What makes a classic logo?
Picture a classic company logo. One that has a shared heritage amongst us all, instantly recognisable, a logo that seems to have grown up alongside us. What are you thinking of? The Nike 'swoosh' maybe? Coca-cola, or the bright blocks of colour of Google?
Now think of some classic vacation rental company logos. This is where things get more troublesome. Which brands stand out? Do any?
Logos and branding are not considered priorities for vacation rental companies. Most vacation rental companies run a business model where guests find them via one of the major portals. They don't need to know your brand to book with you. In many cases, these guests can go through their entire stay without ever knowing the name of your business.
Right now, it is possible to keep a vacation rental business stocked with guests without a brand or logo. But, if you want to build a sustainable business, it will become more and more important to create a memorable brand.
Word marks are just made up of text. They vary using fonts and colours and are the most common type of company logo (37% of logos are Wordmarks).
Wordmarks are most effective when your company name is unusual or quirky. It helps the name become memorable which makes them great for new companies trying to establish their name as well as their brand.
For vacation rental brands, wordmarks can be difficult, as they are most effective with short company names. West Coast Beachside Rentals, for example, would be a tough challenge to turn into an elegant and aesthetically pleasing wordmark.
Vacation rentals are built on imagery – far more so than things like search engines or software. This is why wordmarks can be a difficult sell for vacation rental companies.
A letter mark is simply a condensed version of a wordmark. They just highlight the initials of the company name, rather than the full title.
Letter marks are perfect if your company name is a mouthful. Often more pleasing to the ear, they can form a mnemonic – making your brand stickier. Think of how many lettermarks you know, yet don't know the words they stand for.
Letter marks also have the practical advantage of being small. This makes them easier to print, and able to be printed on the smallest of your products.
A brandmark is a symbol or image that represents your brand with no text.
Great for large companies that operate globally and in many languages, the brandmark can be the hardest type of logo for small businesses to make successful. You are removing your name, making it harder for people to find and remember you. You make it more difficult for people to talk about your brand and understand your product.
But, you also remove the defined constraints of language. A brandmark is a great way to present the image of your brand that you want people to experience. Colour, shape, and imagery can be more powerful ways to convey your message.
Currently only used by 6% of brands, brandmarks are most commonly used for global companies that already have a huge reach. You already know their name, so they can refine their branding and concentrate on making their overall image stand out.
A symbol or image, combined with your company name. Combination marks can be a string choice for vacation rental companies. They push your brand name, and let you play with colour and shape to emphasise what makes your brand unique.
One of the major downfalls of a combination mark logo is the design work that goes into it. You need to match imagery and text and build them into a well designed and readable stamp.
However, you can then split your logo between your icon and your text, making it versatile. Combination marks are also easier to trademark. Every conceivable shape has already been used as a logo, so by adding text to your design, you become distinct.
Similar to a combination mark, an emblem style logo contains a symbol and the company name but contained in a shield or badge. These are often associated with official organisations.
Because they contain every element of your logo: Text, images, and colours, they can be hard to be legible. They also produce design and print challenges because they contain so many elements. Great for giving your company that 'official' look, emblems can cause design challenges later.
Once you have chosen your logo, you have to decide how it will be used. The first thing to consider is the space around your logo, known as clearspace.
Setting clearspace means your logo will never appear crowded or busy, or all at sea in too much space.
You can see from the examples here, there is no set formula for success. Choosing a logo is a personal journey and should reflect what your business really offers. What do you customers want to see and feel when searching for a company like yours? What are the unspoken aspects that your logo and brand should convey? These are questions that you should ask yourself before even starting the design process.
To see how deep you can go with the discovery stage before you start designing, read the account of the creative team behind Airbnb's successful rebrand.
It soon became apparent everyone coming into contact with the brand has an emotional sense of purpose and affection for it, yet this spirit wasn't being communicated externally. This became our mission, making the need for a rebrand even more pronounced. By us living the brand as the founders still do, by staying with different Airbnb hosts on each trip, we stayed focused on the theme of the community throughout the whole process. Most brands want to be loved and spend an age trying to achieve an emotional connection to them – and yet here was one that genuinely had the ability.
Is your brand message being delivered to your customers? Do they know your story and what you are trying to provide? Think about your target customers. Think about what you want people to think when they hear your name. The clearer the picture of your business goals and brand message you have, the easier it is to start designing and developing your branding materials. You can then start to add more facets to your brand and logo project.
A logo system allows you take the basic components, or 'Atoms' of your mark, and make changes to the order or structure of them, whilst remaining recognisable.
Think about how Google shift and alter their logo every few weeks to mark some historical event. Still instantly recognisable as Google, yet new and exciting.
Their branding is so recognisable and powerful that they can make changes to the structure and content of their branding and it's still clearly Google. Airbnb managed to create the same effect. They created a whole tone and style surrounding their brand.
Once you have settled on your logo, you need to build your brand from there. Your brand and company materials should now all reflect the message you've built into your logo. The next step to acheivng this is to create a company design language.
This means starting a set of rules, or a guide to producing anything coming from your company. It creates a system for you and your team to know exactly what the standards of your brand are, and how to apply them.
Vacation rental brands are still finding their feet. Creating a design language is the first step to becoming a powerful brand. It gives you, and every member of your staff a structure and framework to match your brand and style with everything they do.
These will be your lesser-used colours. You can then assign 'semantic meaning' to your colours. This means colours associated with certain actions or results, your customers will understand how to 'read' your product and your page by how you use colour.
Think of how red generally indicated 'danger', or 'cancel', grey shows that a button can't be clicked, green is 'Ok' or 'accept'. A well-built design language can then make decisions for you, helping you create well-branded and consistent material faster than ever.
Coolors Is a great tool to help you choose a matching colour palette.
Your company name will need a font. Many companies choose to use a custom font here. This makes them more distinctive and less susceptible to being copied. Use this font very sparingly.
Choose a style for your fonts and offer variations on how to use them. Having a main heading style and two – three sub headings is a good start.
This will be the font to use for longer passages of texts such as descriptions, blogs, and emails. Legibility is the key here. Serif fonts are often used for paragraph text. But, as with everything to do with your branding, it ultimately depends on your taste, the message you want to present, and what matches the rest of your brand. Experiment with multiple fonts, view them together, in multiple sizes and in multiple formats before making your decision.
Even with just these elements, you have the makings of email templates, simple web pages, and blog posts that will all reinforce your brand.
You can then add as much detail as you like to your design language. The more you add, the more consistent your branding and design will be. It will also make it easier and faster to create new materials in your company's style.
The Material design components can help you choose the elements you need to focus on to begin your design language. They cover everything from buttons and forms, to shadows and dimensions. There is no end to how detailed you can be, then every new project becomes faster and easier to plan.
Everything you produce will then match your company style. Your customers will then recognise your property, your images, your colours and brand from everything you produce.
This should be your final goal. To carve out a small combination of images and colours that are instantly recognisable as your brand.
Logos and branding can seem like periphery concerns, yet they are both foundations and assets of your company. Neglecting your branding hands a level of control over your business away. Your business and brand are what people say they are. Having a logo and a strong design concept allows you to have the first word when it comes to your business.
Property managers without a brand are wasting their energy adding value for guests and their owners. Make your brand the focus of your business then give your guests a way to remember you. This will help your business thrive in the future.
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The Outsourcing of the Cyberwar
CIC National Capital Branch
Increasingly, non-state actors pose the biggest cyber-security threat argues Jon Penney.
Jon Penney
By: Jon Penney
An Interview with Jon Penney
Among certain national-security and public-policy circles, there is a growing trend to approach the challenges of cyber-security and cyber-war through the lens of the Cold War. While Cold War experiences can be useful to understand recent developments like the "militarization" of cyberspace, adopting Cold War strategies for cyber-security may do more harm than good for many reasons, not the least of which is that such a framework puts at risk Internet freedom – a value recognized at last year's G8 summit – as it is much easier for governments, both foreign and domestic, to justify Internet censorship and citizen surveillance during times of war.
But Cold War strategies may also pose a risk to security because, in focusing on state-led conduct or state-on-state cyber-activity and conflicts, they fail to adequately address an emerging threat to cyber-security: the role of non-state actors.
The most successful, invasive, and large-scale global cyber-espionage operations discovered in recent years were likely carried out by non-state actors. The Ghostnet cyber-spying ring, exposed by the Citizen Lab, involved 1,295 computers infected in over 103 countries. Evidence surrounding Ghostnet suggested a link to China, but no clear link to the Chinese government. Operation ShadyRAT, reported on by McAfee last year, was comparable to Ghostnet in both method and scope, and also pointed to China, again without a clear government link. Though the absence of a clear link does not rule out Chinese state actors, the methodology involved in these operations – common phishing-style attacks and remote access control servers – was not technically sophisticated, suggesting that such cyber-espionage was carried out by non-state actors with some level of tacit state sponsorship, or, at the very least, co-operation.
Furthermore, private companies are increasingly implicated in the cyber-security and surveillance activities of foreign governments. This includes Canadian companies like Vineyard Networks, AdvancedIO, and Sandvine, which have been accused of selling surveillance technologies to authoritarian foreign governments. It also includes communications firms like RIM, which have made "security" arrangements to give foreign security officials access to user communications. Not only do such activities undermine aspects of Canadian foreign policy – like Internet freedom and human rights – but these very technologies and arrangements can just as easily be used to spy on Canadian citizens, government officials, or military forces travelling or acting abroad, or their strategic allies.
Finally, cyber-crime carried out by individuals or larger criminal organizations is an increasing threat to security. Cyber-security breaches or vulnerabilities induced or exploited by criminal organizations can just as easily be exploited by foreign governments or any non-state actors they are sponsoring.
Beyond these threats and concerns, non-state actors pose a special problem for cyber-security and international efforts to address it, because the international system – along with its international laws and norms – was designed to address relations and conflicts between states. International law has had a difficult time dealing with non-state actors in more traditional armed-conflict settings, and these problems are only compounded in the complex sphere of cyber-war and cyber-security.
There are no simple solutions to these challenges, but a few worthwhile steps can be taken. First, efforts should be made to link domestic and foreign policy on cyber-security matters. Canadian laws that require greater transparency in relation to cyber-security breaches – such as strong data breach disclosure laws – could ensure that citizens, businesses, and government have the information they need to quickly address vulnerabilities arising from foreign cyber-attacks, enabling them to protect their data and other assets. Also, the Canadian government has a role to play with respect to Canadian "cyber-intelligence" contractors – if not in regulating, then at least in articulating clear rules or guidelines for business conducted between Canadian firms and foreign governments, particularly authoritarian regimes. Presumably, those rules would reflect Canadian values and human rights.
Of course, foreign policy must also adapt. One way to ameliorate the international system's difficulty in dealing with non-state actors' cyber-activities is to give more priority to cyber-security when negotiating bilateral or multilateral arrangements with states like China, pressuring them to take more responsibility for cyber-crime and espionage that originate within their borders. Moreover, to fill the void left by international agencies and rules, non-governmental organizations have a greater role to play, such as tracking, monitoring, and exposing cyber-security threats with the kind of transparent reporting much less common to government in this area.
These suggestions are no panacea, but they at least provide some directions for government and policy makers. States around the world are unquestionably ramping up their cyber-warfare capabilities, and our government, military, and national-security officials must take steps to respond in kind. Yet, the cyber-security threats posed by non-state actors are growing, and increasing in complexity – they cannot be ignored.
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Hank Greely
Law Professor
Henry T. (Hank) Greely is the Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law and Professor, by courtesy, of Genetics at Stanford University. He directs the Stanford Center for Law and the Biosciences and the Stanford Program on Neuroscience in Society; chairs the California Advisory Committee on Human Stem Cell Research; is President Elect of the International Neuroethics Society; and serves on the National Academy of Medicine Neuroforum; the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science, Technology, and Law; and the Multi-Council Working Group on the NIH BRAIN Initiative. Greely graduated from Stanford in 1974 and Yale Law School in 1977. He was a law clerk for Judge John Minor Wisdom on the Fifth Circuit and Justice Potter Stewart on the Supreme Court. After working in the Departments of Defense and Energy, he entered private law practice in Los Angeles in 1981. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1985.
Past Programs Featuring Hank Greely
THE EVOLUTION OF EVOLUTION: Are We the Masters of Our Fate?
Thursday, June 1, 2017 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Selena AhmedBotanist
Selena Ahmed is an assistant professor and Program Leader of Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems at Montana State University, as well as a partner of Shoots & Roots Bitters. She examines the effects of global environmental change, policy, and management on food system quality and the resulting linkages to land-use strategies and community well-being.
Al & AlArtists
Since 2001 AL Holmes and AL Taylor have created an award winning body of films commissioned by Animate, Arts Council England, BFI, Channel 4 television, Cornerhouse Cinema, FACT gallery, Film London, MuHKA, Southbank Centre and the World Science Festival, exhibiting internationally in galleries, site specific installations, film festivals, television and concert halls.
Lorenzo AlbaceteRoman-Catholic Priest
Monsignor Lorenzo Albacete is a Roman Catholic priest, theologian, physicist and author. A frequent contributor to The New York Times, he is one of the leaders in the United States for the international Catholic movement Communion and Liberation and is on the Board of Advisors of the Crossroads Cultural Center.
Cristina AlberiniNeuroscientist
Cristina Alberini, professor in the Departments of Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Structural and Chemical Biology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and has been studying the biological mechanisms of long-term memory for the last 20 years.
David Z. AlbertPhysicist, Philosopher
David Albert is the Frederick E. Woodbridge Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University and a physicist who explores quantum mechanics. He is world-renowned for his insights into philosophical questions about the nature of time, space, and other problems of modern physics.
Andreas AlbrechtTheoretical Cosmologist
Andreas Albrecht is a leading theoretical cosmologist. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 where, with Paul Steinhardt, he wrote one of the original papers on "new" or "slow roll" inflation.


