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Each year during the forecasting and budgeting season, sustainability officers face a common finance request: Please indicate the return on investment (ROI) of the projects in your portfolio. This value information is then factored into funding plans for the next year and beyond.
Some finance teams substitute other value-based measures for ROI, such as net present value (NPV), or discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. But the story is the same: The strategic benefits of environmental, social, governance (ESG), or other hard-to-quantify (H2Q) initiatives are often hard to measure in value-based terms, and as a result, can sometimes be underfunded or passed over completely. Measuring H2Q benefits in value-based terms and applying portfolio optimization techniques enables organizations to better align H2Q funding decisions with strategy and maximize shareholder value.
Well-disciplined finance functions employ rigorous, value-based tools such as ROI in financial planning and performance measurement. But even these rigorous tools can ignore key, difficult-to-measure value drivers. For example, how do you measure the ROI of increasing employee engagement, or decreasing environmental risk?
Difficult-to-measure value contributions from sound risk management processes, reduced environment impact, worker health & safety improvements, or other corporate responsibility programs are often omitted from value-based analyses. As a result, these elements are often handled on the side—qualitatively. Inefficient or irrational project funding decisions like those illustrated below are often used instead of measured, quantitative, value-based assessments.
Project Portfolio Optimization (PPO) is a value-based process that measures the direct and H2Q, or indirect, financial impact of various sustainability projects. PPO helps to align project portfolio funding with corporate strategy.
An indirect valuation method furnishes a better approach: translate the benefits of H2Q into monetary terms, without over-reliance on sometimes expensive and potentially misaligned statistical data or regression analysis. How, then, are these H2Q sustainability benefits monetized? How does this approach fit into the shareholder value framework?
The answer lies in a methodology called multi-attribute utility analysis (MUA). MUA was formalized by Keeney and Raiffa's work in 1976[1], and is deeply rooted in von Neumann and Morgernstern's seminal work on utility theory[2]—one of the cornerstones of modern microeconomics. It has been widely adopted by government agencies for public policy decisions, which often require trade-offs between competing, non-financial objectives.
Instead of attempting to quantify benefits directly in cash-flow terms, MUA measures the impact of sustainability initiatives against specific performance metrics for each aspect of an organization's strategic objectives. Trade-off models can then be used to obtain a total impact in monetary terms.
With a value model in place, key performance indicators help track the non-financial impact of various initiatives, and then, even more importantly, translate that impact into monetary terms. This is a key differentiator from alternative methods such as balanced scorecards or strategic alignment, and a requirement in assessing meaningful benefit-to-cost ratios and putting all initiatives on a level playfield when making funding decisions.
PPO uses MUA to measure total value or ROI — including both direct and indirect drivers —total value measurement. Armed with total value and taking into account project dependencies, PPO's optimization feature helps to align the budgeting and planning process with strategy and drive better performance.
Optimized spend analysis — the efficient frontier
[1] Keeney, R. & H. Raiffa (1976), Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs
[2] von Neumann, J. & O. Morgenstern (1953), Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Donna Coallier is a Partner in PwC's US Valuations Practice. Donna provides valuation and financial reporting advice to her clients, focusing on strategic value analytics. She is well versed in M&A, joint ventures, and other transactions as well as value analytics covering topics such as capital and funding decisions and sustainability valuation.


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Tuesday – Apple, sage, goat cheese stuffed pork chops. Hello perfect Fall meal!
Wednesday – Chicken and mushroom risotto
Thursday – Crockpot Thai pork
Friday – Quinoa spinach quesadilla.

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Andrew's Competition #12 - October 4, 2003
Today is Sunday, September 28, 2003. The Loch Lomond Games are less than a week away. Santa Cruz Pipes & Drums is going to be the "house pipe band" for the games and will be playing often all day long on Saturday. It'll be an endurance test. It's a week away and I've just started learning a few overplayed (but good) tunes that we're going to have perform: Scotland the Brave, Highland Laddie, and Brown Haired Maiden. You may be asking how I got away with not knowing those common tunes by now, but our band never plays them—until now. So those of us in the band who didn't know them from a prior band experience or learned them on our own are doing some "cramming!" As for the solo competitions, I'll be competing in Piobaireachd and Slow March again. I'm feeling a little more confident with the variation, but time will tell if I can get my brain situated correctly. Number one priority for this week is band tunes, but that shouldn't really hurt my solo performances.
I was up at Highlands Park by about 8:30 for piping registration. Ken Miller, one of the members of Santa Cruz Pipes & Drums was co-chairing the competition, freeing up Jay Salter, our pipe major, to do—well—pipe majoring. Chuck Jamison, was on-site as the official WUSPBA representative, acting as chief steward. This was my first introduction with Chuck, he's a really nice fellow. Piobaireachd was the first event, which started a little after 10 a.m. Jay tuned up his students.
Here's what was on my Piobaireachd Adjudicator's Sheet:
Contest Site: Ben Lomond, Date: 10/4/03, Name: Andrew Lenz, WUSPBA Registration Number: 101 [This was, in fact, my kilt number.] Grade: 4, Event: Piob
[The left side of the form:
Too bad you missed
Points Awarded: 54
Judge's Signature: <J. McColl>
The Slow March was held a little after 1 p.m. It felt all right, a few commented that it sounded good. I crushed one taorluath, I think it was on low-A, Jim caught it, of course, then again I was standing about a yard from his judging table playing, it'd be hard to miss!
Here's what was on my Slow Air WUSPBA Adjudication Sheet:
Contest Site: Ben Lomond, Date: 10/4/03, Name: Lenz, Andrew,
[The left side of the form:
Nice Tune.
Points Awarded: 62
Judge's Signature: <J. McColl>
I wasn't expecting to place, there was some good—if small quantity—competition there, but I was awarded a third place. Better than a kick in the head!
Zach Duncan of our band earned first place, he had a very good day, went home with three medals of assorted colors. (His mom was wearing them all on her blouse this afternoon! One proud momma.) Tom Jenkins, a really good friend of Alan Gray's, took silver medals in both the 2/4 march and the slow air.
I was hoping for a piobaireachd gold medal today, but alas. Feast or famine.
Welp, this year's competition season is over. I can say that this year was an improvement over last year. Two gold medals and a bronze. I've got at least 4-5 months before the next season starts. Time to start learning a new piobaireachd and a new slow march. And a 2/4 march.
Work, work, work!
One last note. The band did a "massed bands" with The Wicked Tinkers for the closing ceremonies. That was a BLAST! That was about the most fun I've had piping in a while. Aaron Shaw and his cohorts seemed to enjoy it as much as we did.
Sunday, October 5, 2003. Yesterday, right after my piobaireachd, Jay asked me what I was thinking of when I missed the repeat. I answered "I don't know." This morning, I woke up and realized what I was thinking at the time. I was thinking of the notes I was playing in the tune. It was a case of being so focused on the trees that you forget your direction in the forest.


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Unfortunately, my finances didnt go quite as I had hoped this month. I was able to keep my spending low in most categories, but I had a few big purchases (as usual) that ate up my debt money. One was for the farm shares (post coming) and another was for my suit for the wedding. Other than that, I was at/or under budget for just about every category. Looking forward to getting on track for February so that I can buy a beer kit!
