Finfind's inaugural 'SA SMME Access to Finance Report' was launched on 10 July 2018 in Johannesburg.
The report analyses a unique data set, provided by Finfind, of SMME funders and SMMEs seeking finance. It was sponsored by the SA SME Fund and identifies access to finances challenges, gaps and potential solutions. The Finfind 2017 cleaned data sample of 11 033 SMME funding requests is larger than the South African GEM report and is one of the most comprehensive studies on access to finance in the SMME sector in this country.
Darlene Menzies, CEO of Finfind with Lisa Klein, Interim CEO of the SA SME Fund at the launch.
"The SA SME Fund has sponsored the research study to help provide an additional fact base on the availability, or lack of credit and debt financing for SMMEs. Whilst the SME Fund's focus is primarily on equity investments, we recognize that multiple funding options are required for the needs of SMEs at different growth stages. This report will augment our understanding of these needs," comments Lisa Klein, Interim CEO of the SA SME Fund.
Some of the key findings in the report include the need for funders to develop new credit scoring models to address the large credit gap. Currently banks struggle to fund SMMEs. This is often due to a one-size-fits all approach to this market segment and applying traditional lending methods that rely on collateral and conventional financing scorecards, the report also highlights the significance of the SMME credit gap, which is estimated to be as large as R346 billion.
Some of the findings of the data analysis include the fact that high-growth businesses in the sample generated 86% of new jobs, even though they only represented 11% of total businesses, and that 44% of funding requests received are for amounts less than R250 000.
The report provides valuable insights into the supply and demand for SMME funding, and profiles the SMMEs seeking finance; by geographic location, turnover, age of business, sector, job creation, financial need and amount of finance required. It also profiles the funders and finance products, and then looks at how the supply and demand compare.
Download the SA SMME Access to Finance Report here.


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Shadow might not be the perfect word for the grief that creeps in when the reminder of loss rears its head, but its near perfect. Lately, I've felt that dark specter follow my footsteps--to work, home, around the corner you used to roam. I feel the loss that you've left, leaving us behind. I feel that you're happy, but that cannot quiet the tinge of sadness that darkens my doorstep. I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. How many times, how many ties will be severed to death? So many. So many more to come, and I feel heavier with the reminder of every one.
But I know you don't. I feel your peace. I remember you. I remember you. I remember you. I remember you all to the children who won't know you. They won't know you were the first to meals and the last to leave, too many friends to greet. They won't remember that you had a gentle hand for babies, even if you were rough around the edges. They won't recall the way your ear turned up to greet the bird's call and how you answered back. They won't remember the joy that lit your face when you held them. But I do. I have such a power in my memories. Did you know your memories are powerful. Did you know they can stop history from repeating, can change grief to laughter, can magic away tears?
I try to remember that, with the stories I tell my kids, the pictures I paint of you. of you. of you. of you. of you. Of all I've lost. Of the ever growing souls that graced my life. When I walk the lavender fields I remind them that that scent, the honey sweetness of the purple petals means their grandfather once walked this earth, knew the plants by name and befriended the birds. I try to remind them that the smack of a ball connected to the wood of a bat means that their uncle Jim hit one over the fence and looked very pleased with himself about it all. I try to remind them that silly, made-up songs and smuggled chocolate means their Grandma Bo is in them always. I try to remind them that the pull of paddle through water, the song that aches in their chest until it comes out is their Grandpa Jones reminding them of their love of water. I try to remind them that the scent of cinnamon rolls and dried flowers and hours spent with puzzles and board games is their Grandma Root making sure they are spending time well. I try to remind them that a strong voice over the heads of well-dressed ladies and men, the sturdy arm of a baptism is their Grandpa Bo leading the way for where they will go. I try to remind them that a penchant for mischief and a good joke is their Grandpa Springer asking them to smile, to not take life too serious. I try to remind them that the best pie crust and most delicious noodles are Grandma Springer's way of telling them they must serve the people they love.
And these reminders get to shape the beauty they will never know in this life. But they also cast away dark shadows. They try to remind me of the blessings I've known. And I try not to cry.


The State Fireworks Law requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations relating to fireworks as may be necessary for the protection of life and property, and requires the State Fire Marshal to appoint deputies and employees as may be required to carry out the provisions of that law. That law provides that the State Fire Marshal, his or her salaried deputies, or a chief of a fire department, or his or her authorized representatives, a fire protection agency, or any other public agency authorized by statute to enforce the State Fire Marshal's regulations, may seize any fireworks, as described, and may charge a person whose fireworks are seized with specified costs of transporting, storing, and handling the seized fireworks. That law also makes it unlawful for a person to, among other matters, transport fireworks unless those fireworks have been classified and registered by the State Fire Marshal.
This chapter authorizes the imposition of administrative fines on any person who violates any provision of this ordinance in order to encourage and obtain compliance with the provisions of this ordinance for the benefit and protection of the entire community. This chapter governs the imposition, enforcement, collection and administrative review of all administrative fines, related to: the possession, use, storage, sale and/or display of those fireworks classified as "dangerous fireworks" in California Health and Safety Code Section 12500, et seq., with the exception of a pyrotechnic licensee when operating pursuant to that license; and the use of "safe and sane fireworks" as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 12500 et seq on or at dates, times and/or locations other than those permitted by this ordinance. Said administrative fines are imposed under authority of Government Code Section 53069.4, Health and Safety Code Section 12557, and the police power of the city.
The County may not enforce its ordinance because it is more restrictive than the state law.
Quechan carves out the position that the County cannot enforce its fireworks ordinance on tribal lands.


