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Dr. Marcus is a Board Certified Foot and Ankle surgeon. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Foot Surgeons and a member of the American College of Podiatric Sports Medicine. He serves as a clinical advisor to the American Running and Fitness Association and was appointed to the Los Angeles Olympic Podiatry Staff during the 1984 Summer Games. He serves as a Qualified Medical Examiner in the state of California. After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, Dr. Marcus received his podiatric medical degree from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, and completed his clinical training and residency at Cherry Hill Hospital in New Jersey, Lutheran Hospital of Maryland and Kern Hospital for Special Surgery in Michigan.
Dr. Marcus has teaching appointments at the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine and Western University College of Health Sciences. He has been involved in residency training for more than 20 years. He has lectured throughout the country on various topics relating to his specialty. Dr. Marcus has completed extensive post-graduate training in a number of specialized areas of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. He has also authored a number of articles in professional publications. He is a member of both the Orange County and Los Angeles Podiatric Medical Association, the American Podiatric Medical Association and the American Diabetic Association.
Dr. Marcus is currently in private practice in both Montebello and Irvine, California. He is on staff at Beverly Hospital in Montebello as well as Hoag Irvine, Hoag Orthopedic Institute and Hoag Newport. Dr..Marcus has extensive training in limb salvage in regard to the diabetic foot-having competed intensive training in the Ilizarov technique at the famed Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Kurgan, Russia. He has also attended a large majority of the American Academy of Orthopedics Surgery foot and ankle division meetings over the past 15 years. In October of 2013 attended the Sports Injury symposium in Houston, Texas. He treats patients ranging from 1 to 100 years old for various foot and ankle problems. In addition to his professional accomplishments, Dr. Marcus has competed in twelve marathons, and qualified and completed the world-famous Boston Marathon in 1991.The picture of him running the NYC marathon is from 1990. He understands athletes both mentally and physically. He has been interviewed on various television stations and is recognized as an expert concerning injuries that runners experience. Athletes treated in his practice vary from your weekend warrior to Olympic contenders.
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HJ: We regret things only because we don't understand or see the lesson they have to teach us. Until we embrace that lesson, our regrets will continue to haunt us and cause unnecessary emotional pain and suffering. But with a simple change of perspective, you can move into a space where you never regret another day or moment of your life. A space where you embrace whatever life brings you and see things clearly for what they are — challenges as opportunities for personal growth — stepping stones to a better life. This is a truly empowered mindset and perspective that will help you achieve great heights and incredible levels of happiness and health.
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I shared this story, along with some advice on avoiding regret, in one of our recent "subscribers only" email newsletters. Within 24 hours we received nearly 500 replies. This inspired Marc and I to revisit the content, tailor it to some of the most popular questions and commentary we received, and share an enhanced version of our advice on avoiding regret with you here.
Honestly, my cousin's words and passing have been a true wake-up call for us. "Life is short" is only a cliché until you witness it firsthand.
You really have to make your journey count every single day, because the distance we each get to travel is a mystery. One day, hopefully many moons from now, you will inevitably find yourself close to the end, and thinking about the beginning. TODAY is that beginning. TODAY is life. Right now you have a priceless opportunity! Forget the past. Forget your age. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. At the end of it, let there be no excuses, no explanations, and no regrets.
1. Be the leader of your own journey.
Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? Stop living for other people and their opinions. Be true to YOU.
There are far too many capable people who don't pursue their dreams and goals because they let their fears and others talk them out of it. They give up before they even try, and simply let life's river flow them downstream. Choose to be stronger than that. Choose to swim upstream when you have to. Choose to do the things in life that move you. Let others lead small lives. Let others argue over small things. Let others cry over small wounds. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands. But not YOU.
There is no excuse for being an amateur forever. Life is short. The day is rapidly approaching when the risk to remain perched in your nest is far more detrimental than the risk it takes to fly. Fly! Spread your wings. Start now. What a disgrace it would be for you to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of your full potential.
If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you. And change breeds growth. So when a goal seems big and a plan looks tough, just start, push through it for awhile, and soon the next thing you need to do will look possible. Step by step you can get through anything – this is the truth and you have to believe it. In the end, you're going to succeed because you're crazy enough to think you can.
4. Find the courage every day to take another step.
You will trip and you will fall, you will make mistakes and you will fail, but you have to stand strong through it all. You live and you learn. You're human, not perfect. You've been wounded, not defeated. Think of what a priceless gift it is to grow through these experiences – to breathe, to think, to struggle, and to overcome challenges in the pursuit of the things you love. Yes, sometimes you will encounter heartache along the way, but that's a small price to pay for immeasurable moments of love and joy. Which is why you must keep stepping forward even when it hurts, because you know the inner strength that has carried you this far can carry you the rest of the way.
5. Let the disappointments GO!
6. Ignore your fantasies of other times and places.
We all want pretty much the same thing in life. We want to be happy. But sadly, so many of us think it lies outside ourselves. When we're young we think our happiness lies somewhere in the future, tied to future relationships and activities. When we're old we believe our happiness rests in the past, tied to memories of what is already gone. Both of these beliefs are false. Happiness can only ever be found right where you are now.
Life is too short to spend at war with yourself. Letting go of illusions of the past and future is your greatest step to happiness and a life free of regret. In this moment, there is plenty to smile about. In this moment, you are precisely as you should be. In this moment, infinite possibility awaits. Don't waste it worrying about what isn't.
7. Look at what you have, instead of what you have lost.
The primary cause of unhappiness is never your situation, but your thoughts about it. And the primary cause of regret is looking back at everything these negative thoughts prevented you from doing.
Truth be told, a day without laughter and positive action is a day wasted. Even if things aren't perfect, today is filled with little opportunities. Everywhere you look, there are small ways for you to make a positive difference. In little bits of time that might otherwise be wasted, there is a piece of something larger waiting to be created. String enough of these pieces together, and absolutely anything is within your reach. You just need to decide what it is you want to achieve.
8. Share your love openly and honestly with those you love.


A huge number of viewers joined The 100-Year Life launch webinar with Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott on 2 June. You can watch it here.
Spend just a few minutes and get a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities of the 100-Year Life: Watch the animation developed by London Business School here.
Andrew Scott wrote in Forbes about how longer careers are a game-changer for gender equality. Read it here.
Andrew Scott spoke to Marc Freedman about second act careers, the changing perceptions of age and leisure and how different generations benefit from working together. All of which enables us to stay younger for longer.
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This very well presented two bedroom semi-detached property is situated within this popular and well serviced village. The property benefits from GFCH & uPVC double glazing and briefly comprises: Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, uPVC Rear breakfast room, two double bedrooms and a bathroom. The fully enclosed rear garden has a patio area and a lawn with shrub borders. The property is currently let at £6,300 per annum and would therefore make an ideal investment purchase with the tenant in-situ, or could be sold with vacant possession.
Asfordby is a particularly well serviced village offering an excellent range of local shopping and schooling facilities. The village is particularly well situated with fast access to Melton Mowbray, Loughborough and Leicester.
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Maybe the greatest t-shirt we've ever sold, the Rights To Ricky Sanchez playoff series, "Process Or Die" shirt designed by one Tanner Lowry (the logo on our front page). It's available in black and grey (super soft Next Level triblend) right here and only on sale for two weeks.
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The third biggest German city, Munich will replace Windows with Linux on 14,000 desktops. Norway's second-largest city, Bergen, announced it would be following in Munich's footsteps and opting to run Linux to replace Windows and proprietary Unices for 100 schools and 32,000 users. Paris, capital of the universe France, is evaluating a move to Linux for 17,000 PCs and 400 servers.
It's definitely going to stick on the radar for quite some time and serve as in vitro tests for the viability of Linux vs. Windows on all fronts (servers and desktops). Expect fights, tears, blood and casualties along the journey.


