Could OnePlus be onto another winner?
Highly anticipated: We still don't know exactly when the OnePlus 6T will be unveiled, but judging from the increase in leaks recently, that date is fast approaching. Following leaked images of the phone's retail box, we've just got our best look at the device via a render.
The image turned up on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, where numerous leakers post pre-release photos. We see the OnePlus 6T sporting a similar teardrop-style notch that's appeared in a couple of recent handsets, along with a vertically aligned triple rear camera setup—it's thought that the flash is hidden or placed to the right of the array. This version comes in the same red color we've seen on other OnePlus devices.
While it was the Essential phone that first came up with the notch, most Android manufacturers copy the cutout found in the iPhone X. But the smaller, less intrusive notch seen in the Essential has appeared in the Oppo F9 and Oppo R17. Now, the OnePlus 6T is adopting something very similar. It seems that if Android manufacturers must add a notch, this is one scenario where smaller is more satisfying.
You might also notice the OnePlus 6T lacks any fingerprint scanner, suggesting this is another Chinese-made handset featuring an in-display fingerprint reader. It's also got a huge screen-to-body ratio—a feature that's becoming standard among smartphone makers.
It's rumored that we might hear an announcement regarding the OnePlus 6T sometime next month, with the launch date said to be around November 20. Given the popularity of its predecessor and OnePlus' penchant for pricing devices much lower than its competitors, the upcoming handset could be one of the big hits of the year.


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Concrete contains recycled materials and by-products from other industries that reduce the amount of materials required. The concrete industry is a net user of waste. 116 times more waste is consumed during the manufacture of concrete and its constituent materials than the industry sends to landfill.
Using recycled concrete aggregate provides both financial and environmental benefits to consumers and contractors alike. RCA reduces the use of landfill space and it also cuts down on the use of raw materials.
The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using plastic bottles in concrete block. The plastic bottles were used to create voids at equal distance between them in the masonry units.
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The Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois
Smith, Philip Wayne
The objectives of this report on the amphibians and reptiles of Illinois are threefold. The first is to provide a critical review of the species and subspecies known to inhabit Illinois. The second is to present detailed distributional information for these animals in the hope that the data may contribute to the knowledge of the ecology and biogeography of Illinois. The third is to call attention to variation trends that I have discerned within Illinois and that will enable future investigators to utilize character analyses for populations occurring in limited parts of the state.
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Green jobs initiative in Burkina Faso: From waste to wages ...
Green jobs initiative in Burkina Faso: From waste to wages
Among the goals of the ILO's new "Green Jobs Initiative" is linking development and job creation to the creation of a cleaner, more sustainable environment. Though the concept is relatively new, the practice is already growing in some parts of the world. ILO Online reports from Burkina Faso where a new project for removing plastic waste is not only improving the environment, but creating "green jobs" in the process.
Article | 11 October 2007
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (ILO Online) – When Italian environmental scientist Andrea Micconi first encountered a mountain of plastic waste here, he was surprised to learn that in addition to destroying the land it was even killing local cows.
Now, his project to clean up plastic waste is not only saving the lives of cows and cleaning up the city, but helping create new "green jobs" that provide people working to make the environment cleaner and more sustainable with jobs and income as well.
"Twenty thousand tons of plastic trash are chaotically scattered around Ouagadougou each year, not only by people, but also by seasonal rain and winds", says Mr. Micconi who works with the International Lay Volunteers Association (LVIA) here.
"The locals do not realize that 30 per cent of their livestock die because of accidentally swallowing plastic. No wonder the Burkinabe are struggling, both economically and socially. But if people have an incentive to collect and recycle plastic trash, the environmental situation can be improved more quickly", he adds.
That is precisely where Mr. Micconi focused his attention in 2003, when he enrolled in the Master's course on Management of Development – run by the ILO Training Centre of Turin, Italy. This course gives participants a sound foundation in project design by combining legal, economic, social and environmental aspects into an integrated cycle.
During his course, Mr. Micconi designed a project proposal entitled "Protecting the environment: profiting from garbage in Burkina Faso", where he introduced a self-sustaining, market-oriented solution. In fact, despite major investments, previous attempts in Burkina Faso and other countries of the Sahel had failed because of conflicts of interest between the private and public sectors and because they were not really involving local communities.
"That's why we started by organizing public awareness campaigns to alert people on the risks and dangers of plastic waste and introduce them to the very notion and benefits of recycling", Mr. Micconi says. "They would then be persuaded to go around the city and countryside to collect plastic rubbish, which they can sell for profit to the first recycling centre in the country."
"Here, it would be re-processed into material to be sold to enterprises to make chairs, tubes, school equipment, etc., thus creating new sources of revenue for the poor." The project was so convincing that in 2003, the World Bank's Development Marketplace – a programme which identifies and supports innovative development ideas – awarded Mr. Micconi a prize of US$ 148,400 that allowed him to start works immediately.
Drawing on a similar experience in Senegal, in 2004 Ouagadougou's first ever recycling centre was built and is now fully operational. It uses local resources, and appropriate technology that can be understood even where literacy levels are low.
The recycling centre is managed by 30 women and two technicians (all locals) working eight hours a day on a five days week, and earning the equivalent of 50 euros per month – a good salary compared to a Burkinabe teacher who earns 35 euros. The almost 2000 locals collecting waste earn up to 0.80 euros per day.
Soon after, the Waste Management Department of the Municipality of Ouagadougou, local authorities, organizations and enterprises decided to join the project.
"By bringing together the public and private sectors in a joint initiative, we could ensure service improvement for the population, as well as business growth", explains Mr. Micconi. What is more, thanks to an official twinning agreement between the city of Ouagadougou and the city of Turin in Italy signed in 2003, and a decentralized cooperation programme in West Africa run by the Piedmont Region, the Italian Government also decided to offer relevant financial and technical assistance.
Today, the environmental situation has improved noticeably; the city and its suburbs are cleaner. On the other side, many locals now manage to secure some income, either by collecting the plastic waste or by working as full-time employees at the recycling centre. Many of them used to be among the poorest of Ouagadougou's suburban population.
In fact, the association of local women now runs the centre independently, and they earned around US$ 35,000 revenues in 2006; two thirds of which will be used for salaries and the rest for maintenance costs and amortization.
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Just to prove that size doesn't matter, I somehow managed to put on a dance-themed session as part of the "Portfolio Booster II" course. Planned when I was still in the previous, much larger, studio, it was touch and go whether I'd pull the plug and go for something "safe" and small-studio-friendly instead. But no, two highly energetic dancers and a full group of around 8 photographers all managed to cram into the li'l Alto Studio and still pull off some cracking images.