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Celebs face up to 3-year ban for misleading ads in new bill
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 6, 2018 | Indian News, Risk Management | 0 comments
Instead of jail term, celebrities endorsing misleading ads will have to pay penalty of up to Rs 50 lakh and serve a ban of up to three years once the new Consumer Protection Bill is cleared by Parliament.
The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 was introduced by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in the Lok Sabha and it seeks to replace the 31-year-old law.
One of the major objective of the bill is to crack down on misleading advertisements.
If the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), proposed to be set up under the bill, is satisfied that an advertisement is false or misleading, it may issue directions to endorsers, advertiser, publisher as well traders and manufacturers to discontinue or modify such an ad.
The CCPA will have the powers to impose penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh on endorsers and manufacturers. For subsequent violation, the penalty will be of up to Rs 50 lakh.
The authority will also have the power ban endorser of false or misleading ads from making endorsement of any product or service for a period of one year, while subsequent violation will attract a ban of up to three years.
"No endorser shall be liable to a penalty if he has exercised due diligence to verify the veracity of the claims made in the advertisement regarding the product or service being endorsed by him," the bill said.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee that vetted the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 had suggested stringent penalty and jail term for endorsers of misleading ads. However, the government did not accept the recommendation of jail term and has instead proposed ban of up to three years.
In case of those publishing misleading ads, the bill empowers CCPA to impose a penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh.However, no penalty will be slapped if publishers prove that the ad was published in the ordinary course of their business.
"No defence shall be available to such person if he had previous knowledge of the order passed by the CCPA for withdrawal of or modification of such advertisement," the bill said.
Since the Parliamentary panel had made many recommendations, the consumer affairs ministry decided to withdraw the 2015 bill and introduced a fresh one.
Consumers will be able to file complaints with consumer courts from home as the Consumer Protection Bill 2018 will make way for e-filing to ensure faster disposal of grievances. The new bill will also allow the Central government to regulate e-commerce and direct selling, ensuring at the same time strict punishment for misleading advertisements and food adulteration.
"This Bill provides for simplification of consumer disputes adjudication process for faster disposal of grievances through filing of complaints by a consumer from his place of residence, e-filing and video conferencing for hearing," Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said in a series of tweets on Friday.
The consumer protection bill, 2018 which seeks to replace the archaic Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Paswan said.

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Letecká základna Ramstein ( Ramstein Air Base) je základna a sídlo velitelství Letectva Spojených států v Evropě u města Ramstein-Miesenbach ve spolkové zemi Porýní-Falc na jihozápadě Německa. Je také základnou jednotek Severoatlantické aliance (NATO). Základna byla vybudována ve spolupráci s Francií v okupovaném Německu po druhé světové válce po roce 1950 a jde o největší základnu amerického letectva mimo území Spojených států.

Popis
Leží východně od německého Ramstein-Miesenbachu asi 10 kilometrů západně od Kaiserslauternu ve spolkové zemi Porýní-Falc. Letectvo Spojených států ji používá hlavně k transportu jednotek a vojenského materiálu, při evakuaci Američanů z různých válečných konfliktů. Stejně tak je využívána k přepravě raněných do nedaleké vojenské nemocnice v blízkém městě Landstuhl, která je největší americkou nemocnicí mimo území USA.

V roce 2004 zde sloužilo 35 000 vojáků a přes 6000 civilních zaměstnanců.

Základna má dvě hlavní vzletové a přistávací dráhy. Delší 08/26 měří 3200 metrů a kratší 09/27 má 2830 metrů.

Základna Ramstein je také jedním ze dvou míst v Německu, kde jsou uloženy nukleární zbraně USA. Spolu s nedalekým letištěm Büchel v pohoří Eifel je na obou základnách uloženo 150 jaderných hlavic. Základna není německým územím, ani nepodléhá německému právu.

Historie

Výstavba

Během druhé světové války používala Luftwaffe jako vzletovou a přistávací dráhu úsek dálnice nedaleko Ramsteinu. Koncem války bylo příslušenství provizorního letiště zabaveno postupujícími americkými jednotkami. V dubnu 1951 začali Američané společně s Francouzi (v jejichž okupační zóně se území u Ramsteinu nacházelo) s rozšiřováním letiště. V jižní části se od roku 1952 nacházela základna Landstuhl s vlastním letištěm, zatímco na severu vznikla roku 1953 Ramstein Air Force Installation s velitelstvím a administrativní správou. Obě základny se 1. prosince 1957 sloučily do Ramstein-Landstuhl Air Base a jméno bylo později ještě zjednodušeno na současné.

Nejprve zde byla umístěna bojová letadla F-84 a F-4 Phantom. Od roku 1971 k nim přibyly také transportní stroje Military Airlift Command (MAC) (v současnosti Air Mobility Command (AMC)). Hlavní velitelství amerických sil v Evropě sem bylo přeloženo v březnu roku 1973 z letiště Wiesbaden – Erbenheim.

Události spojené se základnou
 31. srpna 1981 na zdejší velitelství amerických sil pomocí trhaviny zaútočili členové komanda "Sigurd Debus" Frakce Rudé armády. Útok si vyžádal dvacet zraněných.
 28. srpna 1988 došlo při každoročním zde pořádaném leteckém dni k jednomu z největších leteckých neštěstí, ke kterým kdy došlo při leteckých přehlídkách. Při vystoupení italské akrobatické skupiny Frecce Tricolori se srazila její proudová letadla. Hořící trosky zabily 70 diváků a stovky dalších byly zraněny těžce, z nichž později v nemocnici ještě více než 30 lidí na následky poranění (většinou popáleniny) zemřelo. Piloti, kteří při nehodě zahynuli, bývají dáváni i do souvislosti s leteckou katastrofou letu Itavia 870. Výše uvedená skupina Rammstein později složila o této katastrofě píseň Rammstein na albu Herzeleid.
 29. srpna 1990 se krátce po startu zřítil transportní letoun Lockheed C-5A Galaxy amerického letectva. O život přišlo 13 ze 17 osob na palubě.

Současnost
V roce 1994 ze základny odletěly poslední zde umístěné bojové stroje F-16.

Po uzavření Rhein-Main Air Base k 31. prosinci 2005 se letiště Ramstein stalo nejdůležitější evropskou základnou pro transport amerických vojenských sil. Všechny v Evropě umístěné jednotky přilétají i odlétají do USA odsud. Novým požadavkům se základna přizpůsobila vybudováním druhé vzletové a přistávací dráhy i nových terminálů pro přepravované osoby i náklad. Také byly postaveny nové administrativní budovy. Poté byla stará vzletová dráha rekonstruována a prodloužena.

V prosinci 2005 údajně využívala CIA základnu při přepravě zajatců v souvislosti s 11. zářím 2001 a válkou proti terorismu.

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Newspoint was introduced on 28 November and is free to download.
"The advantage is that we're providing the benefits of a newsreader in a non-technical way," said Lloyd Shepherd, deputy director of digital publishing at GU.
The publishers wanted to avoid using jargon that might deter readers from experimenting with the tool, so chose the term 'newsfeeds' rather than RSS or XML.
NewsPoint should be particularly useful to news addicts and to MediaGuardian readers, said Mr Shepherd. MediaGuardian now has its own dedicated RSS feed.
"This is an audience with a huge appetite for news, and traffic patterns show that users refresh the MediaGuardian home page throughout the day," he said.
"That's RSS user behaviour, so NewsPoint is a much better tool for them."
Publishers have been keen to develop RSS as an extra revenue stream for their sites, and NewsPoint already contains display advertising. One sponsor occupies the NewsPoint homepage and contextual text ads also appear further into the feeds.
A Mac version is due to be launched in February when the newsreader will be promoted heavily in the newspaper and on Guardian Unlimited.


