The galleries have been announced, the artists confirmed, but do you know who's who? In the weeks leading up to Unseen Amsterdam 2018 we'll be shining a light on each of the artists represented by the participating galleries. This week, we will be moving across the pond, looking at the work of artists exhibiting at this year's edition of Unseen Amsterdam from galleries from the United States of America.
Natalie Krick (US, 1986) delves into female sexuality and beauty ideals constructed through contemporary pop culture and/or fashion. Krick present Natural Deceptions at Unseen Amsterdam 2018 next week, a series in which she photographed her mother after giving her a makeover to match standards set by the beauty industry. Meanwhile, David Alekhuogie (US, 1986) investigates memory, technology, media and power.
Alejandro Cartagena (DO, 1977) highlights presence through absence in his new series Presence. The artist creates unique spectral group portraits by cutting out anonymous figures in found black and white images. Joanna Dugan (US, 1961) employs analogue photographic materials to evoke visual renderings of time, space and various states of human consciousness. Her series Multiples consists of repetitive sequences of similar photographs, each set containing one outlying image. Rounding off Kopeikin Gallery's exhibiting artists is Katrin Korfmann (DE, 1971) who worked together with Jens Pfeifer to create the series Back Stages, a visual manifest of the artistic and cultural creation process. Fascinated by the manufacturing system of art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the lonely artist in the studio, Korfmann observes specific public places, made visible through the presentation of different sequential incidents in one single spatial arrangement.
ING Unseen Talent Award Finalist Eva O'Leary (IE, 1989) underlines the disparity between America's polished exterior and the realities it conceals. Names after the artist's hometown, O'Leary presents her series Happy Valley, which re-examines the social values of American society.
Alice Mann (ZA, 1991) will be presenting her ongoing series Dummies at Unseen Amsterdam, in which the artist continues to work with portraiture and long-term personal projects. Exhibiting Education is Forbidden, Rahima Gambo (NG, 1986) uses photography, text, illustration and film to examine Nigerian identity, gender, history and socio-political issues. Ruth Ossai (NG, 1992) meanwhile aims to empower Nigerian communities and the African diaspora with her work, portraying and photographing local people, constructing magical backdrops, transporting her models to the fantasy works of their own design. Describing her photographs as 'unapologetically Nigerian', don't miss her work at Unseen Amsterdam next week.
Sean McFarland (US, 1976) explores contemporary and historical perceptions of the landscape. His series Sleeping Flowers investigates cyclical processes: the rising and receding tide, waking and sleeping, life and death, night and day. Also exhibiting with Casemore Kirkeby is Whitney Hubbs (US, 1977) who creates theatrical constructions using a variety of reflective everyday fabrics in her series Stutter Shutter. The materials are folded, tucked, taped, pinned and draped by the artist, then lit to dramatic effect.


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Q: Babel option clash for multilingual document I'm writing a report in french, which also contains references to spanish names, containing spanish accents. Including both the french and spanish babel options creates a babel package clash error.
How do I use both languages in my document in a simple way?
Thanks

A: Use
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if you cannot do what David suggested.

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Why complex security plans mar business-IT relationship
Michael Dell talks security at first post-acquisition RSA Conference
by: Jane McCallion
CEOs are worried that complexity may be undermining their companies' security postures, according to Michael Dell.
Speaking alongside RSA CTO Zulfikar Razman on stage for the opening keynote of RSA Conference, Dell told the audience that security is the number one issue for businesses today.
"When I talk to CEOs and boards, this is an issue that's of high concern for them," said Dell. "They're concerned about complexity of their security posture and how they can manage the risks. They need to bridge this 'gap of grief' that you talked about.
"CEOs aren't talking about cross-site scripting or malware injection, they're talking about the business risks and for them it's really a business issue and they want to know how it can be addressed and how they can secure their environment."
Dell also said IT is "breaking out" and becoming business technology, rather than information technology, with the IoT, Big Data and AI-driven analytics playing significant roles.
"When you think about what's going on in the world today with the cost of making something intelligent approaching zero ... and this digital transformation, with all the computer science overlaid on top of that data ... that's a tremendous opportunity," said Dell. "[But] at the same time it has to be done securely."
Dell added that from conversations he's had with both political and business figures, the global economy is no longer their main area of focus. Instead, it's digital transformation, which is radically changing all areas of business life.
"We really feel like we're enabling this next wave of human progress and for me that's a really exciting place to be," he concluded.
Razman said this year's conference was "truly special", as it was the first since Dell acquired EMC, of which RSA was a part, becoming Dell Technologies.
Features editor Jane McCallion is on the ground at RSA Conference 2017 in San Francisco all week. Follow her on Twitter for live updates and bookmark our dedicated page for more coverage from the business security conference.
Image credit: Jane McCallion
C-suite and IT must collaborate for safer businesses
How LogPoint uses MITRE ATT&CK
Weekly threat roundup: Microsoft Defender, Adobe, Mimecast
Mimecast admits hackers accessed users' Microsoft accounts
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This section sets out practical steps an employer can take to make it clear that a targeted recruitment program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a special measure. Taking these steps will minimise the risk of complaints that such measures are discriminatory, and provide a strong basis to dispute such a claim in the unlikely event a complaint is made.
It is very important for an employer to document why and how a targeted recruitment strategy will be a special measure to benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This documentation should address all the requirements mentioned in the section above (i.e. the intent of the employer, the evidence of the need for the measure etc). The template attached to this guideline as Appendix 1 can be used for this documentation.
The recruitment should be consistently documented as an employment strategy to address the underrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the employer's staff/industry/local area. Reference should be made to the need to help address the general employment gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.
A written record of the intent and evidence for the special measure will not only be important to demonstrate that the recruitment strategy is a special measure in the unlikely event of a complaint, but also will be useful in gaining executive support for the program within organisations. An employer can also use this information to measure the success of the program, to determine whether and when its objective has been achieved.
It is good practice for employers to clearly identify that their decision to target Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates for a certain position or group of positions has a legal basis. This will minimise the risk of other applicants challenging the employment as a possible breach of discrimination laws.
'The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and [select appropriate jurisdiction/s from: s 27 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) / s 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT) / s 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) / s 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) / ss 25 and/or 26 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas) / s 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and s 8(4) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) / s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)].
In Re AP Eagers Limited  QCAT 567, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal suggested that the employer Eagers include in its advertisement for targeted recruitment positions 'Eagers considers this advertisement to be an equal opportunity measure under s105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991'. In Downer EDI Mining  QCATA 276 the Tribunal stated that using such wording can be useful 'to assist with limiting the potential for any complaint' and to 'indicate the Company's intentions to raise this exemption should a complaint be made'.
The Ian Potter Museum of Art (part of the University of Melbourne) wanted to recruit an Indigenous person in the role of an Assistant Curator. When asked to consider whether this recruitment was a special measure, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal looked at the University's Indigenous Employment Framework 2010-2013. This document recognised the disadvantage suffered by Indigenous Australians, included reference to relevant statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the number of Indigenous staff at the University, and stated the University's commitment to increase its number of Indigenous employees. This document contributed to the Tribunal's finding that the recruitment met the test for a special measure (see The Ian Potter Museum of Art (Anti-Discrimination Exemption)  VCAT 2236).
An existing Indigenous Employment Strategy can provide useful context and support for the employer's action in implementing a special measure. Such a document makes clear to the public the employer's commitment to reducing unemployment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
An Indigenous Employment Strategy can be adopted as a separate policy document, or as part of a broader Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). A RAP outlines practical action that an organisation can take to build strong relationships and enhance respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians. It also sets out an organisation's aspirational plans to drive greater equality.
If an employer's RAP makes specific reference to the intention to conduct targeted recruitment strategies to increase employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, this provides further evidence of the purpose, good faith and proportionality of the program.
In Crown Resorts' Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan 2015-17 it recognises that 'providing meaningful employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is central to reconciliation'. The Plan contains a commitment to 'employ, develop and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at our properties, at every opportunity'.
In its Plan, Crown states that it made a commitment in 2009 to hire 300 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; a goal which it achieved in 2013. Its current target for its Indigenous Employment Program is to provide 2,000 job opportunities by 2021.
Its Plan also contains the shorter-term measurable goal of hiring 200 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees by July 2017.
Communicating the intention of a targeted recruitment strategy throughout its development and implementation is crucial to minimising the risk that its rationale might be misunderstood. The employer's intention, including the legal provision relied upon, should be reflected in the internal documentation prepared in planning the measure, the job description, advertisements for the position/s, the information provided at a formal interview, and any recruitment documentation provided to the successful applicant/s.
If applicable, the employer can include links to its Indigenous Employment Strategy or Reconciliation Action Plan in any online advertisements for the position/s.
Employers can also consider the involvement of an Indigenous Liaison Officer as a point of contact for applicants for any targeted positions. This Officer could assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with the recruitment process, and also explain the concept of and justification for special measures if required.