On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.
With the thrill of the newfound freedom of being away from home and having complete autonomy, the first year of college is an exciting time. During the transition to campus life, it is important to remember that possession of alcohol by a minor is a crime in Colorado. A minor in possession of alcohol (MIP) conviction can affect both your academic career and your post-graduate opportunities.
On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Monday, September 10, 2012.
A 32-year-old Denver-area middle-school science teacher was recently sentenced to two years of probation and five days of jail time for possession of a controlled substance under Colorado criminal law. With the apparent intention to distribute it, he allegedly had more than 25 grams of Molly. He was not arrested at school.
On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Monday, May 14, 2012.
The University of Colorado class of 2012 is about to graduate into a tough labor market. While most students have already started their job search, they may not have considered the effects of a past Colorado minor in possession (MIP) or consumption of alcohol conviction.
On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
Many Colorado students, as well as adults in the community, do not realize that taking a friend's prescription medicine can result in serious criminal changes. School suspension can also result from sharing a prescription medication.
On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Wednesday, March 21, 2012.
The problems of the modern world have brought a heightened and vigilant police presence to many communities. However, most people are unaware of their rights when talking to the police after an officer asks to search their belongings.
On behalf of Jurdem, LLC posted in CU Students on Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
College students in Boulder who need criminal defense advice are often concerned about drug charges, allegations involving sexual misconduct or arrests for underage alcohol consumption. That last category includes charges of being a minor in possession of alcohol as well as the offense of using fake identification.


My personal opinion about this movie is just awesome. The actor susanth has produced himself a better appearance as captain cool of Indian cricket team. Hats of to all the crew of this movie for bringing such a topic of eminent personality of India to the limelight. The movie depicts tge hardships talent and efforts and even luck favoured with almost confidence in certain occasions of captain cools life. Worth watching. Proud to add it in to my collection.
3.0 out of 5 starsNice unique design!! Collectable..
The quality of the DvD might not be the best as the frames not having a swift movement when viewed in 1080 format.. we got to give credit to the designers of this package as it is made in an unique manner which convey's a sort of tribute to a legend himself portraying a bat!! Surely a collectable item and a good discount offered by the seller so quite happy with the purchase..
Nice Movie, except for the fact that I got a used DVD having scratches in the end where the climax scenes happen. But since I knew India won the World cup and I had seen the live match, i didnt care to return the DVD.
Loved the movie. The DVD quality is awesome. The cover is designed so brilliantly. When you open the cover on one side to pull out the DVD, the other side comes out automatically and is shaped as a bat handle so the entire DVD cover looks like a cricket bat!! Awesome!!
Enjoyed the way it was pictured and all characters speak their role.. good movie and nice to watch again and again.


