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Spana100
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Post by Spana100 » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:13 pm
Its like watching U15's!!!!!
Not very good.
Ibelieve
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Re: Has the standard of U18's gone backwards
Post by Ibelieve » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:25 pm
Absolutely gone backwards.
Soon we will have 11yr olds opinion the 18's
redfred
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Post by redfred » Sun Mar 29, 2015 9:43 pm
reserves is an under 18 comp with a couple of over agers
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Post by jimmy2014 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:37 pm
Watched CCSC v ABE 18s on the weekend and the game was sooo sloooow. It wasn't what I was expecting. Reffing didn't help in any of the games I saw on the weekend, constantly stopping play and pulling players away for a chat for every little foul, especially those that we're fouls to start with - an epidemic in FFSA soccer, which has been drummed into the ref's (although there's still no consistency). It makes for a very poor standard of football.
GiancarloRed
Post by GiancarloRed » Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:54 pm
Not sure about going backwards but I have been disappointed with the standard of 18s State League where my son plays (debut year). Most teams are not precise in their play, struggle to use width, move the ball slowly, and are weak in possession. Creativity is sorely lacking. A few just kick the ball long and hope for the best, most goals come from turnovers and avoidable errors, whilst some of the finishing has been piss-poor. Expected better from players in this senior age group but it is indicative of how players have been developed over the years. I expect Premier League to be sharper, quicker and more intense, certainly based on games I saw last season.
Post by Cruyff » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:05 pm
GiancarloRed wrote: Not sure about going backwards but I have been disappointed with the standard of 18s State League where my son plays (debut year). Most teams are not precise in their play, struggle to use width, move the ball slowly, and are weak in possession. Creativity is sorely lacking. A few just kick the ball long and hope for the best, most goals come from turnovers and avoidable errors, whilst some of the finishing has been piss-poor. Expected better from players in this senior age group but it is indicative of how players have been developed over the years. I expect Premier League to be sharper, quicker and more intense, certainly based on games I saw last season.
No.....the standards poor.. playing a mixture of ages from 15-18 with the younger ones struggling with physicality.....
Post by Bomber » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:46 pm
You're going the wrong games then. Croydon Kings play a great style (well coached) and wont do it 100% as most are 15-16, but sometimes the football is better to watch than the higher grades. Last year, champions, this year reckon at least finals.
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Post by kings » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:08 pm
Bomber wrote: You're going the wrong games then. Croydon Kings play a great style (well coached) and wont do it 100% as most are 15-16, but sometimes the football is better to watch than the higher grades. Last year, champions, this year reckon at least finals.
18's is a mixture of 15-18 the standard has lowered due to clubs following FFSA pathway......
Stich This
Post by Stich This » Sat Apr 04, 2015 4:54 am
kings wrote:
Are you allowed to say that? Almost blasphemy.
Post by fossil » Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:32 pm
18's is a mixture of 15-18 the standard has lowered due to clubs following FFSA pathway......[/quote]
Are you allowed to say that? Almost blasphemy.[/quote]
hooray some one states what everyone see's, so has the refs with the NTC, maybe they worry they wont get another gig if they do a great job for both sides.
runcorn2adelaide
Post by runcorn2adelaide » Sun Apr 05, 2015 12:44 am
Depends upon what you are comparing it too ?
U19's was better , however dropping to U18's and PPS has forced clubs to promote younger talent , possibly too early !
Reality is that Ressies. Is now an U19's with a few overage players.
Teams are pushing players to Ressies too early , meaning the 1st team squads have limited backup.
Good example - Pirates U18's - having been promoted from State league - resisted temptation to push them to Ressies, they are top of U18's league and players continue to develop.
Post by Ibelieve » Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:47 pm
In a couple years, it'll all change again.
19's will be bought back, and another full crop of kids will be delusional.
Parents peed off, life goes on.
It's worse than politics
Post by fossil » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:50 pm
Ibelieve wrote: In a couple years, it'll all change again.
the only place the comp will go is to align with all ages being the same as the rest of the world
the politics is FFA and the FFSA not wanting to be liable or even shown as having direction, then again getting paid lots to do little works right.
Post by matty2323 » Sun Apr 12, 2015 4:34 pm
Heres a bold statement: The standard of the U18s has NEVER been good.
Any decent 16/17 year old will have progressed into reserve football, with the top end already finding themselves in the first team. This leaves two types of under 18s teams: TEAM A: All the 17 year old kids who weren't good enough to play Reserves. and TEAM B: 15/16 year old kids who have the technical skills but not the physical skills yet. This results in TEAM A physically dominating games, while TEAM B struggle to deal with the intensity and physicality of boys older than them.
In my opinion the pathway is excellent. Teams should have U12, U13, U14, U15 and U16 teams and then U18s. The elite technical players in the U14, U15 & U16s should be promoted up the U18s to allow them to progress their technical development at the next "intensity level". If all teams done this, you would have a very strong U18 competition that would have the best 16 technical players at each club aged 14-16 years old. This would also give them 2-3 seasons to develop in the U18s and transition easier, rather than going from U17s to U18s and having 1 season to develop, transition before they either make the reserves or are released.
Reserves should be 16-21 + Senior players dropping down (maximum 3). This allows the most advanced 16-18 year olds to develop at more advanced level while also adjusting to the physicality required at the first team level. The older of these players are the ones that would be more physically ready to take the step into first team football and provide the extra depth. If you're not knocking on the door at 21 you will find most will move on themselves, or will be released to make room for a younger player.
I'll use Playford as an example:
Senior Squad:
25-30+ = 4
21-24 = 2
16-20 = 10
Out of those, 17 are still eligible to play U18s (5 from the first team, 12 from reserves)...
IMO the U18s should be regarded as a development league for the best 14-16 year olds at every club - clubs should look to put an internal 17 year old cap on the teams. They should still be interchange. Its not about making the leagues younger, its about prioritizing technical development over physical development. Simply put, a team full of 17 year olds who are physically more mature will walk the U18 league (like Pirates mentioned above) simply because most teams have adopted the younger approach. The only team that should be worried about "match results" is the first team, EVERY other team at a club should be focussed on "development".
Of the 16 players i selected in trials at the start of the season (im reserves coach) 10 have made their senior debuts. 4 have moved into the squad on a permanent basis. Last week we beat Eastern 5-0 and finished the match with 8 players under 20, 6 of which were eligible for the u18s. I have no idea where the reserves sit on the table, id imagine mid table.. but what do you think is more important, winning the reserve league or producing players capable of taking the step into senior football. I don't see my role as Head coach is to develop a good team, its to develop good players - though when all those good players play together, then you'll natural have a good team.
Post by redfred » Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:44 pm
runcorn2adelaide wrote: Reality is that Ressies. Is now an U19's with a few overage players.Teams are pushing players to Ressies too early , meaning the 1st team squads have limited backup
teams appear to be coping with the use of young players in the ressies and first team as above mentioned BUT from the games I've seen the issue with back up is the goalkeeping. the backup keepers are too young/small and don't have the skills or size to command a senior goal , yet? Salisbury appear to now be suffering with it. there appears a shortage especially in the state league
Post by fossil » Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:52 pm
matty2323 wrote: Heres a bold statement: The standard of the U18s has NEVER been good.
seems you may have an issue with how the teams are left with development and the who is where in the club structures (parents on boards / technical directors etc) giving breaks to good players but not great ones for who they know and not what they can do. i'm sure you would have had players that looked the goods while young and you would have favoured with picks and breaks or been told too give them breaks yet failed later as they got older as your clubs development pathway failed them.
