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In a previous article, I demonstrated a method of bootstrapping a new OS X client using Puppet's client SSL certificates to secure Munki.
Continuing the topic of testing out Chef, I wanted to get similar behavior from a Chef setup that I can from a Puppet installation. The primary issue here is that Chef, unlike Puppet, doesn't use built in client certificates – so we have to make them. I've previously written about setting up Chef with SSL client certificates, and setting up a Munki docker container to use Chef certificates.
The goal here is to be able to deploy a new computer with Chef and Munki preinstalled via DeployStudio (which runs over HTTPS), and then bootstrap Munki using SSL client certificates – meaning every part of the network deployment process is over a secure channel.
Strap in, because this one's going to be complicated.
Process Overview
OS X Setup:
- Follow the previously-blogged-about PKI process to get an SSL certificate on the Munki server, and on the OS X client.
- Install OS X.
- Install OS setup packages (admin account, skip registration, bypass setup assistant).
- Add Chef & Munki servers to
/etc/hostsif not in DNS.
- Add Chef client.
- Add Chef setup – client.rb and validation.pem files to
- Add Munki & Munki configuration profile (using SSL client certificates).
- Add Outset.
- Add Chef first run script.
- Add Chef trigger launchdaemon.
On First Boot:
- Set the HostName, LocalHostName, and ComputerName.
- Perform the initial Chef-client run using recipe
[x509::munki2_client]to generate the CSR.
- LaunchDaemon that waits for the existence of
- It will keep running the
[x509::munki2_client]recipe while the CSR exists.
- The CSR will only be deleted when the CSR is signed on the Chef server.
- When the recipe succeeds and the CSR is removed and the .crt file is created, run the
[munkiSSL::munki]recipe to copy the certificates into
/Library/Managed Installs/certs/.
- Touch the Munki bootstrap file.
- It will keep running the
- With the certificates in place, Munki ManagedInstalls profile installed, and the bootstrap trigger file present, Munki can now successfully bootstrap.
The Detailed Process:
Preparing the Deployment:
For my deployments, I like using Greg Neagle's CreateOSXInstallPkg (henceforth referred to by acronym "COSXIP") for generating OS X installer packages. Rather than crafting a specific image to be restored using DeployStudio, a package can be used to both install a new OS as well as upgrade-in-place over an existing OS.
One of the perks of using COSXIP is being able to load up additional packages that are installed at the same time as the OS, in the OS X Installer environment.
As mentioned above, we're going to use a number of specific packages. Here's what the COSXIP plist looks like:
Note that I've added "Dist" to the names of them. Due to a Yosemite requirement that all included packages be distribution packages, I have forcefully converted each package to a distribution using
productbuild as described in the above link, and added "Dist" to the end to distinguish them.
The Packages:
AddChefToHosts and
AddMunkiToHosts are payload-free packages that just add the IP addresses for my Chef and Munki2 server to
/etc/hosts, since this is just in testing and those services don't yet exist in DNS. The scripts look like this:
#!/bin/sh echo "10.0.0.1 chef.sacredsf.org" >> "$3/private/etc/hosts"
chef-12.1.0-1.Dist is a specially repackaged-version of the Chef client. You can find the recipe for this in my AutoPkg repo.
The reason I did this is because the Chef-client's postinstall script assumes that the target volume is a live booted OS X install – which is not true of the OS X install environment. The OS X install environment doesn't have all OS X features, and the Chef client postinstall script will fail to do certain things like run
basename and
uname, and the symlinks will not work properly as they are executed in the OS install environment. My AutoPkg recipe addresses these issues and repackages the Chef client in a manner that is more compatible with the OS X install environment.
ChefSetup installs the client.rb and validation.pem files into
/etc/chef/. The client.rb file looks like this:
The validation.pem file is the private key of the organization. See this blog post for details.
Profile-SetupAssistant are packages that bypass the OS X first-time boot setup process, by skipping the device registration, creating a local Admin account, and then skipping the iCloud Setup Assistant on first login. This allows me to boot straight to the Login Window and then login straight to the Desktop with no interruption.
ManagedInstalls-10.10-SSL installs the .mobileconfig profile that configures Munki. It enforces the settings that were accomplished using
defaults in a previous blog post.
munkitools-2.2.0-2399 should be obvious.
Outset is the distribution package of Joseph Chilcote's Outset, a fantastic tool for easily running scripts and packages at boot time and login time (which is easier than writing a new launch agent or launch daemon every time).
Outset-ChefClient installs the initial Chef setup script into
/usr/local/outset/firstboot-scripts/. This initial Chef setup script looks like this:
The script sets the hostname to the serial number (which I'm just using in my test environment so I can boot multiple VMs without having all of them be named "Mac.local"), and then runs the Chef client to trigger the generation of the CSR.
You can find the project for this in my GitHub repo.
XCodeCLITools installs the Xcode Command Line tools from the Developer site. This isn't strictly necessary, but if you run Chef-client manually it will prompt you to install them, so preinstalling saves me some testing time.
ChefCSRTrigger installs the Launch Daemon that watches the path
/etc/ssl/munki2.sacredsf.org.csr. So long as that path exists, this Launch Daemon will continue to trigger. The CSR is generated by the first run of the Outset Chef script, and this will keep making a request until the CA signs the CSR. The Launch Daemon looks like this:
It runs this script:
Once the CSR is found, the script will attempt to run the same recipe again. If the recipe succeeds, the CSR will disappear and instead,
/etc/ssl/munki2.sacredsf.org.crt will appear. If this file exists after the Chef-client run, the script will proceed to try and run the
[munkiSSL::munki] recipe until it has successfully copied over the cert into
/Library/Managed Installs/certs/clientcert.pem (which should theoretically only take one run). Then, it will create the Munki bootstrap file.
You can find this project in my GitHub repo.
With all of these packages, you can build your OS X installer to use in DeployStudio:
sudo ./createOSXinstallPkg --plist=InstallYosemite-ChefMunki.plist
When a computer is NetBooted into DeployStudio, and the OS is installed (along with all the packages above), that's when the fun stuff happens.
- On first boot, Outset will execute the run_chef.sh script (installed by the Outset-ChefClient package). This script will wait for network access, and then use
scutilto set the HostName, LocalHostName, and ComputerName to the serial number. Then, it will run execute the first Chef client run with the
[x509::munki2_client]recipe, which generates a private key and submits a CSR to the Chef server.
The creation of the CSR file at
/etc/ssl/munki2.sacredsf.org.csrtriggers the execution of the
org.sacredsf.chef.csrtriggerLaunchDaemon (installed by the ChefCSRTrigger package), which will continually run the
chef_munki_cert.shscript while that CSR file is present.
On the Chef server/workstation, the CSR needs to be signed (this is assuming the ChefCA is set up according to previous blog posts):
chef-ssl autosign --ca-name="ChefCA" --ca-path=/home/nmcspadden/chefCA
When the CSR is signed, the LaunchDaemon that is spinning in circles around the CSR file will finally have a successful
chef-clientrun. The successful run will delete the
csrfile and create the signed certificate file at
Once this file exists, the script will then trigger the
[munkiSSL::munki]recipe, which copies the certificates and private keys from
/Library/Managed Installs/certs/with the appropriate names.
Finally, the Munki bootstrap file is created at
The appearance of the Bootstrap file will cause Munki to execute immediately (as we're still at the Login Window at this point). Munki will read the preferences from the ManagedInstalls profile settings, which tells it to use the certificates in
/Library/Managed Installs/certs/to check the server https://munki2.sacredsf.org/repo for updates.
If the certificates are valid, Munki will proceed with a normal bootstrap run, except through a secure SSL connection that uses its client certificates to communicate with the Munki server, which has been configured to require these certificates (see the previous blog posts).
It's now possible to securely bootstrap a new OS X machine using Chef to set up SSL client certificates to use with Munki. The best part is that it doesn't require hands-on attention on the OS X client. The downside is that, at this point, it does require hands-on attention on the Chef server, where the CA is.
There are some possible easy fixes for that, though. The easiest solution would be to run a cronjob on the Chef server that automatically signs all CSRs every X amount of time, which would eliminate any need for manual intervention on the Chef CA. That's not a desirable method, though, because that's essentially letting any client who runs the right recipe get a free SSL certificate to the Munki repo. There's no verification that the client is one we want to allow.
Another possibility to use a more industrial-strength internal CA not managed by Chef, which can have its own policies and methods for signing certificates. This is more common in enterprise environments where they tend to have their own root CAs and Intermediary CAs for internal-only services. More commercial offerings of this sort of thing probably have better methods for determining which CSRs get signed and which don't.
chef-ssl client can also be used to generate CSRs for third-party external CAs, but you probably wouldn't want to sign individual clients with an external CA.
At least we can bootstrap a large batch of machines at once. With 30 machines running, they'll all submit CSRs and sit there waiting until they get signed. In one command on the CA server, you can sign all 30 CSRs and they'll automatically proceed to the next step, which is to get the certs and then bootstrap Munki. So we're at mostly unattended install. But hey, as a proof of concept, it works!