There's a saying about 'first time lucky', but in the case of Warren Crossett, we know it was his outstanding skills that won him the prestigious Doug Moran National Portrait Prize on his first attempt.
Warren, who teaches in Melbourne Polytechnic's Illustration program, is a respected commercial artist and illustrator of children's books who was runner up for Children's Council Australia's Picture Book of the Year in 2007.
His work has been included in prestigious journals such as Graphics Poster and the British Design and Art Direction Annual.
Warren's entry for the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, 'Self Portrait after Saint Jerome Flanders', (pictured) is based on a 16th century portrait of St Jerome held by the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Read about Warren's win on the ABC website, in the Sydney Morning Herald, and in The Australian.
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Q: Grant access to Terraformer role only when called through Terraform We use Terraform with AWS. The AWS provider uses role assumption to execute terraform plan and terraform apply. For example:
provider "aws" {
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    role_arn = "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/Terraformer"
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Any identity that runs terraform therefore needs permission to assume the Terraformer role. Is it possible to limit direct assumption of this role outside the context of Terraform?
For example, with CloudFormation, you can specify the aws:CalledVia policy condition key. This will restrict access to actions unless those actions are taken through CloudFormation.
Is there any way to replicate something like this with Terraform?

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The National Student Loan Data System is the first place to go when you're trying to get information about your Federal student loans. The system is run by the U.S. Department of Education, and is completely free to use.
To get into the system, go to www.NSLDS.ed.gov and log in using your FSA username and password (if you don't have one, you'll need to set up a free account).
Once you log in you'll find that all of your Federal loan information is right there, with the exception of an accounting.
You'll see every loan you've ever applied for, the dates it was disbursed, when you had a forbearance or deferment, when you were in repayment, and when you defaulted, if ever.
The NSLDS system also contains information on your servicer, lender, and guarantee agency. It's everything you need to start figuring out what is going on with your loans.
If you have a loan that isn't on the NSLDS report, chances are it's a private loan. No, there is no central database of private student loans (nor would we want one). The best place to go for private loan information would be your credit report.
To get a copy of your credit reports from all three major credit reporting agencies you can go to www.AnnualCreditReport.com. By law you have the right to receive your credit report from one time per year, so there's not reason to pay for it.
By the way, I recommend that you don't request your credit reports online online – use the paper form. If you get your credit reports online then you're agreeing to limit your legal recourse if there's a problem with the information contained in the credit report.
Most of the time your NSLDS report is accurate, but not always. I have had a few (very few) screwed up NSLDS reports, but it happens – particularly with very old loans.
If you think your report has errors, you'll need a lawyer to help clarify and figure out your best course of action. If you don't want a lawyer, try the Department of Education's Ombudsman. When that fails, call a lawyer.