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Is there a way to convert a float to an Int by rounding to the nearest possible whole integer?
Actually Paul Beckingham's answer isn't quite correct. If you try a negative number like -1.51, you get -1 instead of -2.
The functions round(), roundf(), lround(), and lroundf() from math.h work for negative numbers too.
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Week 2 KPI Prologue: Let's Go West!
There will be no hint of any "East Coast Bias" this week.
ESPN College Gameday heads to Eugene, OR and kicks off at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT on ESPN. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will jump a quick flight south to Palo Alto to call USC-Stanford at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on ABC.
It is an important week for the Big Ten and Pac-12. Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State all play key non-conference games that will help drive the Big Ten East numbers. Three wins doesn't mean the Big Ten is sending a team to the Playoff, and three losses doesn't mean they aren't. Remember, we aren't going to jump to conclusions this week. Hey, I tried!
After 10 Week 1 games between Power 5 conference teams (3 were conference matchups), there will be only six such matchups in Week 2 (the fewest of any week this season). Four of six will be conference contests (1 each from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC).
The MSU-Oregon and USC-Stanford games are the top two games by G-Score this week. It's the second straight week that ESPN has sent Gameday to the site of the highest G-Score game. I smell a conspiracy.
Top 10 Games in Week 2, ranked by G-Score (Note: G-Score data from the 2013 season is also factored). The full TV schedule can be found here.
FCS Opponents Dwindling: After 46 games between FBS and FCS schools in Week 1, 29 FBS teams will take on an FCS in Week 2. There are only 32 such games the rest of the season (18 of which are in Weeks 3 and 4).
Lone Star State: SMU at North Texas is the only matchup between teams who are both 0-1. There are 25 matchups between teams who both won their first game.
The data remains "inconclusive" as we gain more of it. The rankings will start to make sense a little bit more by week's end as we reduce our group of 81 undefeated teams.
Enjoy Week 2 of college football! Even better, the NFL is back. Fall is officially here.
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Looking for a killer homemade bread recipe? MSU Corporate Chef Kurt Kwiatkowski threw away the bread maker and called in a gourmet recipe this morning. Click play below to hear the conversation.
Sift or mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt together well. Stir in water, starting with 1 c. and then adding in small amounts till the dough is in a ball and barely sticks to the mixing spoon. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and pop a couple of holes in the top, and let it sit at room temperature for 5 hours.
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees for 20 minutes, and also have a metal pan on the bottom rack. If you have a pizza stone, use the stone, if not flip a sheet tray upside down and use that.
Sprinkle some corn meal on a cutting board and take dough and form into a football loaf. Use a serrated knife to cut 3, ¼" deep, slats across the top of the bread and dab the top with water.
Sprinkle the top with the course sea salt and put into the oven. Let it bake for 25 minutes and then check for doneness.
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Q: dimension of fibre of a generic point in an intersection of two sets Let $M_m := (f_1, \cdots, f_m )$ be an algebraic map from $\mathbb{R}^n$ to $\mathbb{R}^m$ and $f_1^2,...,f_m^2$ are homogeneous polynomials of the same degree in $Q[x_1,...,x_n]$ . Similarly define $M_{m-1} := (f_1, \cdots, f_{m-1} )$ such that $M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n) \subseteq \mathbb{R}^{m-1}$. So there is a natural projection $\Pi$ from $M_m(\mathbb{R}^n)$ to $M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n)$.
Let $P_{m-1}$ be a proper linear subspace in $\mathbb{R}^{m-1}$. Define a generic point $p$ in $P_{m-1} \cap M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ as follows:
We say $p$ is a generic point in $P_{m-1} \cap M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n)$  if there exists a neighbourhood $N(p) \subseteq P_{m-1}\cap M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n)$ such that $\dim(N(p)) = \dim(P_{m-1})$. (we assume $\dim(M_{m-1}(\mathbb{R}^n)) \geq \dim(P_{m-1})$.
My question is: can I conclude that the dimension of the fibre of a generic  point $p$ (the fibre is the preimage $\Pi^{-1}(p)$ in $M_{m}(\mathbb{R}^n)$) is the same for every such generic point $p$?

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Mistakes on Peter Van Inwagen
In his book « An Essay on Free Will», Peter Van Inwagen wrote:
«Despite the parallels i want to draw between the stars and the laws of nature, I want also to insist on an important difference between our powers with respect of these two classes of objects. It is quite conceivable that human power will grow to the extent that we shall one day be able to alter the stars in their courses. But we shall never be able to do anything about the laws of nature.» (Peter Van Inwagen «An Essay on Free Will», page 61; the bold is put by me).
There are some mistakes on these thoughts of Van Ingwagen. First, laws of nature are not objects but processes, ie, links between objects, functioning of these. Second, if we alter the stars in their courses we alter some laws of nature because the movement of a star is a particular law of nature.
This is an example of shallowness of analytic philosophy.
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The absence of an ontological definition of phenomenology in Simon Blackburn (confused views of the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy-IX)
About phenomenology, Simon Blackburn wrote in his Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy:
«Phenomenology A term that emerged in the 18th century, in the writings of Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728-77) and Kant to denote the description of consciousness of its intentional content (see INTENTIONALITY). In Hegel, phenomenology is instead the historical enquiry into the evolution of self-consciousness, developing from elementary sense experience to fully rational, free, thought processes capable of yielding knowledge. The term in the 20th century is associated with the work and school of Husserl. Following Brentano, Husserl realized that intentionality was the distinctive mark of consciousness, and saw in it a concept capable of overcoming traditional mind-body dualism. The study of consciousness, therefore, maintains two sides: a conscious experience can be regarded as an element in a stream of consciousness, but also as a representative of one aspect or "profile" of an object. In spite of Husserl ´s rejection of dualism, his belief that there is a subject-matter remaining after "epoché" or bracketing of the content of experience, associates him with the priority accorded to elementary experiences in the parallel doctrine of phenomenalism., and phenomenology has partly suffered from the eclipse of that approach to problems of approach to problems of experience and reality. However, later phenomenologists, such as Merleau-Ponty, do full justice to the world-involving nature of experience. In a different usage, the phenomenology of a subject (such as religion) is the study of what it means to pursue a particular form of life, regardless of whether anything that is said in following it out is true or false.» (Simon Blackburn, Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, page 275, Oxford press, 2005).
Let´ s explain two fundamental critics to the content of this article. First, opposite to the speech of Blackburn, Husserl does not reject dualism: he, just like Descartes, suspends the existence of external world, characterized by continuous changes and movement, to "photograph" the quiet essences of things. The rejection of dualism is merely instantaneous, not definitive, in Descartes as in Husserl.
Second, phenomenology is not characterized in this article on ontological level by Simon Blackburn: in fact, despite the ignorance of Blackburn, phenomenology is placed between realism and idealism, is the third ontological position, as Heidegger postulated. This is not theorized by Blackburn in the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy and in any of his books (at least to my knowledge).
I sustain that phenomenology is phenomenalism added or distorted with a metaphysical description in some aspects. Blackburn seems to be absolutely ignorant about this. He has lack of theorist visualization as many academics of the so called "Analytic philosophy" – only some confused minds sustain that «analytic philosophy» is clearer than «continental philosophy». The term analytic has not magic proprieties. The analysis is not only a question of internal coherence of concepts and propositions but is also a question of external correct reference to ideal or material objects.
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David, Manager of CoolCore Fabrics Australia, grew up living and playing sports in Perth Western Australia, one of the hottest and driest cities on earth. With the heat and the very high UV levels, the importance of proper sun protection and trying to keep cool outdoors, like many other places, is thus paramount.
After obtaining his Management Degree, David left Perth and spent 20 years living and working overseas and consulting in the sports & sports marketing fields.
David comes to CoolCore after an almost decade long search to firstly find and then partner with a fabrics company who could finally show provable scientific evidence to back and support their cooling fabric technology claims.
"Keeping players as cool as possible out on a sports field has been a bit of a holy grail search for me. I can't count the amount of fabrics I have researched and tested myself over the last decade which "claimed" so called cooling powers...but were backed by little or no independent scientific testing. Market success should be driven by customers actually feeling the real benefits of product advances.
Consumers have been saturated by 'marketing hype' and are now instead wanting scientifically provable benefits. CoolCore is the first company I have seen back their leading edge technologies with truly scientific & independent testing. These test results come from the Hohenstein Institute in Germany which is probably the world's most prestigious and highly regarded fabric testing institute.
I love innovation and my personal holy grail in sports apparel was to finally find and offer all sports a fabric and technology which would truly help keep players as cool as possible. Sports scientists around the world are increasingly striving to cool their elite athletes to achieve higher performance outcomes. CoolCore powered fabrics are the world's leading proprietary cooling fabrics, with clear benefits to elite high performance athletes.
As the Australian CoolCore Fabrics Division, it is our absolute aim and goal to ensure we bring this cooling technology into the wider sporting & outdoor activity community. We want not only sports people but also those who work outdoors or love being outdoors to experience the real and proven CoolCore Fabrics advantage.
Another goal and task for all sports is to actually grow their base and improve their participation at all ages but especially at the junior level. This should include ensuring that the apparel worn by sportspeople also has suitable UV sun protection as well.
"Summer sports like cricket and others need to grow their participation base so helping to keep young boys and girls playing our game as cool and as happy as possible out in the hot summer sun is something that we as an industry should have been striving for long ago.
CoolCore will pave the way for both established and new apparel brands to utilise what are the best cooling fabrics on the market in sports where keeping athletes cool is paramount.
The proven cooling advances of our CoolCore fabric s are truly astounding and certainly from my perspective, CoolCore will be at the forefront of a cooling revolution in sports led by consumers and sports people at all levels who will clearly see and feel the cooling benefits. Importantly CoolCore is proud of its fabrics achieving certified high UPF sun protection ratings across its range as well.
CoolCore Australia's Sports Fabrics division will now be seeking partnerships and synergies with companies who share CoolCore's vision and drive for growth & success. A lot of incredible research & development has been done by some fantastic people at CoolCore and its time for brands, consumers and sportspeople to share in this cooling revolution.
As part of Coolcore's vision to revolutionise the sports & outdoor apparel industry, an exciting synergy and collaboration with the School of Art & Design at Curtin University and Coolcore was established. The goal here is to eventually found a formal "High Performance Sports Fabric Testing Institute" to put Australia and CoolCore at the very forefront of the global sports apparel industry. Based in Perth this institute will be an ideal location to scientifically test garments and apparel in a hot and harsh local environs.
The CoolCore & Curtin collaboration started in early 2016 with the implementation a formal testing program of a wide range of the CoolCore fabrics.
Led by Dr Anne Farren from Curtin University, this CoolCore program also has a big focus on industry involvement as well with a number of sports brands already utilising and leveraging off the results and testing being carried out. Dr Farren, her department and the students have been thoroughly engaged and excited by this collaboration.
With the high rate of skin cancer in Australia, the Cancer Council of WA is also keen to see the results of this Curtin collaboration with some of the students' designs and garments using CoolCore fabrics for their range of Cancer Council Sun Smart outfits.
CoolCore welcomes contact from the sports and outdoor apparel industry to grow their brands and to be a part of this high tech completely chemical free cooling revolution.
For collaborations or fabric inquiries, please email us at info@coolcore.com.au and attention David.


