I was wondering which school would be a "better" school to attend AUA or SABA? I have obtained admissions into both programs and I am looking for some new information regarding both programs. I have reviewed some older posts on this topic, but was wondering what the current opinions on this topic are. I understand that SABA has a smaller class size, is cheaper, and has a better reputation. AUA seems like a better place to live, and has accreditation in all 50 states now, so I don't know which school to attend. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Q: Phonegap android apk cannot be uploaded I get the following error while I try to upload apk to publish in the playstore.
"You need to use a different package name because "com.phonegap.www" already exists in Google Play."
While creating the app in Phonegap-desktop I've given a different package name(com.phonegap.nv.appname). Tried a couple of other names too.  And for the same issue somebody suggested to change the package name at App>Settings>Configuration inside phonegap build website. But the Configuration section is empty. What am I doing wrong? I'm building the release app using the site.

A: Yes, basically just change the android:package attribute in your manifest, and then refactor your src/ folders to follow that same package name.
As an alternative you can use the rename option in Eclipse, but it will have to modify all of the R.class imports in any of your java files that use resources. This will look a little intimidating, but should work fine.

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About Abortions is a two men Depressive Suicidal Black Metal band formed December, 2012 in Italy. The band states that their interests when it comes to music are suicide, death, mental disorders, depression, psychosis, delirium, desperation, obsessions, isolation, deep emotions, rage, self-mutilations and many more.
I believe that the growth of this genre, which I highly admire, as the regular readers of this website might know is that, unfortunately, depression is the illness of the century. It's not a joke; it's not something foolish, silly or gibberish. It is a real and dangerous disease that should be treated with medical help. This is something that I wouldn't wish to my worst enemy. In fact I wouldn't wish it to anyone, as I don't think I have enemies.
Back to some more information about the band and then the music… About Abortions has released one demo, one full-length album and three splits. I'm reviewing the full-length album, which was released last year and is titled "Substance of my Psychosis". The band is working on new material. Well, as for the music now, this is not an album for everyone. It's not easy to listen because I think this deals very deeply with the most dangerous states of the mind, when depression becomes a psychosis and it lead to an insane state. That's how I feel about the music. It's not the "usual" Depressive Black Metal release, but, as I've mentioned, more related to anger, alienation and lunacy. The music is also emotional and desperate and the atmosphere is of suffocation and being trapped in a place you just want to run away. The ways the instruments are played as well as the vocals sound are very primitive, slowly transmuting the feelings of the song from a calm mood to the inquietude that such conditions can lead to. Sometimes you feel more hopeful during a song, but, just like life, it's just momentary, a brief lapse of joy, and then reality strikes back with all the pain and suffering.
All in all, this is an album that I highly enjoyed, but, as I've previously mentioned, "Substance of my Psychosis" isn't for everyone. If you are looking for an honest album, which features an atmosphere of eternal pain and solitude, with a primitive, almost ritualistic, sound and, again, being authentic, genuine, this is the release for you. If not, avoid it like the plague. As for me, I won't, I am, in fact, looking forward to their new release.


One way of trying out restaurants without breaking the bank is to be on the lookout for deals they offer. We chanced upon a deal from a Japanese restaurant in Ayala Center Cebu recently where they offered buy one, take one on their Japanese rolls. Mismukuno Teppanyaki has this offer from 2 to 5 pm. The offer was buy any 2 kinds of sushi rolls and pay only for the more expensive one.
So we ordered chicken teriyaki roll maki, salmon skin maki, and a pork teppanyaki plate. They served us some miso soup before we got our orders. Mismukuno Cebu specializes in Japanese rolls. Their menu contains 10 house specialty rolls. They have volcano, California, chicken teriyaki roll, sunrise, tempura, dynamite, mango cheese roll, Mazinger roll, salmon skin, and Mismukuno maki varieties. The price for their rolls range from PhP 180 to PhP 230.
They also serve kiddie rolls, crab stick tempura, shrimp tempura, vegetable tempura, kani salad, green tea ice cream, salmon sashimi, tuna sashimi, squid sashimi, shrimp sushi, squid sushi, salmon sushi, tuna sushi, crab stick sushi, beef teppanyaki, chicken teppanyaki, pork teppanyaki, chicken teriyaki, short ribs steak, Angus beef steak, cube roll steak, strip loin steak, scallops, prawns, yakisoba, Mahi-mahi fish, salmon head teriyaki, mixed seafood, pan-seared salmon, mushrooms, tofu, squid teriyaki, and beef teriyaki bowl.
There was nothing to complain about the rolls we ordered. While the flavors were obviously not original Japanese, they were good nonetheless. I'm assuming they blended the flavors to make it attractive for Filipino diners who prefer their food to be sweeter.
Handuraw Pizza in Cebu City specializes in thin crust pizza. Yet it has several interesting items on their menu. Let's explore what they do offer.
Pica-pica are finger foods and appetizers. At Handuraw, they have peanuts, potato jojos, French fries, chili chips, and tapa tips. They also serve chili wings, chicken fingers, sisig, cheese sticks, garlic mushrooms, grilled Italian sausage, and calamari.
The chili chips are homemade nachos. It comes along with a spicy salsa.
Those who know me well know that I am a sucker for Japanese food. How delighted I was to learn that the Yoshinoya Restaurant finally opened its first branch in Cebu at the SM Seaside City. A second branch is also opening soon at Robinsons Galleria Cebu.
One fine day last December 2015, we decided to dine at the Yoshinoya Restaurant in SM Seaside City largely because I had a coupon that says I can avail of free serving of California Maki for a minimum spend of PhP 500. This was from a promotion on my SM Advantage Card. Initially, the store did not honor the offer since the electronic coupon from the SM Advantage Mobile Application only indicated the offer was only available at SM Mall of Asia, SM Manila, SM Megamall, and SM North EDSA and not at SM Seaside City. Luckily however, the manager at the Yoshinoya branch at SM Seaside City later on agreed to give us the free item.
For appetizers, we ordered ebi tempura and gyoza. Both were fast food-grade. Three pieces of gyoza sells at PhP 59. A piece of ebi tempura retails at PhP 39, three pieces at PhP 115, and six pieces at PhP 229.
My top place to get gyoza in Cebu is at Tempura Japanese Grill. For tempura, I recommend Choobi Choobi Restaurant.
On the 25th of December 2015, I had dinner with my brother, sister-in-law, my brother's mother-in-law, and my nephew at Kuya J Restaurant along Escario Street in Cebu City.
I have heard great reviews about the baked scallops at Kuya J. So we took one order just to try. It was not the best one I tried in Cebu to be honest and so that was a bit of disappointment. It wasn't bad however. It should still make my top five list. PhP 165 per serving of ten pieces.
When companies decide to conduct a training outside of company premises, one of the top questions where to do it. Cebu Teambuilding Facilitators Network finds a good team building venue at the Pacific Cebu Resort in Lapulapu City.
Fudge is fast becoming a favorite dessert place among Cebuanos. Aside from it's lava cake, another item worth a try at Fudge are the 4 different kinds of cupcakes that they serve. These are the calamansi, vanilla, chocolate, and the pink velvet cupcakes.
The chocolate-flavored variety at Fudge is but a chocolate cupcake with white icing. Bittersweet cake with some sweet icing on top. Cost is PhP 50 per piece.
With a green, tangy-tasting green frosting, I find this variation kind of weird for my palate. Sweet cupcake base with a sweet and tangy frosting. It's the frosting that tasted a little different. This is sold at PhP 50 a piece.
Aside from the pink candy cane sprinkles on its frosting, the cupcake itself has somewhat of a pink color. This is sold at a higher price than the other varieties at PhP 70 each.
The vanilla-flavored cupcake at Fudge is my personal favorite. The frosting on the vanilla cupcake is a little crispier compared to the frosting on the other varieties. This also sells at PhP 50 each.
Note: On top of the prices at Fudge, there is also a service charge which amounts to approximately 10% of the bill.
What is your favorite cupcake at Fudge? Let us know in the comments section below.