18's / ressies is a time for results to make sure all players can live up too the expectaion of 1st team and if they are on top (or closer too it) of their leagues the better for your 1st team and club, one only needs to look at AU sides and the shear speed of their games that most state sides appear to be walking and you want younger players.
clubs who fail to truely develop with not only ball skills but leave all the other measures out like sprint times and what the body needs to have with fuel for the game day etc, really lack development is about measuring the fine detail of every player (simple one, weight of each of your players doubt you or most clubs would have them recorded) and as a team and club how do you know your players are ready (the boy looks good but can't cope with mental pressure when a 25 yr old pastes him all day) do you or clubs mentally prepare your players (quick measure is the amount of cards they get per game).
the last thing that you have is what do you do with the 30 or 40 juniors you want to play up as at point X in the future 3 years or so you will throw them out and again if a club has done it right the players will want to be picked up by the next club along or even be approached to join other clubs.
the more clubs you have asking about your players the better the development you have, and with that you have succeeded in your coaching role.
Post by Ibelieve » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:58 am
You can drum yourself up all you can!
Reserves & 18's are crappy. Only 2-3 reserves teams are ok in the whole comp.
The rest would've been beaten by a 17's team 5 yrs ago...
The football is very ordinary. Players are getting rewarded for free. FFA & FFSA shame shame shame.
I wish in my job my boss would elevate me into the higher road gang. Even though I've been loyal, but I know within I'm not up to it, Theres a possibility I can still get elevated.
But in the end, the whole firm goes broke.
Never mind, I'll get another job.
Neyma
Post by Neyma » Wed Apr 15, 2015 1:21 pm
What if the reserves become a 'B' team and played for promotion relegation, and established a State League B. Where clubs and could blood their fringe players in a senior competition, as Adelaide United have. With the 'A' team supported by the Under 19s and the 'B' team supported by the Under 17s.
With opportunity to get competitive in Senior Football. and really see the quality of their potential fringe players, instead of them leaving or thinking they are more advanced then they are.
Clubs would have the opportunity to nominate a B Team and only have 2 games on match day instead of 3.
NPL x 12 Teams (supported by Under 19 team)
Premier League x 12 teams (supported by under 19)
State League x 12 teams (8 senior clubs and top 4 B teams from NPL/ supported by Under 19 & Under 17 for B teams)
State League B x 12 teams ( support by Under 17s) play on Sundays
Like in Germany and Spain would this give clubs opportunity to test their fringe players in Senior football and have to fight for Promotion and Relegation and developed the mentality and competitive nature to play NPL.
With four leagues would this then open up more spots for SA teams in the FFA cup ?
Many parents and players thing they are ready to play senior football after one season of reserves, yet in reality struggle when they have to play against Senior players.
With the expansion of the Leagues more clubs are going to struggle with fielding both Reserves and Under 18s, would this help develop more players for clubs and maybe keep their late developers longer at clubs without saying they are past it at 18yo.
Is this a viable alternative ?, would clubs like to see their youth players playing in more intense and competitive matches?
Sacred Noodle
Post by Sacred Noodle » Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:47 pm
Neyma wrote: Just a thought
Has some merit but wouldn't work insofar as then 18s Reserves Seniors could be playing all over the place at different locations .. this would have a detrimental effect on clubs for too many reasons to list.
Post by matty2323 » Wed May 13, 2015 3:07 am
runcorn2adelaide wrote: Depends upon what you are comparing it too ?
And tonight that team came up against a first team player who is the same age as them. He scored a hat trick, as Playford went on to win 5-0 (at 80th minute when i left). If Kids are playing u18s at 17-18, unfortunately its almost too late for them. There will be exceptions, but not many. You'd think the top 30-40% of 16-18 year olds are already playing reserves/seniors. Big risk leaving them down to compete in their own age group.
johnydep
Post by johnydep » Wed May 13, 2015 4:20 pm
matty2323 wrote:
So the U18's players should be 15-16 years old? Why not call the league U17's? Oh, because then clubs would be playing 16-17 year olds and that wouldn't be right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPknfkbbvB0
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Post by matty2323 » Wed May 13, 2015 4:31 pm
johnydep wrote:
Yes, they should be 15-16 years old. And they should be the BEST 15-16 year olds at the club. Strong youth programs always have kids "playing up". These may not reflect in match day results, but they normally reflect in players being produced.
Last night we had 7 players from the first team and 6 players from the reserves who were eligible to play in the U18 cup competition. So they are the best 14-15 17 year olds at the club. So whats the point in then filling the U18 with another 14-15 17 year olds? Why not push up the best 15,16 year olds in the squad? Then the U15s and U16s can have 3-4 underage players per team and you have a "conveyor" belt of players stepping up.
Rather then putting 12 months into an u18 team of 17 year olds who may compete well, but maybe non are capable of taking the next step because the age appropriate players they're in direct competition with are already exposing themselves to reserve or senior football....
Speak to most senior players and ask them how old they were when they played U18, Reserve or senior football. I myself was in SASI at 14 playing U23s and seniors at 15/16. Most top end players will be entering senior football at 16/17. Not entering U18 football at 17.
Yes, they should be 15-16 years old. And they should be the BEST 15-16 year olds at the club. .
Then it should not be the U18's, it should be the U16's!!
What is wrong with people? If you all had your way, in 10 years time we'd be watching 14 year olds play in the first stage of the senior football system. Ridiculous. I suggest some of you guys go read up on the football systems of great footballing countries.
U18's means all players up to the required age. Not - players up to the age of 16 but not above 16.
johnydep wrote: Then it should not be the U18's, it should be the U16's!!
Yes, but those countries have hundreds of thousands of kids to choose from per age group. They have the quality both above and below to allow them to many age appropriate players. What you're suggesting is we pick quantity over quality. To select u18 teams full of 17 year olds because they're the right age.
Most elite countries dont have age groups for every age. They go U12, 14, 16. and they have 2 teams per age group. first year you're "playing up", the second you're "age appropriate".. with all elite player 'accelerated'. How do we have the likes of Messi & Rooney etc making debuts at 16 if they were only allowed to play in their respective age groups?
Yes, but those countries have hundreds of thousands of kids to choose from per age group.
U18's means any player under the age of 18 at the beginning of the season. Not any player under the age of 16.
Post by fossil » Wed May 13, 2015 11:40 pm
Speak to most senior players and ask them how old they were when they played U18, Reserve or senior football. I myself was in SASI at 14 playing U23s and seniors at 15/16. Most top end players will be entering senior football at 16/17. Not entering U18 football at 17.[/quote]
speak to most senior players and ask how long you have left to play 1st team on your ages at 25 or older you will be replaced by the vast majority of 14-17 yr olds and to what end, does the knowledge you have pass down or just get lost when you all leave.