Washington, Jan. 12: President Donald Trump attaches great importance to the US-India ties, India's new Ambassador to America Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
Shringla, a 1984-batch Indian Foreign Service diplomat, presented his diplomatic credentials to the US President at the Oval Office of the White House on Friday.
He succeeded Navtej Sarna who retired on December 31. Shringla is the youngest Indian ambassador to the US.
Reflective of the growing trust and warmth between India and the US, the new Indian envoy presented his credentials to Trump in less than 50 hours after arriving in Washington.
Such a quick credentials ceremony for a foreign diplomat is rare in the American capital, given that in the past, envoys of other countries, including those from India, have waited for weeks to formally present their diplomatic credentials.
Diplomatic credentials is a letter that formally appoints a diplomat as the ambassador to another country. The letter is addressed from one head of state to another. It is presented by the ambassador to the receiving head of state in a formal ceremony.
The ceremony further marks the beginning of the official period of ambassadorship.
At a post-credentials ceremony attended by senior officials of the Indian Embassy, the State Department and the White House, Shringla said, "Clearly the President attaches great importance to our bilateral relationship.
Shringla said Trump referred to a very wide gamut of cooperation that the two countries are engaged in, not just at the bilateral level but also as strategic partners involving the region and global areas of interest, particularly the vision of the Indo-Pacific region envisioned by the leaders of the two countries during the June 2017 visit of Prime Minister Modi.
Trump highlighted the broad range of strategic interests and fundamental democratic values shared between India and the US.
The new Indian envoy said he is amazed at the amount of progress that the US-India relationship has made in the last few years.
It is absolutely momentous and unparalleled, he said.
Shringla assured President Trump of his commitment to expand key pillars of the bilateral relationship, including economic relations and trade ties, defence and security, energy, science and technology and global issues, among others.
He was India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh till early this week, before replacing Sarna.
Graduated from the St Stephen's College in Delhi, Shringla speaks French, Vietnamese and Nepalese apart from English and Indian languages.
During his 35-year-long diplomatic career, he held a variety of positions in New Delhi and abroad.
Apart from being the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, he had also been the ambassador to Thailand.


Pebble Watch! What can I say, this company is a poster child for what we are trying to do at Crowdsourcing Week. Here is a company that has truly embedded crowds into its organizational DNA and the results are there for everyone to see.
ICYMI Pebble Watch is raising a second round on Kickstarter, three years afters its earth shattering debut. In 2012 the first Pebble smart watch raised upwards of $10 million on Kickstarter. Now the company has done it again – they are back with Pebble Time, the next generation smart watch that is breaking records raising the fastest million on Kickstarter and almost breaking it! And their timing could not be more perfect. Just before Apple launches its smart watch.
What is Pebble's success formula? I think it can be summed simply by the statement on their new Kickstarter.
Pebble Watch has demonstrated that the possibilities are endless if you have the crowds on your side. This hasn't come easy, I'm sure but this is a company that has relied and nurtured their community like no other. They debut their innovative product on a crowd platform and really believed in it. Their first Kickstarter project had regular updates and upgrades that engaged their backers for 2 years after the goal was achieved – strategic evidence that they weren't done. Smart companies will keep doing back to their crowds – why lose the momentum that you have created?
A crowd powered bottom-up approach will never fail you and will become one of the key strategies for the success of the companies in coming years. Be aware, it may not always give you the results you desire, but it will show you the right path. Early.
Congratulations Pebble and team! May the crowd be with you.