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Ryan Roy Wins Gateway PGA Professional Championship; Earns Berth In 53rd PGA Professional Championship
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (August 20, 2019) – Ryan Roy of Norwood Hills Country Club, winner of the Gateway PGA Professional Championship on August 20, 2019 at Jefferson City Country Club will lead four Section PGA Professionals to compete in the 53rd PGA Professional Championship, April 26-29 at Omni Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, Texas.
Roy turned in a winning two-day total of 9-under-par 135 to capture the Gateway PGA Professional Champion title. Brandon Veld of Bellerive Country Club was runner-up, finishing at 4-under-par 140. They are joined by Shane Blankenship of Old Kinderhook GC and Jeff Whitfield of the Quarry of Crystal Springs.
The PGA Professional Championship and 41 PGA Section Championships feature a total purse of more than $1.5 million. The PGA Professional Championship purse is $550,000, distributed among those who make the cut in the 312-player field. Golf Channel will televise all four rounds of the national Championship.
If eligibility is met and maintained, the low 20 scorers in 2020 will earn berths into the 102nd PGA Championship, May 14-17, at Harding Park Golf Club, San Francisco, California.
In addition to the Walter Hagen Cup, the PGA Professional Championship winner also receives an exemption into the next 10 PGA Professional Championships and exemptions into six PGA TOUR events over a 12-month period.
Established in 1968, the PGA Professional Championship roster of Champions includes the following premier TOUR professionals: Sam Snead, Bob Rosburg, Don Massengale, Ed Dougherty, Larry Gilbert, and Bruce Fleisher.
The PGA Professional Championship is presented by Cadillac, Club Car and OMEGA. Supporting sponsors are Titleist/FootJoy, NIKE and TaylorMade Golf. Presenting partners are Golf Channel and the PGA TOUR. The 41 Section Championships and the National Championship offer a combined purse of $1.5 million.
About Cadillac
Cadillac has been a leading luxury auto brand since 1902. Today, Cadillac is growing globally, driven by an expanding product portfolio featuring distinctive design and technology. More information on Cadillac appears at www.cadillac.com. Cadillac's media website with information, images and video can be found at media.cadillac.com.
About the PGA of America
The PGA of America represents the very best in golf. For more information about the PGA of America, visit PGA.org and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
About The Gateway PGA Section
The Gateway PGA is one of 41 sections of the PGA of America that in total services over 28,000 professionals in the United States. The mission of the Gateway PGA, which is comprised of over 335 professionals at over 200 facilities in eastern and central Missouri and southern Illinois, is to provide its members with meaningful playing, educational and financial opportunities while promoting golf at all levels in the geographical confines of the organization.
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The Nevada Revised Statute (NRS) is that body of laws enacted by the Nevada Legislature. The Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) are those regulations which are adopted by the Financial Institutions Division Commissioner, as applicable to the statutes he has been charged with enforcing. The provisions of the (NAC) regulations expand on the statutes, and in some cases the legislature has required the Commissioner to adopt certain regulations in the formulation of his oversight responsibility.
The process of adopting a regulation requires the (a) posting of a notice regarding a proposed regulations; (b) the conducting of a public "workshop"; and (c) the conducting of a public "hearing" to consider public input regarding the proposed regulation. Upon completion of the public "hearing" the Commission may move to adopt the proposed regulations, with any amendments he feels are appropriate. The regulation becomes effective upon the filing of the adopted regulation with the Secretary of State's Office.
The posting of the notice is given at least 15 days before the regulation "workshop"; is mailed to all concerned licensees/registrants; and is posted at the principal library in each county in Nevada. The regulation "hearing" is conducted following the regulation "workshop."
Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Regulation Amendments to NAC 604A, 649, 658, 669, 671, 673, 675, 676A, 677, and NAC 678.
Scheduled Workshop - Proposed Regulation Amendments to NAC 604A, 649, 658, 669, 671, 673, 675, 676A, 677, and NAC 678.
Notice of Hearing and Adoption Meeting for NAC 669A – Family Trust Companies.