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A female future for ethical finance?
Good Money Week is the annual campaign which raises awareness of sustainable, responsible and ethical finance, to help people make good money choices. The focus of the 2018 campaign was women and money – and specifically the role that women are playing in the future of ethical finance.
How to support and empower women in financial issues has been a conundrum that has long troubled the financial sector, particularly when it comes to investing. Despite evidence pointing to the fact that women are often more successful investors, they are less likely to invest than men. The number of female investors is certainly growing – women opened some 892,000 stocks and shares ISA accounts in the last tax year, according to the most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics. But that's still far fewer than 1.1m investment accounts opened by men in the same period. Studies point to confidence and time as being barriers that hold back potential female investors.
But when it comes to ethical finance, the evidence suggests that women are key to its future growth.
Triodos Bank's 2018 Annual Impact Investing Survey, added further fuel to this argument. Our research found that there is more desire among women for their money to go towards good causes: 58% of female investors would like their investments to support companies that contribute to making a more positive society and sustainable environment, compared to 53% of men. Additionally, 57% would move their investments if they discovered that their money was being invested in companies causing social or environmental damage, versus 53% of men.
'There is a clear demand among women for investments which not only make financial sense but also benefit the world around them.'
At Triodos we're committed to harnessing this appetite for ethical finance, by offering sustainable, transparent and purpose-driven types of investment. There is a clear demand among women for investments which not only make financial sense but also benefit the world around them. Female investors look set to be a driving force for the future growth of the ethical investments market, as they increasingly recognise the power of money to be a powerful tool for change.
Natasha, a 37-year-old environmental campaigner living in East London, has been investing with Triodos since 2013. She opened her first investment account with the bank after deciding to use her disposable income to encourage positive change. For Natasha, it was the fact that she could make financial returns, while also benefitting society and the environment, which led to her investment decision:
"My primary concern was to find a bank that was working for positive social and environmental change. That said, more evidence is pointing to the fact that responsible investing also gives higher returns. For me it's a win-win that my money is being used in a way that benefits both society and me financially."
Natasha, like many other women (according to Triodos' recent research), has had her confidence in the banking sector knocked by past financial instability, and was keen to put her money into something that would offer greater transparency: "The financial crisis made everyone aware of the risks that were being taken in the banking sector. It was probably around that time that I lost confidence in the banks and I began trying to learn more about the banking sector and how my money was used. It took this event for me to engage with the financial system and understand how I could use my money for positive change."
Jacqui is a 68-year-old retired nurse from Bristol who has travelled the world on her motorcycle. She has a Triodos current account, as well as investing through a Stocks & Shares ISA. Jacqui chose Triodos because she was looking for an ethical alternative to banks that invest their customers' money in arms. Like Natasha, she felt it was important to make sure her money was going to important, innovative projects which would benefit the future of the planet: "I was particularly attracted to the word 'pioneer' in the name of the fund. I like the idea that my savings could be the catalyst for someone to kick start a renewable energy project somewhere in the world. I'd like to be there to support that."
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FELICITY M HARRISON	∙ 1 year ago
ABSOLUTELY GREAT! another good idea -whoever pushes the pram rules the world!!! (an ols saying)
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Pablo Szuster	∙ 1 year ago
It looks somehow strange to read about sustainable investment and look at Natasha's picture holding a disposable cup, doesn't it? Otherwise an encouraging article.
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Hi Pablo, that's a good point and something we should have noticed. Thanks for letting us know.
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I am one this women. I am building a digital platform for ethical function in finance as compliance risk and audit with a mission to « liveConsciously » because we are all responsible for our living.
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Denver's Early Car Manufacturing
The first manufactured automobile in Denver made its debut in 1899 at a bicycle show at Colosseum Hall. Denverites came to see the Horseless Wonder, built by the Electric Vehicle Company. Mr. A.H. Gilbert exhibited three different models of the new automobile, and demonstrated the vehicles on Denver streets during the show. The electric powered vehicles could travel up to 35 miles at speeds ranging from two to twelve miles per hour.
Early automobiles were built by hand in Denver homes and bicycle shops. Plans for the various models were often acquired through magazines and manufacturers on the East coast. The first recorded automobile manufactured in Denver was the Temple, built by Robert Temple, owner of the Temple Machine Company. E. J. Cabler provided plans and commissioned Temple to build the vehicle in 1899. At a cost of $2,000 the Temple took four months to build.
Upon completion, Temple, Cabler and his wife announced a trip from Denver to Colorado Springs to demonstrate the capabilities of the new automobile. Leaving Friday morning, July 21, 1899, it took three days to make the trip. Traveling along the service road of the Rio Grande railroad tracks, they made their way towards the Springs. South of Palmer Divide, they ran out of gas on Saturday and waited for fuel to be delivered before they could continue the journey. The travelers finally arrived in Colorado Springs on Sunday afternoon.
Returning to Denver, Robert Temple offered to build anyone their own Temple automobile for two thousand dollars, but had no takers.
Manufacturing in Denver would never really take hold. The most successful auto manufacturer in Denver was Oliver Fritchle with his Fritchle Electric. Fritchle's battery powered car could travel 100 miles on a single charge and made a well documented 1,800 mile trip from Lincoln, Nebraska to New York City, suffering only a single flat tire during the trip.
The Fritchle Electric was popular locally and was the first automobile to be sold to a buyer outside of Denver, to Mr. G. M. Spencer of Chicago, Illinois. The Fritchle Electric was manufactured from 1907 to 1920. In that time Fritchle produced about 2,000 cars, with the last three years of the business servicing the existing vehicles. We shared details about Fritchle's Electric Automobile in a previous blog post.
While the small automobile manufacturers would flounder in Denver, local residents adopted the new mode of transportation early on. Instead of automobiles being built locally, they would be shipped in from the East. Demand was constant, with the limited inventory struggling to meet demand.
With the development of the assembly line, Henry Ford would forever change the way cars would be manufactured, creating a greater supply at a lower cost. In 1909 Ford's Model T sold for $950. As the assembly line became more efficient, the price would drop steadily over the years to the lowest price of $260 in 1925. With an ample supply and a low cost, the automobile was attainable to a larger portion of the population.
Instead of shipping Model T's across the country to meet demand, in the early 1900's Ford put manufacturing plants in cities across the country. In 1914 a Ford production plant was built at 920 South Broadway Boulevard in Denver. The local plant would produce Ford's Model T until 1933.
After shutting down production, the building would exchange hands, eventually being acquired by Gates Rubber Company. Gates would ultimately build its empire here, producing belts and hoses for all types of vehicles around the globe.
After Gates Rubber shut the Denver facility down in the 1990's, the building sat vacant until it was taken over by Hosting.com, a global internet hosting company. The original building of the Denver Model T manufacturing plant is easily seen today with Hosting.Com signage along I-25 at Broadway.
Craving more information about Denver's automotive history? Check out the University of Colorado Master of Arts Thesis by Steven Llewellyn Beaghler accepted December 1, 1989 titled The Automobile in Denver 1895-1910.
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例2:下述签署人同意在中国制造新产品,其品牌以此为合适。The undersigned hereby agrees that the new products whereto this trade name is more appropriate are made in China.
例9:如果上述货物对船舶和(或)船上其它货物造成任何损害,托运人应负全责The shipper shall be liable for all damage caused by such goods to the ship and/or cargo on board.
例10:买卖双方同意按下述条款购买出售下列商品并签订本合同。This Contract is made by and between the Buyer and the Seller, whereby the Buyer agrees to buy and the Seller agrees to sell the under mentioned commodity subject to the terms and conditions stipulated below.
例11;自9月2O日起,甲方已无权接受任何定单或收据。Party A shall be unauthorized to accept any order sort to collect any account on and after September 20.
例12:我公司的条件是,3个月内,即不得晚于5月1日,支付现金。Our terms are cash within three months, i.e. on or before May 1.
例13:本合同签字之日一个月内,即不迟于12月15日,你方须将货物装船。Party B shall ship the goods within one month of the date of signing this Contract, i.e. not later than December 15.
例16:聘方须每月付给受聘方美元500元整。Party A shall pay Party B a monthly salary of US$500 (SAY FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ONLY).