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Title: Comparing two career adaptability measures for career construction theory : relations with boundaryless mindset and protean career attitudes
Authors: Chan, Kim Yin
Uy, Marilyn A.
Ho, Moon-Ho Ringo
Sam, Y.L.
Chernyshenko, Oleksandr S.
Yu, Kang Yang Trevor
Keywords: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Business ethics
Source: Chan, K. Y., Uy, M. A., Ho, M.-h. R., Sam, Y. L., Chernyshenko, O. S., & Yu, K. Y. T. (2015). Comparing two career adaptability measures for career construction theory : relations with boundaryless mindset and protean career attitudes. Journal of vocational behavior, 87, 22–31.
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Abstract: We examined the constructs underlying the Career Maturity Inventory-Adaptability Form (CMI-C) and the Career Adapt-Abilities Scale (CAAS). Data from 852 university students indicated that the second-order factors for both scales correlate .43, suggesting that they measure different yet related constructs. All three subscales of the CMI-C correlate most with the "concern" subscale of the CAAS rather than with the corresponding subscale. It appears that the CMI-C is a measure of particular career adaptability for choosing a career whereas the CAAS is a global measure of career adaptability for dealing with all of the tasks of vocational development across the life span. Regression analyses show that the CMI-C does not add to the prediction of boundaryless mindset and protean career attitudes over the CAAS. Relationships between the CMI-C and CAAS with entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career motivation profiles showed that the CAAS is more strongly related to boundaryless mindset and protean career attitudes, while the CMI-C appears to relate to more traditional (professional and leadership) career motivations.
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Come April this year, when the 2011 Population and Housing Census officially gets underway, Jamaicans can expect a high level of professionalism from census takers.
In an interview with JIS News, Director of Censuses at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Valerie Nam, informed that as part of the recruitment process all the census takers will undergo a comprehensive training programme to ensure that they are professional and courteous.
"It's quite a rigid training programme. We give them an aptitude test first, then we train them on the form and concepts, then test again to see who is suitable to go out and take information. It is a very important part of the process and part of getting people to buy-in and respond," she explained.
The data collection phase of the 2011 Population and Housing Census, which is themed: 'Every one Counts You, Me, All a Wi!' begins on April 5, 2011 and lasts until July 2011.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Nam also disclosed that an intense recruitment exercise was conducted and managers are now in place for the 61areas in which the country was divided. She further informed that specialised training of 1,000 supervisors is set to begin in February, while training for over 5,500 census takers will begin in March.
The census is the total process of collecting, compiling and publishing demographic, social and economic data pertaining to a specified time for all persons in a country.
The last population and housing census was conducted in 2001. At that time, the population count was 2,607,633. Since then, annual estimates of the total population have been done and at December 2009, the population was estimated at 2,698,800 with 1,329,300 males and 1,369,500 females.


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Tanya Gail Gilmore (née, Godsey is an American Christian musician and pianist, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music. She has released four musical works, Nothing Less Than Everything (2005, 2009), Telling Time (2011) and Love Lines the Last Horizon (2016), "The End is the Beginning" (2021).

Early life
Godsey was born, Tanya Gail Godsey in Plainview, Texas, born August 29, the daughter of a pastor father, Lynn Gale Godsey, and mother, Maria Atanacia Luna, where she was raised with an older brother in Ennis, Texas and Dallas, Texas. While she became a Christian at the age of six, eventually learning the piano at eleven. After high school, she graduated from Dallas Baptist University, before relocating to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue her music endeavors.

Music career
Her music recording career started in 2005, with the studio album, Nothing Less Than Everything, released in 2005, and re-released on April 23, 2009. While her second studio album, Telling Time, was released on September 12, 2011. The Christmas single, "In One", was released in 2014. She released, Love Lines the Last Horizon, on September 30, 2016, with Mining Ministry Music.

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She married, Jacob "Jake" Gilmore, in 2005. They reside in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, where the couple are raising their two children together.

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Nothing Less Than Everything (2005 or April 23, 2009)
Telling Time (September 12, 2011)
Love Lines the Last Horizon (September 30, 2016, Mining Mystery)
 The End is The Beginning (July 30, 2021 Mining Mystery Music)

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As I mentioned in my earlier blog on who I met at Xerocon there is a well established community of wonderful Add-On products to Xero out there already, begging the question of Xero becoming more of a platform for business moving forward. While there I also had an opportunity to discuss building a software-as-a-service product with developers, business owners and advisers alike. This blog is a collection of notes from the nuggets of advice they gave me.
Investors are apparently interested in your development team, one developer is considered risky, two better and three+ better still from the perspective of assuring investors you have depth and maturity.
Investors need to be spoon fed so prepare detail, be prepared to answer loads of questions and spell the detail out.
Test your per user price and test it again – if it's too low people might dismiss your product as cheap and not even look at it, an example given to me was a price of $15 / month for a single user didn't sell yet $24 / month did.
Test price bundles too, there can be a different buyer psychology with bundles too much per user or too many users bundled for a minimum purchase can also have impact your ability to sell, don't make it too much – not too many minimum users and not too much for the minimum bundle, in this instance keep the per user price cheaper.
Make it easy to understand, easy to sign up and easy to renew – the easier the stickier.
It seems like common-sense but all markets are different with different cultures, language and interpretations so every time you launch into a new market get (and listen to) local advice for that market and produce localised content. I have been told before we need to kick the kiwi out of us before launching into the US and know from experience Australian market nuances differ greatly from our own.
Don't underestimate how hard it is to break into a new market, it take commitment, fortitude and time on the ground. A few people told me it took longer to get the contacts they were looking to make and they ended up spending more time in the US or Asia than they had ever considered would be needed.
Loads of interesting observations as an IT person at what was essentially an Accounting conference it was a real eye-opener. Vic.


WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Navy announced on Wednesday that it had successfully completed the first in-flight refueling of a drone, widely increasing the use and range of the unmanned aircraft.
In a flight along the eastern coast of the United States, the unmanned prototype X-47B approached a tanker aircraft, managed to snag its refueling boom and received two tons of fuel, the US Navy said.
"In manned platforms, aerial refueling is a challenging manoeuvre because of the precision required by the pilot to engage the basket," said Captain Beau Duarte in a report by the Navy.
"Adding an autonomous functionality creates another layer of complexity."
The Northrop Grumman-built X-47B is a stealth drone designed for use on aircraft carriers. In 2013, the Navy launched and landed the plane on an aircraft carrier for the first time.
Many US manufacturers are vying to build an unmanned plane that can be the future of military flight, but disagreements between the US Congress and the Navy have slowed development.
The Navy is particularly interested in an intelligence drone that can spend uninterrupted hours in the air collecting information.
Several influential Republican leaders in Congress are pushing for an offensive drone able to carry bombs and missiles over long distances.
The X-47B is powered by a stealthy jet engine and it has a wingspan of 19m.


With the use of electric delivery trucks starting to grow across the nation, fleet owners are seriously evaluating the possible advantages of the use of this form of delivery vehicle versus one powered by a diesel engine. What exactly do they need to be comparing though in order to answer the question of which one to go with? A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology aims to help define that.
in urban delivery routes with lots of stop-and-start driving, electric trucks are roughly 50 percent more efficient to operate than diesel trucks overall. That makes them at least 20 percent less expensive than diesel-fueled trucks, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 50 percent. Where they are frequently stopped and started, the higher efficiency of the electric motor at low speeds and the regenerative braking systems in electrical vehicles help provide better efficiency.
However, electric delivery trucks lose their advantage in suburban routes that involve fewer stops and higher average speed. Electric vehicles have a limited daily range and top speed, and without a lot of stops, lose their regenerative braking advantage. Electric vehicles can cost more than their diesel counterparts under certain conditions, particularly if high-cost charging systems are used, if the battery must be replaced early, or if they are used mainly for highway driving.
Many factors came into play in evaluating electric trucks, including various vehicle efficiency associations and the sources of electricity used to charge the EVs. Wild cards in the study included the future costs of both diesel fuel and electricity, and the potential cost of replacing an electric truck's battery pack if it has a shorter-than-expected lifetime.
For the purposes of comparison, researchers pitted a 2011 Smith Newton electric truck powered by a 120 kW electric motor, and a 2006 Freightliner truck powered by a Cummins diesel engine. The two trucks had approximately the same gross vehicle weight, curb weight and payload.
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Either battery powered electric or diesel? Imho, there's another alternative in between also worth considering: http://www.gizmag.com/siemens-ehighway-of-the-future-concept/22648/.