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China / Sweden
Bullying Claim Prompts Probe of Chinese IT Firm
June 10, 2011 June 9, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment
The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) plans to investigate Chinese company Huawei following claims from Swedish trade union Unionen that the company is not adhering to Swedish employment law.
"The Migration Board takes these issues very seriously and we have a standard routine as to how we deal with them," Alejandro Firpo, special advisor at the Migration Board, said to The Local.
According to Firpo, the Board has received information from Unionen and will start an investigation into the claims that the Chinese company is mistreating its staff.
The probe comes following reports by Sveriges Radio (SR) that staff working at Huawei's affiliate in Sweden are subjected to publicly humiliation and harassment.
In addition, Chinese workers brought to Sweden under recently revised labour migration laws have reportedly been forced to work 80 hours a week, in violation of Swedish labour standards.
The Migration Board routinely receives reports from both unions and from the general public about firms that may be flouting rules governing the granting of work permits to foreign workers.
"We will now let the company respond to the claims. After that we will judge how to carry on from there. It could lead to no steps being taken against them, if we find that they have done nothing wrong," Firpo said.
According to Firpo, companies found in violation of employment terms outlined in their applications to the Migration Board, will find it harder to be granted permits to bring foreign workers in the future.
"A company that was found to do that would have lost its credibility," Firpo told The Local.
Just like any other international company, Huawei must show that they can offer staff working conditions and employment terms in accordance with Swedish employment law to be allowed to bring workers in from abroad.
The company haven't signed a collective agreement with the union but
Managing Director of Huawei Nordic Office, James Chen, says that the company meets the Swedish conditions.
He told SR that employees who work overtime are given time off in lieu.
"Afterwards they are compensated in the form of free time – to have a rest," he told SR.
But others claim that the Chinese staff works longer shifts than what is currently allowed in Sweden. And according to Unionen it is not unusual that staff work 80 hour weeks.
"Workers that come here from abroad are not necessarily used to making demands on their employers and they don't know the rules that apply in this country," said Kari Andersson of Unionen told The Local on Wednesday.
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Research yields valuable information for public land management
New Mexico State University collaborates with BLM to study organisms in the Organ Mountains.
Research yields valuable information for public land management New Mexico State University collaborates with BLM to study organisms in the Organ Mountains. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2019/08/03/research-yields-valuable-information-public-land-management/1910835001/
Deborah Stevens Published 1:56 p.m. MT Aug. 3, 2019 | Updated 1:57 p.m. MT Aug. 3, 2019
Check out the lichen cryptogams on the right-hand side of this picture. Lichens represent a unique symbiotic association between a fungus, and associated microbes. The symbiotic community gets nourished from the desert rainstorm minerals obtained from the rock the lichens are growing on. (Photo: Courtesy of the federal Bureau of Land Management)
The Bureau of Land Management continues to engage New Mexico State University and its research capabilities to conduct a variety of monitoring studies on public land in the Las Cruces district.
One of the most recent cooperative agreements between BLM and NMSU is on a major project to collect and characterize cryptogamic organisms from both alluvial/colluvial soils and biofilms that grow on rock outcrops exposed to ephemeral waterfalls within the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
Cryptogams are non-flowering plants and plant-like organisms for which identification almost always requires the use of a microscope and, nowadays, also DNA-based information. They are highly diverse organisms, including lichens, bryophytes, fungi eukaryotic algae and cyanobacteria.
Collectively, they form complex communities with tight interaction with their physical environment – desert soil and exposed bedrock surface. On soil, they form what is known as biological soil crust. Also known as micro-biotic, crypto-biotic, and microphytic, biological soil crusts are living soil aggregates that occur in the seemingly barren plant interspaces, and are common worldwide in arid and semi-arid shrub lands, grasslands and woodlands.
Biological soil crusts form a living ground cover that is the foundation of desert life. (Photo: Courtesy of the federal Bureau of Land Management)
As such, these diminutive communities of living microscopic organisms protect the soil surface from wind and water erosion by weaving sticky biological filaments throughout the top millimeters of the soil, thus creating a type of organic glue. They are extremely important to the health of the Chihuahuan ecosystem.
In contrast to the biological soil crust, a different type of community can establish on rock surfaces that receive ephemeral water flow, such as at Dripping Springs. These communities are known as wet-wall biofilms and are comprised of eukaryotic algae, cyanobacteria and bryophytes. Just like biological soil crust, they represent biodiversity hot spots of microscopic organisms carrying out important ecosystem services and being tied into complex food web interactions.
Leading the effort is NMSU Assistant Professor Dr. Nicole Pietrasiak, who began the research project in fiscal year 2019, establishing several collection sites throughout the monument.
These collection sites represent most of the different land forms and rock habitats. Where possible, some of the data collection occurs at BLM Assessment Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) sample locations.
From December 2018 on, Pietrasiak has collaborated with several colleagues from the Czech Republic and the U.S. to collect the cryptogam data.
Because of their functions in rangeland systems, biological soil crusts have been adopted by scientists and land management professionals, as a visible indicator of rangeland health. They perform vital ecosystem functions, such as soil stabilization, water retention, and carbon and nitrogen fixation. (Photo: Courtesy of the federal Bureau of Land Management)
So far, in collaboration with Tomáš Hauer and Radka Mühlsteinová, University of South Bohemia, Pietrasiak has identified 76 morpho-species of cyanobacteria, representing 47 genera, while her Czech colleagues Kerry Knudsen and Jana Kocourková, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, have identified 82 lichen taxa, anticipating at least two or three new lichen species for science. Recently, Pietrasiak and her colleague Karolina Fuciková, Assumption College, have collected several samples in the Organ Mountains to characterize the eukaryotic algal flora.
One of the goals of the study is to create a map, associating the cryptogam species with specific soil mineralogy, and use this data to inform BLM's management decisions and resource projects.
Team members carefully study and record their crypto gamic research data.
Thanks to Dr. Pietrasiak and BLM Soil Scientist Gordon Michaud for their content and photo contributions to this article.
Deborah Stevens is a public affairs specialist for the Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District Office.
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Q: Config homestead to map more than 1 project I have mapped one project in the homestead yaml file and runs perfectly
but I tried to figure out how it works if I map more than one site
The domain name that is specified in the file as a second site I want to map is in this case called lkprojects.app
To be more concrete I want to direct to my lkprojects.app homestead domain
but it fails and I have tried with the serve command and homestead provision
So I'm a little confused about how I get that to work using the lkprojects.app domain
My homestead.yaml file looks like:
<code>