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The judge in the Oklahoma bombing trial in Denver said he would decide the sentence for convicted conspirator Terry Nichols. Richard Matsch said the jury told him it was deadlocked on Nichols's intent. Its failure to reach a unanimous decision effectively spared Nichols the death penalty; Matsch doesn't have the power to impose such a sentence.
President Clinton planned to announce a $21 billion package of child-care tax credits and programs at a White House ceremony, administration sources indicated. The proposals include expansions of both the income tax credit parents can take for child-care expenses and federal contributions to state child-care subsidies for low-income parents and welfare recipients entering jobs. The plan also includes a 25 percent tax credit for businesses that establish and run child-care facilities for their workers or that reserve slots in such facilities, White House sources said.
Clinton proposed significant changes to Medicare that would allow Americans 55 and older who lost their jobs and health insurance to buy into the program for $400 per month. Also under the plan, people aged 62 to 64 would be allowed to buy into Medicare by paying a premium of $300 per month. A third proposal would let retirees 55 and older to buy into their former employer's health plans.
Apple Computer Inc. stock soared 20 percent on news of a surprise profit of more than $45 million for the final quarter of 1997. Company officials also said they expect to report $1.58 billion in sales for the first quarter of 1998.
Home sales climbed in November to the highest level in more than 11 years, the Commerce Department said. Sales rose strongly everywhere but in the West. Analysts attributed the strong sales to consumer confidence and low mortgage rates, which continued down this week after the yield on long-term Treasury bonds reached the lowest point in three decades.
Clinton is tentatively scheduled to give sworn testimony Jan. 17 in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit, the Washington Times reported. Jones also told reporters in Long Beach, Calif., the Treasury Department is investigating whether political pressure prompted the Internal Revenue Service to audit her taxes.
Clinton is expected to renew his call for Congress to ban experiments in human cloning for at least five years, White House press secretary Mike McCurry said. He was speaking in response to a National Public Radio news report that said Richard Seed, a Chicago-area scientist, is planning to set up a clinic that would clone babies for would-be parents.
Republican Party chairman Jim Nicholson announced he's against a resolution that would prevent his party from actively supporting any candidate opposed to a ban on "partial birth" abortion. The resolution, which forbids the Republican National Committee and associated committees from giving money to such candidates, is scheduled to be discussed at a meeting in Palm Springs, Calif., next week.
Lunar Prospector, a robot explorer, successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on a year-long mission to map the moon and search for water and minerals. The $63 million mission is NASA's first to the moon since men last walked on it in 1972.
A federal judge in Washington accepted a settlement between the Justice Department and the National Treasury Employees Union that resolved a challenge of Clinton's line-item veto. US District Judge Thomas Hogan signed the agreement filed last week in which the Clinton administration admitted the president exceeded his authority when he vetoed a congressional measure that would allow federal workers to change pension systems. Under the settlement, Clinton rescinded the veto.
Experts defused a 300-pound car bomb in a mostly Protestant town in Northern Ireland just before a scheduled attempt to keep peace negotiations from collapsing. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb, which had been left in Bainbridge, 18 miles southwest of Belfast. But suspicion fell on Irish Republican Army dissidents, who have been trying to undermine the peace process. Britain's Secretary for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam, was to meet with Protestant leaders who threat-en to pull out of the talks before they resume Monday.
Hundreds of frightened villagers fled their homes in western Algeria in the wake of massacres that have left at least 1,000 people dead in the first week of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month. The killings are blamed on Islamic extremists bent on toppling the country's military-backed government. Despite the latest wave of violence, the government angrily rejected mounting pressure for an international investigation.
US leaders are to blame for the rift with Iran, but the people of the two countries should try to find common ground, President Khatami told CNN. In an interview taped for broadcast last night, he addressed ordinary Americans rather than the US government, which Iran's hardline clerics hold in contempt. His call for dialogue is seen as the strongest signal in 19 years that Iran may want to ease hostilities.
Israel will reduce the scope of its planned troop pullback from the West Bank because of threats by hardliners to topple Prime Minister Netanyahu's government, reports from Jerusalem said. Netanyahu was to meet for the second time in two days with US envoy Dennis Ross after apparently failing to say how much of the area Israel would yield to Palestinians. The reports said Netanyahu's original plan for a 10 percent pullback was not likely to win approval in parliament.
Former hardline South African President P. W. Botha will be prosecuted for refusing to appear before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, its spokesman said. The commission wants Botha, who served from 1984 to 1989, to testify on the activities of the State Security Council in attempting to maintain white rule. Botha has ignored three summons, saying he has nothing to apologize for.
Despite a government pledge to crack down on illegal emigration, local authorities in Turkey freed scores of people arrested for trying to sneak into southern Europe. Most of those let go were Iraqi Kurds detained earlier this week under pressure from the European Union, which is concerned about a flood of illegal migrants. Separate meetings on the issue were to be held by EU and Turkish officials in Brussels and Rome.
As many as 600 civilians were "dragged from their homes and gunned down" by troops of Afghanistan's fundamentalist Taliban movement, an opposition group claimed in a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The alleged massacre of unarmed ethnic Uzbeks occurred Jan. 1-2 in northeastern Afghanistan, the letter said. Taliban officials deny the accusation. But UN sources in neighboring Pakistan said they had "security reports" suggesting that some killings and a mass exodus had taken place.
"As a sign of good will," the government of mainly Buddhist Mongolia said it would release 10,000 Bibles confiscated from a shipment last May. The volumes, intended for distribution to children by the Mongolian Bible Society, were seized even though the formerly communist nation guarantees freedom of religion. The move brought a torrent of international protest.
"I couldn't be more excited, more happy, more pleased."
- NASA scientist Joseph Boyce, on the launch of Lunar Prospector, the agency's first mission to the moon in 25 years.
Heard about the latest addition to the real-property rolls in Casper, Wyo.? It's a furnished, three-story structure that retiree Kenneth Hammon built by hand for his wife, Diana. It has a validated deed, even though it's unlivable. You see, it's a doll house - apparently the only one ever registered in Natrona County. No word on how much the Hammons will owe in property taxes.
San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district helped to spawn the antiwar movement in the 1960s. But that was then and this is now. Residents have successfully opposed the city's plans to place a 24-foot-high steel sculpture of the three-pronged peace symbol that grew out of that movement opposite their neighborhood in Golden Gate Park. "It's a clich," one said, and "it's not welcome."
Some Norwegian fishermen were sunk - literally - after their net filled with a huge catch of herring off the northern coast. The fish headed en masse for deeper waters, capsizing the 63-foot boat the men were in. It went to the bottom in 10 minutes, although all hands were rescued without injury by another vessel.
Michael, Sarah Led List Of Baby Names in '97
New parents apparently favor Michael as a name for baby boys and Sarah for baby girls, according to a sampling of Social Security registrations during the first eight months of 1997 by San Francisco-based Baby Center Inc. Sarah replaced Kaitlyn atop the girls' list. Michael retained the No.1 spot on the boys' list. The 10 most-popular names in the two categories:
1. Michael Sarah
2. Matthew Emily
3. Nicholas Kaitlyn
4. Jacob Brianna
5. Christopher Ashley
6. Austin Jessica
7. Joshua Taylor
8. Zachary Megan
9. Andrew Hannah
10. Brandon Samantha
First Look Ivanka Trump pushes $500 billion child care subsidy plan: Who would benefit?
First Look Why Clinton is pledging a 10 percent income cap on families' child care
First Look Donald and Ivanka Trump reveal child care and maternity leave plan


