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Those completing surveys or questionnaires
Purposes for processing
NHS England uses a range of different surveys as a valuable source of feedback directly from patients, services users and NHS staff about the care that they receive or provide. The surveys that we conduct involving the processing of personal data are described below.
GP Patient Survey
The GP Patient Survey assesses patients' experience of healthcare services provided by GP surgeries, including experience of access to GP practices, making appointments, the quality of care received from GPs and practice nurses, satisfaction with opening hours and experience of NHS urgent care services. The survey also includes a number of questions assessing patients' experience of NHS dental services. The GP Patient Survey is currently conducted by Ipsos MORI who act as a data processor on behalf of NHS England.
Sources and categories of personal data
The mailing list for the GP Patient survey is produced from the registered GP patient list that is held by NHS Digital. A random probability selection of patients (aged 16+) is selected from all eligible GP practices, and the names and addresses of the selected patients are sent to Ipsos MORI who distributes the questionnaire on our behalf. Once the survey is finished Ipsos MORI destroys the contact details that it has received.
Each survey response has a unique reference number. Ipsos MORI uses this survey number to (i) identify who has responded to the survey (so they only send reminder letters to people who haven't responded), (ii) to link responses to GP practices, and (iii) to weight the responses by linking to the age and gender of respondents. The survey responses are never linked to the patients' personal details.
Legal basis for processing
For GDPR purposes NHS England's lawful basis for processing is Article 6(1)(e) '…exercise of official authority…'. For special categories (health) data the basis is Article 9(2)(h) '…health or social care…'.
Subjects' rights
If someone does not want to receive reminders about this survey, they may send back a blank questionnaire or contact Ipsos MORI on a Freephone number provided with the questionnaire. They may also inform Ipsos MORI that they wish to permanently opt out of the survey.
Categories of recipients
The individual answers to the survey are combined with the answers from other people who have responded so the data can be analysed by approved NHS England staff. They are not linked to names, NHS numbers or health information. Approved researchers may be granted access to the data for specified uses via an application process.
Aggregated data are published at national, CCG, and GP practice levels. Small cell counts are suppressed in the published data so that individuals cannot be identified from their responses.
Retention period
All name and address information is destroyed within two months of the end of the survey fieldwork period.
National Cancer Patient Experience Survey
The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey is currently conducted by Picker Institute Europe who act as a data processor on behalf of NHS England. The aim of the survey is to provide insight on patient experience of cancer care and treatment. It has been designed to monitor national progress as well as to provide information to drive local quality improvements.
Categories of personal data
The data we use for administering the survey includes names and addresses, sex, ethnic group, date of birth, diagnosis code, admission and discharge dates, site treated at, speciality code, referring CCG, admission type, and NHS number. We need the diagnosis code to verify the patients' diagnosis of cancer.
Sources of the data
Patients (aged 16+) who received cancer care as an inpatient or day case and were discharged in particular months of the survey year receive the questionnaire. Patient details are obtained from the NHS Trusts who have provided the care.
Categories of recipients
Public Health England uses the survey data to carry out further analysis by linking the data to the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service. NHS Digital use the survey data to carry out further analysis for bowel cancer patients by linking the data to the National Bowel Cancer Audit. These recipients do not receive names and addresses, but do need NHS Numbers for linkage purposes. Approved researchers receive anonymised data under license from NHS England.
Retention period
All name and address information is destroyed after 3 months of completion of the survey, unless an erasure request is made sooner or patients agree in the questionnaire to be contacted again in future.
Legal basis for processing
For GDPR purposes NHS England's lawful basis for processing is Article 6(1)(e) '…exercise of official authority…'. For special categories (health) data the basis is Article 9(2)(h) '…health or social care…'.
NHS England and Picker Institute Europe have obtained section 251 approval (of the NHS Act 2006 and Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002). This provides a legal basis for patient information to be used to carry out the survey. Patients consent to the use of the information they provide in the questionnaire.
Subjects' rights
Patients can opt out of receiving the questionnaire by informing the Trust that has treated them The Trust provides information on how to do this. Patients can also withdraw the information given questionnaire upon request, up to the point at which data are analysed and personal details removed. A helpline number is given on the questionnaire.
NHS Staff Survey
The purpose of the NHS Staff Survey is to collect staff views and experiences of working in the NHS and to provide information for deriving national and local performance indicators relating to staff engagement, diversity and inclusion. The survey is carried out on behalf of trusts and other NHS organisations by third party survey contractors who contract directly with the trust. The contractors submit the data to the NHS Staff Survey Co-ordination Centre who are the national data processor for NHS England and provide benchmarking reports for each organisation along with national reports. The data is used to improve local working conditions for staff, and ultimately to improve patient care.
Sources and categories of personal data
Information is provided by employing organisations from the entries in the Electronic Staff Record for their employees. This includes name, work address, and/or e-mail address. It also includes full name, age, directorate, department or division, location, job title and staff group, maternity, pay band; ethnicity; long-standing illness, health problem or disability. These variables help verify the representativeness of the staff list, where a sample is being used. Disability/pay band data were requested for the first time in 2017 following requests for this data from the WDES team to monitor equality. Collecting this information allows the monitoring of non-response rates by ethnicity/occupational group
Categories of recipients
The responses to the survey are collated by the survey contractors and the response data are sent to the Staff Survey Co-ordination Centre. The Co-ordination Centre is then able to provide organisations with data to compare their performance with other organisations of a similar type and also produce national statistics for NHS England. The responses to the survey remain confidential. Completed questionnaires are submitted directly to the independent survey Contractor. The employing organisation does not have access to the completed questionnaires or to any linked personal data (e.g. names and addresses). The report that is sent back to the organisation presents the survey findings in summary form, and does not reveal the identity of the staff sampled. To help preserve anonymity, the Co-ordination Centre will not provide feedback on any group from which there are 10 or fewer responses.
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Phillips Edison Adds Finance Executive Brian Gibson as SVP of Finance
CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO" or the "Company"), an internally-managed real estate investment trust ("REIT") and one of the nation's largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers, today announced the hire of experienced finance executive Brian Gibson as Senior Vice President of Finance. In this role, he will be responsible for corporate finance, risk management and capital markets.
Mr. Gibson joins PECO from WORLDPAY (now Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. NYSE: FIS), an industry-leading global fintech company focused on merchant and financial institution payment innovation, where he served as Vice President and Segment CFO for Issuer Solutions. In this role, Mr. Gibson was responsible for financial planning and analysis, profit and loss delivery, strategy development, capital planning, contract pricing, and governance.
"Brian's prior performance speaks for itself, as he's proven to be a skilled leader who has produced positive results in the fields of portfolio management, financial planning and strategy development for leading companies," said John Caulfield, Chief Financial Officer at PECO. "We expect that his expertise and informed insights will immediately and positively impact our efforts to advance PECO's strategic priorities."
Prior to WORLDPAY, Mr. Gibson spent 18 years in various roles at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG), most recently serving as Business Unit CFO for North American Transportation and Warehousing. In that position, he oversaw the company's physical distribution network and led strategic sourcing analysis, transportation procurement and capital planning. Mr. Gibson also served in Business Unit CFO roles for Proctor & Gamble's Go-To-Market operations with Grocery retailer, Global Shave Care, and North America Baby Care. He also has held financial roles at Unilever (NYSE: UL) and Arthur Andersen, LLP.
Mr. Gibson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business.
About Phillips Edison & Company
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. ("PECO"), an internally-managed REIT, is one of the nation's largest owners and operators of grocery-anchored shopping centers. PECO's diversified portfolio of well-occupied neighborhood shopping centers features a mix of national and regional retailers selling necessity-based goods and services in fundamentally strong markets throughout the United States. Through its vertically-integrated operating platform, the Company manages a portfolio of 336 properties, including 298 wholly-owned properties comprising approximately 33.5 million square feet across 32 states (as of June 30, 2019). PECO has generated strong operating results over its 27+ year history and has partnered with leading institutional commercial real estate investors including TPG Real Estate and The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. The Company remains exclusively focused on creating great grocery-anchored shopping experiences and improving the communities it serves one center at a time. For more information, please visit www.phillipsedison.com.
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Phillips Edison & Company
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After 21 years of publishing, the award-winning quarterly magazine devoted to greyhounds as pets has published its final issue
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text: This book explores current thinking on corporate governance by way of an empirical examination of the governance practices in Japan. The analysis is structured around four principal themes, namely the role of shareholders, the role of the main bank, the role of employees, and the role of senior management in the governance of these companies. The book suggests that a system of reciprocal responsibilities, obligations, and trust within and between companies acts as an important means by which most Japanese companies are governed.