---
ip: "192.168.10.10"
memory: 2048
cpus: 1
provider: virtualbox

authorize: C:\Users\leo\.ssh\id_rsa.pub

keys:
    - /Users/leo/.ssh/id_rsa

folders:
    - map: /Projects
      to: /home/vagrant/Projects/

sites:
    - map: athliit.app
      to: /home/vagrant/Projects/athliit/public
    - map: lkprojects.app
      to: /home/vagrant/Projects/lkprojects/public

databases:
    - homestead
    - athliit
    - lkprojects

variables:
    - key: APP_ENV
      value: local

</code>

So if anyone knows what I'm doing wrong I would like some input.

A: Couple things:

*

*Make sure you have added them to your hosts file:
192.168.10.10 athliit.app
192.168.10.10 lkprojects.app
In windows it's located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. OSX/Linux in /etc/hosts

*Have you ran vagrant provision? This will propagate any config changes to your homestead instance

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Esdeveniments
 4 de maig - Greenwich (Sussex, Anglaterra): el rei Carles II ordena que s'hi construeixi un observatori astronòmic
 El científic Anton van Leeuwenhoek descobreix i descriu les bacteries.
 A Londres s'inicia la construcció de la Catedral de Saint Paul.

Naixements
 31 de març: Bolònya (Itàlia): Benet XIV, papa italià (m. 1758).
 1 de juny: Verona: Scipione Maffei, historiador, epigrafista, paleògraf i dramaturg italià (m. 1755).
 Brentford: Francis Fox, diví
 Venècia: Rosalba Giovanna Carriera, pintora italiana d'estil rococó (m. 1758).

Necrològiques
 17 de gener: Bernard Frenicle de Bessy, matemàtic francès.
 15 de desembre - Delft, Comtat d'Holanda: Johannes Vermeer, pintor holandès (n. 1632).