The University College of the Cayman Islands has added a master's degree in human resource management to its offerings.
The program was developed in collaboration with the Cayman Islands Society of Human Resources Professionals and is tailored to suit those working in the Cayman Islands human resources market while also meeting the requirements of international workplaces.
Courses begin Oct. 12, with the first of three two-day seminars, the other two being held in November and December. The two-day events are being offered as stand-alone seminars for those interested in certification in specific areas, but not necessarily the master's degree.
The program is a mix of such seminars along with regular courses. Students will also do courses from the executive certificate in global leadership program that is offered in partnership with Florida International University and taught by FIU professors.
Program applicants must have at least two years of HR experience and should have a bachelor's degree. Applicants who do not hold a bachelor's degree but who have significant experience in an HR role may be given consideration for entry into the program.
The cost of the program is $14,500, inclusive of materials (except one textbook) and all fees. Stand-alones are priced separately with discounts offered when participants sign up for multiple seminars.


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Q: mongodb shows an error when run on command prompt I am new to mongodb.. I am trying to integrate mongodb to wamp.. I already installed mongodb(for windows 64 bit) and its path is C:\wamp\bin\mongodb when run on command the following command It displays error
C:\Users\NITHIN>mongo
MongoDB shell version: 2.6.3
connecting to: test
Server has startup warnings:
2014-07-04T15:00:47.944+0530 ** WARNING: --rest is specified without --httpinter
face,
2014-07-04T15:00:47.946+0530 **          enabling http interface
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Anybody knows how to solve this problem?

A: The startup warning is displayed because you've enabled the simple REST API in your configuration but have not explicitly enabled the required httpinterface (which can be enabled independently for an http status interface without REST).
In this case the http interface is implicitly enabled .. but with a warning, in case that wasn't what you intended.
Note that the REST API is disabled by default in MongoDB 2.6+, and should only be used in development environments as it represents a security risk. For more information, see: Security and MongoDB API Interfaces.


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NBA Players Of The Week: Jimmy Butler And Stephen Curry Light Up Scoreboard
Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
NBA Rumors: Atlanta Hawks' Paul Millsap No Longer On Trading Block?
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Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors have been named the NBA's Players of the Week as both players, especially Butler, have lighted up the scoreboard in recent play. Butler averaged a stat line of 38 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in three wins for the Bulls while Curry averaged 31.8 points, 5.5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game for the high-octane Warriors.
#NBA Players of the Week! @JimmyButler of the @chicagobulls (38ppg 9.3rpg 6.3apg) @StephenCurry30 of the @warriors (31.8ppg 5.5apg 4.5rpg) pic.twitter.com/PJOjO1w4oa
— NBA (@NBA) January 9, 2017
Butler has three games of 40-plus points in his last six games, including a 52-point, 12 rebound game in a win over the Charlotte Hornets. Amid talk about the Bulls maybe parting ways via trade from Butler, he has made it increasingly difficult for them to do so since he is the Bulls best player.
The Bulls have sputtered to a 19-18 record since signing Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo over the summer, but that has not stopped Butler from playing the best basketball of his young career. If the Bulls are seriously considering moving on from their star player, there will be many teams vying for the services of him as he has proven he can carry a team solely on his own.
Curry has seemingly found his shooting stroke from last season when he broke his own record fro three-pointers made. In a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, he finished with 40 points; his second-most point total this season.
The addition of Kevin Durant to the Warriors has Curry playing behind the spotlight but has not in any way hindered his play. If the Warriors want to end the season they want it to and how many fans expect them to, Curry will need to play at a high level for the rest of the season.
Lakers Game Results: Team Trumps Grizzlies At Staples
After the importance of a rounded team effort was apparent in the…
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Luke Walton: Lakers 'Have To Go Through Tough Times' To Be Successful
The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a rough stretch where very little is going right for them…
Rumors: Vanessa Bryant and La La Anthony Dine Together In West LA
Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony are very good friends off the court…
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Lakers Rumors: Team Tried To Acquire Dion Waiters From Cavaliers
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Critical Mixed Race Studies
Honeysmoke November 9, 2010 Biracial10 comments
"What's your area of expertise?" a researcher wanted to know.
"I'm a mother," I said.
That's how my experience at the Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference began. I wanted to know what kind of research is being conducted, who is conducting it and how it impacts our lives. I learned all of that and much more.
The conference began as one for college professors and researchers and quickly morphed into something larger. Organizers thought 50 people would come to DePaul University in Chicago for a November conference and were pleasantly surprised when 450 people registered for the event. The participants were a mix of scholars, researchers, advocates, students, book publishers, journalists, artists and bloggers. Such a diverse group helped paint an eclectic landscape of critical mixed race studies for veterans and newcomers like me.
A sense of urgency pulsed through the conference as participants discussed where the mixed race movement should go from here. Some, I learned, are growing tired of seeing and hearing individual stories and would rather see some kind of action. Participants discussed everything from joining forces with anti-racists, to forming a coalition, to funding a political action committee.
Some group leaders say they need money to do more and pointed out that mixed race organizations are largely nonprofit ventures run by volunteers. On the other hand, some envisioned a day when such organizations would no longer be needed, a time when they can construct their own destruction and put themselves out of business.
At the same time, researchers are trying to firmly establish a concrete discipline and would like to create a scholarly journal for critical mixed race research. All of this as some colleges are dismantling ethnic studies programs, and some of the remaining programs view the addition of critical mixed race studies as a threat.
As for me, the conference affirmed my quest to write a memoir about raising Simone and Nadia. During one discussion, a researcher wondered where all of the black mothers who are raising biracial children have gone. Why haven't they written books? Why haven't their stories been told?
There have been numerous memoirs written by white mothers raising multiracial children, and multiracial children have written about their white mothers. By contrast, there haven't been memoirs written by black mothers and their children. I'm hoping I can help change that as I continue to work on my book. If black mothers stories aren't being told, it also means there has been little research, leaving a door open for my book and me.
Here's something else I learned at the conference. Many of the support groups established for multiracial families and children were started by white mothers. They began on the East and West coasts, with some groups springing up in urban centers like Chicago. The South, though, doesn't have such an organization.
Mixed race support organizations have formed chapters in the South, but it may be time for such a group rooted in the South to join the movement. I'd argue the region has the most need, given it includes the states that still had anti-miscegenation laws in place when the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed them in 1967.
While most of the questions raised at the conference went unanswered, they laid the seeds for progress in the near future. Conference organizers are planning another conference for 2012, and I plan to be there.
Chime in. Where do you see the movement in the near future?
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Blanc2	 November 10, 2010 at 8:24 am
The world needs your book. There are obvious historical reasons why most prior writing/organizing involved white women: (a) most black/white parings in the past have been BM/WW; (b) white women were more likely to have access to the resources needed to write, edit, publish and distribute a book, as well as the educational background and personal leisure time that would cultivate the desire to write a book.
However, there are now a lot of BW raising biracial children, and precious little by way of literature for them to look to as a sounding board or bellwether of their experience.
meeshtastic	 November 10, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I second that. I've recently been scouring the internet for resources for black women raising mixed children and found the same issue. Your book is very much needed.
ET	 November 11, 2010 at 10:18 am
I am so thrilled to read your book (someday).
Nikki @ Euphoria Luv	 November 11, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Thanks for writing about this. Yes, please write a book. I'm to lazy to do it myself 🙂
Laura Kina	 November 12, 2010 at 5:36 am
I'm so glad you could come to the 2010 Critical Mixed Race Studies conference. Yes, write your book! Thanks so much for posting a response. It's very exciting to hear about your inspiration.
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Sabrica	 November 18, 2010 at 8:30 am
Great blog. I second the call for more search on Black moms raising Biracial kids. I'd also argue that one reason that you don't see mixed race organizations in the South is because racism is still so prevalent that the "one-drop" rule still rules – and mixed race people are considered to be the minority race.
Honeysmoke	 November 18, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Welcome to Honeysmoke. Yes, I agree with your reasoning about why there aren't any mixed race organizations in the South. I may have to help change that.
TaRessa Stovall	 November 19, 2010 at 8:55 am
I think it would be great to have the perspectives of Black mothers of Biracial children, through books and other means. As someone who was in the forefront of the movement in the 70s as a Militant Mulatto, it's not exactly accurate that the only books so far have been by White mothers because they have more access to publishing resources. Rather, in my observation, White mothers of Biracial children have been at the forefront of the movement because they had (at least back in the 70s) a stronger philosophy that their children were "different" and didn't want them identifying as Black because in their views, that meant they–the mothers and their ancestry–were being overlooked/ignored. Simply put, until recently, most Black mothers of Biracial children seemed to view their children as Black and rear them as persons of color, and weren't clamoring for a movement/category that focused on them. I left the movement back then BECAUSE it was all driven by the parents and not us Biracial people. We were spoken to and at, but not listened to and the movement was really about giving the children a way not to (have to) identify as Black, and to keep the mothers' identity front and center in the equation. Also it isn't racism in the South that accounts for the difference–as Malcolm X famously reminded us, "South of Canada is South" when it comes to racism, but rather the fact that how Biracial persons are viewed and categorized varies greatly by region in the USA, even to this day. In the South, the practical designation was that if you were a slave, you were categorized as "Black" and even with all of the fractioned designations to measure White blood, if you had ANY color, you were a slave. There weren't degrees of slavery! And yes, of course, I'm writing a book from our perspective, because there still hasn't been one that reflects a sane, healthy HONEST upbringing from the Biracial perspective. I'm grateful for the opportunity and look forward to reading your book(s) as well!