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A few years ago, someone stole my corporate credit card number and ran up a bill around $5000. A complaint was filed, and amazingly they caught the perp. After a few phone calls with the local police, where they verified I'd never used my corporate card at that location, I was named a victim in the case and they went to court. Over the two years, I got emails about every 3 months with updates, mostly about how I could come to a hearing or that dates had been rescheduled. I didn't go. It was in another state and I didn't really care. I'd gotten the money back and a new card. Moving on.
Then in March I got a letter telling me the fellow had been found guilty and would be receiving 4.5 years in prison with an additional 5 years of probation/supervision.
And I was pissed off.
Brock Turner raped a woman and got 6 months in prison (served 3) and 3 years probation. Sure he's a registered sex offender now, but the magnitude of the crime is wildly different.
I feel bad that this guy got four and a half years in prison. He probably won't get out on appeals either. For jacking a credit card and using it to buy stuff.
How, exactly, is this fair?

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It's very nearly drive-in movie season again, another opportunity to reflect on what we've lost.
Yes, we know that there's really little use for a drive-in anymore, not when we can view movies with higher quality in our homes, but a reflection in the St. Cloud Times today provides a reminder that with every step forward, we lose something too.
The Kim-Hi Drive-in stood in Kimball, Minn., until 1983, run by Ron and Valerie Greely and their four children. Son Troy ran the projector. The youngest kids mowed the grass and picked up trash.
"People socialized there," Troy Greely added. "It was a place to meet, hang out and talk. There were sections where families could park and different sections where people got out of their cars. Sometimes people weren't even watching the movie. They were having a party.
"You could bring in your own beverage. Days were different back then. But things didn't get out of hand. We never had a lot of problems. People would come to the drive-in on Fridays, then go to the Playland (Ballroom) on Saturdays. Of course, I usually had to work at the drive-in on Saturdays. So I missed out on that."
The drive-in was heavily damaged by a tornado in the '60s, but the show went on. They used the third of the screen that was left. Everyone just had to move up a bit to see it, apparently.
The Kim-Hi was done in by the VCR (ask your parents what those were). We didn't have to socialize to get our movies anymore. And no mosquitoes.
"People thought it was cool to sit at home and make their own popcorn," Troy Greely said. "But then all the drive-in places started closing and they realized they were losing something."
The couple who started the drive-in divorced and sold the land. There's a church there now. And an assisted living facility.
"We'd go around checking tickets," Troy Greely said. "Sometimes the windows on a car would be so fogged up you couldn't see inside. You'd pound on the window once, and if there was no answer, you'd just move on to the next car."
Today, of course, there are only a handful of drive-ins left in Minnesota, patronized mostly by a crowd that has a more difficult time fogging up the windows these days.


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The Albert Gate Mystery
"The Envoy, his two secretaries, and a confidential servant were murdered the night before last, the diamonds were stolen, and Jack has vanished—absolutely gone clean into space, not a sign of him to be found anywhere. Yesterday Edith sends for me, cries for half an hour, tells me I'm the best fellow that ever lived, and then I'm jiggered if she didn't wind up by saying that she couldn't marry me." The Earl of Fairholme was now worked up to fever heat. He would not calm down for an appreciable period, so Brett resolved to try the effect of curiosity.
Journalist then profligate novelist, Louis Tracy (1863-1928) has written stories of future wars, adventures novels and, above all, crime fiction, the mystery and thriller genres becoming finally the prominent features of his litterary career. Louis Tracy probably is one of the 'best kept secrets' of the British detective litterature, and the time has come to rediscover the investigations of brilliant sollicitor Reginald Brett, in a novel of 1904.
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HTC One for KDDI in Japan sports new camera software, microSD card support
We saw a China bound HTC One device last month with a removable back plate revealing dual-SIM card slots plus microSD card support. While the dual-SIM card arrangement is not a generally a feature in high demand, few people argue against expandable storage ability.
The HTC J One (model HTL22) offers just that, microSDXC to be exact, up to 64GB. That is in addition to the standard 32GB on board by the way. When you check out the promotion video from KDDI below, you will also notice a couple other neat features that will be available in Japan, notably a "best shot" feature which is like BlackBerry's Time Shift. Also on board is the ability to edit out background elements.
While there is not much of an expectation to seeing microSD support come to other markets, we can hope for some camera software upgrades. Perhaps we will see that when Jelly Bean 4.2.2 arrives.
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is different things to different people. To someone a bit more … inspired … it is a fantastic stellar journey into the possible. For others, IoT is a bit more functional. Madhu Murgia reports on A few viewpoints of where IoT is going.
Marc Andreessen: 'In 20 years, every physical item will have a chip implanted in it'
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A new wave of Internet of Things startups are aimed at industrial uses
Madhu Murgia By Madhumita Murgia
23 Dec 2015
The hype around the Internet of Things has been rising steadily over the past five years. In tech analyst Gartner's Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies report in 2015, the IoT is at the peak of "inflated expectations", particularly for areas like the smart home, which involve controlling your lights, thermostat or TV using your mobile phone.
But the era of sensors has only just dawned, according to renowned technology investor and internet pioneer Marc Andreessen. In 10 years, he predicts mobile phones themselves could disappear.
"The idea that we have a single piece of glowing display is too limiting. By then, every table, every wall, every surface will have a screen or can project," he told the Telegraph. "Hypothetically you walk upto a wall, sit at a table and [talk to] an earpiece or eyeglasses to make a call. The term is ambient or ubiquitous computing."
The end state is obvious – every light, every doorknob will be connected to the internet.
Which is why he has invested $25m into Californian startup Samsara, which is the first of a new generation of "internet of things" devices that solves huge industrial problems, rather than turning your fridge or your toothbrush into a portal to the web.
"This second wave of companies, they don't want to just do "internet of things"," Andreessen said. "They are showing up three years later, saying ok I know exactly how this is going to get used. It's for real businesses in industrial environments."
Gartner backs this claim – it predicts that businesses alone will double spending on internet of things units by 2020, going from $767 billion to more than $1.4 trillion.
Other startups in the space include San Francisco-based Helium, which has raised $16m from investors like Khosla Ventures and Ayla which has raised more than $25m from the likes of Cisco. In fact, according to analyst CB Insights which tracks investments, IoT startups have garnered $7.4 billion investment dollars cumulatively, having more than doubled their funding in five years.
Samsara, for instance, provides sensors and data analytics in the cloud for heavily instrumented industries like pharmaceuticals, transport, power and water.
Pharmaceutical companies transporting drugs or vaccines need to constantly monitor temperature; logistics or delivery companies track their fleet of vehicles over long distances; and perishable food companies need to monitor internal temperature and humidity of trucks to check if their goods are spoiling.
Samsara is already trialling its product with a range of industries, including well-known American yoghurt manufacturer Chobani, two multinational pharmaceuticals, and city water districts that want to monitor energy consumption patterns of water pumps, amongst others.
"The problem is that manual measurements are very common in hospitals, pharmaceutical delivery chains, and even the distribution of dairy and meat produce. Someone actually goes to the warehouse to fill out a report with pen and paper every 3 hours," says Samsara's CEO Sanjit Biswas, whose previous network technology startup Meraki sold to Cisco for over $2 billion.
His big idea: installing cheap sensors, and uploading and analysing data to the cloud makes Samara 1/10th of the cost of existing industrial sensors (complex systems made by huge incumbents like Intel), and deployable in under 10 minutes.
"If you want a tailored system, someone like IBM will build you a custom solution but it usually costs $5m so it doesn't make sense unless you're a large company," he explains.
Andreessen is a fierce believer in the impact of this wave of software-driven sensor startups. His core thesis is that over the next 20 years every physical item will have a chip implanted in it. "The end state is fairly obvious – every light, every doorknob will be connected to the internet. Just like with the web itself, there will be thousands of of use cases – energy efficiency, food safety, major problems that aren't as obvious as smartwatches and wearables," he says.
A report from Accenture this year estimated that this new Industrial Internet of Things — which has also been called the fourth industrial revolution or Industry 4.0 — could boost the British economy alone by $531bn (£352bn) by 2030.