This is all the debt I've got left to pay. It used to include more student loans and credit cards but those have since been payed off.
Student Loans
Great Lakes Loan $11,157 ($90) I hate this loan. It never goes down. I got my tax form from them this year, and I paid them over 1,000 in interest. This does not make me happy either. I get a tax write off for it, but I'd rather have the money
Truck Loan
Ford Credit: $8,861 ($300): This is my next target. In order to keep myself motivated to pay off this goal, I decided to set myself a mini goal. Hopefully this works well, and if it does, I'll continue to use it. I'd really like to complete my mini goal with the help of snowball payments, but it could work out that I just get there using the regular loan payment. If this is the case that's fine (I guess) but it will surely take longer!
Health Goals
Though the year is out, i'm still going to keep this going in my monthly reviews. Since I've got a goal of running a marathon for next year, i'll be counting runs in this as well. I've got my marathon training all mapped out, and I start at the end of this month!
Goal Workouts: 20
In this number of goal workouts, I'm counting my visits to the gym, my running (priming for marathon training) and also my hunting. At first I was unsure whether or not to count hunting but after guesstimating that I walked approximately 6 miles a day with 25+ lbs of gear, I figured I'd count it. My hunting will only count this month anyhow.
Total Visits: 30
In terms of the gym, this was a great month – the only day that I didnt go was new years day, and looking back on it, I regret it now. I should have schlepped myself over there for a bit, but then again there was no way to know how much success I would have had. I also started training for my marathon on the 31st. It was just a 3 mile run, but you've got to start somewhere, right?


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This is a throwback to an article I did for the Calypso Association 50th anniversary magazine in 2007. In the interest of increasing awareness of the accomplishments of some of our iconic calypsonians and increasing appreciation for the art form, I figured I would share some of that issue with you. This particular article looked at the Anchors of Antiguan calypso – not the superstars covered in Over the Boundary but the reliable contributors known for their consistent play, providing a strong foundation for the growth of the art form. The first of these looked at Franco, the second at Calypso Joe, and the third at Calypso Jim. In this post, I'll share the section of that article focused on Barry 'Scorpion' Edwards. DO NOT repost without permission or credit.
Barry 'Scorpion' Edwards' material was always top drawer, and apropos of his name, always stinging.
"Is not he one in the land ha'deeds with big business man
Is not he one we undersand ha'bank account in Switzerland
Is not he one in corruption mixed up with white power…"
(Dolly House, 1993)
"I want a copy of the Bob Washington report
And I want an inquiry into each and every promissory note
Find out for me in what constituency
Carla Samuel vote so easy…"
(My Offer – Mr. Bird, 1994)
"They all playing games
He and de Dominican
Pure legal tricks
No one protecting de poor citizen"
(Gathering Storm, 2001)
Clearly, he wasn't joking when he sang, 'Calypso go call you Name'. He never waffled; even challenging the CDC in 1999, as the then sitting Calypso Association president, by not only boycotting the official festivities but leading the association in staging its own.
Having claimed the campus crown at UWI Cave Hill in 1971, Scorpion first entered the domestic competition in 1975; the following year he finished third, behind Short Shirt and Swallow. He'd remain stuck in third for much of his competitive years, and, as Maxine Allen wrote in a 1995 article, "he has placed third in the competition so many times – including a tie with Latumba – that the witty Calypso stalwart Obstinate has dubbed him 'my friend, Scorpion the third'."
But Scorpion has always taken it in stride. In fact, he sang, in 1996,
"Here I am, not a King, but one who is duty bound
To get on this stage and explain why corruption abounds…."
As he told, Allen in 1995, "It is all about loving people and country – and believing that the expression of deep held convictions is more important than winning."
The 'Why' of it was probably best captured in 1995's 'Inheritance',
"What you going to say when you grand chile ask you
Where all dey future gone
What games you goin' play when they start diss you
Curse the day you born
You could lie then like you coward now
You can't say you didn't know
Every record I make Scorpion tell you so
So wake up my people when you sleeping
You taking chance
With the children inheritance."
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On the 28th November, just as expectant clouds promised more hoped-for rain to relieve the drought that had gripped Tsavo National Park, the pilot from the Tsavo Trust sighted a tiny elephant calf standing beside her collapsed mother on the plains near Aruba
On the 28th November, just as expectant clouds promised more hoped-for rain to relieve the drought that had gripped Tsavo National Park, the pilot from the Tsavo Trust sighted a tiny elephant calf standing beside her collapsed mother on the plains near Aruba.
Although some rain had fallen recently, it had come too late for the mother, who had obviously been struggling for a long time evidenced by the bare earth that surrounded while her desperate baby helplessly stood by her side. This sighting was immediately reported to the DSWT/KWS funded Mobile Veterinary Unit headed by Dr. Poghon, and together with Keepers from our Voi stockades, the rescue teams proceeded to the scene, having been given coordinates by the Tsavo Trust Pilot.
Upon arrival it seemed likely that the calf's mother had succumbed to the effects of the past brutal dry season and was dying of starvation for she was barely breathing and too far gone to get to her feet and retrieve, her emaciated calf, of approximately l0 months old, bravely standing by her side protecting her. The calf was still feisty, although thin, for she too had clearly suffered the effects of the drought, having been deprived of her mother's milk. The Rescue Team worked hard to try and save the collapsed mother, but sadly she slipped away, so their attention then turned to capturing the young calf. This was accomplished swiftly after which she was restrained and placed in the back of a Landcruiser and brought safely back to the Voi stockades to await the arrival of a rescue aircraft from Nairobi to ferry the baby to the DSWT Nairobi Nursery.
Named "Kuishi"(meaning "to live" in Swahili) , the baby arrived during our Foster Parents' visiting time at 5.00pm, very thin but still with sufficient strength to put up a fight and with a strong will to live. Having been comforted by other resident elephant orphans, she settled fast and it was only two short days before she was able to join the other orphans out in the forest. She embraced her new life, relishing the abundance of food that was provided for her, since clearly during her young life this had been in short supply as she lived through a drought year, with unforgiving heat and little nourishment, as her mother struggled to stay alive.
Kuishi is an extremely lucky calf to have been rescued in time since Tsavo encompasses a vast landscape. She is shy yet playful, but has made good friends with feisty Esampu who no doubt will be teaching her naughty ways in the fullness of time!


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Minnesota suspends Daquein McNeil after domestic assault arrest
Minnesota suspended men's basketball player Daquein McNeil from all team activities after he was arrested on probable cause for domestic assault, reports Amelia Rayno of the Star Tribune.
McNeil, a sophomore guard from Baltimore, remained in a Minneapolis jail, held without bail, as of Tuesday afternoon. The team left for New York to take part in the NIT Season Tipoff tournament. It will play St. John's in the opening round on Wednesday.
According to the report, McNeil was arrested Monday afternoon. From the report:
The criminal report details two counts of domestic assault against McNeil, including felony second-degree assault, against his girlfriend at an apartment near campus. The report reads that McNeil "ripped her clothes off, hit her with a large belt multiple times, choked her and poured cold water on her. The victim [was] able to flee [the] unit with only a small robe and coat. ... Officers observed victim to have multiple bruising and welts all over her body."
