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Asian Shares Traded Higher, AUD Benefited Amid Hopes US Fiscal Stimulus
Asian stocks traded higher amid optimism sparked by the recent developments in [...]
Technical analysis and trading recommendations - https://fxpcm.com/en/fx/eurgbp-ecb-meeting-will-be-held-june-1-2-31052016
According to the latest poll of the sociological service ORB for the newspaper The Daily Telegraph, the number of Britons who want to remain part of the EU, accounting for 51% of the country's exit from the EU would vote is now around 46% of the UK population. Politics British Prime Minister David Cameron, lobbied for it to remain in the United Kingdom European Union, a number of advantages, of which he was able to achieve for the UK in Brussels, as well as the active promotion by the forces working for European integration, are bearing fruit.
Back in late April, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) stated that in case of EU the UK economy in 2020 would be 3% less than it would be in the case if the country remains in the EU. The head of the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said that if the UK population will vote for the country's withdrawal from the EU, the pound may lose 20% of its value.
Second consecutive month EUR / GBP pair is reduced. Previous 4-month growth was accompanied by growth of pair euro amid falling European stock markets and the euro as a currency repurchase funding, as well as the weakness of the pound under pressure from the UK exit from EU risk composition. The number of supporters of EU output has increased at the time after a series of terrorist attacks in Belgium in March this year.
The pound remains strong after a series of positive data, including retail sales for April, and the publication of poll results, according to which more than 50% of the UK population against the exit of the country from the EU structure, while the euro dropping in value of the foreign exchange market amid rising European and world indices and the strengthening of the US dollar.
The meeting of the European Central Bank's Governing Council will be held in Vienna on 1-2 June. On Thursday (11:45 GMT) will be published on the ECB's decision on interest rates. The ECB is unlikely to take any action at this meeting to stimulate inflation and the euro area economy. In a subsequent press conference, ECB President M.Dragi made comments on the current situation and give forecasts for economic growth and inflation in the euro area.
In anticipation of the meeting of the ECB euro will remain weak, including in cross-pair EUR / GBP.
Tuesday, 31 May, 2016 / 10:56
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Asian Shares Traded Higher, AUD Benefited Amid Hopes US Fiscal Stimulus
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Sex and sexuality can be some of the most difficult things to talk about, but also such an important part of everyone's lives. I want to make sure that you feel like you are not judged, but rather celebrated and able to explore your sexual self comfortably either by yourself or with a partner.
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My Approach
Alert: due to the COVID-19 pandemic I am only offering remote video therapy at this time. I believe strongly that my clients are the experts of their lives and I am here to help guide them to find the answers to their questions. Every person I see has a story which they carry with them and which guides their sexual selves. I help people become aware of their sexual selves so they can begin to heal and grow.
My Background
I have my Master's Degree in Couple and Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University with a specialization in Sex Therapy. I have centered my training around working with relationships and sexual and gender orientations. I am also a certified Prepare-Enrich facilitator which I use as an assessment tool for couples who would like to iron out some kinks in their relationship. I am a member of the Oregon Counseling Association (ORCA).
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Simply say so, but how to optimize your blog for a job is not simple. To optimize the blog for the search, you first must understand principles of ranking them.
SEOMoz wrote a document is very detailed with the title Search Engine Ranking Factors V2, which total 34 technical optimization for the search and principle activities of Google. I would Brief 5 factors to impact positively and 5 factors impact negatively on the most important results rank your website.
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G-20: what to expectComments
Stimulating growth and kickstarting world trade are the G-20's aims – the only questions are how to go about that. The Washington talks are the first in a series of meetings, with an initial six-month strategy to rescue global finances.
Leaders want tighter regulation on money markets, to prevent wild and damaging speculation. There will also be global supervision of the new economic rules, to predict and hopefully ward off future periods of boom and bust.
There are calls for prompt action to boost growth and stabilise financial markets, which may include support for major fiscal projects, particularly in developed countries. There will also be new principles on how to control stock markets to prevent future crises.
The World Bank is expected to take on a more pro-active role, as is the International Monetary Fund as policemen patrolling global financial highways. The G-20 proposes to meet again early next year, when Britain will be the group's next chairman, and the United States will have a new President.


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I have two sheets in that
Sheet 1 Column A is TT NUMBER(It should be 15digit) and in B Column Fault Description with respective TT Number(It text like BTS-172 down in khanpur cluster).
Sheet1 data is Manually updated data
In sheet2 (Server Data)
Column A TT NUMBER(which is 15digit) and in B Column Fault Description with respective TT Number(It text like BTS-172 down in khanpur cluster).
Sheet2 data is Server data.
1. Some times in sheet1 Manual data updating Wrong TT NUMBER and same TT Number for Different Fault Discriptions(Fault Discription not coming exact in two sheets but it will match some data).This thing i have to compare with sheet2 server data and i need exact result for TT Number and Description.
Sheet 1 Information
Event Description TT NUMBER
BTS-64(Trichy_road_Gh) down in Coimbatore Cluster TT0000000537636
2 BTS-231,113(Kosgi,Mantralayam) are down in T&R Cluster TT0000000537636
5 BTS-358,406,448,409,340 are Fluctuating in Bangalore Cluster TT0000000537806
BTS-1742(Panashil) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537658
BTS-1375(Bishnupur) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537748
BTS-1696(Sealdah_02) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537766
BTS-1511(CHINSURAH) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537782
BTS-1565(Ichapur-Majherpara) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537783
BTS-1223(Kumirlapara) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537862
Sheet2 Information
Fault Description TT NUMBER
BTS-23(LAKSHMI NAGAR) down in Jorhat Cluster TT0000000537683
BTS-103(Sairang) down in MIZORAM Cluster TT0000000537861
BTS-1223(Kumirlapara) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537862
2 BTS-261,226(WB_GOSABA,WB_BASANTI) are down in Joynagar Cluster TT0000000537745
BTS-1435(PIRHAT) down in Bhadrak Cluster TT0000000537716
BTS-256(MOHANIA) down in Sasaram Cluster TT0000000537850
KO-BTS-1565(Ichapur-Majherpara) down in Kolkata Cluster TT0000000537783
BTS-97(WB_TADONG_01 ( GANGTAK_02)) down in Gangtak Cluster TT0000000537731
5 BTS-49,46,48,47,45 are down in MANIPUR Cluster TT0000000537969
BTS-1970(WB_KHARAGPUR_10) down in Kharagpur Cluster TT0000000537912
2 BTS-70,29 are down in MANIPUR Cluster TT0000000537980
BTS-1300(JALESWAR_02_KRISHNANAGAR) down in Balasore Cluster TT0000000537667
BTS-372(Dhansar) down in Dhanbad Cluster TT0000000537965
4 BTS-61,44,65,59 are down in Ranchi Cluster TT0000000537640
BTS-1742(Panashil) down in Kolkata Cluster,2 TT0000000537658
BTS-23(LAKSHMI NAGAR) down in Jorhat Cluster TT0000000537666
Please do the needful ASAP
Hi Narasimha,
it seems to me, your examples differ from your description of which columns are used for what.
Do you use one row only for each fault, and are they the same number row on each spreadsheet?
If yes to both, can you use the script language to compare the relevant TT cells on each row and flag if diifferent?
Good Luck - Keep us posted.
It is impossible for us to tell what data you have in what columns.
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"Name our Teams" soccer campaign
The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) announced recently its "Name Our Teams" campaign for fans to submit their choices for the nicknames of Ottawa's new CFL (Canadian Football League) and NASL (North American Soccer League) teams. The campaign will run from December 6 through December 16 and the official team nicknames will be announced early in the New Year.
"It's exciting to finally be out of the gate with the campaign to nickname our soccer and football teams," said Jeff Hunt, president, OSEG Sports Properties. "Over the last several months I've received hundreds of name suggestions from fans and non-fans, many of them of them very interesting possibilities, and now it's time to document those ideas and make decisions."
John Pugh, president of the Ottawa NASL soccer team added: "The goal is to choose team nicknames that have widespread appeal to all age groups and then develop logos and unique team branding that get people excited about the return of CFL football and the debut of NASL soccer."
The Ottawa team nicknames will be decided by OSEG partners in collaboration with CFL/NASL executives and a team of marketing/branding professionals contracted by OSEG. The name "Roughriders" or anything that contains "Riders" cannot be adopted as a football team nickname, as specified in the Ottawa franchise agreement with the CFL.
Fans are invited to participate in the Name Our Teams campaign by visiting the English language website www.NameOurTeams.com, or the French language site www.NommezNosEquipes.com. There has been an excellent response so far, with over 2,000 suggestions in the first two days.
Tryouts for young players
If you think that you have a budding soccer star, then please note that this holiday season, the Ottawa Fury are inviting Ottawa and area's best house league and competitive players to a half-day player evaluation showcase. Offered free of charge to all participants, the Fury are seeking the top U9-U12 boys and the top U9-U12 girls. Players will spend the morning training with top calibre coaches and some of the top players in the city, including members of the Fury's Prospects Academy. Tryouts will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (training); 12 p.m.-1 p.m. (player assessment). The location is the Algonquin College soccer complex, 1385 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa.