And tonight that team came up against a first team player who is the same age as them. He scored a hat trick
have you got him to reach his full potential in state league not a chance, after seeing him play he is so much better and if he plays at the next level up he would see it, but he must be happy in the state league, although if the window opened and he pushed himself and used all his potential, he could be doing the same as goodwin and the likes young and trying to push his limits of the highest level.
Coach_Mulatinho
Post by Coach_Mulatinho » Thu May 14, 2015 8:28 am
fossil wrote:
Age isnt the issue but the potential quality/talent of the player and the way coaches perceive that quality/talent
Boot Polisher
Post by bradman » Thu May 14, 2015 8:24 pm
Maybe its harder to get into a premier league reserve grade side than it is a middle of the road state league 1st team. Maybe one day your club have the chance to prove me wrong but I doubt it as u looked assured of State League again next season just depends which 1.
Maybe Premier League clubs have a different philosophy (god forbid) It might be Why the rush or Where's the fire approach. If you are going to throw stones at the way other clubs decide to develop their players make sure you don't live in a glass house or if you do get dressed in the basement.
Look after your back yard as ours is looking fantastic
themessenger
Post by themessenger » Thu May 14, 2015 10:24 pm
Muzza wrote: Maybe its harder to get into a premier league reserve grade side than it is a middle of the road state league 1st team. Maybe one day your club have the chance to prove me wrong but I doubt it as u looked assured of State League again next season just depends which 1.
Not sure who this comment is directed to exactly, but you must be having a laugh suggesting it is harder to get into premier league reserves side than it is a mid-table state league first team.
Clearly you don't get out to many state league matches.
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The gang moves into Infeld's beach house and Peter is quick to pursue their beautiful neighbor, Charlie. Jared and Peter must prove a veteran is alive after a clerical error wrongfully pronounced him deceased and he is poised to lose his house. Karp is increasingly concerned about Infeld's erratic behavior, which comes to a head when he befriends a Ukrainian drive-through worker and plans to marry her for a visa extension so she can pursue the American dream.
After legal heavyweight Rachel King humiliates Franklin & Bash on national television, Stanton hires her to help run the firm. Peter and Jared represent a famous magician after a bracelet vanishes and never reappears. Damien intentionally re-releases an embarrassing viral video with hopes to expedite his judicial appointment. Pindar finds a termite in his bed and has the house tented, but staying on the outside proves too difficult and results in the Man Cave's destruction.
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Jared's father attempts to buy the firm. Meanwhile, Peter helps a high-school friend who's running for governor but is plagued by a scandal.
A former client accuses Peter and Jared of misconduct, spinning into motion an internal investigation against the duo and putting their jobs in peril. Before long, the case yields an unexpected new love interest for Jared.
The guys work for a widow, helping her keep possession of her late husband's body before it's immortalized as a dancer in a bizarre human-body exhibit. Elsewhere, a stalker menaces Stanton Infeld; and Hanna connects with an old college friend.
The guys aid two female Navy sailors who are charged with assault. Hanna helps in the case, but she may have hidden motives in doing so. Meanwhile, Pindar mediates a dispute between virtual-business owners; and Karp tangles with a summer associate.
Peter and Jared work on a case in which a former chop-shop worker is charged with a premeditated attack. Later, the guys rumble with an all-powerful district attorney. Meanwhile, a pretty law student arrives for a summer program.
L'Affaire Du Coeur
Peter and Jared advocate for a notable judge who's charged with having an affair with a lawyer. Meanwhile, lusty tension heats up between Peter and Janie; and Karp defends a college pal.
Jared must serve as a small-claims judge and ends up making an unfortunate ruling that irks the rock-music community. He's forced to square off in court against his father in a case that spins around a legendary rock bigwig. Meanwhile, Infeld's spiritual adviser is exposed as a fraud.
Jango and Rossi
While Peter and Jared defend one of Infeld's former wives who's charged with kidnapping a dog, they happen upon two fellows who are low-level versions of themselves. Elsewhere, Karp teams up with Pindar on a robbery case, only to have to deal with Pindar's various eccentricities.
Jared and Peter's first manslaughter case centers on an aspiring crime fighter charged with pursuing a man who later died. Meanwhile, Peter's mother pays a visit and delivers big news; and Pindar battles his phobias.
Peter and Jared seek a promotion by trying to sign a beverage-company bigwig as a client. Elsewhere, Peter is attracted to a sightly lady police officer.
Franklin and Bash team up with a hotshot attorney to defend one Stanton Infeld, who is charged with murder. Tensions soon run high when it appears the trial could be sabotaged. Meanwhile, a wrestler fights for justice after he's fired for being too old.
Janie's fiancé enlists Peter to help him dodge a legal quagmire in the wake of his bachelor party. Meanwhile, Jared revisits his high school when a teacher is accused of having lusty encounters with her student.
The Bangover
A judge puts Franklin and Bash on house arrest due to their courtroom shenanigans. Meanwhile, a visit by Infeld's niece goes up in smoke when she's busted for marijuana possession by a judge; the arrival of Carmen's boyfriend has legal consequences.
Franklin vs. Bash
Peter and Jared's friendship is tested when they defend two pole-dance instructors who are accused of stealing. Meanwhile, Karp and Hanna represent a teen boy who wants to kayak solo on the treacherous Amazon River, thereby defying his father's demands not to do so.
Franklin and Bash think they've gained a big-bucks trophy client when a wealthy CEO courts them, but the bigwig's unethical conduct could land them in a heap of trouble. Meanwhile, Karp and Hanna reach out to Pindar for help in acquiring a new client.
You Can't Take It with You
A family feud rages when one side sues the other over a prized home-run baseball. Jared tries to cover all the bases, but he ends up battling his own father in the case. Meanwhile, Peter and Hanna defend a reality-TV father; and Karp and Pindar work on a top-secret project.
Bro-Bono
A tangled legal quagmire finds Peter working for Jared's old rival. As for Jared, he must take the lead on a divorce case when friction mounts between Karp and Hanna. Harry Hamlin guest stars.
Jennifer of Troy
An unremarkable woman seeks representation when she believes she was wrongly dismissed from her job at a men's magazine for being too attractive. Elsewhere, Franklin and Bash's epic technology-laden man cave causes the server to crash.
She Came Upstairs to Kill Me
Franklin and Bash hold court when a woman is accused of using sex as a means to kill her husband. The two young-gun lawyers suspect the judge or jury is on the take, so they apply unconventional methods to deliver justice.
A buddy-legal drama about offbeat yet effective street lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash. First up: The young-gun bad boys draw the attention of Stanton Infeld, the head of a top law firm who considers recruiting the dynamic duo.

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7 Simple Steps for Building a PCOS Meal Plan
By Jessica Migala
Medically Reviewed by Kacy Church, MD
A diet of whole, fresh foods may play a significant role in reducing the severity of PCOS symptoms.
Don't let a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) make you feel like you've lost control over your body. The hormonal and metabolic disorder affects 10 million women worldwide, and symptoms — like infertility, weight gain, excess body hair, and androgen "male" hormone excess — stem from insulin resistance. (1) While common treatments include medications like Glucophage (metformin) and hormonal birth control to alleviate symptoms, your diet can go a long way to helping you feel your best. Eating well is one thing you can do every day to take back control.