"We are currently gathering information and cooperating with the authorities," Minnesota athletics director Norwood Teague said in a statement. "This athletics department values respect and positively impacting the lives of others and will not tolerate any form of domestic assault from its staff or student athletes."
Teague said that McNeil will remain suspended pending the result of the investigation.
McNeil is averaging 3.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 19 minutes in four games this season for the Gophers (3-1) and played in 30 games off the bench last season.
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On Christmas Eve of 2015, Claudia watched The Lion In Winter for the first time. She watched it a number of times subsequent to that (with Béla joining in mostly for battle and fighting scenes), and she received a copy of the script for her birthday in February.
For Christmas of 2016, Tucker and I — with our standard mission creep (Parade of Spirits wasn't enough, of course) — decided to make the kids the ENTIRE cast of The Lion In Winter as handpuppets for Christmas. We kept warning them that we were working on something, and maybe it was kind of silly, and maybe it wouldn't be their favorite gift, but we hoped they would appreciate it in the long run.
I am a better project manager than Tucker is and I knew that we were not going to get all seven puppets done in time for Christmas, so I tried to focus on Henry and Eleanor. It was worth it. (Béla was more excited than he appears to be here.)
Ah, but now, we have goals!
That's a fairly simplified list of our goals. And we have not touched them yet. The kids have not even seen the bag of five unfinished puppets that they are now going to help complete. But we have talked about how when you give a show with handpuppets, you aren't standing next to them — you are out of view, either behind or below them. And so we need to experiment with some set-ups to that end. Backdrops and props will also be interesting to make. At the moment, Claudia cannot find the paperback of her script, so that's another low-hanging fruit. But watch this category for project updates! And there is also an album on Flickr showing updates of our work.


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Every now and then I have a dream of Ohakune. I can't predict these dreams and I can't often interpret them either; but they have one thing in common, which is that they always give me a feeling of groundedness ... if that's a word. I mean that, however portentous or nightmarish or merely trivial they might be, in the aftermath I feel some kind of sweet authenticity has been given me, as if there is a place on this earth I belong, even though I'm not there now, even though I rarely visit. This latest one I was out on the Raetihi Road, just up past the big bend where you turn off for Lakes Reserve, and almost outside the Hammond's farm, where I went and stayed on many weekends of my childhood. I was hitchhiking, where to I do not know, only that it was in the direction of Raetihi. Or rather, that was my ultimate intention, whereas in the actual dream I was walking back towards the Lakes Reserve for some reason that remained unspecified. So I walked, past macrocarpa windbreaks and the fields of the Hammonds' farms (my friend Bobby's father Owen's land was contiguous with that of his brother, whose name I've forgotten). It was afternoon, the light bright and dark by turns. I don't know if it was cold or not. There was no traffic but that is not unusual in that very quiet part of the country. After a while I came to a line of three cottages on the other side of the road and crossed over to them. They were small and plain and, when I went around to the back of the first one and in the door, it was bare inside. Or rather, seemed to be: I looked up and saw that the spaces along the tops of the cupboards in the kitchen were packed with supplies. Bags of oranges, I recall, packets of pasta, tins of various fruits, vegetables and condiments. I had a sense of austere comfort in the small sitting room next door, worn but comfortable chairs pulled up before a hearth, a basket of kindling and pinecones beside the fireplace ... I think I was thinking of spending the night there, but this discovery (the supplies) made me reconsider. Perhaps the owners were coming up for the weekend? I went back outside and onto the road again. And then I remembered: the mountain! I looked up to where it should have been and there it was, a sombre miracle floating above its skirts of green. I felt ... some kind of completion. Home again. That was it.
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This exquisite image, of the Pink Terrace painted onto a pearl shell by John Philemon Backhouse, was also among the pics Phil sent me yesterday.
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A friend today sent me some images of Phil Clairmont works recently up for sale in NZ. You could have bought Vietnam Past & Future (c.1972) for just over three grand; the portrait of Tony Fomison, from 1969, cost twice that.
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I read chalked on the path in the local park. POO is written in even larger letters, twice, below this cryptic remark, and there are arrows pointing down to where kids in afterschool care at the community centre have been drawing big abstract portraits on the concrete near the play equipment.
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The Noe Valley Summit Gets Closer Still (And Listings Anew For Two)November 18, 2008
Listed five months ago and priced at $1,949,000, and then reduced to $1,649,000 three months after that, 4121 Cesar Chavez #6 was listed anew yesterday for $1,599,000. That's an "official" two days on the Noe Valley market according to those sell side stats.
Also "newly" added to the MLS, 4121 Cesar Chavez #2 with a list price of $998,000 ($778/sqft). In the words of a plugged-in laura four months ago:
These units are indeed spectacular, particularly the upper floor units 5 &6. These won't move at their current price point and my agent (who's VERY well connected to the SF agent network) advised me to sit back and wait til this drops to at least $800 per.
As always, it's good to be connected and plugged-in.
Oh, and while 4121 Cesar Chavez #1 is now in contract with an "original" list price of $1,198,000 ($771/sqft), it's a plugged-in tipster that reminds us they were once asking $1,349,000. Remember to adjust those industry reports accordingly.
∙ Listing: 4121 Cesar Chavez St #2 (2/2.5) – $998,000 [MLS]
∙ Listing: 4121 Cesar Chavez St #6 (3/2.5) – $1,599,000 [MLS]
∙ It Gets A Little Easier To Reach The Summit (4121 Cesar Chavez) [SocketSite]
Comments from Plugged-In Readers
Is this the same architect as 625 Duncan?
The exterior looks like "cubist meets pagoda."
The views and interior, however, are quite nice.
Exterior looks cool.
I want to know who the realtor is who said ANYTHING other than "Hurry! Buy now! They aren't making any more land!"
Per the DBI permits, it looks like Alan Martinz was the architect on 625 Duncan while Hood Thomas Architects did 4121 Cesar Chavez.
They aren't making any more land!
Yep, and and They aren't making any more money neither despite the attempt to re-inflate. The CPI was negative in October. -1% MoM for the CPI or -0.1% after discounting for the usual suspects (food/energy).
I doubt we could ever get significant CPI deflation (like in the 1930s) in a wholly fiat-based monetary system. But I'd bet on basically 0% "inflation" for years and years, with asset prices like houses and stocks absolutely destroyed (a la Japan in the 1990s-2000s). And that's my "optimistic" scenario 🙂
Back to this apartment building. Has anyone closed on a unit yet? Does anyone know?
About the pricing on Unit 6. It seems silly to cut the price by only $50K. I don't know what sensible pricing is for this (not too familiar with the area), but all the developers have succeeded in doing IMO is to demonstrate that there was ZERO serious interest at $1.65M, where they held it for at least 2 months, which means there were no offers anywhere near the current listing price of $1.6M (otherwise they would have sold). That's a useful piece of information for someone considering making an offer. And the world is in MUCH worse shape now than 2 months ago, when fools thought the government was going to be able to bail evrybody out. Waiting pays!