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UNLV basketball fans can only hope that Lon Kruger's track record for improving programs in his second year at the helm remains intact. The Rebels, picked to finish first in the conference media and coaches preseason poll last season, underachieved in Kruger's first year in Sin City, rallying to finish with an overall 17-14 record and just a 7-7 mark in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV also continued what seems to have become its annual ritual with another early exit from the NIT, despite the fact die team returned three highly touted seniors in All-MWC forward Odartey Blankson and guards Romel Beck and Jerel Blassingame.
Bur midway though Mountain West play, Kruger benched Beck and Blassingame in favor of point guard Ricky Morgan and athletic shooting guard Michael Umeh. The Rebels put together a five-game winning streak and were one of the hottest teams in the league down the stretch, offering hope of better things to come.
The lone rerurnee up front is oft-injured and erratic forward Louis Amundson. The 6'9" senior is capable of big things — he scored 22 points and had 22 boards at Auburn last year — but he averaged just 7.8 points and 7.5 rebounds in 30 starts and was a disaster at the free throw line, connecting on just 28.8 percent of his attempts. Senior Joel Anthony is an athletic, shot-blocking force on defense. Also back is rugged backup forward Dustin Villepigue and reserve swingman Curtis Terry, a capable 3-point shooter who is the younger brother of NBA star Jason Terry.
UNLV's season seemed to turn around when Kruger made the move to start Morgan, a pass-first point guard, and Umeh together in the back-court. Bodi return and figure to vie for all-conference honors.
Morgan, who is also a solid defender and floor leader, hit a Mountain West Tournament record 18-of-19 free throws in UNLV's 70-63 win over Wyoming. Umeh averaged 14.5 points per game the final 11 games of the season and has an NBA-caliber jump shot.
Since Jerry Tarkanian left UNLV in 1992, the Rebels have had far more head coaches (nine) than NCAA appearances (two). However, with three starters being joined by a highly touted recruiting class and Andrew Bogut (Utah) and Danny Granger (New Mexico) no longer standing in their way, this could be the year the Rebels finally snap that streak.
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A series of six fact sheets with talking points that summarize critical national legislative issues facing people with disabilities was prepared in March 2013. The documents include background information, key issues and recommendations.
Opportunities Suspended: The Disparate Impact of Disciplinary Exclusion from School – The high risk of getting suspended from school is not borne equally by all students, which raises civil rights issues and questions about fundamental fairness. This report demonstrates that in some school districts, children with disabilities are usually at a far greater risk for suspension than students without disabilities. The report also includes recommendations for parents, advocates, federal and state policymakers, educators, the media, and researchers.


Indonesia is one of the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG); at the same time, the country is severely affected by the effects of climate change. To mitigate what is still a growing problem, in 2008 Indonesia announced plans to reduce its GHG emissions by 26 per cent by 2020, with international help possibly even by 41 per cent. However, the country has only just begun to plan and implement its GHG mitigation strategies. Its industries are also not making sufficient use of their potential to use energy more efficiently. There is still no general sense of how important it is to raise awareness among the population, notably the younger generation, through environmental and climate education.
The government, municipalities, industrial enterprises and civil society groups are carrying out new, systematically planned climate strategies. These aim to reduce GHG emissions, improve living conditions, make industrial energy use more efficient and help the country adapt to climate change.
Climate policy advice at national level: The programme is helping to improve the policy framework for the introduction of climate protection measures. This includes developing and introducing national strategies for climate change adaptation and GHG reduction. Support is also given for the creation of an internationally recognised measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system, and for the conceptual development of new business and financial incentives.
GHG reduction and adaptation to climate change in provinces and cities: The programme is assisting Indonesian municipalities in designing and implementing efficient models for reducing emissions. Climate change action plans are being developed and funding is being made available to realise them.
GHG reduction and improved energy efficiency in industry: The programme is initiating new networks and strengthening existing partnerships with private industry, private-sector associations and chambers of commerce. It promotes the mutually supportive collaboration with private industry using a number of different financing mechanisms, such as development partnerships with the private sector, as well as through the preparation of nationally appropriate mitigation actions, or NAMAs.
Environmental/climate education: Climate change cannot be curbed through legislation alone. A change in mindset has to be initiated throughout the entire population, notably the younger generation. Since early 2013 the programme has been supporting the introduction of a Green School concept. Pilot projects are to be planned and implemented in schools that play a role in achieving Indonesia's CO2 reduction targets. These pilot projects are to be included in the curricula and modules are to be developed for use in the classroom and for continued professional training for teachers on subjects such as energy efficiency, renewable energies and sustainable development. Equal importance is placed on involving local authorities and supporting dialogue between schools and local authorities.
The project has supported the government, municipalities, industrial enterprises, schools and local authorities in implementing the objectives of the new climate strategies: GHG reduction, improved living conditions, more efficient use of energy and resources in industry and schools, a better understanding of using new technologies, and more advanced adaptation to climate change.
In May 2009, Indonesia introduced the Technology Needs Assessment, which it had produced with the assistance of PAKLIM, as a reference document in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.
The Indonesia Climate Change Sectoral Roadmap (ICCSR) was published in late March 2010. Developed with support from GIZ, this document covers a timescale of 20 years and provides strategic guidance for Indonesia's climate policies.
Working with the State Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), the programme has helped develop a national strategy for the introduction of mitigation measures in relevant sectors to achieve Indonesia's targets for GHG emissions reduction. The main elements of this strategy are found in the guidelines on implementing the National Mitigation Action Plan (RAN-GRK), which were likewise drawn up jointly with BAPPENAS. With assistance from PAKLIM, the Ministry of National Development Planning is currently setting up a secretariat that will support the relevant ministries and provincial authorities in preparing nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and implementing the RAN-GRK.
The RAN-GRK secretariat that was set up jointly with BAPPENAS and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) uses the RAN-GRK guidelines to assist provinces in developing climate protection plans and the associated reporting structures.
Partnerships have been established with ten cities across Indonesia for the development of climate change action plans.
Insights gained through development partnerships with OSRAM and Adidas concerning more energy-efficient street lighting and climate-friendly supply chains have been successfully implemented and scaled up. Attention is now focused on the sustainable management of industrial zones and more energy-efficient textile production. The current projects are expected to deliver CO2 reductions, best practices and professional training to raise the number of skilled workers in Indonesia, amongst other things.
Under a cofinancing arrangement with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), climate change vulnerability assessments have been carried out in three regions of Indonesia.
The urban climate change action plans have produced a first set of GHG reduction measures, one of them involving the use of energy-efficient technologies in cities. Several municipalities and national agencies, such as the Ministry of Energy, have recognised the potential offered by these measures and intend to transform them into NAMAs that will contribute towards meeting Indonesia's climate targets.


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package cloudeventbus.pki;

import cloudeventbus.Subject;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import java.security.KeyPair;
import java.util.Iterator;

import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertFalse;
import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;

/**
 * @author Mike Heath <elcapo@gmail.com>
 */
public class TrustStoreTest {

	final KeyPair issuerKeyPair = CertificateUtils.generateKeyPair();
	final KeyPair certificateKeyPair = CertificateUtils.generateKeyPair();

	final Certificate issuerCertificate = CertificateUtils.generateSelfSignedCertificate(issuerKeyPair, -1, "Issuer");
	final Certificate certificate = CertificateUtils.generateSignedCertificate(
			issuerCertificate,
			issuerKeyPair.getPrivate(),
			certificateKeyPair.getPublic(),
			Certificate.Type.CLIENT,
			-1,
			Subject.list("*"),
			Subject.list("*"),
			"Client certificate");

	@Test
	public void validateCertificate() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
		trustStore.validateCertificate(certificate);
	}

	@Test(expectedExceptions = UntrustedCertificateException.class)
	public void missingIssuerInTrustStore() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.validateCertificate(certificate);
	}

	@Test(expectedExceptions = DuplicateCertificateException.class)
	public void duplicateIssuerInTrustStore() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
	}

	@Test
	public void validateCertificateChain() {
		final CertificateChain certificates = new CertificateChain();
		certificates.add(certificate);

		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);

		trustStore.validateCertificateChain(certificates);
	}

	@Test(expectedExceptions = InvalidCertificateException.class)
	public void nonAuthorityCertificateInTrustStore() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.add(certificate);
	}

	@Test(expectedExceptions = IllegalArgumentException.class)
	public void validateEmptyCertificateChain() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
		trustStore.validateCertificateChain(new CertificateChain());
	}

	@Test
	public void size() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		assertEquals(trustStore.size(), 0);
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
		assertEquals(trustStore.size(), 1);
	}

	@Test
	public void iterator() {
		final TrustStore trustStore = new TrustStore();
		Iterator<Certificate> iterator = trustStore.iterator();
		assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
		trustStore.add(issuerCertificate);
		iterator = trustStore.iterator();
		assertTrue(iterator.hasNext());
		assertEquals(iterator.next(), issuerCertificate);
		assertFalse(iterator.hasNext());
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
import os
import sys
import onnx_tensorrt
from setuptools import setup, find_packages

def no_publish():
    blacklist = ['register']
    for cmd in blacklist:
        if cmd in sys.argv:
            raise RuntimeError("Command \"{}\" blacklisted".format(cmd))

REQUIRED_PACKAGES = [
    "pycuda",
    "numpy",
    "onnx"
]

def main():
    no_publish()
    setup(
        name="onnx_tensorrt",
        version=onnx_tensorrt.__version__,
        description="ONNX-TensorRT - TensorRT backend for running ONNX models",
        long_description=open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8").read(),
        url="https://github.com/onnx/onnx-tensorrt",
        author="NVIDIA",
        author_email="svc_tensorrt@nvidia.com",
        classifiers=[
            'Intended Audience :: Developers',
            'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
        ],
        install_requires=REQUIRED_PACKAGES,
        packages=find_packages(),
        zip_safe=True,
    )

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Daily Mindset: The idea of better or worse "gene pools" is a myth. True for our skin and hair color at birth, but not at all towards our potential in life. We respond to our environment, and most specifically, to stress. We just need to get after it.