There is no charge. Players should be a top house league or top competitive player in their present age group/team. They should possess a relatively high level of skill, a visible enthusiasm for, and commitment to, the game of soccer, and a positive attitude toward learning. For more information go to OttawaFury.com
Christine Sinclair
Women's soccer sensation Christine Sinclair has been named the winner of the 2012 Lou Marsh Award. The 29-year-old Sinclair led Canada to bronze at the London Olympics in spectacular fashion, scoring an Olympic-record six goals to win the Golden Boot. She recorded a hat trick in a 4-3 extra-time semifinal loss to the United States. This game was one the most watched sports events ever in Canada. The Burnaby, B.C., native had 23 goals and six assists on the year for Canada.
The honour – decided by a panel of national sports editors, reporters and broadcasters – is given annually to Canada's outstanding athlete by the Toronto Star. Other finalists for the Marsh award were speedskater Christine Nesbitt, trampolinist and Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan, figure skater Patrick Chan, cyclist Ryder Hesjedal and Calgary Stampeders running back Jon Cornish. Great athletes, but one thing Christine Sinclair did was to galvanize a nation.
Sinclair was Canada's flag-bearer at the closing ceremonies in London. According to the Canadian Soccer Association, Sinclair contributed to 65.9 per cent of her team's scoring in 2012.
She said head coach Jon Herdman deserves plenty of credit.
Additionally, her remarkable season led to Sinclair's selection as CBC's Canadian Athlete of the Year. The soccer star was humbled to be named the winner, but refused to take all the credit.
"It's a tremendous honour to have the fans recognize myself for such accomplishments; however, I think this goes to show what our team did this summer in London. Had our team not had the success we had, this wouldn't have been possible. I owe pretty much everything to my teammates."
Pembroke Soccer Club
Pembroke Soccer Club has gone through a reorganization with new board members. There were discussions recently to join the Valley United soccer league with teams in Petawawa, Deep river, Opeongo, Arnprior and Renfrew. In total this represents 63 teams. The Rep team from Pembroke would then have had other Rep teams to play against. Currently they only go to tournaments. It seemed a logical step.
However, the move was voted down, leaving Pembroke as the only town in the valley that is not part of this league. Pembroke, unfortunately, now is in a little bubble by itself surrounded by towns that are connected in the league. Travel is hardly extensive. I look back on the travelling we did with our son for hockey and soccer. We went all over the place. Why wouldn't we? He got to play against many other teams and his skills improved in both sports. Personally, we loved travelling in the summer, no icy roads, no cold arenas.
The problem with many soccer organizations is that there are simply not enough volunteers.
I have heard the statement that "well, this is hockey country." Yea, right… but surely you would want your sons and daughters to enjoy other sports too. Some parents are reluctant to get involved, using the excuse that they don't know the game…….newsflash….the ball is round and you have to kick it into the opponent's goal. You score more goals than the other team and you win.
OK, so a little facetious, but the reality of the matter is that you don't need to understand the very fine points of the game, or intricate moves, to work with the little people. Patience maybe, but not a detailed knowledge of soccer. So step up to the plate, and even consider perhaps taking a basic coaching course.
And for those of you out there who know the game and have played it in the past, volunteer your services – after all, somebody helped you out once.
Statement of the week
The general director of Juventus of Serie A, the Italian top division, Giuseppe Marotta, has filled a bucket with icy cold water and poured it all over speculation that the Italian club are plotting a January move for Shanghai Shenhua striker Didier Drogba.
"We have never considered making a move for Drogba. That's just rumour and speculation," he shouted from a passing moped.
Remember, whatever your sport, to win the game is great, to play the game is greater, but to love the game is the greatest of all. If you have any comments on the beautiful game, please contact me at email@example.com, or call 613- 587-4856.
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During his tenure on the bench, Mr. Harris presided over a docket that consisted of both criminal and civil cases. He created the first adult Mental Health Court in his central Ohio County. In 2012 Judge Harris was selected by the Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court to be one of two Ohio Judges to attend the National Judicial College's first Theory and Practice of Judicial Leadership training in Reno, Nevada.
Mr. Harris teaches lawyers, law students and judges. As National Judicial College faculty, he has taught advanced evidence and case management to judges from across the United States. On a more local level he has also taught courses in electronic evidence to the Florida Circuit Court Judges Association, and 5th and 6th amendment law (suppressing statements) to Florida attorney's seeking their Criminal Trial Certification. Currently he teaches trial advocacy (how to perform a trial in court) at the Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in Orlando.
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Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we're reading "The Third Wave" by CommonLit Staff.
The Third Wave was an experimental social movement created by high school history teacher Ron Jones in 1967 to explain how the German populace could accept the actions of the Nazi regime during the Second World War. While he taught his students about Nazi Germany during his "Contemporary World History" class, Jones found it difficult to explain how the German people could accept the actions of the Nazis, and decided to create a social movement as a demonstration of the appeal of fascism. As the movement grew outside his class and began to number in the hundreds, Jones began to feel that the movement had spiraled out of control.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Power & Greed and Social Pressure as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"Why do people follow the crowd?" and "How does power corrupt?"
Ways to support your child:
Ask your child about this informational text at home:
- What was "The Third Wave" About
- What did you learn about? About Social Pressure?
- Watch The Wave (2011) Official Trailer at home with your child.


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Tricky Business (2012)
Tricky Business is an Australian television drama series first broadcast on the Nine Network on 14 May 2012. Filmed in and around Wollongong and Sydney, the program is produced by Screentime with the assistance of Screen Australia. The Nine Network has ordered 13 episodes, with more to be determined by audience reception.The series premiered in New Zealand on 4 September 2012 on TV3.
Release Date: 2012-05-14
Seasons: 1
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- Language: En
- Runtime: 60
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I am a Catalan writer and I want independence for my country
Spain is not the right place for me, says Eduard Márquez, ahead of his appearance at Cúirt
Marchers wave Catalonian nationalist flags on Catalan National Day in Barcelona on September 11th, 2012. Photograph: Reuters/Albert Gea
I am a Catalan writer and I want independence for my country. Why? First, because I feel Catalan. Not German, not Italian, not Irish, not Spanish. Catalan. I think it is easy to understand. It is an emotional issue. Catalonia embodies my identity: my family, my landscapes, my memories, my language. Second, because after the events of the last months, I no longer want to live in a country that does not let people decide their future, and that responds to the requests of people who think differently with police violence or judicial repression. And here the political and social issue begins and needs a bit of historical explanation.
At the beginning of the eighteenth century, King Charles II died without offspring. The succession of the Spanish crown originated a war in which the majority of European countries participated. In the Iberian Peninsula, the institutions of the Crown of Aragon gave their support to Archduke Charles of Austria, but Castile opted for Philip of Bourbon, the representative of the French monarchy. The supporters of the archduke were defeated in the battle of Almansa (1707) and the Bourbon armies occupied the Valencian Country and the Kingdom of Aragon. Philip V abolished the institutions of these kingdoms and began to repress their populations. In 1713 the European monarchies signed the Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the war in Europe. Philip V was recognized as king of Spain, in exchange for territorial and economic concessions. However, Catalonia maintained its resistance. The Catalans knew that Felipe V would abolish the constitutions and the institutions of Catalonia if he invaded the country. Barcelona resisted the siege of the Bourbon army for months, but finally fell, defeated, on September 11, 1714. This day is the national day of Catalonia. A day of defeat turned into a day of celebration. To not forget. I think this explains a lot about our character.
For decades, the political and cultural resistance of Catalan people, often silent and clandestine, have survived wars and dictatorships and has slowly expanded their social strength. This movement, patient and peaceful, especially reinforced by the struggle during the forty years of General Franco's dictatorship, has been growing more and more, especially since 2010, when the Constitutional Court remove parts of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia voted and accepted in referendum by the Catalan people in 2006. Since then, year after year, the petition for a referendum to decide the future of Catalonia has been gaining followers, but the Spanish government has not accepted this request. The only answer has been a resounding "NO". "NO", because theoretically the Spanish Constitution says that it is not possible. "NO", because the unity of Spain is unquestionable. "NO", because "NO".
Then, since dialogue was impossible, the Catalan government decided to organize the referendum on October 1, 2017. More than two million people went to vote and had to defend the ballot boxes from the Spanish police, who had received orders to remove them. The result was clear: more than ninety percent "YES" in favour of independence and more than nine hundred people injured. The images of violence spread around the world, but the Spanish government denied the facts and began a political and judicial campaign against the independence movement. The consequences of this political action has been the dissolution of the Catalan Parliament, the cessation of the Catalan government and the call for new elections on December 21st. That day the parties in favour of Catalan independence won the elections again, but despite everything, the Spanish Supreme Court, guided by the Spanish government in yet another demonstration of the lack of separation of powers, has not allowed the appointment of a new president of the Catalan government.