One wonders if they would have sold faster with an elevator. Almost $2M is a lot for a third-floor walk-up. And so is $1,599,000.
I wish I had taken more economics, and paid more attention to whatever little I did take. Maybe you will do a longer version of that first paragraph.
I agree the 3% price cut seems silly. As far as I know, conventional wisdom among realtors has been to not make any offers 5 or 10% less than asking. I am pretty certain any offers within 10% of asking would have been brought to them.
This morning I came across this 18.5% price cut on 1/1 luxury condo (#2106) at the Metropolitan, down from $675K to $550K.
One floor above #2206 is listed for $600K. One floor below #2006 is the real deal listed for $788,999 (by Paul Hwang). If it's not proprietary, maybe Paul will explain the pricing strategies.
Rocco – there is an elevator.
"I want to know who the realtor is who said ANYTHING other than "Hurry! Buy now! They aren't making any more land!"
That was apropos of little, Tipster, but if you are quite serious about this quest of yours may I suggest you begin by consulting the Big Island, Hawaii Yellow Pages, Real Estate section. They are indeed making pipin' hot new land out thatta way.
$727 in HOA? I hope that is for the year. Anyone have insight?
These appear to have gone into contract.
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text: rkhunter 150 Опубликовано Июнь 20, 2012 Тех. дир. HBGary и основатель ныне покойного rootkit.com об APT 'Advanced Persistent Threat' has become a marketing term used by many in the security industry to describe targeted attacks. Originally, the term was invented by the military to describe foreign-intelligence / state-sponsored attacks on the United States. Since then, the term has been abused and contorted to a variety of definitions. HBGary and a couple of other companies have tried to maintain a clear definition that APT is about human adversaries, and not about specific malware or botnet programs. In fact, HBGary has spent a great deal of time and resource tracking the adversaries behind various 'APT' intrusions and what we found out is enlightening. It turns out that the adversaries behind most 'APT' attacks are actually run-of-the-mill hackers, just like the hackers who are traditionally associated with e-Crime groups. It is true that they target intellectual property, but they also run botnets, sell stolen or counterfeit goods, commit banking fraud, and steal online gaming accounts. They use the same hacker-tools that are commonplace amongst hackers, regardless of intent. In other words, there is no 'special' APT sauce. For example, one of the more prolific APT groups centers around a criminal hacker in China who not only steals intellectual property from defense contractors, but also participates in a variety of mundane e-scams. While investigating a separate group, HBGary managed to image the hard drive of a command-and-control server and found not just stolen intellectual property, but also custom programs designed to steal the usernames and passwords of a popular online MMO game. And in another case, the hacker behind a very targeted APT attack also appeared to be deeply involved in banking fraud. What is lesson here? While APT attackers might be selling stolen IP to the state of China, they are just hackers like all the other criminal hackers. http://hbgary.com/greg-hoglund-blog 5 Поделиться сообщением Ссылка на сообщение Поделиться на другие сайты


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The PACE character trait for December is caring. Have you ever thought about how much your pet cares for you? That unconditional love that gives us joy, amusement, and fond memories; those big eyes that stare while you eat your dinner. They have been there for us through the tough times; illness, loss, divorce, physical and mental pain. You name it, and they have been by our sides. They care for our health and our souls, now it is our turn to care for them.
Animals, by nature, have instinctively learned to camouflage pain and illness to prevent becoming someone else's dinner in the wild. These traits are often found in our pets as well. We can help by giving them routine preventative care. Preventative care establishes a bond between our pets and their Veterinarian helping to diagnose problems early. When we are able to catch illnesses early they are more easily treatable and potentially cost less in the long run.
Stormy is a Persian mixed breed cat that sees the vet every six months for her Preventative Care Exam. She lives in a very busy household with six children. When the kids come home from school she will go up to each and every one of them to welcome them home. She is the focal point of her family's evening as a companion and a teacher. During one of Stormy's exams her owner had mentioned that she has been drooling more than usual. The doctor examined her teeth and noticed she had a broken tooth. She had never cried or complained to her family, but she was in pain. We scheduled Stormy for a dental cleaning and extraction that next week and now she is back to her normal self. After taking out that bad tooth her family noticed her playing a lot more with her toys and acting more like a kitten again. They then realized that Stormy was trying to tell them her tooth hurt by not playing like she used to.
Rex is a 9 year old Dachshund. His owner has been though a lot with Rex. About two years ago they had been in a car accident together and Rex had become his owner's physical therapy partner. One day Rex was found limping when his owner got home from work. His owner examined his feet and legs and didn't find a thing wrong with him. There was no swelling and Rex didn't yelp or say anything while his owner checked out his leg. This went on for a couple of days when Rex's owner gave the office a call. He was scheduled for and appointment so Rex could come and see the doctor. Upon his exam the doctor found that Rex had a sore back. They took an x-ray of Rex and found that he had some arthritis in his spine that was causing him some problems and contributed to his limp. With some medication Rex is back to feeling better. He comes in for monthly laser treatments to help with his pain and stiffness. He and his owner are back to walking two miles every day.
Our pets express pain in several different ways, most of the time we don't even notice it, or just chock it up to them aging – "Old age is not a disease". There is usually a reason why our pets stop playing, start having trouble going up stairs, or hide under the bed for longer periods of time. Pain is rarely vocalized by our pets. Minute changes in their behavior can be a sign of big changes within their bodies. So before you just say "Fluffy is just getting old", give your veterinarian a call and schedule a physical exam. There are many things we can do to help them feel better.
The Veterinary Team at Pet Vet Hospital and Wellness Center are a compassionate group of caring people who love taking care of their clients' family members. Team members include Keith Clark, DVM, practice manager Shelly, technician Ragan, vet assistant Remi , patient care coordinator MaryAnn, and Adrienne (not pictured). Dr. Clark is also the school board president for Central Valley School District. Pet Vet has been a PACE Partner since 2010.


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Hollow Knight will get a new update soon, but if you're keen to get aboard early you can partake in a public beta right now. In addition to a few fixes and tweaks, the Lifeblood update introduces a brand new boss, dramatic upgrades to an existing boss, and the ability to use map markers on the game's sprawling in-game map.
Elsewhere, There are "numerous game balances and tweaks" as well as various bug fixes, optimisations and performance enhancements. "This is a major update to the game that includes a lot of back-ported tweaks and fixes to bring it in-line with the Switch version we've been working on," the update notes read.
Keep in mind that this is different to the forthcoming Gods & Glory expansion, which is coming at an unspecified time this year and will add new characters, boss fights and a new game mode.


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Patented VSS™ Shim
How the shim helps to deal with noise in the braking system?
Shim is the best way to deal with noise in the braking system. Without shims, individual parts of the brake system can vibrate, thereby creating unpleasant noises.
Shims reduce the forces and the amplitude of vibration, this effect is achieved due to the damping material from which the shim is made. It increases the weight, which can quench oscillation between the caliper and the brake pad.
Also, the shim can act as a thermal barrier to provide the stable temperature of the brake pads for creation of a stable braking torque.
Patented Vulcanized Silencing System
High-quality shim is made of several layers of material, each of which has different damping factors. Each of the layers is selected by engineers for a specific braking system individually to obtain the best NVH – Noise, Vibration, Harshness.
In Friction Master® brake pads different types of shims – from Constraint Layer (metal coated ) and multi-layer to rubberized and glass-plastic are used. The latest are used in the flagship line Friction Master® Elite™.
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Join the Chincoteague Pony Drill Team for Tuesday Mornings with the Ponies!
For kids 6 to 16 that want to spend time with, learn about, and take a riding lesson on a Chincoteague pony.
At Kerkaken Acres, home of the Chincoteague Pony Drill Team, 14086 Winterville Rd. Bloxom VA 23308 (about ½ hour south of Chincoteague)
Tuesday mornings from 9 to Noon, pre registration required. Limit 5 people per Tuesday.
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Here is a page displaying some of the key policy reports I've worked on for Carnegie Corporation over the last few years:
Carnegie Council for Advancing Adolescent Literacy
This type of work I call "writing media development" because it involves much, much more finesse and style than just "rewriting and/or editing." How so?
It involves listening. It involves creative imagination. It involves "lateral thinking." It involves being willing to go back and forth over the project on both the micro and macro levels until the result satisfies everybody who was ever involved in it completely.
Make no mistake, it's an exhilarating challenge to streamline a sometimes sprawling assortment of written material into a tightly focused key policy report. After all, the point is to communicate important ideas. So the text must become almost invisible.
I'm not the idea person. I work with the idea people to make their ideas work as written media creations.
It's like Hong Kong tailors say: the suit should look like it just dropped onto the body. Cutting and stitching disappear into the suave finished product. All this requires a quick, light touch and a cool head.
As Duke Ellington said about playing jazz, "First, cultivate an attitude of nonchalance."
I am grateful to the redoubtable Andrés Henríquez, the heart and soul of these reports, not only for his passionate advocacy of adolescents in our schools but also for giving me the opportunity to do such interesting and consequential work.


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Podgorny, Vladimir Yakovlevich 4.oct.1928-31.may.2010 Russia, Verkhnyaya Bogdanovka - Ukraine, ?Kharkov
accordionist, 1949 graduated in composition and accordion from the Kharkov Music School Ukraine, 1956 graduated under Borisov from the Kharkov Conservatory, 1956 teacher at the Kharkov Institute of the Arts
Variations on a ukranian folksong O du wind wehe durch dein land (O wind blow through your land). Bayan. 1964
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Choosing the best child safety gate can be a daunting task; and what exactly does the term "best" imply? Safety gates come in all styles, heights, materials and price points. Basic pressure gates in plastic or metal can be considered if the areas to contain are rooms as opposed to stairways. But keep in mind that every pressure gate's design will include a threshold, and the overall width of the opening will always be reduced due to construction of the gate that needs to be attached to both walls at the top and base molding at the floor. If the area is "high traffic", or there are family members inclined to trip over the threshold, then you may want to consider a mounted swing gate instead.
Swing gates (which allow the full width of the opening to be utilized) are always a good choice, and nothing less should be installed at the top of any stairway. They are typically costlier than a basic pressure gate, and you'll need to be mindful of the overall dimensions. Mounted gates can be tricky, and may need an extension to fit openings greater than 40". Professional installation is usually suggested unless you are skilled and creative at attaching these potentially lifesaving devices. Instructions may be confusing and without all the necessary tools and fasteners on site, the results could be disastrous.
Most safety gates look like safety gates, and usually the new parents can't wait to remove them. The latest safety gate on the market is a custom removable hardwood swing gate, stained or painted to match the décor of your home. This custom gate will obviously be more expensive, but it will be taller and studier than a common metal or wood swing gate, and will need to be measured and installed by a trained professional. The choice is always yours, but the old adage "you get what you pay for" certainly applies here!


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The new PCs and the branding campaign are aimed at energizing one of the largest major PC manufacturers. HP currently is growing at a slower rate than both Dell and Gateway.
The company is enjoying faster growth than both Compaq and IBM, but analysts don't see HP overtaking either of these companies anytime soon for a variety of factors.
"They are pretty much in fourth place," said Stephen Baker, an analyst with PC Data. "There's a pretty big gap after that, but there's also not much chance of moving up either."
But, as the new PCs demonstrate, the company is definitely not standing still. The new Vectras, aimed at corporate America, and Brio computers, targeted at small business, will be released on Tuesday, according to sources. The computers will use both Intel Celeron and Pentium II processors, depending upon the model, and will come with Pentium III processors when the chip becomes available at the end of the month. Prices start at $750. The company also recently shuffled its PC management team.
HP CEO Lew Platt and other sources have also indicated that HP will start to shift into the emerging market for Internet appliances. Last year, HP also made gains by rolling out the first PC line dedicated to small business and expanding its consumer computer effort.
Design will be a key element of the new models. All of the PCs will share a common motherboard and "tool-less" chassis, which makes repairing and upgrading easier. A common motherboard design will also likely ease the qualification process for corporate IT buyers because common parts reduce the lengthy and expensive qualification, or pre-testing, phase, said sources.
The Vectras will come in three different "form factors," or designs--in a standard desktop form, as a mini-tower, and in a new type of desktop design that will be smaller than standard desktops. The Brio, meanwhile, will be available as a desktop and a micro-tower, which is a smaller version of a mini-tower, said sources.
Complementing these machines will be the "Engineered at a Human Level" campaign which gets kicked off on the Monday.
Regardless of the new systems, the company faces hurdles on the sales side, especially in the large business arena, said Roger Kay. Most of HP's large business sales go to a few massive corporate customers. Expanding market share in this arena is difficult, because corporate customers are loath to change vendors. Additionally, HP does not have a strong presence in notebooks, which makes it even harder to steal clients.
HP was able to grow its market share last year by introducing the Brio line and expanding its consumer effort. Nonetheless, "Vectra is their main revenue source," he said.
Baker agreed. "There is a lot of comfort out there with Compaq and IBM," he said. "HP was the first one to go after small business with a specially designed computer. They have come up with some good ideas to compensate with the fact that they aren't as strong in big business."
Late last month, HP also shifted around its PC executive team. Under the new organization, Webb McKinney now heads up the Business PC Organization, which oversees the HP Vectra, Brio, OmniBook notebooks, and Kayak workstations. McKinney formerly headed up HP's home products division.
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I thought these would rise a bit more but they were a bit short. Still, quite tasty. I used almond flour since I had some and coconut butter instead of coconut oil. This is another fun recipe from The Non-Dairy Queen blog, but it is a guest post. Honestly next time I would add lemon juice because I felt that it wasn't lemony enough. I had this problem with the lemon poppyseed muffins from Vegan with a Vengeance as well. Not lemony enough. However, the coconut makes it really interesting.
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running boot floppy from 5.1 a couple of times and retried
the 5.2 version. 5.2 still did not mount the drive.