Iraqi Airways added a new service to Kuwait, based on schedule listing on UK-based air travel intelligence company OAG.
Iraqi Airways recently added a scheduled service linking Baghdad and Kiev, Ukraine.
Qatar Airways has resumed service to the Iraqi destinations of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
Royal Jordanian (RJ) announced its intention to resume scheduled flights between Amman, Jordan and Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, from April 01.
Moscow Vnukovo Airport is now being served by Iraqi Airways from Baghdad and Basra, after the airline commenced its weekly services between the two regions.
Aiming to further boost tourism in Erbil, while also creating employment opportunities in the hospitality sector, Rotana Hotel Management has recently opened Erbil Arjaan by Rotana.
Oman Air is now flying between Muscat and the Iraqi city of Najaf four times a week.


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Calaveras Sheriff Brazenly Engages in Identity Theft to Entrap Medical Marijuana Provider
June 11, 2010 | Kris Hermes
Stooping to a new low, local law enforcement in California has resorted to identity theft in order to entrap, arrest and prosecute law-abiding medical marijuana providers. The Calaveras County Sheriff's Department has admitted to using the physician's recommendation and identity of legal medical marijuana patient Robert Shaffer in order to entrap and arrest Jay Smith, operator of the local "K Care Alternative Collective" dispensary. The Sheriff's Department was in possession of Shaffer's documentation as a result of an unrelated arrest. Despite complying with state law by refusing to sell Deputy Sheriff Steve Avila any medical marijuana before verifying the recommendation that he fraudulently used, Smith is still being prosecuted for felony marijuana sales and transportation. Surprisingly, at a recent hearing, Calaveras County Superior Court Judge Douglas Mewhinney overlooked Smith's compliance with the law and said there was sufficient evidence for the case to proceed to trial. Shaffer's physician, Dr. Philip A. Denney of Carmichael, verified that Shaffer was indeed a patient when K Care contacted Dr. Denney's office after Deputy Avila deceptively used Shaffer's valid medical marijuana recommendation. Dr. Denney, upset that his patient, Robert Shaffer, did not authorize such use of his medical records, told The Record that the investigation against Smith "smacks of entrapment and sleaziness."
Dr. Philip Denney: The prosecution of Smith "smacks of entrapment and sleaziness."
Calaveras Sheriff Dennis Downum defended the actions of Deputy Avila, but seemed confused about the letter of the law. In an appearance before the Calaveras Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Downum claimed erroneously that, "to provide medical marijuana to someone, there has to be a caregiver relationship." In fact, if Sheriff Downum had brushed up on the law, he would have realized that for Smith to be in compliance with state law, he must operate as a collective or cooperative, not as a "caregiver." While Sheriff Downum has no excuse to be ignorant of the law he's upheld to enforce, Calaveras District Attorney Jeff Tuttle has no excuse to falsely prosecute Smith based on the same flawed interpretation of state law. In an interview with the Calaveras Enterprise, Tuttle echoed Sheriff Downum and said that his "understanding of the law is that…you have to be a primary caregiver to provide [patients] with marijuana." In response to accusations of impropriety, District Attorney Tuttle said:
Law enforcement officers and investigations are allowed to do many things that as citizens we would be penalized criminally for, but the reason they are is that they are doing it as part of an investigation. They can mislead people, they can lie they can try to trick people.
Smith's attorney, Ean Vizzi, called Tuttle's assertions "absolutely incorrect," not knowing whether Tuttle was just "mistaken or [if] he's purposefully ignoring the law." Sheriff Downum and Distriact Attorney Tuttle should not be let off the hook so easily. At best, they have seriously misinterpreted California's medical marijuana law, and at worst the Sheriff could be responsible for "investigatorial misconduct" against Smith and Shaffer. If it's determined that the Sheriff's Department has violated any ethical or legal standards by assuming Shaffer's identity to entrap Smith, the case against Smith should be promptly dismissed and Sheriff Downum should have to face the legal consequences.
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Hey Emily – I'm so glad that you left us this note, and thank you so much for this gorgeous image! Not to rain on the romance parade here, but am I the only one who noticed that 99% of these pictures are of thin, white people?
Totally agree, getting trampled by police during a riot then helped up by your boyfriend, scary not romantic. We wanted to celebrate this holiday of love with pics of the very best most romantic pictures of weddings and well…just love in general.
If it was all people of a race who have more pigment, a comment like that would be considered racist. May your commitment deepen, your joy increase, and your love grow stronger from this day forward. It was hard to just whittle it down to 20, since there's so many awesome photos out there that make our hearts flutter. After all, isn't that where all the gorgeous couples in the photos before will end up?
There was just another huge explosion in theft on it, and I started trying to see where it originated from, and this post popped up, but not only did you credit me, but you actually linked it through to my correct web address and everything. Hopefully you love these romantic pictures as much as we do – and we wish you all a very happy Valentine's day!
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ONE Lancashire is an organisation made up of members who are third sector infrastructure organisations across Lancashire with the mission:
To work together, share resources and information, and represent the many voices of the third sector in helping our communities grow stronger.
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ONE Lancashire is an organisation set up to bring together and strengthen third sector infrastructure providers in Lancashire – working better together.
Infrastructure organisations exist to support and represent the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector to achieve its aims.
If you have any other query, please don't hesitate to contact us
Email: communications@onelancashire.org.uk
08/03/2019 by ONE Lancashire
Further to our recent ITB ONE Lancashire has engaged independent consultants –
Pearson Insight https://pearsoninsight.co.uk/
VSNW https://www.vsnw.org.uk/
to consider the current and future needs of the sector to enable them to advise and assist ONE Lancashire in making a fundamental but transformational change, to meet sector needs. There is a consensus at board level for radical change to the organisation's constitution to create a platform for a 'coalition of the willing' that will give voice and influence for the VCFSE sector.
Phase 1 Survey
We have just launched a survey to start discussions on the future of the sector's voice and influence across Lancashire. Within this we ask you to tell us what are the challenges and opportunities that you, your beneficiaries and our communities face?
This must be at the heart of what we do and look to achieve together. We want to understand what's important to you and what we need to be lobbying for.
We would be really grateful if you could spare 10 minutes to complete this online survey and to share it as widely as you can with your colleagues, partnerships and networks. The survey closes on 8 April 2019.
https://wh.snapsurveys.com/s.asp?k=155178152742
Many thanks in advance for your important contribution.
ONE Lancashire is an organisation set up in 2012, to bring together and strengthen third sector infrastructure providers in Lancashire to work better together. Its members are Infrastructure organisations that exist to support and represent the Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise (VCFSE) sector to achieve its aims.
The organisation, having been distracted from its core mission through concentrating its attention on the delivery of a countywide infrastructure support contract and through a genuine lack of available capacity within its existing membership to support voice and influence, is now at a pivotal point and is assessing the future of the organisation.
The board of directors recognises how the external environment has changed since the organisations inception, as has the VCFSE sector itself. With the impact of austerity, there are growing tensions that are pulling VCFSE organisations within the sector further apart and making the sector more fragmented and divided. There is a clear need for a transparent all-embracing engagement structure that allows for and encourages VCFSE organisations, both small and large, across all geographies, covering all population groups and the wide spectrum of VCFSE activity to be able to see how they can get their voice heard and by working together can help to influence and shape planned activity with our public and private sector partners to make a bigger impact within the communities we all serve. The engagement structure is to aid the bringing together of all sections of the VCFSE sector to improve the potential impact we can have by working together in partnership rather than alone in competition. The engagement structure is to work at the Lancashire level; within the five health economies of the Fylde coast, Central Lancashire, Morecambe Bay, Pennine Lancashire and West Lancashire; and, at a district and neighbourhood level.
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Q: DataMember.Name ignored by WCF JSON serialization? I have a WCF service to which I am adding new endpoints that use idiomatic HTTP+JSON. I bumped into the DateTime formatting issue, and tried to fix it like this:
[DataContract]
public class PingResponse
{
    [IgnoreDataMember] public DateTime SystemDateTimeLocal;
    [IgnoreDataMember] public DateTime SystemDateTimeUTC;
    [DataMember] public string Version;

    [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false, Name = nameof(SystemDateTimeLocal)), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
    public string SystemDateTimeLocalFormatted
    {
        get => SystemDateTimeLocal.ToString(Constants.DateTimeFormat);
        set => SystemDateTimeLocal = DateTime.ParseExact(value, Constants.DateTimeFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
    }

    [DataMember(EmitDefaultValue = false, Name = nameof(SystemDateTimeUTC)), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
    public string SystemDateTimeUTCFormatted
    {
        get => SystemDateTimeUTC.ToString(Constants.DateTimeFormat);
        set => SystemDateTimeUTC = DateTime.ParseExact(value, Constants.DateTimeFormat, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
    }
}

But, the resulting object is serialized with SystemDateTimeLocalFormatted and SystemDateTimeUTCFormatted properties, ignoring the Name on the DataMember attributes. Is there a way to achieve what I want that doesn't involve swapping out the serialization stack? :-P

Update: I just copied this type into a test app and explicitly used DataContractJsonSerializer and it did not ignore the Name field -- so I am forced to conclude that the original project is archieving its JSON serialization with a different serializer. I haven't yet looked into identifying which one.