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Taylor Momsen, better known as Jenny from Gossip Girl rocked out with dark nails and new bangs. I couldn't find a close up of her nails but it appears that she is wearing either a gun metal/charcoal color or black. For the charcoal look try Color Club After Hours or Lippmann Hit Me With Your Best Shot. For glossy black goodness Color Club Black and Lippmann Fade to Black are both one coaters. It's so hard to believe that this girl is only 15 years old, she is goregous. Although I must say I am not a fan of the bangs.
While Taylor chose to go vampy Lindsay and Miley went neutral. It looks like Lindsay's tips might be naked and Miley may have a shimmery silver on. To get tips like Lindsay just remove polish and buff lightly. You could add a clear top coat for shine if you'd like. For Miley's silver tips I would go with Lippmann Stardust or Maybelline Silver Speed, one coat would probably do.
That's all I have right now, I might make a post about my pedicure routine a little later.


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Decorated Army Veteran Arrested in NY For Possession of 30 Round AR Magazines
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According to wwnytv.com, on January 7th, 32 year old Nathan Haddad was arrested when police discovered five 30 round (standard capacity) AR-15 magazines in his car during a vehicle check.
Haddad was charged with five counts of third degree criminal possession of a weapon and arraigned in Watertown town court.
Looks like any other crime report under New York's draconian gun laws.
However, here is where things get interesting. According to Haddad's brother, Michael Haddad, Nathan though the magazines were "pre-ban" which would have made them legal in New York. Currently, in New York, you can possess magazines over 10 rounds if they were made before the state's first Assault Weapons Ban (however, 2 weeks ago New York passed another law completely banning these magazines, but that law is not in effect yet).
Also to add to the plot, Nathan Haddad is a decorated army veteran, serving 12 years in the Army, multiple deployments to Afghanistan, and numerous honors. Nathan was discharged for medical reasons after being injured during special forces training in South Korea.
Remember how David Gregory illegally possessed an AR-15 magazine in Washington DC, during a broadcast? Gregory was never charged, never made to sit in the back of a police car, never finger printed, has no arrest record, and prosecution was certainly never on the table. This is a perfect example of gun laws only applying to normal citizens and not the rich or famous.
Now Nathan's brother is asking for help to raise funds for his brother's defense. Over $8,000 has been raised in the 23 days since Nathan's arrest. If you'd like to check out the donation page, here is the link (note, we are not associated with the donation process, it is managed by Michael Haddad): http://www.gofundme.com/1tkukc
– LeRay Man Faces Weapons Possessions Charges
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Caption: Pamela Anderson, Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd
Actress, Producer, Make Up Department
Born: July 1, 1967
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Known for: V.I.P. (1998), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Baywatch (1989), Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson (2005)
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A native of Canada, Pamela Denise Anderson was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia and later moved to the city of Vancouver. It was while she was attending a British Columbia Lions football game that Anderson was "discovered" in a most unusual way. Dressed in a Labatt's Beer T-shirt, her image was transmitted on the stadium's widescreen. The fans ...


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The product that you are viewing is the 12W Adjustable 3G 4G cell phone blocker (4G LTE + 4G Wimax), which owns the ability of blocking the signals of 3G and 4G at the same time.
The isolating signal bandwidths of this device are CDMA (850-894MHz), GSM (925-960MHz), DCS (1805-1880MHz), PHS (1920-1990MHz), 3G (2100-2170MHz), 4GLTE(725-770MHz ) and 4G WIMAX(2345-2400MHz or 2620-2690MHz). And you can select five of above frequency bands you need in a jammer. With 12watt total power, the jamming range of this device is powerful, which can reach up to 40 meters depending on the signals in the given area.
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The second one is Sisters at the Well which has resources to help women (or men) put together scriptures study groups. Here is what they provide (for free!):
Each year's study covers one book or section of scripture so that the sisters can have the experience of studying the word of God in more depth than it is possible to do in a gospel doctrine class that must cover one of the Standard Works in a year. The lessons are designed to provide guided study materials for personal study. Sisters meet together weekly or every other week to discuss together the insights they gleaned from their personal study. The notes are to be read after answering the questions. They are not intended as source material for answers. The scriptures are the only source we use for answering the study guide questions. We want you to learn to search the scriptures for yourself.This is really a great resource and if you can't pull together a group of women who want to study the scriptures together you could always do it by yourself. Really, how cool would it be though to have a group of women who regularly got together to study the scriptures in depth together-- now that would be POWER!
I think that I might be growing a somewhat peculiar child inside of me because, much to my surprise, I have been craving eggplant like a wild woman this pregnancy. Granted, I like eggplant but I realized that this craving might be just a bit over the top when I looked out in my garden and saw that I have planted EIGHT eggplants. Does anyone really need that much eggplant? I hope that in August this baby still wants eggplant because I am going to be swimming in it! Anyone have any good recipes?
I won an iPad at a banquet I went to with my husband a few months ago. I never win anything and so I was super excited. When they called my number I got so excited I forgot my ticket at my seat and had to go back for it, and then I dropped it four or five times on my way up to claim my prize. I was certainly good comic relief! So far the iPad has been claimed by my three-year-old and I think it mostly gets used for playing matching games and creating coloring pages. I am really wanting to get some good apps on it but I am overwhelmed by all the choices. Can any other iPad users out there give me some good ideas for apps--- for toddlers as well as adults?


text: Most likely yes. But these steps will lessen the likelihood that your money will be at risk. By Bob Frick, Senior Editor September 17, 2008 Oh, great. Not only is the stock market melting down, but now I have reason to worry about my supposedly safe money-market fund? Millions of Americans may be thinking that today as news spreads that the Reserve Primary fund (symbol RFIXX) "broke the buck." That's industry jargon for a money fund, which is designed to maintain a stable value of $1 per share, seeing its share price drop below that level. At last word, Reserve Primary's shares were worth just 97 cents.Reserve Primary got caught holding $785 million of Lehman Brothers debt securities. When Lehman declared bankruptcy, Reserve valued the securities at zero, which sparked a run on the fund -- although the bad Lehman paper accounted for just 3% of the fund's assets. On September 15 and 16, customers, mostly institutional investors who keep close tabs on their money, withdrew $27.3 billion from the fund, leaving it with $62.6 billion. The Reserve, a New York City money-management firm that runs the fund and boasts of having created the first money fund, in 1970, didn't have the reserves or the borrowing capacity to cover the loss from the Lehman securities. Sponsored Content Peter Crane, of Crane Data, says individual investors accounted for about $10 billion of the fund's assets. He believes that this is the first time individuals have ever lost money in a money-market fund. Yes, we live in interesting times. Notwithstanding the Reserve fund's foul-up, however, your money-market fund is almost certainly safe. And if you're still not reassured, you can take some simple steps to lessen the likelihood that your sleep-tight money will be at risk. But first, here are some facts to put the situation in perspective: Advertisement Investments in money funds go bad more often than you think. Since August of last year, 20 fund advisers have had to support the dollar price, according to Crane Data. It's been 14 years since a money fund broke the buck. In that case, shares of Denver-based Community Bankers U.S. Government Money Market fund dropped below $1, and the fund was forced to liquidate; investors received 96 cents on the dollar. The Lehman collapse, and problems at other troubled financial companies whose short-term debt is held by some money funds, is a tiny fraction of the $3.6-trillion industry. This is not to minimize the financial sector's problems and the panic investors are feeling. Says Kathleen Gaffney, co-manager of Loomis Sayles Bond: "I think people are going to be nervous about holding money-market funds. These are unprecedented times." Advertisement One way to calm your nerves is to understand what's in your money-market fund. (For a more detailed explanation, see Are Money-Market Funds as Good as Cash.) Money funds hold only short-term debt. By definition, no money fund can have an average maturity -- the time when debt comes due -- of more than 90 days, and no holding can have a maturity greater than 13 months. The average maturity in all taxable money funds is about 45 days. Money funds come in several varieties. Among taxable funds (there also are money funds that invest in tax-free municipal debt), the safest hold only U.S. Treasury securities. These are bulletproof bills and notes backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. More common are government-only funds, which own Treasuries but also hold government-backed securities from other issuers, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That's one reason the government wouldn't let the mortgage giants fail. The most common money funds, commonly called "prime" funds, also invest in a variety of debt that isn't backed by the government. These short-term IOUs include commercial paper, certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements, or repos-basically overnight loans to banks or securities dealers. You pay a price for safety. The ultra-safe, Treasury-only money funds yield the least, and in these troubled times, their yields are truly small. The seven-day yield for the average Treasury-only MMF is now about 1.15%, according to Connie Bugbee, managing editor at iMoneyNet. This compares to a yield of 1.84% for "prime" money funds. Advertisement So if you're nervous about the safety of your money fund, what steps should you take? If your fund is with one of the biggest financial-services companies, such as Fidelity, T. Rowe Price or Vanguard, just relax. They have the wherewithal to support their money funds should some of their investments sour. And all were quick to assure investors on September 17 that their funds were well diversified and in no danger of losing a penny. If you want to be certain of avoiding a Lehman-like debacle shaving some cents off your MMF, you can trade in your prime fund for a government-only or Treasury fund. Bugbee says many investors made such a trek last fall as the subprime-mortgage mess was coming to light. Getting out of MMFs entirely and stashing your money in a government- insured bank account is only for the truly paranoid. "I myself," says Bugbee, "would stay put."