I wasn't too sure of the component. If more information is
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Is this happening when trying to boot the first install diskette or is
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My system consists of a Radio shack 486 DX-250, 20 meg of ram,
Western Digital HDs 1 gig and 405 meg. The 1 gig is the boot drive
and used WD Drive Manager to install both drives. These operate OK
with 5.1. The sound blaster card operated OK as did playing the music
CDs. I also have a ZIP 100 external drive which was not detected with
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This maybe cosmitic but the right habd selection indicator on the key
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I will mention it here and sublit an additional bug report to the Doc
department but choosing to insall from a hard drive gives
recommendations for copying the CD=ROM files from a CD to a dos
partition then the screen where they are selected to install from
suggests with a forward facing slash that it is a LINUX type drive.
By the way neither worked and I tried it as a msdos drive and then
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My Dominion: Deptford High Street
Added to the Flickr pool by Polstar*, this was found scribbled on Deptford High Street.
Five years ago, this was considered the most diverse high street and "best shopping street" in London, beating out Oxford Street and Kensington High Street. This South East bit of London near New Cross was also been called "the next Shoreditch" due to the vibrant arts culture and student population in the area.
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Trubiotics is a natural way to assist digestive and immune system for both men and women. Children over 3 years can also use the product. The supplement is in capsule form. Diet and travel impact on good bacteria in our bodies especially in areas such as the stomach, vagina, and intestines. Therefore, probiotic restores normal flora. It is paramount to replenish these good bacteria to support the immune system. In short, Trubiotics is a formulated probiotic supplement that improves your health. Probiotic is a word meaning "for life." Probiotic refers to good bacteria living naturally in the digestive tract.
The pricing of the supplement varies depending on the retailers, Amazon sells at $13.59
Trubiotics Supplements sells in packages of 30 (capsules) (Box) or 45 (capsules) (Box).
Manufacturer information and claims about Trubiotics
The manufacturer claims that the product's manufacturing standards are high guaranteeing all bacteria are alive through the expiration date. The manufacturer of Trubiotics claims that the product has passed through scientific research, therefore, safe to use. US residents have a contact that is available online if an overdose occurs of helping users. However, Canadian residents are advised to contact the provincial control center.
How Trubiotics works
It is simple to take only one easy-to-swallow capsule daily with a meal. The capsule can also be broken to obtain the powder form then sprinkled into food or cold beverages. Please replace the cap after use.This product is a formula blending two probiotic species known as lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium animalis that looks like the body's good bacteria. The good bacteria live in the stomach, vagina, and gut, and it is responsible for a healthy immune and digestive system.
Take note when opening the bottle to get the capsule, place your thumb under the lip of the cap and push up. The cap should break away when you open it for the first time. You can take the product together with other multivitamins.
Develop a routine of taking the capsule at the same time every day especially with food so that it becomes a routine program for your health. Since some users complained of dehydration after ingesting ensure you take a lot of water. Once you break the bottle, there is no need to refrigerate this product.
Trubiotics Ingredients
The ingredients of Trubiotics are as follows;
- Vitamin A: retinyl acetate 2500 IU composition is 50%
- Vitamin C: Ascorbic acid) 60 mg composition 100%
- Vitamin E: dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate 30 IU composition 100%
- Sodium: 5 mg composition < 1%
Other Ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Skim Milk Powder, Sodium Bicarbonate, Magnesium Stearate and Titanium Dioxide (color).
The benefits of Trubiotics
- Replenish your body with good bacteria
- Trubiotics has antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E for boosting the immune system
- Supports the digestive and immune system naturally
- Provide support for 70% of the immune system found in the digestive tract
- Has no animal-based gelatin
- Has no gluten or soy
Draw Backs of Trubiotics
- In some instances users experience bloating
- Other unlikely side effects are allergic reaction, feeling of dizziness and high fever
- Chronic diarrhea
- Foul thick discharge
The Dosage instructions
Take one Trubiotic capsule a day. It sells in boxes containing 30 or 45 capsules. You can take it as long as you need it unless you develop side effects.
Alert the doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to this product. People whose immunity is in question, due to chemotherapy, HIV, recurring vaginal and urinary tract infections must seek a doctor's advice before using the supplement. Diabetics too should not take this supplement without advice from a doctor. This product contains milk, therefore; users who are lactose intolerant should avoid it. Lactating mothers should seek advice from health providers before using this product.
Does it interact with other medications?
Before using this supplement inform your pharmacist or doctor about the non-prescription and prescription drugs you are taking including herbal products. Don't leave anything to chance since probiotics will most likely interact with antibiotic.


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Category Archives: Release Notes
Release 1.6.0
We are very excited about this release. Besides the usual bug fixes and some small enhancements, we have made a major improvement in our system architecture. Our disaster recovery, system availability and scalability capabilities have been improved significantly. We will now also have ability to do more of our upgrades without downtime to our customers. […]
Release 1.5.0
In this release, we have made following enhancements: 1. We have launched our help site at help.swiftracker.com . As a start, we have recorded video tutorials for the key modules of Swiftracker. We have also added contextual help links at each of the modules within the app so that users can jump straight to the […]
Release 1.4.4
We've actually rolled in a number of releases since Sept 2015 when this blog was last updated but not been updating them on the blog. Yes, we've been focused on the development side of things and neglecting our blog a little. The main bug fixes for this release are on the audit trail or history […]
Release 0.7.0
We are pleased to announce the release of v0.7.0. It contains quite a long list of bug fixes and New features include a. Support for signature during checking out and checking in of loan items. The requirement for signatures will be a setting that Store adminstrators can switch on or off b. Enhancement to our […]
Release 0.6.1
We are pleased to announce the release of v0.6.1. Besides bug fixes the biggest enhancement for this release is multi-language (including doublebyte Asian Languages) support. You will find a new "Language setting" under Preferences. We have added Simplified Chinese besides English. More languages will becoming available soon.
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We are pleased to announce the release of v0.5.6 Besides bug fixes, users will find the following new features : 1. You can now attach documents and pictures against customer records just like you can with Asset records 2. You can now view/assign asset ownership from the customer records instead of having to do it […]
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About Us
Welcome to our website. We are a family owned and operated business since 1971. We are a buy here pay here used car lot. We report to the credit bureau to help build your credit, but do not run a credit check.
If you click on the photo of the vehicle you are interested in, it will open up all the photos and list the price, down payment and monthly payment.
Below is the information that you need to bring with you at the time of sale:
Pay stub
Minimum of $1500 monthly income
Proof address
Dr license
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When SoundExchange, the organization that represents many labels and artists, proposed steep new royalty rates for radio webcasters last year, they shortsightedly killed off their own revenue stream. Instead of their proposed rates being cut back as part of a standard negotiation, they were surprised to see the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board reject opposing arguments and adopt SoundExchange's rates fully. Now Pandora, the popular streaming music site, says it's paying over 70% of its revenue in royalties, and unless Washington changes the rates soon—which looks unlikely— they will have to shut down.
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Breakfast & After School ClubWavertree Church of England School
After School Club and Breakfast Club
Home Parents After School Club and Breakfast Club
Wavertree CE School offers both Breakfast Club and After School Club provision for families who require them throughout the year.
Breakfast Club opens at 8.00am and children are able to access a range of healthy food for breakfast. Activities are available until the teachers collect the children to take them to class.
The cost of this provision is £2 per day.
After School Club begins at the end of the school day and runs until 5.45pm. Again the children are able to access a range of activities and are provided with a healthy snack.