A: I have found the cause. It's a weird one. I found a dummy DataContractAttribute.cs in our project. This was silently taking the place of the real DataContractAttribute, so that DataContractJsonSerializer didn't detect the type having a data contract. Removing the DataContractAttribute.cs from the project so that the source code instead uses the real System.Runtime.Serialization.DataContractAttribute has resolved the problem.


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kony.ui.TextBox2 = function(bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig) {

	if(arguments.length < 3)
		bconfig = lconfig = pspconfig = $KU.mergeDefaults(bconfig, $KU.getAllDefaults("TextBox2"));

	kony.ui.TextBox2.baseConstructor.call(this, bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig);

	this.autoCorrect = this.autocorrect = pspconfig.autoCorrect || false;
	this.autoComplete = this.autocomplete = pspconfig.autoComplete || false;
	this.pattern = pspconfig.pattern;

	this.secureTextEntry = this.securetextentry = bconfig.secureTextEntry;
	this.maxtextlength = bconfig.maxTextLength;
	this.textinputmode = bconfig.textInputMode || constants.TEXTBOX_INPUT_MODE_ANY;
	this.keyboardtype = bconfig.keyBoardStyle || constants.TEXTBOX_KEY_BOARD_STYLE_DEFAULT;

	this.containerheightmode = lconfig.containerHeightMode || constants.TEXTBOX_DEFAULT_PLATFORM_HEIGHT;
	this.containerheight = lconfig.containerHeight;
	this.containerheightreference = lconfig.containerHeightReference;

		this.ondone = bconfig.onDone;

	this.onbeginediting =  pspconfig.onBeginEditing;
	this.onendediting =  pspconfig.onEndEditing;

		this.ontextchange = bconfig.onTextChange || pspconfig.onTextChange;

	this.autocapitalize = bconfig.autoCapitalize || constants.TEXTBOX_AUTO_CAPITALIZE_NONE;

	var text = bconfig.text || "";
	defineGetter(this, "text", function() {
	   	return text;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "text", function(val) {
		text = val;
		if(this.canUpdateUI)
		{
			// i18n status lost
			this.i18n_text = "";
			$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "text" , val);
		}
	});

	var placeholder = bconfig.placeholder || "";
	defineGetter(this, "placeholder", function() {
		return placeholder;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "placeholder", function(val) {
		placeholder = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this, "placeholder" , val);
	});

	var pattern = pspconfig.pattern;
	defineGetter(this, "pattern", function() {
		return pattern;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "pattern", function(val) {
		pattern = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this, "pattern" , val);
	});

	var name = pspconfig.name || "";
	defineGetter(this, "name", function() {
		return name;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "name", function(val) {
		name = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "name" , val);
	});

	//Internal Usage
    this.canUpdateUI = true;
	this.wType = "TextField";
    this.__name = "kony.ui.TextBox2";

	kony.ui.TextBox2.prototype.setGetterSetter.call(this);
};

kony.inherits(kony.ui.TextBox2,kony.ui.Widget);

kony.ui.TextBox2.prototype.setGetterSetter = function() {

	defineGetter(this, "maxTextLength", function() {
		return this.maxtextlength;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "maxTextLength", function(val) {
		this.maxtextlength = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this, "maxtextlength", val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "textInputMode", function() {
		return this.textinputmode || this.mode;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "textInputMode", function(val) {
		this.textinputmode = this.mode = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "textinputmode" , val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "keyBoardStyle", function() {
		return this.keyboardtype;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "keyBoardStyle", function(val) {
		this.keyboardtype = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this, "keyboardtype", val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "onDone", function() {
		return this.ondone;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "onDone", function(val) {
		this.ondone = val;
	});

	defineGetter(this, "onBeginEditing", function() {
		return this.onbeginediting;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "onBeginEditing", function(val) {
		this.onbeginediting = val;
	});

	defineGetter(this, "onEndEditing", function() {
		return this.onendediting;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "onEndEditing", function(val) {
		this.onendediting = val;
	});

	defineGetter(this, "onTextChange", function() {
		return this.ontextchange;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "onTextChange", function(val) {
		this.ontextchange = val;
	});

	defineGetter(this, "autoCapitalize", function() {
		return this.autocapitalize;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "autoCapitalize", function(val) {
		this.autocapitalize = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "autocapitalize" , val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "containerHeightMode", function() {
		return this.containerheightmode;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "containerHeightMode", function(val) {
		this.containerheightmode = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "containerheightmode" , val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "containerHeight", function() {
		return this.containerheight;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "containerHeight", function(val) {
		this.containerheight = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "containerheight" , val);
	});

	defineGetter(this, "containerHeightReference", function() {
		return this.containerheightreference;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "containerHeightReference", function(val) {
		this.containerheightreference = val;
		$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "containerheightreference" , val);
	});

}

kony.ui.TextBox = function(bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig) {

	kony.ui.TextBox.baseConstructor.call(this, bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig);

	//For Backward compatibility
	this.placeholder = pspconfig.placeholder;		//Its a PSP in old const.
	this.autocapitalize = pspconfig.autoCapitalize;
	this.keyboardtype = pspconfig.keyBoardType;
	this.ondone = pspconfig.onDone;

	this.__name = "kony.ui.TextBox";
}

kony.inherits(kony.ui.TextBox, kony.ui.TextBox2);

//TextArea Constructor
kony.ui.TextArea2 = function(bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig) {

	if(arguments.length < 3)
		bconfig = lconfig = pspconfig = $KU.mergeDefaults(bconfig, $KU.getAllDefaults("TextArea2"));

	kony.ui.TextArea2.baseConstructor.call(this, bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig);

    this.wType = "TextArea";
    this.name = "kony.ui.TextArea2";

	this.numberofvisiblelines = bconfig.numberOfVisibleLines;
	this.setGetterSetter();

};
kony.inherits(kony.ui.TextArea2,kony.ui.TextBox2);

kony.ui.TextArea2.prototype.setGetterSetter = function() {

	defineGetter(this, "numberOfVisibleLines", function() {
	   	return this.numberofvisiblelines;
	});
	defineSetter(this, "numberOfVisibleLines", function(val) {
	   	this.numberofvisiblelines = val;
	   	$KW[this.wType]["updateView"](this,  "numberofvisiblelines" , val);
	});

}

kony.ui.TextArea = function(bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig) {
	kony.ui.TextArea.baseConstructor.call(this, bconfig, lconfig, pspconfig);

	//For Backward compatibility
	this.numberofrows = pspconfig.numberOfRows;
	this.name = "kony.ui.TextArea";
}
kony.inherits(kony.ui.TextArea, kony.ui.TextArea2);

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Love and the Burning West
"She nearly died while fighting a fire. All she could think about was the tragedy of dying while still a virgin."
On the Hotness of Not Getting Any
by Soraya Roberts May 20, 2020 December 9, 2022
Edging, or extending the time leading up to an orgasm, is almost a character of its own in Normal People, Run, and Portrait of a Lady on Fire. It also has a lot to teach us about sexuality and consent.
The Lie of 'One Last Time' with My Ex
by Ella Dawson May 18, 2020 December 9, 2022
Ella Dawson learns about the perils of break-up sex the hard way.
Secret Museums
by B. Pietras April 27, 2020 December 9, 2022
Struggling with the world's, and his own, homophobia, one queer young man searches for intimacy in the world of internet porn.
Body of Lies
by Deenie Hartzog-Mislock April 8, 2020 December 9, 2022
Deenie Hartzog-Mislock confronts a lifetime of body image trauma when her marriage turns south and sexless.
The Danger of Desire
by Faylita Hicks April 2, 2020 December 9, 2022
Faylita Hicks considers what it means to be a Black nonbinary activist in the age of Trump — and questions how the social justice movement has changed the way they have sex.
(Who Gets to) Just Up and Move
by Nicole Walker January 3, 2020 December 30, 2022
Nicole Walker contemplates the nature of migration, and realizes there are two places you can never escape: the planet and your own head.
The Bread Thread
by Sari Botton September 25, 2019 October 19, 2022
Emily Weitzman condemns the persistence of slut shaming over different stages in her life, and combats it with humor and…bread.
Bonding with My 'In-Law' Over Bikini Wax
by Lisa A. Phillips July 22, 2019 October 19, 2022
When her 13-year-old daughter finds love a stone's throw away, Lisa A. Phillips confronts the inevitability of first heartbreak.
How a Predator Operated in Plain Sight
by Sari Botton July 18, 2019 October 19, 2022
Lisa Miller makes a compelling argument that the male-dominated sexual revolution of the '70s and the group-think it engendered led to the silence and tacit acceptance around Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of girls and young women. "A generation of entrepreneurial and 'brilliant' men took the job of defining the 'erotic' for everyone else," she writes, "without […]