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Industrial conglomerate Ingersoll-Rand posted profit that met Wall Street's expectations Friday, but its shares fell over 4 percent after the Bermuda-incorporated company said U.S. authorities were looking into its past tax filings.
The company, which maintains its administrative headquarters in Montvale, New Jersey, said the Internal Revenue Service had proposed changes to its 2001 and 2002 tax filings, but executives on a conference call with analysts declined to specify the amount of the proposed changes.
"We believe that the numbers the IRS are kicking around are not realistic," said Herbert Henkel, chairman and chief executive of Ingersoll, which makes products ranging from refrigerated trailers to air compressors and security technology. "To put a number out there at this point in time would be misleading."
Henkel said it would "be surprising" if the IRS did not look into tax filings from subsequent years.
Ingersoll reincorporated in Bermuda at the end of 2001. The IRS questions focus on loans between the Bermuda entity and its U.S. affiliate, Henkel said, adding that the company believes it is "adequately reserved" for any potential charges.
Deutsche Bank analyst Nigel Coe, in a note to clients, wrote that the IRS notice "threatens the large U.S. tax shield and hence the sustainability of (Ingersoll's) low tax rate."
Andrew Obin, of Merrill Lynch, wrote that he estimated the intercompany debt would account for about 45 cents of forecast 2007 earnings per share.
Ingersoll forecasts 2007 profit of $3.45 per share to $3.55 per share, and earnings from continuing operations of $2.62 to $2.68.
International Sales Boost Quarter
Ingersoll, which has been remaking its portfolio of businesses to become less cyclical, said each of its three units posted higher sales and operating income.
Ingersoll posted net earnings of $964.1 million, or $3.17 per share, for the second quarter, up from $313.5 million, or 95 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding a gain of $2.22 per share from the sale of its road-development business, it earned 95 cents per share in the quarter, matching analysts' average forecast, according to Reuters Estimates.
Revenue rose 9 percent to $2.23 billion, with international growth of 17 percent sharply outpacing a 2 percent rise in U.S. revenue.
Ingersoll, which sold its road development business earlier this year, reclassified that unit as a discontinued operation.
It also reclassified its Bobcat compact equipment segment and utility equipment business.
Ingersoll has said it is considering the sale or spin-off of those businesses, and on Friday it said it expects to make a final decision in the current quarter.
It said it would begin a restructuring in the current quarter that would reduce quarterly profit by 6 cents a share and full-year profit by 7 cents a share.
Ingersoll said it expects third-quarter earnings of 85 cents to 90 cents a share. Analysts, on average, have forecast 90 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Ingersoll shares were down $2.23 to $48.46 on the New York Stock Exchange. Including today's action, the shares are up about 25 percent so far this year, outpacing the 13 percent rise in the Standard & Poor's capital goods index.


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I had the pleasure of hiring Bob Moses of Arbor Tree Company to remove about twenty five large trees between my own property and my two neighbor's homes. Bob came highly recommended to me from some of my clients in the golf course business. The space where the trees were to be removed was very confined and presented a very challenging job where Bob had to crane lift the trees over my neighbor's house. Although quite a bit of nail biting was taking place as we all looked on, Bob and his crew performed the task flawlessly. Not only did Arbor Tree Company perform above and beyond expectations, Bob and his crew also left the jobsite immaculately clean with no debris, twigs, or woods chips left behind. I would confidently recommend Bob and Arbor Tree to anyone, including the many Golf Courses which my company supplies.
Paul Skafas
Tom Irwin, Inc
Over the years, we seasonally get hit with wind, rain and snow storms which can leave more destruction than the Town has the means or time to handle.
Arbor Tree Service has repeatedly responded quickly and professionally in all of these weather types.
Job set-up is pre-meditated with efficiency and industry leading equipment. Job completion is met with accuracy, experience and a priority for safety.
Arbor Tree Service is a local grown company with New England wide experience. A true performer in the tree care industry.
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Arbor Tree Service removed 2 huge trees from my Melrose property, one of which was directly over my neighbor's new deck and fence. I was amazed by the mammoth equipment used and by the ease with which they accomplished the job. At the same time the owner, Bob Moses, was very professional and attentive to my many concerns about doing this job properly. His estimate was much lower than the other two that I received and I couldn't have been happier with all my dealings with Arbor Tree Service.
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The best I would have been lost without the attention and detail during this stormy month. I would recommend them to anyone everyone!
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Saugus, MA
February 04, 2011
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Redesign your day
- I want to sleep a bit earlier and more importantly GET OUT of bed when I wake, I think i'll sit at my desk , read and pray there?
- Tidy up my room in the mornings before I get ready.
- Be more consistent with my daily devotion.
- Cut out idle websurfing, no more "window shopping" lol
- Be more conscious of time, no rushing out of the house.
Other than these things, I don't have too much of a problem with my day. I'd like to start imparting these improvements.
Random, some one called me disciplined today and it's a quality I never thought I had but I guess I've developed it. It made me so happy ^_^. growth!
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Bless the poets, the workers for justice, the dancers of ceremony, the singers of heartache, the visionaries, all makers and carriers of fresh meaning—We will all make it through, despite politics and wars, despite failures and misunderstandings. There is only love.
~ Joy Harjo, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems
Winter and Spring were at war this morning. We have had warm and pleasant weather this week, and now a cold front from the north is battering its way in with rain, a few snow flurries, gusty winds, and quickly plummeting temperatures. Most of the precipitation made its way out to sea as the day grew older, and the sun has gazed down upon us every now and then. I think we might have an interesting sunset this evening if the clouds give way.
I was happy to see the rain this morning. We have been under no-burn (or fire) advisories this week because it's been so dry and windy. I'm not sure we got enough rain to make a big difference, but it is better than no rain at all. We had no plans to burn here at the ranch. The concern was more about what would happen if one of those cigarette butts that get thrown out of pick-up truck windows found its way into our dry meadow. There was a small brush fire earlier in the week in an adjoining county. Thankfully it didn't do too much damage. Someone's shed was burned down, but their house was spared.
I traveled during my unplugged time. I will tell you all about that tomorrow during our coffee chat. Today, let's meander around and see where it leads.
I have been drawn to poetry lately, and came across One Poem by Layli Long Soldier. I forget how I stumbled upon it. Not that it matters what brought me there. I had not heard of the Dakota 38 until I read this poem. There is a documentary film about it, Dakota 38, and it is available in its entirety on YouTube (that last link will take you there). I have not watched the film yet because I have to wait for my internet bytes to reset (tomorrow night). I think I'll get up early on Sunday to view it.
The subject of ageing has come up here and there on my travels in cyberspace. Parker J. Palmer (author, educator, and activist) wrote a column for On Being about Withering Into the Truth. There is poetry there, too.
Because so many people are reading or re-reading or referencing The Handmaid's Tale, you might be interested in this interview with Margaret Atwood on What it's like to watch her own dystopia come true.
On the political front, I am thoroughly enjoying the postcards that Tom from Colorado is sending to the current Republican President. (It's being said that we should call him the Republican President rather than other names just so people don't forget the link between the GOP and the current mess. Otherwise, when they finally do something, if they finally do something, they will declare themselves the heroes of our country just in time for the mid-term elections. Best to keep that link in place. Otherwise, people forget.)
Don't Panic If You Get Bit By A Tick. It will be tick season in North America soon, and this is something a lot of us have to be aware of once the warm weather arrives and stays.
Because it's cold outside today: Warm Blankets. Or, if you want something even warmer, a slightly older post from Marcie, Rainforest Sunsets.
I reckon that's about it for this Friday stroll around the meadows, Cambridge, and the internet. Thank you so much for meandering along with me. I'm going to try to make my way out to the Point for sunset if the clouds break up. Sunset is scheduled for 6:05 PM. It's going to be cold and windy out there, but a colorful sunset usually makes it worth braving the chilly weather.
Be good, be kind, be loving. Just Be. 🙂
A few of the 10,000 reasons to be happy: 136) Clouds and sun, dancing with each other. 137) Rain to soak the dry earth. 138) The way the meadow grasses glow as if lit from within. 139) Walks at sunset. 140) Roasted beets, salad, mushroom soup, and fresh bread for dinner tonight.