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To the rendered bacon fat, add in the onion and garlic.
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Accenture Named a Leader in European Managed Security Service Providers by Independent Analyst Firm
Accenture | September 13, 2022 | Read time : 02:50 min
Accenture has been named a Leader in the latest Forrester Research report on European managed security service (MSS) providers, which notes that Accenture sets itself apart from the rest of the market by the way in which it develops assets that are embedded in its services for the benefit of clients.
The report — "The Forrester Wave™: European Managed Security Service Providers, Q3 2022" — includes a comprehensive 39-criteria assessment of the top 10 cybersecurity consulting providers across three high-level categories: "Current Offering"; "Strategy"; and "Market Presence." Client references and buyer feedback were also factored into each criterion evaluated in the report.
Accenture received the highest score in the Current Offering category among competitors evaluated, with the highest possible score in twelve criteria, including: data sovereignty and European service delivery; managed application security; business and technical value; product vision; execution roadmap; innovation roadmap; and partner ecosystem.
The report says that:
Accenture stands out for its vision roadmap, with several planned items focusing on emerging CISO [chief information service officer] needs for managed services providers.
Accenture also continues to set the standard for strong partnerships to drive unique technology and services IP.
When noting how Accenture sets itself apart by developing assets that are embedded in services for clients, the report said that one particularly strong example of this was its Intelligent Application Security Platform (IASP), which delivers significant value for developers within its application security services.
Reference customers praise the flexible personnel, highly competent technical staff, and strong partnership approach.
Accenture is a good match for customers who want end-to-end security capabilities that deliver a wide array of managed services.
"We're on a mission to make cybersecurity a priority for business leaders in Europe, and our managed security services team can help clients navigate the challenges. "It's an honor to be recognized for our work helping clients build better defenses and strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities. Because cyber risk is a constantly moving target, we help our clients identify not only existing threats but also emerging threats to their enterprises."
Jacky Fox, who leads Accenture Security in Europe
In addition to being named a Leader among European MSS providers by Forrester, Accenture was recently named the No. 1 cybersecurity service provider by HFS Research and positioned as a Leader in the latest IDC MarketScape analysis of managed security services (MSS) providers in Europe. In 2021, Accenture was positioned as a Leader in two Forrester reports on cybersecurity: The Forrester Wave™: Global Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q4 2021 and The Forrester Wave™: European Cybersecurity Consulting Providers, Q3 2021.
More information on Accenture in "The Forrester Wave™: European Managed Security Service Providers, Q3 2022" report can be found here.
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song — all powered by the world's largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 710,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.
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Sentra Joins Cloud Security Alliance
Sentra | November 04, 2022
Sentra, a cloud data security company, today formally announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world's leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Zeev Ventures, Sentra enables security teams to gain full visibility and control of cloud data, as well as protect against sensitive data breaches across the entire public cloud stack. The company was recently recognized by Gartner® as a Sample Vendor for Data Security Posture Management in the Hype Cycle™ report for Data Security 2022.1 "As enterprise cloud adoption has accelerated across industries over the past two years, data security has become an inevitable challenge for all organizations –– Sentra's platform takes the guesswork out of what data needs to be protected. "We look forward to collaborating with CSA's extensive network of industry peers to create a secure cloud environment for all organizations. With Sentra's new North American headquarters in New York City, we're eager to align our product mission and security expertise with CSA's initiatives as we expand our global customer base." Yoav Regev, co-founder and CEO of Sentra "We're excited to welcome Sentra as a member of CSA," said Jim Reavis, co-founder and CEO of the Cloud Security Alliance. "Sentra's visibility-driven data security platform and its founders' decades of cyber security experience are an asset to our organization. We look forward to collaborating with Sentra to increase awareness of the importance of data protection in the cloud." GARTNER and HYPE CYCLE are registered trademarks and service marks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's Research & Advisory organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About Sentra Sentra is a cloud data security platform that helps organizations discover and remediate the top data security risks in their public cloud. Sentra automatically detects if sensitive data is vulnerable due to misconfigurations, over-permissions, unauthorized access, data duplication or other security issues. The company was founded in 2021 in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has raised $23 million in seed funding to date. The company is now co-headquartered in New York City and Tel Aviv. About the Cloud Security Alliance The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world's leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. CSA harnesses the subject matter expertise of industry practitioners, associations, governments, and its corporate and individual members to offer cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and products. CSA's activities, knowledge and extensive network benefit the entire community impacted by cloud — from providers and customers, to governments, entrepreneurs and the assurance industry — and provide a forum through which diverse parties can work together to create and maintain a trusted cloud ecosystem.
Wib Forges Partnership with SecureIT to Accelerate API Security Across Nordics
SecureIT | December 14, 2022