The right diet can help decrease the symptoms of PCOS by lowering inflammation and reducing insulin resistance, says Amy Medling, a certified health coach, the founder of PCOS Diva and the author of Healing PCOS: A 21-Day Plan for Reclaiming Your Health and Life With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. There's one caveat: There's not one perfect PCOS diet, but it's clear that an anti-inflammatory diet that's based on whole foods is what your eating choices should be built on. That means that while there are some guidelines — Medling suggests focusing on low-GI, fiber-rich produce (leafy greens and avocados are two examples), grass-fed meats, organic poultry, nuts and seeds, and omega-3s (fatty fish, walnuts) — you are free to eat in ways that feel good to you.
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While the term "diet" can make you think of restriction — especially if your doctor has advised you to lose weight — it doesn't have to be that way. Medling advises women to put the focus on nourishing themselves with these foods. Focusing on doing things to care for yourself and practice self-love strategies (eating well is certainly one of those) will help your body shift toward a more comfortable place of balance and healing. Read on to learn how to create a PCOS-friendly diet that's perfect for you.
1. How to Build Your Plate to Better Manage PCOS
Start with the foundation of real, whole foods. Next, you can easily create balanced meals by focusing on what's on your plate. Medling suggests saving half of your plate for leafy greens and nonstarchy vegetables. Next, either starchy vegetables (sweet potatoes are an example) or gluten-free whole grains (quinoa, for instance) make up one-quarter of the plate. The last quarter is reserved for lean protein. Finally, add healthy fats to your food (like extra-virgin olive oil or nuts). Creating a plate like this ensures that you're getting the right portion sizes. Plus, you'll stay satiated and satisfied, which will ultimately help you stay away from pro-inflammatory foods like processed junk and sugar.
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2. Focus on Foods With Omega-3 Fatty Acids
These fatty acids — present in oily fish like salmon and sardines, as well as vegetarian sources like chia seeds — are traditionally hailed as heart healthy and anti-inflammatory. When it comes to PCOS, one study found that taking omega-3 supplements for eight weeks reduced blood levels of testosterone (a male hormone) compared with taking a placebo. What's more, 47 percent of the omega-3 group resumed regular menstrual cycles compared with 23 percent taking placebos. (2) The researchers note that omega-3s help regulate levels of luteinizing hormone, an ovarian-stimulating hormone that affects testosterone secretion. Of course, these women were taking supplements (3 grams of omega-3s per day). A 3-ounce portion of salmon will provide at least half that, but if you're not an avid fish eater, you may consider a supplement to get the amount you need. (3)
3. Eat a Bigger Breakfast to Possibly Improve Hormone Levels
Another concern is how you should divvy up your calories throughout the day. Many people save dinner as their biggest meal of the day, but the saying "eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dinner like a pauper" may become your mantra.
In one study, lean women with PCOS (their BMIs were around 24) were divided into two groups; one ate a breakfast containing 980 calories (lunch and dinner were 640 and 190 calories, respectively), and the other group ate a 190-calorie breakfast (lunch and dinner were 640 and 980 calories, respectively). After 90 days, testosterone levels in the big-breakfast group decreased by 50 percent and were more likely to ovulate, while the dinner group didn't change. Eating more earlier in the day likely improved insulin sensitivity and decreased androgen levels, say study authors. (4)
Scarfing nearly 1,000 calories at breakfast may not be doable, but generally planning to eat a bigger breakfast and smaller dinner may be one strategy worth trying.
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4. Choose Foods That Are Low on the Glycemic Index (GI)
Foods low on the glycemic index (low-GI) won't spike your blood sugar, and many are associated with improved insulin sensitivity. Medling recommends yummy picks like apples, berries, lettuce, kale, spinach, pumpkin seeds, cashews, and oats. Low-GI picks will pay dividends for your health in general. Eating higher-GI foods was associated with a larger waistline and higher "bad" LDL cholesterol and lower "good" HDL cholesterol levels in women with PCOS compared with women without PCOS. (5) That's important because unhealthy cholesterol levels are a factor in heart disease, something that women with PCOS are at a higher risk for. (6)
5. Avoid Any Foods That Tend to Bother You
Everyone has foods they just don't tolerate well. Learn your food intolerances or sensitivities (those that give you gastrointestinal distress after eating them, like bloating, indigestion, and gas) and then avoid them to quell inflammation, says Medling. In the event you have a gluten sensitivity, she says, you could consider eating naturally gluten-free whole grains (like brown rice). She also advises limiting dairy and soy as well, though it's important to work with your doctor to determine if these foods are the culprit. Again, there's no perfect PCOS diet for everyone! You can also help determine if you are intolerant to these foods by considering an elimination diet in which you remove all sources of these for three weeks, then add them back in one at a time, recording any symptoms that arise. This way, you may be able to pinpoint what's bothering your system and what you should avoid.
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6. Lose Weight if You Need to, and Your PCOS Symptoms May Improve
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One thing that's often clear in the research is that diets that result in weight loss are good for alleviating the problems associated with PCOS. A systematic review in 2013 essentially analyzed the best diet for PCOS and concluded that it was weight loss that improved symptoms (menstrual irregularity, insulin resistance, mood problems) regardless of the type of diet. (7)
But Medling says she views weight loss as a result of bringing the body back into balance. Meaning, it shouldn't be your sole focus. (After all, you can lose weight with an unhealthy diet, as long as you're eating fewer calories, but you won't feel good at all.) "We know that a modest weight loss does help with PCOS symptoms, but it's once you begin to detoxify your body that the weight comes off," she says. Focus on eating nutrient-rich foods rather than worrying about if it's low- or high-carb, -fat, or -protein, and the results will follow.
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7. Work With a Registered Dietitian to Make Sure Your Diet Is Right for You
While weight loss may be important, if you have PCOS, it's rather trite for your doctor to tell you to go on a diet and be on your way. That's because many women who have PCOS also have disordered eating behaviors, like binging, research finds. One study found that 39 percent of obese women and more than one-third of overweight and healthy women with PCOS reported binge eating. Likewise, lean women with PCOS were more likely to be binge eaters when compared with lean women without the condition. (8) Women with PCOS often suffer from depression, anxiety, and poor body image, all of which may contribute to binging behaviors, suggest the researchers. Binging can make it difficult to lose weight, but it's more critical to get the binging under control. If this is you, a diet is not what you need right now. Working with an eating-disorder dietitian can help you learn strategies to effectively deal with your feelings, practice self-compassion, and reduce binging. It's not something you need to try to deal with alone.
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PCOS and Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 14, 2018.
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Microsoft Layer for Unicode (MSLU) est une bibliothèque logicielle destinée à simplifier le développement de logiciels reconnaissant Unicode et tournant sous Windows 95, Windows 98 ou Windows Me. Elle est aussi connue en tant que UnicoWS (Unicode for Windows 95/98/Me Systems), UNICOWS.DLL ou cows (« vaches » en français).