The cost of this provision is £8 per day.
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Begins with pure aloe juice and coconut water super-charged with 7 high-performance electrolytes. Blended with yogurt, coconut oil and curl defining Manuka honey, then cold blended for nutrient rich assurance. Nourishes dry parched curls with essential nutrients improving moisture texture and elasticity. Transforming curls into soft, bouncy, frizz-free silky perfection.
How to Use: Apply shampoo to wet hair. Massage into a rich lather. Then rinse. Follow with conditioner. Precautions: avoid contact with eyes.
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Fouad Khalil has been promoted to the position of Plant & Administration Manager at Easternpak, effective 1 April 2008.
Fouad joined INDEVCO Group as Plant Superintendent in Unipak for 5 years. In 1994, he headed Easternpak Production Department. In 1999, he was appointed Production Manager for this department.
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Super-Being Exterminator Kitty Katt and the Alpha Centaurian she loves, Jeff Martini, should be finalizing their wedding plans. But that was before she discovers Jeff is in line to become Emperor back on his home world. Kitty knows she is everything a royal family wouldn't approve of, and is bracing herself for the worst. As it turns out, the royal family is just the beginning. Especially when extraterrestrial Amazonian terrorists are determined to start and end Kitty and Jeff's nuptial festivities with a bang.
** Contains spoilers of 'Alien Tango' **
Kitty's back, and so is her Armani alien army.
Following the events of 'Alien Tango', Katherine 'Kitty' Katt and her fiancée, Jeff Martini, are planning the wedding of the galaxy, literally. For Kitty and co it's going to be a case of something old, something blue, something borrowed and some inter-galactic wedding crashers...
'Alien in the Family' is the third book in Gini Koch's space-spectacular 'Katherine "Kitty" Katt' series.
I won't lie to you, I squealed a little when my letterbox revealed this advanced reader copy for my perusal. And since I'm being honest, I'll admit that there may have been some happy-dancing involved too. And it turns out that all that squealing happy-dancing was well deserved, because Ms Koch has done it again...
So much happened in the last book. 'Alien Tango' introduced us to the wider Alpha Centauri alien race, including Martini's (dysfunctional) family. A big focus of that book was the social norms and prejudices of the A-C's, including the perceived prejudice of alien/human couplings. 'Alien in the Family' brings the book back to Kitty and Martini, while also expanding the universe. Gini Koch is introducing a whole new crop of characters in this third instalment – from Amazonian assassins to space corgis. She's also putting Kitty and Martini's relationship to the test, before they tie the knot.
"I want it in writing, and I'll be going over it for loopholes."He laughed. "Not a problem." He looked back at Martini. "Okay?""No, but we'll deal with it. Officially, Centuarion unwillingly concedes the C.I.A's limited authority during a time of interworld crisis.""And unofficially?" Chuckie sounded supportive, not challenging.Martini closed his eyes. "Unofficially," he opened his eyes, "help us. Please."
In 'Alien Tango', Koch introduced us to the character of Chuckie. Chuckie is Kitty's best friend from high school, who was mentioned in 'Touched by an Alien', but made his first appearance in 'Tango'. For a long time Kitty thought of Chuckie as her rich, globetrotting bestie – the man she had one (spectacular) one-night-stand with, and was perhaps even maybe subconsciously pining for. Until Jeffrey Martini came along – in all his suited Neanderthal glory. But much was revealed in 'Tango', about Chuckie's occupation, and his feelings for Kitty – which resulted in a marriage proposal, and one very unhappy Martini.
I love Chuckie's character, both for his very Kitty-like sense of humour, and the role he plays in causing some delicious tension between Kitty and Martini. One of the best things about 'Touched by an Alien' was the immediate intimacy between Kitty and Martini. Martini was literally proposing to Kitty from the get-go, and they've both been mutually infatuated ever since. It's a rather unusual coupling for a series – that the protagonist has found her true love and is sticking with him, no matter what. There's no will-they-or-won't-they to Kitty and Martini. There's just love. That's not to say there isn't any tension . . . Koch has written Martini as a deliciously territorial Neanderthal, and Kitty is an alien-magnet who has attracted her fair share of crushes (including Martini's cousin, Christopher). But Chuckie poses an entirely new set of jealous problems for Martini. Chuckie has known Kitty for longer, they have a romantic history, and in light of recent inter-galactic wedding complications, the human Chuckie could potentially be an easier relationship for Kitty.
I really love that Koch has found new ways to explore and strengthen Kitty and Martini's relationship. Not only is Chuckie a hilarious addition to the cast (seriously, Martini's responses to him are priceless!), but his presence has triggered a whole new dynamic between Kitty and Martini.
I thought Koch outdid herself in 'Alien Tango' when she introduced a whole cachet of fascinating secondary characters – from alien consciousness 'ACE' to hottie agent Kevin. But Koch absolutely goes above and beyond in 'Family'. Expect to see some very drunk, but very helpful college footballers and a new human addition to the A-C team. But best of all are the fun and furry new characters, named 'Poofs'. Yes, the name sounds awful out of context, but these alien fur-balls are total scene-stealers, and you'll finish the book wishing these was a plush Poof doll tie-in.
The stand-out of any Kitty Katt novel is the relationship of Kitty and Martini. These two are the hottest couple in the universe – the Brangelina of outer space, if you will. I am happy to report that Kitty and Martini meet their smut quota in 'Family', but readers should also be prepared for some sweet romantic moments that require tissues. Plus, there's a bonus musical appearance that will send you head over heels.
At this point in the series it should be apparent that Gini Koch can do no wrong. 'Alien in the Family' is yet another book-blockbuster of fantastic proportions. Kitty and Martini have one of the most envious fictional relationships and Kitty is the most rockin ass-kicker to grace the space-opera genre. This third instalment is phenomenal, but fans should be warned that an 'OMIGOD!' ending will make the months drag by until the December release of 'Alien Proliferation'.


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In a new study, researchers investigated race and ethnic influences on lung cancer incidence and mortality among women, and found that differences in lung cancer diagnosis and survival outcomes were associated with behavioral, social and clinical factors. The research article, entitled "Racial and Ethnic Variations in Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality: Results From the Women's Health Initiative," was recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Researchers examined racial and ethnic differences in lung cancer incidence and mortality in women using available data from the Women's Health Initiative Study, a study that gathered information on postmenopausal women recruited from 40 clinical centers. The lung cancer diagnoses were adjusted according to pathology, and questionnaires were conducted in order to retrieve sociodemographic and health information. Through statistical models, the research team calculated incidence and mortality probability according to race/ethnicity and other personal and behavioral factors such as age, education level, calcium/vitamin D levels, body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol intake, family history, oral contraceptive use, hormones, physical activity, and diet. A total of 129,951 women were included in the study, from which 83% were non-Hispanic white, 8% non-Hispanic black, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian/Pacific Islander (API), < 1% American Indian/Alaskan Native, and 1% of other ethnicities.