Hail of Needles (1/Day). When reduced below 10 hp (even below 0 hp), the cactid releases a hail of needles as a reaction. All creatures within 15 feet take 21 (6d6) piercing damage, or half damage with a successful DC 14 Dexterity saving throw.
Multiattack. The cactid makes two attacks with its tendrils and uses Reel.
Tendril. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 15 ft., one creature. Hit: 10 (2d6 + 3) bludgeoning damage plus 3 (1d6) piercing damage, and a Medium or smaller target is grappled (escape DC 13). Until this grapple ends, the target is restrained. If the target is neither undead nor a construct, the cactid drains the target's body fluids; at the start of each of the target's turns, the target must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the creature's hit point maximum is reduced by 3 (1d6). If a creature's hit point maximum is reduced to 0 by this effect, the creature dies. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a long rest and drinks abundant water or until it receives a greater restoration spell or comparable magic. The cactid has two tendrils, each of which can grapple one target at a time.
Reel. Each creature grappled by the cactid is pulled up to 5 feet straight toward the cactid.
Rootlike tendrils explode from the sand at the base of this tall cactus bristling with needles. It uses its tendrils to reach for prey.
Needled Sentients. Cactids are semi-sentient cacti that grow in a myriad of shapes and sizes, from ground-hugging barrels and spheroid clumps that pin their victims to the ground to towering saguaros with club-like arms that yank victims off their feet. Most cactids are green or brown with distinct ribs; all are lined with countless needles.
Drain Fluids. In addition to gathering water, a cactid's tendril-roots can snag nearby creatures and pull them into a deadly embrace. Once a creature is pinned, the cactid's spines siphon off the victim's bodily fluids, until little but a dried husk remains. Many cactids are adorned with bright flowers or succulent fruit to lure prey into reach. Some scatter shiny objects within reach to attract sentient creatures. For those traveling the desert, however, a cactid's greatest treasure is the water stored within its flesh. A slain cactid's body yields four gallons of water with a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Survival) check. Failure indicates that only one gallon is recovered.
Slow Packs. Cactids were created by a nomadic sect of druids, but their original purpose is lost. They have limited mobility, so they often congregate in stands or to travel together in a pack to better hunting grounds.


General Comment: China's currency fell almost 1% overnight to the lowest in more than a year on signs of further monetary easing to support the economy. Shanghai Composite Stock Index fell for a fifth straight day. U.S.-China trade relations are not improving. White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn't want to make a deal with the U.S. on trade. Overnight, China's foreign ministry was quick to blast Kudlow's accusation as "shocking" and "bogus." A more positive tone set on U.S.-Mexico trade after Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said solid progress is occurring on writing a new NAFTA accord, maybe just a bilateral deal that puts more pressure on Canada. Forecast remains unchanged with light showers and some pockets of heavy rain moving through the Midwest the next five days and mild temperatures. Some warmer weather is possible by late next week with forecasters still divided about the August outlook. Weather leans negative for grain markets today with traders watching precipitation amounts and coverage after recent dryness in some areas.
Corn futures expected to be lower this morning on beneficial weather, halting a three-day bounce. The shallow-nature of the recent rebound provides little incentive for speculators to rush to cover shorts. Improving demand should keep a floor under prices. Old-crop sales in week ended July 12 were 641,000 MT, up 59% from the prior week and 38% above the prior four-week average. Argentina bought 80,000 MT. New-crop sales were 774,500 MT with Mexico taking 32% of the total.
Soybeans are seen falling on few signs of any talks to reverse the U.S.-China tariff war. Export sales in week ended July 12 were a mostly positive development. Old-crop sales rose 59% to 252,300 MT with new buying from the Netherlands, Canada and Iran. New crop sales of 613,400 MT were mostly to unknown destinations for 433,000 MT. It was positive that Argentina bought 120,000 tons of U.S. beans last week, but that was offset by China canceling 60,000 MT.
Wheat futures will open mixed to a little lower on sluggish U.S. weekly export sales. Sales improved to 300,000 MT in the week ended July 12 but were 25% below the prior 4-week average. Interesting new sales to Argentina and Brazil but overall total was disappointing. Prices failed to hold gains Wednesday and closed near session lows to turn the market more defensive. European wheat prices also started lower and turned fractionally higher which provides underlying support amid smaller EU production outlook.
Cattle seen steady to firmer after strong rally to new swing highs on Wednesday. Boxed beef cutout values rose 41 cents for Choice and 23 cents for Select on moderate demand after strong sales a day earlier that helped to clean up supplies. The story today will be sharply higher trimming prices on good demand, a sign of strong hamburger demand. Traders are looking for July 1 cattle on feed to be up 4% from a year ago when USDA reports Friday afternoon. June placements seen up 0.6% from a year ago while marketing rose 1.1%.
Hogs futures seen starting defensive, but much of the cash market weakness yesterday was already traded as August and October futures fell to new contract lows. Futures are oversold and may see some short covering after a weaker opening. Weekly export sales rose to 19,700 MT in the week ended July 12, 33% higher than the prior four-week average with Mexico the biggest shipper of pork last week—a positive development. The average national hog price dropped $1.36 to 70.62 after trading in a range of $67 to $73. Packer and producer sales are down from a year ago with more formula sales as slaughter is up 4.6% this week. The pork cutout value dropped $1.85 on sharp losses in hams and loins.