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AMERICAN AIRLINES REVEALS THE FUTURE OF AIR TRAVEL
This Past Week: American Airlines just revealed the a future (you may feel uncomfortable with); Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch; Switching it up: How companies managed remote working during a pandemic; Microsoft Teams displays are getting a set of handy new features; UK emphasises cyber security in new foreign policy strategy; More Than a Quarter of Cyber Threats Never Seen Before; How to avoid a spear-phishing attack. 4 tips to keep you safe from timeless scams; Beat phishing by calling the sender; Know the basic signs of phishing scams; Acer gets hit for a massive ransom; Chinese hackers meddle in Western Australia's Parliament; School is out at two hacked colleges and Major breaches in UNITED KINGDOM; AUSTRALIA; UNITED STATES and TAIWAN.
American Airlines just revealed the a future (you may feel uncomfortable with)
So, now that the Corona Virus vaccine is starting to have effect you're thinking of flying again. If your American then perhaps just within America. With interesting timing, American Airlines shows just how much is about to change, with technology at the heart of everything. Delta, United, and Alaska all made noises about soon breaking even. Gary Kelly, Southwest's CEO chirped that this "feels like the beginning of the end." So along came American Airlines to helpfully prepare customers for what the end might really look like. It offered ABC's Good Morning America a glimpse at all the tech innovations it's bringing to the passenger experience. Some of them may seem a little chilling, even if the intention -- officially-- is to make passengers feel good. This is the new normal. A normal where you go to the airport and are encouraged to touch nothing at all. Instead, your face is your passport to everything but another country. You check in by staring into a camera. You drop your bag off by staring into another camera. It's surely the most glorious experience for all those who have obsessively taken selfies since toddlerhood. "Everything you see at our airports today didn't exist a year ago," said Julie Rath, American's VP of customer experience. Oh, I don't know about that. Almost two years ago, I was at Minneapolis Airport watching Delta's international passengers being boarded via facial recognition. This was supposed to be optional. It didn't seem very optional at all. American, too, has been testing the new technology on some of its international flights. Easy to do, when they're not exactly full. The intention now, though, is to install these systems for all domestic flights. Some might mutter that it's interesting how disasters often lead to greater intrusions. And it's not as if facial recognition has an exemplary reputation thus far. Yet here was Wrath's answer on being asked if the future of air travel is your phone and your face: "In the future, you may not even need your phone. Just literally facial recognition can get you through the airport." I fancy one or two people will just literally feel uncomfortable about that.
It's all very well instituting COVID-19-inspired innovations such as touchless payment on board or QR codes that allow you to have a video chat with a customer service robot -- I'm sorry, I mean a real, live customer service person. But when your face is your whole, your identity is surely disseminated even further and wider than it is now. Ah, says, American. Please don't worry about that. All the data is completely disappeared from its systems within 24 hours. "Oh, that's OK then," say customers who have lived a while. Here is where your desperation to fly again meets your concerns about privacy. Do you even stop to think about any privacy risks if you can finally -- and, perhaps, safely -- get on a plane and disappear for a little while? Well, when you've already had your whole body being intimately photographed by the X-Ray machine every time you fly, why worry about whether your face might be floating in some distant ether? This is the future. You don't need to embrace it. It's far too busy embracing you, and never letting go.
Apple releases emergency update for iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watch
Apple has released an emergency update to patch a serious vulnerability found in iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. The patches are iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3, respectively. The vulnerability, discovered by Google's Threat Analysis Group, affects Apple's WebKit browser engine, and what makes this an urgent update is the fact that Apple claims the vulnerability is being actively exploited. Underlining the seriousness of this vulnerability is the fact that Apple has pushed out iOS 12.5.2 for older devices: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation). The bottom line: This patch is important. Install it now. On the iPhone and iPad, fire up Settings and head over to General > Software Update. For the Apple Watch, go into the Apple Watch app.
Switching it up: How companies managed remote working during a pandemic
Unless you worked for a company that endorsed some form of flexible working arrangement -- and many increasingly were -- remote working would have been a foreign concept at the start of last year. That is, of course, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It was then that we saw organisations across most sectors scramble to figure out how they were going to continue to operate, while balancing the health and safety of staff. The solution was obvious: Remote working. As staff traded working in open-planned, hot-desking-style office environments for their kitchen tables, in a quiet corner, or the spare room in their home, management was forced to come up with solutions to facilitate the shift and do it in a way that caused as few disruptions as possible. Introducing video conferencing applications, online collaboration tools, and equipping staff with laptops were just a few of those solutions that organisations, such as Services Australia, turned to. "The number of staff working from home at the height of COVID required the rapid mobilisation of resources to support a remote work environment and minimise disruption for our staff and customers," Services Australia CIO Michael McNamara told ZDNet. He explained that the Australian Government Department which was responsible for providing welfare support to millions of Australians during the height of the pandemic -- including 1.5 million new customers which didn't go quite as planned -- had to deliver around 9,000 "office-in-a-box" kits to staff over five weeks. "This included phones and PCs with the ability to connect to our network and hold virtual meetings from home," McNamara said. "In this same period, we had around 2,000 additional staff join us from across the APS (Australian Public Service) who, within a matter of weeks, were trained and on-boarded with the tools they needed to assist us to take calls and process claims from both home and office environments. This required the fit out and testing of new workstations across six sites in less than two weeks." During that same period, McNamara said the department experienced unprecedented demand on myGov, which caused widespread access issues and forced the department to make upgrades so that the system was fit to handle the demand. "We quickly scaled up, simplified policy, and re-designed our digital services so we could help Centrelink customers online from the safety of their homes. In just 55 days, we processed 1.3 million JobSeeker claims, a claim volume normally processed in two and a half years. Our flexible IT capability enabled us to bolster myGov and, as a result, it now has the largest capacity of any authenticated online platform in Australia," he said. For others, such as Telstra and National Australia Bank (NAB), transitioning to remote working was much easier. Partly because flexible working arrangements were already in place and staff were accustomed to working with other team members who resided interstate. Prior to COVID-19, Telstra staff, for instance, were already working 1.7 days a week from home. Plus, in August 2019, parts of the company were rolling out Microsoft Teams to enable video calling, which was just accelerated once COVID-19 hit."People at Telstra have enjoyed flexible working for almost a decade, and this made the transition to full working from home arrangements relatively seamless for our 25,000 office-based people when COVID first hit," Telstra boss Andy Penn said."Flexible working has become critically important to business over these past 12 months … we are in a new era of hybrid work, where someone lives should no longer be a limitation to the work they undertake. "At Telstra we are moving to a 'location agnostic' approach for all office and contact centre-based roles, opening up the talent pool beyond the typical CBD, meaning we can advertise roles with no fixed address attached. As an example, we already have 80% of our contact centre consultants in Australia choosing to work from home on any given day -- and 100% are now able to do so."As a workaround to ensuring all staff were well-equipped with the necessary tools for remote working, Telstra began standardising its technology equipment by taking what Julian Clarke, Telstra's group owner for Next Gen People Practices, described as a "human-centric design approach". "We looked at various personas of people across the company, so tech tribe, sales savvy, and said, 'Right, for that type of work what things do you need?'. Something like a tablet if they go and see customers a lot. "We've been surprised ourselves. We thought that most people would need one monitor, but some people have said they need two, so we've allowed for multiple monitors at home as part of our standard offering now." In addition, Telstra started to look at the design aspect when it came to helping staff with working remotely full time by giving people the option to choose the size of their desks so it could fit in their homes or providing alternative solutions. "Most people at home before didn't have a camera. And if they did, it was a camera on their laptop and because they were already working one day from home, they were managing with that. But when you're working from home all of the time, people were saying, 'I want a camera built into my monitor because it's just easier that way'," Clarke explained."To save space, we're actually trialling a monitor that has a camera and a docking station in-built to help people minimise space in their home because some have said it's just taking up all the space on my dining room table." Like Telstra, NAB was already adopting new technologies, such as a public multi-cloud strategy pre-pandemic. This fortuitously worked in its favour and enabled the company to scale quickly when the pandemic hit."Our ongoing investment in technology prior to COVID-19 put us in a great position to be able to rapidly respond to this crisis. It has given us greater resilience in our systems, and the ability to continue serving customers remotely," NAB Enterprise technology executive Steve Day said. "In March 2020, we went from approximately 5,000 remote workers to 30,000 in just three weeks, with 98% of operations staff working remotely in just five days." "Our technology team moved quickly and through secure remote access for both cloud-based and on-premise applications we were able to ensure our colleagues, including our 1400-strong contact centre team -- which are all Australian-based -- could continue serving our customers. "In the past year, we switched on new communication options for customers including live chat and chatbot functions. They're options that will remain available for NAB's millions of customers." In addition, NAB's workplace technology team rolled out Windows 10 to all head office staff, with upgrades for branch staff still underway, and introduced collaboration platforms such as Microsoft 365 Teams, OneDrive, and Zoom into its environment. The black and red bank has also opted to move away from legacy token-based remote access to avoid any potential delivery delays of virtual private networking equipment to staff. Instead, the bank has supplied staff with Zscaler cloud-based private access and internet access to enable them a secure connection to corporate applications.
Microsoft Teams displays are getting a set of handy new features
Microsoft is rolling out new improvements for its Teams displays, including Cortana search for meetings, swappable backgrounds for Teams, and quick replies in chat. The features are rolling out as part of Microsoft's March 2021 update for Teams displays, which focuses Teams through devices like Lenovo's Thinksmart View, a dedicated screen just for Teams collaboration. The idea is that having Teams on a second display means that separating out team work and individual work can make focus easier. The Teams display experience is gaining some assistance from Cortana and Microsoft's Bing search engine to help users find information with voice while collaborating with colleagues. For example, the time in New York. This feature for Teams displays follows Microsoft's recent roll out of natural-language queries in English in the US for Teams mobile and Office mobile. That allowed people to use voice commands for Cortana to find messages, chats, and meetings. Teams on Macs and Windows PCs have let users swap out backgrounds for a while now. That same capability, including blurry backgrounds, is now coming to Teams displays like the Thinksmart View. Additionally, Microsoft is enabling access to Cortana and the Bing skills to users of these devices in Australia, Canada, India and the UK. Users can ask Cortana to show a schedule, send messages, and make calls. This update also brings live reactions to meetings on Teams displays with a range of emoticons to show support, applause, love and laughter during a meeting. For Teams on the desktop, the next feature Microsoft is lining up is a new file-sharing experience that lets users create a link to files stored in Teams. Users will be able to set permissions for files stored in SharePoint or OneDrive.
Three billion phishing emails are sent every day. But one change could make life much harder for scammers
Cyber criminals are sending over three billion emails a day as part of phishing attacks designed to look like they come from trusted senders. By spoofing the sender identity used in the 'from' field in messages, cyber criminals attempt to lure potential victims into opening emails from names they trust. This could be the name of a trusted brand like a retailer or delivery company, or even, in more sophisticated attacks, Cyber criminals are sending over three billion emails a day as part of phishing attacks designed to look like they come from trusted senders. By spoofing the sender identity used in the 'from' field in messages, cyber criminals attempt to lure potential victims into opening emails from names they trust. This could be the name of a trusted brand like a retailer or delivery company, or even, in more sophisticated attacks, the name of their CEO or a colleague. These phishing attacks might sound simple, but they work – and that's why so many of these messages are distributed by cyber criminals. And according to a report by email security company Valimail, over three billion spoofing messages are sent every day, accounting for 1% of all email traffic. One of the reasons why email remains such a common attack vector is Cyber criminals are sending over three billion emails a day as part of phishing attacks designed to look like they come from trusted senders. By spoofing the sender identity used in the 'from' field in messages, cyber criminals attempt to lure potential victims into opening emails from names they trust. This could be the name of a trusted brand like a retailer or delivery company, or even, in more sophisticated attacks, the name of their CEO or a colleague. These phishing attacks might sound simple, but they work – and that's why so many of these messages are distributed by cyber criminals. And according to a report by email security company Valimail, over three billion spoofing messages are sent every day, accounting for 1% of all email traffic. One of the reasons why email remains such a common attack vector is because of the rise of remote working. Employees are dealing with an increase in corporate communications being conducted over email, while the reality of working from home means that it's harder for people to ask if an email is legitimate. All of this combined means that phishing emails are putting people and organisations at risk of cyberattacks, including credential theft, malware and ransomware. However, it's possible for organisations to help defend against spoofed emails by applying DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance), which is an email authentication protocol that, when implemented, means only authorized senders can send email using the domain, preventing spam emails being sent. It also contains a reporting function for ongoing improvement and protection. DMARC enforcement helps prevent spoofed emails from being delivered in the first place, with analysis by Valimail finding that 1.9% of email from domains without DMARC enforcement is suspicious, while just 0.4% of email from domains with DMARC enforcement is suspicious. Ultimately, domains without DMARC applied are almost five times more likely to be the target of phishing emails than domains that do have it applied, so organisations can help make the internet a safer place by protecting domains with it. "Privacy laws already exist in Europe and parts of the United States, and if a company does any business in those areas, a DMARC policy at enforcement is essential," said Alexander García-Tobar, CEO and co-founder of Valimail. "By having valid email authentication in place, companies protect themselves and their customers from privacy violations. Without it, emails are sent without permission, fines are issued, confidential information is obtained and reputations sink."
UK emphasises cyber security in new foreign policy strategy
The UK government plans to invest £24 billion in cyber security and the armed forces as part of a major shake-up of its defence policy. Called Global Britain in a Competitive Age: the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy includes a new "full-spectrum" approach to the UK's cyber security capabilities, which are designed to improve the country's defences and deter potential attackers. "In strengthening our homeland security, we will build on the firm foundations in counter-terrorism, intelligence, cyber security and countering the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear […] weapons," the report says. One way it's doing that is through an amendment of its nuclear missile policy. Under the new strategy, the government says it's prepared to launch nuclear attacks if the country faced an exceptional threat that used cyber weapons or other "emerging technologies". This marks a change from existing UK policy, which states that the Trident nuclear programme could only be used against another nuclear power or in response to extreme chemical or biological threats. A central part of this review is the NCF (National Cyber Force), which uses "offensive cyber tools" to detect, disrupt and deter adversaries. Formed in 2020, the NCF is a partnership between the Ministry of Defence and GCHQ. The exact nature of its work is highly secretive, although GCHQ has given its assurance that its operations do not violate any laws. This suggests that the NCF focuses on techniques to prevent adversaries from operating rather than attacking them or breaching their systems. This is in line with what little we know about the tools at the NCF's disposal. For example, it is authorised to interfere with mobile phones to stop terrorists communicating with their contacts, and can implement defences to protect military aircraft from weapons systems. The report proposes that these changes should be part of a "whole-of-cyber" approach to both offensive and defensive capabilities. It recommends looking at a range of capabilities, including creating a way to make the Internet safer for users, as well as ways in which the UK can take the lead in technologies vital to cyber power, such as microprocessors, quantum technologies and new forms of data transmission. Commenting on the proposed cyber security policy, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: "Cyber power is revolutionising the way we live our lives and fight our wars, just as air power did 100 years ago. We need to build up our cyber capability so we can grasp the opportunities it presents while ensuring those who seek to use its powers to attack us and our way of life are thwarted at every turn." He added: "Our new, full-spectrum approach to cyber will transform our ability to protect our people, promote our interests around the world and make the lives of British people better every day."
More Than a Quarter of Cyber Threats Never Seen Before
Over a quarter (29%) of threats spotted in Q4 2020 had never before been detected in-the-wild, giving attackers an advantage over their victims, according to HP Inc. The tech giant's latest Quarterly Threat Insights Report was compiled from data gathered from its global customers' Sure Click virtual machines from October to December 2020. While these isolated micro-VMs effectively segment malware from the endpoint and let it execute harmlessly, the widespread use of packers and obfuscation techniques would help malicious code bypass traditional detection-based filters, HP claimed. Some 88% of threats were delivered via email, and it took nearly nine days on average for AV engines to recognize their hash. Fake invoice attachments were the most common lure. Trojans accounted for 66% of malware in the period, driven by spam campaigns delivering banking malware Dridex. Malicious executables surged by 12%, with CVE-2017-11882 accounting for nearly three-quarters of detections. Another legacy bug, CVE-2017-0199, accounted for a 12% growth in malware designed to run malicious scripts when a victim opens an Office document. The two findings are a reminder that, despite the current focus on attacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, many campaigns look to capitalize on the fact that organizations often overlook flaws left unpatched from years ago. Other trends spotted by HP include email thread-hijacking designed to distribute Emotet in government organizations in Central America, the return of the ZLoader banking Trojan and a new Office malware builder (APOMacroSploit) used to craft delivery themed spam campaigns to distribute BitRAT malware. "Opportunistic cybercrime does not show any signs of slowing. Low-cost malware-as-a-service kits are an attractive prospect to cyber-criminals and we have seen these continue to proliferate in underground forums. Kits like APOMacroSploit, which emerged in Q4 2020, can be bought for as little as $50 USD," said Alex Holland, senior malware analyst at HP Inc. "We have also seen threat actors continue to experiment with malware delivery techniques to improve their chances of establishing footholds into networks. The most effective execution techniques we saw in Q4 2020 involved old technologies like Excel 4.0 macros that often offer little visibility to detection tools."
How to avoid a spear-phishing attack. 4 tips to keep you safe from timeless scams.
Everyone has access to something a hacker wants. To get it, hackers might aim a targeted attack right at you. The goal might be stealing customer data that's useful for identity theft, your company's intellectual property or even your personal income data. The latter could help hackers steal your tax refund or file for Everyone has access to something a hacker wants. To get it, hackers might aim a targeted attack right at you. The goal might be stealing customer data that's useful for identity theft, your company's intellectual property or even your personal income data. The latter could help hackers steal your tax refund or file for unemployment benefits in your name. Targeted attacks, also called spear-phishing, aim to trick you into handing over login credentials or downloading malicious software. That's what happened at Twitter in July, where the company says hackers targeted employees on their phones. Spear-phishing attacks also often take place over email. Hackers usually send targets an "urgent" message and include credible-sounding information specific to you, like something that could have come from your own tax return, social media account or credit card bill. These scams aim to override any red flags you might notice about the email with details that make the sender sound legitimate. When Twitter employees fell for a spear-phishing trick, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's Twitter account was compromised and pushed a cryptocurrency scam. CNET has blocked out the address that hackers included in the tweet.Bottom of Form Despite corporate training and stern warnings to be careful who you give your password to, people do fall for these tricks. In addition to the Twitter fiasco, there was the release of Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta's emails, including his technique for making risotto (hint: keep stirring!). Podesta reportedly entered his personal username and password into a fake form designed by hackers specifically to capture his credentials. Another consequence of falling for a spear-phishing scam could be downloading malicious software, like ransomware. You could also be convinced to wire money to a cybercriminal's account. So how do you avoid falling for a spear-phishing scam? By taking these security habits to heart.
Know the basic signs of phishing scams Phishing emails, texts and phone calls try to trick you into visiting a malicious website, handing over a password or downloading a file. This works in email attacks because people often spend the whole day at work clicking on links and downloading files as part of their jobs. Hackers know this and try to take advantage of your propensity to click without thinking.
So the No. 1 defense against phishing emails is to pause before clicking. First, check for signs the sender is who they claim to be:
· Look at the "from" field. Is the person or business's name spelled correctly, and does the email address actually match the name of the sender? Or are there a bunch of random characters in the email address instead?
· While we're at it, does the email address seem close, but a little off? E.g. Microsft.net, or Microsoft.co.
· Hover your mouse over any links in the email to see the true URLs they will send you to. Do they look legitimate? Remember not to click!
· Check the greeting. Does the sender address you by name? "Customer" or "Sir" would be red flags.
· Read the email closely. Is it generally free from spelling errors or odd grammar?
· Think about the tone of the message. Is it overly urgent or trying to get you to do something you normally wouldn't?
Don't fall for more advanced phishing emails that use these techniques
Even if an email passes the initial smell test outlined above, it could still be a trap. A spear-phishing email might include your name, use more polished language and seem specific to you. It's just plain harder to notice. Then there are targeted phone calls, in which someone calls you and tries to manipulate you into handing over information or visiting a malicious website. Because spear-phishing scams can be so tricky, there's an extra layer of caution you should apply before acting on a request that comes over email or the phone. The most important of these extra steps: guard your password. Never follow a link from your email to a website and then enter your account password. Never give your password to anyone over the phone. Banks, email providers and social media platforms often make it policy to never ask for your password in an email or phone call. Instead, you can go to the company's website in your browser and log in there. You can also dial back to the company's call customer service department to see if the request is legit. Most financial institutions, like your bank, will send secure messages through a separate inbox you can access only after you've logged onto the website.
Beat phishing by calling the sender
If someone sends you something "important" to download, asks you to reset your account passwords or requests that you send a money order from company accounts, call the sender of the message -- like your boss, your bank or other financial institution, or the IRS -- and make sure they really sent it to you.
If the request came by phone call, you can still pause and double check. For example, if someone says they're calling from your bank, you can tell the caller you're going to hang up and call back on the company's main customer service line.
A phishing message will often try to make the request seem incredibly urgent, so you might not feel inclined to add an extra step by calling the sender to double-check. For example, an email might say that your account has been compromised and you need to reset your password ASAP, or that your account will expire unless you act by the end of the day.
Don't panic. You're always in the right if you take a few extra minutes to verify a request that could cost you or your company financially, or damage your reputation..
Know the basic signs of phishing scams
Phishing emails, texts and phone calls try to trick you into visiting a malicious website, handing over a password or downloading a file. This works in email attacks because people often spend the whole day at work clicking on links and downloading files as part of their jobs. Hackers know this and try to take advantage of your propensity to click without thinking. So the No. 1 defence against phishing emails is to pause before clicking. First, check for signs the sender is who they claim to be:
THREAT FOCUS: United States – Descartes Aljex Software
https://www.hackread.com/shipping-management-software-firm-data-online/
Exploit: Unsecured Database
Descartes Aljex Software: Shipping Software Developer
Risk to Business: 1.726 = Severe - An unsecured database is always trouble as Descartes Aljex Software discovered this week. 103 GB worth of data belonging to the New Jersey-based company was discovered by researchers after it was left exposed on a misconfigured AWS S3 Bucket. The exposed data contained corporate, client and employee information.
Risk to Individuals: 1.667 = Severe - An unsecured database is always trouble as Aljex clients' account data that was exposed included full names, phone numbers, email addresses, Aljex usernames, and plaintext passwords. Carrier information, their full names and email addresses as well as their house addresses and phone numbers were compromised. Client shipment details, shipment information, recipient's consignee name, shipment origin and destination, addresses, and phone numbers were included in the data that was exposed. Sales representative details were also exposed including full names, corporate emails, Aljex usernames, and sales representative IDs
How it Could Affect Your Business: Third-party and supply chain risk is growing more dangerous for businesses as the ripple effect of breaches like this fuels cybercrime. Take precautions now to avoid headaches later.
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THREAT FOCUS: United States – Guns.com
https://www.hackread.com/hacker-dumps-guns-com-database-customers-admin-data/
Exploit: Hacking
Guns.com: Online Gun Marketplace
Risk to Business: 1.227 = Extreme = An enormous database from Guns.com made an appearance in a hacker forum this week and it's a major trove of information. The abundant data contains both administrator and user information including user IDs, full names, an estimated 400,000 email addresses, password hashes, physical addresses, ZIPcodes, city, state, Magneto IDs, phone numbers, account creation date and other personal details. One of the folders in the leaked database includes customers' bank account details including full name, bank name, account type and Dwolla IDs. To top it off, an Excel file in the database was exposed containing sensitive login details of Guns.com including its administrator's WordPress, MYSQL, and Cloud (Azure) credentials, with all admin credentials including admin emails, passwords, login links, and server addresses in plain text format.
Individual Risk: 1.112 = Extreme - Users of Guns.com are significantly impacted, as extensive banking and personal information has been exposed. They should be wary of identity theft, spear phishing, and business email compromise/fraud risks as well as change any passwords shared with this account
How it Could Affect Your Business Sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) requires strong protection, especially when financial information for clients is at stake.
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THREAT FOCUS: United States – Maricopa Community College
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2021/03/19/maricopa-community-college-students-without-tech-systems/4759189001/
Maricopa Community College: Institution of Higher Learning
Risk to Business: 2.312 = Severe - Classes have been disrupted as a suspected ransomware attack has caused extensive IT outages at Maricopa Community College. Education tools including MyInfo, Canvas, RioLearn, Maricopa email, Maricopa Google Tools and the Student Information System/Student Center are unavailable. The 10 college system has extended the semester by at least a week and expects service to be restored this week.
Individual Impact: No sensitive personal or financial information was announced as impacted in this incident, but the investigation is ongoing.
How it Could Affect Your Business: One small email handling mistake can have devastating consequences. Stop ransomware from clobbering your business by preventing employees from interacting with phishing emails.
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THREAT FOCUS: United Kingdom – South and City College Birmingham
https://feweek.co.uk/2021/03/15/college-group-closes-all-campuses-for-a-week-following-major-cyber-attack/
South and City College Birmingham: Institution of Higher Learning
Risk to Business: 1.102 = Extreme - The eight sites of South and City College Birmingham closed down in-person learning again this week after a purported ransomware attack wreaked havoc. Students will be back to learning online until systems can be restored, which may take weeks. An investigation is underway.
Individual Impact: No sensitive personal or financial information was announced as compromised in this incident, but the investigation is ongoing.
How it Could Affect Your Business: Even without data theft, ransomware can cause a massive disruption that cripples your business. Scenarios like this are also ripe for exploitation with double extortion ransomware.
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THREAT FOCUS: United Kingdom – The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/115870/hacking/ministry-of-defence-hacked.html
Exploit: Nation-State Hacking
The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom: Specialty Graduate School
Risk to Business: 2.775 = Moderate - A nation-state hacking incident took the website and IT system of the UK Ministry of Defence training school offline this week. Systems at the academy were extensively compromised and it will take time to completely restore the impacted computers and servers. Russian and Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected to be behind the offensive. IT at the school is run separately by a contractor and no systems at the Ministry of Defence were impacted.
How it Could Affect Your Business: Human error is the top cause of cybersecurity incidents. Improve security awareness training for everyone in the organization to reduce it.
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THREAT FOCUS: Australia – The Parliament of Western Australia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-17/wa-parliament-targeted-cyber-attack/13253926
Parliament of Western Australia: Regional Legislative Body
Risk to Business: 1.603 = Severe - Western Australia's parliamentary email network was infiltrated by suspected Chinese hackers in the fallout of the recent massive Microsoft Exchange incident. The intrusion was detected on 03/04 in the middle of the state election campaign and led to intervention from Australia's cybersecurity watchdog. Email service was disrupted but an investigation by Western Australia's Parliamentary Services Department concluded that no sensitive data was stolen in the attack.
How it Could Affect Your Business: Nation-state hacking is a menace that doesn't show signs of slowing down. Couple that with a massive third party breach at a major technology vendor and danger escalates
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THREAT FOCUS: Taiwan – Acer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/computer-giant-acer-hit-by-50-million-ransomware-attack/
Acer: Computer Manufacturer
Risk to Business: 2.020= Severe - Acer has the dubious honor of setting a new record this year. The REvil cybercrime gang has executed a massive ransomware attack and they're demanding the largest known ransom to date, $50,000,000. The audacious threat actors offered a 20% discount if payment was made by this past Wednesday. Data to prove the hit including samples of leaked images are for documents that include financial spreadsheets, bank balances, and bank communications has been posted as proof to hacker forums. The incident is ongoing.
Individual Impact: No sensitive personal or financial information was declared as compromised immediately but the investigation is ongoing and more details may emerge.
How it Could Affect Your Business: Ransomware doesn't discriminate, and even a narrow impact can have big consequences for operations, causing delays and dissatisfaction for clients.
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1 – 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 – 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 – 3 = Moderate Risk
Risk scores are calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.
Double Extortion Ransomware is the Gift That Keeps On Giving – to Cybercriminals
Double extortion ransomware having another moment in the sun as cybercriminals double down on their attacks to double their profits. In this devastating style of attack, cybercriminals aim to get paid twice – once for the usual decryption code to unlock systems and data and a separate fee to not have the encrypted data copied by the gang. This tactic was in vogue before when it first emerged in late 2019 and spread across the cybercrime landscape. It's reemerged as a favorite of major gangs including REvil, DoppelPaymer and Clop. Even cybercriminals are working a little harder in this economy, leading to this style of attack trending upward again as cybercriminals look for new ways to expand their revenue streams. Practitioners of double extortion ransomware were responsible for more than 50% of all ransomware attacks in 2020.
Ransomware Continues to Rule the Roost
Ransomware risks show no signs of slowing down, and they're costing companies a fortune. The average ransomware payment rose 33% in 2020 over 2019, to $111,605. The worldwide cumulative cost of ransomware doubled last year as well, from an estimated $11.5 billion in 2019 to $20 billion in 2020. Insurers felt the pinch too – cyber insurance claims for ransomware attacks increased 41% in the first half of 2020 alone. All of this translates into huge financial danger for companies in every sector. Healthcare led the pack – An estimated 560 US healthcare targets alone were impacted by ransomware in 2020. More than 45% of cyberattacks against healthcare targets in 2020 were ransomware, but no industry was spared. Manufacturers experienced one-quarter of all ransomware attacks, professional services companies clocked in at 17% and government entities were hit with 13%.
One Ransomware Attack Can Cost You Twice as Much as Before
A tight global economy has everyone looking for new revenue streams – including cybercriminals who are doubling down on ransomware threats by doubling the price tag to get your data and systems back. In a double extortion ransomware attack, cybercriminals make money two ways by asking victims to pay twice: once for a decryption code to unlock their impacted systems or data, and a separate fee to not have the encrypted data copied by the gang Practitioners of this tactic were responsible for more than 50% of all ransomware attacks in 2020. This week's record-setting ransomware incident at Acer proves that the cost of a ransomware incident is only going up – cybercriminals presented Acer with a $50,000,00 ransom demand to hand over the key to decrypt their data. The risk is going up too. Researchers noted a 50% increase in the daily average of ransomware attacks between Q1 2020 and Q4 2020 Protecting your business from ransomware starts with protecting it from phishing. Regular security awareness training that emphasizes phishing prevention is a key part of any defensive strategy against ransomware. An estimated 65% of ransomware attacks are delivered via phishing.
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Q: Tensorflow 2.1 gives different neural net convergence on windows vs linux for Python 3.6 Machine 1 :
LAMBDA QUAD LINUX Ubuntu:18.04
Deep Learning Workstation with 4 GPUs
convergence of neural net model on lambda ( Linux)
Machine 2 :
Lenovo Thinkpad T480 Intel Windows 10.
convergence of neural net model on ThinkPad (Windows)
Both machines are running exactly the same piece of code, exactly the same dataset, both have Python 3.6 and tensorflow 2.1. However, I found a difference in package versions on both machines. But that does not explain the early stopping on a windows machine around 2000 iterations whereas on the Linux the network seems to have not been trained even after 5000 iterations.