Microsoft la décrit ainsi : « une couche au-dessus de l'API de Win32 sur Windows 95/98/ME de façon que vous puissiez écrire une seule version Unicode de votre application et qu'elle tourne correctement sur toutes les plates-formes. Auparavant, les concepteurs de logiciels devaient soit publier deux versions différentes du même logiciel ou recourir à un complexe système de transformation de chaînes de caractères interagissant avec l'API lors de l'exécuton du logiciel.

Disponibilité
Le MSLU, annoncé en , était disponible en juillet de la même année  dans le Microsoft's Platform SDK.

Il s'agit probablement d'une arrivée tardive, car la popularité de Windows 95/98/ME était sur le déclin depuis plusieurs années. Pour cette raison, le Microsoft's Platform SDK était surnommé Godot, en référence à En attendant Godot (roman décrivant l'attente interminable de Godot).

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Liens externes
 Microsoft
 Annonce officielle de lancement
 Article décrivant le MLSU, MSDN Magazine
 Documentation officielle sur le MSDN
 Michael Kaplan, Informations diverses sur le MLSU
 Version en téléchargement du MLSU (UNICOWS.DLL, laquelle peut être redistribuée)
 Bogues déclarés (site maintenu par l'un des employés de Microsoft, lequel est l'un des principaux concepteurs du MSLU)

 Bibliothèques libres
 libunicows (une version de UNICOWS.LIB sous licence MIT, mais réclame OPENCOW.DLL de Mozilla ou UNICOWS.DLL de Microsoft.
 opencow (ou MZLU) (nouvelle implémentation de la DLL et de la LIB sous triple licence MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1 - était au départ destinée au projet Mozilla)

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Logiciel Microsoft
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Owning a quad sports bike can be a great deal of fun like a toy. Along with fun you will find a great deal of safety measures that have to be utilized, and cash which will be invested. One way which you can protect yourself monetary and be sure which you can keep your quad's worth with protective insurance. This kind of insurance policies are comparable to the coverage you'd obtain for the automobile or motorcycle. The kind of coverage you select to meet your riding needs will cover what you decide you want it to. This will allow you to keep the plan in a price range which you can afford.
Incident coverage is some thing you want to consist of inside your quad bike insurance. It is almost impossible to predict when you are likely to crash into some thing, or when your bike will have a mechanical problem and make you crash. The damages that can be brought on throughout a crash can be in depth on the outside and also the mechanics of the machine. With the right quad insurance policy you'll be able to obtain your bike restored and operating back to the original high quality and condition before the crash.
Theft insurance is another thing for insurance businesses to consider. There are lots of occasions when these toys will probably be hauled in vehicles, left at tracks and on fields, and stored out in a storage area or barn. If at any time your property is going to be out of your vision or within the care of someone else you'll wish to have insurance coverage. When the property is stolen you'll be able to obtain a replacement bike comparable to the 1 that is missing. Your policy also might entitle you to definitely examine that covers the price of the bike to do what you please with.
Health insurance might be an extra choice with some policies. This will cover who owns the toy whilst they are riding if you will find any accidents. Even though this isn't regular on most policies you are able to request it. People who race quad bikes ought to certainly appear into this insurance coverage. Numerous accidents can happen when riding a quad bike that can result in stitches, broken bones and more. With the right kind of quad insurance coverage these medical expenses will probably be covered or you'll get help paying for them. This is really a large relief and can allow you to ride at ease.
Compare the prices of different quad insurance to obtain the very best deal. You will have to have your model evaluated and show pictures of your bike therefore the agent can figure out what policy and amount of coverage is best for you. Obtaining quad insurance allows you to protect the monetary expense you've to your property, and protect your private finances if anything else occurs to the bike. Don't ride or race before you get a great policy to cover any damages or theft on your quad, and obtain the security you'll need these days.


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Q: Writing custom Django form fields and widgets Django has very good documentation that describes how to write custom database fields and custom template tags and filters.  I cannot find the document that describes how to write custom form fields and widgets.  Does this document exist?
The way I've been able to write custom form fields and widgets is by reading the Django source code and imitating what I see there.  I know that there are still things about implementing fields and widgets that I do not completely understand because I have not read any high level document that describes their interfaces.

A: I have not found any good documentation (especially for widgets).  I would suggest continuing to do it the way you are, and google specific problems (e.g., "creating a MultiValueField and MultiWidget").

A: personally I have found the docs on form validation to be very helpful to write custom form fields or to customize form-wide validation
(since it's really all about validation isn't?)
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/forms/validation/

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Someone said improv is like a cult. It's true.
Once you learn improv, nothing is ever quite the same. Whether you're an actor, comedian, artist, filmmaker, doctor, lawyer, call centre operator, grocery bagger, or a writer like me, improv informs everything you do.
And yet, for such a massively influential force, there's very little evidence of its history on film.
Now two filmmakers are trying to change that.
The Committee: A Secret History of American Comedy is a documentary about the legendary improv theatre company that took America by storm in the '60s. Members included Del Close, Howard Hesseman, and Rob Reiner, and the group's output changed comedy culture forever.
Jamie Wright and Sam Shaw, the brains behind the project, have launched a Kickstarter. But with only six days left, they still have a way to go to reach their goal.
After all that improv has given us, we couldn't say no to this worthy cause. If you'd like to contribute in the spirit of "yes, and," every bit helps.
You can read more about the project, watch the trailer, and donate here:
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A prepaid card is a pre-loadable network-branded open-loop debit account that can receive, hold, and spend currency across multiple merchants. An account defined as a prepaid card does not have to be accompanied by a physical card. While wallets that move money between external bank accounts prior to a "spend account" do not necessarily have to qualify as a prepaid card, those that can transact without re-entering a bank should be considered a prepaid account. The definition as a prepaid card should apply to student accounts, emergency accounts, re-entry accounts for former prisoners, and to other instances of accounts funded by third-parties that are capable of use across open-loop systems. To that point, if funds are not stored on an acccount or if they are only "non-sale," then such an account is not a prepaid card.
I oppose overdraft, but if it is approved, then such services should be regulated under both Regulation E and Regulation Z. Overdraft meets all three criteria as open-ended credit: repeat use is possible, issuers can charge additional fees or interest for outstanding debt, and a repayment can replenish the sum available for borrowing.
As with overdraft, a credit account that is associated with a prepaid card should be covered by Regulation Z. Consumers deserve protection from fee harvesting, APRs above state usury caps, auto-offsets, and penalty fees. Consumers should have at least 21 days after a bill is sent to make a payment and the ability to make a payment from a separate account. Issuers should have to meet ability-to-repay standards in their underwriting. But issuers should not necessarily have to underwrite for fee-free cushion service or for the extension of provisional credit.
Prepaid cards should offer the same protections against fraud as those that are currently associated with credit cards.
The presence of a savings account, a savings sub-account, or a separate savings wallet should be published on both the long and short disclosure forms. As they are "like products," issuers should provide statement privileges to full savings accounts. However, accounts that are linked to a traditional spend (wallet, sub-account) can utilize a shared statement with the spend. Issuers should not be able to charge a fee for transfers to and from savings accounts.