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Build Your Dream Subway System in Mini Metro
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The Chronicle
Leonard Ncube and Adelaide Moyo Victoria Falls Reporters
PLAYERS in the tourism industry have joined the bandwagon of employee dismissals using the recent Supreme Court ruling with hundreds of workers being served with letters of termination of contracts last week.
Africa Sun Group's Elephant Hills Resort, Kingdom and Victoria Falls Hotel, Khanondo Safari Tours and Lion Encounter are some of the giant players that dismissed workers this past week.
A combined 250 workers were served with letters of dismissal and the number could be more as information from other players that include lodges could not be established.
The workers, including the longest serving, were given three months' notice as per the Supreme Court ruling.
Thirty workers were reportedly shown the exit door at Elephant Hills while the hotel is believed to be targeting to offload 150 workers.
At Khanondo Safaris, which is owned by Transport Minister, Obert Mpofu, 36 workers have been dismissed with immediate effect while an unconfirmed number had contracts terminated a week ago.
"On Wednesday we were called into the office and each was given a letter of termination of contract. They told us that the dismissal is with immediate effect. Thirty were given the letters and we don't even know how many will be served later," said one of the affected workers from Elephant Hills.
"A total of 36 workers from Khanondo Safaris have been served with three months' notices. A majority of these were given the letters last week. We were told to stop reporting for work immediately. People are leaving with nothing despite the number of years served at the company. Most people are shattered because we are owed a lot of money in unpaid salaries," a former Khanondo Safaris worker added.
Another worker said life will be unbearable for many of them.
One of the notice letters from Khanondo Safaris shown to Chronicle reads in part: "Please be advised that your express or implied contract of employment has been terminated in terms of Labour Act 29:01 read with its amendment No 7 of 2005, Item 6, Section 12 Subsection 4(a) due to the current business environment marked by low business. You are hereby given three months' notice to terminate your contract and you will not be required to serve notice. Your last day at work is August 8. You will be paid your terminal benefits including cash in lieu of leave and notice pay by or on October 30".
The dismissals come at a time when the government is fast-tracking the amendment of the Labour Act whose provisions have been described as grossly unfair and "colonial".
President Mugabe has summoned Parliamentarians from their recess to consider amendments to the Labour Act this week. Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is said to be in the process of terminating contracts for some of its workers while at Lion Encounter the number of casualties could not be ascertained yesterday.
Nearly 20,000 workers have lost their jobs so far following July 17 Supreme Court ruling that allowed for the dismissal of employees on three months' notice. This position allows companies to lay off workers on three months notice without going through the expensive retrenchment process.
Econet Wireless, Zimpapers, Zinara, Air Zimbabwe and Grain Marketing Board among others have dismissed workers based on the ruling.


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Fontana Police said Jesse Giron, 34, and Irene Carreles, 25, called 911 at 7:30 Thursday morning because their 5-year old daughter had stopped breathing.
"At that time they also saw obvious signs of abuse and neglect. After that they arrested the parents," said Fontana Police spokesperson Martha Guzman-Hurtado.
Police didn't specify what the signs of abuse were.
The suspects were both in jail Friday, facing charges for assault on a child causing death. They were held on $500,000 each.
Three boys were taken into Children and Family Services custody.
Nayelly Beltran lives on the 1600 block of Dorsey Avenue in Fontana, next door to the apartment where the suspects live. She and other adults in the neighborhood have seen incidents of abuse by the couple before.
"Deeply saddened, just that I couldn't be there, that I didn't speak up when I should have," said Beltran. "When the police showed up, we automatically knew."
Beltran says she hopes everyone watching this realizes how important it is to report suspected child abuse.
"I definitely will speak sooner at any other circumstance, and I just hope she's in heaven now," said Beltran. "I'm sorry for what happened to her."


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When the thermostat starts reading 100 degrees outside, there is nothing more important than your home AC system. The warmer it gets, the harder your system has to work to keep your house at a comfortable temperature. The older the system, the harder it needs to work due to wear and salt erosion on the […]read more
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Home HVAC has become a necessity that we can't live without, but do you know the full story when it comes to heating and cooling your home? Almost every house, apartment, condo, townhouse or office building has some form of HVAC system. Staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer isn't just an […]read more
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The first thing you see is the Manhattan skyline -- but it's viewed from across the river, in Hoboken, New Jersey: a symbol, perhaps, of thwarted aspirations. An elderly man, Ralph Bellini, is sitting on a bench in a dog park. Carol Reynolds, an elderly woman, enters; she's giving her Chihuahua some exercise. Ralph is a working stiff who once dreamed of being an opera singer and in fact came very close to realizing his ambition. An audition for the Met impressed the judges, but -- as Ralph later learned -- his family never told him about the callback he received. Carol is a onetime executive secretary who, somewhat improbably, lives in luxury in a Manhattan apartment building. Of course, Ralph doesn't know any of this when he sets out to tease, cajole, impress and charm her.
See also: Anarchy Rules in Lord of the Flies
The show's title is The Last Romance, so you know what's to come. But the romance is complicated by the fact that Ralph lives with his lonely, bitter sister, Rose; he is controlled by her clock and gets summoned home nightly by her announcement of the menu she's prepared for the two of them -- on this particular night, veal scallopini. Rose's husband left her for another woman 22 years earlier, and she never got over it or granted him a divorce. There's a major complication in Carol's life, too, but this is only revealed late in the action.
Joe DiPietro's play has a fair amount of charm. All three characters are interesting: Ralph, self-deprecating but audacious, still holding onto lost dreams and insisting defiantly that life isn't over for him; buttoned-down, repressed Carol, a little haughty, but ultimately -- as we knew all along she would be -- susceptible; and Rose, who has a prickly vulnerability that eventually wins the audience over. These roles are well-acted by John S. Green as Ralph, Christy Brandt as Carol and Anne F. Butler, whose awkward Rose provides a large share of the evening's laughs.
There's also a certain amount of appeal to the idea of a sunset romance, whose participants bring to it -- despite engrained habits of mind and body -- a still-strong flame and an unquenchable desire for connection and love. Add a small dog that will eventually appear in the flesh to appropriate "aaahhhs" from the audience, and a handsome young singer who represents Ralph's lost youth and brings the mighty power of arias from Verdi's Falstaff and Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci to bolster and bless Ralph and Carol's coupling -- an effective performance by Sean Thompson -- and you've got a hit. But a limited hit.
At one point, contemplating the dailiness of his own life, Ralph extols the sheer largeness of opera: "Everything in life is so small -- you get up, you have your day, you go to bed -- small! But everything in opera -- someone walks across the stage -- they sing an aria! Someone opens a door -- another aria! Big emotions, big people, big, big, big!"
"Life should be like that," Carol responds instantly.
In a way, this exhilarating speech only underlines the fact that The Last Romance is a small play. Ralph and Carol are pleasant company, but you're not going to remember them after you leave the theater. The script is gentle-hearted and sometimes witty, but there are also some pretty flat jokes. Carol's dog is named Peaches, and Ralph makes a point of referring to her by the names of other fruits: "Pineapple," he calls, or "Strawberry." And why are opera singers always so fat, Carol wants to know, instantly lowering our assessment of her IQ by several points. In addition, the reasons for the ultimate foundering of that last romance just aren't convincing.
It's a shame this isn't February: The Last Romance would be the perfect Valentine's date for elderly couples, young lovers wanting to explore the outer edges of love, or college kids planning a special evening for their parents or grandparents.
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Bookings are now open for the Sir John Monash Centre which is due to open at the Australian National Memorial, near Villers-Bretonneux in France, in April 2018.
The Centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to give visitors an understanding of Australia's involvement on the Western Front battlefields during the First World War.
It joins six other interpretive centres along the Western Front and tells the uniquely Australian perspective of the Great War.
The emotional experience begins from the moment visitors arrive at the site, locating them within the original geometry envisaged by architect Edward Lutyens when he planned the Australian National Memorial in 1938.
The Centre, designed by Cox Architecture, engages visitors through a series of galleries that emphasise high-tech multimedia, as well as traditional objects.
Project director Ian Fletcher said the Centre would share the experiences of more than 295,000 Australians who served on the Western Front and the 46,000 who never returned home.
"It is important that we tell this story. Our country's greatest achievements and losses in the First World War were on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918," Mr Fletcher said.
"As such, the Australian Government is delivering a centre that will resonate with Australians and communicate with a broader, global audience.
"It will be a very moving experience, respecting the solemn and reflective tone of the monument, while deepening the interpretive experience."
Entry to the Sir John Monash Centre is free and bookings can be made via the Centre's website.
Bookings are encouraged for peak periods around Anzac Day, the Centenary of the Battle of Le Hamel, and Remembrance Day.


