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In 2016, we welcomed 10 additional full-time team members to our new office in Terminus Mills, Clonskeagh. Our new colleagues come from diverse backgrounds and are specialised in various disciplines: Drupal and Magento Development, UX Design, Technical Support & Infra, QA, Business Development, Digital Marketing & Ecommerce Optimisation. We've experienced rapid growth over the last couple of years and we look forward to expanding our team even further in 2017.
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Super bowl comes to town
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P1 Kabua back from Washington President Amata Kabua arrived back from his official visit to the United States this morning aboard a US Air Force C-141 aircraft. He was escorted here by Kwajalein Missile Range Commander, Col. Peter Wittereid. Lined up at the terminal were many top government officials who made sure there was no repeat of the widely-publicized lack of reception upon return from the President's recent trip to Japan.
P1 Servco to open wholesale outlet Servco, which operates Gibson's department stores in Hawaii and Guam (and other businesses) is going to set up a wholesale operation here soon, according to Jerry Kramer of PII, which hopes to build the building.
P3 Jemenei holds grand opening It's as though a piece of the famous Tokyo Ginza dropped out of the sky and landed intact on an inscrutable piece of land adjacent to Majuro's old dock. This, at least, was the impression conveyed by one guest attending the grand opening of the Jemeni Corporation's Gift Shop and Bar.
P12 Maddison elected vice chairwoman Pacific island women are asserting themselves these days more than ever before and certainly more than their mothers and grandmothers ever dreamed of. The recently held Conference of Pacific Women in Papeete, Tahiti made that abundantly clear. There were delegates from all countries in the Pacific, according to Sr. Dorothy Nook, one of the delegates from the Marshalls. Marie Maddison, chairwoman of the Public Service Commission, was chosen vice chairwoman of the conference.
P1 A capitol idea The brand new, shiny capitol building is complete and government staff are moving in as the nation prepares for the building's grand opening.
P11 USAKA goes back to the future Next week it becomes official: The US Army Kwajalein Atoll will convert to the same time as the rest of the Marshall Islands. Midnight Friday, August 30 is when USAKA will join the rest of the Marshalls on this side of the international dateline. They will lose Saturday August 21 and spring forward to the future — to Sunday morning August 22.
P11 Big deal The inaugural flight into Ebon Atoll late last month by Air Marshall Islands was a happy occasion for Mayor Enta Peter and islanders who turned out to greet Public Works Minister Antonio Eliu and Senator Mike Kabua.
P13 Catholic community celebrates its independence The Catholic community in the Marshall Islands this Sunday will celebrate its independence from the Diocese of the Caroline Islands and move towards becoming a full-fledged diocese in its own right. The move by the Vatican to recognize the church in the Marshalls will be official Sunday afternoon when the Marshalls Catholic Church becomes a Prefecture Apostolic and Fr. James Gould, SJ, the Prefect.
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P1 Testing time for teachers More than 150 teachers, principals and education administrators from the Ministry of Education — including Secretary Biram Stege — took the first, and much-debated, pilot teacher test on Tuesday this week at Majuro Middle School.
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HOW THE BANKS GOT AWAY WITHOUT PAYING COURT FEES (FOR A WHILE)
September 12, 2015 · by gexall · in Applications, Costs, Uncategorized
The judgment of Master Matthews in Santander UK plc -v- The Royal Bank of Scotland plc [2015] EWHC 2560 (Ch) is an important review of the Norwich Pharmacal principles. However that is not what catches the eye. For a while banks have been making applications, on a very shaky legal basis and without paying appropriate court fees.
"…the Bank had been making applications by using the Part 23 procedure, as if within existing proceedings, when of course there were none. This was an irregularity, and had caused some difficulty for the court and the court staff (because there is no case file within which to place the application notice and supporting material). Although the judge did not mention this, it also deprived the court system of considerable revenue, because the fee paid on a Part 23 application is much less than that paid on the issue of a claim form. Mr Justice Birss said that in future an applicant in this position "would be well advised to bring its first application(s) as claims under Part 7 or Part 8 as appropriate…"
THE JUDGMENT
Master Matthews :
In January 2014 I was asked to deal with three paper applications made by Santander UK plc ("the Bank") for Norwich Pharmacal orders, one against each of three separate financial institutions respectively. The solicitors' references were: 218247.000331/ARP/TEG, 218247.000302/ARP/TEG, and 218247.000269/ARP/TEG. The orders sought were for information about the customers of other banks to whom payments had been made by the Bank in error. The information sought in each case was:
(i) the full name of the account holder or holders;
(ii) the address, or the addresses if more than one account holder;
(iii) the email address or addresses of the account holder or holders;
(iv) the telephone number, or telephone numbers if more than one account holder;
(v) the full date of birth of the account holder or holders.
In broad terms, the principal fact alleged was the same in each case. The Bank had made a payment to another bank (the "recipient bank") for the account of that bank's customer (the "third party"), mistakenly thinking that it had its own customer's instruction and authority to make it, whereas in fact it did not. The underlying facts in each case however were of various permutations. Either (i) the customer had instructed the Bank to make a payment and the Bank made it twice, so once with authority and once without, or (ii) the customer had previously authorised a payment and then validly cancelled the authority before payment was made, but despite being informed of the cancellation the Bank nevertheless made the payment, or (iii) the Bank made a payment to an account other than that authorised by its customer, or (iv) the Bank's customer died before his or her instruction to pay was implemented.
In all cases the Bank was unable to debit its customer's account, and the payee neither returned the sum paid nor consented to his or her details being passed by the recipient bank back to the Bank. Although the Bank knew to which recipient bank the payment had been made, and the branch sort code and account numbers concerned, it did not know the identity of the third parties, the recipient bank's customers. The purpose of the application was to obtain this information.
On the paper applications before me I took the view, which was passed to the Bank's solicitors, that the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction enabled the court to order that the defendant (ie the recipient bank) disclose information to the claimant (ie the Bank) to identify a third party (ie the recipient bank's own customer) whose wrongdoing or alleged wrongdoing was facilitated by the defendant or in which the defendant was innocently mixed up.
However, I declined to make the orders sought, in each case on the same generic grounds. These were that:
1) There was no evidence of any wrongdoing by the third party before the money arrived in his or her bank account; the cause of action by the Bank against the third party, would be in restitution (unjust enrichment), arising only after the payment was received, because on the evidence the Bank paid the money by its own mistake, not induced or contributed to by the third party; and a claim in restitution (unjust enrichment) did not involve a wrongdoing for the purposes of the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction.
2) Even if (contrary to the view in (1) above), the third party was guilty of a wrong within the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction, that could only be refusing to pay back the money once received and demand made for its return, because it was not legally wrong in itself passively to receive the money into the third party's own bank account, and yet:
i. there was no evidence supplied in any of the cases of a refusal by the third party to pay (indeed there was no evidence of any response at all); and
ii. the respondent (recipient bank) had not facilitated the non-repayment of the money by the third party to the Bank, and neither was it 'mixed up' in that non-repayment; indeed, its part in the story was over before there was any question of the third party doing 'wrong' by refusing to return the money.