Credit supplied from a virtual account but by a non-bank should be treated as a "like product" to a bank-issued credit card that is directly linked to a prepaid card. This means that all CARD Act privileges (see above) should be accorded.
When a prepaid card comes with an additional fee because it is attached to a credit account, that cost should be considered a finance charge. However, when an issuer reduces the fee for a prepaid account as an incentive to facilitate a credit account, there should be no discount against APR or fee harvester calculations.
Issuers should have to post updates to prepaid account agreements at the time of the change (as opposed to periodically). Similarly, they should be expected to send the updated agreement to the CFPB with each change. Issuers should not be able to add arbitration agreements after an account is opened. Of course, they should not be able to have arbitration agreements into the terms of any account in the first place.
Employers should not be able to require that employees take their payments on a specific GPR card. Moreover, this protection against compulsory use should be extended to non-needs tested benefits accounts, student accounts, emergency accounts, and re-entry accounts.
Application fees for prepaid cards and associated credit card accounts should be applied to fee harvester rule calculations.
The Bureau should revamp its proposed disclosures. Foremost among those changes should be the use of informational graphics to express various functionalities of cards. For example, cards with a remote deposit function should use some symbol to communicate that aspect. We suggest a simple piggy bank symbol for cards with a savings account. Graphics create multiple points of entry for consumers. This helps to overcome the "No-Reading Problem" common with financial disclosures.
To quote research on disclosures: "Companies that use graphics in financial reports are more likely to attract the attention of readers, as well as increase their memory retention. Normally, visual graphics are a better form of displaying information than using numerical information." Other research has pointed out that graphics can help a disclosure to communicate to consumers who speak languages other than English.
We have always believed that consumers would benefit from "average cost" information. This is another opportunity for infographics - and ideally one that would overcome the problem of different user types (direct deposit vs. pay-as-you-go) and different transactional volumes.
My full comments can be seen here.
Accounts defined as prepaid cards should have either FDIC or NCUSIF insurance.


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Made in Arizona: Local school teaches people how to build and repair guitars
By Christina Carilla
Posted Jan 11 2019 05:02PM MST
PHOENIX (FOX 10) -- It's one thing to take guitar lessons, but did you know there's a school in the Valley that can teach you how to build and repair guitars?
"I had the dream of making my own guitars when I was in high school and playing in bands," said Bart Applewhite. "I saw an article in the newspaper about the school, and I didn't even know there was a place you could learn something like this."
Applewhite start at Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in 1993 as a student. He loved it so much that he turned it into a job, helping other students chase their guitar-making dreams.
"They do their own finish work, learn how to do spray work and finishing, and then they end up with a beautiful guitar," said Applewhite.
The school started in the late 60s, becoming a licenced trade school in the 70s. It doesn't matter if you have no experience. If you have the passion, you're good to go, and that goes for all ages.
"We have a lot of students in their 20s. We have some in their 50s and 60s who are at the end of their career, and want to do something new, want to start a new chapter, new career," said Applewhite.
The school has two classes per year, each five months long, five days a week, and about 9 hours a day. By the end, each student will have made two whole guitars, electric and acoustic, made from scratch.
"The reality is here, students learn more than how to make guitars," said Applewhite. "They learn to manage their time, how to multitask. They learn a lot about themselves."
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Australian PM blasts transgender 'nonsense': We'll 'never remove' gender from passports
'This is the problem with Labor, obsessed with nonsense like removing gender from birth certificates rather than lower electricity prices, reducing tax for hard-working families and small businesses,' Scott Morrison said.
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Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia, October 20, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
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CANBERRA, Australia, October 31, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The prime minister of Australia took a strong stance against "non-binary" public documents for the gender-confused Tuesday, as the opposition party vowed to press the issue if it takes power.
The country's Labour Party has released a draft of a national platform that commits to supporting identification options "beyond binary male/female" on government documents such as passports, the Daily Mail reports. The party will hold its triennial national party conference in December, where a finalized platform will be voted on.
The proposal claims that letting "people with intersex variations" exercise "autonomy regarding sex/gender markers, and obtain identification options that match their sex characteristics and/or gender identities, as preferred," is necessary for gender-confused Australians to achieve "equal enjoyment of human rights without discrimination."
Liberal Party Prime Minister Scott Morrison disagrees, however.
"A Liberal National Government will never remove gender from birth certificates, licenses and passports – who are Labor kidding? Get real," he said. "This is the problem with Labor, obsessed with nonsense like removing gender from birth certificates rather than lower electricity prices, reducing tax for hard-working families and small businesses."
[1/2] A Liberal National Government will never remove gender from birth certificates, licenses and passports – who are Labor kidding? Get real. https://t.co/CLk70qL3rI
— Scott Morrison (@ScottMorrisonMP) October 31, 2018
[2/2] This is the problem with Labor, obsessed with nonsense like removing gender from birth certificates rather than lower electricity prices, reducing tax for hard-working families and small businesses.
Independent MP and pro-LGBT activist Alex Greenwich responded by claiming Morrison "should focus on being Prime Minister for all Australians, stop spreading misinformation about the gender diverse community, and start uniting rather than dividing Australians."
Maybe @ScottMorrisonMP should focus on being Prime Minister for all Australians, stop spreading misinformation about the gender diverse community, and start uniting rather than dividing Australians #didyoulearnnothingfromwentworth https://t.co/rH9dNPDifQ
— Alex Greenwich MP (@AlexGreenwich) October 31, 2018
The dueling comments follow a push by Labour and Green members to cut gender from birth certificates on the Australian island of Tasmania, The Guardian reports. They have introduced a series of amendments that would also bar the registrar of births, deaths and marriages from gathering information about children's gender, let anyone aged 16 or older declare their "legally recognised gender," and younger children to declare with the support of at least one parent.
"No other state or territory in Australia has taken the step proposed of removing gender from birth certificates," Attorney General Elise Archer responded to the push. "For Tasmania to do so, in the absence of any proper consideration of the reform, exposes the state to a range of potentially serious unintended consequences."
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How Swedbank leverages virtual assistants to boost customer satisfaction and retention
Head of operational support at one of Sweden's largest retail banks reveals how intelligent virtual assistant technology has improved customer retention rates
Azadeh Williams (CMO)
The proliferation of virtual assistant technology is opening up innovative ways for organisations to enhance customer experience and improve retention rates.
According to Gartner's Top 10 Predictions released in October, by the end of 2018, digital technology will be so advanced that digital assistants will not only be able to verify the identity of customers, but also hold conversations.
One financial institution demonstrating the successful implementation of intelligent virtual assistant technology is Swedbank. The retail bank is one of the largest in Sweden, employing about 700 contact centre agents across Europe, the US and China.
Recently, the bank identified that call centre agents were spending a lot of time identifying and finding information for customers.
"The general challenge we had was that we get a lot of transactional calls through to our contact centre," Swedbank's head of operational support, Martin Kedback, told CMO. "These were the type of calls we thought we could resolve through online services, like checking account balances or transferring money from one account to another. We introduced our virtual assistant to help resolve these transactional queries more efficiently, so our agents could spend more time on more value-adding calls."