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Home News Crime 3 Farmers Arraigned For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl In Katsina
3 Farmers Arraigned For Raping 10-Year-Old Girl In Katsina
By Sheryl Sanni | Staff Reporter on July 3, 2015
Officers of the Katsina State Police Command on Thursday, July 2, 2015 arraigned three farmers, identified as Yahuza Musa (20), Tasiu Abubakar (20) and Sadiq Isyaku (20), before a senior Magistrates Court for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.
According to Vanguard, the accused persons reside at Dakiya village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State were arraigned on a one count charge before the court presided over Senior Magistrate Nafisa Bagiwa.
Insp. Hashimu Musa, the prosecutor informed the court that the accused persons had committed the offence at about 11:30am on June 11, 2015. He revealed that the Safana police was informed of the incident by one Isa Ali, the father of the victim, on June 12, 2015.
The complainant said that the victim had gone to purchase mango at Dakiya village in the company of her three sisters. He further revealed that the accused had accosted the sisters in the bush where they proceeded to push the victim to the ground. He said that Musa held her hands while Abubakar and Isyaku tore off her skirt and underwear and they each took turns to have carnal knowledge of her.
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HIGH COURT SAYS REMOVED JACKSONVILLE POLICE CHIEF STAYS REMOVED FOR NOW
ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT DROPS THE GAVEL ON HERWEG GETTING HIS JOB BACK
The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied a motion by the city of Jacksonville that would have temporarily reinstated the city's police chief that had been removed from his office by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Alice Gray in June.
JUDGE ALICE GRAY
Judge Gray made the removal pending the outcome of a lawsuit that challenges his eligibility for the job under the state constitution.
Jacksonville filed a motion in the Arkansas Supreme Court that sought to stay Gray's ruling, claiming that "the operation of the [Police] Department is and has been thwarted" by the decision.
The state's high court denied the motion, according to a court order filed Thursday. Herweg remains banned from the position, in accordance with Gray's ruling, pending further court proceedings.
Jacksonville alderman Tara Smith filed the lawsuit that led to Herweg's temporary removal from the job. The suit claims that Herweg is ineligible to be a police chief in Arkansas under Article 5, Section 9, of the state constitution. That provision bans anyone convicted of an "infamous crime" from holding an "office of public trust."
ALDERMAN TARA SMITH
Arkansas courts have ruled that "infamous crimes" includes crimes of deceit, fraud or false statement.
Herweg pleaded guilty in 2002 to filing a false police report in Williamson County, Texas. The misdemeanor conviction came after he crashed a car into a house on Christmas Eve in 2000 and lied about it to police, according to court records.
Herweg had been employed by the Taylor Police Department in Texas for seven years when the crash occurred. As part of his guilty plea, he permanently surrendered his law enforcement credentials in the state.
Jacksonville Mayor Gary Fletcher hired Herweg as police chief in April after a national search that yielded 31 candidates from 14 states. He has repeatedly defended his decision to hire Herweg.
JACKSONVILLE MAYOR FLETCHER DEFENDS HIS DECISION TO HIRE THE "BRADY COP" HERWEG
Fletcher said Thursday that Jacksonville plans to continue fighting the lawsuit. He is listed as a defendant along with Herweg and City Clerk and Treasurer Susan Davitt.
"We're still committed," Fletcher said. "And my city attorney -- there's a process. We're still on the right track."
Herweg has assumed an administrative role with the city since he was removed as police chief. Fletcher described the role as a mix of code enforcement and general consulting.
"I'm taking advantage of his business administration degree," Fletcher said.
Herweg cannot be paid his $81,000 salary under Gray's ruling.
Fletcher has appointed City Attorney Robert Bamburg as interim director of the Police Department.
Smith's lawsuit argues that Herweg's record of dishonesty "jeopardizes every investigation, arrest, and prosecution" involving the Police Department, "which in turn jeopardizes public safety."
Little Rock lawyer and former state Rep. Nate Steel is among the attorneys representing Smith. He said Thursday that Gray's ruling indicates a strong "likelihood of success and merit" in the case. But he does not expect the case to move quickly.
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"It'll be quite some time before we have a final decision on our case," Steel said.
Check out out previous posts about Herweg:
https://badgovernmentinarkansas.blogspot.com/2017/04/jacksonvilles-newly-hired-police-chief.html
https://badgovernmentinarkansas.blogspot.com/2017/06/jacksonville-police-chief-facing-two.html
https://badgovernmentinarkansas.blogspot.com/2017/06/judge-finds-newly-hired-jacksonvile.html
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Denzel Washington joins Broadway's 'The Iceman Cometh'
Madeline Klepec - August 21, 2017
Denzel Washington is coming to Broadway in The Iceman Cometh! Denzel Washington, one of Broadway's biggest draws at the box office, is set to make his Broadway return this spring in Eugene O'Neill's "The Iceman Cometh." Scott Rudin will produce the...
FENCES Starring Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Releases Trailer
Darryl Ley - November 28, 2016
We have the new trailer for Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events...
FENCES Directed By Denzel Washington Releases Teaser
Darryl Ley - September 27, 2016
Fences has released an official teaser trailer for the film based on the play from August Wilson, which is directed by Denzel Washington. An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family...
Denzel Washington & Viola Davis Star In FENCES
Darryl Ley - September 6, 2016
We have the first set photos from Fences a new period drama starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. An African American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in 1950s Pittsburgh and coming...
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN First Look
Darryl Ley - April 21, 2016
We get to have a closer look at the Magnificent Seven remake directed by Antoine Fuqua. The remake of the epic 1960 Western stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke, and we see more of them in the still...
FENCES Coming To Film, Stars Denzel Washington & Viola Davis
Tony Award winning Broadway play Fences is coming to the Silver Screen with Denzel Washington directing and starring alongside Viola Davis. Washington and Davis won Tony Awards for their performances in the stage show. Fences is the story of a one-time promising...
PLL Actor Drew Van Acker Cast in CBS' Training Day Pilot Drama
Hal Lee - March 4, 2016
Pretty Little Liars' Drew Van Acker has been cast in CBS' Training Day Pilot as a member of the Los Angeles Police Department's Special Investigation Section. Penned by Castle vet Will Beall and picking up 15 years after the Denzel...


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L'isola della gloria (Wake Island) è un film del 1942 diretto da John Farrow.

Racconta la battaglia dell'Isola di Wake svoltasi durante la seconda guerra mondiale, in cui i giapponesi ebbero la meglio sul presidio dei Marines stanziato sull'isola. La pellicola mostra le truppe americane combattere fino all'ultimo uomo e perdere il comandante a causa delle ferite subite in azione, mentre in realtà essi si arresero dopo aver respinto un primo attacco nipponico; anche il comandante Winfield Cunningham sopravvisse alla guerra.

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Premio Oscar 1943:
Nomination per il miglior film;
Nomination per la miglior regia a John Farrow;
Nomination a William Bendix come miglior attore non protagonista;
Nomination per la miglior sceneggiatura originale.
Nel 1942 il National Board of Review of Motion Pictures l'ha inserito nella lista dei migliori dieci film dell'anno.

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Taliniella est un genre d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Anapidae.

Distribution
Les espèces de ce genre sont endémiques de Nouvelle-Zélande.

Liste des espèces
Selon  :
 Taliniella nigra (Forster, 1959)
 Taliniella vinki Rix & Harvey, 2010

Publication originale
 Rix & Harvey, 2010 : The spider family Micropholcommatidae (Arachnida, Araneae, Araneoidea): a relimitation and revision at the generic level. ZooKeys, ,  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Anapidae
Genre d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique de Nouvelle-Zélande