Sixteen-year-old Junie (Léa Seydoux) changes high school mid-year, following the death of her mother. She finds herself in the same class as her cousin Mathias, who introduces her to his friends. All the boys want to date Junie, and she chooses the quietest among them, Otto Clèves (Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet). But soon after, she encounters the great love of her life, Nemours, her Italian teacher (Louis Garrel). Nemours is a charmer with a serious penchant for his students, driven crazy by Junie's mysterious nature.
A fresh adaptation of the classic novel 'La Princesse de Cleves' by Madame de Lafayette, La Belle Personne is director Christophe Honore's free and modern interpretation of the classic story of young love.


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How far can love endure?
Noah Calhoun has just returned from World War Two. Attempting to escape the ghosts of battle, he tries to concentrate on restoring an old plantation home to its former glory. And yet he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met there fourteen years before, a girl who captured his heart like no other.
But when these distant memories begin to slide into reality, the passion that had lain still is ignited once more. Though so much is in their way, the miraculous force of their love refuses to fade.
With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include twelve number one New York Times bestsellers. All Nicholas Sparks' books have been international bestsellers and have been translated into more than fifty languages.
Eleven of his novels have been adapted into major films - The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook and The Choice.
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I must admit before The Notebook, I had never read a novel by Sparks and I was resistant to. However, when I picked up the novel I was delightfully surprised with Sparks' excellent writing ability. I loved the story, I loved the characters, I loved the words. I regret not picking up a Nicholas Sparks book earlier.
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INTERSYSTEMS IRIS FOR HEALTH InterSystems IRIS for Health™ is the world's first and only data platform engineered specifically for the rapid development of healthcare applications to manage the world's most critical data. It includes powerful out-of-the-box features: transaction processing and analytics, an extensible healthcare data model, FHIR-based solution development, support for healthcare interoperability standards, and more. All enabling developers to realize value and build breakthrough applications, fast.
Location: as in the last years Hilton Garden Inn South Vienna, Wien.
I have a permanent job opportunity which would ideally suit someone from Europe who want's to experience the UK (initially London), the requirements are fluent in Cache Objects, SQL, XML, Integration, English Language and be self motivated with a desire to experience London.
I am NOT a recruitment agency and will offer personal help in relocation and culture differencies to handle moving countries.
I do not offer a relocation package but will offer advice, guidance and help in relocation.


Since last week, my sleep pattern has been all over the place. It's not that I have difficulty getting asleep, but more a problem of waking up at odd hours and not being able to get back to sleep in a decent amount of time.
So here is what I do when insomnia strikes, or when I know I might have a hard time sleeping.
One of my favourite tip is to spray my pillows with some Lavender Essential Oil. I got mine at Boots while in the UK but most drugstores stock essential oils. Be careful though! Don't spritz too much or you'll have the opposite effect! 1-2 drops is enough.
If I know I'll have a hardtime to get asleep, I'll either pop two Relaxol capsules or take some Bach's Rescue Night's drops. The first one is a Canadian product, but I can't seem to find anything on the Internet about it. My mum and I have been using it for over 20 years. As for Bach's Rescue Night, it is sold in North America as Rescue Sleep. Even though both are natural remedies (valerian in Relaxol and white chestnut in Bach's), I don't use them everyday, as I don't want to get addicted to any substance.
I also like to drink herbal tea a couple of hours before going to sleep. I'm careful not to drink too close to bedtime, as otherwise I spend my time in the bathroom! My favourite includes S Sens Night of Dreams (camomile and mint) and Camomile Spray.
When I wake up in the middle of the night, I will usually listen to some podcasts or audios. I have tried tapes with "relaxing" sounds, but those were exciting me. What I found helps me the most is Jody Whiteley's hypnotic videos. Her voice is so soothing, that I usually fall asleep within the first 5 minutes.
What are your favourite tricks to have a good night's sleep?
Merci pour ton truc! Pour moi, le bouquin, ca peut aller dans un sens comme dans l'autre héhé! Des fois je vais trop embarquer dans l'histoire et ne pourra plus mettre le livre de coté!