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I went to Italy with a little camera and came back with a little movie! Whaddya think? xxhk
wow this is a really bufetiaul photograph:) i love that you are barefeet and wearing suspenders it's so cute in a tom sawyer sort of way:) seriously, that's a good photograph. you are undeniably one of the most talented persons i've come across. i am a fan of sketches and by far yours is my favorite as of this moment. your artwork has got me totally hooked i wait each day for new pieces. you wouldn't believe that i actually asked my mom if she could by all the prints i wanted in your etsy store!:D i'm not kidding haha:D i am seriously planning on getting two or three of your prints i hope they're still available.


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Here's a sample of some gorgeous work by Helena Nolan, who will be kicking off events at this Wednesday's Double Shot @ Books Upstairs by reading a few poems. We're looking forward to hearing her read alongside Breda Wall Ryan and Martin Dyar:
The Adulterers' Lunch
We are eating time.
Before the wine is served
Conversation breaks
Across our plates.
The first course is all brittle –
Snapping breadsticks
Sharp-edged crusts
Serrated leaves.
The second course is fish;
Briefly teeth sink into flesh
Taste a pillow of polenta,
Sample sauce – a silky sheen.
Coffee is bitter afterwards;
Despite our best intent,
There is never enough time
For dessert.
Helena Nolan is a poet and short fiction writer from Dublin. Helena has been selected for this year's Poetry Ireland Introductions Series and will read as part of the International Literature Festival in May. She won the Patrick Kavanagh Award in 2011, having come second in 2010. She was shortlisted for a Hennessy Award in 2013 and has featured in a n…umber of National & International Poetry Competitions, including Strokestown, Fish, The Kilkenny Broadsheet, Anam Cara & RTE/John Murray Show. Her work has appeared in a range of publications including; The Irish Times, The Irish Independent/New Irish Writing, Poetry Ireland Newsletter, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and literary journals such as The Stinging Fly, The Moth and Abridged, as well as extensively online. She has an MA in Creative Writing from UCD.
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I work for a development company so I have been asked asked by Car Dealers the difference since I started. What is the difference of a Responsive website to a Mobile Website and is there any benifits of one over the other? There is a difference but before we get into what is better for you and your dealership, I think it is important to understand the different features between a Mobile Site and a Responsive Site.
Car Dealer Websites, Do's and Don'ts
I research car dealer websites all of the time. I see car dealers that are doing everything right and then I see how most of the car dealers are handling their websites. So I thought I would share and break down what I am seeing or not seeing.
Why your dealership needs a responsive website
Before you purchase a new website for your dealership, consider this: over 60% of all internet users are accessing the web from their mobile devices. That means that 6 out of every 10 people that will view your dealership website will be on their phone or tablet. As of a few years ago, a new technology referred to as "Responsive Web Design" came about and has became an important staple in website development. Each dealership looking to get the most out of their website should consider this technology before building their next site and here is why:
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This yearly European event takes place since 2017 and is organized by www.make-gmbh.ch with www.4c-club-schweiz.ch as brand ambassador.
The idea is that all Alfisti from all over Europe meet with their Alfa Romeo models.
The 4CPassionmeeting always runs under a motto which this time is:
"4C meets Alfa Romeo's past & present"
Therefore 2019 all Alfa Romeo Models are welcome.
The entrance is free for all Alfisti and visitors. Participants must register in advance using the registration form (admission sticker for the windshield will be issued at the checkpoint by presenting the confirmation of registration – without it there will be no admission). Visitors with other car brands do not have to register and can park on the visitor parking spaces.
Catering will be on the premises.
This event has no commercial intention. We just like to create a platform where 4C drivers and enthusiasts can meet and get in touch.
Therefore, we do not tolerate any kind of advertisement or the distribution of any other information through 3rd parties. In case of any violation, we reserve us the right to urge the participant to refrain from this action or to exclude the person immediately from the whole event. In case that the participant isn't following immediately our request, we reserve us the right to take legal action.


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PegaWorld 2018 replays
Geared towards different industries, products, and a host of hot topics, PegaWorld 2018 has something for everyone. Check out this year's session replays below.
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Official Prayer for World Youth Day 2013 Rio De Janeiro
Oh Father, You sent Your Eternal Son to save the world, and You chose men and women, so that through Him, with Him and in Him, they might proclaim the Good News of the Gospel to all nations. Grant us the necessary graces, so that, by the power of the Holy Spirit, the joy of being the evangelists that the Church needs in the Third Millennium may shine in the faces of all young people.
Oh Christ, Redeemer of humanity, the image of Your open arms on the top of Corcovado, welcomes all people. In Your paschal offering, You led us, by the Holy Spirit, to encounter the Father as His children. Young people, who are nourished by Eucharist, who hear You in Your Word and meet You as their brother, need your infinite mercy to walk along the paths of this world as disciples and missionaries of the New Evangelization.
Oh Holy Spirit, Love of the Father and of the Son, with the splendor of Your Truth and the fire of Your Love, shed Your Light upon all young people so that, inspired by their experience at World Youth Day, they may bring faith, hope and charity to the four corners of the earth, becoming great builders of a culture of life and peace and catalysts of a new world.