Few would disagree there's a great deal of conflict/violence in the world, but many would disagree on how to reduce it. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try. Tattoos are probably the best way to counter the notion conflict/violence surrounds us because they are 1) visible, 2) personal, and 3) permanent. Recognizing the power of body art, Inked for Peace offers a way for people to outwardly declare their inner peace. Through sharing and caring for one another, our vibrant community will one day stand as proof that peace/nonviolence can last. How exactly does it all work? Read through this website for details, but if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
The core of Inked for Peace's offerings are FREE peace-inspiring tattoos, both permanent and temporary. The goal behind each tattoo option we offer is to bring peace to an issue plaguing our societies by serving as a constant reminder that conflict/violence is a choice and peace/nonviolence the preferable option. Further, we at Inked for Peace believe peace surrounds us far more than conflict/violence, but our cultures have us convinced otherwise. By getting "inked for peace," you will be part of a true counterculture in the tattoo industry and beyond by declaring, "World peace is not only possible, but inevitable!" Request to get "inked for peace" here.
In time, so that we're countering conflict/violence from two sides, Inked for Peace will also offer FREE tattoo removal for those who have tattoos promoting extreme hate or violence. Reformed Nazi skinhead, Bryon Widner, is a perfect example of one such individual to whom we would have been honored to provide this service. You can read his story here. As with getting inked, we won't perform the removal process ourselves, but will coordinate with offices near you who offer the service, such as Dublin Ink (who just so happened to provide the progression pic shown), if you happen to be located in Ireland. Request to have a tat removed here.
If you want a more personal peace-inspiring tattoo design, you will be able to crowdsource. Simply tell your story and allow our cadre of talented tattoo artists to try to capture its essence. It remains to be seen whether we will have to charge for this service in order to ensure you get plenty of options. The more we partner with tattoo supply companies, which will require significant demand from you to get "inked for peace," the less likely it will be that we have to charge a fee. Instead, we'd make it a requirement that artists participate in at least one request over a specified amount of time. Please be patient with us as the details of our model are being fine-tuned.
Inked for Peace will tell the peace-inspiring story behind every tattooing or removal for which the organization is responsible. The primary location will be on our website under the "Stories" tab, but with every 100 stories we will publish a book, which we will give-away to those individuals in it, and which we will sell to everyone else. We are currently focusing on getting our "First 100 peace-inspiring tattoo stories" written, as in, getting our first 100 requesters "inked for peace" and their stories captured in a compelling manner. But, of course, we also encourage people with existing stories to share them through our social media outlets. Through sharing, we're building community.
The culmination of all our efforts to foster a community will be evident at our "Inked for Peace" festivals, which we intend to hold at least annually in various cities around the U.S. There will be music, food, rides for the kiddies, games, and, of course, "inking for peace." Booths will be available for both peace organizations and tattoo related vendors. There will be design and inking awards, ambassador prizes, and swag for all. You, as a vibrant and diverse community of tattoo AND peace enthusiasts will make the festivals amazing! We've already gotten partnership requests in this vein, so we know the appeal is there and it will only grow. Stay tuned!
We will eventually have an online store full of the typical company swag - Inked for Peace branded t-shirts, hats, and seasonal items. This is also where we'll sell temporary tattoos in bulk for your special events. For the tattoo artists out there, this is also where they would buy their tattooing supplies at a hefty discount, which is just one of the ways of thanking them for their work. Of course, all of our peace-inspiring tattoo story books will be available as well as other peace related books by various authors, so long as they are written from an agnostic humanist perspective. And eventually, we'll sell tickets to Inked for Peace festivals from here.
We at Inked for Peace look forward to the day when we can say we are certain we are meeting our market's desires to the utmost and are poised for expansion. We have some exciting initiatives planned, all aimed at bringing even more products and services to you and growing our reach. We are already an international nonprofit, with fans throughout the English speaking world, but we wish to accomodate people of all languages and will be setting roots throughout the globe. Everywhere we go we will roll out country specific programs designed to unify people of vastly different cultures and creeds under one worthy cause - peace.
The last thing we'll show you, just in case we have some potential angel investors out there, is an infographic which depicts the expansion potential of Inked for Peace in the U.S. alone. We made this simple infographic for three reasons: 1) to give investors an idea of the market potential of Inked for Peace, 2) to give everyone an idea of how much of an impact we intend to have, and 3) to make a statement about the inevitability of violence. Not even that tiny percentage is guaranteed to commit acts of violence. Conflict is always a choice and we're here to help people declare clearly and loudly, "I choose the path to peace!"
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Originally from the small town of Three Forks, Montana, Nia Van Harlem's starry-eyed dreams and ambitious drive quickly led her to seek grander adventures all over the world. While she was eagerly pursuing avenues into the modeling world, she worked as a dental assistant in Hawaii. It wasn't long before the 19 year old made a huge splash as a published tattoo model, having done shoots for tattoo magazines and a liquor company's calendar. Her budding career has allowed her to leave dentistry and travel all over the US. When not at a glamorous party, rubbing elbows with bigwigs of every kind, she's enjoying her two hobbies of scuba-diving and/or flying. She has certifications in both!
"I'm all for any efforts to promote peace in this world. There are far too many other worthwhile activities than fighting with one another."
Daniel Crewson was known for years as the manager of a little music venue / pizzeria known as Johnny's Rock'n Bistro in Orlando, Florida. Many a band used the venue as a launchpad, going on to sign record deals, and Daniel ensured audiences' early experiences with the bands were stellar, to say the least. A lifelong Floridian, Daniel has graced every social scene from Miami to Pensacola with his presence, charmed his way into the most elite circles, and networked like a champ. He has since settled into a less demanding atmosphere in order to focus on his family and a small farm. If we can pry him away, someday we're going to get him to use his superpowers to promote Inked for Peace's mission.
"Thanks to coverups and lasers, we can decide when our tats are no longer 'in-style,' but peace will never be unfashionable in my book."
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"We can easily travel anywhere these days. Why would anyone want their country to be a war zone over a tourist destination?"
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Intrusion Suppression
By Tom Kellermann, Contributor, CSO |
Your brand is under siege
CMOs must prepare to defend their brand and company with tools and strategies to combat almost inevitable cybersecurity events.
Anthem, Yahoo, Ashley Madison and Target have all been victimized by cybercriminals. These brands have experienced some of the most notable cyber intrusions. This week Anthem is to pay a record $115 million to settle lawsuits over her cyber intrusion.
This illustrates the stark reality that the half-life of the breach continues to wreak havoc on the reputation of a company, draining brand value, customer perception, and inevitably profits. Collateral damage associated with cyberattacks in 2017 will surpass the loss of customer data. The new face of cybercrime directly impacts a corporations reputation. Major breaches over the past decade have forced consensus that compliance with security standards does not equate to cybersecurity. Security awareness within the C-suite is required to mitigate cyber-risk. Responsibility to protect brands from cyber threats extend beyond CISOs. CMOs must prepare to defend their brand and company with dynamic tools and strategies to combat almost inevitable cybersecurity events. Avoiding a network breach is a corporations ultimate measure of success, though the supposition that an adversary is already on one's network is foundational for mitigating cybercrime. When a breach occurs, the exfiltration process is not immediate—a hacker must maneuver, explore, collect information before she has found that which is valuable. Gone are the days of smash and grab cyber burglaries. In today's increasing punitive cyberspace, cybercriminals have transitioned from burglary to home invasion. Victim organizations are experiencing multiple criminal schemes of monetization. Data is stolen and subsequently the brand is used against her constituency via watering hole attacks and business email compromise campaigns.
According to the 2017 Verizon Data Breach Report "Breach timelines continue
to paint a rather dismal picture—with time-to-compromise being only seconds, time-to-exfiltration taking days, and times to discovery and containment staying firmly in the months camp. Not surprisingly, fraud detection was the most prominent discovery method, accounting for 85% of all breaches, followed by law enforcement which was seen in 4% of cases." Given the reality that the cybercriminal has a footprint within ones' network for an extended period one must alter their security posture accordingly. The metric by which we can assess the potency of a cyber-countermeasure, is how effective it decreases an adversary's dwell time. Decreasing dwell time is the measurable metric by which we can value a return on investment for an enterprise.
Diving down into what decreasing dwell time affords the enterprise requires an examination of what the costs are to the enterprise when exfiltration of their data occurs. The Ponemon Institute diagnosed the relationship between dwell time and the ROI associated with brand protection. The study calculated for 419 U.S. organizations showed that costs of a data breach are in excess of $3.62 million. The average cost for each lost or stolen record is $141. The cost breakdown takes into consideration customer turnover, amplified customer acquisition efforts, and general "reputation losses and diminished goodwill." The number one factor that impacts the cost is the time it takes to identify and contain a data breach. According to Ponemon, "the relationship between how quickly an organization can identify and contain data breach incidents and financial consequences."
We must realize that there is a significant unquantified loss associated with brand degradation. The more dwell time the adversary has in the environment, the longer it takes to detect and contain a data breach, the more costly it becomes to resolve, and the harder a brand's reputation is hit. In our ever more connected world, reputational risk has metastasized in 2017. Reputational risk management requires investing in a cybersecurity architecture that maximizes brand protection. On October 26, 2017, Zero Day Con is bringing together global experts to discuss security architectures and strategies for protecting brand reputation. I would challenge us to begin the conversation about safeguarding our brands here today.
Tom Kellermann is the co-founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. He is an cyber-intelligence expert, author, professor, and leader in the field of cybersecurity. Tom serves as a Global Fellow for the Wilson Center.