In addition, I said that, even if it had been right to make a Norwich Pharmacal order, I saw no basis on the evidence provided for ordering the supply of any more than the name and address of the third party. Disclosure of telephone numbers, email address and dates of birth would be going too far.
I concluded by saying that if the Bank wished to persist in the applications, there would have to be a hearing, on notice to the defendant. At the time, I heard no more about these applications.
However, on 31 July 2014, Mr Justice Birss delivered judgment in further Norwich Pharmacal applications made by the Bank against a variety of other banks and building societies: Santander UK plc v National Westminster Bank and others [2014] EWHC 2626 (Ch). These cases had been referred to him by the then acting chief master, Master Bragge. The judge made the orders sought, and restated certain principles which should apply to cases of this kind. In our legal system, the law is developed by the judges. My appreciation of this judgment is that, as I attempt to explain below, it represents a significant extension of the earlier law.
However that may be, following that decision the solicitors for the Bank has asked for reconsideration of earlier applications which were refused. These include those under consideration here. I have therefore looked again at these applications in the light of this judgment.
In what follows, it is important to bear in mind that applications of this kind are commonly not opposed. The recipient bank has no interest in the matter beyond not wishing to commit any breach of its duty of confidence to its customer, the third party, and does not want to spend money on legal costs which it cannot recover. So it generally writes a letter to say that it does not consent to the order sought, but does not actively oppose it either. Ex hypothesi the third party does not know about the application and therefore does not (cannot) oppose either. The argument addressed to the court will be from the applicant only.
The first point on which I refused the grant the order sought was that the claim in restitution (unjust enrichment) was not a wrong for the purposes of the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction. In the Santander case, however, counsel submitted to Mr Justice Birss that it was, and cited in support the decision of the Court of Appeal in Bankers Trust v Shapira [1980] 1 WLR 1274. The judge considered that decision, and held that a claim in restitution was a wrong capable of justifying a Norwich Pharmacal order.
However, the judge's attention seemed not to have been drawn to the two significant differences between Bankers Trust v Shapira and the case before him (and now me). The first is that Bankers Trust was a case of seeking to trace and claim funds in which the claimant said it had an equitable proprietary interest. This is a far more potent claim than one to a mere debt. It survives insolvency, and it grows with the asset itself. The Court of Appeal accordingly laid stress on the importance of trying to get back the actual property before it disappeared completely. But the case before Mr Justice Birss was one for repayment of a sum of money, a claim in personam. In my respectful view, Bankers Trust v Shapira is not an authority for the proposition that a mere claim in restitution or unjust enrichment can justify a Norwich Pharmacal order. And I am not aware of any other authority on the point.
On principle, and as the judge himself remarked (at [29]), this is an exceptional jurisdiction. It involves a serious invasion of privacy and a burden on persons (banks) who have in some way become involved in the affairs of others. It ought therefore to be reserved for exceptional cases. A debt or restitution claim of the kind sought to be made here does not arise out of fraudulent, dangerous or even deliberate acts of the putative defendant. For myself, I do not consider that a claim in debt or restitution of this kind is sufficiently exceptional to justify this invasion of privacy.
The second difference between the Bankers Trust case and the case before the judge is about when the wrong was committed. In the former case the argument was that the defendants had committed a wrong (fraud) at the outset and the respondent bank had become involved in it only afterwards, thereby facilitating the disposal of the proceeds of the fraud. In the case before the judge, however, the only "wrong" committed by the third party was to refuse to pay the money back when that was demanded. Not having induced the payment, and not knowing it was coming, it was not in any legal or moral sense wrong of the third party merely to receive it.
The justification given by the House of Lords for ordering disclosure in the Norwich Pharmacal case was that, as Lord Reid expressed it, of "a person [ie the recipient bank] getting mixed up in the tortious acts of others [ie the third parties] so as to facilitate their wrongdoing…" ([1974] AC 133, 175; emphasis supplied). In the case itself, the infringement was the act of importing the patented compound, and Customs & Excise were necessarily involved in that. A lawful importation of those goods would have to be submitted to them for clearance, and indeed it was. That was how the defendants knew who the wrongdoers (the importers) were.
However, even if a claim in restitution could be a sufficient "wrong" so as to justify a Norwich Pharmacal order in theory, in practice it can never happen that the recipient bank in the present kind of case has facilitated the "wrong" of the third party in refusing to return the money mistakenly paid. This is because the bank does nothing to enable the third party to refuse to pay the money. It may be said that, without the bank account having been provided, the mistaken payment could not have been made. Strictly, that is true. But the bank did not facilitate the mistake, even if it made it possible for the payment to be made to its customer. More importantly, the mistaken payment is not the relevant wrong. The wrong is refusing to pay back the money when asked. The bank does nothing to facilitate that.
For these reasons, which so far as I can see were not considered by the judge during argument or in his judgment, I respectfully consider that the judge's decision on the applicability of the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction to the facts of these cases is flawed (although of course I accept that the judge might still have reached the same conclusion even if he had considered these matters). That notwithstanding, since a High Court judge has after hearing argument, albeit only on one side, reached the conclusion that restitution is a sufficient wrong, and that the recipient bank hassufficiently facilitated the commission of the wrong, for the purposes of this jurisdiction, I consider that it is my duty to follow that decision, so that the courts speak with one voice on points of principle, unless and until a different view is reached at High Court judge level or above.
It is for this reason that I have subsequently allowed applications for Norwich Pharmacal orders on similar facts. However, in such cases, in the exercise of my discretion I have not ordered the recipient banks to disclose information other than their own customer's (the third party's) name and address. As indicated above, the Bank would like in addition details of email addresses, telephone numbers and dates of birth. In the Santandercase, Mr Justice Birss expressly refused to order that the date of birth should be disclosed, as "unduly intrusive and unnecessary" (at [44]). But he did order the disclosure of telephone number and email addresses as well (at [45]).
As the judge himself said, "Norwich Pharmacal orders are exceptional and the jurisdiction is only exercised when the court is satisfied that it is necessary" (at [29]). The judge also said that "these orders are sought by Santander when it has no other option. It emphasises that it is seeking the minimum information it needs…" (at [41]). The Bank is seeking to make a claim for recovery of a mistaken payment when it has exhausted all other possibilities. But for the launch of legal proceedings the Bank needs only the name and postal address of the putative defendant. (In practice most claims today are served by post and not by personal service or through solicitors.) The Bank does not need telephone numbers or email addresses in order to commence proceedings. Indeed, except where the court makes an order for service by an alternative means, a claimant cannotuse these details to serve proceedings.