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Introduction of Chairwoman Zhang Meiying
Zhang Meiying, Female, Han Ethnic Group, Born in January1944 in Nanchong, Sichuan, Member of China Democratic League, Starting work in August1962,Graduating from Department of Medicine of the Fourth Military Medical University, Bachelor Degree, Chief Physician. She was Deputy Chairwoman of CPPCC, First Deputy Chairwoman of China Democratic League Central Committee and Deputy Chairwoman of All-China Women's Federation (Part-time) in the past.
Representative of the 9th NPC, Member of the Standing Committee of the 10th CPPCC, Selected as the Deputy Chairwoman of CPPCC in the Third Meeting of the 10th CPPCC, Deputy Chairwoman of the 11th CPPCC.
Introduction of Romano Prodi
Romano Prodi, Born on August 9th 1939 in Reggio nell'Emilia--A City in Northern Italy, Italian Politician.
He served as Italian Prime Minister for twice from 1996 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2008 respectively, and worked as the Chairman of the Council of Europe(from 1999 to 2004).
Introduction of Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Jean-Pierre Raffarin( August 3rd 1948 --), Former Prime Minister of French Government,Politician of the Conservatives and Senator of Vienne, Born in Poitiers and Graduating from Assas Law School of Paris University and ISC Paris Business School, Majoring in Law. He joined in political circle in1977 when he was selected as Senator of Poitiers and then was appointed as Prime Minister of the transitional government by President Chirac on May 6th 2002. He became inaugurated on June 17th in the same year and resigned in May 2005.
Introduction of Megawati Sukarnoputri
Megawati Sukarnoputri (January 23rd 1947--), the Fifth President of Indonesia ( from July 23rd 2001 to October 2004)
There are many ways of spelling of the name "Megawati Sukarnoputri" in local language of Indonesia, such as "Megawati Soekarno Putri" or "Megawati Soekarnoputri". "Soekarno Putri" means the daughter of "Soekarno"in local language.It is called shortly in Chinese as "梅加瓦(Mei Jiawa)"
Megawati Sukarnoputri was born in Yogyakarta in Java. Her father is Sukarno, former President of Indonesia and her mother is the ninth wife of Sukarno. Megawati Sukarnoputri is the second child and first daughter of the family.
Introduction of Paul Edgar Philippe Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (August 28th 1938-, born in Windsor,Ontario)was ever called as "马田(Ma Tian)"by overseas Chinese in Canada and was Prime Minister of Canada in the past.
He is the 21st Prime Minister of Canada and took over Jean Chretien,last Prime Minister, on December 12th 2003. Martin is the former leader of Liberal Party of Canada.
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Wendy Garrett, had a dream to run the Boston Marathon. She hardly dared verbalize her desire but set a goal to qualify at the Portland Marathon. Wendy moved to Oregon in hopes of training as she helped take care of her sister who was fighting cancer. As Wendy crossed the finish line at the Portland Marathon, she was disappointed that she couldn't claim the BQ (Boston Qualifier). Soon after the race, she found out that she had qualified in the mobility impaired division. Wendy Garrett is paralyzed from her left knee down.
Though she was thrilled to finally fulfill her dream to run the Boston Marathon, it was a very bitter sweet moment as now her sister had taken a turn for the worse. After a short time, her sister passed away.
Grief over took Wendy, she couldn't find the motivation to train for the Boston Marathon. Would she be able to run it? After some time, she realized that running strengthened her and helped her cope. Three weeks before the marathon, Wendy had a scare with her knee and was told by doctors not to walk or run until the marathon.
We all have "disabilities" or "struggles", whether they be physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual– I mean raw struggle. It may be visible to the eye, or vaulted deep within us. What is holding you back from reaching your greatest potential or goal?
One week ago, I was packing everything up in our little apartment in North Carolina. We were preparing to drive all the way to Austin, Tx. Simultaneously, I was preparing to run the Greensboro Marathon the following morning. The kids were especially difficult and didn't seem to understand that I had a lot of work to do. With a list of everything to be done, including carb loading, staying off of my feet, and getting a nap… yeah right! I had trained for this marathon for months, and followed my training plan to the letter. However, I still felt overwhelmed, nervous, and tried not to be discouraged that this was one of the hilliest marathons in the country. My goal was to qualify for the Boston Marathon. Choosing such a hilly marathon was an over sight, as there was not a topography map on the website at the time I registered. I've never been one to back out of a race so I was trying to stay positive, but feeling extremely defeated already. I needed peace. I came across this incredible speech by one of my running heroes, Elaine S. Dalton. These words brought me great comfort. I hope you love it as much as I do.