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Thank you for taking a stand for Christmas. Every year it's the same thing: "Happy Holidays!" And many a fine cashier is forced to parrot that line. You'll put a smile on the face of the ones who want to wish you a Merry Christmas, but would otherwise get in trouble for doing so.
Please continue to pray for our nation. Let us never deny Christ; let us always celebrate Christmas! From our hearts to your, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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— Arianne Zucker reveals in the latest Soap Opera Digest that she'll be leaving the role of Nicole Walker on Days of our Lives when her contract is up in April. The actress first appeared in Salem in 1998.
— This week on Days of our Lives (Global/NBC): Eric (Greg Vaughan) tells Jennifer (Melissa Reeves) that he will not accept the job at the Horton Center on Monday (March 6). Adrienne (Judi Evans) and Justin (Wally Kurth) share a tender moment on Tuesday (March 7).
On Wednesday (March 8), Dario (Jordi Villasuso) continues to fall hard for Abigail (Marci Miller) as they continue to work on a project together. Steve (Stephen Nichols) tries to rescue Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) on Thursday (March 9).
Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin) gains an unexpected ally on Friday (March 10). Meanwhile, Brady (Eric Martsolf) offers Nicole (Arianne Zucker) his help. Coming soon: Eric plans his return to Salem.
— Eric Braeden's book tour brings the actor to Toronto this week, with an appearance at Indigo CF Sherway Gardens on Friday, March 10 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Click here for more on I'll Be Damned.
— This week on The Young and the Restless (Global/CBS): Ashley (Eileen Davidson) sets boundaries with Ravi (Abhi Sinha) on Monday (March 6; Canadian episodes listed). Jill (Jess Walton) receives a special delivery. Mariah (Camryn Grimes) accuses Hilary (Mishael Morgan) of sabotage. On Tuesday (March 7), Cane (Daniel Goddard) spreads his wings. Reed (Tristan Lake Leabu) experiences stage fright. Lily (Christel Khalil) issues Jordan (Darnell Kirkwood) a warning.
Devon (Bryton James) shocks Hilary on Wednesday (March 8). Victoria (Amelia Heinle) stands up for Reed. Victor (Eric Braeden) makes a promise to Nick (Joshua Morrow) on Thursday (March 9).
— This week on General Hospital (City/ABC): Franco (Roger Howarth) makes a bizarre discovery on Monday (March 6). Charlotte's custody hearing looms. Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) comes to Julian's (William deVry) aid. Griffin (Matt Cohen) puts himself in harm's way. Nina (Michelle Stafford) questions her marriage. Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) washes her hands of Julian on Tuesday (March 7). Laura (Genie Francis) strikes a deal with Nina. Valentin (James Patrick Stuart) meets his lawyer, Nora Buchanan (Hillary B. Smith). Anna (Finola Hughes) comes face-to-face with her past. OG Olivia (Tonja Walker) finally gets what she wants.
On Wednesday (March 8), Carly (Laura Wright) demands the truth. Nina takes sides. Jordan (Vinessa Antoine) presses Julian for information. Liv wants Anna (Finola Hughes) dead. Michael (Chad Duel) doubts Sonny (Maurice Benard). Liv gains the upper hand on Thursday (March 9). Kiki (Hayley Erin) forgives Ava (Maura West). Jason (Billy Miller) and Sam (Kelly Monaco) receive bad news. Nelle (Chloe Lanier) crosses Michael. Brad (Parry Shen) confronts Finn (Michael Easton).
Griffin makes a sacrifice on Friday (March 10). Jason risks his life. Sam and Alexis compare notes. Liv uses Ava as bait. Finn's addiction gets the best of him. Coming soon: Liz struggles with Helena's influence over Jake.
— This week on The Bold and the Beautiful (CTV Two/CBS): Sally (Courtney Hope) comes up with a scheme to get Spectra back in business on Monday (March 6). Ridge (Thorsten Kaye) and Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) talk about their wedding plans with RJ (Anthony Turpel). Coco (Courtney Grosbeck) commits a heroic act that earns her a warm welcome at Forrester Creations on Tuesday (March 7). Sally gives Saul (Alex Wyse) a rare look into her past.
On Wednesday (March 8), Ridge informs his team at Forrester of the impending nuptials. Sally feels guilty when she gives Coco the jewellery with the hidden camera. On Thursday (March 9), Katie (Heather Tom) and Brooke talk about their upcoming trip to Australia. Brooke tries on her wedding dress. Charlie (Dick Christie) tries to convince Pam (Alley Mills) that something is going on between Ridge and Quinn (Rena Sofer).
Katie tries to shake off the uneasy feeling she got watching Ridge and Quinn together on Friday (March 10). The Forrester Creations staff throws Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Liam (Scott Clifton) a wedding shower. Coming soon: Brooke reacts to Katie's theory about Ridge and Quinn.