Therefore such information cannot be justified by exigency. It is not necessary. In the rare case where proceedings served by post are returned undelivered, the Bank can if appropriate make a further application for other information and to serve by an alternative means. Since the Bank would have to apply to court for the latter order, it will add nothing of any weight that it needs also to apply for the former. I note that Mr Justice Birss in the Santander case did order the disclosure of the telephone number and email address of the third party, saying that, in view of the Bank's limited right to use it, this information was "proportionate" (at [45]). I respectfully comment only that the test is not proportionality but necessity, and in my judgment this information fails that test. In the cases before me, the Bank in the evidence filed complains that it cannot "initiate proceedings against the account holder without knowing their name and address", which is right, but then asks for the further details as well, which in my judgment is not.
A point which was not dealt with in the evidence in the present applications is the position of the bank's own customer. One might have thought that it would form part of the express terms of contract between the customer and the Bank that the customer had an obligation to assist the Bank when it made a payment which turned out to be without authority. And one might have thought that in many, perhaps even most, cases of mistaken payment, the customer knows who he wanted to pay, and could supply that information to the Bank. In the cases before Mr Justice Birss, he mentioned the possibility that the customer knew the intended payee (at [9](ii), (vii)), but did not say what evidence there was as to the contractual position between the customer and the Bank. In the cases before me there was no statement in evidence that the customer had no obligation to assist the bank in recovering mistaken payments. Indeed there was no evidence as to whether the customer had even been asked. Without that evidence it seems to me to be very difficult, even impossible, to say that the bank is unable to launch proceedings for recovery of the mistaken payment without the order.
Mr Justice Birss further pointed out that the Bank had been making applications by using the Part 23 procedure, as if within existing proceedings, when of course there were none. This was an irregularity, and had caused some difficulty for the court and the court staff (because there is no case file within which to place the application notice and supporting material). Although the judge did not mention this, it also deprived the court system of considerable revenue, because the fee paid on a Part 23 application is much less than that paid on the issue of a claim form. Mr Justice Birss said that in future an applicant in this position "would be well advised to bring its first application(s) as claims under Part 7 or Part 8 as appropriate…" (at [52]). He also required a restriction to be inserted in the order on the use to which the Bank could put the information.
Revisiting the applications originally before me in January 2014, and applying the principles stated above, I reach this conclusion. If the applications that I previously refused are renewed, and the evidence deals with the matters referred to in para 21 above as well as the other matters already discussed, then assuming I was satisfied that it was otherwise proper to make the order, I would make an order for the disclosure in each case by the recipient bank concerned of the name and contact address of the third party, but not the telephone number, email address, or date of birth. I would also require an undertaking by the Bank in terms such as "Not, without the permission of the court, to use any documents or information obtained as a result of this order, except for the purpose of enforcing its legal rights in connection with the mistaken payment [specifically referred to in the evidence]". I would not require or allow the Bank to use the information for the purpose generally of tracing the third party, because that would go too far. In theory, at least, it would allow the Bank to trace him or her for the purpose of trying to sell him insurance. The undertaking I have suggested is wide enough to allow the Bank to use the information for the purpose of tracing the account holder, so far as this was to enable the bank to enforce its legal rights against him or her.
There are a number of fresh Norwich Pharmacal applications awaiting my decision. I will deal with them on the basis of the principles set out in this judgment. Finally, I add that, in accordance with the view also expressed by Mr Justice Birss, in future cases I would expect the claim to be made by claim form, and not by part 23 application notice.
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K-Fed Still Loves Britney
The wannabe rapper speaks out in support of his former wife
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Kevin Federline claims that he will always love Britney Spears and has vowed to stand by her for the sake of their two young children.
He stated in an interview that he will always love both the mothers of my children and that his primary concern is that they always know they have a mummy and daddy who love them very much."
Federline was granted sole custody of the couples two kids following Britneys increasingly erratic behaviour which culminated in her admission to a mental hospital in January of this year.
After what has been a troubled year for Britney things are starting to look up.
Her television debut on sitcom How I Met Your Mother received good reviews and doubled ratings for the show.
As a result the star has reportedly received numerous offers of work including the lead role in a London production of A Streetcar Named Desire and even her own TV show.
With the offers rolling in we wouldnt want to attempt to predict what the stars next move will be, but were definitely looking forward to finding out!
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For the past few weeks, the following video has been flooding my Facebook news feed. Telling the story of a mom who spent the first few months of her baby's life nursing in public bathrooms out of embarrassment, this is, by far, one of the best arguments I have heard in defense of nursing in public. The language is a little strong (not suitable for children) but her words are powerful. I loved this video so much that I did some research on the author. It turns out that Hollie McNish is not just a mom who is passionate about nursing and decided to write about her experience. She is actually a pretty talented poet and spoken word artist in the United Kingdom. She has released two poetry albums, published a collection of written poetry, and won multiple awards. Besides her own poetry performances, Hollie also runs poetry workshops and recitals for youth. Hollie doesn't just write about breastfeeding either, she speaks about other important topics such as the issue of immigration, covered in her very powerful poem, Mathematics. If you haven't yet, you should definitely check Hollie's work out at www.holliemcnish.com. Also be sure to check out her YouTube channel for more videos.
She is also super nice on Twitter. I asked if I could play this at the exhibit opening and she was thrilled that I wanted to.


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The Cast Of Melrose Place Has Changed A Lot Since 1992
By Chanel Dubofsky AND Blaire Erskine/Updated: Jan. 14, 2022 9:30 am EST
In 1992, Melrose Place hit the small screen, showcasing a dramatically enmeshed group of beautiful people living, loving, and lying in an apartment complex located on a Los Angeles street named — you guessed it — Melrose Place.
The Fox drama was an instant hit, and its stars were subsequently catapulted to stardom. While it aired its last episode in 1999, Melrose Place left a lasting impression in America's pop culture. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly deemed the show a "New Classic," and it was revived with a new cast in 2009 for one last magical season. In 2015, Lifetime released a made-for-TV movie titled The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story, proving that no one can get enough of this classic primetime soap — or its star-studded cast.
While the apartment doors of Melrose Place are closed, the actors on the show remain an important part of '90s nostalgia. Luckily for fans of the show, many of the famous faces that brought some of television's most beloved characters to life are still gracing Hollywood with their talents. Here's a look at what the cast of Melrose Place looks like today.
After the series finale of Melrose Place in 1999, Heather Locklear moved on to Spin City, playing the role of Caitlin Moore. But life hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows for the actress. Locklear has experienced several highly-publicized rehab stints and had been arrested twice — once for involvement in a hit-and-run, and once for domestic battery. In 2018, reports surfaced that claimed Locklear was in a "psychiatric hold" after suffering a mental breakdown. However, hardships aside, the actress has managed to maintain a relatively successful career.
Locklear has made appearances on shows like Hot in Cleveland, Franklin & Bash, Fresh Off the Boat, and TLC's Too Close to Home. In 2009, she was called back to Melrose Place for the show's revival, where she reprised her role as Amanda Woodward — named one of the 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time by Rolling Stone. In an 2009 interview with EW, Locklear defended her character against accusations that Woodward is one of "TV's bitchiest," saying, "She isn't a bitch, she's just misunderstood. If she were a man, no one would comment about how she conducts business."