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Facility Leader: Kerry Kemble, Facility Director
Kerry Kemble was named facility director at Austin Residential Reentry Center in January 2019. Prior to joining CoreCivic, Kemble spent 33 years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, where he retired as associate warden. He held multiple roles in his time at the BOP, including correctional officer, legal technician, supervisory legal technician, paralegal specialist trainee, paralegal specialist, unit manager, unit management administrator, case management coordinator, central inmate monitoring coordinator, and assistant administrator of Residential Reentry Management. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Iowa Wesleyan College.


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Archive for the 'Persuasion' Category
An Interview with Harry Max – Pt. 2
In Part 1 of this interview, I spoke with early Web pioneer Harry Max about how he used emotion to create the first secure online shopping experience. In Part 2 of this interview, Harry and I talk about how sensory sub-modalities influence and elicit emotion and picking the right personality for an interface in terms of power and status. Read moreNo comments
An Interview with Harry Max – Pt. 1
Recently, I had the chance to talk with early Web pioneer Harry Max about using NLP, emotion and personality to help create the first secure online shopping experience. Read more3 comments
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg – Pt.3
In part 3, I talked with Dr. BJ Fogg about conducting research on persuasion and incorporating the results of that research into projects. Be sure to read part 1 and part 2 for more on persuasion and designing emotion… Read moreNo comments
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg – Pt.2
In part 2 of my interview with Dr. BJ Fogg, we discuss social agents, social cues, Web 2.0, persuasion and designing for emotion. Be sure to read part 1 for more on persuasion and designing emotion… Read moreNo comments
An Interview with Dr. BJ Fogg – Pt.1
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to speak with Dr. BJ Fogg, author of Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do and founder of the Persuasive Technology Lab at Stanford University about persuasion, emotion and what it is that makes Web 2.0 so darned persuasive… Read more1 comment
Visualize and Communicate Information Persuasively
When it comes to communicating information in a way that resonates persuasively with people, it's important to tailor how that information is displayed… Read moreNo comments
Emotions Dominate Decision-Making
An article on USA Today discusses how a study in the field of neuroeconomics is offering some confirmination of recent observations by neuroscientists regarding emotion's dominant role in the brain's decision-making process… Read more2 comments
Pharmaceutical Advertising Relies on Emotional Appeal
Medical News Today has an article about how pharmaceutical advertising relies on appeals to consumer's emotions rather than on providing information… Read more1 comment
Retailers Use Emotions for Persuasion
Last September, I was in Sweden to give a presentation at Design and Emotion 2006. While shopping in a local department store, I came across a pair of pants that I liked… Read moreNo comments
Tapping into the "Empathic Economy"
Creative Generalist has an interview with Jane Fulton Suri from IDEO about tapping into what she calls the "empathic economy"… Read moreNo comments
Unconscious, Emotional Decisions?
New Scientist has an article about how making complex decisions by relying on the unconscious mind results in more satisfaction… Read moreNo comments


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TNDP Internships
Applications are now open for our fall 2020 internship program in the following departments: communications, political, data, and operations. Our year-round internship program gives young people the opportunity to learn about political operations by providing hands-on experience with an extremely focused and dynamic organization. Interns work alongside staff to build the infrastructure to elect Democrats across the state at all levels of government.
TNDP interns must commit to at least 10 hours per week. We will also happily work with each intern to secure college credit wherever appropriate. Interns from all walks of life are welcome: hours are flexible and most schedules can be accommodated.
To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to email@example.com. In the subject line, please specify the semester and department for which you are applying. Applicants will be required to complete an interview before being accepted into the program.


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I am trying to setup the Hypermarket theme for our site. When I go to a Product page, it opens showing the secondary product photo NOT the primary image. How do I change this?
See example here: https://bit.ly/2KAoWMP
Thank you,
Can anyone help with this?
Looks like your link is broken?
mahdiyazdani - any idea here?
Sorry here is the link:
It has been nearly 3 weeks....can someone please answer this rather basic question?
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Sounds like it may be an issue with a 3rd party plugin you have or customization, also there might be a plugin conflict with a 3rd party plugin – you can check that by disabling then reactivating a plugin one at a time to see if you find a conflict there.
mahdiyazdani Thank you, I've tried disabling each and it still shows the secondary product photo....
Please advise.
Thank you
Can someone please help with this??


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Upcoming Events
Are you coming for an event? Consider staying overnight at the Light Station. See our rental units.
Lens Tours
Coast Guard Auxiliary Led Lantern Room Tours
Please join the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, our modern lightkeepers, and the volunteers at Point Cabrillo Light Station for a unique opportunity to visit the Lantern Room and the beautifully restored operational 3rd order Fresnel lens.
These tours are offered only eight days each year.
The tour schedule for 2020 is:
- Saturday & Sunday March 7 and 8, 2020 – Whale Festival Week 1
Saturday & Sunday March 21 and 22, 2020– No Lens Tours on March 21 and 22, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday May 9, 2020– No Lens Tours in May, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday June 13, 2020– No Lens Tours in June, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday July 25, 2020– No Lens Tours in July, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday August 8, 2020– No Lens Tours in August, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday September 12, 2020– No Lens Tours in September, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19. Saturday October 10, 2020– No Lens Tours in October, due to CDC recommendations regarding COVID-19.
The Lighthouse Lantern Room and Fresnel Lens Tours are offered from 10am until 4pm. Be sure to allow time for the half mile walk to the lighthouse. Tickets are $5.00 per person; the fee supports the lighthouse maintenance fund. The tours are a treat for the whole family but please note that children must be at least 42 inches tall to participate.
Whale Festival
The Point Cabrillo Light Station was established in 1909 on a point of land extending westward into the ocean. This location was selected for the Lighthouse by the US Lighthouse Service so that the light would be most visible to shipping on the hazardous coast of Mendocino. This same attribute makes Point Cabrillo a preeminent location from which to watch the annual migration of the gray whales from the lagoons of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico to their summer feeding grounds in the Arctic Ocean.
A spectacular opportunity for family fun awaits visitors during Whale Festival on the first and third weekends of March at the Light Station from 10 am to 4 pm each day. [See above for exact dates.] In addition to a grandstand view of the annual gray whale migration, you may visit the 240 gallon saltwater aquarium and our Marine Science Exhibit.
The 1st Assistant Lightkeeper's House is also open. This period museum shows how lightkeepers and their families lived in the 1930s.
Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers Association (PCLK) volunteer docents will highlight Light Station history and local culture with visitor presentations at the Lighthouse and other locations in the State Historic Park. Weather permitting, docents will also lead walks to nearby Frolic Cove and relate the story of the clipper brig Frolic, wrecked off the cove in July 1850 bound from China to San Francisco with a valuable cargo of Chinese merchandise for the Gold Rush miners and their families.
To learn more about the gray whale migration, click here.
Feel free to give our office a call with any questions about our lens tours during the Fort Bragg and Mendocino Whale Festivals!


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It's hard not to feel good for Alex Smith and Vernon Davis. They are two of the NFL's model citizens and just enjoyed their finest moment as professionals.
The play was one of trust and timing, two things Smith and Davis have developed during their six seasons together.
With 14 seconds left in the Divisional Playoff game against the Saints, the 49ers trailed by 3 points.
Davis aligned to Smith's left. The Saints rushed three defenders and dropped eight into coverage. The 49ers blocked with six players and sent just four into routes. With eight men guarding four, the Saints had the advantage in coverage.
Two Saints doubled Davis, with linebacker Scott Shanle guarding underneath and safety Roman Harper playing over the top.
As soon as Davis cleared Shanle's underneath coverage, Smith fired a pass directly at Harper, trusting Davis would get position on the safety and catch the pass. It was a perfect pass and an outstanding catch by Davis, who collided with Harper at the goal line, falling in for the game winning touchdown.