Martin Kedback
According to Kedback, since the bank implemented Nuance's intelligent virtual assistant technology, Nina, one year ago, it has seen significant improvement in customer retention rates, the amount of time spent on the calls and customer service staff resources. For example, Swedbank has reported that of the 1600 queries being directed to Nina each day, an average of 1400 queries are being automatically and successfully resolved by the virtual assistant.
Kedback explained the assistant is a learning tool or a learning process that is primarily customer-driven.
"Our version of Nina comes in two instances: We have an external one, directed towards our customers, and that's where Nina is taking care of 800-1000 conversations a day," he said. "We have an internal layer as well, directed to our advisers, which helps them in customer meetings to make them more effective. So you can think of it as providing both knowledge support and action support."
Kedback claims Swedbank's virtual assistant provides a more seamless experience for customer transactional queries.
To date, about 400,000 customers have met Nina, with the bank now planning a strategic rollout of the technology to its wider customer base. Kedback said this was about recognising the need to evolve to keep up with advances in technology and engage with its strongly digital customer base.
During his visit to Sydney, Kedback also revealed he has met with a number of Australian banks to discuss how virtual assistant technology can be successfully implemented onshore.
"Banks in Australia and Sweden seem similar in terms of their approach to technology, customer data and structure," he said. "I'm pretty sure they would benefit from implementing the same thinking that we have, because it's all about reducing the transactional calls, and focusing more time on value-added calls."
Kedback predicted the virtual assistant will play a bigger part within the business model and act more like an assistant.
"Think about it, you can have a virtual assistant who could help with your customer loan application," he explained. "We'd really like to integrate this technology more in the back-end of our operations in the future."
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Kedback said Swedbank is spending most of its marketing budget on digital development to move into the customer self-service area.
"It's about making sure any transactions you have or any business you want to do can be done through our digital channels," he said. "In addition to that, we need to take care of the issues arising between the digital space and the level of assisted service.
"It's critical to ensure customers can move from one channel to another, and as we develop better and better digital tools, people will tend to use them, which is a good thing. But at the same time, when they use them, we run the risk of losing touch with our customer because we're not communicating with them in the way we used to."
But Kedback is confident integrating virtual assistant technology successfully will ultimately implement a customer-driven development that still has a human touch to it and keeps a personalised relationship.
"It's the only technology I've seen so far in my role that is predominantly customer-driven," he said. "It's purely based on what the customers are asking for, which is one of the main reasons why it's been working so well."
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Rangers penalty for handball 'would have been harsh' says goal scorer Ross Graham after 'special moment'
Dundee United goalscorer Ross Graham insists he can't remember pulling Fashion Sakala back in one of the penalty flashpoints of his side's 1-1 draw with Rangers.
By David Oliver
21st Feb 2022, 10:30pm
The defender was at the heart of the action for his side, scoring the opener in the first-half before playing a part in two penalty claims for the defending champions – neither of which were given by referee Bobby Madden.
Though he can't remember his tangle with substitute Sakala, Graham did suggest his handball controversy would have been "harsh" when a Charlie Mulgrew clearance caught his arm in the first-half.
"It would have been harsh if they'd given a penalty for the first call," he said "My hands were down by my side so I don't think it was a penalty."
When quizzed on the Sakala incident following a goalmouth scramble and Benjamin Siegrist save he admitted: "I can't remember that moment to be honest!"
Graham turns 21 this week and marked his special occasion with a goal – his first as a professional after loan spells at Dunfermline, Elgin and Cove Rangers.
"I went on three loan spells to get me ready for this moment – I think I'm ready now.
"It's my first goal professionally. I maybe scored a goal when I was 10 or 11 but it's been a long time coming.
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"It's a very special moment for me – I'll have it on repeat for the rest of the week. I've been dreaming of that for most of my life. It was a special moment to see the fans get off their seats when I scored."
It was though tinged with a little regret, after going ahead United weathered a torrent of Rangers attacks to add a point to three three won against the Glasgow side earlier in the season.
Graham went on:
"Rangers are a good side and were always going to put us under pressure.
"The backline were very good. Everyone put a shift in - midfielders and strikers all defended from the front.
"We had to defend to get a point out of the game.
"We were obviously disappointed when we were ahead to concede the goal but we'll take a point.
"We've all been playing well and keeping the back door shut."
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Xiaomi Mi A1 now receiving Android 8.1 along with June security patch OTA update in India.
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[Part III] On Cybersecurity Issues In Korea
7월 25, 2013 Sue J. Hur
*This is part III to the series on Korea's cybersecurity issues.
We all know that security is a vital investment for survival. In this article, I will cover:
Issues involving China;
Issues involving North Korea;
Their implications;
Evolution of cyberattacks, and APT;
Korean government's plans; and
Reactions to those plans.
For Korea, the biggest concerns are 'Chinese and North Korean hackers'. Some may remember the attack on the U.S. by Chinese hackers who succeeded in gaining access to secret designs and IP of U.S. weapons systems. So, when people say that China is strengthening their defense technology through state-sponsored hacking, I don't think that is a completely unreasonable speculation, especially given that China has also been a source of hacking attacks in South Korea for the past few years (although there is always a possibility that the hackers may not be Chinese - they can use the Chinese networks to hide their locations).
Also, some Koreans have the tendency to assume that "it's either the Chinese or North Koreans" when a hacking attack occurs. This is not unfounded because there has been leaks of personal information involving major corporations such as:
SK Communications, one of Korea's biggest ISPs;
Hyundai Capital, one of Korea's major consumer finance companies; and
Nexon, arguably Korea's biggest gaming company (to name a few).
Also, Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) conducted a research that showed:
53% of hacking sources originated in China.
Implications regarding China
So what are its implications?
Strategically speaking, China stands as Korea's biggest trading partner and is a host to many manufacturing plants for South Korean companies which means that they can also be the one of the biggest rivals. Stolen data from Korean firms may be exploited for unfair competition.
I recently published an article that got published on e27 (you can read it here) talking about how there has been a simulated cyberattack carried out in an agreement between one of the Korean banks and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), revealing that the bank's security protection can be broken into in a couple of weeks.
The Dean of KAIST's Graduate School of Information Security has commented that "cyber defense capability has emerged as vital to national security due to an increasing number of cyber attacks against major infrastructures."
Implications regarding North Korea
North Korea also poses a serious cyber related challenge to Korea, along with China.
According to the Korea Herald, Kim Heung-kwang, former professor at Pyongyang Computer Technology University and member of the North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity group, said that the North was aggressively pursuing cyber warfare capabilities including attacks on smartphones and other mobile devices, plus hacks into personal computers.
"Pyongyang trains 300 cyber experts every year and some 3,000 hackers are now working for four cyber warfare units," he said.
Evolution of cyber attacks - existing solutions not powerful enough
Hackers are "sprinting forward" with new technologies. However, Korea has been passive and have been remaining passive in building up its security solutions.
Another person from KAIST, Lee Chae-ho said that:
"malware can be massively spread to all users of websites very quickly, and then hackers could use the infected PCs as zombie computers for Distributed Denial of Service attacks or to steal financial data. The existing defense solutions are not powerful enough to respond to such sophisticated attacks."