Josie Bissett
Josie Bissett appeared in 172 episodes of Melrose Place, co-starring in some with then-husband Rob Estes. Post Melrose Place, Bissett landed roles in several TV movies, as well as on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, where she spent five seasons. The actress also made an appearance in the 2009 Melrose Place reboot — and in 2016, she was reunited with Jack Wagner for the Hallmark Channel's The Wedding March
Bissett has also experienced success outside of Hollywood with her career as a children's book author. Her first book, Tickle Monster, came out in 2008, followed by Boogie Monster in 2011. In June 2015, Bissett's Seattle home was destroyed in a fire, an experience she recounted on an episode of Oprah: Where Are They Now? Luckily, Bissett wasn't physically harmed in the fire, though watching her home burn certainly left the star with some emotional scarring. "I still have my friends and my family and my kids," Bissett told Oprah during her emotional interview (via The Huffington Post). "I can't even imagine going through what I went through without them. I just can't imagine."
Courtney Thorne-Smith
On Melrose Place, Courtney Thorne-Smith played Alison Parker, a Midwestern transplant with a serious penchant for drama. After leaving MP, Thorne-Smith moved on to Ally McBeal, followed by five years in a starring role on According to Jim. However, Thorne-Smith returned to her roots in 2016, appearing on Fresh Off the Boat in an episode paying tribute to Melrose Place. Since 2017, the actress has enjoyed a residency at the Hallmark Channel, playing the titular role in the network's Emma Fielding Mystery series.
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But as the saying goes, when one door closes, another one opens — and Williams' career certainly saw many an open door after her days at Melrose Place came to an end. The talented actress went on to appear on Murder One, earning her first nomination for an NAACP Image Award in 1996. Williams went on to appear on Cold Case and Lincoln Heights before landing the role of Francine West on CW's The Flash in 2015. In 2016, Williams joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, portraying Dr. Valerie Grant until November 2018, when it was reported by several soap fan sites that she had been removed from the show's contract list.
Andrew Shue
It's likely that you've seen Andrew Shue's post-Melrose Place work without ever realizing it. After playing Billy Campbell on MP for six years, Andrew Shue became an internet mogul as one of the creators of CafeMom, an online hub for all things parenting. A natural entrepreneur, Shue later created Do Something with childhood buddy Michael Sanchez, which is an organization aimed at motivating young people to take action through community service.
In 2010, the Melrose Place actor married another famous face you might know — ABC News correspondent and 20/20 anchor Amy Robach. Shue and Robach each had children from previous marriages when they wed: he had three sons from his marriage to Jennifer Hageney, and she had two daughters from her marriage to Tim McIntosh. In an interview with Us Weekly, Robach dished on the oversized family she shares with Shue, joking, "We've been described as the Brady Bunch." We wonder why!
Grant Show
If you loved Melrose Place, you might want to send your compliments to Grant Show. After all, it was Show's character, Jake Hanson, who started it all. As true Melrose Place fans know, Jake Hanson was the bad-boy carpenter who helped Jackie Taylor and Mel Silver prepare for their wedding on Beverly Hills, 90210. Hanson ultimately became romantically involved with Kelly Taylor before the character was written out of the famous zip code and right onto Melrose Place.
After five successful seasons on Melrose Place, Show found roles on mega-popular shows like Six Feet Under, Beautiful People, Private Practice, Big Love, Criminal Minds, The Family, and Devious Maids.
Show became a first-time father in 2014 when he welcomed daughter Eloise McCue Show with his wife, fellow Big Love actress Katherine LaNasa. In 2017, it was announced that Show would return to his roots in the soap opera world on The CW's reboot of Dynasty, portraying billionaire Blake Carrington — a role made famous by John Forsythe.
Before she breathed life into Charlotte York — the BFF all of us deserve — on HBO's Sex and the City, Kristin Davis rose to fame playing the pregnancy-faking Brooke Armstrong on Melrose Place. In addition to SATC's successful run and its subsequent films, Davis has enjoyed a number of post-MP projects, including voicing Miss Spider on the cartoon series Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends and playing Ginny Taylor-Clapp on the short-lived CBS series, Bad Teacher.
Davis, who adopted daughter Gemma Rose in 2011, briefly dated screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in 2012 — however, the actress revealed to Haute Living that she's not planning on rushing to the altar any time soon. Instead, Davis stays busy working with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to raise awareness for endangered elephants. She was honored for her activism at the 2015 Environmental Media Awards, admitting to People that she has a surprising phobia. "I am deathly afraid of speaking in public, but for the elephants, I'm always thrilled to represent them," she told the publication.
Doug Savant
Matt Fielding, Doug Savant's Melrose Place character, was a pioneer in openly gay characters being portrayed on television in a way that felt less exploitative and more genuine. As Melrose Place creator Darren Star explained in an interview with the Television Academy, Savant's character was often on the receiving end of some pretty offensive reactions from Fox executives, as he didn't fit the mold of gay characters that came before him. "Up to that point [...] if you had a gay character on television, the issue for that character would be, 'Oh, my God. He's gay,'" Star revealed. "And in this case, the character [...] he just had a life. He was leading his life."
After leaving MP in 1997, Savant's next major role was playing Craig Phillips on the popular Fox action series 24. The actor went on to join the cast of Desperate Housewives in 2004 alongside fellow Melrose Place alum Marcia Cross, later making appearances on Castle, Criminal Minds, the The X-Files reboot — and, most recently – MacGyver.
Jack Wagner
Famous for his role as Frisco Jones on ABC's long-running daytime drama, General Hospital, soap opera veteran Jack Wagner played Dr. Peter Burns on Melrose Place – joining the cast in the show's fourth season. When Melrose Place ended its run in 1999, Wagner experienced continued success with acting on daytime TV, gracing Broadway as the titular characters in Jekyll & Hyde, and later reprising his classic role as Frisco Jones on General Hospital in 2013.
The year following his return to General Hospital, Wagner reunited (professionally, at least) with his ex-wife Kristina Malandro Wagner for Hallmark's When Calls the Heart. After meeting while playing General Hospital super couple Frisco and Felicia, Wagner and his now-ex wed in 1993 and enjoyed over ten years of marriage before divorcing in 2006.
Also a musician, Wagner's debut album, All I Need, was released in 1984, after signing a multi-record deal with Quincy Jones' Qwest Records. His sixth and latest album, On the Porch, a 12-song collection, came out in 2014.
Before she found herself at the center of all the drama on the The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Rinna rose to fame playing Taylor McBride on Melrose Place, joining the cast in the show's fifth season. Since then, the actress has popped up virtually everywhere — even spending some time on Broadway alongside husband Harry Hamlin, where she portrayed the infamous Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago. Rinna has also competed for the coveted mirrorball trophy on Dancing with the Stars, started a QVC clothing collection, and appeared on shows like Days of Our Lives, Entourage, and The Middle.
In 2010, Rinna appeared in a reality show based on her famous marriage called Harry Loves Lisa. Unfortunately, the spinoff wasn't nearly as successful as RHOBH, and was cancelled after only six episodes. In February 2019, Rinna made headlines when she stepped onto the red carpet with a drastically different hairdo, sporting a shoulder-length wig styled in beachy waves in place of her signature short shag.
Fans of Melrose Place certainly remember the scene in which Marcia Cross's character, the ever-memorable Dr. Kimberly Shaw, pulls off her beautiful, red wig, revealing an intense scar she received after suffering a horrifying car accident. Cross left the show in season five, but that famous wig reveal will live on forever in the hearts of 90s-era TV lovers (along with the time she blew up the apartment building — sheesh).
After Melrose Place, Cross went on to guest-star on basically every relevant television program on air at the time — including Seinfeld, Boy Meets World, and Ally McBeal — before spending a season on the WB series Everwood. Cross married stockbroker Tom Mahoney in 2006, and gave birth to twin daughters Eden and Savannah in 2007. After wrapping on her equally-as-memorable Desperate Housewives role in 2012, the seasoned actress and Melrose Place alum joined the cast of the ABC drama Quantico in 2015.
In 2018, Cross took to Instagram to reveal that she's cancer free after a hard-won fight against anal cancer, showing off a picture of her head sans her famous red locks. Hair or no hair, we're just happy she's healthy!
Kelly Rutherford
Kelly Rutherford's Megan Lewis materialized on Melrose Place in 1996. Post-series, Rutherford had recurring roles on The District, E-Ring, and Threat Matrix before landing Lily van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl. Her recent TV appearances have included Reckless, Quantico, and Jane the Virgin.
Rutherford's six year long custody battle for her children with her ex-husband Daniel Giersch ended in 2015, when Giersch won full custody. In 2012, a family court judge ordered that Giersch could not return to the US because of a revoked visa, and it was in the best interest of the children to remain in Monaco with their father. "I see them all the time," Rutherford told Page Six in 2016. "I was there eight weeks this summer. ...It was amazing."
Rutherford, who now has her own line of jewelry, filed for bankruptcy in 2013 following her divorce from Giersch, after spending "nearly $1.5 million on legal fees [during the] bitter divorce/custody war." The actress seems to be in a better place now, however. In September 2018, it was confirmed that Rutherford is happily dating screenwriter Chriswell "Chum" Langhorne.
Daphne Zuniga
Daphne Zuniga's Jo Reynolds lived on Melrose Place from 1992 until 1996. Zuniga later reunited with Melrose co-star Grant Show on the ABC series Beautiful People, and played characters in numerous TV films before joining the cast of One Tree Hill in 2008. In 2007, Zuniga made a documentary called The Future We Will Create: Inside the World of TED. Two years later, the actress was appointed by then Los Angeles Mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa, to the Board of the LA River Revitalization Corp. Zuniga, ever the activist, is also an avid supporter of Equality Now.
In 2017, Zuniga's website, which can no longer be accessed, revealed that she was at working on developing a half hour comedy, in which she planned to star. However, no such comedy has yet to hit the silver screen. Most recently, the former Melrose Place star has been cast in a new Lifetime film series based on V.C. Andrews' Casteel Family book series. We can't wait to see what's next for Zuniga!
You've probably had no problem keeping up with former Melrose Place star Alyssa Milano. At this point, there's little Milano hasn't done. She has a clothing line, she's a philanthropist, she's married with two children — and she has no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
Milano played Dr. Mancini's sister Jennifer on seasons six and seven of the show before leaving to play Phoebe Halliwell on Charmed. She went on to appear in the series Mistresses, produced and starred in TV movie Sundays at Tiffany's, and co-hosted the third season of Project Runway: All Stars. In 2016, Milano signed on to the second season cast of Netflix's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later.
In April 2017, Milano continued her streak of being politically outspoken on social media when she criticized First Lady Melania Trump for the size of her rings in her official White House portrait. An advocate for women and active member of Time's Up, Milano made headlines when she was seen in the courtroom audience during Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Rob Estes
Actor Rob Estes made a home on Melrose Place not just once, but twice! Estes first appeared in the series' second season for two episodes as Sam Towler, before returning in season five to play the more well-known character of Kyle McBride. Who says you can't go home?
If you were a Sam Towler/Kyle McBride super-fan, you'll be delighted to know that the actor is still a familiar face in Hollywood today. After his run on Melrose Place, Estes went on to guest on Gilmore Girls, and had recurring roles on CSI: Miami, and Women's Murder Club before returning to the Spelling franchise to play Harry Wilson in the 2008 remake of Beverly Hills, 90210.
In 2016, he joined the cast of VH1's Daytime Divas, which was based on Star Jones' novel, Satan's Sisters. However, according to Estes, his favorite role came in ABC's 2006 show The Evidence. "I played a police officer who was trying to solve a crime that ended his wife's life while still working and fighting alcoholism," Estes dished to The Orange County Register. "That was challenging."
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Amy Locane has had a tough go of things since her time on Melrose Place. In fact, unless you're a diehard fan of the 90s show, it's likely that Locane's name doesn't even ring a bell. That's because the actress, who played the role of Sandy Harling in the very first season of Melrose Place, left the show after just 11 episodes. Locane rose to fame after starring opposite Johnny Depp in the 1990 romantic comedy musical Cry-Baby, and went on to appear in classic flicks like School Ties, Airheads, and Blue Sky. However, her life post-Melrose Place has not been as successful as her early years in Hollywood.
In 2010, Locane was involved in a fatal drunk driving accident that killed a 60-year-old woman and seriously injured the victim's husband. The actress served two-and-a-half years of a three year prison sentence following the crash — however, according to Fox News, Locane was re-sentenced in appeals court to an additional five years behind bars in February 2019 after determining that her original sentence was too lenient.


AAR, an aerospace and defense solutions firm, has reportedly announced that it is expanding its commercial aircraft asset management activities through a partnership with Napier Park Global Capital, under which the two companies seek to form a joint venture aimed at acquiring late life commercial aircraft. For the newly formed strategic alliance, AAR has been appointed as the sole servicer.
Apparently, AAR would bring its leasing, trading, as well as an extensive aircraft MRO experience to the role of asset manager under this agreement. The global aviation firm would establish and manage the aircraft portfolio, along with developing exit strategies. Retail banking firm BNP Paribas purportedly acted as an exclusive capital raising and financial advisor to AAR in this transaction.
Further from the reports, the main focus is to acquire yield generating assets to maximize returns as the aircraft reaches the end of its operational life. The aviation service provider would seemingly work with Napier Park, the majority partner, for targeting assets which would retain their value in the aftermarket after the aircrafts are retired from service.
General Manager and Senior Vice President for AAR Aircraft Sales & Leasing, Pat Aherne, mentioned that the company would be lending its extensive expertise in the aviation aftermarket for providing substantial competitive benefits to the new venture.
Aherne further said that as one of the largest suppliers of airframe and engine components, and the third largest aircraft MRO globally, AAR offers a wide range of products and service capabilities for this role of aircraft asset management.
An alternative investment manager, Napier Park, has managed $11.5 billion in capital as of 30 September 2018, and would be the majority equity participant in this joint venture. The investment management firm manages CLOs, private and credit investments on behalf of institutional investors across the globe.
The Real Assets group of Napier Park manages approx. $6 billion in equipment assets with a goal of generating attractive long-term returns via investments in durable essential use transportation and industrial equipment.


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Dodgers Win 6th straight NL West Title, Advance to NLDS, After Defeating Rockies, 5-2, in Game 163
Walker Buehler threw six and 2/3 shutout innings in the biggest start of his career as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies, 5-2, in the National League West tiebreaker game at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
By Michael Duarte
Published Oct 1, 2018 at 3:58 PM | Updated at 7:21 PM PDT on Oct 1, 2018
Walker Buehler NL West 2018 Celebration Interview
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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler discusses his dominant performance on the mound during the NL West tiebreaker, the reaction of the fans, and his accidental F-bomb after the game on live tv.
(Published Monday, Oct. 1, 2018)
Walker Buehler, you're my hero.
Buehler threw six and 2/3 shutout innings in the biggest start of his career as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Colorado Rockies, 5-2, in the National League West tiebreaker game at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy each hit two-run homers as the Dodgers won their sixth consecutive NL West title, advancing to the National League Division Series where they will host the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
"We're going to beat Atlanta," said Yasiel Puig during the champagne celebration after the game. "No matter who's coming, we're going to the World Series and bring the 2018 championship here."
Dodgers Force Game 163 with Rockies After SF Sweep
In just the fourth tiebreaker game in Los Angeles history, and first since 1980, Buehler did not allow a hit through the first five innings before he surrendered a one-out single to Charlie Blackmon in the sixth.
"He's got a lot of talent," said catcher Yasmani Grandal about Buehler. "We don't have a guy whose throwing 100MPH that can dot. Not too many guys can do that. Not too many guys have a four or five pitch mix and can throw them all for strikes. It's one of the best things I've seen."
Dodgers Yasmani Grandal NL West 2018 Celebration Interview
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher, Yasmani Grandal, discusses why celebrating the NL West is great, but not the ultimate goal, just how good Walker Buehler is, and why MLB players have so many champagne celebrations.
Cody Bellinger gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead when he belted a two-run homer off German Marquez into the right field seats in the bottom of the fourth inning.
That sweet @Cody_Bellinger swing for the lead. #Game163pic.twitter.com/aPDUqnaweg
— MLB (@MLB) October 1, 2018
Entering the game, Bellinger was 1-for-15 with three strikeouts, and a career .133 OPS against Marquez. Those stats had many fans calling for Chris Taylor to start in centerfield in his place, but thankfully the team went with Bellinger.
One inning later, Muncy hit his team-leading 35th home run of the season when he crushed a 99MPH fastball from Marquez into the opposite field seats in left-center to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead.
.@maxmuncy9 isn't feeling a trip to Chicago. #Game163pic.twitter.com/91rvC8Kd5M
"He spun the power," said Muncy. "I thought I was taking too big a swing, so I shortened up when I got two strikes, he threw a fastball on the outer corner and I was able to get my barrel to it."
Muncy's 35 homers are three shy of the National League lead and the left-hander leads all of baseball with a home run every 11.3 at-bats this season.
Dodgers Max Muncy NL West 2018 Celebration
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy discusses his rollercoaster ride of a season, and homering in the NL West tiebreaker off Colorado Rockies starter German Marquez.
Muncy's homer marked the Dodgers 235th home run of the season, the most in franchise history, and tied with the St. Louis Cardinals (2000), San Francisco Giants (2001), Atlanta Braves (2003) and Chicago Cubs (2004) for sixth most in MLB history.
Buehler helped his own cause with a two-out insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning that gave Los Angeles a 5-0 lead.
That would turn out to be all the run support the Boys in Blue would need, as Buehler (8-5) allowed just one hit, with three walks and three strikeouts in 6 and 2/3 scoreless innings.
"That's the goal," said Buehler of pitching into the seventh inning. "I got us deep enough into the game to let the bullpen finish it off and that's all you can ask for."
In his last 11 starts to end the season, Buehler is 4-1 with a 1.58 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP.
Marquez (14-11), the reigning National League Pitcher of the Month, brought his swing-and-miss stuff, but took the loss, allowing four runs (two earned), on five hits with two walks and nine strikeouts in just 4 and 2/3 innings.
"Our guys will put it in the rearview for sure," said Rockies manager Bud Black following the loss, as his team now has to fly to Chicago for the Wild Card Game against the Cubs on Tuesday. "The resiliency of this group has been awesome all year."
Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez Hates the "I Love LA" Song Ahead of NL West Tiebreaker Game With Dodgers
Nolan Arenado led off the ninth inning with a solo shot off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen for his NL-leading 38th homer of the season and Trevor Story belted his 37th home run of the season as the Rockies went back-to-back to begin the ninth.
"What happened?" Jansen repeated when I asked him about the back-to-back homers. "We're first in the division, that's what happened."
Dodgers Kenley Jansen NL West 2018 Celebration Interview
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen discusses the "bittersweet" journey he personally took this season en route to the team's 6th straight NL West division title.
The Dodgers improved to 50-0 in games where they stake a four-run lead this season. They are the only team in MLB not to have suffered a loss when leading by four or more runs this year.
Dodgers Clinch Sixth Consecutive Postseason Berth With 10-6 Victory Over Rival Giants
Fan Appreciation
The Los Angeles Dodgers broke Dodger Stadium franchise record for most attendance in a single season with 3,857,500, surpassing the team's 2007 total.
Thanks to the best fans in baseball, the #Dodgers set a franchise record for attendance this year at 3,857,500! pic.twitter.com/TSqgzunSGy
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) October 1, 2018
The Dodgers will host the Atlanta Braves for Game 1 of the NLDS on Thursday at Dodger Stadium. Clayton Kershaw is expected to start, with first pitch yet to be determined.
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Bold Listening: Morlot and the orchestra take on Mahler together
Now in his second season, the Seattle Symphony's music director continues to build a newfound sense of confidence from the musicians.
Thomas May
Seattle Symphony Orchestra's Ludovic Morlot in action
In a culture of iPods and instant access to just about any conceivable type of music, hearing an orchestra perform live is about a lot more than the endurance of tradition. It's the gateway to an experience that can't be ripped or downloaded or clicked on — an experience all the more memorable thanks to its irreplaceable, one-time-only nature.
Ludovic Morlot, now in the middle of his second season as the Seattle Symphony Orchestra's music director, understands the special excitement this experience can generate for audiences and the musicians onstage alike. "The slogan we've adopted — 'listen boldly' — applies to us as well," he explains. "Whether it's new works and commissions, parts of the canon that have been neglected, or core repertoire, so many things can be improved by encouraging the players to listen to each other.
"The acoustics of Benaroya Hall allow you to make adjustments by listening closely."
In his inaugural season, Morlot managed to create considerable buzz by applying his sensitive, detail-oriented focus to music by such compatriots as Henri Dutilleux and Hector Berlioz, presiding over a concert performance of the latter's The Damnation of Faust that was a standout not just of the season but of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra's playing in recent years. But this year, along with several important novelties, Morlot has been turning his attention more and more to familiar works and composers. This week brings one of the most-anticipated programs of the season as the SSO and their new conductor make their first foray together into the world of Mahler's symphonies with a performance of his Symphony No. 4.
Mahler has by now arguably replaced Beethoven and the other Viennese classics as the gold standard by which orchestral excellence is measured. Yet Morlot perceives a clear sense of lineage. "I want us to do Mahler from the approach of having played Haydn, of nurturing the details," he points out. Instead of performing a hyper-romantic, "noisy piece," he envisions playing Mahler in such a way that his music "becomes a kind of Haydn symphony with added winds and brass and so on."
The idea has been to elicit the best from these musicians by carefully building up, step by step, a newfound sense of confidence from their interpretations of Mahler's predecessors. "We've been addressing issues of vibrato, articulation, bowing, balance, etc. in the classical pieces from earlier this season."
And to judge by the liveliness and unfussy clarity of their recent performances of Haydn and Mozart, Mahler's Fourth in particular should benefit. Morlot explains that he chose this work as their first excursion into Mahler's cycle together on account of the score's chamber-like dimensions. With its gentler contours and textures, the Fourth — written around the turn of the last century — is the least "epic" of his symphonies. It also has a reputation for being his sunniest, friendliest, most optimistic work, ending with a simple song of innocence that depicts a child's vision of heaven (to be sung by soprano Donatienne Michel-Dansac).
The choice of works to complement the Mahler also demonstrates a key strength of Morlot. Intelligent and thought-provoking connections between the different works on a concert are by now a hallmark of his programming. As the concert proceeds, we learn something new from the ways in which each piece serves to comment on the others.
Also included will be a modernist classic by Alban Berg, one of the first to appreciate the true significance of Mahler's creative achievement. His Violin Concerto from 1935 (which will feature soloist Veronika Eberle) was in fact partially inspired by the premature death of the daughter of Mahler's widow Alma by her second marriage. And along with the biographical links, both works are rooted in imagery of death and the afterlife, while the solo violin is accorded a special role in Mahler's Fourth as well. To establish the Requiem-like aspect of Berg's Violin Concerto further, Morlot will also include a rendition of Bach's treatment of a Lutheran chorale that makes a ghostly appearance in Berg's music to signify the consolation once offered by religion.
Strange as it may seem given the reputation of Mahler's Fourth today, the first critics to hear it (in 1901) expressed contempt and bafflement. They condemned Mahler's music as "complicated and incomprehensible," as full of "unfermented ideas, strange cacophonous images." For all their remarkable originality, Mahler's first three symphonies had reaffirmed the basic pattern established by Beethoven, a pattern that made the symphony into a metaphysical journey depicting a struggle from darkness to light. But the Fourth suddenly changes tack by ending with an enigmatically sweet lullaby and a regression to childhood. In a sense, that strategy even seems to question the majestic drama of Beethoven's Ninth (in which Morlot will lead the SSO at the end of December). In place of the latter's transcendent choral finale. Mahler substitutes a simple song whose folk-poetry combines "roguishness" with "the deepest mysticism," as Mahler described it, so that "everything is turned on its head."
This was especially what seemed to irk those early critics. The Fourth has a "happy ending," but it concludes with a barely audible note dissolving deep in the bass. And on the way there, we encounter all sorts of odd juxtapositions that are never quite resolved. The musicologist Mark Evan Bonds compares the way audiences may have originally heard the Fourth to how people first reacted to John Cage: They couldn't tell how seriously to take what they were hearing.
There's a good deal of humor that consciously invokes the spirit and manner of Haydn, making the connection Morlot emphasizes with that classical past especially fitting. At the same time, the score encompasses surrealism in its Scherzo and a serene slow movement that ranks among the most beautiful music Mahler ever composed. The amazing transparency and colorful blends of his orchestration, meanwhile, call for the kind of chamber music-like close listening to each other that Morlot has found to be so central to his modus operandi with the SSO.
It will be especially interesting to hear what new angles the conductor brings to Mahler. The SSO performed (and recorded some of) Mahler's entire symphonic cycle in Benaroya Hall under conductor laureate Gerard Schwarz. What differences might we expect to hear? Morlot's approach to classic repertoire so far has emphasized detail and nuance, the full dimension of orchestral textures, over any kind of "personal" stamp. It's a way that encourages close listening all around. "I try to create an environment where the musicians can make the best of themselves," he says. "Along with whatever musical decisions I bring to the mix, making music is about communicating that sense of trust."
If you go: Ludovic Morlot leads the Seattle Symphony in Mahler's Fourth along with music of Bach and Berg on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec.1 at 8:00 p.m. at Benaroya Hall, 200 University St. Tickets $19 to $87, online, ticket office, or 206-215-4747.


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Managed cybersecurity startup Arctic Wolf raises $401M in fresh financing
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Arctic Wolf Networks Inc., a major provider of managed cybersecurity services, today announced that it has raised $401 million from investors through a convertible notes offering.
A convertible note is a type of loan popular among startups. Usually, such loans are structured in such a way that the startup receiving the financing can pay it back with shares if it goes public or raises an additional round of funding.
Arctic Wolf's newly announced $401 million convertible notes offering was led by Owl Rock Capital. Viking Global Investors, the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Neuberger Berman participated as well. Since launching in 2012, Arctic Wolf has raised nearly $900 million from investors.
Arctic Wolf provides managed cybersecurity services designed to help companies protect their technology infrastructure from cyberattacks. The startup can monitor a company's infrastructure on its behalf for malicious activity and investigate potential hacking attempts. When it identifies a hacking incident, Arctic Wolf helps contain the breach and provides the affected company with recommendations on what remediative steps should be taken.
Earlier this year, Arctic Wolf expanded the scope of its cybersecurity services by acquiring venture-backed incident response startup Tetra Defense. The startup, which now operates as an Arctic Wolf business unit, assists companies with the task of restoring systems affected by a breach.
Arctic Wolf detects and investigates hacking campaigns targeting its customers' infrastructure with the help of an internally-developed cybersecurity platform. According to the startup, its platform automatically collects data about potential cybersecurity incidents from its customers' technology environments. It then combines the collected data with information about hacking campaigns from other sources and runs scans to find breach indicators.
According to Arctic Wolf, its platform processes more than 2.5 trillion cybersecurity-related data points every week. The startup uses machine learning to automate the process of finding signs of malicious activity. Additionally, Arctic Wolf has developed a set of customizable software workflows for detecting breaches that it can adapt to different customers' requirements.
Arctic Wolf offers enterprise customers the ability to access the cybersecurity information that its platform collects from their infrastructure. Customers can access raw cybersecurity data, as well as a pre-processed version of the data that is designed to be easier to analyze. A company's administrators can use the cybersecurity information supplied by Arctic Wolf to carry out in-houses analyses of potential breaches.