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Developing And Engaging Your Team For Workplace Success
Effective workplace communication is essential for business success today.It is an art that every manager must learn in order to lead and blend in a team, and help the company grow to new heights.
Business Outcomes:
Participants will gain better insights and perspectives of the whys, whats and what-nots of team development. This will strengthen the team leadership behavior and enable the team to perform optimally towards topline or bottomline improvements, depending on the team charter.
Learning Outcomes:
- Encourage teamwork and foster commitment and sense of belong among team members
- Assess barriers to group interaction and communication, establish infrastructure to facilitate knowledge management and work team coaching
- Lead workplace communication by evaluating and identifying gaps and barriers arising from organisation culture and diversity
- Apply and develop negotiation strategies for effective communicative skills and achieving win-win outcomes
- Implement consistent and effective communication strategies and mechanisms within the organisation
Module 1 : Forming
- The Value of Teams, Types of Teams
- Team Goals, Roles & Responsibilities
- Select the Right Person
- Barriers to Group Interactions and Communication
- Communication Strategies and their features
- Conduct Negotiation
- Delegate Appropriate Follow-up Actions
- Empower Team Members
- Engage Teams
- Coaching in the Workplace
- Organisational Culture & Motivation Concepts
- Evaluate Employees' Level of Acceptance of Organisation's Vision, Mission & Values
- Communicate Feedback to Team
- Recognise & Reward team
Duration and Time
Duration : 24 hours (3 days)
Dates : May 12, 13, & 18, 2020
Aug 27, 28 & Sep 3, 2020
Oct 20- 21, & 29, 2020
Time : 8.30am - 5.30pm
Programme Fees
Full Course Fee: $ 834.60
Nett Fee (after funding) *:
For Employer Sponsored Participants
SME: $ 132.60 Non-SME: $ 474.60
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40 years old and above
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All you have to do is: Log on to www.giantfood.com/aplus to register online OR Dial 1-877-275-2758 to register your card over the phone (phone numbers cannot be accepted in place of GIANT CARD numbers.*
After you register your card, each shopping trip at Giant using your GIANT CARD earns CASH for our school! Each month, the amount of CASH awarded will be updated on the Giant website. You can track the amount of points you earn for our school by checking your grocery receipt and online when you create an account at www.giantfood.com. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program. The money can be used for any of our school's educational needs.
Remember, even if you registered your card last year, you must re-register this year for our school to receive credit. Attending to this simple process makes a HUGE difference to our school. We need your support. Please be sure to register your card to benefit St Matthias Apostle School using ID #00383. Also, don't forget to encourage your friends and relatives to do the same. It could mean the world to our children.
*Phone numbers may not be used to designate.
If you do not know your 12-digit GIANT CARD number, call the
Card Hotline at 1-877-366-2668 and select OPTION #2
Lo único que tienes qué hacer es:
Ingrese a: www.giantfood.com/aplus para registrar en línea
Marque al 1-877-275-2758 para registrar su tarjeta por teléfono (numero de teléfono no puede ser aceptado en lugar de numero de tarjeta de GIANT*.
Here's How it Works
Register your Safeway Club Card online at eScrip and by simply shopping at Safeway with your Club Card you can earn cash for our school!
We all shop for groceries, sometimes two or three times a week –- or more. Now turn those shopping trip into easy cash for your school, and encourage friends to do the same! Just look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products like Cheerios®, Hamburger Helper® and Kleenex®, in almost every aisle of the store. All you need to do is clip and send them to your school's Box Tops coordinator —- each one is worth 10¢ for your school.
Labels for Education® is a fun and easy program where families and members of the community work together towards a common goal — "Earn Free Stuff" for their school!
By collecting UPCs and beverage caps/sauce caps from over 2,500 participating products your school earns points that can be redeemed for Arts, Athletics, and Academics merchandise.
Purchases do not need to be made through Amazon, but this is where our wishes are kept in an orderly fashion. Our Amazon Wish List
Support The Academy of St Matthias the Apostle when you search the Web or shop online with Goodsearch.
Amazon will donate 0.5% for every physical purchase made through smile.amazon.com. There is no cap on the amount Amazon will donate and almost every physical product sold by the company is eligible, which means tens of millions of items! In order to designate the school as your charity please search for St Matthias Apostle School on Amazon Smile.


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Choose from our range of Adventure Trail Items
Below is an image of each item in our extensive range of Adventure Trail items. Each one of them is made from beautiful natural timber which has been safely pressure treated to guard against rot. The timber faces are planed smooth and there is a generous radius to the edges. Click on the image to get an enlargement then hit the browser back button to return to this page. Each one is individually priced – please see the pricing page for details. But don't worry if you are looking for something which isn't shown here – we can adapt or create something to your own design.
Design your Own Adventure Trail
You can use these playtrail pieces in any order and in any combination. Some are challenging (such as the net wall) while others are just fun (such as the wobble bridge). Your choice will be influenced by the age groups of the children involved and what you are trying to achieve. We can give you advice on the best choice of pieces for your school and the best way to lay them out.
And by the way, we also have a range of adult fitness equipment – same top quality timber and manufacture but aimed for the general outdoor fitness area.


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DNS is one of the most important protocols on the modern internet, and any incident responder must be intimately familiar with its inner workings to perform effective triage of almost any event. Most networks, regardless of security, must let at least some DNS traffic egress for the services they use to work properly, and malware authors often take advantage of this fact. Malware authors are not the only ones who find this property useful, however, and a large number of legitimate services exist which use DNS in a similar fashion, complicating the detection of malicious traffic. In this post, we will explore both malicious and benign but suspicious-looking uses of DNS to make it easier to tell them apart.
What Does Malicious Traffic Look Like?
To understand the difference between malicious and benign traffic, it is necessary to first understand the general ways in which malware uses DNS. Two of the most common malware uses of DNS are domain generation algorithms (DGA) and DNS tunneling/C2. There are a number of resources covering these two topics online, so we will only briefly discuss them here. Broadly speaking, DGA is when a piece of malware communicates not with a hardcoded C2 domain, but one that is generated algorithmically, and changing in time. These domains are usually distinct looking, and often contain strings of random looking characters. It is important to note that DGA is not restricted to generating random looking domains, however, and some algorithms use dictionary words to make the domains look less suspicious. The big advantage to malware authors in using DGA is that a single domain being shutdown does not mean they have lost control of their malware. Defenders attempting to shut down malware C2 by blacklisting domains will have a more difficult time since the domains can rotate so quickly.
DNS tunneling, on the other hand, uses DNS itself for data transfer, taking advantage of the fact that most networks will query servers outside of the network for domains they don't recognize. In the simplest case, the victim machine queries an attacker controlled DNS server, passing it data directly. However, even in an environment where communication via DNS is restricted to trusted servers, information can be tunneled out. A victim machine appends data to a subdomain of a domain whose DNS server(s) the attacker controls, and then sends this query to a DNS server on the victim network. The victim network DNS server will then have to send the request to the authoritative nameserver for the attacker controlled domain, and thus the attacker receives the data from the victim host. Data and commands can also be sent to a victim in this way by encoding them in the returned record. This traffic can also have a number of distinctive features, including the use of TXT records, random looking subdomains of suspicious domains, and subdomains encoded in base64 or NetBIOS encoding.
Benign but Suspicious Looking
While at first glance it may seem like both of these techniques should be distinctive enough as to be obvious to an incident responder, a number of pieces of legitimate software behave in ways that at first glance seems very similar. Perhaps the most common of these is Google Chrome, which queries 3 random domains on startup, as explained by the web developer Mike West. While this is expected behavior to ensure proper operation of the Omnibox for certain types of queries, it can look very suspicious when it appears on your network. A key way to differentiate this from actual malicious traffic is to note that Chrome generated domains will only include root domains which are in your list of default DNS suffixes. For example, if the domain company[.]com is in your list of DNS suffixes, Chrome may generate a DNS query for qlkjasdf and qlkjasdf.company[.]com, but it will never generate a query for qlkjasdf[.]com. It is also notable that the malicious DNS scenarios mentioned above wouldn't work with a subdomain under your control, unless that subdomain was compromised, since an attacker would not have access to the server where the data is being sent.
Another common class of suspicious looking but ultimately benign traffic is endpoint protection software communicating with its infrastructure. For example, Sophos Extensible List will make a number of different types of queries to sophosxl.net for a variety of different reasons, including IP reputation lookups and ping latency checks. We have observed McAfee and Cymru using DNS in similar ways as well. This traffic can look similar to DNS tunneling (e.g. 4rzjp8zy7i7vawluximoxrko1p2tn58gj0fjjj2g.p.03.s.sophosxl[.]net) because it is essentially using DNS in the same way as malware, though for a benign purpose. As long as the root domain is that of a known endpoint provider that is deployed on your network, this traffic can be classified as benign, though basic domain research and infrastructure analysis are still recommended to confirm.
Finally, you may see two domains on your network, vmkl3890bhue[.]net and asdjkljfjaowjfq[.]net, which at first seem to fit all the criteria of an algorithmically generated domain. They both resolve to IPs, but as of 9/29/17, both have privacy guards on their WHOIS information. Without further research, it would be reasonable to conclude that these were in fact malicious domains, generated by a malware DGA. However, these are actually benign queries performed by ExpressVPN on startup.
Figure 1: ExpressVPN Traffic at Startup
This can be confirmed by inspecting the string contents of expressvpnd, as shown below.
Figures 2-3: Inspecting the string content of the expressvpnd binary for asdjkljfjaowjfq[.]net
Figures 3-4: Inspecting the string content of the expressvpnd binary for vmkl3890bhue[.]net
Accurately identifying malicious DNS can be a daunting task for network defenders, and this is by no means an exhaustive list of common benign but suspicious looking DNS traffic. Many other benign programs take advantage of the generally easy time DNS has transiting firewalls, and you may see other similar queries from different pieces of software. As always, the best course of action is thorough investigation of local traffic and external infrastructure to conclusively determine if a query is malicious or not.