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Cincinnati's gospel jewel still shines.
Known as Cincinnati's "Gospel Jewel," Kay Barksdale has been singing for three-quarters of a century.
Her Amberley Village apartment is a testament to her long and varied career. The walls are covered with photos of Barksdale with the famous people she's sung with and for over the years, from astronauts to presidents. The furniture is piled high with awards, press clippings and other mementoes as well.
She miraculously survived the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in 1977, and has performed at countless churches and concert venues around the country.
The list of accolades includes nomination to the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2006, female vocalist of the year at the Gospel Academy Awards in 1987 and an honorary doctorate in sacred music from Temple Bible College & Seminary in 2010. She is also proud of the fact former Ky. Gov. Paul Patton commissioned her a Kentucky Colonel.
Now 80, Barksdale still performs regularly and gives away a recording of her gospel singing, but singing is just part of an amazing life that's also included raising two daughters, a 37-year career at WCPO-TV, modeling and other activities.
How did you start singing?
I was born and raised in Danville, Va. Music was part of family life. My mother sang but she was never a soloist. She would teach me. When I was 5 years old I told my grandmother I wanted to sing in church. She told the pastor and they put me on the pulpit. I sang "Jesus Loves Me This I Know." When I was done everybody applauded. I can remember it like it was yesterday.
What brought you to Cincinnati?
After graduating from high school in 1954, I studied and became a practical nurse. I lived with relatives in Washington D.C. and New York and would sing in clubs on weekends when my friends put me up to it. When my aunt, who I'd lived with in Washington, moved to Cincinnati I came to live with her and fell in love with the place. I worked at a couple local hospitals and would sing at local clubs but only for a few dollars. I got tired of nursing and went to work at WCPO-TV in 1974 as secretary and later as a receptionist and communications specialist.
You've spoken about how God led you out of the flames and smoke of the Beverly HillS fire. When did you come to realize that?
I was cooking dinner a few days later and this voice came to me. I heard him say, "I came to you in the form of man and saved you from the fire. The woman who grabbed your arm was an angel." It was God talking to me. I broke down and cried. The doctors told me I'd never be able to sing again or speak above a whisper because of the smoke from the fire. I prayed to God asking him to give me back my voice and I promised to never sing anything but sacred music. I later went to choir rehearsal at First Baptist Church of Walnut Hills and got up and sang "Amazing Grace. " Nobody could believe it.
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In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, making him the first Frenchman to have the title of an emperor in a thousand years. The conqueror of Europe had placed the crown on Pope Pius VII who now proclaimed Napoleon emperor of France.
Born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, France to an average family from the minor nobility, he became one of the most celebrated leader and military strategist in the history of the West. Napoleon served as an artillery officer in the French army during the French Revolution of 1789. By 1798, Napoleon led a military expedition to Egypt but returned in 1789 when France was at war with most of Europe, and engineered a coup to take over the French government and save his country from destruction.
In February of 1800, he became the First Consul and later led an organized military campaign that defeated Austria. Two years later, he created the Napoleonic Code, another arrangement of French law, and in 1804, he set up the French empire and was proclaimed emperor of France. By 1807, Napoleon's reign had extended from the River Elbe in the north, down through Italy in the south, and from the Pyrenees to the Dalmatian coast in the west.
Napoleon experienced his first major military defeat in 1812, when Austria and Prussia joined Russia forces against France, and then he lost Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, and in 1813, a full military crusade was launched by the Allied Forces against France, which led to the fall of his empire. Captured and banished to the island of Elba near Rome, yet he found his way back into France in 1815, raised another Grand Army and took over France once again. However, his success did not last before the Allied Forces responded and defeated him in the Battle of Waterloo in June of the same year.
Captured again, Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Africa, where he was placed under house arrest along with a few of his followers. He was allowed to do what he want in his new home, he write often and read a lot. Unfortunately, Napoleon died of possibly stomach ulcer in May 1821, at the age of 51. In 1840, Louis Philippe I received permission from the British to return Napoleon's remains to France. A glorious funeral service was held in his honor. A hearse carried his body through the Arc de Triomphe, before buried under the dome at Les Invalides.
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text: Master_Scythe 609 Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) Do you guys know if Dre beats solo HD that I own, would be worth the purchase of his $170 card? Would the headphones be significantly improved making this purchase worthy? Dre beats solo HD Xonar essence STX They're a horrible headphone, but the card is nice. Tip? When a 'name' releases a product its usually complete shit.... but in this case it's not... but there is a HUGE but. Basically Dre's are meant for 'his type' of music. Rap, RnB, Slowjams, etc. The bass is over pronounced and the highs suffer for this. But boy do they sound rich and truly amazing for 'his style' of music. The second you put on ANY other genre, that ups the temp just a bit, the bass gets muddy as they simply cant keep up with the beat. So now you have no highs, horrible floppy lows with no seperation between the beats, and a barely passable midraneg for hundreds of dollars... no thanks. Wanna hear for yourself? Put some dragonforce through them, or any modern electronic song. Even Dubstep is often too 'fast' for BEATS to sound good. If you want portable phones, the best are Koss Portapros, about $35 from mymemory.co.uk (they ship to AUS) If you want studio style 'at home' phones, the range is bloody huge.... get onto the headfi website and start learning. Though if its clarity you want, even the Sennheiser HD202's are better; they're closed though so their bass is a little less; but IMO they blow away dre's for half the price. If there is a storeDJ near you, I'd recommend going in and trying some propper headphones. Not 'fashion phones'. Besides, if you LIKE your music\audio (and are trying to impress people who do too), you'll find people are more impressed by genuine monitor level phones from a decent brand, than by something some dude who wrote some music sometime slapped his name on. Want cheap and fucking good? https://www.storedj.com.au/products/KRK-KNS6400 Edited May 12, 2013 by Master_Scythe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Dr. Lauren Henrikson is a licensed clinical psychologist. She received her Ph.D. and master's degree in clinical psychology from the University of North Dakota. Dr. Henrikson also received her bachelor's degree in psychology and honors from the University of North Dakota, graduating with summa cum laude honors. She completed her predoctoral internship at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, where she provided counseling, educational services, and psychological testing to college students. Dr. Henrikson has experience working with various populations, specializing in late adolescence to middle adulthood. Her clinical interests include depression, anxiety, trauma, body image concerns, health psychology, chronic pain, mental health diagnosis, and psychological testing. Her therapeutic orientation is primarily cognitive behavioral (CBT) and person-centered. Dr. Henrikson's areas of expertise include the following: Individual Therapy Depression/Anxiety Trauma Body Image Issues Health Psychology Chronic Pain Management Psychological testing


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It scarcely seems possible that 11 years has gone by since the then Prime Minister of Canada stood up in the House of Commons and apologized to the First Nations peoples for the aboriginal residential school system that had been put in place – ironically enough – in the same chambers of parliament over a century ago. The last schools closed down within the lifetime of all those reading this post.
I won't go into that shameful part of our history and its aftermath because both the speech of the Prime Minister and the reply by Chief Phil Fontaine do a moving job of doing exactly that.
As I talked to you before on many occasions, on the matter of effective and engaging speeches, sometimes it is just the event itself that is so fraught with moment, that it supersedes the words and the oratorical skills of the speaker(s). That said, in the context of this occasion, I believe they rose to the task at hand admirably.
As to the value of such a speech – the value of a public national mea culpa – you just ask those who had been on the receiving end of state sanctioned destruction and inquire if such an apology is of value.
Put yourselves in their shoes for one minute. Some so-called authority figure shows up on your doorstep and tells you they are going to take your children away to educate them "properly". What you won't be told is that their language, their culture, and their confidence will be thoroughly destroyed. Well perhaps they won't tell you that. Nor will they tell you that your children might well be in physical and sexual harm's way. And as it turns out they were.