Wib, the fast-growth cybersecurity startup pioneering a new era in API security, today announced a strategic partnership with SecureIT to accelerate its go-to-market momentum across the Nordics region. Based in Iceland, SecureIT is a leading provider of cybersecurity compliance, consulting and managed services to international financial institutions, airlines, large retailers, utility, biotech and healthcare, as well as multiple entities in the critical infrastructure and the government. In the wake of its recent launch and $16 million funding, Wib is actively investing in building out an international channel ecosystem of specialist cybersecurity partners to expand its reach, drive growth and leverage growing market demand for API security. The partnership with SecureIT gives access to Wib's industry-first holistic API security platform and recently launched API PenTesting-as-a-Service (PTaaS) capabilities, helping organisations across the region identify API vulnerabilities, defend against the growing tide of API based attacks and meet increasingly API centric regulatory compliance standards such as PCI DSS. "Building out our channel ecosystem is a strategic priority for Wib as we look to scale our go-to-market presence across key international territories, SecureIT has a trusted brand and strong reputation across the Nordics region with a dynamic team of qualified and experienced security and compliance professionals. Its consultative-led approach, strong compliance expertise and managed services capabilities made them the ideal partner for us and we're looking forward to a mutually beneficial relationship." -Ran Ohayon, CRO at Wib. The Nordic countries are synonymous with innovation and entrepreneurship, with an early-adopter mentality and pioneering spirit when it comes to new technologies,"explained Magnús Birgisson, CEO at SecureIT. However, where innovation leads insecurity tends to follow. APIs are critical in driving the modern applications and innovative new web services many organisations use today, but many are undetected, unmanaged and unprotected, creating vulnerability and risk. Our mission is to deliver cyber resilience to our customers across the region and our partnership with Wib is a great addition to our portfolio and will help us achieve this mission. Wib's holistic API security platform provides complete visibility across the entire API landscape, from code to production. By delivering rigorous real-time inspection, management, and control at every stage of the API lifecycle, Wib can automate inventory and API change management; identify rogue, zombie and shadow APIs and analyse business risk and impact, helping organisations to reduce and harden their API attack surface. Wib's new PTaaS solution combined with its API security platform, is the only offering that provides complete visibility, automatic inventory, auto-generated API documentation, and simulated attacks against test and/or production systems. About SecureIT: SecureIT is a leader in cyber security consultation, compliance and managed security services. Founded in early 2017, SecureIT has worked with multiple international financial institutions, airlines, large retailers, utility, biotech and healthcare, as well as multiple entities in the critical infrastructure and the government. SecureIT focuses on providing exceptional quality services, and to help the customer reach and maintain the desired and necessary security posture. SecureIT offers tailored consultation, assessments and audits, security testing and verification services, risk management and cyber threat intelligence services, along with extensive 24/7 monitoring, detection and response services, managed endpoint protection, API security and DDoS mitigation assessments and simulations. Meeting compliance, contractual and regulatory requirements is critical in today's business environment. About Wib: Wib is pioneering a new era in API security with its industry first holistic API security platform. Providing continuous and complete visibility and control across the entire API ecosystem, Wib enables developers to code with confidence and security teams to secure with surety. Wib's elite team of developers, attackers, defenders and seasoned cybersecurity professionals draw on real-world experience and expertise to help define and develop innovative technology solutions that enable customers with the identity, inventory and integrity of every API, wherever it may be within the development lifecycle, without compromising development or stifling innovation.
Next DLP Announces Cybersecurity Industry Veteran, Constance Stack, as New CEO
Next DLP | November 03, 2022
Next DLP ("Next"), formerly Qush Security, today announced the appointment of Constance ("Connie") Stack as its new chief executive officer. With Stack leading the way, Next expects to aggressively grow its market share and disrupt the legacy Data Loss Prevention (DLP) category. The DLP market is projected to reach 3.5 Billion USD by 2025 with the SaaS deployment model expected to dominate during the forecast period. Next's "Reveal Cloud", which was included in Gartner's 2022 Market Guide for Data Loss Prevention, is an industry leading, user-centric, DLP solution, that uncovers risk, educates employees and fulfills security, compliance and regulatory needs. "This is an exciting time for all of us at Next DLP,. "We are pleased to have Connie lead Next and believe her leadership will further accelerate the company's growth and deliver on our mission of reinventing data protection for today's distributed organization." Fredrik Halvorsen, Chairman of Next's board of directors and co-founder of Ubon Partners Most recently, Stack served as Managing Director/GM of the Data Protection Business Unit for HelpSystems, which included the Digital Guardian, Titus, Boldon James and Vera brands. Prior to acquisition by HelpSystems, Stack served as chief strategy officer and chief marketing officer of Digital Guardian. Earlier in her career, Stack was vice president of marketing at Veracode (acquired by CA Technologies) and chief revenue officer at WordStream (acquired by the Gannett Company). "Today's most used DLP solutions came to market over twenty years ago; before the shift to cloud and SaaS really took off and well before the COVID-19 pandemic drove global knowledge workers to a remote working model. Put plainly, legacy DLP approaches are outdated and prone to failure," said Constance Stack, Chief Executive Officer, Next DLP. "Next DLP offers a new and flexible approach to protecting data where it is most at risk. Its patent-pending endpoint agent and cloud platform were purpose-built for today's IT environment and threat landscape. I look forward to this opportunity to work with Next's incredibly talented team and to deliver DLP that works to our customers." About Next DLP Next DLP ("Next") is a leading provider of data protection solutions for organizations with valuable data who need to uncover risk, educate employees and fulfill security, compliance and regulatory needs. Next's mission is to reinvent data protection for today's distributed organization and it is disrupting the legacy data loss prevention market with a user-centric, flexible, cloud-native, AI/ML powered solution built for today's threat landscape. The company's leadership brings decades of cyber and technology experience from HelpSystems, DigitalGuardian, Forcepoint, Mimecast, IBM, Cisco and Shopify. Next is trusted by organizations big and small, from Fortune 100 finance and retailers to fast growing healthcare and technology companies.


Pretty Penny is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available.
Posted to Flickr on 01 April 2013. Part of the Little Dudes series. Included in my Portfolio.
These little dudes are not as little as you might think. The penny is a fake, measuring three inches tall.
Documenting the little dudes who live in my home.
Photo submitted to the Flickr group Macro Mondays for the "I Fooled You!" theme.
The setup for this photo is relatively simple.
The backdrop is some black fabric. The base of the photo is a large black shelf that I often use. On top of that is an upside-down pan, which forms the "floor" of the photo. The two little dudes are HO scale model train figures. The washcloth in the hand of the man on the left is actually a small piece of paper towel with a little bit of modeling glue.
The penny is a gag prop that I've used in a few other photos. It measures three inches across. I included my hand in the setup photo to illustrate how much larger it is than a normal penny.
Above it all is a large circular diffuser that I nearly always use for my tabletop photography.
This photo was posted to Flickr on 01 April 2013. It was one of 500 images featured on Flickr Explore for that day. The last time I checked, it had 40,026 views on Flickr.
Pretty Penny by JD Hancock is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available.


"As you know, the §1703 loan program was adopted as part of the landmark, bipartisan Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide loan guarantees to cutting edge clean energy projects that, because of the risks involved with newer technologies, are typically unable to obtain conventional bank financing. Last April's budget agreement reached by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Boehner and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Reid provided an additional $170 million in loan loss reserve funding to support §1703 loan guarantees that could not be funded under the expiring §1705 loan guarantee program that was funded by the Recovery Act. Separately, the bipartisan agreement provided the Department with $1.5 billion in additional loan guarantee authority for projects where the loan loss reserve is funded by the project sponsor.
"The §1705 loan program included a September 30, 2011 deadline by which projects had to not only complete due diligence and close on their loans, but also start construction. Faced with a large volume of worthy projects, but a limited number able to meet this mandate, in May 2011 the Department sent letters to more than three dozen project sponsors, informing them that they would not qualify under §1705, but could be considered in the future for loan guarantees under the §1703 program. As the letter noted, this was not a statement of the quality or worthiness of those projects; it was simply a matter of timing.
"Following the completion of the Independent Consultants Review by Mr. Herb Allison [See WIMS 2/13/12], the Department has worked to develop a process for considering pending applications for the §1703 funding. Today, the Department is sending a letter to project sponsors with pending applications that could not be considered for the Recovery Act-funded §1705 program due to eligibility requirements or time constraints around the September 30, 2011 deadline for that program. These projects are still being given the opportunity to be considered for a loan guarantee under the §1703 program.
"The exact number of projects and the total dollar value of the loan guarantees in this §1703 pipeline will depend on the government's assessment of the risk level of the projects selected. The Department expects to begin issuing conditional commitments over the next several months after completing a rigorous internal and external review of each application. This evaluation will build on the extensive work that had already begun last year prior to the applications being put on hold.
"Consistent with the findings and recommendations of the Allison review, projects selected will be subject to a robust monitoring effort to ensure that taxpayers' investments are protected. It is important to note that the Allison review found that the Department's overall loan portfolio was strong and that expected losses would likely be less than the loan loss reserves Congress set aside for the §1705 loan program and the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to update the Committee on the significant progress being made around the country on projects funded by the Department's loan programs.
"From solar energy to wind to biofuels and more, the global market for clean energy technologies reached $260 billion last year and is growing rapidly. Recognizing the enormous economic opportunities ahead, countries like China, Germany, and others around the world have established programs to provide government-backed financing for innovative technologies and companies. Such support is crucial because private lenders are often unwilling or unable to absorb the risks associated with financing truly innovative or advanced technology projects at scale until such projects have been proven in the marketplace.
"By any measure, the Energy Department's loan programs have helped the United States keep pace in the fierce global race for clean energy technologies. Over the past three years, the loan programs have invested in some of the world's biggest, most innovative, and most ambitious clean energy projects to date, supporting a balanced portfolio of American clean energy projects that are creating tens of thousands of jobs nationwide and are expected to provide power to nearly three million U.S. households.
"For example, NRG Solar's Agua Caliente project in Yuma County, Arizona will be the world's largest solar photovoltaic installation when it is finished later this year. The project is more than 70 percent complete with nearly three million solar panels already installed that span more than 2,300 acres – and the project has started delivering clean, renewable energy to the power grid. For the 600 workers on the site today, the project provides steady income, marketable skills, and the opportunity to contribute in shaping the nation's energy economy.
"In wind energy too, the Energy Department is supporting the world's largest project. The Caithness Shepherds Flat wind farm in eastern Oregon features 338 turbines spread across two counties. With more than half of the turbines already installed, the project is operating and contributing clean wind power to the grid. It is supporting thousands of jobs beyond the 1,000 construction workers on site. The project will utilize 15 suppliers in nine states to fulfill orders for the 845 megawatt wind farm, including General Electric assembly facilities in Pensacola, Florida and Tehachapi, California. Logistics companies, indirect suppliers, and site contractors are also playing an important role in the project.
"Several other completed projects are generating clean power and are repaying their loans. First Wind's Kahuku Wind project in Oahu, Hawaii, for example, has been operating since March of last year, providing clean, renewable power to 6,000 homes. The economic benefits of the project are substantial – with wind turbines assembled in Iowa, an advanced energy storage system supplied by a Texas company, and a supply chain that extended to more than 100 businesses in 20 states.
"Solar generation projects like California Valley Solar Ranch, Antelope Valley Solar Ranch, and Abengoa Solana are reinvigorating the local construction industry and contributing to a boom for American solar companies. New manufacturing facilities are opening across the country to support America's renewable energy sector. In fact, according to the U.S. Solar Energy Industry Association, in 2010 and 2011, 41 new U.S. solar manufacturing facilities began operations across America, including in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. These facilities have fostered new steel manufacturing facilities, glass producers, and tool dye manufacturing facilities for solar electronics and tracking equipment.
"In part because of these cutting edge projects and the private sector investment enabled through the loan program, the United States has nearly doubled renewable energy generation since 2008, and last year U.S. solar installations grew by nearly 110 percent.
"But given how intense the global competition is -- China offered $30 billion in government-backed financing to solar companies in 2010 alone -- we cannot afford to stop moving forward. Our historic investment in clean energy is paying off, and it will come back to us many times over -- in jobs, in clean energy for our communities, and in leadership in the technologies of the 21st century."