Arctic Wolf says that its customer base includes more than 3,000 organizations. The company's clients range from small businesses to major enterprises and government agencies. Earlier this month, Arctic Wolf opened a new regional headquarters in the U.K. to grow its international customer base.
The startup will use the proceeds from its newly announced convertible notes offering to continue its growth strategy. Over the past year, Arctic Wolf has doubled its headcount to support the effort.
"Many businesses lack the expertise and resources to secure themselves against today's growing challenges," stated Owl Rock managing director David Jar. "Arctic Wolf's continued growth and expansion amidst a tumultuous market is a testament to the strong value proposition of its one-stop cloud native platform coupled with its differentiated delivery model."
Arctic Wolf's funding announcement comes a day after NetSPI LLC, another cybersecurity services provider, disclosed that it has raised $410 million in debt financing from KKR. Managed breach detection and response startup Critical Start Inc. earlier raised $215 million from Vista Equity Partners in April.
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The European Journal of Humour Research
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Can ethnic humour appreciation be influenced by political reasons? A comparative study of the Basque Country and Calalonia
Carmelo Moreno
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR2013.1.2.moreno
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Słowa kluczowe: ethnic humour, Humour appreciation, political humour
The aim of this paper is to compare the appreciation of humor that a sample of citizens in Spain has expressed about two different types of ethnic humor produced by two successful television programs from two autonomous communities in Spain: the Basque Country and Catalonia. Both regions are well-known in the Spanish society for their specific cultural and political features, which are seen as different from the rest of the country. To some extent, their particular character is fixed in the Spanish collective imaginary by some particular stereotypes, represented in stupidity and canniness jokes, following the model investigated by Christie Davies. In contrast to these jokes, the present study focuses on the ethnic humor circulated in these two regions, a kind of humor that is based on their specific identity and where it is possible to combine elements of self-deprecating humor and elements of aggressive humor towards Spain. More specifically, this work tries to test if the political background that these two regions represent in Spain –societies that dares the cohesion of the Spanish identity, even fighting for nationalist recognitions of political rights- could influence or not in the appreciation that the Spanish citizens as a whole have of this ethnic humor that Basques and Catalans produce.
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Q: how to add a title to my ng2-charts bar chart I have a bar chart with below code...works brilliantly....except its missing a title.
Does ng2-charts have a title option in API? eg 'sales chart'.
The values are pulled from the typescript file.

    <canvas baseChart
            [datasets]="barChartData"
            [labels]="barChartLabels"
            [options]="barChartOptions"
            [legend]="barChartLegend"
            [chartType]="barChartType"
            (chartHover)="chartHovered($event)"
            (chartClick)="chartClicked($event)"></canvas>

A: You can specify it as part of the chart options, e.g.
  private barChartOptions = {
    title: {
      text: 'my title',
      display: true
    }
  };

You can specify additional properties for font size etc, see the docs at: http://www.chartjs.org/docs/latest/configuration/title.html

A: public barChartOptions: ChartConfiguration['options'] = {

 scales: {
   x: {  ticks: {
     maxRotation: 70,
     minRotation: 70,
  }},
   y: {
     max: 20,
     min: -20,
   }
 },
 plugins: {
   title: {
     display: true,
     text: 'Title Chart'
 },
   legend: {
     display: true,
     position: 'bottom',
   },
   datalabels: {
     anchor: 'end',
     align: 'end'
   }
 }
};

A: It does not look like there's a title option in the canvas. Your best bet would likely be to bind another element in the template.
chart.component.html

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Did everyone have a good weekend? I most definitely did. We had our friends come over on Friday night and we had a fun night of drinking wine, board games and sitting outside eating delicious foods.
I had promised to share the photos from the weekend REB and I were in Chicago for my sister's graduation, so here it is! A week late, but the idea is still there ;) Hey, it's been a busy week!
We got into Chicago kind of late and checked into our hotel (allowed dogs!) and went to sleep. We were exhausted! The next day, we had to get ready for my sister's graduation. She got her bachelors 10 years ago, but decided to go back and get her masters in Engineering Product Development and Design. REB and I got dressed and headed over to Northwestern's campus, parked the car, then met my sister, brother-in-law and my sister's team mates (who she was graduating with!) for brunch and a pre-celebratory drink!
Words can't express how proud I am of my sister. She has worked so hard and she's so incredibly smart! She had a hard three years studying while working full time and tackling everything else going on in her life, and she managed graduating from school with flying colors! I'm so proud of her. She just continues to do things that make her an even bigger inspiration to me!
My sister and her teammates!
After her graduation, there was a reception with open bar and appetizers, but we ate light because we were going out later in the night. REB and I stopped back at the hotel in Skokie to check on the pups and hang out for a bit before we drove to my sister's house. From there, we went to this bar called Lush where one of her teammates had reserved an event for all of us! It was an unlimited wine bar w/ heavy appetizers! Holy crap was it so much fun!
There were so many great wines we got to try, a board full of cheese, fig, jelly; bowls of bread and tall breadsticks; boards of meat (we steered clear of that one ;)); they also served us a yummy shaved brussel sprout coleslaw. It was unbelievable and even though it was just heavy appetizers, we were stuffed! In all honesty though, I could eat tapas any day.
From Lush we walked to this weird little bar called Beauty Bar. It looked like an old salon-turned-bar. You walk in and if you paid enough in drinks, you got your nails done for free. They also had those old hairdryers set up every where. By the time we got to this bar, I was feeling miiiiighty good so I opted to dance around like a weirdo before we made our very fun, drunkard cab ride back to my sisters.
Thank goodness REB was not as hammered as me so he could drive us back to our hotel. I don't remember the end of that evening, but apparently I was pretty amusing trying to put on shoes on the way out. I deny everything :) haha.
Saturday was super fun! We spent the day at the beach! My sister's friends birthday was that day, so we went North Shore Beach near their apartment, and spent an evening on the beach barbecuing and hanging out. It was such a beautiful afternoon!
What's your favorite city you've visited?
This entry was posted in Life, Travel and tagged Chicago, graduation, Gryff, North Shore Beach, Northwestern, Travel on June 24, 2012 by Aparna B..


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ADIB appoints new group CEO to accelerate growth strategy
Nasser Abdulla Al Awadhi is joining the bank from Dubai Islamic Bank
General view of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank logo on January 4, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has appointed Nasser Abdulla Al Awadhi as its new group CEO to accelerate its growth strategy, the bank said today.
Al Awadhi will join the bank from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) in January 2022, subject to approval from the UAE Central Bank, ADIB said in a bourse filing today.
ADIB said Al Awadhi has 33 years of experience and has served as DIB's group chief of consumer banking since March 2018.
Al Awadhi said: "It is a great privilege to be joining ADIB at a time when the bank is achieving strong momentum, and as its sets out to deliver its 2025 growth strategy.
"I wholeheartedly share ADIB's vision to become the world's most innovative Islamic bank combining the very best digital services with innovative Islamic products."
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