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FairPrice brings in affordable infant formula milk options
The FairPrice Gold Follow-On Formula (Stage 2) is meant for babies aged from six months to one year old while the FairPrice Gold Growing-Up Formula (Stage 3) is for those between one and three years of age. PHOTOS: TNP FILE, NTUC FAIRPRICE
FairPrice has come up with the FairPrice Gold house brand formula, which costs $27 to $29 for a 900g tin
Melanis Tai
Prices for formula milk have been on the rise.
The average price of a 900g tin of formula milk powder has spiked by about 120 per cent from $25.42 to $56.06 over the past decade, as reported by The Straits Times earlier this year.
Families can spend more than $150 on milk powder alone as a baby can consume up to three or four 900g tins a month.
The expensive affair of feeding a baby has caused unhappiness among parents, prompting the Government to address the issue as supermarkets source for more affordable versions.
FairPrice is one of the supermarket chains that has come forth to offer a more affordable infant formula option.
FairPrice chief executive Seah Kian Peng said: "Following the Government's announcement to review import requirements, FairPrice has been in discussion with the authorities on bringing in better value formula milk from additional sources."
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Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon added that the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authorityhas been working with retailers and overseas counterparts by ensuring that health certificates and quality control documents align with Singapore's standards, instead of having retailers seek out the necessary documents before the import.
Imported from Australia, the FairPrice Gold house brand formula milk comes from dairy farms in the Gippsland region, a major dairy region in Australia.
According to Mr Seah, the quality of the formula milk is comparable to top brands despite the lower prices.
The FairPrice Gold infant milk formula is $27 to $29 for a 900g tin.
FairPrice Gold Growing-Up Formula (Stage 3).PHOTO: NTUC FAIRPRICE
It is manufactured according to specifications, procedures and guidelines set by Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
The pharmaceutical grade facility is specifically designed for infant formula production and has been halal-certified by the Islamic Coordinating Council of Victoria.
The formula milk is free of added sucrose, maltodextrin sugars and corn syrups.
Both the FairPrice Gold Follow-On Formula (Stage 2), meant for babies aged from six months to one year old, and the FairPrice Gold Growing-Up Formula (Stage 3), for those between one and three years of age, contain a blend of ingredients.
They include Omega 3 (DHA) and Omega 6 (AA) fatty acids that promote brain development, lutein to boost eye health, galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS-prebiotic) to support digestive health, as well as vitamin D and calcium for bone development.
FairPrice Gold Follow-On Formula also contains iron to support normal cognitive development while the FairPrice Gold Growing-Up Formula contains vital minerals to promote a healthy immune system.
From now till Nov 12, enjoy $5 off the retail selling prices of FairPrice Gold infant milk formula Stage 2 and 3.
Available in all FairPrice stores, FairPrice Online and Warehouse Club.
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Q: how to programmatically allow Unity Shader to control which object renders in front? I've only just started learning Unity, but because I come from a background of coding in C#, I've found the standard scripting to be very quick to learn. Unfortunately, I've now come across a problem for which I believe a custom shader is required and I'm completely lost when it comes to shaders.
Scenario:
I'm using a custom distance scaling process so that really big, far away objects are moved within a reasonable floating point precision range from the player. This works great and handles scaling of the objects based on their adjusted distance so they appear to actually be really far away. The problem occurs though when two of these objects pass close to eachother in game space (this would still be millions of units apart in real scale) because they visibly collide.
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFnuQg4R8NQ
Attempted Solution 1:
I've looked into flattening the objects along the player's view axis and this fixes the collision, but this affects shading and particle effects so wasn't a good option
Attempted Solution 2:
I've tried changing the RenderOrder, but because sometimes one object is inside the mesh of another (though the centre of this object is still closer to the camera) it doesn't fix the issue and particle effects are problematic again.
Attempted Solution 3:
I've tried moving the colliding objects to their own layer, spawning a new camera with a higher depth at the same position as my main camera and forcing the cameras to only see the items on their respective layers, but this caused lighting issues as some objects are lighting others and I had only a limited number of layers so this solution was quite limiting as it forced me to only have a low number of objects that could be overlapping at a time. NOTE: this solution is probably the closest I was able to come to what I need though.
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyFDgimJ2-8
Attempted Solution 4:
I've tried updating the Standard shader code by downloading it from Unity's downloads page and creating my own, custom shader that allows me to modify the ZWrite and ZTest properties, but because I've no real understanding of how these work, I'm not getting anywhere.
Request:
I would greatly appreciate a Shader script code example of how I can programmatically force one object who's mesh is either colliding with or completely inside another mesh to render in front of said mesh. I'm hoping I can then take that example and apply it to all the shaders that I'm currently using (Standard, Particle Additive) to achieve the effect I'm looking for. Thanks in advance for your help.