Are You Protected Against ID Theft?
Identity theft, especially in this technological age, is an ever-worsening problem. As both an individual and a businessperson, learn how to protect yourself.
In a case of identity theft, an imposter steals or otherwise obtains key pieces of others personal or financial information, such as Social Security number, drivers license or bank account information, in order to impersonate the victim(s). The stolen information is used to create a phony persona and commit various fraudulent activities, resulting in personal financial gain at the expense of the victim.
One of the scariest things about identity theft and its derivative crimes is that it can be committed from anywhere in the world. There is no face-to-face confrontation between victims and perpetrators. But, the good news is that some progress is being made: Individuals, employers, and federal, state, and local governments have finally become aware of the seriousness of these crimes and our vulnerability to them.
This article focuses on both the individual and the employer as victimsbut, national security should not be overlooked when it comes to understanding the seriousness of the threats to, and possible compromise of, our information systems.
ID theft can be committed through sophisticated or unsophisticated methods. Despite your best efforts to protect your personal information, thieves still have a wide arsenal of methods to gain access to your data.
They get information from businesses or other institutions by stealing company records or information, bribing an employee who has access to these records, hacking into company systems or by conning information out of employees.
Thieves may steal your mailincluding bank and credit card statements, credit card offers, new checks and tax information. They may rummage through your trash, your offices trash, or public trash dumps, in a practice known as dumpster diving.
They may obtain your credit reports by abusing their companys authorized access to them, or by posing as a landlord, employer, or another person who has a legal right to access your report.
They may steal your credit or debit card numbers by capturing the information in a data storage device, in a practice known as skimming. They may swipe your card for an actual purchase, or attach the device to an ATM machine or gas pump where you need to swipe your card.
Or, identity thieves may take a different route. They may steal your wallet or purse. They may steal personal information they find in your home. They may steal personal information from you through e-mail or phone by posing as legitimate companies and claiming that you have a problem with your account. This practice is known online as phishing, or pretexting by phone.
They may call your credit card issuer to change the billing address on your credit card account, in order to run up a charge without your being aware of it. Because your bills are then sent to a different address, it may be some time before you realize theres a problem.
Or, they may establish phone or wireless services in your name. They may open a bank account and write bad checks on itall in your name. They may counterfeit checks or credit or debit cards or authorize electronic transfers, and drain your bank account. They may file for bankruptcy under your name to avoid paying the debts theyve incurred or to avoid eviction.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) produces a booklet, available online, to help remedy the effects of identity theft. It describes what steps you can take, your legal rights, how to handle specific problems you may encounter on the way to clearing your name, and what to watch out for in the future.
Otherwise, here are a few Web sites that provide information and resourcesboth for the victims of identity theft and for those who want to prevent it.
They may buy a car by taking out an auto loan. They may get identification, such as a drivers license, issued with their picture but your name. They may get a job or file fraudulent tax returns in your name.
They may give your name to the police during an arrest. And, if they dont show up for their court date, a warrant for arrest is issued in your name.
Not too many years ago, an employee of the Illinois Human Services Department stole personnel data, including Social Security numbers, from thousands of state workers and used the information to open credit card accounts. Hundreds of thousands of dollars were charged in employees names. This scenario, sadly, is becoming more and more common.
Large corporations and government agencies are often the victims, but small employers need to be just as alert. Personal records and other proprietary information can be profitable to employees and others who cant resist temptation and have been allowed easy access to this sensitive information.
Many identity theft experts have suggested for years that identity theft was being committed more often by employees than by outsiders, especially when identity information comes from computer files.
Judith Collins, Ph.D., a Michigan State professor in the department of criminal justice, estimated that as much as 70% of all identity theft starts with theft of personal data from a company by an employee.2 In the 1,037 cases studied, Dr. Collins traced the crime back to its origins and found that a company employee pilfered the victims identity in at least 50% of cases. And, her evidence strongly suggested the involvement of an insider in another 20% of the cases studied.
Dr. Collins suggested that the theft of information could become (if its not already) the third largest expense to the employer after payroll and health care.
Companies and employers must examine or create policies to deal with identity theft. One only needs to read the headlines over the past couple of years to find cases in which employees have sued corporations for negligence after personal information was lost because of weak security efforts on the part of the employer.
Fortunately, identity theft problems and risks in the workplace are starting to get more attention by governing bodies as well. Georgia and Wisconsin, among other states, have passed laws requiring employers to destroy documents containing personal employee data if its collection is not justifiable. California has passed legislation barring private firms from using Social Security numbers as identification numbers. Agencies, organizations, institutions and other groups that possess your personal information are now required to notify you as soon as they become aware of any incident that might compromise your data. Laws vary by state regarding what you can or must do if your business becomes aware of compromised records that contain personal information of employees, patients or customers.
This report focuses on those people who have had access to and have perpetrated harm by using information systems in the banking and finance sector, which includes credit unions and financial institutions. It identifies the physical and online behaviors and communications that insiders engaged in before such incidents, as well as how the incidents were eventually executed, detected, and the insider identified.
The study was designed to develop information to help private industry, government and law enforcement better understand, detect and ultimately prevent harmful insider activity. Various proactive practices are among the suggestions offered by the report.
You may be a creditor. If so, you may have to institute identity theft programs in your practice. Then again, you have a few months to find out and do something about it.
However, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has since delayed enforcement of compliance with the acts Red Flags Rule until May 1, 2009.
e-mail RedFlags@ftc.gov. The text of the Red Flags Rule is available in the November 9, 2007, Federal Register: www.ftc.gov/os/fedreg/2007/november/071109redflags.pdf (The guidelines are on pages 63773 and 63774).
1. Federal Trade Commission. FTC will grant six-month delay of enforcement of Red Flags Rule requiring creditors and financial institutions to have identity theft prevention programs. Available at: www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/10/redflags.shtm (Accessed December 12, 2008).
2. Sorrel AM. Caught unaware, doctors get delay in FTC enforcement of ID theft rules. Amer Med News 2008 Nov 3; 51(41):1-2.
3. George T, Singh P. Federal Trade Commission. The Red Flags Rule: are you complying with new requirements for fighting identity theft? Available at: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/articles/art10.shtm (Accessed December 16, 2008).
The Insider Threat Study report states that insider attacks can only be prevented through a layered defense strategy consisting of policies, procedures, and technical controls.
Organizations should provide training programs that create a culture of security that is appropriate for them and that includes all personnel. Each must train its members about malicious employee actions on customer data and service, including a confidential means of reporting security issues with appropriate follow-up to security reports.
Separation of duties and remote access monitoring should be explained. While employee alertness is key to detecting many insider attacks, several cases have been detected because of abnormal system activity (including changes in system configuration and illicitly escalated user privileges).
Employees should be notified that system activity is monitored, especially system administration, privileged and remote activity.
All employees should be trained in their personal responsibility, such as protection of their own passwords and work products.
A safe system through which employees can report any concerns or suspicious behavior could also be beneficial.
But, the trust in such an arrangement must go two waysone, it can not be abused by the superior who receives the report, and two, the employee making the report must not be doing so with malicious intent.
As an employee, you can help reduce the rise of insider threat by honestly reporting any suspicious event without malicious intent.
The insider in an insider threat within a company has no real demographic profile. The ages of various perpetrators studied ranges from late teens to retirement and included both men and women.3 They were programmers, graphic artists, system and network administrators, managers and executives. They were currently employed or recently terminated employees, contractors and temporary employees.
Identify possible malicious insiders by behavior, not by stereotypical characteristics. For example, behaviors that should be a source of concern include making threats against the organization, bragging about the damage one could do to the organization, or discussing plans to work against the organization.
Also of concern are attempts to gain other employees passwords and to fraudulently obtain access through trickery or exploitation of a trusted relationship.
There are many ways that you can protect yourself against identity theft outside the professional sphere as well.
For example, ensuring that your computer is securely firewalled will prevent hackers from stealing information from your hard drive.
Or, when shopping online, verify that the retailer uses secure encryption to keep your credit card information private.
More guidelines on protecting yourself can be found at the Identity Theft Resource Centers Web site: www.idtheftcenter.org.
In October 2008, the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force released a strategic plan. The plan recommends the use of all available tools, from enhanced consumer and business education, to better data security and consumer authentication, to expanded resources for victim recovery, to increased training and support for our foreign law enforcement partners, to more certain and stronger punishment for perpetrators.
Protecting data by keeping consumer data out of the hands of criminals.
Avoiding data misuse by making it harder for criminals to exploit consumer data.
Assisting victims by making it easier for them to detect and recover from identity theft.
Deterring future cases of identity theft by increasing prosecution and punishment of perpetrators.
The Task Force made a total of 31 recommendations in these four areas. Much of this work has been completed; some is still ongoing.
Some of the Task Force member agency initiatives are working to reduce the unnecessary collection and use of Social Security numbers (SSNs). The Social Security Administration is restricting release of SSNs and Freedom of Information Act-related correspondence on identification cards, internal records, etc.
There is no silver bullet to end the identity theft problem. The more aggressive proactive efforts become, the more creative perpetrators become. Any effective solution will require federal, state and local governments to work in conjunction with the private sector and consumers to form a united front.
The battle is a shared responsibility. Consumers, businesses and other organizations that collect consumer data; information technology and software providers that supply anti-fraud solutions; and federal, state and local governments are all impacted by identity theft and have roles to play in the fight against it. Will you do your part?
Mr. Walton is the Associate Dean of Student Services for Henley Putnam University, an online university specializing in intelligence, protection management, terrorism and counter-terrorism studies. He has 40 years of experience in law enforcement and training in security and other related topics. He retired from the United States Secret Service after a 21-year career. Post-retirement activity includes Chief of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers Management Institute, criminal justice instructor at Indiana University at Bloomington, a commissioned officer in the U. S. Marine Corps, and special agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (now NCIS). He continues to instruct at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in the fields of physical and operations security.
1. United States Department of Justice. Identity Theft and Fraud. Available at: www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html (Accessed Dec 2008).
2. Collins, J., Investigating Identity Theft: A Guide for Businesses, Law Enforcement, and Victims, 2006.
3. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. Insider Threat Study, Illicit Cyber Activity in the Banking and Finance Sector. 2004 Aug. Available at: www.secretservice.gov/ntac.shtml (Accessed Dec 2008).
4. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center. Insider Threat Study: Computer System Sabotage in Critical Infrastructure Sectors. 2005 Jun. Available at: www.secretservice.gov/ntac.shtml (Accessed Dec 2008).