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27th Dec2016
New trailer out for 'The Boss Baby'
by Catherina Gioino
Alec Baldwin wearing a power suit yelling out manaical things at people beneath him.
No, this isn't another skit of Baldwin playing Trump on SNL, but rather, a movie featuring Baldwin as a genius baby trying to get the better of people around him… And we thought Hollywood was out of ideas.
Baldwin lends his voice for the lead role of "Baby" in The Boss Baby, a film that features a baby running an entire operation and just about outwitting anyone he encounters. Also voicing characters include Steve Buscemi as Francis E. Francis (not a typo), Tobey Maguire as the Narrator and "OIder Tim," and with Lisa Kudrow and Jimmy Kimmel voicing the mother and father, respectively.
Megamind and Madagascar director (and writer of the latter) Tom McGrath also shows his directing chops for this film, and if it's anything like the previous three Madagascar movies, we can expect to see a lot of innuendos. *Cue the "Bolshevik" line.*
And we can definitely brace ourselves for those adult jokes since SNL, Baby Mama and Austin Powers writer Michael McCullers also wrote the screenplay for the film, which was based off of a novel of the same name by Marla Frazee. In fact, if the trailer is in anyway related to the film, we can expect plenty of those references to delight adults as well as the kids. Not only is Baldwin reprising his iconic scene from Glengarry Glen Ross, but it's in a kids movie no less – thus surpassing the SNL parody he did a few years ago.
If there's one gripe I have with the premise, it's that no one paid attention to birth order. The story is narrated by Tim, the baby's seven-year-old brother who enjoyed his life as an only child until now. The younger is never a leader – everyone knows that! But that's what makes the premise all the more hilarious, as we see the baby try to figure out why the love he's witnessed for himself and other babies is no longer there, but rather, shared with the babies' arch-nemesis: puppies. With the help of Tim, on the condition the baby leaves the family after they deal with those puppies, the baby sets out to answer why those people receive so much attention.
You have to go see the movie for the premise alone, plus something about Baldwin playing a baby on the big screen and the small screen (whoops, too soon?) is reason enough. If that still doesn't get you, check out the trailer below, and don't forget the film comes out March 31st.
Category : Contributors, Movies, News
Tags : Alec Baldwin, austin powers, baby mama, glengarry glen ross, jimmy kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, madagascar, marla frazee, megamind, michael mccullers, saturday night live, snl, Steve Buscemi, the boss baby, tobey maguire, tom mcgrath


Euronormbox with discharge opening - surplus-neus Webseite!
The Euronormbox with discharge opening is an innovative storing and organizing box. To remove objects from the stacked boxes, it is equipped with an opening on the front. Optionally, this discharge opening can be supplemented with a hatch, which can be opened and closed quickly and easily. This box can also be supplemented by our transport trolleys, inserts boxes and lids.


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Meeting 21st-Century Challenges with Science, Technology and Innovation: A Roadmap for Policymaking
What are the most important unanswered questions concerning the design of policies for science, technology and innovation? This publication seeks to address this question through a synthesis of the work of the OECD's Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP). Taking stock of the policy lessons learned through CSTP's work, and drawing on a broader literature review, this report aims to identify the themes where additional information and analysis could be most useful to policy makers. The efficiency and effectiveness of policy for science, technology and innovation (STI) is important for many reasons. STI is key to long-term economic growth and higher standards of living. The protracted nature of the global crisis, sluggish macro-economic conditions in many OECD economies, weak labour markets and escalating public debt have all added urgency to the pursuit of growth. Over the longer term, population ageing, combined with natural resource constraints, mean that the future of growth in OECD economies will increasingly depend on productivity-raising innovation.
Climate change, loss of topsoil, disease threats and the consequences of population ageing are some of the major complex challenges facing the globe. Breakthroughs in STI are needed to address such challenges in cost-effective ways. Synthetic biology, for instance, could allow petroleum-based products to be manufactured from sugar-based microbes, cleaning production processes at the same time. Nanotechnology could enable the use of hydrogen fuel cells in cars. Digital technologies could monitor outbreaks of disease that threaten to become pandemics. And while no cure is as yet available, new research has identified molecules in blood that predict with 95% accuracy whether people will develop mild cognitive impairment or full-blown Alzheimer's disease.
Good policy for STI is also critical because much essential scientific and technical knowledge is lacking. Furthermore, innovation is insufficient in some crucial fields, such as energy generation. And well-conceived policy is needed to respond to complex economic and institutional dynamics associated with new technologies (for instance, in many occupations technology will increasingly displace workers, while education systems may struggle to respond to the speed and scale of technological change). Almost all major themes in policy for STI have been examined by CSTP in recent years. Broad trends have been explored, such as the shift towards open science, as have the characteristics of individual policy instruments, such as R&D tax credits; traditional policy concerns have been analysed, such as how to commercialise public research, alongside newer themes, such as technology transitions; technology-neutral subjects have been addressed, such as demand-side innovation policy, as have technology-specific themes, such as nanotechnology, and work has been carried out which is relevant to developed and developing economies, such as how to foster international collaboration in science.
Austria (Regions and Innovation Policy), 2011
Chile's Innovation Performance in an International Perspective (OECD Reviews of Innovation Policy: Chile 2007), 2008
Research excellence in Portugal and its funding (Promoting Research Excellence: New Approaches to Funding), 2014
Switzerland (Regions and Innovation Policy), 2011
Netherlands (Regions and Innovation Policy), 2011
The Impact of Standardization and Standards on Innovation, 2012
Executive summary (Performance-based Funding for Public Research in Tertiary Education Institutions: Workshop Proceedings), 2010
Performance indicators used in performance-based research funding systems (Performance-based Funding for Public Research in Tertiary Education Institutions: Workshop Proceedings), 2010
Key messages and recommendations (Demand-side Innovation Policies), 2011
Factors and policies determining green innovation (Fostering Innovation for Green Growth), 2011
Open access and open data