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So I skipped work yesterday. After being cranky, tired, and upset, I was 30 minutes late, then being pulled over for speeding I decided I would just turn around and go home–yesterday was not going to be my day. If I had got a speeding ticket I would have gone to work, haha! But I didn't even get a formal warning so I just asked if I could pull a u-turn and go home.
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O.M.G. It has literally been years. And years. And so much anguish over how likable Jack is, and how dark the story is, and ugh, all of it. And now, it is my pleasure to announce that The Crazy Jack has been declared complete and released to the presses. Finally!
I think I owe a special debt of gratitude to Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt, and David Wright of the Self Publishing Podcast for the snippet of advice that helped to end my endless tinkering with this: Perfect is the enemy of done.
With that advice, and a ton of hard work, The Crazy Jack is now done. It is surely not perfect, but I really do love it. I love the dark cover and the not-crazy opening and how Jack is so sincere, but so lost. There is a lot to love about the book and I will post a list soon. For now, I am just thrilled that it is finally out the door, so I can move on to The Dancing Queen.
The Crazy Jack is already available at Smashwords, and it will soon be live at Amazon, Kobo, and others.
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Legal tender
Legal tender is any form of payment that, according to law, a creditor must accept if offered as payment of a debt. A creditor may, of course, accept anything that he can persuade a debtor to offer him. But if the debtor has sufficient legal tender, the creditor must accept it and cannot insist on any other form of payment.
Ancient history
Since the redevelopment of civilization after the Great Flood, gold and silver and, where applicable, copper and other metals have served for legal tender. The Roman Empire was the first empire to debase its currency by minting adulterated coins. History has been inflationary, but only because gold and silver are still available through mining.
United States dollars
The first United States currency was the Continental. It was supposed to be silver-backed, but the Second Continental Congress could not back its currency, and everyone knew it. "Not worth a Continental" became a common epithet. (Supporters of the Spanish general and future Viceroy Bernardo de Galvez insist that Galvez offered to back the Continental in addition to his military exploits in British West Florida. This, they say, is further evidence that Galvez and his men deserve recognition as Revolutionary War patriots by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution.)
After the war, and under the new Constitution, the United States dollar was one ounce of silver, or one-twentieth of an ounce of gold. (The name dollar meant "a twentieth of an ounce.") That the gold:silver ratio was fixed at 1:20, one may infer from the circulation of silver dollars, and the language of the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution, that calls for jury trials in civil cases "where the value in question shall exceed twenty dollars."
In 1962,[1] President Abraham Lincoln authorized the printing of the first greenbacks, paper currency intended to pay for the Civil War. After the war, greenbacks continued to circulate, but were worth much less than gold-standard dollars. The Supreme Court of the United States, in Hepburn v. Griswold (1870), held that the greenback enabling legislation was unconstitutional, in that by making greenbacks legal tender, the government was "depriv[ing] [men] of...property without due process of law," in violation of the Fifth Amendment But when President Ulysses S. Grant made two more Court appointments, the Court reversed itself. In Knox v. Lee (1871), the Court held that Congress had an "implied power" to make paper currency legal tender.
States, however, may not make anything other than gold and silver coin legal tender. Whether the federal government wants States to do even that much is open to question. Utah recently (May, 2011) made gold and silver coins legal tender in the State, with a valuation from the weight of the metal, not merely the face value of the coin.[2]
This was the first instance on record of the "packing" of the Supreme Court. It would not be the last.
International law
In the international oil markets, the United States Dollar became a type of legal tender defined by informal executive agreement. All oil exporters currently accept payment in dollars for oil.[3]
- ↑ "Legal Tender," US History site, retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ Hurlbut TA, "Gold and Silver Legal Tender in Utah," Conservative News and Views, 30 May 2011.
- ↑ Hurlbut TA, "Petrodollars, War, Peace, and Economics, Parts 1 and 2," Conservative News and Views, 12 May 2011.