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Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) went up by 1.29% from its latest closing price compared to the recent 1-year high of $26.49. The company's stock price has collected -1.92% of loss in the last five trading sessions. Press Release reported 2 hours ago that Edge Cloud Services Provider Zenlayer Selects Juniper Networks to Power a Better-Connected World
Is It Worth Investing in Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE :JNPR) Right Now?
Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) scored a price-to-earnings ratio above its average ratio, recording 18.71 x from its present earnings ratio. Plus, the 36-month beta value for JNPR is at 0.92. Opinions of the stock are interesting as 5 analysts out of 23 who provided ratings for Juniper Networks Inc. declared the stock was a "buy," while 1 rated the stock as "overweight," 13 rated it as "hold," and 3 as "sell."
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The average price from analysts is $24.62, which is $2.71 above the current price. JNPR currently public float of 325.61M and currently shorts hold a 6.51% ratio of that float. Today, the average trading volume of JNPR was 3.32M shares.
JNPR's Market Performance
JNPR stocks went down by -1.92% for the week, with a monthly drop of -1.70% and a quarterly performance of -8.10%, while its annual performance rate touched -13.94%. The volatility ratio for the week stands at 1.81% while the volatility levels for the past 30 days are set at 2.72% for Juniper Networks Inc.. The simple moving average for the period of the last 20 days is 3.82% for JNPR stocks with a simple moving average of -3.34% for the last 200 days.
Analysts' Opinion of JNPR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for JNPR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for JNPR by listing it as a "Equal Weight." The predicted price for JNPR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $25 based on the research report published on October 26th of the current year 2020.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JNPR reach a price target of $24. The rating they have provided for JNPR stocks is "Neutral" according to the report published on September 23rd, 2020.
JNPR Trading at 0.53% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought JNPR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.81%, as shares surge +0.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, JNPR fell by -1.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.11. In addition, Juniper Networks Inc. saw -11.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JNPR starting from rahim rami, who sale 1,600 shares at the price of $25.06 back on Aug 13. After this action, rahim rami now owns 735,039 shares of Juniper Networks Inc., valued at $40,101 using the latest closing price.
rahim rami, the Chief Executive Officer of Juniper Networks Inc., sale 5,500 shares at $25.47 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12, which means that rahim rami is holding 736,639 shares at $140,109 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for JNPR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
+11.11 for the present operating margin
+59.74 for the gross margin
The net margin for Juniper Networks Inc. stands at +7.76. The total capital return value is set at 7.34, while invested capital returns managed to touch 5.28. Equity return is now at value 8.80, with 4.50 for asset returns.
Based on Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR), the company's capital structure generated 40.87 points at debt to equity in total, while total debt to capital is 29.01. Total debt to assets is 21.32, with long-term debt to equity ratio resting at 39.95. Finally, the long-term debt to capital ratio is 28.36.
When we switch over and look at the enterrpise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.90, with the company's debt to enterprise value settled at 0.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.44 and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.08.
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This guide covers the Editor's visit to Greek Macedonia in June 2016.
No visit to Macedonia would be complete without a visit to the key sites of the Kingdom of Macedonia.
Let's start with the capital Pella. The site is still being excavated, but you can get a real feel for the scale and prosperity of this city. I did wonder why it was so far from the sea, but all is explained when you see how much the coastline has changed over the years - it was actually only 20km from the coast.
The palace was on top of a slight hill and would have dominated the city. The Agora is huge and reflects the trades that worked in the city. The mosaic's are also impressive.The new museum has a wide range of artefacts found during the excavation and is very well laid out. There are only a few military items, other than large case of helmets and swords found in graves.
Then the important port city of Pydna. Sadly not a lot to see here, other than some later Byzantine additions. The modern harbour may not be based on the original. Some of city is now under the nearby railway and motorway.
Pydna gives its name to 2 battles between Macedon and Rome in 168 BC and 148BC, although the former is the more important as the Roman victory ended the Antigonid line of Macedonian kings and confirmed the Roman conquest of Greece. The later battle was more of an uprising.
The site of the battle is not really known, but the best guess is somewhere near the village of Nea Ephessos. The Roman army commanded by Paullus had elephants in this battle, which I always think is a very un-Roman weapon. The Romans won by withdrawing, or being forced back, over rough ground that broke up the cohesion of the phalanx. This allowed the legionaries to get inside and use their swords. The mystery is the ineffectiveness of the Macedonian cavalry. It is speculated that as nobles they were disaffected from King Perseus's populist policies.
Next up is Dion, the temple city that the Macedonian kings visited before setting out on campaign. Alexander came here before his Persian campaign. It is sited close to Mount Olympus and was established for the worship of Zeus and his daughters the Muses. A city was built adjacent to the sacred sites.
This is another big site, so allow some time to walk around it. The Romans also developed the site so it has Roman and later Byzantine additions.
If you want to say hello to the gods, it is possible to drive part the way up the Mount Olympus range. Any higher requires some walking, or a trip on a mule train!
Finally, even Thessaloniki hasn't forgotten the great man. There is a huge statue of Alexander on the sea front. I am 6' 2" standing in front of it!
When in Thessaloniki, the Ottoman White Tower is also worth a visit.
Macedonia doesn't have a lot of medieval sites, but there is a very fine medieval castle at Platamon. It commands a strategic position between Macedonia and Thessaly. There was a Roman fort here, probably destroyed by the Galatians. Then Byzantine and Franks before it was held by the Ottomans. It had a mosque and a minaret in those days. One of the very few good quality guidebooks in English as well.
It is in very good condition considering the New Zealand Division fortified it in 1941 as part of the fighting withdrawal from the Aliakmon Line either side of Mount Olympus. The Germans bombed the castle and the New Zealander's withdrew to the Pinios Gorge, the Vale of Tempe of antiquity. I followed their route through the gorge, which is an excellent defensive position.
The main reason for visiting Macedonia this year is the centenary of the breakout from 'The Birdcage' in WW1. I have covered the history in a feature article. I managed to cover the main battles of the campaign in a longish day. As British troops found in WW1, mosquito repellent is still required!
My first stop was an earlier battle in in the 2nd Balkan War. The Battle of Kilkis-Lachanas, fought between Greek and Bulgarian armies over three days in June 1913. This blog post outlines the action that resulted in a Greek victory. There is a memorial and a small museum, sadly closed - a common theme on this trip with sites managed by the Greek army.
There is also a WW1 link as Lachanas was a casualty clearing station for the Struma front. There is a British cemetery there.
The Struma Valley cemetery at Strimenko is an oasis of tranquility. A real credit to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the fine work they do maintaining these cemeteries.
Moving on to the Struma Valley. Between 1916 and 1918 two British divisions and some Greek forces fought mostly Bulgarian and Turkish units on this front.
I imagined the valley to be narrower than it actually is. The terrain is wide and flat, although even today very boggy. I visited the villages that were the target for one such action described Wakefield and Moody (Under the Devil's Eye), then called Yenikoi, Karajakoi Zir and Bala. Between 30 September and 4 Oct 1916, 81 Brigade (27th Division) captured the villages after fierce fighting and fought off Bulgarian counterattacks.
The villages today are larger with mostly modern dwellings, so it is difficult to picture the action. Although this photo gives a flavour of the terrain. The hills in the background were the British positions.
From the Struma Valley I drove up to the Rupel Gorge on the Bulgarian border. In WW1 the Greek army abandoned Fort Rupel, but in WW2 they fought an epic defence against German mountain troops. Sadly, yes you guessed it - it was closed!
The next stop was the main British battlefield of the campaign - Lake Doiran. In August 1916 the allied advance out of Salonika reached Doiran, a strong defensive position with hills rising from the lake. Three French and one British division attempted unsuccessfully to displace the Bulgarian 2nd Thracian division with heavy casualties. Both sides dug in and conventional WW1 trench warfare ensued. In April 1917 the British amassed 43,000 men, 160 guns, 110 mortars and 440 machine-guns for an assault on Doiran, now defended by 9th Pleven Division. Successive assaults failed to make significant progress.
The third battle of Doiran in September 1918 followed a similar pattern, this time the British forces were reinforced by Greek divisions. However, despite a massive artillery bombardment and initial success, very little progress was made. It was the Serbian and French success in the Vardar Valley that forced the Bulgarian army to withdraw from Doiran.
British lines west of Colonial Hill.
On a different day, I travelled up into the mountains on the FYROM border to what was the French and Serbian sector in WW1. While the British attacked at Lake Dorian the Serbian and French divisions attacked Monastir. The capture of Monastir would enable a flanking of the strong Vardar defences, if it could be captured before the autumn rains. The key Bulgarian position was on the twin peaks of the Kajmakcalan mountain, a 1500 yard ridge, 8200 feet up at the highest point. This was taken by the Serbian First Army (General Misic).
This battle is covered in a feature article together with pictures from the FYROM side of the border take by Tom Bierschenk. I was keen to have a look at the battle from the Serbian positions. Whichever way you look at it, capturing this mountain was an impressive feat, as the terrain shows.
And here is a memorial to an earlier battle below the mountain near the village of Arnissa between the Greek and Ottoman armies during the First Balkan War. There is a museum of the Balkan Wars on the road to Pella. However, yes you guessed - it was closed.
Finally, while I didn't have much joy with museums managed by the Greek Army, the one exception was the war museum at Thessaloniki. A well laid out museum with some interesting collections. Most importantly, it was open! Also in Thessaloniki is the Byzantine Culture Museum, which also worth a visit.


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package com.google.devtools.build.lib.bazel.repository.downloader;

import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
import com.google.common.base.Strings;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
import com.google.common.math.IntMath;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.concurrent.ThreadSafety.ThreadSafe;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.Event;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.events.EventHandler;
import com.google.devtools.build.lib.util.Sleeper;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import javax.annotation.WillClose;

/**
 * Class for establishing connections to HTTP servers for downloading files.
 *
 *
This class must be used in conjunction with {@link HttpConnectorMultiplexer}.
 *
 *
Instances are thread safe and can be reused.
 */
@ThreadSafe
class HttpConnector {

  private static final int MAX_RETRIES = 8;
  private static final int MAX_REDIRECTS = 40;
  private static final int MIN_RETRY_DELAY_MS = 100;
  private static final int MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 1000;
  private static final int MAX_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
  private static final int READ_TIMEOUT_MS = 20000;
  private static final ImmutableSet<String> COMPRESSED_EXTENSIONS =
      ImmutableSet.of("bz2", "gz", "jar", "tgz", "war", "xz", "zip");

  private final Locale locale;
  private final EventHandler eventHandler;
  private final ProxyHelper proxyHelper;
  private final Sleeper sleeper;