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Francis Ngannou's Painful Loss Doesn't Doom His Shot At UFC Stardom
Francis Ngannou was the closest thing to a sure bet the UFC's had in years. The company, notoriously hesitant to put its full promotional heft behind anything that doesn't walk, talk and mock like Conor McGregor, revved up the rusty gears of its marketing machine to convince everyone that Ngannou was an oncoming locomotive of sheer inevitability. One problem: He wasn't ready.
Image credit: Getty/Mike Lawrie.
Hype is a strange thing in combat sports, especially in the UFC. You can't force it, or else you risk ending up with busts such as the UFC's pre-anointed 2016 golden pair, Sage Northcutt and Paige VanZant, both of whom got pushed too far too fast, suffered a string of defeats, and lost their sheen to the muck of mediocrity. Hype needs a conduit, a spark of reality that fan chatter and promotion can grow into a larger-than-life conflagration.
Ngannou could back up his hype with suitably wild shit in the octagon.
Francis Ngannou had that spark. Thanks to a life story of overcoming wild odds, and a habit of scoring earth-shaking one-punch knockout victories over former heavyweight kingpins Andrei Arlovski and Alistair Overeem, Ngannou could back up his hype with suitably wild shit in the octagon. It doesn't hurt that he's a mountain range of muscle with the serene confidence of a still sea. The UFC has proven stubbornly opposed to promoting interesting prospects in recent years, but a quiet killer cut from a mould that screams "cage fighter"? That's one of the few blueprints they actually know how to work with.
And they did. The UFC whipped people into a frenzy over Ngannou, so much so that his opponent, well-rounded, reliable heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic, felt downright disrespected. While most 2017 UFC cards lacked the aura of excitement that marks truly transcendent events, the first big card of 2018, Ngannou vs Miocic, had people buzzing. On fight night, I tried to go to a bar - one that's fairly nondescript and off the beaten path - to watch it, and a bouncer literally stopped me at the door. The bar was full. Sweaty, clumped-together crowds were on their feet in anticipation.
But hype, like anything in combat sports, comes down to a series of moments, tests you either pass or fail. Ngannou had passed every one of his tests with flying colours up to that point, so many considered it a foregone conclusion that he'd knock this one out of the park with his disarmingly fast fists, too. It was to be Ngannou's coming out party, the moment he ascended from cage-bound circus intrigue to global superstar.
Now, there were a couple of ways Ngannou could've passed this test. Obviously, he could've decapitated Stipe Miocic with a single stroke of his comic book hero arms, guillotine-like in their efficacy. That's what the UFC - and also Ngannou - wanted. That said, he also could've taken everything Miocic had to offer, returned fire with plenty of his own, and lost a narrow decision. That would have also probably raised his stock instead of lowering it, given that prior to the Miocic fight, Ngannou had spent precious little time in the cage, had never seen a third round (let alone a fifth), and shown a natural ability to adapt and improve between fights.
Instead, after a barn-burner of a first round in which Ngannou abandoned his typical counter-punching game and swung for the fences, he wilted into an exhausted shadow of a man. From that point on, he was easy pickings for Miocic, a fighter with crisp boxing and a strong wrestling game to back it up. Miocic made Ngannou carry his weight for five rounds, beating on him and sapping his will to fight all the while. When the fight hit the floor, Ngannou seemed out of his depth, clueless as to what to do against a decent grappler. Credit where credit's due: Ngannou absorbed a serious beating, but he never backed down or got wobbled. He survived all five rounds, which is a feat unto itself. However, for all his striking prowess and ability to shuck off takedowns, Ngannou's effort at UFC 220 proved, more than anything, that he still has glaring holes in his game. He made it to the top of the mountain, but he slipped before he could plant his flag.
Given that Ngannou's only been a professional fighter for four years, it isn't entirely surprising that Miocic beat him so lopsidedly. The distortion field that hype creates, alongside Ngannou's rapid and visible improvements from fight-to-fight, caused many people to disregard his relative inexperience. He'd find a way, they said. To hear Ngannou talk about it post-fight, he believed it, too. There's a line between confidence and buying into your own hype, and it's entirely possible that Ngannou crossed it.
Hype is a product of expectations and establishments - often a literal product that somebody is trying to sell you. There's a subversive glee to watching it collapse on itself.
The question, though, is what happens now. The UFC's first bid in ages to manufacture a new superstar, something it's in dire need of, failed. The organisation isn't back at square one, but it's doubtful that we'll see Ngannou running the late show circuit or dominating the headlines of mainstream publications any time soon. Miocic, meanwhile, is a great fighter, perhaps one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, but he just doesn't have the "it" factor the UFC is looking for. Will the UFC, in a rough spot after the down year that was 2017 and in need of bargaining chips as it negotiates a new TV deal with a shrinking pool of suitors, try to push another fighter into stardom this year? Or will UFC president Dana White, a promoter by trade, continue to insist that fighters should make themselves into stars... somehow? Given that the Ngannou thing, the UFC's surest bet, didn't pan out the way they'd hoped, I don't like other fighters' chances, especially if they don't fit traditionally marketable molds.
There is, however, a certain kind of joy to twist endings, especially when they involve, as MMA writer Chuck Mindenhall put it, the "public execution of hype". Hype is a product of expectations and establishments - often a literal product that somebody is trying to sell you. There's a subversive glee to watching it collapse on itself. Plus, one of MMA's central appeals is that Anything Can Happen. The cage is where foregone conclusions (fore)go to die. Ngannou's hype may have taken a hit, but watching it happen was still thrilling. Well, for the first couple of minutes, anyway.
Of course, the current reality of MMA also makes it nearly impossible to reliably churn out stars. You never know when the next big thing might get turned into yesterday's news. MMA fans are vicious, and already, they're acting like they knew that Ngannou only had a puncher's chance all along. In this case, though, I do think there's a silver lining: After the fight, Ngannou showed up to the press conference, something many fighters on the wrong end of a tough loss don't do. He calmly admitted that he underestimated his opponent and said that he learned more in that one fight than he did in four years of professional fighting. He took his lumps, survived, and to hear him tell it, learned. If that's truly the case, then he'll be an unholy goddamn terror when he finally puts everything together. Perhaps, then, Ngannou's star is still on the rise. It's just taken a bit of a detour.
xxryan @xxryan
Now that his weakness has been exposed, it will be a long road back to the title for Ngannou.
Needs to work hard on his TD defence.
Francis Ngannou's Painful Loss Doesn't Doom His Shot At UFC Stardom , No that haircut does.
JE5M @jem81
Enjoyed the article, thanks!
I must admit, I thought that fight could only end in one fashion - KO either way. Had I gone with the fleeting thought that a decision was on the cards, I could have made some serious cash!
Black Dahlia NZ @blackdahlianz
Ngannou got exposed big time, word from people in his camp was he has trained zero wrestling and only want to hit pads in training, Stipe is a Div1 wrestler now everyone knows how to beat him if they can't weather the storm.
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captain_fram @captain_fram
I love reading Nathan's articles about MMA even though I don't follow the sport closely. He writes so well! Cheers :)
Boo Boo Kitty @unclebob
Was it really necessary to put the spoiler result in the title? I get it, a few days has passed, but still, this is a gaming based site, not sporting news, it should be considered a place you can still visit without having sporting results needlessly spoiled.
While nowhere near as bad as Mark Serrels insane spoiler post done from a taxi immediately after the Rosuey Holm fight, it's still not needed.