Advanced Persistent Threat - APT.
Hackers now prefer what is called "Advanced Persistent Threat," or APT, together with DDoS in their assaults.
And Korea remains fully exposed to APT attacks. This is how it works:
APT allows an unauthorized person to gain access to a network;
They stay there undetected for a long period of time; and
Hackers can steal data more effectively.
Robert F. Lentz, former deputy assistant secretary of defense at the International Conference on Information Security said that "nowadays many conglomerates in the world are helplessly attacked by APT. We need a paradigm shift from passive to active defense." Also, Shin Soo-jung, CEO of information security firm Infosec Co, said that "the existing security solutions cannot block APT attacks, so we need a new protection system," said
Korean government's plans
Amid growing concerns over cyber security, the Korean government announced a comprehensive national cyber security plan at the beginning of this month.
According to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, they plan to:
Double the size of the domestic information security market to 10 trillion won ($8.76 billion) by 2017; and
Provide systematic training to foster 5,000 cyber security experts.
Also, the Blue House (equivalent to White House; also known as Cheong Wa Dae) will act as a control tower of cyber security and the National Intelligence Service will handle working-level affairs. Korea's financial regulator announced its cybersecurity plan at the beginning of the month, and the Financial Services Commission will require banks to build a two-pronged network system to avert cyber attacks.
Reactions to the plans
Some experts, however, are skeptical of the government plan. Here are some opinions:
Lim Jong-in, professor of information security at Korea University, said that there is "no detailed action plan [and therefore] it is questionable "whether and how the government will implement the project."
Jeon Sang-hun, CTO of Bitscan Inc. said that "separating the network system into two partitions is the very basic for strengthening security". It is obvious how enterprises here have considered cybersecurity as a part of the government's regulation, but it's time for them to realize that security is a vital investment for survival.
So: what do you think?
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By George Robinson January 8, 2019 4:10 pm
In a sign of the nationalist times in Israel these days, sectors of the country's film industry are in the midst of hand-to-hand combat with the nation's Ministry of Culture. It's too soon to make any predictions about the outcome of that struggle, and the effects it is having on the kinds of films being made in Israel is still not widely discernible. However, if the Israeli films on display in this year's New York Jewish Film Festival, which opened this week, are any indication, the next few years should be interesting, to say the least; the focus of new films coming out of Israel continues to shift away from the conflict with Palestinians and towards more internal quarrels.
Amos Gitai, 68, who is represented with the U.S. premiere of his latest work, an engaging puzzle called "A Tramway in Jerusalem," has generally stood apart from the Israeli mainstream, drawing most of his funding and viewers from Europe. As a result, his work has been more openly confrontational than the work of many of his contemporaries. But there have been signs that Gitai has mellowed as he reached his 60s, and "Tramway" suggests that process is continuing.
The new film is a graceful five-finger exercise, a series of vignettes set on the Light Red Rail Line, which links East and West Jerusalem, with all the cultural complexities that route contains. Each of the film's small narratives is rendered in a sequence shot, most of them several minutes long, with Gitai honing in on his actors rather more closely than usual. He has exchanged his customary extravagant and complicated camera movements for a smaller, subtler mise-en-scene constructed around the actors' faces and the extraordinary light of the city at all hours of the day.
The vignettes themselves are frequently ambiguous, almost Beckett-like in their quirky combination of dry wit and narrative indeterminacy; they are linked by musical performances that range from an a cappella "Hashkiveinu" by Noa Achinoam Nini that opens the film, to a ferocious anti-Israeli rap by a Palestinian teen, to a mellifluous Arabic folksong that closes the film. Obviously Gitai is reflecting on the multinational nature and attraction of Jerusalem, throwing at us an Italian Catholic priest (Pippo Delbono) who recites a long passage from Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Gospel According to Matthew," to a wry miscommunicating conversation between Yael Abecassis and Mathieu Amalric in which he keeps raving about the sun and the beaches while she insistently asks, "Isn't our army great?"
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"Tramway" feels a bit like business as usual for Gitai; it is a significant return to form from last year's documentary "West of the Jordan River." The cast feels like a family reunion with familiar faces dotted throughout, and the result is charming if a little thin.
Joseph Madmony is the son and grandson of prominent Sephardic Orthodox rabbis. He left the family religious traditions behind to become a filmmaker, but the strength of that heritage has always exerted a gravitational pull on him. In his previous films, notably "Restoration" and "The Barbecue People," the tension between self-assertion and personal history is displaced by other endeavors. But in his latest film, "Redemption," co-directed with Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov, Madmony approaches the subject directly. The film, which receives its New York premiere at the festival, centers on an ex-rock star, now religious, who is forced by circumstances to reunite his old band. Madmony has only directed five features in the 15 years since "Barbecue," so this return to the helm should be much anticipated.
Etgar Keret is probably the most popular Israeli fiction writer outside his native country. His deft, ironic tone and the quirky premises behind his short stories play well with the hipster audience that probably misses some of the darker implications of his writing that would be an obvious subtext for other Israelis. Not too surprisingly, the new Dutch-made documentary "Etgar Keret: Based on a True Story," making its U.S. premiere at the festival, is better at capturing his personal warmth and charm and the humor of his work than its underside.
Keret is a child of Holocaust survivors. His father, he recalls, used to tell the young Etgar stories of whores and gangsters back in Europe, but, the writer adds, "he emphasized the human side of them; there was something Hasidic about them." Keret was an outsider as a kid, "a weirdo … who read comics," and that certainly seems to have carried over into his adult life and his writing.
Unfortunately, director Stephane Kaas feels compelled to find clever cinematic equivalents for Keret's own oddities of tone and subject matter. The film opens with — and repeatedly returns to — Kaas and a colleague being grilled by a customs officer at the airport upon their arrival in Israel. The film flips through numerous modes, with animation alternating with talking head interviews with Jonathan Safran Foer and Gary Shteyngart (among others), in frustrating fashion. Keret comes over quite pleasantly and the film should send readers back to his books, so it's not all that bad an outcome.
I wish I could say the same about "Chasing Portraits," the feature film debut of director-writer-producer Elizabeth Rynecki that is making its New York premiere at the festival. The subject is fascinating: her great-grandfather, the Jewish-Polish painter Moshe Rynecki. Rynecki was murdered in Majdanek, his artistic legacy scattered across Eastern Europe except for about 120 pieces that the family rescued out of over 800 that had existed before the war. Guided by her charming father and his surprisingly acute memories, Rynecki goes in search of the missing paintings, along the way discovering that Moshe was actually a better-known figure than she had imagined. Regrettably too much of the film's running time is spent on the filmmaker's feelings, and her self-fascination detracts from the story she is trying to tell. What makes that particularly excruciating is that Rynecki is, on the evidence the film presents, a really compelling painter, ostensibly a realist preserving the pre-WWII reality of daily Jewish life but, in fact, a frequently dazzling post-Impressionist with a richly variegated palette that often recalls Van Gogh and the Fauves. n
The 28th annual New York Jewish Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Jewish Museum and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, runs through Jan. 22. Screenings will take place at the Walter Reade Theater (165 W. 65th St.); for information, go to www.filmlinc.org.
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