At the moment, the consequences of the judicial action are nine people in jail awaiting trial (six members of the former Catalan government, the president of the former parliament and two civilian leaders), seven people in exile (in Belgium, Germany, Scotland and Switzerland), more than two hundred high officials of the administration dismissed and more than seven hundred mayors prosecuted. And all within a context of growing repression against freedom of expression and of criminalization of social movements that defend the Republican cause. Social movements that, under the banner of non-violence, fight against political and judicial repression and seek new spaces for political and social dialogue, but are nevertheless accused of carrying out acts of terrorism.
So I think that, all in all, the option of independence is already unquestionable. The events of the last few months make it impossible to go back. We can not go back to being an autonomous community in a state that does not understand or respect the emotional, political and cultural aspirations of more than two million of its citizens and intends to move forward as if nothing had happened. Too much incomprehension, too much repression, too much injustice, too much pain, too many frustrated aspirations... Impossible. We need a new space of coexistence. And Spain, at the moment, is not the right place.
I am convinced, in addition, that this new space, free and independent, liberated from an immobile and anachronistic state, can be a good laboratory, a good test field, to explore new strategies for a Europe of peoples increasingly in need of new ideas and new projects. More politically ambitious, more socially just and more culturally enriching. And, in this sense, Catalonia could be the beginning of the most exciting revolution that Europe has experienced in recent years.
- Eduard Márquez (Barcelona, 1960) is a Catalan writer and the author of poetry books, children's stories, tales and novels. He lives in Barcelona and is professor of creative writing at the Escola d'Escriptura de l'Ateneu Barcelonès. Brandes' Decision, the novel that he has come to present at the Cúirt Festival in Galway on April 26th at 6pm and that was reviewed by Eileen Battersby for The Irish Times, won three awards (2005 Octavi Pellissa Prize, 2006 Catalan Critics Prize and 2007 Qwerty Prize) and has been translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish


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Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced.
For the shortcrust pastry, process flour, icing sugar and butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add egg and pulse until a dough forms. Press into a flat disc, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
For the frangipane, melt butter in a small saucepan, cool.
Mix almond meal and sugar briefly in a stand mixer to combine. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until combined. Gradually add the cooled, melted butter until mixed through. Transfer frangipane into a piping bag and set aside.
For the caramel crumble, line an aluminium baking tray with baking paper.
Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan, stirring over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil over high heat. Boil, without stirring, for 3-4 minutes or until light golden. Remove from the heat and quickly pour onto prepared tray, tilting tray to get a thin layer. Set aside to cool. Break caramel into rough pieces, place into a small chopper attachment and blend with a stick blender to a fine crumb.
For the chocolate mousse, place chocolate and olive oil in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir occasionally with a metal spoon until melted. Cool slightly.
Meanwhile, whisk cream in a large bowl with a hand whisk to soft peaks. Gradually add chocolate mixture and salt to the cream, whisking to combine. Pour mousse into 15 hole (4cm wide) silicon sphere mould, level with a cranked spatula and freeze for 40 minutes or until set. Turn out onto a baking paper-lined tray, set aside in freezer until ready to use.
Meanwhile, line an aluminium oven tray with a non-stick baking mat. Place 8 ring moulds (7.5cm x 2.5cm-high) on prepared tray. Roll about 40g of pastry on a lightly floured surface to 3mm-thick. Line the base and sides of each mould, pushing into edges. Trim excess pastry from the top edge. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of caramel crumble into a raw pastry shell, spreading evenly over the base. Pipe a layer of frangipane halfway on top of caramel crumb, (about 1 ½ tablespoon, 12mm from the top edge. You may have a little left over). Repeat process with remaining raw pastry shells.
Bake for 18-22 minutes or until pastry and frangipane are golden and bases are cooked.
Carefully remove ring moulds and place tarts on a wire cake rack. Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes or until cool.
For the stabilised cream, place gelatine in cold water to soften. Heat 50ml of the cream on high in the microwave for 30 seconds. Remove from microwave. Squeeze gelatine to remove excess water then add to the cream. Stir to dissolve. Transfer to the bowl of a stand mixer. Add remaining cream and icing sugar and whisk to soft peaks. Transfer into a piping bag fitted with a size 10-round nozzle. Set aside at room temperature.
For the chestnut puree, place chestnut puree in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add chestnut spread and pulse to a smooth paste. Place in a piping bag fitted with a Mont blanc nozzle. (grass tip nozzle)
To assemble, place a tart in the centre of a turn table, pipe a small 5cm circle of cream in the centre and top with a single chocolate mousse, flat side down.
Whilst slowly spinning the turn table, pipe cream in a spiral from the top edge of the tart shell up to the top of the mousse. The cream should come to a peak, completely cover the mousse and have evenly sloped edges. Place in the fridge. Repeat with remaining tarts, mousse and cream.
Remove tarts one at a time from the fridge and place on turntable. Slowly spinning the turn table continuously pipe chestnut puree over the cream in a spiral from the top edge of the tart shell to the tip of the cream, to completely cover. Repeat with remaining tarts.
To decorate, sprinkle a little dusting sugar over each Mont Blanc like a snow-capped mountain. Place a quarter wedge of glacé chestnut on top and using a paring knife lift a small piece of gold leaf off the sheet and onto the glacé chestnut.
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Imagine if everything you and your family needed to thrive was made within your community. Where the dishes you eat from, the clothes you wear, the soaps you use, are created by your neighbors and friends. Where everything is made from materials sourced in your region not in a factory using chemicals and inhumane labor.
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Action: Use repellents to deter birds from landing on pools polluted by mining
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A randomised, replicated and controlled ex situ trial from the USA found that fewer common starlings Sturnus vulgaris consumed contaminated water when it was treated with repellents, compared to untreated water.
If the threat from pollution is not from birds landing on ponds but from consuming the water, then repellents may be a more effective or inexpensive method of reducing harm.
Supporting evidence from individual studies
A randomised, replicated and controlled trial in captivity in Philadelphia, USA (Clark & Shah 1993), found that 36 common starlings Sturnus vulgaris consumed less mine-pond water if it was treated with bird repellents, compared to untreated mine-pond water. The repellents tested were: o-aminoacetophenone (OAP), 2-amino-4,5-dimethoxyacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, 4-ketobenztriazine (4KBT) and veratryl amine, all at concentrations of 0.5% by volume. The most effective repellent was OAP and the least effective 4KBT; there were no significant differences between effectiveness of any of the other chemicals. All repellents were effective for five weeks on water which was pH 10.6 and contained 150 ppm sodium cyanide.


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Now that the Democrats have started the Impeachment Crisis in attempt to take down President Trump, I decided to do a number of charts. First, Nancy Pelosi's chart, the week of January 20, 2020, and President Donald Trump's chart plus, the chart of the United States.
I did the United States Chart since the Constitution is constantly being challenged by the Democrats, and Trumps Presidency!
Certainly, Pelosi may have felt January 20, was a good date as any to take down Trump knowing she had the backing of the Democrats and a few Republicans. The chart for that date indicates the idea of impeachment was in the air for quite some time, longer than most people realize.
The astrological observation for this particular shot against Trump is that the impeachment is built on fabrication, lies and deception as Mars, and the Moon form a square to Neptune in the Impeachment Inquiry/Trial.
Pelosi, an Aries with her Moon in Scorpio is shown appearing confident as the Capricorn and Sagittarius planets moved about her chart when the proceedings began. The Aquarius planets indicate she was too cocky, and let's say smug about her actions. The sting of her Scorpio Moon along with her Mercury in Pisces let us see her vengeful side with her stating "Trump will not be president one way or the other". Pelosi's impeachment pens, the bullets, as narcissistic souvenirs will prove as unproductive as the overpaid politicians who voted with her.
Venus ruled the beginning of the Impeachment Media Event (that's what I call it). Venus, Mars and Neptune formed what we call a T-square, a major negative placement of planets indicating the deception from the Democrats.
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Bone china refers to a certain kind of porcelain ware composed in part of bone ash, so it kind of makes sense to decorate it with bones as well, doing whatever skeletons like to do in the boneyard, which is pretty much what most people like to do: having parties, blowing bubbles, posing as centerfolds, or tripping through the flowers. The mournful plague doctor, on the other hand, would really rather just smell the flowers.
N.B: The death fairy was inspired by the seriously talented GIF artist Kiszkiloski.


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This development consists of four brand new contemporary style 4 bedroom semi-detached townhouses laid out across three floors with a fifty foot garden and fantastic parking. The properties also come with contemporary high-gloss kitchens. Only a five minute walk from the mainline train station serving London Liverpool Street and Cambridge these properties are in a sort after location. Just a short walk away from Old Harlow's town centre which offers a satellite shopping centre, schools and recreational facilities. Further facilities can be found at the new town including multiple shopping centres, schools and recreational facilities.