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Spain (Auden)
Australian rules football in Europe
Coordinates: 40°N 4°W / 40°N 4°W / 40; -4
Spain ( i/ˈspeɪn/; Spanish: España [esˈpaɲa]), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state largely located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, with archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, and several small territories on and near the north African coast. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Along with France and Morocco, it is one of only three countries to have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines. Extending to 1,214 km (754 mi), the Portugal–Spain border is the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union.
Spanish territory includes two archipelagos: the Balearic Islands, in the Mediterranean Sea, and the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast. It also includes two major exclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, in continental North Africa; and the islands and peñones (rocks) of Alborán, Alhucemas, Chafarinas and Vélez de la Gomera. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union, and the fourth largest country in Europe. By population, Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/Spain
Spain is a poem by W. H. Auden written after his visit to the Spanish Civil War and regarded by some as one of the most important literary works in English to emerge from that war. It was written and published in 1937.
Auden published two versions of the poem, first as a pamphlet Spain (1937), then, in revised form and titled "Spain 1937", in his book Another Time (1940). He later rejected the poem from his collected editions, regarding it as a "dishonest" poem that expressed political views that he never believed but which he thought would be rhetorically effective.
The poem describes the history that led up to the Spanish Civil War, then the arrival of the International Brigades at the war itself, then foresees a possible future that may result from the war.
The poem was widely discussed, notably by George Orwell in "Inside the Whale" (1940) and in E. P. Thompson's reply to Orwell, "Outside the Whale" (Out of Apathy, 1960).
Quotations on WikiQuote
John Fuller, W. H. Auden: A Commentary (1999).
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/Spain_(Auden)
Australian rules football is played in Europe at an amateur level in a large number of countries. The oldest and largest leagues are those in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, each nation having a number of clubs, organised junior programs and women's football. The British AFL has now dramatically expanded into the Welsh, Scottish and English leagues. The Danish AFL has been responsible for the expansion of Australian Football into Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Norway. The governing body for Australian Football in Europe was founded in Frankfurt in January 2010; the body was initially called the European Australian Football Association, but changed its name to AFL Europe at a general assembly meeting in Milan in October of the same year. It currently has 19 member nations. AFL Europe, with backing of the AFL in Australia has overseen a large improvement in the organisation of Australian football in Europe.
The sport has grown from a few clubs and leagues started mainly by expatriate Australians and returning nationals in the late 1980s and early 1990s, to now having established leagues in over 15 nations, with the majority of players being non-Australian.
This page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -	https://wn.com/Australian_rules_football_in_Europe
Radio Stations - Spain
Antxeta Irratia Varied Spain
Network Radio 4 Country Spain
COPE Elche News Talk Spain
Ràdio Silenci News Talk,Pop Spain
Yumbo FM Dance Spain
CatMúsica Classical Spain
Onda Cero Madrid Varied Spain
Radio Sevillanas Varied Spain
Ibiza Frenchy People Radio Dance Spain
UK Away FM Varied Spain
Alzira ràdio Talk Spain
Radixu Irratia Varied Spain
HOSPITALET FM Dance Spain
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'Spain' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Petty Cash (2010)
Actors: Wayne Clingman (actor), James J. Gallagher (actor), Trevor James Grabowski (actor), Lars Hansen (actor), Mike Hunsberger (actor), Nathan Irish (actor), Donnell Jackson (actor), Robert Glenn Jones (actor), Dan Katula (actor), Robert W.C. Kennedy (actor), Matthew Laznicka (actor), Tom Lodewyck (actor), Thomas L. Muschitz (actor), Briane F. Pagel (actor), Felix Bofil (actor),
Plot: When debts are due, there's no where to hide and somebody's going to pay. A low level bag man, his wife, his brother, a stripper, the strip club owner, a junkie whore, a psychopathic mute, a crime boss, and others, all collide in a final dance of death over money and survival.
Genres: Action, Drama,
Ten Dead Men (2008)
Actors: Tony Atilla (actor), James Blackburn (actor), Richard Blackburn (actor), Ross Boyask (actor), Doug Bradley (actor), Mark Buchanan (actor), Greg Burridge (actor), John Campbell-Mac (actor), Brendan Carr (actor), Jason Cook (actor), Aldonio Danny Freitas (actor), Alvin Delemico (actor), Keith Eyles (actor), Simon Farncombe (actor), Stephan Ashdown (actor),
Plot: Ryan has spent years putting his brutal past behind him. A different man now to the stone cold killer he was a lifetime ago. But when an old face from the past arrives on his doorstep, Ryan is called upon to repay a blood debt from years ago. But the price is too high. Betrayed, and with his life falling apart around him, Ryan goes on a murderous, bloody revenge spree against the Ten Men who took his life away from him. Ten men took away his life. Now Ten Men Will Pay.
Keywords: cage-fighting, dominatrix, left-for-dead, martial-arts, mixed-martial-arts, modern-life, murder, number-in-title, political-thriller
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller,
Taglines: Ten Men Destroyed His Life. Now Ten Men Will Pay.
[from trailer]::Ryan: The prisons we end up in are always of our own making. I thought I'd set myself free once... but I'd just swapped one prison for another.
[from trailer]::Ryan: Ten men had to pay for what they did. I've killed seven. That leaves three more.
Buttman's Toy Stories (2000)
Actors: John Stagliano (actor), Tricia Devereaux (actress), Reka Gabor (actress), Stephanie Steel (actress), John Stagliano (director), John Stagliano (editor),
Genres: Adult,
Madam Satan (1930)
Actors: Earl Askam (actor), Wilson Benge (actor), Tyler Brooke (actor), Jack Byron (actor), Albert Conti (actor), Edwards Davis (actor), Cecil B. DeMille (actor), Reginald Denny (actor), Bud Geary (actor), Kenneth Gibson (actor), Boyd Irwin (actor), Lorimer Johnston (actor), Jack King (actor), Theodore Kosloff (actor), Abe Lyman and His Band (actor),
Plot: Angela and Bob Brooks are an upper class couple. Unfortunately, Bob is an unfaithful husband. But Angela has a plan to win back her husband's affections. An elaborate masquerade ball is to be held aboard a magnificent dirigible. Angela will attend and disguise herself as a mysterious devil woman. Hidden behind her mask, and wrapped in an alluring gown, Angela as the devil woman will to try to seduce her unknowing husband and teach him a lesson.
Keywords: airplane-crash, auction, blindfold, butler, cook, dancing, deception, devil, disaster, dysfunctional-marriage
Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance,
Angela Brooks: Who wants to go to hell with Madam Satan?
Angela Brooks: [French accent] You are een love weez love!
Jimmy Wade: It's a waste of time to take a married man to Hell.
Enemies of Women (1923)
Actors: William Collier Jr. (actor), Pedro de Cordoba (actor), Gareth Hughes (actor), Ivan Linow (actor), Mario Majeroni (actor), Adolph Milar (actor), Paul Panzer (actor), William H. Thompson (actor), Louis Wolheim (actor), Evelyn Arnold (actress), Maxina Arnold (actress), Constance Berry (actress), Arline Booth (actress), Betty Bouton (actress), Lionel Barrymore (actor),
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I Believe released: 2001
She Haunts My Dreams released: 1999
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From the Dust
Let Your Angel
In My Soul
Waking Song
The Soul of Spain
Without a Sound
Because Your Love
I'm Still Free
All I Can Give
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Miracle Man
Hang Your Head Down Low
Spirituals: The Best of Spain
Ten Nights
Untitled #1
Nobody Has to Know
Waiting for You to Come
She Haunts My Dream
You Were Meant for Me
Make Your Body Move
Her-Used-To-Been
Ten Nights (live)
Funny How Time Slips Away (live)
September Song (live)
She Haunts My Dreams
Born to Love Her
Do You See the Light
Oh That Feeling
If We Kissed
I'm Leaving You
Before It All Went Wrong
Hoped and Prayed
Bad Woman Blues
Every Time I Try
Our Love Is Gonna Live Forever
The Blue Moods of Spain
It's So True
Dreaming of Love
Her Used-To-Been
World of Blue
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Phone Machine, Spain
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Ray Of Light, Spain
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I'm Still Free, Spain
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It's All Over, Spain
It's So True, Spain
Long Time Ago, Spain
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Every Time I Try, Spain
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I got a message tonight
It was on my machine
She said, I quote,
'Hope you're not asleep
'Cause I'm in my bed
And the lights are dim
And the air is hot
So won't you come on in
But I got home too late
I couldn't even see
That the stars above
Deter me from love
'Cause she's in her bed
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). PRESS RELEASE. SOGEFI SELLS FILTRATION PLANT IN SPAIN. Milan, January 15 2021 - Sogefi sold its Filtration plant in Cerdanyola, Spain, to Fragola International Group. The transaction excludes the After Market activities in Spain, that will remain within Sogefi's perimeter ... ***. Contacts.....
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) EDP anticipates payments to more than 1,000 suppliers in Portugal and Spain. Saturday16, January 2021. Corporate ... EDP has decided to pay immediately more than a thousand suppliers - especially small businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - in Portugal and Spain, which will start next week ... Attachments Original document Permalink....
Best Spain deals for summer 2021 including all-inclusive hotels and beach-front resorts
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Brit fuming as Nando's Peri-Peri sauce is confiscated at Gib-Spain border under new Brexit rules
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Spain's Juan Carlos accused of threatening ex-lover's life
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The former lover of Spain's king emeritus, Juan Carlos, has testified that her life had been threatened by a former spy chief on orders from the exiled monarch himself in a conversation that "terrified" her ... But her allegations were denied by General Felix Sanz Roldan, who served as head of Spain's CNI intelligence services between 2009 and 2019....
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Description - Life, The Universe And Everything by Douglas Adams
Only five individuals stand between the killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of the total annihilation of the universe. They are Arthur Dent, homeless Englishman currently marooned in the deep past; his friend Ford Prefect, temporarily insane to see if he likes it, also marooned; Slartibartfast, once of the planet builders of Magrathea; Zaphod Beeblebrox, ex-confidence trickster and part-time galactic president; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox. In other words: we're doomed.
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Inspired by s1m0n, here is a page out of my life! Her 'DITL' post is kinda cooler than mine, but here goes. My day started when I woke up at 11:00 p.m. for a 3:15 a.m. departure.
Tsk tsk, you put a naked photo of yourself on the Internet (the 4th one)?
Did Neha call you about Wednesday?
I thought so, too. It was fun!
What a cool post!! I wanna try this sometime too. I like your lipstick!
Thanks! I love wearing red lipstick... it makes me feel like I'm in the 1950's.
hmmm... so you were in thailand(judging by the currency), but the DO NOT DIUSTURB sign had a japanese subheading(or did you zip over to japan in between frames, and then come BACK to thailand, because) and in the following shot, the coke can in the next pic goes back to thai.
Cool, I`m reading too much into this.
A lot of stuff in that hotel was Japanese, and I heard Japanese chatter in the hotel. And I watched NHK. But yeah, it was Thailand!
I love when you post pictures!
Honestly, I do that little happy dance.
The one where you bounce a little at the computer.
that make my days so happy.
Fantastic Idea! Thanks for letting us in on your day!
Your days seem a lot easier than mine, even though you're a flight attendant and managing people, those people go away.. this little one I have with me she's always here..
Oh yeah, and that picture of you staring straight into the camera without your hat makes you appear model like, nice makeup. :P Skin seems to glow a little.
And thanks! I was wearing a *lot* of make-up, you know!
i'm reminded that not all of us spend days indoors and on the pc, jetset life, with ethnic coke cans, for the win.
That was really fun! Neat idea.
Also, I'm a bit disappointed in the Holiday Inn room. It looks too much like a ...Holiday Inn room.
You should do one, Mr. Traveling Robot Repairman! The hotel room was nice, clean, and in a centralized location. Lots of good TV channels. The smokers griped about not being able to open those funky round windows, but I was happy with the A/C.
I must know about the temple with the lovely Thai statues. And, in the photo above that one, is that a shrine on the balcony (by the flag)? It seems to be a home for household spirits? Is it?
And please tell us more about the meal. The Arabic Coca Cola is obvious. The green bowls seem to be- crushed and grated red pepper, soy sauce, and what was in the other? What is the food? Chicken? Some kind of shrimp dish? Certainly it could not be pork, for The Prophet (pbuh) has told us that pig is haram. Are those white things noodles, onion slivers, strings of water chestnut?
The temple was photographed through the window of a moving bus, so I don't know anything about it! That other one looks like a house shrine, yeah.
Incidentally, I can't figure out why you always mention The Prophet (pbuh). Did I somehow give you the idea that I'm Muslim?
Love it! Your life looks interesting!
Good old Pad Thai from the Holiday Inn Bangkok!!!! How I miss it. I love how they give you the condiments of chilli, sugar and fish sauce.


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Everything you need to know about spear phishing cyber attacks
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September 23, 2022 | Security
Home / Blog / Everything you need to know about spear phishing cyber attacks
You may have heard of phishing attacks --- where hackers use fraudulent emails and websites to steal personal information from users. Spear phishing is a similar, but more dangerous attack, that can result in the theft of sensitive data or even financial losses.
Below, we discuss everything you need to know about spear phishing: what it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself from these attacks.
What is spear phishing?
Spear phishing is a type of phishing attack that's targeted at a specific (typically senior) individual within an organization. These attacks are usually carried out by email, and the attacker will use personal information to make the email seem more legitimate.
For example, an attacker may send an email that appears to be from a piece of software or tool a business uses in its everyday operations, asking the recipient to click on a link to update their account information. If they click on the link, they will be taken to a fake website that looks legitimate. The attacker can then use the individual's personal information to gain access to other accounts and data.
Spear phishing attacks are usually more successful than general phishing attacks because they seem more personalized and reasonable. Hackers will often spend time researching their targets before carrying out an attack, so they can use information that will make the email believable. For example, a hacker might find out the name of team members and send an email that appears to be from one of them.
How a spear phishing attack works
As described above, a spear phishing attack usually starts with an email, asking the recipient to click on a link and provide login credentials. Once the personal information has been entered into the fake website, the attacker will be able to access your accounts or make fraudulent charges.
Some spear phishing attacks may also contain attachments that install malware on your computer. This type of attack is called a "malware-based spear phishing attack." If you open an attachment from a spear phishing email, the malware will be installed on your computer and the attacker will be able to access your files or track your keystrokes.
Spear phishing attacks can be difficult to detect because they often look like legitimate emails. However, there are some signs that you can look for that may indicate an attack.
Signs of spear phishing
The following red flags may be a sign of a spear phishing attempt:
The email is not addressed to you by name.
The message asks you for something unusual, sensitive, and/or relates to something outside of your corporate channels.
The email contains a generic greeting, such as "Dear valued customer."
The sender's address does not match the legitimate website's address and comes from a domain outside of the business. Always check the sender field if you have your doubts.
You were not expecting the email.
The email contains misspellings or grammatical errors.
The email asks you to click on a link or download an attachment.
You are not able to verify the sender's identity.
The message demands some sort of urgent action.
If you receive an email that meets any of these criteria, do not open any attachments or click on any links. Instead, delete the email and report it to your IT department or security team.
Spear phishing vs phishing
Spear phishing and phishing are both types of email scams that are used to steal personal information. The main difference between spear phishing and phishing is that spear phishing attacks tend to be targeted at a specific individual, while phishing attacks are sent to a large number of people in an effort to get them to click on a link or download an attachment.
Essentially, phishing is about quantity, while spear phishing is more targeted, is likely to be highly personalized and, therefore, harder to catch.
How to prevent spear phishing
There are several steps businesses can take to prevent spear phishing attacks.
Email hygiene
It used to be common to create email filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching employees' inboxes. For example, you could set up a filter that deletes all emails with the word "invoice" in the subject line. But for obvious reasons, this might be problematic as you could still get legitimate invoices having "invoice" in the subject line. Most mail hygiene systems no longer rely on simple keyword-based filtering rules, but rather use more complex technologies like machine learning.
It is important to ensure that you do have an email hygiene solution in place which quarantines suspicious mail. Most online email providers tend to include some degree of email hygiene in their service, where they filter suspicious emails into a "quarantine" or "junk" folder. Third party email hygiene "add-on" services provide an additional level of filtering.
Employees should also be trained to identify phishing emails, and they should be instructed not to open any attachments or click on any links in suspicious emails. Training remains a critical component of your defense, as end-user awareness is still one of the most important defenses against social engineering.
Businesses can also use two-factor authentication for their online accounts. Two-factor authentication requires you to provide two pieces of information before you can log in to your account. For example, you might have to enter your username and password, then enter a code that is sent to your phone or email address. This makes it more difficult for attackers to gain access to your accounts.
Ensure software is up-to-date and install endpoint protection
Businesses should also keep their software up-to-date and install endpoint protection software on all of their devices. This will help protect them from malware-based spear phishing attacks.
Businesses can help prevent spear phishing attacks by scanning all messages for malware-related attachment types and running them through additional malware indicators. This will help to identify potential malicious attachments and protect employees from being tricked into opening them.
Keep remote services, VPNs and MFA solutions configured and integrated
Employees are a valuable target for spear phishing attacks, as they may have access to sensitive information or systems. In order to protect your employees from these attacks, you need to ensure that your remote services, VPNs and MFA solutions are fully patched, properly configured and integrated.
If your remote services are not up-to-date, attackers may be able to exploit vulnerabilities and gain access to your network. Similarly, if your VPNs are not properly configured, attackers may be able to bypass your security measures and access your network. And if MFA solutions are not integrated with your other security measures, attackers may be able to bypass them and gain access to your systems that way.
Ensuring that all of your systems are up-to-date, properly configured and integrated can help protect you from spear phishing attacks.
Training is also a key component of any initiative to protect against spear phishing.
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Knowledge and preparation are key to protecting your business from cyber crime. Samurai XDR provides the detection you need in case an attack - such as an intrusion by spear phishers - bypasses your controls.
Head over to the rest of the Samurai XDR blog for more insights on cyber security best practices.
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PHD UK picked up the award for Best Automotive Sector Social Media Strategy/Campaign at The Drum Social Buzz Awards. The winning campaign saw a partnership between Audi UK and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards to run sponsored in-stream video ads – a first for Audi UK.
Using the Twitter sponsored ads, Audi UK aired 10 six-second promotional videos of the new Audi A8 live through BAFTA's Twitter feed. The clips showed high-profile celebrities arriving to the prestigious event in Audi A8s. The ads achieved an 84% completion rate and delivered over 2.2 million ad completions.
For the past eight years The Drum Social Buzz Awards have celebrated the very best in social media communications. By rewarding effective social media campaigns and strategies, these awards give recognition to those who are using social media to communicate in exciting and innovative ways. Open internationally to any individual, agency, company, brand or organisation, these awards are the perfect opportunity for social media experts to prove they are the best in the industry.
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"Doctor Strange" - Leaked Set Images
Take a look @ leaked images of actor Benedict Cumberbatch as 'Doctor Strange', on the Nepal set of Marvel Studio's currently shooting "Doctor Strange" feature:
"...'Doctor Stephen Strange' is a brilliant but egotistical neurosurgeon who only cares about wealth from his career.
"However, a car accident damages his hands, shattering the bones. The damage effectively ends his ability to conduct surgery, since his hands now tremble uncontrollably. Too proud to take on a teaching job, Strange desperately begins to search for a way to restore his hands, consulting various doctors, homeopathic treatments and traveling around the world to remote regions for exotic cures.
Strange locates a hermit called the 'Ancient One' (who is actually the Earth's 'Sorcerer Supreme') in the Himalayas. The Ancient One refuses to help Strange because of his selfishness, but senses a good side that he attempts to bring to the surface.
"He fails, but Strange's goodness appears when he discovers the Ancient One's disciple, 'Baron Mordo' attempting to kill the old man.
"After Strange thwarts Mordo's plans, (and becomes Mordo's most enduring enemy), the Ancient One teaches him the mystic arts.
"After completing his training, Strange returns to New York and takes up residence within the 'Sanctum Sanctorum'...
"...a townhouse located in Greenwich Village guarded by Strange's personal servant 'Wong'.
As the Ancient One's disciple, Strange encounters 'Dormammu', a warlord from the 'Dark Dimension'.
"Strange is aided by 'Clea' who is eventually revealed to be Dormammu's niece.
"When Strange helps a weakened Dormammu drive off the rampaging 'Mindless Ones' and return them to their prison...
"...he is allowed to leave unchallenged..."
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Via those lovely people at Wikipedia.
First off, a Very Happy 2010 to You All.
At the start of each New Year, I inevitably consider quitting the game. I suppose in my mind that means I equate the process to something like smoking or drinking, a guilty pleasure that maybe I could do with curtailing. Inevitably I keep playing, because I identify the Community aspects of the game which keep me going beyond the progression and the content. Inevitably, if I am honest with myself, I've not played this long because of Blizzard, it's down to the friends I've made in-game that keep pulling me back.
As with any community, there are the people I find myself becoming frustrated with. I know of those who use this game as a way to find themselves a girlfriend. There are some who ignore everyone's requests for common sense and play their own obscure builds of classes and then insist the rest of us fit around them. Then there are the attention seekers, who aren't happy unless they're the centre of attention from the moment they log in. Fortunately, these are the minority, and once I can move past the days when they all decide to ply their trade simultaneously, being a GM and organising a Guild becomes less of a chore. The fact remains however that there is a level of expectation when people see the words 'Guild Master' on the Armoury.
More people need to be made of win, and less people need to be made of fail.
When you log on in 2010, gentle readers, please try and leave the fail behind. Bring the win to the game, make your friends happy, have fun in whatever you do and if you lose the roll don't make it about the fail. Turn it into win. Be the architect of your own enjoyment, and remember that it's only as good as you are prepared to make it.
I don't think it's too much to ask at all.