A: In the gif below both objects are colliding and according to the camera position the cube is in front of the sphere but I can change their visibility with the render queue:

If that's what you want you only have to add ZWrite Off in your subshader before the CGPROGRAM starts, the following is the Standard Surface Shader including the line:
Shader "Custom/Shader" {
Properties {
    _Color ("Color", Color) = (1,1,1,1)
    _MainTex ("Albedo (RGB)", 2D) = "white" {}
    _Glossiness ("Smoothness", Range(0,1)) = 0.5
    _Metallic ("Metallic", Range(0,1)) = 0.0
}
SubShader {
    Tags { "RenderType"="Opaque" }
    LOD 200
    ZWrite Off
    CGPROGRAM
    // Physically based Standard lighting model, and enable shadows on all light types
    #pragma surface surf Standard fullforwardshadows

    // Use shader model 3.0 target, to get nicer looking lighting
    #pragma target 3.0

    sampler2D _MainTex;

    struct Input {
        float2 uv_MainTex;
    };

    half _Glossiness;
    half _Metallic;
    fixed4 _Color;

    // Add instancing support for this shader. You need to check 'Enable Instancing' on materials that use the shader.
    // See https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/GPUInstancing.html for more information about instancing.
    // #pragma instancing_options assumeuniformscaling
    UNITY_INSTANCING_BUFFER_START(Props)
        // put more per-instance properties here
    UNITY_INSTANCING_BUFFER_END(Props)

    void surf (Input IN, inout SurfaceOutputStandard o) {
        // Albedo comes from a texture tinted by color
        fixed4 c = tex2D (_MainTex, IN.uv_MainTex) * _Color;
        o.Albedo = c.rgb;
        // Metallic and smoothness come from slider variables
        o.Metallic = _Metallic;
        o.Smoothness = _Glossiness;
        o.Alpha = c.a;
    }
    ENDCG
}
FallBack "Diffuse"
}

Now sorting particles, look at the shadows and how they collide and how we can change their visibility regardless of their position.