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Digital Strategist Abhilaksh Lalwani talks about Digital Strategy course, what is Digital Strategy and other details about a Career in Digital Strategy.
Abhilaksh Lalwani | Digital Strategist | Alp Strategy and Design
What is Digital Strategy?
Digital Strategy is a great Career option. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into Digital Strategy, while one should first understand What is a Career in Digital Strategy. The most authoritative source of information on Digital Strategy is someone with real experience in it.
Digital Strategist Abhilaksh Lalwani invested 6 years in Digital Strategy. Digital Strategist Abhilaksh Lalwani defines Digital Strategy as:
A digital strategy is a form of strategic management and a business answer or response to a digital question, often best addressed as part of an overall business strategy.
How Digital Strategist Abhilaksh Lalwani got into Digital Strategy?
I did my Schooling from The Doon School. Then I completed by BA from Kings College, London and went on to do my Masters from University of Edinburgh. In 2014 I started by own strategy firm called ALP Strategy and Design.
Digital Strategist Abhilaksh Lalwani's Talk on Digital Strategy
1) Digital Strategy
Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Digital Strategy is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Digital Strategy. Here is a list of Education items required for Digital Strategy:
2) Knowledge of Strategy
3) Management
4) Strategy Video Games
5) Systems Theory
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Sills and success in Digital Strategy go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It discusses following headings for Skills in Digital Strategy:
6) Organizational
7) Critical Thinking
9) Creativity
10) Interpersonal
11) Writing
Positives of Digital Strategy are quite interesting. The Talk discusses following Positives of Digital Strategy:
12) Good Monetary Potential
13) Travel
After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Digital Strategy:
16) Skepticism
17) Keeping a Track of Clients
18) Rejection
19) Keep Yourself Updated
In the final section of the Talk, Abhilaksh Lalwani talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
20) Strategizing
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Director | ISPL Academy
Digital Marketing is not only a very new and upcoming industry but also one that is growing at an extremely fast pace. It is a field that I would highly recommend one to pursue. There was a time when we only came across Marketing and Advertising, either in our newspapers or on the Television, both of which are offline forms of the same. However, today even Digital Marketing, which is an online medium of Marketing and Advertising, has gained recognition.
"I have been heading an IT Company in Dehradun since the year 2000, after my graduation in the IT field. However, I have been working in the field of Digital Marketing specifically since the year 2012."
Sudeshna Chakravarty
Assistant Manager | Logicserve Digital
Digital marketing executives oversee the online marketing strategy for their organisation. They plan and execute digital (including email) marketing campaigns and design, maintain and supply content for the organisation's website(s)
"After completing my education, I started working with a Publication company. I have been working as an Assistant Manager at Logicserve Digital Pvt Ltd since 2015."
Saumya Pant
Assistant Manager | Johnson Controls
Digital Marketing is the marketing of products or services using digital channels to reach consumers. The key objective is to promote brands through various forms of digital media. Digital marketing extends beyond internet marketing to include channels that do not require the use of the internet.
"After doing BE in Electronics from Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology, University of Mumbai, I did PGDM in Strategic Marketing & Communications from MICA, Ahmadabad. I worked as a freelance content writer during my graduation and also taught underprivileged children. After my post graduation, I started working as an Assistant Manager in Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning India Ltd."
Annika Bansal
Marketer | Various Assignments
Digital marketing is the marketing of products or services using digital technologies, mainly on the Internet, but also including mobile phones, display advertising, and any other digital medium.
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Director of Sales & Marketing | Orbosys Corporation
"After completing my schooling, I did B Tech (IT) from Acharya Institute of Technology Bangalore. After that, I started my career as a BDO with Savaari Car Rentals. In 2015, I started a Website Design and Digital Marketing Company called Orbosys Corporation Corporation. Orbosys Corporation is dedicated to serving the customers with a wide array of web related solution globally with international quality. I am the Director of Sales & Marketing and visiting faculty at UPES, Dehradun. As a Director of Orbosys Cooperation I help businesses by consulting and providing solutions to increase their Lead generation/ Sales/ Revenue/ Brand Value. I try to provide value as much as I can to my clients and for my company in this era of Internet where you need to stand out in the noise of content everywhere."
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Search Engine Optimizer | Various Assignments
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine results.
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Team Leader | Unayur Marketing
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Marketing Head | Broomberg Cleaning Services
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Group Manager | Radio Mirchi
Media sales is a term that covers a whole host of jobs in loads of different places. It includes advertising in magazines and newspapers, on websites, TV, and radio, selling sponsorship for conferences and events, selling advertising space on billboards and poster sites, and selling subscriptions.
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Founder | Socio Martini
Content Management is a set of processes and technologies that supports the collection, managing and publishing of information in any form or medium.
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Duduzane Zuma Biography: Wife, Age, Net Worth, Children, House, Cars, Mother, Siblings, News, Instagram, Wikipedia
ABC March 16, 2022 3 min read
Duduzane Zuma (born May 20, 1982) is a businessman from South Africa. He became well-known for several contentious reasons.
He is also famous in the country as the son of former South African President, Jacob Zuma.
He has been embroiled in several controversies, the most recent of which nearly landed him in jail.
Duduzane Zuma is his father's most famous song. He is Jacob Zuma's most well-known son and a divisive personality in South Africa.
Duduzane Zuma's birthday is May 20, 1982, and he was born in Maputo, Mozambique.
Duduzane Zuma is 39 years old. He was born to Jacob Zuma and Kate Mantsho.
He is the second son in the family. Sadly, he lost his mother, Kate Mantsho Zuma, in 2000; according to rumors, she committed suicide when he was sixteen years old (16).
According to some stories, she died due to an overdose of malaria medication and sleeping drugs.
Jacob Zuma and his mother had five (5) children together. Mxolisi Saady Zuma, Duduzile Zuma (his twin), Phumzile Zuma, and the late Nhlakanipho Vusi Zuma are his siblings.
In 2018, he lost his brother Vusi to a medical condition called Systemic Lupus Erythematosus SLE.
Duduzane Zuma's stepmothers have given him an additional eighteen (18) siblings. He is the most popular of Jacob Zuma's children.
Pretoria Boys High School was where Duduzane Zuma completed his high school education.
He continued his study after high school at the Nelson Mandela University of Information and Communication Technology.
Duduzane Zuma pursued an academic certification in Information Technology at a higher education institution.
Finding a job after completing his undergraduate education was not very difficult for Duduzane Zuma. On the contrary, his father's connection and status made things a bit easier for him.
According to sources from 2016, Jacob Zuma stated that the national firm, Guptas group aided Duduzane Zuma in his search for an internship.
Duduzane Zuma had to start working as an IT trainee for the Guptas' Enterprises, and by 2008, he had amassed and invested enough stock in becoming the Director of Mabengela Investments.
Duduzane Zuma ascended to the post of Director of various companies in the years that followed. In JIC Mining, Sahara Computers, and Island Sites Investments 255, he assumed the responsibility. Simultaneously, he purchased shares in numerous other mining and media organizations.
Duduzane Zuma married Shanice Stork in May of 2015. The pair married at the Fairmont Hotel in Zimbali in a beautiful ceremony.
A regular wedding ceremony followed the White wedding. It took place in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, at Jacob Zuma's residence
Full Name: Duduzane Zuma
Born: 20 May 1982 (age 39 years old)
Place of Birth: Maputo, Mozambique
Parents: Jacob Zuma and Kate Mantsho
Siblings: Mxolisi Saady Zuma, Duduzile Zuma (his twin), Phumzile Zuma, and the late Nhlakanipho Vusi Zuma
Wife: Shanice Stork
Occupation: Investor, Director
Duduzane Zuma is active on Instagram and has over 100,000 followers. He can be found online @DuduzaneZuma.
The former South African president's son, Duduzane Zuma has projected an estimated net worth of $350,000-$500,000.
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Spanish Respondents Deeply Divided About Franco's Legacy
We at Redfield & Wilton Strategies recently conducted a poll in Spain to find out how the public feels about some of the most contentious issues in Spanish political life, including Catalan independence, the historical legacy of Franco, and public discourse surrounding the Basque separatist terrorist group ETA and its victims.
Our poll found that a strong plurality of Spanish respondents (47%) oppose holding a referendum in Catalonia on the subject of Catalan independence.
Just over a quarter of respondents (28%) said they were in favour of an independence referendum, and a further 19% neither agreed nor disagreed with holding one. Younger respondents were somewhat more likely than older respondents to support a referendum, with 37% of those aged 18-24 expressing support, compared to 28% of those aged 65 and above.
At the same time, among respondents in Catalonia, a majority (58%) said they support holding a referendum on the subject of Catalan independence. This response does not necessarily mean that a majority favour independence, but rather that they would like to have the opportunity to cast a ballot on this matter. By contrast, only 19% of respondents in Madrid supported holding a referendum on Catalan independence, with a majority (57%) opposing.
Among the major political parties (those that run candidates everywhere in Spain), those who voted for Unidas Podemos in the November 2019 election were the most likely to support a referendum on Catalan independence (47%), followed by those who voted for PSOE (28% support). Meanwhile, only 18% of those who voted for PP and Ciudadanos and 17% of those who voted for Vox said they would support a referendum in Catalonia. This variation is present despite the fact that all of these parties are formally opposed to Catalan independence.
Although Basque independence has not been a major subject of debate in Spain recently in the same way as Catalan independence, there are nonetheless still parties with parliamentary representation (such as EH Bildu) whose ultimate goal is Basque independence. Our poll found that a plurality of Spanish respondents (45%) oppose holding a referendum on Basque independence, compared to 25% who expressed support for holding a referendum.
These findings are very similar to the ones for Catalonia, suggesting that the public is not approaching the Catalan and Basque independence movements each in a sui generis way, but rather through the lens of opposing the fragmentation of Spain altogether.
Once again, the youngest group of respondents (those aged 18-24) were 10% more likely to support a referendum on Basque independence than the oldest group of respondents (those aged 65 and above). As was the case in Catalonia, a plurality of respondents from all age groups (other than those aged 18-24) said they oppose holding a referendum on Basque independence. Likewise, those who voted for Unidas Podemos were the most supportive of a Basque referendum (38%), followed by those who voted for PSOE (28%), PP (19%), Ciudadanos (17%), and Vox (17%). As with Catalonia, all major Spanish political parties are formally opposed to Basque independence.
Among respondents in the Basque Country, 41% support and 31% oppose holding a referendum of Basque independence. Interestingly, a greater proportion of respondents in Catalonia (52%) than in the Basque Country (41%) think that the Basques should have a referendum on their own Basque independence. This phenomenon is not present in the reverse direction, as a greater proportion of respondents in Catalonia (58%) than in the Basque Country (43%) support holding a referendum in Catalonia on Catalan independence.
Beyond Catalan and Basque separatism, another contentious issue in Spanish politics today is the way in which the legacy of Francisco Franco is remembered by the public. Our poll found that 35% of respondents think the Spanish public is too generous in its historical assessment of Franco, whereas 25% think it is too critical in how it remembers Spain's former ruler. Meanwhile, only 27% said they think the Spanish public is about right in its historical assessment of Franco.
Older respondents were somewhat more likely than younger respondents to think that Franco is remembered more critically than he should be (31% for those aged 65 and above, compared to 22% of those aged 18-24). Nonetheless, a plurality of those aged 65 and above (36%) still thinks that Franco is remembered by the Spanish more generously than he should be. Overall, the split of our results suggests a country that is roughly divided in thirds in how they think the historical memory of Franco is being handled.
There were also clear partisan divisions when it came to evaluating how Spaniards remember Franco's rule. Whereas a strong majority of those who voted for Unidas Podemos (72%) think that Franco is remembered too generously by Spaniards, a majority of those who voted for far-right party Vox (61%) think he is remembered too critically. Among the two more centrist parties, a plurality of PSOE voters (45%) said Franco is remembered too generously, whereas a plurality of PP voters (38%) think he is remembered too critically.
Lastly, another controversial development in contemporary Spanish politics is the increasing frequency in which centre-right and right-wing politicians are making allusions to Basque separatist terrorist group ETA and its victims as part of their political discourse. For example, as part of her campaigning for the recent regional elections in the Basque Country and Galicia, Macarena Olona, a prominent politician from Vox, made a series of provocative speeches across Basque cities. She referred to separatist politicians as "ETA's spawn," implying that many Basque nationalist politicians sympathised with the terrorist organisation.
Our poll found that 36% support and 37% oppose Olona's use of the term "ETA's spawn" to refer to Basque nationalist politicians. This degree of support for Olona's comments is particularly surprising, as they are particularly incendiary within the context of the Basque reconciliation process in which separatist groups were brought into the Spanish political process to enable their peaceful participation in the region's governance.
Her controversial rhetoric clearly has support within her party: 79% of Vox voters said they support Olona's usage of the term "ETA's spawn". They are joined by a majority (54%) of PP voters. On the other hand, a strong plurality of those who voted for PSOE (48%) and a majority of those who voted for Unidas Podemos (72%) oppose Olona's choice of words. Given the delicate nature of the reconciliation process, a higher proportion of respondents in the Basque Country (55%) than in Spain as a whole (37%) disapprove of the use of this term by the Vox politician.
More generally, our poll also found that a plurality of Spaniards (42%) disapprove of how references to ETA and its victims have become increasingly common in Spanish political discourse. Meanwhile, 26% said that they approve of this development, including 53% of Vox voters and 37% of PP voters. Meanwhile, majorities of PSOE voters (51%) and Unidas Podemos voters (80%) said they disapprove.
Ultimately, despite the delicate nature of the various issues covered in our poll, our results show that the majority of Spaniards favour reducing confrontation and incendiary language, and they also wish to preserve the status quo when it comes to the autonomous communities of Catalonia and the Basque Country. The Spanish public does not want referenda on Catalan and Basque independence, and it does not approve of the increased frequency of references to ETA and its victims by politicians. However, on the issue of how to remember Franco, the country remains as divided as ever, with a third saying he is remembered too generously, a third saying he is remembered too critically, and the remaining third saying Franco and his legacy are remembered appropriately. Over the coming months, we at Redfield & Wilton Strategies will continue to track movements in Spanish public opinion.