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I went to Coccadotts Cake Shop in Myrtle Beach on Thursday night to get a couple specialty cupcakes. It is very nice inside the store.
I bet you have never heard of a chicken wing cupcake! Yes, there is an actual cupcake flavor called chicken wing. Around the same time that Jada and I talked about this phenomenon, a couple friends alerted me about this flavor as well. A photo got posted on my Facebook wall. Putting aside my disdain for cupcakes, I knew I had to go try the famous chicken wing cupcake.
Me with the cupcakes I purchased. The one on the right is the chicken wing selection and the one on the left is the one I am about to explain.
Last night after work I went to Coccadotts to pick up a chicken wing cupcake. Jada had also told me that the shop made a Bud Light cupcake especially during Super Bowl week as well. Say what?! Bud Light cupcakes?! Of course I had to pick one of those up too. I went into the store, which is actually really cool, and purchased the goods and came home. After I let my dinner settle I sat down to sample/eat the cupcakes.
Here is a closer look at the famous Coccadotts cupcakes…chicken wing on the left and Bud Light on the right.
Chicken Wing – This cupcake actually had a big old chicken wing on it. The cake itself looked like cornbread and it was topped with a generous amount of icing, creating a nice bed for the wing to rest on. I admit it, I was a little worried about what it would taste like. I took off the liner and hesitantly took a bite. My taste buds registered spiciness and then sweetness. As I was dealing with the change of flavors I also realized that the cupcake was really cold (I had stored it in my refrigerator). Simultaneously I looked down on the plate at some of the frosting that had fallen…it was a gob of blue cheese. The competing flavors combined with the coldness thrown in with the realization that I was eating a cupcake with blue cheese made me gag just a little bit. I took one more bite to see if my taste buds would mellow out a little and compliment the different flavors. No such luck. The whole thing tasted unnatural. That is the best way I can describe the chicken wing cupcake…unnatural. I stopped eating it and will never try it again.
The Coccadotts chicken wing cupcake.
In order to get the taste of the chicken wing cupcake out of my mouth I wanted to start on the Bud Light one right away. Despite my sense of urgency I did wait a couple minutes so I could drink some milk and give the bad taste in my mouth a chance to leave on its own.
They box your cupcakes up very nicely at Coccadotts.
Bud Light – I took the liner off and bit right in. Right when I chomped down I said to myself "Oh my gosh, there it is, it tastes like beer…this is weird." But then that taste dissipated and a taste that I can only describe as resembling a fruity bathroom cleaner scent became very pronounced. Very confused with this sensation it also soon went away. And what was I left with, you ask? The best aftertaste ever! I am not kidding, while my mouth went on a trip with two very bizarre flavors the end result was like a sweet escape and I wanted more. I took another bite and this time there was no Bud Light taste, it was just the fruity bathroom cleaner flavor. But by that second bite it had already grown on me and I liked it. Adding to it all, the cupcake itself was just so fresh and just so different from the previous one that I found it very enjoyable. The beer taste never returned and the fruity bathroom cleaner flavor changed to more of just a fruity flavor (I imagine the fruity flavor was lime considering an actual one was on top of the cupcake). I ate the whole thing and was very satisfied.
The Coccadotts Bud Light cupcake.
While I will never touch another chicken wing cupcake I would scarf down another Bud Light cupcake if forced to. But I much rather choose one of the many delicious sounding/looking cupcakes that Coccadotts offers instead. You know what I mean, a flavor that actually sounds like it would be good on a cupcake. I went to the Coccadotts Facebook page where there was talk about the chicken wing cupcake. It is in fact a cornbread base with blue cheese icing. I didn't see any information on the Bud Light cupcake so I don't know if there is actual beer in it or if the fruity flavor was lime like I suspected. I will have to ask Jada.
I think the next crazy Coccadotts cupcake flavor should be macaroni and cheese! The base could be cheesecake, the frosting could be a parmesan cheese icing, and it could be topped with actual mac and cheese. Sounds like I got a hit on my hands. Sometimes I am even too weird for myself. Don't Blink.


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Q: design an error reporting utility I had difficulties finding a relevant title since it is not a simple issue. I will try to explain. I have a class responsible of error reporting whose methods basically wrap multiple ways of reporting an error.
For example, I have a method failTest:
public static void failTest(Logger log, Exception e, String message, boolean reportToES, String esTestPath, String esTestSet, String esTestInstance)
{
log.error(e, message);
someExternalErrorReportingService(reportToES, esTestPath,esTestSet,esTestInstance);
Assert.fail(e,message);
}

And I call this error reporting method in many, many places and it doesn't seem a good practice (too many parameters, hard to follow their order etc.) to just call it with the es* parameters each and every time because they don't change very often so they could be set up once and then reused.
And I came up with this version
public static void failTest(Logger log, Exception e, String message)
{//same body
}
And then added method to set up es* parameters
setES(boolean reportToES, String esTestPath, String esTestSet, String esTestInstance)
{
this.reportToES = reportToES;
this.esTestPath = esTestPath;
this.esTestSet = esTestSet;
this.esTestInstance=esTestInstance;
}

and of course added these instance variables above.
And only now I can enunciate the issue:
now if I want to use this error reporting class I need to first instantiate it and set the es* fields. The issue is that I often need to use the error reporting in a utility class that could be static but now, with my change above, I have to instantiate it and set up the error reporting class in order to have the es* fields set before I call failTest().
To conclude, I don't like this solution either because I can't use static utility classes anymore and moreover some utility classes are already used in a static way so cannot be refactored to non-static and will end up being used sometimes static, sometimes instantiated.
So the question is, do you see a better solution in order to simplify the calling of failTest() in utility classes?
To give you an example, we have a client that
sets up the error reporting class and sets up its es* fields
This client calls utility method Utility.doSomething
public static doSomething(reportToES, esTestPath, esTestSet, esTestInstance)
{
try{
 methodThatThrowsFatalException()
}
catch(Exception e){
failTest(log, e, "Some smart message",reportToES, esTestPath, esTestSet, esTestInstance);
}
}

Now, in order to reduce the number of parameters we can just add setErrorReportingInstance to the Utility class,
then in client instantiate the Utility, then utilityInstance. setErrorReportingInstance(configuredErrorReportingInstance). And doSomething becomes:
public static doSomethingRefactored()
{
try{
 methodThatThrowsFatalException()
}
catch(Exception e){
errorReportingInstance.failTest(log, e, "Some smart message");
}
}

What is not ok, from my point of view, is that:
1. I have complicated the usage of Utility. Now I have to make sure it is instantiated before I use it. It's inconvenient when having a lot of Utility like classes.
2. I cannot make static methods in Utility if I have to do error reporting in their implementation.
3. The methods that are already used as static will remain with the es* parameters in their signature (due to backward compatibility). So I will have in the same class methods like doSomething and also methods like doSomethingRefactored.
4. I have created a dependency between utility classes and error reporting so I have an issue when I need to test the utility methods
The question is, how can I keep the simple design of utility classes as simple collection of static utility methods but in the same time use the error reporting class but without passing too many parameters since it is bad practice?
More details:
Actually the client is many TestNG test cases:
So first I had :
class TestClass1
{
static final boolean REPORT_TO_ES="true",
static final String ES_TEST_PATH="somePath", //and so on for the others
@Test
{
Utility1.doSomething(REPORT_TO_ES,ES_TEST_PATH,ES_TEST_SET,...
Utility2.doSomethingElse(REPORT_TO_ES,ES_TEST_PATH,ES_TEST_SET,...
Utility3.doSomethingMoreUseful(REPORT_TO_ES,ES_TEST_PATH,ES_TEST_SET,...
Utility4.doSomethingSomething(REPORT_TO_ES,ES_TEST_PATH,ES_TEST_SET,...
}

And then I would try to get rid of calling the doSomethings with the ES* values
by setting them once on the ErrorReporter instance (so I would also make ErrorReporter non-static).
class TestClass1
{
private ErrorReporter errorReporter = new ErrorReporter();
errorReporter.setReportToEs(true);
errorReporter.setEsTestPath("somePath");//and so on
Utility1 utility1Instance = new Utility1();
utility1Instance.setErrorReporter(errorReporter);
Utility2 utility1Instance = new Utility2();
utility2Instance.setErrorReporter(errorReporter);
@Test
{
utility1Instance.doSomething();
utility2Instance.doSomethingElse();
...

A: The title to your question should be "Static Mess".
Take a look at how real loggers work and you may get some ideas. Log4J and Slf4j are well respected ones. You need to control all of your static variables. You could create a Logger class that encapsulates the ES data and does the real work of logging:
// Does the real work of logging.
class Logger {
   public Logger(all of your es data)
   public fail(String msg) // Logs msg
}

Then you need a static collection of these Loggers referenced by name (I assume you have more than one set of es data). This gives you a central place to go get the loggers. Works if you're in a static method or somewhere else. The static collection goes inside the LogFactory object
class LogFactory {
   private static Map<String, Logger> loggers ...
   public static Logger get(String name) ...
}

Here is your static method using the new logger:
public static doSomething() {
   try {
     methodThatThrowsFatalException()
  }
  catch(Exception e){
    LogFactory.get("Util").failTest(e, "Some smart message");
  }
}

I would add a clear or reset method to LogFactory so that you have a chance of writing JUnit tests for your code. For the same reason I would write a NullLogger (in which case you might want to pull out an interface that the NullLogger and the EsLogger can both implement.
You need to decide how to add Loggers to LogFactory. I suggest doing it in your main class. Resist the temptation to do it in a static initializer.
LogFactory could also be written so it holds a collection and not a static collection. You then just keep a static reference (a Singleton) to it. Just keep in mind that you'll want a way to clear the Singleton to make unit testing possible.
Good luck.