Here's the shader for particles, I'm using the Unity Built-in shader, the only thing added is Ztest Always
     Shader "Particles/Alpha Blended Premultiply Custom" {
 Properties {
     _MainTex ("Particle Texture", 2D) = "white" {}
     _InvFade ("Soft Particles Factor", Range(0.01,3.0)) = 1.0
 }

 Category {
     Tags { "Queue"="Transparent" "IgnoreProjector"="True" "RenderType"="Transparent" "PreviewType"="Plane" }
     ZTest Always
     Blend SrcAlpha OneMinusSrcAlpha
     ColorMask RGB
     Cull Off Lighting Off ZWrite Off

     SubShader {
         Pass {

             CGPROGRAM
             #pragma vertex vert
             #pragma fragment frag
             #pragma target 2.0
             #pragma multi_compile_particles
             #pragma multi_compile_fog

             #include "UnityCG.cginc"

             sampler2D _MainTex;
             fixed4 _TintColor;

             struct appdata_t {
                 float4 vertex : POSITION;
                 fixed4 color : COLOR;
                 float2 texcoord : TEXCOORD0;
                 UNITY_VERTEX_INPUT_INSTANCE_ID
             };

             struct v2f {
                 float4 vertex : SV_POSITION;
                 fixed4 color : COLOR;
                 float2 texcoord : TEXCOORD0;
                 #ifdef SOFTPARTICLES_ON
                 float4 projPos : TEXCOORD1;
                 #endif
                 UNITY_VERTEX_OUTPUT_STEREO
             };

             float4 _MainTex_ST;

             v2f vert (appdata_t v)
             {
                 v2f o;
                 UNITY_SETUP_INSTANCE_ID(v);
                 UNITY_INITIALIZE_VERTEX_OUTPUT_STEREO(o);
                 o.vertex = UnityObjectToClipPos(v.vertex);
                 #ifdef SOFTPARTICLES_ON
                 o.projPos = ComputeScreenPos (o.vertex);
                 COMPUTE_EYEDEPTH(o.projPos.z);
                 #endif
                 o.color = v.color;
                 o.texcoord = TRANSFORM_TEX(v.texcoord,_MainTex);
                 return o;
             }

             UNITY_DECLARE_DEPTH_TEXTURE(_CameraDepthTexture);
             float _InvFade;

             fixed4 frag (v2f i) : SV_Target
             {
                 #ifdef SOFTPARTICLES_ON
                 float sceneZ = LinearEyeDepth (SAMPLE_DEPTH_TEXTURE_PROJ(_CameraDepthTexture, UNITY_PROJ_COORD(i.projPos)));
                 float partZ = i.projPos.z;
                 float fade = saturate (_InvFade * (sceneZ-partZ));
                 i.color.a *= fade;
                 #endif

                 return i.color * tex2D(_MainTex, i.texcoord) * i.color.a;
             }
             ENDCG
         }
     }
 }
 }


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Статус заказника присвоєно рішенням Донецької обласної виконкому № 276 від 27 червня 1984 року. Заказник займає площу — 686 гектар.

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На 19 сесії Донецької обласної ради розглядалося питання про скасування статусу заказника «Соснові насадження» і статус заказника був скасований (Рішення №5/19-600 від 26.09.2008 року).

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Hey I'm Tayla :) I'm a 22 year old University Student who works Part Time in Retail.
I've done House Sitting for family and friends and loved it so decided i should do it more often!
I love animals especially dogs, my family have a Labrador who i love.
I'm a very organised person, I will keep your house in order. I'm more than happy to collect your mail, water your plants, put your bins out. I would love to walk your dogs and anything else you need me to do for them.
Also happy to look after your Cats, to empty litter trays and brush long haired cats if needed.
Always happy to chat with Home Owners or meet up first to do a run through the house/ pet routine.


SEATTLE (CBS.MW) -- In all the years I've been counseling investors, I've met only a handful of couples who truly worked together to maximize their retirement plans.
That's a shame. Sometimes a couple can combine two mediocre plans to make one really good one.
"I want to follow your advice to put big chunks of my 401(k) savings into small-cap and value funds, but I don't seem to have any good options," Helen wrote. "My husband's plan has some funds that look promising, but that doesn't do me any good. And he doesn't have even one international fund. We don't get any matching contributions from our employers. Should we quit contributing to the 401(k) plans and go shopping for funds on our own?"
It's easy to understand Helen's frustration.
In her 401(k) plan, she has allocated 20 percent to the Vanguard 500 Index Fund VFINX, +0.16% 15 percent to Vanguard Growth & Income VQNPX, +0.19% 15 percent to Vanguard Primecap VPMCX, -0.10% 20 percent to a money-market fund and 30 percent to T. Rowe Price International Stock Fund PRITX, -0.11% She could also invest in Vanguard Mid-cap Index VIMSX, +0.25% or in Vanguard Health Care VGHCX, -0.16% as well as a couple of bond funds, but she hasn't done so.
Jim's 401(k) gives him very few choices: Oppenheimer Total Return OTRNX American Century Ultra TWUIX, +0.30% T. Row Price Value TRVLX, +0.29% Fidelity Low Priced Stock FLPSX, -0.18% and T. Rowe Price Small Cap OTCFX, -0.12% as well as a few bond funds and a stable value fund. He's currently investing 40 percent in Ultra, 40 percent in T. Rowe Price Small Cap and 20 percent in the stable value fund.
With this information, it's easy to see the problem right off the bat. And it's easy to see at least a partial solution that they can implement together - but that neither can do alone.
The task of building a properly diversified equity portfolio requires having investments in nine asset classes: U.S. large cap, U.S. large-cap value, U.S. small-cap, U.S. small-cap value and the same asset classes in international stock funds plus emerging markets.
Very few 401(k) plans offer all those asset classes, but investors don't need perfection to be successful. They do need representation in large-cap, small-cap, value and international.
Helen's plan is strong in U.S. and international large-cap funds. Jim's plan offers a value fund and a small-cap fund from T. Rowe Price plus Fidelity's Low Priced Stock, an excellent small-cap value fund.
Between them, Helen and Jim can invest in all the important U.S. asset classes. I'd like it better if they had international funds that specialized in value and small-cap, but the T. Rowe Price offering is a fine start at international exposure.
At their ages, I'm not sure they need any bonds or money-market funds in their retirement savings. I'd suggest an all-equity allocation.
I don't know how much money each plan has, but I'll assume they are roughly equal. Based on that assumption, I'm going to outline one possible scenario for this couple.
Helen's plan must carry the weight of international and large-cap U.S. stocks, while Jim's has to cover their needs for value and small-cap. Neither plan can do its job perfectly, but in this case "good enough" is a worthwhile goal.
I suggest Helen allocate 70 percent of her plan to T. Rowe Price International Stock and 30 percent to Vanguard 500 Index.
Jim, meanwhile, can put 35 percent of his plan into T. Rowe Price Value, another 35 percent into Fidelity Low Priced Stock and 20 percent into T. Rowe Price Small Cap. The final 10 percent can go into American Century Ultra, which will give this couple's portfolio a bit of exposure to large-cap growth - an asset class on which the sun will someday shine again.
This overall allocation is still lopsided, with less than 30 percent in small-cap stocks (ideally 50 percent), only 35 percent in value stocks (ideally 50 percent) and only 35 percent in international stocks (ideally 40 to 50 percent). But it's a very good start.
As Helen and Jim make other investments in IRAs or taxable accounts, they should focus those investments on a few missing asset classes. Internationally, funds like Vanguard International Value VTRIX, -0.19% Vanguard International Explorer VINEX, -0.46% Oakmark International OAKIX, -0.12% and Third Avenue International Value TAVIX could give them small-cap and value exposure.
Even with just their 401(k) plans, my recommendations will put Jim and Helen into the ballpark of proper diversification, and together they will be much better positioned than either of them could be alone.
Individually, I would have to say Jim and Helen's 401(k) plans are both lemons. But working together, they can make sweet lemonade.
Paul Merriman is founder of Merriman Capital Management in Seattle, and is editor and publisher of FundAdvice.com. He answers readers' questions on a variety of mutual fund topics that might help other fund investors in similar situations. Please e-mail us on topics for future column consideration.
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In conversation recently, I had someone call me "spoiled" for where I travel. They prefaced this with the fact that I travel internationally (as often as I can), don't have kids, and am not married; therefore being spoiled in their eyes. I was quite taken back by this because it's not often I have such a negative label directed at me. I wasn't quite sure how to respond, but I couldn't seem to let go of the negative connotation with that term- spoiled. The more I thought about it, the more ironic it became to me. I put the idea of being spoiled into a different context that I could relate to more and found that I am, indeed, a spoiled traveler.
I am spoiled enough to know that I need to live well under my means if I want to make travel a priority in my life. I am spoiled in the fact that I am able to appreciate the simplicity of a roof over my head; knowing that I don't need a dishwasher, multiple bedrooms, my own washing machine, cable, etc. to make my house a home.
I am spoiled with the conscious decision and awareness that I have made thus far in my life to not have children. Spoiled to recognize my own awareness that having children is not a decision that would serve me at this point in my life.
I am spoiled to know that regardless of if I'm in a relationship or single, that status will not dictate the pursuit of my passions in life. I am spoiled to be in relationships with those that support me and my desire to experience the world.
I am spoiled to recognize the sacredness of our days in this world and that our time is fleeting; that "later on" isn't guaranteed.
I am spoiled to have taken the initiative to experience our world far beyond the boundaries of my comfort zone. I am spoiled with an open mind that craves to see more, learn more, and meet more people.
I am spoiled to know that luxury travel plans aren't required for the best experience.
I am spoiled with the courage to take chances and run risks of going to places foreign to me and immersing myself in unknown situations.
So yes, they were right, I am incredibly spoiled, and I could not be more grateful for that.
I hope you all know how worthy you are of spoiling yourself with an adventure. Be kind & stay spoiled.