The IRS misapplied the Sec. 152(e) waiver requirements, the Tax Court holds.
Even though a divorce instrument awarded custody of a child to her mother, the child's father could claim the child for a dependency exemption and earned income tax credit because he was the custodial parent, the Tax Court held.
Facts: Patrick A. Davis was divorced, and in 2000 a Louisiana court gave custody of the two children of the marriage to their mother, his ex-wife.
During the year of issue, 2010, one of the children of the marriage, Ashley, age 19, lived with Davis and his mother. Ashley was a full-time student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. Davis, his mother, Ashley's mother, and Ashley's maternal grandfather provided her financial support during the year. Ashley had her own room in her paternal grandmother's house, slept there five nights a week, and ate most of her meals there.
Davis claimed Ashley as a dependent and also claimed a $2,726 earned income tax credit on his 2010 income tax return. The IRS denied both tax benefits.
Issues: The IRS contended that Ashley was not Davis's qualifying child because she did not have the same principal place of abode as Davis for over one-half of the tax year (Sec. 152(c)(1)(B)). The IRS also denied that she met the age requirement and the test of not providing over one-half of her own support (Secs. 152(c)(3) and 152(c)(1)(D)).
In addition, apparently because the Louisiana court had named Davis's ex-wife as Ashley's custodial parent, the IRS contended that Davis was a noncustodial parent and could not claim Ashley as a qualifying child because he did not attach a properly executed Form 8332, Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent, or other written declaration required under Sec. 152(e).
Holding: The Tax Court held that Davis was entitled to a dependency exemption and earned income tax credit for Ashley as a qualifying child. The court found that the special rule in Sec. 152(e) did not apply because Davis was in fact Ashley's custodial parent. As a full-time student under age 24, Ashley met the age requirement, the court held. She lived with Davis and his mother more than half of the year and therefore met the principal-place-of-abode test. The court also found that Ashley received more than one-half of her support from family members, including Davis, so the support requirement was met.
By James M. Hopkins, CPA, professor of accounting, Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa.