors – Metallic silver, metallic gold, and metallic grey to complement users with diverse styles.
ELUGA I2 is rich in technology innovation and holds a battery capacity of 2000 mAh with optimized power management software ensuring longer operation. The protective screen guard comes along with the ELUGA I2 as a free accessory worth Rs 399/.


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Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spiral bacterium. It is not possible to contract the bacterium in any other way except for being bitten by an infected tick. Ticks are, therefore, considered vectors and they transmit the bacteria once they come in contact with humans.
The infection can be quite severe, especially if it is not recognized and treated on time. Many organs and organ systems can be affected, including the eyes.
Lyme Disease - Symptoms and Signs
Approximately 60-80% of all patients who have contracted the harmful bacteria will develop a red, spreading rash. This rash occurs at the site of a tick bite and is medically known as erythema migrans. Patients additionally complain about fever, flu-like symptoms and swollen lymph glands. The rash may withdraw spontaneously within 3-4 weeks but it may also reoccur.
Since around 50% of patients do not remember being bitten by a tick, this can make diagnosing the condition hard. Such patient may also be diagnosed later and treated only when some complications of the infection occur. Left untreated, Lyme disease affects many organs and organ systems causing damage to the eyes, joints and heart.
Finally, three weeks or several months after being bitten, approximately 20% of patients will develop some neurological signs or meningitis. Many times patients develop facial palsy.
Arthritis is also commonly reported. It occurs six month after the tick bite or even later.Lyme Disease - Damage to the Eyes
The eyes are not always affected by Lyme disease. However, if they get affected, there are different clinical manifestations of the disease.
Initially, patients usually develop conjunctivitis (pink eye). The eyes become inflamed, red and there may by eye discharge present. This type of conjunctivitis is not contagious i.e. cannot be passed to other people.
Much later, patients experience eye inflammation. The parts of the eye that typically get inflamed are the uvea (the middle layer in the eye), the cornea, the iris and the choroid. Such patients usually complain about increased sensitivity to light as well as spots in front of the eyes.
Patients suffering from Lyme disease may also develop optic neuritis, inflammation of the optic nerve that can cause permanent vision loss.
Finally, in individuals who have developed facial paralysis and who cannot close their eye, the eye becomes dry, susceptible to infections and corneal ulcerations.Lyme Disease Treatment Options
Only in initial stages infection is successfully treated with oral antibiotics such as doxycycline and tetracycline.
Later, when the disease has progressed and patients have developed arthritis, neurological problems or eye inflammation, treatment becomes much more complex and specific including a variety of medications. Unfortunately, most patients end up with sequelae.


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Vanessa Zamarripa Named UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week
March 23, 2009
Freshman Vanessa Zamarripa (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon Township HS) of the UCLA gymnastics team was selected as the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for Mar. 16-22.
Zamarripa placed third in the all-around with a score of 39.4 to help lead UCLA to its 14th Pac-10 Conference team title. She pitched in scores of 9.8 or better on each event, saving her best performance for last. With UCLA needing to score 49.15 on the always-treacherous balance beam to overtake first-place Stanford, she came through with a career-high 9.9 to lead the way towards a season-high team total of 49.325 and the Pac-10 crown.
This is Zamarripa's third UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and of her career.
Also nominated: Erik Flores, M. Golf; Casey Haerther, Baseball; Jack Polales, M. Volleyball; Tess Schofield, W. Swimming & Diving; Josh Shipp, M. Basketball.
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There's been a lot in the news this month about cancer risks – although most people seem to ignore them, as Henry covered in a recent post.
Over on the NHS Choices blog, they've discussed whether bacon, fertility drugs, cannabis and even Facebook can cause cancer, as well as explaining how aspirin, tea and exercise could cut the risk.
The "Facebook causes cancer" story (the first scare story for the web 2.0 generation?) has also been covered by Mindhacks and the ever-insightful Ben Goldacre.
As well as looking at risks and causes of cancer, there has been an interesting debate this month about the benefits of breast cancer screening, and the information that is provided for women.
This comes after a letter in The Times from a group of health professionals criticising the Government for offering information leaflets that "do not come close to telling the truth" about the benefits and disadvantages of breast screening.
Cancer Research UK's chief clinician, Professor Peter Johnson, responded to this story by saying "The Breast Cancer Screening programme is still the best weapon we have in the early detection of a disease that affects more than 45,000 women every year. The latest research suggests that the screening programme saves around 1,400 lives every year in England alone.
"Our research has found that screening has reduced breast cancer death rates by up to a quarter in women within the screening age range, while international research found that for every 500 women screened, one life will be saved. But it's vital that we're not complacent. Monitoring and improving the screening programme needs to continue to ensure it meets the needs of the UK population – particularly as more women are living longer and the older a woman is the greater her risk of breast cancer."
The story – and the statistics – are discussed in depth on the BBC news website, and by the NHS Choices team. And there's one doctor's view of the controversy over on Dr Crippen's blog.
The world of research has also thrown up a few gems this month, with the promise of a "master switch" that can "turn off cancer", prompting some over-excited headlines in the papers. NHS Choices reveals that this excitement may be a bit premature – the research is still at an early stage and may not be relevant to all types of cancer.
And although they may seem unlikely lab specimens, tadpoles have provided some useful clues for scientists researching better treatments for skin cancer. There's more on BBC Online and NHS Choices.
Finally, looking across the Pond, Dr Len at the American Cancer Society has an interesting discussion of the effects of information provision and drug advertising on the behaviour of people with cancer. In the UK, pharma companies aren't allowed to advertise directly to consumers, but that situation is different in the US, which could be having adverse effects on patients.
Finally, there's a helpful guide on our CancerHelp UK site to finding reliable information on the internet.
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Kat Arney March 7, 2009
Hi Mary,
These are myths that have been perpetuated by hoax emails, and they do not pose a significant cancer risk.
There's more on our CancerHelp UK website about microwaving plastics here:
And the American Cancer Society has a brief debunking of the plastic bottle myth here:
Hope that's useful,
Mary Bennett March 7, 2009
Is it true that heating food in the microwave in plastic dishes causes cancer (microwave dishes all seem to be made of plastic!) Also drinking water from a plastic bottle which has been lying in the car for a couple of hours.


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Okay Chief, take them away. I'm going home to sleep with my wife.
Mr. Green
My original awareness of the Clue movie came from Cable TV. I would catch bits and pieces of it, but I was too young to put them together. When I finally saw the complete picture, I was in stitches. Although it occasionally relies on terrible jokes, the vast majority of the film is great. There is nothing quite as funny as Tim Curry running around reenacting murders for 5 minutes. I think I'd pay him to watch him do that all day. Michael McKean, who plays Mr. Green, was also a main character in This Is Spinal Tap.
Lying Fallow was written on a train, that was stuck in Kingston for an extra hour and a half on the way to Ottawa. It was the first and so far only time I took Via Rail anywhere. It was a fun experience, if for no other reason, than I wrote this song. Musically this song is driven by bouncy bass line and punchy piano. Lyrically the song describes a sort of taboo aspect of life, and my feelings about it. If you want to know more about that, you'll have to decipher the lyrics for yourself. I actually think they are pretty clear.
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I've always compared being a Cubs fan to having a difficult relationship.
She's cute. She has moments where she makes your day and then there are days where it gets a little rough, but it's OK because you still love her.
She promises she'll take you places you've never been before, and you believe her.
In the end, she's just a tease.
Just like the girl on the right.
As for the Cubs, they led all of baseball in runs scored.
But scored only six runs in their three playoff games.
They led all of baseball in run differential.
And were outscored 20-6 by a team that had the lowest run differential of any of the playoff teams.
They had the NL's best home record.
And dropped the first two at home in front of the most heartbroken fans in the world.
They had the best record in the NL.
And just like the team with the best record in the AL, they'll be watching at home for the rest of the postseason.
The Cubs did everything right this season.
They won a majority of their games at home and were good enough to be a little bit over .500 on the road.
They had contributions from guys that came up through their minor league system (Ryan Theriot, Carlos Marmol, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija), through free agency (Alfonso Soriano, Ted Lilly, Kosuke Fukudome) and via the trade market (Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez).
They turned one man's trash (Jim Edmonds, Reed Johnson) into another man's treasure.
The Cubs even did what was previously unthinkable: they traded prospects for an ace starting pitcher (Rich Harden).
They even had some magic moments, which culmunated in Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter.
But maybe they peaked too early, because in the end, they fell flat on their faces.
The 2008 Chicago Cubs: Biggest. Tease. Ever.
2008: The Biggest Tease
- Friday, October 10, 2008
- Posted by The Ludameister at 1:00 PM
- Labels: Chicago Cubs
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A wrap up of the most valuable insights of HR2016
A couple of weeks ago I was able to attend the HR2016 conference in Vienna. Even though I've already attended this event a couple of times, this time was rather special since it was the first time I had the opportunity to present a topic!
Growing focus on SFSF
When looking at the distribution of the sessions per topic, we see that SuccessFactors accounts for almost half of the sessions.
It was surprising to see that there were still quite a lot of sessions (+/- 30%) on good old SAP on prem: how to configure PPOME, authorizations, time and payroll schema's, Fiori and HR Renewal.
On the SuccessFactors side, the most important topics were (not surprisingly): Employee Central, Integration and Reporting.
This reflects what we also see at our customers. A lot of companies are thinking about moving their core HR into the cloud. This generates a lot of challenges and questions that HR2016 aimed at responding:
o Does Employee Central has enough flexibility to manage my Core HR processes?
o How do I integrate this with my other systems?
o What do I do with my Time and Payroll?
o How do I perform reporting across systems?
Key insights
We got some useful information on real life EC implementations (e.g. Bentley Systems), giving insights on the do's and don'ts:
- Importance of change management: implementing a cloud solution is not an IT project, it is a business project. It's essential to identify all stakeholders and manage them properly along the way.
- Start with the integration aspects as early as possible in the project as it might influence your process and configuration decisions.
- Be clear on the scope of the implementation: which data, which processes.
Related to the time management issue, there was a very interesting session by Sven Ringling which also provided some valuable insights:
- The time management solution is included in Employee Central and aims at covering 80% of the common scenarios.
- The pace of innovation is very high, a lot of new functionalities are added with every release.
- It does not replace good old RPTIME, CATS, shift planning – yet (!) - so don't get your hopes up too high.
- If you have a complex time management, EC time management is not an option yet and you should think of other solutions like Workforce Software and Kronos. Another alternative (like we are doing right now at one of our customers) is to integrate EC with an on-premise SAP system that will perform all the time and payroll "heavy lifting".
A few questions remain unanswered for now…
For Payroll: Even though SAP offers a 'cloud payroll' solution for some countries. For Belgium there is no solution available (yet) and it remains unclear when it will be. So for Belgian customers wanting to move their entire core HR to the cloud, this is a blocker. You either have to integrate with a local payroll provider, or still have an SAP environment to perform the payroll calculations. Not an easy decision to take…
Cross-system reporting: the 'cloud payroll' model means that the data is stored in multiple systems. Imagine having Employee Central, cloud payroll and either Kronos or Workforce Software for time management. This means that your data is scattered across 3 different systems. Not easy to create consolidated reports that cover all 3 areas. Even though a lot of sessions were given on the reporting capabilities of each individual solution (SAP: ABAP reports, Ad Hoc Query,…; SF: Ad Hoc, BIRT, ORD, …). And although there are plans to revamp the SF reporting solution by mid next year (creation of 'The Reporting Center': one tool to rule them all), today we don't see a clear and out of the box solution for customers to having both an SAP on prem (or SAP cloud payroll) and SF. A hint was given on a slide in the session by Kim Fischer: 'Load it into Hana or use a Business Warehouse'.
Some final thoughts…
HR2016 was a great event to get up-to-date with the latest changes and catch-up with customers and colleagues! Being able to host a session was a real added value to me and I will definitely do it again next year!
If you have questions or require clarifications on one of the topics mentioned above, do not hesitate to contact us!
Author: Tom Rottiers, HR Technology director
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It's no secret that I love Advent – probably more than Christmas itself. Ali Edwards has done a project during Advent for the past few years, and I've often thought about jumping in. It is essentially a month-long scrap book, telling the stories of what we're doing during the Advent season.
This year, she offered mini kits and I decided to order a couple, and jump right in. Ali calls this December Daily, but I'm going to start my album on Thanksgiving. If I started on December 1st we'd miss getting our Christmas tree, decorating it, putting up lights, making an Advent wreath at church, the first Sunday of Advent, and a bunch of other Christmasy things that need to be in our album about Christmastime.
I pre-ordered everything back in September, and anxiously awaited the delivery. We happened to be outside in the the front yard when the UPS man dropped it off. I was too excited to wait, so we opened it in our front lawn.
People who do December Daily tend to get things ready ahead of time, so that when December is here all they have to do is add photos and tell the stories. I'm a little unsure of how to do this, but I thought it would be good to get started by playing around with some of the materials.
I made my cover page using a transparent page and some embellishments like the word December, a big silver star, and a snowy green page behind it.
I also made some number cards to put in the spreads for each day of the month. I really like how these numbers turned out. I'm excited to get the album next month so I can start putting the cards and pages into the page protectors.
I didn't add anything to the number 3, but I'm planning on putting a bunch of sequins and glitter into the page protector pocket and sewing it closed.
I used to scrapbook all the time, but got totally burned out a few years ago. I'm excited to be back into it. I think the short-term project is a perfect way to get my feet wet (again).
I'm planning on sharing the album a lot during the month of December, so keep your eye out for that!
What are you doing already to get ready for the holiday season?


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FORS is offering funded places on a selection of its driver specific training courses, to help FORS members upskill their driving workforce.
The free-of-charge training places, exclusive to FORS members, will be available on a selection of FORS driver training courses. The spaces are being funded to help FORS members fulfil the training requirements set out in the FORS Standard, and to aid progression through the FORS tiered accreditation.
FORS is offering the free places on key FORS Professional training courses due to be held across the UK in the coming months. Places are available on mandatory FORS Safe Urban Driving, Van Smart, and LoCITY Driving courses, with each place allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Sonia Hayward, FORS manager said, "At Silver, the FORS Standard requires drivers to undertake training on road risk and the safety of vulnerable road users every five years. At Gold, drivers must undertake training on reducing fuel consumption and vehicle emissions, also every five years.
"Safe Urban Driving and Van Smart meet the FORS Silver professional development requirement, and LoCITY Driving meets the FORS Gold professional development requirement. In addition, each course is seven hours in duration and is Driver CPC accredited, which is helpful for drivers ahead of the CPC deadline in September."
Funded places will be available on FORS Professional Safe Urban Driving, in which commercial HGV drivers experience urban driving from the point of view of vulnerable road users such as cyclists, with each participant completing a practical cycling module. For light commercial vehicle drivers, places are available on Van Smart which also offers practical vulnerable road user training.
FORS Professional LoCITY Driving, winner of the prestigious Education in Transport award at the 2017 National Courier Awards, also has funded places available. The course focuses on minimising the environmental impact of vans and HGVs by reducing emissions through the use of pre-journey planning and vehicle checks, fuel-efficient driving, and alternative fuels.
Sonia Hayward added, "We are happy to be able to support our members by funding these FORS Professional courses, which will not only help drivers with their professional development, but also help operators with improving their safety and environmental standards."
For more information about becoming a FORS member, click here.