The results showed that in unadjusted models, Hispanic women had 66% lower odds of lung cancer development when compared with non-Hispanic whites, followed by Asian/Pacific Islanders and non-Hispanic blacks. In fully adjusted models, the decreased lung cancer probability of Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic whites became null. Likewise, while in unadjusted models Hispanic and API women had decreased risk of death compared with non-Hispanic black women, in fully adjusted models there were no racial/ethnic differences in the risk of lung cancer-specific death. Such results led researchers to believe, according to a news release, that the "differences found in lung cancer incidence according to race/ethnicity are associated with sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors."
"These findings suggest modifiable exposures and behaviors may contribute to differences in incidence of and mortality by race/ethnicity for postmenopausal women. Interventions focused on these factors may reduce racial/ethnic differences in lung cancer incidence and mortality." concluded the authors in the final remarks of their research article.


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My laptop died and that had all my pics and blog things on it so it will be awhile before I update my blog. I hope to get some new pics and do a new post within a week or so.
Until then Happy Holiday Stitching.
Love Karen
Sunday, November 24, 2013
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Oh no! I've had the same thing happen to me. :( I hope you can recover your photos and are up and online again soon.
- November 25, 2013 at 11:48 PM
- Mama Dog said...
Thanks I was just looking at your blog. Love the bag keeper, mine is nearly worn out.
I haven't been able to get my photos back. I also need to find my camera again, which has gone awol since we moved things around to put up the Christmas tree.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
I'm such a dork...
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- Phoenix said...
Dear Bron,
Multi-talented AND you rock. How do you function on such awesomeness?
- November 28, 2007 at 8:03 AM
- Molly Daniels said...
That's Claire Thompson, Bron:) One of Brynn's fellow BDSM authors.
And you expressed yourself well:)
- November 28, 2007 at 8:23 AM
- Unknown said...
I don't know any dorks so I don't know how you can be one
- November 28, 2007 at 10:59 AM
- sterlingwriter said...
Damn good articles. Thank you for not using them to shamelessly plug your stories, cause I don't think that's what the assignment was, though some obviously did.
- November 28, 2007 at 5:47 PM
Love the articles. Nope, not a dork. Not you.
- November 28, 2007 at 10:05 PM
Thanks for blogging with us! You can be sure when our calendar is open again toward the end of 2008, we'll invite you again!
As far as the jpg....everyone who blogs can put up their jpg. This is the first time a "behind the scenes" blogger has put up a picture though, the consequence being that everyone who ever blogged "behind the scenes" now has that picture up. It's temporary.
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- November 29, 2007 at 12:14 AM
- Margaret Yang said...
You may be a dork, but the "haz cheezeburger" cat in the post more than made up for it. :-)
Loved the articles, especially the one about fear. We all have it, even those in the top tier of our profession, but it's easy to forget that and think it's just me.
I'm shaking in my boots, but I keep writing!
- November 29, 2007 at 4:45 AM
- Anny Cook said...
Loved the cat. Will go check your blogs out!
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Above all else, a movie built around a star promises presence, and in Bill Condon's Mr. Holmes that promise is dual: Here's 100 or so minutes with the great Ian McKellen, for once not casting spells, controlling magnetism, or classing up script pages of expositional gobbledygook. It's not his job, this time, to explain why the dwarves are galloping rams up an ice mountain. Besides that, Mr. Holmes also offers us a playdate with a Sherlock who's been absent from this century's screens, one for whom deduction isn't a superpower/party-trick, one who spots clues that you might spot, too — Condon has the good taste not to reduce the great detective's thinking to a whooshing camera and quick-flash insert shots. The game's afoot, and Mr. Holmes plays fair.
But this is more elegy than game, a Sherlock Holmes at the End of Time. Based on Mitch Cullin's fine 2005 novel A Slight Trick of the Mind, Mr. Holmes finds Sherlock in retirement, facing senility and the horrors of the twentieth century. Gently revisionist, the film and novel examine several eras of Holmes's life, focusing on three. Here, they're all played by McKellen, who has never looked so old and dithering onscreen — what a relief it is when Condon flashes back to a Baker Street case, and McKellen jaunts about London in top hat and tails, vigorous as Fred Astaire.
We meet Sherlock in repose, near the White Cliffs of Dover in 1947, raising bees for their royal jelly, which he believes might help steady his ailing memory. The nonagenarian lives with a housekeeper (Laura Linney) and her excitable son, Roger (Milo Parker), who is eager to help with the apiary and to get some tales of adventure out of the old man. This Holmes lives in a century that's not his, but he's not giving up: He has set himself to the task of correcting the record of his life that John Watson and primitive movies have cemented in the public mind. No deerstalker caps for this chap! To that end, when not carping about the uselessness of fiction, Holmes endeavors to write the true account of his last case, a tale he says Watson got wrong. But Holmes can't remember the ending, no matter how much Roger needles him to finish.
We see that case in energetic flashbacks. A husband (Patrick Kennedy) complains that his wife (Hattie Morahan), after losing two children, has fallen under the sway of her music teacher, a somewhat shamanistic woman who is expert in the spinning glass disks of the glass armonica. The mystery here is slight but compelling, edged with sadness and cruelty but enlivened by McKellen's sprightliness and the sudden liberation of Condon's cameras. This old but unretired Holmes makes jolly sport out of trailing a troubled wife, swanning about as if he truly was the turn-of-the-century pulp hero Watson (and Arthur Conan Doyle) insisted. Eventually, he tricks her with a bit of mystery-story theater — but then he's plunged into the gulf between real life and the fictions the older Holmes despises. McKellen's long scene with Morahan is the film's best, and not just because it's the least predictable. Morahan lays bare the hurt and real feeling that mysteries make a game of, and McKellen shows us a Holmes who shrinks away from the truth of his own loneliness. Both writing and acting are artful.
Condon's filmmaking, though, is workaday, especially in the movie's third and least convincing thread. In the 1940s, Holmes travels to Japan to meet an admirer (Hiroyuki Sanada) who promises access to prickly ash, a plant Holmes believes might best royal jelly as a memory aid. Their journey takes them to Hiroshima, here rendered quickly and without much conviction as a chintzy blackened hellscape — Holmes is shaken to his core by the sight, but what we see onscreen could be Peter Jackson's Mordor. The contrast — a fragile man confronting the horror of an age not his own — is moving in spite of these scenes, not because of them. Prickly ash has flowered in the bomb's devastation, and late in the film a mystery also flowers in this backstory, but it — like that prickly ash — doesn't improve much.
That failing doesn't diminish what matters most, here: time with McKellen's Holmes, in good days and bad. Condon, director of Gods and Monsters and a pair of Twilights, trusts his star, and he trusts our patience, letting scenes run long and sometimes slow. We get to watch old Holmes stumble, fume, and doze, but also light up with memory and take pleasure simply in being. McKellen is prickly and distractible, at times, but so warmly appealing that it's no stretch to believe that Roger, the kid, adores him. Linney, sadly, spends most of the movie annoyed, her Irish housekeeper character (justly) feeling put-upon by her lot in life — "Exceptional children are often the product of unremarkable parents," Holmes tells Roger, which doesn't help things. The movie is only ending by the time Mr. Holmes finds some empathy for her. Condon, like this Holmes, can't quite keep everything in his story straight and clear, but he and his film come close just often enough.
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