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Arthur Melvin Okun (Jersey City, 1928. november 28. – Washington, 1980. március 23.), amerikai közgazdász. A Közgazdász Tanácsadók Tanácsában (Council of Economic Advisors) dolgozott 1968 és 1969 között. Ezelőtt a Yale Egyetem professzoraként tevékenykedett, azután ösztöndíjasként a washingtoni Brookings Institutions-nél.

Ő fogalmazta meg az Okun-törvényt, a kapcsolatot a munkanélküliség és a gazdasági növekedés között. Kimondja, hogy a GDP visszaesése 2%-kal (a GDP potenciálhoz képest) a munkanélküliségi ráta 1%-os növekedését vonzza magával.

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Rating the Slobo Show: Is the ICTY's Leading Case Advancing Justice?
Wed. Feb. 05 2003
Rating the Slobo Show:<br> Is the ICTY's Leading Case Advancing Justice?
Staff-prepared summary of the East European Studies discussion with Eric Gordy, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Clark University, MA and a Title-VIII JSTS Alumnus.
Professor Gordy prefaced his talk by emphasizing that the Hague War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY) is a necessary forum for projecting individual, not collective, responsibility for crimes committed in the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s. Key here is the emphasis on "command responsibility" as established in the war crimes trials in Japan after WWII, as opposed to guilt, per se. But, he stressed that the manner in which the trial of Slobodan Milosevic has been conducted – open trial covered by TV beamed directly back to the region – has undermined the effectiveness and legitimacy of the ICTY in three key areas: the perceived legitimacy of the tribunal in Serbia, its use as a political instrument, and the weight of international humanitarian law. He criticized the court's modus operandi with a clearly hostile and inflexible chief prosecutor and cited the unresolved tension in the former Yugoslavia (FRY) concerning the way in which the trial has been used – to achieve legal purposes vs. for publicity. Regardless of the proceedings and based on the situation up to this point, Gordy concluded that that Milosevic's trial is certain to end with his conviction, which Gordy believes is a good thing.
Dr. Gordy criticized the ICTY for its failure to convey the purpose of the trial to people in the region. Many Serbs believe that Milosevic is being tried for starting the war, not for crimes against humanity. And ironically, through the airing of the trial on TV throughout the region, Milosevic has been in the public eye far more than when he was the autocratic yet reclusive ruler of the FRY from 1987-2000. Serbs also perceive the trial to be one of "victor's justice by proxy." Public opinion will undoubtedly affect the long-term processes of reconciliation and reform, yet such varying interpretations serve to undermine the credibility of the ICTY and limit its efficacy. 60-65% of Serbs view the ICTY as illegitimate, though most believe that Milosevic is guilty of something. Nonetheless, Milosevic's conviction in the Hague will be viewed by many in the region as a declaration of collective, rather than individual, guilt, which was not the original intention of the court.
Contrary to the claims of its proponents, Gordy does not view the ICTY as an effective venue to foster the process of peace, trust and reconciliation in the region. He argued that the international legal arena is not the best place to engender regional attempts of reconciliation. Instead, though he admitted that the local judicial systems need extensive judicial reform and training, Gordy posited that participation of domestic courts in trying war criminals, as well as the gradual improvement of bilateral economic and political relationships, will eventually facilitate regional reconciliation.
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