The selling agent for this development is Wright & Co. All interest should be communicated solely through this partner.
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The toys are put away, homework's done and the kids are in bed. The lunches are made and the dishwasher is on. You wash your face, brush your teeth, choose clothes for tomorrow and then collapse into bed beside your spouse. You lean over give your mate a perfunctory kiss and casually comment that your sex life "sure isn't what it used to be before kids"-and instantly fall asleep.
It's a familiar scenario that finds its way into jokes and television sit-coms. Nurturing love, intimacy and romance can often drop to the bottom of the list for working parents. It is easy to understand how this happens. Leaving your love life to the last may not intentional-it may just be the result of a jam-packed existence. In a working parent's world there is always some event, commitment or task that you or your partner feel you must attend to before taking time for your romantic relationship.
Keeping the fires burning in your relationship calls for courage. Though this may, at first, seem like an odd statement to make, I draw attention to it because you have risked your love life by introducing new people into the family mix. It's easier to revel in the unquestioning need your children have for you than risk re-establishing your relationship with your partner on new terms. Regenerating passion, deepening intimacy and growing together in the ever-changing dynamic of working parenthood is not necessarily easy but it can be done.
Communicate lovingly
Speak your truth?tactfully. Studies show the number one deterrent to intimacy is lack of communication. The foundation of a satisfying intimate relationship is in knowing and understanding each other's desires and dreams. It is better to speak your truth honestly and gracefully, though you may feel like you're risking rejection, than to harbor anger and/or resentment towards your partner.
Create space for intimacy
Make space in your schedule for intimacy. I know it doesn't sound very romantic or spontaneous. But if you are like most North American working women today, if you don't "pencil in" some romance time, you might find it just doesn't happen. You'll find that when a "date night" is in your calendar, you start to look forward to it and that can become a turn-on. And scheduling time to connect with your partner at a deeper level than "what's for dinner" and "who's picking up the kids?" will boost your intimacy quotient.
Remember "me time"
Before there is "us" time, there needs to be "me" time. In other words, take an interest in your personal needs and give yourself permission to take care of you first. This is an essential building block for an intimate and giving relationship with someone else. When you are feeling valued, relaxed, healthy, and worry-free, you'll have more of yourself to share with someone special.
To get your intimate life where you want it to be, it's important to know what you want. Consider the following questions: What does romance mean to me? What does intimacy mean to me? Is it the same or different than romance? Do I want more romance in my life? Using your answers as a guide, commit to one thing you will do this week to keep your fires burning.
About the Author
Lisa Martin, PCC (Professional Certified Coach), is the author of Briefcase Moms: 10 Proven Practices to Balance Working Mothers' Lives. She lives what she writes and talks about. A working mother with 20 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, she is the founder and president of Briefcase Moms?, an international coaching and personal development company with a mission to "make it easier for working mothers to live balanced and successful lives." She helps professionals, executives and entrepreneurs succeed in all areas of their lives- career, family and personal fulfillment. Subscribe to her free newsletter at: http://www.briefcasemoms.com


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Ayima: Ayima Signs New Client in UK
Ayima's London operation today signed a leading pan-European gaming
provider for a 12 month contract for the provision of Search Engine
Optimisation services (SEO). The initial contract is for a minimum of
12 months and a minimum fee of 1.2MSEK and will commence in late
January 2018.
The result is a further proof of the effectiveness of Ayima's current
focus on growth through sales and business development.
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Originally founded in 2007, Ayima is a digital marketing agency with
around 145 employees across its offices in London, Stockholm, New
York, San Francisco and Vancouver. Ayima have created a number of
market-leading software tools that are used in by clients and
agencies around the world, including `Updatable', `Redirect Path',
`Page Insights', `Pulse' and `Appotate'.
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These popsicle recipes are all easy to follow and all of them contain some kind of alcoholic booze. I have to say anything with Kahlua is sure to be my favourite. There are recipes for champagne popsicles, wine popsicles and spirits. These DIY popsicles are perfect for parties and special occasions.
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Elizabeth Bohls's Women Travel Writers and the Languages of Aesthetics; 1716-1818 expands our awareness of women's intellectual presence in Romantic literature and suggests Romanticism's sources might be at the peripheries of empire rather than at its center.
Elizabeth Bohls
Books: Slavery and the Politics of Place: The Colonial Caribbean, 1770-1833 (2015); Romantic Literature and Postcolonial Studies (2013); Travel Writing 1700-1830 (2005); Women Travel Writers and the Language of Aesthetics, 1716-1818 (1995).
Sample Essays and Chapters: "Age of Peregrination: Travel Writing and the Eighteenth-Century Novel" in Blackwell Companion to the Eighteenth-Century Novel and Culture;"A Long Way From Home: Slavery, Travel, and Imperial Geography in The History of Mary Prince" in Women on the Verge of Home; "The Picturesque Plantation in Matthew Lewis's Journal of a West India Proprietor" in European Romantic Review; "The Gentleman Planter and the Metropole: Long's History of Jamaica" in The Country and the City Revisited: England and the Politics of Culture, 1560-1840.


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Grab your boards! A new water sports hub is coming to the seaside
PUBLISHED: 12:48 14 May 2019 | UPDATED: 13:35 14 May 2019
supplied by Adam Williams
A water sports hub is setting up a base at Gorleston making the most of the spectacular beach and creating even more reasons to visit.
Already a regular visitor to the sandy sweep Adam Williams is establishing his Boardin Skool bringing a fun new activity to the beach, known for its calm, shallow waters.
He is putting the finishing touches to his be-spoke container which will be sited outside the Pier Hotel after owner Rodney Scott offered him a slice of his land.
Close to the sailing club where boats have been launched for decades, visitors can now enjoy water sports with the main focus on stand-up paddle boarding (SUP).
Mr Williams, a former competitive kayaker, has a variety of boards and equipment to hire, all day, every day from the end of May.
He said: He said: "People were already coming to Gorleston because we were here but we had no base to work from, so it was whenever we could land.
"We have got a fantastic place and it is a beautiful beach but there is not a lot of education about the sea.
"We are trying to pack the summer out with action for Gorleston.
A lot of the work we are doing is around well-being but it's great for fitness too, it's quite hard work."
The 42-year-old, who is head of outdoor learning at Norwich City College, also operates at Oulton Broad and is honing in on the choppier waters at Gorleston beach.
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He said as well as offering a fun, activity for people of all ages he was also keen to spread the word about the well-being benefits for being on the waves.
With so much being said about green spaces and the mood-lifting powers of being among trees, the same was true of being on the water, he said.
The business has been operating for ten years but now has even more wind in its sails thanks to the new Gorleston base.
In the past operating at the spot meant parking and carrying boards to the shore.
From the container the approved paddle boarding school will be offering courses, taster sessions, and groups for tots on Saturday mornings.
Sessions are planned around the tides and can be booked online or just by turning up.
They will run every weekend and Tuesday and Thursday evenings until the start of the summmer holidays to the end of September.
There will also be sunrise and sunset paddle boarding in the summer.
Prices start at £12 for two hours.
A grand opening is being staged over June 2 and 3.
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2oz in amber glass bottle with fine mist sprayer.
Steam distilled fresh Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus.) This spray has a clean, crispy get gentle scent. Great for revitalizing or an afternoon pick-me-up.


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Starz has given a series order "Sweetbitter," a half-hour drama based on Stephanie Danler's novel about a 22-year-old woman who, shortly after arriving in New York, lands a job at a celebrated downtown restaurant.
Danler has written the script for the first episode, developed with "The Americans" veteran Stu Zicherman. Danler and Zicherman are serving as executive producers on the series, which received a six-episode order, with Plan B Entertainment.
Casting for the series' main characters has yet to be announced.
"Stephanie's smart, sensory and genuine storytelling is set in the world of high-end dining, fueled by too much debauchery, drugs and French wine," said Starz CEO and president Chris Albrecht. "Stephanie, Stu and Plan B have found an exciting way to translate the celebration of senses depicted in the book to the screen, and along the way, will post a love letter to New York City. We look forward to announcing our Tess, Jake, Simone and Howard soon."
Danler added, "This has already been a thrilling ride, and I can't wait for everyone to see how we expanded the world and characters beyond the book. I've been working with the most brilliant and generous people, and am extremely grateful. It's an honor to show up to work every day."


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Although Africa's most popular word for Google Trends search is "bitcoin," most of Africa has yet to adopt cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. This lag is due to a lack of awareness, opaque regulations, and already widespread use of African mobile money throughout the continent.
Google Trends Shows Interest
Based on Google Trends data, there are big potential investors of bitcoin coming from Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. These three are the largest markets in the continent when it comes to cryptocurrency due to population. However, most cryptocurrency activity in this region remains concentrated on exchanges and in payments made abroad, rather than transactional use within the continent.
African Mobile Money
Africa's mobile money plays a large part in the lack of cryptocurrency adoption. The more than 1.2 billion people in Africa can easily avail of so many mobile money services through their smartphones. In fact, they have 50 percent of the mobile money services of the world. Despite the absence of a good Internet connection in many areas, many Africans can still send or receive money through their basic telephone handset.
Another obstacle to cryptocurrency adoption in Africa is the erratic power supply in a number of countries, which leads to Africa only making 10% of the total Internet users in the world despite their large population. A slow or faulty Internet access naturally delays bitcoin and other crypto transactions, compromising user experience.
Overall, many Africans are still not familiar with bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general due to the lack of crypto evangelism seen in other areas of the world.


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I love Kate and Andy – for their choice of wedding venue (squeeeal!) and their gorgeous styling touches. This wedding – my second from Finchcocks Musical Museum – is breathtaking! With lots and lots of styling touches to inspire you, and beautiful images by Penny Young Photography, it's already a favourite for 2015.
Styling touches are beautifully simple and very "English summer garden" with sweet peas picked from Kate's parent's garden and arranged by a very talented and multi-skilled hairdresser! Other touches are ever so pretty and I'm sure will inspire so many of you: the marquee was decorated with flowers in jam jars and metres and metres of bunting made by Kate's mum.
The stars of today's English Wedding Blog are, in this order:
- Kate and Andy. Stunning
- Finchcocks Musical Museum and that awesome be-buntinged piano!
- The cat. I asked for the photo especially… so adorable!
- Kate's mum. Creative genius.
- Penny Young Photography… just wow*. What a fantastic collection of images which really reflect the spirit of the day – I feel as though I've been immersed in this wedding all morning… just love it. If you're looking for a wedding photographer in Kent don't miss this opportunity to discover Penny's official website and social media:
*Actually, Penny should probably be above the cat in my list… way above. As should Kate's Mum! Proof I'm a cat lover…
So… welcome to one of my weddings on the blog this year. And it's still only February… I know. But wow. Enjoy!
Our wedding story: Kate + Andy
Wedding photographer's website:
Were you pleased with your wedding photographer?
Yes, of course!
Wedding venue:
The ceremony was held at Finchcocks Musical Museum in Goudhurst and the reception in a Marquee in Kate's parents' garden.
Wedding date:
16th August 2014
Can you describe your wedding in a single sentence?
Bunting, Buses, Barn Dancing and the Best day ever!
What was your reaction to seeing your wedding photos for the first time?
It was great to relive the day and be reminded of everything that had happened.
Your wedding style and theme:
Country bunting
Any happy tears on the day?
No! The tears came the next day when we had to leave our family and amazing weekend and head to the airport for our Honeymoon.
How did the two of you meet?
On www.match.com!
How long did you spend planning your wedding?
9 months
Wedding invitations and on the day stationery:
Bunting themed stationery.
Did you fall in love with your wedding dress?
Yes, but it was completely the opposite to what I thought I wanted – I didn't try it on as a serious contender!
Wedding dress designer and bridal boutique:
Ellis Bridals dress from Jolliffes in Marlow.
Glitz and sparkle: the bride's accessories:
My mum's veil.
The groom wore:
Cream cravat and waistcoat, black jacket and grey pinstripe trousers from Moss Bross.
Beautiful bridesmaids: what did your best girls wear?
The bridesmaids wore long purple dresses from Debenhams and the flowergirls dresses were from Next.
Hair and make-up – did you DIY or hire a professional?
We did our own make up, Libby Fuller from Tunbridge Wells did our hair.
Wedding flowers:
Sweetpeas from my parents' garden, arranged by Libby, hairdresser and all round creative genius!
What do you remember most about the wedding ceremony?
Kate coming down the stairs in her wedding dress
Wedding readings?
Two readings, from friends and the mother of the groom.
General styling – did your venue need much decoration?
The ceremony venue speaks for itself with large windows and panelled walls. The Marquee was decorated with flowers in jam jars and metres and metres of bunting made by my mum!
The wedding cake: traditional or quirky?
Quirky – it was made of cheese, decorated with rose petals and with Bride and Groom mice made by my friend Helen.
We had a barn dance in the evening which was great as it got everyone up and involved with the dancing. We also had a photobooth taxi for after Penny and Jim left which captured some of the evening's comical photos!
On the day tips and advice:
Take a step back and absorb what's going on – it goes so quickly
What's the best thing about being married?
The memories of the day itself and looking forward to lots more adventures together as man and wife.
Quick supplier list for other brides and grooms:
CabarazziDance onDesign by MichelleFinchcocks Musical MuseumPenny Young Photographysweet peasThe Fine Cheese Co


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I'm having some trouble checking if one faction is hostile to another faction in my RPG. I'm using enums for my factions and relations but I feel like there's a better way to approach this.
Currently this is my code for the factions (copy+paste ruined format...)
public enum Faction {
* Position 1 = Humans
* Position 2 = Elves
* Position 3 = Dwarves
* Position 4 = Orcs
* Position 5 = Undead
* Position 6 = Trolls
* ....
Human(Relations.Friendly/*Humans*/, Relations.Neutral/*Elves*/, Relations.Neutral/*Dwarves*/, Relations.Neutral/*Orcs*/, Relations.Hostile/*Undead*/, Relations.Hostile/*Trolls*/),
Elf(Relations.Neutral, Relations.Friendly, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile),
Dwarf(Relations.Neutral, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Friendly, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile),
Orc(Relations.Neutral, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Neutral, Relations.Friendly, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Friendly),
Undead(Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Friendly, Relations.Hostile),
Troll(Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Hostile,Relations.Friendly, Relations.Hostile, Relations.Friendly);
Faction(Relations... relation) {
enum Relations {
class FactionHandler {
public boolean checkIfHostile(Faction faction1, Faction faction2) {
//How do I check?
The lazy way to do this would be to do lots of if/else statements but I want a more clean way to check.
Basically I want it to check faction1's relation with faction2, and return true if they are enemies, and false if they are friends. Feel free to entirely scrap my code if there's a better solution to this problem as this code is mainly just me experimenting.


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Roadworks woe for pub couple
PUBLISHED: 09:16 09 January 2009 | UPDATED: 10:51 12 July 2010
A pub landlord said yesterday he had resorted to offering diners a buy-one-get-one-free deal on beer in an effort to overcome loss of trade caused by a road closure.
A pub landlord said yesterday he had resorted to offering diners a buy-one-get-one-free deal on beer in an effort to overcome loss of trade caused by a road closure.
George and Angie Estcourt came out of semi-retirement three months ago after being encouraged by former customers to buy the King's Head at North Lopham.
But the couple spoke of their frustration yesterday after their new venture was hit by the closure of the main road through the south Norfolk village for a major sewerage scheme.
Mr Estcourt said he was now offering the two-for-one deal on Greene King IPA and Becks Vier for diners until The Street was reopened later this month.
The new owners of the King's Head said that passing trade had been disrupted by the Anglian Water works ever since they
took over the village local in November.
The husband-and-wife team, who used to run the Cross Keys at Redgrave, said business was good over the festive period when
The Street was reopened for two weeks.
But Mr Estcourt said that trade had dropped dramatically when the road closure and diversions resumed on Monday after engineers returned.
"The people of the village are wonderful and have been very supportive since we opened, but we are also dependent on passing trade and we need more people coming through the village.
"There is no point in us being open if no one can get to us," he said.
Mr Estcourt said that he could not apply for compensation from Anglian Water because the couple had no historical trading figures for the King's Head.
An Anglian Water spokeswoman said the sewerage scheme was important for North Lopham and would connect 167 homes to a main sewer for the first time.
She added that a diversion was in place and signs saying that businesses were open as usual had been put up.
"The road should be open at the end of this month.
"Local residents and businesses have been kept informed about the work, but our local manager will visit the pub concerned to see if any fears they may have can be allayed," she said.
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The Advantages of Online Shopping in Colder Weather
The winter months can be some of the busiest and most hectic times for your schedule. Getting caught up in the holidays means you may spend less time worrying about your style and wardrobe. Staying in and out of the cold can force everyone to layer up and stay in wearing sweatpants. Going to the mall to shop for new clothes can be a real hassle during the winter. The freezing long walk to the car, lugging your heavy boots and winter coat while you shop and lack of options can torturous. This is especially true when you shop at an awkward time between seasons when new stock isn't yet coming in. When you shop online for new clothing, you get to enjoy all the benefits of staying indoors while updating your wardrobe. Just turn on the fireplace or space heater and relax with a cup of hot cocoa and your laptop while you give your look an overhaul.
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By shopping online you'll have access to the latest trends, the best deals and can purchase limited edition items that usually aren't available in-store. Make a resolution to dress well on a budget by purchasing some new items from an internet retailer. You can look great for far less than you might think.


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Camps offered free of charge to youths with cancer
The American Cancer Society is accepting applications for summer day camp and week-long programs which are offered free of charge to young cancer survivors.
"The American Cancer Society offers a camping program specifically geared toward accommodating the needs of children who are being treated for cancer or who are in remission from cancer," said Kathleen Wilson, program manager for the Great Lakes Division. "Our camping program provides the opportunity for these children to simply have fun and enjoy the experience of exercise, recreation and companionship through activities paced to meet the needs of a young cancer patient."
Cancer survivors between 4 and 15 years of age are invited to take part in one of two camping programs. Young Camper's Day is a one day program offered to children 4 to 6 years old on Sunday, June 17. Camp Catch-A-Rainbow is a week-long summer camping experience set for June 17-22 for children between the ages of 7 and 15.
Both programs take place at the YMCA Storer Camps near Jackson, where children have access to activities such as swimming, horseback riding, archery, canoeing, arts and crafts, and more.
Health care professionals are available at the camp 24 hours a day, so most medical treatments, with the exception of radiation therapy, can be done onsite or at a nearby cancer center.
With a physician's approval, registration applications for young cancer patients and survivors are being accepted through May 28. Camper application forms can be obtained by calling 1-800-227-2345 or online at cancer.org/camprainbow


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Publications of the group from 2014 onwards. Most impact factors are provided by JCR.
"Automatic Repair of Timestamp Comparisons"
Liva Giovanni, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Martin Pinzger, Francesco Spegni, Luca Spalazzi. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, (in press)
Formal methods Program analysis
"A Taxonomy and Survey of Attacks Against Machine Learning"
Nikolaos Pitropakis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Thanassis Giannetsos, Eleftherios Anastasiadis, George Loukas.
Computer Science Review, (in press)
Game theory Machine Learning
"Indexing of real time geospatial data by IoT enabled devices: Opportunities, challenges, and design considerations"
Natalia Chaudhry, Muhammad Murtaza Yousaf, Muhammad Taimoor Khan.
Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments (in press)
"Security Assessment of Data Management Systems for Cyber Physical System Applications"
Natalia Chaudhry, Muhammad Murtaza Yousaf, Muhammad Taimoor Khan.
Journal of Software : Evolution and Process (in press)
"Post-Incident Audits on Cyber Insurance Discounts"
Sakshyam Panda, Daniel W Woods, Aron Laszka, Andrew Fielder, Emmanouil Panaousis.
Computers & Security, 87:101593, November 2019.
Game theory Security economics
"Distributed Key Management in Microgrids"
Vaios Bolgouras, Christoforos Ntantogian, Emmanouil Panaousis, Christos Xenakis.
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, September 2019.
Cryptography IoT/CPS
"Security of Cyber Physical Systems: Chaining Induction and Deduction"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
Computer 52(7): 72-75, July 2019.
Formal methods
"Runtime Protection of Real-time Critical Control Applications against Known Threats"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Martin Pinzger, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
IEEE Design & Test, July 2019.
"Using Sparse Representation to Detect Anomalies in Complex WSNs"
Xiao Ming Li, Guangquan Xu, Xi Zheng, Kaitai Liang, Emmanouil Panaousis, Tao Li, Wei Wang, Chao Shen.
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, 2019 (in press).
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"Semantics-Driven Extraction of Timed Automata from Java Programs"
Liva Giovanni, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Martin Pinzger.
Empirical Software Engineering, March 2019.
IF 2019: 4.457, publisher
Formal methods
"Apparatus: A Framework for Security Analysis in Internet of Things Systems"
Orestis Mavropoulos, Haralambos Mouratidis, Andrew Fish, Emmanouil Panaousis.
Ad Hoc Networks, 92: 101743, September 2019.
"TAW: Cost-Effective Threshold Authentication with Weights for Internet of Things"
Zhenhu Ning, Guangquan Xu, Naixue Xiong, Yongli Yang, Changxiang Shen, Emmanouil Panaousis, Hao Wang, Kaitai Liang.
IEEE Access, 7: 30112-30125, March 2019.
Cryptography IoT/CPS
"A Taxonomy and Survey of Cyber-Physical Intrusion Detection Approaches for Vehicles"
George Loukas, Eirini Karapistoli, Emmanouil Panaousis,
Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Anatolij Bezemskij, Tuan Vuong.
Ad Hoc Networks, 84: 124-147, March 2019.
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"Quantum-Resistant Identity-Based Signature with Message Recovery and Proxy Delegation"
Xiuhua Lu, Qiaoyan Wen, Wei Yin, Kaitai Liang, Zhengping Jin, Emmanouil Panaousis, Jiageng Chen.
Symmetry, 11(2): 272, February 2019.
"A taxonomy of cyber-physical threats and impact in the smart home"
Ryan Heartfield, George Loukas, Sanja Budimir, Anatolij Bezemskij, Johnny Fontaine,
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, Etienne Roesch.
Computers & Security. 2018 Sep 1; 78: 398-428.
Human factors IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"Designing Safe and Secure Industrial Control Systems: A Tutorial Review"
Dimitrios Serpanos, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Howard Shrobe.
IEEE Design & Test, 35(3): 73-88, March 2018.
"Risk Assessment Uncertainties in Cybersecurity Investments"
Andrew Fielder, Sandra König, Emmanouil Panaousis,
Stefan Schauer, Stefan Rass.
Games, 9(2): 34, June 2018.
Game theory Security economics
"Blockchain-based Mobile Edge Computing Framework for Secure Therapy Applications"
Md. Abdur Rahman, M. Shamim Hossain, George Loukas, Elham Hassanain, Syed Sadiqur Rahman, Mohammed F. Alhamid, and Mohsen Guizani.
IEEE Access, 6: 72469 - 72478, November 2018.
Cryptography IoT/CPS
"Detecting semantic social engineering attacks with the weakest link: Implementation and empirical evaluation of a human-as-a-security-sensor framework"
Ryan Heartfield, George Loukas.
Computers & Security, 76: 101-127, July 2018.
Human factors Machine Learning
"Cloud-based cyber-physical intrusion detection for vehicles using Deep Learning".
George Loukas, Tuan Vuong, Ryan Heartfield, Georgia Sakellari, Yongpil Yoon,
Diane Gan.
IEEE Access, 6: 3491 - 3508, December 2017.
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"An Options Approach to Cybersecurity Investment"
Michail Chronopoulos, Emmanouil Panaousis, Jens Grossklags.
IEEE Access, 6: 12175-12186, November 2017.
Security economics
"COALA: A Protocol for the Avoidance and Alleviation of Congestion in Wireless Sensor Networks"
Dionisis Kandris, George Tselikis, Eleftherios Anastasiadis, Emmanouil Panaousis,
Tasos Dagiuklas.
Sensors, 17.11: 2502, October 2017.
"A Survey of Potential Security Issues in Existing Wireless Sensor Network Protocols"
Ivana Tomić, Julie A. McCann.
IEEE Internet Things Journal, September 2017.
"A Conceptual Model to Support Security Analysis in the Internet of Things"
Orestis Mavropoulos, Haralambos Mouratidis, Andrew Fish, Emmanouil Panaousis,
Christos Kalloniatis.
Computer Science and Information Systems, 14.2 (2017): 557-578.
"ARMET: Behavior-based Secure and Resilient Industrial Control Systems"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
Proceedings of the IEEE, 106(1), 129-143, August 2017.
"A Formally Reliable Cognitive Middleware for the Security of Industrial Control Systems"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
Electronics, 6(58), August 2017.
IoT/CPS Formal methods
"Computation offloading of a vehicle's continuous intrusion detection workload for energy efficiency and performance"
George Loukas, Yongpil Yoon, Georgia Sakellari, Tuan Vuong, Ryan Heartfield.
Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 73: 83-94, April 2017.
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"Game Theoretic Path Selection to Support Security in Device-to-Device Communications"
Emmanouil Panaousis, Eirini Karapistoli, Hadeer Elsemary, Tansu Alpcan, MHR Khuzani, Anastasios A. Economides.
Ad Hoc Networks, 56: 28-42, March 2017.
Game theory IoT/CPS
"A Location-Enhanced Activity Recognition in Indoor Environments using Off the Shelf Smart Watch Technology and BLE Beacons"
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, William Oliff, Babak Takand, George Loukas.
Sensors, MDPI, 2017.
IoT/CPS Localisation Machine Learning
"You are probably not the weakest link: Towards practical prediction of susceptibility to semantic social engineering attacks"
Ryan Heartfield, George Loukas, Diane Gan.
IEEE Access, 6910 - 6928, October 2016.
Human factors Machine Learning
"Neighbour-Disjoint Multipath for Low-Power and Lossy Networks"
A.K.M. Mahtab Hossain, Cormac J. Sreenan, Rodolfo de Paz Alberola
ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 12(3): 23, August 2016.
"Decision Support Approaches for Cyber Security Investment"
Andrew Fielder, Emmanouil Panaousis, Pasquale Malacaria, Chris Hankin,
Fabrizio Smeraldi.
Decision Support Systems, 86: 13-23, June 2016.
Game theory Security economics
"A taxonomy of attacks and a survey of defence mechanisms for semantic social engineering attacks"
Ryan Heartfield, George Loukas.
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 48(3), 2016.
Human factors
"Facilitating forensic examinations of multi-user computer environments through session-to-session analysis of Internet history"
David Gresty, Diane Gan, George Loukas, Cos Ierotheou.
Digital Investigation. 2016 Mar; 16:S124-33.
"A survey of calibration-free indoor positioning systems"
AKM Mahtab Hossain, Wee-Seng Soh.
Computer Communications, (66) pages: 1-13, 2015.
IoT/CPS Localisation
"A Hop-Count Based Positioning Algorithm for Wireless Ad-hoc Networks"
Sarita Gurung, A.K.M. Mahtab Hossain, and Kanchana Kanchanasut
Wireless Networks, 20(6): 1431-1444, August 2014.
IoT/CPS Localisation
"Participatory Location Fingerprinting through Stationary Crowd in a Public or Commercial Indoor Environment"
AKM Mahtab Hossain, George Loukas.
16th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services.
(MobiQuitous 2019), Houston, United States, November 12 - 14, 2019.
"Honeypot Type Selection Games for Smart Grid Networks"
Nadia Boumkheld, Sakshyam Panda, Stefan Rass, Emmanouil Panaousis.
10th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security.
(GameSec 2019), Stockholm, Sweden, October 30 - November 1, 2019.
Game theory IoT/CPS
"Cut-The-Rope: A Game of Stealthy Intrusion"
Stefan Rass, Sandra Konig, Emmanouil Panaousis.
10th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security.
(GameSec 2019), Stockholm, Sweden, October 30 - November 1, 2019.
Game theory IoT/CPS
"On Synthesis of Runtime Security Monitor for Real-time IoT Applications"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
6th International Symposium for ICS & SCADA Cyber Security Research.
(ICS-CSR 2019), Athens, Greece, September 10-12, 2019.
IoT/CPS Formal methods
"Asynchronous Sampling for Decentralized Periodic Event-Triggered Control"
Anqi Fu, Ivana Tomić, Julie A. McCann.
2019 American Control Conference.
(ACC 2019), Philadelphia, USA, July 10-12, 2019.
"Attacking IEC-60870-5-104 SCADA Systems"
Panagiotis Radoglou-Grammatikis, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Ioannis Giannoulakis, Emmanouil Kafetzakis, Emmanouil Panaousis.
1st IEEE Services Workshop On Cyber Security and Resilience in the Internet of Things.
(CSRIoT 2019), Milan, Italy, July 8 - 9, 2019.
"Blockchain and IoT-based Secure Multimedia Retrieval System for a Massive Crowd: Sharing Economy Perspective" (Demo)
Md. Abdur-Rahman, George Loukas, Syed Maruf Abdullah, Areej Abdu, Syed Sadiqur Rahman, Elham Hassanain, Yasmine Arafa.
ACM International Conference on Multimedia Retrieval.
(ICMR 2019), Ottawa, Canada, June 10-13, 2019.
Cryptography IoT/CPS
"Jamming-Resilient Control and Communication Framework for Cyber Physical Systems"
Ivana Tomić, Michael Breza, Julie A. McCann.
2nd Living in the Internet of Things Conference.
(LIOT 2019), London, United Kingdom, May 1-2, 2019.
"Users' Perceptions and Responses to Cyber-Physical Attacks on IoT Devices in the Home Environment: A Naturalistic Field Experiment"
Nicole Huijts, Antal Haans, Sanja Budimir, Johnny Fontaine, George Loukas, Etienne Roesch, Anatolij Bezemski, Anne-Marie Oostveen, Wijnand IJsselsteijn.
2019 Society for Risk Analysis Benelux Conference.
(SRA-Benelux 2019), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, March 25-26, 2019.
Human factors IoT/CPS
"Antilizer: Run Time Self-Healing Security for Wireless Sensor Networks"
Ivana Tomić, Po Yu Chen, Michael Breza, Julie A. McCann.
15th EAI International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services.
(MobiQuitous 2018), New York, USA, November 5-7, 2018.
"LPWA-MAC - A Low Power Wide Area Network MAC Protocol for Cyber-Physical Systems"
Laksh Bhatia, Ivana Tomić, Julie A. McCann.
16th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems.
(Sensys 2018), Shenzhen, China, November 4-7, 2018.
"Cyber-Insurance as a Signaling Game: Self-Reporting and External Security Audits"
Aron Laszka, Emmanouil Panaousis, Jens Grossklags.
9th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security.
(GameSec 2018), Seattle, WA, USA, October 29 - 31, 2018.
Game theory Security economics
"Highly Assured Safety and Security of e-Health Applications"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
14th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications.
(WiMob 2018), Limassol, Cyprus, October 15-17, 2018.
"Towards the Definition of a Security Incident Response Modelling Language"
Myrsini Athinaiou, Haralambos Mouratidis, Theo Fotis, Michalis Pavlidis, Emmanouil Panaousis.
International Conference on Trust and Privacy in Digital Business.
(TrustBus 2018), Regensburg, Germany, September 5-6, 2018.
"The Limits of LoRaWAN in Event-Triggered Wireless Networked Control Systems"
Ivana Tomić, Laksh Bhatia, Michael Breza, Julie A. McCann.
UKACC 12th International Conference on Control.
(Control 2018), Sheffield, September 5-7, 2018.
"An Enhanced Cyber Attack Attribution Framework"
Nikolaos Pitropakis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Alkiviadis Giannakoulias, George Kalpakis, Rodrigo Diaz Rodriguez, Panayiotis Sarigiannidis.
15th International Conference on Trust, Privacy & Security in Digital Business.
(TrustBus 2018), Regensburg, Germany, September 5-6, 2018.
"Design and Evaluation of Jamming Resilient Cyber-Physical Systems"
Ivana Tomić, Michael Breza, Greg Jackson, Laksh Bhatia, Julie A. McCann.
IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing.
(CPSCom 2018), Halifax, Canada, July 30 - August 3, 2018.
"Unsupervised Learning for Trustworthy IoT"
Nikhil Banerjee, Thanassis Giannetsos, Emmanouil Panaousis, Clive Cheong Took.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems.
(FUZZ 2018), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 8-13, 2018.
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"Modeling Time in Java Programs for Automatic Error Detection"
Giovanni Liva, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Francesco Spegni, Luca Spalazzi, Andreas Bollin, Martin Pinzger.
6th Conference on Formal Methods in Software Engineering.
(FormaliSE 2018), Gothenburg, Sweden, May 27 - June 3, 2018.
"On the Successful Deployment of Community Policing Services: the TRILLION Project Case"
Charalampos Z. Patrikakis, Dimitrios G. Kogias, George Loukas, Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, William Oliff, Syed Sadiqur Rahman, Silvio Sorace, Ernesto La Mattina, Quercia Elisabeth.
IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics.
(ICCE 2018), Las Vegas, USA January 12-15, 2018.
"Extracting Timed Automata from Java Methods"
Giovanni Liva, Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Martin Pinzger.
17th International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation.
(SCAM 2017), Shanghai, China, September 17-18, 2017.
"Selecting Security Mechanisms in Secure Tropos"
Michalis Pavlidis, Haralambos Mouratidis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Nikolaos Argyropoulos.
14th International Conference on Trust, Privacy & Security in Digital Business.
(TrustBus 2017), Lyon, France, August 28-31, 2017.
"ASTo: A Tool for Security Analysis of IoT Systems"
Orestis Mavropoulos, Haralambos Mouratidis, Andrew Fish, Emmanouil Panaousis.
1st IEEE SERA Workshop on the Internet of People And Things.
(IPAT 2017), Old Royal Naval College, London, UK, June 7-9, 2017.
"Security Requirements Modelling for Virtualized 5G Small Cell Networks"
Vassilios G. Vassilakis, Haralambos Mouratidis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Ioannis D. Moscholios, Michael D. Logothetis.
24th International Conference on Telecommunications.
(ICT 2017), Limassol, Cyprus, May, 2017.
"The applicability of Ambient Sensors as Proximity Evidence for NFC Transactions"
Carlton Shepherd, Iakovos Gurulian, Eibe Frank, Konstantinos Markantonakis, Raja Naeem Akram, Emmanouil Panaousis, Keith Mayes.
IEEE Security and Privacy Workshops.
(MOST 2017), San Jose, CA, May 25, 2017.
"Bluetooth Low Energy based Occupancy Detection for Emergency Management"
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, William Oliff, George Loukas.
15th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Communications.
(IUCC), Granada, Spain, 14-16 Dec. 2016.
"A Rigorous and Efficient Run-Time Security Monitor for Real-Time Critical Embedded System Applications"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
3rd World Forum on Internet of Things.
(WF-IoT 2016), Reston, USA, December 12-14, 2016.
"Activity Recognition in a Home Setting using Off the Shelf Smart Watch Technology"
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, Babak Takand, George Loukas.
Smart Ubiquitous Technologies for Human Behaviour Coaching.