We are all implicated.
Now before you protest that's just liberal guilt talking, that you can't be faulted by the acts of your ancestors, you might want to have a little reconsider of that particular moral high ground.
My best friend articulated the matter thusly:
"I was glued to my TV during the apology from the House of Commons on Wednesday. I was watching for the nuances, the signs that what was being said was sincere, that the words were clearly attached to a commitment to healing and reconciliation.
It has taken too long for this gesture. There have been other apologies – the former federal government, through the Minister of Indian Affairs, our own church through the words of former Primate Michael Peers.
This time the words of contrition seemed to coincide with a national awareness, an accepting of the horror that took place and the inherited responsibility that comes with it, especially by Euro Canadians such as myself. This is not a popular position to take. Guilt by association – as some would call it – isn't legitimate, the events had nothing to do with me, I would never have done those things and am therefore blameless in this matter.
Unfortunately life isn't as simple as that. A heavy mantle lies on our shoulders precisely because it was our ancestors who perpetrated these deeds. One can't on the one hand take all the glory of our forebears, the nation and community building, the wars fought and won, the faith defended, the jurisprudence and democratic institutions that were planted, the kindliness and caring that was instilled in our nature and national psyche, without also taking responsibility for actions which were repugnant, which evidenced institutional racism and the teaching of bigotry and intolerance in the name of God.
The legacy we have been handed includes much to be proud of and much to be ashamed of. It isn't enough to merely build on our strengths, we also have to correct past mistakes.
The residential school system and the racial assumptions that flowed from it poisoned not just the generations who had to suffer the abuses directly – people who were never parented and those who were never allowed to parent – but the children of those, and their children too. The sickness continues, handed down from one generation to another as family shame and sickness often are.
People who have never seen a residential school continue to suffer. The sins of the father are visited on the children.
First Nations people have inherited a bad situation and so have the Euro Canadians. We'll have to work together in order to free us all from this history.
It's something we have in common, something that needs to be purged from both our consciences. Genuine acceptance of aboriginal peoples as equals by the police, before our courts, in our churches, schools, the housing and employment markets and right across society will evidence true acceptance of our white history and a believable desire to be forgiven for what we have done as a people. Official ceremonies and carefully chosen words are all very well and they are most certainly welcome, coming as they did from the elected representatives of the men and women who make up this country. But much more will be needed. Leaders must speak out strongly in order to encourage and sponsor change, to alter attitudes.
Hopefully this time the words will mark an honest turning point in how First Nations and Euro Canadians could see each other: brothers and sisters under the sun in this fine land, God's chosen brought together in His love and for His purpose, embraced in heart and spirit, forever linked in a mutual fellowship as we work to honour the planet and its past and to play our own unique part in the creation story.
With hope that we may all overcome this and every barrier that separates us."
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Radical Cities: Justin McGuirk29th Oct, Tate Modern, London:Future of the City — the dilemmas that face our cities and architecture todayRadical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture by … more…
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the photographers' gallery will unveil its new home for international and british photography in the heart of london's soho on saturday 19 may 2012. the gallery's opening will mark the conclusion of its ambitious £9.2 million capital campaign, which has been generously supported by arts council england's lottery fund alongside a range of trusts, foundations, corporates and individuals.
designed by award-winning irish architects o'donnell + tuomey, the transformed building features a two storey extension that doubles the size of the previous exhibition space. providing a platform for an enhanced programme of exhibitions, the generously proportioned galleries will showcase established and emerging photographic talent from the uk and around the world. a new environmentally-controlled floor will create opportunities to show more work from archives and museum collections and higher ceilings in the top floor galleries will provide dynamic spaces for large-scale and moving image works.
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Next week, ground-breaking young Iranian architect Leila Araghian will visit Panaji, to showcase her work at the Z Axis conference organized by the Charles Correa Foundation, at the late, great Goan architect's own small masterpiece of design, the Kala Academy on the beautiful Mandovi waterfront.
While still a twentysomething student, Araghian won a design competition to build a new bridge connecting two parks over a highway in North Tehran. The resulting Tabiat (nature) bridge is a sleek, undulating, high-tech marvel that enfolds multiple pathways, and comprises different levels of restaurants, cafes and mini-plazas for people to sit and relax. It has immediately become a beloved city landmark.
As Goa continues to lurch headlong to opaquely planned, dubiously sanctioned massive "infrastructure" projects that consistently and crudely disfigure the state landscape, it seems cruelly ironic that some of the world's finest exponents of sustainable, sophisticated 21st century architecture and design will gather here to exchange and share ideas and expertise next week. But will any lessons spill over from this remarkable brain trust, to influence the state's reckless trajectory? Does any official have the capacity to appreciate or support the kind of vision that Leila Araghian brings to her work?
Another deeply thoughtful young architect whose work has immense relevance here is Ilze Wolff, who will travel to Panaji from Cape Town, South Africa. Her practice pursues the idea that buildings and cities have to be understood in the context of social conditions in which they emerge. They "participate in the construction of societal structures of power, race and gender." When she talks of "architectural space...embedded in the designation of power and the disempowering of people", Ms. Wolff strikes bulls-eye about grandiose state projects everywhere, with many egregious recent examples in Goa.
State officials - like those responsible for the hideously inappropriate "renovation" of the Panjim Residency hotel right next to gorgeous colonial-era masterpieces like Palacio Idalcao - should be required to occupy Kala Academy seats to hear Ms. Wolff's personal philosophy, "buildings evoke...stories and details of life that would otherwise remain unspoken. I am interested in the stories and the moments of inhabitation..I am interested in the traces of human occupation, the residue of memory..." Perhaps a more sensitive approach to intervening in the state's already-existing, exquisite built and natural heritage could result?
It's interesting how many Z Axis conference (the theme is "Buildings as Ideas") speakers have direct experience with the kind of large-scale projects Goa is initiating. Marina Tabassum of Dhaka, Bangladesh won competitions for her country's Independence Monument, and Liberation War Museum. Her Bait Ur Rouf Mosque was shortlisted for this year's Aga Khan award. One of just a handful of practicing women architects in Bangladesh, she uses brick, mud and low cost materials, "by the action of your own creativity and innovation take that to any level you like."
That confident sensibility is notably lacking in state (and increasingly, private) construction projects in Goa, where the prevailing ethic is to lay on as much concrete as possible, then add further concrete "decorative elements".
This has resulted in the outlandish, gigantic South Goa collectorate building outside Margao, and the conspicuous flouting of environmental and aesthetic norms to cut hillsides and slopes for sprawling, dense housing estates that serve the "vacation home" market fuelled by Indian urbanites.
It's head-scratching fact that many of these estates (like those arrayed back-to-back on the Kadamba plateau above Old Goa) don't have wells or water connections - instead tankers bring in every drop for gardens and swimming pools. This is okay while water is cheap (or easily stolen) but how long will that situation last?
Still, while sustainability is very far from the minds of Goa's building lobby, it is the main principle of Sandeep Virmani's Hunnarshala Foundation of Kutch, Gujarat, which focuses on local materials and craftsmanship, constant recycling and rigorous environmental principles including biodiversity conservation, reducing vulnerability to climate change, and drinking water security.
Charles Correa Foundation says around 100 people from Goa have registered for Z Axis. That's an encouraging sign, a big step in the right direction for the late master-architect's vision for his home state. His trust was "established to initiate and encourage architecture, urban design and community projects...with the realization that in our society a number of ideas that originate with citizens do not see the light of day."
At Z Axis next week, we will see examples that did work, in Tehran and Dhaka, in Cape Town and Kutch and Porto and Beijing. Will Goa pay attention?


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According to reports making the round, Arsenal are reportedly in talk with Munir El Haddadi in a bid to sign the Barcelona and Spanish forward man from his club academy on loan this summer.
Haddadi is said to be behind Neymar and Luis Suarez in pecking order at Camp Nou, he is also one of the brightest prospects in Barcelona's academy.
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A brand we are very fond of in this house is HUGO LOVES TIKI - the graphic funfilled universe created by designer Cheyenne Couch. Her aesthetic includes bold graphics, European language print and unique child-like drawings.
Hugo Loves Tiki is based in Indiana, in the Midwestern United States and began with DIY screen-printed t-shirts that resembled foreign language flash cards. These prints have become part of Cheyenne's signature style.It is her hope that children who wear these flash card shirts become more interested in other languages and traveling outside of their own country to see how the rest of the world lives.
We also adore the quirky style of Hugo loves Tiki, and the new summer collection is simply to die for. The only thing we could dream about is that the collection came in bigger sizes, for bigger growing kids - but the great thing is that they have the adult collection, featuring styles from xs and up - which is perfect for growing girls.
We have picked our favorites from the collection - trust me you'd be spoiled for choice here.


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Are you a third generation communicator?
An increasing amount of pressure is being placed on internal communication specialists in large organisations, as financial decision makers and business leaders seek to understand the tangible business benefits of the discipline and how it is delivering on and contributing to business priorities.
Daniel Munslow 17 Jul 2012
[IABC 2012] Communication crimes: Are you a repeat offender?
CHICAGO, USA: Cultural communication has never been more important, according to Robert Dilenschneider, IABC Fellow and founder and principal of the Dilenschneider Group. Presenting on Tuesday, 26 June at the 2012 IABC World Conference in Chicago, Dilenschneider emphasised that many of the tactics and strategies employed by corporate communicators over the past several decades have changed as social media have taken hold and national barriers have come down.
Daniel Munslow 27 Jun 2012
[IABC 2012] Employee engagement and transformational change
CHICAGO, USA: Irene Lewis, president and CEO of SAIT Polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) started out as a rural school teacher has always focused on the people around her. She realised from early days that companies can make all the promises they want. Without engaged employee who can deliver, they will achieve little.
Daniel Munslow 27 Jun 2012
[IABC 2012] Setting the bar for the future of communication
The IABC 2012 World Conference kicked off on the morning of Sunday, 24 June in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This year's conference, which is attended by more than 1 400 top business communicators from around the globe, is themed "Vision of 20/15". The theme and the talks being presented are designed with the view of looking at the future of strategic communications.
Daniel Munslow 27 Jun 2012
Using research to justify your internal communication budgets
Many organisations are busy developing their annual financial budgets. Now more than ever, companies are asking for tangible return on investment for their communication programmes, and a justification on budgets spent. When presenting their plans to the board, they are being required to show a shift in attitudes and behaviours in the workplace - or impact - as opposed to the production of material, or output.
Daniel Munslow 29 Sep 2011
Redefining internal communication to improve customer service
Customer relationship management... customer service... customer loyalty... There are a dozen ways to describe companies' attempts to retain customers. The reality today is that no matter what type of industry in which you're operating, customer-centric strategies and initiatives are at the front of the quest for higher profits. Behind the scenes, however, there are a number of internal processes that need to be brought into line before customer service can be fully realised.
Daniel Munslow 29 Apr 2011
Internal communication - not a short-term solution
Internal communication (IC) is often viewed by organisations as a campaign that runs for a defined period of times and produces short-term results. The problem faced by such organisations is that this will rarely, if ever, contribute to a long-term increase in engagement or brand equity - which is what the CEO wants to see.
Daniel Munslow 7 Mar 2011
Employee engagement challenges in 2011
Engage. Educate. Enrich. That's a powerful three-word mantra for internal communications in 2011. The role of corporate communication has become more important than ever, with an era of new possibilities and challenges to engage workforces.
Daniel Munslow 31 Jan 2011
[2011 trends] A year for communication to shine
For many, 2010 did not turn out to be the great economic turnaround that everyone had hoped it would be. In fact, when you speak to many businesses - small and large alike - most agree that the economy only started to shift in the last quarter of 2010. Now, we have an exciting 2011 ahead, which by all indications so far should bring about a more prosperous economic environment.
Daniel Munslow 12 Jan 2011
2010 - a year of communication achievements
It feels like yesterday that we sat down with a crystal ball and tried to predict how the face of communication would change throughout the course of 2010. Now, it's already time to reflect and take stock of the year that has been. A busy year; a tough year; an exciting year; an unpredictable year! Of the 10 trends discussed in January 2010, the first eight were action items. Have these trends from January come true?
Daniel Munslow 13 Dec 2010
Creating and sustaining an internal brand
Internal branding is a complex discipline that goes beyond the exclusive use of internal advertising material. Executed correctly, it is able to support business objectives and reap great rewards for both employees and communicators.
Daniel Munslow 9 Dec 2010
How PR can remain relevant 10 years from now
'Communication strategists' - the new term used to describe communicators in an era that sees a more strategic role for practitioners. The advent of King Report III has seen a requirement for stakeholder relations at board level, where the traditional term 'PR' and the old school 'PRO' has lost its relevance to the new role of stakeholder relations. This was a key trend covered during a special morning session hosted by the Public Relations Consultancy Chapter (PRCC) at the 2010 PRISA Conference held this week in Johannesburg.
Daniel Munslow 22 Oct 2010
Does your communication have an impact?
Communication measurement has been a controversial topic for ages - be it internal or external communication. Whether the debate is around the use of advertising value equivalent for the measurement of external communication or the assessment of internal communication, the question we should be asking ourselves is simple - did our communication deliver any impact?
Daniel Munslow 7 Sep 2010
Corporate SR - good governance by shaping a community
TORONTO, CANADA: "How do we shift the way we think of the world...? We need to find opportunities in our daily lives to give back. It's the right thing to do, but it also has a good business case." So said Craig Kielburger, co-founder of Free The Children, speaking at a special general session hosted at the recent 2010 IABC World Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Daniel Munslow 25 Jun 2010
[IABC] Why should anyone trust you?
TORONTO, CANADA: Why does trust among leaders in an organisation matter? Who trusts who in the post-recession workplace? How can mistrust be repaired? What the communicator's role in building organisational trust? These were the tough questions tackled by Professor Veronica Hope Hailey of the Cass Business School, in City University London.
Daniel Munslow 18 Jun 2010
Developing a strategic mindset - where communicators need to be
The word strategy is overused these days! It has come to mean nothing more than a plan. In reality, says James E. Lukaszewski, ABC, APR, Fellow PRSA, one of North America's leading public relations practitioners and author of 12 books, strategy is a complex and highly involved business skill. "It is a unique mixture of mental energy verbally injected into an organisation through communication, which results in behaviour that achieves leadership and organisational objectives", he said in his presentation.
Daniel Munslow 18 Jun 2010
[IABC] Social media - dynamic employee communication tool
TORONTO, CANADA: There's no doubt in anyone's mind that every company must have a website to communicate with its external audiences. Why, then, is there still uncertainty about intranets for internal audiences? This was the question tackled by William Amurgis, manager of internal communication at American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest US electric utilities, when he spoke last week at the 2010 IABC World Conference in Toronto.
Daniel Munslow 15 Jun 2010
[IABC] Helping leaders re-engage their people
TORONTO, CANADA: Engagement and leadership are arguably two of the most important aspects of business development and organisational change in the 21st century. Bill Quirke, a leading authority on internal communications and corporate change in Europe and the US speaking at the IABC World Conference last week week, says leaders should be interested in staff, and staff should be interested in their leaders.
Daniel Munslow 14 Jun 2010
[IABC] Reinventing corporate communication
TORONTO, CANADA: The closing day of the 2010 IABC World Conference, Wednesday, 9 June 2010, highlighted the role of the corporate communicator and how it is fundamentally changing, taking new technologies, methodologies, measurement practices and communication leadership into account.
Daniel Munslow 10 Jun 2010
[IABC] The power of leadership communication
TORONTO, CANANDA: Day two of the IABC World Conference in Toronto, Canada, earlier this week kicked off with a powerful speech by Kevin Warren, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Xerox Canada. He's a strong advocate of business communication.
Daniel Munslow 10 Jun 2010