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Eventing: Fair Hill: Results: Hannah Burnett Wins USEF CCI ***; Clark Montgomery Wins USEF CCI**
Fair Hill, MD-October 17, 2010- Hannah Burnett of Ocala, FL, captured the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) CCI*** in a nail-biting finish at the 22nd annual Dansko Fair Hill International Festival in the Country. Burnett, who won last year's CCI** at Fair Hill, was flawless on Sunday to win on her dressage score of 49.4 penalties, riding St. Barths, owned by Richard Thompson.
"I'm really excited," said Burnett. "I have been building up to this event all year. My horse just keeps on getting better and better, so I feel like I've improved over the year and my horse has too."
It all came down who could go clear on the final day. The riders competed in reverse order of penalties saving the best for last. Kristin Schmolze of Califon, NJ on Cavaldi had already gone clear for a final score of 60.2 penalties wih three left to ride.
Phillip Dutton, of West Grove, PA, who just returned from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games as a member of the USEF Eventing Team, was next in the order on Fernhill Eagle, owned by Rebecca Broussard. They were only two rails out of first, so a clear round would put pressure on the remaining two. Unfortunately, they had a rail and finished with a penalty score of 57.0.
Burnett and St. Barths were next in the arena. Their clear round was greeted with thunderous applause and was a great relief to Burnett.
"Nike is a typical chestnut redhead. He sometimes comes out like a horse I've never sat on before, so it's difficult to guess who he is going to be on the third day," said Burnett of the 9 year-old Thoroughbred gelding. "I felt very good. I could tell over the first jump whether I am going to have to help him out or whether he is going to give me a good ride. Today I felt good."
Unfortunately for Nate Chambers and Rolling Stone II, it was not their day. The pair incurred 20 jumping penalties moving them down to sixth place with a final score of 66.6 penalties, leaving Dutton in second place and Schmolze in third. The only consolation for Chambers was that he was given the Best Sportsmanship award.
Earlier in the day, Clark Montgomery, 29, from Chatsworth, GA, swept the USEF CCI ** at the Dansko Fair Hill International Festival In the Country to win on his dressage score of 46.1 penalties riding Loughan Glen, owned by Holly Becker and Kathryn Kraft.
"It always feels fantastic to win," said Montgomery. "It solidifies that you are on the right path with these horses and what you are doing is working."
The riders competed in reverse order of penalties, so by the time Montgomery entered the arena on Loughan Glen, he had already secured a win on his other horse, Universe, owned by his wife, to finish with a score of 50.4 penalties. Phillip Dutton and Why Not moved up up from 15th in dressage to seventh in cross country and finally to third place with a score of 54.9 penalties. Erin Sylvester and No Boundaries had rails eventually finishing just out of the top ten.
"Once Erin had rails, the pressure was really off for me because I knew I had already won the class, said Montgomery. "I came here feeling that I was very competitive and I couldn't see why it would not be first or second."
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OLOL breaks ground on freestanding children's hospital
5 years 10 months 4 weeks ago Thursday, February 18 2016 Feb 18, 2016 February 18, 2016 5:51 PM February 18, 2016 in News
By: Kevin Dupuy
BATON ROUGE - Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge broke ground on a new children's hospital Thursday.
The new freestanding OLOL Children's hospital will be built on 66 acres near Essen and Bluebonnet near the main OLOL campus in Baton Rouge.
The new 350,000 square foot children's hospital will have six floors including a pediatric emergency room, a surgical unit and playrooms on every floor.
"After more than a decade of planning, the strategic vision to design and build a hospital that will change the lives of Louisiana's children is coming to fruition. We know that children have unique needs and require specialized care in an environment built just for them," OLOL CEO Scott Wester said.
Wester says OLOL wanted to build a hospital that furthers advance care for children as well as train future Louisiana pediatricians.
"Children make up nearly twenty-five percent of Louisiana's population and these children are our future. We recognize our role and responsibility to provide the necessary tools for our youth to grow into healthy adults," Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shaun Kemmerly said.
OLOL Children's Hospital currently operates a hospital within a hospital model inside OLOL Regional Medical Center.
The hospital is expected to cost $230 million and is expected to be completed in late 2018.


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Massachusetts U.S District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns issued a rare decision in one of these disputes last week. The case, Liberty Bay v. Open Solutions, involved loan origination software developed under a standard, milestone payment-based License Agreement. After a four year development project plagued with difficulties the Client terminated the agreement and the software Vendor filed suit, seeking the balance owed under the license agreement. The Client, for its part, wanted a refund of monies paid and additional consequential damages. Each side asked the court to issue summary judgment in its favor, and Judge Stearns wrote a decision addressing the contentions.
The background of the case is typical of thousands of similar projects. The project went off-schedule almost from the start. After a series of delays and defective deliveries the Client terminated the agreement and demanded a refund of monies paid to date. The Vendor asked for more time, and the Client agreed to provide it. However, subsequent attempts to deliver a working product were also unsuccessful.
Finally, the Vendor informed the Client that it would not continue to work on the project unless the Client caught up on scheduled payments that were past due. When the Client refused to make these payments the Vendor stopped work and the Client terminated the License a second time, following which it filed suit seeking damages.
*While the case was decided under New York law (as specified in the License Agreement), New York and Massachusetts contract law are similar in most respects.
First, the court held that while the Client had waived the time for performance provided in the License Agreement by permitting the Vendor to continue to work on the project after the first termination letter, the extension was not "indefinite," but only for a "reasonable amount of time." The judge concluded that after the Vendor had failed to deliver after an additional year had passed this implied extension had expired, putting the Vendor in material breach of the agreement.
Second, the judge rejected the Vendor's argument that the Client had waives its right to seek a refund after gaving the Vendor a "second chance" following the first termination. The Client did not waive its right to object to subsequent breaches of the same term (that is, failure to deliver a working product).
Third, while the Client was in breach of the payment schedule prior to the "go-live" (or final delivery) date, the Vendor tacitly approved an extension of the Client's payment obligations when it continued to work without being paid according to the contract schedule. Therefore, the Client's non-payment was not a defense to its breach of contract claims. If the Vendor had informed the Client that it was working "under protest" the Vendor might have had a stronger argument on this point, but it's failure to do so doomed this argument.
Although the Client won on these issues, it lost on another. The License Agreement contained a common provision limiting the Client's damages to monies paid and (belt and suspenders), prohibiting it from recovering consequential damages. Therefore, its claim for lost profits and "lost employee time" were barred. It was limited to recovering monies it had paid under the agreement, probably poor consolation for the loss of use of the system, the investment of management time and the likely higher cost of starting over. The decision makes no mention that the License Agreement provided for the recovery of attorney's fees, and therefore this unknown amount must be subtracted from the Client's recovery.
Software contract litigation can be exceedingly complex. This case barely touches on the potential issues. For an article discussing some of these issues in more detail see — Litigating Computer-Related Breach of Warranty Cases.