  HttpConnector(
      Locale locale, EventHandler eventHandler, ProxyHelper proxyHelper, Sleeper sleeper) {
    this.locale = locale;
    this.eventHandler = eventHandler;
    this.proxyHelper = proxyHelper;
    this.sleeper = sleeper;
  }

  URLConnection connect(
      URL originalUrl, ImmutableMap<String, String> requestHeaders)
          throws IOException {
    if (Thread.interrupted()) {
      throw new InterruptedIOException();
    }
    URL url = originalUrl;
    if (HttpUtils.isProtocol(url, "file")) {
      return url.openConnection();
    }
    List<Throwable> suppressions = new ArrayList<>();
    int retries = 0;
    int redirects = 0;
    int connectTimeout = MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS;
    while (true) {
      HttpURLConnection connection = null;
      try {
        connection = (HttpURLConnection)
            url.openConnection(proxyHelper.createProxyIfNeeded(url));
        boolean isAlreadyCompressed =
            COMPRESSED_EXTENSIONS.contains(HttpUtils.getExtension(url.getPath()))
                || COMPRESSED_EXTENSIONS.contains(HttpUtils.getExtension(originalUrl.getPath()));
        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : requestHeaders.entrySet()) {
          if (isAlreadyCompressed && Ascii.equalsIgnoreCase(entry.getKey(), "Accept-Encoding")) {
            // We're not going to ask for compression if we're downloading a file that already
            // appears to be compressed.
            continue;
          }
          connection.setRequestProperty(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
        }
        connection.setConnectTimeout(connectTimeout);
        // The read timeout is always large because it stays in effect after this method.
        connection.setReadTimeout(READ_TIMEOUT_MS);
        // Java tries to abstract HTTP error responses for us. We don't want that. So we're going
        // to try and undo any IOException that doesn't appear to be a legitimate I/O exception.
        int code;
        try {
          connection.connect();
          code = connection.getResponseCode();
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ignored) {
          code = connection.getResponseCode();
        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
          String message = "Unknown host: " + e.getMessage();
          eventHandler.handle(Event.progress(message));
          throw new UnrecoverableHttpException(message);
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
          // This will happen if the user does something like specify a port greater than 2^16-1.
          throw new UnrecoverableHttpException(e.getMessage());
        } catch (IOException e) {
          // I'm not sure in what cases this happens, but IOException can be thrown with a null
          // message.
          if (e.getMessage() == null) {
            throw new UnrecoverableHttpException(
                "Failed to even get an error message from " + url);
          }
          if (!e.getMessage().startsWith("Server returned")) {
            throw e;
          }
          code = connection.getResponseCode();
        }
        // 206 means partial content and only happens if caller specified Range. See RFC7233 § 4.1.
        if (code == 200 || code == 206) {
          return connection;
        } else if (code == 301 || code == 302 || code == 307) {
          readAllBytesAndClose(connection.getInputStream());
          if (++redirects == MAX_REDIRECTS) {
            eventHandler.handle(Event.progress("Redirect loop detected in " + originalUrl));
            throw new UnrecoverableHttpException("Redirect loop detected");
          }
          url = HttpUtils.getLocation(connection);
          if (code == 301) {
            originalUrl = url;
          }
        } else if (code == 403) {
          // jart@ has noticed BitBucket + Amazon AWS downloads frequently flake with this code.
          throw new IOException(describeHttpResponse(connection));
        } else if (code == 408) {
          // The 408 (Request Timeout) status code indicates that the server did not receive a
          // complete request message within the time that it was prepared to wait. Server SHOULD
          // send the "close" connection option (Section 6.1 of [RFC7230]) in the response, since
          // 408 implies that the server has decided to close the connection rather than continue
          // waiting.  If the client has an outstanding request in transit, the client MAY repeat
          // that request on a new connection. Quoth RFC7231 § 6.5.7
          throw new IOException(describeHttpResponse(connection));
        } else if (code < 500          // 4xx means client seems to have erred quoth RFC7231 § 6.5
                    || code == 501     // Server doesn't support function quoth RFC7231 § 6.6.2
                    || code == 502     // Host not configured on server cf. RFC7231 § 6.6.3
                    || code == 505) {  // Server refuses to support version quoth RFC7231 § 6.6.6
          // This is a permanent error so we're not going to retry.
          readAllBytesAndClose(connection.getErrorStream());
          throw new UnrecoverableHttpException(describeHttpResponse(connection));
        } else {
          // However we will retry on some 5xx errors, particularly 500 and 503.
          throw new IOException(describeHttpResponse(connection));
        }
      } catch (UnrecoverableHttpException e) {
        throw e;
      } catch (IOException e) {
        if (connection != null) {
          // If we got here, it means we might not have consumed the entire payload of the
          // response, if any. So we're going to force this socket to disconnect and not be
          // reused. This is particularly important if multiple threads end up establishing
          // connections to multiple mirrors simultaneously for a large file. We don't want to
          // download that large file twice.
          connection.disconnect();
        }
        // We don't respect the Retry-After header (RFC7231 § 7.1.3) because it's rarely used and
        // tends to be too conservative when it is. We're already being good citizens by using
        // exponential backoff. Furthermore RFC law didn't use the magic word "MUST".
        int timeout = IntMath.pow(2, retries) * MIN_RETRY_DELAY_MS;
        if (e instanceof SocketTimeoutException) {
          eventHandler.handle(Event.progress("Timeout connecting to " + url));
          connectTimeout = Math.min(connectTimeout * 2, MAX_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS);
          // If we got connect timeout, we're already doing exponential backoff, so no point
          // in sleeping too.
          timeout = 1;
        } else if (e instanceof InterruptedIOException) {
          // Please note that SocketTimeoutException is a subtype of InterruptedIOException.
          throw e;
        }
        if (++retries == MAX_RETRIES) {
          if (!(e instanceof SocketTimeoutException)) {
            eventHandler
                .handle(Event.progress(format("Error connecting to %s: %s", url, e.getMessage())));
          }
          for (Throwable suppressed : suppressions) {
            e.addSuppressed(suppressed);
          }
          throw e;
        }
        // Java 7 allows us to create a tree of all errors that led to the ultimate failure.
        suppressions.add(e);
        eventHandler.handle(
            Event.progress(format("Failed to connect to %s trying again in %,dms", url, timeout)));
        url = originalUrl;
        try {
          sleeper.sleepMillis(timeout);
        } catch (InterruptedException translated) {
          throw new InterruptedIOException();
        }
      } catch (RuntimeException e) {
        if (connection != null) {
          connection.disconnect();
        }
        eventHandler.handle(Event.progress(format("Unknown error connecting to %s: %s", url, e)));
        throw e;
      }
    }
  }

  private String describeHttpResponse(HttpURLConnection connection) throws IOException {
    return format(
        "%s returned %d %s",
        connection.getRequestMethod(),
        connection.getResponseCode(),
        Strings.nullToEmpty(connection.getResponseMessage()));
  }

  private String format(String format, Object... args) {
    return String.format(locale, format, args);
  }

  // Exhausts all bytes in an HTTP to make it easier for Java infrastructure to reuse sockets.
  private static void readAllBytesAndClose(
      @WillClose @Nullable InputStream stream)
          throws IOException {
    if (stream != null) {
      ByteStreams.exhaust(stream);
      stream.close();
    }
  }
}

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Anna Sui for Target: No Longer Gossip Girl Themed? Or Still On?
Anna Sui for Target: No Longer Gossip Girl Themed?
You guys got a preview of the Gossip Girl-inspired Anna Sui for Target line here about a week ago, but now rumors are flying that it may not be Gossip Girl themed anymore. Apparently, people are saying Target execs have decided to cancel the collection's affiliation with Gossip Girl. Why? Because the people at Target think Gossip Girl is too "risque" to be associated with their brand.
Apparently, the Gossip Girl cast was supposed to shoot a scene at Anna Sui's SoHo store last Tuesday. Models in the background were going to be wearing the Anna Sui for Target collection, Target's logo was going to appear, and Anna herself was even set to make a cameo! According to the NYDN, however, Target pulled out at the very last second, much to the annoyance of the Gossip Girl crew who had to scrap the entire scene and start over.
So who knows! Maybe the collaboration is still happening, or maybe Gossip Girl is too hot for retail. Only time will tell! I'll keep you guys updated with the latest on this collection as it unfolds.
What do you think about all of this? I know some of you thought the collection wasn't true to the Gossip Girl characters, so are you happy that they may be scrapping the Gossip Girl affiliation? Do you think Gossip Girl is too risque to be associated with a clothing line?
*Thanks to Cristina for the tip!


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Australia's NSW says unvaccinated 16 times more likely to die from Covid -19
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More than 63% of the 61,800 cases detected between June 16 and Oct. 7 were unvaccinated REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to end up in intensive care units or die from Covid -19, Australia's New South Wales state said in a report, with officials urging people to get inoculated as Australia begins to live with the coronavirus.
The data from New South Wales (NSW) health department out late on Monday showed only 11% of people out of 412 who died from the Delta outbreak over four months through early October were fully vaccinated. The average age of those deaths was 82.
Only around 3% of people in intensive care units had two doses, while more than 63% of the 61,800 cases detected between June 16 and Oct. 7 were unvaccinated.
"Young people with two doses of a vaccine experienced lower rates of infection and almost no serious disease, while those unvaccinated in this age group were at greater risk of developing COVID-19 and needing hospitalisation," NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said in a statement.
The report's findings were in line with data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said in September that unvaccinated individuals were 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated.
Australia had stayed largely virus-free this year until an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant that started in June led to a months-long lockdown in Sydney, Melbourne, its largest cities, and the national capital of Canberra.
The virus-hit cities have been easing tough restrictions after passing vaccination targets of 70% and 80%. The rollout in NSW, home to Sydney, appears to have plateaued after first-dose coverage reached almost 94% of the population above 16.
More than half of Australia's total deaths of 1,841 and about 87% of its nearly 183,000 infections in the pandemic is because of the Delta strain. However, the death rate is lower than last year thanks to a surge in vaccinations since July.
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The practice of protecting ourselves from negative energy produced either by other people or the environments we are in, is a common practice and is necessary to our well-being. It is especially important to protect ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually when we are doing any form of energy work. Below is the visualization passed on to me entitled the REIKI CLOAK.
Be sure to put on your REIKI CLOAK whenever you are involved in doing energy healing of others, as well as being in crowded, public places such as large shopping malls, restaurants, etc. to prevent absorbing issues and emotions of others that are around you.
1.	Imagine a lightweight, almost gossamer, white cloak. This cloak is made of the finest mesh material. This mesh is so fine that nothing can penetrate it.
2.	Slip the cloak over your shoulders. Pull down the hood of the cloak so that it completely covers your crown charka and third eye charka (comes down below the middle of your forehead).
3.	Notice that the sleeves of the cloak completely cover your hands.
4.	Notice that the bottom of the cloak completely pools around your feet, covering them completely.
5.	Gently tie the cloak around your neck.
6.	Take a moment to sense that this beautiful white cloak weighs so little that you barely feel it against your skin. Its fine mesh material will prevent any negativity from passing through to your energy field. There is a slight soft glow of white energy that surrounds your auric field that energizes and envelopes you in white light protection.
7.	When you are finished wearing the cloak, untie it at the neck and store it in whatever way you see fit, until you need it again.
PLEASE NOTE: Reprinting of this article, in any form, may only be done by permission from the author. Contact Lynn Chandler @ chandler521@netzeo.com. Thank you.
This article is part of the contents in my Usui Reiki Level One Manual, which may be purchased on my site. Please see the Products section.


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Like a miniature "Downton Abbey", this 18th century manor in Yorkshire infuses a sense of grandeur into everyday life. Stately, spacious rooms - furnished with antiques and the finest linens - invite you to enjoy a heightened country lifestyle. You'll be greeted by the housekeeper, who will help you settle in and decide which sights to see (besides the 3 acres of beautiful gardens).
This holiday manor features endless spaces for entertaining. The traditional dining room has space for 18 to feast, while a fireplace and family portraits look on. Have a friendly game in the billiards room, flooded with light from tall windows and the roof lantern above, or enjoy tea in the traditional drawing room, where arched windows look out on the gardens beyond. You'll feel like royalty in the bedrooms, featuring Super king and Emperor-size beds, feather pillows, and plush, high-quality bedding.
The nearest town is Middleham, a settlement that has existed since Roman times, and now houses your local pub just 1 km away. The eponymous castle is well worth a visit - a striking roofless ruin set in flawless farmland. Dales National Park is nearby, a 15 minute drive will take you to Aysgarth Falls. *Please note that guests staying in groups of 20 or less will only have access to the 10 bedrooms in the Main House and not the new West Wing, if you wish to have access to the entire home then you will need to book at the maximum capacity rate.
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[Brussels 22 June 2018] Less than a third of all parliamentarians in the European Union are women. With the current speed, it will take almost twenty years to achieve gender-balanced national parliaments. The European Institute for Gender Equality has a new online tool that gives ideas on needed changes. It helps to identify where parliaments stand on their way to gender equality and proposes steps for every parliament to improve. Check out the gender-sensitive parliaments tool here.


John M. Gilligan, President and CEO of CIS® (Center for Internet Security, Inc.), will testify at a Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing to examine the causes and scope of private sector data breaches that expose the most sensitive information of millions of Americans at 10:00 A.M. (EST) on March 7, 2019 in Washington, DC in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Gilligan will testify during the second panel of the hearing, which will include witnesses from government agencies who will focus on policies Congress could consider in order to help prevent future cyber attacks and data breaches. Gilligan is slated to identify general trends and root causes of recent cyber-attacks, and explain how the CIS Controls™ can help private—and public—sector organizations implement effective cyber defense.
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Tom Carper (D-Del.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations will lead the hearing. A live stream of the hearing will be available here.


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Set against the world of high stakes poker, DEAL follows the story of TOMMY VINSON (Burt Reynolds), an ex-gambler who quit the game of Texas Hold'em over 30 years ago after missing a family emergency and swearing to his wife, HELEN, "never again". Tommy tries to be content with his luggage business but while watching a poker tournament on television, he sees someone who reminds him of his younger self, ALEX STILLMAN (Bret Harrison).
Alex is a cocky, hotshot card playing senior at Yale University. He is the best player there. Alex's parents would like him to go to law school, but Alex only dreams of playing professional poker, like the icons he sees on TV. After winning an on-line event that places him in the televised game, Alex loses early. He's close to greatness, but what he doesn't realize yet is that he focuses too much on the cards, and not the players...that's where Tommy comes in. Tommy finds Alex and makes a pact with him: he'll front Alex the high priced entry fees to all the major tournaments if Alex plays the way that Tommy wants him to. Alex resists at first, but after seeing Tommy make some impressive calls while watching a poker game together,
Alex changes his mind and they partner. Alex's parents are sick about it, and Helen, Tommy's wife, is concerned that her husband will get sucked back into the game that took him away once before. Tommy promises Helen that this will not happen because he's not the one playing, Alex is. But after Tommy and Alex have a falling out over a local Las Vegas call girl that Tommy arranged to meet Alex and whom Alex has developed feelings for, things change, and everything is off. Tommy, who's now got the appetite back for the game and a hunger to be acknowledged as the best, enters the final tournament of the poker season and ends up facing Alex, his protege, in the finals of the world series of poker. And what happens there, even though only one will be declared champion, leaves them both winners.
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Lexical Peaks
Outdoors Publishing
About Philippa
A Line Above the Sky by Helen Mort
There is a line made by climbing and a line made by falling. There is the flawed line of my body. The parallel lines two bodies make. The line of someone walking into the distance. Someone else moving close. The line of want, the line of touch, of merging. Then there is the line of the pregnancy test, blue as the rope I climb with, slim and unforgettable.
Is March too early to decide on my outdoorsy book of the year for 2022? Quite probably, but with A Line Above the Sky, Helen Mort has set the bar so incredibly high that I'm pretty tempted to make the call already. It's one of those very rare books that makes me want to write a gushing email to the author thanking them for putting this out into the world.
A Line Above the Sky is a raw and vulnerable discussion of womanhood and motherhood, and balancing the two with the risk and danger unavoidable in climbing. Helen traces the path of her pregnancy alongside an exploration of Alison Hargreaves' life and climbing. I'm sometimes less keen on books that follow two narratives because inevitably I find myself drawn to one narrative over the other, but both storylines here are completely engaging.
I grew up reading every mountaineering book I could get my hands on, and they were all by men, all stories of men climbing. Like Helen, I found myself regularly dwelling on Alison's story as soon as I read about her. She's been a constant inspiration to me – but also served as something of a warning of the sheer impossibility of having a family and staying active in the mountains. (Before and after Alison's death in a storm on K2, she was heavily criticised by the press for continuing to climb whilst having two young children.) It's strange to think that until now, I hadn't read a female perspective on her life. Helen's wonderings and insights about Alison's life, mirrored alongside her own experiences of climbing and motherhood, are such a valuable contribution to the ongoing conversation about where and how women belong in these spaces.
A Line Above the Sky is also a beautiful meditation on the beauty, importance and complexity of female friendships. There's a lovely description of Helen and some local mums rallying together to help each other through the first few months after giving birth, and of her forging new female climbing partnerships. After so many mountaineering/climbing books where woman are rarely mentioned, it's so refreshing to read a book that focuses so strongly on the importance of surrounding yourself with brilliant, inspiring women.
This book meant so much to me that I've really struggled to write anything remotely objective about it. But then – that's why this book is so important, isn't it? An awful lot of it felt like reading a book about myself – so many of my own experiences as a climber, as a woman, were mirrored back to me from the page. For me, this was such an essential read because the concept of trying to balance motherhood around a life of climbing and mountaineering sounds so alien, so impossible, and because it captured parts of being a woman in the outdoors that I haven't ever found represented anywhere else; because it gave words to some of my own thoughts and feelings that I hadn't really managed to put shape to myself.
(With thanks to Ebury Press for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.)
Predominantly climbing/outdoors literature, mountaineering history and nature writing.


The Auld Lammas Fair is a traditional fair held in Ballycastle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland every year on the last Monday and Tuesday of August. It is associated with the Lammas harvest festival.
The fair has been running for nearly 400 years, dating back to the 17th century.
Various goods are traditionally sold at the fair. These include livestock and traditional foods such as Yellowman, a local variant of honeycomb and dulse, a type of edible seaweed.
A ballad written by local shopkeeper and bog-oak carver John Henry MacAuley enhanced the local fame of the fair. MacAuley was also a well known fiddler, but died in 1937 before his song became famous.
On 28 August 2001 a Royal Ulster Constabulary officer discovered a large incendiary bomb in the centre of Ballycastle whilst the fair was running. After the area was cleared British Army bomb disposal experts defused the device. The attempted attack was initially claimed by the Red Hand Defenders. However, the RUC later suggested that it was carried out by the Ulster Volunteer Force.
"The Ould Lammas Fair - World Cultures European". www.irishcultureandcustoms.com. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
"In Pictures: Thousands enjoy Lammas Fair 2009 - Local & National, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
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