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Due to Covid-19, Meetings for Worship in Scotland may not be held in person. Many meetings are making alternative arrangements online. If there's no specific information below, please contact the meeting for information.
Meeting Place: The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road, Edinburgh EH10 5HY
Meeting for Worship: Sundays at 10.30 a.m. Children welcome
We offer a warm welcome to anyone who would like to join us for worship on a Sunday morning. There are usually between twenty and thirty people present, plus a varying number of children and young people of all ages. After Meeting for Worship, which lasts one hour, we have coffee/tea and time to chat. The children's meeting is at the same time and they join the main meeting for the last ten minutes.
The Open Door is a friendly space at the top of Morningside Road, just opposite Morningside clock. Bus numbers 5, 11, 15, 16, 23 and 36 stop very close by ('Morningside Station' stop). On weekdays you can have coffee here, and it runs a number of regular services, particularly for the elderly. We are one of a number of other organisations that use it.
Newsletter: Download our monthly Newsletter from the box to the right (or at the foot of the page on a small screen).
Email list: Ask to join it (or access it if you're already a subscriber) at South Edinburgh Announcements mailing list. Please give your name, and if you're asking to join the list, expect an email checking who you are.
About our meeting: see under Documents in the right hand column (foot of the page on a small screen)
- Welcome to South Edinburgh Leaflet - if you haven't been to many or any Quaker Meetings before, this is for you.
- History: Ronald Halliday's account of South Edinburgh's not-so-ancient history. (Earlier history of Quakers in Edinburgh here)
- Disabilities: We meet down a flight of stairs. There is a stair lift. We have a hearing loop, and try to be thoughtful about any disability.
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ID thief used stolen debit card at Riverhead stores
Police are offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of a man who used someone else's debit card at a string of Riverhead stores in April.
Two surveillance images were released by police, both showing the alleged identity theft as a thinly built, light-skinned black or Hispanic man who at the time was wearing a white T-shirt, sunglasses, blue jeans and shoes.
The man made "several purchases" at Target, Walgreen's and KMart, all on Route 58, on April 24.
Anyone with information is being asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 220-TIPS. Police are offering up to $5,000 in cash for any information that leads to an arrest.
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Yoga can be a religion. But so can Netflix. Not that I'm converting, but I've never heard of a yoga practitioner who donned a suit of explosives and took out a plaza… Yoga people, the religious sort, are usually wiry, elven, stoic folk who don't talk much and never eat. Being only elvin, I'm more of an ala carte practioner: no spiritual frills, just the poses.
What I love about yoga is that it's exercise for people who don't like pain. I know that doesn't make sense considering the impossible positions into which some yogies tie themselves. What we see as a human pretzel is the result of countless hours inching toward that end. And while genes play a part in yogic range, the secret to success is honoring your limits at each practice. Initially, yoga is about humility.
True story. I'm working through a new yoga video when my son comes in the room and says Why aren't you doing what they're doing? because he doesn't know I am doing what they're doing. He also doesn't know I'm honoring my limits. 🙂
A friend of mine teaches a yoga-based class to our homeschool group. She calles it Outstretched Gym. While we're stretching or holding the poses, she prompts us to think of different aspects of God. You'll never hear her say down dog or namaste, but the students get a great yoga workout and a fresh perspective on Jesus. I think they see an adult mastering her body in a way they can't– quite, and it cultivates respect.
Yoga is not like other exercises. It actually feels good much of the time, depending on how you practice. Man yoga is for people who just have to have pain. Brand-new learners, check out the DVD "The Flow Series: Earth." And my latest love, the YouTube series by The Yoga Vine is an intermediate 45-minute practice I never have to psych myself into.
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As loyal viewers of Mad Money should know by now, Cramer has been a huge advocate of natural gas, but this has been the case now more than ever in the wake of Exxon Mobil's $41 billion acquisition of XTO Energy, says Cramer, who thinks XTO is "one of the best natural gas companies out there."
Cramer fully expects more oil companies to follow in the footsteps of Exxon as they realize the potential in natural gas, so this begs the question: What is the next XTO? What is the company that is most like it? What company would be a valuable asset for one of the world's largest oil companies?
Cramer's answer: Range Resources.
If natural gas is adopted as a bridge fuel - simultaneously benefiting both the American consumer and the environment - Range Resources has large resources that would come into heavy demand and be an extremely attractive asset to a big oil company. But Cramer needs more details to make a more precise call on Range Resources, a company he thinks is a great investment regardless of a future takeover.
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Drawing Near to God: Hungering for God's presence in worship.
by David M. Edwards
In order to know God, you will need to put forth some effort. But if you love Him, it won't seem like any effort at all. When you met your spouse, did it seem like effort to get to know him or her? When you became friends with someone you really liked and found that you had a lot in common, did it seem like an effort to get to know that person? Of course not. When you fall in love with God, you want to know everything about Him. You could live a million lifetimes and there would still be more you would like to learn about God.
One of the keys to getting to know God is at the heart of Moses' prayer: hunger. Moses hungered for God. Moses longed for God. Moses realized that nothing else in the world could compare to the experience of being with God. Moses had a passion for His presence. Moses had lost his appetite for other people and other things. He was hungry for God. And guess what? God will always answer that kind of prayer.
It was James, the brother of Jesus, who wrote to the believers in Jerusalem, "Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!" (James 4:8). If we draw near to God, he will reciprocate and draw near to us. Drawing near to God is spending time with Him, worshiping Him, praying and talking to Him, inviting Him into every aspect of our lives.
James then gives us the formula for drawing near. If you've committed sin, confess it, get rid of it, and put it under the blood of Jesus (in other words, keep a short sin account). Next, ask the Lord to examine your heart, your motives, and the things that make you do what you do. Bring your heart under His lordship as well. May our actions be manifestations of a clean heart and conscience.
Notice that when he writes about this he says, "Purify your hearts, double-minded people." What does he mean by "double-minded"? A person who is double-minded is drawn in two completely different directions. Thus, he will get nowhere fast because his loyalty is divided and he vacillates between faith and unbelief. A double-minded person is unstable in all her ways and her spiritual walk is inconsistent because she tries to serve God and her own interests at the game time. We've all learned that this kind of living never works. You cannot serve two masters.
I learned a long time ago that I am not going to get very far with God by playing spiritual games. God doesn't play games! I soon discovered that the only people playing the game were me, myself, and I. It's just like people thinking that they can "ride the fence" into the kingdom. There is no riding the fence, there is no lukewarm support group—you're either in or out. If I really want to know Him, I'm going to have to get serious about my relationship with Him.
God our Father sent His Son, Jesus, in order that we might know Him more fully. Jesus was Emmanuel, God with us, God in the flesh, and God incarnate. God was willing to love us through a veil for awhile, but when the time was right, Jesus came and ripped the veil in two. He opened up a new and living way. He opened up permanent and perpetual access to God the Father by shedding His blood once and for all. His blood paved the way to restore God's relationship with you and me. Praise the Lord!
God loved the world so much that He gave His one and only Son so that whoever believes in Him would never perish but enjoy an eternal relationship with Him. Again, it's all about relationship. It has always been about relationship. From the moment Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, God sought to reestablish relationship with His children. We couldn't get to where He was, so He came to us through Jesus. Until that time He loved us from afar, through or from behind a veil, because sin cannot exist in the same place as God's glory.
But Jesus came and tore the veil so that we can get close to God. Now, when Father God looks at us, He looks at us through the blood of His Son, Jesus. Why wouldn't we want to know the height and depth and width of the One who came to redeem us? Why wouldn't we want to walk with Him and share our hearts' concerns? Why wouldn't we want to live to please the One who sought to restore our broken relationship?
But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them filth, so that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own from the law, but one that is through faith in Christ—the righteousness from God based on faith. [My goal] is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead. (Phil. 3:7-11, emphasis added)
Paul is talking about a relationship here. This isn't "knowing" about the facts and figures of Jesus' life. Paul is pouring out his heart. Paul is hungering for God's presence. Like Moses, he wants to know the Lord in a personal and experiential way. He wants his personal fellowship with Jesus to be more intimate, nearer still, even beyond what he had known up to that moment.
To really know Jesus personally and to understand His nature. His character, and His ways will require us to draw near to Him. We draw near by listening to His Word, following the leading of His Holy Spirit, responding positively to His dealings with us when it comes to spiritual matters, as well as carrying on the cause of His great gospel. If I want to know the power of His resurrection, then I must experience the renewal of my own life by being born again, and be set free from the bondage of sin. I must yield to the power of the Holy Spirit in order that I might be an effective witness for Christ Jesus. As a result, I will have a physical resurrection, when this mortal body will put on immortality and I will live with the Lord forever and ever.
"My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." If I am to know Jesus and be a follower of Jesus, I must embrace His sufferings and His death. How? By daily picking up my personal cross and following Him. "Summoning the crowd along with his disciples. He said to them, 'If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of Me and the gospel will save it'" (Mark 8:34-35). We need that cross to kill our impure ways, our bad attitudes, our wrong motives, our ungodly thoughts, and so we can daily remember the price that Jesus paid for our sins.
We need that cross because something inside of us must die. Only God can resurrect us into a new life. We only need to wait and know that He is God.
From Worship 365: The Power of a Worshipping Life by David M. Edwards (Broadman & Holman, 2006)