(SUTCoaching 2016), Granada, Spain, December 14-16, 2016.
"Behaviour-based Anomaly Detection of Cyber-Physical Attacks on a Robotic Vehicle"
Anatolij Bezemskij, George Loukas, Richard Anthony, Diane Gan.
8th International Symposium on Cyberspace Safety and Security.
(CSS 2016), Granada, Spain, December 14-16, 2016.
IoT/CPS Machine Learning
"A Safeguard against Fast Self-propagating Malware"
Muhammad Aminu Ahmad, Steve Woodhead, Diane Gan.
6th International Conference on Communication and Network Security.
(ICCNS 2016), Singapore, November 26-29, 2016.
"Evaluating Case-based Reasoning Knowledge Discovery in Fraud Detection"
Adeyinka Adedoyin, Stelios Kapetanakis, Miltos Petridis, Emmanouil Panaousis.
24th International Conference in Case-based Reasoning.
(ICCBR 2016), Atlanta, GA, October 31 - November 2, 2016.
"Occupancy Detection for Building Emergency Management using BLE Beacons"
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, William Oliff, George Loukas.
31st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences.
(ISCIS 2016), Krakow, Poland, October 27-28, 2016.
"Energy-efficiency Evaluation of Computation Offloading in Personal Computing"
Yongpil Yoon, Georgia Sakellari, Richard J. Anthony, Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis.
International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences.
(ISCIS 2016), Krakow, Poland, October 27-28, 2016.
"Security Challenges of Small Cell as a Service in Virtualized Mobile Edge Computing Environments"Vassilios Vassilakis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Haralambos Mouratidis.
10th WISTP International Conference on Information Security Theory and Practice.
(WISTP 2016), Crete, Greece, September 26-27, 2016.
"Early Containment of Fast Network Worm Malware"
Muhammad Aminu Ahmad, Steve Woodhead, Diane Gan.
3rd National Foundation for Science and Technology Development Conference on Information and Computer Science.
(NICS 2016), Danang, Vietnam, September 14-16, 2016.
"Performance Analysis of Distributed Control Configurations in LQR Multi-Agent System Design"
Ivana Tomić, George D. Halikias.
UKACC 11th International Conference on Control.
(Control 2016), Belfast, United Kingdom, August 31 - September 2, 2016.
"LQR Distributed Cooperative Control of a Formation of Low-Speed Experimental UAVs"
Ivana Tomić, Efstathios Milonidis, George D. Halikias.
UKACC 11th International Conference on Control.
(Control 2016), Belfast, United Kingdom, August 31 - September 2, 2016.
"Threat Evaluation Based on Automatic Sensor Signal Characterisation and Anomaly Detection"
Anatolij Bezemskij, Richard John Anthony, George Loukas, Diane Gan.
12th International Conference on Autonomic and Autonomous Systems.
(ICAS 2016), Lisbon, Portugal, June 26-30, 2016.
"Robustness Properties of Distributed Configurations in Multi-Agent Systems"
Ivana Tomić, George D. Halikias.
6th IFAC Symp. on System Structure and Control.
(SSSC 2016), istanbul, Turkey, June 22-24, 2016.
"APPARATUS: Reasoning about Security Requirements in the Internet of Things"
Orestis Mavropoulos, Haralambos Mouratidis, Andrew Fish, Emmanouil Panaousis, Christos Kalloniatis.
28th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering.
(CAiSE 2016), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 13-17, 2016.
"A Countermeasure Mechanism for Fast Scanning Malware"
Muhammad Aminu Ahmad, Steve Woodhead, Diane Gan.
International Conference On Cyber Security And Protection Of Digital Services.
(Cyber Security 2016), London, United Kingdom, June 13-14, 2016.
"Evaluating the Reliability of Users as Human Sensors of Social Media Security Threats"
Ryan Heartfield, George Loukas.
2016 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment.
(CyberSA 2016), London, United Kingdom, June 13-14, 2016.
"The V-network Testbed for Malware Analysis"
Muhammad Aminu Ahmad, Steve Woodhead, Diane Gan.
International Conference on Advanced Communication Control and Computing Technologies.
(ICACCCT 2016), Ramanathapuram, India, May 25-27, 2016.
"Decision Tree-based Detection of Denial of Service and Command Injection attacks on Robotic Vehicles"
Tuan Vuong, George Loukas, Diane Gan, Anatolij Bezemskij.
7th International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security.
(WIFS 2015), Rome, Italy, November 16-19, 2015.
"Performance Evaluation of Cyber-Physical Intrusion Detection on a Robotic Vehicle"
Tuan Vuong, George Loukas, Diane Gan.
13th International Conference on Pervasive Intelligence and Computing.
(IEEE-PICOM 2015), Liverpool, United Kingdom, October 26-28, 2015.
"Abstract Data Machine: Data Classifier for Reliable Embedded Systems Software"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Anastasios Fragopoulos, Dimitrios Serpanos, Howard Shrobe.
Workshop on Embedded Systems Security.
(WESS 2015), Amsterdam, Netherlands, October 4 - 9, 2015.
"Game-Theoretic Model of Incentivizing Privacy-aware Users to consent to Location Tracking"
Emmanouil Panaousis, Aron Laszka, Johannes Pohl, Andreas Noack, Tansu Alpcan.
14th IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications.
(IEEE Trustcom/BigDataSE/ISPA 2015), Helsinki, Finland, August 20-22, 2015.
Game theory IoT/CPS
"A Game-Theoretic Approach for minimizing Security Risks in the Internet-of-Things"
George Rontidis, Emmanouil Panaousis, Aron Laszka, Tasos Dagiuklas, Pasquale Malacaria, Tansu Alpcan.
2015 IEEE International Conference on Communication Workshop (ICCW).
(IEEE ICC 2015 - IoT/CPS Security), London, United Kingdom, June 8-12, 2015.
Game theory IoT/CPS
"Profiling Cyber Attackers using Case-based Reasoning"
Stelios Kapetanakis, Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, George Loukas, Tariq Saad Al Murayziq.
19th UK Workshop on Case-Based Reasoning.
(UK-CBR 2014), Cambridge, United Kingdom, December 9, 2014.
"Cybersecurity Games and Investments: a Decision Support Approach"
Emmanouil Panaousis, Andrew Fielder, Pasquale Malacaria, Chris Hankin, Fabrizio Smeraldi.
5th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security.
(GameSec 2014), Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 6-7, 2014.
"Secure Message Delivery Games for Device-to-Device Communications"
Emmanouil Panaousis, Tansu Alpcan, Hossein Fereidooni, Mauro Conti.
5th Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security.
(GameSec 2014), Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 6-7, 2014.
"On the Behavioural Formalization of the Cognitive Middleware AWDRAT"
Muhammad Taimoor Khan, Dimitrios Serpanos, and Howard Shrobe.
26th Nordic Workshop on Programming Theory.
(NWPT 2014), Halmstad, Sweden, October 29-31, 2014.
"Towards real-time profiling of human attackers and bot detection"
Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, George Loukas, Stelios Kapetanakis.
7th International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education and Training.
(CFET 2014), Canterbury, United Kingdom, July 10-11 2014.
"Investigation into the Privacy Issues of using Social Media"
Lily R. Jenkins, Diane Gan.
7th International Conference on Cybercrime Forensics Education & Training.
(CFET 2014), Canterbury, United Kingdom, July 10-11,2014.
"Digital Forensic Analysis of Internet History Using Principal Component Analysis"
David Gresty, Diane Gan, George Loukas.
15th Annual Postgraduate Symposium on the Convergence of Telecommunications, Networking and Broadcasting.
(PGNet 2014), Liverpool, United Kingdom, June 23-24, 2014.
"Designing interactive systems to encourage empathy between users"
Paul Coulton, Jonny Huck, Andrew Hudson-Smith, Ralph Barthel, Panagiotis Mavros, Jennifer Roberts, Philip Powell.
Designing Interactive Systems Conference.
(DIS 2014), Vancouver, Canada, June 21-25, 2014.
"Game Theory meets Information Security Management"
Andrew Fielder, Emmanouil Panaousis, Pasquale Malacaria, Chris Hankin, Fabrizio Smeraldi.
29th IFIP International Information Security and Privacy Conference.
(IFIP SEC 2014), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2-4, 2014.
"A neighbour disjoint multipath scheme for fault tolerant wireless sensor networks"
AKM Mahtab Hossain, Cormac J. Sreenan, Szymon Fedor.
IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems.
(DCOSS 2014), Marina Del Rey, May 26-28, 2014.
"Physical Indicators of Cyber Attacks Against a Rescue Robot"
Tuan Vuong, Avgoustinos Filippoupolitis, George Loukas, Diane Gan.
IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.
(PERCOM 2014), Budapest, Hungary, March 24-28, 2014.
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Control Cryptography Human factors Game theory IoT/CPS Forensics Formal methods
Localisation Machine Learning Program analysis Security economics