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It's been for decades that the cohabitation between Banyamulenge and Babembe communities in South-Kivu Province looks as hairs being blown by winds during the autumn. It keeps flopping again and again wherever little event-disagreement comes in. The historical background had made each community's reaction as blind as if no one takes time to crosscheck what the other side is feeling. My experience keeps reminding me on how we grew under a pressure of being shown "Babembe" as an instrument to limit kids' movement. We used to get told, in an intimidating manner, "ohhhhhh, wahera Umubembe".
The unfortunate message was regularly addressed to kids as if you contextually imagine yours being playing on the upper floor while getting scared that she can fall down and break apart into thousands pieces. In this specific context, we used to get warned that a "Mubembe is ahead of you" not as a human but rather a danger. Though the message wouldn't express in deep what we came across, the social construction goes beyond these infant perceptions and expands in our minds to the extent that we keep seeing each other as enemies evolving in a human nature. The situation went worse during all the saddened identity contestations as well as the violent confrontations. The violence went further by involving guns fighting through armed militias or regular security forces where individuals do unlikely dissociate themselves with their legal missions.
Considering non-similar contexts, it wouldn't sound as strange if a serviceman/woman is being driven by "community rivalry" for taking any decision falling into her mission. In this specific case to be discussed, the blogger can't be surprised to see a Munyamulenge indifferently taking care of a Mubembe while caught in a stranded context. Similarly, a member of the Babembe community would react in the same way as does their compatriot Banyamulenge. This time, the armed proxies had wrapped themselves through Student Associations in Bukavu, South-Kivu Province. When going through the letters below, an informed observer wonders what the step made was in terms of community cohabitation. However, it's noteworthy to point out that, despite key challenges around the state authority absence, land management issues as well as extremism in both sides, Banyamulenge and Babembe communities have largely focused on major concerns to the extent that the current socio-cultural context appears to be promising. There are yet many challenges to work on, but the established ground looks as inspiring for those willing to go forward.
The article aims to share with the reader how an inquiry demanding a protection of cattle herders and their cows turned into identity contestation as well as long-seated mutual accusations. The post reminds all parties involved in the debates/accusations to consider the interest of community cohabitation as the experience of decades has shown that nothing is worth that living in a harmony. It's an opportunity to point out that communities' conflicts do slightly consider whose the real responsibility of people's protection to the extent that they keep accusing each other. Some of these post's suggestions go beyond exchanged letters and incorporate what is embedded in the inner spirit of members of these two communities being discussed in the article. We have to review and reformulate the demarcation lines of our obligations as well as rights as human being but also as community sharing the destiny. The blogger considers unlikely the power of any given community to impose its will over the other or the ability of determining who deserves to belong or not to the statehood. Additionally, crimes and impunity in DRC have to be looked into individual responsibility and hence advocating justice and rehabilitation to all victims.
Back to this letters, the blogger tries to summarize their key elements. On one hand, Banyamulenge Students Association in Bukavu has written 3 letters (on 20/08/2016; 22/08/2016 and 12/10/2016) whose addressee is the South-Kivu Governor, Marcellin Chisambo; while informing as many offices as the reader can imagine. Copies were specifically reserved to the Presidency Office as well as key partners as MONUSCO and these three letters cover the number of issues in the South-Kivu. The students' Association blamed the Lieutenant General Sikatenda Shabani in complicity with Mai Mai Yakutumba of orchestrating targeted attacks that have been killing cattle herders as well as looting their properties. With unverifiable statistics of 400000 cows looted since the earlier 2000, these letters didn't mention the number of people who have been killed; though the information at my disposal counts for roughly 20 people since earlier 2016.
These students stressed on the "supposedly" involvement of a National Army General as well as the unlike effectiveness of the government security services to protect their parents and properties either in Salamabila-Kilembwe-Nganji region as well as the Rusizi plain. Moreover, these letters expressed the role of cattle owned in terms of financing their studies so long the DRC government hasn't ever provide any financial support to them as it for many university students in the then Zaïre. That is, the plundering of their cattle implies covertly a "thought plan" to undermine their future. Specifically, the second letter stresses strongly on the assassination of the Colonel Elias Byinshi Rubibi who was killed in Bukavu few days before. The letter appears blaming the state authority of having done little to prevent that assassination as well as killings of civilians in these seemingly non-controlled regions. The third letter diluted the tone by suggesting to the provincial authority to establish a dialogue scheme between the two groups of students.
While exerting an effort to send a peaceful message, these Banyamulenge students suggested that the Government should do its best to find a solution over all these grievances by either containing Lt Gen Sikatenda but also the Maimai Yakutumba. They advised that also to launch military operations to crack them down in case there is no other solution. The stumbling note of these letters was that, if nothing is done or if the government fails, they requested to specifically deal on their own with Sikatenda's case. In this formulation « et s'il est incontrôlé, qu'on autorise la communauté [Banyamulenge] elle-même de s'en charge[r] », the second letter stipulates. Though their wrongdoings imply their personal responsibilities, it might be that the sentence that fueled all the Babembe community around the world as both Sikatenda and Yakutumba belong probably to the latter community. The statement of dealing by their own with the cases has been interpreted as a "déclaration de guerre" and the Babembe's responses sound as a type of "Proxy Student Militia Association" replying to another "Proxy Student Commando Association".
Though the Albert's letters never refer to the Babembe community, being Banyamulenge students who have been accusing individuals belonging to the Babembe community itself suffices to serve as a ground of community suspicions. Without considering the status of these two individuals 'charged" by the Banyamulenge students, the Babembe Student Association in Bukavu (Famille Estudiantine M'mbondo" under the lead of Bienvenu slipped into defensive mechanisms in order to likely support the Lt Gen as well as the warlord Yakutumba operating in the Fizi county. It went further to the extent that an Umbrella of Babembe Community Association in Africa (Confédération de Mutualités M'mbondo en Afrique) came in for the sake of sweeping these accusations under the carpet. The matter took a wide dimension to the extent of frightening anyone familiar of the socio-cultural context in the Fizi-Minembwe-Itombwe area.
While ending with a suggestion of peaceful tone, these two letters from Babembe community have seemingly widened the scope as compared to ones they have to reply on. However, the experience of the blogger may lead to a biased interpretation that is why these letters are all shared. Nonetheless, both letters of Bienvenu and Jeremie resorted to the settlement history to extent of affirming that Babembe have welcomed Banyamulenge in the Itombwe as if this would explain the cattle's looting. Moreover, Jeremie's letter kept repeating, as a means of implicitly contesting the latter community existence, that these are "Rwandese" who called themselves as "Banyamulenge". These two went further by insisting that the possible "Minembwe County" will never exist as its territory form parts and parcel of the Fizi Territoire. Though unrelated to what has stated Albert, the socio-cultural crisis had possibly remained volatile to the sense that breaking an egg in Baraka while coming from Minembwe can revive "all demons". These letters found an occasion of reaffirming the will of opposing what's called "land grabbing" from one community to the other.
The Bienvenu-Jeremie's letters listed a number of sites where Babembe have been massacred during different rebellions—insurgencies that the region went through and stress that these killings had resulted from an extermination plan conceived by the rivalry community, Banyamulenge. The point might have expressly failed to recognize that innocent people who have been killed in the region belonged to different ethnic communities to the extent that they would have advocated to getting justice for all. From my standpoint, killers have to furthermore be held individually responsible than amalgamating their respective communities. Consequently, the narrow conception of where originate these messes led the Bienvenu-Jeremie to call on the government to rightly disarm Banyamulenge community herders who have guns. Therefore, an apparent interpretation would conclude that all these guns into Bafuliro, Babembe, Babwari's hand do not constitute a threat or they are used to safeguard their communities. By finding a scapegoat, they even incriminate the rape of Babembe's women to Albert's community without making any distinction between community and a responsibility of someone belonging to such community. That sounds that Banyamulenge women who have been raped would indistinctly point a finger to the whole community of the rapist.
While suggesting that a control of cattle movement has to be taken as an ultimate solution, the blogger found it as interesting way to sustainably contribute to the future cohabitation of farmers (agriculture and cattle herders). However, the suggestion needs an involvement of public administration in order to establish individual farms through land re/distribution rather than leaving it on one community's shoulder. Moreover, these letters would have relied of some misleading information such the "MAGRIVI, Gapangwa and occupation of the Kivu" as well as that of "Groupe Milima and Muller Mihigo" to the extent that wisdom imposes the restrain over any manipulation of information for the future of Congo and Fizi-Minembwe as well. Nonetheless, there might be a concern for a community to defend an army General than a rebel militiaman. Strikingly, the Babembe's letters went further by eagerly defending Lt Gen Sikatenda Shabani who is an army general and would rather be supported beyond ethnic community schemes such as the army. Whatever socio-cultural context, the blogger would advise the Babembe community to think twice when supporting the famous "Gen William Amuri Yakutumba". Even though there might be a possibility of disregarding crimes due to community revenge understanding, there is no reason of defending a warlord simply because he belongs to your community.
The article considers that the future of generations lies in the reconciliation and cohabitation than in confrontational moves. It is in this regards that the blogger had tried to phone contact both Bienvenu and Albert. I surprisingly found that they are friends who know each to the extent that they have established a structure in which they intend to bring Banyamulenge-Babembe students on the table for discussing wide range of issues in their province. The blogger found that they might be someone "pulling the string" behind the scene to drag them into an open conflict. Though advised reader recognizes the existence of grounded community grievances between these two communities, the right way of helping our young students is unlikely through violent confrontation, specifically involving students who are mostly concerned with funding their studies. The blogger also think that these types of grievances are rather to be, on first place, handled through the public and security services structures so long as creating community militias will inevitably lead to replicate the same consequences.
Find Albert's letters here (two firts letters in one file) and Jeremie's letters here from South Africa. Click on the link to download them.
NTANYOMA R. Delphin
Secrétaire Exécutif & Coordonnateur
Appui au Développement Intégré &
à la Gouvernance (ADIG)
Twitter : https://twitter.com/Delphino12


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Commentaire de l'auteur montréalaise Zhimei Zhang, qui a connnu la révolution culturelle chinoise:
Les carrés rouges lui rappellent les bandeaux rouges des gardes révolutionnaires de l'époque.
Quelques extraits:
-It seems to me that the Quebec student protesters are abusing democracy and freedom, which are the rights of every citizen, not just the protesters. This reminds me so much of the 10 disastrous years of the Cultural Revolution in China (1966 to 1976) when students went amok, ignoring all authorities, infringing on the basic survival rights of people, smashing everything they could put their hands on and shouting with inflated arrogance: "What is law? I am law!" The loss was beyond restitution and the damage irreparable.
-I can't help but make this comparison because I see so many similarities in the students' behaviour. The red squares pinned on their chests are for me alarming echoes of the red armbands worn by the Chinese Red Guards, the vanguard of all destruction. Democracy is meaningless if you are depriving other people of their rights while asserting your own. If we start to defy all rules and laws, then we have anarchy.
I was glad that I hadn't seen any Chinese faces in the marching crowd. I don't think Chinese parents would encourage their children to participate in such activities. I wouldn't. It is well known that Quebec's university tuition fee is the lowest in Canada. It is not even a 10th of Princeton University's tuition.
Do you know that getting into good universities in China has become a luxury for average families? In addition to paying tuition plus living expenses, a huge burden already for parents, the Chinese have to give handsome bribes to teachers and school authorities to compete with their peers for the limited number of places available. Chinese families feel so blessed to have their children studying in Canada and getting a good education.
I agree with Josh Freed, who said in his weekend column: "We see Quebec's higher new tuition rates as still being more of a bargain than a burden."
Why can't Quebec students see this? Unless there are other political motives behind the movement that cannot be revealed.


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NEW YORK – A San Francisco investment fund manager was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud investors by fabricating an impressive investing track record.
Nicholas Mitsakos, 57, was sentenced by U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in New York, U.S. prosecutors announced. Mitsakos, who ran a fund called Matrix Capital Markets, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in May.
As part of a plea agreement, Mitsakos agreed not to appeal any sentence of 37 months or shorter, and to forfeit about $861,000.
"Nick stepped forward and took responsibility for what he did," Mitsakos' lawyer, Eric Creizman, said in an email.
He added that he did not believe Mitsakos should have gotten any prison time. "The justice system in this country is far too harsh and fails to consider alternatives to incarceration when they are available."
Mitsakos was arrested and charged in August 2016. Prosecutors said he tried to lure investors by representing Matrix as a hedge fund managing more than $60 million of assets, posting annual returns ranging from 20 percent to 66 percent between 2012 and 2015.
In fact, prosecutors said, Mitsakos managed no customer assets at all before receiving an investment of about $2 million from a Cayman Islands fund in September 2015. He then spent about $800,000 on personal expenses and lost a significant amount of the $1.2 million he did invest, according to prosecutors.
"As he admitted in pleading guilty today, Nicholas Mitsakos purported to operate a successful hedge fund, but in reality, it was a sham from the outset," Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan said in a statement.
The case is USA v. Mitsakos, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 16-cr-00631.
Reporting by Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Dan Grebler


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